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the civ marx All co,a,n;tte ey have
been annointed and are beginnin, their
work. ". I. Rrvan will he the first
attraction on the program and Gov.
IaFollette will nrobabiv close II. The
people of Alba are anticinatinp a
nrofitabIe time
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Ing we'll
At meeting of the P. e. o. Mon
day evening the following officers
were lected: President, Mrs. Lizzie
Alexander; Chaplain, Mrs. thompson;
Secretary, Mrs. Pearl Wright; Treas
urer, Mrs Carrie Wallace. Mrs. Inez
Edwards was chosen delegate to the
convention which meets in Washing
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women's Kidneys.

Women are more often afflicted with
kidney disorders than men, but attri-
butte the symptoms to diseases pecu-
liar to their sex, while in reality the
kidneys are deranged. Nervousness,
headache, puffy or dark circles under
the eyes, pain in the back, are signs of
kidney trouble that must not be ig-
nored or serious malady will result.
Foley's Kidney Cure has restored the
health of thousands of weak, nervous,
broken down women. 1t stops irreg.
ularities and strengthens the urinary
organs. 1t purifies the blood and
benefits the whole system. w. D
Elliott, Druggist.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, March 11.-There is a
heavy docket on hand for the next
term of court which will open March
20, with Judge M. A. Roberts
on the bench There is, how
ever, only one criminal case
The case Of F. j. Burrows VS.. the G
B. and @. railway will be retired and
will occupy the greater part of the
time. Another case of similar nature
will be that of Robert Mitchell of
Gridley, Kas., VS.. the Rock Island, Rv.
for 900 for damages claimed for In
juries received in a collision that oc-
Cured at Clio, Wayne county, on De-
cember Z. He was taken to Belknap
which he was brought to the Shelton
hospital where he was under treat
ment for several weeks. The defend
ant will be represented by Henry c
Taylor and Payne & Sewers
Mrs. Robert Allen and Mrs. Arthur
Rockhill of Centerville, and Mrs. Jake
Albright, Of Pulaski. are now at the
bedside of their father John Albright
Of Stuben, who has been sick for some
time and Is now very low.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John ]. Christy died Friday morning
after short illness. The little one
contracted severe cold and died in
commissions.
The board Of regents Of the South
ern Iowa Normal are still receiving
letters Of inquiry regarding the nor
NAL, but at the present here is moth
ing definite in view.
Messrs. c. F. and ]. T. Davis have
returned from Chicago, where they
were called last week to attend their
father John R. Davis, who underwent
a severe surgical operation at the
Physicians and Surgeons hospital. Mr..
Davis stood the operation well and the
physicians believe that he will re-
cover.
Mrs. Newsome Guernsey, Of Milton
spent Friday with relatives in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hill left Friday
for Chicago to spend a week on bust
ness.
At a mass meeting Of the citizens
night for the nomination of school
directors, Geo. w. Phillips and NJ
Brenneman were nominated. The
election will be held next Monday.
Mrs. Sutherland, of Centerville, and
Miss Wilson, of Moulton, are visiting
in the city as the guests of Mrs. Jessie
Spangler
Mrs. Clarissa Jeffries. Of Manches-
ter, Kas., after spending few weeks
with her brothers, George and John
Law, left for her home on Friday
President Caswell, of Louisville,
California. is visiting at the home Of
T. H. Murphy with his mother, who
is IS years old and who has made her
home for the past ten years with her
son, T. H. Murphy.
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FORMER RESIDENT DIES.
Sad Intelligence of the Death of Thos
Meeks Received Here.

From Saturdays Daily
The sad intelligence of the death Of
Thomas Meeks was received in
this city Wednesday by Peter Tehen
an employee in the local room of the
plant of John Morrell & Co.
Thomas Meeks was head tankman
at the plant for number of years,
having left the services of John Nor
eft his failing health. He removed
from here to Arkansas City, Kans.,
where he entered the services of P.
E. Henneberry, who formerly was SUI
perintendent of the local packing plant
Mr.. Meeks' death was the result of an
attack of heart disease. He had many
friends here who will grieve to hear
of his death
Burt Randall Of the smoke house de-
partment was called home last Thurs
day by the sickness Of his wife.
Henry Glew who has charge Of the
oils and lamps for John Morrell & Co.,
Ltd, has sold his Mabel street prop
erty to Mrs. Carr for $1,000 and will
build on Iowa avenue soon.
J. P. Lesan janitor Of building D,
who has been attending court for the
past six weeks returned to duty last
Thursday.
Murph Davis and Nells Pierson were
off duty last Thursday attending the
funeral of the late j. A. Carlson.
Mrs. Homer Charles, sister of Mrs
Frank Brady of 1922 Bertha street is
very sick. at the present time.
Harry Foster, was in Chicago on
business last Wednesday.
Tony Chess travelling inspector for
the Oppenheimer Casing company of
Chicago was here on business last
Thursday
See my line of solid gold rings. The
prices are so reasonable you can af-
ford one. G. B. Reynolds; Jeweler.
August Anderson cellar foreman for
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commercial enlightened and grogres-
sive age. It's relic Of the past unfit
to aaunt in the face of our dauntless,
doing President. 'Tis a new morning
in our commercial life. Let not only
our commerce pass through this great
waterway but let the stars and stripes
gather in her folds the sweet free in
cense of our verdant valleys and watt
it to the winds that cool the tropic
islands and melt the northern SHOWS.
Let progress, purity and intelligence
be shed from It's luster. Above all,
let it teach the nations that over the
seas free people live, move and are
happy"
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RUDOLPH
GETS STAY
HANGING OF NOTED RoBBER
AND MURDERER is
POSTPONED.

Jefferson City. Mo-, March II. - Fol-
lowing the decision of the supreme
court refusing to grant rehearing to
VIM. Rudolph, convicted of the muir
der of Detective Charles Schumacher
at Union, Mo-. Governor Folk has
granted respite of thirty days. Ru-
dolph was sentenced to be hanged on
March IL and the petition for the
respite was signed by large numbers
of Irish Catholics who claimed that
an execution in st. Louis on the morn
ing of st. Patrick's day would cast a
gloom over the celebration planned in
honor of Ireland's patron saint.
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LOST HIS HORSES
HARVEY LEEPER OF BRIGHTON,
Z coNFlDED in STRANGER AND
is HEAVY LOSER.
Elaborate swlndling Game Worked by
Man Who Pretended to be Selling
Minnesota Land - Leeper Loses
Money and Horses.

Confidence in stranger, whom cir
cumstances had proved to be dishon-
est, has cost Harvey Leeper, a resi-
dent Of Brighton, an unknown amount
OF cash and the loss of a number of
horses valued at $4,000. The operation
Of this especial swindling game GOV.
cred an unusually long period and was
rather elaborate in detail. The story is
as told by a Brighton correspondent
is as follows:
Last summer slick tongued young
fellow named Wittmeyer came to
Brighton and put up at the Midland,
pretending to be a land agent for Min
nesota lands. He got several Brighton
citizens to go UP into that region with
him to have look at lands he pre-
tended to have the right to sell. Two
of these men were w. R. Day and
Harvey Leeper. He showed them fine
farms near Crookston and proposed to
trade.
Wittmeyer would take Days cream
cry building at good price on the
trade and would permit Harvey Leeper
to put in all his fine breeding horses
at a big figure in the same way But
w hOd Iuy WE'LL W LILO lOCOiuo uO lOuui
that this man Wittmeyer did not have
the right to sell this land. He had
misrepresented the ownership and Day
concluded he was a swindler and
would have nothing more to do with
him.
Did Not Control Farm.
1t was also found that he did not
control the farm he proposed to sell to
Leeper, but the latter still had conf
dence in him, so when he offered to
substitute whole section of better
land some fifty miles away and take all
his horses on the trade, Leeper took
the matter under consideration, and
while he was considering it man
comes along and offers Leeper an
enormous price for the section of land
in case he got it, and actually paid
$100 down on it, the rest to be paid
when Leeper got ready to make the
deed, Mr. Leeper then went ahead and
contaminated the deal, permitting
Wittmeyer to take away all his stall
lions valued at $4,000, and paying
some money besides. The man who
paid the 500 never showed up.
About this time Wittmeyer began to
squeal or pretend to. He wrote to
Brighton that the horses did not bring
as much on the auction block as they
paid for them, that some Of the west
ern horses were not delivered as the
deal provided, etc Meanwhile Leeper
found out that he had been swindled
in the land; that it was covered with
a $4,000 mortgage which was all the
swampy land was worth. The con-
spirators, who sold 1t to him were evil
IDENTIFY afraid Of being prosecuted for
fraud, and were making big bluff by
pretending to be the injured party.
They even commenced action against
Leeper for several thousand dollars
damages, or threatened to. and he
would no doubt come back. at them the
same way, and make it stick. too. if
he could find any of their property.
AS it is, the matter will probably drop,
leaving Mr.. Leeper the net loss Of all
his stations, some of which he paid as
high as $4,000 for.
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Death Rate in New York and Chicago

During November and December,
1903, one-fifth of the deaths in New
York and Chicago were from pneu-
monia. Foley's Honey and Tar not
only stops the cough, but heals and
strengthens the lungs and prevents
pneumonia, so do not take chances on
a cold wearing away when Foley's
Honey and Tar will cure you quickly
and prevent serious results. w. d.
Elliott, Druggist.
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A Guaranteed Cure for piles.

Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles. Druggists refund money IL
.Pazo Ointment fails to cure any case,
no matter of how long standing, in 8
to Ia days. First application gives
ease and rest. SOC. If your druggist
hasn't it. send SOC in stamps and it
will be forwarded postpaid by Paris
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo.
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Farmer as a Legislator.

Hon. Geo. H. Dickens gave an inter
esting address on "The Farmer as a
Legislator" He said that the condi-
ton of the farmer was seventy-fve per
cent better than twenty years ago and
that there were few subjects on which
the farmer needed special legislation.
He said that as rule the farmer was
better posted than almost any other
class of people, but owing to his iso-
lation was apt to be mohe conserva-
tive. He said that Iowa probably had
and philosophy are the products of
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1t IL the perfect confidence We have
IN our treatment that warrants ue In
adopting the above terms. We do not
require any money Except pay for
mediciae) until perfect cure 10
made
DR.. stockdale's reputation for cur
ing chronic diseases is unsurpassed by
any other specialist In the state. He
Is thoroughly reliable and invites any
who are interested to investigate his
standing. both financially and profess
sicna!ly.
He positively cures Chronic Catarrh.
Diseases Of the Eye. Ear, Nose. Throat.
Lungs. and Kidneys. Dyspepsia. Com
sttpet ton and Rheumatism.
Men who are suffering from nervous
and physical debility. positive guar
antea tn cure.
Blood and Skin Diseases and
Diseases of Women. Consulta-
ton Free and Confidential.
ADDRESS,
DR.. b. A. STOCKDALE
Citizens National Bank hlilding.
Des Moines, Iowa.
To see DR.. Stockdale IN Des Moinea
Office. call Mondays and Saturdays
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thought, but sweat is the fuel OF
thought. The recorded names in the
galaxy Of our national development
are not alone those who have achieved
fame as generals or statesmen or at
the best railroad laws of any of the
western states and that the best way
to influence Legislators was to take the
matter up with them in business like
way and not by resolutions condemn.
Ing or denouncing them"
Lloyd D. Burton, president Of the
Wape1lo county Meat Producers asso
citation in his annual address spoke in
part as follows:
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to ship the log cabin formerly occu
pied by President Roosevelt when he
was deputy sheriff and stockman
here, from st. Louis.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-08
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/ by the artist was ever so instinct with
the vitality, the individuality. the ego
of it's subject.
Most Americans are familiar with re-
productions of Thomas Sully's famous
picture of washington Crossing the
Delaware" and with his equally re-
nowned portraits of Lafayette, Mad
ison, Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and
Queen Victoria in her coronation robes
But very few know much concerning
the personality of this most rarely gift
ed man, whose useful and gracious life
was hardly less to be admired than his
artistic talent.
1t is odd to record that one so closely
associated with American art should be
by birth an Englishman. He was born
in Horncaster, Lincolnshire, in 1888, and
his antecedents appear to have been
thoroughly British, though his name
makes one suspect that there was a
generous French strain in the blood.
When he was ten years old his parents
sailed away to the new world, and little
Thomas became an inhabitant of the
country 80 many of whose immortal
men he was later to immortalize afresh
! upon his canvas.
The Sully family settled In the south,
and there under the warm skies the
boy reached that precocious artistic de-
velopment which is the phenomenon
of genius. His older brother. Law
renee, was miniature painter, but
never reached any great height in his
work. He taught Thomas the rudi-
ments of drawing, in which art the
younger soon outstripped the older
brother.
His first lessons i'm mixing oil colors
and using them to embellish his draw
ings the boy received from strange
master-a sign painterl But his was
gift which could draw sustenance
from many sources and could thrive
upon what to a less robust talent
would have seemed but meager nutri-
ment.
He soon learned to paint with the
touch and authority OF master and
began to paint portraits at an early
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-08

T IGHTY-NINE years ago today An
drew Jackson fought the English
at New Orleans and won his fam
GUS victory. The anniversary will pass
with all too little observance. Among
the papers of Thomas Sully, the great
portrait painter, there has recently been
discovered the first rough sketch of
Jackson from which was afterward de-
veloped the famous Jackson portrait
Sully made his first sketch of Jackson
after the battle of New Orleans, and
from this was painted the famous por-
trait of the general The painting is
now in the Corcoran Art gallery of
Pittsburg.
Sully's fortunate meeting with jack
son was the beginning of their friend
ship Jackson took to no man who
failed to show credentials of character.
Iackson's interest in the portrait paint
er was no idle admiration. The very
fact that in later years he put aside
business Of state to pose for the paint
er is illustrative of the warm feeling
the president of the United States felt
for the young man whom he met in the
south subsequent to the trying cam
paign in which he was so individually
responsible for the English leaving the
territory of the United States forever.
At the time Sully chalked likeness
on cardboard, as here reproduced. of
General Jackson.
The first sketch by Sully was recently
found among family effects of the great
artist in the home Of a descendant in
Brooklyn.
jackson as In Life
To study the sketch Of Andrew Jack
son made by Thomas Sully after the
battle OF New Orleans, and here repro
duced, is to study the personality of
Jackson himself. Here are the lines
of decision, here the contours 6f
strength, here the fine brow and COM
pelling eyes, all flung upon the paper
by master hand. It is as If some as
tral Jackson We're perpetuated in the
sketch, being with the power to think
and feel, comprehend and command.
Probably no subsequent finished work
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-08

was so amazed at and delighted with
the work that he determined to give
the artist chance to succeed. He
talked seriously and enthusiastically
TO Sully, advising him to go to New
York, which was then, as now, the art
center of the United States.
Himself an artist in his own line,
and as such able to understand the
natures of brother artists. his counsel
was of genuine assistance to Sully,
But the actor made himself a mater
ial as well as an Intellectual aid to his
young protege, The promise which
he made to help him in all ways after
he had left the south was faithfully
kept. So In 1906 when Thomas Sully
was twenty-three years old. he fol-
lowed his advisers counsel and went
IA New York TO study.
His first systematic work was done
] Under Jervis aud Trumbull. but he
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-08
Beginning Of His Career

The Sully family was not particular
ly amply blessed with this worlds
goods and the young artist had many
privations and hardships to overcome,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-08

age. His first is said to have been one
of Angelica Kaufman.
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TO TORPEDO PoTEMklNE.
CONTINUED from Page ~.

practice and maneuvering, The ring
leaders in this mutiny were arrested
and the Minnie was towed close to the
fort. where she is now anchored.
Sevastopol. July 8. = Immediately
after the Black Sea squadron arrived
here on Saturday, council of admir-
ais and captains was held on board
the flagship Rostislav, Vice Admiral
Kruger presiding. The council re-
solved to ungear the machinery and
authorize the officers and men to go
ashore The Katerine II is here and
has been disarmed.
Ships Disarmed as Safeguard.
London, Eng, July 3. - Here and
elsewhere in Europe, only one con-
struction has been placed upon the an
nouncement Of the disarmament of the
Black Sea squadron That is that the
loyalty Of the crews was SO seriously
doubted that the only safeguard
against a dangerous spread of the mu-
tiny was In putting the vessels out of
commission. The immediate effect of
this action will be to leave the mutin-
GERS on the Potemkine unmolested,
with the hope that in the course OF
time they may become amenable to
persuasion.
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APOPLEAY FATAL
JAMES HOOK OF HEDRlck DROPS
DEAD IN MILWAUKEE
COACH.
Was Returning to His Hedrick Home
From Cody, Wyo., When Struck
With Fatal Disease Was An Old
Soldier and Pioneer Resident.

From Saturdays Daily
rick, after an extended visit in Cody,
Wyo.. James Hook, an aged and highly
respected citizen, dropped dead last
night shortly before o'clock in a
coach of Milwaukee passenger train
No. 1os. Death resulted from a stroke
of apoplexy
Apparently in the best of health.
James Hook, accompanied by Jesse
Ankrom, of Agency went to the Mil
Waukee depot last night about 5:45
o'clock, to catch the evening train for
Hedrick. After purchasing tickets,
both men entered the coach, the de-
ceased preceding Mr.. Ankrom When
about to take seat, without the
floor, dying instantly The remains
were removed to the undertaking par
lors of Scott and McIntire.
The deceased was 65 years of age
and had lived near Hedrick for the past
forty years. He was born in Carroll
County, Ohio, and after serving in the
Seventh Ohio cavalry during the civil
war, he came to Hedrick. November
25, 1867. He was united in marriage
to Virginia Eller, who died several
years ago. To this union eleven
children We're born, seven of whom
survive. Besides seven children
three brothers, and three sisters
the deceased Is survived by his sec
ond wife. The survivors are: Mrs.
Hook Grin Hook, Ottumwa, John Hook
Frank Hook. of Cody, Wyoming; Wal
las Hook, of Dell Rapids, S. D.; Maur-
ice Hook, and Mrs. H. E. Passig, of
Humbolt, and ]. w. Hook, Of Ames
His brothers are Thomas Hook, OF
Creighton, Neb.; Will Hook, of Clear
field, and John Hook, of Elderado, Mo
The surviving sisters are Mrs. Jesse
Ankrom, of Agency; Miss Martha
Hook. of Hedrick, and Mrs. Nancy
Hayes, of Hayesville.
The funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at o'clock at the
family residence Interment will be
made in Martinsburg cemetery.
Friends Of the deceased and family
can view the remains at the undertake
ing parlors of Scott and McIntire to-
morrow and at the family residence
Monday morning.
The Brooks Funeral.
The funeral of Leonard Brooks who
died yesterday morning at / o'clock at
the family residence in Adams town
ship, was held this morning at II
o'clock, from Pleasant Home church
Interment was made in Brooks GENE
terry.
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MRS. EDDY EXPLAINS.
Tells Why She Does Not Write for
Publication at the Present.

To provide against any possible lack
Of understanding regarding her isola-
ton from the public and her meager
response to requests for newspaper
and magazine articles, the Rev. Mary
Baker G. Eddy, leader Of the Christian
Science movement, has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Miss Wilbur's courteous and correct
explanation in the Boston Herald, Of
tEo so-called secret of my isolation
from the world, leaves one feature to
be repeated My seclusion is not at
all on account of my age-but solely
for lack o. time wherein to accomplish
what do for humanity, and then have
moments in which to regale myself
with the sweet intercourse of society.
~ first, and forever message is one
and the same-and I expect to reiter-
ate 1t next year and SO on.
beg to thank tho press for its hon
ors conferred on me; but must de-
cline to write for e.itors of magazines
ands newspapers at present solely for
lack of time, otherwise would gladly
serve them.
Mary Baker G.. Eddy.
Pleasant View, Concord, N. j., June
23, 1905.
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WAITS FOR PENSION IN JAIL.
Veteran Who Loves Cup Must Stay
In Prison Until Money Comes.

Des Moines, July 3.-Until Tim
Murphy's pension reaches Des MONIES
he must remain in jail On the first
Of every third month the government
pays Tim $51, because Of injuries the
old man received during the civil war.
The veteran usually spends the entire
amount in one day. He at least dis
poses Of 1t during one spree, which is
sometimes prolonged into two or three
days. During the remainder of the
quarter, when he must wait for an
other remittance, he lives from hand
to mouth. When he can SO manage he
gets enough money to buy whisky and
his arrest and sentence usually follow.
Murphy lives in East Des Moines,
and he is an old-time police character.
He admits his inability to stay away
from drink and to keep out of Jail.
He asked Police Judge Mathis to
suggest somthing Of assistance to him.
Judge Mathis decided upon fifteen
days in jail, sentence which will
keep the old ex-soldier imprisoned I'm.
til after his pension papers will ar
rive.