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Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12
MILLS COUNTY OFFICERS SEEK
Al BOWEN, WANTED FOR MUIR.
DER COMMITTED IN 1894.
FOLLOW FALSE SCENT AND
MEET ROWEN's COUSIN
John Bewen, Of South Dakota, Strong
ly Resembles Man Wanted and
Proves TO Be a Rsiative-eowen Shot
and Killed Phil Booth at Hastings,
Seventeen Years Ago.
,ecial to Times-Republican

Special to Times s-Republican
Council Bluffs, July 12.-Sheriff Bush
nell and Deputy Sheriff Edwards. OF
Mills county. have just returned from
Tripp county, South Dakota, where
they were sent on a fruitless trip after
T. muderer who has been hunted for by
the officers of southwestern Iowa for
seventeen years, or since the crime
was committed in Hastings, Iowa, Nov.
"a, 1894.
While the officers found they had
been sent on a false scent they develop
ed an interesting coincidence and an
altogether absorbing story.
The officers were told by man re-
turning from Tripp county that Al
Bowen, wanted for the murder Of Phil
Booth, was at work near the town OF
Colomo. A requisition was secured Of
Governor Carroll and the same was
presented to the governor Of South Da-
kota and nonored but it was then found
that the man under arrest, believed to
be AL Bowen, was another man named
John Bowen, resembling the accused
murderer greatly and in fact. it is said
being a cousin Of his. He was technic-
ally arrested on the charge of boot
Logging and is yet a prisoner at Sioux
Falls.
The murder Of Phil Booth occurred
ont a Saturday night. Both he and
Bowen had regulations as bad men
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but Booth only - fist fighter. 1t is
said that Bowen was always armed.
The men met in q livery stable. Booth
was shot twice and bystander.
Charles Bickford. was shot, one OF the
bullets passing thru Booths body.
Bowen, unmolested. went to his home.
mounted a stallion and rode 100 miles
that night to Mt. Ayr. killing the horse
and escaping.
Later Bowen was heard OF several
times In Missouri where he had rela-
tives. William Campbell. now living at
Missouri Valley. was then sheriff OF
Mills county. and J. H. Howe now of
Glenwood, was his deputy. Howe re-
lates a thrilling tale Of a near tragedy
in which he was engaged while trying
to arrest Bowen In Missouri. He heard
of Bowens presence at the home OF an
aunt and sought the assistance OF two
local officers to make the arrest. They
refused, Howe says. explaining that
they they did not want to be killed.
Howe had gone SO far. however. he
dared not back down and entered the
aunt's home. AS he did 50 he heard
back door close but one one was In
sight when he reached there. A few
before entered the house from the rear
door, threw a big gun down on the
bed and remarked that he had been out
killing squirrels.
Howe learned afterwards that Bowen
did actually leave the house as Howe
entered 1t that afternoon.
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BOY eESTs CROOK.
Detects Short Change Game and
Sharper Exits Leaving Change.

Sharper EXITS Leaving Chan9S.
Sioux City. July 12.-Chief J. p.
Richard believes that he has discovered
al least one exception to the old adage
that there is nothing new under the
sun, and Charles Griffin. who runs n
grocery store at Fourth and Water
streets. is strongly inclined to the same
opinion. There Is professional short
change artist somewhere In the city
who will also agree that 1t Is some
thing not only new. but decidedly
unique for one Of his cult to get short
changed by a small boy whom the
crook had selected as victim. That
Is what happened in Grdffins store yes
terday.
A short change operator went into
the store and bought nickeNs worth
OF something and rendered $40 bill
to Griffin's 14-year-old son. who
handed back a IS bill and some silver.
The short change man stuck the bill in
his pocket and then pulled out a nickel
from another pocket, saying:
Here. I find have a nickel: just
give me my $40 bill back" at the same
time throwing the nickel and the silver
on the counter.
Papa, call the police: this man is
trying to film fam me-" yelled the
boy.
Mr.. Short Change lost his nerve right
then and made n break for the door.
without taking the time to pick up the
s. in silver that lay on the counter
Mr.. Griffin says the mans money is
ready for him any time he cares to call
for it.
There are two smooth fellows OF this
stripe operating In the city. and 1t is
thought to be only a question OF
little time TIL they will be landed
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FEARING News Briefs.
! to Times-Republican.


Gearing July 12.-Mrs. L. J. Pollock
arrived home Monday evening after a
short visit in the west with her sons
Mrs. Jane Roseborough visited Mon
day at Iowa Falls with her sister and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E Smith and DR..
A. j. Mccormack are spending ten
days at Clear Lake.
AS son Of Phillip Buffirgton's was
leading a horse to water Monday. In
some manner the animal kicked a
brother Of the boy who was leading
him in the head. crushing It above the
ear and eve. DIR. Powell. OF this place
Dr. Nichols, of Marshalltown. and DR.
Hostetter were called and an operation
performed, taking out some OF the
broken bones The boy is In a serious
condition, but it is hoped he may re-
cover.
Prof. F. n. Figert will conduct SER
vices at the Evangelical church here
next Sunday. both morning and even
n..
The shinsling on the r. W. Shaw
barn was completed this morning and
the work on the balance Of the barn
Will soon be finished. Mr.. Shaw will
have as fine a barn as can be found
In Story county when completed.
The Young Mems Brotherhood held
very interesting business meeting
Tuesday evening.
Mrs c. P. Bean entertained the I'm
provement Circle of the o. F. s. Tues
day afternoon. A very pleasant time
was enjoyed by all.
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Workina in Corn FieIds.

1ndianola, July l2.-After doing great
damage to the small grain crops, which
are now mostly in the shock, the worst
plague Of grasshoppers known here for
forty years is threatening devastation
to the corn fields in this vicinity. With
the removal Of the small grain and hay
from the fields, the grasshoppers, con-
stantly increasing in numbers, are
turning their apparent undivided at
tention to the corn. There is scarcely
a field that has not more or less been
affected. while in many places the corn
has been almost stripped Of its leaves
The drouth now seems to be less Of a
disaster than the grasshoppers.
Local showers have visited most Of
the county within the last week. so that
there has been from a quarter Of an
inch to an inch Of rain in nearly all
parts. Streams, however. are dry, ex-
cept the Middle and North rivers. Wa
ter In wells is getting short, but no
suffering OF stock has yet been reported
aitno some farmers fear that they viii
have to haul water long distances If re-
lief does not come soon. There is
plenty of water in the deeper wells.
but well diggers are 50 busy that 1t is
for more than q small num-
Der to get wells deepeped.
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be Druggist Knew
From Experience.

I have been selling Dr. Kilmer's
}6wamp- Root for the past three years
and those Of my customers who buy 1t.
jDpeak favorably regarding 1t. I have
used It in my own family with good re-
suits and believe the preparation has
|Ereat curative value. You may use this
- you like.
Very respectfully.
G. r. RUPE & SON,
BY c. B. Rupe. Mgr,
Seymour. Texas.
Personally appeared before me this
goth day Of July. 1909, G. B. Rupe.
druggist who subscribed the above
statement and made oath that the same
~ true In substance and in fact.
r. c. JAMES,
]. r. and Ex.Officio.
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time. Hay will be very scarce here.
tame hay selling from fleld ct $40 to
Sl2 per ton.
CROP CONDITION EXCELLENT.
Corn, Wheat and Oats Promise 81.
Crop in Crawford County.

Special to Times-Republican.
Denison, July 12.-Tharks to good
growing conditions in the spring the
crops OF Crawford county are in prime
condition. Thousands OF acres Of corn
are now tasseling out, and it has good
color. Winter wheat and rye will give
fine crop. Oats will go twenty five
and thirty bushels to the acre. Spring
wheat. fourteen to fifteen bushels. The
straw is not long, but Of sufficient
length to handle with the harvester.
The rich river bottom lands which In
wet years produced little are now
growing record breaking crop of corn
for them. The pastures are pretty we'll
burned out and the hay crop will be
light. Glover, however, did not winter
well and gave strong vigorous crop.
There have been local showers so that
Up to date this part Of Iowa Is in far
from bad condition
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12
IOWA WOMAN APPOINTED.
Mrs. Townsend, Of West Branch, Hon.
orsd at California Friends Meeting.

Special to mes-RepubIican.
Whittier. CAL, July l2.-For the first
time in the seventeen years Of it's ex-
istence the California yearly meeting
of Friends church appointed general
superintendent Of evangelistic work
this year and not only chose woman
minister for the place but chose an
Iowa woman, Mrs. Laura P. Townsend.
OF West Branch. At the close Of a
splendid weeks session the appoint
ment was made last Monday. Mrs.
Townsend has spent the past winter in
Pasadena and will hereafter make her
home in California. She is a minister
well known in Iowa yearly meeting and
it was thru her splendid work there
and thru Californians: acquaintance
with her work that her appointment
came.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12
Brief New, Of Harlan.
/ to Ttmes-Renuhl,can.

Special to fmeS-Repub1Ic
Harlan. July 12.-Henry Bramer. a
prominent farmer OF Jackson township.
was painfully injured at his home
Monday afternoon. He was at work in
a we'll when the Jack let the pump fall
in on him, so badly mashing him and
lacerating his hands that thumb and
one finger had to be amputated.
Ralph E. Waters, a graduate Of the
Iowa State College engineering school.
has been elected teacher OF manual
training in the public schools here.
County Clerk II. E. Swain has Just
forwarded to the state board Of health
the vital statistics for the past year In
Shelby county. His report shows elev-
en- divorces, 121 marriages and 346
births.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12
cheIsea Nsws oNtss.

Special to imes-Republican.
Chelsea, July l2.-Messrs Novotny
and Novak are owners Of new
Remely grain separator.
Rev. and Mrs. B. A. Davis. and two
sons Of Enwood. stopped In Chelsea
Wednesday. while enroute to western
Nebraska In their auto.
Miss Welt. OF Philadelphia, is visit
ing relatives south OF town
Earl Wolfe and his bridge gang have
gone to Garwin this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank kesl and son
Foster. OF Des lAioiires. weEe over Sun
Aay visitors In town.
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THREATENED TO KILL.
Gsrmania Mon Have Elastic Difficulty
and Ono Threatens Vengeance.

Special to metropolitan
Germania. July 12.-Sheriff Brunson
made a visit to this locality and placed
under arrest Henry Hohan and took
him to the county seat to answer be-
fore Justice of the peace for max
ing threats to kill Mr. Gerdes and
family 1t seems that one OF these men
vas riding along the highway and In
vited the other to get in When they
separated one Of them seems to have
lost his pocketbook and he accused
the other Of taking 1t. Trouble began
right away and there was mixup.
in which 1t is alleged that Hohan
threatened to clean UP the entire fam
lily Hohan fixed things up in proper
shape and is again following the ways
Of a quiet citizen.
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Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Titonka. July 13.-It is a contest here
between the grasshoppers and the har-
vesters. Sunday the hoppers seemed
to arrive by the millions and a good
many farmers went Immediately into
their oats harvest, altho it was quite
green for the sickle. They seemed to
invade the green oat fields first and in
a single day would ruin an entire field.
Hundreds OF acres have been destroyed
by them. They seem to crawl up tho
straw to where the head Is and cut It
on and 1t falls to the ground. Some
farmers report that the grasshoppers
were SO thick in the field that at times
they would clog the binder so that the
driver would have to stop the machine
and clean them out. One OF the section
men on the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific said that in some places along
the track they were so thick that they
could not run their handcar thru them
and had to shovel them off the track
They seem to be worse in the fields ad.
Joining hay fields. It is the general
opinion that II some heavy rains do not
tall soon and cause them to leave they
Will raise havoc with the corn fields
IN some places they are already work.
ing around the edges but as yet have
done no serious damage
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prouth Injurlne creps.

Special to Times-Republican.
Pocahontas. July 1e.-The drouth
here is hurting the crops. So are the
grasshoppers One field Of forty-4ive
acres of late oats was very nearly two
thirds cut of by the pests. Most pas
lures are dry and farmers are cutting
oats for fodder to feed their stock.
Corn as yet looks fine and II we get a
good rain within the next fourteen DAYS
we will have the biggest crop that Po-
cahontas county hax seen for . long
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12
Letter to
Or. kilnnsr e. Co.,
einphamton, N. Y.
Prov. What sw.mp-Ro Will DO for

Prove What Swamp Root Will DO for
You.
Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton. N. Y, for a sample bottle. It will
convince anyone. You will also. re-
ceive booklet of valuable Information.
telling all about the kidneys and blad-
der When writing. be sure and men,
ton the Marshalltown Daily Times-Re-
publican. Regular 50-cent and 81 size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12
T.ra County crops.

Special to T1meS-Republican.
Traer, July 12.-Tama county has
this season $4,000 acres Of corn, $1,000
acres OF oats. $50 acres OF winter
wheat, $3.50 acres Of spring wheat.
5000 acres Of barley, 49.500 acres OF
tame hay, 2,4o0 acres Of wild hay 10
acres Of alfalfa, 2,77o acres Of potatoes.
Is acres Of nax and 12,s0O acres Of
pasture.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12

Never leave home on journey with
out a bottle OF Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy It is
almost certain to be needed and can
not be obtained when on board the
cars or steamships. For sale by all
Dealers
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12
Worse than Potato euo.

Worse than Potato Bugs.
Council Bluffs, July 13-Disgruntled
because he had cut the field OF clover
In which the grasshoppers had been
disporting, NJ. j. Doyle, OF Neola, who
was In the city Monday on a brief busi
ness trip, says the hoppers had crossed
over to potato patch at the side OF
the clover field. and have made more
havoc there than any bunch Of potato
bugs he ever encountered.
His potatoes had heavy, luxuriant
vines. standing well up toward ones
knees. When the hoppers have done,
there is nothing left but a few little
stubs perhaps two or three inches high,
Inc grasshoppers. or locusts, seem to
be taking the field Of potatoes a row
at time. cleaning things up neatly as
they go. Unless there Is rain soon TO
attract the hoppers to other vegetation.
ne 1ears Tor the potato yield at his
place.
The hoppers in his vicinity. he says,
are very bad this summer. So far they
nave done Infinitely more damage than
the drouth. bad as the dry weather has
anected the crops. He says the in
sects are the winged ones, which are
SAID to be locusts. tho ordinarily known
as grasshoppers; They will sometimes
ay up In clouds and maintain their
tights for a city block or more.
He says they did untold damage In
the oat fields and in the other small
grain. The heads Of the grain were cut
Off close to the main stalk and many
OF the farmers did not realize what was
damaging their oats thinking the
heads We're dropping of of their own
accord.
Il cut my own oats while they were
still too green." said MI Doyle, "be-
cause it was necessary to do so to
save them from the hoppers. In some
Of the fields where this was not done,
have seen the heads Of the oats ly.
ing on the ground SO thick you could
almost scrape them up and save them
with shovel. It is simply terrible the
damage the hoppers have done among
the oats.
Il now have all my small grain in
the shock. altho this is earlier than
have done SO in many years"
Mr.. Doyle says the corn is in fair
condition. tho some of 1t is suffering
badly from the hot weather and the
lack of moisture. There are one or two
fields that are showing the dry wealth
er effects very plainly. The fields where
the corn Is smaller are standing the
dry spell much better.
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ROPP[RS ARE ACTIVE
PESTS APPEAR NEAR rlToNkA
AND DESTROY HUNDREDS or
ACRES OF OATS.
INSECTS CLOG UP BINDERS
AND HALT HAND CAR CREW

At Nicola Potato Crop 10 Ruined and
Oats Damaasd-Inflict Greater Loss
Than the Orouth Heavy Rains
Needed to Save Crops From Further
Attaeks-AssauIt Begun on Corn.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-13
Will COMPETE FOR PRIZE

An extra coach was added to the
north bound Santa Fe train Tues
day afternoon to accommodate the
ladies from Council 20 of Chanute
who went to attend the sessions oi
the General Council of the Fraternal
Aid Association which is being held
in Lawrence from Tuesday to Satur-
day inclusive. Their special inter
est centers in the Thursday after
noon session in the Robinson Gym
| nasium of the state university when
| uuder the direction of the captain
of their drill team Mrs. ]. T. Wallar,
the ladies will compete with teams
from other Councils for the prize
for the best drill exhibition. The
ladies who went Tuesday afternoon
were Mesdames ]. NJ. Jones, ]. H.
Beamer, c. B. Turner, R. D. Cope
land, Lee Andrews, VIII Heller,
Shelby Brown, Cliff Coulter, o. R.
Boerstler, c. M. Brobst, Louis
While, w. ]. Shepler, Arthur Cole,
Jas. Stewart and Chas. Howard.
On the morning plug three more
ladies went up, Mrs. w. H. Wood,
Mrs. A. E. Stacy and Mrs. w. A.
Burks.
Twenty states are represented in
the Fraternal Aid Association and
Lawrence is expecting at least 1000
visitors for some part of the week.
The head Offices of the organization
are in Lawrence and all but the
Thursday afternoon meeting will be
held in the auditorium of the Fra
ternal Aid Association Hall which
has the largest seating capacity of
any building in Lawrence except the
university gymnasium. Hon. H.
P. Farrelly of Chanute responded to
the address of welcome given to the
visitors at the Tuesday morning
session by Mayor S. D. Bishop of
Lawrence. Addresses were made
by Congressman F. S. Jackson and
1, S. Lewis, state superintendent of
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-13
REQUIRE FULL RATE FROM COUNTY

The council at its meeting Friday
evening empowered Freeman, chair
man OF the gas committee, to con-
fer with w. M! Clover, chairman of
the board of commissioners in re-
gard to the payments made by the
county to the city of Chanute for
the gas used by its charges. The
county commissioners have ruled
that they would allow but SI.65 a
month for all gas used by any per-
son who is a public charge. Couu-
Gilman Freeman said that such per-
sous occasionally used over 81 worth
of a gas a month. The councllmen
saw that this situation was one way
in, which the city lost in its gas bus
mess. To ovriate this they instruc-
ted Freeman to notify the commits
sioners that the city will expect full
payment for what gas it furnishes to
city charges.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-13
LECTUaB TO .R!GE SCHOOL

"Books. and Life" was the subject
Of an address delivered by Rev. j.. q
s1cFadden tais morning to the STU
dents of the high school at tue chapel
period from $40 to E0:lO. 1t was the
first Of a series of five talks he will
make at that hour at intervals caring
the winter. A cordial invitation is
extended Sy Prof.J. A. Cannon to the
general public to hear these %alks.
The dates and subj jects for the other
lectures are as fellows: DecembertG,
"The Ri&e Of the Ancient Mariner" >"
or the lesson of the irreparable past,
January 90, "Snow Bound" or the
lesson of character building; FebFr-
ary Z, "King Henry the e ghth," or
the lesson of ambition; March KS,
"The Vision of Sir Launfa," or the
lesson of daily service.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-13
NEGRO DIED FROM
THE BULLET WOUND
Will Be No Prosecution as
Accident Seems Proper Ex-
PLANTATION Of Shot.

Mitchell Harris the negro who
was shot by his friend Jim Baty
early Friday morning died at the
hospital at I;45 Saturday. At the
request of the two men concerned
Baty was again taken before Harris
Friday evening by attorney B. d.
Grigsby who talked with the
wounded man concerning his view
Of the accident. Mr.. Grigsby then
wrote a statement which Harris
signed in the presence of witnesses.
In it Harris holds Baty blameless
and makes special request that he
be not prosecuted. When county
attorney Smith was notified at Eric
Saturday by chief Van Sand
that the negro was dead he said
that he would file no charges unless
findings of coroner's jury shoulc
make it advisable. DR.. F. R
Hickey stated that he would hole
no coroner's inquest as the deatf
was so evidently the result of al
accident
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-13
AgIED EDUCATORS TO MAKE ADDRESSES

Superintendent ]. F. Hughes is
planning for series of a half dozen
addresses to the teachers of the city
schools which though primarily of a
pedagogical nature, will be by men
who will also be th oroughly interest
ing to the general public, He dis
cussed the plan with Superintendent
lF. l.. Pinet of the Parsons schools
Saturday when attending the county
1tcachers' convention at Erie They
expect 70 have the cooperation of
the superintendent of the ImdepeGd-
Isence schools and thus to he able to
secure the best talent for The
addresses.
Professor FIughes has on hrs list
of prospective speakers, ]. M.
Greenwood 'the superintendent of
the Kansas City schools who is
recognized throughout the middle
West as a very able msn. Me ex.
poets also to secure Prof. ID. NJ.
Bowen the'head of the department
of pedagogy at the Normal school
at Pittsburg and DR.. F. K. Sanders,
president of Washburn college at
Topeka. s0ne or two men from the
Kansas State Normal at Emporia
will probably be incEaded among
the speakers. The addresses will
be given at 40 o'clock on Saturday
mornings on dates Which will be
announced later. The series of
talks by different educators will
take the place of the course of
lectures secured last water through
the Extension Department of the
University of Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-13
BURGLAR WAS SIGHTED AGAIN

The burglar has returned to ttfe
third ward or at least a man who had
no business which he was willing to
wait and explain was seen prowhDg
around the back porch of the DIR. A.
M. Davis home at 302 West Fourth
street about eleven O'Clock Sunday
night. A passerby thought kim to'be
Harry Davis and accosted him accord
Ingly. The intruder took fright at
being detected and beat a hasty re-
sreat to the west and then norbh.
che young man who saw him had DO
,vevolver and made no effort to pursue
the fleeing burglar.