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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-01
7. RS BIG PRIZE
IS A WARTY RAT
AMERICAN SCIENTISTS CONSIDER
RAT WITH WARTS ON LIP
RoosEVELT's GREAT
TROPHY.

Washington, Sept. 1.-Scientists Of
the Smithsonian Institute are now
satisfying their curiosity as to what
the first consignment of boxes, con-
tanning the trophies Of Col. Roosevelt's
hunt have within their sides.
Upon opening the casks containing
skins they were found to be in good
shape and MAR Moarns in charge Of
the Smithsonian forces with Colonel
Roosevelt has been notified Of the fact.
The work OF stuffing the skins will
not be undertaken for some time and
it will probably be two years before
the work is completed.
There is large number of birds In
the consignment as well as valuable
species of rats, rabbits. moles, mice
and other small animals. A beautiful
collection Of birds said to be more
valuable than the larger animals Ia
also In the collection.
What the scientists consider the
great prize is a warty rat. 1t is
slightly larger than the ordinary rat
and mas two warts on it's lower lip and
has never been seen in this country.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-01
RAILROADS SEIZE LAND.
Charge Made by investigating Illinois
Legislator.

Chicago, Sept 1.--Water front land
valued at some $15,OO0,0OO is said to
have been taken from the state by
railroad and ferry companies of St.
Louis, according to reports that the
members of the legislative investigat-
ing committee bring back to Chicago
from their trip up the Mississippi and
Illinois rivers, where these waters Dor
der along this state.
The charges were made by John l..
Flanagan, representative of st. Clair
county. The ground was made by
the change In the course OF the river
and the original meander line is now
several miles from the waters edge in
some places.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-01
DIRE PREDICTION
OF SECT LEADER
WAR, PEsTlLENcE, FAMINE AND
OTHER MlsFoRTuNEs FALL
UPON STUBBORN
PEOPLE.

Rockland, Me-. Sept. denying
having made any prophecy about the
world coming to an end and announce
ing his purpose TO establish a chain
of missions from Panama to the Arc
tic for the evangelization of the Amer
lean continent, Rev. Frank W. San
ford, leader OF the famous sect known
as the Holy Ghost and us. today said .
Earthquakes will be sent by the Lord
to bring men 70 their senses; tidal
waves with fearful violence will sweep
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along coasts till men in their fright
viii die of heart failure: stars will fall
from heaven like falling figs in tenn
pest; war and pestilence and famine,
and many other similar agencies will
be brought by the COMMUNICATIVE chief
of heaven and earth to conquer this
globe, TO conquer hearts, to bring the
lofty looks Of man down and to make
emphatic the fact that Christ is Lord
indeed. =
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-01
HADLEY ORDERS
CIVIL CLEANING
DECLARES HE WILL GUST oFFIc.
IALs WHO FAIL ToseoME
TO TIME.

Kansas City, NO. Sept. 1.-Governor
Hadley, in an address at the annual
picnic OF the Missouri Republican club
last evening, declared Missouri cities
must be cleaned up or he would re-
move the police commissioners.
During the last few years the
people of this state have been aroused
as to the necessity of restricting the
sale Of intoxicating liquors" said the
governor. 1.-THE active participation n
the liquor interests in politics has
aroused the people Of the state to a
realization Of the evils Of this traffic."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-01
ANDY JONES in FARGO,
LIPS CLOSED TO PUBLIC

Continued from Page one.
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bic was experienced on the way. The
party left Dallas, Tex, Sunday evening
and without losing an hour en- route, ar
rived here this morning, making the L.
700 miles In sixty hours During the
entire distance Jones had nothing
whatever to say concerning the matter
The officials had no knowledge what
ever of the formal charge that had
been preferred. except that it was in
connection with the failure of a bank.
ciassed as Desperate Man.
Considerable mirth was caused at
the federal building when the means
used In placing Jones under arrest was
made known. He was followed to
Canadian. Tex, by Detective Damien
berg of the u. s. secret service de-
partment Jones was travelling with
his wife under the name of Harris at
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-01
CHEER QUEEN AND HEIR.
Holland To-day Celebrated Birthday
of Popular WiIheln1ina.

The Hague, Sept. Holland is to-
day celebrating the 18th birthday an
niversary OF Queen Wilhelmina. Schoo
children are on a holiday, flags are
flying everywhere and crowds are con-
stantly passing the palace gates t.
cheer the queen and the baby princess
Juliana-
The queen has received thousands Of
congratulatory kilograms from all over
the world.
This years celebration Is more elab.
crate than formerly on account of tht
recent birth of an heir.
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that time, apparently looking up land.
The sheriff and his deputy were in
formed that a man at the hotel was
wanted by federal officials Both of
these men were of the typical western
type When Jones was found, he was
seized by one while the other flashed
six shooter which he poked under the
nose of the former North Dakota bank
err. With the assurance of the pri-
soner that the display Of artillery was
unnecessary, they became calmed He
was later turned over to the United
States marshal of Texas
They had been informed that Jones
had killed three men in North Dakota.
The deputy marshal and guard came
the entire distance under that impress
sion, and ii was not until they reached
Fargo that they were informed that
there was no official record of any such
crimes.
When searched after being placed
under arrest, a total OF $1255 was
found on Jones. He was arrested the
morning Of Aug. 81 at about 8 o'clock
and his wife left for the home of her
father in Oklahoma on train leaving
at 10 o'clock.
Tired of Being Houndsd.
According to statements made by
Jones after being placed under arrest
he had no regrets to express It is
claimed that he stated he was glad he
had been apprehended and was quite
willing 70 return to North Dakota, as
he was tired of being bounded over the
country.
Jones is credited with making the
statement that he expected to return
to North Dakota Che first OF the year
in any event to face the charges which
had been preferred against him.
A Voluminous Indictment.
It is believed that the federal indict-
ment aaginst Jones returned by the
United States grand Jury last spring
in many respects establishes q record.
A total of twenty -four closely typewrit-
ten pages are covered with the charges
which must be answered in the federal
court, which in substance set forth
the appropriating of between $4,000
and $4,000 from national bank, se-
cured by worthless paper The exact
shortage of the Rugby National bank
has not, as yet, been established, so
far as 1t is known in this city. One
dividend of rs per cent has been paid
to depositors.
Sheriff Not Here.
sheriff Eyd F,riclySav, ne r,{a..,r ,,,,,,, -,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-01
ACTORS HOME BURNED.
Summer Residence of RAYMOND
Hitchcock Destroyed.

Hitchcock Destroyed.
New York, Sept. 1.-The summer
home Of Raymond Hitchcock, the ac-
tor, at Great Neck, L. l., was totally
DESTROYED by fire today The loss IS
estimated at $4,000.
The owner was not in the house at
the time. Two women servants were
severely injured jumping from second
story windows
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-01

is claimed that If bail is furnished in
the federal court that Jones viii imme-
diately be placed under arrest on the
state warrant.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-01
Have You scar

Have You Seem
Those elegant new fall suits at sis
and $3.50 that A. L. Moody is show
ing7
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
Northern Io1ua Items

southwest of Everly, is a first-class
piece Of land, tiled, under a good state
of cultivation, and having fair build
ings So far as our knowledge ex-
tends, this is the highest price per
acre ever paid for Clay county land
In so large a tract.
Guthrie Center.
E. r. Yeager, the cigar manufacture
err suffered a painful injury which will
lay him up for several weeks. He was
down on the cfrautauqua grounds in
his automobile He started to crank UP
his motor and the engine kicked back,
breaking his right arm at the wrist.
Mapleton.
Fred G. Ohm has closed a deal with
NJ ]. Goldberger for eighty acres of
land just south OF town by paying the
extravagant price of 1925 per acre.
The place Is without buildings or i'm
provements, and this is thought to be
the highest price ever paid Cor land in
this part Of the county.
GarnaviIlo.
While Mrs. Realto Berns, living near
Garnavillo. was working in the yard
She noticed her seventeen months old
Daby Following something In the grass
Becoming alarmed she followed and
found the baby reaching to pick up a
| rattlesnake which was coiling to
spring. Mrs. Berns grabbed the child
and after getting 1t to a place OF safe
ty got a hoe and dispatched the snake
which had five rattles and button
Cedar Rapids.
Arvid Prucha, a helper in the press
room OF the Morning Republican, suf-
fered bad injuries to his hand while
assisting In the running OF the Tues
day morning edition Of the paper He
accidentally had his hand caught In
between the plate. and impression
cylinders OF the press, and AZ a result
his fingers and hand were terribly
mAngled. Surgical aid was rendered
at once. and he was taken to st
Luke's hospital where an operation
for the amputation of two of the I'm.
gers was made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31

Lansing.
A rattlesnale was killed on Center
street, near the Presbyterian parson-
age, Wednesday, and on Monday an
other was seen on Front street, but es-
capped under the sidewalk at II. C.
Nielander's.
Lytton.
Louis Leege lost the sight Of one Of
his eyes last Monday in peculiar ac-
cident here. A pop bottle exploded and
the particles of glass cut the eye SO
badly as to permit the liquid of the
lenses to exude and destroy the sight
corwith.
The chicken thieves are again
Der of towns people lost quite a num-
Der OF their fowls. The thieves were
impartial to age, breed or sex and
took everything on the roost indiscrim-
inately.
Shirt Lake.
The important land sale of the week
was section fifteen. Richland, to Forbes
Brothers, of Jefferson, for $4,000
Guy Small, of Richland and Carl Tors
tenson and c. F. Mauss, Of Milford
owned the land. It is a part of the
Daniel Pierce estate and fine tract
Of land.
Buffalo Center.
John and Ed Bohning have traded
their farm, near Clarion, for which
they traded their store here last win
ter, for large stock OF general mer-
chandise at Rowan. They went down
Monday to invoice. John and Al Bob
ming will have the management of this
new store, while Ed will continue to
operate his racket store at Humboldt.
Spencer.
One of the largest real estate deals
ever made In Clay county, 90 far al
amount of cash h iavolveA took place
Thursday, when DR.. Peck sold the
Peck farm-the west half OF section
sixteen, Lone Tree township. It
Samuel Huffman. Of Patton. at 800 pen
acre. This farm lies about two miles
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED.
Detective Bridge Costs Clarke County
$tA,600-case Tried Twice.


$tA5oo-cass Tried Twice.
Special to Times-Republican.
Creston, Aug. SIN the case com.
menced by Clark Williams against
Clarke county, judgment was returned
in the district court this morning in
the sum OF 9lA,500. Nearly half OF the
present term Of the district court has
been taken up with this case. which
has excited great deal Of interest all
over this pant of the country.
The case grew out Of the injury OF
the plaintiff on a bridge In Clarke
county, which was detective and thru
which he fell, several years ago. sus-
tanning injuries, which crippled him
for life. The case came to trial over a
year ago in the Union county district
court and q Judgment for $4,000 was
rendered. Clarke county appealed the
case and the supreme court Of Iowa
reversed the decision on technicality.
involving only the use OF a single
word. This necessitated Its retrial
which resulting in the above mentioned
verdict by the jury. Judge Towner of
Corning presided.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
TndEsREPUBII MARsHALLTowN. 81,

and the presence Of Gen. Frederick D.
Grant and Commander-in In Chief Van
SAINT. OF the Grand Army, viii be the
chief attractions at a big camp Are. |
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
Toledo BUDGET.

Special to Times Republican
Toledo. Aug. 31.-Frank Dragon and
Miss Mildred Maxwell of Ames. are
visiting friends.
Prof. j. +. Maxwell and family re-
turned from their vacation at York
Neb.
F. S. Shaw and family and Or. w
II. hatcher and family are camping
this week
Miss Hazel McAnulty. of Cedar Rap.
ids. Is visiting her parents.
Court Reporter w. c. Gray and wife
are home from their vacations
Mrs. NJ. o. Ebert of Marshalltowr
spent Sunday at the o. j. Berger
home.
Miss Corinne Jones left Sunday az:
ternoon for her school near Garwin.
Miss Joy Dexter went to Grinnel
Sunday for a visit with relations.
A. G. Smith and family have re.
turned from an extended auto trip l,
Illinois.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
Marble Rock News.

Special to Times Republican.
Marble Rock, Aug. 31.--Last Satur-
day gave us great change In tenn
perature, so much so that light frost
was on the ground in low places on
Sunday morning. But no damage is re-
ported.
Our public schools opened yester-
day with large enrolment. Four new
teachers are on the force, with Pro-
lessor Biggs of Indiana, at the head.
Miss Barr is the only one of last years
force that is in the corps this year.
She is primary teacher.
Miss Grace Merrick entered the
State Teachers College at Cedar Falls
yesterday. to finish a course In that in
stitution.
Mr.. Graham. wife and child. who
have been spending a two weeks va
cation here at the j. c. Martin home,
departed for their home in Waterloo
Sunday. Mrs. Wallace, of this place,
accompanied them to their home.
Mr.. j. B. Shepardson and family left
for their home In Cotton, Cal, last
Thursday evening. after spending a
friends in this place
]. P. Miller superintendent of wa
ter mains. finished laying mains on
Beeler street last week
number of our young people who
have been camping up the river, after
having an enjoyable time, broke camp
last Saturday.
Our boys band, in training all sum-
roer, gave very creditable concert
Saturday evening. In the presence OF a
large crowd of admiring friends. Their
ice cream stand was we'll patronized
and snug sum was added to their
treasury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Losse ant
daughter Forest, returned from an all
summer visit in New York state last
Saturday Mrs. LOSSES health is not
as good as her many friends wish thai
1t might be-
Mrs. Mary Hawn, who has been Wis
iting in her childhood home in New
York. is at home looking hale and
hearty.
Mrs F.: T.. Gates and Mrs. j. Barr re-
turned last week from an extended
visit to the Pacific coast and inter
vening points. They report a very
pleasant time.
Mrs. Jackson and daughter Florence
who have been spending the summer
here, departed for their Minnesota
home yesterday morning.
Il Miss Maize Winchell, our obligine
assistant postmistress. returned from
her vacation in Minnesota last Thurs
day, bringing her cousin with her, who
will enter school at this place
B. j. Oaks and family have been en-
pertaining Miss Oaks, of Mason City
for several days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
"LEw'Is LARSON.
signature: George F. Castle.
Found SIGNATURE Genuine.

j. j. Spindler, cashier of the First
National bank of Council Bluffs, not
being acquainted with the signature Of
Mr.. Larson, was not in a position to
determine the genuineness of this let
ter when 1t was presented by Castle.
Castle, according to the banks az
count OF the transaction requested that
on the strength of this letter he be
given certificate of deposit for $1,000
in exchange for his checks for that
amount on the Britt bank This the
bank declined to do. Castle represented
that he was stranger and knew no
one who could identify him, and in this
situation, he announced that he would
send to the First National bank Of
Britt for bank drafts.
Accordingly, on Sept. Is, 1908, he
wrote a letter to the Britt bank re-
questing the bank to send him drafts
for 5,O00 Two days later Castle ap-
peared at the bank with two drafts. one
for $1,000 and one for $4,000, which he
wished the bank to accept in exchange
for certificate Of deposit. The bank
still declined to extend this credit to
Castle without further Identification.
On the same day-Sept IL, 1908
the bank here sent Castles signature
to the Britt bank for veriflcation. and
the drafts were forwarded for collec-
ton to the banks upon which they
We're drawn. The bank at Britt inden-
titled Castles signature as genuine,
and the banks upon which the drafts
had been forwarded acknowledgements
to the bank here. Then, on Sept.
10, 1908, the bank paid to Castle $4,000
by issuing to him a certificate of de-
post in that amount
Got Cash on Certificate.
Castle retained the certificate of de-
post until the 22nd day Of September,
1908, when he appeared at the bank,
endorsed the certificate and received
the cash therefor.
''The defendant" reads the banks
answer, especially denies the allega-
tions in plaintiffs petition that the
plaintiff accompanied by one or more
of the defendants named in PLAINTIFF
petition went to the defendant bank
and that he cashier upon request of
plaintiff, without further Identification
by any other person than some of the
defendants. turned over to the plaintiff
the sum Of $4,000; that the plaintiff
we'll knows said statement is untrue;
that in truth and in fact the defend
ant bank declined to pay to the plain
tiff any money upon any draft with
out Identification in a manner exactly
the same as it would deal with any
customer whomsoever: that he was
identified by certification of his Sig
nature executed by the First National
Bank of Britt, and that the validity OF
his drafts was ascertained In the
manner usual among bankers by for
warding the same to the bank upon
which they were drawn"
The bank denies that it performed
the service for Castle without charge
and alleges that he was charged IS, OF
a reasonable and fair charge Tor the
service rendered him.
The bank alleges that, after Castle
had been fully identified and the gen.
uineness Of his drafts established, 1,
was obliged to give him the cash.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
FIRST NATIONAL OF COUNCIL
BLUFFS SEEKS 'pAmAcEa
FROM BRITT MAN.
RETALIATEs AGAINST e.
MAYeRAY GANG VICTIM
Exposes George F. Castle, Who Lost
5000. as a Confessed Gambler
Castle, With Others, Accused Bank
of Being in Conspiracy With FAX.
Race Promoters.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican,
Council Bluffs, Aug. 31,-Another de-.
velopment has taken place in the litiea
ton growing out of the operations of
the Maybray gang of alleged race track
swindlers.
George F. Castle, of Britt, Iowa, a
MaNbray Mike" who claims to have
parted with $4,000 on fake horse race
near Council Bluffs in September, 1908,
and who, in common with other Mikes
recently brought suit against the First
National Bank. Ernest E. Hart. j. ].
Splndler, and others of this city to re-
cover his loss. now finds himself con-
fronted bya claim of $4,000 damages.
exposed to public gaze as a confessed
gambler, and accused of imposing on
the bank by misrepresenting his pur-
poses with a view to securing courte-
sizes which the bank otherwise would
not extend to him.
The banks answer in the suit
brought by Castle, together with the
answers of other defendants, was filed
IN the district court yesterday after
noon. The bank and it's officers make
the claim for damages.
Castle Charged Conspiracy.
1t will be recalled that Castle ac-
cused the bank of being in conspiracy
with Maybray and others to defraud
MIN of his money and charged in effect
mat the bank cashed his paper here on
Identification by parties associated
with Maybray.
1t is a very different story that the
bank tells. 1t appears from letters and
documents which the bank sets forth in
It's answer that Castle came to Council
Bluffs on Sept. Is and presented the
following letter from the president of
the First National Bank of Britt, Iowa.
Britt, Iowa. Sept IA, 1sos.-The
First National Bank, Council Bluffs,
Iowa. Gentlemen: This will introduce
the bearer, George F. Castle, real es-
tate dealer, capitalist and banker of
Britt. worth approximately 100000,
who is visiting your section of the state
for the purpose of purchasing con-
trolling interest in a good bank.
ANY favors you show him will be
appreciated by u.s. and his checks for
four or five thousand dollars will he
honored by us, provided he would wish
to draw same, his signature is attached.
Your truly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
Masous Adopt Temple Plans.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City Aug. 31.-Iowa City lodge
No. 4, A. F. e. A. NJ. has adopted the
plans for the new Masonic temple to
be erected on the corner OF Clinton and
College streets this fall. Proudfoot &
Bird, of Des Moines. are the architects
and bids for the construction of the
temple. which Is expected to cost $685.
900, will be opened Sept Q. /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
PIONEER CALLED HOME.

Former Postmaster and Business Man
Of Clear Lake Dice.
Special to Times Republican.
Clear Lake, Aug. Sl.--A D. Aidridge
a pioneer resident OF this place. died at
his home here Sunday. cancer being
the cause OF his demise. Mr. Aldridgs
came TO this city many years ago and
in the early days he was postmaster
here. For long time he was in the
drug business. but retired several years
ago because OF his advanced age. Sur
viving him are his wife and three chill
dren, one Of the latter being Mrs.
Charles Palmer OF this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
TRAVELS ALONE 70 WE'D.
Mothers Objection to Wedding Fails
to Prevent Trip.

Mason City, Aug. 31.-Traveling
quite alone, Miss Delight Lister of this
city, left last night over the North
western for Sterling, ILL.,, where she is
to wed Edward Crow, formerly of here,
today. Mr.. Crow was employed here
at the Griffith barber shop but he is
now on the road selling Rogers silver
ware in the territory around Sterling.
He and his wife plan to travel thru his
territory together The brides mother,
who lives in Hampton, is said to have
tried to dissuade her daughter from
marrying. Crow left here for Sterling
about a month ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
VAUDEVILLE WAR STILL ON.
County Attorney Takes Change
Venue in Iowa City Case,

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Aug. 31.-Twice defeated
In his attempts to prosecute Manager
II. f. Pocock, Of the Bijou vaudeville,
for violating the Sunday labor laws,
County Attorney Mcdonald now de-
clares that he will take the case before
the justice of the peace at North Lib
erty The attorney believes it is next
to impossible to get a jury tn Iowa
City which will convict.