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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
DIES MONIES VETERAN DIES.
Hiram kester Succumbs to seniIe
pementia at Home.

Hiram Kester, aged 90 years. of Des
Moines. died at the soldiers home at
1915 o'clock Tuesday night of senile
dementia. Mr.. Kester was a veteran
of the Fifth Ohio battery in which he
enlisted on Sept. 20, 1851. He was dis
charged on Sept 90, 1864 at Cincin-
natl, O.
Mr.. Kester is survived by the follow
ing four sons: H. I. Hester. j. T. Kes-
ter and H S. Kester, all of Des Moines
and c. e Hester, of New Albin. The
sons have been notified but no ar
| ran gements have been made for the fu-
| neral.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
BIG cUPoLA INSTALLED.
First Heat Today, of Six Tons Molte
Metal From Lennox Furnace Cupola.


Metal From Lennox Furnace cupola.
The first heat was taken from their
mammoth new cupola today by the
LennoX Furnace Company. This is the
largest cupola for melting iron ever
constructed in the city, is six feet in
diameter and melts six tons of iron
every day. The growth of the Lennox
furnace business has made the new
cupola necessary and a heat of six
tons of molten metal will be poured
from it every day in the year Sundays
and holidays excepted
The Lennox company built the bic
cupola with their own men out of the
steel used in making Lennox furnaces
lined with fire brick, and they find thai
il is just as successful as any cupols
that could have been bought of this
steel mills
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22

who have No choice between poverty
and a good home. Many parents are
fed who are undeserving because we
can not let their children starve. urge
the charitably inclined to let one of
these societies mentioned Investigate
before you give. ROSA LIEBIG.
Overseer of the Poor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
VancIexe Infant Dead.

The 3-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. ]. Caldwell, Of vancleve, which
died Monday of disease of the bowels,
was buried Tuesday afternoon in the
Gowdy cemetery. The infant is sur
lived by it's parents and five broth
ers and sisters. The latter are Dan,
Dewey, Thomas, Ethel and Lille.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
ARNEY TO BUILD WAREHOUSE.
Agricultural Implement Dealer to Erec.
LARGE BuiIdinu

On the property, at the northwest
corner Of First avenue and Railroad
streets, which he purchased Tuesday
from L. NJ. Osborne and F. E. Gates, of
the Marshalltown Buggy Company, P.
F. Arney will this fall erect a large
warehouse. Mr. Arney expects to be-
gin building within thirty days, but as
yet plans nave not been prepared. He
estimates that the building will cost
about $4,000, and that it will perhaps
cover one-half of the ground. which is
1S0x1S0 feet. The building will be one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
UNION WINS BASEBALL GAME.
Beats Combined Laurel and MeIbourn
Team BY 10 to 5.

Beats CombIhed Laurel and MeTboUfhe
Team BY 10 to 8.
BY the score of 10 to the Union
baseball team won from the team made
up of the best players of the Laurel
and Melbourne teams at State Cente'
Tuesday afternoon. The heavy hit
tiers of the Union club proved too mucn
for the opposing team. Southwick and
Clemens We're the Union battery and
Meyers and Shyrock We're the battery
for Laurel and Melbourne. The> fat
business men of State Center won
from the Cleans" by the score of tc
2, A crowd of 500 or 400 people wiz
messed the games.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
MANY GET LICENSES.
Three Hundred sixty-Five Gun Per.
n1its Are Issued,

III &c TT1'f0' Gu 0T1SIy TVe 1UH CT
mits Are Issued.
With the opening of the hunting sea-
son on Sept. l there came a sharp de-
mand for county hunting licenses, and
as a result many have been issued by
County Auditor Erastus Cornell within
the last two weeks. Up to today &c.
of these licenses had been issued in
the county. The price of the license is
81, and the county auditor makes {
monthly settlement with the state fol
them. The money is used by the stat,
to protect the game and fish.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
STRIKES AT POST; BREAKS RIB.
Lawrence Hanson, of This City, is
Painfully Injured.


Lawrence Hanson, aged 90 years, of
this city, while working with a county
bridge building crew twelve miles
south of the city Tuesday afternoon.
had a rib fractured by being hit with
sledge swung by another workman.
The man was striking at post, but
he missed it and the head of the
sledge struck Hanson under the right
shoulder, breaking the fourth rib, a
short distance from the spinal column.
The injured young man was brought
to this city for treatment. The hurt
while painful, is not especially seri-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
Tama County Fair Sept. 1924.

Good exhibits in stock and other
lines assured. Over fifty entries in
speed classes. All classes filed. S. C.
Smith, Secretary. Toledo. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
Will Be Held by County superintend
emf Oct. o7 28 and %

SfIC 0VIs ~ 20 anu <Ss
Examinations for teachers will be
held at the office of the County SUI
perintendent of Schools Mary Hostetler
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
Oct. 81, % and 20. Examinations in the
usual branches for all grades of certi-
ficates will be given.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
TO HAVE OPERATION.

Mrs. e. G. LETTER to Undergo Ordeal
at Rochester.
Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Leffler, who have
been to Rochester, Minn,, where the
latter submitted to an examination, re-
turned home Tuesday. The diagnosis
of Mrs. Letters case showed that she
is suffering with a fibroid tumor. She
will be prepared for the operation here
and expects to return to Rochester
early in October 10 sc or the operat
ing table.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-12

ment, except cards and dancing.
except that the patients were
taken on walks frequently with
attends Is.
NURSES POORLY PAID
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-12

To polish amber rub It with whiten-
ing poistened with water and lastly
with little olive oil laid on and well
polished of with piece OF flannel
\ DiffSeuIt Feat
At a New York hotel an out OF town
man bad left his family. which had
sccomps MED him to The city, in their
rooms NO long that they had become
uneasy about bin. At last he returned
10 the rooms, and to the anxious in
Quiry OF bis wife, Where In the world
have you been % long," he responded
calmly. I've jubt been in the cuspl-
DOR walking pro and con-"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-12
NURSES POORLY PAID.

- s'eLn o' employing auu hand
ing nurses. This revealed that
nursesare sopnorly paid that they
soon find other Jobs and are lost.
The result was that nurses were
discharged reluctantly, as it was
dlthcuit to get others in their
places. Two nurses in charge
of a patient, who, by the care.
lessness of "e of them, was al
lowed TO nit suicide by cut.
ting his . with a razor, had
never been discharged Another
ne reported as beating patient
without cause was retained for
six months.
DR.. Thompson had not heard
OF patients being buried two in a
grave, but he understood that
the institutions plat at the GENE.
terry WAS overcrowded and that
an effort was made to bury be-
tween the present graves. He
understood that some bones were
dug up
Witness said he had charge Of
357 tpatients in his ward. A
year ago the regents walked
through the place on an inspec-
ton tour, but did not look close
ly at the BED and inspect other
conditions. He said the institu
ton was doing all it could with
the means at hand, but he could |
not call conditions good. The
per capita allowed is only 500,
whereas when he went there in
1881 1t was $3.50 to $50, and
should be at least $40 He
said the lack o! cleanliness was
due to the lack Of discipline aud
general lack OF system. The
superintendent did not make re.
gular visits to his ward and he
made no regular reports to him
Witness said patients often
came 10 the, institution from the
jsils filled with vermin. There
were some bugs on the beds.
They could not be regularly sun
ned. About year ago colored
women took all The beds out and
thoroughly scrubbed them, but
he had never heard of this being
done before or since.
At the afternoon session the
testimony of DIR. +. ID. Sanders,
as 10 the conditions in the white
female department was decidedly
interesting. Miss Sanders IS a
ltst hOhVI Si dQudle VI IHc Sbdt-
lesion Medical College aud has
been with the institution over
two years. That she has given,
close study TO the conditions and
has her department in excellent
condition was shown in her testi
mony. Here il appears the ar
rangements are much better than
on the white male ward and with
q larger number of nurses and
the patents classified the treat.
ment can be more easily attend
ed and there are opportunities to
improve conditions. There is no
trace OF vermin although it has
10 be consI antly fought.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-12
Asylum Investigation.


ant Disclosures But Bad
Conditions Appear 10 be
Due to Lack Of Sufficient
Funds and Accommoda-
tons.
Columbia special in Charlotte
Observer, May 8: \ little row
occurred in the asylum investi-
tiou meeting today between
members OF The com mittee over
who should conduct the examin.
ations, this being precipitated
by DIR. Sawyer, who had just re-
turned from trip 10 similar in
stitutions North. DIR. Sawyer
objected to Mr.. Harrison con-
ducting the examinations, con-
tending that the previous under
standing was that the questions
were to be asked by the lawyer
members, Messrs. Carey and
Bates. After some discussion a
motion from Mr. Hardin prevail
ed to turn the examination over
to Messrs. Carey and Bates. Mr..
Harrison disclaimed any inten
tion of being discourteous, and
others explained that Mr.. Harri
son had got to asking questions
from being specially interested
in this branch of the inyestiga-
ton.
Supervisor Mitchell resumed
the stand this morning, but his
evidence revealed nothing new
OF Importance, except perhaps
the fact that his pay amounted
10 $55 a month. He has been
filling prescriptions Tor the insti.
tuition for twenty years. He
equipped himself in pharmacy
by correspondence course.
DANGER FROM FINE GREAT.
DIR. James l.. Thompson, of
the official family OF the State
Hospital for the Insane manage.
ment, was on the stand at the
legislative investigation yester-
day, and he disclosed some sit
nations and conditions which
are appalling. Among other things
he said in answer to questions by
members of the committee that
there were no fire drills, no in.
structions with regard to fire
except that the watchman was
told to turn in the city alarm in
case of fire. "In case of fire.,
said he, "a panic would ensue
and patients would burn like
rats". He said the wards were
provided with fire hose, but they
bad not been used in a long
time.
He said the institution receiv-
ed almost every known form of
disease in addition to insanity,
and in some instances patients
died between the station and the
asylum outer gates. When pa
tients come in weak condition
1t is the custom to examine them
and give them aid 81 once, but
sometimes this was not accom-
plished as promptly rs it ought
TO be There is no system of
charting the patients, and weigh
l.n - l.,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
DECLARED DEAD
BY COURT; ALIVE
ST.: LOUIS GIRL APPEARS THE
DAY AFTER JUDICIAL
DECISION.

ST. Louis, Dec. 17-Miss Nellie
Burns, aged 10, who was declared
legally dead by the court Monday, ap.
peared at an insurance office yester.
day and later was identified by Mrs.
Annie Bose, her foster-mother, who
had not seen her since October IS,
1898, when the girl was declared to
have been kidnapped.
i was on my way to school," said
Miss Burns, when my father and
uncle seized me, placed me in a buggy
and drove to house on Dayton
street, which father told me would be
my home and that never would see
Mother Bosse again.
Il grieved for a time, then, like
most children, forgot my troubles. A
few years later we moved across tc
East st. Louis and when I was older
| went to work in department store
The girls father is Daniel Burns
an engineer. He and his wife had sep
arated, and when the latter died, she
directed that Nellie be given into the
care of Mrs Bosse.
Both women had taken out policies
On the girls life. These matured in
1909, but Mrs. Bose waited until re
Gently before bringing suit in Justice
court.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
Physicians Thought Ruler I'm
proving When Change
Came Quickly.
Prince Albert Will Succeed
To Throne-Loved
BY People.
Monarch Was Greatly Mis-
understood Admirer of
United States.

Brussels, Dec. liking Leopold
died at 2:35 this morning, his aged
and wasted body being unable to
stand the strain upon it. The collapse
occurred suddenly at moment when
the doctors seemingly had the great
est hopes for his recovery.
Throughout Thursday bulletins is
sued from the sick room indicated pro-
gressive Improvement. A bulletin at
$50 p. m. gave the kings tempera-
ture, pulse and respiration as practic
ally normal. Apparently the drainage
of the wound was perfect, as no fever
was present, and during the day the
king had been able to take nourish-
ment.
The public was satisfied that the
king was on the road to recovery, but
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
our LOST INDIVIDUALITY.

individuality, in the snense OF
mans distinct personality, in the ma
terial domain is becoming an inefeas-
ingly rare phenomenon. We are forced
to a common standard. Even those of
us who have not material objectiyes
cannot be confermers. For the few
are powerless to escape the brand or
eighty millions we are socialized
into an average. This brand of the
multitude is a mental trademark.
There can be little deviation from
it's grading. Granted a people or
utilitarian aims, who must conform
to established financial, commercial,
and industrial systems of completely
dominating power, and it is clear
that their intellectual type must be
persistent The more intent they be-
come on wealth, the more material
or uniform minded they grow The
dead level of intellectually wfdens.
Our effort in competing for sue
cess over the same long, dir1cuTt.
foreordained courses gives us all a
similar mental caste Prosperous
times, with their elation, hard tines
with their despair, equally engrave
the mark of tribe. Extinguishment
of individuality is the tendency or
our business system as surely as 1t
is that of the German army system.
In our world of affairs, intellectual
If such it may be called,
is shown in the degree, not the diff
ferentiation of our mental powers.
The best fitted win distinction but
they are only large specimens of the
same mental species.-Loren H. b.
Knox, in Atlantic.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22

ton of the government, which intends
to hold Zelaya. personally responsible
for the killing of Groce and Cannon
Nobody here believes Zelaya's retire
ment materially mitigates his person
al peril as defendant before the bar
whereat Knox arraigned him on a
charge of substantially murder in the
first degree.
1t is not too much to say that any
successor acceptable to- Zelaya viii
be viewed with suspicion by Wash
ington. 1t is beyond doubt that from
the beginning of the revolution IN
Nicaragua, Notwithstanding the osten-
statiously correct attitude of neutral
ity, the sympathies of the state de-
partment have been with Estrada.
And while no government official
would openly say so, it is perfectly
understood here that every one of
them hopes that She outcome win find
Estrada in tne presidency
Zelayao ruled Nicaragua sixteen
years. He always was noted for cum
ming, bravery, and remarkable for ms
ability to surround himself with those
ready to do his bidding. He took a
large percentage of the profits from
concessions and by the formation or
group who aided him in exactfng
millions from the people.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
BRITAIN GETS ART
TREASURES BY REQUEST

London, Dec. 1.-THE art treasures
of the late George Sailing, the eccen-
trio connoisseur, are bequeathed by
his will to the nation
The total volue of the collection,
the making of which occupied many
years, is estimated at s15,OOO,OO0 to
S2O,000,000
Sailing is known to have enter
tanned reluctance toward making
will, and it had been feared that the
works of art might be lost to the ma
tional gallery because of this pecuI-
iarity on the part of the owner
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
MOTHER MURDERED
IN LUMBER CAMP

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Dec. IA
woman by the name of Mrs. Shelley
was murdered Wednesday afternoon
at a lumber camp about twenty-eight
miles from here, just south of Hannl-
bal, Wis.
Her children, coming home from
school about o'clock, found the door
barricaded Crawling through a win
dow they found the woman dead on
the floor, with her 5-months '-old baby
lying near her. Her head was blown
off.
The authorities are on the track of
the murderer
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
WIFE OF PRESIDENTS
BROTHER is DEAD

Baltimore, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Horace B.
Taft, wife of the presidents brother,
died yesterday afternoon at Johns
Hopkins hospital. At the hospital all
information was refused. The body
will be shipped to the deceased's
home in WATERFOWL, Conn, today.
Mrs. Taft was operated on at the
south to recuperate but returned to
hospital a month ago and later went
the hospital ten days ago. The ma
ture of her ailment was not declared.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
THREE SISTERS
HELD FOR MURDER
CHARGED WITH THE KILLING OF
ocEY sNEAD-BRoTHER
STILL MISSING.
NOTES FOUND DEEMED sUFFI-
GENT EVIDENCE AGAINST
ONE OF PRISONERS.

New York, Dec. 17.-The three Sis
tiers who held the life of Ocey Snead
in their hands last night occupied
separate cells, charged by the author
tiles of East Orange with the murder
of their niece and daughter. OF the
girls immediate relatives only her
bed-ridden grandmother, Mrs. Martha
Wardlaw, aged SO, and Fletcher
Snead, the cousin she married stiA
are at large. rumor that he was
found at st. GATHERINGS, Ontario, Is
denied.
After the arraignment of Mrs. Car
oline w. Martin, Ocey Snead's moth
er, there followed a third arrest, that
of Mrs. Mary Snead, Mrs. Martins sis
ter, and at once Ocey's aunt ana
mother-in-law. She was taken from
her lodgings in New York, charged
with being a fugitive from justice in
New Jersey, where a warrant, similar
to that issued against her sister.
was sworn out yesterday, charging
murder
Mrs. Martin is held pending extra
dition to New Jersey. She is sixty
four years old and physically feeble.
though resolute and alert She
showed the same aversion to lifting
her veil as characterized her sister.
Virginia Wardlaw, during the latter-s
recent examination at East Orange.
Mrs. Snead, when taken to police
headquarters, was more erect than
Mrs. Martin, but equally reticent.
She will be examined today.
Three notes were found yesterday
among Mrs. Martins effects, all sim
liar in handwriting and wording TO
the suicide note found pinned on
Ocey Snead's clothes, besides the
bathtub wherein she was drowned,
are deemed sufficient evidence
against her. Mrs. Snead was party
with Miss Wardlaw to the renting of
the unfinished house in East Or
ange wherein Ocey was found dead.
Is This Man Snead?
st. GATHERINGS, Ont, Dec. ia
man believed to be the husband of
Ocey Snead was located here last
night, engaged as dishwasher in a
hotel. The clerk of the hotel says he
found several towels in Lucas room
bearing the name of "Snead."
When asked "Are you Fletcher
Snead?" the man turned pale and
said, Il prefer not to answer"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22

within the pavilion where the king
lay, there was a feeling of anxiety,
chiefly because of Leopold's great age.
After a restful day, the patient was
able to sleep for period early in the
evening, and the night passed quietly
But towards two o'clock the king
turned and called to DR.. Thiriar:
Il am suffocating."
The end came quickly and, after
spell of weakness, peacefully. Prince
Albert arrived at the deathbed % min
utes later. He was accompanied by
Princess Clementine. Albert kissed
the dead king and left the chamber
weeping. Baron Goffinet, the kings
secretary. started Immediately for
Brussels to notify members OF the
royal family. Entering an automobile,
he exclaimed:
ITO think that only yesterday we
still were full of confidence and now
the king is dead"
1t appears that the doctors were to-
tally unprepared for the fatal termlna-
ton. 1t was a nun, acting as nurse,
who first noticed the kings heavy
breathing. she called DR.. Thiriar.
Roth Doctors Thiriar and De Page IN
iected morphine but without effect
shortly after the end had come the
ministers were summoned. They re-
manned in the chamber for a consider
able time.
Death Due to Embollsn1.
Dr De page announced that the
kings death was due to embollsm'
small blood clot probably being car
ried to the heart. Baron Goninet'
secretary, said that death occurred at
2.47. Yesterday the king was IN
capital humor, talked about going TOT
a few weeks to Riviera, and althousn
his old trouble, oedema OF the foot'
reappeared, he was very hopeful, as
also were the doctors, though the lat
fer were anxious. owing to weak
condition OF the kings heart.
Reigned A Years.
Ix;no Leopold II succeeded to the
throne upon the death of Leopold IL
December 10, 1865. He was born on
Anril 9. 1887. His mother was the
daughter of King Louis Phil'inpe, OF
France. In 1853, he married the
aangbter of ArchGlke Joseph of Aus
tria she died in 1902 Three daugh.
ters were born, Louise, Stephanie and
Clementine. The two elder became
ostr.nood from the father, but Glenn
entine remained in his affections
Tbora heing no direct hereditary
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
GRASPS LIVE WIRE;
EXPIRES IN MID-AIR

Kenosha, Wis, Dec. 17.-Emll
Steinke, an employee of the Kenosna
Home Telephone company, met a
tragic death in midair here yesterday
morning when he took hold of live
wire while working at the top of a
pole.
He had on a life belt and this had
been fastened to the arm of the pole
and the lifeless body of the man re-
manned suspended until it could be
taken down by the other men IN the
crew.
The wires of the telephone COM
panv had been crossed with those OF
The Kenosha Gas & Electric company
and this caused the accident.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
LOEB C0NFERS WITH
TAFT ON SUGAR FRAUDS

Loeb started for Washington yester
day afternoon, presumably to confer
with President Taft and Secretary
MacVeagh concerning the sugar scan
dals With the Arbuckles and the
National Sugar Refining company now
involved, new avenues of investiga-
ton have opened, paving the way for
criminal procedure. Counsel argued
all day at the trial of six employees of
the American Sugar Refining company
The case will go to. the Jury today.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
FLAGMAN FAILED.
WOMAN Is KILLED

Flagstaff, Ariz., Dec. 17-Mrs. Alice
Bennitt of Hartford, Conn, was killed
yesterday in a rear end collision on
the Santa F'e railroad between the
California limited and passenger train
No. s, both east bound near Winona.
Eighteen others were injured, prob
ably none fatally.
1t is asserted that a fagman failed
to go back far enough to, stop, the
limited when No. s, which. was late,
stopped at Winona.