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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04
"1nat man 1nomp.on. been murdered.

THAT man IhOnlpsO1pS been muTdeTed.' -
that amt my line" And, indeed, It
wasn't, for Jimmy the Dude had
gained his reputation as an expert
manipulation Of combination locks.
The detective had listened with a
satisfied smile.
Higgins" he said, this Is the fell
low who brought Thompson home,
amt it?"
Yes. SIR" responded the janitor In
articulately.
"This," observed Jimmy, with fine
indignation, lis what man gets for
doing good action. found that cove
over at Magraw's just spoilln' for
trouble, aud took him in tow and
brought him home. Now you say put
him out! I'd better have kept my hands
off,
Jimmy threw up his hands with a
fine gesture of despair.
"Oh, you've got 1t all fixed" he cried.
s'You'll railroad me to the chair II you
can. l suppose you've got somebody
that'll swear they saw me do it?"
"Yes." agreed Simmonds quietly,
1--WE have. I'll have you identified to-
morrow by the woman who saw you
kill Thompson"
Jimmy's face was growing flushed.
His temper was getting the better Of
him, which, perhaps, was Just what
Simmonds wanted.
"Magraw got share of that last
deal, didn't he?'' he continued imper-
turbably. Naturally he's grateful.
But you ought to have waited little,
Jimmy, you really ought. When waa
1t you got back?"
Yesterday" answered Jimmy sui
lenly. He evidently realized the danger
Of losing his temper and managed ia
control himself
"And after an absence Of two years.
Come, Jimmy" pursued simmonds per.
suasively, "what did you do 1t fort"
Jimmy relieved his feelings by some
vigorous swearing.
Say, you might tell me her name.
I'd like to know who this posy is that
says did 1t. While she was about It,
don't see why she didn't give you my
address"
II don't think she has the honor Of
your acquaintance, Jimmy. You see
she doesn't move in just your circle.
warn you her word will count more
with jury than yours and Magraw'a
together"
"Well. who Is she?" repeated Jimmy
impatiently.
.shs's Miss Croydon, sister-in-law Of
Dickie Delroy."
The prisoners mouth fell open, bis
color changed.
"What?' he gasped. "What?"
Then his jaws snapped shut.
"Well," inquired Eimmonds. what
we you got to sayi"
"Nothin'," answered Jimmy sullenly
sNot single word. Lock me up, II
you're goin' to-"
CTo be Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04
The Same Advice.

"Do you give your son good advicer
said the solicitous friend.
eyes," answered the somewhat sar.
donic person. II give him the same
good advice that my father gave me
and that my grandfather doubtless
gave him. II we keep passing that
advice along from generation to gen
GRAFTON perhaps we shall eventually
ind somebody who will take IT,
Rashiastq staz
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04
Democrat. Plurality Increased.

Davenport, Jan. 4.-The canvass Of
votes for county supervisor yesterday,
in the contest commenced by Charles
Scheck, republican, VS.. Julius Sander,
democrat, ended after nearly two
weeks of counting votes The recount
increased Sanders plurality from 9 to
q, and contests against other demo-
Gratis reported elected by pluralities Of
100 to 200 have all been dismissed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04
Singing EvanseIists at Nevada.

Special to T1Mes-Kepubl1can.
Nevada, Jan. 4.-The evanselistic
meetings in session at the Central
Presbyterian church, under the direc4
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Hayes Willis,
OF Winona, Mimi, are creating great
deal of interest and are drawing, large
crowds. Mr.. Willis is an excellent
talker, and it is expected that the
meetings, which will continue foa. three
weeks, will result in a great oeal OF
good. Mr. and Mrs. Willis are known
over Minnesota, Iowa and the Dako-
tas as the singing evangelists." Mrs.
Willis has a beautiful contralto voice,
while her husband assists her in duets
and in chorus work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04
A Novel Report.

The superintendent Of streets in
Cleveland recently summoned to his
presence an Irish officer, to whom he
said:
cit is reported to me that there is a
dead dog in Homer street. want you
to see to its disposition"
"Yis, sor," said the subordinate, who
Immediately set out upon his mission.
In half an hour the 1rishman tele-
phoned his chief as follows: II have
made Inquiries about the dogs dispo-
sition. and I find that it was savage
one"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04
MCCORMACK SENTENCED.
Claims ottumwa as His Home = Gets
Thirty DAYS in Jail.

Austin, MINI. Jan. 4.-Frank Nc
Cormack, who says his home is in OF
tumwa, was sentenced to thirty days in
Jail for larceny, by the district court
Of this county today He was found
guilty Of stealing some clothing from a
store and had SO arranged the material
that when on the street he appeared as
IL he had broken arm. The police,
however, saw thru the ruse. NTcCor-
mick plead that he was injured and
was on his way to a hospital
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04

Reconstructs your whole body.
makes rich red blood. Drives out i'm
purities that have collected during the
winter. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea is a family tonic. s5 cents. Tea or
Igsbleta l1cBrads 4 WILL prnE Co
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04
A DISTANT BELFRY.

Go be Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04
MARATHON MYSTERY
A Story of Manhattan
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
Copyright, 1904, by Horny Holt and Company,
CHAPTER III.
A Story of Manha7
Author of "Tho HoIIada

- GODFREY glanced at his watch.
IT 1t was after 8 o'clock. The
. rain had almost ceased. but
8 the wind was still high. He
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
Cast Votes In Coffin Boxes,

Voting in coffin boxes and stamping
the cross on the upturned ends of cot
fms was the II IN which the vot-
ers Of East Eminence, Ky, asserted
their right Of suffrage, the occasion be-
ing the Democratic legislative primary.
which was held in all precincts of
Henry county. At East Eminence the
voting place was the undertaken shop
conducted by II. Harris. On Il child's
casket each voter indicated his prefer
ence with Il stamp. The candidates
were a preacher, doctors and a farm
er. The somber surroundings worked
to the advantage Of the minister. who
won in a walk. He did not solicit a
vote.
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actor, In order to inherit her estate. had
to remain a bachelor for five years
after her death. Miss Cameron was a
member of his company during these
years and. it Is believed, consented to
wait for the actor until the time was
up and he was permitted to marry.
After their marriage Mr.. Mansfield
persuaded her to give up the stage.
Mrs. Mansfield was once asked on
what occasion her nerves had been
put to the greatest strain when before
the footlights. She replied that per-
haps she had never found it more diff
icult to control herself than on one
evening when she was playing with
Mr.. Mansfield and a valuable emerald
dropped from the setting of a ring he
had given her. To have stopped and
picked 1t up would have spoiled the
most important scene Of the play.
Meantime members of the company
were walking over the place where II
had fallen. She could scarcely wait
until the end OF the scene was reached
and the curtain dropped. When that
time came she was lucky enough to
recover the stone.
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to marry the spiritualistic leader by
her spirit control" known rs Little
Bright Eyes" who said this was his
first wife's wish. 1t was by advice
OF the same mysterious entity that
he had given the medium certain prop
erty In Brooklyn. In her Mt the
First S~piritualistic church Mrs. Pep
per Vanderbilt had claimed to be able
to read unopened letters through the
help OF Bright Eyes," but when In
the proceedings In court the attorney
for the petitioner handed her a note
sealed III u plain envelope and asked
her to read 1t Bright Eyes did not
come to her aid, and she was unable
to do 50. A witness for the petitioner
had said that the medium was accus-
toned to kiss certain male friends,
among them j. Edward Allen, and in
reply to this she testified in court. 1T
Is true that | kissed J. Edward Allen.
as l had hundreds Of times before. but
1t was purely a platonic salute"
Mr.. Vanderbilt was found by the
jury incompetent to manage his estate.
Mr.. Allen was seized with ah apo
plectic stroke on learning the verdict
and died.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
BIRD HIT HER IN THE EYE.
Small Girl viii Lose Her Sight From
Spsrrow's Assault.

Small Girl viii Lose Her Sight From
Spsrrow's Assault.
While playin" in the street with sew
eral other children Rose Watkins. six
years old. Of Wilmerding. Pa, sudden
" screamed and clutched her face. At
her feet lay Il bunch of feathers. An
English sparrow. darling about the
street. had struck the little one in the
eye and had fallen stunned to the pave
ment.
The bird was picked up by some of
the children. while the other girls gath
cred the screaming girl in their arms
and carried her home.
The child's face was bruised by con-
tact with the bird, and from a deep cut
on the evehall it was evident that the
sharp beak of the sparrow had struck
the eye. y doctor was called. who
made an examination of the wound,
but owing to the nature of the injury
could give little hope of saving the
sight. Such a case is said never to
have been reported before.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
HER "PLAT0NIC SALUTE"
Mrs. May Pepper-V Vanderbilt and He,
Little Bright Eyes,"

"VS' way Veppcr- anoerpIIt n Her
Little Bright Eyes"
The much talked of artist, Ferdinand
Pinney Earle, made an important con-
tribution to the phraseology of the day
when he told the public Of his poetic
relations with his "soul's affinity" and
now another contribution to the collec-
ton has been made In Mrs. May Pep
per-Vanderbilt's description of the kiss
es she gave certain of her male friends
as ''platonic salutes." Mrs. Pepper
Vanderbilt used to be head Of the re-
Gently disbanded society In Brooklyn
borough, New York, known as the
First Spiritualistic church," She came
into special prominence not long ago
through her marriage to n wealthy
New Yorker, Edward Vanderbilt, and
the subsequent application Of his
daughter for n committee to take
charge Of his estate on the ground that
he was incompetent to have control OF
1t. In the course Of the testimony Mr.
Vanderbilt said he had been directed
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
Bride Goes Out With the Bows.

CARRIED as a boy, Mrs. Grafton Din
ger. aged sixteen. who until a few
months ago was Miss Graves of Wheel.
Ing. W. Va, cut a wide swath in Bel.
laire, Q. She negotiated an acquaint.
ance with some boys OF her own age
and was first noticed In the park smok.
Ing cigarettes. With her two male
companions she chased about Bellaire,
spending money and having a great
time until arrested late Mt night by the
police, charged with disorderly conduct.
AT police headquarters she broke down
and confessed her sex. Her mother
was t%elephoned for and took the girl
home. There were no prosecutions.
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%AA%%A4%%A*
The New Ocean !
/ Queen Lusitania !

AYOT in a long time has so much
interest been shown in the
voyage of an ocean liner as
was evinced in the maiden trip
Of the great turbine steamship Lusi-
tania Of the Cunard line. which end
ed her first Atlantic passage on the
morning of Sept. Is. reaching Sandy
Hook Mt 500 a. m. 5 days and 81
minutes after leaving Queenstown.
The best previous record for the
same trip was made by the Cunard
liner Lucania. which raj from Queens
town to Sandy Hook in 5 days, Z hours
and % minutes. Thus the Lusitania
beat her sister ship by over six hours.
The Lusitania made her fastest days
run on her fourth day out, when her
record for the day was 593 nautical
miles, an average for the day of 1886.
Her average speed for the trip was
28.O1.
The performance of the Lusitania is
considered the more remarkable on &C
count of its being her first voyage
across the ocean, and 1t IS believed
that when her engineers have a chance
to get better acquainted with her great
turbine engines she will eclipse her
recent record. BY the S Of turbine
engines the Lusitania Is given a maxi
mum Of motive power with a minimum
Of strain and vibration in operation.
She passed over the ocean so smooth
" that there was very little seasick-
ness on board. and IN spite Of the
great speed she was making the vibra-
ton was so small that most of the
time n game of billiards could have
been played on the ship without spe-
cial Inconvenience. She Is the biggest
and, as her owners believe, the fastest
ocean liner afioat. She is 100 feet, or
over n seventh of a mile, in length and
50 feet in breadth. Twice up and
down the length Of her decks makes a
promenade of over half a mile. II
placed in Broadway, New York, at the
p~ostofice the ship would reach from
st. Pauls chapel to Warren street,
I'VE blocks, and on account of her
great beam would crush the federal
building and other structures on the
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THE LUsrrANlA AND a VIEW ON f
DECK.
opposite side OF Broadway. Her depth
from keel to ROOT Of pilot house Is 100
feet and her draft fully loaded 81 feet
6 inches. Her displacement on load
draft Is $4,000 0 To the top of her
tunnels from the keel Is a distance OF
1856 feet. and from the same part Of
the ship to the top OF the trucks is PIG
feet. She carries Il crew Of from 500
to 800. and her passenger accommoda.
ton Is rs follows: First class. $50; sec
ond class. 500; third class. 1900: total.
1850. and total number Of persons
that may be carried on board. $3.50.
Much has been said about the enor.
nous power Of the turbine engines OF
the Lusitania. The combined horse
power Of her engines Is GS, 900. and her
furnaces eat up about 1000 tons of
a a day while on a voyage.
The Lusitania has not yet succeeded
In wrestling the transatlantic speed
laurels from her big rivals Of the Ger.
man lines. For a single days run the
Col miles logged by the Deutschland of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. line still re.
main the high mark for one days
steaming. while the Deutschland's rec.
ord of c3.51 miles an hour as the aver,
age speed for her run from Eddystone
light to Sandy Hook on her famous
September voyage four years ago has
not yet been equaled by the Cunard
f1ter, and the Kaiser Wilhelm IL. Of the
North German Lloyd line is credited
with an average of 1855 miles for her
westward voyage in June, 1904.
The commander of the Lusitania is
Captain James b. Watt. On arrival in
New York he said:
II have experienced the browning
event of my life in bringing without a
hitch this great ship with its hundreds
of passengers across the Atlantic with
comfort to all on board and without
the slightest mishap during the voy-
age"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
BOWSER AGAIN FO|LED
The HoIIyhock He So Carefully
Watched Comes to Grief.
HOW THE TRAGEDY OCCURRED
Il Was All On Account Of an Unex.
Peeted Deg Fight That Took Place
In the Back Yard-'Twas but a

Copyright. 1907. by Homer Sprague.]
When spring came, or when the fool
robins and the manufacturers of gin
gin beer thought it had, Mr.. Bowser
planted enough seeds in his garden to
have made a five acre lot bloom and
blossom. Winter came on again and
froze them out. and he replanted. Then
came the cold rains. and the seeds were
chilled and drowned. He tried it for
the third time and the fourth. He did
not let icebergs or snOwstorms discour-
age him. He only smiled when it rain
ed icicles for three days. There YER
times when he could walk in his gar
den dry shod. and there were other
times when he could have sailed over
it In a boat. but he never swerved from
his purpose. When Mrs. Bowser beg
ged him to give up the idea or else
turn the back yard into an ice rink or
an artificial lake he replied:
"Woman, I have set out to have q
garden. and III have n or perish.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
Made Hubby Sleep With Cat.

Gottlieb Herring sued his wife for
divorce at Waukesha. Wis, on the
ground that she compelled him to sleep
with her pet cat. Mrs. Herring said
the charge was true in part. She said
the cat slept with her, that was true,
and she wouldn't give that feline for
all the Gottliebs In Wisconsin, III
Gottlieh wants to sleep In my bed he's
got to sleep with my cat. That's all
there is to it." The divorce was grant
ed, and the wife got alimony.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
TeetotaIer Drowned In Beer.

James Cnnham Of Walthamstow,
England, who for many years had been
a stanch teetotaler, was drowned in
a vat of beer. He was employed at an
east end brewery In London and was
standing on a ladder against the vat
keeping down the froth on a quantity
Of fermenting stout. Suddenly he was
missed. and after a search his body
was found floating in the stout. The
contents of the vat. which We're valued
at $1,000, were run Off as waste.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
Five Born In One Room Hut.

Five children were born on the same
night and in the same room OF a noun
tain cabin on the estate Of Judge Hen
~ {. Stuart Of Russell county. Va.
The event took place In the one room
hut OF a mountaineer. who lived with
his wife. his daughter and her husband.
The mountaineer's wife gave birth to
triplets and his daughter to twins with
In the ann hour. -Four Of the babies
are alive and healthy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
Hobo Paradise.

Sandy Pikes-Pard, dis paper says
dat one railroad Is going to plant foil
age along lie tracks and beautify its
scenery.
Gritty George-Does? All. think OBJ
de time when de tracks are studded
on either side by apple and peach
trees. Won't 1t he travelin' in para
disc den?-Detroit Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09

He watched her unite the cords and
lift the cover Of the box, and there
lay a baby girl about a month old,
asleep with the nipple Of a nursing
bottle in her mouth.
The little stranger was neatly dress.
ed. and attached to the clothing was
a note asking Mr.. and Mrs. Cryer to
keep the child.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
The New Pickaninnv,

Sam Sunf1ower-Huh! How dat ba-
by does LAX chicken! All bet he will
be a pahson when he grows up.
Lucinda Sunfower-Yaas. Dat dab
baby must hab been bohn wild a silver
spoon-er-Ah mean a chicken bone
in his mouf.-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
Then the Weather Changed.

way to astOnish you"
Then the Weather Changed.
He was right. About the middle of
June the weather changed. The sun
came out warm, the people discarded
their winter clothing, and the Bowser
garden got ready for business. One
morning as Mr.. Bowser walked in it
before going to the Office he shouted in
glee. He had caught sight Of one
green sprout. He looked ut it careful
ly to see if it wasn't a stick painted
green, and Their his heart was filled
with delight. He couldn't say whether
the shoot would develop into a corn
stalk or an oak tree, but it had surv!v-
ed the wreck and rewarded him for his
faith and his waiting. and he was con-
tent.
Three days later the shoot looked
like an onion top.
T~wenty-four hours more brought
such a change that it appeared to be
long to the asparagus family.
Then 1t assumed such a benign ex-
preston that it was thought to belong
to the carrot tribe.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Bowser differed in
opinion. he paid a gardener a dollar to
come In and give a professional opin-
ion. The man came. He had a wise
look or his face. He bent over the
sprout with n eye closed. Then he
walked around 1t with both eyes open.
He looked at the cast on the fences.
tasted Of the soil Of the garden and
finally struck an attitude and said:
THAT ere is not an oak tree.
ut is not a cornstalk.
1T is not a fence rail.
ut is not a cucumber.
ut Is not n sunflOwer.
"No. my friends. it is none Of these.
I have not made up my mind without
due deliberation. I nm no man to mis-
take a bear for a possum. 1t Is. sir
and missiS-it is
"What?" they asked in chorus.
ut Is the beginning Of what. II II
escapes the dangers incident to child
hood. will ultimately become a full
grown and full blown hollyhock. Yes,
sir and missis. l pledges my word as
a man who has worked Mt the garden
and nursery business eve since he
was a day old. Watch 1t. Care for II
Pray for 1t. Good evening"
And then Mr.. Bowser built a little
fence of sticks around the precious
thing and interviewed the cook and
said in language that V a redhead.
ed woman with a mole on her chin
could not fail to understand:
1T that ho'lyhock perishes through
you then make your peace with heav.
en-. for I shall show no mercy"
Hoiiyhoek Grew and Grew.
And that h%ollyhock grew and grew
and grew. It seemed to realize wha,
Mr.. Rowser expected OF 1t. and It did
its hest to fulfN his anticipations. The
hot SINS jumped It. and the warm
rains made 1t g its growing head
with pride. Now and then Mrs. Bow
ser grew weary Of the semidaily re
ports Of its advancement and said:
"You must remember that this Is
world Of disappointment. Something
may happen Il that hollyhock before
the summer is over"
At such times Mr.. Rowser wOult
turn pale AMI look ut her for Il rou!'l'
Of minutes and then answer:
"woman. II should come hom,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
MRS. RICHARD MANSFIELD.
A Great Actors Wife and Motel Her.
self In the Theatrical World.

Mrs. Richard Mansfield has Inherited
the estate eft by her husband, and il
transpires that before his death he had
transferred to her the most Of his
property. so that there was not a great
deal to be the subject of proceedings
In the surrogate's court.
Mrs. Mansfield was Miss Hagerman
of Troy, n. Y. and was an actress OF
much ability. her stage name being
Beatrice Cameron. She and Mr.. Mans.
field were married In 1892. and for
twelve years previous to that time she
had been his leading BY rea-
son of a clause in his mothers will the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
BABY IN THE BOX.

'Take This Gift to Your. Wife," Said
Stranger to Detroit Man.
A coupe drew up at Charles r. Cry
ers store, in Michigan avenue. Ne
troit, the other day, and a woman
alighted with a large box which she
requested him to take home to his
wife.
After delivering the package he
waited to see what friend had been
80 generous in remembering his wife.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09

when the manufacturer harnesses
. stream" remarked the observer Of
events and things. 1.-The sportsman
stops whipping it"-Yonkers States.
man.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
A Family Tree.

A Family Tree.
Maude Young Boswell is always
talking about bis family tree.
Clara-Yes: 1t is evidently a genuine
ehestnut.-Houeton Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
Nothing to Declare.

Customs Oficer-What about your
trunk!
Monty MOuse-That's all right. sir
I've just been through it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09

OF in a long time has so much
interest been shown in the
voyage of an ocean liner as
y ,n.aS nri,,ood In tho anoidon trim