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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
w. H. Council, of Webster City
Disappears From His
Home
NO REASON is APPARENT
Foul Play Is Not Believed to Have
Been the Cause-Was Not Badly in
Debt and Bore a Good Reputation
Family Has No word From Him
Other Iowa News.
Special 20 Times Republican.

Webster City, Dec. 1.-THE disap-
pearance from his home of w. II.
Council, farmer residing in Fremont
township, is one of the mysteries of the
past week. 1t is not known why Mr.
Council has left the country unless be-
cause of encouragement over financial
affairs There is no suspicion of foul
play.
Council left the city early last week
and since going no one has heard from
him. Before leaving, however, he con-
fided to few friends that he was go
ing away and did not expect to return.
The only reason given to those to whom
he confded his plans was that he was
not doing we'll here and desired to go
elsewhere. He left his family on The
farm, deserving relatives and friends
alike. Inquiry about the city does
not develop that the man was much in
debt and his many friends are considers
ably agitated at the course he has talk
en- with so seemingly slight provoca-
ton. Many of his friends expect Goun
Gil will soon return. Those to whom
he told his plans before going, however,
doubt this. In fact to them he con-
veyed the idea that he was leaving the
city for good. Mr.. Council. however,
was a man of the very highest stand
ing and many people are loathe to be-
lieve he has left the city and deserted
his family for good.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

cold, very cold, in fact one of the cold
est days of the year which is quite diff
ferent from the beautiful sunny day on
which they celebrated the fiftieth an
niversary of the eventful occasion.
Fairfield.
H. Blackledge. president of the Iowa
Missouri Traction and Power company,
j. w. Andrews, engineer, and w. C..
Picking, right of way agent, have been
in Fairfield for several lays. They
have been devoting particular attention
to that portion of the line between this
city and Birmingham and especially to
the crossing of Cedar creek. While
the latter question has not been def
nitely determined, the probabilities are
that south of the stream the line will.
follow a little creek west of the bridge
rather than cross where the wagon
road does. No line has been fixed in
the city, nor will this be done until a
franchise is secured. Mr.. Picking has
made several contracts for right of way
between Fairfield and Birmingham and
in most cases it has been donated.
Alton.
There was an interesting case in
court last week OI WHICH we dIG
to hear more. About two years ago a
dog belonging. to Fred Weenink of
Carnes. bit man named Winter. Win
ter sued Weenink and got judgment for
1921 but could not at the time realize
the judgment. During the, past year
Weenink put up an elevator at Carnes
and began buying grain. Attorney
Hatley appeared on the scene for VIM
ter and levied on a bunch of grain
The sheriff sold it and turned the pro-
ceeds over to satisfy the judgment.
Now comes Mrs. Weenink and proves
that the grain was hers and objects to
having her property sold to pay his
debts. This was the case that came up.
The jury decided in Mrs. Weenink's
favor and an order was made for the
return of the price of the grain. There
may be an appeal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07

ON this 5th day Of June, 1902, the
foregoing instrument was in our pres
ence signed and executed by George
Wells and by him declared to us to be
his last will and testament and at his
request and in his presence and IN
the presence of each other. we have
subscribed our names hereto as wit
nesses. r. NJ Finlayson. Gruady Cen
ter: A. N. Wood, Gdundy Center.
In the fall OF 1905, Mr.. Wells had be-
come unfit tos attend to his business
affairs and R. NJ FHinlayson and
Charles Biebesheimer were appointed
guardians of his property and they
continued to act in that capacity until
Aug. 4, 1906, when Mr.. Wells died at
his home near Wellsburg.
The heirs of Mr. Wells, his blood re-
lation, consist of a brother. Robert,
who is confined in the insane asylum
in Minnesota; three sisters, Mrs. Rob-
inson, of Connecticut; Mrs. Briggs. of
Chicago, and Mrs. Nelson. of Minneso-
ia; also the heirs of two deceased sis
tiers. Mrs. Mcmahon, of Colorado
Springs. and the heirs of deceased
sister, Mrs. Atkins. These heirs. thru
their attorneys, c. w. Mullin of Des
Moines, and Williamson & Willoughby
of Grundy Center, have presented the
last will, being of date June 5, 1902,
for probate, as the last will and testa-
ment of Mr.. Wells. The heirs of Mrs.
Sarah Wells, being the Martha Com
stock. Kate Wheelock and George w.
Murray named in the June, 1902, will,
have filed objections to the probate OF
the 1902 will on the ground that Mr..
Wells, at the time of the execution OF
the 1902 will, was insane and incompe-
tent to execute a will, and they have
proposed the 1881 will, which gives
everything to Mrs. Wells. On these
two wills and on these grounds the
contest is being made by the respect
i've interested parties. The testimony
of but one witness has been taken as
yet, that of the manager of the insane
hospital at Rochester, Mimi, where
Robert Wells is confined. This testi-
mony shows that Robert Wells mas
been insane for many years, that no
cause is known. for his insanity, that
no insanity was reported in his fam
ily, that he was a quiet and harmless
patient very uncommunicative. The
contestants claim that this testimony
shows that insanity is in the Wells
family: that George Wells knew when
he made the 1902 will that his brother
Robert was insane and would come IN
for a share of his property unaer the
1902 will and that he was incapable
of handling the property SO left TO
him; that if George Wells was OF
sound mind he would not have so left
this property The proponents CLAIM
that this evidence tends to show moth
ing as to Mr. Wells mental condition
whatever.
It is not thought likely that the case
can be tried next week as the term is
SO near to the holiday period, but that
it will be continued until the F'ebru-
ary term. 1t will take several weeks 10
try the case. Messrs. butcher q Wade0
of Iowa City, of the attorneys Tor
the contestants, are spending much
time in this county working up their
case. The amount is the largest ever
contested for in an Iowa court on the
probate side of the docket, and will be
watched with much interest by parties
turnout the entire state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07

day, January to Monday, January Z.
The vacation begins in all colleges on
| Thursday, December 20 at 10 p. m. and
| the university calendar calls for the re-
sumption of work in all departments
on Thursday, January 8. The difference
in time between that offered by the stu
dents amounts to four days or two
school days.
Grand Junction.
At meeting Of the stockholders
and directors of the Grand Junction
Cooperative Creamery association held
in the town hall, it was decided to &C
cept an offer from the G. w. Nicholson
Co. for lease on the creamery plant
for period of five years. They take
possession of the creamery Immediate
lily. The G. w. Nicholson Company
agree to keep the creamery in opera
ton all the time during the life of their
lease and to pay the highest market
price for cream. They also agree to
turn over the plant at the end of the
five years in as good repair as they re-
ceive it.
lie Mars.
The December term of the Plymouth
county district court convened yester-
day with Judge William Hutchinson
presiding. The grand jury was drawn
as follows: VIM Featherstone, Union,
foreman; Gus Dennler, Liberty; j. C.
Huesch, LeMars; Vim. Pape, Hunger
ford; VIM. Gilmore, Garfield; George
Evans, Elkhorn; Edward Stinton,
Johnson; G. A. c. Clarke was made
clerk of the grand jury. The judge gave
the usual instructions and the jury re-
tired to its work. There are only four
criminal cases on the docket There
are two indictments against John
Greff, the Meadow township stock
dealer and farmer who failed for $780,
600 about eighteen months ago.
Mason City.
Ed Helgeson, who was injured at the
E. B. Higley plant Saturday is still in
a serious condition. 1t is not yet de-
cided that the arm injured can be saw
ed as the muscles were badly torn and
the tendons lacerated. The arm had to
be laid open from the elbow to the
hand and all the cords picked up and
placed in position which was delicate
surgical operation, but the outcome is
still question: BILE. The little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant liv
ing on the Kirk farm south of the city,
was injured Saturday by being thrown
from a buggy on South Main street, the
result of a runaway and was severely
injured. The child's scalp was laid
open as the result of the contract with
the pavement tho the mother who was
also thrown out, was not injured.
Shenandoah.
On Wednesday morning, bright and
early, twenty-seven neighbors of Dave
and John Ubil with twenty teams went
into the corn field belonging to the
Ubil brothers and by noon had all Of
their corn husked. 1t was a generous
act and one deeply appreciated by the
Ubil brothers. Some weeks ago Mr..
Dave Ubil was obliged to go to the
hospital in Omaha, where he had one
of his legs amputated and the other
brother Mr.. John Ubil, had been poor
ly all fall so the corn was still in the
field without much chance of getting
it in until the rough weather was on.
Fifty years ago Mr. Heny
Hand and Miss Catherine L. Buckner
drove twenty miles to Monmouth, ILL.,,
where they were married. The day was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
CORPSE TRAVELLED.
THRU NINE STATES
Body of William Wolfe Finally
Arrives at Destination In
Grand junction
EN- ROUTE TWO WEEKS
ROUTE TWO
WEEKS
BY an Error Was Sent From califor-
MIA Down Into Old Mexico-Ral-
road Company Prosecuted Long
search-No Explanation Of Its Co
ing Astray Revealed.
special to Times Republican.

Special to Times UepuOncdn.
Fort Dodge, Dec. THE body of
William Wolfe, after having Travelled
over nine states and old Mexico for two
weeks. finally arrived at its destina-
ton. Grand Junction, yesterday, and
the funeral was held at once. Woife
died in Oakland, Cal. and the remains
were started to Grand Junction.
The deceased was a brother of
Charles Wolfe, of this city. The body
was shipped from Oakland, Cal, on the
a4th of November. and was due to ar
rive in Grand Junction on the 18TH.
The funeral procession met the train
that day. but no corpse arrived. When
another day passed and still it did not
come the railroad companies were
asked for an explanation.
Then it was learned that the body
had been lost in transit, AMI teiegraEs
were vainly sent all over the south ana
west for a week in the effort to locate
it. Just as the relatives were about to
believe that it would never be found,
it was finally located on the southern
line of the C. & N. w.
1t has been learned that the body
had travelled thru parts of California,
Old Mexico, Texas, Arizona and several
other southern states and in the enc
made a detour. and arrived in Grand
Junction from the east Strangely, no
one was able to account for 1T AFTER II
left Oakland until it finally arrived.
William Wolfe was well known IN
Fort Dodge and his death is sadly re-
ceived by many friends and acquaint-
ances
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07

estate, and after his death she en-
poyed Charles Bryan to assist hef III
the collection and reinvestment OF lhe
money Mr. Bryan's business falleu'
and in order TO attempt to save NM
self from financial ruin, instead OF re-
investing the money he is said to nave
appropriated it to his business. II was
claimed that he used $4,000 belonging
to the Potter estate. Mrs. Potler'
shortly after learning of these trans
actions, resigned, and A. L. Miner, the
present administrator. was appointed.
The court held that since Mrs. Potter
used due care in the selection OF hef
agent and in no way was to blame tor
the shortage, that her bondsmen were
not liable for the shortage. The case
will probably be appealed to the SUI
preme court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07

Manson.
The three rural routes from Man
son handled 1899 pieces of mail last
Thursday. Delivering 1889 and gather
ing 10.
Nashua.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Smiley S
Sample was the scene Of g
| friendly gathering, the occasion OF
their golden wedding. Smiley S. Sam
pie and Eliza Ann Harris were married
at Bradford, Iowa, November 80, 1856
Upton.
Farmers along the line and Upton
people have agreed to furnish right OF
way from Stanwood to Upton for the
proposed interurban. The matter was
definitely determined at a meeting held
at the court house.
| Carroll.
Announcement has been made of the
purchase of the Patterson building, To-
Gated on Main street, and occupied by
the Western shoe store on the first
floor, and the Turner society on the
second floor by the Independent Or
der or Odd Fellows, which occurred
last Friday.
Sumner.
The curfew bell now rings at eigh.
o'clock each evening. The advent of
the curfew bell has had a very salutary
effect in Sumner 1t was no uncommon
thing before it began to be used to find
small boys and girls on the street until
ten and eleven o'clock at night but now
when the bell rings they hike" for
home as if the old nick was after them.
Bows.
One day last week j. B. Snyder.
while at work in the machine shop,
lost the sight of his left eye by that
member being struck with a flying
piece of cast iron. In company with
his wife he went to Cedar Rapids last
Friday and had the injured optic re-
moved. Charles Francis Bar
ker, champion checker player of AM
erica, will appear in contest at Dows,
December 13 to Is, under the auspices
of the Dows high school. Mr.. Barker
will meet players in single contests, and
will also give exhibitions of simultan-
eous playing.
Rockwell City.
Last week the D. ]. Wright eighty
acre farm sold at $91 per acre, the j.
P. Nickerson eighty at $50 and the Will
lard eighty recently owned by VIM.
Hobart at $3.50, all three in Lake
Creek township to j. w. Hanks,
of Decatur, ILL.,, who sold his IL
linois farm at $3.50 per acre and wanted
the three pieces for himself and two
sons. AS all of these pieces are some
what remote from the larger towns of
the vicinity, the price indicates that IL
linois farmers are valuing the land in
choice locations at about 500 per acre.
This sets new mark for Calhoun
county land
Iowa City.
At the annual business meeting of
the Ministerial Union, Rev. C. P.
Leach, pastor of the Christian church,
was chosen as the new president, with
r1Ds. A. B. Learner as secretary and
.rea surer. The students Of the
various colleges are circulating petit
ton among the students which will be
presented to the university senate as
soon as the document receives suf-
ficient signers. The petition asks the
university authorities to extend the
time Of the holiday recess from Thurs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
DEATH OF AHRAM WRIGHT.

Was Resident of Storm Lake and VII
cinity for Twenty-Five Years.
Special to Times
Storm Lake, Dec. 7-Abram Wright
died Wednesday night at the age of SS.
Mr.. Wright had been a resident of
Storm Lake and vicinity for twenty
five years. The funeral was held to-
day from the M. r.. church. The re-
mains will be taken to Ionica, ILL.,, for
interment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
SLIP MAY SAVE JOHN REEzE.
Sidney Resident Tried to Hang Himself
to cupoia of Barn.

SUeCIttI 10 IIITTes- IttFuUTTVt tTf'
Council Bluffs. Dec. IA novel at
tempt at suicide was undertaken yes
terday by John Reeze of Sidney. lie
climbed to the roof of the cupola of his
barn. tied rope around his neck and
then undertook to Jump off. He lost his
footing before taking the plunge, slip
ped upon the roof and sliding over the
caves of the building, hung suspended
in midair. Reeze was discovered in
this condition by Joseph Stephens, a
neighbor, who, with the aid of his hired
man. succeeded in rescuing Reeze. but
not until life was almost extinct, Reeza
is now in a critical condition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
COLD DELAYS BUILDING.
New Rockwell City Methodist Church
and Telephone Office at StandstlI.
Special to Times Republican

0pCCldI W 1lIueS-JNSPupliSaH
Rockwell City, Dec. THE work on
the new Methodist church and the
Central telephone building, which has
been pressed with remarkable energy
during the mild weather of the past
few days was brought to an abrupt
end yesterday morning by the severe
weather. The builders of the telephone
building have hoped to have the build
ing completed during the early winter
but this cannot be accomplished un-
less the weather is exceptionally mild
for some weeks TO come.
z. c. Mcconnell. who recently sold
his furniture business. preparatory TO
engaging in farming in the vicinity OF
Linden, has given possession of his
residence and will soon move to his
new loca ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
AGENT COCHRAN TO ELLIS

Alden Resident Asks Transfer on Ac.
count of W.fe's Health.
Special IL Times Republican.
Iowa Falls Dec. lowing to the
poor health of his wife, Agent 7. J..
Cochran, of the Illinois Central at AL
den, has asked for transfer and will
go to Ellis, in the southwestern part
of the state, where he will work for the
same company. Mr.. Cochran came to
Alden only a few weeks ago to succeed
Agent Walker His successor at AL
den has not been announced by the
road officials.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
MRS. POTTER CAN'T RECOVER.
Charles Bryan at Newton Appropriat.
ed Estates Money for His Use.

Special to Times Republican.
Newton, Dec. Just before the adj
journment last evening Judge Preston
found for the defendants in the case
of A. L. Miner, administrator of the
estate Of John Potter. versus John
Graham ct AL, for $4,000. This is an
action by the present administrator to
collect $4,000. which was alleged to
have been misappropriated by Charles
Bryan, the agent of Mrs. Pot<
ter, the executrix of her husbands
estate, from John Graham, her living
and from the estate of her
two dead bondsmen.
When Dr. John Potter made his will
he named his wife as executrix of his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
MR.. SPENCER TO MISSOURI.

Will Engage in Newspaper Business IN
Kansas city-Hardin County Man.
Special to Times-Rep,.blicar.
Iowa Falls, Dec Mat Spencer, for
merly of this county and later of Algo=
ra for many years, will go to Kansas
City to engage in the newspaper busi-
ness. Mr.. Spencer was for many years
engaged in educational work in north
ern Iowa, and was one of the best
known educators in this part of tas
state. Later he engaged in the news
paper business in Des Moines, and re-
signs his work there to go to Missouri,
where he has purchased an interest in
the Kansas Farmer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
!. o. o. +. LODGE ELECTS.
Arthur Howard Chosen. as Noble
Grand at jefferson.

Special to Times RE publican
Jefferson, Dec. 7.-Greene Lodge, No.
s15, /. o. o. F., elected new officers as
follows:
Arthur D. Howard, N. G.
C. G. Kelley, v. G.
j. w. Huntington, treasurer.
w. H. Lyon, recording secretary.
George B. Phillips, financial secre-
tary.
Public installation will be held soon.
Isaac Hough, S. B. Anderson and j. p.
Smith is the arrangement committee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
Tax Sale at Storm Lake.

Special to Times-Republican.
Storm Lake, Dec. AT the tax sale
this week s1,15962 was realized. C.
w. Moore took one description at l.
2O.000,OOO, another at 1-3,0O0,O00, and
three others at 1-1,000,000 each. Two
hundred fifty eight descriptions were
sold of which $50 we're in the village of
Truesdale,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07
BOY LOSES BOTH FEET.
ohm Graft Of Duluth, Started to Jump
On Train at Dubuque.

Special to Times-Republican.
Dubuque, Dec. John Graft, aged
16, of Duluth. had both feet cut off by
a Great Western train in East Dubuque
afternoon. Graft and COM
panion were beating their way to New
Orleans and were jumping on the train
when the accident happened He was
taken to Mercy hospital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-07

The president has practically decided
to appoint Lyman K. Bass United
States district attorney for the district
Of Buffalo, NJ Y.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-08-18

turned down and defeated OF renom-
nation Tuesday and Doctor AleEan-
der Lane, was nominated IA his
stead. The only way 10 remedy this
defect, is to knock out the present
Primary law.
Mrs. Chas. w. Pierce and daughter
May AIbertine, also Miss e. B. PaFks
spent all day Monday at the Aurora
Chautauqua Assembly, Aurora, NJ
They report having q very enjoyable
time listening to lectures, sacred con-
certs and everything that makes up
a real good Chautauqua. The Metro
politan Jubilee singers brought people
from near and far. They are simply
superb.
A noticeable development In the re-
ligious world is the wonderful actlv-
ity Of the Catholics among the color
ed people Of the South. Negro priests
are being educated in the Catholic
school, missions are being established
wherever they can get foot-hold. and
competent teachers are being placed
at strategico points throughout the
country. particularly in the Southern
states. Nashville, Tenn, has a we'll
attended Negro Catholic church.-Ex-
Miss Lucy Lindsay 4110 Calumet
avenue entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Mon
trose Rankin, and sister Miss White,
Mrs. Lottie NJ. Cooper Of N. Y, and
Miss sallie Boiling Of Philadelphia.
Ness. Robt T. Motifs, and H. Motts,
Washington. Ia. Geo. R. Arthur, Noah
D. Thompson, Jno. Frye, Doctors
McKassick. and Barnes. Saturday eve
ming, Aug. 18th. A lawn fete and mu-
steal were the features, which was
greatly enjoyed by hostess and guest.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-08-18
Special Announcement

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nouncements Of entertainments. ETC.,
for which an admission is charged
win be considered advertising, and
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The money must accompany the mat
ter and reach the editor no later than
Thursday morning Of the week in
tended for publication. This rule will
also apply to all personal items and
matter for which no charges will DO
made. In other words, all news mat
ter must reach US either on Wednes-
day evening or early Thursday morn
ing In order to find its way into the
columns Of this paper the same week
It Il written.
Write plainly on one side OF the
paper only, and address all communi-
cations to The Broad Ak, 5O4O Armour
avenue.