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Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
REOPENS SWOPE
MURDER CASE
DT. Hyde, Once Convicted, IS
Released Under Bond.
SUPREME COURT DECISION

Physician Alleged to Have Killed Mil
iionaire With Poison capsules-Ap-
plication For New Trial Attacks Tes.
timony.
DR.. B. Clark Hyde, convicted after
a sensational trial at Kansas City,
Mo, of the murder Of Colonel Thomas
H. Swope, a millionaire philanthropist,
was granted new trial by the Mis-
souri, supreme court, sitting at JEFF
ferson City.
DR.. Hyde has been in the county
Jail at Kansas City nearly year. fol-
lowing a sentence to life imprlson-
ment.
When news Of the courts decision
reached the county Jail DR.. Hyde was
taking his usual promenade in front
Of his cell on the third floor
His lawyers shouted up to him:
You have been granted a new
trial"
Hyde stopped a moment, smiled,
said Thank you, gentlemen" and
proceeded on his walk.
When the other prisoners learned
the import Of the news a minute later
they crowded around DR.. Hdye and
congratulated him. For the first time
since his Incarceration he mingled
among his fellow prisoners.
The news travelled quickly from
tier to tier. and as the prisoners, men
and women, on the different floors
heard il. cheering that had started in
Hyde's corner spread quickly through
out the entire prison. For fully five
minutes the demonstration continued.
A coincidence in connection wi the
Hyde decision is that it comes upon
April IL. exactly one year from the
date that his trial began.
An important point in the decision
remanding Hyde was that the court
said Judge I.atshaw's action in or
dering DR.. Hyde locked up during the
progress OF his trial was improper
and unjustfed."
The supreme court, in setting aside
the verdict OF the trial court, remands
Hyde to the custody of the marshal
OF jackson county without bail"
The courts decision was on an ap-
peal of Hyde's attorneys for a new |
trial. He was sentenced July 3, 1910, |
to life Imprisonment by Judge Lat
shaw. On Sept. %. 1910, his attor
news asked the highest court in the
state for a new hearing, charging er
ror in 255 points. These included the |
following allegations:
That the indictments were illegel
and the evidence insufficient to sup
port the allegation; that competent
testimony was barred and incompe
tent testimony received: that preiu
dicial remarks were allowed by the
prosecutor and by the court; that the
court should not have revoked Hyde
bond during the trial. and that the
verdict was the result OF passion and
prejudice.
The chief evidence attacked was maj
Of the Chicago and Michigan toxOcOl
Dgists who examined the viscera OF
the dead man. Colonel Swope An es
pecial attack was made on Professor
Vaughn. OF Michigan. who testified he
found strychnine in the liver Of Colo
mel SwOpe.
Dr. Hyde was found guilty Of mur.
der May l6, 1910. His inability prop
erly to explain the purchase of cap
sules of potassium cyanide was chiefly
for his conviction He
said it was used to kill cockroaches:
he prosecution said it was to kill
members Of the Swope family. and
lsked: Does a man kill cockroaches
With poison capsules?" Two days and
/ half after the arguments ended the
Terdict was returned.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
Denies wife After 81 Years.

Mrs. Sarah Clark, of Newburyport,
Mass, petitioned the superior court
at Salem TO order James w. Clark to
recognize her as his wife. She claims
that they we're married in Nashua,
N. H., on June 6, 1858, and that they
lived together for fifty-one years until
two years ago, when her husband left
her, saying they we're never married.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
NEGROES INVADING CANADA
The Exodus From Oklahoma to Al.
herta Continues.

The exodus Of negroes from Okla.
homa to Alberta, Canada, which start
ed several months ago, is continuing
despite the fact that it is not being
encouraged by the Canadian govern.
ment.
Twenty negro farmers from near
Falls, Lincoln county, left to join the
colony in Alberta. They expect to take
claims and Immediately build homes
and start their crops, after which their
families, numbering in all about 200
persons, will join them. II is said that
a colonization company is financing
the negroes during the first season.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
MIlItary PrIsoner Eseapes.

Private James p Conroy, a military
prisoner at Fort Adams. al Newport
r. l.. escaped. He was recently sen
fenced to three years at hard labor
for the larceny Of government prop
erty.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
New Minister to Portugal Sails.

Henry 5. Boutell, who was recently
appointed minister to Portugal, sailed
on the Kronprinz Wilhelm, Of the
North German Lloyd line. He was &C
eompanied by Mrs. Boutell and their
daughter. Miss Alice Boutell
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
IN LaterLife.

Il see you are doing a good many
things now that once you would have
been shocked at"
"WelI. / make up for it by being
shocked at a good many things that
once did."-Pittsburg Post
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
Takes Poison After Seven Deaths.

Unbalanced with grief over seven
deaths of consumption in his family
in two years. Emil Wegenleben, who
conducted a foundry at Emaus, Pa.
died from paris green. which he took
with suicidal intent.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
Alaska Gold Town Burns.

Practi ally the entire business dis
trict Of lditarod City. Alaska, has been
destroyed by FIRE. The town was the
scene Of the recent rich gold strikes.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
Different opinions.

There are so many differing opinions
important news item is the name she
has given to her baby Topeka Capt.
tai
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
Before and After.

The gluttOn is always thinking Of
what be is going 10 eat. the dyspeptic
u what be has just eaten. New York
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
Two sides to Il.
rnfnaed rnnlI

$50 she refused you.
'Yes. II certainly puzzles me-"
~Oh, well. II she had accepted you
the whole world would have been puz-
kled. .1-Houst0n Post.
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08

SOIL as 1t does on the plant food con-
talned in the soil. In order to keep
The soil in good condition it is neces-
sary to apply vegetable matter in the
form OF green manure or barnyard
manure, or by the rotation of crops,
including legumes, such as cowpeas,
clover and alfalfa.
Land should occasionally be return
ed to grass so 1t may again regain
The texture and tilth of virgin soil.
For further information on this sub
lect | am mailing you Circulars Nos.
2. S'and ) on manures. fertilizers and
rotation of crops as related to main.
tanning soil fertility. l am also
mailing my pamphlet on Farm Man
agement, which relates also to soil
management.-Mail and Breeze.
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08
A CHECK ON. RUSSIAN THIsTLEs.

Reports comes from Rocks county
Kansas, that species of sail worm
In countless numbers. is attacking the
Russian thistle in that part of the
Staes. 1t was first noticed near the
town of Zurich, working on the this
ties along the railroad right of way.
The worms have so far confined them
selves exclusively to the Russian this
tie but the fear is that when the SUP
Ply of thistles is exhausted they will
attack farm crops. No single weed
has caused farmers of western Kan
sas as much worry as the Russian
thistle. Should the invasion of this
worm check the spread of the pest it
would be hailed as a blessing to that
country. The worms are green in col
er, about an inch in length and as
thick as the lead in a pencil.
The Russian thistle has recently
been found as far east as Mcpherson
In this state. Specimens Of the weed
have been found growing along the
railpoad and are believed to have
sprouted from seed IN some way
brought eastward by the trains. Con-
siderable alarm Is being felt over this
discovery and a close watch will be
kept BY farmers in that locality to
prevent the thistles from getting a
foothold Specimens have BEEN plac-
ed on display in Mcpherson stores so
farmers may recognize the weed on
sight Il found In their fields.
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08

George Holman was up from Pea.
body this week meeting his old
friends.
Mrs. Flora Crooks OF Hutchinson,
who has leased the millinery depart.
ment Of the Lischesky store, has ar.
rived and assumed charge of the
same. She will be assistde by Zetta
Hill, Of st. Louis, who has also ar
rived.
The DR.. Smith family has returned
from the mountains. DR.. Smith and
son George, DR.. Homer Robinson Of
Ellinwood, and DR.. H. W. Jury Of Claf'
lin, returned by auto Saturday even.
Ing and Mrs. Smith and Dorothy ar
rived on the train Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Duncan and
son have returned from a vacation
spent in Colorado.
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08
AvlATIoN'S HARVEST.

The number Of persons meeting
death through their efforts to con-
quer the air Is becoming appalling
The first two days of this month
three were killed. The total for the
year so far, is AZ, as against "a for
the entire year Of 1910, already one
fourth more than last year, and four
months of the year left TO go on.
This business of seeking cheaper
right Of way for travelling convey
ances by using the air may be all
right but for some reason or other
there is too much death connected
with it, and IN many instances, as at
Norton hast Friday, the spectators art
the ones to blame. In that case the
crowd dared the man to go up, when
his machine was not working well
he accepted the dare rather than the
taunt, and lost his life. In many ex
hibitions 1t Is the applause that fol
lows the flight that induces the birt
men to try stil more daring stunts
and always someone goes over thu
river in a hurry. There should bt
some concerted action Of some kim
to put a stop TO this daredevil bust
ness, but how? For our side W,
would rather walk little longer, o.
use the modes Of getting over tn,
ground now in use, rather than b
spilled out Of an airship.
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08
ARE COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
HARMFUL.

Can you tell me whether CONNER
cial fertilizer is harmful to land or
not? Some farmers say It Is. It is
very successful for growing good
wheat in Cherokee county, but some
say it Injuries the hnd-E. H., Scam
mon, Kans.
The continued application of COM
mercial fertilizers may have the ef-
feet of depicting the fertility of the
soil in this way. The addition of GER
tain elements Of plant food which
may be lacking in the soil should
cause the production of larger crops
which necessarily take a larger pro-
portion of the plant food elements
from the soil than would be taken by
smaller crop. In this way the to-
tai fertility of the soil would become
decreased, provided no means were
taken 10 maintain its fertility. How
ever, if crop rotation and green ma
nurtng along with the growing OF le-
gme crops and the application Of
barnyard manure are practced, the
addition of a certain plant food ele-
menf which may be de deficient in
the soil, in the form of commercial
fertilizer, may not only result in larg
or crop yields, but the soil be great
ly improved in fertility and produc'
tiveness.
1t depends, also, on what CONNER
cial fertilizer is used as to whether
It's continued use may have an In
furious effect on the soil. For in
stance, lime is often used as a fer
tilizer. Lime is not a fertilizer In it
self, but acts as a liberator Of plant
food Of the soil. In other words, u
makes the plant food Of the soil avail
able, and this results in larger yields
Of crops for a time, but the contin
ued liming Of the soil may waste the
plant food elements and finally leave
the soil deficient in fertility. The
application Of any of the plant foot
elements, such as nitrogen, phosphor
us or potassium, may tend to make
plant food already in the soil avail
able, but it also doubtless adds to tn
available supply Of that particular
plant food which, balanced with othe
plant foods of the soil, may, mdel
favorable conditions, cause a rankel
growth and larger yield Of crop. Eve
tually, II no steps are taken to re
place the other plant food elements
the greater draft on the soil will
cause it to become more deficient In
fertility.
The productivity Of the land de
pends as much on the condition of the
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08
A STATE DEPOSITORY.

At a meeting of the state treasury
board last week the First National
Bank Of this city was again named as
one Of the state repositories, being
given a deposit of $25,OOO.
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08

don 7 care to marry any Of you eoun-
try jakes. We are going to Cologne
to have good time without being
obliged to throw down some knight
who wants bride and a meal ticket |,
every so often The other sisters
Joined in singing the old time version
of good bye my lover good bye, and
the boat sailed for Cologne. THE |
knights cusSed and laid the blame
onto each other, but suddenly a
storm arose and the boat began to
bob around on the waves. The seven
sisters screamed but it did them no
good. The boat upset and all on
board were drowned.
This legend teaches flirtatious
young ladies not to trifle with the
home boys.
On the spot where the boat went
under seven pointed rocks appear
above the surface of the water even
up to today. saw them and l guess
that proves the legend.
/ have always believed that Kansas
people made a mistake in neglecting
the legend crop. For example a good
legend about Elmdale Park in Hutch
inson would cause thousands of peo-
pie to visit it and pay 10 cents
piece, besides buying post cards and
printed copies of the beautiful story,
which might go something like this:
Once upon a time there lived in
the First ward a man and his wife
who had an only daughter. | They
were the only father and mother she
had so honors were about even on
that point. They loved this Daughter
so much that when she grew up she
was not taught to sew or cook but
TO play the piano and sing Love
Me and the World is Mine, She was
VERY beautiful as she sat on the front
porch reading the latest novel "The
Soul Of Ny Soul while her mother
fried the beefsteak for supper. Suit
orS came from far and near, one of
them a brakeman ON the Missouri Pa
cific, and another an assistant chief
clerk in a hash foundry. But her
choice fell upon a handsome young
knight she met at Elmdale Park, who
wore an open faced vest and a Bra
lillian diamond on his shirt front but
who had quit school in order to go
IT. work and then forgot about it..
He saw the clean home and he smelled
the fried steak and thought the youn
Lady did it all, when in fact the youn
lady could not boil an egg. They were
married and he at once came to live
with his wife's folks. The old Faith
"r developed an unexpected trait and
insisted that the Bridegroom should
pay board, which he proudly refused
TO do, took his bride and went to
Wichita. There he was offered DO
sitiOn as chambermaid in a livery
stable and the Girl found it necessary
lat odd times to do the laundry work
fer small boarding house. Thus they
lived for nearly two years. when she
borrowed postage stamp and wrote
home: 81 have a Divorce and two
children The father and mother
promptly sent her enough money to
pay her fare and she returned 10 the
castle of her childhood. But she had
learned a lesson. The next time she
got married she did not pick up a
friend in Elmdale Park but made him
show her his bank book and his re-
ceipt for dues in the Modern Wood
men. At the place in Elmdale Park
where she met her first soul mate
she planted a cottonwood tree, which
is there yet and under its shade
lovers now meet. Remember this le-
gend and buy postcards which tell tn,
story. W. Y. MORGAN.
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08
Paint Your House

IF YOU want it to last
sloAger and be worth more
paint it: with Bradley &
Vrooman Pure Paint.
IT'S FULL; measure
- full value = absolutely
pure-c m plying with
all. requirements of all
State Paint Laws.
MADE OF PURE
Carbonate Of Lead-pure
Oxide Of Zinc and pure
Linseed Oil.
"A LONG WEARING
: economical paint, guaran-
teed to be superior to any
other mixed paint. Can
not be duplicated by hand
mixing.
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08
Fred HGInkGr

Mrs. ]. w. Sodestrom of this city
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Girls
samOre of HOisington on a trip to Ell
Paso, Tex, and the new town of Col
Ombls, N. Mex, to be gone about ten
days.
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08

H. c. Smith was in the city a short
time Sunday on his way home from
up the branch. Mr.. Smith is one Of
the old timers in TIE claflin neigh
borhood
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08

The Sam Wollman family of La
Crosse visited with the Henry Born
family Sunday.
Barton County democrat., 1911-09-08
Perma-LaC Your
Floors

PERMA-LAC IS A
fine, lasting finish for all
kinds Of floors.
MAX ES HARD
wood floors fresh and CLOS
Sy.
! MAKES PINE OR
other soft wood floors
! look like expensive hard
wood.
CAN BE WALKED
on-will not chip or crack.
oPERMA-LAC CAN
be used on any other ar
ticle-in the home-on
: metal, wood or plaster.
MADE IN "a BEAU
. tiful colors and Clear
.(NaturaD. Get a color
card-it gives complete
information.
Morris tribune., 1911-10-13

hereby is levied and imposed as &
lows, and for the purposes hereinaf,
set forth; to-wit:
For the general fund for
the City Of Morris. 81. 600.
For the library of the City
of Morris. 80. >. 81. 900.
For the bonded indebted
ness sinking fund Of
the City of Morris. 500.
Morris tribune., 1911-10-13
CRY OFFICIAL NOTICES
Resolution.
By Alderman Lawler.

Dy AluCTLudu hoWiSL'
Alderman Lawler offered and moved
the passage and adoption Of the fell
lowing Resolution which was duly
seconded by Alderman Gutter:
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Morris in order to pro-
vide for the certain payment of the
Bonds of the said City a sinking fund
is hereby created and established, and
that the same shall be maintained un-
til all of the Bonds of the City are
fully paid and that the said sum shall
not be diverted, or any revenue nor
increase thereof. for any other pur-
pose. and,
Further. that this resolution shall
be in force and take effect from and
after its passage and due publication
thereof.
Passed this Ord day of Oct. A. D.
1911. -.
D. H. LAWLER,
Pres. of the Council
Attest: C. B. BURPEE,
-. City Clerk
Morris tribune., 1911-10-13
Notice Of Mortgage Sale after
Maturity.

Notice is hereby given, that default has
Peen made in the conditions of a certain
mortgage, containing power of sale ex-
ecuted by p. II. Cannon, unmarried, as
mortgagor to 6. Kohter as mortgage,
dated the. 3rd day ofsMarch. A: D. 1908,
and recorded in the Office of the Register
nesota. on the 4th day OF March A. D. 1908,
at the hour of o'clock p. m. of said day,
in Book "22" Of Mortgage Records, at cage
SSS s thefeof and that said default consists
note and interest which said mortgage
secures and which said note is now past
due; and that there is due and payable at
gage and the debt secured thereby the
sum of Three hundred seventeen Dollars;
and that no action or proceeding has been
said mortgage or any part thereof;
And therefore, that by virtue of said
power of sale in said mortgage contained.
and pursuant to the statute in such case
made and provided, the said mortgage
ises described therein and covered there
81 Stevens State a of anneseta ne and sHa1ss
ss fGS"e sesf na%ees a9s qaest ssst
81, in Morris First Addition to the town
(now City of Morris: also the west half of
lot number Ave o. of Block num-
City, 0 Of Norris, will Se Sc SOLD lawn at 9S paS
lie auction to the highest bidder therefor,
for cash, by the sheriff of said Stevens
County, to satisfy and pay the amount
which shall then be due on said debt so
secured by said mortgage, and the sum of
twenty-five dollars, stipulated in said
mortgage as attorney's fees, and the costs
and expenses of these foreclosure pro-
ceedings as allowed by law; and that The
said sale will be made at the front door of
the court house in the. City of Morris in
said Stevens County, State of Minnesota,
at the hour of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon,
on Saturday, the 25th day of November,
1911. s.
Dated tile 18th day of October, Al. ID. 1911.
6. KoHLER, Mortgage.
WIN. c. BICKNELL, s'7e-, & 81
Attorney for Mortgage. Norris, Mum.
Morris tribune., 1911-10-13
HIGH SCHOOL

Last Saturday the Morris High
School defeated Benson High School
on the local gridiron by a score Of 5
to 8 in q fast. clean and most In
teresting contest. The game opened
by Morris kicking off to Benson who
received the ball but soon lost possess
sion of it and for almost all of the
first quarter Morris had Benson off
their feet. The touchdown was made
by Ortman after a. long gain made
by Watzke and couple Of gains by
Triechel and Nelson which had brought
the ball within few yards from the
goal. Benson scored in the second
quarter by we'll located drop kick
made by their quarterback. ForHard
passes were frequently tried by both
teams during the game but only few
were successful. Nearly all the later
part of the game Benson kept Morris
on the defensive. at which the line
held like stone wall during crises
of necessity, and Maughan at the right
wing and the back field players did
some strong creditable tackling SO the
best Benson could do was to attempt
drop kicks. Benson, altho defeated,
showed the proper spirit by playing a
fair and square game and will be
given an opportunity for revenge on
Oct. 21st at Benson. Young and
Harris oficiated satisfactorily for
both sides. s
Arrangements have again been
made at the Agricultural college by
Supt. Fuller for a domestic science
class from the High School. There
Wall be no tuition charged, SO there
will only be little expense in the
cost of material for the sewing lessons
and one dollar for cooking expense.
The transportation on the new street
car between the college and our city
will be free for domestics during the
nice weather.
The necessary qualifications to par
ticipate in the Olympian games are
the same as last year, namely. the
student must have an average Of rs
or over in three or more subjects and
must moreover be unblemished by
any crime against the teachers or Or.
ange and Black.
The football squad consider it a
cheerful pleasure to express their
hearty appreciation Of the loyal turn
out at the game Saturday especially by
the High School girls and teachers
to which charming influence the lead.
ing motive for the victory of the
game may be attributed. The team
will play Glenwood High School at
Glenwood Saturday. ii