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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26

cav anything more about It tonight"
But In the meantime what am to
do with hiin?" persisted. II may see
him again or be asked for advice
concerning him at any time, you
know"
Leave him to Bebbs, Ware; leave
him entirely to Bobbs and let him 90
his own way a. he will" said Mac
Ardel earnestly. IF it's whisky. the
sooner he drinks himself to death the
better, and if it's the only other thing
it can be. Bobhs IL veritable God
send to him and to. all Of you, too.
Whatever you do. leave him alone
yourself. for you CANT do him any
good and You may get into q lot OF
trouble II you bother with him. Let's
go down and play . game Of bill
liards."
(To be CcnoluAed.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
FILES OLD. PATENT.
Land Grant Issued in 1s4s Becomes
Part Of Record Of Title.

Part OF RECORD OF Title.
The oldest government land grant
patent in the memory of abstractors
for the county was filed for record II,
the county recorders office this morn
ing to perfect the title of land in Tim
Der Creek township, just six miles south
OF the CITY. The land grant was issued
Dec I, 1sAs. to Joseph Cooper, the ia
Their OF J. F.. NJ. Cooper. OF this city.
James Polk was then president of the
United States. To raise . military force
for limited time law was passed In
1s47 which gave to any volunteer
military land warrant good for one
quarter section of land. John Long en-
listed as "a private in Captain Miller's
company Of the Second regiment OF
Illinois volunteers" and secured sucn
a warrant. 1t was assigned to Joseph
Cooper, who filed on the Timber Creek
quarter section, and secured his gov
eminent Land grant. Since then. OF
course the property has changed hands
many tyres. About half OF it is now
owned by. William Neiderhauser. Why
the land patent was never filed for
record is not known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26

pectations week ego, all the clubs en-
tered on the campaign with fairly good
teams, the moderation of the weather
during the last Ave days giving the
nanagers a chance to get the players
who took Part In the initial contests
In pretty good shape.
Because of the gigantic inroads made
on nearly all of the teams last fall
thru saleE and drafts none Of the
clubs have set up any claims for the
psnnant, and go far as can be seen at
this time at least three of the clubs
Grand Rapids, Springfield and Wheels
ing-have an even chance to jump into
the lead at the outset.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
BARNES PARDON RECEIVED.

Gilman Man, sentsnssd Dut Ns4 Gem
mitted for Robbery, Freed.
The special notice ct the pardcn OF
Oscar Barnes, who was errested n
Gilman, Indicted and sentenced to hve
years in the Ft. Madison penttantiary
for robbery, was received by
Clerk Of Courts H. c. Lounsberry To-
day. Barnes was convicted in 1901, bu'
by an executive order the sentence was
suspended and he was not committed
The pardon says he has reported reg
ularly for sixty-t1ree months, and dur
ing that time no changes OF any kind
have been preferred against him
Barnes was arrested and indicted for
robbing q man named Freese, OF
pocket book containing S16 and other
yaluables
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
F,oRTY-FivE INITIATED.
Chippewa Tribe No. 20 Tal<es In An.
other ARA Class.

Chippewa Tribe No. 20 Tales In An.
other LARGE Glass.
Forty-fve pale faces were made
good Indians" by the .initiation cere-
monies Of Chippewa tribe No. 40, Ina
proved Order OF Red Men "Wednesday
night. Following the Initiation supper
was spread in the Arson building on
North First street, to which the tribe
marched thru streets illuminated with
red lights About 200, exclusive of
the candidates, attended the ceremonies
of initiation which were handled by the
tribes degree team Great Chief of
Records L. F Day, of Des Mofnes at
tended the initiation and made a short
address. Other short talks We're made
by members of Chippewa tribe. A few
Red. Men from Waterloo. Des Moines
and Boone attended.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
BODY plsINTERRED
Dust Of William G. shotweIf Removed
20 Mt. Pisasant for Reinterment.

Dust Of William G. Shotwef Removed
TO Mt. Pleasant for Reinterment.
The dust remaining from the body Of
William G.. Shotwell. a resident of this
city, who died in 1894, was taken from
Riverside, Wednesday, and In the even
ing sept to Mt. Pleasant for RENTER
ment. MIR. Shotwell's widow. died only
recently in Chicago, and her body was
sent to MT. Pleasant. the former home,
for burial. The children are anxious
to have their father laid beside the
mother, and ordered the disinterment.
Misses Mollie and Kate Shotwell live in
Chicago, as does also their brother,
Charles, who Is druggist Miss Mol
lie Shotwen was at one time a compos-
itor on the Times Republican, and is
now timekeeper in the composing room
of the Chicago Record Heard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
Beware o. ointments for catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

az mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it thru
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptions from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive
from them Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co, To-
ledo', O., contains no mercury, and Is
taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t
is taken internally and made in To-
ledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price, TIC per bot
tie.
rake Halls Family Pills for con-
situation.
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osrves or their digestion 10 reSponsible.
Both come from the same thin.
trouble. A man or woman whose nerves
arc tied Ia knotsSis bound to be mighty
poor company. The same thing 10 true i
what they eat don't digest properly. No
wonder they 1nlmbls, ] don't blame them.
/ have seen Cooper's New Discovery
change the whole disposition Of people in
Z month's time simply by getting their
stomach In shape again. Even the ex-
pression on their faces was altogether
different. The worried, tired, fretful look
sAanfsd to q peaceful happy expression,
and he liass Of care disappeared altogether.
Many people tell me about this IN letters.
/ vhey seem to think il miracle. Itis'nt
I LIS Just the stomach working again.
Heress ! case Of this kind:
Il suffered with my stomach tor thirteen
yeer,. Noshlnf ate seemed to digest.
alec had chronic esnstipatiou. and was
erred, dull, irritable and despondent oil
the tine. tosnd ie difficult 70 attend 70
my duties % trastion stsnt q this place. =
ssSix different doctors trsated me and
1 lliteve di6srsat opinions.s'
q be1m takias Cooper New Dissov-
en-. ard to my surprise It helped me fom
u Arsl. have famed ten pssads 10
thfee Ieeks and am feeling fae. My
wosk now 10 . pleas1re, whore before Il
W. dsdfery. : y. r. ,Smeek, Cicero.
Indiana. on
We sell the Cooper medicines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
Assoc citation lneorpor ated.

The Retail Merchants Association, at
called meeting this morning. adopted
articles Of Incorporation which were
presented, and which will be filed soon
with the aduitor Of state and the coun-
ty recorder The Incorporation was
erected primarily so that the associa-
ton could enter into the contract 1t
contemplated with the Home Guards
of the World, the Davenport fraternal
Insurance company, that is to movs
here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
Court Orders Child Returned.

Judge Brennan, in the Polk county
district court Wednesday, ordered A..
B. Coppock of this city. to return to
her father, w. H. Keister. the child
Dorothy, aged 8 years, which Mr.. and
and Mrs. Coppock had secured from
the Iowa Children's Home society. The
order OF the judge was the result of
habeus corpus proceedings brought by
the father to recover his children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
LAST SCHOOL TAKEN :
Superintendent Ho1tetlsr Secures q
Teacher for Minerva Township.

Teacher for Minerva Township.
Superintendent Hostetler has secured
the last teacher needed to put all the
rural schools Of the county in running
order, and on Monday Miss Nellie Noe,
formerly Of State Center, but now Of
sGlaize, Mo-, will begin thA school at
Minerva No. 2. Miss Noe arrived from
Glaize Saturday evening. The Minerva
No. 2 school should have begun three
weeks ago, but could not owing to the
scarcity of teachers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
LOW RATES TO PACIFIC COAST
Via Chicago, Union Pacific and North
western Line.

western Line.
Low rate colonists' tickets on sale
daily until April 80. Daily and person
ally conducted tours in thru Pullman
tourist sleeping cars Chicago to San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland.
Very low rates for the round trip Will
be in effect to san Francisco and Los
Angeles April IS to May IS. limited to
July 81; and June to 15, return limit
August 81; also to Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle and North Pacific coast points
June 20 to July IL, limited to Septem-
Der Is. Favorable stopover arrange
ments. Apply to any ticket agent Of the
Northwestern line for full particulars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
SHORT TALKS BY
L. T. COOPER.
CHRONIC cRANKs.N
We all have met people who are con.
tinually Licking. Life seems q terrible

thing to them. lhey
seldom smile.
Something dreadfu
is goine to happen,
nothing is ever just
right, and they
worry and fret and
.oomplsin fr ON
norninE till night.
Their troub lie
seems to DO just q
bad disposition but
this is seldom SO.
In most cases there
IL one Of two things
the maftAe with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26

DisHsured.
If disiig,ired by pimples, ulcers, sores.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve viii heal you
up without a scar. rs cents. Guaran-
teed. Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26
Bargains in Farm Lands.

II you want to learn about excep-
tionally rare bargains in South Dakota
farm lnnds or unusual business oppor-
tunities in the new towns In the mag
nificent new country being opened up
by the Minneapolis & st. Louis rail-
road extension, write for beautifully
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New Empire" the farmers and stock
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mailed free. A postal card will do 1t.
Write at once before edition is ex-
hausted, to A. B. Cults, G. P. & T. A.,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Our Cuban friends couldn't refrain,
From raising the Devil again.
It seems that Little Taffy' and
Rocky Mountain Tea
Has set the island free.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
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pile. Cured In s 10 r. pays,

PAzo OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case Of Itching, Blind, Bleed
Ing or Protruding Piles in to II days
or money refunded soc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26

The nfth season of the Central
League etarted Thursday, South Bend
opening at Terre Haute, Grand Rapids
At Evansville. Dayton at Wheeling and
ct Canton. Contrary TO ex-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26

Joe Cans and Battling Nelson seem
likely to come together after all as a
result of "Tex" Richards offer Of
$40, 900 purse for go at Tonopah.
Nelson said yesterday that Cans had
virtually agreed to concede his demand
for weight of 1873 ringside, in fighting
gear, and that he was ready to sign
any time Cans put his signature to the
articles. -
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-22
Tho Ilent OF lis sln,lIns

Tho students Of tho Latin Quarter have
a very mixed reputation. ana the faculty
have just had TO close the university FOR
nn Indefinite porIod owing 10 the rurtlons
raised hy noisy section which has taken
a dislike 10 one Of the prufcssors Faru-
nately few of the uudpIgradrs merit me
reputation Of young Russian named
lladimer O. Who Is the hero of tho toll
lowing adventure;
Ills family had sent him 10 Paris to
study law, bat bars and race courses ana
The Moulin Rouge proved much moro at-
ttactiNo 10 him than the class rooms Of
the university. His father "a worthy farm
cr. suddenly tnkcn win desire 10 ser hls
son. left his estates and cuno no Paris
Nladimer TOOK his father round tho Quar-
ter, apd showed him me Pantheon thr
lusemhourg ana other we'll known
sights Walking along the Rue suuflnt
the young mans father perceived ON thu
right somewhat fOrhiddiuF looking
building behind some ratings
What is that my sun asked the on
man
"a don't know, father" WAS Tine typy
a mat moment "a policeman passed
ASK him what n ~, sam ihe rather
That said the guardian nf tho peace.
rs the faculty OF laM.'-iaris Letter.
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ANSWER TO TELEGRAM
LONG IN COMING.
snecIaI correspondenee.

SpeclA correspondence
w IyARsAW. Poland, June -
NV Russian procrastInaton Is
w proverbial, but even IN this
Asiatic corner Of Europe one
year and seven months IL thought to be
rather a long time to take to answer
telegram. The ministry OF the interior
evidently does not think 50.
In October, 1905, some so inhabitants
OF Warsaw signed n telegram 10 Count
Witto, then minister OF the interior
protesting against the brutal way In
which the Cossacks and l-aueers
charged peaceful crowd on the So
called "constitution Day" Last week
brought an answer. The 80 were SUM
moned TO Che town hall and told. win
great pomp ana ceremony that their
telegram could not be attended TO-
firstly, because they had forgotten 20
AK "a revenue stamp to H. and second-
ly, because A. ef complaints should be
addressed tn the senate and not TO lhe
minister of she Interior
or course those who were wounded
on that memcra BILE occasion are either
killed or cured long ago, and those
who signed the telegram had forgotten
all about the inS dent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-22
Newest Catch-Penny Trick on the
Part of English Newspaper
Boomers.
"THE UNFINISHED LIMERICK"
Competitors Themselves Supply the
Prize Moncy--lfow Some Pop
uIar Authors Write.
spoclal correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
r ONDON. June 9.-In journalism
here tho latest literary catch
penny trick is the unfinished
Limerick. The missing word
competition and the hidden treasure
hunts which were extensively doomed
here We're later introduced in America
and there is no doubt the same fate
awaits this latest device for increas-
ing cIrculatons. Therefore, some
account of 1t will be of interest to
your readers.
The editor prints, say, the following
four lines:
There was a young man of Tralee
Who said 81 my tailor must see,
For now spring il here.
II is perfectly clear
He then pauses abruptly on the
brink. and invites his readers to take
header into space. 90 vacant space)
and TO bring up a fifth line, rhyming
with The first TWO, and providing some
witty and appropriate conclusions.
Must SEND CASH.
Each contributor Is generally re-
CURED 20 send sixponce az cents)
with each supplementary line, and the
SENIORS OF the ~ or lG lines adjudged
10 be the best are supposed 90 divide
amongst them all the money thus
harvested 50 fashionable has the
sport become that the fortunate prize
winner sometimes rakes in as much
as $50 line, thus putting the old IT,
tic of "ponly-a-liner' very much to
the blush. Syndicates are formed 10
work this mine OF ore, and young men
md maidens may be seen. with their
heads very close together discussing
such alternative endlngs AS
Like La Milo Cundraped) can't be-"
"bills and brooches recepted must
be-
Great faith. naturally. must be re-
posed In the honesty OF the Judging,
and there must even then luTls a sus-
piclon that the woaried judge, CON
fronted with Teneriflian pile OF
10000 answers skins the cream OF
the fIst LOCO or so, ana lets tho rest
nip.
10 counteraot this natural feeling
one paper has appointed as Judge a
well known crlcketer ana sporting
writer, Gilbert l., Jessop. No Eng
llshman, who has seen him pull
good bah OF the mddle stump out
OF the ground 10 leg for six runs will
entertain any doubt as 20 the direct
ness of his methods
THEY SUPPLY PRIZE MONEY.
nalntno tba prlze tVharo ~ f,,,.,,,.,
compete. may he a matter OF luke;
bur one thing Is as certain as death
ana the advent pf tho IaN-gatheror
Since each competitors has 60 cut tho
foil.. printed Ines from the paper, and
send them up with each attempt. the
circulation ~ that paper goes M by
leaps and bounds. % ", F.' MS the
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culated at $4,000. and that the duch-
ess Is paying $50, 900 for her tenancy
during the season of the big house in
Stratford place where her lavish en-
tortaining is to be done.
PLANS SUPERB MANSION.
Among other Intentions with Which
she is credited is that of following the
example of her cOmpatriot, the Ouch
Css OF Marlborough. and building a
superb mansion in Mayfair, and it is
like enough chat she Will. Short Of
having her own residence, however.
the duchess hardly could be in bet-
ter position to entertain than she viii
be in Stratford House. for this man
sion has an ideal location and is ac-
counted one Of the most luXuriously
furnished mansions in all Mayfair.
Built originally by Sir John Leslie. it
is now owned by Lord Colebrook high
commissioner for Scotland. whose
wife Lady Colebrook, is one of the
leading Liberal hostesscs" as Wen
AS one of the grande danes whom
the king delights TO honor" with
his company as a guest, Tho mansion
itself was built by the great Adam.
IT Is large aud lofty. and noted.
among other things, for It's wedge
wood hall" Its rooms pancled with
mahogany. and its unique collection of
Battersea enlmeled snuff boxes. The
Spti'' tur . ~ c c7roNis.'S 49,
~, ~ - -, -, iu' ~ -,
pe.is eNeiuat, fiS''0" Az" VI e'N''
AZ ''Ss'e "'S,iI'i .,.,..,,,. ,-.,,..,. .....,,
Lehs'ty uiiu eN'e'lSi's uo'iiusS WIZ
Duchess of RoNburghe from beginning
her series Of functions at Stratford
House as early as she wished, and
s!uce neI IetulIl 10 L"Huoi sile mas ,
Soll'ehteu heL'pti WIN ElN'nE 9i ,,'
but exceedingly enc dinners ihese
are 10 pc toloWed however by
iouhd OF DlS ones WhIch VIII DE con-
tlhued ilEht through TO ne ehd OF
July put lhe ducheSs speclaI triumph
VIII come ~ me ehd OF TINS month
when she gives the great ball NJ
which the Princess OF Wales has pro-
missed 10 ne present
WHAT TT MEANS
IN t Ins yo ou american neoress thm" /,
would p' II me KING ana queen at
tended her BAH, Tor EDWARD VII Is
lot less exclusive than lhe future queen
OF England, WINE nus c0nsort rs olleh
obliged 10 accompany MN TO houses
when she Woulu DlaGhllst u Sho had
her own way me Duchcss OF ltoN-
burghe' 700, mas the dlstnetloh OF pc
ing the only Ame Ilcall woman VINO mas
succeeded IN gaming the friendship or
the Princess or wales ana tne only
one VINO ever mas perll hlNlted 70 VISIT
her royal hlghness-the princess having
for some meNpllcable reason what
amounts 10 an aversion ior most Wo-
men nom me unlled states IL was
with the triumph of the former May
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-22
srecial Correspondenee.

Special cspondence,
ONDON, June Ftp TO now
one of the most complete and
interesting not actually one
OF the most important--of the
American victories that have been
gained i'm England recently has had
no attention devoted TO it in print
II deserves a lot, however, for the
victory in question. which has been
gained by the Duchess of RoXburghe
over the opinions, or one might even
say the prejudices, of her noble hus-
band, the duke, is a highly significant
example of what clever woman can
accomplish by bidng her time and
meanwhile playing her cards right
Incidentally. :his little conquest Of the
duchess apparently is going TO cost
her something like SS50,00O before tho
present season. and in the neighbor-
hood of S1,j00,OOO before the pres
ent year is over, to say nothing Of
correspondingly big sums in seasons
and years to come.
But the duchess, who used to be
May Goelet. doesn't mind that in the
least, for in She first place she can
particularly we'll afford 10 spend the
money at present. and In the second
she has been just aching to do il
ever since she became the bride of the
duke nearly four years ago. Then,
like nearly every other rich American
girl who marries AN Englishman of
exalted rank. it was her ambition to
become n great" London hostess, but
at the very outset the duke put his
foot dowu on that idea, The spec
tacle OF a British nobleman declining
TO permit his American wife to spend
her millions Is rare enough to be no.
table In ITSELF but then his grace of
ROxburghe Is not at all like most
dukes. Proud, naughty, sensitive
scotchman that he is he has an lnVet-
crate dislike of ostcntation and social
rivalry. and the idea of his wlfc's
Showing OF" and. as he put it, adj
yertising herself. set the lnness-Kor
blood I'm his veias boiling. Ever since
their marriage. indeed, his great aim
has Dcon TO prevent her doing any
thing which consplcuously suggested
the fact that she Is a very rich wo-
man. ana no doubt his intense per-
sonaI pride Is at the bottom of this.
DIPLOMATIC DUCHESS.
However. most things come 10 those
who wait. ana the young American
duchess. like the taotful woman that
she Is. waited patiently, now ana then
doing a little judicious "wheedllng.'
ana "A while ago the duke gave In ana
told her 10 go ahead ana entertain
"a her hearts desire Thus 1t Is that
far the first time since her marriage
"a, and the duchess in possession OF
a big town house In Mayfair aud IN
tent on taking the place among Lon
don hostesses which her own wealth
and her husbands exalted rank entitle
hen.
Judglng from IN accounts, too, she
~ uoinE 10 mako up for lost time, Tor
ID Is said nat Including big ban
which she intends giving toward the
end Of the present month ana al
which Il Is probable mat HE Princess
If moi the Prince OF Wales, VIII be
PRESENT, the duchess round OF M
t,rtalnments turing the season VIII
eost her something not Tar from the
nelre mentioned az the beginning OF
MS article. $4,000, Nor II that
ngure as preppsteruus az II may
sound considering that the cost ~ a
royal ball IN London IL usually cali
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-22

esteemed friend of our youth. Euclid.
used TO say in his pithy and cock
sure postscript, whom he had pro-
pounded more than usually cross
grained problem. ana settled il In his
own rigid and arbitrary manner. As
f. ON his decision then, So from tho
Judges now. tn re is mo appeal One
can't even say 'How's that. umpire o.
as there isn't one. From the proprie-
tors point II Wow the beauty If the
scheme lies in the fact that the com
peiitors themselves supply the prize
money
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'contmued on psSe elsh'een1
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-22

Gaining the prize, where 50 many
compete may he "A matter OF luke
but one thing Is as certain az death
ana the advent ~ tho IaN-gatherer.
Since each competitors has 60 cut tho
fons. printed lines from the paper, and
send them up with each attempt. the
circulation ~ that paper goes up by
leaps and bounds. 20. ". ~ MS the