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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
PROVES 2O-YEAR-OLD STORY
Capture Of Giant Serpent Found in
Cavern Seems to Solve an Off,
Heard Yarn.

Helena, Mont.-Lon O'Dell and WILL
liam Vaught and party Of Crow In
dams have solved a snake story of
twenty years standing by the cap
ture of monster, the like of which
has never positively been known to
be in this locality before.
The snake was followed to a cav.
ern on the Crow reservation. A hole
was dug several feet back of the
mouth of the cave to intersect it
where the coils Of the snake could be
seen. The snake started to leave it's
lair, and as it did so O'Dell threw a
sack in it's face which it seized. While
the teeth of the snake were fastened
in the sack O'Dell threw the rest of
the sack over the reptiles head and
clasped his hands about it's throat
Just back of it's head. The tussle con-
tinued until the snake was forced
into the sack.
O'Dell is an experienced snake
catcher and he believes that the
snake is of a species found in the ST.
ezra Nevada mountains. It Is 20 feet
long and 10 inches in circumference
at the largest part of the body. It is
of mahogany color with stripes of
eray-gold. The Crow Indians have
told of q monster snake for 20 years.
but none believed them. s @ b
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MONEY CLERK IS
AT LAST ARRESTED | !
s,
LONG PURSUIT By SECRET SERv.
ICE MEN ENDS IN SEIZURE
OF TELLER FITZGERALD.
CASH WAS $4,000 SHORT
After Vast Sum Disappeared From
Chicago subtreasury Prisoner 10
Said to Have Organized Big In
dustr'es Requiring Large Capital.

Chicago. - George w. Fitzgerald.
formerly teller in the United States
subtreasury here, was arrested on a
warrant issued by Judge Lands of the
federal court, which charges Fitzger-
aid with stealing $4,000, which van
lshed as If by the wave of a ma
g1cian's wand, from his cage in the
subtreasury February 20, 1907. Since
then the secret service agents have
never lost sight of Fitzgerald.
The indictment as read in court
specifies four counts. Three charge
embezzlement and the fourth charges
larceny. Under these charges max
1mum sentence of ten years in fed
eral prison or fine equal to the sum
embezzled is the penalty on convic-
ton
The federal statute of limitations
protected Fitzgerald after the three
years which expired February 20 last.
But the warrant on which his arrest
was made was issued early last Febru-
airy, before the statute of limitations
could throw a shield over him. When
confronted with the warrant, when he
read it's date, like fash he recog-
ni-ed the persistent watchfulness
with which the secret service had
sought to entrap him.
What new evidence the secret serv-
ice agents have discovered, whether
he has changed one of the $4,000
bills that vanished or has been specu-
lating or investing heavily, was not
divulged.
Fitzgerald had been employed in
the subtreasury for seven years in
1907: his reputation was the best. AS
teller he handled 100000 day in
an establishment which carried $780,
100000 from day to day in its i'm
penetrable vaults. The teller's steel
wired cage was impenetrable, too; no
one but he could unlock it. When
he went to luncheon on that raw
February day he locked the cage.
Soon after his return Fitzgerald
told his superior, William Boldenweck.
that $4,000 was missing An exami-
nation showed quickly that the miss
ing money was of the largest denomi-
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Viborg is barely eighty miles from
Petersburg and yet I awaken today in
another world in a cozy hotel bed
room. It's windows overlook a scene
more suggestive of sunny Spain or
Italy than the frozen north.
The picturesque town nesting
against background of pine forest
ana blue waters of the harbor spar
king under cloudless sky, the wood
ed islets with their pretty villas, the
ruined castle of Vihorg, with its crum-
bling thirteenth-century battlements,
and last but not least the general air
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for protective duty on lead, which
was largely produced in Missouri In
this he made the mistake that has
been made by so many senators and
congressman of this day, who say they
oppose protection, but vote for pro-
lection on the products of their own
states, thereby placing themselves in
the position of not being able to sue
cessfully question the justice of the
demand of those in other states for
larger share of protection for them
selves.
After the election Of Andrew Jack
son to the chief magistracy Benton be-
came the right arm of that great presi-
dent. In the ATTEMPTED notification
Of the tariff laws by South Carolina,
Benton made effective Jackson's ulti-
matum to that state demanding sub
mission to the law, by engineering the
passage of compromise tariff bill
which stopped everybody from talking
Of fighting, but satisfied nobody.
Fought United States Bank.
Jackson's greatest battle was
against the United States bank, which
he declared must either be put out of
business or it would run the govern
ment. Benton led this fight in the
senate. He brought up the question
in 1881 by submitting a resolution to
the effect that it was not expedient to
re-charter the bank. The war against
the bank ragged flercely for years. 1t
had many powerful adherents and OBJ
tanned the support of a number of
members of congress, as was shown
later by investigation, through what
amounted to brazen bribery In the
way of favoritism on loans. In the
midst of the fight the presidential elec-
ton of 1882 took place and Jackson
was triumphantly reelected. Shortly
after this Jackson made an order with
drawing the public funds from the
bank. This precipitated tremendous
public uproar and the senate adopted
| resolution censuring Jackson for
the act. Benton Immediately began a
fight to expunge this resolution from
the record, and finally, in the last days
Of the Jackson administration, the mo-
ton prevailed amidst great excitement
and the resolution of censure was ex.
plunged by having a black border
drawn around 1t and across it's face
the words: "Expunged by order Of the
senate, January 16, 1897" Jackson
deeply appreciated the value of Ben
toms support and years later, on his
deathbed. said to friend: Tell Col.
Benton am grateful
Benton was the supporter Of Jack
| sons successors to the presidency.
particularly Of Van Buren, and Polk.
but after Andrew Jackson, the presi-
dents up to the Civil war welded it,
tie influence compared with those be-
fore. and were largely engaged in a
game Of hide-and-seek on the slavery
| question.
In 1S4S the anti-Bentonites carried a
| majority of the Missouri legislature,
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and resolution was passed demand
ing that slavery be permitted to exist
in territory north of the Missouri COM
promise boundary and instructing the
senators to vote accordingly. Benton
denounced this resolution as treason
able and refused to obey it. He said
it did not represent the sentiment of
the people of the state and he appealed
from the Missouri legislature to the
Missouri people. The struggle was bit
ter and intense. AS Benton was up
for reelection, it being the close of
his fifth term as senator, the effort
was to control the legislature which
was to elect the senator for the fol-
lowing term. Neither side obtained a
majority of the members and dead
lock resulted to be broken by the anti
Benton Democrats combining with the
Wings and bringing about Benton's
defeat.
The old warrior was not dismayed
and kept up the fight In 1852 he was
sent to the lower house of congress
from st. Louis as Union Democrat.
For thirty years he had been absolute
dictator in the politics Of Missouri.
His word was final, and his wishes
law, but the tide had turned, and for
the remaining years Of his life set
steadily against him. Yet at no time
in his career does Benton present a
more inspiring figure than when, with
his back to the wall, crowded on every
side by foes, he continued to battle for
the principles he believed in. BY com
promising and by trucking to the pub
lie sentiment of his state he could
have regained his seat in the senate,
but he would have lost the love and
admiration due the brave man who
prefers defeat with the right to VIC
tory with what he considers wrong.
Benton's mannerisms were marked
and did not tend to make him popular
with the masses. He seemed egotis-
teal to the point of absurdity, yet in
him it was merely exaggerated self
respect. To the casual observer stern
and pompous, he was gentle and ten
der-hearted to those who knew him
we'll. His public and private life were
above reproach. His high sense of
honor as a public servant, his incor-
ruptible integrity, his unwavering ad-
herence at whatever cost to the prin-
ciples he believed in, his powerful in
tellect and his aggressive energy COM
bined to make him fighter eminently
qualified to lead and represent the
militant people Of the West In the first
half of the last century.
He was defeated for reelection to
the house in 1854, and in 1856 became
the candidate of the Union Democrats
for governor, and ran third in the
race. He was now "a years old, but as
vigorous and robust as ever. Without
! lamenting his fate or the peoples in
gratitude, he cheerfully took up the
completion of his Thirty Years
View" giving mental picture of the
important events in the history of our
country with which he had been con.
nected. In 1858 he died in Washing.
ton, undismayed by the storm of pub
lie misunderstanding that had wreck
ed his political life. He looked into
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g tumOr caused by rupture: WroCe
to you for advice and you told me not
to get discouraged but to take Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
I did take it and soon the lump in my
side broke and passed away" MRS.
r. R. HUEY, 71S Mineral Ave., Galena,
KanS.
Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Com
has nroVed to be the most SUI successful nsi
remedy for curing the worst forms of
female ills, including displacements,
Inflammation, fbroid tumors, irregu-
larities, periodic pains, backache, bear
ing-down feeling, datulency, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostration. It costs
but trihe to try it, and the result
has been worth millions to many
suffering women.
Ifyou want special advice writo
fOrit to Mrs.Pinkham,Ly Lynn, Mass.
It is free and always helpful.
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place to pennies and marks, the latter
being equal to French franc The
contrast is especially noticeable as
regards towns and their inhabitants.
Thus there are few cities in European
Russia which do not appear dreary
and depressing to stranger. Moscow
and Odessa are exceptions, for the
first named is undoubtedly pictures
que, while the gardens, boulevards
and well-paved thoroughfares of the
other present striking contrast, to.
say, Kharkoff. with its general I'm
preston of gloom, and even sQualor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
BRIGHT SCENES IN FINLAND
pheasant Change for Traveller After
the Dreary Cities Of European
Russia.

This pleasant picture of Viborg, Fin
land, Is from a recent book by Harry
de Windt: There are few countries
so absolutely dissimilar (save clfmat1-
cally) as Russia proper and Finland.
Everything is different, commencing
with the currency, for rubles and ko-
peks have now disappeared to give
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

Of life and animation are indeed pleas
ant to contemplate after the drab,
dreary streets of the Russian capital.
Viborg is, perhaps, the least imposing
of all Finnish towns, for many of its
dwellings are built of wood, which,
however, is generally stained a dark
red color. cleaner and more cheerful
looking than rough, weather-bleached
logs.
Pleasant also is It to saunter
through the picturesque old streets, to
ransack the silver shops and come
suddenly upon q market place lying in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

the shadow of quaint old gabled
houses. where the rosy-cheeked peas
ants, carts and cobbles and canbas
booths packed with fruit and vegeta-
bIes recall some old-world town in far
away Brittany. Everything has
clearly, bright appearance, and the
fresh, pine-scented sea breeze is CRATE
Petersburg"
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IIIIterate immigrants.

IIIIterate immigrants.
Ellis island records show that Of
52,727 immigrants who arrived hero in
July 1885. or about Is per cent, are
!llfterates. Illiteracy is no bar to an
immigrant SO long as he appears phys
lcally able to care for himself Only
l.127 persons who sought to enter the
country were barred at this port last
month.-New York Press,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
The Weeds Return.

The Weeds Return.
"Confound these election bets, any
way!" grumbled Harker.
Lose heavily?" inquired his friend.
mo, l won ten boxes of cigars and
they were so rank l sold the whole lot
to the corner tobaccontst for dollar"
well, you made dollar, anyway"
Eyes, but that is not the worst of
1t. My wife saw the boxes in the
window marked "A Bargain, ST. and
bought the whole lot to give me az .
birthday present"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

Another Boom for the Crops.
mot many delegates appeared at
the Esperantist congress that met In
Kansas
"No. Most of them stopped of and
hired out as harvest hands"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

.. ADVISED
OPERATION
CuredbyLy diaE .Pinkh
Vegetable COMPOUND

Galena, Kans.-"A year ago lasa
March I fell, and 9 few days altar
there was soreness in my right side.
In q short time bunch came and II
bothered me SO much at night I could
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

The World on Wheels.
well. mortgaged my homo yes
terday."
What make Of auto are you going
to get ?'-HoustOn Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Strategy.

Strdte9y'
Bessie-But didn't you say if George
tried to kiss you, why, you wouldn't
stand for it?
Peggy-I didn't IL sat down In
a hammock.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
PM l =

IT tried all kinds of blood remedies
which failed to do me any good, but
have found the right thing at last. MY
face was full Of pimples and black-heads.
After taking Cascarets they all left. am
mending them to my friends. feel fine
when I rise in the morning. Hope to
have a chance to recommend Cascarets."
Fred c. Witten, rs Elm St., Newark, N. J.
Pleasant, Palatable. Potent. Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe.
zoe, 2Sc; SOC: Never sold 10 bulk. The eenu-
Inc tablet stamped c c C.. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 922
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uOI Steep. IL K0p0
growing larger and
by fall it was Al
large as a hens egg.
I could not go to
bed without g hot
water bottle applied
to that side. I had
ono of the best doc
tors in Kansas and
he told my husband
thatIwould have to
be operated on as it
was something like
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Now that the comet has not killed
anybody, let us turn our attention to
July 4.
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by JOSEPH WTOLK T.
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B| cOSERH g. BOW rs

JTSIDE of Missouri the
home of Thomas H. Ben
ton. United States sena-
tor from 1921 to 1851, Is
known only to the stu
dent of history. Web
ster.. Clay and Calhoun
are familiar words
everywhere, yet Benton
served in the United
States senate longer
than any of these, and
was responsible for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

The Slugger-An' see here, you
don't wanter be goin' around braggin'
dat it was me wot soaked you, seel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-15

Beginning with early next summer
the Railroad Y. NJ c. A, OF this city,
with two other Iowa associations. Will
maintain a general secretary in South
America. Plans for taking this step
have been made, the secretary has been
chosen and when the move is made TINS
city will have an important part in
extending and furthering the work OF
the association in a foreign land.
Mr. Arthur W. Manuel, formerly of
Owatonna, MINI. and Des Moines, is
the man selected. His post will be at
Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. where he is to
be general secretary OF that city's as
ISOLATION.
Has Worked in Iowa.
Altho Mr. Manuel is Minnesota
young man, he has received his Y. NJ.
{. A. training in an Iowa association.
For two and one nalf years ne was
religious work director of the Des
Moines association. following his grad
uation from Hamline University in
1907. He left there last fall to take
up post graduate work al Oberlin,
where he Will finish Early in the spring.
Other Cities Interested.
Soon after he finishes he and Mrs.
Manuel viii sail fo. Rio de Janeiro. The
civ associations of Des Moines and OF
keoklk are interested With the local
branch in maintaining this secretary in
Brazil.
Early in January. probably about the
9Th. Mr.. and Mrs Manuel will come
10 this city 10 remain for three or four
DAYS. While here MIR Manuel will adj
dress one or more meetings of the as
ISOLATION. % be he'd in the interest Of
the foreign work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-15
DEPUTIES CITE THE LAW.
Point Out System BY Which Salarie
Are Fixed

Local deputy county officers. togeth-
er with others form all over the state,
are back of a movement to have
their salaries increased by legislative
action. A law TO bring that about. is
to be introduced in the legislature this
winter The deputies want the legis-
lature and not the supervisors OF each
county to fix their salaries.
Under the present system the deputy
clerk in a county of less than 10000 is
allowed one-half as much as the clerk,
making the salary from $500 to s700.
In counties of from 10000 to $4,000 pop
ulation, $500 is allowed for deputy
and other help. such as stenographer
when one is needed. The board of SUI
nervisors may make the compensation
what they choose, but il must not ex-
coed this amount. Marshall county is
under this class.
Where the population is from $4,000
to 10 900. $4,000 is allowed for deputies
and stenographer. Where the popula-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-15
Marietta News.

Mr.. AID Mrs. Lyman Collins ana
children of Liscomh visited over Sun
day a, the j. T. Packer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haddock, re-
turned Monday, from a few days vis''
AT St Anthony with the latter's moth
er. Mrs. William Dunn.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jensen visited
Mr. and Mrs. N. 2. Matson, in Mar
shutdown. Sunday.
Miss nellie Butteriield. of clemens
visited at the home of Mrs. Nancy
rimmons Saturday and Sunday.
A,ie Jensen is attending business
college in Marshalltown.
Miss Alice Boyer, of Chelsea. visited
her sister. Mrs. w NJ. Clark, last week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-15

dav at Tama with the formers pa
rents.
Miss Florence Lewis returned Fri
day from three months stay in
Waverly with her mother. Mrs. II. w.
Seeley.
F. Z. Stickney spent the first of the
week at Lake Mills with relatives.
Mrs. 3. F. Eicheltz, Mrs. G. W. Ling
ham. Mr.. James Finders and Mr.. O.
Cunningham were business callers at
Marshalltown Monday.
w c. Lewis arrived Sunday from
Green Island. where he has been the
past fall. putting in concrete for the
{. NJ. & ST. ?. railway
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-15
A MARShALLTOWN SALESMAN
HOLDS UNIQUE AND DIS
TlNcTIVE RECORD.
AGED 81 YEARS, HAS BEEN
ON ROAD SixTY-SEvEN YEARS
Is Probably the Oldest Travelling Sales
man, Both in Age and Continuous
Length of Service. Of Any Man in
tho West-Traveiine Now For Mar
hall Vinegar Company.

Lott Dean. aged 81 years. q travelling
salesman for sixty-seven continuous
wears, Such is the unique and diStinc-
tive record held by this young. old
man who lives az SO West Church
street, this city, and travels for the
Marshall Vinegar Company. HIS age
undoubtedly. makes him the oldest
travelling man in the state. and his
long period OF continuous years as
travelling salesman undoubtedly makes
him the Oldest travelling man in the
west, and perhaps the entire country.
And He Still Travels.
Far from being down and our be-
cause OF his age, Mr.. Dean is sill.
brisklv in the game. and if he is fay
ored with a continuation OF his present
good health there IS no telling how
high he will put the mark for age or
continuous service for future genera
mons OF travelling salaSr1en % strive fo~.
Mr.. Dean spends six, and sometimes
seven days of each week on the road.
anl IN recent years, at Least. there nave
been few times when he VAS forced py
sickness 10 miss his regular trips .
hisstrade.
To-day brisk lively. capable, %
man he was out taking orders travel
ing from customer 70 customer, a.
time of life when most men are al III
or down and out.
Has Travelled Most Of His Life.
Twas doubtless more OF necessity
-aanAef inclination that took Mr. Dean
on the road. He ~as born IN Hartford.
conn. OCT. 26. 1929. and While travel
ing recently celebrated his Slst birth
dsy at Missouri Valley. while calling on
his trade.
When a young man. he began tray
cling in a wagon thru the New England
states. selling boots and shoes 10 the
Yankees In the Old DAYS n New Eng
and the statesmen of this sort We're
termed ..peddlers. and the vocation
was looked upon as a. most honorable
and profitable one.
Later M Dean became interested
in the leather trade in BOSTON. his
special line again being boots and
shoes this time al wholesale. With
others he established this business, but
re.verses came and The business failed.
shortly before the civil war Mr. Dean
v-ent 10 Toronto Can, where. for long
period of years. he travelled for q whole
sale boot and snoe rouse. Doth As saies-
man and q buyer of leather.
Was Government Agent.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-15

Worse than an alarm? of IRE al nisht
Is the metallic cough of Group. bringing
dread 70 he household. Careful moth
ers keep I'oley's Honey and Tar in the
house and give it At the first sign Of
danger. II contains no op!ates. Nc
BRIDE & WI Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-15
Y.A.C. A. WILL AID
N FOREIGN WORK
THIS AND TWO OTHER IOWA
CITIES TO SEND sEcRE.
rARY TO BRAZIL.
ARTHUR w. MANUEL
is THE MAN CHOSEN

Will Become General Secretary at Hie
de Jansiro, erazil-Sai's Early Next
summs-M.rsha Itown. pss Moinss
and Keokuk Association TO Maintain
Him There.