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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10
Weak spo, In His psfen.s.

A religious worker was visiting a
southern penitentiary, when one pris-
oner in some way took his fancy. This
prisoner was negro. who evinced a
religious fervor as deep as It was
gratifying to the caller.
"Of what were you accused?" the
prisoner was asked.
"Dey says J took = watch" an
swered the negro. Il made good
fight. l had n dandy lawyer. and he
done prove an alibi wifi ten witnesses.
Den my lawyer he shore made .
strong speech to de jury. But II want
no use. sab. get ten years"
Il don't zee why you were not ac-
quilted" said the religious worker.
We'll. sah." explained the prisoner.
''dere was shore one weak spot bout
my defense-dey found de watch In
my pocket."-Tit-Bits
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10

A duel with pistols was fought At
Vienna few days since by two Aus
trian government officials, DR.. Oscar
Mayer shot Widenofer dead. DR.. Mayer
was griefstricken at the result of the
duel.
W. Cameron Forbes, governor gener-
al of the Philippines, intends to call
an extra session of the legislature to
meet at Baguio the end of March to
complete legislation on public works.
which was delayed waiting tariff de-
veiopments.
The Royal Geographical Society OF
Italy has bestowed gold medal upon
Commander Robert E. Peary for the
discovery of the North pole and sill
yer medal upon Capt. Robert A. Bart
lett, who commanded the Roosevelt on
the Peary expedition.
Il shall believe DIR. Cook the explor-
err is an honest man until there is def
mite proof to the contrary declared
Maurice F. Egan. minister to Denmark.
in an address at Washington. Fully
half the people in Denmark. DIR. Egan
said. still believe that DIR. Cook reached
the pole.
r. Hopkinson Smith. the noted auth
or, is quoted as saying that the man
ners of the people OF New York are
the worst in the world. The grea,
trouble" he says, lis that our young
men are coming back from the colleges
Ignorant of manners. IL l were put IN
charge OF college | should establish
IA chair OF manners"
Thor Johnson. the Swedish profes-
sional runner. has established q ne"
indoor Marathon record in the Sixty
ninth regiment armory in New York
by going the full distance. rs miles.
1856 yards. in two hours SO minutes and
55 Is seconds over 10-lap track.
Dorandos best time. made mt Madison
Square Garden. was 2.44: So 10.
Children with bad teeth require
half year longer TO complete eight
grades in primary schools than do
children with sound teeth" said Leon
ard p. Ayres OF New York. secretary
OF the Russell Sage foundation. In dis
cussing Children Differ In Mental
Alertness" before the convention Of
the department OF superintendents OF
the National Educational Association
at indianapolis.
The balloon New York. aboard which
Clifford Harmon and his aide. George
Il. Harrison, set out from San Antonio.
Tex. in an attempt to better the long
distance balloon record. landed near
Velonia. Ark. on account OF storm.
The balloon made a remarkable aerial
journey OF 100 miles. BY travelling the
distance Harmon lays claim to the
Lahm cup. the trophy for long distance
balloon flights.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10

y it's veur Eye Use Psttit's Eye saivs,
for inflammation. stys, itching lids. eye
achea. defects of vision and scnsitivity to
strong lights. All druggists or Howard
Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10
fHE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT.
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

At Chicago on the I'd inst. two car
loads of hogs sold for $l0.10 per hun
dred weight. the highest price since
the Civil War.
A joint committee of both branches
of the Denver City Council reported
that not enough protests had been
filed to defeat the proposed civic cen
ter
Both houses OF the Oklahoma Legis-
lature have passed the white slave
bill. which provides a penalty of twen-
found guilty of in any way engaging
In the white slave traffic.
Orders have been received at Fort
Logan. Denver, that no more recruits
shall be enlisted anywhere in the
United States until further orders. The
army is now up to its maximum. The
naval recruiting office. WAS also closed
about two weeks ago.
Captain James Lynch. ninety years
cid. the last member OF the band that
rescued the survivors OF the Mountain
Meadow massacre in Utah. died a few
days since at Hampton. Ark. He was
also veteran OF the Mexican war.
Davis Bell. lO5 years old. who was u
personal friend of David Crockett.
died at Tulsa, Okla. on the 2sth ult.
Bell had been in Texas. Indian Terri
tory and Mexico. seventy.five years.
He was a veteran OF the Mexican and
Civil wars.
A S40.000.o0O railway project de-
signed TO open up the west coast OF
Mexico. has just been Incorporated in
Delaware under the name of the Mex.
lean Pacific. The-li is to connect
Salin Cruz and Manzanillo and is to
have steamer connections from Aca.
pulco to California ports.
Lieutenant b. ID. Fouiois. u. $. A..
made two successful flights in =
Wright aeroplane at Fort Sam Hus-
ton. San Antonio. Tex. on the I'd inst.
In the first flight he reached heigh,
OF 100 feet and on the second 200 feet,
and attained speed OF forty-five miles
an hour against one-eighth mile wind.
Federal inquiry into methods OF dis.
posing Of oieomarGarin was ordered by
iJUige X n. Lands Of the United
States District Court at Chicago. after
he had sentenced one OF four dealers
indicted for violating the oleomargar-
Inc regulations to six years in the fed
eral prison at Fort Leavenworth and
had fined him $4,000.
For $40. or cents per mile. the
traveller going between states on an
extended journey will be able to pur-
chase, after April l, a 2,000-mile book
which will be good on practically ev-
cry road in any OF the states In the
West. five coupons for every four
miles. or 2is cents per mile. win be paid
in Colorado. and the regular cents
per mile demanded by law in Kan
sas and Nebraska.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10

The Central Colorado Power Compa-
ny has commenced to extend its trans
mission line from the Nederland dam
through the Rogers patent. where var
tous mining properties will be operated
10 the Wolf Tongue properties, thence
TO the big Primos mill and from there
TO the Boulder county mill at Cardinal
1T is said that a further extension to
Caribou will be made this summer. j..
Word was recently received from
the United States census bureau BY
State Auditor Roady Kenehan. inform
ing him that there would be no ap-
propriations made for state institu-
tions this year for carrying on the
work OF the geological survey. In the
past the government has rendered the
state educational institutions some as
sistance in obtaining facts for the geo
logical survey. but this year the mon
ey usually spent In that way Is to be
used in taking the census
Through its executive committee the
state board OF agriculture authorized
the expenditure next year of $1,000 in
potato experiments by the Agricultural
college at Fort Collins. Greeley. Fort
Morgan, Julesburg. Carbondale. Chey'
enne, Del Norte, Montrose and Middle
Park.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10
NEWS FROM WARRINGTON.

After q brief general discussion the
Senate passed the bill authorizing the
issuance Of 330.O00.0OO worth OF certi-
ficates OF Indebtedness for the compile
tion Of irrigation projects already nn-
der way.
.I Wyoming increases In national TOR
est grazing permits this year are 49,
900 cattle and horses and sol 900 head
OF sheep. the larger increases being
225, 900 sheep on the Hayden reserve.
81 900 head OF sheep on the Wyoming
reserve.
The date OF opening the Cour d'Alcne
lands in Idaho and the Flat Head lands
in Montana has been changed from
April / to May 2. The classification
and appraisement OF the Couer d'Alens
lands was not completed in time for
the opening on April l.
Reforms put into effect at the Phil
adelphia mint partly by the introduc'
tion OF automatic machinery also are
to be supplied to the mints at Denver.
San Francisco and New Orleans. AT
Philadelphia the machines Will dis
place seventy-nine people.
A bill. which IL passed. would declare
the members OF the beef trust re-
Gently indicted In New Jersey. fugi'
tives from justice and compel their ex-
tradition to New Jersey to stand trial
WAS introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Henry. Democrat. of Texas.
Senator jeff Davis of Arkansas was
denied the privilege OF striking from
the Record a statement in his testimO-
ny before the House committee on
public lands in advocacy OF the Ar
kansas sunk lands" bill, that he would
receive a large legal fee If the bill
were passed.
Senator Gallinger has introduced a
bill to incorporate the Rockefeller
foundation for general philanthropic
work on all lines. The incorporators
named in the bill are John ID. Rocke-
Teller. John ID. Rockefeller. Jr.. Fred
7. Gates. Starr J. Murphy and Charles
o. Heydt, are authorized to select as
sociates, not to exceed twenty-five. and
1t is provided that there shall not be
at any time less than five.
President Taft has instructed the
American ambassador at st. Peters
burg, Mr.. Rockhill, to make strong
representations to the Russian gov
ernment looking to the inviolaoility OF
American passports in that country.
Mr.. .tockhill, 1t is stated, will take the
mater up personally with the EN-
peror. The Jews of this country want
action that will give American citi-
zens freedom from political arrest in
Russia.
A bill appropriating 312.00o.ooo for
the construction of a building for the
state, Justice and commerce and labor
departments was favorably reported to
the Senate.
An echo of the financial operations
of Cassie Chadwick five years ago
was heard Monday when the Presi-
dent commuted. to expire Immediately.
the seven years sentence imposed on
Arthur B. Speer. the cashier of the
Citizens National Bank Of Oberlin, o..
for making false entries. The pris-
oner had served all but four months
of his sentence. Mrs. Chadwick died
in prison
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10
The Apps.l.es Of Kings.

The king OF Spain makes up for his
daily expenditure Of activity by \ tre-
mendous appetite. have observed.
for that matter. that the majority Of
sovere!gns are valiant trenchermen.
Every morning OF his life Alfonso XIII.
has u good rump steak and potatoes
for his first breakfast. often preceded
by eggs and sometimes followed by
salad and fruit.-F'rom Recollections
OF NJ. Paoli in McClure's
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10
A Natural OvestIon,

James J. Corbett. in the smoking
room OF the Mauretania. praised the
style" Of Jim Jenries.
ITS n neat STYLE" he said: neat.
quick. to the point. II gets there like
the remark Of little girl who said
to the minister In the course OF a
quite interminable call:
did you forget to bring your amen
with you. doctor?'"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10

Many n sairt would have less trou
BILE wrestling with the devil IL he
would get out and wrestle with ball
for an hour OF two.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10
Common Sense

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Leads the Intelligent people oely med
composition 1hsrsfors Il mat "a
Perce's medicines, naksfs Of which prat Sx u
ingredient catering then ths bottle
under oath,
erown n No Sscasrs. No DscsPTsoN -
composMson Perces ms@- W.
b sve3boty Dr.. Pierce 0\G-I
o. MM
Of TUNED fully
Noruuals heiqT composias
b Known tie
recognized
oohoo
Golden Disesvsry" likely
eppoi.t Doat nirses
II
q tsu
ssiSsd
reesiv:a By hessssds
snbst1ta
Thy a.sx q say '''ss
Wssd Medical Asseses Dr. NV Psss Prss BseaIs ny.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10

Crosses are of no use to us. but in
as much as we yield ourselves up to
them and forget ourselves.-Fenelon
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10

Mrs- Windows socthinG Syrup.
por ehfIdrea tseshing sofens the Gurns, reduces -
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10

PILES CURED IN TO IL DAYA.
PAZO OINTnBkTla 10 Eua anAnteed to any enao
u ltchins. Blind Bleeding or FrusrodinG Isfles m
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10

Take from my mouth the wish c
happy ars.-Shakespeare.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
How often do you
eat this food?

A short time ago there appeared in
the columns of one of the prominent
magazines an article on building brain
and muscle by the proper selection of
the foods you eat.
A good many people were surprised
to find oatmeal placed at the top of the
list of foods recommended; but if the
article had appeared in an English or
Scotch paper every reader would have
expected to see first place given to
good oatmeal
AS matter of fact Great Britain
and Europe come to us for tremendous
quantities of Quaker Oats because it
represents to them perfect food, being
the richest in flavor and best in clean
illness and purity, of all oatmeals.
Convenience and economy are served
by the way it is Packed-regular size
10c packages and large size family
packages, Csc. IS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PRE-.
PARE TO MAKE MOST OF PRO-
sEcuTioN,s EVIDENCE.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY TEMPLE
READY FOR TRIAL MARCH 10
Others Besides Mabray May Be Tried
at March Term of Federal Court
Two Additional Arrests in Connection
With Race Track SwindIes-Other
News.

Council Bluffs, Feb. 1--we will be
Ma bray case is called for trial or
March 49, declared Marcellus l.. Tenn
pie of Osceola. United States district
prosecuting attorney. Asked as to the
number of other defendants besides
Mabray to be included in the trial, Col
onel Temple said that this had not
been determined.
Il understand" he said. that Mr.
Rush is arranging to apply to Judge
Munger of the federal court in Omaha
for transfer to this city of a number
of the men held under the indictment
there. in order that they may be tried
here with Mabray and others on March
10. How many will thus be transferred
l do not know
Clarence Glass of Chicago. defendant
in the Mabray cases here and in Oma-
ha, who has been under bond for some
time in the Omaha case has been ar
rested on bench warrent in the Coun-
icl Bluffs case. 1t is understood that
he is to be brought here for trial on
March 10, with other alleged members
of the sWindle conspiracy. Federal Of
ficers in attendance on session OF
court Tuesday morning had not been
advised. however, of Class rearrest. or
when he would be transferred to this
city
Willard Powell, race track follow
err, is the latest Mabray defendant to
be arrested, having been taken into
custody in Jacksonville, Fla, last
Thursday. He gave bond there for his
appearance in Council Bluffs on March
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
NEW FARMERS IN wINMEsAeo
SveraI Families Locate Near Buffalo
Center.

Special to Times
Buffalo Center, Feb. 16.-Recent ar
rivals in Winnebago county, are G. E
Fausch, of Slater, and his brother, J. D
Tausch. of Alleman, Iowa, and their
families and farming outfits. They are
brothers and with brother -in-l law, Ed
Alleman, of Ames, who will arrive with
his cars about March 1, are good sub
stantial farmers of the younger blood
from Story county that have got next
to the fact that we have just as good
corn land here as there and at only
half the price.
Another good farmer of the younger
blood that is to arrive here about
March 1 is P. c. Brown, i'm la W
of a president of one of the banks at
Blairsburg, who bought the r. J. Roose
farm. adjoining town here, last fall at
$50 an acre. This is one of the best
improved farms in the county and at
the price Mr.. Brown bought it, it GER
tainly will make him a cheap home.
G. n Thatcher, of Gearing, is an
other good farmer expected March 1 or
soon after. He bought last year 100
acres of unimproved land adjoining
town on the east at $66 an acre, and
will improve'it this season and make it
worth 800 an acre before fall he says.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
Southern Io1Ua Items

wife of Chris .Damsgaard OF Grove
township, who also died about year
ago. He alleges in his petition for
divorce that they We're married in
April, 1909, and that since that time
his wife has made threats against him
and his children of poisoning them. Mr..
Harris is the owner of 240 acres of land
in this county and 1850 acres in South
Dakota and is worth about $4,000.
West Liberty.
Herman vogle, aged 90, one of the
most prominent farmers residing in
this section, died at his home five miles
south of here Saturday. He had cell
ebrated his 62nd wedding anniversary
! only last November. Mr.. Vogle came
| to America in 1s49 and settled in the
| east. In 1850 he came to the western
county, establishing his residence with
his family in Davenport, and lived
there a number Of years. Besides his
wife seven children survive him.
Logan.
In the case entitled George Couthard
against Davis Mcintosh and others,
Judge Wheeler, before whom the case
was tried, has just decided in favor
of the plaintiff against Engleke as to
all the bar land except that occupied
! by Mcintosh and Dick Davis and their
grantees. AS to these lands he decided
| that they had been adjudicated in favor
J of Mcintosh and Davis and that the
plaintiff can not recover. Engleke will
appeal to the supreme court. Judge
Wheeler refused to find whether the
| body of land was in Iowa or Nebraska.
ottunwa.
Pack Fulkerson, a negro resident OF
Smoky Row, is in the Ottumwa hospi-
| tai and will probably die of knife
| wounds inflicted by John Castro, an
other colored resident Of the row. Full
kerson's wounds are many and seri-
| GUS and DR.. Fred Bowles, who is at
| tending the man, declares that the
| chances for recovery are very slight
| The bloody affray occurred in Fulker-
on's room at the King residence on the
row about 1880 o'clock Saturday night
The stabbing was the outcome of a
quarrel over the theft of few gro
ceries.
Des Moines.
! Generosity to his friends, relatives
| employees and members of his family
characterized the execution of the will
of the late William Foster, veteran
theatrical manager, which was filed in
the probate division of the district
court Monday. requests ranging in
amounts from $1,000 to $4,000 in cash,
were provided for each4one. The wife
and three daughters of the deceased
are the principal heirs, as the will pro-
vides that the estate shall be equally
divided among them, after the specific
requests are paid. The will provides
that the Foster and grand opera houses
with their contents may be sold or
| leased.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16

present Mrs. Harris was formerly the
wife Of Chris Damsgaard. of Grove
township, who also died about year
ago.
He alleges in his petition for divorce
that they were married in April 1909
and that since that time his wife has
made threats against him and his chill
dren of poisoning them.
Mr.. Harris is the owner Of 240 acres
of land in this county and 160 acres IN
South Dakota and is worth about $780,
900.
Caroline Harris has filed an applica-
ton asking the court to compel the
husband to pay into the office of the
county clerk the sum of 5000 for her
attorney, $75 per month for her sup
port and $50 for suit money to enable
her to secure evidence to make her de-
tense in the divorce proceedings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
Probate Notice,

Office of the clerk of the district
court, state of Iowa, Marshall county,
SIS. District court, March term. a. d.
1910.
To whom it may concern:
You and each of YOU are hereby noti-
fed to appear at the courthouse in
Marshalltown. Iowa, in said county. at
10 o'clock o'clock a. m, on the 14th day
of March 1910 to attend the proof of
and probating an instrument in writing
purporting to be the last viii and test
ament of John Brogan late of Marshall
county Iowa. deceased. at which time
and place you will appear and show
cause, if any, why said viii should not
be admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof, I have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the seal
of the district court, this Sth day Of
February, A. D. 1910.
f. NJ HARADON.
Clerk of the District Court.
BY S. H. REILLY.
Deputy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
SUCCESSFUL DRAINAGE MEET.
Attendants at Opening Session at Fl
Dodge Largest Ever

Ft. Dodge, Feb. 16.-The annual con-
vention of the Iowa State Drainage
Association opened yesterday in the
Commercial Club rooms, and the Off
GERS were highly elated over the at
tendance. fully one hundred and fifty
being present when the session was
adjourned at noon. This number for
the morning session, is far ahead Of
previous years, the mild weather and
the increase in popularity of the as
ISOLATION and drainage accounting for
the change. BY the time the conven-
ton is over, it is quite certain that
several hundred will have enrolled.
Seth Dean was elected temporary
chairman, as President Young had not
arrived, and Mayor Bennett delivered
an address of welcome.
President Young appeared later and
gave an interesting talk, followed by
S. +. Moeller
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
SAVED BY TELEPHONE.
|, Neishbors Quickly Respond to Alarm
and Prevent Heavy Fire Loss,

Clinton, Feb. 16.-Modern farm con-
veniences, in the shape of the tele-
phone, saved the beautiful farm resi-
dence of Martin Dolan, near Charlotte,
from total destruction by fire, the en-
tire neighborhood being alarmed by the
use of the telephone. A bucket bri-
gade was formed and the fire extin-
guished with loss of only about $500.
covered by insurance. The rapidity
with which the neigl1bors assembled
in response to the telephone summons
is all that saved the building from be-
ing destroyed by the flames, as the
fire had gained much Roadway before
it was discovered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
WILL GET THEIR MONEY.
Defunct Mineral Point Depositors to Be
Paid in Full, Says One.

Dubuque, Feb. 16.-The depositors in
the defunct First National bank, of
Mineral Point. Wis, will be paid in
full. This is the statement of a sub
stantial retired business man of Min
eral Point. who is visiting in Dubuque
He is a depositor in the bank and has
been identified, by reason of his claims,
with the Strengthening out of the
banks affairs. He stated that a %
per cent dividend was paid the de-
positors in January, and that another
dividend of % per cent is to be paid
them the first of March. He says that
he has talked with Calvin Spensley
and others interested in the bank and
that he is satisfied that the depositors
will be paid in full.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
GIVES EARLY WARNING.
Mayor of Fort Dodge Issues Proclama
%soa lie

Mayor of Fort Dodge Issues ProcIama-
ton Regarding Fireworks.
Fort Dodge, Feb. 16.-Worlling upon
the theory that nothing is premature
when a question of reform is being
considered. Mayor Bennett has issued
q. petit proclamation, which will be OF
decided interest to all dealers in fire.
works and other supplies, designed to
make miserable the lives of the sane
on the Fourth of July.
Mayor Bennett believes that word
in time saves nine. and that if his adj
vice, timely because this is the time
when July fireworks are purchased, IS
followed, there will be no controversy
later and no need of police interior
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
RATHER REALISTIC DREAM.
Dakota Banker Imagined He Was
Freezing and. Fired Sioux City Hotel.

Sioux City, Feb. 16-Dreaming that
he was freezing in Chilkoot Pass, and
must have warmth or perish, J. IL
sporty, prominent banker of South
Dakota who spent the night at the
Glenn hotel here on his return from
Alaska, built a fire in his bed and
nearly burned up the whole hotel. The
flames We're leaping toward the ceiling
when the man awoke. Aided by some
other guests Of the house, he extin-
guished the blaze which did damage
amounting to s15. Mr.. Sporty paid the
bill without protest, explaini that
he was afflicted with somnambulism.