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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
EMMA DAWSON AT HOME.
Girl Who Ran Away in Boys Cloth,
ina is Found.

Centerville, July 12.--Just week
from the time she disappeared from
home, when IL was feared st. Louis
procurers had entced her away,
Emma Dawson was returned to her
home yesterday, a week older IN ex-
perience and with no further desire 10
leave home. She was found at Trenton,
Mo, where she had gone dressed IN
mans clothes, as a tramp, induced 10
leave home while partly demented ana
possessed Of the idea that she had not
been properly treated because she was
not allowed to celebrate the Fourth or
July and to wear a new dress she had
expected to have ready for the occa-
sion. The Charlton river had been
dragged for miles and the woods
searched by hundreds Of people who
expected to find her body after her
shoes and stockings had been found
on the bank. But the placing OF her
shoes there was a ruse, and while the
people searched she was making her
way to Trenton on freight train,
dressed as a man. Her youth, being
hut IT, and her fair complexion,
aroused suspicion on the part or hObos
on the train, and to escape them she
jumped from the train running thirty
miles an hour at Tyndall, Mo-, and at
ter lying unconscious for some time
was cared for by kind women OF the
town, provided with female clothing,
and then she went to Trenton to ask
for work, determined not to return
L. ,I., ,,r1, how.
own living.
Rumors OF a girl in mans clothing
came to Centeryille and a neighbO-,
Jesse Ellis, and Sheriff Davis located
her there Sunday evening and re-
turned with her yesterday. She was
rejoiced to meet her family at the
train and declares she will never
leave home again.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
TRY TO CREMATE
IOWA MINISTER
Rev. Kester and Family Have
q Very Narrow
Escape.
sANDALS FIRE HIS HOUSE
DastardIy Plan-StairwaY Was Sheet
of Flame, But Family Made Escape
BY Ladder Leaning Against House

Hawkeye, July 13.-This town Is in
q fever of excitement over the attempt
Of unknown parties to cremate Rev.
kester and family in their home in
the dead OF night.
Every effort to apprehend the Grim
mails has thus far proven truitless
and it is feared they may never be
brought to justice. The feeling among
the people Of the town has run SO
high that the perpetrators Of the dast-
ardly deeH would be summarily dealt
with if found and their guilt proven.
AT midnight Rev. Hester awoke to
find the upper rooms of his residence
led with dense smoke. Rushing to
the stairway which was in fact the
only means of reaching the lower
floor, he was met by sheet of fame.
For moment it seemed that the only
alternative was to perish in the
doomed house or, with his wife and
children, jump to the ground. Then
Rev. Kester happened to remember
that during the day he had trained
some vines ON the side of the house,
using ladder for the purpose, and
Md forgotten to remove the ladder.
Fortunately the ladder was near a
window and after few moments eff
fort he was able to draw it to a posi-
ton where he could climb out AID
by this means soon had his wife and
children safe upon the ground.
About this time neighbor who
had driven into town discovered that
the house was afire and gave the
alarm. The entire town was quickly
aroused and through the medium of
a pail brigade the fire was eXtin-
guished, although not until serious
damage had been done.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
the house had been fired, in three
places, the criminals having poured
kerosene over the floor at each point. !
ten Or fifteen minutes elaps- /
ed from the time the fire was started |
until Rev. Kester discovered it, ample |
Tine for the frebugs to make good |
heir escape
The belief is general that the par
les either reside in Hawkeye or near |
lere, as the preliminaries to the |
starting of the fire indicated that the
persons were familiar with the inside
of the house
Not only is there no clue to the
of the crime but no one
seems able to figure out a motive.
Rev. Kester is a comparatively new
,omer to Hawkeye. He is a man of
demeanor. goes about !
lis own business end so far as is
lnown is universally liked and re-
'pected. in fact it is not known that
lie has an enemy in the country.
AS minister he is known to have
1iews on the liquor question. and to |
,e opposed to the saloon, yet he has
lot taken active part in the p:osecu-
ion of liduor sellers.
The authorities propose TO ferret |
'ut the criminals if it REQUIRES ten
ears and are at work on the case.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
WRONG TRACK
Had To Switch.

Even the most careful person is apt
to get on the wrong track regarding
food sometimes and has to switch
over. ..-..
When the right food is selected the
host of ails that come from improper
food and drink disappear, even where
the trouble has been of lifelong stand
ing
From a child I was never strong
and had a capricious appetite and I
was allowed to eat whatever fancied
rich cake, highly seasoned food, hot
biscuit, etc.-so it was not surprising
that my digestion was soon out OF
order and at the age of twentythree
was on the verge Of nervous Jrostra-
ton. had no appetite and al l had
been losing strength (because didn't
get nourishment in my daily sood to
repair the wear and tear on bddy and
brain) had no reserve forceIto fall
back on, lost flesh rapidly and 10 med
icine helped me.
Then it was wise physician or.
dered Grape-Nuts and cream ahd saw
to 1t that gave this food (newto mel
proper trial and it showed hs knew
what he was about, because tot bet.
ter by bounds from the verY first.
That was In the summer and ~ win
ter l was in better health than ever
before in my life, had gained h flesh
and weight and felt like MCPHERSON
altogether in mind as well al body,
all due to nourishing and completely
digestible food, Grape-Nuts.
" This happened threeJyears .go and
never since then havCI had sny but
perfect health, for I stick 10 my
Grape-Nuts food and cream aid stili
think it delicious. l eat it evay. day.
never tire of this food and Itan en-.
JOY a saucer Of Grape-Nuts and cream
when nothing else satisfies MI appe.
tite and it's surprising how sustained
and strong a small saucerf}l will
make one feel for hours" Name Civ
en- by Postum Co., Battle Greet, Mich.
True food that carries one aling and
there's q reason" Grape-Hlts 10
days proves big things.
Get the little book, "Ths load to
Wellyille." IN each pkg.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
TWENTY KILLED IN WRECK.
Sixty-Eight Others Are Seriously Hurt
Near Chicago.

Chicago, July 14.-Last evening,
twenty-one members OF the Sunday
school of Doren.us Congregational
church, at Thirty-first and Butler
streets, went to death with joy in their
hearts and hymn on their lips. Sew
enty people, mostly children, mem
bers of the same Sunday school, We're
manned CT mangled at the same time.
The carnage occurred in a collision
on the tracks of the Chicago & East
ern Illinois railroad between Chicago
Heights and Englewood twenty-five
miles from Chicago. Yesterday was
the annual picnic of the Sunday
school. and, as in former years, hun,
drods Of the children with their par
ents had gone to the picnic grounds
at Momence. Ill.,, for the day The
picnic was over, and the train was
on the return to Chicago when the &C.
cident occurred.
The children in the first coach of
the train were singing as it passed
through Chicago Heights. twenty
seven miles from Chicago. Two miles
further the train went on, and then
the singing was hushed in death for
above a score, and cries of pain and
horror for seventy others.
Two accidents combined to make
the disaster. The first was the
breaking down Of a freight train on
the nOrthbound track, on which the
excursion train should have proceed
ed after leaving Chicago Heights.
and the other was the breaking of
coupling on second freight train.
Because the first train had blocked
the right of the full track, the eXcur
sion train switched to the south.
bound track to run for four miles un-
til it should have passed the station
of GlenWood just north of Chicago
Heights. AS it tore along the track
at the rate of forty miles an hour, it
rounded sharp curve and came full
upon the second train which was
backing up on the southbound track
in order to take up its lost cars. and
trying at the same time to keep out
of the way Of the coming picnic
train which it believed was on the
northbound track. There was no
time for more than the setting of
brakes, when with unslackened speed
the train with it's load of five hun
crashed into the freight. There was
lred men, women and childrsr
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
sCHERCLIFFE TO GO FREE.
Court Rules Upon Case Involving
Forfeiture of Good Time.

Court Rules Upon Case Involving
Forfeiture of Good Time.
Des Moines, July 14.-As a result
of a decision of the supreme court
in case appeal from Anamosa, hold
ing in effect that good time" once
earned by prisoner can not be for
feited by misconduct during parole,
Frank Schercliffe, the self-confessed
highwayman, whose confession has
involved Tom Dennison and many
prominent Iowans and Nebraskans,
will be set free within short time.
Schercliffe's original sentence Of
seventeen years for the Pollock dia-
mond robbery is reduced to less than
eleven after deducting good time al
lowance. When his parole was re-
voked by Governor Shaw and he was
rec,mmitted to Fort Madison prison
by Governor Cummins, it was held by
each governor that Scherclffes good
time allowance had been forfeited
and he would be compelled to serve
out the remainder of the entire sew
enteen-year sentence. Under this rul-
ing, he will still have more than five
years to serve. The supreme courts
decision, however. means release for
him at the expiration of the sentence
after deducting all good time and this
sentence will expire in six weeks.
Governor Cummins was disappOint-
ed upon learning of the action of the
supreme court. He had adhered to
the contrary opinion. All supreme
judges were agreed in the finding,
however, and there seems little likeli-
hood of further appeal. Schercliffe
will prove valuable witness against
rennison unless he is spirited out of
the country or is the victim Of fol,l
play at the hands of his former pals
who seek to avenge themselves upon
him for his exposure of numerous
CrCOE ed transactions
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

ing to support the candidate that New
York wanted for vice-president, and
If it would conduce to harmony, he
would withdraw his amendment to
the reply.
81 am going to withdraw this
amendment" said Mr.. Bryan. our
delegation will vote for the candidate
for vice-president that New York
wants. We are not going to do one
thing to mar the harmony Of the con-
vention." ".
A roar of applause followed the an
nouncement. A roll call was order
ed on the question Of the adoption OF
the Williams reply to Judge Parker's
message to Mr. Sheehan.
The result was announced to be
TIA ayes, 191 noes, and the message
was ordered sent by the convention.
The convention then proceeded to
vote on the candidates placed in
nomination for the vice.presidency.
The final result of the ballot was, I'M
officially: Williams 1865, Turner 100
Davis 654 harris So. Iowa did net
vote. The nomination of Davis was
made unanimous.
After the transaction of some bus.
mess of minor Importance the conyen.
ton adjourned sine die.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
WALKER GETS NEW TRIAL.
Famous FinkeIstein Murder Case HI
Reen PeopeneI

Been Reopened.
'Des Moines, July 13.-JOhn Walker,
tried and committed for the murder
of Isaac Finkelstein, and sentenced
to the penitentiary for eight years at
ter a verdict of manslaughter, is to
be given another chance for his lib
erty.
The supreme court has decided that
Walker was not given an impartial
hearing and orders the judgment of
the lower court Set aside.
This action Of the supreme court re-
opens this famous case. Finkesten
was struck by an unknown assailant
within two blocks of his home one
night during the month of August.
1902. The blow from whifIlletree,
found in the rear of Harry Levich's
store, instantly killed tlnkelstein.
Levich and Walker, who were often
seen together, were arrested Levich
was tried first and acquitted. Walkers
trial resulted in verdict of man
slaughter.
After serving year and third in
the penitentlary for his alleged con-
nection with the murder of Isaac
Fink elstein in Des Moines, John
Walker. colored, will be free. The su-
preme court did the business.
In an exhaustive discussion review
ing the evidence the court yesterday
reversed the rulings of Former Chief
Justice Given as to the admissabiity
Of evidence in the case, leaving the
case stand in such way that sec
ond conviction is not at all probable.
in fact the court declared that the
evidence was not sufficient to sustain
conviction in this case, and but for
admission of improper evidence it is
probable there would have been no
conviction
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
Hold Significant Conference With Pop.
uljSt Leaders,,


ulist Leaders.
St. Louis, July 12.-After three
conferences held Saturday night py
members of the executive commit
lee Of the peoples party with promi-
ncnt Bryan democrats, who are dis
satisfied not so much with the plat
form as with the presidential nomi-
nation made by the democratic ma.
tional convention, it has been decided
to call national conference OF
Bryan leaders within the next thirty
days to decide on some line or acllon
during the coming campaign.
This statement is given to the AS
ISOLATED Press on the authority OF
Mr.. George F. Washburn of Boston,
Mass, national treasurer of the PEG.
pies party. who with several mem.
bers of the national executive com.
mittee of that party has been in st.
Louis attending the democratic ma
tional convention. Mr. Washburn,
when asked to divulge the names OF
his associates in the conference. de-
ciined to make them known The eX-
tent OF the movement and the names
OF those engaged in it, he said, would
be made public when the call for ma
tional conference was issued, and
their prominence, he added, would
be surprise. A number of those
present in the conference, Mr.. Wash
burn stated, were Mssourians, while
others We're from Parkers own state.
Commenting on Parker's nominal
ton Mr.. Washburn said:
Next to Cleveland the populists
desired the nomination Of Parker.
His nomination will help immensely
to restore the populist party to its
former strength and effectiveness. /;
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
---------------------------
SEQUEL TO TRAGEDY.
Saved From Suicide, Arthur Orth
Takes Arsenic

Davenport, July ia terrible Sc
quel to an attempted double suicide
took place here Wednesday night
when Arthur Orth committed suicide
by taking nine grains of arsenic
Ortiz attempted suicide with Mrs.
Minnie Garner Monday night. The
woman died and the man was saved.
At the inquest over the woman's body,
Ortiz was made to testify, and the
terrible story as it came from the lips
Of the sobbing man, with white drawn
face and wild eyes, was one of the
most sensational things that has oc-
Cured here for years.
Going to the home of the woman to
lay a wreath Of flowers on her coffin,
he was spurned from the door. With
the disgrace for his first attempt at
suicide still clinging to him. he Sc
cured arsenic and this time succeeded
in his design. The man died in great
agony and his lost hours were pit
iful prayer for forgiveness, said be-
tween terrible commissions that shook
his bOdy. e ....
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
FOR A BUSINESS AGENT.
Corn Belt Meat Producers Associa-
ton Has Plan.

ton Has Plan.
Des Moines,. July 14.-Preliminary
steps have been taken which will re.
move from the Iowa railroad commits
sion a large amount of the business
heretofore handled by it. The Corn
Belt Meat Producers ASSOCIATION of
Iowa, which was organized in Des
Moines last winter and to which is
due the credit for securing the restor-
alton Of the return pass for livestock
shippers, proposes to establish bust
ness agent, or rather a secretary, at
Des Moines who will take up the
grievances of the farmers direct with
the railroad companies instead of
through the commission.
The details of the plan have not
been perfected but there is little
doubt Il it's enactment by the next
annual meeting Of the association. 1t
has been discussed considerably by
leading members Of the association
and they argue that it will be the
only means Of keeping the assnca-
ton intact as well as showing direct
results to the members.
The plan is similar to that of the
Iowa Grain Dealers association
which has it's Headquarters in Des
Moines and of which George A. Wells
Is Socref ary -,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
Summer Tourist Rates to the Beau
tiful Summer Resorts of Wis.,
consin and the Northwest,

Via the North Western Line. Send .
cent stamp for summer resort literature
to W. B. Kniskern. Passenger Traffic
Manager, Chicago. For rates, tickets,
ETC.. apply to agents Chicago & North
Western R'y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
a Touchdown Ara,,ment

Skeptic-"You have given me mi
messages from departed friends \
not one of them has told me anyth,
I didn't know"
Medium with dignity)--"I Won,
have you understand, sir, that \
spirits of the dead have somehn
better to do than to come back
earth and teach school"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
Double Tragedy in Cedar Rapids.

Double Tragedy in Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids, July 15.-Quarreling
with the wife who had left him over a
picture of dead daughter, Sam Bald
win, maddened by drink, last night
struck the woman several blows with
his fist and then grabbed a razor and
cut her throat from ear to ear. Her
life blood spurted all over him as he
ran past her to the door of the kitch-
en-, and then he made a fearful slash
at his own throat with the razor He
managed to reach the front of the
house and then fell upon the lawn.
dying before he could be taken to the
hcs~ital.
The woman had left him because
Of lis drunkenness and cruelty, anG
ne vert back last night drunk, irving
to induce her to live with him again
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
SpiIkins' Character.

Rev. Dogood-"No man is 80 bsl
chat there is not a little of The ange
eft in him"
. Bobson-"Guess that's so. Remem
Der Spilkins? Everybody thought h
was about the worst man on earth
Why, his own mother wouldn't com
to his funeral. Well, sir, I've bee
old a thousand times a month for TIL
ast five years that Spilkins was III
only real saint that ever lived"
MY goodness"
81 married Spilkins' widow" #
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
Rural Liars,

Old Inhabitant Qoafing at On.
Roads grocery Talkin' about q,
failures, remember time when h
pie had to eat up all the farm stV
and then live on the fodder wot Ii,
had saved fer the cattle"
Older Inhabitant-"Huh! Tha
nothin'. Why, ! re-collect the tin
when provisions got SO scarce that d
starvin' farmers he'd u go out !
shoot an amatoor sportsman fer Al
Der, an then cook him with the vo
from the No Trespass' sign"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
HOMESEEKERS RATES.

On the first and third Tuesdays of
Louis R. r. sells special homeseekers
round trip excursion tickets to points
in the Northwest, West, South and
Southeast, at one fare plus two dollars.
Return limit twenty-one days from
date of sale and stopovers permitted.
Call on agents for full particulars or
address, A. b. Cults, u. P. & r. A..
Minneapolis Mimi.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

There is still hope for baldheaded
men. A Michigan phllanthropist adj
Hertises preparation of Kerosene OH
which will certainly bring out the
hair. A middle-aged gentleman OF
Detroit, whose pate has become rather
shiny, tried it. While reading beside
low gasight. he arose, struck the
burner with his head, and there was a
sudden illumination. The hair came
out beautifully. He is now as bald as
a shaved pig
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

of the measles. Her dog was in great
distress because he could not go to-
her, and one day he was admitted to
the badchamber.s Putting his feRafaef.
on the bed, be madly wagged his ia
and beamed gladness from every fec
ture. Looking at him a moment, tn
little girl said angrily: .Oh, you
needn't grin; your turn will come
newt y - -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES TO
COLORADO, UTAH AND THE
->. BLCK HILLS,

Via the Northwestern Line Begin.
ming June LIST excursion tickets will be
sold to Denver, Colorado Spring, Pueb-
10, Salt Lake City, Hot Springs, Dead:
wood Lerd and Custer, s. D., etc, good
to return until October 81. A splendid
opportunity is offered for an epjoya BILE
vacation trip. Several fine trains via
the Northwestern R'y.
SPECIAL REDUCED EXCUR
. SION RATES..
Will be in effect from all points on the
Chicago q North Western Railway for
the occasions named below:
Atlantic City, N. j., July 1915
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine. =,
Cincinnati, O., July 18th to card.
Grand Lodge B. & P. Order of
Elks.
San Francisco, Sept. 5th to 9th,
Triennial Conclave K n hts
Templsr.
San Francisco. Sept. 10th to 25th
Sovereign Grand Lodge LOOT
For information as to rates, dates of
sale, ETC., of these or other occasions,
call upon the ticket agent of the North
Western Line. ...5..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
Work and PRAYER

Praying for things and working for
them brings results. Work brings re-
suits which are at least satisfactory,
for prayer may be answered in way
that is unexpected.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

The Japanese are encouraging the
growth Of real" pearls by forcing
a grain of sand into oysters and plant
ing them until the pearl is formed by
a deposit around the foreign sub
stance of the material from which
re shell lining is for, ed