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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
GRAFT is CHARGED.
cass County Supervisor Charged Win
MaIfeasance.

Atlantic. Charges of malieasaHce
m office have been preferred against
SUPERVISE H. c. Hollen by County
Attorney GooGsneed, the latter nav
ing filed his orig. sal notice. Inc pe-
tition will be filed in the course OF d
day or two, AMI in it the supervisor
will be accused, says Goodspeea' Oh
doubling his charges against inc
county for committee Worh' "
charging sometimes when service niu
not been rendered, and OF o'ne' "a
lenses of similar nature.
Hollen, who is aware OF the ATTAIN
the county attorney is making,
MES that he has wi!lfully grated anu
asserts that any errors which may oe
found are accidental. IAN,
Atlantic is discussing the news "ltn
intense interest, for the seriousness
of the charges and the widespread az,
quaintance of the two men gives INV
affair more than ordinary lmpoht'
Hollen appeared before his ASST
ates on the board of supervisors anu
demanded the appointment OF conI'
mittee of inquiry. The county attol'
ney at once entered a vigorous p'u,
test, AMI said that the board was ho'
the proper judge of the question,
Hollen is a resident OF victoria
township and Is man Of so years o,
age, who has always borne soou
reputation here. His accuser Is
younger man about 80 years Old
Goodspeed was last fall reelected "
office. He is an alumnus Of the state
university.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Low One-Way Rates.

Every day, April so, 1907. the Union
Pacific will sell one-way Colonist
tickets from Missouri River terminals,
Council Bluffs to Kansas City. In
elusive, at the following rates:
$1,000 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
$4,000 to Butte, Ananconda and
Helena.
$3.50 to Spokane and Wenatchee,
Wash.
$500 to Everett, Fairhaven, What
com Vancouver and Victoria, via
Huntington and Spokane.
$500 to Tacoma and Seattle, via
Huntington and Portland or via
Hunting and Spokane.
$500 to Portland and Astoria, or
Ashland, Roseburg, Eugene, Al
bany and Salem, via Portland.
$500 to San Frencisco. Los Angeles
and San Diego.
Corresponding low rates to many
other California, Oregon, Washing
ton, Montana, Utah and Idaho points.
Through Tourist cars run every day
on Union Pacific between Missouri
River and Pacific Coast; double berth
s5.75. For full information call on OF
address j. w. Turtle, T. P. A., 313 w
Fifth St., Des Moines, Iowa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
EDITOR IN FIGHT.
A. r. Barnes Of Abba Beats Up lnsur'
anee Adiuster.

A. r. Barnes Of Abba Beats Up lnsur.
anee Adjuster.
Albia.-Following an early morning
fire in the heart of the city in which
two families had a narrow escape from
death, c. P. Beezley, a Des Moines
insurance adjuster for the Capital In.
surance company, was given terrible
beating by A. r. Barnes, well known
editor, owing to dispute over set
thing the losses. Beezley received
black eye and broken ear and was
beaten over the head with chair.
He threatens to file information
against Barnes charging him with at
tempted murder.
The trouble started in Beezley's
office, where meeting of insurance
adjusters was in session and where
Barnes came to seek to have his
losses in the fire settled. Hot words
led to blows and in the miX.up Beez-
ley came out second best
Mr.. Barnes had insurance Of 5000
on his household goods and 1t was on
this claim that he sought an adjust
ment from Beezley. He had been edf-
tor of the Abba Union for twenty
years, having recently retired.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
THREE BADLY HURT.
Blazing Gasoline is Thrown over me-"
at Marne.

s,Iantic,-H. A. Smith OF Walnut
and Bert Hammond and Henry iurh
Of Marine, were probably fatally III
iured by blazing oil which was thrown
over them, the large railroad briuse
at Marine over Camp creek was
burned 10 ashes. The home OF Mayor
Lastine of Marine was almost totall!
DESTROYED and all the GebTis OF seven,
teen cars in the ditch. burned as tne
result of the explosion OF lo'Voo
gallon tank of gasoline IN the cieeH
under the bridge. 49,.
FAST train No. So went IN the
ditch at Marine as the result OF
broken truck on one of the lreishI
cars, and eighteen cars were thrown
into the ditch. Among them was one
large tank of gasoline and pa!liai
tank of oil. These were in the dilcn,
and men had been emDloyed TO guard
the merchandise that was stre"h
around the track from the wreck.
Later Henry Turk of Marine went
down TO work. and at what ne thought
a safe distance from the Oil started
to light his lantern. The air was
fillea with gas which ienited ano
communicated to the tank that at
once exploded with a terrific report
that was heard for miles.
Turk and the other two men stand
ing near were at once enveloped IN
flames and so badly burned that death
is thought probable.
The bridge was burned to ashes'
and sparks from the fire that flew n
hundred feet in the air. set fire to
the home of Mayor Lastine.
The Marine fire department could 90
nothing with the burning oil that eS'
tended in a veritable burning lake
for rods in each direction. and turned
their attention to the houses In the
vicinity with partial success.
The injured men were attended 10
at once, but little hope is entertained
for their recovery.
All traffic on the Rock Island was
tied up here until the bridge could
be repaired.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
WILLING TO LET HIM DIE.
s.Inolno Message Sent BY Farmer
worsted in Business Deal.

In the old colony town OF Sei'uate'
Mass. once lived Deacon =, VINO
had a yoke OF oxen he desired 10
sell. The news reached the ears OF
Farmer T, who lived in another
portion of the town, who was In want
~ a pair. So he visited the deacon,
who met him with gracious smile
and led him to the oxen, which were
chewing their cuds and to all appear
ances ready for any amount OF toll
After some bargaining difference
Of FIVE dollars remained. Finally the
deacon said: Il am old and feeble
and shall not live long, and nTe doi'
lars will be of no account SO the
bargain was made. Farmer t TOOK
the oxen ome.
They proved worthless, could not
work, and had been heated. He felt
provoked at being sold, and. seeing
a person the next day who was going
to the part OF the town where the
deacon lived, said: 'You tell Deacon
j he need not live another ID
minute longer on my account
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Mother Finds kidnapped Son.

Observation-Disclosures a separation
Of twenty-three years from her son,
who was kidnapped, Mrs. G.. w. Nor
ton, wife of the manager Of the Pos
tai Telegraph company, left for Grand
Junction, Colorado, where her son,
William Porter, has just been located
after a scare Of years. He had been
living In Nebraska after the separa.
ton Of his mother and father. The
son, then aged 4 years, was stolen
from the mother by the father. Every
effort to find him all these years failed
till three weeks ago, when the mother
and son were reunited by letter. Each
feared the other dead. Porter Is now
married and the father Of two chill
dren. ". n. .s.g Il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22

Prof. Henderson Of the University
OF Chicago said to his class recently:
Chicago is a large city, like Picking,
but It is not great. People live here
only until they can go to New York,
London or Paris on their way to
heaven" That is almost as bad as
what Jack London said Of this city on
his return to England. Chicago" he
said, lis a sort of cross between a
civilized city and western mining
camp, except that things are done in
Chicago every day with impnnity for
which in a mining camp man would
be shot on sight, Both of these
critics may be right, but, remarks the
Chicago Chronicle, 1t may not be
amiss to inquire whether the Univer-
sity of Chicago is great or only large.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
thing =

T We incline to believe that the capi-
tai punishment idea, whether 1t De
right or wrong in any conceivable
case, is likely to be done away with
in time, although that time Is evident
" not yet, says the Lowell (Mass,l
Courier. The gradual whiting away
Of death penalties can have escaped
no one, OF course, and the chances are
that even the taking Of human life.
deliberately and with malice pre-
pense, may one day be punished
without exacting the extreme penalty,
even where 1t might seem that no less
penalty fitted the crime. Humanity,
whether right or wrong, is coming to
revolt from It Juries are harder and
harder to secure. Death sentences,
even when rendered in strict accord
with law. commonly meet with a
storm Of public protest Murders do
not decrease. Is it not, on the whole,
likely that in time the death penalty
will be still further decreased until 1t
ultimately disappears through the
vanishing point, save perhaps in mil
itary cases Of the most outrageously
reasonable kind?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
FEVER ISOLATES GIRLS.
Simpson College Beset BY Scarlet
Fever.

ndianola.-With the invasion OF
scarlet fever into the womans dormf
tory of Simpson college, the quaran.
timing of sixty girls. the departure Oh
other students to their homes, Slmp'
son college and the city OF lndianoia
were thrown into a condition OF anA'
iety and alarm.
Ethel McDermott OF Bridgewater'
Ia, who is rooming at the ladies doE'
mitory, was taken i'll and the DORM
tory was quarautined. About Sixty
girls are rooming at the dormltoIs
and over a hundred boarders TAKE
their meals there.
A meeting of the board OF trustees
was called and they are enieaVorihs
to secure q place to move MISS NC
Dermott to, after which the cormi'
tory will he fumigated and Opened 1'p
again. ..
The term closes March q and IL
is hoped that the anxiety will be over
by the opening of the spring term,
April l. President Charles Eldred
Shelton, who has been abroad on
years leave OF absence, has landed IN
the United States. and will be mere
to resume his duties March rs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
HAD POCKETS LINED.
Palmer Must Have Taken $4,000 Cash
In Last Week.,

In Last Week.
Des Moines.-EN iIcnce has come 10
light which indicated that the greater
part of the populations of Ralph
Palmer, the Milwaukee ticket agent.
occurred the last week of his stay In
the service of the company. 1t de.
velopes that Palmer had not turned
In cent of the office receipts since
March l up to the day of his dlsap'
pearance, a week later. The collec'
tons during that week amounted to
probably $1,000, and Palmer left only
| $500 in the safe. 1t Is believed that
he had from $4,000 to $4,000 on his
person just prior to his departure,
and if this theory proves true it is
| probable that he prepared to 60 to
| some far-off country, leaving the i'm
preston behind that he had commit
| ted suicide. The thefts commenced
February l, it is said now, and were
| induced 1t is believed, by Palmer
being forced to make good his short
| age with the Hamburg-American
Steamship company
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22

Sheer white goods, in fact, any f1nt
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau-
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Stood the Test,

Allcock's Plasters have successfully
stood the test Of sixty years use by
the public; their virtues have never
been equaled by the INSCRIPTIONS i'm
itators who have sought to trade upon
their reputation by making plasters
with holes in them, and claiming them
to be lust as good as Allcock's."
Allcock's plasters stand to-day in
dorsed by not only the highest medical
authorities, but by millions of grateful
patients who have proved their eff
,acy as a household remedy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
State to Lose Inheritance rav

Davenport.-Although Judge Bal.
linger has not rendered his decision. it
is generally understood he will decide
in favor of the Davenport Academy OF
Science and against the state of Iowa
in suit brought to collect a 5 per
cent inheritance tax on the 100000
bequest by the late w. C. Putnam in
trust to the Putnam memorial fund for
the benefit of the Davenport Academy
Of Science. All points claimed by
Attorneys Ficke & Ficke for the acad.
envy have been sustained by the court.
The state will therefore lose $4,000
which is claimed as inheritance tax,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Enaine Kills Old Emnloxe

arshalltown.-Elmer Wallace, for
fifteen years an employee of the Iowa
Central railroad, was instantly killed
by being cornered behind an engine
while making flying switch. The
body was horribly crushed and his
throat was cut from ear to ear. The
skull was fractured and had three bad
scalp wounds. The sternum was
caved in and his ribs were broken,
One arm was broken in three places.
He leaves wife and two children
The coroner will hold an inquest. He
was a switchman.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Mara Mholesome Sport.

throughout the middle west, as IN
ether parts OF the country, athieuc
conditions In the high schools, colleges
and universities had reached a state
Of disgraceful and sordid arrogance,
when, two years ago, conference Oh
the governing boards of nine OF the
leading institutions Of the interior
took the matter under consideration.
They found high-school boys VINO haa
been induced to leave school a year OF
two ahead Of time in order to enter
some college which was willing 10
smooth the intellectual pathway IN
return for athletic services. Froies'
sionalism was rife. and not only
winked at. but almost openly encouf-
aged; and rivalry was so Keen tnat
even middle-aged professors iouno
their relations with professors In other
colleges strained by the hostile teeiihs
between the undergraduates. Inc DE-
sire to win, and the hope OF making
money by winning, had killed the true
spirit OF sport. The governing ooards
OF the nine colleges which met to con-
slider the matter took radical steps
Professionalism was prohibited by the
most stringent regulations. all contests
between certain of the fiercest rivals
yere discontinued, and uniform date
for beginning training In the fall was
fixed. The new rules have now had a
years trial, with the result OF clearing
- air and establishing college ath'
,sncs upon a saner and more whole
some footing. A second conference
was lately held to consider possible
changes in the rules. Although great
pressure was brought by some OF the
student bodies, the members OF the
athletic conference committee stood
frm. Only one change was made
The rule fixing a uniform date for be-
ginning practice was rescinded. Even
that may be restored. The colleges OF
the middle west, therefore, says
Youths Companion. are to have an
other year Of cleanliness and decency
and manliness in sport; another
chance to learn that to win is not the
main object of athletics among gen.
tlemen, but that 1.-THE games the
thing"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Held For Robbinq the Mails

Council Bluffs.-Fred Jahnke was
lodged in jail here on the charge OF
roLbing the United States mails. His
offense does not stop there for after
securing letter which was addressed
to w. E. Larson of Malvern he at
tempted to have its contents, a check
cashed. The young man confessed his
crime and was held to the action or
the Unied States court in $500 bonds
The crime is alleged to have occurred
last September.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
How's This?

We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any
Ease OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
We the undersigped, have known F. J. Cheney
for the last IS years and believe him perfectly hon.
orabie in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN T. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halrs Catarrh Cure fs taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces of the
vystem Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
jottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22

A link with the past has lately been
broken. The dowager Countess de la
Peyrouse de Boufels. who died in AK.
en-Provence the other day, was the
goddaughter Of Napoleon Bonaparte
He was sponsor at her baptism in st.
Helena, where she was born in 1916
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
KEEN WINS IN FIGHT.
Dubuque Liquor Men Aoree to SUM-
day Closing.

Dubuque.-Archbisho Keane won
notable victory in the saloon fight
when the majority of the saloonists
signed the Sunday closing proposal.
The union agreed to this proposition
in a meeting of a few days ago, but
many of the liquor men who signed
the agreement are not members of
the union. All saloonmen south of
Eighth street, where most of the H.
quor places are located, are willing to
accete to the request, providing the
anti-saloon element do not enforce the
other provision Of the mulct law.
Archbishop Keane has been waging
a relentless fight on the saloons of
Dubuque, who were running wide
open. and secured the services of the
mayor and leading citizens Of the
city to aid him in his crusade.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Both Kent Busy,

Prof. Burgess, of Boston, Is filling
the Roosevelt chair in the University
of Berlin and while he is pursuing his
duties his wife is devoting much time
to the pictures in the Kaiser Frederick
museum, copying pictures by Greuze
and Franz Eals.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22

A Persian prince who is travelling
in this country says he is too bus
to think about matrimony. If he IL
required to do as his illustrious rela-
tive, the late shah, did and take unto
himself 80 wives, he cannot be
blamed for postponing the thing az
long as possible.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
n a Pinch. Use ALIENS FooT-EAsE.

n Pinch, Use ALIENS FOO l-eAoe'
A powder. 1t cures painful. smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery OF
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, Csc. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Al.
dress A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Pine 200 Years Old.

Charles H. Lord of Dunbarton, N.
H., recently cut a large pine tree on
his farm which, from the rings, was
200 years old. The tree was 1874 feet
tall, measured five feet four inches on
the stump, and at the height OF 60
feet measured three feet in diameter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22

LaunI work at holne would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste Of varying
thickness, which not only DESTROYS the
appearance, but also affects the wear
Ing quality Of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
flance Starch. as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
,r strength than other makes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE.
thinner AMI Grimes Must Expiate
Their Crime.

. Mount Pleasant.-ln a scene sur
passing in dramatic interest any ever
witnessed in Henry county, Judge
Withrow sentenced Arnold thinner
and Thomas Grimes to the peniten-
tiary at Fort Madison for life for the
murder of John Gavin. The crime
occurred near New London on Jan. %
last. Judge Withrow said that his
own opinion was that Grimes was the
instigator Of the crime and if this was
proved true he would inflict the death
penalty, but that he was not firmly
convinced of it. .. -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Northern Democratic Senators.

After March the only Democratic
senators, who do not represent south
ern states, will be Newlands OF Ne
vada and Teller OF Colorado, and their
terms will expire in 1909. Newlands
is a native of Mississippi, and is a
radical Democrat Of the modern
school. Teller has been Republican
most of his life.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
LAND BOUGHT FOR HOSPITAL.
Tracts Worth $4,000 Bought Near
Iowa CITY.

Iowa City.-Two pieces of property,
one of many acres, have been decided
to the state of Iowa here as the site
of the new tuberculosis hospital, to be
built at cost of about $4,000 on the
Iowa City.Cedar Rapids interurban
line, west of the Iowa river.
One tract was sold to the state by
Gustave and Catherine Klein Of Iowa
City for $19,407, and the adjoining
smaller piece was decided by Elizabeth
and Mahlon Bumgardner of Boise
City, Idaho, for $4,000, or $26,2H in
all. 1t is thought that work on the
actual building of the sanitarium. as
It Is to be called, will begin during
the coming summer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22

This olive oil shortage complained
OF in Spain and Italy may be due,
suggests the, Atlanta Constitution, tc
the more profitable uses discovered
Tor the cotton seed product
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22

A spiritualistic medium says Mars
IA angry because her signals are be
ing ignored by the earth. Business
must be dull on Mars when she goes
90 far out Of her way to pick quarrel
with her neighbors.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Mlsslenary's Large District.

MlssIenary's Large District.
The Rev. w. Arthur Noble, OF ko-
ea, has one Of the largest districts
= Methodism. Recently he walked 300
miles, the churches in one section OF
his district being near enough for him
to do this.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
Tin Used In United States.

The total consumption of tin in the
United States for 1906 was 42,S00
tons, with 2,132 tons in stock at the
close of the year. The shipments
from Bolivia show an increase of
5000 tons, from Cornwall an increase
# from 700 to 1000 tons and from
Australia an increase OF 1000 tons,
making the total European and Amer.
lean supply for the year about $3.50
tons.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
crack SAFE 4 Iowa Fall.

Iowa ls.-The safe in the Office
Of c. H. Comley's elevator. was riaae
Of about four dollars in change. Local
talent Is suspected. Several are un.
der police surveillance ana arrests
may follow, . q.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22

A tower which will be 700 feet high
ds being erected at Coney Island. This
should not be permitted. People who
!go to Coney Island ought always to
remain as near the ground as posi-
ible.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22

Growth Of Europe's Population.
At the present rate of increase the
population of Europe will double Itself
In q century.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22
HURT STOPPING A RUNAWAY.
w, r. Rynearson Of Waterloo May Die
as Result.

Waterloo.-Warren T. Rynearson,
Waterloo teamster. was probably
fatally injured under the feet of run.
away team. Rynearson left the
horses standing and they took fright.
He was trampled in and effort to stor
the runaway. His head. was crushed
and he may die.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-03-22

There are as many miseries beyond
riches as on this side Of them--lzaak
Walton