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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-10-13

Col LINN of the Canton Leader, we
observe, is sporting four fat insurance
statements. That is pretty fair com
pensation for continuing to bolt the two
republican nominees for Congress-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-10-13

The pastor, Rev. Geo. w. Bird, went
to Huron Tuesday night 10 attend thI-
week the State Convention of the Bap-
tist churches. He will be gone over
Sunday and there will be no preaching
service. At l0:30 in the morning the
Sunday school will give, q missionary
program, With the regular Sunday
school at 1880. There will be no even
ing service. MIR. Bird will return
Monday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-10-13

All ladies. appreciate suggestions fo-
recipes, patterns, and formulas NY
other ladies, because the ideas are
practical. The Weekly Inter Ocean
and Farmer prints seven columns OF
such Information each week. This
paper is sSi.O0 a wear. but by subscribing
through the UNION COUNTY COURIER
The two papers viii cost only Sl.76.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-10-13

Accidents will happen, hut the best
regulates families keep DIR. Thomas
Eclectic Oil for such emergencies. It
subdues the pain and heals the hurts.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-10-13
OCTOBER MEKYING
OF COMMISSIONERS
Judges of Election and Polling
Places, Appointed for the State
and County Election of Nov.
s, Next. Bills Approved.
Elk Point, S. D., Oct, All, 1910.

DOaiO lilCt ao PCT oNJoui hihCh'y WV"
all mem bers present, also the Auditor.
On motion the following judges OF
election were appointed and polling
places designated for HE general cleo
tion TO be held November Sth next;
the first person named to acL as su-
perintendent of election:
BIG SIOUX
Judges-C. G. Hopkins, Harm Ship
man, w. A. Benton.
Polling Place-McCook school house,
District No. 4.
JEFFERSON
Judges-W. P. Connors, G. w. La
Bruno, Fred Bechard.
Polling Place-Ryan Hall, Town OF
jefferson.
CIVIL BEND
Judges-C. Fl. Dnnnelly, James
Beavers, Frank Pennel
Polling PlGce-Atl4.d school house,
District No. Is.
ELK POINT CITY, FIRST WARD
Judges-A. B. Hawes, John McGraw,
James Walsh.
Polling Place-Ctty Hall.
ELK POINT CITY, SECOND WARD
Judges-C. H.Mstn, r. M. Crowder,
M. r. Hendrix.
Polling Place-Opera House, Elk
Point city.
ELK POINT CITY, THIRD WARD
Judges-Samuel Harter, Geo. Phil
lips, =. G. Dyer.
Polling Plsce-Court House, Elk
Point city.
ELK POINT TOWNSHIP
Judges-H. G. Shearon, John Walsh,
Edward Donnelly.
Polling PIace-Court House, Elk
Point city.
Judges-John Klndlie, Henry Dahl,
VIM. Clifford.
Polling Place-School house, District
No, 81.
RICHLAND
Judges--L. s. Hoven, Andrew Hall,
Dean Blanchard.
Polling Place-Dickerso Hall, Rich
land town.
Judges-S. A. Omdahl, J. Martin
Larson, Thomas Mahan.
Polling Place-Town Hall at Sphinx.
SIOUX VALLEY
Judges-Henry Ross bach, Henning
Gsssman, John c. HoVt.
Polling Place-Hoyt school house,
District No. 36.
Ju1ges-M. ]. Lehue, John Jacobson,
James Roman.
Polling Place School house, District
No. 81.
BIG SPRINGS
Judges-O. E. Lawson, Henry Ring,
August Ludwig.
Polling Place School house, District
No. "a.
VIRGINIA
Judges-WiIson Miller, Charles Daw-
son, d M. Angle.
Polling Place-Edwards school
house, District No. 81.
ALCEsTER
JudRes-Art Dtsbr0~, A. D. Weed ,
Jack Cole.
Polling PlAce-Engine house, Town
OF Alcester
Judges Geo. j. Hoard, James Law
less, Lawrence Farley.
Polling Place-Sehool house, District
No. 81.
BEREsFoRD CITY, FIRST WARD
Judges. J. BoynlOn, NJ. V. Man
gao, John Bruehler.
Polling Plsce-City Hall, Beresford.
BERESFoRD CITY, SECOND WARD
Judges-Abe Duerst, ID. Fl. Deane,
G.. A. Evans.
Polling Place-Pumping station,
Reresford.
The balance of the day was spen: In
allowing accounts.
On motion, board adjourned TO meet
on Wednesday, the 5th day OF October,
1910.
Attest: JOHN BRIGGS,
OLIVER /. MUNSoN. Chairman.
County Auditor.
Elk Point, s. d., Oct. 5th, 1910.
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Elk Point, s. d., Oct. 5th, 1910
Board met as per adjournment. with
all members present, also the auditor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
NO EVIDENCE
FOR MAYBRAY
Prosecution is Through With Testi.
nony Which Was all of
Same Kind.

COUNCIL BLUFFS; Iowa. a1arck
1S.-Surprises followed one another
in rapid succession in the Maybray
trial. First came the testimony Of
Thomas Gay of Chicago, who has
been in Jail seven months, and at the
evening session, after the prosecution
closed the introduction Of testimony
the defense stated that it has no evil
dence to offer.
In his testimony Gay testified to be-
ing a wrestler, gambler and for three
years a professional steerer for the
Maybray gang. Steerers received so
per cent of the sums secured from
victims. They We're supposed to find
the mikes take them to the stores
and there turn them over to the
operators.
Witness could not state what the
stores netted Maybray and the men
who were with him. but had heard it
said that in three years they took in
more than S1,500,000. The Council
Bluffs store was the best money
maker with New Orleans close
second. Little Rock promised to do
better than either of them; but the
government closed it before it got
well under way. 1t is understood that
Gay has been promised immunity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
Man Who Broke Jail After Serving
Part Of Sentence for Stealing
Five Dollars From
Roommate
CONSCIENCE
sMITTEN
Returned to Pay the Penalty But
the Prosecuting Attorney Told
Him to Go
Home.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 1S.-His
conscience scared BY an offense he
committed in Kansas City thirty-five
years ago, John A. Freeman, fifty-sev-
en- years old, surrendered to the coun-
ty authorities.
Driven by a determination to ease
his mind, he came all the way from
Nevada to give himself up He sought
out Ruby D. Garrett, assistant prose-
cutting attorney, to whom he told his
story.
Il want to make a confession" he
said. My name is John A. Freeman.
l came to Kansas City from Pennsyl.
vania thirt'-five years ago. was
looking for work, but got mixed up
with gang of young fellows and got
to drinking.
One night went to bed at the Pa
cific hotel. My roommate was young
fellow named Edward Winston, from
Salem, Mass, / believe. | awoke be.
fore he did next morning and remem-
bered l was penniless. | searched
w ihSlOii . POChCIS anu lOOh d pu Ulll.
That afternoon l was arrested and SEN
fenced to year in jail.
Il had been in Jail for several weeks
when, one night, found bar that
had become loosened. tore it out
used it as a lever adm work my way
free. Ever since that time the thing
has weighed upon my conscience.
have read my Bible carefully, and
am sure l should never have found
peace SO long as had that uncon.
fessed sin on my mind
"And now what do you want?"
asked the assistant prosecutor.
Whatever the law says is right"
replied Freeman.
"You go back to Nevada. You have
already made sufficient reparation, >
said the prosecutor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
Parents Murdered Their Son by Mis-
take in Order to Secure the
Money He Had With
Him
THEN HANGED
SELVES WAS AN OLD SOLDIER
Son Returned From Long Visit in
America and Was Not Recoe-
nized Until
Killed.

VIENNA, March 1S.-The discovery
today of the bodies of an aged Pol
ish couple named Trchenikoski who
had committed suicide by hanging re-
vealed that they had taken their lives
In remorse over having murdered
their son. The son returned home a
few days ago after being in America
ten years. The couple did not recog
nize him, SO the son in spirit of
fun, pretended to be friend of their
son and asked for lodging. He told
the parents of the good fortune of
their son and said that he himself had
made $1,000 in America After the
young man retired, the couple de-
cided to kill him for his money and
strangled him while he slept and
went through his papers.
They were Mortified to find a pass
port bearing the family name. Furth-
er investigation of papers, disclosed
the full horror of the crime. Over
whelmed by remorse they wrote a
letter to the authorities giving the
facts and then hanged themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
pallbearers Fell From Truck While
Attending Funeral and Frsc.
tured Skull Caused
Death
Moses Hays of the Soldiers Home
Died Soon After the Death OF
His comrade c. c.
Briggs.

QUINCY, H., March 1S.-While
bearing comrade to the silent
blvouac OF the dead, Moses Hays, of
the Soldiers home met with an acci.
dent which resulted in his death yes
terday morning at 10:45 o'clock. He
fell from truck on which rested the
body of Comrade C. c. Briggs, and his
skull was fractured.
The accident occurred Tuesday az.
ternoon, about 4:S0 o'clock, at the
Wabash station, to which place the
body of Comrade c. c. Briggs had
been taken from the Soldiers home
According to the testimony introduced
at the coroner's inquest held yester-
day at the home, Hays was assisting
as pallbearer. At the station he
climbed upon one of the platform
trucks in order to unload the heavy
box containing the corpse. Through
an accident, his foot caught between
the wheel and the bed of the truck
and he fell backward, striking his
head on the hard cement pavement,
fracturing his skull at tie base
After he had fallen, his foot was
still caught tightly between the wheel
and the truck, and it took consider
able strength to extricate the member
Hays was conveyed to the home in
an ambulance, and was unconscious
practically all the time until his death
yesterday morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
MOVING TOWARD
MAKING PEACE
No Statements Given Out, But It is
Believed Meditation VIII Be
Forthcomlng.

CHICAGO, March 1S. Though
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and Commis-
sioner Neill were silent today. it is
believed that considerable progress
has been made toward the settlement
between the Brotherhood rlen and the
railroads. The negotiations may end
in two days and may extend over two
weeks.
Rumors spread this afternoon
through the Congress hotel, where ne
gotiations are going on, that several
Federal mediators Knapp and Neill
have struck what appears to be an
insurmountable barrier in their Efforts
to settle the controversy. 1t Is re-
ported that the railroads have offered
to grant an increase in wages to the
firemen, averaging pig per cent,
whereas the men ask 121a per cent.
A member Of the strike committee de.
clared that such an offer would be re-
iected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
Henry ziesenhein Fell over in Aisle
Dead While Returning From
Visit to East ST.
Louis
WAS NOT RECOGNIZED
Dead Body Had Been Removed From
Street Car and Carried to
DIspensary Before
Identified.

ST LOUIS. March 1s.-Former
Mayor ziegenhein, 1921 South Seventh
street, president of the Lafayette
bank, died suddenly last night at 1910
oclock in a crowded south. bound
broadway car, as the car was stopped
near Walnut street. The cause was
a violent heart stroke, but Whether
apoplexy or not was not learned
The former mayor was returning
home from East st. Louis where he
was figuring with his sons on an eight
story hotel enterprise,
He left his sons in a cheerful mood
about $3.50 o'clock, rode across the
bridge and boarded south-bopnd
Broadway car in charge of Conductor
p. E. Ryan of S7o7 Sout. Seventh
street, and Motorman P. H. Richey OF
T125 Virginia avenue.
As the car reached Olive street.
Conductor Ryan and several pessen-
gers, it is said, noticed the power ul
frame of the former mayor trembling
and swaying. giving every indication
of sudden illness. TIE conductor, not
wanting TO stop his car, looked for an
officer
As the car neared Walnut street,
Conductor Ryan saw Patrolman Fred
erick Yost of Central district, and
summoned the officer 10 the car. which
was signaled to stop. In the mean
time, Mr.. ziegenhein is thought to
have fallen into the aisle He evil
IDENTIFY fell on his left side, hruise to
his left eye indicating tie violence OF
the fall, as well as some dust on the
left side Of his clothes.
Officer Yost took charge of the man.
The policeman failed to recognize him.
None of the passengers or the crew
knew him. The policeman stated that
when he got TO Mr.. Ziegenhein's S form,
Mr. Ziezenhein was probably dead
Officer Yost then hurriedly summoned
an ambulance, which was rushed to
the scene in quick time. He was TAX
en- to Central dispensary. glance
told the doctors that he was dead.
No one recognized him until after
he had been pronounced dead by the
physician at the Central dispensary
Justice George w. Riechmann, who
was appointed superintendent OF
street sprinkling by him as former
mayor in the then mayors office d.
rectly over the tiny room in which his
body was laid out was the first to
recognize him. Riechmann was in his
saloon across the street from the old
City hall when the hurry-up ambulance
rushed up to the dispensary entrance.
He hurried across the street with Cal
Miller who was with him, and physi-
clans were examining the body when
they reached the dispensary office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
TERRIBLE SENTENCE
FOR THIS HOBO
Each Day During His Tnirty
Day Term.

PITTsBURG, Pa, March 1s.-Nine-
ty baths was part of the sentence
imposed by Magistrate Saam upon a
vagrant Il haven't washed for 80
days and l don't intend to wash for
80 more declared George Langhoff,
when he was arraigned. you look
the part" mused the magistrate,
who sentenced him to so days in
the work house. I-anghoff was forth
with sent on his way, with orders
to the work house authorities to
give him a bath three times a day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
$4,000 MONKEY
HAD PNEUMONIA
Consul Jr., chimpanzee Who Wore
Clothes and Acted Like Rea
Man

DALLAS, Texas, March 1s-Consul
Junior. the so-called educated chin
panzee, who was dressed and taught
to act like man, died of bronchial
pneumonia, after an illness of four
days. Consul was valued at $4,000
and was insured with London con-.
panv for that amount.
During his illness physicians at
tended the monkey as they would
have ministered to a human being.
The body will be embalmed and sent
to Europe for burial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
Mob Has Some of its Victims Safe in
Death and Seeks Others
Before the Ex-
ecution
TO BE WHOLESALE JOB
Two Would Have Been Hung Last
Night Had They Not lmplieat-
ed Others Who are
Missing.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. March 1S.-At an
early hour this morning the mob that
dispersed at midnight, after dragging
two negroes through the streets at
Marion, had not reassembled but
every available citizen was being
armed. Sheriff Lewis is now guarded
at his home and the jail was watche1
all night by part of the mob. The
two negroes only saved their lives b.!
making statements that other negroes
were implicated in the jail delivery
last Monday, when twelve negroes es-
capped Richardson named seven other
blacks. After hearing this, the mob
leaders held a conference and it was
decided to lock the two negroes in
Jail, wait until today and endeavor to
capture the other seven.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
Bryce to Come to Iowa.

GRINNELL. March Professor
Jesse Macy has Just received word
tnat Ambassador James Bryce will be
able to be at Grinnell for a lecture
some time this spring. 1t is not Ger.
tain just when the noted Englishman
will be here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
UNION MEMBERS
HAVE GUN FIGHT
Secretary of Electrical Workers Was
Hit With Bullet and Probably
Fatally Wounded.

CHICAGO, March 1S.-In fight in
the rooms of the local International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
last night Richard Shields. financial
secretary, was shot and probably fat.
ally wounded, and many members
were injured by missiles Ray Nc
Elhency, the president, was arrested,
charged with the shooting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
200 Miners on Strike.

DEs MONIES, March 1S.-Two hun
dred miners in the Tivson Coal com
pany mine at Gives struck, claiming
thaat the scales had been tampered
with. State Mine Inspector Sweeney
has gone to the scene to investigate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
Six-Year-old Boy Killed.

OSKALOOSA. March 1S. Dale
Waltz, aged six years. was killed AT
his home fourteen miles east of here.
He was swinging on loose barn tim
Der which gave way, falling upon him
and crushing him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
ottumwa sisters to Build

OTTUMWA, March lS.-The Sisters
of Humility of Mary will erect a s1oo,-
600 building near the city this fall.
The building will be a chapel. convent
ard boarding school and will be com
pleted in 1911
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
Merely Waiting.

MARION, Ark, March 1S.-A mob OF
20J men is gathered at the jail for the
purpose of lynching several negroes.
two of whom they have in custody
with the ropes around their neaks
The negroes are Charles Richai dson.
who was brought here last night from!
Memphis, and John Austin, an eXcon
vict.
Richardson is a trusty and did the
filing and saving that loosened the
bars in the cells SO that twelve pris-
oners could escape Monday night. He
admitted ais guilt and said taat Aus
tin gave him the saws and was his
accomplice. 1t is believed that other
negroes here are implicated in the
crime and the lynching is being de.
layed with view to securing their
names and all other information that
will throw full light on the delivery
OF the twelve men who got out Mon
day night, one was the assassin OF
A. III. Ferguson an aged citizen of
Marion, who was murdered in hi
slOfS. LIE dSodSSID was tdhSu ~
Memphis to prevent lynching and It
was not generally known that he had
been brought back here.
AS soon as it was learned that Mem
phis officers were coming here last
night with Richardson, who gave the
name of Henry Davis in Memphis. a
mob formed and met the officers at
the depot, taking the prisoner away
from them and taking hin at once to
the jail, where they proceeded to put
him through tie third degree. Sheriff
Lewis was sent home and none of his
deputies were in town.
Two Were Lynched
MEMPHIS, March Richardson
and Austin We're taken from the Jail
at Marion at an early hour today and
lynched in the jail yard. Few details
Of the lynching are known beyond
the fact that shortly after midnight
party of men met Deputy Sheriff Will
fcrd on the street and took the keys
to the jail from him Two hours later
about fifty men went to the Jail and
took the negroes out and hung them.
Neither of the negroes was guilty of
any serious crime, nj confessed to
aid in the Jail delivery last Monday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
THE WEATHER.
(Until I p. m. saturday,)

(Until p. m. SaturdayD
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Saturday; continued moder-
ate temperature.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Sat
uruay; warmer northeast portion to-
night
For Illinois and Missouri: Fair TO-
night and probably Saturday; con-
tinued moderate temperature.
River Bulletin.
kEOKUK, March 49,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
KEOKTK, March lS.-
Flood Height Change Rain
stage. River. q hrs
Local Observations.
KEOKUK, March 49,.

IAI1NJIN 2 n, -HdINII Io.-
Bar. Their Wind. Weather.
II. p. M. .sOOS 60 sW Clear
1S. Z a. M. 3014 As S Clear
March 1S.-Mean temperature, 81
degrees; maximum, 67; minimum. 35.
River Forecast.
The river will continue to rise
slightly.
FRED 2. GOSEwISCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18

Avaunt the Cards.
The game of love cannot be played
with the cards on the table. e.--Life.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-28

he supported their missionary, Apostle
Smoot, in Smoot's fight to retain his
seat in the Senate Such help could
easily be given to Hopkins. The Nor
mon church could. without much trou-
BILE, call n good many hundred Mormon
missionaries into the Illinois political
field, to ''help brother Hopkins" say
ing nothing about their religious propa-
ganda, but talking Hopkins everywhere,
without purse or scrip
As there is n good deal of speculation
about Mr.. Hopkins IS visit to Utah Just
as the political fever is rising all over
the United States, we contribute the
above as quite in line with numerous
precedents, as well as with the course
of Mr.. Hopkins in the Senate, so far
as he had TO do with the Mormons and
with the case of Apostle Smoot.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-28
SWEEP AWAY THE DENS!

At the city council meeting on Tues.
day evening last. the ordinance to sup.
press the hopeless form of gambling
carried on in the turf exchanges was
not reached and passed for lack of
time, 1t is understood that when it is
reached. there will be no doubt of it's
passage, which is good to hear. For, of
all forms of gambling the turf ex.
change form offers the "investor" the
least chance for his money, the least
opportunity to know whether he is
robbed or not, and the least chance to
recover In case he is robbed
A turf exchange offers the minimum
of excuse for being. II produces moth
ing; 1T invests nothing; it has no re.
clprocal relation 10 the public or with
business. Almost everything else has
at least something to offer in return
for the wrongs il commits; the horse
racing game has TO buy feed for the
horses, and the food for the hungry
gang that make up the aggregation
with the slot machine the player wins
once in while. and at all events he can
see that he doesn I win. But with the
turf exchange he is sure of nothing
save only that he is in the hands of
sharpers whose game is their own and in
which he has to accept what is told
him, with small chance to help himself
If he finds that he has been lied to-
The council should lose no time in
ousting the turf exchanges from Salt
Lake. They are bad all through, and
minister to only depraved inclinations,
at the same time robbing those whose
lnclinations lead them to the deus. We
trust that right speedy end may be
made 10 these swindlers' deadfalls.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-28
THEIR FANATICAL NONSENSE

1t is not with any intent to disturb
we make reference to the matter here
IN; because under all rules Of ludg-
ment, it could not be considered as be
ing any part of religion, 1t simply has
TO do with how some men will endeavor
to impress contiding minds with their
self .concocted nonsense.
Apostle Matthias +. Cowley-it goes
without saying that be is of the polyg-
amous Mormon church-once wrote a
book entitled "Cowley's IS Talks on Doc.
trinc.o On page 800 of that work we
find Mr. Cowley as saying that cit is
was born on the 9th of April, and that
the organization of this church com
memorates that great event.
1t seems that 1t doesn't matter what
foolish or blasphemous thought enters
into the mind of fanatic like Cowley
honest and sincere in his belief, most
ly, but always fanatic-he is priv
ileged with opportunity presented by
the Mormon church to air his views, and
consequently to make such impression
upon the impressionable as to bring
about actual acquiesence in his own non
sense. This particular observation is
inspired by reason of the fact that, CON
sequent upon the Cowey promotion, the
belief that the Savior was born on April
9th has become rather widespread in the
church. In fact, the Cowley opinion,
together with others equally nonsens-
cal, has induced conflicting thoughts
among the saints, and between the
whole lot they are at sea as 10 whether
Christmas may not be the Fourth of
July or Joseph Smith is possibly Jesus
Christ. This may sound blasphemous,
in way, but we are only describing
the quandary into which the Mormons
are plunged through the fanatical guess
work Of their self-styled prophets, seers,
and revelators.