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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
Eye DESTROYED By
EXPLOSION OF GIN
Rem Gibler, of Blairsburg Is the
Victim of Most Unfortunate
Accident
THE EYE WILL BE REMOVED
When the Gun Exploded, Part of the
She'll Entered GibIer's Eye, and H.
Was Decided to Take Him to Iowa
Falls for tho operation-other Iowa
News.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
harrisburg, Feb. S.-While hunting
rabbits, Rem Gibler had his eye torn
out by the explosion of his gun. He
was in company with his brother Lewis
and they were hunting rabbits south Of
town. When Gibler was in the act Of
shooting, the gun exploded and a part
of the brass shell entered his eye. DIR.
Kellogg was called, and after an exam
ination decided to take him to Iowa
Falls where assisted by DR.. Percel,
they will perform an operation to re-
move the eye.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
BOMBS COUSIN DEFENDANT.
Husband Of Countess Lolita Prodesa
Files Divorce Suit in Iowa.
Snacial To Time. enuhlican

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Feb. S.-Countess Lolita
Bollini Bedella Prodesa, an alleged
cousin of Count Boni de Castellane, of
France, is defendant in divorce suit
begun here by her husband, Dr. George
A. Ricard, of this city. The countess
is daughter of Marshal Martinez
Campos of Spain. former governor
general of the island of Cuba. She
eloped from her ancestral home in
Andalusia with an Italian count who
deserted her in New York. She mar
ried DR.. Ricard in Chicago six years
ago and their domestic life has been
marred by many vicissitudes. The
doctor now alleges that her former
husband, Count Hermano Bollini Be-
della Prodesa of Italy, is still alive and
exhibits letters which have been writ
ten by the dusky son of Italy to the
countess since her second marriage.
He seeks to have the second marriage
annulled on the ground of fraud.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
HoLsTEN's SON IN JAIL.
NAV Join Penal Colony Of Which Faith
err Is Member.

May Join Penal Colony of Which Faith
err Is Member.
Speciaf 10 fines Republican.
Muscatine, Feb. Sired Holster,
the youngest son of John Holster, who
was recently sent to the penitentiary
for killing his daughter, stands a good
chance of soon being with his father,
If the case now filed against him don't
miss fire. Constable Herman Hessler
arrived with Holster from Davenport
yesterday afternoon, and he was imme-
dlately taken before Justice Coster to
answer to the charge OF grand larceny,
which had been preferred against him
by his brother-in-law, Charles Smith.
Having been caught with the goods,
Holster concluded to waive hearing
and was bound over to the grand jury
at the April term of court in the sum
of $500. Not being able to furnish the
necessary security he was taken to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
CONTEST FOR MAYoRALTv.
Courts Trying to Decide Head of Clare
Municipality.

Special to Times-Repu publican.
For. Dodge, Feb. s.-There are all
sorts of claims made as to who is
mayor of Glare, and all sorts of ques-
lions raised on this question, and today
The court has the matter before it. At
torneys are somewhat at sea over the
tangle created by the election contest,
which started last spring; the popula-
ton OF the town of Glare is divided in
half on the matter, and two different
men claim to be the rightful mayor
The trial which is on was brought by
". A. Redeem Redden was defeated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
Fairy Tales Told by Papa.

~ say, mamma asked little Tommy,
do fairy tales always begin with
Once upon timer
"No, dear, not always" replied ma
ma; "they sometimes begin with Ny
love, 1 have been detained at the office
again tonight"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
Iowa at Washington.

Washington, Feb. S.-James A
Sweeney has been appointed post
master at Chillicothe, Wapello county
vice A. E. Bellman, resigned.
Rural mail carriers appointed:
Clutier-John A. Foley, carrier;
Thomas Foley, substitute.
Hornick-Barton w. Wood carrier;
Walter P. Metcalf, substitute.
Among the postmasters nominated by
the president yesterday are the follow
ing Iowans:
p. A. Underhill at Ocheyedan; L. H
Schultz at Remsen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08

REFUSES 2-cENT INCREASE.
Over 200 Employees of Great Western
Strike at OeIwein.

Strike at OeIWeln.
Special to Times Republican.
Oelwein, Feb. S.-About 200 or more
men are involved in the present strike
at this place. On account of the re-
fusal of the officials of the Chicago
Great Western railway to grant a raise
of 2 cents an hour to the members OF
the International Woodworkers Of
America employed in the shops at
thise place, the men composing the or
ganization quit work. President Rich
ards. the head of the organization in
the United States, is here and has the
matter In charge for the men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
ACROBAT MAY DIE.
Noted in the sawdust Arena, Shot
While Hanging Gun on Nail.

winterset, Feb. s.-Abel Bishop, well
known over the country among circus
people, was accidentally shot Wednes-
day. after returning from a hunting
trip. Thinking the charges were all
taken out, he placed his gun on nail
which caught the trigger and sent the
shell crashing into his lung. The doc
tors say he cannot live and fear blood
poison may develop.
Bishop has a twin brother named
Cain, and the pair have for years trav-
eled with the leading shows. They are
noted as tumblers of ability.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
BREEDERS ELECT OFFICERS
Association at Sioux City
.Adiourns-yames WaIpoIe President.

Interstate AssocIatlon az SIOUX CITY
Adiourns-James WalpoIe President.
Sioux City, Feb. S.-The Interstate
Association of Breeders yesterday aft
ernoon elected the following officers
before adjourning:
President-James Walpole, OF Rock
Valley.
Vice president-A. McCreath, of
Paullina.
secretary-F. L. Wirick, Of Sioux
City.
Treasurer-T. E. Held of Hinton.
Executive committee-Williams Nc
Gvny, Captain W. S. Smith, John
T. w. Peterson and c. p.
Hood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08

for mayor by Charles Donahoe last
spring. He claimed that his defeat and
the election of his opponent was ac-
complished by unfair means and
promptly started the contest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
Not Necessary.

(Judge.)
Teddy, is there no school today?"
"Sure! Yer don't suppose jest cause
I'd playin' hooky dat dey'd close up de
schools, do yer?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31
Aumuruns department.

AMONG THE CoBwEBs.-A lawyer
was talking about the late Samuel c,
T. Dodd, the Standard Oil lawyer
whose salary from the great corpora
tion was 100000 year
"Mr. Dodd," said the lawyer, had
an excellent legal talent He it was,
you know, who organized the Standard
Oil trust What further endeared him
to Mr.. Rockefeller was his strict views
about the observance of Sabbath.
They tell story about Dodd when
he was a struggling practitioner in
Franklin.
There was a Franklin minister who
went cunning great deal, and alto
gether was rather a sporting charac-
ter.
AT a little church supper one night
the minister was boasting about his
knowledge Of horses and hunting, his
craftsmanship and so on, when D"dd
interrupted him.
you're a good sportsman, are your
he said.
well said the minister, not sus-
pecting any trap, I am not bad
sportsman, II do say it myself
Yet said Dodd, If I were bird
I could hide where there'd be no danger
OF your potting me-
Where would you hide" asked the
minister.
"1,5 hide, nodd answered. in your
study"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31

WHAT STUMPED PKT.-Pat had just
arrived from Ireland, and as he was
walking away from the Quebec docks,
met an American who was on his way
to Dawson. He asked Pat to go too.
Pat at first would not, but when the
American told him he might get rich
there he readily consented. They went
by degrees, catching free ride at any
possible chance. When at last they
arrived in the gold fields they staked
their claims and settled down to busi-
ness. They dug for some time, but
without success At last they deter
mined to give it up. Pat was very
w-spirited, as he was out Of funds.
They determined to quit the next day.
In the evening, as they were talking 1t
over, the American, thinking to crack
a joke on Pat, said.
why couldn't ! dress you up as
monkey and exhibit you?"
"Wa-al, where's we get the other
MANI" Pat innocently replied.
What other MANI" asked the Amer
lean.
why" repoined Pat, the man to
tell which end of the string the
monkeys on."-Judge's Library.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31

MARRYING A GIRL WITH MONEY.
When Mr. Blank was thinking of mar
rying a girl with money" a friend ad-
vised against it, according to the New
Times.
MY boy" he said, before l was
married my wife inherited $500 from
her grandfather. The whole town
knew it. When built a store g.,
smiled.
His wife's money they said.
when l built a house the same
smiles went round:
His wife's money.
After awhile l took stock in the
new gas and electric company.
"'Ah! said the treasurer. I see you
are investing some of your wife's
money
"All my life that poor little $500 has
received the credit for everything
have been able to achieve.
"As a matter of fact, my wife spent
the money the day she got it for a
diamond ring and a piano. She lost
the ring a week later, and guess some
of the neighbors wished heartily that
she would lose the piano"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31
CITY OF PRECIOUS STONES.
Romance of Kimberly Whence Com,
Millions In Diamonds.

mlIIionS IN DlamonoS.
A prosperous world expends every
year $25,000,000 in rough diamonds,
and such Of them as do not come from
the mines Of Kimberly may be consid-
cred negligible quantity, says the
World Today. A very dreary town,
this Kimberly, dumped on the desolate
African veldt that produces not an ear
of corn. Little better than a desert, in
fact, where artificial irrigation is ev-
erywhere necessary.
The city's streets stretch like pro-
tecting arms around the precious caves
which in a few years have yielded
more than twelve tons weight Of dia-
monds, valued at half billion dollars.
Look back on the story of this desert
patch and you have strange romance.
1t begins with two little bands Of Boer
immigrants fleeing out Of Cape Colony
q generation ago to escape British op-
preston. One Of them by some strange
fate settled on a patch Of gold forty
miles in extent, which has since be-
come the famous Rand and yields
500, 100000 every year in the precious
metal.
On the other hand, Burgher Jacobs
off -caddied on 100 acres Of diamonds,
and his little claim today contains an
absolute monopoly of the world In
these gems. His children used to play
In the sand with bright pebbles for
marbles. Neighbor Schalk Van New
kirk saw one of the stones, took 1t
from the little ones with the remark
that 1t might be valuable, and the fol-
lowing year it was shown at the Uni
versal Exposition Of Paris as mag
nificent diamond Of 81 karats.
Two years later old Van Newkirk
himself picked out Of the mud
plaster of Neighbor du Toit's hut the
famous Star Of Africa" which sold for
$4,000. That was the beginning of the
diamond mines which today employ
$1,000 Kaffirs and 1000 Europeans.
"All this for the vanity of women" as
Lord Randolph Churchill remarked on
his first visit to the diggings.
Altogether the magic caves Of South
Africa turn out at least s20,000,000
worth Of stones every year, and the
De Beers people are naturally the
power Of the African continent.
Careful official calculation has 1t
that fashionable New York alone wears
$3.50, 100000 in precious stones. AS to
diamonds alone. $57,O00,O 10000 worth of
them in the rough were admitted into
New York within the last five or six
years. 1t is estimated that the duty
on stones brought into Americas
greatest city during 1906 will amount
to more than $4,OOO,OOO. or nearly half
the entire appropriation for the ex-
penses Of the custom house..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31

AN AMENDMENT.-In Mississippi
there was a colored preacher noted in
those parts for the extreme frankness
and .candor of his exhortations to his
wicked brethren to reform. On
one occasion, relates Representative
John Sharp Williams, the divine was
holding forth on the sin of theft
Among other things he said:
81 see befo' me ten chicken thieves,
includin' Dan Samson"
This bold statement Of fact rather
aroused the resentment of the afore-
said Samson, and he threatened the
minister with personal violence. The
latter's friends persuaded the divine to
withdraw the accusation If Samson
would promise not to offer the minis
ter any hurt. The question seemed
about to be adjusted, it being settled
that the clergyman should, on the fol-
lowing Sunday, publicly retract his
statement as to the honesty of Mr..
Samson.
Therefore, rising in the pulpit on the
day appointed, the minister said:
1T pears dat remark of mine in
de sermon Of last Sunday has been de
cause Of offence, an l derefore amends
1t. What 1 should have said was dis:
Z see befo' me ten chicken thieves,
not includin' Dan Samson '"-Harpers
Weekly
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31

tried the plan by attending night
school. She and her son graduated to
the sixth grade Of the Armstrong
school, where both are now doing good
work.
Mrs. Feldman is said by her instruc-
tors to be an especially apt pupil, her
interest in class work being much
greater than that of the average stu
dent.
Mrs. Feldman Is the owner Of a
quarter Of a block at Fifth and Court
streets, whereon she has eleven houses.
While attending school she employs a
housekeeper, while Mr.. Feldman is the
superintendent of her realty interests.
she has been in the restaurant business
in Sioux City, having kept three differ
ent eating places during her business
career.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31

How FRosTBTTE CoMEs-The first
effect of cold on the skin is to con-
tract the tiny vessels that connect ar
teres and veins. Arteries are vessels
that take blood from the heart. Veins
are those that. bring blood back to the
heart, and the connecting vessels are
called capillaries. While these little
vessels are contracting the skin itself
becomes tenser. In few moments or
minutes the effects change. The tiny
nerves whose stimulation caused con-
traction Of the capillaries are more or
less paralyzed, and the vessels dilate
so the skin gets red. Soon the veins
are dilated, and the skin becomes blu
ish. Then the nutrient fluid in the
skin (the lymph) is coagulated, and
the stretched skin ruptures or chaps"
If the cold is more severe it's action is
deeper, and the blood itself may be
coagulated. This Is frosthite.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31

THE MURDERER.-A New York bus
mess man, while in Chicago recently,
was expecting a money-order letter in
a day or two. In order TO avoid any
difficulty in Identification, he went TO
a clerk in the postoftice and said:
Il am expecting money order to
the amount of 500, and my name is
Thomas Blank. Here are lot of let
ters addressed to me from various
places. You will observe the post
marks. So, you see, if am not the
man claim to be, l must have muir
dered that man and possessed my
self OF his letters, and am now per-
sonating him. AS that is not likely,
you must admit that 1 am the man. y
The New Yorker, having delivered
himself of the foregoing, left the post
office. In few days the money order
came, and the man from New York
repaired to the office to get his order
cashed. He expected to find the clerk
ready for him, but at first the clerk
did not recollect him. Presently the
New Yorker succeeded in recalling
himself to the mans memory.
"Oh yes" said the clerk quite seri-
ously, you're the chap that murder
ed the other man."-Harper's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31

In THE PRESS GALLERID5.-In the
three galleries Of the two houses OF
congress at Washington, says the
Knoxville Journal and Tribune, there
are a number Of hardworking, modest
unassuming gentlemen, who keep an
eye on what is going on in the halls
below for the metropolitan newspapers
Of the country. Congressman Little
field of Maine, recently made the re-
mark: II sometimes think that con-
gress would drift into many excesses
IL the press gallery were not here to
keep us within bounds"
It Is no doubt truth that many a
member Of congress, when tempted to
say and do things Of the correctness OF
which he has been in doubt, has kept
in his mind that there were close OBJ
servers in the press gallery above
who were there taking notes and that
they would print them. 1t is through
the press galleries that the whole
country knows what Is going on in the
Capitol. These representatives Of the
press are students Of public affairs,
and they are quick to see where a mo-
ton or a resolution offered may lead
to If adopted. The men in the gal
leries are, many Of them, better par
liamentarians than many Of those on
the floor below, The men over whom
they watch know that they are not ig-
norant, that they see through things
quickly, and do not have to be told
what Is being driven at. In addition
to their other qualifications they are
students of men and can come as
near to casting the X-ray into the
hearts of men and seeing the motives
behind whatever they may undertake
as any other class Of men to be found
anywhere.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31

HIS IDEA OF A BATH.-'1 had bach
elor apartment at one time with an
Englishman who was always talking
about his 'bawth, you know" he be-
gan, according to the New York Press.
THE first thing of morning he said:
Il must take my bawth, you know.
Really, now, must take by bawth.
Haw, haw!'
He did so much talking about this
'bawth' of his that he must take you
know that 1 stayed one morning to
see him take it, to see if 1t was differ
ent from the bath of the American.
1T was. you know. This is what he
did: First he spread soft towel at
the bottom of the bath tub, then turn
ed on the water till it was about two
inches high.
$50 as not to chill my feet, you
know he explained to me. 'Haw,
haw.'
Then he stood on the soft towel
in the two inches Of water, turned on
the spray, sprang through 1t, leaped
out and rushed for towel.
He had taken his 'bawth, you know.
Haw, hawn"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31
In School With Her Son.

Not long ago a fifty-year-old Iowa
editor started his college course at the
state university. and now an Iowa
woman is going through high school
with her son. Perhaps the only case
of mother and son attending public
school together. says the Clinton Her
aid. is that of Mrs Ella Feldman and
Worth Feldman. classmates in the
Sioux City high school.
Finding her son somewhat indiffer-
ent to the joys of student life, Mrs.
Feldman has adopted the course of
studying side by side with him. 1t was
two years ago that Mrs. Feldman first
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a#iseellaneuus Reaaing.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
CHESTER.

Lantern, May %: Rev. ]. S. Grier OF
Sharon, S. c., passed through yester-
day morning on his return home from
New Hope, in Fairfield county, where
he preached Saturday and Sabbath
and held communion service. 80. Mrs.
w. NJ. Love Of McConnellsville, who
has been spending two weeks with her
mother in Greenwood, was in the city
Saturday afternoon on her return
home. Her son, Mr.. Robert Love, who
has been taking a business course In
Atlanta, stopped over two days with
her in Greenwood and accompanied her
home. Saturday morning Mrs. K
G. Smith drove out in her decorated
buggy which took a premium at the
horse show to have it photographed
When she returned a trace came loose
at the gate and she stopped. The
horses backed and ran the vehicle In a
lock, when she got out. The horses
then started on run up Church
street. When they reached Mrs. Stew
arts, one Of them struck a tree ana
the other fell over the fence into the
yard. The latter was not much hurt
but the former was badly hurt in his
head. DR.. ]. E. Cornwell said the
skull was broken, but three or four
days would be required to judge as
to results. The horse is apparently
doing we'll now and it is hoped that he
will recover He has eaten well and
moved about all the time since he was
hurt, very much as If nothing had
The horses are a magnifi-
cent pair Of blacks. Mr.. Smith paid
$500 for a pair and then traded one in
such a way as to make the cost Of the
present pair $3.50.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31

eT 1t Is easier to be a fictitious hero
than the real thing.
"a Every time as many as four wom-
en- get together there arises a new
way of abusing men.
8J What has become of the old fash
ioned family that got all the water
1t used from the spring?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-31
GASTON.

Gastonia Gazette, May %: Mr.. r. B.
Telephone and Telegraph company,
left this morning for Blacksburg, S. c.,
where he will be for a day or two.
Yesterday morning work was begun on
line which the company will build
from Blacksburg to Yorkville, dis
tance of twenty-siX miles. Two squads
of men were put to work, one out from
Blacksburg, the other out from York
Vile Castor superior court has
been taken up this week with the ia
nous case of E. D. Latta VS.. the Ca
tawba Electric power company, which
involves the water rights at Mountain
Island. The case has been pending for
several years and is now being tried
for its first time. Mr.. Latta is repre-
sented by Messrs c. w. Tillet and W..
B. Rodman of Charlotte, and Hon. o..
F.. Mason of Dallas. The Catawba
Power company is represented by ex-
Judge Frank l. Osborne Of New York;
Messrs. w. c.. Maxwell and ]. w.
Keerans Of Charlotte. Yesterday, Judge
Osborne made a motion to throw the
case out of court and it came very
near going. However, the case is now
being tried and, unless it is cut short,
will take the entire time of the court
this week. Chief of Police j. c..
Duncan of Blacksburg, arrived In
Gastonia Sunday afternoon on No. II,
having in his custody Will Rhine
heardt, q white man who is wanted at
Lincolnton on two charges, one for
selling whisky, the other for assaulting
man whose name was not learned.
He was met here by Chief of Police
+. w. Keener of Lincolnton, and Sher-
| if ]. K Cline of Lincoln. who took
Rhineheardt in charge and returned to
ILincOlntOn with him. For several days
previous to his arrest the man had
been wandering around in the woods
near Blacksburg and the people in that
vicinity becoming frightened because
of his presence, reported the matter to
the police authorities and he was ar
rested on suspicion. After he was
placed in Jail at BlackSburg he con-
fessed that he was wanted at Lincoln
ton on the charges named above. The
authorities at that place were commu-
nicated with, the result being as above
stated.