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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-24

The American troops will leave
Cuba on April /. This will be the
worst joke ever perpetrated on Cuba,
No doubt the troops viii have to re-
turn there later.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-24

An Oklahoma editor changed the
form OF his newspaper, moved the
plant into another building and was
married-all in one week. If the
woman can keep him going at that
rate, watch his smoke
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-24

Chief American Horse, noted Ogal
latta Sioux chief, died last week on
the Pine Eidge Reservation. Since
leaving the war path in 1868, he had
rendered valuable service to the gov
ernment in subduing the Sioux and
other hostile tribes. Two years ago
the war department used him to sub
due the renegade band Of Utes in
wyoming. He was IS years old.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-24

With our foreman at home shot
three times, a printer in the Blount-
vile Jail halfshot, another in the Of
flee not worth shooting, the Comet is
issued under great difficulties this
week. ohnson City (Tenn.) Comet.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-24

[ERRE. SOUTH DAKOTA,
When | was boy, the only training
school in our town was the woodshed
The guarantee of bank deposits will
be pressed before the next legislature.
| What seems to be more nesessary in
| Washington than the revised spelling
is revised vocabulary.
The house has called OH the presi-
dent for proofs although it involves
another special message.
1t never fails to turn out the right
brand Of holiday weather.
OF course it is not absolutely neces-
sary to wait until the first of January
to make that good resolution.
along the highway Of life, some men
will walk the entire distance and see
only the rag weed.
70
Cuba on April /. This will be the
worst joke ever perpetrated on Cuba,
No doubt the troops viii have to re-
turn there later.
The South Dakota Retail Merchants
and Hardware Dealers association
will hold their annual convention at
at Iankton February 2-3-4. An in
teresting program is being prepared.
On January Is some of the most in
| tluentia] Jewish citizens of America
will gather in the Quaker City to take
part III the tWenty-iirst council of the
Union OF American Hebrew Organi-
cations.
| An Oklahoma editor changed the
form Of his newspaper, moved the
plant into another building and was
| married-all in one week, If the
woman can keep him going at that
rate watch his SmOke
With our foreman at home shot
three times, a printer in the Blount-
vile Jail half-shot, another in the Of
| flee not worth shooting, the Comet is
| issued under great difficulties this
week. ohnson City Glenn. Comet.
With a good harvest Of postotlce
robbers already under indictment by
federal authorities, Uncle Sam now
announces his intention Of furthering
the work OF cleaning out this class of
criminals by Offering rewards for
their apprehension.
A Montana man who had insurance
expiring at noon, shot himself in the
morning, and the doctor kept him
alive until three in the afternoon. 1t
seems to be very clear that his estate
| has case for damages against the
| doctors.
j. l.. Stack of Aberdeen, arrested
for forcing homesteaders to pay toll
before crossing the Missouri river
bridge, was found guilty of obtaining
money by fraud, and sentenced to
six months Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary.
A stranger stepped into one Of the
local banks at Mitchell and presented
big bunch OF pennies to be changed
into silver. Later when the cashier
investigated the pennies he noticed
great many Of the coins were bent
and twisted as if they had been in an
explosion. No trace of the man
coulp be found.
The forthcoming session of the
South Dakota Legislature will be call
ed upon to wrestle with the PROPOSE
tlon to establish bureau of immi-
grafton that shall be equipped ade-
| quately to advertise the states re-
sources and to show the advantages
which South Dakota offers to the
| home-builder.
Chief American Horse, noted Ogal-
latta Sioux chief, died last week on
the Pine lsidge Reservation. Since
leaving the war path in 1868, he had
rendered valuable service to the gov
ernment in subduing the Sioux and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10

HOUSE NOT NOMINATING BODY
Leake Greatly Amuses Some of the
Republican Members and a Few
Democrats by His Sarcastic Assault
on 1ryan's Qualifications-stole the
! Presidents Big Stick.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The debate
on the Indian appropriation bill under
the five minute rule was resumed in
the house today. AT the very outset
politics was injected into the proceed
ings when l..eake. democrat, of New
Jersey, denounced William j. Bryan
and his methods.
Several republicans and democrats
objected because he was not speaking
to the bill. BY unanimous consent,
however, he was allowed to proceed.
Leake said he had been surprised at
the usurpation Of the prerogatives of
the delegates to the Denver convention
next Jlly. There were some men, he
charged, who believed this was the
time and the house of representatives
the place to nominate a candidate on
the democratic ticket. "And." he said,
unless my silence might be construed
as an endorsement of the nomination
of Bryan, I rise for the purpose of
making this protest. II l adopted the
example of Bryan, would vehemently
condemn, as he did the distinguished
democrat, Hon. Grover Cleveland" But
he would, he said, content himself
with admitting that Bryan was honest,
consistent and sincere He declared.
however, that "Bryans familiarity with
the decalogue better qualified him for
the pulpit than for the presidency"
Republican laughter greeted this ut
terance, which Immediately, afterward
was supplemented by the democratic
issue when I,eake said of Bryan: He
has taken the big stick from the pres
ident of these United States and, to
use his own simile, he is now cruci-
flying on the cross of socialism" The
president thus being deprived of his
big stick, Leake declared, had deserted
to the big slipper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
ANOTHER EYE WITNESS.
Geo. Husman Now Prominent in Ham.
ilton-Frank Slander Case.

SpSSlGdA w
Waterloo, Feb. 10.-The Hamilton
Frank SANDER case still proves big
drawing card and every available inch
of space is generally packed. A SEN
sation was created in court when
plaintiff ceased the introduction of tes-
timony and defense presented a motion
to, take certain portions of the testi-
mony from the jury. The contention Of
defendant relative, to the post cards
and the testimony of Mrs. Heath which
referred to what Mrs Frank said to
her with regard to her hired girl being
out late at night, was sustained by the
court. The only one of the four sections
questioned which was allowed to go to
the jury was the letter which Mrs.
Frank had written to Miss Mcbride,
advising her that Mrs. Hamilton had
endeavored to shift responsibility to
her for being seen sitting on DIR. Mar
tins lap.
Immediately upon the court ruling
on the motion to direct on certain sec
tions the defense introduced testimony
in her behalf George Husman was
first called and testified that he was
in the telephone office directly across
the street from Mrs. Hamilton's resi-
dence and that he saw Mrs. Hamilton
sitting on DR.. Martins lap. The win
dow in his office was raised half way
giving clear view of the occurrence
some Sc feet distant, even tho the win
dow to plaintiffs apartments was
down. He testified that he was collector
for the telephone company and that
his attention was called to it by the
telephone operators, one of them stat
ing, "There they are, they are at it
again." He said he watched their ac-
tions some fifteen or twenty minutes.
1t appealed to him they were making
love, tho he confessed he did not know
what they called the scene. The de-
fense will introduce Misses Hit and
Goodwin, telephone operators, who
were in the telephone office at the
time Besides this a few other wit
nesses will be called to testify.
AS anticipated when the case was
taken up in court it has proven the
greatest magnet of any action tried
for years in district court. Many
humorous incidents. have occurred as
testimony has been given, and many
times have proceedings been interrupt
ed so court and bailiff had to call for
order. There have been upwards of two
hundred friends of the parties present
from Laporte, showing the great inter-
est which centers in the little city
where the parties to the action are
best known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10

MEN FOR MANAGERS
Commission Suggests That Actual
Conduct Of Department Be Placed in
Charge of Experienced Man and
Necessary Assistants-Parcels Post
Bill Introduced in Senate.

Washington. Feb 10.-Congress to-
the joint commission appointed during
the last congress to investigate the
business methods Of the postoffice de-
partment and postal service and SUB
nit recommendation for legislation
to effect changes in their adni1nistra-
ton The commission points out many
Objectionable features to the business
methods of both the department and
the service.
Chief among the recommendations Is
a plan to place the actual direction OF
the business of the postoffice depart
ment and service in the hands OF an
officer with the necessary assistants,
to be appointed by the president "and
with the advice and consent of the
senate" for long terms so as to in
sure continuity of efficient service. I'm
der this, plan the postmaster general.
as member of the cabinet, is charge
able with general Supervisory con-
troll and determination Of questions of
policy. The commission recommends
that the business of the department be
recentralized SO as to avoid conges-
ton at the national capitol, which i'm
pairs the efficiency and increases the
cost of service.
Submitted with the report of the
commission is report Of considerable
volume from two New York account
ing firms who were assigned to an in
vestigation of the department by
commission last May This report
goes at length into the abolition of
bureaus of the organization and ad-
ministrative divisions. the merging of
the money order and postal accounts,
the use of labor saving Devices class
ifcation, auditing and accounting and
all of the many branches subject to 1t.
and contains an elaborate synopsis OF
a plan for reorganizing the divisions. 1t
is pointed out that these criticisms are
directed at methods, and not at indi-
vidualS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
~PUGs" TO BATTLE
Burns and Palmer to Fight in London
For Worlds Championship for

London Feb. 10.--Tommy Burns, the
American heavyweight pugilist and
Jack Palmer, of New Castle. will en-
ter the ring at Il o'clock tonight to
battle for the heavyweight champion
ship. The fight will take place at
Wonderland, bis, music hall on the
east side, which has a seating capacity
greatly exceeding that of the National
Sporting club. 1t is expected the aud
ience tonight will be a record one.
Betting remains at 6 to , in favor of
Burns. The American will enter the
ring at 175 pounds, while Palmer will
weigh ,16S. Burns is confident of his
ability to make short work of his op
ponent in spite Of the fact that he
has been forced to forego part of his
usual training on account Of a severe
cold and strained tendon in the
right foot. Robert Watson, sporting
writer, will referee. Burns has been
offered $4,000 to go to Paris in April
to meet a French boxer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
BODIES NOW IN TOMBS.
kinq Carlos and Son Taken to Their
Final RESTING Place.

kIng CarioS ana SoT dkeH 10 NV"
Final Resting Place.
Lisbon. Feb. 1O.---'rhe bodies of kint,
Carlos and the crown prince were stlll
living in state this morning at the
cathedral of San Vincente A great
crowd of people filed past for a last
glimpse of the murdered monarch and
his son. At this afternoon the COT
fins were closed and carried to the
Pantheon. and placed in the tombs.
There was almost a riot this after
noon on the part Of the populace to
get into the cathedral, where the bodies
of King Carlos and the crown prince
are lying in state. The crowd was so
great. the police were unable to close
the cathedral doors at the hour APP
pointed for the beginning Of the cerc-
monies of the final interment. A surg
ing multitude thrust the police TO one
side. and forced the side door to the
cathedral thru which it poured into the
main editice. The cavalry finally sum-
moned to disperse the crowd. found 1t
necessary to charge before the people
would move. There were no casualties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
FIGHT WITH HIGHWAYMEN.
c. a. Snyder of Waterloo, Very Low
Shot Twice.


Special 10 'lnes-Republican.
Waterloo, Feb. 10.-C. A. Snyder 10
now lying at the point of death with
two bullet wounds in his body, as q
result of terrible fight with two
highwaymen on his own doorstep Sat-
urday evening. The attackers are at
large.
Snyder and his wife were returning
across the street from the butcher
shop of which Snyder is the propric-
tor, with the money, $50. taken in dur
ing the day. in their hands. AS they
stepped up TO their door two masked
men shouted. Hold up your hands"
Not an instant elapsed until two shots
We're fired. They both entered Snyder's
body, one his side and the other his
breast
Snyder fought like demon. He
knocked the revolver out of the hands
of one of the villains and so vicious
was his attack that they soon both
fled without the money. The wife sup
ported the husband into the house and
sent for the police
The police. with the aid OF the re-
volver Snyder captured from the men,
are working might and main on the
perhaps members of the gang which
infested Waterloo last summer and
committed an attack on r. G. Smith.
Two youths had called at the butcher
shop several times during the evening.
probably intent upon robbing Mr.. Sny-
der. His wife's presence deferred them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
FORAKER ATTACKS PRESIDENT.
Assumes to Make Reply to Presidents
Criticism of His Critics.

Washington, Feb. 10.-SenatOr Fora
ker today made reply to the presidents
statement, published this morning.
concerning the charges that public
patronage. has been used by him (the
presid ent) for political purposes, and
reading at length from the presidents
correspondence with William Dudley
Foulke, he proceeded to explain his
in Ohio.
He read part Of the presidents
statement in which the letter declared
that no presidential candidate had
been favored in any appointment.
.These general propositions are i'm
portant," said Foraker, referring to the
presidents words. "While the people
of the country are not interested in the
specific details of appointments they
are interested in the general PROPOSE
tions enunciated by the president; they
are interested in knowing that ap-
pointlnent are made with an eye sin
gle to the good of the public service.
The president by this statement rec
ognizes the Importance of observing
these propositions. 1t is difficult to
prove cases of this character because
ordinarily there is no evidence reduced
to writing being on them. But for
tunatsly we have one case in Ohio
where. there is written testimony. l
do not charge anybody with bad faith
supposed all the while the president
was acting upon recommendations
made to him without knowledge of the
basis of fact upon which these rec
on,,nend tionS reSte6'
He referred to the recent appoint
ments Of Charles H. Bryson as post
master at Athens, o., who. he said,
was appointed without his solicitation
upon the recommendation of Represen-
tative Douglass. He then read from a
local paper an interview with Bryson,
in which he stated that Taft lost his
following in Ohio and Foraker had
greatly grown in strength. Foraker
went into details of the affair, claiming
the president had subsequently de-
cided not to appoint Bryson, as he, the
president, could see "no reason for ap-
pointing men to office who We're not in
harmony with his policies" Foraker
said he did not want to comment upon
the correspondence beyond showing
that pressure had been brought to bear
on one man who had expressed his
personal views on the matter on which
he had a right to express them, ''to CO.
cree, as the president has said in his
letter."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
DEATH AT UNION.
Alexander Arthur Was We'll Known
Resident There.
d.,

special TO
Union, Feb 10.-Alexander B. Arthur
who was born near Rockburn, Hunt
ingdon county. Canada, September 1,
1S46. died at his home in Union Sun
day at . o'clock p M, of diabetic gan
grene, being. confined to his bed but
two weeks. He has been afflicted for
several years, but owing to good
constitution and courageous disposition
has kept up and mingled with his
friends as long as possible.
He was married to Miss Eliza j.
sspurlin, Feb. 5, 1874. To them were
born four daughters, and three sons,
five of whom are living, Leslie, far
mer near Union; Mrs Glaz, of Bea-
man: Guy of Cheney, Wash; Miss Jes-
sic and Ray, at home.
Deceased came to Hardin county In
1873, purchasing a farm near Union,
where he lived until two years ago,
moving to Union.
Interment will be in Union ceme-
terry. Arrangements for the funeral
will await word from the son in
Washington.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
KNOWLTON EXPELLED
Big Sensation Has Struck Iowa Ath.
etcs-It Appears That knowIton
Was Ineligible = Prominent S. U. J..
special to Times-Repub,ican.

Special to mes-Repub!ican.
Iowa City, Feb. 1O--Thc biggest sem
sation of the year struck Iowa ath-
letics last night when 1t was an
nounced that Bill Knowlton, the big
Hawkeye half back and varsity pitcher
had been expelled from the univer-
si.y The affair is another chapter in
the Alnes-Iowa controversy, which re-
Gently arose concerning the eligibil-
ity of Ted" Willetts, the Ames full
back who played in the state cham
pionship contest between the two in
stitutions last November. Shortly af-
ter this game, it developed that Will
let's had played four years before the
beginning of the last season, two years
at Grinnell and two at Ames. The
matter was reported to the Ames
management and was there denied;
the proofs being incontrovertible, the
Iowa athletic board finally severed all
relations with Ames.
Now it appears that Knowlton on
the Iowa side, was also ineligible. Last
spring, while he was out of school
at Iowa, he attended Upper Iowa uni
versity, a small school in the northern
part of the state, near his home, and
played on the base ball team. This
under the conference rules, would
necessitate his playing as a freshman
on his return to Iowa. However,
F,nowlton signed up the regular pro-
fassion of eligibility last fall and played
star game on the gridiron thruout
the season. When the question of the
Ames mans record arose, the local
paper of knowlton's home town, De-
corah, Iowa, commented on the facts
stated above and in this way it came
to the ears of the Ames management.
The facts We're promptly turned over
to the Iowa board, and on investigation
proved true, and the result is that the
star athlete has been expelled from
the university. This comes as a hard
blow to the Hawkeye chances in base.
ball, and weakens the prospects for
winning eleven next fall.
The peculiar feature Of the case Is
that both Knowlton and Willetts are
from the same town, and both guilty
of nearly identical offenses Whether
this last development will have any
effect on the relations of the two
schools cannot at present be learned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
AIdrich Explains Currency Bill,

SNIOIICt' G\HtdIuS SuITSUSy Dill
Washington, Feb. 10-Senator AL
drich today addressed the senate in ex-i
planation of the currency bill which
bears his name. The galleries were we'll
filled A large number of bankers were
present, including j. Pierpont Morgan,
of New York
CharacteriZing the financial crisis
from which the country just emerged,
which eliminated in q serious panic in
October, as the most acute and dis
tructive in it's immediate consequences
of any which has occurred in the his
tory of the country, Aldrich declared
that nothing but the heroic measures
taken by representatives of the great
business and financial interests of the
country, acting in cooperation with
the secretary of the treasury, prevent
ed the total collapse of the private
credit and the disastrous destruction
of all values
Reviewing the various expedients re-
sorted to for the relief of the banks,
the senator said: "The great losses
which the people of the country suffer-
ed from a partial breakdown of our
credit system thru bank suspensions,
and which the abnormal increase in
the volume of money and it's substi-
tutes-legal and illegal-failed to
avert, should lead congress to seriously
consider the question whether it is
possible to provide such legislative
remedy as shall prevent a recurrence
of these conditions in the future. If
the experience of last year should be
repeated, and who can say that this is
impossible. the methods of relief that
were employed in 1907 will not be
available, or certainly not to the same
extent
Relief in such emergencies, he
thought. could not be afforded thru the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
IOWA GIRL TO TESTIFY.
Summoned as a Witness in Chicago
kidnapping Case.

Chicago, Feb. lU.-W 1II1am B1rm1ng.
ham and Irene Alvina Jones We're
placed on trial in the criminal court
here today for kidnapping last fall Lii
liam Wulff, an S-year-old childr, from
the home of her parents in Chicago.
The woman is said to have turned
against Jones since their arrest and
will claim she was coerced in partici-
pating in the kidnapping. The prosecu-
tion expects to call as witness Ellen
Yates of Iowa City, Ia, who is said
to have been kidnapped by Birmingham
more than year ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
GATES REALLY RETIREs.
Sells Seat on New York Stock Ex
change for $4,000 and Goes West.

Chicago, Feb. 1O.-Charles G. Gates,
leader of the Gates contingent in Wall
street and once one of the wealthiest
brokers' in the country, sold his seat on
the New York stock exchange Satur-
day for $4,000. This is the lowest
price paid for an exchange seat since
1895. The sale of the Gates seat on
the exchange is said to mean that the
Gates party has forever quit Wall
street
Mr.. Gates arriver in Chicago during
the day on his way to California. File
refused to discuss the reasons for dis
posing of his seat on the exchange.
81 am just tired and need a rest"
said he, $50 I'm going to California to
get it. I sold the exchange seat for the
sum which was originally paid for it.,
so there is no loss"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
N. Y. HARBoR lcEeouND.
Traffic May 30 Completely Blocked !,
Present Conditions Continue.

New York, Feb. 10.-Instead of I'M
proving, the icebound conditions of the
harbor are growing worse and Satur-
day night it was predicted that if the
weather does not moderate soon navi-
cation for all except large craft will
be stopped. The ice blocks are worse
than in the waters about New York
fo- years and pilots are refusing to risk
taking vessels between them, fearing
accidents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
LODGE AFFAIR INTERESTING.
Attempt May Be Made to Smash the
Ring of the Pythan Order.

Special &c rr::nes-Republican.
Iowa Falls, Feb. 10.-It now looks
as tho an attempt would be made to
smash the ring that many members of
the Pythian order in Iowa claim con-
trolls the affairs of the grand lodge.
The announcement is just made of the
candidacy of Prof D. NJ. Kelly of Ce-
dar Falls for grand chancellor and it
is stated these outside of the ring"
have united on Mr.. Kelly as their can
didate. 1t is reported that Ben Salin-
ger, who is said to be in control of the
ring and dictator of affairs in the
grand lodge, has slated Ward Ferguson
of Pocahontas, for the man to sue
ceed Grand Chancellor Bilby, Of Knox
vile.