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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1906-12-14
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FRIDAY, DECEMBE2 IA, 1906.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
OFFICER In TROUBLE
Shameful Story Told by Woman Ar
rested at Iowa City for Vasrancy,
duplicates Member Of the Police
Department There.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 2S.-A story of
shame and oppression told here to
Mayor Ball by Mrs. Lauretta Lucas,
arrested for vagrancy, duplicates and
threatens to smirch with scandal the
name Of member of the local police
force. The case of Mrs. Lucas has not
come to trial yet, and the unfortun-
ate girl, who was CARRIED in the cheap
est and dirtiest of clothing. is now in
the county Jail. According to her story,
which has shocked the police depart
ment, she came to Iowa City about
two months and Il half ago and short
ly after she arrived here she was APP
preached by member of the police
department who solicited her friend
ship, to which she consented. On
Wednesday night she was arrested
upon information filed by member Of
the police. She declares that as she
sat in the city hall her paramour came
to her with blanched face, saying:
For Gods sake don't give me away!"
"Why don't you help me out of this?"
she declares she asked him, and he
said that he would do all he could to
help her.
An investigation into the affair Is
heing made
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
ESCAPES FROM sANITARluM,
Physician at Maquoketa Institutio,
chases Harry Rorick in Night Robes.

special to Times RepuDl1can.
Maquoketa, July 2S.-Authorities a
the Iowa sanitarium here are seekin.
TO find Harry Rorick, patient whe
has attempted to escape several times
and finally succeeded night before
last. No trace had yet been found OF
the fugitive a. this writing, and it is
thought that he boarded a PASSING
freight train. When his absence wa.
discovered, a few minutes after he left
his nurse at once informed the hous,
physician, who departed in hasty pun
suit without even waiting to clotht
himself Rorick realized that haste
was needful, and broke into run, the
doctor fo.lawed suit. For about {
mile the race was very interesting, be-
lated travellers along the west roat
possibly thinking that the days of tn
banshee had returned, as the arilS
clad figure of the doctor flew by unde!
full sail. But at the cross roads Yves
of the city the fugitive was lost sigh
of and the hay stubble of the fielG
which he had doubtless crossed prov
ing too much for bare feet the doctor
was forced tC, await the arrival of al
attendant with conveyance. Thel
the entire neighborhood was thorough,
ly ransacked but all to no avail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28

foy he has broad heavy shoulders ana
powerful arms Tho he has never DeeH
a prize fighter he has quite u reputa-
ton as an amateur boxer
o. Miller WAS We'll known in chicago
being a broker and Il member OF lhe
Chicago board of trade. He died II
number of years ago. leaving the puih
of his estate to his wife, who NOW IN
turn Wills it to her adopted son ana
nephew. John Miller.
Will be Landlord.
Miller expects to so into the ho'e'
business in Peru. Iud,, where his I'M
Gle. John Miller. is one of the blS&eS
horse buyers and commission men ~
the west During the Boer war III
South Africa he attained some nolor'-
ETY. because of his immense shipments
of mules and horses to he BRITISH
army Peru Ind, is winter quarters
for circus men and has no good hotels
1t is Miller's idea now to go there as
soon as the legal proceedings are over
and the will is probated and form q
stock company with his uncle ana
build first class hotel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
MAKING HORSES INVISIBLE

Methods For Warfare Being Consid.
cred By German Commission.
A special military commission has
been sitting in Berlin considering th'
best means of making cavalry as fnvis
ble as possible in warfare, says thu
London Express.
Harmonizing the mems uniform
with natural conditions as much a
possible is not enough, and the com
mission has been discussing the advis
ability of dyeing the horses or screen
ing them with light canvas trappings.
At the British war Office the Other
day it was said that several expert
ments had been made in this direction
during the war in South Africa.
One official said MANY horses Were
dyed, but it was found that the dye
soon washed off all except gray horses
Several vegetable dyes and diluted
fluid were used, but the experiment.
proved Of little value. Canvas trap
pings made the horses perspire anc
impeded their movements, and besides
when the sun is behind the cavalry the
horses legs can be seen through the
canvas.
1.-The best screen for cavalry used ii
South Africa was combination OF
various heatherlike shrubs picked Vi
on the veldt These plants were In
many cases strung upward and down
ward from the trappings and gave the
appearance, when cavalry were MOVING
slowly across the sky line. Of waving
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
John Miller. otSieuX City, Comes
Into Fortune of 500, 900
In Chicago
WEALTHY RELATIVE is DEAD
From Position as Porter in a Hotel
at $50 Per Month He Will Become
Proprietor of a Fine Hosiery
Takes His Good Fortune With IN
concern.
Special to Times Republican.
concern.

SpeClal 10 I1fneS-RepuDllcaIl.
Sioux City, July 2S.---F'rom working
for $50 a month and board, John Mil
Ter, head porter at the Mondamin ho-
tel, goes to Chicago to take charge
of an estate worth 100000, which was
Miller 5SS LaSalle street.
Mrs. Miller died last week and hei
son, Louis Miller thinking that he
would inherit the estate, Immediately
took charge of his mothers affairs. Al
the opening of the will last Monday &
big surprise was sprung when it wa;
seen that the son was willed only SO, 200
and the rest of the large fortune went
! to John Miller, of Sioux City. Mrs. Mil
1er's attorneys Immediately wired Mil
Ter of his good fortune. AS he did not
go to Chicago at once, the lawyers
telegraphed again and sent him an or
der for $50 to be used as travelling eX-
penses. He gave up his position last
night and this morning was making ar
engagements to go into Chicago on the
noon train.
When seen Miller acted entirely UNI
concerned.
We'll" he said, Il am pretty lucky
but everything will go along just the
same. One of the fellows told me tc
get a Pullman car ticket for the trip
but 1 said that / had always sat ur
and gone around without it and will dc
the same thing now. Lou Miller will
try to have the will broken in the court
but Mrs. Miller was good business
woman and in good health when she
had the will drawn up, so I think il
will come out all right for me-
John Miller was brought to this
country by Mrs. Miller, who was his
aunt, ten years ago. He was legally
adopted by her. For two or three years
he lived with Mrs. Miller and then
growing restless he left his home OF
ease and luxury to wander around the
country. He has been in most of the
important cities in the United States.
He would work around hotels for a
time, see the city and then go to some
other place. Tho mixing with all kinds
and conditions of people, he has re-
Trained from drinking, preferring to
keep himself in the best possible con-
dition at all times.
He takes pride Justly in his physique,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28

IN view Of the great multitude OF
.emale disease and yet unable to find
any cure, DR.. Hartman, the renowned
gynecologist,h has announced his willing
aess TO direct the treatment of as many
cases MS may make application to him
Turing the summer months, without
charge.
:. Miss Mary Mayer, 2O6 Delhi street,
Philadelphia, Pa, writes:
"Before taking your medicine / was
completely run down.
Headache and Backache.
"My back and head ached all the time
and / was SO nervous that it was impos-
sible for me to attempt any work.
CATER using two bottles Of Peruna
there was a wonderful change and am
now we'll woman.
Gratitude.
III cannot express my gratitude suf-
aciently and am recommending it to
all my friends"
DIR. Hartman's treatment will be con-
Quoted by correspondence.
The medicines prescribed can be OBJ
tanned at all drug stores.
Complete Treatment.
The Doctor will prescribe all medi-
cines, applications, hygienic and diet
airy regulations necessary to effect COM
plete relief.
Furthermore, all correspondence will
be held strictly confidential
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

1 been provided for, on Friday and Sat-
urday, August IL and 10. The cream
cry company have also arranged to
have their picnic at the same time. and
will have some interesting speakers
here to talk on dairy and kindred in
terests. The expense of the celebra-
ton will be borne entirely by the town.
| and over $500 has now been subscribed
| to which will be added further sums
from various sources. An invitation
has been extended to the Norway
Creamery Company to take part in the
entertainment and they have accepted
| the offer.
Alden.
Max, the 5-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Darrah, was seriously hurt
Friday evening by being run over by
a wagon loaded with hay. He had
been riding on the hounds under the
load. When he had ridden as far as
he cared to- he undertook to get out
from under and walk, but stumbled
The wagon passed over the lower part
of his chest, breaking the breast bone
and three ribs. *+* C. A. Frisbee
started for Toxic, Mimi, last week
where he will take charge of line
lumber yard. His experience in the
w. B. Miller lumber office in Alden
| has qualified him for the work and
he will find it congenial and make a
success of it. Mrs. Frisbee intends to
remain in Alden until some time in
September.
Keosauqua.
Last Sunday was the occasion for
the reopening Of the NJ. E. church
building at Keosauqua, in the pres
ence Of a large audience. 1t had been
closed for several weeks to allow
workmen to make interior improve
] ments. Burlington artists frescoed the
| wallis and reprinted the woodwork and
a new carpet was added, the improve
ments all told costing $500. Rev. H. A.
Ingham, of Winfield, former pastor
here, preached the sermon, and was
assisted in the services by Rev. G. L.
Minear and Rev. Hawk, the regular
pastor. All indebtedness for the inn
provements was liquidated at the close
of the services. and the NJ E. people
have the satisfaction of knowing that
their beautiful place Of worship with
all its Improvements is fully paid for.
Glidden.
| Emil Sherer, son of John Sherer,
who resides five miles north of town,
narrowly escaped death one day last
week He was leading colt which
was hitchedI as one of the lead team
on a binder when the animal became
unmanageable and in it's efforts to run
threw Emil down. 1t was on the
grain side Of the binder and while
Mr.. Sherer himself was on the ma
chine he was not able to stop the
horses until the platform had passed
| over the boy. He was able to throw it
out of gear, however, with the re-
suit that Emil did not lose his life.
He sustained several bad bruises In
the nixup, the most serious being
where one Of the guards on the sickle
bar penetrated the flesh near the
knee He is now improving rapidly
with no prospect Of permanent dis
ability unless It should be this wound
near the knee. There is some fear
that in this case stiff joint may re-
suit
Clarksville.
Last Saturday Charles Hanson, liv-
Ing on the Aaron Doty farm one mile
west Of town, gave his hired man
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
Detectives Securing Countl
lolay For Car Breakers
Held at Albert Lea
HAD HELP FROM ouTs'L
/, crowbar Was Found This Mornin
indicating How They Made The
Escape-Recapture is Essential,
Break Up Organized Gans-sevc
Wind and Rain Storm Docs Damas
Special 10 Times publican.


Mason City. July 2S.-Allen
Wagner. wanted in Mason city I
ear breaking, but held at Albert IL
where they We're arrested Tuesday
await requisition papers, broke Jail Ia
night. A crowbar which was foun
indicates that help was received from
the outside. Four detectives her,
working on the car breaking cases, LEI
early and the county In all direction:
will be secured. Their recapture i:
considered important to break up tbs
gang here, which includes fully twent.
people.
There was severe rain and win
storm here last night. Crops are seri-
ously damaged, especially oats. Light
ming struck several houses here ant
at Clear Lake. doing great damage
No one was seriously injured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
INSANE PATIENT INJURED.
John Keith, Delhi, Who Escaped From
Hospital, Nearly Dead When Found.

special TO I1meS-RepupHcan.
Manchester, July 2S.-The timely
discovery Of John Keith. of Delhi, by a
pedestrian. saved his life, as he had
lain under a bridge on Buffalo creek
near Winthrop. for nearly forty-eight
hours without food or water. Keith
was recently adjudged insane by this
commissioners of this county and con-
signed to the hospital at Independence,
from which he escaped and started for
his home at Delhi on foot. While cross
ing the railroad bridge he noticed the
water underneath and decided to step
down and get a drink. Misjudging the
distances, he fell sixteen feet, injuring
himself so badly that he was unable to
arise. Had not pedestrian discovered
him, Keith would undoubtedly have
succumbed to an untime1N death. as he
was in a precario,ls condition when
found
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
Loss By LIGHTNING
Severe Electrical Storm Near
Bayard Causes Loss to
Farm Property
LARGE BARN is DESTROYED
Fifty Tons of Now Hay Were Burned
Besides Other Contents-Loss is
Estimated at Several Thousand y
lightning Strikes Residence at
Ceneva-other News.
Special to Times-Republican

Bayard. July 2S.-During severe
electrical storm last night about II
o'clock. lightning struck a large barn
on the farm of Jerry Lynch, one mile
north OF here, the barn with about
100 bushels of grain and fifty tons Of
hay were burned. but fortunately the
tenant. John Scott, succeeded in re-
moving his stock. wagons and harness.
Lynch's loss of $4,000 is partially COW
cred by insurance SCOTS loss of $500
with insurance of $3.50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28

RichIand.
A hay barn. corn crib and some
farm implements went up in smoke
last Thursday on Milton Horns farm
south of Woolson. 1t is supposed
their little boy set the barn atire acct
dentanS.
GIadbrook.
The First National bank sold the
Ira kuns farm recently purchased BY
&c. C. Sherratt, to Jos. Hacht, for $lO'
per acre, which is considered very
low price. Mr.. Hacht takes posses
sion in the spring.
Dumont.
Another chapter in the Deyo-Boylan
affair will be aired in the October term
OF court Mrs. Deyo has petitioned the
court to set aside the transfer of land
by Irwin Boylan to his brother and to
give her claim precedence over the
mortgage held by j. w. Ray, claiming
that said transfer was fraudulent. F.
J. McGreevy is attorney for plaintiff.
Britt.
Burglars entered the home of Will
lam Benzler last Friday night and Sc
cured a diamond ring and bracelet val
ued at about SIS, the property of Mrs
Benzler's sister, Miss thinner, who was
visiting there. The same night some
one tried to get in John Fisk's and DR..
Heacox's residences, but were fright
ened away before they secured an en-
trance.
Story City.
Mrs. Mary e. Johnson, of Boone
state organizer of the Rathbone Sis
ters, assisted by the degree team OF
Ames, consisting of twelve ladies, in
stituted a new lodge at this place
Thursday evening. There were TWEEN
ty-six charter members, seventeen
ladies' and nine men. Much interest
is being manifested and there are
good prospects that the lodge will
have a rapid growth.
Melville.
What might have been much more
serious accident occurred out in Mel
Vile Last Saturday, when Miss Lena
Mack was injured while at work in
the hay field on the farm Of their
neighbor, John Reuschling. Miss Mack
is quite a horsewoman, and has been
running the mower at home with great
success. On Saturday they were help
ing Mr.. Reuschling, and while driv-
ing across ditch she was thrown from
the seat onto the lever with such force
as to seriously bruise her side, but she
was determined not to give UP and
kept on for eight rounds more, when
she was obliged to stop.
Odeboit.
Word was received here this week
of the death of Con. Sullivan which
occurred at Albany. Ore. on June g.
Con- Sullivan was well known by all
the early residents of Odebolt, and
those of his acquaintance who are
here now remember him as the jolly,
wholesouled person that he was. He
was section foreman on the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad here for
several years and went from here to
Oregon. At the time of his death
he had attained the responsible po-
sition of superintendent of the Corval-
lis and Eastern railroad, a coast line.
He was competent and energetic
railroad man.
kanawha.
The harvest picnics In Kanaw11a have
grown to be such popular affairs that
the demand this year has been strong
n than ever. Accordingly two have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
ACCIDENT LEADS TO DEATH.
Nashua Lad Has Hand Crushed by
Maui

Nashua, July 2s.--wendell the IL
year-old son Of Mr., and Mrs. Samuel
Coats, who live few miles north Of
Nashua, died suddenly while under
going an operation for blood poisoning.
About two weeks ago he was with his
father fixing some fence, and while the
father was driving post the boy put
his hand on top Of 1t to straighten it,
and the heavy maui descended. strik-
ing his hand and crushing one finger
badly. Blood poisoning set in, and
Thursday Doctors Horton and Goodale
went out to the home to amputate the
finger The boy was placed under the
influence Of cfloroform. and just as
the doctor made the first incision he
noticed that the boy was not breathing
right. and Immediately turned his att
tentiom to resuscitation, but the efforts
of the physicians we're unavailing and
he died within few minutes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28

day off, and with his family came to
town to enjoy visit to friends and
participate in the picnic festivities be-
Ing held here. About o'clock Mr..
Hanson Left his family at the home of
Wesley johnson in town and returned
to the farm alone to do the evening
chores. Upon arriving home he hitch-
ed the team and went into the house,
changing his clothes. he returned to the
team and unhitching them proceeded
| to the water tank, and hearing noise
| In the house took no notice of it,
thinking the hired man had also re-
turned to assist with the chores. After
short time he returned to the house
upon tour of inspection. He found
the robbers gone and with them valu-
able papers to the amount of $745, and
his clothes worn that day had been
relieved of s75 in money the thieving
having been done after Mr. Hanson
first entered the house.
Sigourney.
Mrs. Mary Moy, residing in the
northwest part of the city. was burned
to death early Tuesday morning. While
still asleep she got up from her bed
about a. M, dressed herself without
removing her night dress, and going to
the Kitchen stove, started the fire. AS
is her custom after starting the fire
she reached down for what she said
she presumed to be the coffee pot and
placed it on the side of the stove but
she had picked up the oil can instead
and a terrific explosion soon followed
and the burning oil was thrown in
every direction. The can struck her
and she then awoke to find herself
completely enveloped in flames. 81
Nathan Mason, about fouteen years of
age and a brother Of Clyde Lyons, was
returning from town on horseback and
was going on a slow gallop past Rath-
buns. The new crossing there caught
the horses foot, and horse and rider
were thrown, the boy on the bottom,
with the horse on top of him. Neigh
bors rushed out and found that Ma
than had his thigh bone broken about
midway between his knee and hip.
He was carried to Mr. Rathbun's home,
where physician was summoned.
Spencer.
The large barn and granary near
Greenville, belonging to Peter Bowers,
was struck by lightning about 1 o'clock
Sunday morning and was burnt to the
ground. Elmer Greene is Living on the
farm. and it is on him that the loss fell
most heavily. He had all his horses,
seven head and one colt, in the barn az
the time. seven calves, one Of which
was thoroughbred, twelve tons of old
hay and some oats, besides all of his
farm machinery, with which he was
exceptionally well supplied, harness.
spring and farm wagons. The barn
with almost its entire contents was, de-
stroyed. Four of the horses were killed
outright, two others which it is thought
will have to be killed they are so badly
burned. and one that came off compar-
atively easy. Mr.. Greene was just get
ting ready to begin harvesting this
week. and on Saturday had purchased
and put in the barn s25 worth OF
binding twine, all of which was con-
sumed. Mr.. Greene's loss will be at
least $1,000. He had $500 Insurance.
on his horses, and also insurance Oh
the calves destroyed. but he had no in
surance on his farm machinery. wa
CONS or harness. He had valuable
team for which he had recently re-
fused 500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
]. KILLED ON BRIDGE.
Fred Morris, Living Near. North Eng
lish, Struck by Freight Train.

Fred Morris, Living Near. North Eng
fish, Struck by Freight Train.
Special to Times Republican.
Ottum'wa. July 2S.--While trying to
cross the Middle English river bridge,
between North English and Parnell,
ahead Of freight train, Fred Morris,
living three miles east of North Eng
fish, was struck and instantly killed.
The train was north-bound Milwau-
kee extra. Morris body was taken to
Parnell on No. 9s ana later sent back
on No. 81 to North English, where
his parents took charge of the re-
mains. He was single man and %
years of age. The train which struck
him was in charge of Conductor
Charles Farley and Engineer George
Barber.