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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-23
,,v.r.Ide Farmers Club.

Tho Riverside Farmers cruz
,.nrst at the home OF Mr.. anu
NJ ELMER Black, at the olaon
We. There were about lou mem
hers and guests present oo,., dis
After an hour spent In soc,a' ~
Course the meeting was caiieu " "
90 INV the president, Mr.. broch,
~,,tn singing by the club. Prayer w
wiz Woodlands. After the usuai
~ the program was taken up
Can the State Fair be success uns
sarr,ed on without horse raoine
NJ Gerow thinks 1t cannot hnanoi' :,
~, os ca many would stay at nome II
- were not for the races. ms que s,
=. was duly discussed by a numpe'
~ the gentlemen. The next queS
Atom was "Shall we Edueate ~
Girls as Wage Farmers?
Johnson said she thought 1t pest =
SSMoote them to the best or tnelr a
eu,tv so they would he able 10 III
some responsible position uo.+o
Next was recitation by MAST
scbafer The question box was pis
s,aad over by Mr.. Gerow. liner
LAVA a number of very good que ,
lions asked and answered. .a,d
question, "Why is the Riverslo
C,uh like the Owosso Council We
asSed of Mr.. Rigley, who sair IL We
because they attended strictly u W
mess. Mrs p,a,
and her assistants served a ooun
sr, ave o'clock dinner to when
did ample justice. u,
The club adjourned to meet WI
Mr.. and Mrs. Schafer, september
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
FETE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
Big Celebration Is Held on the River
at Burlington.

a. OuTtiU9tOns
Last Thursday was Mississippi
River day in the Homecoming cele-
bration at Burlington and it was one
of the most picturesque of the week.
The day was taken up with a river
regatta consisting of launch races,
skin and motorboat contests and other
aquatic sports. Thousands of people
lined the shore Of the river or occu-
pied windows Of buildings along the
river and witnessed the contests.
At night grand river carnival was
held. Hundreds of Illuminated boats
OF all descriptions formed a procession
on the river and the brilliantly lighted
craft presented a superb spectacle.
The procession was further enhanced
by a constant display of fireworks all
along the line, making a spectacle
whose beauty never has been equalled
at Burlington
Practically the elimination of home
coming week In Burlington was
reached when $4,000 people witnessed
the jobbers and manufacturers street
parade. The pageant fairly outshone
anything Of the kind ever attempted
in Burlington. Over mile of hand
some floats, illustrative of the various
industrials, paraded the principal bust
ness streets.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
News Of a Week Throughout
the State.
COURT FREES ACCUSED MAN
Famous 7lydenbursh Murder Case at
Eldora Taken From Jury and
Defendant Liberated.
COURT FREES ACCUSED MAN

Friday, the thirteenth Of September,
will never be counted as a "hoodoo"
by Ebenezer s. Blydenburg, the freed
Eldora man whose sensational murder
trial Was concluded last Friday even
Ing by Judge Evans, who sustained
the motion of the defense to take the
case from the jury and instructed the
Jurors to bring In verdict OF not
guilty. The court then dismissed the
case.
When the words were said which
freed Blydenburgh, the man was near
ly frantic with joy, and he was also so
overjoyed that he could not leave his
chair. Finally he walked to Judge
Evans and thanked him for the pleas
use he felt in being acquitted; thanked
the jury and attorneys and for the
first time in four years was a free
man.
The court in giving It's opinion
stated that after careful considera-
ton Of the evidence 1t was inclined to
believe in the innocence Of the man.
The case has attracted great deal
OF attention and splendid legal talent
on both sides of the case have worked
hard day by day for victory.
Blydenburgh was convicted at his
first trial for the murder of his wife,
and public sentiment at that time
strongly condemned him. He was i'm
prfsoned. but the supreme court, ruling
on his appeal, granted a new trial on
technical grounds
The chief point at issue in the case
was whether the wife died from ar
senical poisoning or from the effects
or uraemia. Evidence of physicians at
the second trial was strongly in favor
OF the latter theory. and their testi-
mony. together with evidence given
that the married life of the Blyden-
burghs had been happy. threw the bal
ance in favor of the defense.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
6he
Rogue 5
March.


me again, CiaireT
What did you say? Never Gull me
that again. or course knew youI
How could I forget you after all you
have made me suffer? If only
couldv'
The cruelty of this speech struck him
dumb. He drew himself up ma grimly
challenged her with his eye. Her SUI.
ferlngs, indeed! What had she SUI.
fered? She was on the point of mar.
rying rich man. No doubt it was
distressing to her to encounter him
again ut that juncture. His Lip curled
at such distress.
She read his thoughts to tho letter.
"You think have not sufrerea!' she
cried in a low voice. .You little know
but this is the last straw-tlc punish.
n,ent I SO richly deserve! Mr.. Dain.
tree saved your life. You knew that
of course? But / don't think you
know why he did 1t. 1t was because
asked him. 1t was for my saker'
'.You?" he said hoarsely. II see now
II see! might have guessed it long
agor'
He wanted to do something for me- :.
she continued in Il choking voice, 81
let him do that l deceived him to save
your life. am here because deceiv.
ed himw
lie thought he had seen everything.
He had not, but he was beginning to
now. Good heavens! Why was his
heart beating SO fast? 1t ought to
bleed instead. Here was the girl he
loved, aud upstairs was the man he
had reason to love better still, and they
were going to marry like that He
tried to forget, to think only of what
Claire had done for him.
God bless your he murmured. "He
has saved my life twice over and mucl,
more than my life, and 1 owe 1t all to
one brave girl who believed in me and
made him believe in me when all the
worlI"-
Stop" she cried. II never believed
In you at ALL
"Whnt?"
u was sorry for you"
"fou believed me guilty, even when
SSN eAASu W SuNc AuS lllc
"Of manslaughter-yes"
Let us split no hairs! You Think
did it-still?'
Il can think nothing else"
In the dead silence following these
words the servant heard his master
stamping into evening dress overhead:
he felt his own crested buttons glitter
Ing In the candlelight that shone upon
the table he had set SO beautifully for
the bride, and as she tossed back the
ringlets that lie knew SO well aud re-
peated with unflfnching eyes what she
had told him in so many candid words
all that had distracted him up to this
moment ceased to do so any more.
Her coming was nothing &c him now.
Her errand was nothing; she was well
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
II must either spcal: to ,tou or 40 mad h,

II must either spcds to you or 90 mad y
come to marry the next day. But be-
lieye IN his innocence she must and
should Injustice from her was the
last bitterness, the browning wrong,
the one intolerable misery which alb
sorbed all that had gone before.
| Something of this he showed her in
his bitter, proud. inexorable look; then
suddenly he retreated to the open
French windows.
You are going?'' she cried. 81
might have known. You We're always
generous"
II nm not now. L hear my master
on the stairs
"You are not going altogether?"
Certainly not at present
when, when?" she cried below her
breath.
when you do me common justice"
Daintree had gone into the wrong
room. The girl ran recklessly to the
window.
'.Tom!"
Miss Harding Z"
"Will you swear-to me-that you are
innocent7"
But Tom was gone. She heard him
treading viciously on the dark yeran-
da. a moment later Daintree found
her deeply engrossed before the chart.
She wanted to know what the ship
meant. He told her in tender whis-
per.
What beautiful ideay,
well, 1t wasn't mine"
| Whose was it"
"Aiy servants; he made her, and he
moved her on each day. You would
have said he was the lucky fellow
himselfy
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
NEWSPAPER is WAGERED.
Plant to Be Bought for 81 If Cum.
Minis Defeats Allison.

II Governor Cummins beats Senator
Allison at the state primaries next
year, the Marshalltown Reflector, a
Democratic weekly newspaper printed
at Marshalltown, can be bought for
81, as the result of novel offer.
In the leading editorial in its cur
rent issue the Reflector makes the Of
fer. The paper plant is capitalized
at $4,000, and is considered to be
well worth that amount. The paper
is for sale and has been for some time.
The owners offer it to any responsible
buyer, the plant to be paid for after
the next state primary. If Senator
Allison wins, $4,000 is to be the
price. II Governor Cummins wins the
price is to be but 81. The proposi-
ton is considered to be bona fide and
invitations are extended to enter into
contract.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Dan Patch FaiIs.

Sept. 10 was Dan Patch day at the
Interstate Live Stock fair and there
We're $4,000 people in attendance, the
biggest day in the history of the fair
at Sioux City. Dan Patch tried to
lower his record, but failed, making
the mile in 1854. Horace Wild made
a flight in his airship.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
All the Dead Identified.

Further Identification of the Rock
Island wreck victims discloses the
names of Roy Thomas and Arthur
Tyrrell. both Of Hamilton. Ill.,. en- route
to the harvest fields in the West. The
body positively Identified as Leslie
Lovejoy of Hastings. Mimi, and was
not B. w. Christie Of Minneapolis, has
been taken home for burial. Two
foreigners were identified as Peter
koziuka and Louis Turk, en- route
from Hammond. Ind, to st. Paul. The
total dead is fourteen, all identified.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Awakes in Blazing Bed.

An experiment in foot warming al
most cost the life Of Henry M. Carson,
a Fort Dodge grocer. 1t was cool one
night, so Mr.. Carson placed an electric
bulb attached to a long wire among
the clothes at the foot of the bed. He
went to sleep with the current turned
on. Defective insulation caused the
Wires to set fire to the bedclothing,
and he awoke to find himself swathed
In bed of flames. He escaped with
difficulty and the house was consumed.
He was alone in the residence.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Brakeman Is Blamed.

The coroner's verdict over the Iowa
Central wreck at New Sharon week
ago Sunday, in which William Gan
non, fireman, of Marshalltown, was
killed and several hurt, placed the
blame on w. H. Eveland of Oskaloosa,
a brakeman, because he left the switch
open. Eveland claims he locked 1t.
The grand jury will consider his case.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Silver Kills a Boy.

A silver in his foot caused the death
of Gottleib. the seventeen-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Graf, who
live northeast of Iowa Falls in Frank
lin county A few days before his
death the boy ran silver in his foot
near the instep. Little was thought
of the slight injury. A few days
later, however. blood poisoning set in
and all efforts to save the lads life
were unavailing.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Killed on His First Trip.

George McNamara OF Clinton was
found dead ut a point between Hamp-
ton and Geneva, where he had been
struck by some Iowa Central train,
presumably the night passenger. Nc
Namara entered the service Of the
Iowa Central only the previous day as
brakeman. going out on his initial trip
north on an extra freight.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
TWO MEN ARE KILLED.
Meet Death while Working on
DItchino Machine.

An accident resulting in the death of
Ronald Wescott and John Burdick,
both of Estheryille. occurred near Dun
nell, MINI. The men were part of the
crew of Arnett & Lesher. who run a
large ditcher. The ditching machine
is pulled by large capstans to which
are hitched eight horses on the end of
fifteen or twenty-foot sweep.
The chain which was attached to
the sweep broke while the horses
were pulling, allowing the sweep to
fly back and strike the two men. who
were directly behind 1t. One was
killed Instantly. The other lived for
several hours.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
A cos,stderate Man.

John"
Eyes, sir"
BE sure to tell me when it is four
o'clock"
"Yes,sir."
Don't forget it. promised to meet
my wife at 2:sO in the drug store
across the street, and she'll be pro-
voked If I'm not there when she
comes."-Judge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
German Central vereln.

The German Central yerein of
America in session at Dubuque elect
ed the following officers: President,
]. B. Oelkers, New Jersey; first vice
president, Nicholas Conner, Iowa; re-
cord'ng secretary, Adam Muth, Wis
consin; corresponding and financial
secretary. Rudolph Kruger, Missouri;
treasurer, w. Rauen, Illinois.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Cholera Morbus Epidemic.

Three members of the John Tiedt
family in Bremen county have been
wiped out by cholora morbus-a
daughter five years old, and two sons,
one nine and one eleven. The boys
died the same day. There is quite a
scourse of this disease among the
children in that vicinity.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
ENGINEER DEAD AT THROTTLE
Train Speeds Fifteen Miles Before
Fireman Makes Discovery.

While his engine was speeding at
the rate OF thirty miles an hour, Engi-
neer Miller, whose home Is near Des
Moines, toppled over dead near Buck
Grove. The train sped for fifteen
miles before the fireman discovered
that the engineer was cold in death.
Hastily applying the brakes, he
brought the freight train to stop and
notified DR.. Bonney, but the physi-
clans services We're not needed. Miller
was about twenty-five years of age
and had passed his examination but
three weeks ago, coming to Sioux
City from Des Moines. Death was the
result of heart disease.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Restrained.

do you know we have the most ac.-
commodating chauffeur you ever
heard off"
Indeed"
Yes, sir. When he is offended he
merely kicks me, swears at my wife,
and cuffs the children, where the ay-
erage chauffeur would leave."-
Puck
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Roundhouse at oskaIoosa Burned

The roundhouse of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad in Os-
kaloosa was destroyed by fire last
week, causing a loss of $25, 900. Two
large engines were destroyed and also
a quantity Of supplies. The fire was
incendiary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Doctors Are Indicted.

The grand jury of Bremen county
has returned indictments against four
teen physicians for violation of the
state antitrust law, the medical SO.
ciety having raised fees some time
ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20

Mermaid-What in the world is the
matter? You look like you had been
up against bucksaw.
Neptune-Yes, confound it! Since
those motor boats are flying around
here no one is safe Chicago Daily
News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Collision j. Fatal.

8. j. Weatherford of Indepenence,
Mo-, was killed and H. e. Kohl of Fort
Dodge was injured in rear-end COLI
sion between two freights on the ILL.,
nois Central road at Webster City.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Hit by Lawyers Auto,

Michael oleary, blacksmith for
the Sioux City Traction company. was
struck by an automobile driven by w.
n. Farrnesworth, prominent lawyer.
and will nrobablY die
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
ITO be continued)

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is good for boils, burns, cuts,
scalds and skin diseases. It is especi-
ally good for piles. Sold by e. T.
LomaH Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
ALL THREE persisted.
Woman Died in Vain Attempt to Save
Her Children.

In vain attempt to save the lives
OF her sons. two and three years old,
who had set fire to their clothing
while playing with matches at Du-
buque, Mrs. August Pumpke sus-
tanned burns that caused her death
shortly after she had watched her
babies expire The house was de-
stroyed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-20
Advice to Married Men.

Although your wife
Is far from here
Behave as though
She still were near.
Detroit Free Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-30
BUDDHIST MONKS
BURIED ALIVE
EXCAVATIONS At TURFAN DIS.
COVER MANY WONDERFUL
THINGS INCLUDING
MANUSCRIPTS

Pekin, Jan. 29.-According e. ne
formation i'ecefNed nere, the u
portance Of DR. Won lie Coos els
coverls in northwestern Turkes-
tan was underestimated in the first
of the reports revealed.
This German expedition was AT
Turfan, about ~ degrees latitude.
for seven months, during the first
three of which it's work was I'm vain.
Then Bartus. the assistant, stumb
led upon veritable treasure trive.
There were great finds Of manu-
scripts
This must have been the very
meetingplace OF nations and ton
CUES. Where most Of the others
lived together IN peace, the enemy
the ruthless destroyer Un addition
to the hr.t'rt sanJ would ,loem
to have been Confuscian China.
Some terrible things were found
for example, the packed bodies, still
clad, Of Buddhist monks who had
been driven into certain temples
and stined there as in black
hole moro than thousand years
ago. These Chinese conquerors had
"a furious zeal against Buddhism.
The wall paintings on plaster re
moved by the German expedition.
had often to DE skilfully hardened
out by Bartus before they could be-
cut away They most frequently
represent Buddha This art is
thought to prove The missing stop
ping-stone Boy which Indian art adj
yanced across Asia to Japan.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-30
JUST A TRIFLE MIXED

Edwin Morkham at a dinner, said
OF mixed metaphors:
when | was teaching in Los
Angeles ! used to read every week
a little country paper whose edi-
tors metaphors were an unfailing
JOY to me-
once. remember, this editor
wrote of contemporary:
Thus the black lie, issuing from
his base throat becomes a boone
rang in his hand. and hosting him
by his own petard, leaves him a
marked man for life
"He said in an article on home
life:
The faithful watchdog or his
good wife, standing at the door, wei
come the master home with an hon
est bark
I'm an obituary of farmer he
wrote:
"The race was run at last. Like
tired steer, he crossed the har-
Dor bar, and, casting aside whip and
spur. lay down upon that bourn
from which no traveller returns."-
Y. o. Picayune
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-30
"KID" Mccoy FELLED
BY TERRIBLE TEXAN

Hot Springs, Ark. Jan. So.-Kid
Mccoy. the former pugilist. took
the count in n local bath house yes
terday afternoon Mccoy and ]. A..
Ford. n husky Texan. were boxing
friendly three rounds. with the
points decidedly in favor OF Mccoy.
The kid" kept urging Ford to
come on" and Ford. showing signs
OF irritation mixed IT freely. and
catching Mccoy slightly off his bal
ance and in the act OF slipping. shot
over a left to the ribs, following it
up with right to the jaw, Mccoy
going down for the count An at
tempt will be made to bring the
two together during the coming race
meeting.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-30
WHAT IS LIFE?

The problem Of being has baffled
the wise men Of all ages. with
keen interest and eager mind the
bold investigator has pursued the
mystery. only to find the solution
vanish as It seemed almost within
his grasp.
In technical terms that serve well
TO clothe his actual ignorance. the
biologist can furnish You a dedni-
tion Of life. or the physioloPist may
write IN the cryptic symbols Of chem
istry a hypothetical formula. which.
however, in actual experiment al
ways fails to live
The great error which lnvalidatos
all their calculations IS the omission
Of the essential factor God.
One modern philosopher Of giant
intellect has given ms a definition OF
life that we shall find at least sug-
gestivc Herbert Spencer in his
First Principles" declares that
life 'is the continuous adjustment
Of internal relations to external re-
laHons"
"A little thought viii serve TO
show how truly comprehensive rs
this defnitlon-ev more so than
The great philosopher himself real
izod
Upon its manifest significance.
when applied TO our physical Il'o.
we do not need TO dwell; Fl IS rather
our desire TO emphasize the light
it throws upon mans spiritual be-
ing.
The universal HUNGER Of tho hui
man soul for p greater power ex-
tcnral TO itself is. according to this
definition testimony TO the existence
NJ such p power
The fact that in on poriods NJ
mans history. and I'm all races on
our kind the individual has ever
sought some adjustment TO the I'm
visible and unknown. is. m the phil
oeophor's definition NJ lifo be accept
cd proof that thc invisible and un-
known holds something 20 which ad-
fuetwent is required
We may not now pursue the ar-
gument further To This gropinp
Instinct Of fho human heart. this
rpwa-1 look which diHercntiatos
man from Che brute creation. Tho
only satisfying answer is- God
FIX.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-30
AMENDMENT TO
CITY CHARTER.
CONSIDERABLY INTEREST rs
MANIFESTED HERE.

There Is now an amendment to
Charter OF Blueheld before the Leg
islature for the betterment OF con-
ditions in this city. We are informed
by many OF our best citizens that
they would like TO see the bill pass
ed We say, pass It IL It Will do tho
town good, for IL there is any city
in the country that needs reform it
Is blueHeld, and 1t may be that this
Is only tho entering wedge to great
or reforms. Some of the best and
most staunch republicans In the city
want the amendment passed and
they think unless a certain ring ia
allowed to rule IL Will become n
law With all due respect to those
who are nghting the change. we
want TO say that the better element
Oh our citizens are clamoring for
retrenchment in our city govern
mont and would be pleased to see
the charter amended as proposed.
Let tho good work proceed.