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or some other delicacy dear to the black
bear heart and palate. If the bear made
a mistake a powerful bump on the side
of the head was all that was due him.
Finally Bill judged his pets education
was complete. He was the most self
satisfied man in Pike county.
Talk about higher education,' Bill
remarked complacently when | came
over to see how his unrighteous scheme
was getting on. "A man don't appre-
eiate what can be done by a judicious
mixture of loving care, and honey, and
an occasional humping, until he has
witnessed the intellectual feats Of hon
est old Bill Browns black bear. Bears
of uncommon attainments have been
before seen in Pike county, but this
Is the first one that fully understood the
noble game of poker. Saddened spirits
and depleted pocketbooks will be the
portion Of those who try to win money
from Bill Brown and his bear
''But Bill was so proud of his scheme
for getting even with Tom Wilson that
he couldn't keep still about it, The
matter came to the ears of the minis
ter and Elder Howard. They came
over and demonstrated on the peril in
which Bill was putting his own soul
and the good bears moral character Bill
wouldn't be moved, and insisted that he
was not leading the bear into evil ways,
You can't really say that the bear
is a gambler, for | will make it a point
to see that the money earned by the
firm of Brown, Bear & Co, goes to
Brown said Bill And as far as l am
concerned, all l want to do is to get
back the money Tom Wilson robbed me
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be long before he will know every hand
and be able to give a little signal for
each one. Even the most sanctified of
men can't blame the bear if, in his inno-
cence, he happens to sit behind Tom
Wilson and signal the value of the hand
Tom is holding. And if | should happen
to use that information in the way in
which it can do the most good. neither
the recording angel nor Pike county hui
name society cranks can lay the blame
at the door of that plump and innocent
minded pet of mine
Looked at in that light it dfn't seem
as if the bears moral integrity could
come to grief. Tom Wilson might have
a protest coming, but Tom had already
won SO much OF the boys money that it
seemed a commendable act to reduce his
surplus. The only party whose character
was likely to suffer was Bill Brown, and
his conscience had the reputation of be-
ing fireproof. / was sort of anxious to
see how the bear would take to poker,
SO / couldn't see where it was up to me
to warn Tom Wilson.
There's no denying that bear was
a born poker player. Bill hadn't been
training him over couple of weeks
before that intelligent animal knew every
hand, from pair of deuces to a royal
straight flush. Bill taught the bear to
make little signals with his front paws,
showing what the hands were. After
the bear had the game down pretty pat
Bill would put poker hand on the table
and look at the bear in an inquiring way.
Then the bear would give a signals II
the bear called the hand right Bill would
give him bit Of meat or a little honey
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Of Although I might be persuaded TO
take little more, even at the risk of a
jar to my conscience
Even after Bits explanation the min
lister and the elder didn't quite approve
Of his plan. But as they regarded Tom
Wilson as a good deal of an instrument
of iniquity, anyhow, they din't feel called
upon to give away Bills little game
1.-THE next evening Bill piked over to
the tavern early and began playing poker
with Tom Wilson. The intelligent bear
perohed himself on his hind legs be-
hind Tom, where he could look over the
cards Tom being accustomed to seeing
the bear with Bill Brown, didn't think
much of this. But there wasn't a hand
held by Tom Wilson that escaped the
notice of that bear. All Bill had to do
was to glance at the bear and he knew
in a second just what Tom was playing.
The result was that when the game broke
up Bill had a bunch Of money and Tom
had accumulated a stock of experience
that he would have been glad to dispose
of at a mighty small price. Tom was
q puzzled man.
"I've seen good poker playing IN
my life observed Tom the next day In
wondering way, but l never saw
man size up the other fellows hands the
way Bill Brown did last night. And to
think that | considered Bill an easy mark
at the game
TON was a pretty foxy boy himself
when it came to card playing, and all
day long he kept trying to figure out
how it happened. That evening Bill
Brown came over to play again. Bill
| kept on playing the same skilful game
of the night before, seeming to know
exactly what cards Tom Wilson was
holding. By-and-by Tom noticed that
Bill kept watching the bear closer than il
he was the third person in the game.
Then Tom began to appreciate that in
some way the bear was giving Bill points.
Tom made up his mind to get even.
THAT poor pet of yours acts as il
he was hungry observed Tom, in sort
of a plying way Wait a minute and
I'll get him a nice bit of raw meat
$50 Tom went into the kitchen and
cut off a big piece of raw meat
Such an extraordinary intelligent
civilized bear would certainly want to
have his meat Favored said Tom. And
he made a slice in the meat and
STUCK III u mighty llpeIdl pOillO VI lS''
pepper Then he went back into, the
bar-room where Bill and the bear were.
Hes your bear, BILL said Tom in
kindly manner. You'd better give
him the meat YOURSELF
bill handed the meat to the bear. The
bear gobbled it down. In minute there
was an excited bear in that bar-room He
began to dance around the floor, holding
on to his stomach with his front paws,
and growing at Bill in tones which
weren't those of affectionate regard Then
the bear rolled over on the floor and
finally made break for the door and gall
loped home at a rate that established
new record in bear sprinting. Bill
thought his pet had a fit. He hurried
home There was the bear at the
watering trough drinking at a rapid rate,
and only stopping to rub his stomach
every few seconds in a pensive manner.
Bill was mad.
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"old Bill Browns gambling bear crea-
ted a big scandal in the church, said
Deacon Todgers reminiscently to the
crowd that gathered at the corner grocery
store Saturday evenings, but after the
protests of the minister and Elder How
ard, and even my own solemn words of
warning, had availed nothing, the bear
plrt an end to the game himself. Bill
won't touch card now, though | cant
see that either Bill or the bear have
many claims to saving grace, even if their
unholy partnership as poker players did
come to a sudden. and violent end.
Bill found the bear in the woods when
it was a cub and took him home and
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Read what the noted DR.. Thomas S. Powell has to
say for Harris Lithia Water:
Mr. j. 7. Harris:
Dear Sir:-I have found the use OF the water
from your Lithat Spring in South Carolin SO ell
cacious in the of young lady patient OF
mine, who has suffered for years with Diabetes,
with all its different attendants, that [ want to
add my testimonial to the many you already nave.
The patient refer to has used the water freely at
home for scarcely month now, with more bene-
fetal results than from months spent at the DIFF
ferent noted lthia springs in different parts OF the
United States besides long continued use OF the
same waters at home. Other of my patients and
friends are using the with best results.
cordially recommend it to all suffering from sim
liar diseases Very respectfully yours,
THOMAS S. POWELL, M. D.
President Southern Medical Col
So - --=-----I 1ege Atlanta, Ga.
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profession. IN the CONDITION. OF ITUS plaIIc UTIHe
its action is marvellous It's use in the Rheumatic
and equity Diseases affords me more comfort than
either the Buffalo Londonderry Waters.
Very truly yours,
JOHN HEY VILLA MS, NJ. d.
E7iFH'
Mr. j. r. Harris, Harris Springs, S. GU. " 81 :
Dear sir:-I have prescribed Harris Lithia Water
freely, in cases where a litha water indicated,
for over seven years and have never known it to
fail to prove highly beneficial to the patient. l
have used other lithia waters but have had bet
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Bill Found the Bear in the Woods Where
He Was Out and Took Him Home.
began training him. Even for a Pike
county bear that animal displayed un-
usual intelligence. BY the time he was
full grown he would follow Bill around
like a numbering dog, and good many
people said the bear knew more than
Bill did. One evening, after Tom VIII
son had succeeded in separating Bill
from his money, he looked at the bear in
an interested sort of way and remarked:
Blamed if that bear of yours can't
do almost everything except play poker,
BILL
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Mr. J. r. Harris Harris Springs, S. Co
Dear Sir-I certify that have used Harris Litha wa
ter with GREAT satisfaction myself and great benefit to
the patients of following Diseases Diabetes, Brights
Disease (1asris Acute Chronic Sub-Acute Catarr of
the stomach some varieties of Dysp epsia Chronic Cysti
it's Irritable bladders attending upon Enlarged Prostate
SO common among elderly people, and in SubAcute and
Muscular rheumatism The relief of troublesome pain
full symptoms attending the diseases above mentioned have
uniformly satisfactory with marked improvements of
the same In have resulted which had not
welded to other in connection with other
TONG The Harris tha contains larger quantity of
Titbia in solution than any other Ii hia Spring in
il the United States, shown by the AN alysis of DIR.
IN Doren,1,s New York | believe, ding from the
III ANALYSIS that this is equally good in other
s forms of disease which it has been recommended
TX more especially in diseases peculiar to women,
81 and in broken down constitution, und ermned by re-
N cent maarial influences, most particular
Nv / have confined myself in this certi-
81 fcate to the applicability and healing properties of
# this water the diseases above ment Toned, coming
under my personal knowledge, and commend it's adj
as minstraton for the with great confidence in
-, he probable results.
M Very Respectfully
FRANCIS L. PARKER, M. ID.
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Of the kidneys bghts disease and in diabetes
ourco
the water ma
hati of Uric acid the
JAMES MORGAN M. D..
andP he
tPo.Jo
Ito hevir Harris
Harris itha CO.,
the of
favori highly
NJ D.
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TESTIMONIALS:


Anex
tina 0 Ithia the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
lodd Fellows May Attend Celebration
Here Without Fear OF Smallpox.

Odd Fellows May Attend Celebration
Here Without Fear of Smallpox.
Those members Of the I. o. o. f. who
have contemplated visit to Marshall-
town on Thursday. A pril %, or upon the
occasion Of the celebration Of the anni-
Iversary of the order, need not be shaken
in their wise resolution by any fear of
smallpox. AT present Marshalltowni
has but one case OF smallpox
in the pest house, and that OF the
mildest possible type. As the pest house
is more than three mile. from Marshall
town, outside people need have no fear.
The few mild cases that have appeared
here this winter have been promptly
and surely placed beyond the power of
mischief, and have made their recovery
from q disease very similar to the chick
ienpox Of our childhood. There has been
here none Of the policy OF conceament
in vogue in other towns. This has
proved a wise policy. There has been no
scare among city residents or country,
people. excepting when the disease first!
smadeits appearance. and rumor has not
lmagnitied the number of patients be-
You'd reason, as is the case where an at.
tempt at concealment is made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
ARRESTED FoRExBEzzLEMENT,
=. ~. German, Of SC. Anthony, ar.
rested Monday on Complaint o.
L. southvycstern I.ife.

:
T. N. German, Of SC. Anthony, Ar-
rested Monday ON Complaint OF
southwcstern Life.
Thomas NJ. German, q farmer living
six miles north OF st. Anthony, was ar
rested and brought to Marshalltown
Monday afternoon by Deputy sheriff
Hutson, charged with embexzlement of
notes and money belonging to the
Southwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company. 1t appears from Mr.. Hal
bert's statement that German has been
acting as a local agent FOR. the company
In his neighborhood and had sufficient
success to owe them something over
500 Being unable to get a settlement
of any nature with him the company
l,caused his arrest for embezzlement.
German was detained In town over
might. but managed this morning to
raise the money to make, a settlement
and was discharged. The warrant was
issued from Justice Aliens court.
Mr.. German says that the notes in
question were old ones that he had
taken for insurance when he was In the
Icompany's employ. When they were
sent to the company the latter refused
to accept them and the action for em-
bezzlement resulted. Mr.. German also
says that the Southwestern manage
ment was angry because he gave up its
work and went with another company
He refused to plead guilty to the
l3charge OF embezzlement. he said but
rather than have trouble. he paid the
amount due after the case had been
dropped and keeps the notes to collect
himself IL they are cOllectible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
"A MEETING OF COAL DEALERS.
President Hnvens and Secretary Cos.
grove, of Omaha, In the city Mon.


day.
Messrs. n. c. Ravens and F. H. Cos
grove, of Omaha. president and secre-
itary respectively Of the Associated Coal
Men of Iowa and Nebraska, were in the
city Monday on business connected
with the association. Late in the
afternoon in the parlors of the Pilgrim
they met with a number Of the local
coal men and those from adjoining
towns, Messrs w. H. Stipp, Of State
Center, Parker Davis and S. How
ell, of Eldora, j. E. Nelly and w
G. Armstrong, Of Grinnel, S. Dudley
of Toledo. Samuel Webster, of Belle
PLANE, John Judge. of Ames. and H. S
Thomas, of Green Mountain, being in
attendance Messrs. II. ". Hayward
and G. c. Smith, both of Chicago, and
representing the Lehigh Valley Goa
Company, and w. B. Hawkins. of this
city and of the c. Reiss Company, We're
also at the meeting. The session was
an informal one with the object in view
of regulating few of the existing ir.
Irregularities in the conduct of the bust
ness. The discussion of freight rates
consumed a good share of the time and
lHe matter OIL tne HxlHS OF prices Iui
the coming season was not passed by
Owing to difficulties which the owners
of the mines have had with the miners
and the increase in wages, there vii
be no decline in the prices, but it is
thought they will be about on a pal
with those of last year. The method Of
large manufacturing firms which buy
coal in quantities and then peddle II
out to their employees was scored ant
necessary restrictions to stop the sam,
will be made. Messrs. HaNens and Cos
grove are touring the state, holding
such meetings as that of yesterday ant
in the evening they left for Cedar Rap
ids, where they will meet the coal deal
ers today. From there they will go tt
Dubuque and visit the river towns be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
A1G1ANT AMONG FRENcHMEN.
A NIarshalltown Roy Who Appears
no u CULVER Among French Lille

no
Mr.. Palmer Bowen, of this city. who
isScaptain of the guards at the United
States exhibit dit the Paris exposition,
is the subject Of a complimentary no
stice in the Paris corresp ondence to the
Chicago Times Herald. The Paris cor
respondent says of Mr.. Bowen:
We have a magnificent specimen OF
American manhood at the head of the
guard. Its captain is P.GL. Bowen. He
claims NIarshalltown, Iowa, as his
home, but he has spent much of his time
in Colorado as a cowboy. He is not one
of the wild and woolly kind, for he is
a handsome, we'll built, well dressed
young man. and has been we'll reared.
but he has the self-reliance of man
who has handled men and knows how to
take care Of himself Heis 0 feet sanch-
es his stocking feet. and he looks like
a giant by the side of an average
lFrenchman. 1t is amusing to note the
wonder and respect with which the
French aborers look at him. happened
to witness an odd incident some time
ago. Some Frenchmen tried to interfere
witk our guards while unloading a car.
They picked quarrel with the .Ameri-
cans. bur Cant. Bowen quickly loomed
into sight and the Frenchmen fed be-
fore he could reach them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
Does conee Agree with Youi

Does Coffee Agree With Youi
II not. drink Grain O-lnade from
S.l.le :. iau Wy noe me =.
would induce me to go back to coffee"
1t nourlshes and feeds the system. The
children can drink It freely with great
benefit. It is the strengthening sub
stance of pure grains. Get a package
today from your grocer. follow the di-
rections in making 1t and you will have
% delicious and healthful table bever-
age for old or young. Fifteen and IS
cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
| ! !. J ] P'|R J ] | N ] TROUBLE
Iekhsr Wsll- Known Resident and
Business Nan Of Marshalltown
d Arrested.
Charged By Southwestern Insurance
Company With Embszze1ment
At Anamosa.
Rasmns Bru Is Given His Parole
Cases Against g I. Barnes
Dismissed.

Samuel s. Price. several years ago a
resident and business man OF Marshall-
town. lies In Jail at Anamosa awaiting
( his preliminary examination, which will
take place tomorrow. Price is charged
4 by the Southwestern Life Insurance
Company, Of this city. with having em-
bezzled 500 OF Its money. His plan, as
alleged. was to order the policy sent to
him. as he made arrangements to co.'s.
lect on Its delivery. He received the
cash and turned the notes into money,
making no return to the company.
Price will be remembered by the oio-
fer business men as having peen secre-
tarys OF the MarshalltownL Life Insurance
Company, organized here in the sos,
with Ben o. Rhodes az president and
Price himself as secretary. He was suc-
ceeded In the secretaryship by Claude
Brock. N. E. Henriques was the first
treasurer, and Harry East held the Of
4 Ace later.
The last time Mr.. Brock saw Price
was at the Jail In Marshalltown, where
he was confined for an ofYense precisely
similar to that for which he is awaiting
trial at Anamosa. In fact, Mr.. Brock
dates the downfall OF the Marshalltown
Life from Prices successful populations
from that company. His plan with them
was to pay for the medical ton
from his own pocket and sell the notes
turned over to him and tell the appli-
cant he had failed to pass the examina-
aion, and that the notes had been de-
stroyed. The company finally caught
him at Burlington. His brother paid a
small portion Of the stolen funds and
Price was released on his own recog-
niancze, hoping that he would go far
He did, and the Marshalltown Life
made good his defalcations to the people
he had robbed. Afterward the company
was sold to the Des Moines Life and
Price forgotten until his ...test escapade
4 brought MIN into notice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
WILL BE BURIED WEDNESDAY.
Rsmains OF steve Tripiett. Who sui
cidcd sunday. 10 be Inferred NJ

y
j cidcd sunday, 10 be Inferred NJ
Cnpron.
The body Of Steven "A. Trlplett, the
early Sunday morning by cutting his
throat. will be buried Wednesday fore
noon in the Capron cemetery, beside
the remains OF his father. Aiessrs.
Harry and Rizzio Triplett, OF Oketo.
Monday night at 1910 o'clock and this
rangements for the funeral. They were
accompanied by c. H Diggins. OF Mel
bourne. cousin, and e. Triplett, OF
Melbourne. an uncle, who were in the
city Monday on business connected
with the death Of their relative. The
funeral will consist OF brief prayer
service at the grave. The remains Will
leave here overland at O'clock. and
Melbourne friends Will meet the body
ct the grave.
Mr.. Diggins. in conversation with a
representative. says
that ne thinks the public has been
prejudiced somewhat by the accounts
that have appeared in the newspapers,
which. he thinks. have not given
enough Of Tripletts side Of the case.
Mr. Diggins Is firm in his belief that his
cousin Is innocent OF the crime with
which he was charged. and only pleaded
guilty with the hopes OF getting q light
er sentence. He says that the whole
trouble with Triplett and his wife was
due to his failing to keep his life iusur-
ance assessments paid up. .Triplett
belonged" said Mr. Dtssins. ITO the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24

the menu to consist Of shell fish, (rub-
Der necks, noah counts and don't be
.clams). soups. init. consomme and
Chinese rats; con trays don't play
'em) capon, (never turn back-kape on)
beef. (short leg, with lumpy Jaw dress-
ing; hog, (undresxed The fowl
list showed geeser, (ask the man) and
duck dow bridgel, also snipe (but we
saw you). Onions, cabbage and spuds,
with or without ulsters and assorted
s"sheesits."
j. E. Swingley. the Let's, Fletcher
Company. acted as chief caterer. and
acted as one Of the representatives Of
that firm. The other representatives
were Manager II. E. Sloan and Mr.. w.
s. Robbins. The Marshalltown Gro-
Gerry company was represented by
Harry Carr and the Spencer Let's
Coffee company by Manager ]. p John
SON.
The retailers who accompanied the
wholesalers ard who will attend the
annual convention of the Iowa State
Retail Grocers Association convention
We're L. S. Peckham, president of the
Marshalltown Retailer Grocers' Assoc
citation and a member OF the executive
committee Of the state association; p.
F. Marcy. Ed Sheridan, j. C. WEIGH, T.
n. Bendlage. j F. Harrigan. Andy
Nelson, s. B. Lusby, /. T. Kirby. G. H.
Gully. George Pitcher. George Black,
George Reynolds, Hans Ericsson, Z. L.
Jones, Walter Anderson, l.. T.. Darling,
o. n. Adams, "A. Z. Myers,sJ. p. Cooper,
s. William. Mr.. w. w. Doolittle, Of the
Marshall Vinegar and Pickle Works,
and Mr. P. s. Bach. of the Marshali-
town State Bank, accompanied the
grocers. as did Mr.. Ralph w. Mcbride.
of the Mcbride & Will Drug Company,
and w. NJ. Clark. Mr.. Clark remains
in Cedar Rapids tonight to attend a
ID. o. *. Is. meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
GRocERs GO in FORCE.
Thirty Representatives Of Local
Grocery Firms go to ..see Der Rab-

Thirty Representatives of Local
Grocery Firms 20 TO ..see Der Rab-
bits.',
Going to see der rabbits" was the
cry OF the Marshalltown grocers this
morning and a special car. containing
thirty representatives Of Afarshalltown
firms, left on special car on the
Northwestern this morning at s:35.
The grocers We're the guests OF Mar
sshailtown's wholesalers, who enter
tanned them royalty on the trip. FLAIR
ing streamers announcing that the car
contained .'AIarshalltown Grocers" were
placed on either side Of the car. while
inside the scene was one that would RI
val banquet hall. A long table occu-
pied a position in one and Of the car
and on 1t was stationed banquet
royal. The wholesalers announced ii 10
be a banquet ausgezeichnet, on hog,
en- root. "a slide to see der rabbits'n
While the bills of lading" showed