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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
HELD ON FORGERY CHARGE.
Former Morristonian Committed to
jail in Default of $500 Ball

Former Morristonian Committed to
Jail in Default of $500 Ball.
Charles Wunsch, of Newark, who
formerly conducted barber shop at
No. so Speedwell avenue, was COM
mitted to Jail Monday night by JUS
tice Howard in defaulJ of $500 bail
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses. Wunsch was arrested
in East Orange, where he was working
at his trade, by Patrolman Cornelius
Holly.
Recently Wunsch attempted to dis
count note for S4O0 at the National
Iron bank but failed owing to defect
in the note. Wunsch then took the
note to Harry Schwarz, of Dover, but
he too refused to discount the note
because of the defect but he prepared
a new note and told Wunsch to get il
endorsed. Wunsch returned latel
with the note, endorsed by Louis
Wesp, Joseph e. Wood, John A. Rob
erson and Harry Krewson. and re
ceived the $500.
Wesp was recently sued for the
amount of the note and consulted
David f. Barkman, telling him that
though he had endorsed the first note
he had refused to endorse the second
and that if his name was on it it was
forged. His lawyer secured the note
and compared it with Wesp's sigma
6ure and satisfied Schwarz that WesE
had not signed il. Barkman also
found that Woods name was not in
his handwriting but that all foul
names seemed to be written by the
same hand.
Schwarz made charge against
Wunsch of obtaining money under
false pretenses and a charge of forgery
may be made by Wesp.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
STILL THEY ARE TIED.

After Recount OF Ballots DIR. Becker
and j. r. Lyons Have same Vote.
After making a recount of the bal
lots cast in the third ward the county
board Of elections is unable to break
the tie between DR.. Gustav A. Becker
and John P. Lyons for freeholder.
The recount gives Henry Cory a ma
jority Of two, however, over Nicholas
Arrowsmith for alderman.
After scanning the ballots the coun-
ty election board referred seventy-six
ballots to Supreme Court Justice
James z. Minturn for his opinion as
to their validity. The board met Mon
day afternoon and counted the ballots
he said were valid, the justice reject
ling twenty-seven. In the first district
of the third ward six republican votes
we're counted. eighteen democratic
and two prohibition. Becker was off
one and on sixteen Lyons off fifteen
and on one Cory off none and on two
and Arrowsmith Off one and on none.
This made the vote in the district for
Becker 152; Lyons, IT'S; Cory, LAG !;
Arrowsmith, 1856.
In the second district four republi-
can and seventeen democratic ballots
Becker was on twelve and off two ;
Lyons off nine and on two; Cory on
eleven and off one. These votes added
to these already counted by the board
give Becker 120 in the district; Lyons,
ninety-seven Cory, 1870; Arrowsmith,
eighty-nine.
The total vote in the ward was
Becker, 272; Lyons, 272 Cory, 276 ;
Arrowsmith, 274. Mr.. Cory's major
ity is two, while DR.. Becker will UNI
doubtedly be appointed oy the board
of aldermen to fill the vacancy result
ing from there being no election.
Among those rejected by Justice
Minturn were several bearing a paster
with DR.. Becker's name, followed by a
period, but the Justice passed some
ballots that had Mayor Ayers name
written in with period after it. Sew
eral ballots we're thrown out by JUS
tice Minturn because they bore the
name of the Democratic candidate fol
Mayor, John N. Conkling, spelled
without the "g." -Four we're rejected
because of marks and two owing tt
tears In the paper.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
A SWINDLING BOOK AGENT
school Teachers victimized by Slick
Talking stranger.

School Teachers victimized by q Slick
Talking stranger.
About $500 was realized from school
teachers in the Morristown public
schools a month ago by smOoth-talk-
ing, nice looking swindler with a pleas
ing personality, who represented him
self as the advance agent for the
9 George A. Howard company" of
Boston, offering to sell a set of Stod-
dard s lectures for S1O On Saturday,
Superintendent Ira w. Travel, OF the
public schools, learned thai the
"agent" was wanted as swindler
and that a reward of 800 had been Of
fered, for his arrest or detention by
the George Z. Shuman company, pub
fishers of the Stoddard lectures.
The man gave the name Of A. P.
Cooper. He produced credentials as
to his alleged agency for the Boston
firm and had no trouble, SO it is said,
in interesting the teachers in the
Stoddard lectures offer. All he want
ed was $40 for them, payable in ad-
vance, with the promise that the
books would come along in about two
weeks. He declared, however, that it
might be the set would not arrive ia
month, as there was great demand
for them and the publishing house
was taxed to its capacity in filling Or
ders.
The patient school teachers were
willing to wait while and did, until
few days ago, when some Of them
grew anxious. Then Mr.. Travel got
to work to run the man down. He
learned there was no such firm as the
G. A. Howard company in existence,
and wrote to Balch Brothers company,
publishing house. The concern
turned his epistle over to the Shuman
house. A letter came along Saturday
from the Shuman company branding
Mr.. Cooper, alias johnson, alias Stan
ley, and dozen other aliases, as a
swindler. The company said it was
very anxious to get hold of the man
as he had been swindling school teach
ers in the east on an average of two
and three day.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
OBITUARY.
MISS ELIZABETH MORRISON

Miss Elizabeth Morrison, sister ol
Police Sergeant John Morrison, diec
as her home, No. 100 Washington
street, Sunday morning. Miss Morri
son had been i'll for long time with
lung trouble. Besides her brother
John, she is survived by mother
three sisters and four brothers.
Funeral services will be held to-mor-
row morning In the Church of the AS
sumption.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30

Washington hall was crowded We'd
nesday evening with members and
friends Of Washington Engine company
and their ladies, the occasion being the
annual ball given by this company OF
the local fire department. The grand
march was led by Theodore Denman
and his daughter, Miss Eva. Music was
furnished by Sharrette's orchestra. The
committee of arrangements included
James J. Connors, Fred Piper, Theo.
dore S. Denman, Jacob H. Wulfers,
John W. Kane and Joseph Ambrose.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30

Remove the Snow From Your Side
walks and Cutters.
In accordance with the instructions
of the mayor and board of aldermen
Chief of Police Holloway will see that
the ordinances relating to the clean
ing of sidewalks and cutters is en-
forced.
Every owner or occupant of any
house or lot is required within the
first six hours of daylight after every
fall of snow to remove the same from
the sidewalk and gutter in front OF
the property, under penalty of $500
for each day the snow remains unre-
moved.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
Changes in Mail delivery.

On account Of the lateness of the ar
rival of the 4.45 p. M, mail train, car
riers will make their last delivery
leaving the post Office at 430 p. m.,
instead OF 5.l5 p. m. The postmaster
has received numerous complaints
that letters deposited in street letter
boxes after tine noon delivery were
not dispatched in the $50 p. M, out
going mail. This~was caused by the
inability of the carriers to cover their
routes and retnrn in time to connect
with this mail.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
..rravellng saIesman,, We'll liked.

Henry B. Harris production of the
Travelling Salesman" with Austin
Webb as the mirthful drummer played
to a capacity audience in the Lyceum
theatre Monday evening. The play
was we'll stayed and was interpreted
by strong company.
Rose Ooghlan, the famous actress,
was an occupant of one of the boxes
and was an interested auditor of the
work of her daughter, Rosalind Cogh-
Ian, who was the leading lady of the
z Travelling Salesman.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
Auto License NUMBERS changed

]. B. r. Smith, state commissioner
OF motor vehicles, has large force of
clerks at work preparing for the issu-
ance of automobile licences and mark
erS for 1910. Ali the present licenses
expire with the last of the year, and
new ones must be produced by those
who want to drive their cars on New
Years's day and thereafter.
The department has found that it is
impractical to allow everybody to re-
tain their 1909 numbers, and auto
owners and drivers are being so noti-
fed. There are upwards of 10000
auto licenses now in force.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30

Allabough & Reynolds, real estate
brokers, Of No. $50 Nassau street, New
York, have sold for Frederick Maurer,
on the Southern boulevard, Madison,
his fine ten acre place, dwelling and
outbuildings, TO Il. A. N. Wood. OF
Staten Island.
The brokers are the same who have
lately sold the $4,000 r. B. McEwan
estate at Whippany, the $4,000 Smith
place at Denville, and other sales
along Lackawanna lines.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30

Madame Emma Jaillet. soprano, as
sisted by Mrs. Miltonella Beardsley
pianist, will give song recital in
Washington hall on Friday afternoon,
December 10th. The vocalist will be
accompanied by j. Sebastian Mat
thews, organist and choir director of
St. Peters church. Patronesses for
the recital include Mrs Grinnell Will
lis, Mrs. Noah 9. Rogers, Mrs. John
Mayer, jr., Mrs. George @. Palmer,
Miss Christine d. Sutphen, Mrs. Sam
&el v. Hoffman, Mrs. Edward e.
ID, Mrs. Ridley Watts, Miss Louise
swell and Mrs. L. Heyworth
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
MorrIstown wooamen a. Newarl..

Morristown Woodmen at Newark.
Morristown was well represented al
the eighth annual ball and competi-
tive drill of North End camp, Modern
Woodmen OF America, at Newark
Monday evening. Among those at
tending we're Captain j. NJ. Benjamin
Sayre, Watson 9. Guerin, Rufus White
head, James Bradley, Joseph Plerson,
A. B. Lovey, Fred Schraudenhach, j..
J. Thompson, +. Sneider, William A..
Lyons, James King, John Collins, d.
w. Burney, John Wilday, Fred Van
Syckle, Charles Brown, William Tay-
lor, Fred Wiese and Benjamin Norton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30

A talk, illus trated with stereopticon
views, will be given by George Udall,
to the Boys club in the chapel Of the
First Presbyterian church on Friday
evening.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
Christmas CrueltIes.

The Consumers league has issued
a circular enumerating the following
Christmas cruelties and advising that
Christmas shopping be done early
Stores open $50 a. m. to IL p. M,
from December 18th to 25th.
Saleswomen overworked illness the
result.
Employment Of thousands of chill
dren as wrappers during these hours
for weeks; irregular meals, no extra
compensation, heavy pressure of work
Employment of delivery boys often
until / a. N.
Messenger boys and express drivers
overworked.
Homes suffering because of these
oyerworked, underpaid saleswomen,
wrappers, express drivers, delivery and
messenger boys.
What Can We Do?
Shop early; not later than Decem-
Der 18th.
Shop early in the day.
Request that no packages be sent
after p. m.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
BASKET BALL NOTES.

The High school basketball team on
Friday afternoon defeated the Madi-
son Y. M. @, A. on the latter's court
by score OF twenty-one to fourteen.
The locals we're in fine trim and put
up good game. The Madisonians
worked harder in the last half but the
lead gained upon them in the first
half could not be made up.
The lineup:
HIGH SCHOOL MADISON
BOckOVen. .......... a.. SCARBOROUGH
right forward
VleuU.. ....,........... dn VOOrllez
left forward
McInpyre.. .......... mason
center
HOrQ. ..................-.. hO6OeT2
left guard
Clarke. .............. STUNT
right guard
Referee. Hipson; Umpire, Betzler
Timekeeper, Mullen; Scorer, Fighter.
Score First half, 10 to 4; final score,
2l to IA.
The High school boys will play a
double header in the skating rink next
Friday when the High school first
team will meet the Green Village first
team and the second High school team
will meet the second Green Village
team. The game will be called at $3.50
O'Clock.
Two weeks of solid practice is what
the Knockers club have decided tC
put in before engaging any games and
they intend 10 make the practice tell
when they start playing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-30
lne Unger,s WIN.

IS pe Unger's viii.
Eugene Unger, who was
pn recently, has been
2 to Surrogate David
Mr.. Unger's widow
Two children $780,
ich is TO be paid
he Of age, The
to go to the
kprge B. Hag-
as execu-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05

mittee appointed some time ago to
make a preliminary investigation Of
the hotel question reported that from
900 to $4,000 would erect as good
a building, modern in all respects. and
large as the custom here demands.
There are several locations. any of
which would be admirably suited for
hotel purposes under consideration, but
most people seem to favor the corner
where the Park Hotel is at present To-
Gated. This is partly to eliminate
competition, and partly because the
owner of the building would take about
half of his pay In stock. But there Is
another location, just a half block off
Main street, at Eighth and Franklin,
which many think is better. A third
place suggested is at the head Of the
stairway which goes down the hill to
Crescent Park. Numerous men from
out of town have said that this Is the
most desirable location in the town,
for hotel purposes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
Tho Traer News,

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, May 5.-H. j. Carrick LEFT
Monday for an extended trip to Colo
RADIO and other points.
Mr. Patten, who recently came here
from Indiana, and who is working with
H. E. Gerry, has rented the Strawn
property in south Traer, and will move
his family here the latter part of the
week.
David Jordan has purchased the res
idence property OF his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Leonard Smith. in north Traer.
The near approach of another census
gives interest to the population Of
Tama county. The census taken In
1900 gave the population of Traer is
LAS. This year 1t will be 800 or 1900.
In 1850 there were only eight white
people in the county, and in 1900 there
were 24,5s5.
Miss Carrie Caldwell has returned
from an extended visit with her father
in Indiana, and will remain here dur
ing the summer.
Miss Lura Cody returned this week
from Chicago where she has been TAX
ing advanced work in music.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
MEYERS BROTHERS, OF eRuNDY
CENTER, BUY PORTION OF
1oiEs FARM.
PROBABLY LARGEST LAND
OWNERS IN THE COUNTY
This Latest Purchase Makes the Mey-
ers Brothers Owners of 100 Acres
of Land, Lying Within Two Miles Of
Grundy center-Boise Farm Well
Known Thruout State.
Special to Times-Republ,can.

Special to Times-Republican.
Grundy Center, May 5.-The largest
land deal ever made in Grundy coun-
ty. so far as on record, has just
been closed, wherein the Meyers boys
become the owners Of section and a
half of the Governor Boies farm, just
south of this town. This land lies a
mile and a half south Of town and
just north Of the land already owned
by these men. The purchase price was
$3.50 per acre, the entire purchase
price being sl15,200. There are five sets
of buildings on the land, and it is all
fenced. but otherwise it is not very
highly improved. 1t is reported that
much of the purchase price will be left
in the land at AZ per cent interest.
This is part of the Boies farm which
has become so we'll known turnout the
state. The purchase of this land, to-
gether with what the Myers boys
heretofore owned in this county, makes
them the owners of 1850 acres of land
lying within two miles of this town,
and probably the largest land owners
in this county
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
WATER CURE FOR INSANE
Iowa Board Of Control Purchases Pat
ent Bath For Treatment Of Violent
Patients-5aths Have Soothing Ell.
feets on Nerves.

| Des Moines, May 5.-Arran gements
were completed yesterday by the state
board of control for the installation at
the Cherokee and independence state
hospitals of equipment for treating
violent and maniacal patients by i'm
mersing them in bath tubs filed with
water heated to about IS degrees and
! kept flowing constantly thru the tubs.
| Without straps, chains or straight
/ jackets, the raving maniac who is sent
! to one of these hospitals will be put in
to the magic bath and in a few mo
nents the disturbed brain of the lun-
attic will be soothed and Gained until
| he becomes as docile a 5 a child If nee
essary patients will be kept in the tubs
4 continuously for three of four days, al
tho twelve hours is usually long enough
TO quiet their nerves.
Four such tubs for each institution
were purchased yesterday by the board
| of control and will be installed at once
The sytem is known as the Kraepeln
/ hot water continuous bath treatment
and in adopting it Iowa will be one OF
! the first states to make use of what is
declared to be the most wonderful
method of treating violently insane
ever devised.
Violent patients will be required tc
strip and lie in a hammock-lke can
vas, which folds over them in the tub
! A system of tubes around the outside
/ Of the tub allows the water to flow into
it at five different places on the same
! level, while an outlet higher up dis
! charges the water as it eools. Thus the
water is continually flowing in and
out
According to members of the board
who have investigated the new water
4 treatment, patients eat and sleep in
I the water contentedly and are with DIFF
hculty induced to leave the tubs. The
treatment induces sleep and that is
what the excited cases need most. The
! object OF the treatment is to quiet and
soothe the patient, and in some cases
/ 1t is declared have worked a COM
/ plete cure. 1t is equally valuable ior
patients suffering will melancholia or
mental depression.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
Grand Junction News.

Special to Times Republican.
Grand Junction, May 5.-The contin-
uous sold weather of the past week,
with freezing at night, is thought by
some to have damaged fruit.
An effort is now being pushed to sink
a coal shaft on the E. S. Hillman farm,
two miles north of town. Stock sub
scriptions are being taken.
Farmers report that the oat crop is
damaged on the low lands. Some have
sowed their low fields second time.
G. G. Hillman and wife have gone
to Lake Okoboji. to their summer res
idence.
DR.. n. " Scarborough is expected to
return home from Oakdale, some time
during the present month.
NJ V. Morey is in Dallas county
looking after affairs OF the business
estate of his son, recently deceased.
The interurban cars will be flying
thru Grand Junction before snow flies,
next fall, say the promoters.
1t seems pretty early, but some of the
candidates are already grooming them
selves, in this county for next years
primary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
Poeahonta. News.

Special to Times Republican.
Pocahontas, May 5.-Friday, by tina
afternoon mail, bottle was returned
to NJ. Starr from south Of Des Moines
which he had thrown into Lizard
creek here. on June IS, 1908, writing
on paper on the inside of the bottle q
request for its return.
April 1909 will be remembered as a
cold month in this part Of the state,
but Hronek our weather man here.
states that the average Of April, 1907,
was 1 and $40 degrees below that Of
last month.
After little building here for several
years. people are again becoming
active along that line. Mr.. Taylor and
Mr.. Carr are each building a house.
Mr.. Brewer is charging his present
home. and Mr.. Bookman is going to
enlarge the Quigley property. which
he recently purchased. Houses are in
demand, and for every vacant house
there are three of four applicants.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
The Weather.

Iowa-1ncreasing cloudiness, with
showers and thunderstorms late to-
night or Thursday In the east and cen
trail; warmer in the northeast and
cooler in the northwest tonight; cooler
Thursday.
Notwithstanding cloudiness, with
showers late tonight or Thursday;
warmer tonight; cooler Thursday at
ternoon or night.
Missouri-Partly cloudy, with show
ers and thunderstorms tonight or
Thursday in the east and central;
warmer in the northeast and cooler in
the northwest tonight; cooler Thurs
day.
South Dakota-Probably threatening
and colder tonight; Thursday fair.
with colder in the east.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
Needed to eeuin .t Home.

Two young women were scheduled
to read papers on the rearing Of chill.
dren In connection with a mothers
meeting. their husbands being left at
home to put the two children to bed.
They lived In adjoining apartments.
The young women attended the
meeting, read the papers and after
the discussion on the care Of infants
adjourned to the home OF friend for
refreshments. When they reached
home at 1880 the two husbands had
Joined forces and were frantically
pacing the floor. each carrying .
shrieking baby.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
TIMES REPUBLICANS, MARsHALLTOwN IOWA, MAY s, 1909

party in good faith and that the note
is a bona fide one.
Miss Quinn, executrix of her faith
er's estate, claims, that the sigma
ture is not that Of her father and is
fighting the case.
Employees of every bank In the city
who have had long experience in rec
ognizing handwriting have been sub
poenaed and are being placed on the
stand to testify as to whether the sig
nature on the note is like that of Mr..
Quinn or not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
sEERLEYs HOLD REUNION.

Three Prominent Men, Brothers, Have
Family Gathering in Iowa City.
Iowa City, May 5.-A reunion of the
SECRECY family was held in this city
DIR. F. n. Seerley, of Springfield,
official lecturer for the American So
oiety OF Sanitary and Moral Prophy-
laSis. was in the city and the other
brothers, Hon, j. j. Seerley. of Bur-
lington. and President H. H. Seerley,
of Cedar Falls, arranged to be here also
for a visit with their aged mother,
Mrs. Louisa Seerley. 1t was the first
time in years that the three brothers
had been together.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
HOTEL PLAN LAUNCHED.
Everyone to Be Given Chance to Help
Along Project at Northwood.

Everyone to Be Given Chance to Help
Along Project at Northwood.
Special to Times-Republican.
Northwood, May 5.-The much
talked of. and much needed new hotel
for -SoFthwood, viii become reality
before many months, if the plan
launched at last nights meeting of the
Commercial Union works out as is ex-
pected. President Kepler, Of the un-
ion, has appointed committee to take
the matter of securing funds in hand,
and every one will be given chance
to go into the project financially.
whether their contribution be little or
big.
While it is not expected that a hotel
here will be big money maker it is
thought that it would pay fair inter-
est on the investment required. A COM