Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-12
Famous Iowa Populist Reported
to Be in Serious Condi-
ton Mentally
OVERTURNED MENTAL ENERGIES
He Has Become Violent and 1t Re-
quires Several Attendants to Sub
due Hm-Lkely That He Will Be
Taken to Hospital, Whore He Will
Have Expert Treatment.
peclal to Tlmes-Republlcan.

Special to Times-Repubican.
Charles City, July 10. - A special
from Nashua to the lntelligencer says:
l.. II. Weller, of Nashua, better known
to the reading public as Calamity
Weller, prominent politician and ex-
congressman, has suddenly become
demented and PAGES the floor of his
palatial residence creating terror in
the hearts of his relatives and friends.
Nashua, state and nation, can hardly
conceive such condition OF mind in
the man who has always figured prom
inently in politics. His own dear wife
who has just recently returned from
a visit to the twin cities fears to APP
proach her crazed helpmeet and is her
self in serious condition because of the
extremely severe shock upon her deli
cate nerves. Nashua is astir, not be-
cause of the sensational nature of the
affair, but rather of Il united sympathy
for the man of whom they are justly
proud, as we'll as for Mrs. Weller, who
is one OF loWa's grand women and true,
loving and tender hearted wives.
What has caused the alienation OF
his reason is still unknown, but 1t Is
supposed that he has overtaxed his
mental energies. Mr.. Weller has al
ways been a tircless brain worker and
has often been compelled to take va
cations much against his wsll. While
his condition Is reported improving, it
G hNrr fyl,t hat tn I've, fnf
to his attendants he will have to be
takelb temporarily at least, to the In
dependence hospital Every effort Is
being made, however, to evade this
course, and doctors and laymen are
alike in hoping for his speedy GONZALES
cence. Monday and Tuesday, as many
as five men required their united
strength to suboue the patient, who
seemed to be possessed with super
natural power.
His wife, who returned home this
week from Minneapolis, where she had
been on an extended visit. was told
it was unsafe to enter her own home
and be with her husband, altho she
insisted upon doing so. Her friends
escorted her to the nearby residence
of DR.. l.. H. Goodale. where she is be-
ing entertained and cared for at the
present time. She repeatedly expresses
her desire to be with her husband for
whom she eVinces the strongest af-
lection and sympathy.
Calamity" Weller has figured prom
inently in Iowa politics since 1881 ct
which time he was elected to succeed
Thomas UpdegraH as congressman for
the Fourth district. His service in the
national house was confined to the
Forty-eighth congress- AT the time OF
his service as representative, he was
probably Iowa's strongest advocate Of
the principles embodied in the plat
form of the national party whose sup
porters in the Fourth district had the
distinct pleasure of seating the only
repre- sentative on their ticket in Iowa.
Mr.. Weller was a practicing lawyer at
Nashua at this time.
Succeeded by Fuller.
William f. Fuller succeeded Weller
in 1885 since which time the Nashua
attorney has been affiliated with the
populist party
Weller earned the title of Calamity"
Weller because of his extremely pessi-
mistic views of governmental condi-
lions. in the United States.