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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
BAXTER MAN is MISSING.
e. C. RandaI's Disappearance in Des
Moines is Mysterious.

mOIuSS 10 IVY osS'
Srecial to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 20.-The myster'
ions disappearance of E. c. Randall
Of Baxter, who came to Des MONIES
wednesday to secure customs for a
Woodman's play to be given in his
home town is battling the local police
and is causing his friends much worry.
Randall had several hundred dollars
on his person and it is feared that ne
met foul play. A thorough investlga-
ton is now being carried on by the po-
lice department, and sack of any clue
OF the mans whereabouts Is giving
some confirmation to the belief.
w. T. Thorpe Of Baxter. was in Des
A[oines yesterday looking for the miss
ing sman. Randall is well known in
hiss home town, is prominent frater-
nal man, and is not Of the stripe to
disappear willfully from the sight of
his friends. He had, it. is estimated,
fully, $500 on his person. The general
belief is that,his money was seen, that
he was enticed into resort of Des
lIoines, and robbed, drugged and his
body shidden.
Kendall was interested in a play
which the Woodman lodge OF
Baxter was to give the first of this
week. He aided in the rehearsals and
WAS commissioned to come to Des
1Moines to secure costumes. He visited
Euiberson's costume shop on Walnut
street the afternoon of his arrival,
made arrangements to have the cos
tunes made up, and left with the I'M
Outstanding that he would return in a
few hours and take the bundle with
him. The package of costumes is still
;undelivered.
The missing man is described as be-
ing about 40 years old, is we'll dressed,
light brown hair and of medium stat
ure. He is we'll built, and would, it is
claimed, put up a fierce fight with
anyone trying to overpower him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
GAME LAW V0LA|0RS
G. b. kuhl, ofWoodbury County,
Will Prosecute Case Against
Sioux City Parties
MAY COST THEM 500 PER BIRD
Fourteen Prairie Chickens and Eleven
Quail Were Taken From Warehouse
of strangel Brothers II de Company
by the officers-Deputy Game War
den Forced to Draw Revolver.

Special to Times Republican
Sioux City, Feb. 20.-Havng smash
ed the lock of the door. three officers
found in the warehouse of Strange
Brothers Hide Company, and took pos
session of, fourteen prairie chickens.
and eleven quail. Under the statutes
of Iowa persons in whose possession
game birds are found when out of sea-
son, are subject to a fine of $50 for
each bird. The investigation was made
as result of the efforts of c. Il. kuhl.
deputy game and fish warden in Wood
bury county, to run down violators Of
the law. Mr.. kuhl took the birds home
with him and expects to use them as
evidence against the men in whose pos
session they We're found. Mr.. Kuhl
was forced by the efforts of Joseph
Strange to prevent the officer from
taking the game, to draw a revolver.
Mr. kuhl has engaged legal talent and
will prosecute the case thoroughly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
PAPER WINS LIBEL CASE.
Freeman Tribune of Webs

Freeman Tribune of Webster City
Gains Victory in Court.
Special to Times Republican.
Webster City Feb. 20.-The jury in
the case of Mrs. f. NJ. Berger. against
the Tribune Publishing Com
pany returned a verdict for the Free
man Tribune. The action was one
brought for libel and in which judg-
ment was asked for $4,000. The case
has been ON trial fon about two and
a half days. The jury was out about
two and half hours.
The case was one of long standing.
1t was brought for injury alleged to
have been done by the appearance of
an item in the columns of the Freeman
Tribune September "a, 1903. The petit
ton asking the large sum of $4,000,
was filed in the following term of the
district court. For various reasons it
has dragged along in the courts from
the time filed until the. present term.
The article complained of and alleged
to have been libelous and slanderous.
was one printed the day following that
upon which Mrs. Berger had had her
husband arrested and had asked to
have him put under bonds to keep the
peace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

coming as it does in the midst of this
unusual weather and with all the stock
to take care of on nearly four hundred
acres.
Cedar Rapids.
A petition in involuntary bankrupt
cy has been filed against Cyrillus
Wirth of the Red Cross drug store. by
some of his creditors, James r. Plumb
Best & Russell Co., Chicago, M. J..
Myers, r. w. Yourex, Cedar Rapids
and Iowa City Railway and Light Co.,
and j. j. Whelihan.
GIenwood.
The town council has passed an or
dinance defining bucket shops" and
imposing 5000 per year license upon
each one operated in the town. Re-
fusal or neglect to secure a license is
deemed a misdemeanor the maximum
penalty for which is fine of 500 or
thirty days imprisonment. Glenwood
at present has threeYbucket shops.
Ida Grove.
Grove may have a public lbrary-or,
rather, a library building. A women's
club has taken up the matter and will
lIy 10 get MOAN w or some QUIZ
err local capitalist to give $4,000 for
building. In the event of a refusal,
Andrew Carnegie will be asked to
contribute the sum needed
Newton.
Hazel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
j. F'ailor died Wednesday afternoon at
4 o'clock. She had been i'll for some
time with grip and tonsilitis, but not
until Sunday, when there was a change
for the worse, had her parents or at
PENDANTS felt that her case was serious.
w. r. Mathews, an old time
settler Of Jasper county, and for the
last few years a resident of Newton,
died suddenly.
Sac City.
Andrew E. Mead, son Of A. A. Mead,
Of Cook township, who ,wasaheld to the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
FIND CHECK FOR $1,000
Administrator of Olson Estate
at Lcligh Made a Peculiar
Discovery
Piece of Paper Worth Thousand DOL
lars Had Been Kept Among His Pa
pers Where 1t Could Do Him No
Good-olson an Eccentric Character
Other Iowa News.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Lehigh, Feb. 20-The current issue
of the Argus contains AN interesting
story of the life history of Chris OIL
son, who recently died and among
whose effects was found a check for
$1,000, given by a wealthy resident of
Fort Dodge. The check was given
fourteen years ago and had never been
cashed. The check had been hidden
away with other papers in a tin box
where it could do the owner no good.
Olson lived at Brushy Creek for the
past thirty years. A few weeks ago
he died, after a short illness of the
grippe and complications and his SON
in-law, Will Scott, was appointed as
administrators. On last Monday Mr..
Scott. assisted by Allen Pratt, went
thru the old mans papers. and to their
surprise they found a letter from Mr..
j. T. Cheney of Fort Dodge, and to It
was pinned his check for $1,000. The
check was given in 1891 and since thar
time has laid among the old mans
papers as if 1t were of no more value
than the piece of paper on which the
letter accompanying it was written.
AT the time of Mr.. Olsons death, a
brief account of his life was given in
the columns of the Argus. Columns
more could be written making an in
teresting narrative of this peculiar old
gentleman's life. For several years
prior to his death he lived alone in his
house, at the edge of the brush and
timber of Brushy Creek. He had but
little to do with his neighbors and
seldom talked to them and they were
never invited to his place. AT one time
he had considerable land and was we'll
to do, but on account of his being
unable to read or write. and peculiar
disposition, he was continually IN
trouble of some kind, and when he
became involved in any litigation gem
orally got the worst of the case and
was compelled to stand the cost. In
this way his property dwindled down
until at the time of his death he was
supposed to have only the eighty-acre
farm where he lived. until the $1,000
check was discovered.
A few years ago a member of the
family found a check for $45 in an Old
unused trunk, that was given Mr..
Olson by the Smells, who own thou
sands of acres of valuable land along
the Des Moines river known as.timber
land. This check had been in the
trunk for three years before it was
found by members of the family. and
cashed. After finding the check for
$1,000 last Monday the old mans be-
longings We're carefully searched, but
nothing further of value was found
The only relative left to claim the
property of Mr.. Olson is daughter,
Mrs. Julia Scott. of Titonka, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
PROSECUTE WIFE DEsERTER.
Cruel Case Comes to Attention of tho
Authorities at Ottumwa.

AutnOfjgIeS at OttunWa.
Ottumwa, Feb. 20.-As the result of
the cruelest case of wife desertion ever
known in Ottumwa, County Attorney
w. w. Epps, yesterday announced that
as Iowa has no law by which a man
can be punished criminally for DESERT
ing his family, he would make an APP
peal to the next general assembly for
statute covering a husbands deser-
ton Of wife and children.
The case which has brought this
point in the Iowa law to County At
torney Epps' attention is that of Joe
Shevelka, who deserted his wife and
three small children on January 81
leaving them almost penniless
Last Wednesday morning neighbors
of Mrs. Shevelka, who lives in the
north part of the city, found her and
her family huddled together in one
small room, trying to keep warm. Tho
family was without .food-not even
morsel Of bread-without coal, no fire
in the house, and the thermometer Is
degree below zero.
Soon neighbors brought food, clothing
and coal for the deserted family, and
they were made warm and their hun
ger appeased. Appeals for the family
were made thru the local newspapers,
and yesterday the happy mother and
her more than happy children We're
warm and well fed.
The story of the deserted wife
forms the saddest tale that Ottumwa
has ever heard. When Shevelka de-
serted his family he went to a drawer
in his wife's sewing machine and took
IS. which the woman had earned by
washing. and was keeping secretly,
knowing that it would be needed with
her approaching maternity.
From January 81 to the time the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

family WAS found starving and freez-
ing. the sole support of the family was
$3.50, which the mother had in the
bank. unknown to her husband.
And during all this time Shevclka
was living comfortably. making Sis
per day working at the packing house
and for the Milwaukee railroad SHOW
cling snow He boarded on East Main
street, where he paid $4 per week for
his board and rom. and the remainder
of his salary he spent in drinking and
carousing
Friday night he was arrested by the
police and locked up in the city Jail.
In police court yesterday Shelvelka
told Judge Moon that he left home be-
cause his wife could only give him Il
piece of bread aud cup of coffee for his
breakfast.
In an interview County Attorney
Epps said:
we will hold this man until we are
absolutely assured that there is no
way of Furnishing him under the crimi-
nal law. | will make a thorough i'm
vestigation of this case and will make
it the basis of AN appeal to the next
general assembly for II statute cover
ing a husbands desertion of his wife
and children.
IF u cat, dog. horse calf cow or
pig has been deserted the strong arm
of the law would without delay sweep
down upon him and put him i'm prison.
This man has deserted n sick wife in
the most bitterly cold weather. taking
her few hard earned dollars. leaving
her and her three children with death
from cold and starvation staring them
in the face. and yet Iowa has no law
by which this man can be punish-
ed"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
DEATH AT ALTOONA.
Henry H. Patterson Passes Away
There After Years of Illness.

Special to Times Republican.
Algona, Feb 20.-Saturday night at
Z o'clock. in this city, occurred the
death of Henry II. Patterson. For the
past ten years Mr.. Patterson has been
sick, but would rally at times. How
ever. the past four years he has been
almost belfast. He was Ga years old,
and leaves three sisters, a wife, two
sons and two daughters to mourn his
loss He was kind and loving faith
err, brother and husband. Mr.. Patter-
son was "A member of the Masonic or
der of this city. Also a member of
James G. Taylor Post, G. A. r.. hav-
ing served in Company f, Second Iowa
cavalry. He has been a resident OF
Iowa and Kossuth county for about
forty years. The funeral will be held
from the M. r. church on Tuesday at
1O:3O o'clock, and after the services
the body will be taken to the Irvington
cemetery. Mr.. Patterson resided i'll
Irvington some years ago, and will be
buried there beside his mother.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
, GAINS BY LOSING
Calvin oeIcsbee, Living Near Nicola,
Was Defeated in a Lawsuit Over Crib
of Corn, But Finds Himself $25
Ahead
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican
Council Bluffs, Feb. 20.-By losing 4
lawsuit in court. Calvin Oglesbee. a
farmer living near Nicola, finds himself
Unexpectedly S25 ahead. Oglesbee was
a tenant of w. II. Butler ana tried to
compel the latter to accept a crib of
corn for rent due. Butler refused to
accept the tender and instead collected
money from an elevator where Ogles-
bee had delivered some other corn.
The jury in the case held thu. Butler
was entitled to the money, and the
crib Of corn was left on Calyin's
hands. Since then, the latter measured
it and finds there was 100 bushels more
in the crib than he had supposed. AT
3S1a cents a bushel he will have enough
to pay costs in the suit and still be
,$25 to the good.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
Kills Inside Germs.

Liuuozone is not made by compound
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Its virtues are derived solely from gas
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The result is liquid that does what
oxygen does. 1t is a nerve food and
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the world to you. Its effects are ex-
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1t is a germicide so cer.ain that we
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
Webster City.

Webster City.
The plaintiff in the case of T. H
Heslop VS.. Eta Heslop was awarded
decree of divorce and damages to the
amount of $S30.15, interest and costs
by default of the defendant
SchaIIer.
Herman Sandermann sold his two
eighty-acre farms in section 10, Eden
township. William Seek gets the one
known as the Selberg farm and Edgar
Merl1ley gets the other. The consid
Grafton was $50 per acre.
Denmark.
The house on a farm owned by L.
Blint about three miles west of town
was burned to the ground. John
Stock1nan. who, with his wife and
eight children lived in the house
and barely escaped in their night
clothes.
Waverly.
Abby Nichols, Bremen county
farmer, living near Waverly, has made
application for the benefits of the
bankruptcy law He bears the dis
tinction of being the first farmer in
that county to figure in bankruptcy
courts.
EstherviIIe.
The Emmett County Telephone Conn
pany are making plans for the con-
struction Of their new exchange in the
city and will have the material on the
ground by the time the working sea :
son opens up in the spring, for the
city and rural lines. They report the
outlook very promising.
MouIton.
The large dwelling of w. P. Davis,
three and Il half miles west of town.
burned to the ground. The family only
discovered it in time to get out with
their lives and very little of the goods.
The cold was so very intense that
there was no chance whatever to put
out the fire. The insurance will not
half cover the loss. 1t is a severe loss,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
WANT NEW RAILROADS.
Storm Lake Commercial Club Begins
Campaign In Interest of City.

Storm Lake. Feb 20-The CONNER
cial Club had a meeting at the sana-
forum last Monday evening. There
was discussion of the canning fact
Dry, the chatauqua, the Carnegie lib
rary a condensed milk factory; new
railroads; and a permanent meeting
place for the club. The president and
secretary We're instructed to cores
pond with the authorities of the Chi
cago Great Western and the Newton
and Northwestern, and if thought adj
visable to appoint a committee to go,
at the expense of the club and inter-
view the officials of the railroads, in
the interest of Storm Lake.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
CLIFFORD IS INSANE
Jury In the Murder Trial at DEBORAH
Declares Defendant Not Guilty, But
Insane-WiII Be Taken to Insane
Ward at Anamosa.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
DEBORAH, Feb. 2O-.After being out
six hours, the jury in the murder trial
of Professor r. 1. Clifford for the murder
of S. A. Bigelow on November 5 re-
turned verdict Sunday of Not guilty,
but insane" The verdict was the occas-
ion of intense interest and surprise, and
ends a sensational case lasting seven
teen days, which has been of the most
details of any court pro-
cedure in the county
Professor Clifford will be taken to
the insane ward at Anamosa today
DR. Gershom b. Hill, specialist in
mental diseases. has been in attendance
at the trial. He returned home to Des
Moines before the verdict was read.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
FARM HAND DISAPPEARS.

Farmer Living Near Hornick Is Seek
ing Some Trace of "Jack" O'Brien:
Special to Times Republican.
Neville, Feb. gov. S. Bateman, a
farmer who lives near Hornick, is try
ing to get some trace of Jack O'Brien,
who disappeared about January I
from his farm, where he had been
working as a farm hand. He was q
steady man and as far as known mad
no bad habits. He said he was going
back to Ackley, where some property
had been left him by an aunt. He
promised to write but nothing has been
heard of him. 1t is believed he has
some relatives living in the south part
Of the state. His full name is William
]. O'Brien.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
BROWNS TRIAL POSTPONED.
o'Brien County People are Greatly Dis.
appointed Over the Delay,
EpaC.ol IN

Primghar, Feb. 2O.-The trial of
criminal cases against Ed G. Brown,
of the failed Sheldon State bank. and
former RAILROAD commissioners. has been
postponed tolthe May term of court.
The cases were to have come off in the
district court here this week. The de-
lay will be a great disappointment for
the people of O'Brien county who had
hoped to see the trial and case finish
ed. The cause of the postponment is
understood to be on the plea of more
time by lawyers to examine the books
of the bank. Brown was president of
the bank, which failed on Nov. 3, 1908.
The indictment under which he is to
be tried charges fraudulent banking
and receiving deposits after he knew
the institution was insolvent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

not kill. The reason is that germs are
vegetables; and Liquozone-like an ex-
cess of oxygen-is deadly to vegetal
matter.
There lies the great value Of Liquo-
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tissues, too. Any drug that kills germs
is poison, and it cannot be taken in
ternally. Medicine Is almost helpless
in any germ disease. 1t is this fact
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mainly. And that worth is so great
that we have spent over one million
dollars to supply the first bottle free to
each sick one we learned Of.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
WINE ROOMS RAIDEp,

Des Moines Begins Her Spring House
Cleaning Early.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 2O.-Six fourishing
wine rooms, where women congregate
for the purpose of drinking were raid
ed and fully three scores Of customers
of the place were arrested yesterday in
a campaign CARRIED out by Chief of
Police Jones to rid Des Moines of such
institutions. The places raided were
all found merrily populated with men
and women. Beer glasses, cocktail
goblets and wine cups showed the
cause of the merriness and the reason
for the crowds. The rooms, we'll dec
GRATED, the tables furnished in places
with cut glass and the sweet strains
Of music from hidden orchestras, all
told the supposed permanency of the
rooms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

ticc Moore's court for assault with IN
tent to murder, change of venue nav
ing been taken from Justice Akin
court. lie waived examination and ne
was held to the district court in %2,3oo
bail. The bond was furnished prompt
~ and was signed by S. c. Bradford,
l.. NJ Musbaum, Robert Bleakly, A.
W. Nongcr. George Siebens. and }. w.
Planap. The report is current this
morning that Mr.. Smith proposes to
start another newspaper in Storm
1 ak
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
Calf With Five Legs.

Special to Times Republican.
Lake City. Feb. 20-Robert Wood
yard living south of Auburn has a rare
freak in his possession. in the shape OF
a two months old heifcr calf with five
perfectly formed legs. The supernum-
erary member is attached to it on the
neck near the shoulder and is what
may be termed Il hind leg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
soc. Bottle Free.

If you need Liquozone, and have
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
HAS HUSBAND ARRESTED.
kamrar Woman's Spouse Charged
With Threatening to Kill.
Special to Times Republican,

Kamrar Feb. 2O.-Considerable ex-
element was caused here Friday
night when Mrs. Will Lahshuis had
her husband arrested charged with as
sault and battery and threatening to
kill her. The case was heard Saturday
before Mayor Carson. Lahshuis was
found guilty and fined $50 and costs.
He sold his horse and buggy and paid
the fine. County Attorney Blake pros
ecuted and G. d. Thompson defended.
Family troubles brought on the diff
Guilty. Lahshius asked for trial Fri
day night, but the case could not be
heard until Saturdya.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
Germ Diseases.

Those are the known germ diseases.
All that medicine can do for these
troubles is to help Nature overcome
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the germs, wherever they are. And
when the germs which cause a disease
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