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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-12-06
Some Reflections on the Panic.

The financial depression that
has been annoying the business
world for the past few weeks, and
from which we are beginning to re-
cover already, will not have been
without its benefits. Among them
is the general overhauling and
house-cleaning in banking institu-
tons, with the probable cenvic-
tin of some few thieves in high
places. The scare the public re-
ceived is reflected in the activity OF
the bank examiners, and will
doubtless result in greater safe
guarding the stability OF these in
stitutions in the future.
We. are apt to glide along lines
OF least resistance, and do little
thinking when things are running
smoothly, but the abnormal condi-
tons of the past few weeks impel
deeper consideration of the weak
points in our monetary system, and
this is the first step toward its re-
form where such is needed.
Not least of the benefits is the
pause the panic will give to ex
travagance-a fault which per
meates the American people from
the wealthiest down.
We do not welcome hnancia
panics, bat when they are so brie
and unnecessary-as this one
and compel us to realize that there
is q limit to most things mundane
it is as we'll to discover the benefit:
likely to come in their train as thu
damage they do.
The causes assigned for thu
trouble are as various as is usua
at such times-depending ON tn
prophet and what end he wishes t,
attain. But the action of the Cham
Der OF Commerce of New York Cit,
at their banquet in drinking tn
Presidents health in silence, Will,
the toasts to the rulers of othe
countries was drunk to the &C
compartment of cheers, betrays
lack Of perspicacity-or honesty
not shared by the people of tn
country in general. There is al
opinion so general and so fxe'
that Wall Street is at the bottom
Of the trouble, that it would not b
An easy task to secure All unpre
JUDGED jury to try the inanciers {
that thoroughfare were they o
trial as the instigators.
1t would be we'll for Wall Stree
to remember that it is not particr
larly beloved throughout the cour
try--nor does it do all the voting
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-12-06
Here's Good Advice.

O. :. Woolever, one OF the best known
merchants of lie Raysville n. y, says:
"lf you are ever troubled with piles,
apply Buckleu's Arnica Salve. 1t cured
me of them for good 20 years ago."
Cures every sore, wound, burn or abra
sion. 25c. at j. w. Illusions drug
store
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-12-06

Wilson, with their little son Elmer
from Lancaster, y. n. All had a rar-
good time. and hope for many more.
These family reunions keep the heart
young and warm. The more Of them
the better for all.
saiiss Maggie Irwin of ST. Johnshury
is spending a few days with her sister
Mrs. Willie Shores.
Clearance wilkie OF ~. Johnshury ha
hired out for the winter TO j. l.. Wells.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-12-06

Next spring a convention is to meet
In Washington to discuss national waste
fuiness, having in view not merely the
extravaganza Of everyday life among
many Americans, SO much as the waste
Of so per cent of our forests by the most
outrageous attacks of the ak on grow.
ing trees. One of our Vermont lumber
men in speaking of numbering operation s
says that at least half the lumber that
might be turned to profitable use is
vested.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-12-06
LIBERATION NOTICE.

Zotice is hereby given that have this day
given my sons, William James Taylor and
Carl Adams Taylor, the remainder of their
time during their minority. Further shat
pay no debts of their CONTRACTING nor claim
any OF their wages from now On.
GEORGE &. TAYLOR.
Witncsses-WM. ]. a CARL A. TAYLoR.
Brighton, VT, November 7. 1907
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-12-06
LEXINGTON

Tom Blodgett has gone to Island
Pond to work for the winter.
Mande Holbrook began the winter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
News Of Beaman.
,ecial 10 Times-Repub1ican.

Special to TimeS-Repubucan.
Beaman, July 29.-Mike Healy, dep
uty United States marshal, came over
from Waterloo and arrested one Ed
MELVILLE, who is charged with dispens-
ing Intoxicating liquors. He will be
taken to Cedar Rapids and arraigned
in the federal court.
Some are inquiring what has become
of the new physician, Dr. Carmody,
who was to have been here two weeks
ago. .
Edwin McMarten who was operated
on for appendicitis in Chicago, three
weeks ago. arrived here last Thurs
day morning. His brother, who is a
specialist, and assisted in the opera
ton. came with him. and will spend his
vacation on his grandfather's farm,
who. by the way. was a brother in Ia W
of Elizabeth Cody Stanton.
Mrs. Frank Miller. who was men
toned in these columns few days
ago as having undergone a critical
operation for hernia, is doing very
nicely, and will be home in a few
days, we are glad to chronicle.
Quite a number of our young men
went to Marshalltown to see the ball
game Friday
Roy Hutchison and wife, the former
dispatcher for the c. G. w. at Chicago,
are visiting Mr.. Hutchison's parents
at this place.
The Lorkey Brothers has purchased
the dry goods store of Charles Ryan,
at Eldo9a, and have taken possession.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
FAILURE At LOGAN,
c. II. Coleman, Former Restaurant
Keeper, Is An Involuntary Bankrupt.

NCCR0Iy Is All involuntary odue.t NRss
Logan, July 2s-John A. Berry, of
Logan and Fremont Benjamin of
Council Bluffs, attorneys for eight of
the principal creditors, filed petition
in Involuntary bankruptcy with the
clerk of the United States district
court of southern Iowa at Council
Bluffs praying that Charles H. Cole
man, who formerly ran restaurant
and bakery at Logan, should be adj
judged an involuntary bankrupt. The
petition states that Coleman sold his
restaurant on July Is to H. A. Helm,
rival restaurant keeper. and it is al
legged that Coleman made the State
Savings Bank Of Logan preferred
creditor, the intention being to make
the wholesale houses lose their bills
and at the same time to hold the bank
secure. None Of the wholesalers We're
paid John A. Berry is attorney for the
following claims: Groneweg & Sch
oentgen company, s292.9o; Peregoy 4
Moore company, s1O364; Iowa Fruit &
Produce Company, s9s.05; McCord-
Brady company, s16.51; Waterloo
Creamery company sos; HarleHaas
Drug company, s66.97; George M.
Conway, $19.25; Stewart Brothers COM
pany, $9.15 Colems.n's restaurant in
voiced at about $500 and did large
business. He had been one Of the own
ers for year past, being in partner
ship known az Coleman & Dullaghan,
but w. F. Dullaghan retired some two
months ago.
The firm of Stern & Milliman, alb
Stra cters at Logan. was dissolved this
week by the filing Of bill of sale by
which ]. c. Milliman transfers his in
terest in the abstract books for the
sum of $500 to Amor Stern, who will
continue the business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
,ELoPE in A ROW BOAT.
Bride Of Only 10 Years Placed in Jail
Perjury of Witness,

Davenport, July 29.-Marched TO the
police station here by grim visaged
woman who held a revolver in her
right hand. Ray Hodge of Blooming
ton, ILL.,. and Delpha. Wood, his 13-year-
old bride of couple Of hours, were
turned over to the custody OF the
blue coated policemen and their elope-
ment romance had come to an inglor-
ious end.
Ray is 20 years old and has been
counting fame and fortune as theatrical
agent of the Wood Family Theater
company. of which Delpha was one
Of the stars.
They chose a. IN. Sunday as a safe
hour to elope. the company being at
Rapid City. Ill In frail skiff they en-
trusted themselves to the turbulent
current of the rapids stretching be-
tween that town and Davenport. and
it safely landed Them at Davenport
Sunday morning.
a witness being needed to swear
the girl was of age. George Wunder
of Davenport helped them out. Long
skirts We're bought for the girl and
Magistrate Roddw G tied the knot.
In the meantime Mrs. Lillian Wood.
the brides mother, had discovered the
e'opement and followed the couple
here.
Just as Hodge and his baby bride
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
DETECTIVE THlEL DEAD.
He Was the Man Who Trapped Frank
Novak, Murderer.


Special to Timas-Republ1can.
Des Moines, July 29.-Gustavus H.
Thiel. head of the Thiel Detective
Agency, of Chicago, who died a few
days ago at his home in that city.
directed the successful pursuit OF
Frank Novak, who was convicted OF
one of the most cold blooded murders
in Iowa's history. While Mr.. Thiel did
not personally take up the quest OF
Novaie.. who was finally captured at
Dawson Alaska, he directed the opera
tons Of several of his detectives, Ihiel
was brought into the case by the
Travellers Insurance company, which
was liable for $4,000 of the $4,000
loss unless the mystery was solved.
On the same day that Thiel died,
Novak, who is serving life sentence,
was transferred from the Anamosa
prison to Fort Madison, the latter place
being designated for the segregation OF
life termers. while Anamosa will be
converted into a reformatory.
February 8. 1897, fire destroyed No
walks store at walford, Benton coun-
ty village twelve miles from CEDAR
Rapids Iowa.. The charred remains OF
a man were found in the ruins. 1t was
supposed that it was Novak. especially
as some gold plate work which Novak
had Cedar Rapids dentist do for him
short time previous and brass
Identification check which Novak had
worn, were found near it.
But it soon developed that Ed Muir
ray, a prominent young farmer, who
had been seen with Novak the night
prior to the fire had also disappeared.
Then the scoroners inquest revealed
that the body cremated in the fire was
not that of Novak.
According to evidence given at the
trial of Novak later, it seems that No
yak had killed Murray and planned to
substitute his body for his own. allow
his family to collect the big life in
surance while he lived on money he
took with him. Novak had been
dashing young man, built up big
trade and had practically unlimited
credit. 1t was shown later that he had
lost heavily at gambling, which prob
ably explained what became of part
of the large sum he was supposed to
have accumulated from his business
and by floating loans.
When Novak was caught he was
playing violin in a dance hall at
Dawson, Alaska. He has made appli-
cation for pardon several times but
none of them have received much at
tention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
State Superintendent Riggs Says
He's Not Responsible For
Delayed Papers
TO CARRY THE MATTER UP
Superintendent Will File Complaint
With Officers of Express Companies
Southern Counties of State Hit by
DeIay-Risss Issues Statement on
" the Situation.
,necial. to Times-R,publican.

Special to Times Republican.
'Des Moines, July 29.-The teachers
in nearly every county in the state are
being put to all sorts of vexations ana
inconyeniences because either the state
superintendent office in Des Moines
or someone outside of it has terribly
blundered. State Superintendent
Riggs seems to be chatting under the
criticisms which are being heard in al!
parts of the state and he has issued a
statement saying that he is not re-
sponsible for delay in sending out the
questions for the examination papers,
but that the express company rs to
blame.
The more the new education law is
tried the more unsa tisfactory it seems
to be, from the standpoint of those
who are opposed to it, and it is prob
able that at the next legislature efforts
will be made either to radically amend
it or repeal it altogether. Mr.. Riggs
seeks to shift the blame off his own
shoulders:
To hold the office of the superinten-
dent responsible for the delay in send
ing out questions for the July examln-
alton is utterly unfair" said State Su-
perintendent Riggs yesterday. 1t is
true that these questions failed To get
to several of the counties on time.
Tese county seats were the one
which the Adams Express Company
served. But the express company and
not the state department was respon-
sible for the delay.
In circular sent out from this de-
partment July Is it was stated that the
questions would be sent from the cap
itol to the county snperintendents July
20. On that day, which was last Sat
urday, every bundle had left this office.
Receipts from the express company
for the bundles are now in my posses
sion and can be inspected if it is de-
sirable.
Il learned that the county superin-
tendents in some of the southern Iowa
counties had failed to receive their
questions in the proper time. Two or
three days ought 10 be sufficient to
handle these bundles. The express
office was called UP from this
office on Tuesday, and it was found
that the company had left some Of the
bundles piled up in its office and had
not sent them out. Promises were
made to hasten the delivery.
If there was delay, therefore, 1t was
due to the express company and not TO
this department. We shall take up the
matter with the headquarters at once
to fix the exact responsibility"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
News Of Victor.
Special to Times-Republican.
Victor. July 29-Miss Matte 'rrac,

Special to Times Republican.
Victor, July 29.-Miss Matte Tracey,
of Chicago, Ill, is visiting at the home
Of j. C. Gridley
Mrs. H. S. Lowrey, of GrinneN, spent
L a, few days in town last week.
Miss Francis Gass. of Des Moines,
is visiting Miss Carrie Hart.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wallick and Miss
Bertha Wallick visited relatives in
Grinnell, Thursday.
The Misses Emma and May Dolmage
of Chicago. are visiting their brother,
Alan Dolmage.
DR.. j. M. Dunlap and wife have
returned home, after spent two weeks
in Perry, Des Moines and Colfax. 4
Miss Leona Marvin. of Oxford, Wis
tied Friday and Saturday with Mrs. e.
L. Border.
Jack Dunlap, of Perry, Is visiting his
parents.
Miss Mary Schwartz. of Valley
Junction. is visiting her cousin, Miss
Besse Howard.
The Misses Flora Dolmage, Florence
Kerr. Charlotte Sheldon and Ruby
Garnett, who have been attending
summer school at Cedar Falls, re-
turned home Saturday.
Walter McArtor returned Saturday
to Clinton, to resume his work as
pharmacist
Mrs. Virginia Garnett returned Fri
day from Grinnell, where she has been
spending the past few weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Clyde Graham.
Cards are out announcing the mars
rage of Miss india Campbell to Mr..
Claxton William Lacy, of Des Moines,
on Thursday, August l.
Mrs. N. A. McAuley and daughter
Nettie. Of whitton. are visiting Mrs.
McAuley's sister. Mrs. E. f. Simpson.
Miss Kathrine Mcdonald. of Greene,
is visiting her friend, Miss Mary
WhitMorth
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
The GoIdfieId News.
Wheeler
Special to Times-Republican.


Goldfield, July pa. +. Wheeler
and family are entertaining relatives
from California, who are en- route to
their home from a trip thru the east.
Mrs. McClard, mother of George S.
Wallace, returned to her home in Des
Moines Saturday, after having spent
a week with the family of her son.
Mrs. Nash, sister of George S.
Wallace, from Minneapolis, has been
spending week with him.
Mrs. Ralph ,sollitt and two young
sons are the guests of relatives and
friends in Chicago, their former
home.
Mrs. Faucet, a sister of T. L.
Knight. has moved into Mrs. DeNoy-
ellis building on Main street, and will
do dressmaking.
Mrs. Fred Nelson and daughter
Augusta Hanson, are at Coopertown,
N. D., where Mrs. Nelson will remain
a few weeks with her son. John. Miss
Augusta may remain for longer time.
Mrs. C. +. Nelson and little daughter
arrived last week from Canada for an
extended visit with relatives at this
place and at Eagle Grove.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walt Beach, July 21.
Mrs. G. A. Hawkins. of st. James,
Mimi, and Bert Gould, of ST. Louis,
Mo, are here, being called home by the
illness of their mother, Mrs. E. E..
Gould.
A son of Martin Olson, living west
of Goldfield. was badly hurt by being
kicked in the face by a colt last week.
His nose was broken and his face bad
ly cut.
Rev and Mrs. Ritchie from swea
City, We're over Sunday guests with
Rev. and Mrs. W. u. Allen
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. McCracken en-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
Guilt or Innocence of Wrecking
Rock Island Train Will
Decide Suit
WITNESS NOW SERVING TIME
Dispositions in Big Damage Suit, Filed
at Council BIuffs-L. A. Weber, Mail
Agent Who Was Injured, is Suing for
$4,000 DamaseS-case Set for Sep
TENDER Term.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, July 29.-Upon the
guilt or innocence of Erich Won Kutzle-
ben, now serving time on conviction
of having caused the wreck of a Rock
Island passenger train near Home
stead, in which l.. A. Weber, mail
agent, was injured, rests the liability
of the railway company for damages,
suit having been brought by Weber
in federal court here, for $4,000
Dispositions in the case taken by
Carroll Wright, representing the rail-
way company, and Popham & Hav-
ner, for the plaintiff, were filed today,
the deponent being Kutzleben, the gist
of whose affidavit being his name,
age and place of residence, which he
gave as follows: age q years, place
Of residence, Eisnach, Germany.
Acting on the advice of his attorney
Kutzleben gave evasive answers, or
did not answer at all, questions peril
nent to the case, refusing generally
after each question was put, to re-
ply Among the more important ques-
tons propounded to him We're:
Did you pulle the spikes that
wrecked the Rock Island train near
Homestead 2"
Did you not throw the bar with,
which the work was done, into the
river"
Did you not take the crowbar from
the tool house of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad at Am
ana?"
The specific charge upon which Kut-
zleben was convicted was the murder
of A. c. Hotchkiss, engineer. of the
wrecked train, who was killed in the
wreck.
Weber, the plaintiff In this case,
brought suit here. The allegation is
that the wreck was caused by poor
roadway and not by kutzleben. who
will be the power behind the defense.
The case will be heard at the Sep
TENDER term.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
LETTERS TRAVEL THIRTY YEARS
Batch Found in Mexican Postoffiee
Finally Delivered.

Washington, July 29.-Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General DeGraw is
congratulating himself on the success
of the dead letter office in findlng
claimants for number of letters re-
Gently returned from Mexico, where
they had been held for more thar thlr-
ty years.
There were thirty seven of these let
tiers, and Mr.. De(1raw says that good
percentage Of them have been placed
in the hands of people to whom they
rightfully belong This does not mean
the addresses, by any means. as the
greater part of the letters went to the
descendants Of people to whom they
We're addressed.
One letter addressed to a man VINO
is at present a resident of Stanley,
Wis, has the most interesting history
and Travelled the most miles of them
all Mr. DeGraw won't give the mans
name. but he vouches for the facts.
The letter was mailed at I4avirk. Nor
way Nov. IS, 1875. 1t was addressed
to a sailor at Minotitlan. Mexico, where
he had gone when a boy of 10 years
When the letter reached Mexico the
addressee had gone to South America
whence he later returned to Norway
without having received the commun-
ication.
Twenty five years ago he came to
the United States and settled, ard has
since reared family. During all these
years the letter had remained in the
Mexican postoffce, and when it was
turned in to the dead letter office 1T
was sent to the place of origin In Nor
way and from there back to this coun-
try. Finally it was delivered to the
addressee at Stanley, Wis, where he
is a prosperous citizen.
One letter which contained certif1-
cate of deposit was delivered to lady
in Baltimore, Md, the granddaughter
of the writer. Two letters addressed IN
1875 to a former sea captain by his
wife and mother, both of whom have
since died, were delivered to the cap
tain in Connecticut. a lady in Algiers.
La was another recipient of one OF
these reminders of bygone days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
News From Buckeye.

Special to Times-Republican.
Buckeye, July 29.-Buckeye now
possesses two automobiles. H. Wier-
enge and Max Gherke bought double
seated one at Des Moines, and Ed,
Kahrs sent east for a single seated
one.
Luke Manning and Miss Nellie Lew
ison. of Hubbard, were visitors at M.
S. Beach's last Sunday.
DR.. Walker and wife, OF Mullens,
Neb., visited his sister. DR.. Trim
BILE, several days last week, returning
home Saturday.
A man from Des Moines, who is
working on the section with A. D.
White. moved his family here last
week.
Bud Neiss, a farmer living about six
miles southeast of Buckeye, unloaded
a new thresfiing outfit here last week.
Leonard Sharp telegraph operator
here for the D. NJ, /. f. & N. r. r.,
expects to soon move to Detroit.
Miss Hilda Hilker. of Hubbard, Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Light
field, this week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. William An
ders, Sunday, July q, a ten-pound
son.
DIR. c. S. Trimble attended the med
ical association at Alden last week
Mrs George Bailey and niece, Ada
Hendrickson visited the formers
brother, B. L. Nutting, at 'Shipley last
week.
Lester, the second son of Gus Lift
schwager got his right hand into a
hay fork pulley, and smashed it so
badly that the doctor had to amputate
one finger
Thursday night Mrs. George Bailey
was taken very i'll and DR.. Norton of
Ioaw Falls, was called in consultation
with their home physician. DR.. Trim
ole, and Friday evening they operated
on her for appendicitis. She stood the
operation very well and is getting
along remarkably well, and great hopes
are entertained for her recovery
W. A. Neuenfeldt is now buying
stock at Buckeye for William Schmed-
ika & Co.
Wednesday, July "a, at Eldora, oc-
CURED the marriage of our bank CASH
Ter, Henry j. Bruins. and Miss Luella
Kinney, both of Buckeye.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29

were getting into their skiff for their
getaway after the ceremony she APP
peared on the shore.
The young man gave the boat a
push and grabbed the oars, and Mrs.
Wood pulled the gun. and blazed
away. No one was killed, but the
runaways surrendered and came to
shore after the first shot Mrs. Wood
marched them to the police station.
She took the girl home. Hodge said
in Jail and Wunder was arrested for
perjury.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29


tertained a company of young people
very pleasantly at their home Thurs
day evening, in honor of their guest
Winnfred Reaney. from Paullina.
Rev. and Mrs. C. Artman returned
Saturday from ten days visit ar Van
Horne and Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. Peter AXon and baby are at
Traer this week, attending the we'd
ding OF a relative.
w. H Ketling, formerly of this place
has lately purchased an interest in the
cement tile factory at Ceylon, mimi,
from Riley Bros.
Mrs. c. NJ Worley and daughter, are
spending some time with relatives at
Humboldt.
Harry Moore is receiving a visit
from a sister, who resides at Freeport,