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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
MRS. LARSON is ACQUITTED
Woman Charged With Attempt to
Poison Her Father 10 Found Not
Not Guilty ny Jury.

Northwood, Nov. 17.-Mrs. Eta
Larson was yesterday afternoon &C
quilted OF the charge OF having at
tempted to poison her father, Doug
las Rhodenbaugh, wealthy stock
man and farmer here. The jury ~
ported Its verdict Of not guilty O. ia Ia
having been out for twenty hours
Judge Clyde. Immediately dismissed
the cases against Christian Larson,
the woman's husband, and Ella Now
ers, q friend, who were implicated in
the poisoning charge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

person thus attired could be allowed
on the public streets. He was told
that the man could not help It. and
inquired whether he was 80 poor.
Och. no. ye honor" was the smiling
answer. "But faith, there's not
tailor in all Dublin dares put Z meas
uring tape to him-he's 20 tickle.
some. Pail Mall Gazette
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
DUTIES OF LIFE.

Il hope you young men realize your
responsibilities"
I'VE do. indeed. professor" said the
spokesman for the freshman class.
Its up to US to invent q brand-new
class yell &C ourier,J ournai. geTS us
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
Want countIea combIn.eJ.

Want Counties Combined.
Humboldt, Nov. ia movement
is on foot to combine the counties Of
Humboldt and Pocahontas and mako
Gilmore City the county seat. The
suggestion follows unsuccessful e.
forts to secure new court houses. N
having been found impossible to In
terest the voters In the propositions.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
Il TIcKLisH CUSTOMER.

whatever the outcome Of the strike
II Dublin, the jarvey will probably
reap 4 rich harvest. Here Il story
- a characteristic member Of that
charac teristic tribe. A gentleman.
new to Ireland wished TO hire ear,
the first driver who offered himself
was dressed" In q horrible assert.
n,ent Of rags. and was Indignantly ~
iected by the h1rer Finding q smart
er coachman, the gentleman pointed
= the ragged one and asked how 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
Ottumwa Gas Plant Sold.

Ottumwa, Nov. 1.-THE Ottumwa
Gas Light, Heat and Power company,
which has been owned BY local par
ties, was sold today to the Western
Utilities company, controlled by
Grand Rapids, Mich, and Chicago
capitalists. The company win be re-
organized and an issue Of $4,000
OF bonds floated for extensions. ,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
TIE POINT OF VIEW.

New Footman-I suppose there are
4 lot Of nobs ere today. Mr.. Blount.
Butler few, my lad. . few. But
most are the secondary crowd that We
~ 10 ash once q Punch.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
Loss Reac,e. H,as Figure.

en- IVss HedcE1es Dig FI0uFo.
Mason City. Nov. 1.-THE loss to
the Lehigh Cement company. due to
the fire Sunday morning which de
stroyed part Of the roof Of the store
room, sacking department and burn
ed several thousand sacks. win ha iba
tween $4,000 and SIS, 900, according
to estimates.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
MORE THAN SERIOUS.

Eulalia elderly heiress-Do you
think the baron regards me seriously :?
Rosa-Seriously? Why. my dear.
every time l mention you he looks
positively sad.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
Preparing for ! Strike

E1don, Nov. 1.-THE Rock Islaal
railway is building : high. tixltf
board fence around IL reundAsuss,
and the report Ii that II win 10 W
suaM against the Impending stYiks
Of the machtnists
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
/ Aued Man po,sonad-

Burlington. Nov. 17.''I have been
poisoned" shouted Andrew Olson,
aged 60 as he rushed into the police
citation. "a short time afterward he
died In tconvulsions and the csroDer
10 making an investigation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
Dies III South Ameriea.

N Dies IN South America.
4 Waterloo, Nov. 17.-Dr. william
Thompson, AZ, government expert on
tuberculosis in cattle is reported deaA.t
In South America where he went for
the government. He died OF tubercu-
losis. Is s al .5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

There are certain ways q woman
has Of making man believe he Ia
getting his own way which wouldn't
deceive q woman for 4 minute.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
DONE AND 5uNDoAE.

Grocer Did that watermelon I Md
you do for the whole family!
n Customer Very nearly. The dn4ens
y calling yet I
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

The masses OF the negro should give
their people who are in business their
support. BY spending your money
with them, you open the way to your
boys and girls for employment, other
than labor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
Iowa Poultry SHOW.

- --.17 -.E-1g 'VWdT OUtJy SH0W. $780, =
Fairfield, Nov. 1.-THE eighth an.
nual poultry show for southeastern
Iowa will be held here December So
n the armory OF Company M. G. p.
Nelson Of Fairfield will be superin-
tendent. sb,si 5s s57s. 81 4 u st
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

~ - z Z 7
Nashville offers many opportunities
for the negroes In her bounds. For
instance, there ID not q single negro
shoe store in Nashville. nor q dry
goods store. nor millinery store, nor
. mans clothing store; there Is not q
bakery nor confectionery store.
There are several communities where
there is not drug store. nor even q
grocery store; there is not furniture
store where new goods are sold; ev-
cry dish, tin pan, in fact. everything
that is used in the negro Kitchens Of
Nashville are bought from men other
than black men. To say that negroes
cannot engage successfully In any Of
these businesses is mistake, and the
charge that II they should attempt 1t
the negroes would not support them Is
also erroneous Nashville Globe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

There should be young mems BIZ
BILE class installed among our young
men. It would do great work towards
uplifting the moral standard Of the
colored youth. ss N n. 5lS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
AFRO-AMER|CAN CG[L|NCS

Lots OF good advice is to be picked
up from time to time In the daily
newspapers. Most of 1t Is dropped in
driblets from mouths of men who have
succeeded In life, and who want others
to do 80. Any one, for example, who
would keep a scrap book of the news
paper sayings Of Andrew Carnegie,
JON D. Rockefeller, James ]. Hill.
Cardinal John Gibbons and Booker T.
washington would soon have as wise a
collection as Poor Richards Sayings
But do people really care for good ad-
vice! Do not people really think they
are wise enough, without instruction In
their own conceit? The other day,
when Mr.. Rockefeller was leaving his
Cleveland home for the winter, he said
to reporter: II believe In sticking to
one thing change. The young
man who works to make his fortune
must pick out one thing and stick to
It," Gould any advice be more helpful
than that' Young negroes, especially
those just out of schools, could study
this advice to great advantage. Most
young people are easily discouraged
IN any adventure in which they do
not succeed speedily, and abandon it
for some other, In Its turn to be aban-
doned. 1t IL the long. steady grind
that wins In the end. Few can stand
sudden success; It throws them on
their stride.-New York Age.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

One Of the chief questions to be
considered by our next general con-
ference will be the adjustment Of our
financial system. Our plan Of assess
ment based on one dollar per member
and apportioned among the confer
ences according to their numerical and
financial strength is as nearly just
and equitable as we can hope to make
1t. The trouble seems to lie In an
other quarter, the irregular collection
and the negotiable disbursement Of
the funds coming to the department.
1t Is well proven that Immediately be-
fore the conference assemblies the
general fund is raised. Another sug
gestion that seems to meet. with de-
served favor II to have one depository
for the general assessment and re-
porting every dollar collected directly
to 1t. This would furnish financial
credit never before enjoyed. The cor
responding secretaries would then be
come in = larger degree field agents
and vigorous campaign for all be-
nevolent collections would ensue. We
would be glad to hear from those who
have som ething to suggest relative to
these really important questions.
Star Of Zion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

= uur secret orders must practice
mel. !. obligations. There are many Of
s a.m VINO are somewhat slack. Obli-
ss ~. are the binds that tie you TO-
sesner' Let them be practiced
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

The race problem 10 with tho rcwdy,
disorderly and disrespe negro
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

We are making herculean efforts to
save an organization which has ranked
along the side Of such white organiza-
tons as the Royal Arcanum. Christian
Brotherhood, Knights Of Honor and
many others. It has done much to
start the negro on the road to success.
The principles and rules Of the organ
ization, are the same they were 20
years ago when the negroes Of this
and other states were checked in their
recklessness and taught what could
be done by cooperation. combination
and concentration. These lessons have
been helpful to the whole race, and
especially members OF the order. Our
condition is not on account Of our
rules and regulations nor on account
OF insufficient assessment. but mis-
management has brought the disaster
to our door. We are proceeding in q
different way and with different
guides. 30 we extend you an invitation
to cast your fortunes with u.s. True
Keformer. ..3 4.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17


During the Cuban war, the late N.
=. Broward, at that time senator from
Florida, operated a flibustering vessel
known as the Three Friends Some
weeks ago some one was congratulate
Ing him on account OF the bravery dis
played by him and his men during the
many expeditions they made In re-
ply Senator Broward said: Yes;
they were brave men. but don't forget
that niger deckhand. ! have forgot
ten his name, but he was just as brave
as any Of the rest Of u.s." In the fore
going we glimpse the cause OF his
tory's silence regarding the negro. He
Is not In the habit OF '.recommendin'
himself very highly and vociferously.
the people with whom he plays his
part, forget his name. forget that he
ever done anything and when they
write history the silence regarding his
deeds Is convincing proof that che
wasn't there. The senator's confes-
zion does credit to all concerned.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
BOSTON MEMORIAL 10
HARLAN PROJECTED
BY BOSTON LITERARY

RESOLUTIONS IN HONOR OF THE
X GREATEST JUoTlcE AND The
4 BEST FRIEND OF THE COLOR
60 RACE ADOPTED-REv. J. q.
coRRoTHERs PLEAsEs LARGE
AUDIENCES WITH SPECIMENS
or HIS OWN POETRY AND AU-
MOROU0 VERSES.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

Al everybody knows. these empty
gin bottles became such q nuisance at
Abeokuta and danger to both man and
beast that the authorities were COM
PEELED to pass law prohibiting the
people from throwing empty gin bot
ties on the streets. Rev. M. L. Stone,
the noted Yuba orator, attracted huge
crowds to his church night after night
to hear his account Of his experience
of empty gin bottles at Abeokuta and
elsewhere; and his famous utterance,
"Bi oyi 81 bi, Igo! bi oyi sohun, Igo!"
eff you turn this way, Bottles; II you
turn the other way, Bottles'') is lin
gering pat-word In everybody's mouth
On the other hand, garden borders
formed Of empty, upturned bottles.
still exist and can be seen any day
by anyone who desires to see them.
OF course, it Is not to be wondered at
If evidence Of this kind escapes the mo-
tice Of those who would pretend that
drinking and the havoc 1t is producing
are nonresident. 1t is the same old
story expressed in the aphorism, None
are 30 blind as those who will not
see. Lagos Weekly Record.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

Many farmer who is In funds now
= gong strong In the matter OF
spending. and will probably have to
10y ms Santa Claus on credit, and a
ns iater will be begging some
.eult merchant for the privilege Of
ouying his goods on time at about 900
pe1 cent profit Dallas Express,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

I, ies always m end to row.
G. g q y ths case Of the racs
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

booker I. Warrington besides being
me worlds greatest industrial educa-
sof 70 = Missionary Baptist and black
republican. Of these three things he
- never IN the mist: upon these crafts
ne Mes no doubtful nag. This much
cannot be said Of his traducers. He
uoes not blow hot and cold on the
same subject. The climate and wealth.
= 40 not affect his mind. He is stead
.sst This makes him a shining exam
Dle.-Dallaa Express. II
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17

a Y Il.
Get the right view OF life Riches.
fame and power are all good In their
places but remember that out Of
their places they are all very. very
bad, and are, indeed. real curses. The
I true work for which mankind was in
tended is,. to be Of genuine service,
and by this service not only to make
others happier and better OF, but like
wise to benefit the one who serves for
the common good, and make him or
her superlatively happy.
A similar truth Is admirably ex-
pressed in the following paragraph
which was headed Real Riches"
who is the richest man In the
World?' asks an exchange, and begins
measuring millions against millions.
All wrong. The richest man In the
world is the one that gets the great
est amount Of happiness out Of what he
has. whatever 1t II. It is an old truth,
but It was never truer than 1t Ia to-
day."-Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-17
william sunday,

Mr.. william sunday, tamlAarly
ma '.Biliy," the evangelist who
s.sd to be popular baseball player
s.sore he went in for saving the souls
= sinners from themselves, or striv-
=. 70 do 30, has precipitated upon q
.4rn,d situation q nationwide discus
Son Of the cost Of saving soul in the
nrre cities. The subject ID q palpi-
.,ting one, the heart-beats Of which
an he heard from farthest northwoods
= f.rthest southglades. The million
sire hears 1t as he listens to the stock
acter and the washerwoman hears 1t
= she listens to the signing Of the
.lothes wringer. He 10 . benefActor
vho springs palpitating subject into
. ! stupid situation; Mr.. William Sun
A.y is, therefore. benefactor. and
80 placed the stupid situation. which
Z grateful, under obligation to him.
rvery sinner has soul to save, and q
yery large and influential body Of peo-
Me have dedicated themselves to the
work Of saving It; and. too, without
he desire or request Of the sinner
hat the dedication should be made
n his behalf; then ~ long - man
hind ia divided into two classes. the
eaints and the sinners, the former.
Who consider themselves % the salt Of
he earth, viii strive to save the lat
tel, whom they consider the enemies
Of themselves and Of society. The
sinners have no such compact, world
vide organization AZ the saints, there
fore we do not know. as we have never
had announcement, what the sin
ners consider themselves as. or what
they honestly think Of the saints.
Well, then, MIR. Sunday has published
his findings Of the cost Of saving souls
IN pamphlet. Cost per soul: Allan
d, SIS; New Orleans. $78: Chicago.
1sO5; Boston, $3.50; New York, $545;
indianapolis, 1920. Who would have
thought it! II we had been asked in
which of the six cities we thought 1t
would cost most to save soul we
should have stuck our stub pen into
Atlanta, when, behold, It heads the list
for cheapness! It is one Of those sur
prises that stagger belief. And Puritan
Boston, with tougher souls than Chi
cago, and indianapolis, with tougher
ones than New York! How Philadel-
phia escaped the evangelist statis-
tician is not explained. And we can
imagine the sinners Of Brooklyn and
Jersey City kicking themselves. be-
cause they were not appraised, Mr..
Sunday does not say 30, but we take
It for granted that he enumerated the
black sinners along with the white
sinners, as we are sure he must be,
too good saint to have made any
distinction between them, In 30 impor-
tant an enumeration, ION account OF
race, color, or previous condition Of
servitude. New York Age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
- @==,;;;.:l=. CT 9 = EgRR 1.EEkYz 80
! E0RRESP UNDElltttE 5Ii

Susie is our hello girl and was just
getting we'll indicted into the
mysteries of central and we hope hel
illness will be of short duration.
Grandma Gulick was sick a few
days but is now better. Erma Gulick
had the grippe and left the school q
few days.
Miss Minnie Boldt is now visiting
her sister, Mrs. Davis, out in Iowa.
The gentle rain is falling as we
write. The past few days have been
fine and the farmers are rushing their
seeding, which is little bit late, but
the prospect for crops and especially
fruit never looked better.
An auto load Of the old boys are
talking of attending the reunion at
Boscobel in June and some will at
tend the company reunion at Fenni-
more.
Ed Ivens, we'll known at Platte
Vile, has purchased the jim Boarman
farm at Stockholm, Wis, and will
take possession in the fall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
CASSVILLE.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.

/ Special Correspondence TO the Herald.
Frank Habermann has had his gaso
line launch reprinted and trimmed,
W. Andrews doing the work
DR.. R. w. Scott has purchased a
new motor cycle and will use the
machine to make his weekly trips tc
Potosi.
The Klindt Geiger Canning Com.
pany is already making preparations
for the fall business. They recently
received three carloads Of cans.
Peter A. Bausch has purchased a
power trip.hammer which is useful
addition to his excelleptly equipped
blacksmith shop.
The senior class Of the high schoul
are busy rehearsing the class play and
preparing for their graduation. The
parochial school pupils are planning
an entertainment to be given in the
near future.
A fine new clam boat has just been
completed for Ed Roschi, John Gray
bill being the builder. The driving
power is furnished by Gray engine.
The movement to revive the Cass-
Vile race meets has not te8n dropped.
There are number OF enthusiasts who
expect to call meeting shortly for
the purpose Of projecting the organiza-
ton.
Mrs. Jas Hampton and son Roy
were here from North Andover Wed
nesday.
Harvey and Kenyon Smith had the
good luck few days ago 30 land
fifty nine pound cat fsh.
Mrs. R. W. Scott entertained the
500 Club Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs, George w. Munger
Rave moved fromi Cassville t0 Dubu-
que.
Mrs. I. W.. Andres and brother Ed
ward weTs to Dubuque "Wednesday for
a short VISIT
ED Gimn9 has returned from IsRsay,
Montana. He expects to- homestead
800 acres near that city.
Mrs, James Elwell ana daughter
Violet visited relatives at Me- Cartney
the past week..
Mrs. T. e.. BrodS and sons Orvf1le
and Dean. of Bagley, visited relatives
in Cassville last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
When the Goose is Hanging High.

These be times Of fads and wrinkles.
these be hot ard restless days; any
thing that's new attracts us from the
old, time honored ways. And the
customs of our fathers we, the child
rem, have outgrown; and the wisdom
of the sages seems to us futile moan.
We must introduce new fashions in
the way of government; we must
claw the constitution till it ism t
worth cent; and some day we'll
view the errors we are making with
a sigh for it ism safe to monkey
wnen the goose is hanging high.
Here's a country fat and sassy, where
the toiler gets reward, where all men
are free and equal and ther9' s neither
serf nor lord it has grown to might
and glory meath the system of our
dads, but these latter day r8formers,
with an eye upon the scads, with
the people" as their slogan, say the
ancient forms shall die-and it's never
safe to monkey when the goose is
hanging high. Oh, the people would
be happy if they were but left alone
if the wild-eyed cranks would never
teach them how to wall and groan.
They would do their work and
prosper. putting money in the banks,
if they oaly weren't fimfammed by
experimental cranks, who wou ld
tinker with the law books as she
tailors DO with gowns, making hobbl,
constitutions, harem laws and hand
medowns. If reformers were abolish
ed we might have a cloudless sky
but they'll always raise Old Harr,
when the goose is hanging high
WAR Mason, the poet philosopher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
THE DYNAMITERs ARRESTED.

The story told in the confession of
Ortle E. McManigal, relative to the
dynamitlng Outrages in which him
self and others are reputed to have
been engaged, is an appalling one.
McManigal lives in Chicago and is
now in jail at Los Angeles.
He accuses John j. Mcnamara of
Indianapolis, secretary of Matt nal
Structural Iron and Bridge Workers,
with being the originator, control
ling genius and paymaster of a
gigantic conspiracy Of dynamite
plots extending over three years and
which destroyed sixty nine srruc-
lures aggregating in value almost
four millions of dollars and killed
more than one hundred persons.
He says Mcnamara conceived the
blowing up Of the Los Angeles
Times, which was engaged IN fight
with union labor in that city, and
and that he, McManigal, and John
Brice Mcnamara, a brother Of J. j.,
carried out the plans and did the
work.
In the confession he tells how j.
j Mcnamara invented an alarm
clock attachment which allowed the
criminals to place many miles be-
tween themselves and the scene
of their crime before the explosion
occurred, and thus be able to prove
an alibi if it became necessary. In
illustration of this, McManigal
makes the following statement:
"When ! was sent out here to blow
up the auxiliary plant of the Times
and later decided to destroy the
Llewellyn iron works, I used nitro
glycerine. [ set the explosive at the
side Of the building at o'clock in the
evening. The alarm clock, as l re-
member, was set at 2. Immediately
after [ had placed the explosive,
took the 6 o'clock train for San Fran
cisco. At 2 o'clock, when the alarm
Winder went off and touched the con.
Meeting wires, | was asleep, well on
my way to San Francisco.
"This plan seemed absolutely in
fallible to me.
The only fault with this system, as
1T later developed, was the fact that all
the clocks did not go off, Those
placed usually went off, but some of
them failed"
1t McManigal's story is true it
uncOvers one Of the most diabolical
and cold blooded copspiracies to
destroy property and human lives
ever exposed in the United States
Union IL Tor leaders insist that the
story cannot be true and have secur-
ed Clarence S. barrow, of Chicago,
one OF the noted criminal lawyers of
Ghe country to defend the Nc |
Namaras. barrow is the man who |
had charge of the defense in the |
famous Meyer Haywood Pett1bone
case growing out of the Cour de
Alene troubles in Idaho, a few
years ago, and McManigal in this
case seems to occupy a position very
similar to the one Harry Orchard, |
he self confessed murderer, did in
hat one.