The Stroud Star. (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1903 Page: 4 of 12
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AWFUL TRAGEDY
OKLAHOMA CITY MAN SNOOTS
WIFI AND CHILD-KILLS MIMSILF
CMftO IS KAC-im M9TAUY CUT
T» toN
tllHt
to U»« •
- GRATEFUL, HAPPY WOMEN
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'elf—anna.' fctot II «|* M OllatoM
Irw Ikll IN •«"! Tirtw
Mai Bair**. Who W«« No DmiW In-
uni. Takes Iho Llvoo of Thooo Nur
oiid Door to hum—Friends of Family
Know no Other Neaaen
OKLAHOMA CITY: Max Kelroff.
ax**d M. fatally *hot hU wife, billed
hi« » >*»r old oouxbtrr and thro abut
through the heart
The frightful t rogerly occurred In
the sleeping apart menu of tbo Eat ruff
family over tbo grocery oloro wblrb
tbo murderer ond suicide conducted.
Tbo weapon uaed waa a 38 caliber
Hmtth A WViion revolver and at leant
a dozen »boi» were fired l«y tbe fiend
,l*h and evidently ipwane huaband and
father. The caiiaom leading up to thia
horrible crime acem Nlirouded in my»-
tcry nml only vague rciMona are hug
geNted by tlioae moat Intimately *mm>
eluted with the deceaned. for what
will no doubt prove a double murder
and auicide.
Mr. and Mm. llert Hazel were the
flint one* to enter the roomtt where
the tragedy occurred, being awakened
by a Hiicceaalon of platol aliota. Hy
HiIm lime, however, Estroff waa dead,
the little girl waa alao beyond human
aid. and the mqther waa literally ahot
to plecea. but atill living and con-
scions. 8ho requested her neighbors
to call for the police and a doctor, as
she waa ahot and bleeding to death.
Soon Officers Bunker and Ballard ar-
rived on the scene, and Dr. Mesaen-
baugh a few minutes later. Up to this
time the mortally wounded wife had
maintained consciousness and reason-
able composure, notwithstanding the
fact that one of the assassin’}* bullets
lmd penetrated her side and through
the liver; another had shattered the
left arm. one had passed through her
face from one side of the upper right
jaw to the left temple.
With marvelous and unnatural ener-
gy she begged the officers to allow
her to see about her baby, whom the
poor mother did not know was lying
still in death, but who, she supposed,
was downstairs.
The corpse of the murderer was car-
ried to the kitchen downstairs and
Mrs. Estroff removed to another room,
where Dr. Messenbaugh. assisted by
Dr. Lund, devoted their energies and
skill to dressing her many wounds.
To Officer Bunker, who was the first
policeman in the room where the kill-
ing occurred, Mrs. Estroff said: “I
don’t know what made Max do it. He
has killed himself and I am shot
through the stomach and will die if a
doctor does not come soon.”
Asked by the officer if she knew of
any plausible excuse for the deed, she
replied. “I only know that when I
came upstairs to retire Madeline was
asleep and husband had gone to bed.
1 went up and put my arms around
him and he told me to go on away and
leave him alone, as he did not feel
well and did not want to be bothered.
He then turned over and -1 went to
bed and the first I knew of any trouble
was when I awoke and he was stand
ing over me shooting.”
Violated Quarantine Law
GUTHRIE: Secretary Tom Morris
jf the Oklahoma live stock sanitary
board, was notified hy the county at-
torney at Taioga that J. W. Wamble,
the Burmah farmer charged with vio-
lating the quarantine laws, has been
arrested and admitted to $500 bond,
the case being set for hearing at Ta-
ioga on December 7th. WamMe Is
said to have disposed of horses afflict-
ed with glanders and ordered killed
by the territory authorities.
Mas la an animal ib*i a*Ak*a ba»
*»!»• am kNi animal toa Hu*- oa*
dog 4m* m rfea*$* a bua« a lib M l
HNr»A4nn Kmiih
A Aar* Dead Thing
»A« mis* AIJ41N M F***Y LAAA. tod
ran iralynay |«i>gt4iel t»««*toea niILhiI
It ms iwi, had I k».*••«» »b«* rduf »» nmlf
fits «jr a* biff fr«-» I think it a rsr# goad
thing f»r any®*** having ■#>rni»rlir*4fn*« «■
Mr* Matilda lldumH. l*wrMianr It f \
haul hy all iMwgtfists. ** 4*A I* dag
sm vsr ^HnnanMMaaam
Kvnry man l* rerrivsd In heaven
who rarritrt heaven in himself while
In tha world, and he I* excluded who
done not —Bwedenborg.
I
For Catarrh and Cold* In the hood.
Hunt's Lightning Oil Inhaled la a,
turn cur*. A^ few drop* taken Inter* |
nally relieve* and cures Crimp Colie,
Cholera Morbus and aucb trouble*.
Guaranteed. Price 25 and 60 cents.
A wine physician in u John Baptist,
who rerogni/es that hi* only mission
i* to prepare the way for a greater
than himself.—A. S Hardy
kill CROM RALL BLOB
Should t« In every boms. Ask your groenr
for M. Largs J o*. package only 3 rants.
All history shows the power of blood
over circumstances, as agriculture
shows the power of the seeds over the;
soli.—E. P. Whipple. . . i
THANK ff.aU.HA ro* ISO*
recovery Arm run sr
SUFFERING.
Mu. Mo»l tniiw AOmtS*
A- 1~- .1. M h. i*»l'MUf|aaM*f
of ilm ItoyslTempos *f Ti
•a a m» #»* Uttsv. aaj* i
•• | ihtak that • w
•husks (mw making tor ir*ml4an paMA
l*i iswuasd NaIiH V meant so mnch
m me ihai I t~l lor tbo sake o« ether
snSmtng wwa it H my del/ to tad
•Hal r»funs h*a dee# ltd mw •
•• I tuffstmlkd five year* wilh ttoioa
IrregeLititssb «h- h Idtaighi *m hysteria
and mads mo a t hys* al wreck. I Bind
litxn ibs diffsrnat schools #1
mnIMW. I Ml Sllhdl Uy pwcoptibls
thaag* in m> owdiimo. In my despair
| called «>n an old nurse. who musssms
to try I’eorna. and promised good re*
•nils it I *•••**l«J persivi and lake it r*g*
nlarly. I thouflil il*»* was ihe least I
conkl do and procure*! a Untie. ! knew
as *>«’0 a* I infta taking it lhat it was
affecting me differently from anything
I had used Indore, and to I kept ao tak-
ing it. | kepi tins up for six
and steadily gained strength and health,
and when I had used fifteen bottles I
considered myteif entirely cured. I am
a grateful, happy woman to-day.”—
bliss Muriel Armitag*. •
|‘rruna cures catarrh of the pelvio
organa with ihe same surety as it cures
catarrh of the head. Peruna has be*
«ome renowned as a positive cure for
female ailments simply because the ail-
ments are mostly due to catarrh. Ca-
tarrh is the cause of the trouble.
Peruna cures tbe catarrh. Tbe symp-
toms disappear.
No chromors or cheap premium*, but
n better quality sinil one-third more of
Dcliunce Starch for the name price of
other starches.
Female Weakness is Pelvic
Catarrh.
Always Half Sick are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catarrh.
It la a profound mistake to think
Catarrh of any organ, if allowed to pro-
dary of the world. Lcmicrre. . what is so distressing a sight as a poor
---half-sick, nervous woman, suffering from
A man In Guthrie while eating pie
at a Thanksgiving dinner broke his
I fork. Evidently the cook bad not used
Okla Cooking Oil.
the many almost unbearable symptoms of
pelvic catarrh ? She does not consider her-
self ill enough to go to bed. but she is far
from being able to do her work without the
greatest exhaustion. This Is s very com*
moo sight and is almost always due to pel*
vie catarrh.
It is worse than foolish for ao many
women to suffer year after year with n dis-
ease that can be permanently cured.*
Peruna cures catarrh permanently. It
cures old chronic cases as well as a slight
attack, the only difference being in the
length of time that it should be taken to
effect a cure.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use>of Peruna, write
at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full state-
ment of your case, and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Harirnan, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Silllctis—"Why are women so fond
of champagne?" Cynlcus—"Oh, simp-
ly because it costs more than any-
thing else.”
PILES
NO MONEY TILL CURED. 25 veass establishes.]
We sea* Ntt ea* yeitaeWe BSyege treatise •• PHea. Ftste* as* Piscesesef that
■ectvta; alee NS yaga Mlee. treatise ea Stsesses ef Warns. Sf tbe IHceaitde cere*
oar all*
DR8
The Secret of Pope Leo’s Long Life
The great secret of his 93 years, his power and capacity, is diet. He ate for the good of his body. He
let his mind tell him when to stop. Heatelittle, but he ate enough and it was of the best quality. He
was born a physical weakling, had been inclined to sickness all his life and yet he toiled more hours,
weighted with greater responsibilities, than any other living man. His diet consisted largely of vege-
tables, frui nd cereals. Follow this splendid example of rational self-control.
D* PRICE'S
WHEAT FLAKE CELERY
’ is health-promoting, life-sustaining. Served hot or cold.
Palafabls—Nutritious—Easy of Digestion and Ready to Eat
Mjrsignm
MMrreeci
sxr
For jab
by alt groerrj.
I*r. Price, the creator of Dr. Price’* Cream Baking Powder and Delicious Flavoring Extracts.
A cook book containing 7* excellent receipts for using the Food mailed free to any address.
Prepare* by PRICE CEREAL FCCR CO., 14 Cats Strati, CNICICO, ILUCCIS*
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The Stroud Star. (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1903, newspaper, December 4, 1903; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc405865/m1/4/: accessed May 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.