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Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-26
COURT OF LOVE" RUINED
Operations of New York Syndicate in
Fleeing Men oP the Look
out for widows.


The love syndicate organized in New YORK
city by the fascinating Mrs. Izella Brown
and Mrs. George T. Verrault, the ready
letter writer, might yet be separating the
coin of the realm from legitimate owners
had not Robert Emmett Keene actor, wit
and adviser to the court OF love organized
by the sirens, lost his grip lookout
man" and passed into the charmed Sew
enty-third street circle of the Philadelphia
grocer, James v. Mcclellan.
The extent to which this ''love syndicate
operated is amazing. It is calculated that
in the three years during which the COM
bine ensnared its victims more than $l000O0
was taken from them. A census OF the
dupes shows that they range from pros
porous store owners to millionaire Wall
street fnanciers. Probably 100 of them
walked into the spider web.
A golden haired daughter of Mrs. Brown
was conspicuous member of the COM
bination. She did not make love to any
of the men. nor receive their attentions,
but II was handy to have her around as
Milady's maid The same interesting role
was assumed by Mrs. Browns beautiful
niece, Miss Mary Mason. daughter of a
struggling Boston storekeeper. Mrs.
Browns scheme TO marry the girl to a
New Yorker of wealth was given a rude
shock when the girl eloped with a man she
really loved.
The youths who helped along the trick
were scarcely out of their teens. Robert
Emmett Keene, who for some time played
small parts in Proctor's Stock company.
was the oldest of the group. In his post
| ton as butler many a generous tip came
Keene's way. Gregory Allen. who was an
amateur sculptor, became associated with
the matrimonial tricksters through his &C
| quaintance with George T. Verrault, hus-
band OF the pretty brunette. He donned
a uniform and helped Keene In his job as
butler. Mrs. Browns four brothers helped
| in many ways to keep the syndicate going
The exterior of the house in which was
held this court OF love" gave no indica-
ton of the luxury of the Interior. Every
thing was in taste. and there waE always
something unique in the form OF entertain
ment Music was also provided at great
| expense. But the library was a great at
| traction of persons OF culture. In it there
were books Of every kind, In almost ever.
tongue.
In the evening the place was as different
as night from day. Books were thrown
aside. furniture was moved away and card
/ tables were brought out. Gentlemen OF
| wealth called and were welcomed. For
| tunes II is said, were lost and won n 9
single game. Expensive dinners wer'
served, champagne and other wines nowinl
freely. Some appeared only for a gooC
time, for the eompanionship OF these beau
tiful women with sparkling eyes and ready
wit; others were playing the fascinating
game OF love, for the women were devotedll
admired. not merely by one or two. bu
by many. and in the hearts Of several o
the callers jealousy ragged. Often intensely
bitter quarrels arose at cards. at the table
in the drawing room, and then only tn
extraordinary tact OF the women avsrte'
trag NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PTesA
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-26

required to channel the upper Mississippi,
to build ship canal from Lake Erie to
the Hudson. Thus may the cargo loaded
at Chicago or Duluth sail undisturbed TO
Hamburg. Havre or Liverpool. The city
OF Manchester, England. has spent one
hundred millions to get an outlet to the
sea- Germany, France and England are
expanding even larger sums in the con-
struction Of absolutely new cross-country
waterways. And this significant work ls
being done abroad in spite of the fact that
their railroads are under government con-
troll.
Any canalage OF our o1n rivers, how
ever, must have a worldwide and not a
local significance. The development OF
river industries must mean something
larger than the quadruplication of Keokuk
or Lacrosse. Long before the Panama
canal f. ready to complete this great
drama of commerce we will transmit our
largest cargoes from the heart of the con-
tinent to the Gulf of Mexico without break
ing bulk When the water of the seas
meet In that thread of land New Orleans
will be the Oriental front door to half of
the states OF our nation.
Canada and Argentina are contendlng
with each other for the supremacy in the
expectation OF wheat TO foreign markets,
and the race is as close as the population
battle which Milwaukee and Detroit have
waged for the last forty years. The
Dominion wheat. when brought to the
headwaters of the Mississippi or shipped
from Port Arthur through the great lakes
and the Erie canal. will have an sdvan-
tage abroad that the grain submitted 10 the
tax OF transcontinental rail haul can
not hope to share.
Thus may the resuscitation Of river
strengthen the friendship and lessen the
differences between the neighbor nations,
by serving both with impartial benefits.
Between the broad current of the saskat-
chewan and the headwaters of the Mssis-
sppI lies the richest wheat belt In the
world. II would cost infinitely less than
the amount congress proposes to expend
on Panama to gridiron this great produc-
tive country. both in Canada and the
states, with a Mars-like system of navi-
gable inland waterways. binding the great
lakes of Hudson bay. and the Saskatche-
wan to the Missouri. by which. irrespec-
| tive of nag. the treasures Of a continent
would find release ana the interests OF
Homogeneous people receive their due pro-
motion.-Richard Lloyd Jones in Golfers
Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-26
Painted Pnraarnphs.

Any man who buys a mule IL sure 90
have a kick coming.
Love knows nothing about phIIosorri
and II cares less
After all, the easiest way to do t,..n5
Is to do It right
What the world needs just now l. 'fo
who talk less and say more.
There IL no man so ignorant thu
can't learn something from him.
Popular ministers avoid touchin
sore spots OF their congregations.
Other things are as scarce as the 9Th
Of a hen-e ROSTERS, for instance.
When a woman gives man a piece n
her mind he doesn't appreciate the gift
Even 9 graceful man looks ridiculous
when he attempts TO pat himself on the
back.
When a man Is requested 20 foot hill II
always hurts his dignity wore than n hurts
his eorns.
A girl can never turn her mind 10 other
things with any degree Of contentment
until after she has acquired husband
Chicago NewA
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-26

ago--the summerA of the homestead draw
ing She was fortunate in securing claim
, and went out to Mold 1t down"
Miss Devaney mastered the language OF
the Indians and had become an interpreter.
She is very bright and has the happy
faculty OF getting tie Indians to talk when
others fail.
One young settler Nom Iowa has become
the only woman lawyer on the Rosebud.
She is Miss Helen Huntley and she lives
at Marshalltown.
She was graduated from an eastern law
school and determined that there was an
opening for her in the profession In Iowa.
But she did not remain fl Iowa, for. when
her invalid brother, wounded as SOLDIER
in the Philippines, was Veky enough to
win farm of 100 acres by proxy, she went
! out to the Indian country
The young attorney had not been there
week before a neighbor was arrested
| on charge of stealing cattle. Miss Hunt
ley had dropped an intimation that she pos
| sessed a knowledge of law and she was
engaged to defend the accused man. The
county prosecutor went down and out be-
| fore Miss Huntley and the COW puncher
went free.
That was enough to win spurs for the
women practitioner. Now she transacts
the legal business for people within a
radius of 100 miles. most of whose trou-
bles come through contested claims.
| Feminine Preacher.
So far as has developed, an IOWA girl,
Miss Irene Harmon, daughter of wealthy
parents of Sioux City, is the only fem
| mime preacher in that section of the
country. She was ordained by Univ err
salist church authorities, and holds ser
vice every Sunday afternoon.
Her congregations are quite large and
consist chiefly of young men, VINO II
| has been intimated, are perhaps as much
attracted by the fair pastor as Ivy her
teachings. Nevertheless, 1t is acknUwl-
edged that the girl has done woaders IN
stopping the practice of profamty-in
the presence of women at least
Not long ago a woman ran for mayor
In a settlement of a half dozen shantiea
on the Rosebud river. She was Mrs. ~ b
Caldron a widow. AS the town Vas not
incorporated, the contest was, in reality
a joke. although she was elected and is
called "Your Honor" by the few men OF
the place, who meet every Saturday after
noon at the store to lay in their supplies
for the week
The majority of the Iowa girls who have
emigrated TO the new land Of promise
have settled down TO what many rligh
consider the monotonous task of Raising
cattle and crops, with the intention OF
producing handsome returns TO show fol
their labors. When, occasionally, THEY
return to the old home for brief visit
they report that the entire i25 are happy
busy and on the high road to prosperity
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-26

There were a couple OF old '4s-ers down
in Tombstone. AIiz.," said a tourist the
other day. who were great friends. One
OF them was 50 years old and the other 81.
They were taking their morning toddy one
day and fell into a disagreement over the
date OF some pioneer occurrence. Each
was insistent upon his own recollection OF
IL and finally they got into regular quar-
rel. Backing away from the bar they drew
their guns and blaEed away at each other,
but their sight was 50 dim and their hands
so unsteady that all the bullets went wide.
When their. guns were emptied the barkeep
Emerged from beneath the counter and
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-26
BACHELOR MAIDS ALARMING
Stsrysfs Colony of Latsr-Dsy Heroinss
II Of the Plains.
hoSEAuos ON THE ROSEBUD RESERVE
VIA TAsy Are, How They Came There
AAA Some OF TAoir Expert
I'd 4., ences-selnsh Men strive
20 Butt In.
aesERuos on THE ROSEBUD RESERVE

HISTORY and fiction alike unite in paying
tribute 10 courage, fortitude and loyalty
~ TIE wives of western pioneers Sharing
win their husbands the hArdships and
Drivafious Of blazing the pathways OF
SavtiizAfioo and settlement, their dauntless
4pipat evoked the praise OF poet, historian
and storx-tellcr. Now other heroines ap-
pse< upen the scene and press agents are
Nosf<ing diligently to prove the modern
Bachelor girls. sequestering forms in the
tEsn6 are worthy followers of pioneer
Ntvsa
Tue Philadelphia North American prints
= pAgc story, with pictures to match, OF
ooaony Of bachelor maids doing the
homsseead act In South Dakota. 1t is
luminous and illuminating. A few quarter
eeoaons Of the story is wen worth perusing
Think Of 10 human roses blooming upon
NE prairies OF South Dakota!
. essth their pretty hands Redeemed and
poushened by toll. and their fair complex
fpns exposed daily TO the tanning winds,
fhAA number OF real society girls from Dee
&&ainss and other Iowa cities are LEADING
Bhs strenuous life OF the pioneer upon what
Usa '''"'''' the Rosebud indian F'''''A-
Honebuilders in reality. every one OF
section when that territory was opened to
Z pettiers two years ago. Now they have
4prned their backs upon the ballroom and
Ne theater, and are herding cattle, tiIlins
ebs soil and living the actual life OF the
Drairie pioneer
While the majority are farming OF
faisinE cattle, others devote themselves tC
various enterprises. One lie making money
pnd winning a reputation through the prac
4tce Of law; another has become a preacher
etifi others act as guides through the inter
esting country where only a few year.
80 hostile redskins were busy shedding
tie blood of whites.
Yet these girls. many Of whom represen
Families Of wealth. seem greatly PLEASED
nth their experience. Moreover. they ar,
1aGiegSd with proposals OF marriage from
ths men on the reservation.
- TOah 90 Rsash LAfe.
II IL rem Arkable how these plucky youni
women have adapted themselves to tn
rwthss rough life OF the prairie pioneer
0iris who In days gone by were shocks,
q the sudden departure OF a servant mad
Il necessary to wash the dishes or cieal
thsir rooms are filling the soi or herdinl
cattle with the nonchalance of an old
timer.
Thoee who left handsome and well-ap
pointed homes seem perfectly happy In tn
Nffie ten-by-twelye ''shaclKs" that. upo
fhs majority OF farms. constitute tn
apaIiing OF the owners.
~ rare good fortune In most instances
90 BY clever trading In Others. neari
IN thsse siris are In the same nelshbor
&sed- Iownna. a. the colony is called. l
sAE Philips. o D.. almost In the hear
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-26

made them shake hands and make up The
local paper, the Epitaph, in describing the
occurrence, treated 1t in an indulgent vein
and closed by saying; '"Well, boys will be
oys"-Duluth News
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-22
Effort Being Made to Cloud
Title of Nine Blocks Of
Fourth Ward Property
HAS VALUE MANY THOUSANDS
Heirs Of William J. Asher, Former
Owner Of What is Now Andrews
Addition, Are Endeavorns to Es.
tablish an Interest in Most Valuable
Residence Section of Fourth Ward.

An investigation has been begun to
throw q cloud over the title and TO es-
tablish the interest Of heirs of William
j. Asher, to forty acres OF land IN the
Fourth ward. which includes nine
square blocks. the cream Of the resi-
dence portion of the ward, the value
of which runs far into the thousands
of dollars. The property under inves-
tigation is that lying between Main
street on the north, Third avenue on
the west. Frederick street on the south
and Sixth avenue on the east.
The principal basis for claim in the
property by the Asher heirs dates back
more than half a century before the
acreage was plated and made part
of the town as Andrews addition. II is
alleged to lie in the sale OF the proper
ty by Nevis and Margaret Hayden 10
William j. Asher. Later Asher aaeo
and by will his wife became the sole
possessor Still later the forty acres
passed into the possession of lchabod
Andrews, and became part Of the
city of Marshalltown.
There are four direct heirs, three
| daughters and one son Of William j.
| Asher. All of them live in the west
One of them is Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth
Wallace, of Seattle, Wash.
]. 3. Metcalfe, accompanied by
Frank W. Speer, the latter a son OF
Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth Wallace
by "a former husband, has beer
i'm the city for several days
investigating the title to the
property. Mr. Metcalfe, who is an at
torney, when seen, would not say on
what the claim of the Asher heirs
rested. He preferred to wait for fur
Their investigation and to present his
| case in due time in the courts. He said
however, that he believed the Asher
heirs had a claim based in part on the
transfer of the property from Lewis
! and Margaret Hayden to William j
Asher. Further than this he declined
to state the basis Of the heirs claim
From abstracts Of property included in
the forty acres it is learned that Lewis
Hayden purchased the land of the gov
eminent in 1852. He sold it during the
died and by his will the land passed In
to the possession of his wife. The will
| was probated in the Hardin county
court. Mrs. Asher sold to 1chabod An
drews. who plated the addition, and II
became part of the city.
Mr.. Metcalfe refused to give the
| names of the other three heirs. 1t Is
also claimed that the Asher heirs have
an interest in property in both Hardin
and Tama countless The property In
the latter county being farm of 14o
acres near the village known as Indian
| Town. now Butlerville.
Some of the property included in the
tract involved is that of the Abbott
school building, German Evangelical
church, j. P. Woodbury., B. A. Morgan
H. E. j. Boardman estate, G. II. ID
Boardman, N S. Ketchum. A. N
French, G. F. Kirby, H. J. Howe. Tim
othy Brown. w w. Doolittle, Seth Zus
estate, and many Others
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-22
FlNKLE BLOCK SOLD
Finkle Property Including Brick
Block and Feed Barn on East State
Street, Purchased by William Glenn
ems for $25,OoD.

One Of the largest sales Of business
property which has been closed in the
city for some months was made We'd
nesday when William Clemens bought
of I. S. F'inkle, the Finkle block, and
Finkle feed stable, and the land on
which both are built. The purchase
price was $4,000.
The property comprises most Of the
quarter block fronting on the north
side Of State street, just east Of First
avenue. 1t has State street frontage
Of 100 feet, and depth Of $50 feet
The buildings on it include a two-story
brick block, the lower story being oc-
cupied by Ave store rooms and an Of
flee, and the second floor by Finkle's
hall To the rear Of the block is an
extensive feed barn, covering the rest
Of the two blocks. Mr.. Clemens is
buying the property as an investment.
He secures possession December 1.
Mr.. Clemens, until few months
ago lived on Il farm northeast OF the
city. He now lives at Seventh avenue
and Main streets. Mr.. Clemens re-
Gently sold his farm northeast Of the
city for 1925 an acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-22
FALLS AND BREAKS LEG.
Mrs. Sarah A. WheIdon, Aged Mother
of Mrs. p. m. Adamson, Injured.

An accident that may prove serious.
because of the age of the victim, oc-
Cured Wednesday afternoon at the P.
M. Adamson home, 202 North Seventh
street, when Mrs. Sarah A. Wheldon
the aged mother of Mrs. Adamson,
slipped on the back steps, fell. and
sustained fracture of the right leg
at a point about the middle Of the
thigh. Unfortunately Mrs. Wheldon
was alone in the house at the time.
She managed to crawl up the steps and
get to her bed, but was unable to sum-
mon assistance. For three hours Mrs.
Wheldon remained alone, suffering
from the effects of her injury. Final
ly a driver for a coal firm came to
the Adamson home with a load of coal
and found Mrs Wheldon. He sum.
moned the assistance of neighbors and
a surgeon was summoned. The frac-
ture was soon reduced and the patient
made comfortable. While Mrs. Whel-
don promises to make complete re-
covery her age, rs years, is greatly
against her
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-22
Personal Mention

Mr.. ]. N. Baughman was In Nevada
today on business.
Mrs. Cora Bxby, of Liscomb, spent
Wednesday in the city.
Mr.. E. G. Waring. of Albion. was In
the city Wednesday on business.
spent Wednesday in LeGrand with
their sister, Mrs. Mary Samson.
Mr.. George II. Beebe spent Wednes-
day in Cedar Rapids on business.
Mr.. j. c. Myers, of Liscomb, spent
Wednesday in the city on business.
Mrs. A. E. Wilbur and Mrs H. G..
Froelich, the latter of Kansas City,
Messrs. George and William Van
slyke. of Liscomb, spent Tuesday in
the city.
Mr.. William Hellberg returned
Tuesday from a few days business
stay in Chicago.
Route Agent Probst, Of the Adams
Express Company, headquarters Oska-
loosa, was in the city today.
Mrs. W. c. Armstrong, of Chicago.
sister law of Mesdames Lora A.
Bennett and Ida Wood, passed thru
the city Wednesday evening en- route
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-22
Everybody Should Know
Of This Prescription
Anyone Can Mix It At Homo by Shak-
ing Well in Bottle and 1t
Don't Cost Much.
RELIEVES RHEUMATISM QUICKLY.
Acts Promptly on the Kidneys and
Bladder and Should Be Given
Trial Nv All Sufferers.

Cut this out and put 1t In some SAFE
place, for it is valuable and worth
more than anything else In the wor1d
IL you should have an attack OF
rheumatism or bladder trouble or any
derang cement Of the kidneys whatever.
The prescription is simple. and can
be made up by anyone at home. The
ingredients can be had at every good
prescription pharmacy and all that Is
necessary is to shake them well IN a
bottle.
Here it is: Fluid extract dandelion.
one-half ounce; compound kargon,
one ounce; compound syrup OF sarsa-
parilla, three ounces.
Take a teaspoonful after each meal
and at bedtime. A few doses Is said
to relieve almost any case OF biadoer
trouble, frequent urination, pain ana
scalding, weakness and backache, pain
above the Kidneys, etc. It IS now
claimed to be the only method OF cur
ing chronic rheumatism, because OF
its direct and positive action upon the
eliminative tissues Of the Kidneys. II
cleanses these sponge-l;ke organs and
gives them life and power TO slit and
strain the poisonous waste matter and
uric acid from the blood relieving tine
worst forms Of Rheumatism and kid
ney and bladder troubles. The exf
tract dandelion acts upon the stomach
and liver and Is used also extensively
for relieving constipation and indtges-
ton. Compound sarsaparilla cleans
and enriches the blood.
AS you or anyone Of your family, es-
pecially the old folks, may be attacked
at any time it would be wise to cut this
out and save 1t.
A well-known local druggist to au-
thority that this prescription is safe
to use at any time. He further states
that it is being prescribed by the best
physicians in the United States whose;
fees for attending a case would amaze
the people here.
Mix it yourself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-22

to Ames, where she will remain until
Friday afternoon with her daughter.
Miss Alice, who is student of Iowa
State College.
Mrs. A. N. Hardness went to Newton
Wednesday night, where she VIII re-
main for visit of a few days with
friends.
Mrs. G. A. Zil<a and little son George
went to ottumwa Wednesday Night
where they will remain for visit OF a
few weeks at the home of the former
parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Gardner.
The meeting of the Marietta Liter
allure and History Club, to have peeh
held Wednesday evening at the w. III.
C. Woodward home, was postponed on
account of the storm. If the weather
permits, as scenes likely, it VIII DC
held this evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-22
HEAVY EARLY SNOW.
Fall Of Five Inches in November Has
Not Been Exceeded in Years.

Five inches OF snow, according to
the government observation, which fell
wedr esday, established a record for an
early snow that has not been exceeded
in years. A sudden drop in tempera-
ture followed and above was recorded
as Wednesday nights minimum. Com"
pared to the preceding night, 20. %
year ago, and 80 two years ago. the
weather man acted as if he meant
business. At 1880 this morning the
mercury was as low as during the
night, but after the sun got up the
temperature moderated greatly. Twen-
ty-eight was Wednesdays maximum,
as compared to 26 for the preceding
dav 70 a year ago, and SIS two years
ago.
Street car traffic was delayed more
or less all day wednesday, owing to
the storm, but by evening the cars
were again on schedule time.