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DEATH OF MRS. ....
MAURICE 0'CONNOR
a Loving Wife and Mother Claimed
by Angel, Death at Vail, on
January 20.
she WAS III FOR SOME TIME.
Funeral Very Largely Attended BY
Friends and Relatives. Leaves
Husband and Two Children.

II At three o'clock on Saturday after
noon, January Goth, 1912, the angel
OF death entered the home of Mr..
Maurice .O'Connor and claimed Low.
ing wife. Mrs. O'Connor, formerly
Mary Hickey, was born at, Clarence
Iowa, about forty years ago, and re-
sided there until July q, 1896. at
which time she was united in mar
riage to Maurice O'Connor. Immed-
lately following the marriage Mr. and
Mrs. O'Connor went to Vail where
they have since resided. Mrs. O'Con-
nor was OF very happy and loveable
disposition and had large circle OF
devoted friends. She was a devoted
member OF the Catholic church For
long time prior to her death she had
been patient sufferer but was COM
forted by consoling words of friends
and neighbors. For six long months
she fought the battle against a compli-
cation of diseases and, though all that
u s
loving hands and hearts could do and
all that medical science and skill
could suggest was done for her, it was
all in vain for God had called her to
a better home,
If love and care, could death prevent,
Thy days would not so soon be spent
Life was desired but God did see,
Eternal life was best for thee.
The deceased leaves to mourn her
loss. besides her husband and two
lovely boys, John and Charles, two
sisters, Margaret and Nellie, and two
brothers, John OF Vail and William
of Upton, Iowa.
The funeral took place Monday fore.
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The members of the Methodist choir
rendered the First Christmas" a
sacred cantata at the Methodist, p.
piscol church on Tuesday evening as
sisted by the J. V. Barborka orches-
ira, there being about twenty-eight
people who took part in the enter
tainment. A good attendance greeted,
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MIR. F.. H. Brown, who lives near
Charter Oak, was in the city on Tues
day transacting business and calling
+on friends. Mr.. Brown made the Re
view office pleasant call while here
and took home one of the Reviews
fine premiums.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-01-24

The Misses Geneivie, Richards and
Luella Richards, Martha Lenz, Emma
Mordhorst, Lille Quade and Emma
Wells visited Miss Mabel .Tonner, at
Vail on Sunday evening.
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noon at 1890 from St. AIMS church.
where an unusually large number OF
friends had assembled to pay, last
tribute of respect to one who was a
general favorite with all who knew
her best. The funeral procession was
one of the largest seen in Vail for a
long time. Mrs. O'Connor will always
be remembered as one deserving all
the love and gratitude which a. noble
life inspires aI Hu. s5t.a.r ar s..r
+ Those who attended the casket
were: P. y. Walsh, Anthony Mona
CHAN, Frang Leahy, Thos; Meehan,
Jno Walsh and NJ. l.. Houlihan. The
following are a portion Of the relati-
YES from distance who attended the
funeral: 2 ! .e. i Hul1T a4@i
Mrs. John Martin and Miss Annie
Butler, Dunscombe, Iowa; J. d. Butler
of Mechanicsville, Iowa; MikeT Mockle
of Stanwood, Ia, wv. ,iMockle, Omaha
Nebr., Mrs, John Dales, Botna Iowa.,
Mike O'Connor, Kansas . City, Mo-;
John Hickey, Omaha, z Nebr.;;oB Mrs.
O'Connor, Imogene, Iowa. Willie Hick-
ey, Upton. Iowa and a large number
from Denison, Manila and n other
places in this county. The Review ex-
tends to the bereayed hush and
its sincere sympathy 4, h
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lis expected that the jury cases vii
practically consume the remainder Q
the term after this week. The as
signment; is as follows Sf
MONDAY. JANUARY; 29. rs
State OF Iowa. vs. Fritz Bill.
TUESDAY, JANUARY go.
Alma D. Lane, VS.. P. Nj. Lane !
2. n. Chamberlain vs.. j., w. Step
;anek. =. - IA
Guardianship Of Frank, 3. Nelson
VS.. NJ E. Jones, guardian. s
] iRichard Kinney VS. Farmers Nut
ual & Tornado ms. Society. OF Kirop
II WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 81. 1
H.. Slater. VS.. j. Z. McCone, .Cop
stable.
= Philip Detrick VS.. Isaac Patterson
{ Nellie Detrick VS.. Isaac Pattersoh
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY L. III
Frank Binnall VS.. Thomas W. Bin
nall. a4ss8s sf5s i /
Julian sasgas vs.. Charles Green. !;
Fred F. Miller VS.. Fritz Bill, ans
others. i$j.i'E / r :
Racine-Sattley Co. VS.. Stewart Lum
ber Co.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
Sadie Lensar VS.. George LANCER.
Elmer Mill VS.. A. D. Roulliard. s.az,
f. c. Book VS.; r. c. Jackson. 81.
T. r. Thede VS.. Carl Hagedown. !
MONDAY FEBRUARYs5.r \
Bertha Jochims VS. Thomas Mich
aelsen.. .s.s
VS.. Moore VS.: F. c. Book:
David Terrell vs.. III. Cent. Railroad
Company. !.
]. c. Robinson IS. May D. Nicholson
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6. j,
Claus Hansen vs.. George w. Jordan
Racine-Sattley Co.. VS. J. N. Dean
ct al. =
Hearing on claim of Charles Camp
bell in the estate Of; Mary NJ. Camp
bell.
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On Friday, January 18th was the
54th wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Vassar. A number Of their
friends and neighborsI called during
the afternoon and paid, their respects
to this worthy old couple 1t is a
notable fact that Mr., and Mrs. Vassar
have occupied their present residence
for the last thirty-five years. or the
past two, years; Mrs. Vassar has not
been in the best of health but always
cheerful. Mr.. Vassar 4 enjoys very
good health for one of his years and
not day passes that he is not found
in the post-oftice, where he obliges
many by the sale of stamps during
the hours when the windows are closed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-14

i peculiar features. Hickey is a man
OF middle age, Of good address and
from his appearance nobody would
suspect him of being man of abnor-
NAL or criminal character. He re-
ceived a good education, became a
pharmacist and then an expert chem
list and filled various responsible DO
sitions to the satisfaction Of his en-
ployers.~ In his normal condition a
man of culture, kind and pleasant in
his ways, he became a fiend filled
with the lust of murder when the
poison of alcohol benumbed his bet
ter self and released from its latent
state the sinister part of his personal
ity.
When under the control of his evil
ego, Hickey became filled with the
insane impulse to kill boys, an impulse
which he could not resist. Accord
ing to his own confession Hickey
tried to commit murder twelve times,
but only twice did he succeed. One
of his victims was little Joseph Jo-
sephs, for whose murder he is to be
tried next week, the other was Mich
ael r. Kruck, newsboy In New York
City. whom he lured to an unfrequent-
ed part of Central Park where he
strangled him.
In both cases it was believed that
the boys had been kidnapped. The
body of Michael r. Kruck was found
after while in Central Park and
Hickey was arrested on suspicion. Aft
err his arrest in Buffalo he made a con-
fession, but repudiated his statements
after he had recovered from his in
toxication. AS there were no proofs
against him he was released by the
police.
Joseph Josephs was the son of a
wealthy merchant of Lackawanna and
after his disappearance his father, be-
lieving that the boy had been kid
mapped, instituted a countrywide
search. The boys dismembered and
decomposed body was not found until
after the police of Lackawanna had re-
ceived postal card from Hickey, mail
ed from Boston, and informing them
that the writer had strangled the boy
and thrown his dismembered body in
a cesspool back of saloon in Lacka-
wanna.
1t was his mania for writing postal
cards to the police authorities of diff
ferent cities, .confessing to crimes and
giving information as to where the
bodies of the victims would be found,
which led to the capture of Hickey.
Fac SMILES of the cards were repro
duced in the newspapers and some
persons, who recognized the similarity
of the writing with Hickey's chiro-
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The average number Of clear days
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graphy, informed the police. An i'll
vestigation was made which disclosed
that Hickey had been under arrest for
the murder Of the Kruck boy, and aft
er some further search Hickey was
found in an institution for inebriates
at Whiting, N. j., arrested and charged
with the murder of the Josephs boy.
Hickey did not resist arrest and de-
clared his willingness to be taken to
Buffalo without formal extradition. On
the way from New York City to Buff
falo Hickey made a full confession of
his crimes, including the murders of
Joseph Josephs and Michael R. Kruck.
He said that when under the influ-
ence of liquor he could not resist the
desire to kill boys, while he deeply
regretted his crimes when in a nor
NAL condition. 1t is believed that
Hickey will probably be found insane
and be committed to the Dannemora
asylum for the remainder of his life.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-14
MISSISSIPPI WEATHER
DURING MONTH OF DEC.
Temperature.

The month of November was colder
than usual throughout the state, the
mean temperature, as determined from
So reporting stations, being $40 de-
grees, or 2.9 degrees below the normal.
The highest monthly mean was 5S.4
degrees, at Biloxi, Harrison county,
on the Gulf coast; the lowest was Ala
degrees at Corinth, Alcorn county.
The highest temperature reported was
IS degrees, at Laurel, Jones county, on
the 22nd, at Leakesville, Greene coun-
ty. and Monticello, Lawrence county,
on the 18th; the lowest was IL de-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-14
nckey' Murderer Of Young
Boys, May Escape Chair

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 14.-Not for
many years has any criminal case
aroused so much countrywide inter.
est among all classes of people as the
case OF J. Frank Hickey, the self
confessed murderer of boys, whose trial
upon the charge of having murdered
inc 1-year-old Joseph Josephs of Lack
awanna, N. Y, on October 12 1911
Will come up before the supreme court
Al tnis city on Monday. For MANY
reasons this case is one of the most
unusual and interesting in the Grim.
maj annals of this state, If not of the
whole country.
pronounced cases Of a dual person
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~ presentation of a clear cut and
typical case of dual personality, en-.
tireiy within the limits of possibility.
though perhaps a trifle more extreme
and sensational than most of the cases
which occasionally come to public no.
tice.
Inc lie history of j. Frank Hickey
and the circumstances connected with
his arrest and indictment present many
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-14
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Precipitation.

The average precipitation for the
state, as determined from GO stations,
was 1.41 inches, or 1876 inches below
the normal for this month The de-
ficiency was general over all sections
except the immediate Gulf coast,
where the amounts were somewhat in
excess of the normal The greatest
monthly amount was 1913 inches, at
Bay st. Louis, Hancock county; the
least was $50 inch at Pontotoc, Pom
totoc county. The greatest amount in
"a consecutive hours was 1923 inches
at Bay st. Louis. The average num-
Der of days with 0,01 inch or more of
precipitation was A. Snow fell gen.
orally on the 81, except in the ex-
IRENE southern counties, but as a
rule, the snow melted almost as soon
as 1t fell. The greatest depth report
ed was 20 inches, 1t Edwards, Kinds
county. while the average depth for
the entire state was Oh inch.
Miscellaneous.
The average number of clear DAYS
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for the state was 20; of partly cloudy,
4; and Of cloudy, 6.
There was So per cent of the posi-
Bile sunshine at Meridian, and rs per
cent. at Vicksburg.
The prevailing winds were from
the north
Killing frost was reported at a few
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-14
SCULPTOR CHOPS TICKETS.

Boston Telegram to the New York
Tribune.)
Behind the iron bars of ticket win
dow at the Park street subway sta
ton demure Bessie Paeff chops off
the tickets daily to patrons who never
suspect that she is one of Boston's
best young sculptors and has won
prizes.
When the rush Is on she makes
change while evolving ideas for stat
ues, and when the rush is off she
works out the ideas roughly with mod
cling sticks and little plat of clay
under the counter. At night she works
in her studio at home-one room of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-14
OPENS TUESDAY

Christmas shopping is tedious and our
aim is to help you. The new jewelry
stock in Corner Drug Store.-H. H..
GRAHAM, Manager. 1926
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IN CASE " ACCIDENT
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grees, at Charleston, Tallahatchie
county, on the 2Sth, giving tempera-
ture range within the state of 6S de-
grees.
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a little fiat. Mornings are spent at
the art school of The Museum ii Fine
Arts, where the instructors regard her
as one of the most promising pupils.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-09
SETTLEMENT MADE.

The Hunter Mercantile company,
one of the largest companies engaged
in business in San Juan county, N
M, has been in financial trouble for
several months and the business of
the company has been conducted by a
receiver, appointed by the state court.
The creditors have finally agreed to
a settlement by composition which has
been approved by the court. The set
tlement was made on a so per cent
basis, 40 per cent of which is to be
paid in Cash June /, and 20 per cent
in one year without interest. This
'method of settlement should be salts
factory to the creditors as it seemed
for time that they would get not
more than 40 per cent. The company
will at once resume business in its
new business block which is one OF
the best in Pennington. Several of
the creditors are Durango citizens and
we are glad that such a favorable set
Element has been made, after all hopes
of good settlement had been aban-
doned
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-09
MRS. TULLEY ABOUT THE SAME

Mrs. d. F. Day was a passenger to
the ranch at Elco this morning on Il
hurried trip. Mrs. Thomas II. Tulley.
who is suffering from an attack of
typhoid-pneumonia, is about the same
today. While the symptoms of both
typhoid and penumonia indicate that
both diseases have been checked, Mrs.
Tulley is very weak and suffers Sc
verely from pains in her head. The
children have been ill some time with
whooping cough, and the anxiety and
overwork resulting is probably the
principal cause of Mrs. Tulley's i'll
ness.
Mr.. Tulley came in from Denver
last night, otherwise Mrs. Day said
she would have been unable to return
to the ranch this morning, in spite of
the fact that her presence there is
necessary just now.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-09

The directors of the board of trade
held an interesting session last even
ing, the time, outside of few routine
matters, being devoted to discussion
of the feasibility of southern rail
road outlet initiated at a meeting OF
the San Juan congress ten days ago.
Director Clay, president of the San
Juan congress, reviewed the situa-
ton, giving considerable inside in
formation which cannot be made pub
lie at this time. From information
received Mr.. Clay is quite positive
that the project can be financed but
it will require some hard work and
considerable money to accomplish the
desired result. The matter Of rails
ing the money was discussed. MIR.
Clay said he would start out Thurs
day morning and take in the other
counties and commercial organizations
affiliated with the San Juan congress.
According to a resolution passed by
the San Juan congress Mr.. Clay is TO
appoint one representative from each
county to be known as the 'organiza-
ton committee" to take the prelimi-
nary steps. Each county will be ex-
pected TO do its share towards financ-
ing the congress and committee to
look after this was named by Presi-
dent Buchanan. Those present last
evening were sanguine of results and
in addition to putting in their time
expressed willingness to subscribe
their share towards the enterprise. 1t
was held that unless concerted action
is taken there will be nothing doing
in railroad building in this district ana
our people will have to put their shoul-
der to the wheel if they are to have
relief Mr.. Clay is very enthusiastic
regarding the situation. While in
California during the winter months
he obtained much valuable informa-
ton which leads him TO believe that
success is in sight. C. E. Herr also
expresses the same sentiments. Mr..
Herr says he has no doubt of sue
cess and is willing to do his full part
The directors of the board of trade
are active in Durango's behalf. The
outside towns and counties are with
the movement and Durango and La
Plata county should take the lead.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-09
FORMER RESIDENT
PASSES THROUGH

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde A. Richmond
and son were arrivals on last nights
eastern from Arboles, where Mr.. Rich
inond was summoned recently on ac-
count of the illness and subsequent
death Of his mother. The family stay
ed over after the funeral, which WIS
OH April %, with Mr.. Richmond
father, and tried, though unsuccess-
fully to persuade him to return with
them,
M. Richmond was formerly resi-
dent Of Durango, leaving here about
nine years ago. During his brief stay
in town over night he was delighted
to meet number of his former
friends. This morning, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richmond continued to their home in
Grand Junction, via the Southern.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-09

WASHINGTON, d. c., May s.
The conferes on the three year home
stead bill have reached tentative
agreement. Their report will indorse
the bill as passed by the house, pro-
viding for a reduction of time to com
plete homestead entry from three to
five years, permitting the entryman to
be absent for not more than five
months in each year after establish
ing residence and allowing in case of
sickness or climatic reasons twelve
months from date of filing in which
to commence residence. The amend
mcnts require cultivation on each
homestead entry of one sixteenth of
the area the second year of residence
and one-eighth the third year. This
cultivation requirement will also ap-
ply to enlarged homesteads, thereby
requiring the area required by the
present law one-half on homesteads
of this class.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-09
Western Press.

Western Press.
BALTIMORE, May 5.-This, the
last day of the primary election cam
paign in Maryland found President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt early on
tie move, with speaking programs
that will continue until late hour
in nearly every part of the state.
The Democrats have planned Sc
r'os of rallies, but Speaker Champ
Clark, Governor Woodrow Wilson and
Governor Judson Harmon, presiden-
tial preference candidates, have made
Their last personal appeals to the
Democratic voters.
Maryland has awakened to the i'm.
po'tarce of Mondays primaries. The
new law gives the voters an oppor
trnity to bind the delegates to the
state convention to act on the presi-
dental candidates as their constitu-
ents instruct them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-09
CALLED TO SONS DEATHBED.

j. DeJarald was in the city over
night passing through from Farming
ton TO Pueblo, where he was sum
moned by a message to the effect that
his son was very i'll indeed yester-
day. The young man recently return
ed from st. Louis where he spent some
time in hospital in an endeavor to
regain his health, and reached Pueblo
on his way home.
He was unable to proceed farther,
and his father spent some time with
him there, but as no immediate dan
ger was feared, although there was
no hope of recovery, left for home a
few weeks ago to look after some mat
ters that needed attention. Mr.. De-
Jarald feared this morning that he
would be unable to reach the boys
bedside in time to see him alive.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-09

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