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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14

At 1915 O'Clock Mrs. Alice F. Cooper,
the accused woman. was called to the
stand. Witness said she was "a years
old. She was 1S.when married. She
was married in HalloWell in June. 1890.
She had three children, having lost two
since moving to ner present home.
Before being married. witness lived in
Readfield and when first married lived
four months in HalloWell. At the eX-
pirati0n of that time witness moved
with ner husband to South Windsor
where she has since resided. Witness
said she Joined the church years ago
last March. She said that she has al
ways done her own housework and has
assisted her husband by carrying
school children to and from the school,
in hire of the town. Witness told in
some detail of her work in helping her
husband.
Coming down TO the time when
Charles Northy came to the Cooper
place, witness said that Northy slept
IN stairs with Lore. the young son of
the witness He remained there IL
months. Witness said that she and her
husband slept down stairs in a room
leading from the dining-room. The
witness described in some detail the
domestic arrangements of her home.
Witness said that when Charlie Northy
fret came to work for her husband she
sav, little of him. He came in to his
meals quietly and retired early. 1t
was his custom to play games with the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14
CLOUDY TODAY-RAlN SUNDAY.

Washington. April 13.-Forecast for
New England Partly cloudy Satur
day; warmer in western portion; sun
day rain ana cooler. fresh to brisk
southwest to west winds
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14

tember Charlie was converted and wit
ness ana Young Northy We're brought
into closer contact. Witness said that
she later told Mrs John Albce and her
mother about Charles conversion.
Q-"Do you remember how late YOU
sat up with him on the night he was
conVerted?"
A-"No sir
Q-"Whrre was your husband"
An the dining room toward the
last Of it"
Q-"Did you put your arms around
HIM"
Ayes sir"
o-"What else"
Nothing"
Q-"What was his appearance?"
Ale was crying"
After this. witness said she and
N"rthy We're brought closer together
AMI she played games with young
Nnrthy to some extent. The two
played "Crockinole" nearly every even
ing.
Witness said that this continued un-
til her husband was injured in Decem-
btI' i'of' NitttSS ana young NOrtny
also went skating on frequent occasions
early that winter. Witness said that
Northy was good skater and that
he skated with her a great deal. Wit
ness also accompanied parties to the
Grange meetings but Charlie Northy
and Mr.. Cooper We're usually in the
party. Witness remembered going to
a children's party at the Allen home
stead Some of the Cooper children
accompanied her and Charles Northy
went along as an escort. 1t was the
first time witness was ever alone with
Charlie NOrthy, she said. At that
party there were some kissing
Continued on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14
SIX INDICTMENTS
Found in Hancock County-One Each
for Forgery and Child Beating.

Ellsworth, Me. April 13.-The Han
cock county grand jury today reported
six indictments. among them one
against Jcre Staples of Bar Harbor for
forgery ana Frank J. Nash Of Bar Har-
Dor fer assault. The latter is a child
beating case prosecuted by the Society
fer the Prevention Of Cruelty to Chill
dren. No indictment was returned in
the penUbsCot infantcidc case.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14
j. 4. Waterhouse Killed at Portland.

Portland, Me, April 13.-Joseph \.
WatcrhouSe. 81. conductor Of the Union
Station shifting crew, and one of the
best known railroad men in Maine,
was run over by the shifting tender
Friday and killed He had been in the
employ of the Maine Central Railroad
for 81 years A widow survives.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14

\ big package of counterfeit 81 bills
was uncarthed by workmen eXcavat-
ing at the new wood worsted mills at
Lawrence. Mass. Friday. They had
been buried beneath a tree. The po-
lice are working on the case.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14
Up to the Sunday Preceding the Young Mans
Death, on the Direct Examination by Her
Counsel, Hon. H. M. Heath.
Her Courage and Wonderful Nerve Stand by Her
Through the Trying Hours-=-The Direct and
Cross Examination for Today.

croSs-cXamination of Mrs. Cooper will
consume the entire day and the medi-
cal expert witnesses for the defence
will open the week Monday
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14
Rain Of Ashes From Ve-
suvius Almost Stopped.
Prot. Matucei Thinks the Ex-
pIosive Period Has Passed.
Thousands Of Refugees Are Housed IN Map
les and Number Is Increasing.

Naples. April 13.-No better evidence
of the improved condition of affairs in
the section affected by the eruption OF
Mount Nesuvius can be presented than
the following telegram from Director
Mattcucci, sent this evening from the
observatory on the mount:
Last night and today the activity
of Vesuvius and the agitation at the
surface Of The volcano sensibly dimin-
ished. Electric discharges ceased to-
day and the discharge was less :. bund-
ant. From the presumed formation of
the crater and other indications and il
the news coming to me is true of the
cessation of lava at Eoscotrecase. L
predict with reserve that in two or
three days volcanic calm will reign"
The publication of this assuring dis
patch has brought joy 10 the people
and tonight's Good Friday services at
the churches, which We're attended by
large congregations, took the form of
fervent thanksgiving for danger past.
Conditions at Naples were so much
better today that the people were al
most incredulous of the tales of ter
ror told by those who had escaped from
the towns, villages and country farther
"itiiiiA tiit LoIlt VI utN dSIdIlOn. Inc
weather was fine and the wind had
shifted 50 that the clouds of ashes
from the volcano instead of enveloping
Naples We're carried in the direction
Of Caserta. The apprehensions Of the
Eopuiace gave place to a smiling ccn-
fidcnce in which there was no reflection
of the terror which had prevailed for
tile past week.
But in other quarters there is no es-
Gaping from the awful evidences of the
volcanoes fury. At Boscotrecase the cx-
humation Cf the dead is being carried
on by soldiers, who, owing to the ad-
vance state of decomposition Of the
corpses. are unable to work more than
an -Four al a time. The work is one of
great cost Of money as well as of dam
ger and arluousness to those engaged
in it.
Many Of the bodies are merely shape
less, unrecogniZable masses Of flesh and
bones, while others are but little dis
hgured. As quickly as possible they are
buried in quicklime to lessen as far as
may be the danger Of epidemic. None
but those engaged in the work of re-
covering the corpses are permitted in
the vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14

Naples, April 13.-7.25 A. M-Al the
news received here Friday morning is
encouraging. For the first time since
tuesday the sun is shining all over
Naples and although above the city the
usual gray clouds are dscernable tho
fall If ashes has almost entirely ceased.
They did, however. continue TO fall dur
ing the night. adding several inches to
the accumulation in the streets.
Nearly 5000 people are employed in
clearing the roofs and main thorough
fares. Gangs Of men are engaged in
piliag thr ashes in the middle Of the
narrow streets which makes the pass-
age of vehicles exceedingly difficult and
adds 10 The discomfort Of pedestrians.
The NeapolitanS have become to a
certain degree sun worshipers One
day they are plunging in the depths of
despair because the sun is obscured by
falling ashes and the next day their
spirits are buoyant for the sun shines
and no ashes are sprinkling over Ma
pies. Friday the inhabitants Of Naples
are particularly happy for not only is
the sun shining brightly but the air is
clear IF ashes and invigOrating with
the result that automobile coats and
goggles. the ash storm costume. have
replaced by the usual gray colored ap-
parcl, people are driving about in open
carriages and so much color has return
ed to the surroundings that the gray
ness Of the buildings, palms and other
ash covered trees made a pleasant con-
trast with the sapphire tinted sea.
Several men apparently have braved
the tcrrors of the wild waste Of lava
about the royal observatory on Mt. We
suvius. Orc Of them returned here Fri
day morning and gave an account Of a
most interesting converse tion which he
had with Prof. Mattucci, director of the
observatory, who was in a very hopeful
mood when his visitor left him. The pro-
fossor said
very little Is known Of the volcanic
Continued on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14

DANGEROUS TWO-CENT ECONOMY
is taking cheap gingers for sudden ills
when Sanford's costs but little more.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10

you have no conception of the
amount of interest the lead and zinc
mines Of your district has created
around the. Black Hills district and
the gold camp in Dakota. repre-
sent company of capitalists of my
state and my visit here was foS the
purpose of making a personal inspec-
tion of the, district My report to
them will be the most favorable and
if there is any ground to be acquired
in the Dubuque or Wisconsin district
we will develop it. Some people are
of the opinion that the fact of the
Mississippi dividing Iowa and Wiscon-
sin has a tendency to lessen the pros
poets of Iowa soil containing ore.
Nothing could be further from the
facts. The Dubuque district has
every indication of being equally as
rich as the Wisconsin camps and
development of the ground here will
bear out the assertion
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FROM ALL OVER IOWA

the local stores. He was Scuffling with
friend and fell to the floor in such
a way as to break one of the bones in
his shoulder He was able to walk to
DIR. Geeseka's office and receive medi-
cal treatment, and is able to be around
some this afternoon, but will be some
time before he has the full use of the
injured member.
Dubuque.
The official investigation Of the
tragic death of George Boyde, who sui
cided Sunday morning by hanging
himself in the barn Of his employer,
II. j. Mulgrew, at 165 Nevada street.
was held at the office of Coroner Hoar
Monday evening The verdict render
ed by the coroner's jury was to the
effect that Boyde came to his death by
hanging being at the time mentally
deranged.
Sac City.
Glen, the six-year-old son of Arch
Gerry, was terribly injured last Sun
day evening by getting his hand caught
in the exposed gears of DeLaval
cream separator. The little fellow was
helping his grandmother separate the
milk when his hand was caught and
drawn into the gears, tearing the
thumb off, drawing the cords of the
forearm and breaking the bones of the
wrist, manning him for life.
Hudson.
While coming down town, to get his
mail, Philip Shaffner fell on the walk
near the drug store and broke the
bones of his right leg, a few inches
above the ankle Mr. Shaffner is up
wards of seventy years old and is one
Of the old-time settlers Of this county.
He was conveyed to his home and a
physician summoned, who set the frac-
tured bones 1t is hoped that his
recovery will not be unduly retarded
by reason of his advanced years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10

WeIIsburg.
o. B. Eells has closed the deal for
the Wellsburg hotel and will take pos
session March 1st.
Cedar Falls.
A deal was consumated whereby
George Uhl becomes owner of the
Violetta Fields farm. four miles south
of this city, A cash price Of $4,000
was paid
Grundy Center.
On account Of scarlet fever in the
family of Ellet Lepley of Clay town
ship Mr.. Lepley has been Obliged to re-
sign as assessor of that township and
the trustees have appointed Charles
Vint in his place.
Stockport.
Mrs. Charles Vance, who has been
sick for four or five weeks, died Sun
day evening at $50 O'Clock. The flu
neral was preached here at the M. F..
church at | o'clock Wednesday by Rev.
Wenn, of Bonaparte. She was buried
at Utica
Carroll.
William O'Brien, A. B. Winter and
Frank King. prisoners awaiting trial
for burglary, broke Jail by saving off
an iron bar and smashing the lock on
the outer door. They have not been
recaptured The men worked so quiet
ly that the jailers family living in the
same building heard no noise.
Fort Dodge.
Asa Wren, of this city. is preparing
petition for circulation at Webster
City, asking for the pardon of his
brother, George Wren, Of that place,
who was convicted during the last
term of federal court in Fort Dodge. on
the charge Of sending obscene letters
through the mails.
Mt. Pleasant
Dr. Herbert Killips met with pecu-
liar accident this morning in one of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10
Prominent Story City Drug
gist's Wife LIZ Defendant In
Two Damage Suits
Bitter Feeling Last Summer Came to
Blows Between Mrs. w. A. Deven-
dorf, Defendant, Mrs. A. D. saurs,
Of Story City, and alters Sister,
Mrs. Hazelbaker, of MarshalItown.
Special to Times-Republican.


Nevada, Feb. 10.-Mrs, w. A. Dew
endorf, wife of prominent Story City
druggist, is defendant in a couple of
damage suits which were filed in the
office Of the clerk OF the district court
of this county, yesterday, in which
Mrs. A. d. Saurs of Story City ana
are the plaintiffs Each OF the cases
are for $5,000 and the petition charges
the defendant with using slanderous
language regarding the plaintiffs, and
also alleges defamation of character.
In the petition of Mrs. Hazelbaker,
the defendant is also charged with
making slanderous remarks regarding
the plaintiffs, in connection with al
legged relations which existed between
the plaintiff and the defendants hus-
band, while they We're sojourning at
the lakes last summer
The case is supposed to grow out of
little unpleasantness which occurred
between the parties to the suit a few
weeks ago. Mrs. Saurs is the wife of
well-known Story City citizen and
Mrs. ,Hazelbaker is sister of the for
mer. While the latter was making a
visit at Story City few weeks ago,
1t is reported that Mrs. Devendorf be-
came desperately jealous of the atten-
tions that she at least imagined that
her husband was paying to the sisters.
The day on which Mrs. Hazelbaker
was to return tc her home, she. with
her sister, drove by the drug store
where Mr.. Devendorf was standing in
the window. 1t lie said that they bow
ed to him and this action was suffi-
Gent to excite the jealous anger kind
ling in the bosom Of the wife and she
proceeded. straight to the Iowa Central
depot where she upbraided the sisters,
making uncompllnentary remarks re-
garding them and their character. es-
pecially in connection with her hus-
band. An alteration took place in
which blows We're struck and it is said
that the trio Showed well' from
pugilistic standpoint. The damage
suit is the result of the accusations
made at the time of this scrap.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10

Nashua.
The Nashua wooden mills has just
completed the manufacture of 900
wooden blankets for the state, to be
used in the different institutions of the
state. Mr.. Bowen is figuring on an or
der for a New York firm for 5000 blan-
in making bath robes and smoking
jackets. The wooden mill has within
the past two years placed it's goods in.
large number of states. 1t has made
very large amount of prison cloth for
different penitentiaries. This cloth is
made up into suits for the prisoners.
Popejoy.
The Oakland township spelling con-
test was held in the Popejoy school
house Friday evening, February 2,
with two or three representatives from
each of seven schools (two Of the nine
not being represented) of the township.
The winners of the evening were Inez
Carr and F'lossie Stewart, of the Pope
joy schools with George Wesenberg
from the first school, east of town, a
close second. The two winners go next
Saturday to Hampton to compete with
DuplIS lIOIl 6SSly lOWuSulD IN lle
county.
keosauqua.
AS the Rock Island freight train No
253 was climbing Mt. Zion Hill, Brake
man Arthur Myers, who was on top
of one of the cars came near getting
killed. The car lurched suddenly and
he would have fallen between them If
he had not jumped to the ground to
save himself, as it was he had both
legs badly broken, besides bruising his
body in several places. He was not
missed until the train reached Mt.
Zion. The engine and caboose backed
down and found him He was taken
on the evening passenger train to OF
tumwa and placed in the hospital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10
NEW SECRET SOCIETY.
Junior Class Society Will Take Ritual
From Meskwakie Indian Customs.
Special to Timas-Republican.

Junior Class Society Will Take Ritual
From Meskw,akie Indian Customs.
Special to Timas-Republican.
Ns}Iowa City, Feb, 10.-A secret society
which will take it's ritual from the
ceremonies and tribal customs of the
Measurable Indian nation, was formed
among the members of the Junior class
OF the State University of Iowa yes
terday. Ten members of the class, Sc
lected with the approval of the pres
ident of the university and the dean
OF the college of liberal arts form
the charter members of the organiza-
ton, which will go under the name Of
Waskwi. The four requisites for mem
bership in the association are profici-
ency in scholarship class loyalty, gen.
eral congeniality, and prominence in
some university activity.
Each year the society will perpetu-
ate itself by the election of ten men
from the sophomore class of the uni
versity, who fulfill similar qualifica-
tion. The initiation will take place on
the campus Of the university where
the old members and the initiates will
perform the Meskwakie Indian cere-
mony Of adoption into the tribe. Fol-
lowing that typical Indian war dance
and a dinner Of Indian dishes will COM
plete the program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10
MINING At DUBUQUE
Modern Machinery to Be En-
ployed For the First Time
in Lead Mines
PROSPECTING DRILL SET UP
The Big Hill on West Third Street
Will be Drilled Full of Holes With
View of Locating the Lead-one
Prospector Has Located a Rich Vein
iowa News.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.

Dubuque, Feb. 1O.-For the first time
Dubuque will be punctured with dia-
mond drills today. TIL elocation Of beds
of black jack will be sought and the
mining grounds on West Third street
hill will be the first operated upon.
The diamond drilling machine will
be placed in position today and
drilling will begin at once. The en-
tire mining region of the West Third
street hill will be developed, and if
the jack underlies the lead ore that
is known to be there, the further de-
velopment of the district will follow.
The machine is the property of Ed
ward Liddel, and was recently pur-
chased at Joplin, Mo-, at a cost of
$1,000. 1t will be operated by an ex
pert mining engineer from the Jop-
lin district, who is now in the city,
and who will remove the machine
from it's present location at the Smed-
ley shops in the north end.
Dame Fortune has at last smiled
upon John Murphy, resident of
West Eighth street and city mail
carrier by occupation. MIR. Murphy
has been prospecting on the Benson
estate, near Asbury, for the past two
years, working at times he could
spare from his regular vocation.
Tuesday evening his drift led into a
crevice and one of the largest indi-
vidual packets Of ore that has ever
been discovered in the Dubuque dis
trict was opened up. Lead ore, of
the cube formation, and thousands of
pounds of it can be seen by the light
of the torches. No water hampers
the work of removing the ore and the
prospect bids fair to put it's finder in
the highway of prosperity. The lead
is in close proximity to one that was
opened up there early in the fiftles,
but which was discontinued as re-
suit of the water being unable to be
controlled Modern mining machin-
ery will be installed and the mine de-
veloped to it's limit.
1.-THE mining district Of southern
Wisconsin and eastern Iowa is as yet
in it's infancy" said l.. f. Estabrook
geologist from Sioux Falls, S. D.,
who is in Dubuque Mr.. Estabrook
arrived here after inspecting the
mines of the district and is satisfied
that wealth of untold proportions is
contained in the hills of the district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10
BUSINESS FIRM DIssoLvEs.
Change in Furniture Business at
Grundy center-Other Local News.
Special to Times Republican.

Change in Furniture Business at
Grundy center-Other Local News.
Special to Times Republican.
Grundy Center, Feb. 10.-The firm of
DeSeelhorst & Coffman, furniture
dealers, has been dissolved. f. C. De-
Seelhorst, retiring. The business will
be continued by his partner, L. d. Coff-
man. Mr.. DesSeelhorst has been in
business here since 1877 and has made
many friends, but feels that he de-
serves rest. Mr.. Coffman is an ener-
getic young man and no doubt will
continue to do the large business that
the firm has been enjoying.
On Wednesday. morning at 10 O'clock,
Mrs. Erie. of Wellsburg. was granted
a divorce from her husband. AT 1920
Boil Berg secured marriage license
and he and his new love boarded
train for Wellsburg. reaching there
about HE'S. They Immediately re-
paired to the sanctum of Mayor Chinn,
who made them man and wife, and
they departed with the haste that had
become their custom. Berg becomes
the stepfather of seven small chill
dren.
superintendent Love, Of our city
schools, took his civics class to Des
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10

jury. Several things led them to this
conclusion. The fact that the body
was sitting in perfectly normal man
ner with the hands folded in the lap
and the clothing properly arranged.
was rather mystifying. The gun.
which was a 22-calibre rifle, stood at
her left side, leaning against the chair.
The physicians who visited the scene
say that if the woman killed herself
it was one of the most peculiar affairs
in the history of their experience in
such cases. The family were COM
pletely exonerated. She has three
children. a girl and two boys, the eldest
20 years of age, who had been out
hunting, and on his return found his
mother dead in her chair. She had
suffered much from severe headaches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10
GOOD FOR GRUMPY
Town Council Decides to Install Com
pIete Sewer System and Sewage Dis
posaI PIant-cost Assessed to Adult
ting Property.

Special to Times-Republtcan
Grundy Center, Feb. 10.-At the
meeting of the town council this week,
ii was definitely decided to install a
city sewerage system along the lines
laid out by Engineer MCGOWAN, or
Iowa City. The septic tank will pro-
badly be located in the north part OF
town near the railroad track. All parts
of town will be reached save the ex-
IRENE south 1t is estimated that 1t
will cost the abutting property own
ers about $21 for each so feet OF
frontage, and they will have seven
years in which to pay it. When this
plant is installed, we will have one
of the best improved towns in the
state, all the public conveniences being
then installed.
W. A. Clinite, formerly a Grundy
county farmer, has sold his ice bust
ness in the city of Des Moines, and has
purchased 1,20O acre ranch near
Mead, Kas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10
OLD HOTEL BEING TORN DOWN.

Was First Hotel in Northwest Iowa
and Situated at Grant City.
Special tn Times-Repuhlican.
Lake City, Feb. 10.-The old hotel at
Grant City, the Oldest town in Sac
county, is being torn down and the
wood used as fuel. This was the first
hotel in northwest Iowa and many
travellers stopped there on their way
to the vast unknown west. The hotel
stood on the old government trail and
was always a busy place in the old
days. 1t was constructed from lumber
sawed nearby from some of the best
logs ever taken from the "Old Grove"
a. historic place.