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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
FARM RENTER HAS PROFITS.
Farmer Near Mason City Proves
Rented Farm Can Pay.

Farmer Near Mason City Proves
Rented Farm Can Pay. =
Swaledale.-Th talk that there
are no profits resulting to the renter
on Iowa farms has been refuted by
Ulysses iBrough, of this vicinity who,
on an ordinary 100 acre farm which
he titled last year, has sold a total
of $6,4OO worth of grain and stock,
OF that amount $1,000 was corn, ST.
600 was oats, and $2,400 were steers
He still has on the farm seventy-five
head Of cattle, couple hundred head
of hogs, 1900 bushels of corn and L..
500 bushels of oats. He began few
years ago a poor man and has made
good Roadway, but this last year has
made his fortune He holds the rec
ord for profitable farming in this
part Of the state for the renter class.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
Put $4,000 In Y. M. &. a..

Council Bluffs.-With whistles
blowing and big display of fire
works, the news was carried over
the city that the campaign for $780,.
coo additional with which to add an
other story to the partially complet
ed Young Mems Christian associa.
ton building, had ended successful-
ly and a whole day ahead of the time
limit placed upon the campaign by
certain business men who had sub
scribed $4,000 conditionally to the
fund. The organization will have an
investment Of almost $4,000. The
building will be four stories high.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch We're used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use SO much starch that the
beauty and f.neness of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear.
ing quality of the goods, This trou-
bic can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because of its great.
or strength than other makes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
Slain Woman Down IN We'll.

Sioux City.-One Of the most hor-
rible murders in the criminal history
Of Sioux City was uncovered when the
body Of Mrs. lack Odam was found
in the well in the rear of her hus.
bands home, lis South Jennings
street. There were fifteen knife
wounds in her back and her jugular
vein had been severed. She was a
white woman and her husband is a
negro and was employed in one Of
the packing houses. The police are
looking for him. They had many
family quarrels and separated about
three weeks ago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
Modern BUILDINGS inferior,

In modern buildings the cement and
mortar are the weakest points; in the
buildings which the Romans and
Greeks raised thousands of years ago
the cement and mortar are the strong
est points. and hold good while the
very stones they bind together crum.
BILE away with age. With all our sci
ence We can not make such cement
and mortar, and, therefore, we can not
construct such buildings as the an.
clients raised.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
The Published Picture Of Dead
Mother Restored Helen Coffev

Mother Restored Helen coffey.
Waterloo. Helen Coffey, a pretty
17-year-old girl of Marshalltown, has
been identified as the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith Of this
city. Her mother, Anna G. Smith,
ran away from home twenty years
ago. when II years Of age. She mar
ried Edmond Coffey, her sweetheart,
in Council Bluffs and the couple made
their home in MarshalltoWn Six
years ago she died. A picture Of the
mother published at the time of the
Haskin- Coffey secret wedding at
Christmas time, gave the girl the
the clue which has, lead to the estab.
lishment Of her identity as the grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith. A
feature of the case is the fact that
the young girl has been frequently
in Waterloo and at one time for a
period of three months worked in
local department store.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
COUNTY FARM PROFITABLE.
cerro Gordo Farm More Than Pays
for It's Expenses.

Mason City.-Among the few coun-
ties in Iowa that have self support
ing county farm this county is one.
The fat cattle which have been feed
ing were marketed at &C per pound,
netting s2,4s1.50 which came into the
hands of the county. The result of
this and other farm products has
more than kept the fifty inmates. In
contrast to the products of this farm
is that Of Henry county, the report
from which shows that a deficit of
$4,000 has resulted in the care of
the farm and its inmates, of which
there are twenty-eight, making a
total per capita of $780, At this rate
the inmates could be cared for cheap
err at the state infirmary
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
shoots His Uncle.

Shenandoah. Sam Jarvis shot his
uncle three times, one shot taking
erect in his cheek, which may prove
fatal The wounded man was taken
"a the Wabash railroad hospital at
Mnberly Mo. jarvis was Interpreter
far gang Of Greeks working for the
wabash and living in car SIDE
tracked at Imogene, Where the sn l''l
ing occurred.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
The Use Of a Fat Man.

4 don't know whether I'll like Jack
or not when see him again" said
she. He wrote me he was getting
fat. hate fat man"
"A fat mans all right" said the boy
who was playing cards on the floor,
when burglar gets In. A fat man
will scare a burglar"
But" she demurred, I'm not mar
rying a man just because he's good to
scare burglars with, am u"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
Flee From CoIfax Hotel.

Colfax.-But for the prompt action
Of the proprietor of the Grand Hotel
in using fire extinguishers, the build
ing would have burned to the ground
when fire broke out in the hotel at
55:3O in the morning. The cause IS
not known. The forty guests of the
hotel escaped in their night clothes.
Several Des Moines people were stay
ing at the hotel The damage was
5000. mi
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
Rich Manson Pair Found FREEZING.

: RTcn ,WdnS0n FAT FOUND FTtezIn9.
Manson.-An astonishing case OF
suffering was brought to light here
when an aged couple named Far
rand, were found in a freezing and
starving condition in their own
home. Although possessed of a
good residence property, large farm
and money in the bank, without a
cent of Indebtedness. these old PEG.
PIE were found huddled about a
small stove with hardly any fire in
it. They had plenty Of coal but were
too miserly to burn it. Very littlN
food was found in the house and the
man and woman were in most
filthy condition
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29

y The extraordinary popularity OF fins
white goods this summer makes tho
choice of Starch matter Of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all Injurious chemicals, Is the
only one which Is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stiffen.
or makes half the usual quantity OF
Starch necessary, with the result OF
perfect finish. equal to that when the
goods were new.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
clarion Market Day success.

Clarion. The market day in Clar
ion was a great success. notwith
standing the very heavy conditions 81
the country roads. "A very large
crowd Of men were present and
things sold we'll "A big bunch Of
cattle were gold and about eighty
horses. All brought top prices. The
merchants experienced an unusually
heavy trade. q
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
RACE WAR At MASON CITY.
Whites and Blacks In Fierce Contest
at That Place,

=
at That Place.
Mason City.--Mason City was given
taste of an incipient race war when
a riot between white and colored men
terminated in smashing two big
plate glass windows for the Arm
strong barber shop and the beating
up of couple of negroes. The shop
was attacked with stones by UNI
known parties during the night, and
the plate glass windows. Sx10 feet
each, were shivered to pieces. Feel
ing has been running high between
certain elements Of whites and
blacks. Several fights ensued in
which couple Of colored men were
waylaid in an alley and roughly han
died.. This was followed by the
breaking of the windows. @
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
500 Reward. $500.

The readers OF this paper VIII be pleased to learn
that there Is at least dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh. HaG's Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity CafaErh
being constitutional disease requires consttu-
tona Treatment. Hairs Caturrh Cure Is taken In
terray, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
Ing nature IN doing It's work. The propretors have
so much faith In It's curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that it tails to
cure. Send for list OF testimonials
Address +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold BY all Druggists 76c ~
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills
Minneapolis, Mimi "I was a great
sufferer from female troubles which

caused u weakness
and broken down
condition Of the
system. / read so
much ofwhatLydia
Il. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women I
felt sure it would
help me, andI must
say it did help me
wonderfully. My
Nntpc oil laft r,a r
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
OWNER MUST PAY MULCT TAX.
CenterviIle Man Goes Before Board in
Futile Effort,

Centerville.-The owner Of the
building occupied by the Eagles
lodge, against which a mulct tax was
assessed in December by the asses
sor,. failed to get an abatement be-
fore the county board. This is the
first time such an assessment has
been made and has created quite a
sensation. The owner of the building
plead ignorance Of the traffic in Ii
quors when government license
was produced. There is an energetic
attempt to drive all Illegal liquor
selling from the city and that the
lines will divide on that issue in the
coming city campaign is now the out
look.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
Jacks Faux Pas.

Maud--l noticed that you bad Jack
Clubberly to church with you Sun.
day.
Bell-Yes, and the poor heather is
SO unused to going that he wanted the
usher to check his hat and coat.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
80 cn n, the Fire.

Nora Springs. "A dense fog shield.
N from the neighbors the home q
~ q Jackson, near here. and they
did not know It was on fire I'll "
was ii ruins. The loss is about 49,
900. A
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any case
Of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or protrudlng Piles In
q to IA days or money refunded. Soc.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29

1t Cures While You Walk
Aliens Foot Ease for and bunions hot sweaty
callous aching feet. &c all Druggists.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29

Foreign titles come highland q
good many American heiresses have
discovered that they We're not worth
the price.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29

Wouldn't Take Him Seriously.
He--But | need you in order to be
happy.
she--I couldn't think Of marrying
needy person.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29

Silver is OF less value than gold;
gold. than virtue. Horace.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
& buy furs & Hides. Write for catalog 100
N. w. Hide 4 Eur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29
ChIldhood,a Frankne,. -.

A little girl went visiting one day.
and after time was given the album
OF family photographs to look at. She
turned the leaves over carefully, and
pretty soon closed the book.
We'll, dear asked the hostess,
did you look at the album
ooh, yes,@ answered the little maid,
brightly, and we've got one 'zactly
like 1t, only the pictures are prettier!"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29

1avoring that is used the same as lemon or
vanilla. BY dissolving rranulated sugar in wa
ter and adding Mapleine, delicious syrup 10
made and syrup better than maple. Mapleino
is sold by grocers. Send &c stamp for sample
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-29

LANDS. LANDS.
MERGED, CALIFORNIA.
The gateway to Yosemite, and the ar
den spot of California. In the center
Of the great San joaquin Valley, cheap
lands, on easy terms, under the best
irrigation systems in the West.
Churches Of all denominations and splendid
schools All fruits, alfalfa, grain and vege-
ables grow In great abundance. We lead the
West in the production of peaches. figs, sweet
potatoes, alfalfa, dairying and hog raising.
No winters here; mild and healthy climate.
Land Of quick returns to the farmer; In many
Four railroad lines.
Write MERGED Chamber Of Commerce f0y
illustrated folder ana fmll information.
T. A. ChAfibEKLAIN Secy., MERGED, Cal.
w M IL DIES MONIES MO 1000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-22
TO FIGHT TRUSTS
GRAIN AND STOCK
 GROWERS ORGANIZE.
A Packing Plant VIII Be Erected and Co-operatfve Elevators at Every
 Grain Shipping station WIn Be Built.

Oklahoma City. okla. March 21.-As- serting that the time has come for the people of Oklahoma to fight. to rid themselves of the so-called trusts, which they claim control the output of grain and cattle of Oklahoma and make practically their, own price. an experimental co-operative company. known as the Grain and Stock Crow CTS Association. has been organized by branch of the Farmers Union in Oklahoma.
 The headquarters for the new ,asso- ciation will be at Enid. and J. Y. Cal iahan, formerly oklahoma's territorial delegate to Congress. has been selected to head the organization. The new enterprise will have the direct back ing of the Farmers Union.
 In opposition to the packers. the as- sociation will. it Is stated. erect a packing plant. To finance the plant. the association will accumulate fund of about s5o0.0o0. Shares in 1t will be sold at s1 each, and no person may own more than one share.
 In the handling of Oklahoma grain, the association proposes to build a co co-operaticye elevator at every grain shipping station in the State and to sell its grain for export.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-22
OF NEWS
ROOSEVELT TO START ON
 TRIP. s5
American Interest in Events Abroad this Week VIII Be Chiehy Ia Ccntered in Strike -s
 in Paris.
when the steamr Hamburg drops her

When the steamr Hamburg drops her moorinx lines from Hoboken. N. T.. pierl next Tuesday. the long heralded East African expedition led by Col. Theodore Roosevelt will have begun.
 The former President hta jnttmAted that he 1doea not wish oflcfai notice oK his departure to be taken by the mu- rfcipai xovernment Of ffoboken, but the occasion is boursl to attract As many well wishers as the shores of the North River In that vicinity and avail. able sea craft will accommodate and the ..send orr will be one to be re- mennbered. p
 An event of grimmer interest on Tuesday will be. the convention or the anthracite miners at Scranton. Pa. where delegates to the tri-district meeting will meet to, determine what action to take in view of the refusal of tbe mine operators to make certain concessions demanded by the. union men. The working agreement expires April 1. This agreement the opera tors wish to renew but the union men have asked for modfncations, incllc- ing recognition of the union. Thursday the Nstional Executive Board of the f1nited Mine Workers of America will meet at Indianapolis and take up Che disnute in the anthracite regtons
 Tine peace society of the city of New York has sent out invitations TOT an international peace festival at Car nezie Hall, New York. Wednesday night. The president of the society. Andrew Carnegie. will preside; Min ister wu Ting Fang. of China. will make brief remarks and many dis tinguished persons will be present
 If present plans are carried out, the bodv of Detective Petrosino will start from Palermo during the week, for New York. A notable demonstration in honor of the victim of the Black Hand assassination may he expected In New York when the body arrives there late next week. 3, ; American interest--4n events abroad this week will be chiefly centered In the telegraphers' and postmen's strike in Paris; the tension between Austria and Servia. England's naval policy. which hs aroused storm of protest and the search for the assasstns of Petrosino in Italy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-22
AGREE TO ATTEND
CENTRAL AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
 TO MEET,
New Turn In Affairs Is Believed to Have Been Forced by Firm stand of Uncle
 Sam.

City of Mexico, March 21.-It Is now believed to be a certainty that con- ference of the i've Presidents of Gen. traI American republics will be held shortly.
 Word has reached here that Presi- dent Cabrera, of Guatemala; Davila, of Honduras, ands zsaaya.Aof Nicaragua. have agreed to attend proposea meeting. It Is thought certain that President Fisueroa, of Salvador, and the President of Costa Rica will also consent.
 The invitation was sent out by Senor Echeverria, President of the Central American branch of the bureau Of American republics. and the purpose Of the gathering will be discussion or ways and means to live up to the let- ter and spirit of the Washington peace pact and thus remove all cause for in- tervention In Central American repub- lies on the part of either the United States or Mexico
 The news of the acceptance Of the proposal on the part of Estrada Ca- brera, of Guatemala. and his arch en- emy, Jose Santos Zelaya, of Nicaragua. comes as an agreeable surprise to the well wishers of Central America. Ca- brera, first declared that he would at tend no meeting that was not held at Guatemala City. but later revised his decision by agreeing to be present at a conference held on neutral ground. 1t is considered likely that a request will be sent to the American State De- partment as soon as Salvador and Costa Rica are heard from, asking that the conference be permitted to meet on board one of the cruisers of the Pa cific squadron. The harbor of Amapala will be selected as tho meeting place.
 This new turn in Central American affairs Is looked upon by those well informed, as the most important that has happened in recent years. and is believed Ito have been forced by the firm stand of the State Department at WashinRton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-22
DIR. WILEY MIsaUoTED.
He Says All Soft Drinks Do Not Con-
 tain Caffeine.

New York. Mar. 2I.--In a letter re- ceived by Secretary Schroeder. of the American Bottlers' Protective Associa- ton, Dr. Harvey W. Wiley chief of the Bureau of Chemistry of the Asricuitu- ral Department. corrected recently published statements credited him to the effect that all soft drinks contain ed caffeine.
 "The statements reported to have been made by me in my address before the students of the Holy Cross Acad- emy in Washington are misrepresent- ed" wrote pr. Wiley. What did say was that parents often forbid their children the use of coffee and tea at home and yet they were allowed to get caffeine at the soda fountains. which is the most injurious part of coffee and tea. I did not say that all soft drinks contained caffeine but I did say that we had collected one hundred syrups sold at soda fountains which contained caffeine. The caffeine products are sold to the consumer without any no% tice that they contain caffeine and caffeine in its pure form in such drinks Is much more deadly than when com bined naturally with coffee and tea"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-22
MINERS TO MEET .
Anthracite Workers to Consider Mat.
 ter of New Agreement.

Anthracite Workers to Consider Matt
 ter of New Agreement.
 Philadelphia, Pa., March 21.-The convention of anthracite mine workers which meets at Scranton, Pa, on Tues day Is expected to make a final decis- ion, so far as the men are concerned, in the matter of a new agreement with the coal mine operators, to take the place of the present workindg arrange. ment which expires March 31.
 The mine workers are not unanimous as to what should be done and there- fore. the operators are more or less in the dark as to the conditions that win prevail on. April l. P
 As 1t now Gstands. the situation Is this: The miners have made certain demands. the principal one being the recognition of the <unlon. The opera tors have flatly refused all the de- mands. and in turn have offered to re- new for another term of three years the present agreement. which Is the same as that made by the anthracite coal strike commission.
 The rank and file of the mine work CTS believe that the coal road presi- dents will close the mines April 1 for belief on the fact that the mines are being worked to their full capacity this month. notwithstanding that the pre- vious custom during March has been to operate them only about half time.
 The operators have made no an nouncement what they Intend to do next month. nor have they made any public declaration as to whether the price of domestic sizes of coal will be reduced 50 cents a ton April as has been done in other years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-22
TRANS MISSISSIPPI
 COMMERCIAL CONGRESS

Denver, Colo, March 21.-Secretary Arthur F. Francis of the Tras-Mis- sissippi Commercial Congress. today issued the official call for the twentieth annual session of that association, to be held in Denver, Aug. 16-2l of this year.
 Added interest attaches to the meet ing this year from the fact that Pres ident Taft will be present and take part in the proceedings. large attend ance of representatives of the Latin American countries is also expected In the interest of the movement for closer commercial relations betweLn this country and the republics of South and Central America and Mexico. Polt- tics will be barred.
 Beside the question of closer rela- tions with the Southern republics with especial reference to the early comple- ton of the Panama Canal and the con- Quent stimulation of commercial de- velopment in the trans-Mississippt States. the following are some of the questions which will come under dis cussion:
 Irrigation and reclamation of semi arid lands.
 Waterways improvements.
 Drainage of submerged lands.
 Separate Statehood for New Mexico and Arizona.
 Parcels posts.
 Postals savings banks.
 Gulf ports and railroads.
 Good roads.
 Sugar beet and cane industry,
 Barataria and LaFourche canals.
 The Governor of each state and Ter ritory may appoint ten delegates and not more than twenty.
 The Mayor of each city may appoint one delegate and one additional dele gate for every 1000 people, not, how ever, to exceed ten delegates Each business organization may appoint one delegate and one additional for each fifty members, not to exceel ten dele gates. Each County may appoint one delegate.
 Governors of States and Territories, members of Congress and former Pres idents of the Trans-Mi sissippi Con- Rress are ex oficio members.