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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
IOWA COURT lNDlCTS
STANDARD OIL COMPANY

Rock Rapids, Ia, Nov. 2O.--Under an
indictment returned by the Lyon coun-
ty grand jury this morning the Stand
ard Oil company. of Indiana, will be
prosecuted for violation of the anti
discrimination statute enacted at the
last regular session of the legislature
of this state
James A. Coad. of the Coad Oil COM
parly, located at Alton, Sioux county,
iowa. appeared before the Lyon county
grand jury, presenting the claim that
the offending company was guilty OF
naming different prices to different
points within the state, contrary to the
provisions OF the law, and cited as evil
dence the prices made by the Standard
Oil company to the two towns OF Alton
and Doom in adjoining counties and
separated less than 40 miles. 1t was
shown by the testimony before the
grand jury that the price at which Oil
is furnished to the people of Alton Is
. cents less than the price at which
it is furnished to the people of Doom,
With the additional discrimination that
the Standard Oil product is delivered
IN the one case f. o. b. at Alton, while
for Doom it is delivered f. o. b. Sioux
City Alton is served by two lines
OF transportation, and the same is true
also of Doom. The conditions and dis
tances for the points in question were
shown to be similar.
The allegation of the complainant is
to the effect that the Standard Oil
company seeks, through discrimina-
ton, to destroy Il competing company,
the Coad Oil company, of which COM
| pitinant Coad is a party in interest.
Company Under Indictment.
After careful investigation of all the
| proofs of discrimination as submitted.
4 the grand jury returned the Indictment
| in accordance with the evidence.
| This is the second indictment. SO far
as known. brought under the new stat
ute which provides for preventing UNI
| fair discrimination in the price of oil.
| the first having been decided in court
| yesterday at Des Moines in favor of
the Crystal Oil company and against
| the standard Oil company.
County Attorney S. ID. Riniker of
4 tits city. had charge of the presenta
| ton of the of the complaining
| company to the grand jury. and will
also appear as the prosecuting officer
| when the case comes to trial in court.
The statute under which the indict
nent is brought provides in substance
/ for preventing unfair discrimination in
the price of commodities in different
parts of the state for the purpose of
destroying the business of COMPETE
tor. and for offensoS of this nature a
penalty is provided of not less than
$500, nor more than $4,000 for each
offense. OF not to exceed one years i'm
prisonmcnt in the county Jail, or both
such fine md imprisonment
There is the purpose back of the
! prosecution TO fight the case through
to it's ultimate conclusion, and it is
likely that it will eventually reach the
rnitcd States supreme court and
County Attorney Riniiscr proposes to
preclude delay i'm every way open un-
der the law and ascertain the rights ot
independent companies as contemplat-
, ed by the statute under which the ac-.
ton is rakcn.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
BROWN ON STAND
IN own DEFENSE
The Aged Murderer Appeals to
Diety to Prove He Never
Struck His Daughter.

Rockwell City, Ia, Nov. 2l.-Pitiful
In the extreme was the spectacle OF the
almost helpless invalid wife of John nj.
Brown, who went on the stand today to
testify for him in the Manson murder
case.
Her account of the tragedy does not
vary from the testimony of her hus-
band in any particular save that she
did not see him strike the daughterin-
law with the Indian club. She described
her efforts to get into the closet to es !
cape the murderous intention of the en-
ragged woman and the scufiie which en-
sued when Emma Brown forced her
way into the closet and attacked her.
The witness recited that her Emma
turned to attack the defendant and she
knew little of the later details of the
tragedy.
While Mrs. Brown was on the stand
her son, with whom she lives at Man
son, was by her side attending quietly
| to her wants, moving her slightly as
she sought to turn, and once, When
| she showed signs of fatigue. he had
a cup of warm tea ready to revive
/, her and give her strength 10 go on
1 with her testimony. She has good
I face and shows evidence of refinement,
and the son resembles the mother in
appearance and manner more than he
! does the father.
The prosecution still seeks TO dis
| credit the appearance of the knife in
4 the settino of the deed, and the VIII
nesses for the defense have not as
yet given it location beyond the fact
THAT it was somewhere in the room In
:! which the tragedy occurred The gen
eral impression is that the defense is
weak on this point
This afternoon at $50 the defense
rested its case on direct evidence. after
the prosecution had sought for two
hours to break the testimony of Mrs
Brown and the Introduction of evi
dencc i'm rebuttal was begun by thu
state. Miss Ida Calmer, who was Will
the Browns at the time of the murde
testifying that at no time did she Sc,
u knife in the room whore the TRACED,
occurred
1t is expected that the testimony vii
be all in tonight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
NEWSPAPER MEN TO
ANSWER INJUNCTION

ioes Moihes, Ia. Nov % Anotner
step in the fight to prevent the transfer
OF the Daily Tribune to the Register
and Leader because of the accusation
that the Tribune is trying TO jump its
uneNpired lease was taken today when
Judge Brennan cited Gardner cowcs,
Harvey lnsham, of the Register and
Rinehstrt, OF Che Tribune. into court to-
morrow to explain afiidavits filed by
fhem asking that the injunction stop
ping the sale he dissolved Oh the
grounds that hey never had written
y lease as claimed by the Capital City
state banS. owner of the Tribune
building. TIE d@fendants claim that
If There ever WAS such Il lease. G. ID.
lIcllen Who sttlried lhe Tribune never
so INFORMED tlefn.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
RULCARlANS RAID
TOWN; DEPUTY IS
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Over so Shots Fired to Dislodge
Railroaders- Martin Is
Severely Wounded.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
DECISIONS OF THE
SUPREME COURT

>es Moincs. Ia. Nov 2S.-Dccisions
were rendered by the supreme court
today as follows:
Thompson vs.. Rake. appellant. Win
nsbaga: affirmed.
Belts appellant. vs. Howard, Polk:
affirmed
:,ieberts vs.. spansler. appellant.
johnson. affirmed
l.uedeclso 8 Des Molncs Cabinet
Co. appellant, Polk; modified and af-.
firmcd
Des MONIES Union Railway Co. VS..
City of Des Moincs. appellant, Polk;
reversed.
NerlSer appellant. VS.. Bcttendorf
Metal Mlecl 90. Scott: reversed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
FITCH STILL WORKS
DISAPPEARANCE STUNT

Council Bluffs. la, Nov. y. Edward p.
Fitch of this city, VINO went to Europe
about September / for tour of England
and France, has been missing since Octo-
l,cr 30 The last word from him was a
letter written on that date i'll which Fitch
stated that he was hurrNins to London TO
undergo an operation for appendicitis.
Alarmed wien no further news OF Fitch
was received. his relatives here communi-
Gated With Congressman W. T. Smith
about a week ago and AT his request the
state department called Minister Reid. A
dispatch received yesterday states that
The American legation has caused a
search of all the London hospitals has
advertised in the principal London papers
and has enlisted the London police i'll the
Search but without iin,liis amy trace OF
Fitch.
Fitch has heen pronmcni in fire insu,-
nnce circles in Iowa aud Nebraska ioi
mani years.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
PROCLAMATION OF
THANKSGIVING BY
GOVERNOR CUMMINs:

Des Moines. Ia. Nov. 2O.--Governor
Cunmins has caused 10 be issued the
following Proclamation In accordance
With the usual custom
The day of our annual reckoning with
providence is again at hand. The time
has come to look over the year and see
what il has done for us. and if we find
that we are the beneficiaries of divine
bounty. then business, industry and COM
melce should pause moment SO that
there may be heard the voices of praise
and THANKSGIVING.
We have advanced morally. Progress,
while slow is sure. Private life is purer
and public life is cleaner than a. year ago.
We have advanced materially. Not only
has our wealth increased, but little by
little light is breaking upon the problem
of distribution, and we are compromising
more clearly the fundamental truth that
the hand which earns is the hand that
must receive. In our own state the finan-
cial disturbance that wrought disaster
elsewhere was scarcely felt. Our crops
have been abundant and will yield to the
husbandnan full reward for his toll. The
manufacturer has had his profit. the mer-
chant fair prices, and the banker his in
terest That great host of men and
generally employed. and are forging slow
| IL ahead The public .health has been
| maintained in a degree never before seen.
| An our Institutions have been honestly
| managed and have grown in efficiency.
! Every agency of charity, benevolence and
.philanthropy has multiplied in activity
We ought to be thankful for these
things and we ought TO recognize that
/ over and above the power. the energy, the
skin of man Il divinity has ruled, and that
his wise and loving care has directed our
steps into the paths of peace, prosperity
/ and happiness.
Therefore, j. Albert b. Cummins, gov
/ ernor OF the state of Iowa, in accordance
with the custom of the American people
and in conjunction with the president OF
! the United States, do hereby appoint
! 'rhursday the 18th day of November. 1905
i as THANKSGIVING day, and earnestly rec
oigmend that all the people of the COM
|mnnwealth snail ON that day forsake their
ordinary work and i'll iheir places OF
4 worship praise and thank Almighty Goo
! for leading us with infinite goodness or
out way.
in testimony whereof / have hereuntt
set my hand and caused to be affixed the
great seal OF the state of Iowa.
Done at Des MONIES, this 18th day o.
a November, a. ID. 1905.
Allaert Il l'utnnins
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
BURTON RECEIVERS DAMAGES
FOR INJURY TO SHOuL DER

SihleN. la. NOV. 24-'The decision OF
the district court of Osceola county in
the case ot Burton vs.. Neil has been
affirmed by the supreme court. Bur
ton is market gardener who had a
shoulder injured by a COW. The injury
was attended by DIR. II. Neill and the
patient claims to have suffered many
months until he called another doc
tor, who found and reduced the disloca-
ton. Burton brought suit against DR..
Neill, claiming damages in the sum
of $5,301. He was awarded judgment
of S245.
The recent election cost $818. O5 in
Osceola county, OF this amount 4e4.4
WAS for supplies and printing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
BURGLARS BREAK
POSTOFFICE SAFE
Edna Visited by Yeggmen Who
Secure Small Booty and
Escape Detection.

Rock Rapids, la. NOV 23.-'rhe store
and posto'lice at Edna vas broken into
"Wednesday night The combination
was Knocked off the safe and the lock
punched in so the safe door could be
opened. No money was in the safe.
but $40 was taken from the postof1lce
money drawer. 1T Mas thought the
robbers escaped on the carly morning
freight The sheriff is in pursuit.
The barn belonging to VIII Holleran,
five miles cast of town, burned yester-
DAY afternoon. together with consid-
cradle grain and corn. Loss about
81, 200
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
WILLIAMS SECRETARY
TO GOVERNOR GARsT

pos Monos. la. NOV. % 1t is an
nounced that ora Williams is to be the
new secretary 10 the governor, sue
ceedng John i'riar who goes to Wash
ington with senator Cummins. Mr.
Williams viii remain with Governor
tiarst during the brief term of his Of
flee. He has been Mr. Garsts secrc-
tary as lieutenant governor. Mr. Briar
Will al once proceed to Washington
where he viii continue his close and
confidential relations with the new
senator. No other changes will take
place in the office OF governor
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
FIND POT OF GOLD
IN RABBITS HOLE

Oil City, Pa, Nov. 2l.-While digging
around a hole in which a rabbit had
disappeared, Edward Woods and Thos.
Dickinson, lumbermen employed near
here, uncovered an iron kettle contain
ing $4,000 in gold coins. Old residents
believe the money was buried by John
Caldwell an eccentric farmer who died
in an insane asylum nearly 80 years
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
SITUATION IN INDIA
GROWS MORE SERIOUS

London No.. 23.--The daily records
OF vie.ence and seditious acts in India
have long s,!own that the unrest there
is increasing rather than abating. Opin-
ion is becoming general thal the situa-
ton Is more serious than is admitted
officially One of the latest indications
is the sudden determination of the
viccroy, the earl of Mimic, to cut short
n tour he was making of the provinces.
to retlirn to Calcutta 10 days earlier
thar he intended.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
OFFICER is SHOT
BY DRUNKEN MAN

Wcbeicr City, la. Nov ohm
Winters, of Frazier, while drunk and
resisting arrest, shot Marshal Grahiol-
son. of Dayton, twice last night. once
in the leg and once il. the shoulder
The marshal returned the fire, shoot
ing Winters In the arm and hand.
Winters is in custody. Both men will
probably recover
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
OFFICIAL FIGURES ON
SENATORIAL CONTEST

Des Moines, la, NOV 25-The official
canvass of the s'ole at the senatorial
primary today gives Cummins 1873. $40.
Lacey 9G,l93. Majority for Cummins,
42.G41
Governor Cummns today appointed
b. +. Shalnbaugh, of Iowa City, to be
curator of the state historical depart
ment. to succeed the late Charles Aid
rich. He also appointed DR. McCloud.
of Charles City, to place.on the board
of state veterinary medical examiners.
Lieutenant Governor Garst today re-
ceived word that SO of his constituents
and friends in Carroll county have Sc
cured a special car and are coming to
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
BOY CUTS CIRCUIT TO
HEAR PHONE TAL1

!. Lake CITY. "a. Npv - The spirit OF
Investigation led Willie Richards, Il
farmers son, IL years OF age, to attach
a loose VINO to Il long distance tele-
phone line in front oi his home so that,
With an empty tomi1to can at the other
end he might hear the talk going over
the wires." While he was conducting,
tins experiment. communication he
tween Council Bluffs and a number OF
outlying towns' ceased 1t took "a
hours. with two gangs OF men osil hunt
ing for the seat of trouble, to find
what was he matteg.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
MANSLAUCHTER IS
THE VERDICT AGAINST
JOHN M. BROWN
Community Approves the Judg.
mlent of Men Who Declared
Brown Guilty of Crime.


10, Avon City. Ia. Nov. "A. Guilty
~ lnansls.,lshter" is tae Judgment of
.rlo mon 10 whom was ntrusted the
AsVHlcnol IN connection With the killing
~ Mrs t.iaua Brown. by her aged
f:theril.iaw, John Nj Brown, on the
usol.mmg Of August -, OF the present
sosr. al The Niotim's home IN Man
ron. This county.
When the hour Of midnight struck
ast ntsh' John Nj. hioMn, al' g:
~ iils SON, l'lyl'f; az" .hs oiil'sls
~ IN" NV "litaiF" ~, w 49, i'' .'
"hss'e 'he Sti'fiis ANU sNti'i',s eN'si',9
pi ihe last le" ""Ss iiaN' ,'''7h
sst@n: !" 'sNen 70 'he N'i'iise .i",'i
,'e,f ~ w ~, ~; ~,
- iass l'''N'i' ''''' ss'i''
noe is''
NS tle jurors lllea 'illo W, P,'t'es
ln 'he july NoN tila e'"N 'iitH ii".'s
liailt!lhs Win 'Neif litoes '9W'tti VIZ
'@'ii' 't'isn" ''iiNin's a'lu Si..Ni's
moving NlainlN on 'iif.r collli'eil''n ms
no N's ri3l@e1eH from s''e soi''iill -
t'S ~ tilS c"uil>.i roy nv lioS''s-
lh1n ana Hele9Se VINO iiia 's'NiiNu 'h'
Hnd OF tht present au'l's III eoi'lcn
ton with The Gaze almost at the point
\ ~ cNhausu"n.
no the questioil 81 VIC court YIN
'leih'll. you nave agreed upon q VIZ
Diet there WAS a sh&nl pause, IN"
tin u Naiia" inc ''ilSW"f W ii.'s ~
verdict r'id emily OF Inansiausii5
ter
Ihero was no ehanse IN inc express
SION ON inc Hseu prisoner TIC. ~
Is bard OF heaIlitg aha me sle,illes'l'
N"l1S il'lu not le"Nihtu hlii. iiis s1'i
sat by ms side and ne was l'a' lit ~,
moved. l"ok OF We;ulhess Vas IA iliH
face, tplt hope Was there also. when M
ditfatnd taat he haa not gwen UP the
light for his fathers lioertN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
DECISIONS OF THE
SUPREME COURT

Des Moines, Ia. Nov. 21.-The follow
ing decisions were handed down by the
supreme court today:
STATE of Iowa VS.. Whimpey, appel.
liant. Polk; modified and affirmed.
Zimbleman & Otis VS.. Finnegan. APP
pellant, Boone: affirmed.
Mansfield VS.. Mallory, appellant.
! Winnebago; affirmed.
!. Henry, appellant, VS.. Mason City &
Fort Dodge Railroad company, Wright;
vaupsi W. Mulhau, appellant. Wood
bury: llsyessed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
SOL DlERs MAY BE
HIGHWAY ROBBERS

pes Moines, H.. NOV. ~ Officers be-
lieNe. from confessions made today.
that soldiers from Fort pes Moincs
are guilty Of The startling highway rob
beries peiretratesi her, ia the past few
nignts.
rwo nf them. John Wilder and Rob
ert Hali. admit smuggling James Smith,
OF .Adair. on a downtown street Tues
day niUht.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
DEFENDANT APPEARS
HIS OWN WITNESS

Rockwell City. la. Nov 21.-2'rhe first
witness in the Brown murder case TINS
morning was DIR. Young. who testihed
as to the good character OF the deienu'
amt Brown.
Mrs. G. ID. Fulton testified to HAY
ing been obliged to climb in and out OF
the window TO the Brown home when
Mrs Emma Brown was away, this be-
ing introduced to show that the house
was kept locked against the old man
when Emma was away. Mrs. Fulton
testified to reaching the house 10 min
utes after the killing, and finding tho
old lady Brown in her chair greatly
excited. with her hair down about het
shoulders, tending to SHOW that sha
had been assaulted by Emma. as was
yesterday testified to by the defendant.
Mrs. Cook, a neighbor. testified To
seeing blue and red spots on Mrs. j.
NJ Browns arm about week after
the tragedy. also saw her ankle. which
was badly swollen and discolored.
The sensation of the morning was
the testimony of Mrs. Trenary, a
daughter of John NJ. Brown who tes-
titled that she reached the Brown home
in the evening of the Goth, of August
and while i'm company with Ida Calmer
searching for belongings of her moth
er, she saw "a bread knife on the floor
of her mothers room. She did not
call Ida Calmer's attention to the knife
and did not pick it up, nor has she
seen 1T SINCE rms testimony caused
quite a sensation. as ~ was not known
what the defense expected 20 lhtroduce
in the way or coffopofallNe eNldefce
AS 10 the statement OF the deIehdaht
that he had found Emma Brown as
sauting his Wife with bread knlfe
and that she drove him from the room
with the knife and that he struck her
with the Indian club believing that she
intended killing him with the KNIFE
A Gruesome Tale.
The nortrayal of the details of the
o,,arrcl leading IN 10 the murder Of
Mrs emma brown and the account OF
the tragic act which left a victim and
a murderer told nv the aged defen-
dant. Brown. I'm impassioned utterance
which at times was subject to calItio,
nv his counsel, was one of the mos
gruesome recitals ever uttered in al
Iowa court
The recital of the deed included the
quarrel. which came early in the morn
ing. and his attempt to prevent Emm;
Anderson Brown from going upstair:
where his invalid wife was, fearing tina
! harm would come to his Wife from thu
nnraged woman. He threw his daugh
! terinlaw on the floor and held her
/ When he let her up, she went up stair
/, and soon he heard his wife calling fo
! help and crying Murder. murder
\ Brown, Brown ne sped TO hef as
4asistance and found ms Wlle lying on
4 her back IN the closet WIN me daugh
1 ter standing over ller WIN pfea'
4 KNIFE ana ~ violently prolahe lahguae
] saying. llltll sic WOulQ CUT ntsT near
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
RACING TO BEDSIDE
OF DYING CHILD,
FATHER is STRICKEN

Des Moines. Ia, Nov. Ell. c. Gott-
sclall raced from Texas to Des Moines.
to reach the bedside of his daughter
Belle before death from fever. CON
tracted while on a trip through the
South. only to be stricken with ma
laria himself at Kansas City.
Gottschall is now in n hospital. while
his daughter died last night at tina
same hour he reached the city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
HIS SOUL DEAD FOR
THIRTY YEARS, SAYS
MOTHER OF ROBRE2

Chicago. Nov. 2S.--The mother of
Don Barclay, who IL under arrest
charged with rohberies amounting to
more than $1,000 today offered an I'M
usual excuse for her sons evil propen
stiles.
MY sons soul is dead" she declared
1T has been dead, for more. than 20
years. 1t died when he was 1 year
old and had an attack of malaria fever
that left hir irresponsible. Since then
] have given up trying to do anything
with him."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
PREFERS PENlTENTIARY
TO THE COUNTY IAJL

Council Bluffs. Ia. NOV. 20 Com
planning hat the conditions of the Pot
JawattaiIne county Jail made peni-
tentiary preferable, John Kirkland. in
dictcd for bisamg pleaded guilty to-
day, rather than fight the ease. and
asked Immediate sentence He Was
senu 10 Fort Madison prison for an
inletcrlniilate term.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
PURE FOOD CROOKS
UNDER LAWS BAN

Des Moincs, la, Nov ol.-The gov
ernment opened a crusade against i'm
pure meats here today by tho indict
nent of Nick Peters, of Moline, charged
with dealing in uninspccted meats in
Rock Island and Davenport.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
gOY sMoTHERs BABY
BY ROLLING ON HIM

Burlington. Ia. Nov. IL The .
month-old infant of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
l.arkins was smothered to death by
her 3-year- old brother in bed. The
children were sleeping together and
the boy rolled over on the baby.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
LIGHTED PIPE BURNED
BOTH MAN AND HOUSE

DEBORAH, la, Nov n James Niur-.
raw. am eccentric bachelor went to bed
with Il lighted pipe in his mouth, set
ting the house attire. His ch;rred re-
mains were found in the debris this
morning