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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
RRYAM-RALL PLAYER.

ohi SNtN--oStt-G ErN Gns
Bryan's friends read what was said
about Johnson and Immediately sent
out the following:
Yes. sir, l we'll remember when
Billy Bryan was the best all around
ball player in the middle west. Put
him in the pitchers box, on any of
the bases, or in the field, and you
could always count on him, while as
batter-well, he was known far and
wide as Three Bag Billy. l was cap
tain Of the team he played with, and
my great point was to get men on
the bases when Bryan's turn came for
the bat
He was as sure, sir, to bring every
body in, including himsen, as the sun
was to shine. One day stranger ap-
peared at a game in which we were
to decide the championship. did not
know until afterward who 1t was,
but is turned out TO be Cap Arson.
After Billy Bryan had made some OF
his greatest plays, Arson came into
the field and said to him: Young
man. | want you next season. Ten
thousand dollars!'
We'll. sir, We all thought that Bryan
would jump at the offer. But he had
joined debating society and had
heard himself talk, and decided to be-
come lawyer with view to going
into politics. He loves the game to
this day During the season he can
always be found, no matter in what
part OF the country he may chance to
be at the time, sitting well toward
the middle section of the grand stand,
eating peanuts and roofing like an Of
ice boy on a vaction."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
JoHNsoN-RALL PLAYER

This dispatch was sent out from
washington a few days ago and is
from the lips of a member of the
hose or representatives, friend of
the Minnesota idol. 1t quotes this
congressman as saying:
The Governor loves a baseball
game. He is never happier than when
he can go to the baseball park in st.
Paul, crack peanuts and root for the
home team. Back of this is the story
OF great crisis in his early youth.
He learned the game when he was a
boy, although most of his time was
taken up with hard struggle to sup
port his mother and the rest of the
family
He was bird on the bases and
never had glass arm, or a "Chawley
Hoss," or kicked on a decision. He
could play any position, and never
was famed" Finally his cup of
happiness was filled to overflowing
when the manager of a big league
team offered him place with the pro-
fessionals at good salary.
"He turned the proposition down,
but he sighed when he did it. If he
had gone into baseball he'd be the
head of the National league today in
stead Of governor of Minnesota, and
Marse Henry might have had dark
horse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
PROGRAM AT PLUMMER SCHOOL
Miss LueIla BowIin Entertains Pupils
and Parents With Excellent
Prooram

Miss Luella Bowlin closed a very
successful term Of school at Plummer
school, district No. /, Columbia town
ship. The following program was
given by the pupils in the presence Of
large crowd Of patrons and friends
and was very much enjoyed by all.
Song by school
Arbor day march.
Roll call-Answered by memory
gems.
observation-disclosures Of welcome, by
Elsie Lathrop.
Recitation-April's Sunbeam, Jack
son Frye.
Recitation-Her Letter, Viola Ross.
Recitation-Content, Myrtle Brown.
Song by school-"The Skylock"
Recitation-A School Girls Vacation.
Laura Carnes.
Recitation-The Telephone-William
Lathrop.
Recitation-Home From Boarding
School-Rachel Carnes.
Exercise by ten boys.
Exercise by seven girls
Song by the boys and girls.
Recitation-Her Picture, Cortlia
Hdrgesheimer.
Recitation - Cheerfulness, Mabel
Brown.
Recitation-May's Coming, Albert
Kerr.
|
Recitation-Jest Fer Fun, Fred Har-
! gesheimer.
Exercise by three little boys.
Recttation-Aunt Dolefu's Visit,
Flossie Hargesheimer.
Song by school-"Giving Thanks"
Recitation--A Little Boys Trouble,
Ernest Carnes.
Recitation = The Morning Call
Grace Frye.
Recitation-When I Was Twelve,
Kirk Newell.
Dialogue by two boys, Pat and The
| Postmaster
Recitation-An Interstate Difficulty
Tommy Kerr.
son-"May's Coming" by Grace
Frye and Edith Hargesheimer.
| Recitation-Be Sure You're Right,
Dave Newell.
MISREPRESENTATION For a Servant
IS girls and two boys.
Song-"Vacation, by the school.
Recitation-Gertie Grumble and
Sunny Sue, by Edith Hargesheimer
Standardization, by Laura Car
mes.
Recitaton-Goodbye, Helen Frye.
Song-"Goodbye," by the school.
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Obituary


DR.. c. N. Udel1 was native Of
Ohio, his birth occurring in Guernsey
county on February 10. 1912, and died
at his late residence in Valparaiso.
ma-, April %, 1908, aged sc years, q
months and 10 days. He was the eld-
est son Of DR.. and Mrs. NJ Udell and
came to Iowa with his parents In the
year 1S4S, before the Indians had left
the state. When he was twenty years
Of age he enlisted in the Third Iowa
Calvary and served in that regiment
for seventeen months during the civil
war. Later he re-enlisted as a veteran
In the Eight Iowa Cavalry, where he
served until the close Of the war. DR..
Udell attended medical school at ST.
Louis. Keokuk and Louisville, KY, and
graduated in the year 1868 He COM
menced to practice his profession at
Milledgeville Arnanoose county, and
moved to Blakesburg in the fall Of 1878.
On December 16. 1868. DR.. Udell and
Miss Harriet c. Wilson were welded
in Centerville. Iowa, and to this union
seven children were born-Myrtle, Or
rem, Lola. Roy. Valena. Zarelda and
Geneva. Contributed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12

1t seems strange that such an ap-
palling list Of crimes could have been
committed on the Guinness farm and
remained undetected SO long. 1t
seems stranger that one woman could
have perpetrated such crimes single
handed. Doubtless investigation will
reveal that there were accomplices
who had part in the murders and
shared in the robberies. and if this
fact Is proved it is to be hoped there
will be no failure in melting out JUS
tice to the fends
With the Ottumwa team leading the
league right from the start the home
fan" may be pardoned if he shows
an inclination to throw his chest out
a bit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
The IDLE RICH.

Although Paris is not so well &C.
quainted with the habits and morals
of the Hart Mckees and others OF
their stripe as are Americans, they
being products of the American get
rich quick era. the recommendation
made by the French attorney general
yesterday, favoring the granting of a
decree to each of the disputants proves
that at least that official was familiar
with the type. In his speech he ex
pressed the view commonly held in
America when he said;
81 advise the court to grant a di
vorce to each of these spoiled chill
dren of the rich and let them go their
separate ways
Which tells the truth?" he asked
She says he beat her and starved
her. He retorted that she is an awful
woman. Probably neither is to be
wholly believed. Spoiled darlings Of
fortune. are too rich, too happy, toe
idle. 1t was found impossible that they
would ever found a family and assume
the real duties of life. We must think
of them as hot house plants grown in
an unhealthy atmosphere Of new
wealth."
Spoiled darlings of fortune, too rich
too happy and too idle-here is the
cause of their domestic troubles in a
nutshell. Neither Mckee nor his wife
both of whom had been married be
fore and divorced before, had ever
felt the responsibility that work i'm
poses They had been brought up in
idleness, they had inherited fortunes
Others bore for them the RESPONSE
bilities of life, and when their mar
riage placed certain responsibilities
upon their shoulders, their lack Of
training left them helpless to carry
their burden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
THEN AND NOW.

Clue apology to the author of Forty
Years Ago.")
I've wandered to the city Tom
And sat along the street,
Watching the funny headgear
That's surely hard to beat.
And few there were who knew me
Tom
And none at all, you know
Who wore the hats they used to wear
Some forty years ago.
The old style crowns are altered
some:
The borders are replaced
By cart wheels, very like the same
They used in the chariot race.
But the same old streets are in the
town.
The bonnets come and go,
But their purpose: not the same dear
Tom
Twas forty years ago.
Upon my visit to the town
/ could not help but see
That the Merry Widow of this day
Is the bane of humanity.
The inventor of this piece of dress
Started wide spread woe,
The like Of which we never saw
Some forty years ago.
Brown locks that nestle meath this
hat
Close by the spreading brim
Go floating out upon the breeze
To tickle someone's chin.
The crown is low-'twas once SO high
That one could hardly reach,
And as it vies in color's schemes
1t surely is a peach.
And turning round to take a gaze, dear
Tom
I started so
To think of Wheels upon the head!
None, forty years ago!!
But then the time will come, dea1
Tom
When We are called to say
Some things about what we have
learned
Observing Fashions way.
And at that time we'll call to mind;
BY yardsticks try to show
How headgear of today compares
With forty years ago.
S. M. Bowen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
IRENE DoLPH GOES TO PEN.
Child Murderess of Clinton Sentenced
To Eight Years for Killing
Husband
Husband

Clinton, May o. Seventeen-year
old Irene Dolph, charged with the
murder Of her husband, and convicted
of manslaguhter, was sentenced yes.
terday afternoon to eight years in the
penitentiary.
Fred Dolph, the victim, was muir
dered in his cottage several days be.
fore March 1. On that date, the pc.
lice of Clinton were notified by an at.
torney that they might possibly find
a dead man in the Dolph home. On in.
vestigation the police found the body
of Dolph and the implements of muir.
der near by
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
WAY TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENCE

1t should not be necessary at this
time for manufacturers and business
men to get together and assure each
other that all danger of further bust
ness depression is past. But since it
seems to be necessary, the plan of the
Illinois Manufacturers association
seems to be about the best adopted
yet. During the closing months of
last year there was such a continual
harping on the danger of panic that
public confidence was shaken and
more or less of a panic was brought
on. The Illinois association believes
that by reversing the rule and shout
ing prosperity from the housetops,
the last vestige of the depression will
be routed A resolution adopted at a
meeting yesterday gives the plan:
The Illinois Manufacturers assocfa-
tioD. realizing the recent depression
of trade, commerce and industry was
largely due to lack of public conf
dence, and that this lack of conf.
dence was not warranted, and should
not exist, declares that
There is as much money for bust
ness in the country as there ever has
been.
Our mills, factories and plants are
able to turn out greater product
than ever before
The railroads have abundant facil-
tiles for the transportation of, COM
modities.
Our merchants and manufacturers
are as ready and willing to do bust
ness as they ever have been.
"a 80
promise of bountiful harvest.
All of the elements of our great
country are in position to immedi-
ately normal conditions.
Thousands of unemployed men
want work
With the Improvement in trade that
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PUT BAN ON STUDENT FLIRTING.
Young Men In Law School Must Not
Smile on Girl Telegraphers
of Western Union,

New York, May o. Orders have
been Issued to the 1000 students of
the New York Law School to cease
flirting with the 200 girl operators in
the Western Union Building. The
rear windows of the new building of
the law school ON Fulton street. op-
posite old st. Paul Chapel. look out
across narrow court into the win
dows Of the Western Unions operat-
ing room, where 200 girls are at work
every day in the week. This fact be-
came quite apparent to approximately
1913 of the schools 1000 young men
students when they attended their
first recitations in the new building
last week, and as result the girls
work was anything but satisfactory
to the managers of the telegraph com.
pany.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
AGENCY EPWoRTH LEAGUE
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR

Agency.-At a business meeting OF
the Epworth League Tuesday evening
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
Observation-Disclosures Shadford.
First vice president Gladys Glen.
ents.
Second vice PRESIDENT Alice
Woodford.
Third vice president-Mattie Van
Zandt
Fourth vice president-Mrs. Cuba
Shadford.
Secretary-Fannie Nye.
Treasurer-Mrs. Hattie Hixson.
Organist-Edith Foster.
Assistant organist-Mattie Van
Zandt.
Observation-Disclosures Foulke.
Delegates to district convention
Matte Van Zandt, Kate Scherer
Maude Shadford, Homer Reynolds.
Other News.
Chester Reynolds Is In Des Moines
this week as a delegate to the Wood
men convention.
Mrs. w. H. Perdew of Centerville
returned home after visiting friends
here for some time.
Mrs. Alt Clements of Red Oak Is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Leona Bailey Of South Ottum
wa visited over Sunday at the G.. E.
Warner home.
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ENTRY BLANKS READY
Secretary Warder Of the Wapelle
County Institute Urges 10
Action.

The secretary of the Wapello Coun.
ty Farmers Institute urges the farm
ers OF the county who expect to enter
the corn growing contest to send for
entry blanks. The Ottumwa Con-
struction company is Offering valuable
premiums this year, and there should
be plenty Of competition for these
prizes. For entry blanks and com.
plete information address Madison
Warder, r. F. D. No. 2, Agency, Ia,
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BURLINGTON ROUTE, c., 3. & @.
No Going East. Depart
l2A-Chic., Dubuque Quincy 1885 am
92-Local freight 5:25 a. m.
Burlington. st. Louis. 1885 a. m.
1CB-Peorjs. Dub, Quincy. II: 40 a. m.
SA-Chic.. Limited .........2:O pm
10B-Ft. Madison. st. Louis. $3.50 p. m.
4A-Chin.. st. L.. Quincy. 7:15 ,. m
2A-Chic., Peoria Rockford 1925 D. m
Going West.
5A-Omaha and Nebraska. 1920 a, N.
8A--Omaha. Oregon. Calf.7:5o a. m.
9B-Arrive from FIT. Mad. HAS g. IN.
9A-Peoria to Creston 80. 300 Q. m.
8l1B-Arrive from Chicago. 10: 90 p. m.
1A-Chicago to Denver 80. s:OSr m.
13-omaha. Billings and
Northwest ... 1922 o ~.
W. 8. Parker, Ticket Agent.
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Announcement

Please announce to the voters of
Wapello county that will be can
didate at the primary in June for the
nomination Of recorder on the repub-
lican ticket. w. S. Wilson, Jr.
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Aged keosauqua Resident Dead.

Keosauqua, May 9.-Mrs Ed Buck
ner, a highly respected colored wom-
an, died at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Reed Early yesterday OF consumption.
Mrs. Buckner, whose home is in Fair
field, was brought here several weeks
ago to be cared for. She leaves a
husband and one child.
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Announcement,

I hereby announce that l am a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for the Office of clerk of the dis
trtct court. subject to the decision of
the primary election June 2, 1908.
Edwin DUNCAN
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12

How the People Secured Relief From
Excessive Railroad Rates, and How
They Can Easily Secure Relief from
Excessive Prices and Evils Caused
by Combines,
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c.. n. l. < P. TRAINS.

no. Going North. Depart
475-Des Moines, Omaha. 7:1O a. m.
473-Keokuk- Ottumwa ...s11:57 a. IN,
471-Des Moines, Omaha >. 5:35 D. m.
Coins South.
470-Keokulz, Kas. CITY, .10:35 a. m.
-Ottumwa-Ileokuk 4:15p. m.
474-Des Moines TO Eldon. 10: IT o. M,
w. S. Parker Ticket Agent.
1.-THE time given for train 47s is the
time of arrival. This train Is dfscon-
tinued here and returns to Keokuk as
train 742.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12

A Colorado man who was suffering
from hunger hit upon the plan Of
pawning set of false teeth with a
dentist as means Of raising enough
money to buy food. His plan worked
out well and he secured the where
withall to purchase a supply of ea.-
ables. Then he found he could not
eat them without his teeth. This was
embarrassing to say the Least.
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Announcement.

hereby announce that I am a
candidate for the nomination on the
Republican ticket to the office of
County Recorder, subject to the will
of the Republican voters in the pri-
maries June 2.
L. L. Swenson.
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Announcement,

l hereby announce that I am a
candidate on the republican ticket for
the nomination for sheriff Of Wapello
county, subject to the decision of the
primaries of June 2, 1908.
Alden Mcdowell.
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Announcement.

hereby announce that I will be a
candidate for the nomination of men,
Der Of board Of supervisors of Wapello
county on the republican ticket sub
ject to the decision of the primary to
be held June 2, 1908. G. L.. Nye.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
Fire at Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ca, May S.-Two solid
business blocks in Atlanta are in
ruins today as the result of fire
which threatened for time to carry
its destruction through the business
section of the city. The fire loss is
estimated at million and one half
dollars. There We're no casualties.
The principal losers were the Ter.
minal, Marion Annex, and Child's Ho.
tel the Schlesinger and Mayer Bak.
Ing Co., the Southern Suspender Co.
the Southern Handkerchief Manufac-
turing Co., the Georgia Vehicle Co,
the Piedmont Hat Co.. McClure's Ten
Cent store. the Liquid Carbonic Co.,
the lnman building and the postofice
substation B.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12

(sy William II. Jones, a candidate
for the nomination to the office OF
Representative on the Republican
ticket of Van Buren, county,
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Announcement.

l hereby announce that I am can
didate on the Republican ticket for
the nomination for sheriff Of Wapello
county, subject to the primary of June
p, 1908. J. G. BromweH.
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Announcement

I hereby announce myself as repub-
l!can candidate TO nomination for
superintendent of Schools, subject to
June primaries. James A. Yeager, Ed
dyvillle, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
Announcement,

hereby announce that I will be a
candidate for the nomination for mem
Der Of the board of supervisors of Wa
pello county on the republican ticket,
subject to the decision of the primary
June 2, 1908.
Fairchild
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Announcement.

Edward ]. Moore, Of Eldon, an
nounces his candidacy on the repub-
lican ticket for the Office of state rep.
resentative.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12

The Republicans of Utah passed a
resolution endorsing Roosevelt as the
first choice for presiden Perhaps the
presidents race suicide policy had
something to do with winning over
the MoTmoaa.
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Announcement,

l hereby announce that I am a can
didate on the republican ticket foc
county superintendent of schools of
Wapello county, subject to the decis-
ion of the primary June 2, 1908.
Esther Nicholson.
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c.. M. & 81. r. TRAINS.
poTnx Southwest n

No. GOING Southwest. Deoart
5A-Southwcst Limited >. 1:45a m
3A-Kansas City Local 1O:4Oa m
93B-Local freight ......,.. 7:15a. m.
Going East, Via Cut-OR
12A-Chtc Limited ........12:05 a. m.
8A-Davenport, Chicago 80. $3.50 D. m.
93B-Local freight ......... $3.50 q. m.
Marion Line. Going North.
1GSB-Codar Rapids, Marion 5:45 D. m.
1oB-Cedar Rapids. st. Paul 1855 a. m.
9SB-Local freight ........ 6:40a. m.
Marion Line. Coming South.
10SB-Arrive from Marion. 10: il a. m.
9C-Arrive frort MAJ .or.. 1898 o. 70.
97B-Local freight arrfva.. 4:b6 D. m.
Freight trains arrive and depart
from Ottumva Junction.
]. =. Whalan. Ticket Agent.
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More Than 5000 Men Parade.
Oakland, Cal, May 9. = More than
5000 men were in the parade today in
honor Of the men OF the battleship
fleet. =
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WABASH WAY.

Mo- Going South. Depart.
2A-Moberly. st. L., < c.. $3.50 a M.
5oB-Moberly and East -. 3.55 D. m.
Coming North. Arrive
61B-Moberiy local II: 80 a. m.
SAY ON Kansas city. -. 1900 p. m
]. p. Whelan. Ticket Agent.
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osTEoPATHY.
R.R.TIME TABLES.

A-Dauy; B., daily except Sunday
G., Daily except Monday.
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Entered as second class matter
october II, 1908, at the postoffice. OF
tumwa, Iowa. under the Act Of Congress
OF March 8. 1879.
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Office: Hills East Second Street.
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of1ce) No "A
Address the Courier Printing Com
pany, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Tri-Weekly Courier.
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JAS. F. POWELL publisher
). K. DOUGHERTY. Managing Editor
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Member of the Lee Newspaper
Syndicate.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-11
AUSTIN REMAINS
AS CURRIE RECEIVER

Harlow p. Davock. referee in bark.
ruptcy, has refused to take an ac-
ton to replace Fred @. Austin by an
other receiver in the Cameron Ccrrie
bankruptcy case. Attorneys for the
petitioning creditors appeared before
the referee Thursday afternoon and
asked that such action be taken but
the referee was not convinced that
any necessity exists for such action.
The creditors will meet soon TO elect
a trustee in bankruptcy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-11
ACQU|T WOMAN OF
MURDER CHARGE
TEST. BY EXPERTS, OF CHEAP
PISTOL SHE USED, A DEclD-
ING FACTOR.

TROUT LAKE. Mich. Sept. IL
Tried In the Chippewa county circuit
court. Dollie C. Woodward has been
acquitted OF the charge OF numbering
James Allen. barber. at this place,
July "A. last. The jury was out five
hours. The woman and her husband
had been conducting a moving picture
show at Trout Lake, and IL was al
legged that Allen had attempted TO as
sault her. Woodward and Allen met
In the hotel barroom the following
morning, and on the former resenting
the alleged treatment OF his wife the
barber struck him and knocked him
down. On getting up Woodward was
again knocked down. II was at this
juncture that Mrs. Woodward, who
had been an eyewitness TO the pro-
ceedings. drew revolver and fired,
the bullet striking Allen in the head
and killing him.
Mrs. Woodward claimed when CIV
ing her testimony on the stand that
she was mortally afraid OF Allen; that
she had never before used a gun. and
did not know whether II was loaded
when she pulled the trigger, and tina;
the fact that the bullet struck Allen
was more OF an accident than any
thing else.
The revolver used was small.
cheap affair. Two police officers shot
the gun at mark, as test and the
closest either OF them came at a COM
paratively close range was Ave inch
es, and both are expert marksmen.