Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-11

time for you ANA the dividends Will then
be paid to you on this stock while You
hold it for NE and you can pay me one
half and keep for the use of your mon
ely. or SIS per month. | make you tnls
offer as it will earn it for me. l could
not do it otherwise. l could not agree
to use it over 6 months and yet might
be able to do SO longer. But l would
not take it unless you would accept
this security SCI that you would be safer
than a mortgage. for know this stock
will be worth more than face value m
side of a year / am president of the
company and know the inside facts.
l enclose a few circulars showing these
facts, also the certificates of stock that
you may see chem. Keep in a safe
place until l come. My reason for writ
ing was that / would need 1t Monday
if I awaited myself of the offer and j
wanted you to think it over carefully.
know that i will help you and my
self If had n week or 10 days / would
get it at home but I have not time for
that and then ] want to use my money
at home this month to buy Frank
place and fix it up that we can move
this spring instead of next fall. Mrs,
w Il6GiSI anu nave ateClutu " Stil ohi
place in the east and make a perma-
nent home at LeGrand. We have an
offer now for $4,000 but | ought to get
S.. 900. and by holding off a little l am
sure can get Ii. l shall go home next
week and early in the week If | can
make this new, deal l thought at first
could not think of it but like all of
my business j took it to God in prayer
and your faces came up before me and
am writing at once and will gladly
go into detail with you. | would not
have thought If such a thing If you had
not talked with me when there and
I know that SIS per month would be
handy for you and it will earn me more
and safer than Iowa land. Again
knew that no one would be the wiser
and therefore / wrote you. never Dor
rowed but have loaned a great deal but
this is SO sudden l must or lose q. SURE
THING. II YOU don't care to / shall
miss it for have not confidence
enough in anyone else to say anything
about ii to them. Pardon this long
letter but l wanted to be clear. / en-
close three letters showing what
OVONA--our remedy is doing. ] need
not ask you to keep all this to your
self for l know you WILL have writ
ten to you az would my own fathe.
and mother.
With love TO both
"A. ]. WHEELER
Wheeler Is Known Here.
Rev. Asapli J. Wheeler Che has a
good old Bible name) is known in
Marshalltown. In fact he is known all
\,
der the direction of the rational prohi-
bition committee for several years In
the east. and came west to enlighten
the community. and incidentally to gull
those with whom he came in contact.
Wheeler Is lecturer too, and is strong
on the evil Influences OF narcotics and
stimulants or the human system. He
Is the embodiment of a., that Is good.
If you use the word with Its slang in
depreciation. In every way he Is up
holding the characteristics of the man
for whom he was named. Asaph was
Levite, according to the holy scrip
.ures. and Wheeler seems to be good at
leaving. The name means "gathereth,"
and If 1T refers to shekels Wheeler
seems to be pretty good az that.
His Old Side Partner.
Wheeler's old side partner is the
Honorable" Joseph Brown. of Boston.
Brown is also known here. He was
brought by Wheeler to this city Octo-
her 6, 1902, to debate the question:
better for the state than high IL
cense system" The debate was con-
Quoted under the auspices of the county
prohibitionists in the east court room.
The prohibitonists were very angry at
the time. when the T.-R intilnated
strongly that Brown and Wheeler were
working graft, and that Brown had
nothing to uphold politically in his
argument. Brown, when pinned down
by T.-R. reporter, admitted that he
was in the employ of Wheeler. The
truth of the matter is that they were
partners. and divided equally the
"swag.' A little history of Brown. re-
ceived from Laconia. N. H, is to- the
effect that he Is out on suspended
sentence now for blackmail. committed
in that state. Wheeler is wanted at
Auburn, Me-. where he defrauded
friends out of different sums of money.
Brown Is now going under the name
OF r. J. Brown, and the last heard from
him he was at Council Bluffs.
Was an Institute Lecturer.
Rev. Wheeler was also an institute
lecturer ane. during the institute here
in 1909, was secured by County Super
intendent Hostetler to deliver three
lectures before the teachers. His sub
ject was: The Effects OF Stimulants
and Narcotics Upon the System, From
a Scientific Standpoint" Wheeler is an
talker, and had the most
complete mystery OF his subject. He
was considered one OF the treats of the
institute.
HISS Nice Family.
Wheeler is man 4S years of age.
and has fine family, composed of
wife and two young lady daughters.
now living at Center Harbor, N. II. His
home for many years was at Craige-
clare, N. Y. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. c. Wheeler, reside at Iverton, Conn,
and he has twin sister. Mrs. Elmer
Bradley living at Essex. Conn.
Shoemaker Receives Warrant.
Sheriff Shoemaker this afternoon
at Washington, received the
warrant issued by the state depart
ment, authorizing him to proceed to
Orillia to take into custody the per-
son Of Rev Wheeler. The news came
in q telegram to the Times Re publican
at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
CHARGES ARE FICTITIOUS.