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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05
WOULD Rather Remain Vacant.

A little girl. aged four. whose father
had houses for rent, heard some ladies
who were calling on her mamma talk.
ing about an acquaintance who had
made an unfortunate marriage. During
a momentsry pause in their converse.
ton. the little lady said: IF l had
been that lady who married that bad
man. should wish had remained va.
cant."-Illustrated Magazine.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05
Easing the Porous Plaster.

Before having plaster applied to
the back or chest one should take a
deep breath and hold it while the
plaster is being put on. If this is
done the patient will not be ANNOYED
by that drawing of the skin which is
SO unpleasant a feature when the plas.
ter is ordinarily applied.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05
Give Than Titles2

BY granting titles of nobility to
American men we might stop the
flow Of good American money into
the Golfers Of titled foreigners who
marry American girls, but the remedy
would be worse than the disease.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05

TIE famous 7'ins of Tluterg Abbey,
innmoutnsl.ro, England, are being re-
stored as lar a. the .uur great arches
ere concerned, and more excavations
are being made around it in the hope
ri finding new buildings.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05
Simpler Conditions Needed.

We are being too heavily penalized
for our American manner of life To
insure greater longevity we must re-
turn to simpler conditions, to simpler
tastes-to a life which is simpler in
every particularly Free Press.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05
Application Put on Fila

The Needy One-I say. old M,
could you lend me dollar for \
or two?
The Other One-My dear fellow \
dollar l lend is out at present, and N
several names down for it when
comes back.-Harper's Weekly.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05
eritaln's Drunks and Gamblers.

John Burns, member of parliament
and leader OF the labor party in Eng
land. declared the cost of drinking
and gambling, directly or indirectly,
in Great Britain is s1,O70,0OO, 900 a
wear
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05
The Wicked Husband.

"Why does q man lie to his viii,
asks a woman writer. Dear me: d
he?-Duluth Herald.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05
FACTS FOR SICK WoMEN

For thirty years Lydia E. Pllll
hams Vegetable Compound, MAD
from roots and herbs, has been b
standard remedy for female il
and has positively cured thousands
women who have been troubled wiz
displacements, inflammation, uloenI
ton, fibroid tumors, irregulariti4
periodic pains, backache, that besi
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indigsj
ton, dizziness, ornervous prostratOi|
Why don't you try it?
Don't hesitate to write to Mn|
Pinkham If there is anything
about your sickness you do my
understand. She will treat YOU
rincOnfidence and adj viseyo!|
free. No woman ever regrettel'
writing her, and because of hal
vast experience she has helper
thousands. Address, Lynn, Mas
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05

II young man sits half the time
a hot stove and the other half on
cake of ice it's just like being in sr
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05
Representation Not erowlnr

Inc hrst British parliament, consist.
ing of its present number of mem.
oerS (67O), was elected In 1885.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05

ONLY ONE "BROMO oUININE-
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUINlNE. Loa,
the signature of Il. w. GROVE. Used the N,
over to Cure Cold in Ono Day. 25c.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05
DIFFERENT EFFECT.

Mrs. Goodsole-My boy, it makes
me sick at heart to see you smoking.
Kid-Dats funny 1t seems to ketch
me right in the stummick.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-05

After suffering for seven yeanI
this woman was restored to healt
by Lydia Il. Pinkham's VegetaN(
Compound. Read her letter.
Mrs. Sallie French, of Paucaulll
Ind. Ter, writes to Mrs. Pinkhar9
~ had female troubles for seM
years-was all rundown, and so nc5
vous I could not do anything. u
doctors treated me for different troub3
but did me no good. While in this cd
dition wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
vice and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Ves4
table Compound, and l am now stra}
and we'll"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
The Story

Our Mr.. Harris, who is now
in New York, made a great pur-
chase Of silks at half the regular
wholesale prices. He then had
them made up in the newest
spring styles at our own New
York factory. This saving en-
ables US to give values that have
never been equaled in San Fran
cisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
NEW GREEK LETTER
"FRAT" IS FORMED
Prominent Debaters at Stanford
Initiate Chapter of the
Pi Alpha Tau
Eight Charter Members Are En-
rolled and Other Branches
Will Be Founded

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April IL.
A new Greek letter fraternity has been
added to the list of organizations of
the nature at Stanford university. The
new fraternity is composed of promi-
nent debaters and upperclass students
and Is chapter of the Pi Alpha Tau,
well known honor society. with chap
ters In many of the large universities
or the east and middle west.
| Eight charter members have been
initiated into the, new chapter and the
chapter roll contains some of the best
known debaters in college.
PROFESSOR l. B. Cross, who is inter-
ested in debating here has been largely
instrumental in securing the local char
ter. ]. F., Reilly 'OS of Portland. Ore,
who has taken an active part in de-
pating since entering college and is
a brilliant scholar, Is one of the MEM
pers Wen known to the undergrad
yates. The other members have, with
but few exceptions won recognition
either as varsity intercollegiate de-
baters or as Carnot speakers.
Among the eight is w. c. Shelton
os, who won the Carnot prize this
year. and his younger brother. j. E.
Shelton. 10. who was also on the team.
The members are Prof l. B. Cross,
W. c. Shelton '08 of San Jose, J. E..
shelton 10 of San Jose, L. Craven of
Palo Alto. G.. B. Bush '09 of Riverside.
c. A. Beardsley 06 of Campbell D. c..
Boyd 'oS Of San Jose. ]. F. Reilly '08
OF Portland. Ore, and G. D. Ferrell 'oS
of Los Angeles.
There are chapters of the Pi Alpha
Tau fraternity at the Emerson school
| OF oratory of Boston, the University of
Wisconsin, Dartmouth university Of
Nebraska and the local chapter here.
It Is proposed to establish other chap
ters at the larger institutions on the
Pacific coast
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
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in Plain Wrapper
Piles is q fearful disease. but easY

Piles is fearful disease. but easy to
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II the druggist tries to sell YOU
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The cure begins at once and contin-
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Thousands have been cured IN this
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the privacy OF the home.
No knife and it's torture-
No doctor and his bills.
All druggists. so cents. Write today
for q free package.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
PASTOR PROBLEM
PUZZLES ELDERS
Position of Rev. Ernest E.
Baker Perplexes Members
of His Flock
Divine Is in the East on Vaca-
ton and His Plans Are
Unknown

OAKLAND, April 1.-THE nsw
trustees of the First Presbyterian
church, at Fourteenth and Franklin
streets. may have to choose new pas
tor, as the action OF DR.. Ernest E.
Baker Is still indefinite. Several OF the
church leaders believe that he intends
to resign. but no information OF his
course has been received from him.
DR.. Baker is now In the east. His
six weeks leave OF absence expires
Saturday. Tomorrow his pulpit Is to
be filled by Rev. William Nat Friend,
formerly Of this city, now OF Golden,
Colo.
The elders elected by the member
ship are George D. Gray. w. H Max
well, Dir. @. E. Brinckerhoff. Dr. J.
Hamilton Todd and D. c. Mitchell
As superintendent of the Sunday
school F. F. Weihe was elected, with
Miss Mabel Thayer Gray superintend-
ent of the primary department, and
j. w. Helmke superintendent OF the
Telegraph avenue mission Sunday
school.
'Dr. Baker may be back for Easter,
and he may not" said Mrs Baker He
has not received any offers from other
resations, and I am not at liberty
to discuss his intentions"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12

The united glass workers union will
meet in the building trades new tenn
pie, Wednesday, April 29, for the first
time. The union has secured for the
new hall glass banner case, said to
be the handsomest of the kind in the
United States.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12

The excavators', street, concrete and
asphalt workers union, formerly
known as No. IS of the brotherhood OF
cement workers, has been permitted by
the building trades council to con-
tinue in business without the former
number. the organization no longer be-
ing part of the brotherhood of ce-
ment workers.
The game of baseball to be played
in Union park tomorrow by team
from Millmen's union No. 423 and car
penters' union No. % will be for the
joint benefit of John Frazer, whose
left hand was cut off by a rip saw In
the Acme mills, and George Bartell,
who is suffering from blood poison.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12

AS illustrated are all chic, classy
,and up-to-the-minute in every
way-and include every new
model shown elsewhere at any
price,
Materials are fine qualities of
taffeta and foulards, in a gorgeous
range of colorings, including fancy
dots, wide and narrow stripes
and novelty checks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICE

Confirmation services will be con-
Quoted today, Palm Sunday, in ST
Marks German Lutheran church by the
pastor, Rev. j. Fuendeling, at 10
o'clock. The following is the order OF
the service:
Awake, Ye Saints" anthem. by Arthur
Foote; The Palms Faure), r. Hunt: "Ho-
sanna" (Granier), alto solo by Mrs. c. R., King;
''wenn ich zu Dir empor," anthem, B. Klein:
"As 1t Began to Dawn" anthem, by II.
eaf ssm0R Esy usaasi9s Wssds men
Prayer (R. wagner) Mrs e. Blanckenburg;
ave Maria" (Schubert), French horn solo, E.
solo. E. Schlott The choir consists of Mrs. Emil
Blanckenburg soprano; Mrs. G. r. King, alto;
Richard Hunt, tenor; Oscar Wendt, bass; Jo-
hannes G. Raith organist and choir master.
Sixty carloads OF Canadian made
harvesting machinery have been or
dered for Siberia.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12

Strongly built. with we'll tufted
top and heavy steel springs. Posi-
lively the lowest price ever offered
on a handy couch
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
STEEL WORKERS STRIKE

BERKELEY, April 11.-Riveters and
other men working on the structural
steel at the Berkeley national bank
went on strike today. because OF the
strike Of the cement workers and the
hiring OF nonunion men. The men were
called out by J. B. Bowen. business
agent of the building trades council OF
Alameda county. Efforts are being
made to effect a settlement or to OBJ
tain a new set OF men for the steal
work.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
Big Firm Give. Prizes

$1,000 in gold--49 superb pianos-all
told 1,776 costly premiums given free
in novel contest. Write Eilers Music
Co.. 975 Market street. San Francisco,
for particulars.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
Mail Orders

Out of town orders will
be promptly filed, but must
be accompanied by money
orders, as none will be sent
c. O. D.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-15
DESERTS HIS FAMILY.
Preacher Mechanic at Ottumwa Leaves
for Unknown Parts.

for Unknown Parts.
Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa, April l5.-Harry Monroe
a machinst by trade and IA preacher
by choice has absented himself since
March %. and is being sought after
by the police and county officials, on
a charge of deSertion.
The information against Monroe
was filed in Justice Melick's court by
his wife's father, W. Nj. Mael of near
Agency, who charged Monroe with
having taken his team with the sup
posed intention of taking Il drive to
Farson. Upon failure to return within
a reasonable time Mael notified the po-
lice department here and the team
was located in this city.
1t was found upon investigation that
Monroe when reaching this city tee!
the team and left here by rail as he
has not been heard from since. Dur
ing the week previous to leaving he
worked on the farm of Ezra Steiner.
north of the city. Where he was we'll
liked. He had preached at the cturcn
at Farson on a few occasions. He had
resided for a year in Ottumwa and
worked during that time as a machin-
list at the packing plant and at the
plant of Johnston & Sharp.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-15
RIVER TOWNS HELPED
Completion of Locks in Missis-
sippi Means Reduction in
River Rates
CHANNEL TO BE ALTERED
cassviIIe Slough to Be Damned and
Current Thrown to Iowa Side Near
Gutenberg Improvements Com
pIeted Under Direction of Govern.
ment Engineers.
ia Times-Rep,,blican.

Special to Times Republican.
DUBUQUE. April 15.-The completion
of the locks at Minneapolis means
much to the towns along the river In
ton, for it means reduction on many
stuffs, flour especially.
Major c. s. Richie. of Rock Island,
who is in charge of the Upper Missis-
sippi river improvements, is also In
charge of the Hennepin canal, the
Illinois river. etc. On last Saturday
the first commercial trip on the Hem
nepin canal was made by the steamer
Beder, arriving at Sterling, ILL.,, tow
ing a loaded coal barge and reducing
the retail price of soft coal from So to
So /; ton. The prediction OF the reduce
ton was made formerly by Major
Richie, who designed and built much
of the Hennepin canal and who is like
wise in charge of the work along the
Mississippi river.
The prediction to the effect that the
improvements of the Mississippi and
the completion of the Minneapolis
locks will bring about d reduction in
freight regulation means much to the
shippers, merchants and consumer in
general. Work of the damming of the
Cassville slough and the general open
ing of the Gutenberg channel as the
main channel will begin at once. The
plans have been approved by Major
Richp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-15
MASON CITY ELks INVEST.
Purchase Property and Plan to Erect
Three story Building.

Mason City. April 15.-The order of
ltlks voted to purchase the lot on the
corner of Main and Seventh street. of
f. W. Wrate for $500. The plan is
to erect three-story building, the
two upper floors to be used by the
lodge for club and lodge rooms and
the lower floor for store space. The
lot is 44N90 feet.
The lodge it is understood. already
has an offer of a lease for the store
department in the persons of Messrs.
Thompson 4 Ramsey. of the |. y. L..
grocery Another business firm in
the city has made an offer also, but
no definite terms have been reached
with either The I. X. l.. people want
the lower floor thrown into one room
which will make a floor space the
same size of the lot. while the other
prospective lesSees wants the ground
floor divided and will take half.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-15
PR[ACHERS SCARCE
Attention Called to Alarming
Dearth, at Meeting of Sioux
City Presbytery
pREsBYTERIANs FACING CRISIS
Eight Church Pulp pits Are Now Vacant
in That Presbytery. and Unless Some
Action is Taken Soon. the Matter
Will Become serious-May Issue
General Call.
Special to Times-Republican.
General Call

Sioux City April 15.-Today will
close the spring meeting of the Sioux
City presbytery. which began Monday.
1t is the generally expressed opinion
of the delegates, that crisis is facing
the Presbyterian church today, in the
scarcity of preachers of that demons
vacant churches in this presbytery has
started energetic action among church
leaders for solution of the problem.
Aside from this, the main feature of
yesterdays program was the selection
of Sclaler as the place for the fall
meeting. and the ratification of the res
ignation of Rev. James H. Condit. of
the Third church. An unusual honor
was bestowed upon him when he was
chosen as a delegate to the general
conference of the church, which meets
at Kansas City in May.
I'VE have suffered a great loss of
pastors the last year" said Rev. z.
II. P,lrmont, d. D., of Des Moines, SUI
Iowa synod. land unless some action
is taken soon. the matter will become
a serious one. There are more vacant
churches owing to dearth of ministers
over the state than ever before"
But it was left for Rev. j. w. Coun-
ternline. stated clerk and treasurer of
the presbytery, to throw bomb into
the assemblage, when he declared that
the loss in the number of men who
have applied for entrance into the min
istry within the last ten years has
more than doubled.
we are facing a crucial period in
our church work he said. ut is inn
perative that we issue Il call for min
listers The report that will go for
ward from this presbytery to the gen
eral conference will show the greatest
number of empty churches in our his
tory. There are no pastors to fill them,
despite the fact that we gain recruits
from other denominations.
"The percentage of young men who
have studied medicine has increased
POI per cent in the last thirty years:
in law the increase has been 420 per
cent, while the increase in theological
students has only been Al per cent.
And of the vast increase in college men
within the last few years very few
take up the profession of religion. And
again, the number who enter school
10 study for the ministry the majority
give it up before they leave school.
rs it the great amount of money
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-15
YOUTH IS STRONG P[EA
Authorities Apprehend Difficult
ty in Procuring Death Penalty
For Mrs. Irene Dolph
LITTLE DOUBT OF HER GUILT
There Arc Many Peculiar Circum
stances in the Case, But the Young
Wife of Murdered Clinton Man Is
Enmeshed in a Network of Most
Damaging circumstantiaI Evidence.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to es-Repubican.
Clinton, April 15.-For the first time
in the history of Clinton county. capt.
tai punishment of a young girl will be
demanded when the case of the state
of Iowa VS.. Mrs. Irene Dolph comes to
trial, in the last week of April. Mrs
Dolph, who is seventeen years of age,
is under Indictment for the murder Of
her husband, Fred Dolph, on the morn
ing of February 30. Dolph was slain
as he slept, the assassin using a shot
gun to end his life, blowing out his
brains The authorities have enmeshed
the young wife of the Clinton man In
evidence, and While they are morally
certain that she alone killed her hus
band. they apprehend some difficulty i'll
procuring the death penalty for the
girl, because of her youth. That she
will be found guilty they believe.
Peculiar circumstances in the case
are found in the fact that the girl en-
gagged her attorney before her hus-
bands body was discovered, and it was
this attorney who informed the officers
that the remains of a dead man were
to be found in the Dolph cottage; also
the fact that the girl confessed the
murder to her mother. at Joliet I'LL,
whittier she fled after the crime, but
the testimony is not admissible, be-
cause it is of the "hearsay' character.
being furnished by women from Joliet
whom Mrs. Goldsmith, mother of the
accused, took into her confidence.
Mrs. Dolph has been held to the
grand jury for murder in the first de-
gree, without bail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-15
LIKE DIAPEPSN
TO RELIEVE INDIGESTION

causes feeling of nausea and mk<er-
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your stomach will do what a healthy
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and without you realizing that you
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How promptly you find permanent
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If YOU go now and get 50-cent case
you viii feel fine few minutes after
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household preparation which comes SO
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Others of the family may cat some
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then it Is there 70 give relief
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-15
Usage SCHOOLS CLOSED.
Epidemcs of Smallpox and Dphtheria
Cause Suspension of Gatherings.

Usage, April 15.--Osage is having
troubles of her own, and of rather
serious character for her citizens and
business interests. 1t has come in the
form of n severe epidemic of contag-
iolls disease. among which smallpox
and diphtheria are playing a proml-
nent part. 1T appears that the diseases
have been gaining u foothold for some
time and have now assumed u decided
ly unpleasant aspect.
Charles Kathan, chairman of the
board of health, issued d proclama-
ton Saturday closing the public schools
and forbidding all public gatherings OF
any kind.
The people will not be PERMITTED to
gather or congregate in the public IL
brary or places of amusement.
Church services of all kinds are to
be discontinued. and no public Wor-
ship will be allowed until the epidemic
has been checked. Residents of the
city win be obliged to conform to all
rules regulations and precautionary
measures prescribed by the board of
health for Graduating the diseases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-15
SENT TO DUBUQUE oRPHANAGE.
Five of Seven Children Before Juvenile
Court at Waterloo.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo April 15.-Sentence was
passed by Judge Plat, in the juvenile
court, on seven children. three of whom
were boys Of tender ages charged with
the crime of larceny of goods from
offices in the Syndicate building. The
number embraced the entire family OF
five children of Henry and Clara Fall
kenstein. The cases We're taken up on
petitions furnished by j. N. Sweitzer.
chief of police, and Mrs. Ida A. Bur-
kit the humane officer.
On account of Thomas Falkensten
being charged with the crime of lar
.ceny, the investigation was carried to
the balance of the family of five chill
dren to ascertain how they We're be-
ing cared for in the light of shaping
their young lives. The investigation
led to a petition being presented by
Mrs. Burkitt charging them with be-
ing dependent, neglected, and delin-
quent children.