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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-15
La viirpe|a en- Ia Jurisdiction De Csyey
(DE NUESfRO CoRRESpONSAL)

Nuestro Cayey, es 10 que verdade-
ramente debe ser llamado lin pueblo
desdichado. Son los culpa ables de es-
te decadente estado, no tan solo NIL
chos de los habitantes que en- su Sc
no vegetan y que con los actos incui-
tos que cada momento ofrecen, 10
colocan un nivel ms bajo que ell
ocupado por los moradores del Con-
go, 81 que tambien, Ia in6nidad de
Intermediates que De continue sc
desarrollan, inmolando con su COR
tante segur, seres ejemplares unos,
y malignos otros, que debieran per-
dhrar; los primeros, para estfmulo de
las generaclones venideras, y los Sc
gundos, para verguenza y oprobio de
la humanidad presente.
No cinco meses ha, fuimos vista
dos por hebres tifoideas, arrebatando
inhnidad de seres queridos para sus
famlliares, sepultandolos en- las den-
sas penum bras del no ser.
Es de suponer, que Ell estado POGO
profllactico del pueblo y la falta de
gente habil para com hatirla, di6 mar
gen 10 que arriba dejamos transcri-
to y que tantas lagrimas costara.
hoy nos amenaza Ia viruela.
Pero las autoridades locales apoya-
das por la mas alta representation
del pueblo americana en- esta isla v
Ell digno superintendent de SAM
dad doctor Vazquez, daranle una ba-
tida, para que no illesue a propagar-
Sc, instalando ,un ct.artelillo cuaren-
tenarlO.
Aver, prox imamente { las cinco de
la tarde, ell incansable luchador por
la piblica salud, juez Ginorio, reel
bio IN telegrama del doctor Vazquez
que sinteticamente decia asi. PRO
cure camas, sabanas, fundas y demas
utensilios para un hospital, en- item
das de esa envfeme precio,y calidad
etc. No bien hubo regresado Mr.. Gil
norio de Guayama donde fuera 4 I'm
juiclo, lie fue mostrado el telegrama
y no ceso hasta que no envi6 en- el
correo de aquella misma noche, 10
que lie solicitaran.
Creese con este motive, que no pa
sara una semana, sin que los virulen-
tos tengan I'm albergue, donde seran
atendldos y cuidados conveniente-
mente.
Vendran doctoreS practicantes y
policias para atender 4 los enfermos
los primeros, y la policia para no per
mitir entrada nj salida 4 los reclusos
nj al que asi 10 solicitara.
Son muchos los casos que Sc vienen
reglstrando tantO en 81 campo como
en- el pueblo.
Es de esperarse cue cortando
tempo ese NAL, 6 N ejor dicho, ais
landolo como sc desca, cvidentemen-
tc.se salvara este pueblo de esa playa
que intenta destruir la pa4 moral dc
sus pacificos habitantes
Seguiremos al tanto, dc cuanto aquf
suceda, para informar los lectores
de este dario.
Virgilio Meana Colon.
Cayey I3 de Julio de oo7.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-15
Numero 141

tornos Sc podrian ocasionar ahora
causa de la perdida de testimonies
por fallecimiento, etc., en- el cuarto de
slglo que ha transcurrido, 81 Sc deere
tara una contestaci6n. Los deman-
dados no dan excusas de ninguna cla-
sc y mucho menos una raz6n suficien.
te para su accion. Por 10 tanto sc
sostiene la exception perentoria Sc
declara sin l1ugar la demanda con las
costas y asi sc ordena.
(Firmado) B. S. RODEY.
ICEZ.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-15

Novedad es una gran cosa en- polf-
tica y los metodos del Qobernador de
Nueva York, Mr.. Hughes, son entera-
mente nuevos.
Mr.. Bryan dice quesHughes es el
dnico politico del dia que le ha "cau-
sado una impression mas que >favora-
BILE" y yo afiado que Hughes ser{a el
dnico hombre que acabarfa con los
nif1os min ados del Senado y arregla-
ria cosas de tai manera que serfa diff
Gil conocerlas q simple vista, un
hom bre como este es sin duda ell que
nos convene para que las necesidades
de que Sc lamenta Puerto Rico sean
atendidas con prontitudy )usticia. Un
puente fabricado por Hughes seria
una obra practica -.
MarIo de Paul.
N. Y. Junio de 1907
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-15
4 los SusCriptores J A6entes

Para 10 buena marcha3 de esta Admins
1raci6n, no admitimos Atlas de suscripto-
res & este diario sino desde ell 10 de cada
mes. Las BAJAs Sc avisaran los dfas 80 &
81; sdvierti6ndose que las que Sc dieren con
posterioridad no sc tomaran en- cuenta nj
surtiran efecto en- Ia contabilidad hasta 81
afa dltimo del mes siguiente al en- que q
sOliciten.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-15
Neoyorquinas
POLITICA AL Ola

La construction de un puente es
una obra digna de admirarse porque
representa- el avance del progreso.
De su buena construction puede de-
pender ell futuro de IN pueblo 81 este
sirve como un medic para el dessrro-
llo de su comercio y agriculture.
81 ell ingeniero que 10 construye des.
cuida por un momento los cimientos
que han de sostener en- los elementos la
mole de hierro y cemento, va deja de
ser una avenida de salvaci6n y pasa al
mont6n como in1til.
Lo que signi6ca en- simple lenguaje
Que el hombre que descuida detalles i'm
-portantes construye una obra sin CO..
nocer el fin que Sc propone conseg1ir
es incapaz y desde luego que debe bus.
car otro trabajo que Sc amolde mas a
su temperamento.
Muchos de los politicos, americanos
oue hoy Sc encuentran en- Ia arena dis.
puestos a IL lucha por la tajada presi-
deucial, Sc me parecen tantos de esos
ingenieros que construyen puentes la
lijera, (tan debiles que no son de uso
alguno 4 la humanidsd) y que sirven
de estorbo aquellos que pudieran re-
construir s6lidamente y hacer de 10
indtil que yace en- ell mont6n una
obra grande y fuerte.
Aver Parker y Hearst;-el primero
IN polftico de convenience y hecho
para Ia ocssi6n, que atacaba nj Trust
nj que hoy sirve; el segundo un SOFIA
dor que sabe como hacer promesas
que dudo 81 podria llevar la practca.
Ambos han sido borrados de las pagi-
mas del libro de aspir antes. Sus tacti.
cas- han sido su verdugo.
Hoy Tasft, fairbanks y quiza 81 Fo-
raker. El primero hombre de ITALIA
como va ustedes 10 han visto (me re-
iero su "talle")-pero que Sc hs le-
vantado tan rapidamente que duda
mos-el pueblo duda-si su subida
obedece 6 es debido sus dotes al
<.dote" de sus amigos que 10 empujan
-hacia arriba. Ell segundo, Fairbanks
Is sin consecuencia, desconocido por
las masas-que son las que hacen Pre-.
sidentes-su nombre no causa grandes
regocijos cuando alghn admirador lo
pregona como un buen "futuro". E.
tercero Foraker-que resultarfa una
pildora amarga para Puerto Rico
puede decirse ha abandonado ell campo
presidential por ell de la senadurfa.
-Eliminando Foraker nos quedan:
Tai y Fairbanks Fairbanks anido
con Taf forman ell interesante cua-
dro de "Yo vendf al fado" y "Yo
vendf al contado. ....." y como quie-
ra que los extrenos-en polftica-nun.
ca resultan, no dudo que estas hor q.
alguien haya mirado hacia Nueva
York encontrado en- Albany la pro-
pia proportion equitativa en- la per-
soma de Mr.. Hughes.
No cabe dudaIy la simple vista
Sc vE-que Mr.. Hughes esta conside-
rando su carrera polftica, pero sea de-
bido timidez 6 4 que es uno de osos
-i1iplomaticos tan profundos como el
mar que Sc reservan hasta el dlti-
mo momento, El no ha dado conocer
sns intencioncs la opinion acerca de
d campafia pr6xima.
America ha producido intelectos GU
aerna1fsentales de todos calibres, pero
rr.-l.c - ~ nnovn finn 1ifirf1 h
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-15

comprender y que cada afa gobierna
mejor.
Hughes es Ell 6nice hom bro que
hasta hoy ha cumplido con la palabra
empefada con el pueblo de gobernar
para y por 81 y 81 que ia roto el pre-.
cedente de quedarse callado en- Ia de-
rrota. Hughes cuando fue vencido en-
ell Senado ha expuesto+ su case al pue
bio y ha vencido con lasayuda de est e
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-15
Para hoy sAbado

Programa de las pleas que tocara
la banda de niflos en- los jardines del
Institute las de la tarde.
I.-"El Doctor Gonzalez, - Peso do
Bile Polka Vifiolo.
e.. lei Criollito, Two Step les
treno) Vifiolo.
3.-"El Director General" Walls de
Salon Vinolo.
a. Miscrere de Ia opera del "Tro-
vador' Verdi.
s.. Melodia, "Canto de Amor"
IN. NJ
O. Mazurka de salon Magdalena"
Milpagcs-
p Danza, Ia Mel .ncolfa' por
TavarcS,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
The GrinnelI News.

Special to Times-Republican.
Grinnell, March 1.-THE Grinnell Au-
tomobile club held its regular meeting
at the garage, Tuesday night.
The Poweshiek County Medical So
ciety held their bi-monthly meeting in
the parlors Of the New Monroe Tues
day night. All of the Grinnell physi-
clans were present but Dr. Clark. DR..
Vest of Montezuma, and DR.. Busby, of
Brooklyn, attended from out of town.
The nurses were present by invitation,
and Miss Anna Saunders read a paper
on ."The Relation Between Physicians
and Nurses: "Dr. Hedges read paper
on 1.-The Treatment Of Diseases in the
Army During the Civil War" DR.
somers is president, and DR.. Lewis is
secretary of the association.
A week ago next Saturday is to be
held the final basket ball game of the
season, between the Cedar Rapids and
Grinnell high schools, at the gymna-
SUM in Grinnell. If the Grinnell team
wins, they will be the state champions
It is said the chances for honors are
about even, as Cedar Rapids and Grin
nell have both whipped Waterloo
which is the next competing team for
state l1onors.
William Grashorn, of Reinbeck, spent
the day in Grinnell yesterday visiting
friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
ygtres RenstIicy anua, 51arrh 1907

technicality Of other insurance Of 5000,
with the Retail Merchants Mutual OF
the same city, which had not been re-
ported.
]. u. Adams moved his family here
from Morris last week, and has taken
possession of the Stephen Stone place
north of this city, which he will farm
this summer.
Arthur Polk moved here from Du-
mont, onto the Joseph Musser farm
north of town, formerly tenanted by
Guy Roger.
H. c. Wiegman is visiting his daugh-
ter at Wellsburg, this week.
Trimble Truck moved onto the A. j.
Roberts farm, east Of this place, and
has quit the dray. His brother Fred
will have charge Of the dray business
at this place.
w. w. Markell came up from Cedar
Falls Saturday and spent few days
with his parents here from his school
duties at the normal.
Noble Frick came down from Hamp-
ton the first Of the week, and spent a
few days in this city visiting with rel
atives Mr.. Frick is soliciting beet
contracts for the Iowa Sugar company,
OF waverly, for beet acreage.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McNelis arrived
here from Clarion last Sunday. where
they were married last week. Mn Nc
Nelis Is highly esteemed young man
from this place and all wish for this
young couple many happy years of
married life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07

that the latter has come to regard
himself as something of confidential
adviser to the divine.
Early one Sunday morning the pastor
awpke feeling decidedly i'll. After 9
futile attempt at breakfast, he sum
moned his old faithful servitor, say
ing:
Julian, want you to go to my as
sistant, Mr.. Blank, and tell him that,
as am unwell, he will officiate for me
in this mornings service
AT this Julian demurred, and, after
some argument. persuaded his master
that he would feel better II he officiated
as usual. This the latter did, and, as
predicted by the, darby, he did return
home feeling much better.
"You'se better, subj" asked the serv-
ant, meeting his pastor at the door.
Very much better, thank you, JUL
IAN"
The darky grinned. What did :
tell you, sub? knowed you would DO
all right just as soon as you get that
sermon outer your SYSTEM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
PeIIa Rejects Municipal owner.hop.

Pella. March THE proposition to
issue $4,000 bonds to establish a mu-
nicipal light plant and to extend the
water works system to the river, and
which was submitted to the people
Tuesday, was defeated by seven votes.
The interest was quite intense. A
large number Of ladies awaited them
selves of the privilege of voting. 1t
is thought that another election will
be called as soon as can be. and the
question be resubmitted. Under the
present system the lights are extreme
ly poor, and the water cannot be used
for commercial purposes owing to the
presence Of large quantities Of min
erals.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
Grundy Center Changes.
, Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
IGrundy Center. March Our corr
munity was Considerably surprise
this morning to learn that a deal had
been closed whereby George B. Elliott
and c. e. Thomas became the owners
of the grocery stock and business of
Derby & White. Mr.. Derby has been
In business here for years. About q
year ago ex-County Treasurer John
White bought an interest in the BUSH
ness. Mr.. Elliott has been our county
clerk for the past six years, and Mr..
Thomas has been county auditor for
the same length Of time. They are
we'll and favorably known and good
trade is assured to them. 1t Is not
known what either Mr.. Derby or Mr.
White will do.
August Meier has just closed deal
in which Fred Graves buys half in
terest in his agricultural implement
business. Mr.. Meier has been in BUSH
ness for about six years, is a young
German, and has made q success Of
his business. Mr.. Graves moves in
from the farm to take an interest in
this business.
Our school people especially, and
our whole town in general, are much
elated over the success Of our repre-
sentative, Gwen Frost, at the district
declamatory contest held last week at
Forest City. She is preparing in hopes
of also winning at the state declama-
tory contest which will be held next
week at Centerville.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
OBJECT TO DRAINAGE
Number Of Dickinson County Land
Owners Make the Supervisory Task
Of Retaining Low Lands q Diff
ticuIt one - Work Progresses, How.

Special to Times Republican.
Terrill. March THE supervisors
Of this county (Dickinson) are maxi
ing a strenuous effort to drain our low
lands for us. but 1t seems that there
Is the usual amount OF kickers living
in or owning lands that naturally come
into the drainage districts, and some
of these people are up in arms against
this improvement, and in some In
stances are endeavoring to enjoin the
county from putting the ditch thru
their land, but majority OF the resi-
dent freeholders that are affected by
these drainage bitches are upholding
the action of the supervisors, and the
good work is going on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
sRIsTow BUSINESS CHANGE.
Cedar Falls Man Buys Hardware Stock
Insurance Settlement Made.

Special to T1meS-RepuDucan.
Bristow, March 7.-G. w. Miller, for
merly of Cedar Falls, has purchased
the II. & f. II. Gage stock of hardware
and took charge of the same last week.
Santee Brothers, of Cedar Falls, con-
sunlmated the deal, and assisted. in the
inventory and making the change, to-
gether with Mr.. H. A. Foote, of this
city. Mr.. F. H. Gage. who has active
charge of the business will move his
family to Mason City in the near fu
ture, where he will go to look after his
fathers estate, H. Gage. the elder mem
Der of the firm above, of which he was
a partner.
w. E. Beylan finally made settle
ment with the State Insurance COM
pany of Des Moines. on basis of 10
cents on the dollar, on his policy of ST.
600. He suffered total loss by fire
last October He had to threaten to
sue them. and had the matter we'll be-
fore the court when their adjuster
made an offer to Mr.. Boylan's attorney,
C. G. Burling, of Clarksville. who eff
fected settlem ent finally on the above
basis. rather than to go into court
This loss was disputed on the small
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
IOWA PIONEER DEAD

"Grandma" Church, Who Died at Her
Daughters Homo in Belmond, Set
tied ia Hancock County Near Pres.
ssnt Site Of Goodell, Then Seventy.
Five Mites From a Postoiffce and
Trading Point.
Special to Times Republican.
Rowan, March 7.-Celesta Smith,
who was born in Vermont, october 80.
1914, died at Rowan March 8. 1907, aged
SS3 years. In 1893 she was married to
Charles Church, and to this union
eleven children We're born, four OF
whom died in infancy, two later and
five survive. their mother, namely:
Charles Church, Of iGoodell; Mrs. AaD,
Hams, of Rowan; Cyrus Church, of
Belmond; Caryl Church. OF California:
and H. N. Church, of Klemme. In 1858
the family migrated to Iowa, settling
in Hancock county at place known as
Upper Grove and later as Amsterdam,
situated just north of the present site
of Goodell. This was a long while
ago. so long ago that their nearest
.postoffice and trading joint was over
the prairie seventy-five miles to the
southeast, at Cedar Falls. In 1888 Mr..
Church died, since which time Mrs.
Church has made her home with her
daughter, Mrs. A. D. Hams, of this
place. She was buried beside her hus-
band at Goodell, and thus another rich
in the incidents OF pioneer years, has
passed to her reward.
L. w. Stevenson, Heit Penning and
John Brinkman are in Texas on a land
prospecting trip, this week.
Rev. s. A. Martin, for number of
years pastor Of the Congregational
church of this place, is now located at
Doniphan, Neb.
Edwin Ballou and Mr. Mitchell have
been quite sick the past week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
Use Nitro-Glycerine on the Safe
and Secure Several Thousand
Dollars in Cash
POSSE IS in HOT PURSUIT
Robbers Steal Horse and Buggy and
Start Across country-s5oo Dropped
on Way Recovered = Explosion
Wrecks Interior Of tho Bank-citi-
zen. Hope to Effect Capture.

Special to Times-Republican.
Waterloo. March 7.-Robbers dyna-
mited the safe Of the Farmers Saw
ings Bank at Masonville, q small town
east Of here, in Delaware county, Sc
cured several thousand dollars in cash
and are being pursued by posse OF
citizens. who expect to effect their
capture before night The robbers, two
in number, are armed and disposed to
shoot, and trouble is anticipated when
the citizens overtake them.
The interior Of the bank was almost
completely wrecked by the force OF
the explosion. The bank was entered
between 2:30 and 3 O'clock this NOR
ming, the robbers prying the door open
with a crow-bar. The safe was then
blown to pieces with nitro-glycerine.
an overcharge being used, as the bank
counter and fixtures were badly
shattered and all the windows of the
building were blown out. The robbers
secured all the cash in the bank, ex-
cept $50 in small change. The exact
amount Is not known, as the bank Of
ficials had not counted the receipts and
disbursements OF the days business.
Citizens were awakened by the noise
OF the explosion and several were soon
on the scene. They saw the robbers
as they were running from the scene,
and while several of the citizens had
armed themselves, they refrained from
shooting, for some reason. The night
agent at the Illinois Central depot,
attempted to follow the men as they
passed the building, but two shots from
revolver caused him to desist.
The thieves started northeast from
town, and about mile aud one-half
out they stopped at a farm house and
stole horse and buggy. The roads
We're bad, however. and later the
the men proceeded on horseback. At
one place, where the men crawled
thru barb wire fence, $500 in bills
was found, and at various points along
the route bills were recovered where
they had been jolted from the bullying
pockets of the bandits.
A light snow had fallen and 1t was
an easy matter to follow the trail of
the robbers. Rural telephones were
used to alarm the farmers. and a large
posse of citizens are on the track of
the men.
The Masonville bank was capitalized
at 100000 and as it did good business
it is supposed that the robbers Sc
cured from $4,000 to $1,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
VICTIM OF HUNTING ACCIDENT.
South Dakota Boy Critically III in
Sioux City Hospital.

Sioux City, March WESLEY Nc
Cafferty, a l2-year- boy, of Lake
Andes, s. D., lies critically i'll at st.
Joseph's hospital as the result Of bull
let in his left knee, caused by the ac-
cidental discharge Of a revolver while
the lad was shooting at a crow in the
country four miles from Lake Andes.
Wesley had fired at the crow and
missed, and the revolver was accident
ally discharged while he was trying
to unload the chamber. The bullet
passed thru the knee joint, lodging in
the bone below. Infection set in, and
the boy was brought to Sioux City and
placed in the care Of a Sioux City sur
geon, who cleaned out the wound
Blood poisoning is feared, and 1t
will be several days before the boy
can be considered out of danger. The
chances are for his recovery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
Family Of Six at Cedar Falls
Have Narrow Escape From
Death
FEARED THAT TWO WILL DIE
Escaping Gas From Hard Coal Stove
Makes Six Seriously lII-All Found
nconscious-victims Are Mrs. Mary
A''ins and Five chi'drsn-9ther
News.
ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Waterloo, March Mrs Mary AL
ling and five children, members of a
we'll known family at Cedar Falls, were
almots suffocated by coal gas during
last night. All were unconscious when
discovered this morning and 1t was only
thru prompt and vigorous efforts that
any OF them were revived. Mrs. AL
ling and her daughter are still uncon-
scious and it is believed they will die.
The gas escaped from a hard coal
heater and entered the sleeping rooms
Of the family.