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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-21

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Well here we come agar, with
some more Items tor the valuable
little cRE.srr,
Oh but it looks like it ia going
to snow some today ] wish il
would we sure % sleigh riding.
Ha Ha
ar. Francis Melber was pleasant
callers At Mr.. J, =. Ages last
Wednesday night.
Mrs Will Naukirk assisted Mrs.
II. X. .smedley with her sewing on
last tuesday;
| Mrs. Mary Jane Hellumns and
grand children we're visiting rela.
tives up on MILESTONE a Iew days
last week
! Mrs f. W, Neul,irk visited her
or other in Norwood Sun day and
Monday.
( Misses Freedholm and Mr.. Carl
Freedholm was pleasabt callers at
4 Mr.. c. @. Frisks last Sunday,
Mr.. Due Green who has beef
work in Neb. past few months re
turned home last week nis many
friends welcome him home again.
Mr.. oxiey Colson and wife ha
returned home from joplin wher'
they have visiting past fey
~eeks-
MIR, VIM. Neukirk spent Sat. an
Sunday with jim IIellumns.
@ Oh but saw Jack a. Jill woul
q, sure like to 20 Luggy nding hr
/ that is to far over, MTilk Maic
Oh but say "Hornets' you sui
Will be surprised when you bel
a the announcement Of tho doub
4 wedding Of Jack and Jill.
Mr. Eugslcr departed for h
home in Little Rock Ark. last Si
night
: Ch but say Esther and Cla
you had better look ont Franc
~.
= meber has got him a buggy nc
he vii be driving down soon.
Mr.. Berry wife and childr,
I, taken dinner with Mr.. d Gre
Sunday.
10 Ira Barnes OF Falrview was '
iting his sister MNs. VIM. Neuki
last Sunday
Jay
,as Oh say little school girls il
ma want TO knowk il Jack and u
,ro are going to get married Xn
AZ you can come over and see
~ guess | had better close
4 am getting tired and sleep,
bye byc.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-21
and adopt few foodern iads, eat
broakfast.toods like Force. II
and all that they may be able 70.
keep house in modest way.

chere viii be issued in a t+w days
the official register d the rnlte q
States Known as he Bluc Boob.
It Will show that the tota. nun
Der Of persons employed ii Wash
ingtoi. by the Government is 70,
48I and that they receive il saIar-
les total Of s21ll5.70a,o0 The
Treasury Department employs the
largest number, 6,3)l, the Depart
maat Of State the smallest number
l20. The others are distributed
through the War, Justice. Navy
/ Interict, Agricultural, Commerce
and Labor, Government Printing
Office and Government Of the Dis.
,trict Of Columbia Panics iinan-
feiaI, commercial or industrial
never affect Washington The pay
81 Government clerk goes ni for
ever, Cor taxation never lets NJ
aud Uncle Sam has aIaays TN
wherewithal 70 pay his employees
} twill be Of interest aud doubtless
refreshing to ta&payers Throughout
the country who ultimately pay
, this considerable sum Of oye
! tweuty-seven millions, to kno'
that The present administration
getting more ard better WORK on
: Of this vast number Of Govern
!. ment clerks than any preyiou
= administration, and that II Is tai
!. ing steps TO reduce expenses an
to simplify and increase the ell
4 ciency Of this Governmental for'
at aud that there is prospect
y considerable reduction IL expen
q ~ Nell as an in,rease in quanlt
~ ii aork y fore the end Of the pre-
gatedninisration. Al the mel
] bers u ias cabinet and their sta
he are working 70 this end,
arg
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-21
nnnM00D. MISSOURI
Cool weather at present.

apples apples big red apples
at Palmer Bros
Albert Absher is on the sick
. list.
Stop and get a bowl Of chilly
at Palmer Bros
&C, A. slmons made a trip to
Fowler last week
n.,.. a,d yat tho host
fohnoi, ca,,ott was 10 town
IN. ). FINLEY called a. 'o's w
Mr. Fate Sigman came up from
Fowler last Sunday evening
= MSS ~
me oo'o"Y psOP
week.
, Rr,,oo called At this ov
re'sr7 U'p'''''' "P
ohaes is the best
-, 90 ~ wm Pr,necu
III,
h'Se'0'A 80
r,a uu,t. .aooh;o. =, u
r.
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Everybody come
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p,rt0. i ,hs co,onv ,,s, 81,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-21

on milestone few days last
week
Viii ilinkIe was AZ Mrs.
Agees on business last Sat
la, la, Jack and Jill we woke
up and thought We wonid write
a few tens.
Will Meulcirk, Maud aud RoysI
Barnes were the welcome que
of Jim Iiellnms sat, night
Fla, ha. Alice G you
better look ont, Esther is try %
to beat your time. Art III
Benz
Bonnie. 3ennie Age
So they say
Goes 4 counting night and dah
Sword end pistol BY bis SIG
Esther Frisk would like g y
his bride.
III see this in print ! sH
come again. Bye-bye,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-21
Turkey 'l'rot.

Well as J. have never saw any
items from this part Of the
country ! thought ! would
attempt to write u few for the
cREssET.
Mr.. and Mrs James Barnes
of Fairview we're visiting with
Jim Hellums and family last
Sunday.
John Arnold is on the sick
| list at present.
Fred Agee made a flying trip
to Min. Grove Saturday
4 Quite a crowd attended thu
sale Of Mrs. Aree last'Thufsday
Mrs. Hellums and grand
children we're visiting relative.
G.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13
THEORIES ABOUT FOOD.

Also Few Faots on the Same Subject.
We hear much q nowadays about
health foods and hygientc living, about
vegetarianism, and many other fads
along the same line.
RESTAURANTS may be found iii the
larger cities where no meat, pastry or
coffee is served and the food crank Is
In his glory, and arguments and the
cries galore advanced to prove that
meat was never intended for human
etomachs and almost make us believe
that our sturdy ancestors, who lived
four score years In robust health on
roast beef, pork and mutton must have
been grossly ignorant Of the laws OF
health.
Our forefathers had other things to
DO than formulate theories about. the
food they ate. A warm welcome was
extended to any kind, from bacon to
ncorns.
A healthy appetite and common sense
ore excellent guides to follow IN mat
tiers Of diet, and a mixed diet OF grains,
fruits and meats Is undoubtedly the
best.
AS compared with grains and veg
etables, meat furnishes the most nutri-
ment in a highly concentrated form
and is digested and assimilated more
quickly than vegetables or grains.
DR.. julius Remmson. on this subject,
oays: sNervous persons, people run
down In health and of low vitality
should eat meat and plenty OF NJ Il
the digestion is too feeble at nrst II
may pe easily corrected by the regular
use Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after
each meal. Two OF these excellent tap-
lets taken after dinner will digest sew
eral thoueand grains Of meat eggs or
other animal food In three hours and
no matter how weak the stomach may
be no trouble will be experienced II q
regular practice Is made of using Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets, because they
supply the pepsin and diastase neces-
eary to perfect digestion, ana every
form Of indigestion will be overcome BY
their USE
That large class of people who some
under the head of nervous dyspeptics
should eat plenty OF meat and insure
its proper digestion by the daily use OF
\ safe harmless digestive medicine, like
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. composed
5oS the natural digestive principles, pep
sim diastase. fruit acids and salts,
which actually perform the work at di-
Restion. Cheap cathartic medicines,
snasqueradins under the name Of dys-
pepsia cures, are useless for tndiges-
ton. as they have absolutely no cnect
mon the actual digestion OF food.
Dyspepsia In all its many forms IL
simply q, failure OF the stomach to df-
rest food. and the sensible way to solve
she riddle and cure the dyspepsia Is to
make daily use at meal time OF a pre-
para4ion like stuarts Dyspepsia Tab
let's. which Is endorsed by the medical
profession and known TO contain ac-
tive digestive principles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13

and took him back with him as q. state
patient. It is said that the young
MANS father lives at Ruthven, in Palo
Alto county. T
Melvin.
Eli smalley Of near Coverdale. who
with his brother owns threshing
rig, came near getting killed Last Sat
urday while threshing at the Raymond
Buse place, northwest Of town. He
was showing man the workings OF
the separator while the machine was
in motion and In some manner his coat
got caught on screw and then In the
belts. He was thrown about In
fearful. manner until his coat was torn
from him which undoubtedly saved
his life. He sustained several bruises
but was soon able to resume work.
EstherviIie
Ernest A. Trapp, SON Of F. l.. Trapp.
of this city was killed at Ballard,
Wash. He was doing some st,mnplng a
mile and a half north of Ballard, and
he had put two charges under two
stumps and ram and one charge ex-
ploded and not knowing whether both
went at once, or IL one failed to be lit,
he went to learn and when near the
second charge went off killing him in
stantly. His Gather and three other
men were working there with him, but
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

none Of them very near when 1t nap
pened his father ran to his side at once
but life was gone.
Fonda
Last week G. "A. Thorpe, foreman at
the tile factory, and e. Endersby, en-
gineer at the same plant, had q set-rto
over some matter pertaining to the
work and Mr.. Thorpe retired from the
mix -up with broken nose, Endersby
was discharged, and claimed extra pay
coming to him for remaining contract
time. He brought suit to recover the
amount and got Judgment in Justice
Kay's court for $24. Straight Bros.
appealed.
Charlton
Hamilton L. Mauk, Of Whitebreast
township, in talking to some friends
on Tuesday-election day-remarked
that it was his fifty-1rinth consecutive
vote; that for fifty nine years he had
not missed an election. nor failed to
cast his vote. Following Mr.. Mauk,
comes that staunch republican. p. q.
Sargent of Cedar township, who on
November z deposited his fiftieth con-
secutive vote. since he was twenty lone
years old. 1t is an example Of good
citizenship, worthy the highest praise
and valuable as an example of high
public duty conscientiously performed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13
Trial of Mrs. Sarah Pratt and
Will Persing Will Come Up
at Rockwell City
ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION
Hired Man and His Employers Wife
Will be Tried for Alleged Poisoning
Of Josiah M. Pratt-Evidence Against
tho Accused is strons-Much Inter-
est in the Trial.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Lake City, Nov. 13.-One OF the
most sensational murder trials that
has ever taken place in this county
will begin at Rockwell City tomor-
row, when Mrs. Josiah NJ. Pratt and
Will Persilg will be brought face to
face with the charge of poisoning Jo-
siah M. Pratt to death at his home
in Elm Grove township near Yetter
in July.
Persing was the hired man In the
employ of Pratt and was held very
high in the regard Of Mrs. Pratt, SO
much so that neighbours tell OF trips
they took together in buggy and OF
their lettering along the way from
town. Pratt was a very prosperous
farmer and carried heavy life insur-
ance. They had been married four
teen years, and Mrs. Pratt WAS we'll
on toward middle life. But the at
tentions of Persing. himself man OF
35. was too much for her and she is
alleged to have conspired with MN
to get rid of Pratt and then marry
the hired man.
EARLY in July Pratt was taken Ill
and after an illness of few days
died under circumstances that indl-
Gated poisoning. The funeral was pre-
vented by friends OF the dead man
and authorities after an investigation
arrested the hired man and the grew
ing wife, while the stomach of the
dead man was sent to j. L. Kennedy,
OF the state board OF health. The re-
port Of the inspector stated that the
man had died of arsenic poisoning.
The two who were under arrest
were indicted by grand jury and held
to the charge OF murder. Persing has
been in jail, while Mrs. Pratt is under
bond.
The trial tomorrow will be very in
teresting, for the fact that Mrs. Pratt
tells very clever story Of how the
medicine was accidentally mixed with
NV poison and given by mistake. She
denies all the allegations of the neigh
bors, holding that they are prejudiced.
She Is a very intelligent woman. An
unusually large venire OF juryn1en has
been summoned for the selection OF
the Jury. 1t is expected that several
DAYS will be taken 6or the selection.
Attorneys Hutchinson and Jacob will be
for the state, while J. NJ. Parsons OF
Rock Rapids, assisted by two attor-
neys Of Rockwell City, will appear for
the defendants. The trial VIII be a
very interesting one and the court
room will be filled every day OF the
trial.
Much praise has been extended to
States Attorney Hutchinson Of this
place for the manner In which he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13

Rowan .,..u
head az steers and $50 hogs at his farm
near Rowan.
creseo r,,,aa
saturday, November I. Judge
Reed appointed James A. Cutting, "
Crasco. refere,e in bankruptcy TOT the
district of Howard county.
Storm Lake.
Rev. William Edwards. pastor OF the
Baptist church at Marathon, mas ac :
ceoted call from the Baptist cnurch
at Storm Lake to become tts pastor.
ocheyedan.
Joseph Hunt a Sheldon mason VINO
ha;, been In Malvern working on the
new bank building for George A. Rom
ey, had three ribs broken by falling on
to q beer key.
Britt
las. Duryea, Nels Nelson and p.
Re inholdt went to the big slough west
OF Titonka ON q. duck hunt last week.
They were gone three days and re-
turned with 1875 ducks.
ehsnandoah
G. nj. Glover Wednesday closed the
deal whereby r. T. King, Of Red Oak,
DO agilt the eighty acre farm on Johh
Jaa.man, seven miles southwest OF mere
paving $500 for 1t, or $11O an acre
Mr., KING with his family, wife and
tw, children, will occupy the farm
themselves, talking possession on the
Ars,t Of next March.
Forest City.
s,he death Of Will r. Thompson CO.
Cured at Cape 6siradeau, Mo-, on We'd
nesday, November l. after a months
illness with consumption. The body
arrived in Forest City Monday evening,
and the funeral was held Tuesday
morning at the home of his father
Mr.. j. Thompson, Rev. ]. T. Walker
conducting the services, and interment
made in lakewood cemetery.
LsMars
j. u. Sammis, who has long been
recognized as ONE Of the brightest and
foremost lawyers In northwestern
Iowa, has concluded to seek new
business field ana will enter on larg-
err sphere of usefulness. He will be-
con,e connected with the legal firm OF
Sh,lll & Farnsm orth, OF Sioux City.
The. name OF the new firm will be
ShuH. Farnsworth & Sammis.
Rockwell City
Thomas A. Alger. young man
about twenty-five years OF age and
VIII, acted queerly was taken UP on
the street by Sheriff Riseley about ten
days ego and taken before the insane
commissioners, who refused to send
him, to the asylum. he not being q
citizen az the county. He was released
and left town and the nrat Of the week
Deputy Sheriff Dawson wuH called to
Pueaeroy to take HIM in charge. He
was brought back here and placed in
the jail until Sheriff Rseiey could
communicate with the state board Of
control. which IN turn notified the a9y-
hum authorities ut Cherokee and had a
physician Of that Institution, DIR. b. r.
Anr1asaSAhAaA AosnA lanmuA a1xndaaAnAaX
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13
Prisoners Set Fire to the Jail
and Two Are Burned
to Death
HAD BEEN ARRESTED SUNDAY
Four Drunks Placed in Lookup Set
Fire to Their Prison and Two Of
Them are Dead, While Others Had
Marrow Eseape-Boys Discover Fire,
But Too Late.
Special to Times-Republican

( . +, !. 6 + ~
Special to Times Republican,
Lake City, Ia, Nov 13.-About noon
Sunday four drunks were arrested,
Geo. Butrick, Robt. Jackson, Ike Hip
pie and dad" Allen. Butrick was
making the most disturbance, using
obscene language on the street and In
from morning services. Marshal Davis
took all four to the local lookup, which
Is a small wooden building just north
west OF the waterworks and electrical
power plant 1t has a small corridor
In front and two small cells. Butrick
and jackson were locked in one Of the
cells and Allen and Nipple were left
In the corridor
About thirty minutes later some boys
playing near were attracted by the
shouts Of Ripple and Allen thru the
grating in the front door, and upon
Investigation found the building on fire
on the inside. They gave the alarm
and help soon arrived and broke open
the door. Nipple and Allen were just
about sufrccated. falling out when the
door was opened. BY taking turns on
account Of the heat and smoke the
door of the cell was finally opened,
when the charred remains OF the two
inmates that were leaning against the
door fell thru and were drawn into the
open air. The clothing was adj burned
from their bodies and the flesh was
burned to crisp. Neither was recog-
r,izable. The bodies were removed to
the Hopkins undertaking rooms anil
the local fire company put out the fire.
The county coroner has beer notified.
The origin OF the fire as given by
Nipple and Allen is as follows. Butt
rick was angry for being locked up and
swore he would burn the jail down
even IL he had TO burn in 1t. Jackson
being too drunk to interfere But,'ick
took newspaper Tor kindling ana
with straw from the bunk and some
:of the bedding started the fire which
resulted so disastrously to himself and
f1is cellnate @
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13
SETTLES SENSATIONAL CASE.
Islander Suit at ososoIa 10 Dismissed
After Few Witnesses are Heard.

After Few Witnesses are Heard.
Osceola, Nov. 13.-Mrs. May Law
renee OF Des Meines, dismissed the sem
sational $4,000 Islander suit that she
Instituted against Frank Jones, a for
mer school teacher. The case was
called for trial Friday and the evidence
introduced was anything but in favor
Of Mrs. Lawrence.
Jerry b. Sullivan Of Des Moines, rep
resented Mr.. Jones. He secured num-
erous witnesses in Des Moines, who
testified that the plaintiff had been an
inmate Of houses of prostitution there
at different times. Among the Des
Moines witnesses who were called were
Dan Bringol1, A. r. Brackett. w. W.
Pattee, A. H. Day and j. O. Eckles.
They testified that the plaintiff had
been an inmate Of resorts kept by
Mollie Wright at 1921 West Walnut
street, and other places. Mrs. Nc
Nichols, Miss Patterson, and G. 3.
Lukanbill. and Pearl Tillotson, Of Os-
ceola testified that Mrs. Lawrence's
reputation here had been bad.
Mrs. Lawrence. who Ia a rather pref
ty widow, based her case on the evil
dence Of Mrs. Ryan and Mrs. Frances
Ryan Merritt, of Alton, Iowa, who tes-
tifed in behalf Of the plaintiff that on
or about the fourth Of July, 1904, Frank
Jones visited at their home In Alton.
and said that Mrs. May Lawrence was
conducting, or was an inmate Of, a
house of Ill fame in Des Moines and
that she HAD been run out Of Des
Mofnes, and would have been arrested
but the police couldn't catch her.
On cross examination defendant at
tempted to prove that Frank Jsnas had
been a very intimate friend to the
Ryan family and especially to Frances
Ryan, and that what he said had been
in the way of warning and without
malicious intent Mrs. Frances Ryan
1GArritt aasAnAAR Ana An4isaaA1hn AaAAA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13
DYE HAD PLANNED SUICIDE.
Tabor Banker confessss and Tolls Of
Intention to k,il Himself.

Tabor Banker confesses and Tolls Of
intention to Nlll Himself.
Tabor, Nov. 13.-Tn addition to the
already voluminous, sensational and
remarkable story OF n. G. Dyes pecu-
lations while vice president OF the
State Bank OF Tabor, the Tabor Bea-
con, issued this morning, On full page
history OF the affair including picture
OF Dye, reveals one phase OF Dyes
peculiar personality IN the following:
III. c. Dye is credited with the state
ment that at two different times he had
to commit suicide. and each
time he was prevented by the thoughts
OF his two children. While In the In
dian territory recently looking after his
oil we'll speculation he took poison with
him to to his room at the hotel, but
did not use It.
Tuesday night previous to his APP
prehension and confession, when he
was sure that his exposure was about
to come, he came from Council Bluffs
to Malvern on late train and drove
to Tabor for the purpose Of getting
hold OF and destroying the forged notes
and other evidences OF his guilt. He
went Into the bank, unlocked the vault
and took out the notes and was about
TO throw them into the stove and burn
them, when the thought occurred to
him that such action would cause a re-
hectfon on Cashier Hall. He studied
over the matter and decided that It
would be a cowardly trick. and put the
papers back In the vault and made up
his mind to stand the blame alone. He
drove back to Malvern and took the
early tradn back to Council Bluffs. The
next day he was found by his brother
and w. q. Gregory, to whom he made
q full confession, and said &fiat he was
glad his agony was over; that for the
past two years his Me had been a per-
feet hell. why he did not have as much
mercy for his other victims Dye does
not answer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13
MEMBERS WENT HOME
University Christian Church at Des
Moines Scene Of Sensational incident
Pastor Asks Members to Give Pla-t
ces TO Strangers and Nom Residents.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 13-At the Uni
versity Place Christian church last
night Rev. Charles s. Medbury, the
pastor, asked two hundred members to
get up and give their seats to strangers
and non-1ne,nbers. A few of the mem-
bers who gave UP their seats were ac-
comrnodated in a side room. but most
of them were forced to go home. The
audience numbered about 1,20o. The
church is the largest west of the Miss
issippi of that denomination and the
Philadelphia church is the only one In
the country that rivals it In size.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13

brought out the Indictment of the
two PARTIES after the chemical analysis
of the stomach of the dead man. He
would stand for no excuses, and per-
sonally saw that the witnesses on both
sides had fair play in the examina-
ton before the grand jury in Sep
TENDER.
There is very much sentiment thru
out the county, and a large majority
of the people believe that the woman
is guilty of the murder of Pratt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13
Forgery i. Charged.
L to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Repubiican.
Council Bluffs, Nov. 13.--S. P. Ma
thiason, who 1t is claimed used his
general acquaintance in Council Bluffs
and Omaha to secure money on twenty
five bogus checks. has been indicted
by the Pottawattamie county grand
jury for forgery. Mathiason's relatives
have paid back to his victims all the
money they lost by his swindles and
an agreement was reached that he
should not be prosecuted, but County
Attorney Hess and Sheriff Canning re-
fused to sanction it. So cleyerly did
Mathiason work that he passed two
checks In Council Bluffs after the po-
lice had started on his trail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13
ATTEMPTS WIFE MURDER.
Des Moines Man Tries to Kill Spouse
and Then Suicides.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines Nov. 13-After stab
bling his young wife. a bride of but six
months, with knife and then vainly
endeavoring to persuade her to join
him in death. Clarence Reeves. of 1903
Franklin avenue, committed suicide
last night by drinking nearly two
ounces of carbolic acid, while his fran
tic wife fought with him for possession
of the bottle.
The narrowly averted double tragedy
and the death of the young man We're
due to an unreasoning jealousy which
has been the cause of constant quar-
rels between himself and his wife, and
led to violent scene yesterday after
noon, in an upper chamber OF the home,
followed by the fight and the drinking
OF acid. about 6 o'clock.