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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-21

"Thc siege OF tnc oeSeu SN
BY Meredith Nicholson. illustrated
bv G. Coles Phillips and Reginald Birch.
Houghton, Mifiin & Co., of Boston
$3.50.
A whimsical story of modern life in
New York and of country lie IN the
vicinity OF the metropolis. with just a
touch of mystery about it to give 1t
zest. The story is light in the extreme.
but 1t has a great deal of sparkle ana
wit In the conversations between the
different characters and much agreea-
BILE satire in the description of the
fads which pervade fashionable New
York living.
A tea room, in which the artistic and
intellectual side of guests Is supposed
10 be developed while refreshment is
being absorb, is referred to In
most amusing manner. The hero OF the
book-that is, the leading hero-ls
chimney doctor" and the country
house of rich but eccentric splnstet'
with chimneys in need or doctorlns' -
the place where the seven sultors -,
the hand of the spinsters beautiful
niece encamp.
The beautiful niece has, in addition
IA her seven suitors, charming sister,
rejoicing in the unusual name of Heze-
kiah. With her the mystery Oh her
iaunts house Is associated
There are merry adventures innui1eI-
able before the hero of the novel gets
| the clue to the mystery, and Hezeklah
/ leads him chase up hill and down
| before she capitulatcs.
So. with all its absurdities and the
evanescent quality Of what 1t presents.
"The Seven Suitors" leaves the feauet
/ with pleasant exhilaration OF inc
! ,marina ton and a smile on the heart
and the lips. as If they might be say
ing: "Ah. what fools these mortais
be!' ,,,,g
| "aunt" in 1.-THE Siege of the seven
Isuitors.' has caused the coming OF
new word, "hollisterized" which Mr.
Nicholson defines as follows: "a thor
ough yielding to the play spirit. pc
yotion to the improbable and whlmsical
The complete observation Of the PROD
able. possible and actual Pertalnihs
to 4 system of life believed to be great
w conducive to longevity, in which de-
votees meet occurrences the most IN
/ toward in a mood of gentle and slishliS
wavward and irresponsible playfulness'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-21
"T'hc FIying ,Icrcury.o

"1hc Flying Mercury"
BY Eleanor ingram. Published by
the Bobbs.Merrill Company, Indianapo-
lis. Price s1.5o.
Another fascinating story centring
around the most popular sport of the
day is The Flying Mercary.' The plot
is packed with incident and moves with
a rush.
Given two automobiles meeting in
the road on dark night, four fgures
/. three OF whom are the principals of
the story, and all the elements of ro-
nance are presented at the outstart
The development of the love sHair,
the germ of which was planted THAI
| night. is retarded by the unreasona BILE
| prejudice OF an irasoible old uncle
| How Darling" Lestrange proves his
| fitness to be the lover of beautiful
Emily French, and how the old uncle
| is finally placated, after the great
motor race, which forms the climax,
makes pleasant reading.
The pictures by Edmund Frederick
are altogether lovely and add not a
little to the value OF the book as an
accompaniment to q couch. kimono
and box of chocolates.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-21

Hotel. have returned TO their nome in
Milton, N. c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-21
Gust Folks.-

"Just Folks"
By Clara e. Laughlin The Mac
milan Company. of New York. $3.50.
Miss Laughlins book deals with con-
ditions prevailing In the Ghetto life
of Chicago. and Is an accurately drawn
| picture of the little joys, the big
griefs, the never-ending till Of a GER
| tain class of society which hitherto
authors have tended to carcature
rather than justly portray. Miss Laugh
| Inns work may therefore be considered
! somewhat of a departure, for it is
| marked by sympathy. kindness and
by that element of reality which is
| too often absent in stories about poor
| people.
| The romance of the little "pleece
| lady" probation officer of the
| In the book, and of her newspaper
man sweetheart. Ferris, furnishes q
| central idea around which gather other
| joys and tragedies in the lives of the
| poor working class with which these
two were associated.
For the student and lover of hui
mainly in all It's phases. the side lights
revealing episodes IN which Mary
Casey. Angela Ann, Marys daughter.
the Slnskys. the Slossons. Eliza Allen
and Adam Spear figure, teach lessons
!.
Il ter for learning.
Just Folks" these are about whom
Clara LauSh!in has written. But they
are moved by the same feelings and
motives, the same hopes and ambitions
that beat in the hearts of men and wo-
Il men elsewhere, and things that folks
whose lots are differently cast. need
more than anything else. is to become
better acquainted.
The plot of "Just Folks" centres
ground the endeavors of Reth Tully,
an unofticious but vtry competent pro-
baton officer, to make the people OF
, her district happier-an endeavor in
E which she is uncommonly successful
Her people come to love her In time
: because she so loves them. and through
{ this medium she works wonders. TIE
, cha, ges which she brings about In the
Casey family form perhaps her crown
, ing glory. In fact, the incidents SUR
: rounding the Caseys' evolution into
| Responsibility make up large par
\ of the book.
To begin with, there is Mrs. Casey
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-21

Miss Lucy Throckmorton is visiting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-21

.srhc siege of the Seven Suitors.'
BY Meredith Nicholson. illustrated
by G. Coles Phillips and Reginald Birch.
Houghton, Mittiin & Co., of Boston.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-21

In and out OF Town.
Mr.. and Mrs, John M. FLEMING who
= !, we elS s E a Il the j 81 erson
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
YOUNG MAN CAPTURED AT Def.
ANcE AFTER GUN FIGHT
WITH CITIZENS.
HAS HAD cHEckERED CAREER,
ACCORDING TO OWN STORY
Burglar Caught in Act of Robbins
Store Gives Name as George Smith
and Homo as seattIe-HeId Under
$4,000 Bonds-Special Grand Jury to
Be Summoned to Return Indictment.
Special to Times-Republican.

Harlan. July 1.-The Defiance Hard
ware Company's store at Defiance,
twelve miles north of here. was en-
tered by burglar, but only few
articles were taken, the thief being
cap tured after a running fight with
citizens
About 1 O'Clock the attempt was
made. and entrance was gained by cut
window in the back of the store. After
he gained his entrance to the building
he removed his shoes so as not to make
a noise but was discovered by Bert
l<lnSsbury, who was just going home
from his restaurant. Kingsbury spread
the alarm by telephone and several cit
liens surrounded the store The burg
lar procured two revolvers. cartridges
and butcher knife. and when he
found he was discovered he fired two
shots and made his escape thru the
back door. He then ran toward the
Milwaukee depot and on his way met
three citizens whom he thought We're
after him, and he opened fire with a
revolver and ran on to the railroad
tracks east of town. He hid the two
|revolvers and, ammunition under the
railroad bridge and started down the
track, where he was captured by
searching party of citizens about )
O'Clock a. m. He was brought to this
city and placed in the county Jail. He
gave his name as George Smith and
claims Seattle, Wash, as his home.
Smith was given preliminary hear
ing before Justice James Dunlavy on
the charge of breaking and entering.
to which charge he plead guilty. In
default Of $4,000 appearance bond he
was committed to the county all to
await the action of the Shelby county
grand jury.
Smith claims to be 10 years old and
he confessed to DEPUTY Sheriff Nc
Mahon that he had been roaming about
the country since he was 10 years old;
that he had been frequent visitor at
-"Hinky Dink's' resort in Chicago. He
also confessed to have been arrested
several times In various cities in the
country andA Sonee for holding up
man in Chicago.
County Attorney T.. s. White will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
FEDERAL. COURT a,.REsTRAINs
{ !. /, CITY OF NEWTON FROM PRO-
4 cEEDlNG IN SUIT. >
INJUNCTION ACTION HALTED
:; BY JUDGE MCPHERSON
Efforts. Of. Council. and Citizens to Pre-
vent Increase in Telephone Charges
Held Up BY Injunction Until July
-15-complieates tho Present Trouble
Other Iowa News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Specia1 10 Times Republican.
Newton, July 7.-Just as the council
and citizens Of Newton were in a fair
way to prevent the increase in local
telephone rates, the company has turn
ed a trick by securing an injunction
against interference. Judge Smith Nc
Pherson. Of the federal court, coming
to the aid Of the company.
The officials of the city of Newton
and the local citizens. Milt Carrier,
George Warner and O. n. Wagley, who
are named as plaintiffs in the petition
that was filed at Oskaloosa asking for
a temporary injunction writ, were
somewhat surprised late yesterday af-
ternoon when United States Marshal
George E. Bidwell, Of Des Moines,
dropped down on them and served
them with a notice OF a restraining or
der that had been granted by the fed
eral court at Kansas City. making it
impossible for the city to interfere with
the business of the Jasper County
Telephone Company, and setting July
10 as the date Of the hearing on the
injunction.
This action is move on the part Of
the telephone company that was not
expected tho since filing the applica-
ton with Judge Preston at Oskaloosa
1t had been feared. The action Of
Judge Smith Mcpherson, of the fed
eral court. will stop all procedure in
the district court
The city will now be obliged to await
the date Of the hearing at Red Oak
July Is, and there oppose the granting
of permanent injunction that will
keep the city Of Newton from interfer-
ing with the telephone company's plan
to raise the rentals
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
OLD ALLERToh NO MORE.
Famous Horse, 81 Years Of Age, Dead
Al Iowa Home.

Indianola, July 7.--Allerton, In his
day the greatest OF trotters. Is dead at
the farm OF his owner, H. 4. Hopper.
He was "a years old. Veterinary sur
geons say he had no particular ailment
and attribute his death entirely To old
age. Since retiring from the track
nearly eighteen years ago. he had been
kept at the Hopper farm here. His
record Of 2:09ia was never beaten with
the old high wheeled sulky IN which ne.
performed.
Allerton was one of the three great
est standard bred sires that the world
has ever known. He shared honors
with the famous Gambrino Wilkes and
On ward. All three OF them sired more
than 200 colts with records of 2So o.
better. BEFORE the present year ends,
Allerton will have more of this class
of get than either of the other two.
A,lerton came out of obscurity into
fame He was the son ar a practically
unknown mare once owned by the ia
nous Nutwood stock farm at Dubuque
and sold TO C. w, Williams twenty
four years ago for something like SO
or 500 He soon showed iiis class as
IL colt and with ANtell he made rep
utation for Williams and brought fame
TO his town of Independence.
Allerton had sensational career IS
long as he was on tho turf: he won
race after race and in His time was the
undisputed champion stallion trotter.
This horse was sold by Williams
several years ago to Harry 'E. Hopper
Indianola for a consideration said TO
be $50, 600. Williams was in financial
traits at the time because of heavy
land Investments. He put the pur-
chase of his stock farm at Galesburg.
Ill. up to Mr.. Hopper. Il want YOU To
have Allerton. any way, Il want you to
want Allcrton to have good home for
the rest of his days and / know you'll
give it TO him" Mr.. Hopper bought
the famous old horse and With him
bought other horses worth 100000 or
more. The whole string was moved
to Indianola, where Allerton has been
at home ever since.
Al1erton was a beautiful animal and
one Of the greatest show horses that
ever lived. A few weeks ago he
seemed in perfect health. He had a
fine carriage. his body was perfect. his
legs were without blemish and he was
as regal as ever. He was not quite
"a wears old then. and his handlers
considered him good for several years
more.
Allerton leaves a worthy son in Red
lac. who has all of Allertons beauty
and grace and kingliness
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
BOYS PLAY DISASTROUS.

Forced Lighted Fireerackers Down
Mouths of Little Companions.
Muscatine, July 1.-TWO atrocious
premeditated Fourth of July accidents
were brought to the attention of the
police here yesterday. A little boy
named Ariel Light, aged 4. and Sam
my Klebe, aged 3, were the victims.
A crowd of older boys caught the lit
tie fellows, choked them until they
opened their mouths and then stuck
a lighted fire cracker in their mouths.
The little fellows We're terribly burned
when the crackers exploded. The
crackers were the small cannon crack
ers and the attending physician states
that it is a wonder that they were not
killed. AS it is their mouths are
burned to a blister and one little fell
low had all of his teeth blown out.
Prosecutions will follow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07

There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incura BILE
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly falling to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced 1t incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitution
al disease and therefore requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
&. Co., Toledo. Ohio is, the only con-
stitutional cure bn the market It is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops
to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. They offer one hundred dol
lars for any case it fails to cure. Send
for circulars and Testimonials.
Address: FL Cheney-& Co. Toledo
Ohio.
Sold by druggists. SIS cents
Take Halls Family Fifis fosr-- cce:sti-
patton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07

figure that would scare the custom-
er away said $3.50 per acre. The would
be purchaser snapped him up at once
and paid him $1,000 down to bind the
bargain. Dohrman was taken back by
the quickness OF the deal and after
thinking the matter over decided he
could not afford to let his land go a;
that price, so he refunded the $4,000
and paid the would be purchaser a
bonus Of $3.50 to let him out Of the
deal The transaction would have
brought Mr.. Dohrman $4,000, but he
felt that he had gotten out of bad
deal by paying the man the $3.50 PEN
atty. Land in the vicinity Of Burling-
ton is selling at from $3.50 to $500 an
acre. and the price at first accepted by
Mr.. Dohrman probably tops the market
hereabouts for farming land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
BELL WITHOUT RIGHTS.
Ottunwa Alderman Declares Iowa
Telephone Company Has No Franchise

Ottuh1Wa Alderman Declares Iowa
Telephone Company Has No Franchise
Ottumwa, July Alderman Herman
j. Bremhorst sprang a surprise in the
city council when he made the state
ment that the Iowa Telephone Com
pany is operating in the city of OF
tumwa without a franchise He de-
clared that the Central Union Tele-
phone Company was granted a fran
chise in March, 1888. for twenty years
and that the franchise expired in
March, 1908. The. Iowa Telephone
Company took over the Central Union
franchise several years ago. Council
man Bremhorst brought the matter to
the attention Of the council when a
bill against the city for SO for tele-
phone services was brought up. He
stated that the franchise had expired
and he wanted to know what right the
company had to use the streets of the
Fcity for its poles and wires. The mat
ter will be taken up by the committee
Of the whole which will meet in the
near future
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
Iowa Falls.

Iowa Falls.
/ Henry knaubloch, living a farm six
/ miles southeast of town. met with
sad accident. He gave a sucking
colt slap with his hand, when the
colt kicked him in the face. breaking
his nose, upper-jaw and cheek-bone.
Logan.
| A premature explosion Of fire
cracker injured the hand Of Master
Dave Aleck here Monday. Mrs. Dave
Stebbings fell on a stone step and frac-
tured an ankle bone. Aside from these
two accidents nothing occurred to mar
the day.
Dubuque.
There were ffty-four deaths in Du-
buque during the month of June. forty
| is the number of births chronicled in
the office of the city recorder. The
boys and the girls ran an even race
during the thirty days, twenty of each
having been born in that time.
Sioux City.
| Rev. James y. Crutcher, pastor of
the First Christian church. left Tues
day for Terrell. Tex. where he goes to
hold a series of meetings. Before go
| ing Rev Mr.. Crutcher announced he
would leave Sioux City Aug. l TO be
come pastor of the Temple Christian
church, Kansas City.
Leeds.
| Mrs. Elizabeth McNaughton. aged "a
years. was stricken down with apo
plexy while carrying an armful of wood
into her home. She died almost immcd :
lately. Neighbors. who saw her fall
in the back yard of her home. rushed tn
her assistance and called a physician
The body was taken to L.awton, where
two sons reside, for burial.
Sioux City.
Nearly month after an attempt was
made to assault Miss Ida Teter. OF
South Sioux City, on the night of June
g. came the announcement that she had
been bride since May Is. for on that
date. at valentine, .Neb. at the home OF
a school friend, she was married to Ed
gar Phillips. He formerly lived in
South Sioux City many years
Buffalo Center.
Carpenters began work Monday on
the new German Reformed church in
German Valley. south of town. 1t will
be the same size and style and price
$4,000 It will be credit to the church
people and community and speaks we'll
for the progressiveness of the promot-
ers The structure is to be fully COM
pleted within two months. The pastor
is Rev. Mr. Hakken, who is hustler.
Iowa Falls.
One of the little boys of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Carpenter held lighted fire
cracker between his teeth and the little
Patrick boy was in the act of. blowing
his breath against the firecracker when
the thing exploded, the full charge
blowing into his face For several days
the doctor could not tell whether he
could save the eyes of the little man
but the third day he succeeded in
cleaning out ali the foreign matter and
found that the sight was not destroyed
Sioux City.
Mrs. John Byrne, of Morningside. Is
in receipt OF word from her father,
Peter Quirk Of Meade county, S. d.
to the effect that the father has fallen
heir to fortune OF $4,000 left him at
the death OF sister in Brooklyn, N Y.
Mr.. Quirk had not seen his sister for
twenty-six years. and the manner in
which she acquired tho money that was
divided at her death between Mr. Quirk
and a sister reads. like a romance. A
seq rch had been Instituted for Mr..
Quirk, which was UNSUCCESSFUL until no
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
LAYING OFF OPERATORS.
illinois CentraI's Retrenchment Policy
Hits Webster City.

Webster City, July I'm accordance
with the general plan of economy
over the entire system, the. Illinois
Central has taken off one operator at
this place. Where there have been
three men and continuous service, there
will in the future be but two men and
the depot will be closed for five hours
and ten minutes each day. The, law
governing such things specifies that
an operator must work but nine hours
at a shift except in cases Of emergency.
This means that the local ticket office
will be closed two hours and fifteen
minutes in the afternoon, one hour and
fifty-five minutes in the morning and
an hour at noon. NJ. O. Bantam, third
trick operator, went to Ackley this
week to work for the company there.
The Chicago & Northwestern still
maintains three operators here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
Kingsley. Pastor to ottumwa.

Ottumwa. July AFTER several
days of careful consideration, Rev
William ID. Spiker of Kingsley. has ac-
cepted the call to the passionate of the
Plymouth Congregational church. sue
ceeding Rev. F.. A. Zickefoose. who was
called TO church in MontroSe. Colo
Rev. Mr.. Spiker preached two sermons
at the church. one Sunday and he SO
impressed the congregation with his
ministerial abilities that they immedi-
ately extended him call. which he has
accepted Those who heard him hero
compare him to Rev. William Sunday,
the great baseball evangelist He Will
take up his work as pastor of the Fly
mouth church as soon as he can do 50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
Y. w. c. A. Anniversary.

Fort Dodge. July 1.-On Friday even
ing the first anniversary of tho founding
OF the local Young Women's Christian
Association Will be celebrated by a
jollification meeting at the association
rooms TO which all of the i've hundred
and twenty members are invited TO
gather.
The program of the evening NH be
informal in nature and will be open
to only the members of the association.
During the year the association has
made splendid growth. the campaign
for membership OF 500 having been
finished in a whirlwind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07

Select l. II. G. Twine--
either manila or sisal-and
you may be sure you will
have full measure and a
quality of Irvine exactly fitted
to the binder.
Substitutions and adultcr-
atoms have been common.
Costly stops in tie harvest
field have ruined hundreds
of bushels of grain at the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
Newton Mechanic Loses Ego.

Newton. July Leonard Redeem, .
mechanic at the Maytag Complain whf
underwent an operation in Des Moines
last week for the removal of a stee
splinter from his eye, returned to New
ton yesterday. He has had a very Sc
we're experience. Every effort was made
to save his eye. The splinter refused
to yield either to a magnet or Il
N-ray treatment and finally it becam,
necessary TO remove the eye in order
to save the other organ of vision.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
LOCkJAW DEVELOPS.
Mrs. GunvaId, FrishtfuIIy Burned Sew
eral Weeks Ago, at Deaths Door.

Fort Dodge, July 7.-Mrs. Herman
Gunvald, who was frightfully burned
several weeks ago by an explosion OF
kerosene oil, is reported to be nea,
deaths door, tetanus having developed
as a result of her injuries.
At the time of the accident the ply
sicians saw little hope for the in
jured lady. and that she survived even
few hours seemed almost a miracle
However, for a time she showed slow
but steady improvement and hopes
were entertained for her ultimate re-
covery but a change for the worse has
now taken place and it is believed her
death is matter of but a short time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
SOLDIERS RuDELY SHOCKED.
r en- Members Of National Guard Floor
ed by uiqhtninq.

Sioux City. July Thrown to the
floor in confusion and expecting every
second that the building which shook
under their bodies would collapse
members of Company l.. l. \ G., had
an exciting experience Tuesday night
when the city building. in which they
had gathered for drill, was struck
by lightning.
Captain Brackney and about ten sol
diers We're going over their uniforms
and equipment in the cupola The eN-
plosion shook the building to its foun-
dation and rocked it from side TO side
The men We're badly frightened anG
most of them upon regaining their feet
made a dash for the exits.
The large portion OF the flag pole
crashed to the sidewalk son Douglas
street, but fortunately no one was
passing at the time. The pole was one
of the oldest in the city.