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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
MRS. HAMS LOSES IN
PRELIMINARY BOUT
Court ,,!I!e Denies A!!msny isa e's-

New York, Oct 20.--The application
OF Mrs. Claudio L. Hains for alimony
and counsel fees to defend suit for
divorce brought by Captain Peter G.
Hains, Jr., awaiting trial for killing
William E. Annis, was denied by JUS
tice Carr in Brooklyn. Mrs. Hams re-
quest that she be granted the custody
of her children also was denied. Annis
was named as correspondent In Cap
tain Hams suit for divorce.
Justice Carr, in his decision, said
that Captain Hams has no means
| from which to pay either alimony or
counsel fees, as his salary has been
suspended since his Imprisonment
and his own small means are needed
| for his own defense. The court also
gave as reason that Mrs. Hams is in
a comfortable home with her parents
| In Massachusetts.
| Gas to the custody of the children
said Justice Carr, "a similar embar
rassment exists. The children are
with the fathers parents outside this
state and the defendant has no home
in this state and declares that II she
gets possession of the children shs
will take them to Massachusetts.
feel it inadyisable at this moment t
disturb the situation"
In her affidavit replying to her hus
bands suit for divorce Mrs. Hams de
Inied that she had been guilty OF an!
Iimpropriety with Mr.. Annis and con
cluded:
Il believe that my husbands &C
land the charges which he has mad
Iagainst me have been prompted o
his brother, T. jenkins Hams, VIII
Threatened to injure me for refusin
his advances. He endeavored sewers
times while my husband was away t
: make advances, going so far as to eI
tier my room. I repulsed him and n
declared that he would be revenged
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
THINKS IT WILL
Be A LANDSLIDE
Chairman Mack Positive Of
Bryan's Election.
CLOSE STATES CANVASSED

Democratic Manager Declares His
Figures Show Heavy Republican
Losses as Compared With Four
Years Apo-candidate Taft, Now
Speaking in the East, Will Wind Up
the Week in Indiana.
New York. Oct. 20.-Massing all the
porces of the militant Democracy In
The final struggle of the campaign to
capture the Empire state Norman Z.
Mack, chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee, bearing prophesies
Of victory, came from the West to
take personal charge OF what he de-
clsres will be the hardest fought fin
ish of any presidential campaign in
this state. Not only Mr.. Bryan, but
other Democratic speakers of note, in
cluding several United States senators,
will swing through the state in an
effort to capture New Yorks cleo
toral vote for the Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Mack held several conferences
with Eastern leaders looking to the
devisement OF plans for the final on
Elaught. The national chairman as
serts that Bryan will be elected by a
landslide and in support of this dec.
laration made public some results
which he had obtained from precinct
polls made in many of the so called
doubtful states. Mr.. Mack said:
Il am firmly convinced that William
]. Bryan will be elected by land
Slide Within the last two weeks
have caused careful poll to be nade
by captains In hundreds OF precincts
In New York, Indiana and Ohio fol
the purpose of obtaining the percent
age of Republican loss over four year.
ago. The results Of the poll were
amazing and in no instance did thel
Indicate anything but an increase II
the Democratic VOTE
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
Snow Storm in Colorado.

Denver. Oct pa storm, accom-
panied by rain which changed fire.
uuently to snow, has prevailed through
out Northeastern Colorado for nearly
forty-eight hours. In sections OF the
mountains heavy snow has fallen. Con
siderable damage was done TO electric
light wires and telegraph wires are
seriously affected Railroad and In.
terurban electric lines have been In
tcrrupted and at places completely
blocked. Several accidents ard al
least one death have resulted from
persons coming in contact with broken
.,lecfrie wires
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Engineer Killed and Twenty-Five Pas
sengers injured.

Newton, Kan, Oct. 20.-Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train
No. IL, westbound, collided head on
with an extra stock traD, eastbound,
near Braddock. fifteen miles east OF
Newton. David Roberts, engineer OF
the stock train, was killed and twenty
two passengers were more or less In
jured, none, it is believed, fatally. The
collision occurred just east of the sta
tion at Braddock and both trains were
running at full speed at the time. It
Is thought the accident was caused by
the crew on No. IL running by block
signal. Forty head of cattle were
killed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20

Rogers City, Mich, Oct. 20.-After a
three days battle with forest fires
this city is free from smoke and no
buildings in town have been destroyed
II is estimated that the homeless VIC
tins OF the forest fires In Pressure Isle
and Alpena counties number at least
four hundred families, with an average
OF four to six I'm each family.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
LIKE the
END FOR BILL|K
Highest Court Denies Peti=
ton Of Condemned Man.
LONG BATTLE FOR HIS LIFE

Chicago Murderer Has Escaped Exc
cution on Several Occasions, but 1t
Is riot Probable That He Will Get
Another Stay of Proceedings-Ac-
cused q Numbering Three or Four
Members Of One Family.
Washington, Oct. 20.-The supreme
court of the United States has dis
missed for want of jurisdiction the
appeal OF Herman Billik from the de-
eision Of Judge Landis of the United
States circuit court for the Northern
district of Illinois, denying the petit
tion for a writ of habeas corpus in
the case of Billik, who is under sem
tence of death In Chicago on the
charge OF numbering number of peo-
p1e
The petition was based ON the plea
that Billik had been denied constitu-
tional right by the failure of the trial
court to ask him II he had anything to
say why the sentence of death should
not be passed upon him. By taking
the case into the United States courts
on petition for writ of habeas cor
pus and appealing to the supreme court
from Judge Lands decision denying
the writ he obtained years delay;
but it Is probable that he will not get
another stay of proceedings and there
fore that the sentence of the trial
court will soon be executed. Billik
was a necromancer and 1t was charged
that he obtained undue control over
victims by practicing upon their
credulity. A number Of offenses were
charged against him, but the most
serious was that of numbering three
or four members of the Vzral family
OF Chicago, after robbing them and
betraying their confidence In many
ways.
Several Times Respited.
Chicago, Oct. 2O.-The refusal OF
the supreme court of the United States
Is. act IN the case OF Herman Billik OF
most notable struggles ever made In
the history of American Jurisprudence
to save the life of condemned man.
Billik, indicted two years ago for the
murder OF Ave members OF the Vrzal
family, was tried on one indictment
and convicted of the murder of Mary
Vrzal. Billik was sentenced to hang
but was thrice respited pending the
outcome OF appeals to higher courts
or the board of pardons.
| The member of the Vrzal family
whose deaths were laid at the door o.
Billik were Martin, the father; Mary
Tilly and Rose, children of Martin
and Mrs. Martin Vrzal. mother OF thu
children. Post mortem examination
uncovered traces of arsenic In thu
stomach OF each. Damaging testimon,
was given against Billik by Jerr,
Vrzal. 1t was the story he told, II
fact, which friends of Billik declares
made the conviction of the defendan
certain. A sensation was created late
when Jerry retracted this testimon
before the board of pardons. II
claimed that his evidence In cour
had been given under duress. Th
defense relied largely on this retra'
tion in making the fight to save tn
prisoner from paying the penalty fo
the crime charged against him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
BRYAN IN ILLINOIS.
Begins Tour of That State at East St.
Louis.

LOUIS.
East st. Louis, H., Oct. 20.-Will-
lam j. Bryan began a days speech
making in Illinois with talk to a
large crowd of workingmen at the de-
pot here. The Democratic candidate
discussed the issues of the campaign
generally, but he paid particular at
tention to the party platforms on the
subject of court injunctions and also
tho action OF the campaign
managers in making the contributions
to the party's treasury public.
The speech closed with a plea that
the rival candidates for the presidency
be allowed ito fight out the campaign
between themselves" so that the peo-
aln aalnnhampefHesdf amp ey hekgeafHv the issues
erlce.~
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
presloent ID Become EDITOR.

New York, Oct. 20.-President
Roosevelt has signed a contract with
the Outlook to act as an associate ed
itor after his retirement from the
presidency in March next This Is
made subject to the existing contract
tn write the story Of his African trav-
els fer Charles Scribner's Sons. Hts
work in connection with the Outlook
Is to cover political and economic
topics.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
FIRST OF THIS CAMPAIGN
Ia Toilette Makes Speech in Support
of Taft.

Mount Horeb. Wis, Oct. 20:-Unit
ed States Senator Robert M. La Fol-
lette made his first speech of the cam
paign here Senator La Toilette was
I'm fine voice and he spoke with seri-
BUSINESS which showed he believed
great issues were at stake in this
campaign. Both William j. Bryan and
William H. Taft were mentioned ly
name by Senator La Toilette and he
declared that he had the highest re-
spect for Mr.. Bryan as man OF patri.
otism and sincerity, but he was sup.
porting Mr.. Taft because he believed
through the agency of the Repub
lican party the progressive movement
could be best carried out.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
DANGER LARGELY OVER.
Forest Fires Now Under Control u
Michigan.

Alpena, Mich, Oct. 20.-Complete
reports have been received from all OF
the points north Of here which were
in danger from the forest fires and
the danger now seems to be largely
over. No new fire losses have been
reported. Four OF the seven bodies
which were found between Rogers
City and Metz have been identified as
the wife and three children of Her
man Erke. whose cremation in log
ging camp was reported.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
st. paul Physician Suicides.

st. Paul, Oct. 20.-Dr. Marcus Tess
ler, prominent surgeon, was found
dead by his wife lying on cot In his
Office. He had ended his life by TAX
ing poison. He left note asking for
giveness from his family. Mental
weakness was the cause OF the sui
eide.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
Claims to Be Togo's Nephew.

Chicago, Oct. 20.--Giaski Togo, who
says he Is nephew OF Admiral Togo
OF the Japanese navy. was arrested
on charge Of disorderly conduct and
placed in q cell In the Harrison street
police station. Togo, with his upper
lip swollen, entered the police station
and demanded that patrol wagon be
sent to arrest q man whom he
claimed had assaulted him. The po-
lice began to question Togo about
the attack and, according to the police,
the man became abusive and threat
ened the desk sergeant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-10-20
Woman Burned to Death.

Schell. w. Va, Oct. 20.---Mrs. John
A. Blackburn was burned to death
near her home while fighting forest
fires. The ciiuation In this vicinity
Ia gericlfS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
IOWA CENTRAL WRECK
Head On Collision Near the Station
/. of Newport. ..

What might have proven a disas-
trous wreck and loss of life occurred
on the east division of the Iowa Cen
trail Sunday evening one mile and a
half west of Newport, Iowa, a small
station near Morning Sun. r The en-
CINE of an extra freight in charge OF
Conductor Walters of this city col
lided head on with east bound freight
No. %, a double header, east bound,
in charge of Conductor J. w. Shreeve
of this city. a....a ...~...,
While no one was killed, several
members of the engine crew: and one
brakeman were injured. The injured
are: r-s 70 y.; T.
Fireman Bert Brookes, Oskaloosa,
face scratched. -. .... Of. .., S..
Brakeman Olson, oskaloosa, left
wrist sprained. - .,l f...
Fireman Tucker, Oskaloosa, body
bruised. ...... .....
Engineer A. Richardson, body
bruised.
An odd coincidence OF the wreck
was that the head engine of No. 95
and of the extra were in charge OF
Engineers o. and A. Richardson,
brothers. t.,- ?. -.,r,
Luckily the trains were not running
at high rate of speed and the dam
age done was not great. Eight cars
of -four and coal were derailed The
three engines were badly damaged.
The fault of the wreck is said to
be on brakeman on the west bound
train, who dia not flag properly. II
the two trains had been travelling al
their scheduled rate the wreck would
nave been disastrous, as the men in
the engines and the train crew, could
hardly have escaped death.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
KAHL IS SENTENCED.
Given Twenty Years For Assault
ing Little Girl.

OF former resident of Oskaloosa
the Register & Leader of Sunday
says: Saturday was sentence day
in criminal court and Judge McHenry
pronounced judgment on Abraham
Kahl, the aged cast side man who was
found guilty Of an attempt to assault
7-year-old Bessie Bergstein, being
given twenty years at Fort Madison
with a scathing lecture thrown in. In
an effort to secure new trial for his
client C. o. Holly. produced an afAda-
Wit made by l.. Cohen, who sword he
heard Juror NJ. E. Young say All the
Jews should be sent back to Russia
When put Oh the stand by County
Attorney De Graft Mr.. Young testi.
fed that he never made such a re.
mark and never heard any other juror
make it. Judge McHenry said he
was convinced that the verdict was
not the result of race prejudice. He
pointed to the fact that most of the
witnesses against Kahl were people
of his own race, ,.
You are guilty of a heinous crime
and ought never TO again be. permit.
ted to move among your fellow men
in freedom, said the court as he gave
him maximum sentence of twenty
years, the limit prescribed by law.
Attorney Holly announced that he
will appeal and the bonds were fixed
at $4,000 ..4r,
Judge McHenry imposed a sentence
of ten years on Jim Dimmitt, whom,
he once defended on burglary
charge. Attorney Smith, who was
appointed to defend Dimmitt, asked
for new trial because he said he did
not have time to prepare the case"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
LADIES OF THE c. A. R.
Local Circle Honored by National
Organization.

The Oskaloosa Circle OF the Ladies
of. the G, A. X. has been highly hon
ored in the appointment of one of its
members to the position of National
Corresponding Secretary There are
only four of these appointments and
when it is considered that the same
appointment was held by the Oska-
loosa Circle last year the honor be.
comes the greater. Mrs. Ahoda Wood
ruff recently received notification of
her appointment by the National Pres.
ident Mrs. Clara sawyer, of Portland,
Me. The honor was wholly unsolicit-
ed and came as surprise. Mrs.
woodruff held the Office last year,
having been appointed by Mrs Elma
Dalton, of Winfield, Kansas, who was
president at that time, The local cir
Gle finds cause for much satisfaction
and pride in the appointment of its
member a second time.
The Mahaska County Veterans AS
ISOLATION some time ago gave a cash
donation to the hospital committee of
the Ladies' OF the Il. A. R. for the put-
pose of applying on the hospital work
they are doing. The committee has
purchased an elegant large rocking
chair with the money and the veter-
ans will be as pleased with the iselec-
ton as the ladies were to be remem-
bered by the veterans.
At recent meeting of the Oskaloo-
sa Circle two new applicants were
voted place in the circle and will be
initiated at the next meeting. Anoth-
err application was received and refer
red The continued interest in the
affairs of the circle is most crafty
ing to the management. The circle
seems to have taken on new life and
the officers are taking up the work
with earnestness and determination
to maintain the Oskaloosa circle in
the front ranks of the organization.
Resolutions upon deceased members
have been adopted and copy of the
same will be sent to the family of the
departed. Commander s. ]. Dutton
has presented the circle with pic
ture of his wife, recently deceased.
which will be hung in the gallery of
the G. A. r. ladies. At the next meet
ing of the circle chaplain will be
elected to take the place made vacant
by the death of Mrs. Dutton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
STRUCK ON HEAD.
Little Georsina Brown Receives a
Severe Fall.

Little Georglna Brown, the four
months-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grin Brown. met with serious acct
dent at their home on North First
street this noon, the outcome of which
is yet quite doubtful The baby had
been sitting quietly in it's high chair
but in leaning forward slid over the
rod which held her in, and fell to the
floor, striking on her head The
bruise was most severe and on a ten
der spot and the baby suffered intense
pain for some time. Medical assist
ance was summoned at once and rene
dies applied which we're effective ia
relieving the pain. If the exterior
bruises are the extent of the injuries
the child will soon recover, but the
full extent of the bump cannot be de-
termined at this time
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
THE MARRIAGE RECORD.
leap Year Makes Good Showing in
First Two Months.

The month of February was rec
ord breaker in the number of mar,
riages which occurred during the
month. Licenses to wed were issued
by County Clerk l.. e. Corlett to
thirty-four couples in Mahaska coun-
ty during the month, which is just ten
more than the number isued during
the month of February, 1907. SO far
this year the number of licenses is
sued is fifty-six, as against forty-nine
last year. Strange to say, however,
in spite of the large total, there was
not single matrimonial applicant in
the clerks Office during the last two
days of the month. Old Maids day,
the 18th, was evidently failure.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
AT COUNTY FARM.
Annual Tour Of Inspection BY Board
Of Supervisors.

Messrs. John M.IPrice, William Nc
Way and R. w. Moore, members of
the Mahaska county board of super.
visors, and County Auditor John w.
Doak went to the Mahaska county In
Urinary this morning to take the an
nual invoice of the place, The farm
will be Inspected and an invoice OF
all property Will be taken. This is
done every year at the March meet
ing of the board.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05

Burke, Lillian Lewis, Ollie Maddy, Art
Fritch. Mrs. Carr, Miss Haskell. Marie
Jones, Joe Hirsch, Marie Phillips, Mol
lie Mccormick, Calder Overturf, Ber-
tina johnson, Violet Hedge and Earle
Alcorn.
The d. & w. Tea Co donated the
following list of one hundred and
twelve pieces of dining room ware:
Twelve tea cups and saucers handled,
twelve pie plates. twelve breakfast
plates, twelve dinner plates, twelve
coupe soup plates or oyster bowls,
twelve individual butter plates, twelve
fruit saucers, gravy boat covered
dish, pickle dish, No. Z, No. s and No.
9! baker OF vegetable dish, and a No.
and No. 10 and No. ~ platter and
six oyster bowls.
The employees of the Baldauf- Rosen'
blatt firm donated cash in the amount
of $3.50, and with this amount the
hospital management have purchased
two dozen sheets. The donors were:
nellie Ryan, Mae Mercer, Solomon
Morris, Katherine Cochran, Jennie
Rapp, Cora Borland Mrs. l.. r. Gene
va r. E. Anderson, Fannie Krizer
Frances Burke, Harold Porter, Mary
O'Brien, Katherine Thomas, Lena
Smith, Mabel Downing, Cora Coke
Roy Coons, Ben Morris, c. w. Abrams
Grace Cunningham. Alice Harvey, H
A. Snuffin, George Heilman, Eva
Cooper, Maude McElroy, verda Mink
fler, Mrs. Dora Morgan, Ethel Baum
Mildred McAllister and Orville Knott
Cash Contributions.
The following cash contributions re
suited from the Shower Day" effort
for the hospital fund. The amount
of the total cash received is $35S.7S
which is a most gratifying showing
FOL
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
4eernOltt,.
40 PT IClAN
Arnold's Glasses
Make Weak Eyes Strong.

Many people of moderate means
fail to consult an experienced sight
specialist for glasses, fearing the ex-
orbitant prices charged by many.
Consequently they patronize peddlers
and new beginners-of no experience
and have their eyes tortured besides
seriously risking blindness to save a
dollar or two, and then pay three or
four times what Mayne Arnold would
charge them.
1t gives Prof. Mayne Arnold pleas
ure to notify the public that he can
save them more than one-half on the
price of glasses as rule, with finer
quality as well as safety and comfort
for eyes. Instead OF paying Prof. AR
mold more, you pay about one-fourth
to one-half what is collected by new
beginners.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05

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