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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
Finding of His Body in Idaho
Sheds Little Light on Cause
of Death
PART OF HIS MONEY MISSING
The Unfortunate Man Had $500 on His
Person When He Left Home and
Only Small Portion of 1t Was Found
on the Body-News of the State in
General.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Lisbon, Dec. 19.--The relatives OF
Andrew Biddle. whose dead body was
found near Mountain Home, Idaho, on
Wednesday, are more than glad at the
recovery of the body of their husband
and brother whom they had given up as
lost forever. Mr.. Biddle, with his wife
and three children, lived two miles east
of this place prior to his leaving Cor
Oregon on May q, where he went with
the purpose of buying land, intending
to move his family later. Several of his
relatives had died with consumption
and it was the fear of this disease that
caused him to go west. AT the time he
left he took with him $500 and the
relatives can not account for only the
small portion of 1t that was found on
his person. During the early fall one
of Mr. Biddles brothers and cousin
not having heard from him for months
started in search and traced him by his
ticket as far as Granger, Wye. where
the trail was lost. Attic they offered a
reward of $500 for a knowledge Of his
whereabouts nothing was ever heard of
him and he was mourned as dead. Dur
iIg the past few months his widowed
wife has moved to this place. Mr.. Bid
die was very well known in this neigh
borhood, having lived near here for
many years. Other han his wife and
family several reIatiyeSN also live in
this vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Frank Williams and Wife Have Pre-
Iirninary Hearing at Ottun,wa,

Special to Times epublican.
0ttun1wa, Dec. 19.-Charged with the
murder of William Slater, at Keb on
the afternoon of December 9, Frank
Williams and his wife, Carrie Williams,
are being tried in the court of Justice
j. Al. Ballard. Mrs. Williams is carry
ing in her arms their little child, about
one year and half old. A number of
witnesses are being examined and 1t is
probable that a decision will not be
reached until late this evening. It is
the general opinion, however, that
Frank Williams will be bound over to
the grand jury to answer to the charge.
Mrs. Williams, tho. will probably be re-
leased.
The citizens of Keb were shocked late
In the afternoon of December 9, by the
sound of quarreling and those who ar
rived on the scene, several of whom
testified to that effect at the prelimi-
nary. were terrified to see Frank Will
hams strike VIM. Slater in the breast,
the wounded man falling on his face to
the ground, Williams soon after gave
himself up to Sheriff j. H. Cremer and
Chief of Police John Gray, who went to
the scene of the tragedy as soon as the
news reached this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
FOWLER VS.. MASON.
Famous Breach Of Promise Case Being
Tried at Davenport.

Tried at Davenport.
Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, Dec. 19.-The famous
breach OF promise suit in which Robert
d. Fowler, of Cedar Rapids, sues Sadie
Mason, of this city, for $4,000 for
breach of promise, Is on trial in this
city. A jury has been secured and taxi
ing of testimony begun. The case is at
tracing much attention from the fact
that 1t is rather unusual for a man to
figure as the plaintiff in such proceed
ings. A jury has been secured and
taking of testimony is under way.
The principal witness on the stand
during the morning was young Fowler,
the plaintiff. He told of the pretty lit
tie romance that has ended so disas-
trously. All of the love letters which
the defendant wrote to the plaintiff
were brought into court and were read
to the listening ears of the jury. The
letters were not as efferverscing affairs
as one might expect, but some of them
bordered on the tender line.
Young Fowler was then put to a Sc
we're cross questioning in regard to the
love making of he and Miss Mason.
Robert Fowler's home is in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, and the young woman
whom he is suing for breach of prom
ise resides north OF the city. in Scott
county. The young woman is said to
be worth $4,000 in her own right and
young Fowler asks the court for half
of this amount. The young man states
that he visited at the Mason home sew
eral times and that they became en-
gagged during the month of April. La
ter on young Fowler claims that the
date of the marriage was set.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
Held Up Their Companions.

Special to Times-R publican.
Ottumwa, Dec. IA trio OF men
held up four Of their companions last
evening in this city and after securing
booty to the amount of $40 they made
their escape from the city. Attic the
police were notified as soon as possible
and did everything that was possible to
obtain trace of the highwaymen it was
in vain, for the robbers had start of
nearly an hour and from all that can
be learned they left the city immedi-
ately after doing their work. The only
trace that could be found of them was
at w. j. Blacks saloon at the corner of
Clay and Sherman streets, where they
stopped for a drink. 1t is supposed that
they walked out of town along the rail-
road tracks
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
Agreement Between Husband
and Wife Signed Before
Marriage Held Valid
JUDGE WAKEFlELD's DECISION
| Mrs. Lydia A. Woodward Who Married
Rich Old Farmer, But Agreed to
Not Profit in Monetary Way Fails
to Break Will Which Gives Her Only
$4,000.

| Special to Times-Republican.
Sioux City, Dec. 19.-Judge Wake
field, of the district court, has prepared
a decree upholding the validity of ar
ante nuptial contract by which Mrs
Lydia A. Woodward will receive but
$4,000 from the estate of j. D. Wood
ard, of Onawa, instead of her dover oil
$4,000
In accordance with his decision Judge
Wakefield cancelled an order made by
him on Oct. 2S last, by which Mrs
Woodland was allowed $500 annually for
her support.
On Oct. II, 1899, Woodward married at
the age Of 70 Lydia A. Bailey, aged
about so years, whom he met while Wis
ting his brother in New York. But
before the marriage ceremony the re-
tired farmer, one of The wealthiest men
OF Monona county, required his wife to
attach her name to a contract which
prevents her from profiting in none
tary way from the marriage.
The contract proves, in plain terms,
that his wife is to receive 500 on the
first of November each year, and upon
the death of her husband sum not
exceeding $1,000, in lieu of all of her
interest in her husbands estate.
However, when Mr.. Woodland pre-
pared his will, shortly before his death
last May, he allowed his wife of two
years $4,000 as her share of the estate,
which he valued at $4,000. This is So
600 more than the ante-nuptial contract
provided, but Mr.. Woodland reserved the
right In that agreement to leave his
wife more than $1,000 as her share,
while she could not obtain more than
that sum.
The remainder of the property was
distributed among the sons and daugh-
tiers OF former wife.
After Mrs. Woodard last October pro-
cured from the court here an order for
5000 for her support, Rolla d. Wood
ard filed a petition asking that the or
Ger be rescinded, on the ground that the
ante-nuptial contract forbade her from
receiving as her dover more than the
$1,000 or more left her by her husbands
will.
He alleged in his petition that since
his fathers death he has rendered Mrs.
Woodland the $4,000 hequeathed to her
in the will, for her support but she
refused to accept it.
Judge Wake field recites in his decree
that he finds that by the terms of the
ante nuptial contract the provision of
the decedent made in his VIII for Lydia
A. Woodland in lieu of her dover in the
decedent's real estate and of all claims
of whatever nature upon the decedent's
real and personal estate and that she
therein agreed not to claim any share
in decedent's personal estate. she has
reIinquished all claim to an allowance
for her support"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19

symptoms at once. The backache
ceases, the trembling knees are strength
ened, the appetite restored, the digestion
made perfect, the dull headache is
stopped and the weakening drains are
gradually cured. These results certainly
follow course of treatment with Pc
runa.
Jos. B. Crowley, Congressman from
Illinois, writes from Robinson, ILL.,:
"Mrs. Crowley has taken q number
of bottles of Peruna on account OF
nervous troubles. 1t has proven q
strong tonic and lasting cure. can
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Crowley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
Claims a Million Dollar Estate.

Chicago. Dec. 19.--Louise Eames,
claiming to be the only child of Lesteh
II. Games, deceased a former Ottawa,
ILL.,, bank president,seeks to establish her
claim to his estate, valued at $1,000,000.
Mrs. Franklin Macveagh and her bro
Their. Fred Eames, are named by the de-
PENDANT in bill filed in the circuit
court alleging that an agreement by
which she signed away all her rights to
the estate for $4,000 be set aside. The
other defendants are Edward r. Clar-
issa Willard, Caroline E. James and
Louis E. Mather
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19

upon a scale of 2 cents a quart for the
summer months and cents quart for
the winter months. They claim that
the dealers can still sell the milk to the
consumer at twenty quarts for dollar
end make good profit. Stringent res
clutions have been drawn up and will
be adopted at the meeting on Saturday.
The farmers who are selling milk at
cents quart under contract claim that
they are doing it at a loss of cents
just now with the present prices for
corn and hay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
FOR 4 WOUNDED HEART
Waterloo Widow Asks $4,000
as Proper Compensation for
Broken Promises
RICH FARMERS SON INVOLVED
Mrs. Clara Belle Munsey Says John j..
Riehl Promised to Marry Her and
Then Refused - Famous Richards
Mason Breach of Promise Suit on
Trial at Davenport.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Dec. 1s.-Mrs. Clara Belle
Munsey has started a suit in the dis
trict court asking $4,000 damages fol
breach of promise. She says the man
promised several months ago to marry
her and now refuses to carry out the
contract. The defendant is well
known and prosperous real estate man.
named John j. Riehl.
Plaintiff, who is a clerk in Steele $
dry goods store, alleges in her petition
that on or about December 20, 1901, de-
PENDANT promised to marry her and
that she made a similar promise to
Riehl. She alleges that at the time the
engagement was made she had other
offers of marriage which were well
known to defendant, but that he urged
her to refuse them and accept his offer
+ instead, which she did. She says Riehl
was frequent and regular caller at
her home her escort to public places
and that both had announced their en-
gagement to their friends, the news of
the engagement being generally known
around the community. The date of
the wedding was set for the fall of 1902
and plaintiff says she had implicit con-
hdence in defendant to fulfill his part of
the contract.
Soon after the engagement, she
claims, defendant became Indifferent
and neglectful of her and finally ceas-
ed ali communication with her and to-
tally ignored her. This action she says
caused her much humiliation, NORTH
cation and mental anguish and sorrow
and has greatly affected her health.
She says the defendant has willfully,
wantonly and maliciously trifled with
her affections and blighted her life.
The plaintiff in the case is a young
and prepossessing widow. who has
been engaged as dry goods clerk on
the west side for some time. The de-
PENDANT is son Of prominent farm
er near the city. He recently moved
to Minnesota and 1t was during a visit
from his new home to Waterloo that
the notice Of the suit was served, on
him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
THERE are multitude of women,

THERE are multitude of women,
especially housewives, and all other
women obliged to be on their feet
constantly, who are wretched beyond de-
scription, simply because their strength
and vitality is Slapped away by catarrhal
discharges from the pelvic organs.
These women get up in the morning
tired, drag themselves through their
daily duties tired, only to go to bed at
night as tired as before.
Peruna is such a perfect specific for
each case, that when patients have once
used it they can never be induced to
quit it until they are permanently cured.
It begins to relieve the disagreeable
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
sLElGHlNG PARTY FIRED ON
Members Of the Party Wounded by I'm
known AssaiIants.

Members Of the Party Wounded by Tn
known AssaiIants.
Special to Times Repu blican
Fairfield, Dec. 19.-While participate
ing in the pleasures of sleighing party
Misses Jennie Downs and Virginia
Droz, Chas. Stansill and Clarence
Spratt, were attacked by unknown par
ties with shot gun and severely
wounded. According to the story Of the
young people, they were about two and
one half miles northeast of the city
when the attack was made on them
Each member of the party was wound
ed by some Of the shot. Miss Droz re-
ceiving at least thirty shot wounds in
her neck and shoulders which, tho not
serious, are exceedingly painful. DR.. A.
S. Hague was called to attend to their
wounds. Considerable excitement has
been caused in the vicinity, tho as yet
nothing has been learned as to the
party who did the shooting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
SETTLED FOR $4,000.
Damage Suits Against the Standard
Oil Company Settled.

Special to Republican.
Waterloo, Dec. &c. r. Rowlson, a
representative of the Standard Oil COM
pany, who has been in Waterloo the
past few weeks on matters relating to
the settlement of the big damage suits
at Nashua, threatened as result of the
burning of three people thru a mistake
of an agent of the company, left today
for his home in Chicago, having COM
pleted his mission. Final settlement
was effected with the families OF the
three victims for a. total of about
$4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
BRANDiSHED A KNIFE.
Henry Walk, of Dubuque, Arrested for
Threatening to Kill.


Dubuque. Dec. 19.-Mrs. M. Carpen-
ter, who resides in the neighborhood OF
Elm street. had Henry Walz arrested
for threatening to kill her Tuesday
night. He was a boarder at her house
until short time ago, and filing up on
poor whisky, he called at the house in
the evening to get his clothes. The
prosecuting witness testified that ne be-
gan abusing her and chasing her thru
the rooms, when he was knocked down
by two or three other boarders. thrown
out of the house, and shortly afterwards
arrested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
TO DIVIDE DIOCESE
Catholic Bishops Will Recommend Des
Moines for Sec City,

Dubuque, Dec. 19.-The suffrage bis
hope of the archdiocese of Dubuque met
yesterday at the archiepiscopal resi-
dence to consider several important
matters. Nothing of an official char
acter was given out as to what was
done, but 1t is pretty well understood
that the result was as follows:
1t was agreed upon to send COM
munication to the holy see advising the
division of the archdiocese of Dubuque.
and that for the new see just created
that Bishop Scannell, of Omaha, be
recommended for the appointment of
archbishop. It Is further given out that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
Mrs. VIM. Hetrick, Kennard, WASH

Mrs. VIM. Hetrick, Kennard, Wash.
ington county, Neb., writes:
~ am fifty-six years old and have not
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ten years ago. I was in misery some
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very weak, and my flesh so tender it
hurt me to lean against the back OF :
chair. had pain under my shoulder
blades, in the small of my back and
hips. sometimes wished myself out Of
this world. Had hot and cold spells,
dizziness, and trembling Of the limbs,
and was losing flesh all the time.
"After following your directions and
taking Peruna I now feel like different
Mrs. VIM. Hetriek.
Barbara Alberty, corner Seventh and
Walnut streets, Appleton, Wis.,, writes
as follows in regard to Peruna:
"For years have suffered with back
ache and severe pains in the side. I
doctored so much that became disc
couraged.
"a school friend told me how very
much Peruna had benefited her and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
New Corporations.

Des Moines, Dec. 19.-Artieles were
filed with the secretary of state yes.
terday as follows:
Davenport Trust Company; capital
$50, 1000.
Amended articles OF the Graham.
Dorrah Company, Of Charlton, changing
name to w. L. Graham Dry Goods Com.
pany of Ottumwa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
FORM A MILK TRUST.

Farmers of Linn County Will Organize
a Combine.
Cedar Rapids, Dec. 19.-Sixty farm
ers OF Linn county have agreed to meet
here on Saturday and form a milk trust.
They claim that they have
been selling their milk to the
dealers for cents a quart, winter and
summer. and the dealers have been sell
ing it as high as sixteen quarts for a
dollar. The farmers will refuse to sell
milk as low as cents a quart In the
winter time hereafter. They will insist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19

l sent out for q
bottle, which did
more to relieve
me than all the
other medicine /
had ever taken.
81 used it faith
fully for tw o
weeks and it COM
pletely cured me.
I have not had
any pains since,
a II Wv b 9 e, but
feel like q n e W
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19


| Clinton, Ia, writes:
wonderful medicine to in diseases
quickly health
aided its 2EK DR. IL r EDWARDS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19

The co1d-wave flag
means zero weather,
icy, moisture laden
winds, and the begin
ming of winter in earn
est. To Catarrh suffer-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-18
BEAR TRUST IN MISSISSIPPI?
THERE SEEMS To BE A COMBINATION
TO KEEP THE PRESIDENT FROM
GETTING A SHOT

Smedes, Miss. Nov. 1.-THE bears in the
swamp country around the Presidents camp.
on the Little Sunhower seem 70 have effected
a successful combination to prevent the Presi-
dent from having a single shot at them The
only one the dogs started to-day fled in a north
easterly direction at the first cry of alarm and
did not stop running until he reached the care
brakes about nine miles from camp. There he
was overtaken by Mr.. McDousal one Of the
managers of the Smede plantation. who killed
him at seventy PAGES. The President. who
started this morning in the rain. with HOl.
Collier. did not hear the dogs after they first
struck the trail.
The President takes his i'll luck good
naturally. He says it is the fortune of the
chase. and that he will have a last try to-
morrow.
The bear killed to-day weighed 225 pounds.
Judge Dickinson and Mr.. McDOugal are the
only members OF the party who have fired a
shot. The judge missed a swamp deer at one
hundred yards. Mr.. McElheney also had a
chance at a deer to-day. but his gun refused to
go off.
1t turned colder to-day. and the rain. which
began last night. ceased falling shortly before
noon. The party will break camp shortly before
dark tomorrow. The special train will leave
here In the night, and will arrive at Memphis
about $50 o'clock on Wednesday morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-18
REFUSES TO TRY POLICY CASE.
JUDGE FOSTER PASSES OVER ONE BECAUSE
CAPTAIN GODDARD HAD CAUSED
THE ARREST

Judge Foster. sitting yesterday in Part III. Cen
eral Sessions. made some emphatic remarks about
Captain Norton Goddard, Of the ANTHOLOGY So
ciety and passed a policy case in which the
captain was interested. Captain Goddard the other
day was quoted as saying this of Judge Foster:
Judge Poster says the man who drew the Policy
spill blood He knows that the legislature is re-
sponsibe for the law, yet by imputation calls II
Shylock. He also implies that the policy people
are honorable business men, and he assumes 10 be
Judge Foster has already been fifty rebuked by
the District Attorneys decision to try more
policy cases before him.
So yesterday. when Judge Foster that the
first his calendar was policy case. in
which Captain Goddard had caused the arrest, he
said TO Assistant District Attorney Clark:
There must be some mistake. ! understand, ac-
cording 10 Captain Goddard. that I am in league
with these policy men, He has evidently given me
Mr.. Clark said that there was no mistake. and
that he didn't know anything Of what Captain
Goddard had said
sudge land IL ever do try OF his ! will
subpoena the captain. IN case Of conviction, and
ask him il he has anything 10 in regard 10 the
prisoner"
fectly willing 20 try any OF the societys He
apparently neftled at the printed how
ever and his passing of the case IL was said, was
in order that some explanation might be made.
Attorney Jerome had had little disagreement
over policy cases. but that they now Of the
eeTne opinion. 1T has become apparent TO both
myself and the District Attorney" said Judge Fos-
misdemeanor. and not a felony, as the law now
stands"