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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-29

The Nova Scotia government has ap
pointed commission to examine into and
report on the feasibility of old-age pen
sions for workmen.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-29

mabel! I'm surprised at you, put.
ting out your tongue at people"
1T was all right, mother; it was the
doctor going t."-Harper's Razaar
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-29
The Exceptions.

Seaver-I have to tell that boy Of
mine where everything is.
Weaver-Have to tell him where the
base ball grounds are located. where
the circus is showing, or where the
best swimming holes are?-Judge.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-29

HowA1RD, Hl1s,E E. BURTON Assayer and Chemist,
Silver Lead, 81 Gold, Silver, 75c Gold, 5oc; Znc;
or Copper. 81 Mailing envelopes and full price ist
sent on application Control and Umpire work so.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-29
Could Suit Herself.

Heiress-Tell me truly, Arthur, is II
your love or your reason prompts you
to marry me?
Arthur-Just as you like, dearest
Meggendorfer Blaetter.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-29

Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's soothins
6yrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-29
Every Man Read

) This treatment is said to have acquired
wonderful reputation throughout the
East. owing to its peculiar propensity to
fortify the nerve force and generate
health and a consequent personal mag
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D every normal human being. 1t is claimed
to be blessing to those who are physic-
cally impaired. gloomy. despondent, nerv-
GUS, and who have trembling of the limbs
dizziness. heart palpitation, cold hands
and feet, insomnia, fear without cause
timidity in venturing and general inabil-
D ity TO act nationally as others do. Also of
vast benefit to writer's. professional men,
D Office workers and the victims of society's
late hours and over-indulgencs in wines,
liquors. etc.
By preparing the treatment at home Sc
D cretly, no one need know of another's
trouble. while the ingredients are much
used In filling various prescriptions, 30
that even the purchase Of them separately
} need occasion no timidity.
IL the reader decides TO try Il, get three
ounces Of ordinary syrup sarsaparilla COM
pound. and one ounce compound fluid
balmwort; mix and let stand two hours;
then get one ounce compound essence car
diol and one ounce tincture cadomene COM
pound mot cardamom). mix all together.
} shake well and take a teaspoonful after
D each meal and one at night
This contains no opiates whatever and
may also be used by women who suffer
D with their nerves with absolute certainty
! of prompt and lasting benefits.
4 u . 4.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-29
Worth Its Weight in Gold.

It's PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, strength
ems eyes of the old, tonic for eye
strain, weak and watery eyes. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo,
N. Y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
Topic of Present
Importance

Personal health is and should be one
OF the greatest considerations of life,
ing the new remedy, Root Juice, 1t II
not surprising tnal ..--.
Hioted people oil this county ATE So ca
ger to talk about it and get all Of the
information they can in relation to the
many remarkable cures it has made
and is making. 1t invariably proves a
great and agreeable surprise to weak,
nervous, dyspeptic, constipated people,
for after using it for a short while the
soothing, healing and tonic properties
of the wonderful remedy removes irri-
tated and sore conditions from the Lin
ings of the stomach, bowels and blad-
der. heals and strengthens the liver
and kidneys to healthy action, result
ing in good appetite, food we'll di-
gested, bowels regular, good, rich
blood, free from rheumatic poison, and
it soon nourishes and strengthens the
whole nervous system. The people at
the drug store are proud of the won
derful merits Of Root Juice, and gladly
tell all interested Of much of the great
good 1T is doing here 3. A. Morgan's
drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22

lighted, and we spoke In subdued
tones, as the hour and the subject
seemed to demand. When l spoke Of
the. figure Liddy and l had seen on
the porch through the cardroom win
dow Friday night. Halsey sauntered
into the darkened room, and together
we stood there, much as Liddy and l
had done that other night.
The window was the same grayish
rectangle in the blackness as before.
A few feet away in the hall was the
spot where the body of Arnold Arm
strong had been found. I was, bit
nervous. and put my hand on Hal
sey's sleeve. Suddenly, from the top
Of the staircase above US came the
sound of q cautious footstep. At first
I was not sure. but Halsey's attitude
told me he had heard and was listen
ing. The step. slow, measured, In
finitely cautious, was nearer now.
Halsey tried to loosen my fingers, but
l was in paralysis of fright.
The swish of body against the
curving rail. as ii for guidance, was
plain enough, and now whoever it was
had reached the foot Of the staircase
and had caught glimpse of our rigid
silhouettes against the billiard room
doorway. Halsey threw me of then
and strobe forward.
"Who is it?" he called imperiously,
and took half dozen rapid strides to-
ward the foot of the staircase. Then
I heard him mutter something; there
was the crash of falling body, the
slam Of the outer door, and, for an
instant, quiet. screamed, I think
Then remember turning on the
lights and finding Halsey, white with
fury, trying to untangle himself from
something warm and feecy. He had
cut his forehead little on the lowest
step of the stairs, and he was rather
CHASTITY sight. He flung the white
object at me. and, jerking open the
outer door, raced into the darkness.
Gertrude had come on hearing the
noise, and now we stood, staring al
each other over-of all things on
earth-a white silk and wool blanket
exquisitely fine! It was the most un
ghostly thing in the world, with its
lavender border and its faint scent
Gertrude was the first to speak.
"Somebody-had it," she asked.
Eyes. Halsey tried to stop whoever
it was and fell. Gertrude, that blank
ct is not mine. have never seen II
before"
She held it up and looked at 1t: then
she went to the door on to the veran.
da and threw it open. Perhaps 100
feet from the house were two figures
that moved slowly toward us as we
looked. When they came within range
of the light, recognized Halsey, and
with him Mrs. Watson, the house
keeper.
(To Be Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
HIS MOST SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Railroad Man Figured In a Collision
Where None Was Hurt, Except
Possibly, the Man Behind.

A bunch of railroad men had been
telling of their most hazardous expert.
ences.
Then spoke up William McGreevy,
city passenger agent of the Rock Is.
land railroad. "The most distressing
accident that ever befell me in all my
railroad career" says McGreevy, was
when was city passenger agent of
this same road out in Los Angeles.
One day young fellow came to me
and wanted me to map out his route
for wedding trim engaged a state.
room for him and a lot of things like
that, and then he called me to one
side and told me with a serious face
about two feet long, that there was
one more important thing he wanted
me to do for him. He said 1 must
help him identify the girl he was 20.
Ing to marry that evening.
'Wh-a-a-t!' I says. Help you to
identify 'er!' was startled, for 1t
looked as if the young chap must have
had his reason kind of unseated by
the anticipation of approaching un.
welded bliss. But he was in dead
earnest about it. You see,' he tells
me, did all my counting by mail and
I've never seen the object of my affec.
lions. She is coming in on the train
this afternoon and might not recog-
nize her. l know only that she is
very beautiful, for l have her photo.
graph And he took the picture out
to show it to me.
She was pretty girl, all right. I
told him it oughtn't to be any trouble
to recognize her from the picture. But
he said his was a timid, shrinking dis.
position when young women were con-
cerned and he wouldn't take a chance
on approaching the wrong girl when
the crowd got off the train, not for
anything. He looked up at me with
pleading eyes like child, and coaxed
me to go down to the station and see
II l couldn't pick her for him. So I
went down.
well, held the photograph in nv
hand, looking first at it and then at
the crowd, and right up among the
nrst bunch that climbed off the day
coach was a slick-looking little dame
that l thought must be the one. She
wasn't dressed what you would call
swell. but her clothes looked neat and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
CHAPTER XII.
Haisey Make. . CAPTURE.

VaiSey Makes Capture.
1t was about half-past eight when
we left the dining room, and still en-
crossed with one subject. the failure
of the bank and its attendant evils;
Halsey and I went out into the
grounds for stroll. Gertrude fol
lowed us shortly. "The light was
thhtoAenins." &c appropriate Shakes.
peare's description OF twilight, and
once again the tree-toads and the
crickets were making night throb
with their tiny life. It was almost OBJ
pressively lonely. in spite of it's beau
ty, and l felt sickening pang of
inconsistencies for my city at night
for the clatter of horses feet on ce-
mented paving, for the lights, the
voices, the sound of children playing.
The country after dark Expresses me.
The stars. quite eclipsed in the city
bN,the electric lights, here become in.
sistent, assertive. Whether 4 want to
or not, ind myself looking forathe
few know by name, and fasliaxsri-
dtculously new and small by contrast
-always-an UNPLEASANT sensation.
After Gertrude Joined us, We avoid.
ed,any further mention of the murder.
To HalseM as to me, there was ever
present, am-sure. the thought of.our
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22

FL
seemed to At her everywhere at once.
l wondered how It could happen that
such girl would have to answer an
advertisement in order to get man.
but there wasn't much time to ponder
over that. Az she came through the
gate, l walked up to her with the
bridegroom right at my heels. and
says /. clearing my throat neryouslv.
DO you happen to be Miss Twinkle.
ton, the girl that
Before / could finish it. DANCED ~
she hadn't thrown her little arms
around my neck and was gurglin' In
my ear: You're Just the darlineest
boy ever. was afraid you might not
know me. but I knew you!' And a lot
more like that, before could break
ner clinch and get her stopped and
introduced to the bridegroom.
That" says MoGreeyy, was the
most serious railroad accident was
ever in."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
Special
Bargains

$50 acres--265 acres lies gently roll
ing: balance quite rolling: 100 acres in
corn nifty acres in timothy and clover
meadow. balance blue grass pasture
win some timber; farm fenced and
cross-fenced hog and sheep tight; oil
woven wire and barb wire on top eS-
cept about mile OF nice hedge. In-
Gated three and one-haf miles from
town OF LOO population. improvements
consist OF large barn 62x50; two cat
Ito sheds. one 30x60 and the other 14x
10. scales. another small burn. All the
sheds and barns are newly repaired
and in good condition: newly painted
Rouse Is new. Just being completed:
seven room. sixteen foot square, with
bath room. hallway. two clothes clos
cts. large porch in front and a porch at
the rear: solid concrete block founda-
ton under the house; house cost sa.
300. wash house over cellar: concrete
walks: poultry house sixteen foot
square: smoke house and leo house.
improvements on this property worth
$1,000. There is an air pressure water
system with large stone and concrete
| reservoir twelve feet above ground: L.
900 feet or underground piping con-
veying water to five points OH tho
farm, catching all barn lots and pas
lures: also water pipsd to house; Law
atory In kitchen and .avatory. toilet
and bath in the bath room: ample
sewer system. This farm Is offered for
quick sale at t76 per acre. Possession
given March /. 1910. Liberal terms lie
desired. Pictures and plat sent on ap-
plcation. l have other farms larger and
INHALER Write
BABEL J. M1sBK, chilncosne, Mo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22

conversation Of the night before. AS
we strolled back and forth along the
drive, Mr.. Jameson emerged from
the shadow of the trees.
Good evening"" he said, managing
to include Gertrude in his bow. Ger
trude had never been even ordinarily
courteous to him, and she nodded cold
ly. Halsey, however, was more cor
dial, although we were all constrained
enough. He and Gertrude went on
together, leaving the detective to walk
with me. As soon as they were out of
earshot, he turned to me.
DO you know, Miss 1nnes," he
said, "the deeper I go into this thing,
the more strange it seems to me. /
am very sorry for Miss Gertrude. 1t
looks as If Bailey, whom she has tried
so hard to save, is worse than ras-
cal; and after her plucky fight for
him. 1t seems hard"
looked through the dusk to where
Gertrude's light dinner dress cleaned
among the trees. She had made a
plucky fight, poor child. Whatever
she might have been driven to do, /
could find nothing but a deep sym.
pathy for her. If she had only come
to me with the whole truth then!
Miss Innes," Mr.. Jameson was say
ing, "in the last three days, have you
seen AMY suspicious figures around
the grounds? Any-woman!"
mo-" replied. II have a house.
full of maids that will bear watching,
one and all. But there has been no
strange woman near the house or
Liddy would have seen her, you may
be sure. She has telescope eye"
Mr.. Jameson looked thoughtful.
ct may not amount to- anything"
he said slowly. ''It is difficult to get
any perspective on things around
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
Now 70 Get Thin.

When one has just begun 20 acquire
supernuous nesh complete ahstinence
from sweets and starches. moderate
amount OF food at all times. and daily
exercise either indoors or out will ef.
feet cure. The effort, however, must
be persistent, and the watchfulnesa
must continue even after the desired
weight has been reached. Spasmodio
efforts either at diet or exercise will
be absolutely without lasting results.
when ones weight has crept far be-
yond tho normal amount tho restraint
in diet must be more strenuous and
the exercise more violent-Harpsr's
Weekly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22

here, because every one down in the
village is sure he saw the murderer
either before or since the crime. And
half of them will stretch point OF
two as to facts, to be obliging. But
the man who drives the hack dowr
there tells story that may possibly
prove to be important"
Il have heard it. I think. Was il
the one the parlor maid brought VI
yesterday, about ghost wringing its
hands on the roof? Oh perhaps it's
the one the milk-boy heard; tramp
washing a dirty shirt, presumably
bloody, in the creek below the
bridge?"
could see the CLEAN of Mr.. jamie
sons teeth as he smiled.
Neither" he said. But Matthew
Geist, which is our friends name
claims that on Saturday night, at $3.50
yelled lady"
81 knew it would be yelled lady
broke in.
"a yelled lady" he persisted, "whc
was apparently young and beautiful
engaged his hack and asked to be
driven to Sunnyside. Near the gate
however, she made him stop, in spite
Of his remonstrances, saying she pre-.
ferred to walk to the house. She paid
him, and he left her there. Now, Miss
Innes, you had no such visitor, 30.
lieve?"
None" I said decidedly.
"Geist thought it might be maid,
as you had got supply that day. But
he said her getting out near the gate
puzzled him. Anyhow, we have now
one yelled lady, who. with the ghost
ly intruder of Friday night, makes
two assets that hardly know what to
do with"
1T is mystifying." I admitted, "al.
though ! can think of one possible ex.
PLANTATION. The path from the Green.
wood club to the village enters the
road near the lodge gate. A woman
who wished to reach the Country
club, unperceived, might choose such
a method. There are plenty of won.
en- there"
I think this gave him something to
ponder, for in short time he said
good night and left. But myself was
far from satisfied. I was determined,
however, on one thing. If my suspic-
ions-for I had suspicions-were true,
I would make my own Investigations,
and Mr.. Jameson should learn only
what was good for him to know.
We went back to the house, and
Gertrude, who was more like herself
since her talk with Halsey. sat down
at the mahogany desk in the living
room to write letter. Halsey prowl-
ed up and down the entire east wing,
now in the cardroom. now in the bill
lard room, and now and then blow
ing his clouds of tobacco smoke
among the pink and gold hangings of
the drawing room. After q little
Joined him in the billiard room, and
together we went over the details of
the discovery of the body.
The cardroom was quite dark.
Where we sat, in the billiard room,
only one Of the side brackets was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22

WISCONSIN LAND.

Splendid 100 acre farm only three
miles from this live town in Burnett
county. Wisconsin. Fine set of build
ings worth $4,000, Including fine house.
summer kitchen. barn 24x64. ganary.
two wagon sheds, pump and pump
house, etc. Sixty acres splendid field.
including twenty-five acres clover and
timothy at least $50 cords of wood:
flowing water on the place. Owner
must sell on account of old age. hence
low price of $3.50 per acre No trades
considered. Here's an opportunity of a
Lifetime. Come at once and see 1t. or
write to Burnett County Abstract
Company. GrantsburS, Wis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
IS Years In Cab; No Accidents.

With record of more than 1000.
600 miles at the throttle OF a locomo.
i've without an accident during As
years continuous service, James Voor.
HES Wilson, for IA years general
master mechanic OF the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul system. died at
Elgin. ILL.,, recently.
Broken in health after his long
service. Mr.. Wilson made his last
run July IL. The veteran railroader
was born in Glencoe, N. Y, 70 years
ago. AS a lad he came west and he.
gan work for the Milwaukee road at
Madison. There he got his engine
a half century ago. Seventeen wears
ago he was appointed master me.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
Foreign Railroad PLATFORM,

IL Is much harder for non-travelers
TO get onto the platform OF a railroad
station in England than 1t is in this
country. Even at the small stations
one cannot pass freely from the
waiting room to the platform. The
same restriction is practiced on the
continent.
Some of the British railways are
now considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of
Issuing platform tickets, SAYS the
Queen. Such system is followed in
Germany. where the friends of tray.
elers can procure these tickets for
about two cents each from an auto.
matte machine. So far the idea Ia
not regarded with favor in England
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New York commuters who imagine
that they have experienced almost
every variety Of railroading should
take trip this summer over the Cats
kill Mountain railroad, which runs
from Catskill to Palenville. with a
branch to Cairo, says the New York
Sun.
On this line not wheel is moving
between l and p m. The station
agents lock their doors, the firemen
bank their fires and the whole road
takes an hour for dinner. At two
o'clock the men come strolling back.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22

chanic of the railroad system with
headquarters in Chicago. Because OF
the many responsibilities Of the DO
sition and longing to return to the
cab, he resigned three years ago and
went back on the road. Since then
he has run between Elgin and Chi.
cpgo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22

window and the engineers climb into
their cabs. the firemen rake up their
ORES and train service Is resumed.
Another road, the Catskill and Tan
aersville. takes an hour. from IL to 10
o'clock: no trains moving and all sta
tons closed while the employees go
home for dinner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
she Was Silent Once.

Wifey--I remember the night you
proposed to me; bent my head and
said nothing
Hub (comfortingly)-I know It wor.
ries you. dear. but never mind: you've
made up for 1t since.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
LAST BIG RESERVATION OPENING

Two million acres Cheyenne river
and Standing Rock reservations opened
in October. We furnish map. 1sx30,
showing townships, sections. rivers.
railroads History of land registry
points and laws governing opening in
printed form for 81. Time Is short;
send Mt once and be prepared for the
opening. Indian Lands Information Blu
reau, Box 624, Aberdeen. S. d.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
LAND in MEXICO

Owing to pressing demands offer
half Interest in 10000 acres of rich
tropical lands. suitable for agriculture
or stock raising: located in the state
of Veracruz. republic of Mexico. Price
$4,000; half down and the remainder
on the purchasers own terms. AL
proposition for n company or person OF
means Address Apartado No &C. Cor
doba, Yer. Mex.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
COLORADO IRRIGATED LANDS.

Our irrigated lands are in center OF
great grain and fruit belt. and produce
three times the crop value than best
Nebraska or Iowa lands, and cost no
more. Free illustrated circular. Also
have nice SEQ acre improved Iowa farm,
win divide Isaac Conner. Omahn. Neh
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
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MISSOURI LANDS.

For Sa'e-Ninety miles south Kansas
City. Missouri and Kansas farms; 20
Ito TAO acres: $50 to 500 per acre: in the
corn. wheat and clover belt Send for
price list, to ID. A Beck, Stoteshury,
Mo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
LAND OPENING.

United States government land OPEN
ing under Carey act. Conrad Waller
project. Montana, 10000 acres OF fine
grassy prairie under Irrigation Draw
ing October Z. 1909. Must register for
drawing before October T. You may
register by power of attorney. For in
formation and blanks write w. NJ.
Wayman. Waller, Montana, or $50 Sc
curity Bank building. Minneapolis.
Mimi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22

SOUTH DAKOTA LANDS.

We are selling land In Faux coun-
ty. South Dakota, $50 to $50 per aero,
one third down, balance terms. We go
any day. Railroad fair refunded puc-
chasers. Write us, Hogendorn Land
Company. Colfax. Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
For Sale

All kinds of city property. farm land
In Iowa, Minnesota North Dakota.
We conduct all kinds "a auction sales.
If you are going to make sale. sive
US q chance.
n. J. AllARD. VA NOON.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
IOWA FARMS FOR SALE BY OWN

My several farms in Howard county.
50, l2O, 100, 200. 240 acres. all smooth.
deep black soil. we'll improved and near
town. no better corn or dairy land.
Price $50 to $50 per acre. Easy terms.
List on request. IL. l.. Spaulding Elma,
Iowa.