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second will. The latter put the will In
the hands of a Havre lawyer and gave
him power to act as his notary. AS a
result the will was taken into court.
This was part Of the scheme OF the
Humberts-a scheme to legalize the
fiction. The money being tied up, 1t
was natural that the Humberts should
be forced to borrow. And borrow
they did.
For 16 years, while one kind OF It'll.
cation after another occupied the at.
tention of the courts, the big safe
which was the depository of the s20,-
100000 occupied position OF honor
in the Humbert household. When
madam wanted to raise the wind she
talked about the safe and its contents
and explained the status Of the litiga-
ton, exhibited a notarys certificate
that the safe actually contained the
bonds said to be held there and pro-
tected her creditors by her own per.
sonal note Endorsed by Maria, SO that
whichever way the ultimate decision
of the court ran the lenders would be
secured. So long as this ultimate de-
cision could be deferred so long the
game could be successfully played.
1t seems remarkable that these cred
itors did not ask for the numbers Of
these bonds or examine more closely
into the antecedents of the rich Amer.
lean, who, although the possessor of a
fortune of s20,OO0,O0O, excited no at
tention in his native land In fact, who
seemed to be entirely unknown.
It may be that they did investigate,
and, lacking sufficient data to probe
the matter to the bottom, were unable
to go beyond the records Of the French
courts; or, satisfied by the legal steps
which had been taken that such a
legacy did actually exist, they rested
in the secure belief that their loans
would be repaid.
The End Of the Farce.
Various efforts were made to recov
err large sums loaned the Humberts,
but nearly all of these were unsuccess-
full. When the creditors resorted to
civil process for this purpose they
found that their notes were qualified
in various ways, the most common of
which was that payment Of the loan
should be made after the Crawford
compromise shall have been settled"
or payable after the conclusion of &C.
lions of law"
1t became necessary to proceed
along other lines and to raise the cry
Of fraud before the bubble could be
pricked. This was done by the cred
itor to whom they owned $4,000. He
asserted that the safe did not contain
the $20,000,0O0 claimed by the Hum.
berts and attested by the notary and
he asked for an examination and in.
yentory. To this the lawyer for the
"Crawfords' objected, but the lawyer
for the Humberts, innocently believ-
ing in the integrity OF his clients, as
sented. The result is known to the
world The safe contained only about
$1,000 in securities and few insig-
nificant articles Of jewelry.
Two days before 1t was opened the
Humberts had fed from France.
In the end these adyenturesses cfme
to grief In one way or another. A few
brief years they reign and then they
fall. There is no recovering after this.
It II the logical end. and bitter end
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that there must be one is proven by
the fact that the whole matter was
hushed up and forgotten. Three ma
tons might have been involved In 80
rash an order bit were not.
There was little shopgirl In Stet-
tin, Germany, WHO, having read much
in society novels Of the gay life at
court, longed, as many another shop
girl has done, to taste of It. But Anna
was different from others of her class.
She was beautiful and realized 1t and
had a mind of wonderful versatility
Although uneducated she devoted her.
self to study and In short while had
superficial knowledge of many
things, with the charm to make a
great deal of 1t. Saving up little
money, she made herself some dresses
and shortly after disappeared from her
native town. She turned up at Buda-
Pesth and secured rooms In the beau.
tiful and expensive hotel Inter den
Linden. Here she met Prussian
count, who instantly became fascinat-
ed with her
She had registered as the Countess
Rigiano, but naively let 1t be known
that this was really not her right
name. No, she was the Archduchess
Katherine of Australasia, and, there
fore, o near relative of Prince Ferdi-
nand of Austria Este, then heir pre-
sumpdve to the Austro-Hungarian
throne. She had a fortune, she said,
under the care Of the kings of Saxony
and Roumania. The income of 1,000,-
900 marks would come to her on her
twenty-frst birthday.
Acted Her Part Well.
She was soon the belle of small
circle Of Prussian nobility, each Of
whom had heard the story under the
oath of secrecy. At the theater par
ties and teas she carried off the hon;
OTIS of the grand lady with the title of
serene highness. Outside this privi-
legged circle she remained plain Count
ess Rigiano, preferring, she said. to
live in retirement until she should
come into possession Of her property
OF course every unmarried count and
baron who knew her story instantly
fell In love with her. She selected the
only son of a rich family. The latter
were only too glad to give their ap-
proval. She was photographed In
family group which included every
member of the family. That in itself
was letter of credit to every shop
man In the kingdom.
When she had run up credit to the
sum of many thousand marks, so that
in spite of her photograph shopmen
had become a bit uneasy, she sum-
moned her father-in-law. She wished
the loan of 175,000 marks for few
days to settle the legal costs Of man
aging her estate. 1t would be several
days before she could negotiate this
sum. Would he favor her? Surely,
willingly, gladly. 1t was an honor to
be able to accommodate the archduch;
ess. He insisted upon making 1t 20O,-
600 marks. The next day she fell Ill
and the doctor very kindly advised her
to leave at once for winter resort.
She paid her hotel bills. For all any.
body knows, she is still at that winter
resort wherever that IS. The chagrin
over the discovery Of her trick was
such that the victims refused to say
a word to the police.
The story Of the Humberts Is still
fresh in the public mind, but It was
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Soldiers of fortune among men are
not uncommon who wander
about the whole wide world seeking
adventure, now mining in Africa, now
serving In some South American war,
now fighting duels in China or India
or where not, spurred on by an insa'
table lust for excitement. They may
do considerable harm or considerable
good and generally end by getting
themselves shot and so good-by. But
when woman is cursed with the same
spirit she leaves wake Of trouble
that involves many other men ana
women. She must use men to secure
those things for her which she herself
is unable to secure. Men must be ner
tools, made to do her bidding under
the influence Of her fascination.
In everyday life there are, OF course
many minor examples Of this, but now
and then woman arises who wanders
over the two continents involving IN
her meshes men of international prom
inence-strong men generally thought
to be proof against such things. In
the old days such women used to
make history; today-well, they make
scandal. There is no walk Of life, no
country which has not furnished its
,.guota of such magnetic, unsorupulous
women. Little German peasants,
French dressmakers, English govern
esses and American shopgirls have
had meteoric flights and toppled over
men who have spent lifetimes OF hard
work in making regulations for them
selves.
Career Of Mary Boozer.
A few years ago South Carolina
girl with the unromantic name OF
Boozer-Mary Boozer, later changed
to Countess de Pourtales-stirred up
trouble in three nations and finally
had her head chopped off by the mi
kado of Japan. In her youth she was
said to be a most beautiful type of
the southern girl. Tall, black-haired,
1.-THE of body, she had such color as
is given to those alone who spend
their early days in roaming over the
mountains and riding half-broken
horses across the blue grass country.
There was not swain in the country
who did not fall under the influence of
her sparkling eyes and keen wits
Hardly had she reached maturity
before duel was fought on her &C.
count-fought in her presence. 1t was
one Of those bitter contests Of arms
where two men stand before each 9TH
er shooting till one is killed. Leaning
against tree, she laughed carelessly
until one of the men fell with bullet
through his heart. And the reward to
the slayer? A kiss Of the fingers,
flash of bright teeth, and that was all.
In a week her affections had turned
to some other youth, only to infame
him for few months. But finally she
did marry. A young man proudly car
ried her off as his bride. From that
time on he was unhappy. He was not
strong enough to hold her in control
and soon there was gossip In the
rneighborhood At the country dances
where the two went she would pick
out the handsomest man In the room
and in an hour have him at her feet
The hot-blooded husband was power
less to check her and could protect his
honor only at the expense of duel
Then one day after particularly vi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05

legislature appropriated $4,000 for each
term for both Larrabee and Boies. 1t
appropriated $4,000 for Jackson's
term and the same amount for Drake S.
AT the beginning of Shaw's term the
method was changed somewhat ana
the amount to be expended for clerks
salaries was fixed by joint resolution
and the total amount for the total ex-
pendilures of the governors office IN
Guiding that of clerks salaries was ap-
.propriated. Thus for ShaW'S nrSt
term there was appropriated Sll,44o
and $1O,44O was designated to be used
for clerks salaries For his second
term there was appropriated Sl4,?oo
and $12S4O was designated to be used
for clerk hire. leaving $1,000 available
for the governors sundry expenses.
For Governor Cummins' first term
there was appropriated S15.l40 and
$13,0S0 was designated for clerk hlfe,
leaving $1,000 for THE governors eN-
penses, just the same amount that
Shaw had. For the governors second
term there was appropriated Sl9,2so
but this was for a period OF twenty
seven months instead of twenty-four,
because of change to make the year
come out even With the states fiscal
year July l. A pro rata amount FOL
twenty four months would be ST.
1902 and for clerk hire for twenty
four months. $4,000, leaving S3,942.32
available for expense money. During
the four years of Shaw's terms he eS-
pended on his office total of VA
211 so and the total expended by Gov
ernor Cummins for four years ending
January 1. 1906. a period of equal
length to that of Governor Shaw's two
terms was S3O.52346. leaving differ
ence of S6.315.65. For the terms of
Governor Jackson and Governor Drake
which lasted but two years each, there
was appropriated $4,000 for each term.
The two terms would equal that OF
Shaws in years Thus there was
total of $4,000 appropriated and there
could not have been more expended.
Thus Shaw spent $4,211.S0 more than
was appropriated for his predecessors
for an equal length Of time. His pred
ecessors however, turned some back
into the treasury. so that the amount
i'm fact is more than that. The neees-
sity for more clerks. the increase in the
salaries of some of the clerks has
caused continually increased eXpen-
,liture in the governors office since the
state was organized and admitted. 1t
is not believed that Shaw is any more
responsible for that increased eXpen-
diture than is Governor Cummins over
that of Shaw.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05
Waterloo Jail Scene of Reunion
of Long Separated Brother
and Sister
NEWS ITEM GAVE SISTER CLUE
Sees Name Of Relative Who Had Been
Missing Fifteen Years and Investi.
cation Proves Him to Be the Missing
Brother-Hudson Boy Who Was
Thought Dead Returns to His Home.
pecial to Tines-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Jan. 5.-While glancing
over local PAPER here last evening a
Mrs. Okerberg, who with her husband
was on a brief visit in the city saw a
name corresponding With that of q
long lost brother, whom she had sup
posed dead The item was in the col
umn devoted to court news and recited
that one George Kapler had been
charged with larceny and was taken
to the county Jail. Never having had
actual knowledge that her brother was
dead Mrs. Okerburg decided to inves-
tigate and on visiting the man in his
cell identified him as her long lost
relative. While overjoyed at finding
her brother, she wept bitterly at the
thought that it should be under such
circumstances. Kapler has often told
the authorities that he did not want
his folks to know of his trouble and
for that reason wanted his name kept
out of the papers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05
ANOTHER FINDS RELATIVE.
Hudson People Surprised by Visit Of
Son Whom They Thought Dead.

Special to Times Republ1can.
Hudson Jan. 5.-One of the most
happy events ever recorded in this
vicinity was enacted Tuesday eve
ming when john Walters, son of George
Walters of this place, walked into his
fathers home unawares, after an
absence of fifteen years During that
time not the slightest intirnation was
received by Walters folks here as to
his whereabouts and it was like the
rising of the dead. when he stepped
into his fathers home.
Mr.. Walters came from Waterloo
Tuesday where he spent several hours
waiting for a train to this city.
Tuesday night, at the home of his
father in this city, he was besieged by
friends of his youth and all evening The
kept them interested with the recital
of tales of his travel.
He left the city over fifteen years
ago, going to Washington, where he
found employment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05
CREDITORS CONTEST CLAIM.
Receiver for Failed Bank of Council
Bluffs, Asks Big Sum.

Receiver for Failed Bank OF Counc'l
Bluffs, Asks Big Sum.
Special to Times publican.
Council Bluffs, Jan. 5.-A claim OF
$1,000 made by l.. f. Murphy, one OF
the receivers of the Officer & Pussy
bank, for services rendered. will bs
contested by creditors of the same in
stitution Relative to a claim for $3,-
O00 made by John Beresheim, the other
receiver, j. j. Stewart, one of the cred
ito,rs who also represents numerous
others as attorney, said there would
probably be no resistance to its allow :
ance. although he thought the amount
should have been smaller. The funds
of the receivership have been kept in
the Council Bluffs Savings Bank, OF
w1ich Mr. Beresheim is president His
services have been chiefly in an adj
visory capacity to Mr.. Murphy. who
has attended to most of the details and
the actual labor of administration.
The remuneration asked by Receiver
Murphy is at the rate of $500 per
month for four years and $1,000 fol
1905 Mr. Murphy says that as book
keeper for the old Officer & Pussy
banking house during a long term of
years prior TO 1JS failure ne ldu SIett-
Ell knowledge of its business than
did any other person. He represents
that there has been q vast amount of
clerical work in collecting and distrih-
uting the money, which he himself has
performed. He also shows that he has
conducted a great deal of litigation.
Receiver Beresheim recites that the
collection and disbursement of nearly
100000 has been involved in winding
up the mutfarious accounts and
transactions of the insolyent banks at
fairs. requiring much care and atten-
ton 1t is declared by Mr.. Beresheim
that he has advised with the other re-
ceiver on most of the matters and has
brought to the management of the es-
tate, his knowledge and experience as
a banker, which he thinks entities him
to $4,000
The total amount of cash taken in
and paid out up to the time of the
1904 report. is placed by Receiver
Murphy at s379.49175. out of which
sum the creditors have received $780,
S56.74, or Ola per cent of all Dash dis
burSed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05
Professor Wassam of the State
University Makes an Inter-
esting Investigation
WHAT THE STATE HAS SPENT
Many Cities in Iowa Have Regularly
Organized Charitable Societies and
Make Systematic Distribution to the
Needy-counties Have Expended
Nearly a Million.
Special to Times-Republican.


Iowa City, Jan. 3. = c. w. Wassam.
instructor in economies and sociology
in the State University of Iowa, has
completed an investigation of poor re-
lief in Iowa, that has occupied his at
tention during the past two years, and
he finds that in state which has the
most even distribution of wealth of any
in the union, S994,439.63 was expended
by the different counties for poor re-
lief, exclusive of the soldiers relief
fund, or the vast amount of private
charity. An attempt made by him at
the same time to investigate the prl-
waite charity of the state revealed the
fact that thirty-five of the principal
cities dispense such charity throu h
different local organizations. eight haV-
ing paid secretaries or agents. Writing
the Iowa Journal of History and Poll
tics, the January number of which
will appear from the State Historical
Society today. Mr.. Wassam concludes
that the greatest evil connected With
the entire system is the lack of sys-
tematic organization and indiscrimin-
ate giving.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05
EX-OFFICIALS MEET
Excellent Attendance at First Annual
Meeting of Butler County oroaniza-
ton, Held In AlIison-orisin of the
Association.

Special to Times Republican.
Allison, Jan. 5.-The ex-officials OF
Butler county met in the Allison
house parlors holding the first annual
meeting of the association. and by the
interest manifested and the excellent
attendance, it can be seen that the or
SANITATION has the outlook of a grand
success.
About a year ago little social gath
ering in one of the county offices. at
the instance of two officials who had
served the county for two terms each,
and whose term of office had just eX-
pired, it was voted to organize an ex-
official association and to meet for
the first annual meeting on January 2,
1906
L. L. Smith, of New Hartford. was
named as president and George A. Nc
Intyre of Shell Rock as secretary.
Mr.. MCINTYRE i'm the meantime has
searched diligently to get complete
list of all the ex-offeials and their
present address, and has succeeded in
getting the same complete ard notices
were sent out not long ago to all OF
these parties to attend the meeting
this wear. In response there were thirty
men. some who had held official posi-
tons in this county in the years 1861
1869. and on down, who came to ex-
,;n off GOOD fell
lowship and to talk over the times
when they We're struggling under adj
verse circumstances to make this
county one of the leaders.
Each person was called upon to give
the most amusing incident of his of
fetal career, and all responded with an
interesting story.
The following were those present at
the meeting and the respective Of
fees which they held:
Treasurers-Sam Thomas, Greene;
j. w. Ray. Allison.
sheriffs-G. Hazlet Allison; L. L.
Smith, Parkersburg; T. NJ. Early, Du-
mont.
Auditors-E. J. Davis, Allison.
Supervisors-J. j. Burnham, Apling-
ton, Stanley, Conn, Parkersburg, n. II.
Larkin, Plainfeld, B. Leavens, Shell
Rock; c. L. Jones, Bristow; A. N.
Leete, Clarksville.
epresentatives-H c. Brown, Du-
mont; and NJ. F. Edwards, Parkers-
burg
County Attorneys-G. A. Mcintyre
Shell Rock, c. G. Burlng, Clarksville.
Recorders-W. NJ Hunter Allison;
]. H. Hunt. Shell Rock; and l.. j..
Rogers, Allison.
superlntendent-H. B. Akin, Du-
mont
Cleric. H. ngenfritz, GAINESVILLE.
Senator-G. NJ. Craig, Allison.
The officers for the ensuing year
are L. L. Smith, President; G. A. Nc
Intyre, secretary ]. w. Ray. treasurer.
Present county officials are included
as members. The date of meeting was
changed to June, the first Tuesday in
that month, at which time the next
meeting will be held.
George NJ. Craig was appointed his
torian and he will prepare record of
all old officials, which will be kept as
a history of the association.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05
DEATH At DuMoNT.
D. Pecht Was Prominent Business Man
There for Fifteen Years.

Special to Times Republican
Dumont Jan. 5.-The funeral of one
of the business men of the town, u.
Pecht, engaged in the insurance bust
ness was held from the NJ. p. church
where a large concourse of friends
gathered to pay their last respects TO
the deceased. who had been connected
with several kinds of business ventures
here for fifteen years.
He always proved himself very pop
ular with the people and was given
MANY offices of trust. The deceased
was born in Gutenberg. Germany. Jan.
.. 1868, and died Jan. 1, after wishing his
family a happy New Year. He was 81
wears of age He left wife and three
children TO mourn his death.
He has been sick with tuberculosis
of the lungs bowels and hip for year
and a half, and has been very great
sufferer but very patient with it all
He at one time was engaged IN the
hardware business, was Interested IN
the editing of the old Dumont Times.
and for the past four years has corr
Quoted an insurance business
He held life insurance policies IN the
NJ. w. A., the F. B. A. and the Mystic
Workers, to the amount of S2.loO..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05
$500 Reward. 500.

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05
osKALoosA is sNowBoUND.
Snow Is Fourteen Inches Deep on Level
There, Besides Drifts.

Special to Republican.
Oskaloosa, Jan. 5.-The snow storm
which has just visited Iowa. paid due
respects to the town of Oskaloosa
leaving considerable destruction in it.
wake The snow is fourteen inches
deep on the level. besides enormous
drifts where the wind got a chance te
hurl it around the street corners
The rain, which intermingled with
the snow, made the latter so heavy
that several flat rooted kitchens and
sheds began to fall in yesterday.
Street car traffic has been blocked
and cars are beginning to be run with
difficulty. Snow on each side of the
car line is piled up till it is with diff
ficulty that teams can cross the line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05
WILL PATTERSON STAY?
State University Regents Offer Him a
Material Increase in Salary to Re-
al to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Iowa City. Jan. 5.-The board of re-
gents is reported as being ready to
make Professor w r. Patterson, of the
State University of Iowa. an offer OF a
material increase in salary on the con-
dition that he remain at the university
instead of taking up his statistical
work in New York. Professor Patter-
sons present salary is $4,000. and dur
ing the past summer he has been en-
ploved OIL the state census work. Last
month he was offered position under
the Mcclellan administration, which