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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11

I Guiding five chickens, a little clothing
and some household furniture; in aldi-
ton there is 50 due him on an open
account, making his resources total
| $1,000.
| Napoleon B. Nailen, according d, his
petition in bankruptcy, was not Ma
poleon of finance. He gives his debts
as amounting to $1,648S3, with Sc
curities in promissory notes to the
amount of $3.50. His creditors are
mostly Cedar Rapids business firms.
Webster City.
The board of supervisors has sold
!! $4,000 worth of bonds on the F'rayne
and Sloane drainage districts in the
eastern part of the county. The bonds
run for ten years, payable on any in
terest bearing date after five years.
They draw 6 per cent interest. They
were sold at par to the new First
National Bank of Columbus, Ohio. =
The Kendall Young library
building in this city will be dedicated
on Wednesday, September 20. The
dedication will be a very formal and
impressive affair, but will be open to
the public. 1t will be held in the beau
LlIul library DullQlnS.
North Liberty.
The big barn on the Orville Wolfe
farm, one mile east of North Liberty,
burned to the ground Thursday with
all it's contents. One thousand BUSH
els of oats burned and a large, amount
was one of the finest in that section
- 1@s,r I'll -
very heavy. It is partly covered by
insurance. 1t is believed that the barn
was set on fire accidentally by the lit
tie boy Of the household. He was in
the barn and came running to the
house, telling his mother that the barn
was on fire. Attempts to put out the
flames were useless. No live stock
was burned.
Iowa City.
William Elliott, pioneer of Cedar
and johnson counties, passed away
here of old age. He was about 80
years of age, but had been about as
usual until recently. He leaves a wife
and several grown children. One son.
Clarence D. Elliott, of Seattle, is state
deputy of the Modern Woodmen of
of America, in Washington and Is
also head escort of the head camp of
that order. Mr. Elliott was treasurer
of Cedar county during the time when
thieves looted the county treasury
several years ago. This resulted In the
running, financially, of the pioneer and
his bondsmen. The honest old man
met all his claims so far as possible,
but II left him ruined.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
3. D. Forehand, Prosperous
Poweshiek County Farmer,
Leaves for Parts Unknown
ATTENDED FAIR At eRlNNELL
Sent Wife and Children Home, Drew
Some Money From Bank and Disap.
peared - Friends Are Completely
Mystified, As His Home Life Had
Always Appeared Happy.
Special to Times-Republican.

| Special TO Times Republican.
| Grinnell, Sept. 11.--Bert Forehand, of
Chester, after the fair Thursday, tod
his wife that she might drive home
and that he would be home in the eve
| ming. When she got home she found
his clothes and other belongings gone.
No one knows where he is or why he
left.
Mr.. Chaplin Jones, of Nashville Tenn,
who has been spending the larger part
Of the summer in Colorado arrived
Saturday to spend week or SO visiting
with his grandmother, Mrs. Grinnell,
and friends.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell Sept. 11.-Inexplicable and
almost beyond the comprehension OF
friends and relatives is the act of e.
ID. (BurD Forehand. son Of l.. D.
Forehand, and prosperous farmer Of
Chester township, in leaving his wife.
children and property, for parts UNI
known.
Friday he brought his family to the
fair at Grinnell. He put UP his team
and told the attendant to let his folks
have the team when they wanted it
as he was not going home that night
The wife did not suspect anything
wrong, supposing that he would come
home later in the evening.
He did not appear Saturday morn
ing and she then found that he had
taken with him an extra suit OF
clothes. He had 500 or $500 in the
bank, and his father soon ascertained
that this had been withdrawn.
No explanation can be given Of his
strange act except hints of the same
old story. He has wife and two chill
dren. So far as anyone knows there
has been no domestic trouble. He was
out Of debt, had a good crop from 100
acres, owned 40 hogs and cattle, was
feeding eleven very fine horses for
market, which he had bought and
paid for and in all material things was
provided for happiness and content
ment. No word has as yet been heard
from him.
Miss Blanche Snider of Evanston, ILL.,.
teacher of the Grinnell high school.
arrived Saturday.
Miss Ethel Tapp, Of Des Moines,
who has beent spending a few weeks
visiting at the ]. D. Humbert home, re-
turned Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
BIG WILL CONTEST
Chances Arc That Heirs Of tho orundy
County Millionaire, George Wells,
Will Como Into Court to Settle AZ
fairs

Special to Times. Republican.
| sGrundy Center, Sept. 11.-While the
calendar OF the district court in Black
Hawk county is numbered with a
greater number of cases than any 9TH
er county in the Tenth judicial district,
those who may have to do with the
courts say Grundy county contains
the most surprises and sensations.
Close upon the heels of the appoint
ment of guardians for George Wells,
the Grundy county millionaire, comes
the rumor that the next greatest legal
contest in the confines of that county
will be the contest arising out of the
fact that the aged and 'imbecile Mr..
Wells has made two wills. OF course
this contest cannot be fought out until
after the death of the millionaire.
Makes Two Wills.
Previous to the death of Mrs. Wells
her husband made last will and tes-
lament, bequeathing all Of his proper
ty, both personal and real, to her,
there being no children. At her death,
If no other disposition had been made
Of the vast wealth, estimated at ST.
100000, the property would have gone
to her brothers and sisters, of whom
there are five. Three or four years
ago, however, it is reported that Mr..
Wells made a second will. bequeathing
his millions to his brothers and sis
ters, of whom there are three. Thus 1t
will be seen, there are only eight ,li-
rect heirs to this vast fortune, and
there is going to be a contest as to
which ones will share in the wealth
amassed by this once brilliant tinan-
cier There seems to be little question
among those familiar with the case
that the relatives Of Mrs. Wells will
contest the last will on the grounds
that the dependent was not mentally
qualified to dispose of his immense
holdings. 1t will be set out that the
terms of the first will should be those
upon which disposition of the proper
ty should be made. If this phase Of
the case should get into the Grundy
county courts it would present one Of
the most stubbornly fought legal bat
ties ever witnessed in the Tenth judi
cial district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11

though they are liable to reimprison-
ment without second trial il they
again transgress the law. 1t is this
plan which the committee is to inquire
into especially.
The trip will be extended to FL
mira. N. Y. where the first reforma-
tory ever established In the United
States is located. Thence the COM
mittee will journey to Concord. Mass,
and look through q similar institution
there. Other places may be visited
ON the way back. The members hope
to gain valuble information and to
learn the actual conditions and prac-
tional workings at each institution. to-
gether with results realized.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
I. woMAN's FRIGHT FATAL
Horse Got unmanaseabIe and She
Jumped from Buggy, Fraeturins Her


Jumped from Buggy, Fraeturing Her
Skull
Special TO mes-Repnbhcan.
Davenport, Sept. M.--Mrs. Louis
Buchanan, resident of Fulton. III,
met tragic death here Friday night.
Mrs. Buchanan came here few days
ago to, visit with the family of Mrs.
Charles Shuler. The two women with
the daughter of Mrs. Shuler and Mrs.
Buchanan's adopted daughter, went
driving. They were returning home
when the harness broke. the horse took
fright and started to run. Mrs. Bueh-
anan became frightened, and before
her companions could stop her. had
jumped from the buggy. She alighted
on her head on the hard road, and her
skull was fractured. The injury re-
suited in her death short time later.
The body was taken to Fulton and the
funeral was held Sunday. The husband
of the deceased is connected with the
Empire Coal company at Fulton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
HEADQUARTERS At DAVENPORT

Is Promised a Council Of the Union
Commercial Travellers Association.
Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, Sept. 11.-With the es-
tablishment Of local council Of the
Union Commercial Travellers Assocta-
ton Of America. Davenport will be-
come the headquarters of another fra
ternal and benefit association.
The movement for the establishment
of council Of the order here is being
headed by c. S. Huber managing
salesman for the National Cash Regis
ter Company, assisted by number of
others in this city who have taken con-
siderable interest in the fraternal ben
eft association From the present
enlisted membership the council will
have it's charter within a period of
sixty days
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
Prominent Council Bluffs Man
Made the Object of Black
mail Scheme
THREAT MADE AGAINST HIS LIFE
Money Demanded Under Penalty Of
Death-An Omaha Man Also In
cIuded in the Threats-Authorities
Of the Postoffice Department May
Take the Matter. in Hand.
Special to Times-Republican


Council Bluffs, Sept. 11.-Terror
reigns in certain .uarters in Omaha
and Council Bluffs on account OF
threatening letters which have be-n
sent out to President e. E. Hart Of the
First National bank of the latter city.
and Schlanke Brothers, proprietors OF
the Vienna cafe of this city, by an un-
known person demanding sums CT
money under penalty Of death IL the
demands were refused.
One week ago Schlanke Brothers
received an anonymous letter to the
effect that unless they deposited $4,000
at the Metcalf roadhouse, just across
the river from Omaha, on Wednesday
last, that both would suffer death.
The $4,000 was placed in the hands
of Chief Of Detectives Dunn, who
made known the fact in certain circles
that the money would be on hand. and
Gordon of detectives was placed
around the roadhouse on the night IN
question:, Dut no oIie dpPeaIeus
Friday night President E. e. Hart
of the First National bank of Council
Bluffs received letter to the effect
that unless he deposited $4,000 at the
base of a tree at certain point on
the rad leading to the Metcalf rcad-
house. that he and his whole family
would be murdered. Hart paid no at
tention to the demand.
Friday night Schlanke Brothers re-
ceived second letter in the same
handwriting to the effect that unless
$4,000 was placed in the Metcalf road
house to the writer's credit that the
roadhouse would be destroyed and the
Vienna hotel placed in jeopardy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
Sues for $4,000.

Special to Observation-Disclosures.
Davenport. Sept. lie. Emil Eng
lund, father and administrator of the
estate of Maurice E. Englund, has in
stituted an action against the Missis-
sippi Valley Traction Company to re-
cover the sum of $4,000 for the death
of the said Maurice E. Englund, who
lost his life in Moline several months
ago, by being run over by one of the
'interurban cars owned by the Missis-
sipni Valley Traction Cornnanx
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
CAUGHT in OWN TRAP.
Farmers Continuance to Catch Thieve
His Own Undoinq.

Farmers contrivance to Catch Thieves
His Own Undoing.
Des Moines, Sept. 11.-Caught in his
own burglar trap was the thrilling ex-
perience of Clark Jameson, farmer
residing near Orilla, Warren county,
the other evening. Owing to the de-
predations of chicken thieves, jamie
son manufactured contrivance over
the door of which a heavy beam was
suspended, which would drop and
close the door Of the coop when the
handle was turned.
Returning from town he tested the
trap to see if it would work. The
beam fell, striking Jameson to the
ground and breaking three ribs.
He was discovered by his sons early
in the morning pinioned to the earth
and unconscious The exposure and his
injuries threaten serious results.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11

Presbyterian church. and has given
away more than 100000
His death was due to old age, but
his system was greatly weakened by
an attack of pneumonia growing out
of a cold taken on the night of Sioux
City's big fire last December. He
owned much property here. His wife,
four sons and four daughters survive
him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
Grant Edwards, Aged 35, of
Vinton, Run Down by a
Train EARLY Today
DEATH WAS INSTANTANEOUS
George Bumsardner, a Farmer Resid-
ina Near Cedar Rapids, Instantly
Killed by Horse Kicking Him in the
Observation-Disclosures Printers May
Strike.
special to T,mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
vinton, Sept. 11.-Grant Edwards,
aged IS, met with violent death here
this morning. He was walking along
the railroad tracks when he was struck
by a train and instantly killed. The
body was not badly mangled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
BOWS RACE MEET.
Splendid Half-miIe Track Prepared TO
October and 5.

0pTcn0IQ tJdIr. NIVI0 U TdCN VTSPd'VU W
October q and 5.
Special to Times Republican.
Bows, Sept. 1.--Dows Is preparing
for big race meeting October and
s, and $4,000 in purses are hung up for
trotting pacing and running races. A
great deal of time and labor has been
put on the half-mile track and our
horsemen. claim there is no better track
in Iowa.
J. G.. Buckton's pacing horse. Don
Romo," who has won over $4,000. Will
be entered. A great deal OF praise is
due Mr.. Buckton and G. w. Finn. sec
rotary. From the number of entries on
file, the success of the race meet is as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
CHURCH CONVENTION.

Eiahth Annual Meeting Of tho Sioux
Congregational Association.
Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City. Sept. 1.-THE eighth
annual meeting of the Sioux City Asso-
citation of Congregational churches
will be held at Silver Creek church,
October and S. The program for the
meeting has just been issued. T. o.
Douglass, church missionary for Iowa,
will deliver an address on the home
missionary field. Rev. j. w. Fizzle, D.
D., of Sioux City will deliver an adj
dress on maintenance Of the Sabbath.
Topics of especial interest to the
churches in the association will be de-
livered by various pastors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
WINS COUNTY ArToRNEysHIP.

]. NJ. Berry, Of Pocahontas, is APP.
pointed-LesaI Proceedings Expens
i've.
Special to Times Republican.
Pocahontas, Sept. Ill. M. Berry
has been appointed. county attorney
Joe Mikish, but recently admitted to
the bar, running close second
Beer is expensive in more ways than
one. The Selling of the beer at the
time of the Fonda fair has cost this
county $3.50 so far, with the prospects
of three times that amount added for
court costs, as three have been turned
over to the grand jury.
The Rolfe carnival was success,
and the ball games were very good,
as also the street entertainment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
BOTH LEGS BROKEN.
Mrs. NeIs TosseIand. Of Bows, Badly
Injured in Runaway Accident.

Special to Times-Republican.
Bows, Sept. 11.-Mrs.> Nels Tosse-
land. wife of the Norwegian Lutheran
minister of this place, suffered a very
serious accident while driving to town
Saturday afternoon with her family.
While driving down a steep hill their
team became unmanageable and threw
the occupants out. The children were
not injured, but Mrs. Tosseland had
both legs and both arms broken and
as she is an old lady it is feared the
accident may be serious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
ALEXANDER ELLIOTT DEAD.
Sioux City, Iowa, Loses Grand Old
Man.

Sioux City, Sept. 11.-sioux City's
greatest philanthropist, Alexander Ell
lott, aged 72, died Saturday. He had
lived here since the city was started,
a half century ago. He was not con-
spicuous in his philanthropy, but he
gave more than any other single citi-
zen here to local benevolencies and to
missions.
He supported three missionaries In
foreign fields for years, and few
months ago he gave 5000 to the First
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
;peciaI to Times-Repupllcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, Sept. II. - George
Bumgardner, a farmer living near this
city, was killed today, the result OF a
kick from a horse. The horses hoofss
struck him squarely in the stomach
and 1t is believed the stomach was rup-
tured. Bumgardner died shortly after,
not regaining consciousness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
coNeREeATloNALlsTs 70 MEET
Dubuque Association at coIesburg
September Is to "a.
Snecial To es.Renuhlican

0p6CIdI 10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Colesburg, Ia, Sept. 1.-THE fall
meeting of the Dubuque association of
the Congregational churches and min
listers will be held at Colesburg Sep
TENDER rs to 81. A splendid program
has been arranged and several good
speakers will be heard. All churches
are asked to send delegates, to help
make the meeting success. Rev. I.
o. Douglass. of Grinnell, and w. II.
Tenney, Of Chicago. are among the
snoakers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11
PRINTERS MAY STRIKE.

Eight Hour Day Demanded In the
Print Shops at Dubuque.
Special to Times-Republican
Dubuque, Sept 1.-The S-hour day
question has reached this city, the
printers having made demand in the
shops here. 1t is not yet known wheth-
ar the demand will be granted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-11

dHUCV1HS 0heo
permauen thy.
Do not let q
wart or pirnple
develop into .
cancerouS ulcer,
but purify your
blood with
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14
Curious Condolences.

Mrs. Bessie Willis, of Golden
Pond, Trigg County, KY, is dead
of consumption, after a short ILL
ness. Up to a few months ago
Mrs. Willis was an unusually
strong and healthy lady. She
was the mother of Lawrence d.
Willis, now under Indictment at
Cadiz, charged with the murder
of his uncle, Lieut.. W. B. john
stone, at Canton in 1908, and
was herself acquitted of the
charge of accessory to the killing
of her brother at the last Feb
ruary term of the Trigg Circuit
Court. She was 45 years old,
and the daughter of the late Mrs.
M. B. tombstone.
Mrs. Willis is the fourth per-
son that was closely connected
with the trial who has died since
the killing. Judge John E. Kel-
ly and Col. Fenton Sims, attor-
neys for the defense, and King
r. Wallace, at whose house Mr..
tombstone was killed, and one of
the leading witnesses for the
Commonwealth, are the other
three who have died. Judge
Kelly was stricken down with
paralysis just after he had made
a strong speech in defense of
Lawrence Willis in his first trial,
from which he never recovered,
and Col. Sims was similarly
stricken while making his speech
in defense of Willis in his second
trial and had to be carried from
the court room. He died in a
few weeks.
Jim Williams, who is also un-
der indictment for completely in
the same crime, is very low with
consumption, and it is expected
to live but a short time.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14
Laxity of the Law.

1.-THE failure to enforce the
law is the chief cause of crime
and vice and official corruption
that are the curse of this great
republic" With these words
the New Orleans Picayune be-
gins an editorial in the course
of which it says: "The indif-
ference of the alleged good peo-
pie to the conditions of political
and official corruption growing
up around them in proverbial.
They see all manner of vice and
vicious misdemeanors, which are
forbidden by law, flourishing
everywhere under official pro-
lection. They are aware that
even the most serious crimes,
like murder and robbery, go
unpublished when the criminal
happens to be person with a
pull or who can exert other in
fluence, and they cannot but
know that the laws are violated
all around them almost with i'm
punity, and yet there is no up
rising of the community, to Elk.
press Indignation or condemna.
ton. Nobody is indignant, no.
body is outraged at the situa.
ton except those few person:
whose friends have been muir.
dered or whose property has
been stolen. Nobody else takes
any interest in the matter.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14
ale Believes IN Me-"

There is nothing which quite
takes the place in boys life
of the consciousness that some
body-his teacher, brother, sis
ter, father, mother or friend
believes in him.
One of the most discouraging
things to a youth who is appar-
emily dull yet, is conscious
of real power and ability to sue
coed, is to be deprecated by
those around him, to feel that
his parents and teachers do not
understand him, that they look
upon him as a probable failure.
When into the life of such a
boy there comes the loving as
surance that somebody has dis
covered him, has seen in him
possibilities undreamed of by
others, that moment there is
born within him new hope, a
light which will never cease to
be an inspiration and encour-
agement.
If you believe in a boy, if you
see any real ability in him-and
every human being is born with
ability to do some one thing well
tell him so; tell him that you
believe he has the making of a
man in him. Such assurance has
often proved of greater advan-
tage to youth than cash CAPT
tai.
There is inspiration in "he
believes in me. Success.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14
Gibraltar is Crumb1ing.

The public is not aware that
the great Rock of Gibralter is
tumbling down-that its crumb-
ling, rotting masses must be
continually bound together with
huge patches of masonry and
cement.
Yet they who sail past Gil
bralter can not fail to notice on
the eastern slope Of the fortress
enormous silver-colored patches
cleaning in the sun. These
patches, in some cases 30 or 40
feet square, are the proof of the
disintegration of Gibralter. OF
thick, strong cement, they keep
huge spurs of the cliffs side
from tumbling into the blue sea.
Sea captains, cruising in the
Mediterranean, say that Gibral-
tar has been rotting and crumb-
ling for many years, but that of
late the disintegration has gone
on at a faster rate than hereto
fore.
They say that the stone form
ing this imposing cliff is rotten
stone, and that in a little while
the phrase, "the strength of Gil
bralter," will be meaningless.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14
His Love for Mother.

The following story of Adj
miral Dewey is told by one of
the sailors who returned on the
Raleigh: just before the battle
of Manila, when the order was
given to strip for action, the
smallest poweder-boy on the
flagship dropped his coat over
board. He asked permission to
jump after it, but was refused.
He went to the side of the ship,
dropped overheard, recovered
his coat, and was promptly ar
rested for disobedience. Admir-
al Dewey spoke kindly to the
youngster, who broke down and
said that the coat contained his
mothers picture, which he had
just kissed, and he could not
bear to see it lost. Dewey's
eyes filled with tears; he fairly
embraced the boy and ordered
him released, saying, "Boys who
love their mother enough to risk
their lives for her picture can
not be kept in irons on this
fleet. ''-Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14

would certainly throw Williams
from the bar. When the jolt
came it snapped three of the
ropes which act as stays on the
parachute. This slight accident
distracted my attention for an
instant, and when my mind again
turned to Williams | thought |
heard a dull thud, which ! be-
lieve was caused by the impact
of his body striking the ground.
In five minutes | had alighted
safely in clump of willows, 200
yards from where Williams body
fell"