Cannibal Killer’s
Gun Found Buried
Dead Man’* Gulch Reveals Mys
tery Murder Weapon. Shot
And Ate Five Men.
Lake City, Col.—Dead Man’s
Gulch, near here, lias given up
what is believed to be the murder
weapon of Alfred Packer, “cannibal
killer'' of five comrades In 1873.
The gun, believed to have been
used by Packer In shooting one of
his five victims, was found near the
spot where the murdered men were
buried. Several well-preserved
matches were found in the stock of
the gun.
Packer now dead, was charged
with killing and eating five men who
had accompanied him into the ice
covered San Juan Mountains In the
winter of 1873 on a prospecting ex
pedition. He was sentenced to tho
penitentiary and died several years
ago when on parole.
Recent rains, it was said, uncov
ered the old gun, hardly a stone’s
throw from where Packer's victims
lie burled. A monument In their
memory was unveiled at the spot a
year ago.
The weapon was placed on dis
play at a local drug store. Sight of
It caused old-timers here to revive
the gruesome tale of nearly sixty
years ago.
A party of twenty men arrlvi d at
the site where Montrose now stands.
Winter was approaching and the
famous Chief Ouray of the TItes, en
camped there, warned the miners
noO to Invade the range until win
ter had passed.
Six. however, Ignored Chief
Otiraye warning and started for the
mountains. They were Packer and
five others, known as Miller Bell,
Swan, Humphreys Rnd Moon.
Six weeks later Packer appeared
at Los Pines agency near here and
said his five comrades had deserted
him. It was noticed he had a sus
piciously large amount of money.
Later a band of Indians reported
a gruesome find—bits human flesh
along the trail of Packer to Los
Pinas agency. Search revealed five
bodies. Four had' their skulls crush
ed and one was shot. All were
mutilated and torn.
Packer, confronted by this evl
Priest at Whose Grave
Xho-.^ads Pray
—- - - — - ---
Father Patrick Power, Roman
Catholic priest, at whose grave in
Holy Crosa Cemetery, Malden,
Maaa^ many cures are reported.
The crowds visiting the shrine are
so great that some stay over night
in the cemetery awaiting their op
portunity to kneel on the grave of
the young priest who was buried
there sixty years ago.
laUnwUont! Knn«>
dcncc, revised Ills original story.
Swain, he said, had died and the
other four had eaten his body. He
was arrested at Saguache but es
caped from the Sheriff.
Ten years later he was arrested In
Wyoming and taken to Denver. He
was tried at Gunnison and sentenc
ed to hang but his attorneys obtain
ed a change In his sentence to a
forty-year term at the Canon City
penitentiary.
There he spent his life until a
few years ago—consistently denying
he had murdered his companio ns. A
parole was given to the aged man
and he died shortly after.
Who Paid The BUI?
Lewisburg (Pa.) Journal.
In a certain town there was a
merchant by the name of Hank
Snarl. Hank did not believe In ad
vertising. As- the years went oy
Hank’s business dropped gradually
away.
One day there came to Hank's
town a young man -who obtained a
position as ad solicitor for the local
newspaper. The old editor told the
young man not to waste his +ime
with Hank, but the young man was
undaunted and finally persuaded
Hank to put on a sale of men’s
suits.
It was first ascertained the Hank
usually sold 100 suits per year; that
these suits cost $15 and retailed for,
$30.
By the arrangement with Hank,
the ad-man agreed to prepare all
of the ad copy and conduct the
sale.
For the sale the suits were re
duced to $22.50. Three hundred suits
were sold. $250 was the amount
spent tor advertising. Hank made a
profit of $2,000.
Who paid for the advertising?
Certainly not Hank, for he sold
more suits during the sale than he
would ordinarily have sold during
the entire year. He made a profit
of $8,000, of $500 more thair his
usual annual profit on 100 suit*.
The people who bought the suits
did not pay the bill, for in ordinary
circumstances they would have paid
$30 each for the suits, and they
saved money.
It is clear that the young man
who put on the sale was not out of
pocket.
Who, then, actually paid for this
advertising? Why, of course, the bill
was paid by the merchants whose
suits remained on their shelves, be
cause Hank beat them to their reg
ular customers.
Hoping For The Best
Minister: “I was grieved to hear
your husband has gone at last.”
Mrs. Maggs: ''Yes; he has, sir
an’ I only hope he’s gone where I
know he ain’t.”
Limited.
A very worried wife reported to
the doctor that she feared her sick
husband was wandering in his mind
“Be of good cheer, my good wom
an," said the physician, “he can't
go very far."
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BEAMS MILL NEWS
OFFERS* ITEMS
Mr. Hunter Wright recently
caught a 'possum weighing 11 i-2
pounds.
Mr. Chesley Hendrick and mother.
Mrs. Marchel Hendrick attended the
birthday dinner at Mrs. Ida Alien
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Zem Williams and
daughter Eula spent Sunday after
noon with Mr. and Mrs. Kim Wil
liams.
Mrs. Daisy Wright and family
spent Friday afternon with Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Hoyle.
Mrs. Will Glascoe and daughter
Verlie, Mrs. Alonzo Grigg and
daughter Betty Sue, spent Friday
with Mr. and Mrs. Kim Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Chesley Hendrick
attended the banquet at Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Spangler's Saturday right.
Mir. and Mrs. Vertus Williams and
son, Jack, spent Sunday with Mr
and Mrs. Clarence Grigg of New
House.
Mrs. Schehck Spangler visited her
sister, Mrs. Charlie McSwain, Sat
urday afternoon.
Miss Lena Williams spent Satur
day night with Miss America Hen
drick.
Mrs. Kim Williams spent Friday
with Mrs. J. Y. Elliott.
Miss Ruby Wright spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Lena Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Ellio’.t M:.
and Mrs. Sylvanus Green were the
dinner guest at Mrs. J. Y. Elliott
Sunday.
Miss Dovie Wright spent Satur
day afternoon with her sister, Mrs.
J. J. Wilkins.
Misses Lena and Cloe Williams
spent Friday night with Misses
Ruby and Josephine Wright.
Mrs. J. Y. Elliott and daughters
attended the state Baptist conven
tion at the first Baptist church at
Shelby last week.
Mias Irene Costner spent Sun
day with Opal Ledford.
Misses Eura and Evelyn Hen
drick spent Saturday with Miss
Bryte Costner.
Mrs. Tom Costner and Mr. and
Mrs. D. Y. Costner visited Mr. Tom
Costner at Morganton Monday.
Simmons And The Home Bank.
From The Winston-Salem Journal
One report has it that Senator
Simmons lost every penny he had
In the world when the First Nation
al Bank of New Bern, his home
town, failed the other cjay. If this
is true, Senator Simmons has the
deepest sympathy of thousands of
warm friends and admirers in North
Carolina.
It was through no fault of his
that he lost his money. He was do
ing the proper and patriotic tiling
when he patronized his home town
bank instead of some stronger in
stitution in Washington, or else
where.
BUILDING GOING ON
AROUND GROVER NOW
(Special to The Star.)
The Woman’s Missionary society
of the Grover Baptist church held
their regular monthly meeting Sat
urday afternoon with Mrs. 3. A
Harry. Quite an interesting pro
gram was given, after which re
freshments were served.
Their next meeting will be held
with Mrs. W. E. Furcron on Satur
day before the third Sunday in
December.
The regular meeting of district
number three was held with Grover
Baptist church yesterday afternoon
and in spite of the rain they had a
very fine program, the meeting be
ing presided over by Mt3. 3. F.
Bird. The address of welcome Was
given by Mrs. W. E. Furcron, and
Mrs. Waycaster, of Waco. The asso
ciations] superintendent gave an in
teresting talk on some of the essen
tials for am all round W. M. U. at
this meeting Mrs. B. F. Bird, ten
dered her resignation as district
president and Mrs. W. E. Furcron,
was elected to this place.
We were sorry to learn to late
that Bro. Wade Bostick, one of our
esteemed missionaries who is at
home on firrlough was scheduled to
preach at our church last night. The
committee on arrangements failed
to notify any one and no announce
ments had been made, and last
night our services closed with the
B. Y. P. U. program, and when Bro
Bostlck arrived the congregation had
gone and the lights were out. We
hope that the next time it is possible
for him to be with us that the
committee will notify us in advance.
Mrs. C. A. Mulllnax, was In Char
lotte last week in consultation with
Dr. Sloan who Is a specialist In eye
ear-and-nose, diseases, as she had
been having some trouble with her
eyes, but after an examination they
decided her trouble was in her
teeth. She expects to go back soon
for another examination', as she is
still suffering from some trouble
that keeps her In bed for part ■‘•lmc.
The doctor seems to think that they
will be able to locate and remove
the cause of her trouble.
Mrs. Wafford Hambright, who ha3
been In poor health for several
months Is taking the violet-ray,
treatment from Dr. Stokes, at Kln?s
Mountain. She has had two tri ,t
ments in the last few days, but is at
this time confined to bed and un
able to go. She intends to resume
this treatment as soon as she is able,
as she thinks they are beneficial.
The sound of the hammer is heard
in Grover on every side, and ‘t is
not a sign that we are knockers,
but that we are builders. Mrs. Lula
Hardin and Mr. Warren Hicks, have
made some very attractive improve
ments and additions to their dwel
lings, and Mr. Ed Hambright, is re
building the warehouse that was
burned a few weeks ago, and the
carpenters and painters are nutting
the finishing touches on Mr. Char
ley Hambrlght’s new residence, and
also on the two new dwellings that
•are being built by the T. S. Keetei
Grocery company all of which adds
quite a lot to the attractiveness of
our town. '
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mos3, and
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Moss, attended
the surprise dinner party given to
Mr. Will Martin, at Blacksburg, S.
C„ yesterday. Mr. Martin Is Mrs.
D. A. Moss’ father. A host of rela
tives from Grover, Charlotte, An
derson, and other points were pres
ent to congratulate Mr. Martin on
| his 53rd birthday and to wish him
; many happy returns.
- D;
Wolf! 4J|1
Prom The Monroe Journal.
They say that old Aesop was a
hunchback and a slave, but he cer
tainly had a good line-up on *he
human race. A bank robbery out In
Wisconsin the other day Illustrated
what the old man meant by the
fable of the boy who cried wolf too
many times. The banks of the town
had burglar alarms which they
were all the time turning off with
tests to see if they worked all right.
Folks had become used to them.
The burglars came, the alarm went
off, but nobody paid any attention
and the robbers carried off $122,000.
Star Advertising Pays
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Friday, November 22nd
at 8 o'clock p M.
After wfceks and weeks of bury planning, Toylarid Is
readyl What joy to find all of the old favorites
. . . how thrilling to discover all sorts of new toys
and games! Dolls, furniture and many, many
other things for girls . . . tool chests and en
\ gines and air-planes and pther things boys
' like . . . cunning playthings for the f
baby . . . games for all, including the n
grown-ups! All are here for you td h
see ... be sure to come! ///
Bring Mother and Dad
Along to Show Them
What You'd Like
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