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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
COURT CONTEST OVER FORTUNE
OF WIDOW STILES ENDS IN
FOSTER SONS FAVOR.
DISTANT RELATIVES CLAIMED
ADOPTION WASN'T LEGAL
Young Man Comes Into Possession Of
Valuable Property at Hampton and
Takes Good Fortune in Matter of
Fact Way - Is Proficient Animal
Trainer BY Profession.
Special to Tirnes-Republican.

Special to Tirnes-Republican.
Hampton, Dec. 6.-The case of EN-
cry Stiles against the estate of the late
e. IS. Stiles occupied the attention of
the district court here three days of
last week, and Saturday afternoon de-
cision was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff, granting to him as the sole
heir of the wealthy widower an estate
valued at about $4,000.
Many years ago Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Stiles, who were childless, took Emery
when he was but years old, into their
home. and he made his home there I'M
til he was 81 years old. He helped his
foster parents with as much devotion
and energy as tho he had been their
own son, and aided them in the ac
emulation OF much property. Shortly
before he entered the Stiles home his
mother died and his father who wished
TO go west, left him in the care of
friends here. The father has not been
heard from for years. and it is supposed
several years ago.
Distant relatives of the elder Stiles
contested the claim on the ground thai
he was never legally adopted. Another
feature OF the case that served TO mia
( matters was that relatives of the late
Mrs. Stiles in this ciry entered count
er claim that her property which wa.
decided to E. S. Stiles before her death
was obtained under dLress, and there
fore should go to them. This claim
also did not stand, and all the propert.
comprising a half block where tn
Phoenix House is located, two stor
buildings across the street south of tn
hotel, together with { large amount o
adopted son, who did more than an.
one else except his parents TO accumu
late it,
Mr.. Stiles is of modest and retir
ing disposition and takes his recen
good fortune in matter of fact wa.
BY Profession he is an animal traine
and appeared here during the pas
summer in personal charge of the her
of trained elephants with Gollma
Brothers circus, and the many per
, fornances thru which the animals wer
i put by their trainer were the best b
r far that were ever Witnessed here an
: are said to be the best in any circus
this country. and reflected much cred
!. on Mr.. Stiles ability. 1t is said that
: will probably invest mis- newly gotte
I, fortune in real estate and continue
the circus business as an employee.
| No less than seven attorneys wei
l interested in the proceedings in cou
n here last week to represent the vario,
!, interests Al Issue
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
CORN DAMAGE ESTIMATED
cownie and Wade, of State Board of
Control, Estimate IS Per Cent of
Crop Ruined by Wet and Warm
Weather.

Des Moines, Dec. 6.-Chairman John
Cownie and Senator Wade Of the state
board of control both declare that fully
% per cent of all of this years corn
crop has been practically ruined as a
result of the unexceptionally wet and
nasty weather of the past two or three
weeks.
Chairman Cownie says that much of
the corn was still green and soft When
the wet weather came and that as
result it was unable 10 Withstand the
soaking and is consequently rotting.
He says that such a condition has oc-
Cured but once or twice before in the
fifty-three years that he has watched
the corn crop of Iowa develop.
That the farmers have experienced
the greatest possible difficulty in get
ting the corn out of the fields, owing
to the very wet weather, is a statement
endorsed by both Chairman Cownie
and Senator Wade. They are agreed
that the recent weather condition has
brought the farmer face TO face with
I serious condition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
AcKLEY NEWS LETTER.
Unusual Number Of Deaths Within
Short Time-Other Mention.

Unusual Number Of Deaths Within
Short Time-Other Mention.
Special to nes-Republican.
Ackley, Dec. Give deaths of Ack-
ley people have occurred within lit
tie over one week.
That of Thressa De vries, wife Of
Cornelius De vries, who during the
most of her life was a resident of Acls-
ley, where she was better known as
Thressa Uffen, died q few hours after
giving birth to a child; the child also
died. Mrs. De vries for a long time
worked in the F. J. Martin store, where
she was very popular She was mar
ried in April of this year and has since
been keeping house for her husband,
his father and brother.
Miss Mary Jane Clouston died at her
home the past week, five miles north
of town, at the age of SO years. She
was a sister to George Clouston. of
at ST. Marys church. Miss Clouston
was an old resident
George Chris,y died at his home in
this city Thursday afternoon, after
reaching the age of Is years. He had
been in feeble health for several years
and did not appear to be seriously sick
when death overlook him.
After an illness of a little over a
week. Louis Bell, of Waterloo. died of
appendicitis. He was a son of Charles
Bell. who formerly, with his family.
was a resident of Ackley. He was a
student of the East Waterloo high
school He was buried in the Ackley
cemetery beside his mother.
/ Jurren Spieker. one of Ackley's old
residents and formerly residing in
Grundy county. died at his home here
He was 65 years old He was buried
: in the German township cemetery near
his former home when on the farm
Ackley has revived or reorganized its
Commercial Club. The following Of
ficers We're elected: President. w T
S. Rath: vice president. F. G. Goetteli
/ secretary, William Butts; treasurer. S
Y. Eggert
N P Ringen, the Illinois Contra
/ depot agent, has returned from Water
loo. where he had been in the Presby'
: terrain hospital, and is again on duty.
f. D. Wait was at Rochester. MINI
last week in consultation with spe
cialists.
; Richard Giese has purchased tn
drug store he formerly sold to San
schooly and is again in business TO
himself.
Frank Bolender. Jr.. has been sic
with pneumonia. but is recovering.
: Miss Hilda Schultz. who has bee
studying music and dramatic art,
home on account of the illness of he
father who has been seriously sic
for some time.
William Victor and Henry Leiste
have been in Chicago attending the ia
: stock show the past week.
:. Irwin Blocker. who has been takin
:, post graduate work at the Universit
;. Of Wisconsin. is at home on a vaca
ton until after the holidays.
Miss Bernice Scales was at HON
last week with her parents. She Is al
e tending school at Cornell University.
y Fred Weber. Jr.. has started a ne
dray line, in which business he hi
~ had experience!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
paten.s Granted lowans.

washington. Dec. 6.-Patents have
been granted as follows
w. A. Davidson of Des MONIES, motor
generator set; B. B. Fairman Of Ma
qucketa, door fastener: D. Garst OF
waterloo, manure spreader; o. A
Goodrich of Sioux City, four-wheel pis-
ton drive; G. NJ. German of Anamosa
corn planter: E. c. Litchfield OF Water
loo. manure spreader; E c. Mahan OF
Dubuque, calendar; A H. Miller OF
Fairfield. overhead track: c. j. Smith
of ottumwa, wire working implement
w. r. Thatcher of Oskaloosa, milk pas
teurizer and cooler; D. Witt of Shet-
field. stovepipe elbow
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
GrinneIl COLLEGES Steam Plant.

Grinnell, Dec. Dear Mr.. Editor:
I wish your Grinnell correspondent
would call and give me some instruc-
ton as to how he would carry steam
thru our tunnels without the use Of
pipes, as he mentioned in your paper
of Dec. 8. The facts are we have no
water, no roof, no floor. no piping, no
pumps-nothing but the boiler. and
Grinnell college will not get any more
heat than the old plant can make for
the four to six weeks Of pretty good
weather. We are going to have mod
ern plant when done, including our own
electric light plant, water cistern. both
hard and soft, with all modern equip
ments, but building conditions and la
hor cnnditinn- alnnG with knnnaAaai>ia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

roads and weather conditions, have de-
layed us more than any one can i'm
agine, who is not in touch with the
situation. We begun work on July ~
and I think, taking everything into
consideration, we have done remark
ably well. Trusting the public will be
patient and not try to crowd matters,
we will get thru safe and sound.
H L. TRIPLETT,
Superintendent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Invention Of gritt Genius.

Special to Times Republican.
Britt, Dec. Ga miniature merry
go-round, perfect in every part and
complete in each detail. has been made
by the patient and skinful hands OF
Robert DRESSER. an inventive and me-
chanical genius of this place. 1t has
been built during his leisure moments
Of the past few years and is a fine piece
OF work. II is on exhibition in one OF
the local drug stores ana is attracting
much attention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

Do you use Baking Powder? Don't
fail to get copy OF "The Cooks
Book"-a fine collection Of special
recipes by Mrs. Janet Mckenzie Hill.
the noted authority. Free to users Of
X G Baking Powder.
Send the certificate from % cent
can Of K G Baking Powder and this
notice to Jaques Mfg. Co., Chicago. II
you haven't tried K G Baking Powder,
order from your grocer now. You
will be more than pleased and de.
lighted with 1.-THE Cooks Book"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Minso News Briefs.

Special to Times-Repub1ican.
Mingo. Dec. 6.-Milton Byal has ar
rived from Imperial. Cal, 10 be at the
bedside of his mother, Mrs. William
Byal, who 1t is feared will not survive
her present Illness.
Mrs. E. V. Dickens was called to
Lineville on account Of the death Of
her grandmother.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Church Sells for 500.
10 Times-Republican.

Special 70 Ilnlts-ftepuDIICaiI
Denison, Dec. 6.-The Baptist
church, which was built at Arion, iowa
sixteen years ago, was sold for $3.50
Saturday to Halver Norman, Of Den
ison. The Baptists moved from Arion
and the church has not been used for
many years. The proceeds Of the sale
will be held in trust by the Baptist
Association Of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
IN RIVER SINCE AUGUST.
Body Of Mrs. Jordan. One Of carniva
Explosion Victims, Found.

Burlington. Dec. s.-The body of
Mrs. Marshall Jordon. of Mt. Pleasant,
one of the victims of the river carnival
explosion here Aug. 20 last, was found
Saturday afternoon e rev miles above
Fort Madison and was identified by
jawelry upon the body, which of itself
was beyond recognition. The body OF
Mrs. /. ID Conover, the other Mt. Pleas
ant woman lost. is still missing. An
inquest will be held today in Fort
Madison.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Interesting Question.

'Why 1t it," asws the Philosopher OF
Folly, that you never meet a brill
liant man or clever woman without
having to stop and wonder why he or
she happened to marry the dense one
he or she did?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
TO BUILD MAMMOTH DAM.
Hugh L. Cooper Proposes to Harness
Des Moines Rapids.

Keokuk, Dec. Ct am here to look
over the water power right of way and
the flowage rights, and if 1 can get a
few minor questions settled saasfac-
torily, the syndicate will advance the
money to build the power plant
This. coming from Hugh L. Cooper is
the most encouraging bit of inforna-
ton that has come 10 keolSuk concern
ing the proposition TO harness the Des
Moines rapids While positive state
ment can not be secured at this time
every indication points toward an early
start on the mammoth dam.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Precious Stones In the orient.

Sapphires used to be mined In
Kashmir, but the mines are now said
to be exhausted. The yellow, white.
blue and green varieties of sapphires
are found in the ruby bearing gravels
in Burma. The spinel is found in con-
siderable quantities in Burma
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Death at Sheffield.

Special to Tines-Republican.
Sheffield, Dec. 81. w. Fansler. an
old resident of this place, died Satur-
day after only days illness.
Lee Bvrne, son of A. ]. Byrne. is Wis
iting at the home of his parents. His
present home is in Des Moines. N. M.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
As Close as Possible.

George wanted to get closer to ma
ture." observed Harrigan, land his
new automobile enabled him to do so. :"
"Ah!" rejoined Edits. "you saw him
spinning through the country, did
your" mo, but saw him under the
machine. fiat on his back"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
NECK, NEARLY BROKEN.
NENfNsyN6StnGS 0HONCNs
Ventura Man Suffers Severe Injury At
0uhlie SaIa

Ventura Man Suffers Severe Injury 81
Public Sale.
Clear Lake. Dec. 6.-Carl Roesdahl
was singularly injured during the sale
held at his farm northeast of Ventura
One of the cattle broke loose and struck
Carl, who was leaning against a fence
His body was bent backward and for
a time it was feared that his neck was
broken. He was taken ITO the N. J,
Nelson home in Ventura and was able
to come home on the train. There are
no bones broken but Carl is badly
bruised and shaken up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
CHILD TERRIBLY MANNED.

Charlton Coy May Lose Both Eyes
From Torpedo Explosion.
Charlton, Dec 6.-F'rank Hamilton
aged 4 years. little son of lMr. and Mrs
James Hamilton, met with a terrible
accident yesterday In some way he
got hold of a railroad torpedo will
which he was playing when it exploded
burning his face and eyes badly. 1t Is
feared that he will lose the sight OF
both eyes. His father is employed as
switchman in the railroad yards at Val
ley Junction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
STATE MANUFACTURERS ASso.
CATION PLANS CREATION
OF NEW DEPARTMENTS.
BETTER TRANSPORTATION
ONE DEMAND CONTEMPLATED
Meeting of Corn Belt Meat Producers
Association This Week to Take Up
Political Questions-Uniform CLASH
fication of Livestock at Fars-other
Iowa News.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 6.-The Iowa Man
ufacturers' Association meets here this
week. commencing tomorrow This as
ISOLATION doesn't make much noise but
is quietly at work on all matters that
will add 10 the welfare of manufacture
ing interests. Attorney General Byers
! Is 10 speak on some phases of the legal
problems relating to corporations, and
Representative Harding. of Sioux City.
is TO speak on legislation in relation
to tax reforms. IN which he has been
wonderfully successful. The association
viii establish three departments the
coming year. if the plans of those in
charge are carried out-a legal Depart
ment which will include matters of
! legislation, a transporta ton depart
ment 10 work for better transportation
rates for Iowa, and labor department
to consider matters involved in labor
| disputes and troubles. The association
has grown sufficiently so that the
members believe these three things are
in demand. Whether or not there will
( be an action taken here like that by the
Illinois association 10 induce President
Taft to postpone enforcement of the
new corporation tax law for a year, is
not known.
The meeting Of the Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association this week, COM
mencing tomorrow, may have some
political significance. in view of the
fact that it was this association which
virtually took the lead in the matter
of having the interstate commerce law
strengthened. Il was joined by other
associations Of shippers in the fal
west. But it is a fact that this Iowa
, organization was recognized as the one
which bore the brunt of the fight anc
il kept in very close touch with Sen
ator Deliver while he was working out
the ideas of the shippers. Now this as
. ISOLATION will be in position to taks
: a hand in case there is a serious effor
, to emaseulate the law by introducing
the elements of complications and de.
E lays. The members are also deeply in
I terested in the scheme which it il
/ rumored will be started to amend tn
i anti-trust law so as 10 require proc
. OF intent to effect a monopoly befor
J. a conviction is had. The association i
g closely allied with a cooperative liz
d stock commission movement which ha
e had some hard fights with the com
$ bines maintained at the stock center:
o Announcement is made that the pa
u pers will BE- filed very soon in court, re
!. leasing the state and the counties i
= southern Iowa from Injunction in tn
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Mccormick Not Guilty

Rock Rapids, Dec. e.-John e. Nc
Cormick was found not guilty of the
murder of Sam Ellis at Lakewood
The trial lasted a week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
rhe Greatest danger from influenzs

The greatest danger from influenza Is
of its resulting in pneumonia. This
can be obviated by using Cham berlain's
Cough Remedy, as IT not only cures in
huenza, but counteracts any tendency
of the disease towards pneumonia. Sold
by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
r1srs-nr1,u B11oAN MARSH IOWA. DECEMBER e1eo9

Dow City, for selling her husband
liquor and making him drunk 50 that
he fell from his wagon and broke hts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Verdict AGAINST saIoonist.

Special to Times Republican.
Denison, Dec. 6.-Pat Hedderman,
owner of the Orion saloon, must pay
81 900 damages to Mrs. Marvin Lee, of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS

PAzO ONT ENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Plies in 6 to IA days
or money refunded. Soc
The Delta independent., 1909-12-17
CHRISTMAS.

The earth has grown old with its bur-
den of care,
But at Christmas It always Is young
The heart of the Jewel burns lustrous
and fair.
And It's soul full of music breaks forth
the air.
When the song Of the angels is sung.
1t is coming. Old Earth. It is coming to-
night!
On the snowfakes which cover the sod
The feet of the Christ-Child fall gentle
and white,
And the voice Of the Christ Child tells
out with delight.
That mankind are the children OF God.
On the sad and the lonely. the wretched
and poor.
That voice of the Christ Child shall fall,
And to every blind wanderer opens tho
door
or hope that he dared not dream Of
before.
With sunshine Of welcome for all.
The feet of the humbiest may walk in
the field
Where the feet of the holiest have trod
This. this Ii the marvel OF mortais re-
vealed
When the silvery trumpets OF Christmas
have pealed.
That mankind are the children of God
The Delta independent., 1909-12-17
Christmas with stevenson.

Passengers aboard the steamship
Lubbock unexpectedly spent Christmas
at sea In the year 1880. but .he fact
that Robert Louis Stevenson. the ia
nous story writer. was among them
made that most memorable holiday.
The Lubbock was en- route from Austria
lia to Samoa. She b-oke shaft and
limped along several days under sail
Mr.. Stevenson" says the captain in
relating the incident. "cheered every
body up by telling funny stories that
were better. coming offhand from his
lips. than most literary men coul..
write II they worked over them for
weeks. He knew. too, that 1t was only
question OF short tine before he
would die of consumption and that he
could never again go home for more
than brief visit. 1t was simply won-
derful what difference that one man
made among the passengers. and 1
CUES almost all of us would gladly
spend the time to Lake port under
sail. with machinery disabled. IL we
could have Stevenson aboard"
The Delta independent., 1909-12-17

would be settled in homes before
night That afternoon a score of hos
pitable villagers visited the orphan
age, and it proved that there were
more invitations than were needed.
AS the children were checked off from
the monthly school room list. it hap
pened that group of five quarantined
in the attic hospital for the mumps
were overlooked. 1t may be that the
over-cautious doctor had omitted their
names, or that some villager had hes
itated. but the days slipped on towards
Christmas. and they received no invi-
tations.
Up in the sunny attic, Alice Martin
and her brother Tom had long since
recovered, and said lessons and
played games In the sun-parlor with
John Bell. Jane Smith and little
Mary Moore. who had been held on
suspicion. and who remembered too
late that they had had the mumps
years before. They relieved the lone
liness of the nurse, who had become
attached to the happy group. and she
was in no hurry to send them down
stairs. The morning of Christmas
eve came, and the five were permitted
to take breakfast in the big dining
hall The nurse herself was going
home for Christmas. They heard the
great news for the first time. The
three girls and two boys realized that
they had nothing in view. but youth is
hopeful. and they argued that the next
hour might bring an innvitation.
ST. Elizabeth's had never known SO
gay an occasion. All the orphans
were dressed in their best, and one
by one they we're bundled into sleighs
and carried away. the last going ut
sunset.
II wonder who Is coming for us?"
cried Tom Martin, In vexation. The
five friends we're gathered on the
steps watching the others go. Some
body must come before long The kids
said ladies' picked them out, or they
picked out ladies they liked. l wish I
had a chance to choose"
Don't mind, Tom." said Alice. con-
solingly. Mrs. Brown. the cook, prom
ised to let us play in the kitchen. and
have candles. and hang up stockingns
tonight. We can live with her till
the others come back"
The Delta independent., 1909-12-17
a Polish Custom.

Peasant lads In the villages Of Po-
land have pretty Christmas custom
which affords great delight not only
to themselves. but TO the other VII
layers. This Is called the procession
of the star. At Christmas time the
boys make large hollow star. two
or three feet between points. lighted
from the interior. This Is carried
aloft at the end Of pole or stan. II
symbolizes the star Of Bethlehem. The
three wise men Of the East-Caspar.
Melchior and Balthazar-are imper-
sonated by boys. Others In the party
bear little puppet show cabinet, In
which are performed the drama of the
Nativity and other Scripture Incidents
appropriate to the occasion. From
house to house around the village this
procession trudges in the snow at
night singing carols. and the villagers
present the boys with small coins as
Christmas gifts.