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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
count D0N| W0RSTED.
ANNA GOULD GIVEN DIVORCE
FROM HER HUssAND.
70 CARE FOR CHILDREN


Paris.-The tribunal OF frst In
s&ancs OF the Seine. Judge Ditto pre-
siding. at noon "Wednesday granted z
divorce 70 Countess D. Castellana
(formsrly Anna Gould. Of New York;.
and gave her the custody OF her chill
drsn. who, however. will not b d
lowed to b taken from France with.
out the consent OF their father. Count
Boni Do Castellane. Tho end Of tht
faSaous ease came suddenly. The
court brushed asids the demand d
the counts lawyers for IN examina
tioa Of Witnesses. and. q anticipated,
the public prosecutor did not even
elk 70 " heard.
vletsey for wife.
A sooa % the court assembled
Judge Ditto handed down the judg.
nent, which II . sweeping victory
Tor the countess. In granting her Pc
sition for divorce the court gave thd
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16

HsEo - something from . govern
Gnent report that sounds like anomaly.
NJ q ffausht with the gravest signih
sancs: During tie ssvsn months end
Dng July u. 1905. thsre Vas but one
ease q yellow fever = the city Of
Panama and that vas not fatal Dur
M The single month o. July there
were 114 deaths from pneumonia In
he city Of Panama Tie Significance
n this - that pneumonia becomes
tper6 and moro the captain Of the
nen az death. and this under the
squatof . ven Q In colder climss
Medical science has no moro pressins
duty than fading means to Tight this
sver-growtng menace to the human
g1ca. ".
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
struck Rieh Copper Mine.

~
Des MONIES. Out near Helena.
Montana, they hays recently opened:
two or three copper mines that have
proved wonderfully rich. One Of
them IL the Helena. owned largely
by Des Moines people. They com
menced getting ore at depth OF ten
feet and are now IN ore all the time.
Mr.. Adams, banker Of Scranton.
Iowa, ID one OF the men who 70 also
interested in the property. The stock
Is being handled by the Pugh Invest.
ment Company, 80 Croker Bldg,
Des MONIES. and they are putting It
on the market ct ten t10) cents per
share. They expect It to 60 to one
dollar per share very soon. Montana
copper = making men rich every
year. . j y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
INVESTIGATE COAL TRUST.
Federal Court At creston Has impo'
tant Evidence. .5

3ee00faJ C0UTS - NISssOU -
4 tant Evidence.
4 Creston. Investigation Of the coal
trust In Iowa by the federal grand
Jury here may produce = stirring sen.
sation. for 1t ID definitely known that
the fury already has before II evil
dencs from many which Involves g
1aree number Of the coal mining com.
nanies az the state. In case the evt.
aence u found suhicient Indictments
Mimi some Of the most prominent
corporations n the state are sure
g Sc brought II ~ the Jury wnlcn
vas charged some days ago By Judge
smith Mcpherson. Already evidence
has been laid before the Jury that
mining companies refused TO sell
their product II violation q the sher-
man antitrust law and that comDe-
lions Is . sham and . delusio1.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
ATTORNEY 70 ATTACKED.
John 2. Prizes % Abba Victim q -
Icon Thugs.

Icon THUGS.
p,r,,r ton ---1ohn p price Of Abba,
.+to-nsv sor the civic federation here,
80 -. nh,ect ~ A Attempted as
s 800 :. tha hsn.i. ~ aIlesed agents.
= ~. ,,r,,o, eorces
u. .scanad ~. axsailants by run,
-. ga snno.ie., 70 nenuty sheriff
T.s;, - ~. - aacnrt - conduct him in
s .ys t,Sm tl,a court mouse 70 the.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
SLABS PUT BOY IN BED.
Cedar Rapids Youth Laid Out BY
Prank Of Guests.

Ve00H n0P1OO vv0SB 1870 800 -
Prank Of Guests.
Cedar Rapids. Six hundred slaps
On the back received at birthday
party have put I Cedar Rapids COY
to bed With high fever and sore
ana possibly seriously injured spine.
The lad celebrated his twelfth birth.
day anniversary with party and one
boy started III TO thump him g dozen
times. When the beating had ended,
the unfortunate lad had received 600
slaps not counting extras "for luck =
Not ill the boys administered love
taps' to the host but In their enthus-
tasm some smote him as hard as they
might.
The party was not broken up by
the event for the boy did not become
Ill until evening when his back be-
gan to pain him and 2 high fever de-.
veloped.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16

Queen Ena Of Spain protests against
the formalities that hedge the royal
dignity. She Is cut on from friends
Who do not measure up to the neces.l
Try standard 81 titles ana always has
~ wear court regaliasat dinner. i ~,
pSas1 tint the powers of : 6panist
IoaarcA ars somewhat limited
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16

The Canadian government u TO-
Anancs bridge from Vancouver
island. British Columbia. across sey.3
mour Narrows to tho mainland. The
cost viii be about S1s ,0o0. 900. II win
Is i new attempt to bridge an arm Of
the sea and will be watched with IN,
$500 by en9fnANrS s . t. 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
Marl,sn t.arians.

the celebrated authorizes. 20 highly
esteemed By the women Of .America.
says on pages l03 and AS Of her
book. Ewes Daughters; or, Common
Sense for Maid. Wife and Mother:
For the aching back-should It be
slow IN recovering it, normal strength
IAN Allcock's Plaster is IN excellent
comforter, combining the sensation Of
the sustained pressure Of strong
warm hand with certain tonic quail
ties Developed In the wearing. 1t
should b kept over the seat Of nm.
essiness for several days-in Oh.
stinats eases. for perhaps ! fortnight"
For pain In the back wear an All.
cocks Plaster constantly. re wing
. Il wears on. THIS ID IN Invaluable
support when the weight On the small
q the back becomes heavy and Tho
aching incessant"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16

a company has been organized n.
Wisconsin to dig IN that state for dis,
nponds along ! creek where . nnes
stone was found twenty years ago.
and the state geologist encourages the
enterprise. Uncle Sans mineral
treasures are as yet largely unknown.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
Great Coal Docks Burned.

Chicago. Fire which for time
threatened to assume the proper.
lions OF conhagration and wipe out
South Chicago destroyed the docks Of
the Lehigh Valley Coal company at
one Hundredth street and Commercial
avenue Saturday. Fifty thousand tons
81 coal were ret on hre. The total
loss to property covering two square
blocks Is estimated at $685., 900. ..i
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16

China seems trying very hard to|
make some modern progress. Though
vory much behfndhand. II has notice.
What CIVILIZATION has done Tor Japan,
A1d China y nothing if not initiative
aasncs. ~ ssddsa desire for m0dsr1
reforms.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
ohlo oovernor Il ri.

Columbus, O.-The condition Of Gov.
Harris 10 exciting alarm among his
friends. He was able to cit up Wednes-
day. but did not leave his room In
the hotel. It Is said that the doctors
are afraid Of pneumonia.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
MURDERED HIS WIFE
0esrne oberhoitxer OF Grand River
N s. Pleads Guilty. =

0esrns oherholtxer Of Grand River
Pleads Guilty. !.
Leon. George oberholtxeH guilty
q TIE brutal murder Of his wife last
sprtns. win expiats his crime IN the
Dsaitentiary win long sentences.
DrohaAly twenty-five years. What
little doubt Of this remained vas re-
moved when no appeared ID court
Asrs and through his attorney with
drew Z plea Of mot guilty and subsu.
tinted ONE OF guilty. The plea Was &c
cepted BY the court. who deferred
passing sentence upon the prisoner.
but who ID Confidently expected TO
1--WE him twenty-five years. The
murder was committed ut Grand River
IN this county (Decatur).
Although Oberholtxer In q c0mpara-
lively young man, this win be nearly
equivalent to . life sentence, for even
II he makes use Of Ill Of his good
time" he win be middle aged when
the prison doors swing outward for
him.
: No more cowardly and coolly pre-
meditated murder ever disgraced this
county than the one Oberholtzer COM
mitted. He shot his wife - she was
returning from church one Sunday
evening last May. He had been ct .
ball game at Van Vert In the after.
noon and returning 70 Grand River
did not 20 hack to the house. but
moving That che would attend church.
waylaid for her on the way back to
the house. He met her on . dark
side street and shot her twics. one
bullet piercing the abdomen and the
other finding it, lethal way to her
heart
Then he ran away ana. skulking In
q corner, watched the crowd rush to
the scene. A few minutes later he
himself Joined the throng. His de-
neanor. while not particularly strange.
yet aroused suspicion and Immediate.
y following the coroners inquest he
Vas arrested.
Oberholtzer at first denied Ill know.
ledge Of the crime and entered . plea
OF not guilty. This, ~ told above.
vas withdrawn and one Of guilty u
the second degree was entered. Il
might have been possible to have CON
victed him OF willful hrst degree mur-
der. but In all events he IL sure Of
punishment q things stand. and the
county 10 saved the expense Of . loag.
hard fought trial with . possibly nm.
satisfactory ending.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
oan. Elx DEAD.

Norwich, Conn. Gen. William q.
Ely died suddenly 1t his bono from
heart trouble. He commanded the
Efxhteenth Connecticut volunteers IN
theh civil war. and was brevited brig
adler general u Ito close.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
|. nv, Injured 81 FallIna 1906.

rive Injured BY Failing Drldos.
Cincinnati. BY the drop Of 100
foot span az new Baltimore q Ohio
Southwestern bridge across the Little
Miami river ct L0veland "wednesday
fvs men were badly injured. The
bridge II about 50 feet high.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
.Two nadIy eurned;; + one psIad.

Beloit, Wis.By accidentally step.
ping on match, p. W. Clifton ignited
: basin OF gasoline. Mrs.. Edward Ger.
rift was probably fatally burned and
her son, Garrett, aged I'VE years, was
burned 70 badly that no died.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
4 ~. go "a atate University. 3

Iowa CITY. Word has been received.
here Of the bequeSt Of over ~, 600 70
the gtate university In the will Of
whitney Carr Of Jordan, J. 81, whose
viii has been offered for probate II
Syracuse. Carr mads numerous ~.
quests also q reiatives. His library
ana geological spscimsns q = syrar
cnss u1iysrSity. NJ n ".
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
EARNINGS o. Nsv;llsts

Authors earn much less n Francs
than IN England. The late Dir Walter
Besant ten years ago estimated that
there were 50 novelists IN England
Who earned upward of tAousand .
year. There are now probably nearer
. hundred and, atty: while II France
there are almost certainly not more
than 50 who make : living 1t al. An
English novelist Of standing Will re-
ceive eightseEpencs On every copy Of
. book sold. Some novelists receive
two shillings. Emile lola. who touched
high water mark In France. got Q
franc. which II rather less than ten.
pence. Seven pence halfpenny 10
considered excellent pay. and four.
pence and hvepence are common.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
ANOTHER BOMB AZ DUBUQUE.
sixth Dynamite outrage Within 4
= Short Time.

Dubuque. What represents the
sixth bomb thrown IN the city Id two
rnonths wrecked a switchman's shanty
On ths Illinois Central tracks at the
eity limits sunday. The police kept
"a matter quiet until next day. They
- Trey have clue. ~ Z result Of
Naturalization amOng TIE citizens
CO., ~ Pcilce Picklsys offered his
reei anation 70 the mayor Il has not
800 acfed upoa ut No arrests have
$685. MI ~ ~ boGlb throwfn9 81.
Sl1ssto 8 80 i n Atsla hSrglarisG
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
Companion q John srew, v, Dead.

Companion OF John Brown UeAd.
Los Angeles. Cal. Maj. Horati0 Mel.
son Rust. noted archaeologist and In.
dian authority, philanthropist friend
and companion Of John Brown. and
veteran Of the civil war, died ct his
home IN South Pasadena. !.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
Brewery Destroyed by Flrs

Br0WeTy UeStFoyed ~ FlF6.
Jersey City. The plant Of the Col.
umbia Brewing company. recently
purchased ~ Lembeck = Bets. on the
Newark bay, at the foot Of Winfield
and Bartholdi avenues, comprising
seven buildings. was burned Tuesday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16

countess the custody Of her children.
the count being allowed only. the,
usual rights to zee them and share
IN the control OF their education.
which was not contested. Tho count
was given the right to see the chill
Aren ct stated periods Ct the home Of
their grandmothsr. and keep them .
month annually during the holidays.
The counts demand Tor IN "alineutary
allowance Of 3se,ooo annually Vas
pronounced BY the court to be with
out foundation in Law. and was re-
jected. The only point decided in the
counts favor was the imposition Of
the inhibition on the countess to take
the children out Of France without
their fathers consent. The court ap.
pointed the president Of the chamber
of notarfes to liquidate the affairs Of
the husband and. wife. I;
sonl to Pay Costs.
The Judgment was given with costs
against the count. The decree. the
reading Of which consumed hardly
i've minutes, was delivered by the
!ndee u = VOICE g low q . % pro.
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lls ns = ~. .oo .s1y "om. 49,
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-16
lleeh's Plurality Nsssiy 200.

Heeh'e PLURALITY WeSSJy xyOuUs
Topeka, Kan. The ommal canvass
nAds ~ q noon Monday covers 100
ct q los coutniss q ~ stAGAI ana
saye u w. Hoch. Rspublicaa, : pin.
Yallty oysf W. " Harris Dsaocrs&, a.
1y7l0 49, 4 ~ Sossenee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01
Thrown. In Harbor.

Havana. The settlement made BY
Secretary of War Taft on the eve OF
has departure from Cuba that he
would put all the arms surrendered
by the insurgents where they would
DO no further harm was We. iied, when
a company Of the Cuban artillery
spent the afternoon throwing these
weapons into the sea from the outer
bastion of Moro Castle. Thousands
Of rifles and carbines were sunk il
thlnty fathoms of water.
Some unrest continues &c pref il
in Puerto Principe and Santa Clara,
where small bands are committing
minor depredations. The residents oil
Holguin requested protection against
considerable body Of ex-rebels, and
battalion Of the Eleventh Infantry
reached Hoguin this week.
The Mayor of Aguqacate, Province
Of Havana, who was ousted from Of.
ice, was restored to his position
Tuesday and organized an escort Of
twenty-five men, alleging that he fear.
ed an attack by the Moderates.
Governor Magoon ordered Governor
Nunez to compel the Mayor to sur
render the arms and to bring tn
weapons to Havana.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01
New Wireless Record.

In report from the cruiser Char
lesion to the Navy Department it i
shown that a new record for wireless
telegraph for the navy has been 60
tablished on the Pacific coast. TIT
cruiser was then on her way up tht
coast, after having left Secretary Roo
1T Panama. The wireless station al
Point Arguello caught her signals
when she was distant 1105 nautica
miles on October 5. This was at II
o'clock in the morning, usually Al
unfortunate hour for wireless com
munication.
When she was distant 935 miles tn,
station caught the dispatch: "Thi
IS the Charleston, bound for Sar
Francisco The dispatch was &C
ksowledged, and when she was withil
50 miles Of the station she sent dis
patch for Washington, which wa.
read and transmitted. The station
on the Pacific coast are relatively Of
less power than those on the Allan
tic, burt it is believed here that th.
conditions are more favorable.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01

ia the parade, and marched np ~
steep hills Of this city without I
waver in their line.
The Mississippi Infantry and Aftil-
lery Companies made \ fine showing
and, like the boys from Illinois, re-
ceived applause all along theeline Of
the parade. sf@ggEa
When the First Regiment band
played "Dixie'' one wild cheer went
up from the crowd, and when the
strains Of yankee Doodle'' were
heard upon the air storm Of APP
plause broke forth.
The route Of the parade was long
one, and lying over the hills, was
most trying to the soldier boys, but
they stood the test we'll. 'a
On arriving at the National MILF
tary Park the program for the dedica-
ton Of the Illinois Memorial Temple
was carried out. Ge
The monument was presented to
Governor Deneen, Of Illinois, by
Colonel C. A.. Matthews, president Of
the commission.
The dedication was the most sue
cessful that has ever been. held in
the Vicksburg National Park. All Of
the people from Illinois are, having 3
delightful time and are showing their
appreciation of the hospitality Of the
citizens Of Vicksburg. Colonel +. r.
E. Koch, secretary Of the Illinois COM
mission, says that he cannot find
words to express the thanks Of the
Illinoisans for the reception which
has been given them. III
/ The ball proved a most genuine sue
cess. The dance floor, though ample
for hundreds Of couples, was crowd
ed from start to finish, and the pres
ence Of the Mississippi and Illinois
militiamen added to the dazzling ap-
pearance.. The long tier Of seats held
almost thousand spectators and
every seat was occupied. Besides
hundreds occupied one end Of the
pavilion, near the entrance, in order
that they might view the dancers.
The music for the affair was fur
nished by the celebrated First Regi-
ment band. Lavish decorations were
used in the hall and great quantity
Of the national colors festooned from
end to end Of the spacious hall.
Governors Deneen and Vardaman
entered the pavilion about IL o'clock
and led the grand march. At this
hour the crowd was largest, and ev-
cry available inch Of the large pa
viion was occupied.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01
Sues Married Man.

Pittsfeld, Mass.-To a jury Miss
Emma Pillon, Of Waterbury, Conn,
told her version of how Alfred
E. Viger, Of Pittsfeld, proposed to
her, "acted toward her as a lover
intending to marry a girl" then jilt-
ed her to marry another. Miss Pillon
lis suing Viger for $4,000 damages
in a breach of promise case.
Miss Pillon is q working girl Of
Waterbury, and it was while employed
as a dressmaker in Piotsfeld shop
in 1904 that she met Viger, . young
man who has inherited property worth
$4,000.
| Both plaintiff and defendant are de-
scendants Of French Canadian parent
age. There was decided touch Of
Frenchness about the plaintiff, who
wore feathery hat, white lace waist
and = natty violating Eton suit,
which set of a rather attractive face
and form.
| Within the bar during Miss Pillon =
narration Of how Viger won her af-
| fection and then shattered her dream
Of life and injured her health By his
fckleness, was Miss Louise Carriety,
Iof Boston M
I Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pillon, Of Wa
terbury, the parents Of Miss P1lloa,
gave evidence as to how Viger, in the
summer Of 1904, visited their home in
Waterbury and while there asked
them for the hand Of their daughter.
They believed that he was to inherit
much wealth and told Viger that their
daughter was = poor girl, but If he
loved Emma he had their consent and
blessing.
Then Miss Pillon testified she met
Viger in January, 1894, and about
May his attentions became pronounced
and he got her to change her boarding
place so that he might call on her
every night. She heard reports that he
was attentive to another girl, but hs
denied it and told her he was free.
During the second week in July, 1904,
he gave her rosary engraved IA. +.
v. to E. r." This the plaintiff under
stood was symbol that they we're u
have faith in each other. They visited
a jewelry store together a1d she -
ilected q ring. Then on July "a, 1904,
he proposed. He gave her : ring for
their engagement, and continued his
attentions as . lover until in October
1904, when she returned to Waterbury
because her parents desired it after her
engagement.
The defendant will attempt to prove
that he wanted to marry Miss Pillon.
but that she would set no date and IN
consequences the engagement was L.
clared off, ~
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01

Rock Island, Ills, Oct. That
late Father Thomas Mackin said he
had given $50, 900 to c. A. Plamondon,
cf Chicago, to marry ais present wife.
Who il q niece of this priest, was the
statsmeat made by Mrs. Mary Crum-
mie. wife Of nephew of Mackin, on
fhe stand In hcycircu't court here yes
<enday. Mrs. crumnie vas a witness
H. q co----r which tas been brought
1xss .nrmber az the disinheritod heirs
& bpssk ne. prIxttss will. II ~
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01
Hunt for Bandits.

Chicago. Threatened by an anony-
nous letter writer with the blowing
up Of one Of its passenger trains un-
less 1t paid over $1,000, the Lake
Shore Railroad ran dummy" train
filled with armed men out Of Chicago
and at point in Indiana designated
by the bandit the train was stopped
No one was found in the neighborhood
Three posses are searching the In
diana marshes in the vicinity Of Pine,
Miller and Aetna. Two employees of
the Aetna Powder works have been
arrested because Of the finding in their
room Of q bottle Of nitro-glycerine.
The bandit instructed the railroad
company to carry the money to him
on the limited express which leaves
Chicago at 5 80 in the evening.
~ will be at the side + the tracks, =
he wrote, $ somewhere east or west
of Pine. When the limited approach
es me I will fire two shots from my re-
volver. Have the money in bag and
drop it off the hind end Of the train.
If you don't do as / say your train
will be blown 10 atoms with dyna-
mite. -
Three letters in Ill were received
from the mysterious writer, and the
railroad officials turned the matter
over to the United States postal au-
thorities, who planned the dummy
train TO trap the bandit.