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oe, now *f Rat T'ortaf;e,Ontar•fo,
'R 14'he le Parry1 0 A tailoring
einefite sensin,la.w, ,cg. , fir, Tb04,
11tOkeen,of Cltton, bas develop,
'►i$14e a most excellent -raconteur
f Mtii' e!1! as business man, He tells'
tlet�' fiallowing to' s' reporter Last
4t; riiay t ,young man 'named
t4estri4e, a, Ranee;' who has- been
liawia C'ht =1tat
'Portage for about two
rattsp was in Winnipeg, and, as he cal
;+0Fliecteli,to._beea Materialeifitn.ete3. til'
4441 case of Ws. Carruthers, former-
' fy' •of ,I3ianehard, Ont., now in, WI
• iitiv siting trial on the charge of ma.
+sierting her husband about a year
+40.'a4.4ainy River, Algoma, a re,
;xsrter'interviewed him at his hotel.
'711;3 ,object, of the interview wax to
• *stidit tiny now facts which might
be ascertainable in connection with
the Carruthers crime, but almost as
saaeou as the conversation began Mr.
_Rance started off to tell a story of a
xfatieide which was committed but a
:tort time previous to the murder
-send which is full of thrilling inti•.
tents, The narrative had never
teen published, and this, together
with the fact that it was committed
liver a year ago and in, a district of
yit"ue province of Ontario, Horde it
peculiarly interesting. Mr. Rance,
who had been engaged in the mer
+c tont tailoring business at Clinton,
removed with his wife three winters
aago to Rat Portage, where he has
Entine pursued his vocation. His
business consists chiefly in the trade
.that is done with the men in the
tutnber"woods along the Rainy river.
Le purchased a pair of speedy pac-
ing ells, and decided to make a tour
s f the river, which is 200 miles in
'I'ength, every winter. The shanty-
itaen would order their clothing
when be came along and call for
them at Rat Portage in the spring
after the snow had left the ground.
It was through one of these expe-
ditions, a year ago this winter, that
ise came to be familiar with the facts
Of the suicide. Mr. Rance arrived
+zt Fotheringbam's mills, which, it
will be remembered, was where Car-
ruthers worked, and almost exactly
.likalf way between the Lake of the
Woods and Rainy. Lake. While
there he measured for a suit of
eiothes the man who but an hour
Hater was foully murdered it is al,
foged by his own wife. Mr. Rance,
•at, few minutes before the crime is
raid: to have been committed, pro,
seeded on his journey up to the
bead of the river- After calling at
all. the shanties along the route he
arrived at Fort Frances about eight
days later: The fort is situated
just at the deka of Rainy river and
where that stream draws its waters
6lle;.m the lake of. the same name
'this is where the celebrated Macs
te:stele government locks are built
sand the most beautiful site for a
city i°n all that great northern dis
trict. He found a village of about
200 inhabitants, two hotels, a few
estates and a couple of churches. It
was evening when he arr.-ved there
and, according to his i' irections,
went to the Couchichil'rg (which
means the head of waters) hotel,
teept by a man named George A.
'&tineon. M'r, Rance bad his sup-
per, •learned that the proprietor of
the place was away from his home,
and went early to bed in order that
Iieee might' $ esat -daybreak -to, ,the
•anties above the fort on the Luke.
lie was the only guest at the hotel
that Might, and as he sat at the
'breakfast table the next morning
Urea Stinson, the wife of the 'books
keeper, came into the diningroom in
, a state of nervous excitement, Mr.
Rance inquired as' to what might be
a the trouble, and she stated that she
had a terrible dream, but in order
for him to understand what she
meant she would have to explain to
hints what bad occurred about four
weeks previously. "About- Dec.
20 last (that would be 1890)," she
began "a foreigner came to our hotel
-from the lumber woods down .the
(river. He was suffering from a cut
`amt the leg and had come 'here to
:stay until he recovered. He could
eaot speak English, but he was a
gentlemanly fellow and we were
mac$ interested in him. He could
mut even give us itis name, but
knowing that he was a Norwegian
we called him 'the Swede.' On
•filmristmas day he disappeared and
tett person about the village has
seen hint since. A thorough search
was made for him both at the fort
and down at the shanties where he
•.herd been working, but without avail.
Las night, continued Mrs. Stinson,
uC dreamt that I saw 'the Swede'
hanging by the neck somewhere
sear this hotel."
Mr. Rance, with a view to paci-
fying the agitated woman, volunteer-
•ei to snake another search in order
that elle might be reassured that the
foreigner had left the fort. He
started out and found several barns
't' at d etabies surrounding the hotel.
A. visit to each one of these build -
'tinge was paid and a dilligent search
insole, and, after an hour had been
spat in walking beams and climb -
jag .girders, he started for the house
satisfiet,1 that there was no dead man
-shout the premises. Just as he
watt bout to enter the aide door of
the hotel he noticed a tall shanty
adjoining the house proper. He
-+f ttt towards the place, found that
aboard bad boon tQrn from the,ei
Jat;go, enough for the adrniaoion of
plan's body and entered. It coo
be exon that. the building' was n
in usq an4 Dir. Ranee ivas ago
about.: to start back, satisfied not
ing was wrong, 'w -hen he. One
causally up, into a narrow nook
the corner of the roof and "caw wh
he believed to be the back of
mans coat. With the assiotan
of a ladder Mr, Ranee,clifebeel to ti
roof, on 'looking toward the corn
he was terrified to see a wan ban
ing by the neck, his legs stickit
out in horizontal position, an o
claypipe between the teeth, an
body` frozen stiff. He came dow
in a fainting condition and repor
ed the revelation to the .villager
who soon congregated at the shant
The frozen body was left where
was found until nearly noon, who
the proprietor of the hotel returne
home and ordered it to be.eut dow!
A fire wan built in the street of th
fort and the body of "the Swede
placed alongside of it. After a fe
hours the amateur undertaker
were able to straighten the limb
and arms of the unfortunate, an
made preparations for the buria
When this had been done all tha
remained of the poor "Swede" wa
carted down to the river bank. Be
fore removing the clothing from th
dead man it was suggested by on
of the shanty men that the pocket
be searched, and to him was assign
ed the duty. Soon all the pocket
but one, the ihside waist -coat pocket
were turned inside out withou
showing any contents. When th
shanty titan felt in the waistcoat, h
exclaimed, "Here's something
boys," and drew out a large sheep
skin wallet and a letter addressed
to a woman in Copenhagen, Den-
mark. The mail left the fort on the
following day and the letter, unop-
ened, was dispatched to its destina-
ton, tile name and address being
kept by the proprietor of the Couch,
jolting. When the wallet was op-
ened it was found to contain $350
in Canadian bills. It was evident
then that "the Swede" had committ-
ed suicide, although no cause was
given unless contained in the letter,
an answer to which has never since
reached the shanties. The body
was then -stripped, and, according to
custom, a long sharp stake driven
through the abdomen in order that
it might not be carried away in case
the waters of the river became swop
len, Last November a party of sur-
veyors went up into that district,
and among their number was a
young -graduate in arts of the Tor-
onto university, who is at present
pursuing the study of medicine at
McGill, Montreal. The surveying
party heard about the Fort Frances
suicide when they were o.bout thir-
ty miles 1`row the head of the riser,
and the medical student, who. by
.the way, stood on the 13. A. list of
'90 at Toronto Varsity, manifested
a peculiar interest in the affair.
The reason for this was made known
a few ,nights afterwards, when he
persuaded three of his fellow sur,
veyors to accompany him to the
fort, ostensibly for the purpose of
having a time, but in reality to him
in taking possession of the skeleton
of "the Swede." They started out
one moonlight night, and after a
few miles bad been traversed the
medical aspirant divulged his secret.
The other°members-ofthe'party-.con-
sented, and on they went. Be-
tween two and throe o'clock in the
morning they reached the spot
where the skeleton was believed to
be. They found the snow very deep
at this point, and in order to secure
the prize they had to go quietly to
the fort and get four spades. They
worked away for some time shovel-
ling away the snow, when at Last
one of the blades of the blades o
the spade clinked harshly against
the bard bones. The rattling noise
which followed aroused a pack of
shanty dogs in the immediate neigh,
borhood, and these animals attack-
ed the maratiders so fiercely that
they were glad to be permitted to
decamp for their liyes. Tho doge
kept vigilant guard over the spot
for a time, and the bones of the
Swede are still to be seen on the
banks of the Rainy river, and last
summer there wail some talk of 'ar-
resting the medical student for corns.
plicity in the death of the unknown
Swede, but Mr. Ranee's statements
puts the quietus upon the suggea-
tion of foul play in the matter.
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CAUTION.
EACH. PLUG OF THE
murtIe Navy
To
I9 MARKED
B.
IN BRONZE LETTERS,
NONE OTHER GENUINE.
We are offering special inducement hi the way of
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES TO BUYERS OF FURS.
January 31st,must see us with a very low stock and if yeu are thinking of investing in Furs this winter, you should
see what we have to show you,
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MEN'S FUR, COATS --Only a few left and they must be sold. MEN'S FUR CAPS—Beaver, Nutria,
Persian Lamb, Seal and Dogskin, at very low prices to clear.
r Ladies' Capes, Mantles, Muffs and Collars. �r
The prices we have marked them should move them out quickly.
val ues.
Do not make any purchases until you see our
ESTATE JOHN HODGE
8,
- - CLINTON.
HIEN YOU WET A READY-MADE SDJIT
a
RED S WT
Or anything in MEN'S FURNISHINGS, come 'and see what we can do for
you. We carry a very fine range. Just now we are offering
----A LINE ; F ODD PANTS !----
At a great deal less than their value and it is worth your while to come
and see.
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T. JACKSON, &L, HLIRO - T., CLINTON.
e Christ
as Groeerios,
Fruits, Peels, Canned Goods, Teas, tett.
Our store is well-filled with fresh,- clean, new Goods, and
we can supply the wants of every household at very close
figures. Do not buy until you inspect our stock.
CANTELON BROS., Wholesale Retail Grocers, Clinton,
Leslie's. Carriage Factory.
sliUGGIES, PHAETONS, CARTS AND 'WAGONS—all of the best work -
tranship and material. ear All the latest styles and most modern improve-
ments. All work warranted. Repairing and repainting promptly attended
to. Prices to suit the times.
,lefer FACTORY—corner Huron and Orange Streets, Clinton. 657—y
MARKET REPORTS.
(Corrected every Tuesday afternoon.)
CLINTON.
.Fall Wheat
Spring Wheat
Barley
'Oats
08.5 to 090
085 to 090
C40to050
� 80 to 0 31
Peas . 0 58 to 0 59
Apples,(winter)per bag 0 40 to 0 50
Potatoes
Butter
0 25 to 0 30
0 16 to 0 17
Eggs 0 16 to 0 17
"Hay _,._,.... ...__..., .:.-11-00-tiel1"00
Cordwood 3 00 to 4 00
Beef .. 0 00 to 0 00
Wool 0 I'8 to 0 18
Dressed Hogs 5 00 to 5 25
Card of Thanks.
I desire to take the earliest oppor-
tunity of thanking the members of
the Clinton Fire Brigade, and the
oitizens of the'town as well, for their
heroic efforts in saving what they
could of my stock during the very
disastrous fire which took place
during the evening of the 18th inst.
And have much pleasure in placing
at the disposal of the Treasurer of
the Fire Company my cheque for
Twenty Dollars, to be used by them
as they may deem proper.
Yours sincerely,
- J. C. GILROY.
Clinton, Jan. 19, 1842.
AUCTION SALE
Valuable Froehold Property
In the Town of 'Clinton, in the
(County of Huron.
By direction of the Vendors there will be offer-
ed for Hale at Pnbhto Auction, by THOMAS M.
CABLING, Auctioneer, at the I ATTENBTIRY
HOUSE, in the
TOWN OF CLINTON,
ON
Saturday, January 30, 1892
at 12 o'clock noon, thr following vnlnnhte Free-
hold Premises, being composed of Lot No. 16 and
the west half es Lot No. 15 intIakerman Terrane,
otherwise known no Lot 487, and the went half
of Lot No. 486, in th4 Town of Clinton aforesaid.
Thera le said to bo erected on the property a
good brick veneer 1� storey Dwelling House,
Wood Shed, &c.
TERMS—Sa per cent. on the day of gale; 80 per
cent. in thirty days thereafter, and the balance
in three-yearo with interest at 7 per cent., to be
secured by a first mortgage on the premises. The
purchaser to have the option of paying °ash.
For further particulars and conditions of sale
apply to
MESSRS. HACLAI:EN, MACDONALD,
7raTtrsIT-r h SHEPLEY,
28 and 110 Toronto Street, Toronto, or to the
Auctioneer. orchard and other conveniences. Good gravel
Toronto, Jan. 7th, 1892. road oil around It. Apply on the premises.,
NOTICE
The Council of the Corporation of the County
of Huron will ,poet in the Court House, Goderich,
on TUESDAY, JANUARY 26th, at 3 o'clock
P.M.
WILLIAM LANE.
688-2t
January 8th, 1809.
Annual Meeting.
Tho Annual Meeting of the Mullett Branch
Agricultural Society for the receiving cl the
Auditor's report, and the election of officers for
comingyoar,, will. he.hotdJn„tho:Council „Cllanlber,,.
on THURSDAY JANUARY, 14th, at2.p, m. A
full attendance of members Is requested.
A. IT. MANNING, W. JACKSON,
President. Secretary.
23 Acres of Land for Sale.
Tho proprietor offers for Halo 23 acres of good
land, cheap, on the 14th con., Mullett, ;• mile
from the village of Blyth. There is on the place
a frame house, good cellar, and barn, about ono
acre good bearing orchard. Good well, Apply
to
688-4t MICHAEL DOHERTY.
LADIES !
BEECHAM'S ENGLISH Pieta are safe,
effectual, and the only genuine.
Sent to any address with full
directions on receipt of $2.00.
ANGLO-AMERICAN MEDICAL CO.,
204 South Pauling St„
688-41 CHICAGO, ILL.
THE C. P. R. TELEGRAPH
AGENCY AT CLINTON
Are doing a splendid business.
WHY? BECAUSE
the line is noted for quick despatch
and prompt delivery.
Office at Cooper's Book Store
10 ACRES FOR SALE.
The proprietor offers tor gala ten acres of good
land on the 13th Con., Ilullett, 1} nines from
Londnshoro and 8 miles from lle tie Good frame
barn, goo,' stable, excellent well of water, nice
1
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JIVE�
tA� ir,ty �f,
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This is Our New Cash System by which we make
DONATI•N OF SIOO
TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
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We will give you a FIVE CENT t,`sO6'lEY Ol, : ,ER with
each dollar's worth of goods purchased at our store and when twenty of
these Money Orders ore presented by any one person we will cash them,
paying SI .00 for them ; or, when yon buy 00 cents, or more, worth of
goods at one time, we will accept one as 80 much cash towards paying for
same. We wept everybody to avail themselves of this offer. Our store
is headquarters for everything in our line and our_prices are the very
lowest. Cotne and see us and bring all your friends. Ask far a
FIVE CENT MOIilEY ORDER with every dollars worth
of goods you buy. T Money Orders given only with Cash Purchases,
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PLU1Y[STEEL & GIBBINGS
Dealers in Dry -Goods, Clothing, Hats, Caps and Furs,
Boots, Shoes and Groceries,
ALBERT STREET,. - CLINTON, ONTARIO
Clearing Sale for 2 Weeks
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We give you our word that what we advertise we will
carry out very strictly,
THE SCOTCH TWEED V. EED SUITS
we were selling at $23 we have
CICTT. JDOWN TO $18_
The Black Suits we were selling for $25 are cut down to
$22.25.
Remember, this sale is ONLY FOR TWO WEEKS, so
come now. Fit Guaranteed in every case. Remember
the -stand- opposite,Cno.pez,',s,B091.'; Store
Walton & Morrison, - Clinton.
THE HUB GROCERY
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We have a' very fine stock of
CROCKERY & GLASSWARE
of direct importation from England. DINNER SETS worth $12, at
$10.50. TEA SETS worth $6, at $4.50 and $5.00, We have a line of
TOILET SETS coming this week—ten-piece printed set for $3, worth $5,
TEA ! TEA ! - TEA !
We have the dELEBRATED TIGER BRAND, a beautiful blend of
BLACK TEA. Ten lbs. to give away in Samples. Conte and get one
and try it. It will cost nothing.
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Geo. S alloy, Clinton
EXPECTED.
The Times Tea Warehouse
is the acknowledged Leading House for
Choice Xmas & Holiday Goods
A full assortment extra selected Valencia Raisins, London Layers, Royal
Clusters, Black Baskets; choicest and finest Fitiritras, Patras and Vostizso
Currants; New Figs and Fresh Dates,
Finest Shelled ALMONDS, WALNUTS and FILBERT'S, New CANDIED
LEMON, ORANGE and CITRON PEELS, all of which will be sold at very
low prices. We have the largest and best selected stock of
FANCY CHINA, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE
in town. Dinner Setts, Tea Setts, Toilet Setts, at greatly reduced prices.
J. W. IRWIN, - - - CLINTON
Sole Agent for the noted Ram Lal's Pure Indian Tea, and St. Leon Water.