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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-09-24
Mrs. McCcrmick's Last Message

Soon after the death, on Aug. 9,
Of Mrs. A. H. Mccormick, from
strychnine poisoning, various grave
rumors were circulated and suspicion
was expressed by many that her
death was caused by some other
hand than her own.
Although Immediately following the
death a jury, empanelled by Cor
oner .Ellingboe, had m. ae investiga-
ton and rendered a verdict, clearly
in accord with all the evidence, that
it was suicide, there was clamor
that this action was too hasty. And,
although a man is supposed to be
considered innocent until proven
guilty, with many the reverse seemed
to be true.
The will left by the deceased and
which she had shortly before her
death insisted against the remon-
strances of her husband on making,
Mr.. Mccormick even instructing the
attorney to talk her out Of the
idea if possible" left the bulk of
the property of the deceased to her
husband Then, no note, usually left
by suicide was found, or at Least
failed to reach the light of day. On
this for a foundation, many built a
structure of suspicion and calumny
about the person of Mr.. Mccormick,
adding to his sorrow over the loss
of his wife the terrible, almost mad
dening thought that many were look
ing upon him or at least were free
ly accusing him. as the murderer o,
his wife.
One can only imagine what an in.
nocent man would pass through in
such a situation.
Popular clamor finally resulted in
another inquest being held and the
jury, on the most mea2er and I'M
satisfactory evidence brought in {
verdict that deceased came to hel
death by strychnine poisoning, Civ
Ell to her by some person or persons
unknown to the jury, and did no
commit suicide" This verdict gave
great impetus to the rumOrS ant
accusations being circulated and tn;
most preposterOUs and ridiculous
fabrications were peddled by scandal
mongers, even that the bereaved hue
band and nurse had plotted the mul
der that they might marry
Mr.. Mccormick searched every
where about the home for som
note, feeling that surely she woul
have left some word that would ez
plain. Mr.. Mccormick says he sa'
his wife with tablet and pencil i
hand not long before her death, an
he states that he believes that III
note she left was found by somcon
and destroyed or secretad. The 0ni
possible motive for such action al
parently would be the result it mi5l
have on the disposition CT the pro-
erty. Surely here's a plot for
novel or movie" story
Several times. Mr.. Mccormick, WI
sleeps in the room in which his Wi
died, says his wife appeared in h
dreams and urged him to look Il
some paper and seemed angry th
ne was unable to understand or fiji
it. He would arise in the night al
search for hours. Three times
dreamed that his wife directed hi
to look under the carpet in the di
ing room Finally, III moving t
extension-table that he could take
the carpet, a tablet fell from
cross-piece under the table.
Mr.. Mccormick was very eXcit
over this find, but the first eXa
ination of the tablet which he r.
ognized as the one she had in h
hands shortly before her death,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-09-24

yealed nothing except SO cents in
stamps that he had given his Wife
on the morning of the fateful 9th Of
August. f9This tablet, by the way, Was
found She Sunday after the last
Jury had adjourned on Saturday. y
Giving the tablet a closer <insfec-
ton. Mr.. Mccormick discovered in
dentations on the top sheet that
could be read, thus disclosing the
message written on the sheet above,
which had been removed. This mes
sage or voice from the grave we
publish at the head of this article.
The problem Of preserving this
note, so vital to Mr.. Mccormick,
was a hard proposition to solve. He
took the note to Minneapolis, where
photographer after photographer pro
nounced impossible the task Of get
ting a picture that would record the
words Of the note, then hard enough
to read, after time had Obllterated
it. At last he found a photographer
that was willing to try and by slziN-
ful work some excellent photographs
were secured Of the note, one OF
which together with one Of Mrs.
McCormicks letters, written this
year, can be seen by anyone who
wishes to at the News-Bud3et office.
No fair-minded person can read
this note and compare it with the
writing of the deceased and fail to
be convinced of Mr., McCormicz's
complete vindication. Mr. McCor-
mick has submitted the note to
numerous handwriting experts, bank
cashiers in this and other cities, and
all pronounce the handwriting Of the
note Enthusiastically that of Mrs. Nc
COrmick.
John T. Garland, Room 1905, Ath-
letic Club, Minneapolis, recognized
all over Minnesota as an authority
on handwriting and an expert wit
ness on handwriting in several very
important cases, gives the following
as his reasons for prOnouncing the
handwriting on the note in question
and on the letters and papers writ
ten by Mrs. Mccormick which were
submitted to him as the same:
List of similar writing seen on
photo and on papers submitted for
examination:
Capital D in Dear" in photo
almost identical in form with same
letter as seen in exhibits I, II and
III and in many other places.
2 Small i is used for personal
pronoun instead of capital. See photo
and exhibits II and III and on 9th
er papers.
Small gu" is made like an n in
the word you see photo and many
places on exhibit III.
Crossings Of the letter st" are
III ' Oh IcCOly nlSh UP OA CIJ 1SIeCI o."
shown in photo and Ex III and 9th
er places.
Capital "J" always begins with
downward stroke at top Of letter,
See y" in jennie in photo and the
Jays on EX III.
The ELS in will" as they ap-
pear in photo are much spread and
| exaggerated and are strikingly like
the same letters as they are used il
will and well" and the word
while" in Elk III also all words end
ing in double ell have the same char
acteristic. See call and shall.
The small letter CO is almost
unvaryin3 in it's formation on al
the writings conforming to the mode
made in the copy books even wher
it is difficult to make it and is just
Continued on Page 8
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-09-24
AUTOS ON CENTURY RUN

Over Is cars left the city this
morning on the annual Rusk County
Auto Club century run to the fair
at Chippewa Falls 1t is estimated
that 100 cars from the entire coun-
ty made the trip.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-09-24
Bounties
Its " ANE-1I@ I-1FD
Adjutant pro TEN

The following bounties were paid
by the county clerk the past week;
Jim Jones, town of Washington,
two wolves.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-09-24

Mrs Steve Kunz, of Minneapolis,
is the guest Of Pen Stelzman and
family this week.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-09-24

M. ]. Ring, of Park Falls, was in
the city today
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-09-24

Advertise in the News-Budget.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-09-24
INJUSTICE Barred

"VOICE FROM THE TOMS'N
PROVES LOCAL MAN INNOCENT
OF TERRIBLE CHARGE SOME
LAID AT His DOOR
STORY STRANGER THAN fiction
No Room Left For Reasonable Doubt
That Mrs. A. n. Mccormick
Took Her Own Life
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-09-24

Continued on Page 8
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
SPANISH GOVERNMENT
FOSTERS MANUFACTURER
tA..oeIaled rre.s corre.pona.nce.l

Madrid Spain, July 3O.-The Span
ish government has taken far-reach-
ing action to foster manufacturing. A
recent decree Of the secretary OF the
treasury, provides for certain tax and
import exemptions to be enjoyed for
limited period by stock companies
formed for the exploitation Of one or
more branches of manufacture or in
dustry which do not exist in the king
dom, or which, while existing to
certain extent, fail 20 produce enough
Of their products for the home con
sumption Of Spain.
As the Spanish treasury is running
a daily increasing loss this step on
the part of the Date ministry is con
sidered to be dictated by the hope
that such financial concessions to
new companies, and to old compan-
les embarking upon new fields, VIII
in the end increase the revenues of
the government. The plan has the
added advantage, also, Of being the
first step towards making Spain
somewhat more economically and in
dustrially independent than she has
been since the invention of modern
machinery.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
LEGAI NOTICES.
NOTICE m sAIE
state Of New Mexico, County Of Bernano.
Ia the District Court
80 l005g
puInav n.uaft,tar, .44 f~....t.


STATE OF New Mexico County VI BernalllIo
Ia the District Court.
80 i005g
r. Putney Beneficiary ana Frank Mo
Kee, Trustee, Plaintiffs, w. Annie S.
Pratt and w y. Pratt. Defendants
Notice is hereby given that under and by
virtue Of decree Of foreclosure in said
cause. dated May I5 1915. tohn r.
simms, was appointed special master TO sell
the hereinafter described real estate, and
that | VIII on the 18th day OF September,
a. u. 1915 at the hour of 1900 O'Clock IN
the forenoon Of said day, at the front door
Of the court house OF the county of Der
nalillo and state Of New Mexico, offer for
sale and sell to the highest and best bid
der for cash the following described real
estate situate In the city Of Albuquerque,
county Of Bernallllo and state Of New
Mexico. to-wt
Commencing at point on the south side
Of East Railroad avenue forty-seven and
one-third CA l-3) feet cast nf the north
east corner Of lot seven ca In block forty
three ti31 Of the Huning Highland addi-
uon TO the town (now city, Of Albuquerque,
New Mexico Thence along the north line
Of said Dot seven "a, f0rty-seyen and one
third ga 80 feet TO the property 81 r. H.
Washburn; thence south along the west
line VI the Whshbnfn property one hum
dfed and f0rty-two G42) feet 10 a private
alley. thence west along the north side uf
said alley f0rty-arven and 0ne-third ca 1-3)
feet 10 the property ssld 10 j. A. Hubs;
thence north one hundred ana forty-two
f1f21 feet 10 the south side Of RAILROAD
avenue. # being The point and place 81
beginning
said decree awarded dnmages 10 the
plaintiffs tn the aum of Sff5f so which,
with interest at the rate OF 8 per cent
amounts on the day Of sale, 10 sf2Gs %,
taxes 1861 and $4,000 as attorneys
fees said decree also awarded costs Of
suit and all expense Of sale
JOHN =. sIAiM8.
Special Master
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
CHICAGO BOARD or TRADE

Chicago. Aug 10. - News Of the
sinking Of the Arabic caused fresh
weakness in the wheat market today
after prices had begun to recover
from a setback due to excellent re-
ports from the harvest in the spring
crop belt. With September at 100 9s
and December at 104%, quotations
closed unsettled, q to a c under last
night. Corn finished unchanged to q
a "a higher; oats, 1s@hc off to nc
up and provisions with gains Of 2la
to zoe.
Bears in wheat had the advantage
from the start. As a result for the
first time this season the May option
went lower than last year, selling
Gown to los. Favorable weather
throughout Minnesota the Dakotas
and the Canadian northwest continued
on the previous day to act as more
than an offset for rains in the terri
tory southwest Of here. AS a matter
Of fact today's adyices pointed to a
realization of one Of the largest
spring wheat crops ever grown in
AlltllNdi IL ibN lilt N'ly IA bNaNf
On the ensuing decline, indications
that a fair export business had de-
veloped led to a little reaction but
the bulls were making only slow head
way when word came that the Arabic
was the victim of submarine.
Increased selling that followed the
receipt of bulletins telling of the fate
of the Arabic depressed the wheat
market visibly, but the extent of the
fall in values was not to exceed y on
the bushel This loss was virtually
wiped out before trading reached an
end for the day although traces of
nervousness were still evident when
the final gong cleared the pit
Corn at first sagged with wheat La
ter, though, the market hardened.
Oats merely tagged after corn.
Shorts covering brought about de-
cided rally in provisions after an
early decline The weakness Of hogs
seemed to have caused the bears to be
trapped into selling too freely alto
gether.
Closing prices:
wheat - sent StOb8a. Dec
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
STOCK EXCHANGE
PRICES ROCKED
BY WAR REPORT
Sinking of Arabic Causes
Sharp Drop in Speculative
Shares Foreign Money
Easier,

inv MORNING JOURNAL spkclAL lEAsen wiREl
New York, Aug 19.-Wall street
received an unexpected reminder to-
day that a state Of war exists across
the water The market which had
been under pressure in the early
hours, broke abruptly in the after
noon on news that a German subma-
rlne had sunk another British liner.
United states Steel. weakest of the
leaders, up to midday fell over
points, and other stocks of almost
equal prominence showed losses Of
] to 2 while a few Of the recently ex-
plotted speclaltles added to points
to their reverses Of the forenoon. From
this level most stocks made partial
recovery, only to fan to lower levels
IN the final hour when the selling
movement gathered greater force. The
closing was heavy to weak, with slight
recovery from minimum quotations
Even before word Of Germany's lat
est marine exploit became generally
known, there was an absence Of the
recent buoyancy and open manipula-
ton IN the so-called war stocks. In
fact Bethlehem Steel, common and
preferred, We're conspicuously weak;
also Westinghouse Electric, Pressed
Steel Car General Electric and the
principal motor issues, losses in this
group regainng from to 10 points.
New York Airbrake was the only note
worthy exception, at one time showing
gain Of II points, part of which
was lost later. In the main, railways
showed underlying strength, holding
to within a point or thereabouts, with
me exception Of Reading and Cana
alan Pacific, which recorded wider
fluctuations The days total tran
sections of 1,145,OOO shares exceeded
any session Of recent months
FOR the first time this week. foreign
exchange PLAYED little or no part as
market factor, Demand sterling was
shade harder than yesterdays best
and francs made further material re-
eoFery from their recent weakness
hahkefs continued their credit" con-
iefences but the plan to establish new
DFlllsh ana French loans in this mar
fei remained in allegiance.
The Bank Of England inceased its
sold holdings for the week by almost
esVoOoOO, While the Bank Of France
sahed almost twice that amount of
the precious metal
ne local bond market continued to
'ecede moderately on more future
VI foreign selling. Total sales, par
value, We're $2,735,0OO
United States bonds were un-
changed on call.
Closing prices
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York, Aug. 19.--Mercantile pa
per a @3& per cent.
Government bonds irregular; rail-
road bonds easy
Time loans steady. Sixty-days, ga
02h per cent; ninety-days. 2aW2A
per cent; six-months, az per cent
Call money steady. High, per
cent low. ~ per cent; ruling rate,
/ q per cent.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Kansas Clty livestock.

Kansas City, Aug 19.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $500. Market steady. Prime
fed steers, $9.5O@99O; western steers
$700@9.00; calves. $4,000 1925.
Sheep - Receipts, 5000. Market
higher Lambs, $S.00@835; yearlings
$6.25@6.75.
Hogs 49, Receipts. 5000. Market
steady. Bulk, $G.75@725; heavy, $3.50
1850: pigs, SG.50m 200.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
Denver livestock.

Denver, Aug, observation-disclosures,
400. Market steady Beef steers, Sc so
0755; cows and helfers, $1,000 $50;
stockers and feeders, $6.OO@725i
calves, $S.00@950.
Sheep-Receipts none.
Hogs ~ Receipts, 1900 Market
lower. Top. 5000 bulk. $G.5O@6.GO.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
FOR TRADE

A seven-acre tract 81 fine land
m the Mesilln valley Just one mile
from las Cruces. with three room
house thereon gasoline water
supply for house and stock, barns
ana other outhuildings. easily
worth S2.600, will trade fer
three on four room cottage i'm Az
huQuerque Land planted in alinl-
ia and garden truck An under
irrigation. Apply
CITY REALTY co.
mo South Second street
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
wheat = sept. s1.o5% Dec
.1O4%.
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

New York, Aug. 19.-Copper unset
tied: electrolytic. s16.75@1150.
Iron steady and unchanged.
Metal exchanges quotes copper quiet
$33.G7@34.12
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
FOR SALE

S2,S50-93 acres of good bench lands.
highest point 90 feet to water; fine
location for orchard; four miles
from city.
SO, l50-1-room frame dwelling: mod
ern; completely furnished, two
sleeping purches; corner lott shade
ana fruit trees; highlands. close In.
S4,O0O-7-room modern bungalow,
hot water heat. hardwood floors. 3
sleeping porches Highlands
81, 0O0--6-rOum bungalow, modern,
pebble dash finish, Highlands.
s1,600--3 fOur-room frame cottages
on three lots. near shops, close in;
rent for s32 per month.
81, 5O0--3-rOom frame bungalow.
modern, two sleeping porches. CO.
IT, lot. near car line. 4th ward.
81, 500--Five- room frame, bath, barn,
chicken houses, shade and fruit
trees, lot 10Ox142, 4th ward.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20

The Foirview Cemetery association
will receive bids until September ! for
digging or drilling a 250-foot well on
their cemetery Specifications can be
had from T.. S. Slower 900 West Cen
trail avenue.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
A, FLEISCMlER
Leans Fire Insurance
III South Fourth Street.

firm. sheep. s5.GO@6.l5; lambs, sG.4O
SIS.
Hogs r Receipts, 1900, Market
slow, to Zoe under Yesterdays aver
age Bulk, $G.OOW6S5; heavy, S5.75
6lG.S5; pigs, $6.9OWTSO.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-Cattle--Receipts
1000. Market steady Native beef
cattle. S6.00I10.25; western steers
S6.7569.25;; calves. $1,000 LIE.
Sheep ~ Receipts. 10000. Market
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
NEW YORK LEAD AND sPELTER

New York, Aug. 19.--The metal ex-
change quotes lead offered at $445.
Spelter not quoted,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20

TyI.l5MI,lTIsl,s

rsre~-rs@-e~0~-rsNr-rHf-
ALL KINDS, both new and second hand
bought sold, rented and repaired. Aibu
quefque Typewriter Exchange Phone 71e
no ao0th Second strosL
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20

--N~-~~-~>~N-~~~-~~~~~S~a ~-~~~@~~-~N~~e~~s~~~-~~
wANTED-L6an OF $4,000; Al real estate
security. Address c W.. care Morning
TournAl
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20

" nv TTlII-T7UNIIIUIIH,
e~~~~~-~~e-eN~~~~e>~ee-
WANTED orderly used 10 hospital work.
wishes position anywhere In New Mexi-
CO., Orderly care journal
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

SOLOMON a. BURTON N. D.
Physiulaa ana AurEeoa.
Phone an barnett slas.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-12-24

as it comprises two hundred and fifty
acres, an is in the form of a narrow
strip runnin' north an south, it will
effectually keep you out O. the East
Belt-unless, O. course. you should buy
1t Of u.s.
For a moment Sandry regarded the
speaker in mild establishment.
you must be mistaken. Mr.. Hamp-
den," he said; "all the stumpage for
five miles north and east is our prop
erty, with options on every privately
owned section for another seven miles
in both directions. And this tract you
speak of lies within a mile and a half
of camp. You are suffering under a
hallucination.
Sandry smiled coldly.
IF you will take the trouble to look
up the records in the state land Office
at Salem" returned Hampden smooth
IL, you'll find that I'm in my right
mind, all right. This here track has
been duly filed on under the home
stead law by one 7. ]. O'Connel, and
sold by him last week to the Yella
Pines Lumber company Now. my
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-12-24
FEEDING CALVES DRY GRAIN
Digestive Tract Of Young Animals 10
Small and Giving Small Amounts
often Is Favored.

In feeding skim milk calves the
grain needed &c supply the missing
fat may be corn, barley, oats or mix
ture. Occasionally a feeder has skim
milk or alfalfa or clover hay on hand,
and to these he adds linseed meal,
cottonseed meal or gluten feed.
These are all high in protein, and
when any one of them is combined
with skim milk and alfalfa-both high
in protein-an unbalanced ration re.
suits and scours or other digestive
troubles follow.
The digestive tract OF a calf is
small and frequent feeding OF small
amount during the first month is best.
During the first month it is better to
grind the grains fed. At the end of
this period either oats or corn may be
fed unground. Hard grains like kafir
and milo give best results when
ground. All grain should be fed dry
in trough. Mixing feeds with milk
is not recommended, as calves chew
their feed better when fed dry.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-12-24
Lift" That Was Something to
De Appreciated.

Here is an interesting street scene,
drawn by writer;
The handcart was of a familiar sort
"a pair of high wheels with a long
platform of Stats resting on the axle
and a crossbar at one end for han
die. A man stands behind the cross
bar and breasts it to propel the We
hicle.
The handcart was piled high with
big bags filled with waste paper-a
cumbersome, heavy load that would
have been hard to handle anywhere,
and was doubly troublesome going up
the slope from Nassau street to Broad
way. The handcart man had to bend
over the bar and push with all his
might to keep the load moving at all.
Coming up behind him was a driver
with an empty truck. drawn by pair
Of big horses. When the driver saw
what was ahead, he started up his
team little and skillfuly set the end
of the pole square In the middle OF
the rearmost bag on the handcart,
where he could push to the greatest
purpose without disturbing the load.
Thus the horses began to push the
handcart up the hill.
All the handcart man had to do was
to stand up. hold on to the handlebar.
and keep the handcart straight. The
big horses. guided by the friendly
driver, were doing the pushing; and
-
up the rest of the slope and round to
the easy level of Broadway.-New
York Sun.