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The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
JUDGE LYNCH
HANGS A man
MURDERER PULLED FROM TRAIN
AND STRUNG UP TO BRIDGE
BY THE NECK.
BODY FILLED WITHLEAD
NEBRASKA MOB GROWS IMPA-
TlENT AT DELAY OF LAW
AND ENDS 1T ALL.

Bancroft, Neb.-Maddened by tho
delay in the course of the written law
in the revolving murder case of Louis
Ray Higgins, the twenty y-nine-year-o
Denver man who, on May 10, shot,
beat with a club and mutilated the
bodies of Walter f. Copple and his
wife and left seven children orphans,
on farm near Rosalie, mob over
powered the three officers who had
the prisoner in charge and hanged him
TO a bridge near the town and riddled
his body with bullets.
Mrs. Cora A. Higgins, the mother of
the victim of the mob who resides
in Denver, has been notified.
AS precautionary measures, Higgins
was given his preliminary hearing on
an Overland limited Union Pacific
train and has since been held in the
jail at Omaha, Nebraska. Sheriff
Young of Thurston county went to
Omaha, secured the prisoner, obtained
two other guards to help him Offset
any attempt at lynching and started
for Bancroft, the county seat of Thurs
ton county, where Higgins was to have
been placed on trial.
Sheritf's Vain Threat.
When Sheriff Young left this place
Sunday night he was accosted by citi-
zens who asked him what he would
do if an attempt was made to lynch
Higgins.
shoot the first man who tries it,"
was the response.
We'll, we just thought we would
ask" said the committee of citizens,
because the chances are that you Will
have some shooting to do"
The Lynchng.
Thus forewarned. Young took every
precaution to guard his prisoner. On
the train Higgins, noticing the extra,
guard, smiled and said: There is no
need of this; | won't try to get away"
He did not seem to realize his dan
ger and was cheerful on his trip to
Bancroft.
The train bearing Higgins and his
guard arrived in Bancroft at s O'Clock
in the morning. A mob of more than
hundred men awaited it. All the
men We're armed and they scrambled
Oh the coaches before the train had
stopped. Locating Young, his depu-
ties and his prisoner a demand was
made for the murderer. Young ard
his men resisted, but were soon over
powered and the prisoner, trem-
bling, miserable human being, taken
from them.
Higgins was made to stand in the
bed of a dray, being held up by mem
bers of the mob. The remainder of
the maddened crowd ran shouting
after the vehicle. The dray was driven
al rapid pace under the bridge
where a moose was alread changing.
AS the wagon passed under the bridge
the moose was dropped over Higgins
neck and the speed of the wagon
jerked it taut and sent the victim to
eternity. AS the body swung in mid
air the mob ran yelling around it and
shot hundreds of bullets into the sway
ing corpse.
The body was later cut down and
delivered to the coroner.
sympathy was expressed on all sides
for the aged mother of the murderer
in Denver, but as Higgins crime was
one of the most revolving ever com
mitted in this section and as justice
had long been delayed, no regret for
the action of the mob is felt even
among the most conservative citizens
here.
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
CHAPTER XVI.
Tho Entrance of Chico.

l lashed the painting beast until
great welts stood out on her sides and
her hide was lathered with foam, while
we dashed along in the binding storm
and finally galloped through the gate
way and up the winding road toward
the house. The snow was drifting
heavily and MacArdel leaned over the
side of the sleigh and held the lantern
close to the ground so that l could see
such little traces of the road as re-
manned or we would have been ditched
a dozen times in our mad race to the
dying girl.
Suddenly, as we neared the house,
and at place where the drifts were
deeper and the exhausted horse strug-
gled heavily in her effort to make her
way on, man sprang out of the sleet
and grasping the animal by the head,
threw her backward with almost su-
perhuman strength and brought us to
a standstill.
What do you meant" l shouted,
raising the whip high over my head.
Let us go on or I'll brain you!"
Don't strike, Mr.. Ware!" he gasped,
cts Bobbs, sir! You remember
Bobbs!"
Let us pass, Bobbs!" I exclaimed.
angrily, losing my astonishment in my
anxiety to reach the house. "Pll see
you again, Bobbs! It's the doctor,
here. for Miss Weston!"
Il know, SIR" he painted, land it's
the doctor | want! She's gone, sir,
and I'm afraid he's going, too. Come
with me, for Gods sake!"
DO you mean she's dead, Bobbs?"
i cried, as great lump rose in my
throat.
Yes. oh, yes!" he almost screamed.
THE doctor can't do her no good!
She died some half hour ago. and he's
dying. too, l tell you! Have you no
heart. sir? Oh, bring the doctor to
him, in Gods name!"
Can We driver" / asked, suddenly,
0ealizing the fellows meaning and ap-
preciating the uselessness of our 60
ing on to the house.
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
GSERlAlN
The Mystery
Carney-Croft
By
JOSEPH BROWN COOKE
CHAPTER xxv.-Continued
Copyright. ls7. by story-Prsss Corporation,

CHAPTER xxV.-Continued.
You'd better not try to bring three
people back through the drifts said
the doctor, who had just come in for
a bite and a cup of coffee. you can't
drive two horses to advantage in this
weather, and if you insist upon going
why don't you take my mare and cut
ter and go alone? She's been in the
stable all day and she knows every
inch of the road, so if you just give
her her head she'll bring you through
all right. You'd better take my storm
coat and gloves, too. for you'll find the
wind pretty cold after you've been in
it a bit"
Although l had but two miles or
thereabouts to travel from the house
to the railway station l made an early
start and had the horse at the door
before ten o'clock. The doctor came
down to see me off and gave me a few
parting words of advice.
AS | opened the door it was almost
blown out of my hand by the force of
the wind and great sheets of snow and
sleet came sailing in, under the prote-
bundled myself up in the DOCTOR
great fur coat and surrounded myself
with his rugs and then, bowling my
head to the fury of the gale, | did as
l had been told, and let the mare
take her own gait and pick her own
way to the train.
The train was 40 minutes late and,
after putting my horse in the stable
and bla lketing her comfortably in ac-
cordance with the doctors instruc-
tions, | returned to the station and
paced restlessly up and down the wait
ing room, now and then peering anx-
iously through the frost-coated win
dows in a childlike way, as if my eyes
could penetrate the blackness of the
night and see for miles down the
track.
Finally, as the time for its arrival
drew near, one of the station men,
with that intuition so frequently OBJ
3erved and so incomprehensiblet to the
average individual, suddenly picked
up lantern and strobe out on the
platform. The heavy rumble of the
oncoming locomotive and the faint
squeal of its whistle struck my ears
at the same instant and, looking out, l
saw it's single bleary eye cleaning
dimly in the distance as it plowed on
through the whirling sleet.
l was about to go out on the plat
form myself when the station master
called me to the telephone and the
doctor at Carney-Croft said hurriedly:
Il suppose the train is late but get
MacArdel here as soon as you can if
you want him to see her alive. 1t
won't be many hours now and it may
be"
There was a snap and a buzzing
sound for an instant and l knew that
the wire was down.
In another moment MacArdel was
by my side, and as soon as we could
get the lantern lighted and the mare
out of the stable we started on our
wild drive to CarneyCroft.
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
Darrow Goes to Adams Defense.

Chicago.-Clarence S. Darrow, who
defended W. d. Haywood in his trial at
Boise, has left for Idaho to conduct
the defense of Steve Adams at Wal.
lace.
The trial of Adams in Shoshone
county will be set when court convenes
September 9th. According to Attorney
Darrow 1t will prove of great impor-
tance. as should Adams be convicted
he may turn states evidence and take
the stand against Pettibone 1t is ex.
pected that the trial of Pettibone,
which was set for October LIST at Boise,
will be postponed until Adams trial is
over.
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
GEN. PALMER PAYS THE BILLS.
Over $4,000 Spent in Entertaining the
Fighting Fifteenth.

Colorado Springs, August 2S.-
Transportation, $4,000.
Pullman sleepers, $4,000.
Dining car serv =, $4,000.
Antlers hotel, $10,500.
Colorado College dormitory, $500.
Banquet, Glen Eyrie, $2,500.
Livery service, $500.
Trip to Cripple Creek. $1,000.
Trip up Pixies peak, $3.50.
lncidentals, no figures obtainable.
Fifty thousand dollars, the first es-
innate made, will fall about $4,000
short of paying the expenses incident
to the reunion of the Fifteenth Penn
sylvania cavalry, which will be borne
solely by the host of the occasion,
General William J. Palmer 1t will
cost him pretty penny to settle the
item of ''incidentals" alone; just how
much nobody knows, and it may be
that the bills will aggregate nearer
100000 than $4,000, the amount of
the original estimate.
Now that the veterans are gone
Colorado Springs is trying to figure
out just how mucn money was eX-
pended here by reason of their pres
ence. The Antlers hotel bill will ap-
proXimate nearly 100000 Although
General Palmer is the owner of the
hotel that fact will make no difference
in the settling of the bill. He will
give his personal check to the hotel
for the amount of expense incurred by
his 270 guests.
Likewise Colorado college, of which
he is the greatest benefactor, will re-
ceive a substantial check for the use
OF its dormitory by the members of the
Fighting Fifteenth" who could not be
accommodated at the Antlers.
1t is gathered from railroad sources
that the actual cost of transportation
round trip, will be about $4,000, to
which should be added $4,000 for seven
Pullman sleepers, and a similar
amount for dining car service.
General Palmer has asked for no ia
vors. There will be no discount on
any of the bills. He will pay the full
amount and his orders We're that his
guests should be given the best of
everything regardless of cost.
The thing is unique in history
Never before has an individual un-
dertaken to entertain a regiment of
soldiers on the gorgeous scale planned
and carried out by General Palmer
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
DoIno IL Up,

This bill is too high" said the Gus.
toner. TOO high?" calculated the
laundryman. That's what said; too
high" But. man. do you know how
long 1t takes to do up shirt?" why,
about four washings."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01

home, No. 206 Park Street from Ivy
Depot, where they spent several weeks
The Covenantera and Cleaners OF the
Westminster Presbyterian Church gavc
u trolley party Tuesday evening from
half-past eight to half-past eleven
o'clock. A very enjoyable time was
spent. Ice cream and candles We're
served on the car The party left Idle
wood ut S:30 o'clock, and went all over
the city. and then to Forest Hill,
where stay Of thirty minutes was
made. From Forest Hill the party re-
turned to. lakewood tired, but ready to
acknowledge that they had had Il
good time.
Mrs William Ashton Crupper and
her three children. William, Wilhel-
nina and Mildred crupper, have re-
turned to their home, No 2Sos Ivy
Avenue. from a visit to Mrs. Crup-
per's parents, In Alexandria. Va.
Mr. and Mrs. William j. Regan, of
No. 2312 Ivy Avenue, left Saturday
for New York and Montclair, N. j.
Mr.. Thomas B. Pearman has return
ed to Richmond from Washington. d.
c., where he was the guest of his
sister, Mrs. Thomas j. Nash, and from
Baltimore, Md, Ocean View, and the
Jamestown Exposition. /.
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Barton Heiahss.

Mr., I. G. Wilson, wife and children,
who have been visiting Mrs, Flora
o'Bannon, in Burton Avenue, have re-
turned to their home In Idaho.
Mr.. James b. Q'Bannon, of Barton
Avenue. has left for Idaho, where lie
VIII make his home in the future.
Miss Ruth CHM, of North Avenue. is
spending some time with friends In
Alexandria, Va.
Mr.. j, y. schissler and brother, Mr..
James schisser Of Virginia Avenue,
have left for Gloucester, va.
Mr., Cyrus Bache, of Lamb Avenue.
and Philadelphia.
Miss Maud Palmer. OF Norfolk. Va,
= me guest of her aunt in Miller Ave-
MISS Agnes summerson, OF Pulaski,
VINO mas been visiting Mrs. G, q, Little.
OF Monteiro Avenue. has returned.
Mrs. q. Preston little and son, Mas
Ter Joe Little. have returned ta Soutl,
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days to visit relatives at Green Springs

days to visit relatives at Green Springs.
Va.
Mrs. G. B. Peaseley. of Lamb Avenue,
Is visiting friends in Crozet, Va.
house. is the guest of her aunt, in
. Miller Avenue.
Mrs. j. Evans. who has been VISITING,
friends in Baltimore. has returned.
Misses Kate and Bessie Hardin, who
have been spending the summer with
Mrs. w. X. Bache. in Lamb Avenue,
have returned to their home in Jeffer-
sonville, Ind.
Mrs. l.. e. Bell and children. who
have been spending some time with
friends and relatives in Pennsylvania,
have returned.
Mr.. Charles Alexander Rady Is quite
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
c. Rady, in North Avenue.
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Park. is visiting friends near Ash

Park. is visiting friends near Ash
| land. Va.
Misses Carrie and Marie Todd spent
last week at Ocean View. Va.
Miss Nancy Briggs. after a delight
full stay of several weeks with friends
In Smtthfield and Wakefield. Va, has
returned.
Miss Linda Todd. Of stanton. va.
Is the guest of relatives on the 'tHill."
Miss Bette Larus has returned to
Chestnut Hill after months visit
to friends In urbanna, Middlesex coun-
ty.
Mrs. William Holiday, of Fourth
Avenue, Is the guest of relatives in
Fredericksburg, Va.
Mr.. Julian Todd. of Third Avenue.
left last Wednesday for Atlantic City.
Dr.. d. X. Walthall. wife and child
are spending the month of August
with friends In Cumberland county.
Miss Ruth Rennie has returned to
her home on Fourth Avenue after n
visit to Miss Elizabeth Verser. in
Farmviile. Va.
Miss Carrie Rennie is the guest OF
friends at Ocean View and Norfolk Va.
Miss jamie Gaines has returned to
her home In Henrico county after II
visit OF several weeks to friends in
Louisa.
Miss Mary Dame has returned to her
home on Chestnut Fill after a visit
of few weeks to relatives In DAN
vile, Va.
Miss Louise Marshall. after a visit
to relatives in Portsmouth. has re-
turned to her home on Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. J. P. Fourqurean and two chill
dren, of Chestnut ELL are among the
guests at Cape Henry for the months
of August and September.
Mrs. William Redd and children, af-
ter spending some time at Greenwood,
Va, has returned to their home on
Third Avenue.
Miss Katherine Warmer, of letters
willie. has returned home, after spend
ing several weeks with relatives on
the "Hill.''
Miss Annie Smith. of, Chestnut Hill,
left last week to visit relatives in
North Carolina.
Mrs. johnson and children of SCOTS
vile, have returned after visiting Mrs.
Small, Of Fifth Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. =. Pollard, of Chest
nut Hill, have returned after spending
several weeks at Atlantic City, New
York and other Northern cities.
Mr. Arthur Peace. of Cuba. spent last
week with his sister, Mrs. c. w.
Vaughan, of Highland Park.
Miss Comedy, of New York, is visit
ing her brother on Third Avenue.
Miss Lille Smith. of Memphis, Tenn,
is the guest of Miss Alma Vaughan.
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Highland Springs.

The Woman's Study Club OF Highland
Springs will meet "Wednesday, Septem-
Der 4th, at the home of Mrs. Frank
Read. This will be the first annual
meeting after three months vacation.
The beautifully prepared programs
have already been sent out, the follow
ing of which will be rendered:
Roll call--Most pleasant events OF
the summer.
The Shakespearean Era-Miss Izora
DeWolf.
Synopsis. Midsummer Nights
Dream'-Miss Nellie yinal.
Act LIST, Scene 1st-Dr. S. A. Roope.
Hostess-Mrs Mollie Mcdowell.
"Leafmore" was the scene Of u pleas
ant little social gathering Wednesday
night, when Miss Ruth Atkisson enter
tanned n few of her friends. Refresh
ments of cream and cake were served
Mr. Landon GILL of Richmond, enter
tanned very delightfully."- with many new
and choice selections on piano, while
several solos and duets We're charming
u y rendered by some of the young
ladies present. Among those present
We're Mrs. ]. d. FRAZIER. of Mobile, Ala;
in whose honor the reception was given
Misses Mildred and Eola Sykes, Myrtle
Wakefield, Lille Turner, Lizzie At
kisson, Clara Bingley, Lula Gully and
Ruth Lipscomb, Mesdames w. M. Otter
ley, NJ B. Turner ]. N. Atkisson. Il. Il.
Grubbs, Il. Roy and Joyner; Messrs.
Blngley. Julian Mantle, j. 3. Frazier
Stuart Turner and j. N. Atkisson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blngley entertained a
few friends Thursday night in honor
of Mr.. Bingleys birthday. Cake and
cream were served and the time passed
pleasantly until the hour came for dis
Tpersing, when, with congratulations
and best wishes for many happy re-
turns they left.
Mr. George osko left Friday morn
ing for Chicago, where he will probably
remain for several months.
Mr., j. e. Springer and Bob Nichols,
of Martins Ferry. Ohio. are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Burdette.
Mrs. Fred Barbour and little daugh-
ter Kathryn. left this morning for
Winthrop, Mass, where they will
spend the month Of September In Wis
iting relatives and friends
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Jones and little
daughter, Dorothy Raphun, Of Jersey
City Heights N, j., are visiting their
aunt and cousin, Mrs. Vellines and Mrs.
Estello ". Raphun, at their home.
"Bttersweet Cottage"
Rev, Dr.. Sykes, OF Newport News,
was recent guest at Ben Lomond."
Mrs John Fellows, Of Janet, Pa. re-
turned the first OF the week, after a
delightful visit at ben Lomond."
Mrs. Waterman Citerley Of ben
Lomond." is entertaining house par
ty for two weeks. Among her guests
are Misses Eola and Mildred Sykes. Of
Newport News Myrtle ,afetield, of
New Florence, Pa. and Katherine Smith,
OF Buffalo, and Miss Emily Clayton, Of
ST. Elmo, Va.
Miss Sallie Shore left the first of the
week for her home in Blackstone af-
ter pleasant visit of several weeks
with Miss Sallie Gatewood.
Miss Sailie G,ttewood left during the
week for Goochland county, where she
Will visit Miss Iris Drewry.
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is the guest of her cousin, Miss Leila Smith.
on Bowling Green Road
Mr. George Steel. formerly OF this place,
bu; now OF Baltimore. IS the guest OF
friends and relatives the Pike.
Mrs. Henry Wise and children. OF SCOTS
vile. Va, are spending several days with
friends on Bowling Green Road.
Master Robert jenkins Is home again from
a visit to his grandmother. OF Hanover.
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Seven Pines.

Misses Maud and Beulah Tiller arc
visiting in the mountains OF Virginia,
where sney will spend the month of
Mrs. Will Vincent, of "Pine View
Cottage, recently entertained the fol-
lowing friends from Richmond: Mrs.
McSweeney and daughter Miss Maude
Sweeney, Mrs. Lena CarraHdi and little
son. Charles, Mrs. Phil Kelly and
daughter. The day was delightfully."-
spent.
Miss Ellen F1icks spent several days
with Misses Virgie and Nettie Bottoms
during tho past week
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Chestnut Fill and Highland Park.

Miss Julia Horne and Miss Emma
Dutrow have returned to their home
on Fourth Avenue after a delightful
stay OF several weeks in Atlantic City,
Miss Ruth Eubank, Of Portsmouth,
Vansiis the guest or her cousin. Miss
Louise Marshall q. Chestnut Hill.
Miss Leila Wing neld. OF I'll ghland
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A Sugge stiiorn

You may have found that coffee has been the cause
OF your aches and als and have decided stop But
You feel the need OF hot beverage, with your breakfast
especially
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01
Mechanicsville.

Mrs. Harton and children of Spencer, n.
c.. have returned after spending several
weeks with relatives on Bowling Green
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Miss Annie Basket. of King and
Queen county, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Delaney, of Twenty-second
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/ John Luckard has returned from a
visit to relatives In King William
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Mrs. Willie Hughes. Of @ Street. is
spending some time with relatives in
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Miss SallieyShore left the first of the
week for her home in Blackstone af-
ter pleasant visit of several weeks
with Miss Sallie Gatewood.
Miss Sallie G,ltewood left during the
week for sGoochland county, where she
Will visit Miss Iris Drewry. II
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
OBJECTS AND AIMS OF
 EACH AND ALL

DERHAPS some of you, seeing this
 page for the first lime, cconder A just sOhat the Each and All So- ciety really is; sVhat there is about its aims and objects to create 50 s0idespread an interest among "yonng girls of aH ages"
 The society s0as founded in February, 1905, sOith Christine Terhnne Herrick for its president, and srith CT almost instant membership of girls in nearly eVery StNts in the Union and in Canada.
 Its object is to help girls help them- selves by developing their talents into something the SOorld s0ants; to sofVe dit fcult problems-the sort e girl oants q calm, unbiased, ont-of-the-family opinion. upon; and 10 promote the exchange of general help.
 Any girl can belong. There is TO red tape about it. The sending of you, name for membership gives you the range of every opportunity the society boasts. And Mrs Herick standS ready 10 zOelcome, to advise and to help.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
THOUGHTS INFLUENCE LOOKS

So back to the point made by my dear old riend-hat after a 1t is te thoughts that have much to do with beauty She said something else in this connection that will cheer some of It about very handsome elderly woman. What beautiful girl she must have my friend had said of her. And some replied: 0n the contrary, she plain, and no one thought her handsome until she began grow older" .f
 Isn't that encouraging?
 Perhaps of you will say, "But what has that to do with girls? We young don't have to worry about how will look when old for years come"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
HOUR BY HOUR

THE following verses part of a beautiful poem written by Mrs Georgiana Holmes, who signed herself George Klinge. have not the entire poem: @oD broke our years to hours and days, NI That, hour by hour
 And day by day, Just going a little way, We might be able all along To keep quite strong. Should all the weight of life Be laid upon our shoulders. and the future rife With woes and struggles, meet us face to face At just place, We could not go. Our feet would stop; and God lays a little every day; And never I believe all the way Will burdens bear deep, Or pathways lie so threatening and so steep, But go. if, by Gods power,
 GAorge Klngls
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

your faces now to te4 your lives. If you wish to object lesson of thing. a mother and daughter who resemble one another strongly Sometimes the looks of the older woman hold agreeable prospect for her chd sometimes not I have mothers who thought ought to have kept background by their daughters until the latter safely married. I didn't how man would dare marry those girls when he had her mother before him example of how the girl might look twenty-five years later!
 Such mothers not those who have taken of