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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22

The Romanes lecture which Presi-
dent Roosevelt has been chosen to de-
liver at Oxford university in 1910 is
given under the provisions Of a bequest
bf the late George John Romanes, an
eminent biologist. Tho lectureship was
founded in 1891 for the purpose Of CIV
Ing the Oxford students an opportunity
each year to hear man of general en-
lnence in art literature or science, or
0ne who had special claims for distinc-
ton in discussing some subject of high
interest at the time. The first lecture
was given by Gladstone. Among his
successors have been Holman Hunt
Huxley, John Morley and Ambassador
Bryce. Next year Mr.. Balfour, the for
mer British premier, will give the lee.
ture.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22

Count Boni De Castellane has with
drawn his suit against his former wife
for alimony. Considering that she OBJ.
tanned the divorce, the withdrawal Of q
demand for support Is not altogether
magnanimous; but 1t may be regarded
30 by himself and family, as the Ameri-
can girl who had nothing in their eyes
TO entitle her to the honor Of an al
lance with them but her money was
given distinctly to understand that was
all she was married for. But this sor-
did picture Of vulgar greed is not de-
terring other American heiresses from
tempting the same fate. \
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
IOWA CRIMINAL COSTS GROW.
Courts Spend $4,000 More In 1908
Than 1907.

S0uTko 0PCUb VfStSSS "~'S - '~>N
Than 1907.
Des Moines.--While there were
only twenty-five more convictions in
the criminal courts of the state IN
the last year than there were the
year before, according to the report
of criminal statistics about to be
issued by Secretary of State Hay
ward, the expense incurred by the
people on account of the Offices or
the county attorneys was more than
$4,000 additional.
Probably a large part of this is
due to the new law which increased
the salaries of these officers very
considerably.
However, the total cost of the l.
113 convictions was nearly $4,000
more than for the LOSS convictions or
the year before. This increase was
nearly 20 per cent.
The record of fines illustrates the
force Of the argument advanced by
Attorney General Byers recently that
the state could well afford to put its
inspectors and other agents at work
on various lines such as collecting
unpaid fines. During the year 1908,
according to this report, the courts
levied about $4,000 in fines and col
lected only about $4,000
The reports for 1908 and 1907 show
a marked discrepancy in the matter
of the number of years which the
convict must serve. The total mum
Der of years in the combined SEN
fences of the 1888 of 1907 was 1,19S.
For the 1,112 of 1908 the total mum
Der 2,647. The discrepancy is due to
the indeterminate sentence law I'm
der that law no definite terms are
given to convicted persons and the
maximum sentence is counted. 1t
doesn't represent the length of time
which the persons convicted will
serve, by any manner of means. for
the rules of the board of parole pro-
vide that after eleven months ser
vice under an indeterminate sentence
the convict may be paroled.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Murder SUSPECT Arrested.

Webster City.-Sheriff Brown OF
this city arrested a man near Blairs-
burg who gives his name as John
Davis and who is suspected Of being;
the man who murdered Linn Trimble
at Union Saturday night. Davis was
brought here for safekeepfpg and will
be held until his identity Is estab-
lished. He TALES with the descrip-
ton Of the Union murderer except
that he is not so heavy as has been
claimed He states that he was ar.
rested for this same crime few
days ago at Ames and released.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
MARsHALLTowN ON BOOM.
Much Building Was Done in zoos AM
Indications Are Good for 1909.

Much Building Was Done in zoos And
Indications Are Good for 1909.
MISUNDERSTANDING improve
ments to the amount Of $495,35O
were completed during the year 1908.
The figures have been compiled,
and represent only actual building
improvements, without cost of land
or new machinery. New residences
lead in the list, total Of $224,S50
worth having been erected during the
year. improvements to and new fac
tory buildings aggregate total cost
Of $149,2OO; business buildings, $S4,
300, and public buildings, $4,000.
The indications for 1899 are even
better than the results Of 1908. Even
this early in the season an aggregate
of s3O5,1OO worth of new buildings
have been planned.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
HEIRS PLAN FIGHT.
Dispositions Are Taken for lntroduc
tion at Trial,

Dispositions Are Taken for introduce
ton at Trial.
Des Moines.-The legal battle to
determine whether the $4,000 estate
Of Daniel Francis shall go to his
natural heirs or to the Preachers
Aid Society of the Methodist churches
to be used in building home for
superannuated ministers, will start
in the district court Jan. 26. Francis
was 80 years old. He died last May.
Just prior to his death he attempted
to convey all of his properly to the
Preachers Aid society," Tee heirs
brought suit in the district court to
recover their share, charging undue
influence had been exerted by GER
tain ministers who knew Francis
mind was weak.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22

Z One Of the little tragedies Of the
Boxer uprising in China has just come
to light. The young American woman
who painted the portrait Of the late EN-.
press dowager wrote recently Of the
sittings, and mentions the long finger
nails Of her distinguished subject. In
the hurried flight from Picking they
were injured, and had to be cut, and
the artist remarks In a tone which sug-
gests sigh, They were only about
three inches long when ! painted the
picture"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22

KTR. WILLIAM A. PRESSER, 1722
Nl Third Ave. Moline, ILL.,, writes:
shave beensuffering from catarrh
in the head for the past two months
and tried innumerable so-called RENE
dies without avail. No one knows how
| have suffered not only from the dis
ease itself, but from modification when
in company of friends or strangers.
81 have used two bottles of your med
icine for a short time only, and it
effected a complete medical cure, and
what is better yet, the disease has not
returned.
81 can most emphatically recommend
Peruna to all sufferers from this dis
ease"
Read This Experience
Mr., A. Thompson, Box 65, R. R. !,
Martel. Ohio, writes: s'When l began
vour treatment my eyes were infiamed,
nose was stopped up half of the time,
and was sore and scabby. could not
rest at night on account OF communal
hawking and splitting.
81 had tried several remedies and was
about to give up, but thought would
try Peruna; ,.,,4 !, ] 4h;r, !,
bottle noticed difference. l am
now completely cured, after suffering
with catarrh for eighteen years.
81 think if those who are afhlcted
with catarrh would try Peruna they
would never regret it"
Peruna is manufactured by the
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Ask your Druggist for a Free Peruna
Almanac for 1909.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
CATTLE ARE TRACED.
Twenty-Five Head of Cattle Stolen And
Sold in Chicago.

Twenty-Five Head of Cattle Stolen And
Sold in Chicago.
Grinnell, Moses Robins, who had
twenty-five head of cattle stolen from
stock field on his Chester farm,
has traced the cattle to Chicago where
they were sold and the money for
them sent to Marshalltown where it
is alleged it was paid over to ]. r.
Connell, a farmer, whose home has
been near Laurel some fifteen miles
northwest of Grinnell. Cornell is said
to have disappeared after this occur
ence and no trace of Him can be
found. Mr.. Robbins has brought
suit in the Newton district court for
$500 damages which it is said are
collectible from real estate owned by
Connell The cattle were shipped
from small station namsd Ferguson
and were easily traced.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Must Pay Duty on Eoreion Coin.

New York.-That an importer must
pay penalty in the shape of As per
cent. duty on coin currency of for.
eign country brought to the United
States was the unique principle es.
tablished in decision of the board
of United States general appraisers,
rendered Wednesday. In its decision
the board sustained the collector in
assessing duty on a consignment OF
Japanese coin currency imported by a
local firm for the New York branch
Of the Yokohama spec1e bank.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
JUDGES Salaries Raised.

Washington, D. c., Jan. pa de-
bate on the propriety of increasing
salaries CT federal circuit and dis
trict judges consumed nearly the en-
tire time of the senate yesterday,
with the result that the compensa-
ton of the twenty-nine circuit judges
was increased from $1,000 to $4,000,
and that OF the eighty-four district
judges from $4,000 to $4,000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Bysta Pub. 90.
should Men Talk Business At Homer

should Men Talk Business at Homer
One OF the real reasons OF divorce
H interest between men and women OF
his country is that women do not take
n interest in their husbands business.
BUSINESS bores most American women.
We are too idealistic and too intellec-
.ual to care for Its sordid details. Busi-
ness does more than bore US; sooner
Sr later the average woman grows to
dislike business, and for good reason,
is her rival in her husbands interest
and affections. says the writer OF an
lrticle entitled THE Inconsequential
American Woman" in Appleton's
America Is full OF sad-eyed and well
dressed women who complain that
heir husbands lives they would stare
business" that they have no interest
left for anything else. II you were to
suggest to these women that they had
snce been given chance to share IN
heir b usbands' lives they would stare
1t you In surprise. 1t would be useless
10 tell such a woman that she might
have been consulting partner In her
husbands business had she wished. To
this she has the reply, MAN ought to
leave his business cares IN his Office"
That is, mans brain should be neatly
divided into two parts; he should be
able to switch off the thoughts which
have occupied his business hours the
way In which one extinguishes an elec-
trio light. He should at the same mo-
ment switch on the other half of his
brain where should burn brightly with
affection for his wife, love Of an1use-
ment and desire for that kind Of relax
alton which his wife enjoys. The great
majority of men have been made to be-
neve that they should not bring bust
ness home" so great is the power OF
reiterated suggestion. They actually
think that 1t would not please them to
have their wives take an intelligent In
terest in their pressing affairs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Allison Portrait in place.

Washington, D. G, Jan. 22.-The
portrait Of Senator William B. Al
lison, by w. A. Reaser Of New York,
has been hung in the presidents
room in the senate, where it is be-
ing inspected and admired by his
former colleagues. Mr.. Reaser is
from Iowa. His painting is remark.
ably lifelike.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Mice on the pillow.

I'm not so much afraid of mice as
some women" said SIZE, "but don't
like them in my hair. The other
night ! finished biscuit was eating
after | went to bed and naturally left
some crumbs about, not meaning, to,
never thinking of mice.
Wen, about the middle Of the night
! heard scampering, and there were
the mice all over my hair, trying to
get at those crumbs. 4 q
Il tell you, gave one shrek, sprang
up, lighted all the gas in the room
and sat up the rest Of the night watch
Ing that pillow"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
$50 a Month for Civil War Officers.

$50 Month for Civil War Officers.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 22.-The
house military committee, Of which
Captain Hull is the chairman, decid-
ed to report favorably on the bill
placing all Civil War officers more
than 70 years old on the army retir-
ed list at the pay of $50 month, pro-
vided they do not receive equal COM
pensation as public officials. The COM
mittee also amended the bill as pro-
posed by officers of the association
to likewise place all Civil War en-
listed men more than 70 years old
on retired pay for SIS month. This
proposed increase for Civil War vet
Grams affects thousands Of men. 1t
will require an appropriation Of more
than $10,O00,0O0 year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
-Four Men Blown 70 Places.

Newark, N. -Four men were
killed and ten others injured, one
fatally, Wednesday, when several tons
of dynamite in one of the buildings of
the Forcite Powder works at Lake
Hopatcong blew up. The defamation
of the huge mass of explosives shook
the country for miles around and blew
the building containing it to atoms.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
BATTLES OFF MASKED MAN.

Osceo,a Girl Forced to Walk Four
Blocks With Gun at Breast
Osceola. Anna Barnard, the
daughter of w. S. Barnard, promin-
ent citizen of this town, was forced
to walk four blocks at midnight, Jan.
II, with the cold muzzle Of a revolver,
in the hands Of black masked man,
pressed against her breast, battled
with her assailant, freed herself and
fed to the home Of her affianced, Will
Kimball, two blocks distant, where
she rang the door bell and fell in a
faint. She was picked up by Kim
ball, and his sister, taken into the
house and revived.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Find Four Cooper Jurors.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 22.-With
four jurors already in the box and
with the court evincing every DISPOSE
ton to rush the selection of the re-
naming eight as rapidly as possible,
the second day of the Cooper murder
trial opened A second panel of 500
talesmel has been ordered drawn, but
the men vii, not be summoned until
the court is convinced that jury
cannot be made from the present list.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Bishop Davis Gives Consent.

Iowa City.-Bishop Davis of the
Davenport diocese has placed his seal
OF approval upon his plan to estab-
lish a course in the fundamentals OF
the Catholic religion at the university
of Iowa, along with the other relig.
ious courses in the school and the in.
ovation will be made as soon as de.
tails can be arranged. On account OF
the conservatism Of the Catholic
church, this course will be almost
liniOue #E5 ss53 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22

Business Troubles Cause a Suicide
Memphis Tenn.-sam H. Gibson
65 years old, for a number Of wears
a prominent furniture man Of this
city. committed suicide Tuesday. It is
believed he had become insane from
worry over business affairs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Made M bv nRaw" Water.

Pittsburg, Pa, jan 22.-Accord-
ing to an official estimate made by
a chemist representing the state
board of health and the local health
authorities, there are 1000 persons
ill in Bellevue, a suburb, as a result
of drinking raw river water: Should
the estimate be correct practically
the entire population Of Bellevue is
suffering
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
lowans oppose Salary increase.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 22.-The
indications are that the increase OF
salaries for president: vice-president
and speaker and federal judges as
voted by the senate will be defeated
in the house. Nearly all the Iowa
members are opposed to such in
creases, including Kennedy, Birdsal(,
Hull, Smith and Haugen. They do
not believe it is good time to raise
salaries with the treasury facing a
deficit of probably $120,0O0.000 this
year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Contest Over $4,000.

Rockwell Unable to agree as to q
division Of the property which was
left to them by the late Frances Mo
Mullen, who died last summer, worth
SITS, 900, the heirs have made APP
plication to the district court to sell
the entire property. eight farms, in
this county. There are eighteen rep.
resentatives Interested in the estate.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Brave Acts Rewarded.

Pittsburg, Pa.-The Carnegie Hero
Fund commission at it's annual meet.
ing Wednesday awarded 26 medals,
$l4,750 in cash and pensions aggregat.
ing $685. per month for deeds OF
valor investigated since the last meet.
Ing OF the commission last October.
Among those whose deeds of hero.
ism were rewarded by the commits.
sion are two full-blooded Indians, liy.
ing on government land.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Waters-Pierce Fine Upheld.

80. "dkSIo-VISVVe VTIS OPVSTVs I7--II
Washington.-The supreme court Of
the United States Monday affirmed the
decree Of the state courts of Texas i'm.
posing fine of $1,623,OOO on the
Waters Pierce Oil Company Of St.
Louis and ousting it from the state on
the charge of violating the Texas anti
trust law.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22

Nine. Curie, co-discoverer with her
husband Of radium, has been promoted
Is full professorship In the University
Of Paris. IA woman who can discover
new truth Is certainly qualified to-
teach ii, and tho young men in the
university can afford to Sit with re-
spect 1T the feet Of this remarkable
woman Of science.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
WOULD Sion Racjnu Messaoes

Washington, D. c., Jan. ga sub.
committee of the senate committee
on the judiciary heard Senator Bur
kett, former Senator Blair and others
in support of Mr.. Burkett's bill pro-
hibiting the sending of interstate
race track gambling messages. They
contended for the constitutionality Of
the hill a 81 saE"s FSsIs@'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Chanel for Army Pc 81.

Washington, p. q, Jan. 22.--
Through the efforts Of Congressman
Hull an amendment has been made to
the appropriation bill In the house
adding a chapel for Fort Des AIoines,
to cost 81 s, 900. NJ 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Explosion Kills Sir Min.r.

San Luis, Obispo. Cal.-six miners
were killed and eight others seriously
If not fatally injured by an explosion
in the Stone Canon coal mine at Chan.
.cenors. One of the miners entered
No. ~ with a lighted torch. The room
was full OF gas and the explosion fol.
lowed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Tries Suicide At Dubuque.

DUBUQUE Thomas Ray, young
Detroit, Mich, man, made an effort
to cut his throat with a potato knife.
He was taken into custody by the
police and lodged in jail. There he
endeavored to hang himself with q
handkerchief He was rescued just
in time. Tired Of life was the reason
given for suicidal attempt.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
brothers Give 10 srother.

AIarshalltown.P Paul Radloff, the
young man who was convicted Of set
ting FIRE to the W. s. Giles barn, an6
sentenced to ten years in the peni'1
Tertiary, was surrendered by his
pondsmen and VIII likely have to sc
70 Fort Madison to begin his sentence
pending the action On the appeal to
the supreme court. Emil and Otto
Radloff, the Defendants brothers
have been on his bond for $500.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Iowa Accepts The s1,o15.

Des Moines.--Dubuque merchants
have Withdrawn all objections, Secre-
tary OF State Hayward accepted and
filed the articles OF incorporation OF
the Sperry-Hutchinson company OF
New Jersey against which the re.
tailers Of Dubuque had made an UNI
successful fight in the federal coart.
The company paid $1,O15 into the
state treasury as filing fee. It bad
installed in Dubuque trading stamp
enterprise. Isl
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
GETS After Terra Gotta "Trust."

Gets After Terra Gotta "Trust."
New York. Announcement was
made Tuesday that another alleged
trust is to be investigated by the fed.
eral authorities here. The company
concerned Is the Atlantic Terra Gotta
Company, a s3,oOO,OOO corporation
with offices in this city.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
seventy-five Babies Given Away.

Seventy-five Babies Given Away
New Orleans, Jan. pa car load
Of seventy-five babies was distributed
in New Orleans. The precious freight
came from the New York founding
and orphan asylums. Scores Of fos.
ter parents were waiting at the sta
ton to lay claim to the little ones
for whom they had previously applied.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Shot ~ Unknown Hunter.

Observation-Disclosures Crabtree, 20
years old, living southwest of town,
was struck in the back of the head
and shoulders by charge of shot
fired by an unknown hunter while
hunting. Crabtree's three friends
heard the shot plainly, and saw the
smoke Of the gun but failed to see
who did the shooting. Crabtree has
several shot in his scalp, neck and
hack f}4 s G S& 5% \
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
VeteY n Lake Captain Dies.

\ Erie, Pa. Capt. Paul Powell. ST.,
one Of tho best known steamer cap.
.tains on the great lakes, died at his
home here Monday at the age Of So
years. &, ss5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Hundreds Escape from FIarn. /,

North Chelmsford. Mass. severa,
hundred operatives escaped from ! tira
which destroyed the Brookside Worst
ed mills and the wool securing shed 4
George G. Moore Tuesday night ca,, J.
ing loss Of 100000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22

Tragedy In New Jersey. A woman
going from one room to another in her
house met the harmless. necessary cat
carrying mouse; whereupon the won.
an screamed and fell dead. The story.
however, Is imperfect. The scream
must have startled and surprised the
cat, and what we are really curious to
know Is whether the mouse escaped?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Hush and and wife Die Ioaether.

Norfolk, Va Having evidently car
ried out prearranged plan to die to.
gether, Schuyler G. Carskaddon and
wife were found dead Monday in their
bedroom in South Norfolk. Both had
been shot through the back of the
head.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22

Three Perish in Brooklyn Fire.
New York. - Three persons, woman
and her two children, were burned to
death late Tuesday in fire in one
story and basement house on Bergen
street, Brooklyn.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Weavers Strike for More Paw

Salmon Falls, N. H-Between $50
and 200 weavers in the Salmon
Falls Manufacturing Company struck
Wednesday for better wages.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22

IA sensation at Cascade was eypiod-
ed when Theodore Dber, who dis,
appeared. was found healthy and hard
!. u gCrl near Farley.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Importance Of Knowing Positively

IHPortance OF KnoWIng Positively. 4.
Every one should know positively what
causes dandruff, gray, or falling hair 60
that you can remedy it. Send ten cents
for famous book Hair Science and Care
by Prof. Frederic Goujon. Address Du.
Murier & Gle, 723 Lexington Ave-, New
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
The New Way.

He-Darling, all is over between us.
she-Oh, George. this lis SO Abruzzi.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22

The National Good Roads association
was organized by delegates from 3?
states in national convention In Chi
cago November I'll, 1900. 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-22
Between Authors

Why do yod.lay the scenes Of your
stories In the far north? Because you
know all about that country"
NO; because nobody else does.