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IRA BURTON NOWLlN SWALLOWS
LARGE DOSE AND DIES IN
LESS THAN HALF AN
HOUR FROM TIME.
Had Been Suffering With Severe Cold
and in Reaching for Cough Rem
edy Secured Wrong vial-Was
Secretary of Local Lodge of Bro
therhood of Railway Tralnman and
Accounts in Excellent Condition.

Ira Burton Nowlin, secretary Of R.
w. Baxter, jr., lodge No. 81, Brother.
hood of Railway Trainmen, died short
ly after G o'clock Saturday afternoon
from taking a dose of nearly half an
ounce of carbolic acid, 95 per cent
pure, at his home on Sheridan street,
between Second and Third, evidently
by mistake for spirits of camphor,
which he was using for a cold. His
wife was in the house with him at the
time of the taking of the poison, but
she was not in the room, and as soon
as he saw his mistake he called to her
and she to her brothers, Ed and Her.
bert Murphy. Herbert went to the
relief of Nowlin and Ed fastened to
summon a physician, DR.. Tebbitt, but
the latter arrived after the man had
died
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carboIic Acid for Toothache.

SaipOiIS NCiu TOT lOOInaChe.
Mr.. Nowlin, a brakeman on the Wyo,
ming division, had been at home all
day, suffering from a severe cold. He
had secured an ounce bottle of spirits
of camphor and a h%alf-ounce bottle of
carbolic acid, the latter for the relief
of his wife's toothache. She had ap-
piled a small portion of the acid to her
tooth in the morning and left the bot
tie in their bedroom. Mr.. Nowlin was
lying down at the time, with the two
bottles near at hand. Being taken with
a severe cough, it is presumed he
reached for the camphor and secured
the acid instead, taking nearly the
whole of the contents of the bottle
without noting the difference in time
to check the effects.
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Daily Republican. SO cents a month.
, 1906-06-25
coroner's Inquest Held,

AcJlnS coroner X. II. Fitch held an
inquest yesterday, the jury consisting
of Dave Sarver, Ralph Lasher and G.
A Cook. Mrs. NowIin, Mrs. Mccarthy
the mother of Mrs. Nowlin, and Ed
and Herbert Murphy were examined
Drs. A. B. Hamilton and Tibet being
examined as experts. DR.. Hamilton
had been summoned to the house and
found the man dead. The inside OF
the mouth, according to the evidence
of DIR. Hamilton, showed cautery from
some acid, the indications from smell
proving that assistants had used whis,
ky or alcohol as an antidote. Mr.
Fitch secured the two walls of medi
cine, which were placed in evidence
before the jury. Both physicians pro
nounced the acid about 90 per cen
pure, enough being missing from the
vial to indicate that Nowlin had taker
a very large dose, sufficient, they said
to have produced death. The jury's
verdict was to the effect that Mr.. Now.
lin had taken the poison by mistake
for other remedies.
Accounts Found Correct.
Mr.. Nowlin was a native of Illinois
but had been here four or five years
coming from Galloway, Neb., where
his mother resides. Fourteen months
ago Sunday he vas married to Miss
Lola Mccarthy, the daughter of Mrs.
Mccarthy and the sister of Ed and
Herbert Murphy. He was the secre,
tary of Baxter lodge, and during the
past day or two had received word
from the grand secretary of that or,
der that his papers relating to the
deaths of Switchmen Gus Mueller and
Charles V. Dayton on May 80 had
been correct and that official notice
of the death would appear with the
August report of the grand secretary.
The books of the local lodge had been
inspected recently and the accounts
were found absolutely correct. Ed
Murphy is the master of the lodge.
Lived Happily With Wife.
Mr.. and Mrs, Nowlin had furnished
their home OF Sheridan street in com
Portable style, having the furniture
all paid for and with money in the
bank. They had lived happily during
their married life and were busy plan.
ming for the future. The Nowlins, the
Murphys INT others were planning a
camping "trip to the country, having
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To Purchase Sites,

Appropriations for sites. C~arrollton,
Mo, $500; Macon, Mo, 5000; Co,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
HAND. MADE HOUSES
WHAT THEY WOULD NOW COST
Amazing Changes Made by Modern
Maehinery-consrass With
Colonial Dass,

Suppose. now. every house must bc
built. m In colonial days. by hand.
says Charles Barnard In tn" The
Reader for March. What would be- the
effect ON marriage. the horne. the
sia;.T Simply disastrous. mor- dis
aKiIouE than could be- Expressed In
terms OF money. There would b.
houses. Of course. some Of them beau
iifui. There would BE- homes. some OF
them admirable. considering the roof
trees over thcm-but the p.oplc-ah!
The People. What Of them! Not one
pair Of lovers In one hundred could
ever expect TO have the home they de-
sire Hnd deserve. The cost Of proper
houses would check marriage or check
the making OF good homes. and either
one OF these things would be 4 serious
injury TO the state.
Not one per cent. Of the young pco.
pie contemplating marriage today
could afford to pay the rent OF even the
smallest house that would pass the In.
Spcction OF any board OF health. II II
must he made by hand. without the aid
of machinery.
suppose every shInElc had 10 be
rivcn out OF u log by hand. Suppose
shingic nails cost q cents each. be.
cause made Mt hand'blown forge with
hammer and anvil. Fancy every beam
shaped from log with an adk. every
board sawed on; In saw pit. Suppose
such hand.sawcd lumber In Michigan
woods had to be teamed In handmade
wagons TO New England. Suppose cv.
cry foot OF rns or water pipe were
made by hand. II could not be so made.
hut we may imagine It. What would
n bath room cost? We might suppose
n hundred things about house
doors. sash. furniture, s'ovCs-madc
by hand. and the search for the total
cost OF a house would end In amaze
mCnt.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
Phonetic Spelling.

"Yuns men. let us offer. you some
good advice. Always be attentive to
bizncss. 1t Is cnuf for YOU TO know
that You can't accumulate n fortune
while constantly seeking plesure.
Don't be in the featherwcight class.
Mesurc up to mans standard. II you
strike n ruf place in the road push
right thru. 1t may be tuf; your tung
may bang out from the heat and bur.
den Of the day. But remember that
there's n water trauf at the end of the
road"
Now. gentle rea'ler. don't get mad at
the proof reader. because you find
some words apparently misspelled in
the above selection. That's where you
would be wrong. 1t is just sample of
the way the National Educational AS.
sociation has decided to spell these
particular words. AS n matter of fact.
there are several publications, such as
the Literary Digest, which use some
of these phonetics now. The word
"thru," in particular. is getting to be
quite n favorite. Newspapers. how
ever. are provcrbially conservative.
they are under the iron rule of the
proofreader and the compositor. and
changes of the sort that are given
above would be many years in finding
favor. 1t took ten years in this Office
alone to accomplish the change from
programme" to program. Lead
vile Herald Democrat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
Humane Sentiment In eusiness.

1t Is not true that business Is nee.
cssarily hardening. Kind and con.
stant consideration is often displayed
In it. II creditors are satisfied OF the
honesty and ability of delinquent
debtor he is usually treated with len.
ity. The relations between business
men and their customers may be soft.
ened by fabrication of kindly sympa.
thy. They do not necessarily produce
any more hardening than results from
the friction of life in other spheres.
There is scarcely n considerable bust.
ness concern which does not retain In
It's employment old servants who
might be superseded by more efficient
men. perhaps at less cost. Humane
sentiment enters into business in
many ways.-New York Sun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
State Flag Of Alabama.

Over the historic capitol OF Mont.
Gomcry waves not the national nag
but the Alabama nag. and not one Ala.
baman In n thousand would recognize
II II he saw 1t elsewhere than on the
capitol. The fag In question has no
history woven into II. for II was not
adopted until 1895. II presents 81.
Andrews cross In crimson on n while
field. Such n cross Is shaped like "a
letter Y and the books suggest that
the apostle Andrew died on cross OF
that design. Few II any other states
indulge In flags OF their own. 4 fiaI
is the symbol OF sovereignty and state
sovereignty is limited by the federal
constitution. when We were n part of
Georgia we granted to the federal gov.
ernmcnt the executive power OF pun.
ishing treason and II any one becomes
n traitor to the Alabama fiaE we might
have to call In the federal government
In order to punish m.-Blrmingham
Age-Herald.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
RESTORE STRENGTH
Or. Williams Pink Pills Actually
Mako New Blood and Good
Health Follows.

The evil effects that follow many dis
eases - particularly the grip aud the
wasting fevers, such rs typhoid and
mplariu, arc caused by the bad condition
in which these diseases leave the blood.
As n result, the flesh continues to fall
away, the sufferer grows nervous and
irritable, and even slight exertion causes
shortness of breath. These are danger
Gus symptoms and indicate that the
system is in state that invites pneu-
moniu, bronchitis or even consumption.
What is needed is q new supply of rich,
red blood to carry health and strength
to every part of the body.
~ was all run down from the effects
If the grip" says Mrs. Amelia Hall, of
No. 8 High street, Norwich Conn, "and
could not seem to get strength to walk !;
,Ould not ett II full meal. my stomach
was so weak, and l was so nervous that
could not sleep. l could only stay in
bed few minutes ut u time, either night
" day. The least little thing would
,tnrtle me. had difficulty in breath
ing and had frequent fainting spells.
my general health was completely
wrecked and had neuralgia and rheu-
matte pains, dyspepsia, constipation,
and female weakness. My physician at
tended me for the grip and again for
the condition that it left me in, but 1
got no strength from the tonics he pre-
scribed. III fact, nothing helped me
until tried DR.. Williams Pink Pills
aud they cured me.
"I grew stronger and gained flesh
from the time began taking them.
am satisfied that the pills nre all that is
claimed for them and 1 shall do all can
to make their good qualities known"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills cure ner-
vous disorders of every kind, check
wasting diseases and build up strength.
For booklet, address the Dr.. Williams
Medicine Co, Schenectady, NY.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
ENTERPRISE OF JAPAN.
Wonderful Work In Extending Her
Merchant Marine.

II Is interesting. and instructive as
well. to keep an eye on news from the
far East concerning the doing of ia
pan. That wonderful country is ad-
vancing SO rapidly that the reports of
Its development six months ago are
out OF date to-day. Two years ago 1t
astonished the world by its military
and naval prowess. and since the close
OF the conflict with Russia II has ap-
piled itself to the arts OF puISJ In n
way that foreshadows future surprises
equally as great.
Just now Japan Is working actively
to extend its merchant marine, with
the evident purpose Of making its flag
supreme in Oriental waters. In re-
cent report Consul General Rodgers of
Shanghai, tells what has been done In
this direction. The Nippon Yusen
Kaisha Japanese Steamship Com
pany) acquired the splendid water
front formerly owned by the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company for a frac-
ton of its real value, and Is now doing
tremendous business between the
Chinese city and japanese ports. 1t is
semi.oficially announced that every
port touched by Pacific waters will
soon be reached by regular Japanese
steamship lines.
Meanwhile the ship.building compa-
nies of Japan are building new vessels,
rrrnirinr old ones. altering captured
craft, and in every way preparing to
adapt everything they have atloat to
the new field of Japanese endeavor.
SAYS Mr.. Rodgers: IF the half that is
told of Japanese intentions as to mer-
chant marine is true, then an activity
will cnsue on the Pacific ocean which
will astonish the world"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
Old Cities Were Noisy.

Modern cities are not as noisy as
those of other days. For example, in
London. in the time of King George
H.. the streets were still cobbled and
the pack horses of Elizabethan mem
ory had been replaced by heavy carts
and wagons. Barrels of beer and
heavy cases were dragged about on
drays of iron without wheels and to
add to the tumult heavy signs in i'm
mense frames of ironwork hung out in
front of shops and houses, and crealed
interminably. Street cries never
ceased for a moment all day. All the
smaller necessaries, such as pins,
thread, string, ink, straps, fish, milk,
cakes. bread. drugs. herbs, matches,
were hawked in the streets.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
Crown Prince Settles Down.

Since his marriage the German
crown prince has turned over new
leaf and is settling down strenuously.
He is full of plans for developing his
princely estate at Oels and has prom
ised to double the salaries of his EN-
ployes if they produce the best wheat
and rye in Silesia. He talks of cult
waiting beets and manufacturing sugar
on his own land, and has started build
ing model cottages for his tenants. He
says himself he ''is never so happy as
when he has more work than he can
get thu Dugh.' and that without work
he begins to rust. He has no taste
whatever for military life, but takes
an immense interest in social qucs
tions. He is devoted to the crown
princess, who exercises the greatest
influence not only over him. but on all
'he court
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
So Lonesome Now,

over 4 Henry MuFtaY's. ehS.
They Away had lots an lSts a pic.
An toy au = mobiles an N'ipsip-si-s
An waikiki '1ys, like q f-iin~ reads
About sometimes. bul he seldom s--s.
An. swings out under tn bis oak tT.~s,
Hut my: Il Is iuTTibis lonesome nos,
Over 4 Henry Murray's, why.
Ills mother an father list s-vnTd 4 tfS
An E.c " they couldn't set same nes
For Iisniy an all as US other BOYS
AT played With him: an she used 4
Tn. dsndiss, eurrant an raisin -sk-,
An boIr 'ist nocksi ihvfc like iiirs-
hut my: IL Is ruTibls lonesome now.
over 4 Henry Mufray'.. why.
His mother I'D you Eotn' hY
An ast Sou ~hy diin't you come an
with msnry an all OF his toys, sorns
An every Christmas she'd have n ,rs.
with pT-.rnt., III finest Suu ever rec.
na, myi il Is ,aTTibIs iousSonS now.
An over q Henry MurTay's. why.
Ne boys list look Will. N-'T- EDin' by.
An sec all his toys iayin' there outside,
once iiis Biil Skinner broke down an
An SAYS he don't ears-n was Is, too
had.
Cause Henry was all of tn hoy ihey had.
An IN swings list hans from th' bis "a.
An my: II IL turriblH lonesome now.
j. W. Foley Ia Colll-ra
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
A Horses Hands and Feet.

The horse never puts his heel on the
ground. nor even the ball OF his foot.
lie stands up on the very tips Of his
toes, and this Is. In part, the reason
-why he can trot 80 fast. Dobbin's
heels are half way up his hind legs.
and what we call his knees are really
his wrists. The part corresponding to
the upper arm is short and Is so ON.
bcddcd In the muscles OF the shoulder
that the elbow comes next the body.
but the horse has only one digit to
each limb. and the wrist bones are
comparatively small. The so-called
ankle. then. is the knuckle. where the
digit Joins the hand or the foot. and
the foot" is only single thick
finger or toe. with n great nail for
hoof The lower half of the horses
foreleg Is really gigantic hand, with
only the middle finger and n piece out
of the middle of the palm, while the
corresponding part of his hind leg Is
big single toed foot.-St. Nicholas.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
THE BICNEss OF TEXAS
WOULD MAKE FIVE STATES
seaporss and Cattle Ranoes-Rainy
Climate and Arid Resions-rropIes
and Snow-Riee, Cotton and lun,.

Seaporss and Cattle Ranoes-Rsiny
Climate and Arid Reeions-Tropie
and sno~-Riee. Cotton and Ium.
Der.
IL II not so noteworthy. after all.
that Texas IL great big state, says
N. q. cunnin In tho March Worlds
Work. that could legally have ten sen.
atoTs II Il wished nmicabiy to break
iik. glass snake. into nv. parts. as
provided by the contract made when Il
consented TO become one OF tn. United
States. Don't you 20 whiriins TN
around" said u Texas editor. ION Tex,
line or Brownsville. or II Paso. or
Orange. Everybody knows that II you
tipped III. stat. up and tiappcd IL
north. like u tossed pancake. II would
knock down the skyscfapcrH Of St.
Paul: and east. that ~ Paso would
drop Into the Atlantic: and south. that
the state would blot out most OF Mex.
leo. OF course. Texas. Ii big: chiidrcn
learn In school that II In big
The real shining glory OF Texas
lies In the way u commonwealth Of
100000 square miles. and n few more.
with n population OF more than 5.000..
900. drawn from everywhere. including
more than 100000 negroes, that is
eastern. western. southern and north.
crn. with ports and ocean front. rich
and popuious farms. widcawakc and
growing cities, incredible areas OF cat.
tic range. rainy climate. rainicss eli.
mate. and tropics and snow. pulling
people In no fast that II Is drawing the
Nations center Of population south.
ward-how this lavish varicgntcd en-.
pirc IN handling Its task Of living by
high IDEALS
The people Of Texas wonder why the
Nation Is so pcrturbcd about rcgulat.
ing railroad rates. II IN one o, their
many distinctions that they regulate
not only the rates. but the railroads
themselves. Nor do they fear the
growth OF an American plutocracy. 1T
Is just as easy to manage the corpora.
tions rs to have the corporations man
age you." say the legislators from the
rice fields and the cotton fields. the
''pincy woods" and the llano cstncaeo.
the bustling cities and the mosquito.
grown ranges. and even from ''the
forks OF the creeks and the heads OF
the canons." Indeed. after taxing ev-
cry visible bit OF corporation property
in TcNas-and some additional miles
of railroad that projected over the bor
der-the last Legislature. after deep
and subtle thought. somewhat hard to
explain. but really very enlightened.
passed an Intangible tax law" This
taxes all corporation values that one
cannot see or put ones hand on.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
GOOD BREEDING SAVED HIM.
Dogs Merits captIvases Denver
Pouncmasser.

Mild submission on the part OF n
numbering masiifr to NIL indiEnlties In
ticicd upon him by the city dog catch.
cTS has won the hearts Of tho usually
a,olid canin" apprchcndcrs and has
earned for the animal the iirst re-
prlcv. granted dog booked for cxecu.
tion at III. city pound. According to
III. usual rules OF the pound III. mas,
tin was slated To di. mt the hands of
the law yesterday afternoon with
many others. However. when tn. dogs
were taken out OF the enclosure to tn.
snS tank. Poundmnht-r John Wolf
looked into the pleading eyes Of the
mastiff and decided TO Erant him
weeks TCpricy-. during which time tho
poundinasi"r will Try to iind the dos
home.
Tn. canine was picked up by the
catch-rS In South Denver las, week. II
In hlid that when the catchcr'R wagon
drove near to where he was standing
he ran to the whistle Of on- of the
men. wHggins his tail. The door of the
cage was opened TO him and another
whistle caused him to jump into tho
wagon unnRs!Rtcd.
The dog attracted the attention of
all at the pound by his good nature. He
greeted all who approached him with
waggins tail and Joyous yclpE OF vel
come. According to the ponndmaS,cr
there WIS an air OF refinement about
the brute which. despite his shaggy
coat. proclaimed the fact that he had
seen better days. He was not a puppy.
and might have been nm experienced
foraEcr and tramp. but he was ms
gentle and as playful MS kitten and
when shown any Kindness by the
pound men he would stand on his hind
legs. In evident cCstacy. and cndcavor
to show his appreciation In the mos;
marked manner.
Inspector Mahoncy. the head OF the
dog department. had his attention
called TO the canine and insists that
the mastifl has enough grey matter TO
entitlc him to n degrcc.-Denver Re.
publican.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
Two Kinds Of Man.

In a local paper, few days ago,
was dispatch from Wyoming, tell.
ing how rancher was spending
$1,000 additional on n ditch, rather
than disturb the grave of a dog that
once saved his life. by leading him
home through binding snowstorm.
BY n strange coincidence, in the
next column was a dispatch from
Philadelphia. telling how n young
man had raised some ready cash by
selling his fathers grave plot. in a
cemetery.
Which of these men would you pre-.
fer to tie to?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
JUST MATTER OF PREFERENCE
Small Man Doubtless Had Reason To-
His Choice

ouDb wan ooobVtbe 'au NeaeSst sSs
His Choice.
The Bill club OF Missouri Is com
posed OF good fellows of the name of
i,iii." Its msmbers include some OF
the leading men Of the state.
Al the Bill clubs last meeting In
Excelsior Springs the wsiikhown de
teetiye. Hilary X. Adair. was a guest
OF honor.
Mr., Adair. in responding TO a toast,
talked about the Sherlock Holmes
spirit.
This spirit" he said. reveals to its
fortunate possessors startling truths
In the most pfosaie happenings. Ey'
cry incident OF life. to true Sherlock.
Is full OF wonderful signifeaRee-ss
full OF wonderful significance as an
incident that witnessed In grocery
the other morning.
This incident. which revealed ,o
inc whole history OF marital unhap'
piness. opened with the entrance of u
little and slender man with a weak
voice.
"a broom. please he said. I wish
to purchase a broom
The grocer produced fo'esnt
broom and praised II highly.
-'one strong point about this
broom" he said. is the handle. II is
made OF tough. weil-seasonsd hickory.
You could knock a man down with il
and not break IT,
The other bit his In.
- think he said. that I prefer
era broom with a fragile handle
please