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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27

and refined ministers in the west; SEN
sitive as child, and yet brave enough
to lool1Struth square in the face. After
the people of this class have read
"On the Trail Of William A. Sunday"
they will discover that they have MOTH
ing to fear.
A Moral Surgeon.
With all the good people of Mar
shalltown l wish there were no need IF
Mr.. Sundays coming, and no doubt no
man wishes it more than Mr.. Sunday
himself. None of us want a surgeon
in our home, but sometimes he has
to come, his coming hurts and costs
money, but he brings help and healing
and is worth all we pay him. AS l
know Marshalltown, town dear to
me, dearer than my friends imagine, I
feel that 1t needs a surgeon, and for
the things which all it. know none
better than William A. Sunday I shall
pray for two things: first, that Mar
shalltown should get him, and, second
ly, that when he comes he will do the
greatest work he has ever accomplished
for the kingdom of God.
] am most fraternally yours,
E. A. STEINER.
Grinnell, Nov. 25, 1908.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27

town on iniquity. That nothing can
be good fop hive, which is bad for
the bees"
Sinners Respectable and Unrespeetable.
The second class consists of sinners.
respectable and unrespectable sinners,
who hate the thought of being shown
up to themselves, and to be made con-
scious OF their iniquity. do not mean
just the people outside the churches,
but those in the pews, who have re-
garded themselves on the way to
heaven, Just because they pay pew rent
and occasionally darken the door of the
church. This class needs to tremble-
but this is the class which will most
rejoice when Mr.. Sunday grips them
with his prophetic truth. They need
him. as the sick, need a healer, they
are those who will De most loath to
see him go, and who will thank God
because he came.
Those Who Fear His Slang.
The last class consists of sensitive
Christian people. who are afraid Of
Sundays slang and slam bang meth
DDS. To this class / commend an arti-
Gle by Rev. Paul w. Brown of Mo-
line, Ill. 1 know Mr.. Brown. He is to
my mind one Of the most educated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27

payment of insurance policies carried
by the deceased The property of the
estate is so encountered with mort
cages and other liens that it is believed
that not many thousands of dollars re-
main to be realized and that the Wild
ows claim under the ante-nuptial
agreement will never be paid in full.
A Millionaire and Reckless.
John G. Hubinger was an cratic
character He was a millionaire at
one time and would have been a multi
millionaire had he harbored his re-
sources and avoided reckless specula-
tons and enterprises which he often
abandoned or sold when in a half-com-
pleted stage. The Hubinger Bros
starch factory at New Haven, Conn,
was gold mine for years, Hubinger's
income from that source being said to
have been a quarter Of million dol
lars annually.
His decline in financial stability
dates from the day he insisted upon
his two brothers purchasing his stock
in the starch factory. 1t was the goose
that kept on laying golden eggs while
Hubnger was engaged in the most ex-
travagant expenditures. He spent $75.-
900 on his keokuk residence and
grounds, which are now fast lapsing
into q state of decay; he established
another starch mandatory. but the
business never approached the volume
of that which he voluntarily disposed
of to his brothers. He put up buildings
and built costly amusement park in
Keokull: he established street car
line and an electric lighting plant: in
Quincy ILL.,, he started the construction
of an expensive steam heating system
for the entire city and a new street
railway system and disposed of both
for a mere song when half completed.
Numerous other schemes were en-
barked in that engaged his attention
for the time being and consumed MS
money. His resources were rapidly de-
pleted and he often found himself in
financial straits. unable to meet press
ing obligations. His realty. which in
cluded the Keokuk opera house, was
plastered with mortgages. vast sums
were expended in seemingly unneces-
sary litigation. and finally the time
came when a protested draft was a
common occurrence.
Starts Life as Baker.
John C. Hubinger started in life as
baker He discovered a process that
greatly increased the virtue of starch.
He pedlIed it in the east and his Con-
necticut factory grew to immense pro-
portions He took care of His brothers
and made them wealthy men. His opu-
lence increased to such an extent that
he wanted to return to Keokuk, the
scene Of his boyhood, and young man
hood. and build costly residence, en-
terrain socially and "boom" the town.
His extravaganza in business enter
prises and unwise investments brought
about his financial ruin. He died Jan.
81 10no 1870
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27
100 NILES IN SIX YEARS.
Letter Beas Official Red Tape in the
Slevness of Delivery.

Snokane Wash. Nov. 27.-GoVern-
red ape. classed as a synonym
for slownes, moved like bunch of
chain lighting when compared with
the time rduired for a latter mailed
at Olympi; capital Of the state OF
washingto, to reach the town of Nah
GOTTA Was, 100 miles distant. John
paul. a r,ident of the last named
Mace recived a letter on Friday,
Nov. IL. ylich was mailed at Olym-
mia the af,rnoon of Get. %. 1902, be-
ing six ye:s and fifteen days in tran
sit lust here the missive has been
during thidime is not known and an
investigate may follow. The letter
advised M. Paul that in previous
letter the mount of an overpayment
TO the sta of Washington had been
remitted ID the laid office. The re-
,ittance d not reach Mr.. Paul, who
has takenthe matter up with the
nostal aut,rities in the hope of re-
ceiying thamount due to him on the
overpayme, ana clearing the mystery
of the lond1elay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27
SUITS ARE DISAPPOINTING.
Courts Can Not Reach "White Slave
Traffic in Des Moines.

Des Moines. Nov 27-While the Des
Mones police, under Superintendent
Hamery, has eradicated the red
light district of the city, the efforts of
the department. to punish members of
what was alleged to be white slav.
trust" have proven to be practical
failures.
Thus far. three men have been in
dicted, two for leasing houses for i'm
moral purposes and the third for ma
licious threats to extort. The first two
were found guilty and sentenced 20
pay fines of 5000 in one case and 500
in the other Max Friedman, accused Of
threats to eytort. was acquitted. The
grand jury refused to return any moro
indictments upon the evidence the Of
ficers have been able to secure, and It
is probable that the criminal prosecu-
tons in connection with the scandal
are over.
The closing of the tenderloin is not
meeting with the success hoped for.
since it's effect has been to scatter the
women turnout the residence sections
of the city. Segregation is now being
suggested as the final hope of sue
cessful crusade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27

Students Of volcanoes divide these
interesting mountains into two classes;
the Hawaiian, or quietly flowing, and
the Vesuvian, or explosive. if a like
classification of evangelists were made,
there is no question as to the place Of
William A. Sunday; he would, by all
investigators, be classed unhesitating-
ly under the second head. Wherever
he goes the air fills with ashes; there
is thunder, lightning and a great rain.
When, therefore, a plan was set on foot
to invite him to visit the town where
1 am pastor, was naturally anxious
to know what permanent changes his
work might be expected to make in the
spiritual topography. did not care
how full the air might be OF volcanic
dust during the eruption, how loud the
explosions, or how red the sunsets for
few weeks following; I wanted to
know what changes, if any, in moral
and spiritual things might be traced
after the air should be clear, and the
ordinary course Of things re-estab-
lished. With this in view, ]. took the
train for a town where he had con-
Quoted revival services some thirteen
months previously-a beautiful inland
Illinois county-seat, of perhaps 5000
people; town with green lawns,
spreading elms and prosperous-looking
business houses.
1 arrived in the early evening, and,
A brilliantly Lighted cigar store was
evidently favorite lounginf, place for
men: there were perhaps twenty gath
cred there. The one whom the late
Senator Vance would have called the
bell wether" was fine-looking man
with white beard. whom J. afterWard
learned to be an ex-postmaster and
clerk of the county. When asked about
Mr. Sundays work he was willing to
talk. The most able man 1 ever list
ened to, sir. I am not a religious man
myself, but attended all his services.
There are a good many criticisms that
might be fairly made on him. He
wastes his ammunition on things that
are not worth fighting. like social card
playing and he is coarse and rough.
But when I say these things to you.
sir. I fairly get ashamed Of myself; for
that man did so much good here In
Strengthening up a number of the
toughest. hardest men in the town that
I feel that we ought to recognize that
fact, and stop; we ought to keep eur
criticisms to ourselves!"
I was specially anxious to find out
how the teachers in the schools re-
garded Mr.. Sundays influence on the
young people; I therefore called on
the principal Of the high school. Il
attended all Mr. Sundays services" he
said. AT first / did not care for him
or his way of doing things He was
rough and violent. At th'. end Of two
weeks he had gathered in large num-
Der of young people: I thought. and
still think, that they came in under .sx-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27
CARR BEGINS LIE
TERN BEHIND BARS
Slayer Of Marshal Nicholson
Taken to Fort Madison
Penitentiary
CARR HAS a BAD RECORD
CARR HAS a BAD RECORD
AItho Only % Years Of Age, He Had
Been Living a Fast Life-His Father
Largely to Blame for Killing Town
Notwithstanding to His compan-
ions.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Fort Dodge, Nov. 27.-Wilbur Carr,
who was sentenced to life iunpris0n-
ment for killing Marshal Nicholson, of
Gowrie was taken to the penitentiary
at Fort Madison today to begin life
as a convict.
Altho but % years Of age, Carr
had demonstrated on several occasions
that there was murder in his heart.
On the day he shot Marshal Nichol-
son, he had been drinking and fight
ing. A. short time previous his father
had been brought to Fort Dodge by
the marshal and given q sentence in
the county Jail of thirty days Ger
drunkenness. Young Carr thought the
marshal had been the instigator of his
fathers trouble, so that when the mar
shall arrested him for fighting he re-
fused to go along peaceably and re-
sisted arrest. He laid down and
would not walk and the marshal drag
ged him down the street toward che
Jail. While exhausted from his efforts.
he allowed Carr to get to his feet and
he Immediately broke loose and ran.
The marshal fired into the ground, but
Carr did not stop. He went home and
told his sister, who was keeping house
for the family since her mother had
been taken to the asylum, that he was
going to do up the marshal who had
ruined his new suit 4,of clothes. His
sister tried to persuade him not to, but
he deliberately unloaded some shells
and reloaded them with heavier shot.
then filled his gun and started toward
town. His sister did everything pos
sible to prevent his going, but he broke
away from her. He found Marshal
Nicholson on the business street of the
town, walked up to him and without
warning emptied the contents OF his
gun into the officer, who expired in his
tracks. Carr was captured without
any difficulty and hustled in an auto
mobile to this city and locked up in
the county Jail to avoid the angry
crowd of citizens that formed soon
after the tragedy became a matter OF
common knowledge.
The sentence will have a salutAry
effect upon the associates Of Carr who
reside in Gowrie. It is known to the
officers that more than Carr harbored
i'll will against the slain marshal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27
On the Trail of William, A. Sunday

element, and would probably not have
been much changed by the experience
had he gone away at that time. Mean
while all the saloon loafers and mis-
cellaneous hangers-on of the town were
attending the meetings; Sunday was
giving it to the churches and to the
preachers, and they were exulting in it.
One of them said to me: Why should
1 go to the vaudeville and pay ten
cents? This man is more fun. and I
can hear him for nothing At the close
of the second week he had their entire
sympathy; they attended regularly and
applauded him to the echo.
",Fhen the plan of attack changed.
Sunday turned from the church mem
bers and began to pour the hot shot
into them; in the most searching way
he went after them for their drunken
ness, their uncleanness; their ungodli-
ness. They were in panic; they didn't
know it was loaded. He had gained
their sympathy: they had to admit the
indictment. I stood at the entrance Of
the tabernacle one evening as the
crowd was coming out; two Of the
hardest men in town approached me-
Said one. Bill. wf1a'd We think of
tlim?' SAM answered the other, that
fellows dead onto you and me- One
by one these hardened men began to
confess Christ.
"Then the greatest part Of the work
began. Sunday turned to the Christian
people of the town, saying that with
out their earnest co-peration all that
had been accomplished thus far would
be lost-that behind the young people,
and the drunkards and toughs who
were coming in. it was necessary to
range a great company of solid and
substantial people, and that only per-
sonal work would secure them. He told
us to- go about and talk with people
about the meetings. and their own per-
sonal duty and opportunity. Don't an
noy anybody he said; don't say much
or stay long. Just tell your friend
that you have been thinking about him
in connection with the meetings, and
hoping that he would take a stand for
God. and let it go at that. Then send
in somebody else to do exactly the
same thing. By the time six men have
dropped into mans store in one NOR
ming and said a friendly word without
preaching OF teasing, that man begins
to be impressed
"Well. we did it, and it was the work
of the Christian people that made the
success of the revival Some hundreds
Of men came into the church, among
them many Of the most prominent men
of the community Two things resulted
from that. There is much less danger
Of the weak ones falling back; there is
nowhere to fall to; their friends and
oronies are in the churches now: they
would be going back on q strong fd-
lowship if they backslid.' Then. too.
this coming on of the men has steadied
and held the young people. Their IA
theirs and older brothers have come in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27

to the new life, too. and all are help
ing each other. We used to average
fifty men at church, where l belong:
we never fall below $50 now. My mems
Bible class had sixty in it last Sun
day. when 1t rained."
The next morning 1 started out on
the street early, and q butcher was
just opening mis- shop. Sunday? Don't
you git i'm. He shut up the saloons,
and they's lot o. Dutch farmers don't
come here to trade no more. His
meetin's wuZ all right, except that.
1 went upstairs to lawyers office.
Il don't believe you want to talk 20
me-" said the occupant, "for I'm one
of Sundays converts. I hadn't gone
to church for years; and my wife was
a spiritualist; I'd been elected city
attorney on the license ticket three
times. I went to hear Sunday because
he could talk. Well, the thing that
overpowered me was that sermon on
booze Until l heard that, l hadn't
realized which way was moving, and
what kind of a crowd l was moving
with. Ny wife and Joined the church
Sunday took all the spiritualism out
Ilol"d1u i luIASO Ill ~ ASip Lie
states attorney shut the saloons up"
went over to see the states attor-
ney. II am also one of Sundays con-
verts," he said. TN three weeks we
closed the thirteen saloons Of the town
for violation of the terms of their Ii
censes At the election which fmmed-
lately followed there was but one tick
ct. This year the whisky men have
nominated a ticket; but the pressure
Of public opinion is so strong that
every candidate has withdrawn except
two, councilmen."
"The thing about the Sunday meet
ings that most impresses me-" said a
physician, "is that a large number of
curse to their families and to the town,
are now leading Industrious, respect
able lives and supporting their fam
ilies." An ex-judge of the district cour.
said: II was the strong reasoning of
the man that made me unite with the
church. He made it appear that to
live the Christian life was the only
reasonable thing for man to do
I have faithfully set down all the
unfavorable comments; and have re-
produced, of course, but a part of that
which was favorable. AS fraternal
duty and pleasure, I dropped in on the
Congregational pastor on my way to
the train. AS he stood on the porch
and said "good-by'' he remarked:
Sunday certainly succeeded in getting
people to study their Bibles. A num-
Der Of those who did not come out in
the meetings continued to study at
home, and have since united with us
in consequence"
The question which had taken me
from home had been answered: there
were changes in the landscape by
reason of Mr.. Sundays visit; there
had been fire and earthquake perhaps,
but the Lord had b'saa N the fire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27
SHEEP RANGE PASSING
Incoming Of Settlers Into Montana Cuts
Free Pasturase Long Enjoyed by
Herders-Must Now Feed.

Helena, Mont, Nov. pa meeting Of
officials of the Montana Sheep Crow
ers' association was held here this
week Wool men, as a rule, are not
enthusiastic over the returns OF tho
market, and insist that they did not get
a square deal thru alleged pool buyers
for the Boston commission houses.
There are also other conditions which
are not as inviting as they might be.
to William Lindsay, one of
the leading fockmasters Of the state,
unless the price Of wool remains on the
same level as it is at present, 1t will
result in forcing many of the sheep men
out of the business.
at costs more today than ever be-
fore to run sheep" said Mr.. Lindsay,
"and these costs are constantly in
creasing. With the incoming OF thous-
ands of settlers the supply OF free grass
is becoming limited and nowadays II
is 8. rare thing to find any winter range.
Consequently the sheepmen must win
ter feed, and this means the building
of corrals and barns. the putting up OF
great quantities of hay and the own
ing of large areas Of hay land. Every
succeeding year the sheepman has to
look more closely to the business II hs
will secure any profit.
1.-THE days when the sheep business
was merely matter Of putting band
of sheep out on the range In charge Of
a herder the year round and then
shearing in the spring, are gone. This
was the way in which many OF Mon
tana's wealthy nockmasters began
business, but today the sheep industry
is very complicated"
Mr.. Lindsay said he believed bette
prices will be obtained for next year
clip than were secured this year. unles
congress tinkers with the tariff. whic
will provoke great uncertainty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27
Iowa Resident Served in Albert
Sidney Johnson's Invasion
Against Mormons
NOT A CENT OF REMUNERATION
J. R. Lewis, Of Shenandoah and Com
panions Hope to Yet Obtain Pay
From Government for Services Rem
dersd-underwent Many Hardships-
Il. Hepburn Will Aid Him.
Special to r,mes-Republican.


Shenandoah, Nov. 27.-The unearth-
ing of the ruins of an old mill in Mills
county has revealed the identity of the
CORNER owner and the fact that this
man had an unusual experience in the
pioneer days Of the west.
Aside from his experiences as a
miller in the early days, Mr. Lewis
relates an interesting episode In his
early life, the outcome Of which may
vet make him a rich man. In 1857 he
left his home and mill near Des
Moines and went to Nebraska City
and enlisted in the service OF the VI.
s. government as a teanster, to &C
company the army Of 5000 men IN
command of Albert Sidney johnson
across the plains to Salt Lake to
Souell q Mormon instruction. 1t will
be remembered that at this time
Brigham Young dreamed of a Nor
mon empire out there which he
should be the rulerfofs and he actually
Called OuL d NlOIiIlOA <AAAhS SAAN -
scented any interference on the part OF
the United States government with
his plans. The arrival of the army
under Johnson had a good effect for
the trouble was settled without
fight. Mr.. Lewis duty was to drive
an OK team in the army freight train
and he actually walked the whole dis
lance from Nebraska City to Salt
Lake and back. To each big freight
wagon were hitched eight yoke Of oxen.
each four yoke having driver, Now
10 drive oxen on q hot day SwsaaEsy eaz1es
of the most Iarduous and trying duties
ever man was called on to perform.
Many times they had to form into
q corral at night to guard off hostile
and thieving Indians. The Sioux
were very troublesome, but the
Blackfeet were much worse. For
five months he never saw the
face Of a white woman. And the
worst Of It all was Mr.. Lewis and his
nine Iowa companions never got a
cent Of pay for that nine months Of
hard service. When they reached Me-
braska City on their return there was
no paymaster to be found, and soon
after the civil war came on and his
claim as remained unadjusted. But a
few years ago Colonel Hepburn I'M
dertook to get his pay, with interest.
To do this, that is, to make a case be-
fore congress, it was necessary for
Mr.. Lewis to find one or more Of his
old comrades in that trip over the
plains, and this was difficult, for in
the intervening years they became
widely scattered. Now he has found
one, and Colonel Hepburn will be able
to get q bill thru congress granting
his claim. Nine months at $13 a month
would be only $117, but the interes.
for fifty years would make neat little
sum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27
HEEDS FATHERS PLEA
Daughter Of Millionaire Banker Quits
Salvation Army Work to Care for
Lonesome Parent = Had Risen to
captaincy.

New York. Nov. 27.-After nine years
in the ranks of the Salvation) Army,
Miss Cora Van Norden, the beautiful
and talented daughter of Warner M.
Van Norden, millionaire banker and
head of the Van Norden Trust COM
pany, has returned to her family.
Responding to the appeals of her
father that she was breaking his heart
by devoting herself to Salvation Army
work and leaving him in loneliness, the
young woman has resigned her COM
mission as captain in the army and
has returned to her fathers home.
1t was with some reluctance tina.
her post of duty on Washington street,
Boston, where she guarded big iron
kettle and rang bell, soliciting con-
tributions for Thanksgiving dinners.
She varied the monotony of this work
by selling the War Cry.
The Young woman had OILY had her
commission a week, having devoted the
years she was in the Salvation Army
training school to editorial work in the
Young Soldier and War Cry. So long
as she kept off the streets and was not
assigned to the rougher military" du-
ties her father permitted her to have
her way, altho his consent had never
been willingly granted.
There was another daughter in the
family-Emil Van Norden. who died in
Scotland in 1905 following fourteen
years she devoted to Salvation Army
work 1t was undoubtedly the tnf1u-
ence of the elder sister that influenced
Cora Van Norden to become a "sol-
der"
When Mr.. Van Norden learned his
daughter had gone upon the streets OF
Boston selling copies of the War Cry
and soliciting pennies with bell and
kettle he made heart-rending appeal
to her. He was bending under the
weight of years, he told her, and his
heart would surely break If she did not
return to comfort him. This last pray
er of the venerable banker was an
swered and Captain Van Norden re-
signed her command.