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The newspaper., 1908-01-10

also notice TO take deposition in
said case. In the light OF politi-
cal history of the last eleven
years. was staggered upon read
ing your letter which states, En-
closed please find 50 for advance
costs in - - et al. "
Ell al. ran with the eye OF de-
iective through all the papers to
find this 50. but up to date have
been unable to discover IT. How
ever. there was piece OF paper
accompanying this letter which
IL il had not been tor the cGuca
ton gwen Us by the aSiu'e repub
lican hnanciers OF which. my
dear Judge. you we're shining
example in the campaign OF
1896 might have passed Tor 50
But when think. jldae, OF your
able exposition OF the financial
question 10 the year OF 1896 and
subsequently. OF your setting
forth that every dollar which we
issued must be as good as gold
that every dollar which was is.
sued must be good in Europe
and when think OF the times
that | withstood all The vitupera
ton. calumuy and iuveotivcs that
my republican friends could com
mand because / advocated the
fifty cent dollar am at a loss
to understand your mental condi
ton when you forward to me this
piece OF rag money. Probably
it is a ghost OF that long departed
era of wild cat money OF which !
have heard so many republican
spellbindcrs speak with such
huency. As Il matter of fact. it
follows the line OF the three card
monte man and the she'll game,
because. in bold, black type it
purports to say that it will Pay
TO the bearer the sum OF So but |
notice, in much smaller type. or
under its breath, so to speak, 1t
SAYS, in eastern exchange or
credit only Judge ! am willing
to stand Tor a greenback or fifty
cent dollar, but when, in this era
of republican prosperity, in this
very dawn OF the golden age OF
the republican administration, IN
the third year of the reign of
Teddy the First, when you
come to try to work off on me
any ba k shin-plasters or rag
money. after having educated me
in that school of sound money in
the year 1896. must protest. l
The newspaper., 1908-01-10

Harry ). DUNCAN IS democrat
and is at present county Judge Of
Adams county. Nebraska. O. A.
Abbot is a distinguished repub-
lican living at Grand Island,
Nebraska. Not long ago Mr..
Abbot sent some papers to Judge
DUNCAN, county Judge at Has
,ings. to be filed and acoompa-
MED them with cashiers check
for 50 as advance costs. The fol-
lowing letter shows the reception
OF the fee and something OF the
nature OF the cautious Judge:
Hastings, Neb., December -.
1907 Hon. o. A Abbot. Grand
Island. Neb.-My Dear judge
Your letter OF the 2ith inst. was
received enclosing bill OF par,'cu-
lars in the case of -- and
The newspaper., 1908-01-10

also notice to take deposition in
said case. In the light OF Politi-
cal history OF the last eleven
years. I was staggered upon read
ing your letter which states. En-
closed please find 50 for advance
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
IT WAS ONLY AN ACCIDENT.
Mystery Of Death Of Collins Farmer
Is Cleared.


Collins.-For a time the people Of
Collins and Story county thought
that they had a murder mystery to
solve in the strange death of Otto
Dolph, the young farmer who was
found dead on his wedding day at the
farm house he had provided for him
self and his bride, horrible gunshot
wound in his forehead. But the
coroner's jury declared that there
was no foul play, not even suicide,
and that the young man met his
death through accident.
According to the evidence taken
before the jury, Dolph borrowed a
shot gun to kill skunks that infested
his outbuildings. This gun was found
near the body, one exploded shell in
the gun, another on the ground near
indicating that the young man had
been shooting. A spade with which
Dolph had been digging a hole under
the barn foundation was also at
hand. 1t was the theory adopted by
the jurors that while he was digging,
Dolph propped the gun against the
side of the barn for quick use and
that it fell, discharging as it fell and
sending it's deadly load into his fore
head, just above the nose.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
SECOND BATTLE ON LIQUOR
DRYS WIN a. ILLINOIS TOWNS
BUT LOSE IN 66.
Their Victory in Pinckneyvi'le and
Effingham Offset by Defeat
In Other Places.

Chicago. - Friends and foes Of
saloons in Illinois Tuesday waged
their second battle of th7 month, the
theater of war being in the southern
section of the state, but its rumbles
reached up into Cook and Dupage
counties, where eight of the ten towns
that voted upheld the saloon.
Despite the energetic campaign of
the anti-saloonists the liquor forces
seemed to have more than held their
own. They lost Pickneyville, with its
ten saloons, and bingham, with an
even dozen bar rooms, but captured
number of smaller towns and vii
lagos. -
In Cairo. where the hottest kind of
conflict was waged, the anti-saloonists
were ANONYMOUSLY routed. the city
voting by 4,005 to 665 to keep its 70
licensed saloons.
In Murphysboro the local option
leaders weakened after the Apri: Z
election and withdrew their petition
under which another vote would have
been taken on the saloon question.
The cohorts of Demon Rum" spared
no effort in Champaign county, where
the April election left Ivesdale the
only oasis In the county. The vote
confirmed that of two weeks ago, and
in several of the smaller towns
of the county license aldermen and
trustees were elected. This insures
the licensing of saloons in the event
the supreme court declares unconsti.
tutional the present local option law,
a test Of which, is being made. p.
Anti-license councilmen were elected
in Maroa, Fairfield, Fairbury, Mill
edgeville, Fisher and Robinson.
Aldermen or trustees pledged to H.
cense saloons if permitted by law to
do SO were elected in Assumption, Pom
tiac, Rock Falls, Sycamore and Thorn
ASHORE ,@
Officials of the Anti-Saloon league
had declared their hope of adding five
counties-Morgan, Scott, Perry, Cal
houn and Pulaski-to the list of coun-
ties in the state that are totally dry,
but in each of them, according to
returns, there is still left at least one
precinct where the saloon may exist
legally,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
MANY ORCHARDS DEAD.
Extent Of Damage From 1907 Hail ls
Just Realized.

Council Bluffs-The people living
In the district In the western part Of
Mills county which was swept by a
terrific wind and hail storm July
of last year, have not realized until
this spring the full extent of the loss
they sustained Last year trees
seemed to recover somewhat from
the shock. but his season they are
dead and the district stands out in
marked contrast to the surrounding
territory, which is living green.
The region hit by the storm, COM
prising about sixty square miles, is
called the Wabonsie hills from the
fact that the country is much broken
and that an Indian chief, Wabansie,
Is buried somewhere in their environ.
ments. This region is diversified, al
ternating between small farms, fruit
orchards and tracts OF natural hard
wood timber.
Last year the loss of all crops was
completeness, grain, corn and.
fruits of all kinds. Not vestige
of vegetation was left growing and
the leaves and small branches of the
trees were battered off. Later in the
season the trees put forth scant
foliage, but his effort seemed to have
been a dying flicker OF life. Now 1t
is very evident that fruit, forest,
shade and ornamental trees in the
storm district are dead. Hundreds of
acres OF mature, bearing orchards
are fit only for the brush heap. and
many stretches of fine hardwood tim
Der will stand leafless and decaying
instead of living green.
In three days drive through the
damaged territory, not wood flower
or bird was seen. The storm district
Is CHASTITY wound on the face os
nature in a region that is otherwise
fair and blooming 1t will take
good many years to restore the coun
try TO it's former condition.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
MOVE FOR THAW's RELEASE.
Permission Given to Apply for Habeas
Corpus Writ.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y. - The first
sep in proceedings looking to the
release of Harry K. Thaw from the
state asylum for the criminal insane
at Matteawan was taken Monday.
James G. Graham of Newburgh, for
merly secretary to Gov Odell, ap-
peared as Thaw's counsel before Jus.
tice Morschauser of the New York
state supreme court at White Plains
and applied for an order directing the
superintendent of the asylum to per-
nit Thaw to sign an application for a
writ Of habeas corpus.
The order was promptly granted and
it will probably be served upon the
acting superintendent of the asylum at
once. .. ---.
According to the usual procedure in
such cases, Thaw will sign the applica-
ton for writ of habeas corpus, which
will then be submitted to justice of
the supreme court, probably Justice
Morschauser. Then Thaw will appear
before justice of the supreme court
for hearing to determine whether he
should be released from the asylum as
sane.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
FILES A SENSATIONAL SUIT.
City of Dubuque Demands Large Sum
From Prominent Men,

y
Dubuque. Attorney Kintzinger
has filed three suits naming the
bondsmen OF Arthur Macarthur and
ex,trustee P. J. Ryder and John ELL
wanger of the Dubuque municipality,
owners of the water works plant, as
defendants, and claiming Of them In
total $4,000. This sum is alleged
to be due the city for mismanage.
ment on the part of the latter two,
and from he bondsmen of Macarthur
for the embeAllement of thousands
of dollars while serving as superin-
tendent of the water works.
Macarthur confessed his crime and
now Is doing time in Fort Madison
prison.
The action of the city has created
a sensation, and is the sequel of a
long drawn out discussion of the liza
bility of the parties mentioned. Ell.
wanger and Ryder resigned from the
trusteeship under pressure. Their
management all but wrecked the
water plant.
The bondsmen named as defend
ants are Dubuque's most prominent
citizens, Peter Kiene, F. w. Altman,
w. f. Benson and Robert Benson.
The city is now contesting suit
brought by Martin Strait seeking re-
covery of $4,000 on coal account for
the water works, which they had no
knowledge had been contracted. The
$4,000 is the amount alleged to have
been lost through crookedness and
Encouragement. The defendants
named declare they will fight the
case.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
The Thunder Cloud.

Rt. Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster,
D. D., bishop of Connecticut, told an
interesting story not long ago Of a
colored clergyman, who was far from
being a brilliant preacher, and had
the habit, when exhorting his breth-
rem, of shouting in very loud tone
of voice. The bishop thought he
reprove him, so suggested kindly that
perhaps his sermons would have as
good an effect if delivered more soft
ly. But the colored minister replied:
well, you see, it's this way, bishop,
I has to make up in thunder what l
lacks in lightning" -Harper's Weekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
COFFEE EYES.
Il Acts Slowly But Frequently Pro-
duces Blindness.

The curious effect of slow daily poi
eoning and the gradual building in of
disease as result, is shown in num-
bers Of cases where the eyes are at.
fected by coffee.
A case in point will illustrate:
A lady in Oswego, Mont, expert
enced a slow but sure disease settling
upon her eyes in the form of increas.
ing weakness and shooting pains
with wavy, dancing lines of light, so
vivid that nothing else could be seen
for minutes at time.
She says:
This gradual failure Of sight
alarmed me and naturally began a
very earnest quest for the cause.
About this time was told that cof-
fee poisoning sometimes took that
form, and while didn't believe that
coffee was the cause of my trouble, 1
concluded to quit it and see.,
Il took up Postum Food Coffee in
spite OF the jokes of. Husband whose
experience with one cup at neigh.
bor's was unsatisfactory. Well, l
made Postum strictly according to d.
rections. boiling it little longer, be-
cause of our high altitude. The result
was charming. ! have now used Pos.
tum in place of coffee for about 8
months and my eyes are we'll, never
pa1nlng me or showing any weakness.
l know to a certainty that the cause
OF the trouble was coffee and the cure
was in quitting it and building up the
nervous system on Postum, for that
was absolutely the only change l made
IN diet and took no medicine.
My nursing baby has been kent in
a perfectly healthy state since have
used Postum.
Mr., - ------, q friend, discarded COT
Zee and took on Postum to see If he
could be rid of his dyspepsia and fre-
quent headaches. The change pro.
duced q most remarkable improve.
ment quickly"
There's 2 Reason Name given hy
!, Postum GO, Battle Greek, Mich,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
Paper Trust to Be Probed.

Washington. Although several
hours were consumed in roll calls the
day in the house of representatives
was one of comparative activity and
several measures of Importance were
put through. The principal of these
was the resolution of Speaker Cannon
providing for an investigation Of the
paper trust, and in pursuance of it's
provisions the speaker announced, as
the committee of six who will conduct
the investigation, Messrs. Mann Qll.) +,
Miller (Kan.), Stafford wis.,, Ban
non CO.,, Sims (Tenn.), and Ryan
IN, W, As g.. d..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
the COME and SEE SIGN

This sign Is permanently attached
to the front of the main building Of
the Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean
It means that public inspection Of
the Laboratory and methods OF doing
business is honestly desired. Itmeans
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not 3open and above
board"
It means that q permanent invita-
ton is extended to anyone to como
and verify any and all statements
made in the advertisements OF Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs - with
out drugsp
Come and See.
Do the women of America continu.
ally use as much of it as we are told !
Come and See.
Was there ever such person a.
LYDIA E. Pinkham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked to write?
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confdential2
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondence
Come and See.
Have they proof that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army Of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being benz
Gifted by it; but the poor doubling,
suffering woman must, for her own
sake, be taught confidence ,forsheals0
might justas we'll regain her health.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
YOUNG ROOSEVELT IN BALLOON.
Theodore, Jr., Makes an Ascension
with Capt. Chandler.

ington.-Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr, with Capt Fitzhugh Lee, the presi-
dents military aide, and Capt. Chand-
Ter of the signal corps, in charge of the
experiments with army balloons, made
an ascension Wednesday from this city
Shortly after the start an accident
was narrowly averted by the throwing
out of ballast, after which the balloon
went up and began the journey in a
northerly direction.
The Associated Press at 1910
o'clock Wednesday night received the
following dispatch from Capt. Chand
Ter at Wilmington, Del:
Signal corps balloon landed safely
four miles north of Delaware City,
Del, SIS p. m. Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr., and Capt. Lee passengers. Chand.
Ter, pilot"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24

The Cotton chapel, connected with
tst. Botolph's church, in the little old
Lincolnshire town Of Boston, England
was restored some years ago. largely
through subscriptions from members
81 the Episcopal church In Boston.
Mass. It Ii now In need Of some furth.
.er repairs, and the mayor OF the town
has written to the mayor OF Boston to
solicit aid. There Is something very
human In the relationship Of such
places, says the Youths Companion.
one the aged mother In the old coun.
try, the other the strong, prosperous
daughter In the new.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24

"To be dunned" is phrase more
familiar than popular. Yet Ito dun
can claim an ancestry equal or supe-
rior to good many Of the sprigs OF
nobility that frequently land on our
shores. 1t is said that the verb orig.
mated In the name Of John Dun, q
bailin of Lincoln, In the time of
Henry VII. Of England; that 1t became
proyerbial to say Of any one who was
slow TO pay, that the creditor must
''dun him." that IL, send Dun after
him.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
SHOOTING AT WINTERsET.
Telephone Manager Tompkins Shoots
Thomas Fee.

Winterset-In quarrel in the
Stanfield hotel, Manager Tompkins,
of the Hawkeye Telephone company,
shot Thomas Fee, an employee in
marble works, wounding him in the
leg near the knee. Fee was aDle ~
walk to his room unaided after the
doctor had attended him, and the
wound will not prove serious unless
infection sets in.
There is considerable mystery
about the cause of the quarrel. The
two men, both of whom are at the
hotel, have had a growing animosity
for each other for some secret rea-
son and just before the shooting they
engaged in bitter alteration. Fin
ally, after words had led to threats
and blows, Tompkins pulled a re-
volver and shot Fee.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
WILL PROSECUTE SALOONS.
City Prosecutor of Des Moines Get
After VioIators.

Des Moines.-City Prosecutor Fred
Williams started the fight on saloons
to prevent the sale of liquor to minors
and drunkards. He caused informa-
ton to be filed against Samuel Day,
an East Side saloonkeeper, and
against William r. Spence, druggist
at 307 Walnut street, under the mulct
law.
In line with the notice publicly is
sued to saloonkeepers through the
newspapers week ago, in which
Judge A. K. Stewart warned them of
his intent to enforce the law, the
two cases have been decided upon as
fit tests to show the saloons that
they must obey the law in Des
Moines. s
Samuel Day, one of the best known
of East Side saloonkeepers, is the
first man to fall under the ban. 1t is
alleged in the information drawn up
by Williams and signed by the wife,
that Joe James, character we'll
known to the police, was given liquor
while he was drunk in the Day
saloon, 427 East Walnut street, Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24

i Farman, the aeronaut. has made an.
other aeroplane flight circling more
than . mile and half in two minutes
and 3 quarter. This IL the best OF
three successive flights and beats all
records. Tho test took place at Issy
France, and seems to be the latest
and most notable achievement In the
lying line. Doubtless It will strength.
en- belief on the part Of the enthuE
lasts that the problem Of aerial navi.
cation has been solved. But IL will re-
Squirs more than amachine capable Of
staying II the air two minutes and j.
,Auarter to make aeroplaning useful.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
SUES DAVIS FOR $4,000.
Former City Physician Miller Wants
DAMAGES.

Des Moines.--As he sat with flush
ed face agerly scanning the faces of
the jurors summoned to the jury box
in criminal court, M. E. Davis, on trial
for wife murder. was served with
notice of suit for damages of $4,000
brought by Dr.. j. f. Miller.
Dr.. Miller, formerly city physician,
demands that amount as recompense
for the injuries he received when
Davis, after firig a fatal bullet into
his wife's knee. turned his weapon
upon the physician and sent bullet
through Or. Miller's lung.
So, even If he is acquitted of the
charge of numbering his young wife,
Davis must again go on trial as the
result of his February drunken escap-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
The PAINTING SEASON.

Good results In painting at the least
cost depend largely upon the material
chosen. Paint is simple compound
and the ingredients can be easily test.
ed. The solid part or pigment should
be White Lead. The liquid part
should be Linseed Oil. Those best in
formed on painting always buy these
ingredients separately and have their
painter mix them fresh for each job.
Before the mixing the test is made.
Place pea-sized bit Of White Lead
on piece of charcoal or piece OF
wood. Blow the flame against 1t and
see what it will GO. II it is pure
White Lead, little drops Of bright, pure
metallic lead will appear, and with pa.
thence the White Lead can be com.
pletely reduced to one globule Of metal.
lie lead. This Is because pure White
Lead is made from metallic lead.
You may test dozens Of other 80
called White Leads and not be able
to reduce one of them to lead. II they
will not change wholly to lead but
leave a residue, 1t is clear that some
adulterant is present.
II you should have your painting
done with such materials, no matter
how cheap they might seem, it would
be costly in the end.
National Lead Company, Wood.
bridge Building. New York City, are
sending on request blowpipe free to
any one about to have painting done,
SO that the White Lead may be test
ed. With it will be sent a handsomely
printed booklet having as its frontis-
piece the dutch Boy Painter" re-
produced from the original painting.
This little painter has become noted
as the guaranty of pure White Lead.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24

! Dogs In Mohammedan countries
have even more freedom than with us,
not because Mohammedans love them
more. but because 1t is impious to
kill or modest an animal, however
mean, that Allah let's live. But there
ID no bitterer insult than to call a
Moslem a dog. "The Swiss Family
Robinson" is not admitted at the Turk
fish custom house because it tells
about dog named Turk.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24

A plaster cast Of the diplodoccus, .
prehistoric reptile, which is one Of the
treasures Of the Carnegie museum in
lPittsburg, is to be sent to the emperor
Of Germany. His majesty should be
assured that. despite certain stories.
the snakes seen by the Pittsburg
spirits are not quite the size Of this
116-by-70-foOt creature,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
Forest Fires in Wisconsin,

.-osinee, Wis.-The flames fem the
forest fire are rushing in upon the vii
lage Of Mosinee and the entire town is
threatened with destruction. Mosinee
has about 600 inhabitants and every
man in the town has turned out to
fight the flames. The people living on
the outskirts Of the village have aban-
doned their homes and are moving
into the town. A call for aid has
been sent to the fire department of
Wausau, IS miles away, and apparatus
will be sent as soon as possible.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-04-24
A Bow on cleruymen.

Bishop Potter, at an ecclesiastical
dinner in New York, read a Coopers'
town schoolboy's essay on CLERGY.
men," The essay, which created much
amusement, was as follows: .
There are kinds of clergymen
bishups, recters and curates. The bish.
ups tell the recters to work and the
curats have to do it, a cwate is thin
married man, but when he is recter
he gets fuller and can preach longer
sermons and becums a good man."