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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
HUMAN ASHES IN RING
STOLEN BY BURGLARS

St. Louis, Mo-, December 16.-
When thieves entered the room Of
Miss Cora Evelyn and stole jewelry
valued intrinsically at $3.50 they did
not know they were putting them
selves in the class of ghouls. But
such they were, it developed to-day.
The theft is one of the strangest
ever reported to the st. Louis po-
lice.
The remnants of a human body,
which were stolen, consisted of a
minute particle of the ashes of Chas.
Patterson, to whom Miss Evelyn was
engaged to be married and who died
a year ago at Binghamton. N. Y, the
young woman's home city.
They had been sweethearts from
childhood, and just before Patterson
died he requested that his body be
cremated, and his fiancee then de-
termined, with his consentti to have a
small quantity of his dust set in a
ring with a transparent setting, 50,
as she expressed it, she could have
him with her always, even after
DEATH"
In accordance with this determin-
alton Miss Evelyn had the ring made
probably the strangest ever manu-
featured and worn by a woman.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
RECLAIMED HER VOICE
AND DIED AT ONCE

Columbus, Ind, December IL
Recovering her voice suddenly after
being dumb many weeks, Mrs. AL
bert Hook, aged 30, called her hus-
band and other members of her fam
lily to her bedside to-day, bade them
farewell in a firm tone, and died.
She had ben i'll for a year and her
voice strangely ringing through the
house to-day startled the family into
believing she had been miraculously
restored to health, but when they
reached her she was drawing her
last breath.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21

furnishing music at the funeral SER
vices of Mrs. Sallie Smith McClel-
land, widow of the late Byron Nc
Clelland, reputed to- have been the
richest woman in Kentucky.
Several weeks ago, before Mrs. Nc
Clelland was taken i'll, she was very
much charmed with several pieces of
sacred music played on the graphic
phone by her niece, Miss Frances
McClelland, and by way of APP
probation remarked that when she
died she wanted those selections
rendered at her funeral.
II was in response to this request
that the graphophone was substitute
ed for the church choir and Nearer
My God to Thee" abide With Me-
and several other favorites were
solemnly played on the machine
while the mourners stood about the
bier.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
Joins U. $. Army.

Ganey Wilson, of Ohio county
joined the U. S. Army at the army
recruiting station at greensboro, KY.
Dec. 18th. He enlisted for the in
fantry branch of service and passed
an excellent physical examination.
He was sent to Jefferson Barracks at
st. Louis, Mo-, from where he will
be assigned to the I'd Infantry at
Fort Thomas, Ky. Mr.. Wilson had
three years previous service in the
army and was so we'll pleased with
the life of a soldier that he re-enlist-
ed for the second term.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
CENTRAL GROVE.

Dec. 19.-The series of meetings
recently held here by the pastor and
Rev. T. j. Ratcliff, of Nashville,
Tenn, resulted in fifteen conversions
and thirteen additions to the church.
Miss Geneva Brown was baptized
Sunday, nine others having been bap-
tized at the close of the meeting.
Miss Sadie Hooker has returned
from Rockport, Ind, where she had
been engaged in the millinery bust
ness. e,
Miss Rosa Loney, of Simmons, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Violet Lo-
ney, near here.
Mr.. Oswald Hooker, of East Hart
ford, visited his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. T. Hooker, Sunday.
Mrs. George rBunton, of Williams
Mines, was the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Park, at this
place, Sunday.
Rev. A. ]. Williams and daughter,
Miss Myrtle, OF Hartford, attended
church here Sunday.
Mrs. Granville Ingram and little
daughter, Wilma Ruth, of Williams
Mines, visited Mrs. Ingram's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Q. Cooper, last
week.
Mrs. Elvis Miller is sick.
The following persons of this place
attended the banquet given at Cen
tertown by the Rebekah lodge last
Friday evening: Messrs. and Mes
danes L. w. Tichenor, v. NJ. Golf,
Alney Tichenor, w. ]. Igleheart, M.
F. Taught, Misses Ada Miller, Sadie
and Meek Hooker. Messrs. ID. L.Bish-
op, AT. Bergman and James Con-.
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Holiday Rates ON l.. & n.

On account of Christmas and New
Year holidays the L. & N. will sell
round-trip tickets at one and one
third fare plus 25c. Dates of sale
Dec. 81, %, 23, "a, rs, 81, 1910, and
January l, 1911, except to Louis
Vile, Ky, dates of sale, Dec. "a, 25
31st and January 1st. Final limit
will be good to reach original start
ing point not later than midnight OF
January Sth, except final limit to
Louisville and return, good until
January 5th, 1911.
H. f. MISCHKE, Agt.
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Is Charge Made by the
BurIey Poolers.
HUNDRED AND FIFTY GROWERS
Meet at MaceO and Pass ResO-
lutiOnS-A Committee
Will Investigate.
A STRONG COMPARISON DRAWN

At a meeting of the Burley tobac-
co pOolers held at Maceo on Satur-
day afternoon resolutions were
adopted naming a committee to call
on the American Tobacco Co., in an
effort to secure better prices for the
hurley that is being delivered at
greensboro and Rockport, Ind. 1t is
charged that the American Tobacco
Co. is not living up to its contract
with the pooiers and that the tobac-
co is being graded too low. There
were $50 poolers in attendance at
TIE meeting. Robert Ray was elect
ed chairman and ]. L. Brooks as
secretary.
A committee on resolutions COM
posed of ]. w. Haywood, j. s.
Smeathers, ]. L. Thompson, Zenor
Ray, ]. L. Halves, Harmon Sheath
ers, Ollie Mattingly and David Poole,
offered the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
Our pooled Burley was sold at $14
per hundred for the white and yell
low tobacco; $40 to $14 for the red
and the lower grades at correspond
ing prices. 1t was our understanding
that this sale was made on practical
Jy the same basis as last year and we
/ ,xpected it to be graded in the same
kway. We were very fortunate in Sc
curing as graders Hiram Marksberry
and VIM. C. Hardin. They are men
of the highest character, in whom we
have implicit confidence. We know
they are honest, conservative and
fair, and we realize the difficulties OF
their position and know they are
trying to deal justly between the
buyer and the seller, but the Ameri-
can Tobacco Co. from the beginning
has assumed to put its own con-
struction on the contract. Instead
of allowing the red tobacco, with
some color, to be graded from $40 to
$14, it IL endeavoring to get nearly
all the red tobacco at $40.
The American Tobacco Co. knew
Il was not buying owen or Henry
county but Daviess county Burley,
and in deciding what is red, or good
red, Bluegrass standard should not
be applied. Instead of this tobacco
grading as last year, very little Is
bringing the higher prices and the
general average is several dollars
under last year. In fact 1t is getting
quite close to Pryor level.
We feel that the American Tobac-
co Co. has not kept faith with us. 1t
is the purpose of organization to
wrest from the trust the power to alb
solutely fix prices, but If the Amer
can Tobacco Co., after signing a
contract, can deliberately construe
its provisions to suit itself, the or
ganization means nothing.
We recommend that the chairman
appoint a committee to see what can
be done toward having the contract
enforced and our rights protected.
This committee is instructed to re-
port as soon as possible to the chair
man, who will then call meeting
at which We can take such action as
may seem necessary.
Those named on the committee to
call on the American Tobacco Co.
are ]. L. Brooks, Lewis Gertesin, ].
L. Halves, ]. w. Haywood, William
Mattingly and ]. M. Hay.
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HOPEWEIL.

Dec. 19.-Mr. Murray Chinn has
moved to Eehols and is going to
work in the mines there.
Mr.. Will Humphreys little girl
who has been very sick of Group, is
much better.
There were twenty-five hogs butch.
cred in this neiehborhood last week
Mr.. Dick Coleman killed two that
tipped the beam at 967 pounds.
Miss Jessie Taylor, of East St
Louis, ILL.,, is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Taylor, and will
spend Christmas in Kentucky.
Miss Vera Maddox, of Ceralvo, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stun.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
GOV. WILSON AGAIN SETS
A Low PRICE ON CRIME
Refuses RequisitiOn Papers Be-
cause Alleged Felony In.
wolves Only $50.

Greenville, KY, Dec. ia week
ago County Attorney T. o. Jones
made application to Gov. Wilson for
a requisition on the Governor of
Kansas for Claude Mcpherson, who is
wanted here to answer an indictment
for n felony, the charge being that
he uttered a forged check for $5S
at Dunmore, in this county. Nc
Pherson is in the Federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan, where he has
been doing time for his desertion
from the United States Army. HIS
time will be out December 26, and
the officers of Nuremberg hoped to
have him here to answer the charge
at the January term of court.
The county officials made appli.
cation for the requisition, but Gov
Wilson refused It and gave the
County Attorney the following reas.
on in his letter dated December 8:
az will not subject the State to Q
Kansas requisition costing probably
$3.50 for $5S forgery. II the
State is Unidentified against expenses
will consider the application"
The authorities here had been tC
considerable trouble and expense in
locating Mcpherson, and are very
much disappointed over the action
of the Governor in refusing the re-
Quisition.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
CHRISTMAS-THE BIRTHDAY
OF ALL THE WORLD

From the depth of His love end
His wisdom, He died-that man
might live. 1t is story that all
men know and some men forget; a
life which all men have heard of and
not all remember. But ON Christ
mas in all countries where His light
shines, however dimly. the minds OF
men go back to the birth of the Man
who died for Love.
They who sorrow-whom He babe
be comforted-think of Him and
their burdens tighten. And the
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
Cow Killed by. Hunters.

One day recently valuable COW
was killed for Mrs. Americas Sand
erfur, widow who lives near Prem
tbs, by quail hunters. Mrs. Sander
fur had just paid $35 for the COW
and being in moderate circumstances
it is quite a heavy loss. After the
COW was shot it fingered several days
before it died. 1t is reported that
Mrs. Sanderfur also lost some hogs
in the same manner. The parties
who did the shooting are unknown.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
WOODMEN WILL HAVE
RALLY AT GREENSBORO

Sunday, January 8, 1911, will be a
big day in owensboro for the Wood
men of the World, as there will be
a reunion, a grand rally. a parade
and a 1900 class initiation.
The parade will move from the
public square at 1880 sharp. Pub
lie meetings, orations and exhibit
ton drills will be held at S:38.
The address of welcome will be
delivered at the auditorium at 1880
by Hon. Lavega Clements, with re-
spouse by Hon. w. o. Head, Mayor
of Louisville.
Fraternity" will be explained by
Hon. Morris Sheppard, the word
carpenter o: the United States Con-
gress.
The comforting of Protection De-
gree upon / 800 candidates at 7:15
D. m, the advancement of the en-
tirement membership, old and new,
to the Sublime Degree of Morning
at S:15 p. m. and the Degree of
Noon at 9:15 p. m. will constitute
the later program.
This district has sixty-seven camps
within its borders, and each camp is
expected to send twenty-five dele
gates.
The local lodge of Woodmen will
send a number of delegates. This
meeting is expected to be one of the
best of its kind held for many years.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
BEAVER DAM,

Dec. 19.-The remains of Mr.
Lawrence Bean, who was killed in a
railroad wreck in California, arriv.
ed at this place Sunday morning
After funeral services at the home
of his mother, the remains were in
tered in the cemetery at the Baptist
church.
The Beaver Dam Baptist Church
at regular session last Saturday, Ii.
censed Bro. Claude Chick to preach
He will therefore exercise his gifts
in that calling in the future.
The Sunday School at the Baptist
Church had the largest attendance
Sunday it has had for several
months. After Sunday School a fine
sermon was preached by the pastor
The family of Mr.. Jones
of Broadway, have moved to the
house owned by Mrs. Laura Aus
tin.
Mr.. Fuqua, who sold his
blacksmith shop to Mr.. Jess Nose
ley, has moved with his family to
Livermore.
Miss Elsie Shultz, who lives near
Rochester, is spending a week with
her sister, Mrs. Hubert Taylor.
Our school is progressing nicely
conducted by the young Shultz
brothers, They are up to their bus
mess and pleasing all concerned.
There have been some real estate
deals in our town of late. Mr.. AL
bert Leach, of South Beaver Dam,
has sold his home, together with 8
acres of land, to Mr.. Joe Hooker, of
Union neighborhood. the considera-
ton being $500. Mr.. Hooker will
move in the near future to his new
home. Mr.. Luther Render has sold
his house and lot in town to Mr..
Robert Jackson, as agent for the wild
ow Ham Shultz, where her and her
daughter, Miss Gray, will reside in
the future.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
ANGRY AT MEMBER OF
FAMILY KILLED HIMSELF

Columbia, KY, Dec. 17.-Sam
Lawhorn. the eighteen-year-old son
of Andy Lawhorn, of the Fair Play
country, committed suicide yesterday
afternoon BY shooting his brains out.
He became angry at member of the
family and could not be reconciled.
He secured a revolver, placed the
muzzle to his head, pulled the trig-
ger and died instantly.
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"Like a Letter From Home"

Detroit, Mich, Dec. II, 1910.
Editors Herald, Hartford, KY,
Dear Sirs:-Inclosed please find one
dollar for renewal of my subscrip-
ton, as it seems | can't be without it
always like a letter from home.
Wishing The Herald a prosperous
year, also my many dear friends in
and around old Hartford,
Very respectfully yours,
COLEMAN WOLF,
Co. c, 26th U. S. INIT.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21

II you are suffering from bilious
ness, constipation, indigestion, chron-
ic headache, invest one cent in a pos
tai card, send to Chamberlain Medi-
cine Co., Des Moines, Iowa, with
your name and address plainly on
the back, and they will forward you
a free sample of Chamberlain s
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Sold by
all dealers. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at o'clock.
Teachers meeting Thursday ev-
ening at o'clock.
The Sunday School Christmas tree
will be at the Church Saturday night.
The program will begin at $3.50. y
Regular services next Sunday.
Sunday School session at 9:45.
Morning worship at IL o'clock and
evening worship at 7 o'clock.
Young peoples meeting at 8
O'Clock.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21

Serious Accident Near Sunnydale
John Daffron, wife and two chill
dren, who live near Sunnydale, were
all wounded pretty badly one day
last week, when a dynamite cap,
with wire attached, exploded in Mr..
Daffron's hand, seriously mang-
ling five other fingers and his
thumbs. II seems that the wire had
been around the house for several
weeks and it is thought to be some
Of the property which the railroad
company had overlooked and failed
to carry away with them. Dafron
had no idea that the wire was dang
erous, and was in the house with his
family and filing on it, when 1t ex-
ploded. Particles of the file hit his
wife in the face and made some very
bad wounds. Other pieces hit his
two small children, but they were
not injured as badly as their mother.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
SAME OLD STORY AS
TOLD NEARLY EVERY YEAR

What She Expects FOR Christmas:
A diamond ring.
A solid gold bracelet.
A silver dresser set.
Manicure outfit.
A necklace of pearls.
A gold watch.
What She'll Get.
A two-dollar handbag (near leath
err.
Two hat pins (75 cents peri.
Perfume 1.-TWO ounces).
A book of poems.
A picture calendar.
A box of note paper.
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O o @ 0 O O @ O O o @ @ O O c
o MARRIAGE LICENSE. c
. O 1000 Q Q 0 Q 0 90 Q

L. R. Russell. Fordsville, to Bessie
Evans. Fordsville.
v. B. Patterson. Prentis. to Tina
Burgess, Prentis.
T. H. Smith, Hartford. route 1, to
Ida Flener. Hartford, route !.
q. A. soper, Fordsvllle. to Martha
G. Carnahan, Fordsville.
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Noted Hnmorist Dead.

Yonkers, N. M, December 16-
Melville Delaney Landon, better
known as ELI Perkins," author and
lecturer, died at his home here to-
day at the age of seventy-one. He
had been Ill for several years.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
Antiseptic perrc,Iios

Destroy disease germs Dr.. Bells
Anti-Pain is an a0tiseNtic remedy
for external and internal pains, re-
lief is almost instantaneous. Sold by
all dealers. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
You Can Always Get

The best cough medicine If you ask
for DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey and
look for the bell on the bottle. Guar
anteed to give satisfaction. Sold ey-
erywhere. m
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GRAPHOPHONE WAS USED
AT wOMAN's FUNERAL

Lexington. KY. December IL
The graphophone was put to an
unique use in this city yesterday af-
ternoon when it was made to sup
plant the regular church choir in
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GrannIated Eve I.ids

Are easily cured-caustic is not nee
essary. Sutherland's Eagle Eye
salve is painless and harmless and
guaranteed to cure. Has never fail
ed on case. Costs 25c. m
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Make Up Your own Mind

When in the need of cough medi-
cine. II you buy DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey we guarantee you get the
best. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-21
More Logs Wanted.

I am in the market for good white
oak logs, delivered anywhere on the
banks of Rough river.
A. ]. WILLIAMS,
21tf Hartford. KY.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-12-15

would hardly have indicated to the
uniformed the tragedy that was be.
ing enacted.
The house lay peaceful and quiet in
the warm afternoon sunshine. a big
gray cat summing herself in the front
window down stairs. There was an
uIsusal crowd of men gathered about
the barns, but there was no loud talk.
ing threats or horseplay. The atti-
tude of everyone present was quiet
and orderly, as of men doing simple
DUTY in the plainest and most prac-
tical way. The hill south of the farm
house was lined with teams by this
time, stopped by the guard in that
direction. The only other feature OF
the landscape was the five khaki clad
nilitiamen half hidden in the corn.
field quarter of mile away.
Suddenly Capt. Eay stepped out
from the bunch of officers who had
been comforting and walked to little
distance from the others where he
stood out alone and visible from the
cornfield. Taking off his troopers has
ho waved the signal to open fire and
in moment a swapping volley from
the Grag-Jorgenson' dashed the quiet
all and the last chapter in the stir
ring story was being written.
Possibly thirty or thirty-five shots
were fired in a period of five or ten
minutes and then the order was gwen
to cease firing. Dr.. Charles Ross.
teuscher. half brother of the desper-
ado. had arrived and requested to TO
allowed to see II he could prevail
upon his brother to surrender, II he
were still alive. Fe approached the
house alone and later was joined by
the sheriff and few others. They
called without reply, and carefully
searched the house. finally pushing
open the door of the room where Geo.
I 'sNsotOuoShCT nav DtCH uuiihS
day. There he was found lying in n
tuddled heap On the floor with a bull
let hole THROUGH his head from side to
side. and his revolver lying by his side
where it had fallen from his nerve]ess
grasp. He was still living. but was
without consciousness. The room was
riddled with the rifiemen's bullets.
which SWEPT it so thoroushly that
there is little question that Ross
teuscher met his death from this
source. He died at about $50 in the
evening. The coroner viewed tho
body this morning and decided to hole
an inquest at the place of the shoot
ing tomorrow. At that time an effort
will probably be made to determine
definitely as to whether the shot that
caused his death was fired by himself
Or by the deputies.
At press time this afternoon Mr.
Courtney was still alive. at the hos
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which resulted in the securing the
body of the man already forfeit to
the law and with no loss to any Of
those who were gathered about to aid
in his capture, a thing which earlier
in the day looked almost impossible.
The first thing in the simple prepare.
ton for attack was to have Sacred
Heart hospital send an ambulance for
the wounded man. That made it pos.
sible to clear the house of all except
the man upstairs. Sheriff Hickey
then proceeded to swear in a dozen
or more of the Yankton militiamen as
deputy sheriffs and, armed with their
army rifles, they started for the
scene of the crime. Upon the arrival
Of the ambulance Mr.. Courtney was
safely removed and the women and
others in the house were gotten on.
and sent to Mr.. Lucid's place near by.
Four members of the militia, acting
as deputy sheriffs were detailed as a
firing squad and under the command
OF non-commissioned officer marched
to the top of a little hill in a corn
field about eighty rods from the
house. Capt. Ray and Lieutenant
Donaldson had prior to this time Sc
lected this hill as a point level with
the upper story of the house, when
bullets would carry horizontally
across the room, and had also estab.
lished the range. Other deputies were
sent up and down the road to stop any
teams coming that way so they would
not he in any danger Of being shot by
the. deputies, or by Rossteuscher IL he
decided to make running fight OF II,
The rest of the deputies and the gath
cred farmers and citizens Of Yankton
and Utica, most Fl them armed. were
grouped about the barn waiting the
result of the coming contest and
ready, X necessary, to take part If
tbe hunted man should break cover
and attempt to make his escape.
II was a dramatic moment when
Sheriff Hickey. Attorney Janousek
Marshal Jencks and Police Officer
Wright entered the lately deserted
house. advanced to the room below
that held by Rossteuscher and called
upon him to surrender. Twice they
asked him to give up to the law and
both times he assured them that he
would not be taken alive and that he
was ready to fight. Slowly and sol
emily as men preparing for the exc
cutiou of criminal who must pay
with his life for the crime he had
committed, the officers left the house.
A short conference was held with
Capt. Ray and others, while they look
ed about to see that all their plans
were we'll laid and that everything
was ready for action. The scene was
an unusual one for South Dakota. but