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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
CHAPTER III.
THE FIRST UNIFORM.

For many a week there came no
word from Paul Ladue. At the little
frame cottage near the lake a sad
eyed, submissive, broken man sat long
hours each day in a worn old rocking
chair, apathetic, accomplishing, yet
looking wistfully into the faces of the
few who came to see him as though
imploring news of his now doubly ban
ished boy.
In every way did the squire seek to
aid the needy household and, all unre-
buked now, Elinor went day after day
to see Ladue and the fragila woman,
his wife, who never left her room. In
one brief letter from ST. Louis. Paul
had announced his intention of making
his way to Mobile After that-who
could say?
And Fred, too, Elinor's stanch ally
and supporter, was gone. Denied
commission in the earlier regiments of
his native state, for the reason that
the men demanded the right to elect
their officers from among these en-
listing with them, course which his
father had forbidden, he had found life
well nigh unbearable after the almost
tragic events of that night in June
and so boldly wrote long, urgent, ap-
old soldier of the old army-who,
since before the days of the Mexican
war and until recalled to active service
in the spring of 81, had made the
Badger state his home, and that vehe-
ment, vigorous letter the general took
and laid before the president himself.
This was before the first serious
eye-opener-the battle of Bull Run,
and the tall, ungainly son of the west
was still able to see the whimsical side
of things, untinged by the infinite and
suffering of the days to come.
wants to be a soldier and to sink
the law, does he?" said the president,
stretching his long, lean legs under
meath the table and running his huge
hand through the crop of bristling hair
that crowned his forehead like a
hedgerow, land the squire won't let
him enlist met Benton once at
Rice's caravanserai there in Chicago
and the boys won't have anybody that
! doesn't start even with them? Well
! general, see only one way out of this
| fiX-that is to make him a second lieu
tenant of regulars, unless" he contin-
ued, with twitch about the corners
of his broad mouth, unless l appoint
him a brigadier general According to
some of the papers / may have done
worse. Which shall it be?"
''The second lieutenancy will appeal
to him, l think, sir" said the general
land then l can appoint him aide-de-
camp and teach him practical soldier
ing so that he won't be utterly novice
when he goes to his regiment. l know
| the lad and am under many an oDli-
cation to his father"
$50 be it," said the president AND
so it happened that two days later
there came to Fred wire from Wash
ington bidding him join his general
there forthwith, and within another
4S hours he was gone. For few days
in mid July he was home again as aide
to the general, who had been ordered
thither to help the state authorities
in the organization Of still more regi,
! ments. Tall and stiff anc' 'sswaeger'
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The Minor Poet.

Minor poets" said Howard Chandler
Christy, the illustrator, ARE apt to
be jealous of one another and to treat
one another rudely and spitefully.
"At literary dinner. the other day,
/ heard two minor poets in converse
ton.
4 saw your willamette in the Blank
magazine said the first.
did your said the other.
:. Yes. and I heard neat compli-
ment passed on it, too. by a young
lady,
What did she say?
@The first minor poet laughed.
Why he answered. she wanted to
know If I had written It. -Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
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and, like all of his colleagues who
have been transferred to that field, he
is making good" He is a stout, roly
face, joke always on the end of his,
tongue, but with a good supply of &C
tive gray matter located under his
smooth brown hair, which is accurate
ly parted in the middle.
Mr.. Reynolds is only So years old,
but his Is years of life since he left
college has been crammed full of use
full experiences and he has taken hold
of the management of the big customs
service which comes under his depart
ment in way that has won the en-
comiums of Secretary Shaw and Pres
ident Roosevelt. When Mr.. Reynolds
graduated from Dartmouth college he
went into journalism and for two years
was Washington correspondent. He
had a natural bent for politics-clean
politics-state and national, and was
made secretary of the Massachusetts
republican state committee, a perma-
nent position as the annual election of
a governor in the Bay state makes po-
litical campaigns a permanent institu-
ton there.
Mr.. Reynolds has long been the chief
lieutenant of Senator Lodge, the repub-
lican leader of Massachusetts, and
the latter was instrumental in having
him placed in his present important
post President Roosevelt likes Reyn-
olds' energetic. but good-natured way
of doing things, and has felt amply
justified in selecting him for assistant
secretary of the treasury.
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erS have taken the matter up and COM
municateu with the various governors.
The republican national committee will
November, for which time a special
meeting has been called.
There is practical unanimity among
the governors in favor of a change OF
date. The almost invariable bad
weather on the 4th of March, the sick
ness and discomfort that attend that
day and the frequent deaths of promi-
nent men resulting from exposure
while in attendance on the inaugural
functions have created a sentiment en-
tirely favorable to a postponement to
later and better date. An amend
ment to the constitution is required to
effect the change A joint resolution
must be passed by congress, submit
ting the question to the several states
Such resolution has twice passed the
senate and no doubt is felt that it
will pass the house this year.
In answer to the letter Of the com
missioners, asking the governors of the
various states as to their opiL ons,
Gov. Terrell, of Georgia. makes Wig
orous reply, which may be taken as
an expression of the general guber-
Material opinion. He says: "The peo-
pie of Georgia are convinced that so
important function as the Inaugural
ton of a president of the United States
should take place at a season which
would not endanger the health and life
of the flower of our land-many of
whom are attracted to Washington by
this most impressing spectacle of our
government"
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Assistant Secretary of Treasury.

MONG the "Roose-
welt Young Men
in important pub
lie positions and
who are making
their mH'k in the
government serv-
ice is James B.
Reynolds, assist
ant secretary Of
the treasury. Mr..
Reynolds is an
other newspaper
man who has been
coaxed into the
oOvarnmanf wQrly
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04

" "A SORINLn VI
the old Hall of
r e pr e sentatives,
or what is known
as IS t a t u a r y
Hall" in the big
capitol building,
there is rallied off
a space large
enough to accom-
modate a desk
and table. In this
extempOrized Office
is found a small,
dapper little man,
Eoou.oyod n1ooc-
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contemplation and he likes still fur
ther to cause surprise in newspaper
row when he really does make
change. He likes to line up a few of
the newspaper boys in his Office and.
after chatting them about various ru-
mors that have been published broad
cast, t. tell them of some appointment
he really has made and which none
OF them had guessed. He will then
smile his widest and chuckle: well.
l scooped you boys on that appoint
ment, Llu 1 not?"
Ambassador Meyer, now at ST. Pc
tersburg, where he has done, signal
service in furthering the presidents
peace programme between Russia and
Japan, is now said to be slateu or the
navy portfolio. Secretary of the NAVY
Bonaparte is to be transferred to the
head of the department of justice when
Attorney General Moody retires. and
Ambassador Meyer is to take his place
according to the latest semi -authorita-
tive gossip. 1t was generally under
stood when Bonaparte went into the
cabinet that his assignment to the ma
Wy department was only temporary. He
is lawyer of high ability wnom the
president wants to conduct the impor-
tant suits for the government. He is
known as the enemy of grafters and
violaters of antitrust and railroad
laws.
There is little credence given the Oft
repeated story that Postmaster Gen.
eral Cortelyou IS to succeed Mr.. Shaw
as secretary Of the treasury. Mr.. Cor
telyou fits the position he now holds.
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ant-mannered, who is probably the
most sought after person in the capt.
toll. This is Andy" Smith, or more
formally. w. A. Smith, the congress
sional record clerk. His unique duties
have been the growth of years and he
is indispensable to the senators and
Representatives. Mr.. Smith arranges
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
To Change Inauguration Day.

1EhE Is d Qoclu0U
step Already taken
toward a change
in the date Of in
auguratiOn d a y.
The governors of
Al states have
joined in a move
ment to POSTPONE
the presidential in
auguratiOn from
March 4 to a later
date, pro b a b | y
April 80. The dis
trict commission
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
TOW HAVE A CENSOR OF PIC
TURE POSTCARDS.
HUNDREDS ARE DESTROYED
Congressman Often Have to Go Down
Into Their Pockets to Furnish "Rec-
ords" to Constituents-Diplo-
mat and Cabinet Member.
WASHINGTON. = AT

ASHINGTON. - AT
the head of the
dead letter Office
of the post Office
department is an
old n e w S p a p e r
man, James Rank
in Young, who
finds himself to-
day the Anthony
Comstock Of the
administration. In
addition to his
other duties, Mr..
Young has to pass
on the admissible
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An Explanation.

sPa," said little Willie as they pass
ed Mr.. Haines' beautiful headquarters.
what does S. P. c. A. mean?"
as. P. C. A., my son." replied Mr..
Levelhead, els an abbreviation for
the Society for the Perpetuation Of
Cash Appropriations" Life.
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Reported Changes.

HE dog days are
responsible for a
good deal of Cos
sip of changes in
the cabinet and
t h e diplomatic
corps. Some of
the gossip is based
on more or less
fact. but a part of
it is simply hot
air" The presi-
dent likes to read
these forecasts Of
changes he is al
legged to have in
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04

There Were No Other Kind.
''Ya-as. she advised me to marry my
intellectual superior.
What unnecessary advice! "-Hous
ton Post
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The Congressional Records.

~N A CORNER Q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-25
KERR. SAUCER WEDDING.
Son Of Daniel Kerr, Prominent Poll
tician, Married at Ackley.

Special to mes-Republican.
Ackley, Aug. 25.-The marriage OF
Mr.. Edward Kerr and Miss Caroline
Saucer took place Wednesday at the
Presbyterian church, at O'clock D. M
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Hugh McNinch
The groom is son Of Daniel Kerr,
one of the prominent politicians of
Grundy county. Mr.. Edward Kerr fin
ished a four years course of collegiate
work at Cornell College in the year
1903, and it was at college that the
couple first made their acquaintance.
The bride is one of Ackley's most
popular young ladies' She graduated
from the Ackley high school in the
year 1899, and Continued her education
at Cornell College.
The couple gave reception at the
home Of the brides parents, and there
were present about 100 guests. There
were twelve guests from Grundy Cen
ter the home Of the groom, also some
guests from Sioux City and Eldora
The couple received a large number of
costly and beautiful wedding presents
After a short bridal tour Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Kerr will make their flu
ture home at Grundy Center. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-25
CONFERENCE. PROGRAM
Order of Business For the Upper
Iowa Conference Has Been
Arranged
MORE POWER FOR .LAYMEN
MORE POWER FOR LAYMEN
A Movement to Give the Laymen Moro
Voice in the Affairs Of the Church
May be lnausurated at the Confer
enee-Notat,le Men to Deliver Ad.
dresses-other News.
Special to Times Republican,

Special to Times Republican
Hampton, Aug. 25.-The program for
the Upper Iowa Conference of ths
Methodist church, which is to be held
in Hampton from September rs to Oc-
tober End, has just been announced
by Rev. E. T. Gruwell, of this city.
Tuesday, September 26.
Examination of candidates for the
ministry continuing turnout the day
Evening-Epworth League annivers-
airy address, by ]. e. Wagner, of Man
chester.
Wednesday, September ~.
Opening session of the conference.
Administration of the Holy commun-
ion.
Memorial service, in charge of w. NJ.
Lemon.
Observation-Disclosures OF the Church
Extension Society. Address by Rev.
DIR. Thomas C. Tiff, Denver, Col, assis-
tant corresponding secretary.
Thursday, September 2a
Devotions led by r. l.. Loveland, of
Waterloo Iowa.
Conference business.
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
anniversary. Address by Miss Mary
Eva Gregg, Of India.
F'reedman's Aid Anniversary.
Evening-.Temperanc anniversary.
Addresses by Rev. 1. N. McCash. of Des
Moines, and Bishop Luther B. Will
son.
Friday, September 20.
Devotions, led by N. A. Mershom, of
Toledo.
Conference business.
Women's Home Missionary Society
anniversary Address by Mrs. Mabel
Hilbish, general organizer.
Evening--M Society Anni-
versary. Address by Rev. +. H. Sheets,
of Chicago
Saturday, September 80.
Devotions, led by A. M. Mcintosh Of
Lyons.
Conference business.
Missionary sermon, by w. E. Van
Buren,, of Monticello.
Lecture, "The OLD Book and the New
Man''-By j, I. McFarlan, correspond
ing secretary of the Sunday School
Union, New York.
Evening--Sunday School Union an
niversary. Address by j. T. McFar-
lam
Conference Educational anniversary.
Address by President Holgate, Of Ev-
anston, Ill.
Sunday, October I.
Conference love feast led by Frank
p. Shaffer of Charles City.
Conference sermon, by Bishop LII
Their B. Wilson.
Ordination of deacons and elders.
Epworth League service, led by I. p.
TAYLOR, of independence.
E.vening-"Agg ressive Evangelism
Leader to be chosen.
Monday, October 2.
Devotiens, led by Nathaniel Pye,
Iowa City.
Conference business.
About two hundred Metho-
dist Episcopal ministers and
their wives will attend this meeting at
which time the various assignments for
the coming year will be made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-25
ABOUT IOWA PEOPLE.

A legacy Of 100000 or Gentle wife
was the alternative Jacob Scheurman,
a wealthy young Jewish merchant of
Des Moines, faced. He chose the wo-
man.
Prof. W., w. Gist of the Cedar Falls
Normal school is enjoying few days
outing at Clear Lake accompanied by
one of his sons.
Frank Lane, a farmer of Allamakee
came possessor Of the Frank Nelson
farm north OF Mason City for the sum
of $65 per acre. The farm is a tract
of nearly seventy acres and is said to
be we'll improved and under high
state Of cultivation.
Rev. j. w. Lambert of South Ottum-
wa, presiding elder of the Ottumwa
district Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, met with a serious accident
at Hedrick last Monday. AS Mr..
Lambert was getting into buggy
that was to take him to the country
from Hedrick, the horses became
frightened and attempted to run away.
: The late B. F. Ebert of Des Moines,
ls reported 10 nave oeeH the heaviest
insured man in Iowa. He carried in
surance of almost 100000. Two thirds
of the amount was placed within the
past four years. Including his insur-
ance the Gilbert estate will not exceed
half million.
The University Extension committee
at Cedar Rapids decided to secure Pro-
fessor W. C. Wilcox of the department
of history at the state university, to
deliver the first series Of lectures in the
university extension course this fall
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-25
GERMAN EDITORS TO MEET.
Fifth Annual Convention Of German
American Press Association.

American Press AeSoclactons
Special to Tlmes-Republican.
Clinton, Aug. 25.-The program for
the fifth annual convention Of the Ger
man American Press Association has
Just been announced. The convention
will be held in the city of Clinton w
Friday Saturday and Sunday. Septem-
Der %, 23 and "a, and 1t is expected
will attract a gathering of about 200
members OF the organization from the
dozen or more states Of the middle
west over which it extends.
On the opening daythe first business
meeting will be held, street car ride
will be enjoyed by the delegates to the
famous Eagle Point park, and an eve
ming band concert will be given In the
Turner hall. On the second day there
will be another business meeting, when
reports of committees will be submit
ted: an auto ride to Wartburg college,
where an address will be given by the
president of that theological institu-
ton. and a grand banquet in the eve
ming.
An excursion on one Of the large
upper Mississippi river steamers will
be an event of the closing day OF the
The annual election of Of
ficers will be held, the place of the
convention Of 1906 will be chosen, and
the convention will come to close
with a picnic at the Union park.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-25
JOKE ENDS IN LAWSUIT
Victim of a Practical joke at
Gainesville Has Begun Ac-
ton In Court
WAS HELD UP BY BURGLARS
He Thought They Were Real Robbers
and Was SO Badly Frightened He
Couldn't Work for Month-Now
He Wants His Tormentors to Pay
We'll for Their Fun.
rnec,a, TO Times-kepublican.

Special to Times-kepublican.
Hampton, Aug. 25.-Practical joking
which is accompanied by hard feellngs
and terrorizing of the victim, Is the
foundation for an action for damages
being brought by William Dawson, OF
Gainesville, against ]. M. Suter, a JUS
tice Of the peace. Gus O'Donnel, con-
stable, Cyrus Wagner druggist, Da-
vid Angel. Victor Ritchy, Jim Murley
Fritz Giser, Fred Angel and Edwin
Hansen, all Of whom are we'll known
and prosperous business men and far
mers in and near the little city Of Car
tersville in Cerro Gordo county.
Attorney B. H. Mallory, Of Hampton.
has just filed petition in the district
court of Cerro Gordo county for Will
lam Dawson, asking $4,000 damages
from the persons mentioned above. 1t
is stated in the petition that on March
20, 1905, the defendants who knew the
mental condition of Dawson, conspired
together to cause an assault and that
one of their number, after masking
dHu dI-lIllIlS LlIIlSSll, IlpduS oil assault
upon Dawson by demanding him to
hold up his hands and deliver the Urli-
ted States mail.
1t seems that after Dawson was held
up by the party he was taken before
a moot court which was held by the
defendants and was there made to APP
pear against his assailant, who had
been captured by an improvised posse.
Dawson claims he was terrorized, in
capacitated for work for month, and
that he was not aware that he had
been made the victim Of joke for two
days afterward. He is eighteen yeI,rs
of age and had been carrying the mail
to and from the depot at Gainesville
before the time of the alleged assault
was made. The case is set for the fall
term of court at Mason City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-25
A BOOSTER CLUB
Young Men Of Iowa Fall. Start Out
to Do the Town Goodwill Hold
Celebration and Aid in Promoting
Interests of City.

Special to Times-Republican
Iowa Falls, Aug. 25.-An organization
along the lines Of booster club" has
been organized by the young men Of
this city and it starts off with pros
poets of splendid future. The name
of the new organization is the Iowa
Falls Progressive Association and the
following are the first officers of the
new society: President, Clinton Dill
lon; vice president, Harry c. Moore;
secretary treasurer, w. S. Walker. One
of the first matters to be taken by
the club will be the holding of some
kind Of a celebration here the latter
part of September. The committee
named to make the arrangements for
this event is e. o. Ellsworth, G. e.
Shaw. c. H. Burlingame, Harry c..
Moore, A. Altshuler and c. Dillon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-25
said to a prominent layman recently:
",The laymen must come to the front IN
these matters"
BUSINESS CHANGES.

Spencer Witnessing Several Business
Changes Past Few Days.
Special to Times Republican,.
Spencer, Aug. 25-This place mas ex-
perienced several business changes the
past few days. Geo B. Bender, VINO
for years has conducted drug busl-
ness. has now traded his drug store
to A. N. Waters. of Desmot. s. D., for
land located in Kingsbury county, $.
D. This Is the same party who traded
for MT. Benders store at Hartley and
we are informed that he expects to
bring the Hartley stock to Spencer to
be consolidated with his stock here.
Mr.. Waters has also traded for one
Of the finest residence properties In the
city, known as the Slower residence.
Buhmyer Bros, of Belvidere. Ill,
have purchased the Wilkins restaurant,
and are now in possession of same
and busy painting and remodeling the
interior.
Mcnamara & Co.. one of the leading
furniture firms of this place have sold
their stock Of furniture to j. M.
Schauel, of Lime Springs, Iowa. Mr..
Mcnamara has not as yet given out
his future plans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-25
MORE POWER FOR LAYMEN.
Movement to Give Them More Voice
In Church Affairs.

Special to Times-Republtcan.
Waterloo, Aug. 25.-C. r. Rohde, SUI
perintendent of the Sunday school of
Grace NJ. E. church, one of the largest
Sunday schools in the state, and also
president of the Cedar Falls district
Epworth League, and a prominent .of-
fetal member of Grace church, is
about to offer a, plan to the coming
session of the Upper Iowa conference,
which meets next month, at Hampton.
that will be instrumental in solving the
difficult problems that come before ev-
cry conference.
Mr.. Rohde, who, by the way, is a
travelling man, has some excellent
ideas, and is a progressive thinker.
Every year the Methodist conference
is Ndeluged by scores of committees
coming from various fields and pre-
senting situations which must be set
tied in the short space Of two or three
days. Things are settled for another
year at least and the conference ses-
sion passes into history and the next
fall the same thing is gone thru again.
There are GONE situations on some of
the larger charges that need the best
attention Of the brains and grace of
the ministers and laylnen and bfsh-
OPS combined, 70 bring the largest and
best results for the cause.
Mr.. Rohde's plan is a Conference
Layman's Association. He Is talking
it up quietly among the laity turnout
the conference. He outlined his plan
briefly to your correspondent as fol-
flows: The official board Of each
church in the conference Is to elect a
person to represent their charge as q
member of the layman's association
and all of these meet at the beginning
of each conference session, organize in
to a permanent organization, discuss
the situation in general, and look into
the paculiarities of special cases and
summarize each case from the layman
standpoint. Then the association may
be dismissed and its work left in the
hands of a committee which will be
ablel in a few hours to place before
the presiding bishop all the cases that
need special attention. This would
save the bishop meeting dozens of
committees, and more satisfactory re-
sultd would accrue. This would give
laynen more recognition and they
would naturally become more inter
ested.
MI. Rohde has had correspondence
with Bishop Wilson. who will preside
at the Hampton conference, and whose
attitude toward the movement IS fay-
orable. It is also we'll known fact
that Bishop Mcdowell, of Chicago.
fayors movement of this kind, as he