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PUBLISHED BVEUY KIUDAV.
V. C. 1'iiAnns, Editor.
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Republican Ticket.
For Judge- of tho Supremo Court
JOHN D, HAUNES Norfolk
For Kegonts of Stato Unlvutilto-
CHAKLES S ALLEN Lincoln
WA1. O WIHTMOKB Valley
For District Judge
.1 W. J A ME Hastings
For County Treasurer
W. H. SKELTON Ditto Hill
For County Clerk
E. 8. GAMIER Guldo Uock
For Short ir
EI) AM ACK Garfield
For Clerk of District Court
THOMAS 11. QUlGGLE..Uosomont
For County Judgo
A. II KEENEY Cowles
Kor County Superintendent
MISS ADA SKJELVER Otto
For County Assessor
RICHARD TURNER Lluo
For Coroner
DR R F.RAINES Rod Cloud
For Snrvoyor
JOHN W. TULLEYS. . . .Rod Cloud
For Commissioner, Second Disk
W. R. ANDERSON Glonwood
Dead Body of Triple Murderer
Found Wednesday.
A Half-Empty Box of Rat Poison and a Bullet
Hole in His Head Indicate the Manner in
Which He Ended His Own Life.
I What has bocomo of tbo Good Roads
association?
Sir Thomas Lipton lias declared his
intention of again challenging for the
America's cup. Such porsovoranco as
Sir Shomas has shown deserves success.
Tho football season at tho universi
ties has opened and from now until
after tho holidays football will occupy
tho principal place in tho news col
umns of the dailies.
It will bo news to many poisons that
Nebraska is teeming with peat bogs,
and that if the right kind of efforts
- wore put forth tho coal trust would
-, soon be knocked in tho head, at least
so far as Nebraska Is concerned. Peat
is tho principal fuel of Ireland, Hol
land aud other European countries,
and as it is much cheaper than coal it
would be a godsend to tho trust-ridden
people of tho west.
"Thomas Quisle of Knscinont, re
publican candidate for dork of tho
district court, is in every way well
qualified to till the position to which
ho aspires. Mr. (niggle is at present
postmaster at Hosemont, and, coining
from a neighborhood which has not
been represented at the county seat
for a long time, there is no reason why
ho should not receive tho solid vote of
his party at the November election.
To tho residents of tho south part
of the county Ed Amack needs no in
troduction, but to those who live in
thenoith half of tho county a low
words will not come amiss. Ed was
bora in Iowa thirty-six years ago, and
came to Wobster comity in Octobor,
1B8G, anil has resided hero over since.
Ho was married in this county, but
had tho misfortune to lose his wlfo
about two years ago. His daughter,
the only child born to this union, lias
lived In Iowa with relatives since tho
death of her mother. Personally, Ed
is very popular among his acquaint
ances and Is admired for his courage
and other manly qualities, which well
lit him for tho otllce of sherltr. He
has always been a staunch republican
and should receive the hearty support
of every republican in tho county, as
ho undoubtedly will.
Ayers
For coughs, colds, bronchitis,
asthma, weak throas, weak
lungs, consumption, take
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Cherry
Pectoral
Always keep a bottle of It in
the house. We have been
saylnf this for 60 years, and
so have the doctors.
-I bv om4 Ayat't Chtrrr Ftttorattn ray
family for 4 yn. It U tb txtt mtdlcln
In the world,! know, for all tbtoat and lung
trouble."
Mill. J. K. NoncsoBR, Waltharo, Mail.
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All dniKRiiti. for mmimmSmammmim
The Lungs
On Wednesday tho search for Tom
Madison (or "Madson," as the iiitmo is
spelled on his clothing), tho man who
murdered Mrs Elizabeth Pufiio and
her daughter and granddaughter, Mrs
Eda Williamson and Miss Mattie Wil
liamson, throe weeks ago last Tuesday
night, came to an abrupt termination
by tho finding of his dead body in a
draw on the farm of Mlko Vavricka,
about seven miles due north from Red
Cloud.
About !l o'cb ck Wednesday morn
ing Irving Harpan, 17 years of age,
who was mowing hay on tho James
Kmigh iluco,just across tho section
lluo to tho south of tho Vavrlcku
farm, noticed his dog acting in a pe
culiar mannor. After making another
round of the field young Harpan no
ticed a torrlblo stench, coming from
tho north, aud followed his dog Into
luto tho draw to investigate tho mat
ter. Lying in a shallow holo near tho
top of tho bank of tho draw ho found
the dead body of a man in the last
stages of decomposition.
Corouer T. R. Hall of Cowlos was
immediately notified, but it was aftor
1 o'clock before tho news reached Red
Cloud
Sevoral parties from Red Cloud, in
cluding Shoritf McArthur and repre
sentatives of tho newspapers, immedi
ately started for tho scene of tho dis
covery of tho corpse
All thu.indications lead to the belief
that Madison camo to his death by his
own hand, having been rendered des
perate by tho closo pursuit of tho offi
cers aud the thought of tho terrible
punishment ho would receive should
ho fall into tho hands of tho infuriated
neighbors of tho murdered women.
Near tho body was found a half-empty
box of "Lightning Rat Exterminator,"
while beneath tho body was lying a
six-shot, .'i'2 caliber revolver of tho
Wadswortli Forehand pattern, model
of 11H)1. One chamber of iho revolver
was empty Tho only plausible theory
is that Madison first took the poison,
and when tho convulslous following
the taking uf tho poison catno on ho
used tho revolver to end Ills agony.
He had apparently placed tho muzzle
of tho revolver beneath his chiu on
the right side aud fired, the bullet
omorglng from his head just In front
of tho loft ear. His vest and shirt
woro saturated with blood, and tho
earth beneath his head was also blood
stained, showing that ho had uot
moved after firing the fatal shot.
From tho very first there was littlo
or no doubt that tho body was thar of
Tom Madison, although tho features
were so black and decomposed that
their complete identification was im
possible. Tho tlrst person to mako a positive
identification of tho body was J. W.
Corbet t who lives in tho neighbor-
I hood where tho three women woro as
I urinated Mr Corbett identified the
I double-breasted vest and brown hat
found on tho corpso us articles of
clothing he hud many times seen worn
by Madison Next he identified tho
pioniinent, uneven teeth and low, re
treating forehead aud Roman nose of
tho dead mau as resembling thosoof
Madison.
Identification was not complete,
however, until tho clothing had been
cut from tho corpso and closely exam
ined. Upou tho inside pocket of tho
ooat, which was of dark material, was
found a photograph of a Circassian
girl which Madison had purchased at
tho Sells k Downs show in this city.
In tho lining of tho samo pocket was
a label bearing the numo of tho mak
ers of tho clothing, M Born it Co ,
C hicago, and on tho label was written
Danyactlon of the bowo.o Is necei- in '.ink the uame "T. Madson." Tho
ary. Aia riMur wun ycr nm, COftt belonged to a BUlt which Madison
had purchased from the Cowdeu-Kaloy
Clothing Co. of this city. In another
pocket of tho coat was a sample of
greon dress goods, while In still an
othor pocket were found n number of
n2-caliber cartridges In a pocket of
tho trousors which ho woro beneath
his overalls was found a plug of chew
ing tobacco from which only a small
portion had been used Mr Harring
ton identified tho plug of tobacco as
the ono ho had given to Madison.
Tho clothing found on tho corpso
tallied in nearly overy respect with
tho deceptions of that worn by Tom
Madison. A dark tailor-mado coat,
dark pants with a flue light stripe, u
black and whlto chock double-breast-od
vest, brown hat, a new leather bolt
branded "Perfection," near.y now
summer underclothing, blue overalls
striped with white, light green socks
with a white stripo encircling thorn,
aud fairly now shoes
The badly decomposed condition of
the body made it almost impossible to
bo moved without falling to pieces,
and indicatod that Madison had boon
dead several days. It was two weeks
today that Madison was tracked to
tho edgo of a cornfield within a few-
yards of where his body was found,
aftor which all trace of him was lost
Ho undoudtedly ended bis life that
night
'1 ho corpso was a sickening sight to
look upou The flesh had turned
black, both hands had been eaten off
by coyotes or wolves, aud tho entire
body was teeming with maggots and
insects. When tho clothing was ro
moved from tho body both arms hung
only by shreds of skin.
Undertaker Muutz, who has been in
tho business for llfteou years, said tho
corpse was in tho worst condition of
any ho had ovor handled.
Tho pot where tho body was found
isonMiko Vavricka's farm, southeast
quarter of section '25, Batin township,
within a few yards of tho south section
line and about -00 yards east from the
main road running due north from
Red Cloud
Many suggestions as to the disposi
tion of tho body were advanced, the
ono meeting with most favor being
that it should be burned whore it lay.
Uoth the corouer and shoriff objected
to this and it was dually brought to
Red Cloud , Tho condition of tho body
was such that it could not be kept for
auy length of time, aud as no ono ap
pea red to claim it, tno corpso was
taken to tiro poor farm Wednesday
nk'ht and buried There were no
sorvices, aud no tears were shed.
The coroner's jury, composed of J
P Hale, Oscar Doyce, Robert Adam-
son, James McIJride, Albert Thomp
son and John D. Storey, after examin
ing tho corpse and hearing the evi
dence, handed in the following ver
dict: STATK Of Nr.HRA.SKA,
WkIISTKII COI'XTY )
At an inquisition held at tho south
west quarter of section '25, township K
north, ranso 11 west, in Webster conn
ty, on tho !!0th day of September, HWU,
by mo, coroner of said county, upon
tho body of Tom Madison, lying dead,
by tho jurors, whoso names are here
unto subscribed, tho said jurors tfpou
their oaths do say that ho camo to his
death by his own baud, by taking
poison and thou by a gunshot killed
himself.
Ton Madison's ilack Record.
Tom Madison, the fiend in human
form, for whom the officers and citi
zens of two states havo been searching
tor over two weeks, is doad at last.
If half tho stories told of him are true,
he was cortaiuly a very daugorous per
bon to be at liberty Tho story of his
crimes committed iu Missouri is as re
volting as tho crime he committed in
iu Kansas, uno story, wmcli comes
Bee
Should you be fortunate enough to have a better half,
will want you to wear a stylish new Suit for fall. SHE'S
RIGHT, She takes pride in your appearance. She knows
that the chances for success are in favor of the well dressed
man, and on Sunday when you go to church with her, or
you go out to spend the evening, she wants you to look as
good as any other woman's husband. Now, the matter ot
expense need not stand in the way. We can fix you up with
a stylish, up-to-date, serviceable outfit for a very small
amount, say $io, and from that on up to $25 or S30, or as
high as you want to go. Our stock is large enough and our
prices small enough that you can find what you want at the
price you want to pay. We'll be glad to give you visible
proof of this if you'll come in. New fall goods arriving daily.
kojith, Weseott & Storey
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acquaintance over in Kansas not a
great while ago tho story of his crime
iu Missouri, 1 ut it was not l.ellovod at
tho time by the person to whom ho
told it. Madison made tho boast that
about four years niro he had criminally
assaulted a little girl, and to cover
up tho crime he had murdered the
child Boiug closely pursued by tho
officers, he lay iu wait for tho shoriff
and his deputy, tiring upou them from
ambush aud killing both This story
has been partially verified and is now
believed to be iu tho main a truo one.
The Inhumanity shown by Madison in
the murder of three defonsless women
easily leads one to believo that it was
not his first cr 1110 of that nature, aud
that ho was 1 apablo of any kind of vil
lainy Had he been captured and
taken to Smith (Vntoi it is doubtful
if he would ever Iiiim- been given a
trial
The peculiar cm Mint tiun of tho
Kansas law is coinli.cne to lynching
iu cases of this diameter, for no
muiderer has been hung under the
laws of that state for several years
The law provides that after it murdorer
has received tho death penalty ho
shall be confined iu the penitentiary,
forou year, at the expiration of which
time the governor of he state may llx .
tho time of xecution No governor .
has yet been elected iu that state who
was willing to take the responsibility1
placed upo 1 him by the law, and as a
consequence the death penalty is
equivalent to life imprisonment
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well as US, to buy your Building Ma.
torial and Coal at ouryards Not only
that our prices average lower, or at
least as low, as those of our competit
ors, but because we tako especial care
of and protect all can be classed as
REGULAR CUSTOMERS.
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Roosevelt's Example.
President Kboscw It lu.s -tn a good
example to parents by placing his
boys in the public sclnol in Washing
ton. lie could pay the 'little red school
house" no higher compliment. He
demonstrates his ti.ith iu our public
school system.
And his indotsement comes at a
time when tho free school system is
under the fire of severe criticism. Its
critics bay the public school teaches
too many fads, that its education does
uot educate, etc.
Our school system is not what it
ought to be. It is not what it will be
some day. But with all its faults it is
the best educational system of its
kind the world has had and Is especi
ally adapted to our institutions.
Book learning i 4 not all of educa
tion. Contact of personalities is an es
seutial feature of practical teaching.
The boy who rubs against other boys
in school and on playground learns
some important lessons. Ho learns
there are others, lie gets his rough
corners rubbed oti'. lie is in a minia
ture world. He learns not books only,
hut human nature. Ho gets what we
call experieiu e. And lie learns to
bear himself asa soll-respectlug but
law-observing eitien of the school re
public. Tho boy who issentto private school
or ton tutor lacks these tilings.
Tho public school is also a great
teacher ofjdemocracy. President Uonso
Tolt's boy sits side by side with tho
hodcarrior's boy. T! it's as good for
Roosvolt's boy as 1 . tho hodcarrior's
and especially r for tho govern
ment of tho peoplo.
The presideut has uot only sot a
good example by patronizing tho free
school. Incidentally ho administers a
doservod rebuke to those parents who
do not consider th public schools
good enough tor tholr boys. Kansas.
City World.
WHITE HOUSE grocers &nd
COFFEE !" BUTCHER.S.
Mocha.
with your breakfast. It has a flavor that's all
its own you don't get it in any other brand.
It is sold by alt grocers in 1 anil 3-pound cans only.
Packed and sealed by us and guaranteed full weight.
DWINELL' WRIGHT CO., Boston.
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I have purchased the stock, fixtures and good will
of the market formerly owned by E. R. Sherer, and
by honest treatment hope to retain all old patrons
secure many new ones. When in need of Fresh or
Salt Meats, Game, etc., give me a trial.
C. E. HARRINGTON.
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DEALERS IN
LUMBER and COAL.
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Red cloud. - - Nebraska
Tho Iloldrego Progress has gone' to
homo print and tho last issuo of tbnt
paper presents a neat and prosperous
appearance. The morchants ot Hoi-
from urollablo source, is that Madison, drege evidently appreciate the valuo
iu a tit of drunken coutldeuce, told an of a good home p:ipr.
City Dray and Express Line.
B. Jn. ROSS, PROP,
Goods Delivered to any part of the city.
Charges as low as the Lowest
CITY AGENTS FOR ADAIS EXPRESSZCO.
TELEPHONES,
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Residence 52.
WRE&TLET
Is a complete food for Bone, Mus
cle, Nerve and Brain.
Bold In 3-lb. packages by all leading Grocer. ',
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REAL ESTATE FARM LOANS.
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Ill kinds of property bought, sold and
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