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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09
James Swineheart Reaches Burling-
ton After Facing Death in
Many Forms.
WOMAN WAS BURNED.
WOMAN
Falls on Stove, and Husband Takes
Her to Medical
Aid.

Burlington, Jan. 6.-The wonder
full feat OF James Swineheart in
carrying his injured wife to Bur
lington for medical treatment, risk
ing death from floating ice in the
Mississippi river, death by drown
ing in the swamps opposite his
home, and death freezing at every
stage of the journey, Just has be-
come known here, and is exciting
admiration.
Swineheart and his wife live on
an island in the Mississippi river
north OF Burlington. Tuesday Mrs
Swineheart was overcome while do
ing some washing, and fell across a
red hot stove. She regained con-
seriousness with her clothing in
flames. She rushed out OF the house
and threw herself into the snow,
extinguishing the flames. Then to
save herself from the opposite hor-
ror of freezing to death she dragged
herself to the house, where she sank
exhausted on the door sill.
A family dogs barking brought
the husband who was short dis
lance away at work. He saw the
need Of medical assistance. There
being none short Of Burlington sew
eral miles away, and the river be-
ing full OF running ice, he never
the less essayed to convey his wife
to Burlington, where she could be
given assistance. He wrapped the
unconscious form in bed quilt, and
then carried it to the river. where
he placed 1t in a skin and showed
out into the floating Ice. After a
fierce struggle with the ice his skiff
became fast. and 1t was only by SUI
perhuman efforts that he succeeded
in getting to the Iowa shore. and
hauled the skin upon the bank with
Its suffering burden. He picked up
his wife and started for Burlington,
His way was blocked by wide
sough, and In order to get around 1t
he had to walk two miles north
ward from Burlington until he
found low place that could be wad-
ed. Then he carried his wife three
miles back to the city, and finally
arrived at the home Of relatives,
where she is now suffering from her
burns and exposure.
Swineheart is a powerful fellow,
and makes little boast Of his heroic
deed. but his accomplishment is the
wonder Of the community.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09
so MOROCCANS
KILLED IN RUSH
Fanatical Tribesmen Attack 1s~n
Repulsed by Gallant
Fighters.

Tangier, Morocco, Jan. s.-A
large force Of revolving MoroeeaA
tribesmen yesterday. according y =
wireless dispatch received here frDa
Fee, attacked the town Of Sefrou. =
days journey to the south OF the
capital. The garrison Of the town.
which is under the command Of
French officers, offered a gallant -
Tense, beating of the fanaticaa
tribesmen again and again although
they were outnumbered. The tribes
men continued to carry out Wild
rushes but after eight hours hEht-
ing the little garrison finally sse-
ceeded in repulsing them and max
ing them retreat to the desert, leey-
ing fifty Of their number dead -
the field. The garrison lost Ave
killed and fifteen wounded.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09
NEWPORT CAR DROPS
FROM HIGH TREsTLE
Four People Fatally Injured, Anoth-
er Slightly Hurt

n - b. Z q j ~
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 6.-Four per.
sons were fatally injured, while an
other was seriously hurt here last
night when a South Bellevue street
car jumped from the central bridge
which connects this city with New
port, KY.
The car landed on Front street
after turning somersault in its
drop of fifty-five feet to the pave
ment below.
The car left the track after cross
ing the Ohio river, at a sharp curve
in the bridge. It was making Its
first trip of the night from the barns
in Newport, which accounts for the
small number of passengers aboard.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09

one received it. A moment later he
heard a feeble cry. and discovered
the plight Of the clerks. Mail sacks
had been piled on them, but Ryan
had managed to loosen his gag and
give the warning.
Shrewn over the floor were the
wrappings Of hundreds of registered
mail packages. Every sack of regis
tered mail had been looted. A Wig
orous search has been begun. West
lake says that he will be able to
identify both men.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09
NO HOPE FOR
DEpOsITORs
Aged Cashier, Confessed Fsrsss,
Makes Admission With
Anguish.
LOSS TO THE BANK ,lss,sss
Father and Son Received Al Fsdse-
al Prisoners at Detroit
Jail.
Loss TO THE BANK $lstysee

Battle Greek, Mich. Jan. 5.1
Leavenworth prison for me ana he
sooner the better" said H. n. DeaF-
ing, the aged Albion banker. - Ae
prepared to leave for Detroit yes-
terday with his son, Palmer =
bearing. in custody OF United
States marshal. Father and son haA
confessed forgeries amounting -
$1e5, 900 that resulted in the clos
ing Of the Albion National bank
last Tuesday.
"Is there any hope for the depos-
TORS" the elder prisoner was AZ
ed.
For an instant the man appearyd
on the verge Of breaking down.
Then he choked back the tearS an
replied:
"No, none ct ALL" The SON, 49,
had been apparently unaffected dus-
ing the hearing before United Stats
Commissioner Clark here WednsD-
day night. continued to leave mos1
OF the talking to his father up .
the moment of their departure fnr
Detroit.
After the men were bound ovar
to the federal grand jury at Detrot
under $4,000 bonds each the Pr
ceedings IN the commissioners -
nee here were extended late into tIs
night In order to give time for Tho
preparation and signing Of state-
ments showing that the confesstees
were entirely voluntary.
The senior bearing is one Of tie
oldest and best known bankers =
Michigan. That "there couldn't -
anything wrong about the old man"
was an expression frequently heard
when suspicious OF forgeries were
first reported.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09

as good looking for one so young.
From the first she wore expensive
clothing, of a kind which not many
of the girls attending the school
could afford, and many times there
was curiosity as to where she liv-
ed.
BY this time the girl had been
told Of her birth, and while she
talked freely with her playmates Of
many things she was always able,
they say, to evade direct questions
about her parents. But there came
a time when dark suspicion sprang
up among the pupils.
The continued presence Of the me-
gro woman, who accompanied her to
school, finally led to gossip among
her playmates that she was the
daughter of negress. Just faint
suggestion Of sallowness in her skin,
which began to manifest at this
time, strengthened the rumor, and
when Louisa Hartman asked the sis
ter If Mary could be taught at the
day school they refused.
BY the time she was IL years old
the weight of the secret had grown
heavy. There were times when she
thought the pupils at st. James
school might suspect. She feared,
too, that those OF Notre Dame would
meet some of those at st. James and
tell them of her. At night, too,
there came to the Orleans street
house some of her mothers rela-
tives.
Finally forced to earn salary by
playing the piano Mary found en-
ployment at moving picture show.
The sutton whom the mother had
hoped for had come. A Spaniard saw
Mary and fell in love with her. The
mother at last saw the dream and
the hope OF her life about to be re-
allied and then in the end shatter-
ed.
There was an air of mystery
about the girls death. There were
visions OF poisoned candy, of sui
eide pact and OF murder. But after
= somewhat careful investigation
the coroner finally decided 1t was a
case of accidental asphyxiation. The
girl was found lying on the bed
dead. The mother had rolled on
the floor. Air from a crevice saved
her life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09
Millionaire's Son a Laborer.

Denver, Colo, Tan. 5.-Lawrenea
Brown, the only son Of J. ]. Brown,
millionaire mine owner and promi-
nent In Denver society, is compsli-
ed to pound drill In q mine q
Victor, Colo. In order that hls
young wife and fve-weeks-old -
may have the necessities OF life.
More than a year ago Brown met
Miss Aileene Horton. Kansas CIV
debutante. Tho, two were marrisA
and young Brown. brought his briAs
to his fathers homo. The father
did not take kindly to the marriage
on account Of the youth Of the tvo
and told his con he would have -
shift for himself.
Brown went directly 70 Lsadvilie
and several months later he had tAs
wife moved to Victor. where he -
tained employment In . mine.
Young Brown said he ana -
family are happy and thorcush1
contented and he will not est -
father Tor support % long . As =
able to work
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09
DAKOTA Ex-snERIFF
COMMITS SUICIDE
Ex-sheriR Plotner Of Mitchell, 40
cused Of Statutory Crime,
Takes Own Life.

woonsockett, S. D., Jan. 6.-The
case against ex-Sheriff Plotner OF
Mitchell, accused OF adultery with
Mrs. Kate Quinn OF Mitchell. which
was being tried in Woonsocket.
came to q tragic end when the body
|of Plotner was found mile and a
half north OF the city. cold In death.
Investigation showed that he had
committed suicide BY taking iauda-
mum.
Plotner had been missing since
Wednesday night at o'clock and
when court was called he failed to
|put In appearance. When court
convened Judge Jones dismissed the
jury and declared the bond forfeited
under which Plotner had had his
liberty throughout the trial.
It Is believe Plotner thought he
would be convicted and preferred
death to a possible jail sentence.
The death Of Plotner marks the
third suicide which has arisen from
the affair. Two years ago. goaded
by the intimaty between his wife
and Plotner, who was then sheriff
OF Davidson county, Albert Quinn
drank carbolic acid In the yard Of
his home.
Last summer, following . series
of troublous events In the Plotner
household a. the result Of the In
fatuation Of the father for Ars-
Quinn, Mrs. Plotner ended her life.
1t was immediately after her death
that Plotner and the woman left
Mitchell and were subsequently Ar
rested In Omaha.
The sudden ending Of the cass
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09
ROBBERS TIE UP
RAILWAY CLERKS
Bind and Gag Custodians Of the Mail
on Southern Pacific and Loot
the Car at Will.

Redding, CAL, Jan. 6.-The mall
car of the Oregon express on the
Southern Pacific was robbed early
yesterday of all eastern registered
mail by two unmasked men. Three
mail clerks were bound and gagged
by the robbers, who entered the
mail car while the train was be-
tween Red Bluff and Redding. The
train pulled into Redding at $40 a.
M, and the robbers, laden with their
loot, dropped off and escaped.
The train was north bound and
left San Francisco at $3.50 Thurs
day night. When 1t stopped at Red
Bluff; IS miles south Of this city,
early yesterday, mail sacks were
thrown out and others taken on.
One Of the three mail clerks was
about to leave the car when the two
bandits showed past him into the
mail car and closed the door.
whats up?" exclaimed Charles
J. Ryan, one of the clerks.
"This Is holdup," coolly re-
sponded one of the men, covering
the trio with a revolver. Ryan and
Robert B. Warner and their assist
ant were bound and gagged by the
second bandit.
When the train reached Cotton
wood. IL miles north of Red Bluff,
the bandits acted as clerks in ex-
changing mail without arousing
suspicion. At Anderson, five miles
further. they repeated the perform
ance. showing complete familiarity
with the clerks duties.
When the train stopped at Red
ding at $40 George Westlake. the
local clerk. was waiting to receive
the mail. Tie bandits threw open
the doors on each side Of the car and
walked OF In opposite directions.
Westlake thought they were regular
mail CLERKS. He threw q sack into
the car and was surprised that no
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09

against PIotner BY his suicide lsA1as
of the four interested people -.
woman IN the case. It is saiA 80
aged father Of Plotner. who Is AAw
living IN Mason City, Iowa. has ~
most Of his once ample fortsas
through the trouble induced By -
con.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09
COLD FATAL
ON PLAINS
Longest Period of Severe Weather
and Deep Snow in
Years.
/ BIG LOSS BY PERIsH1NG STOCK.
Isolated Towns Call For Help
Train Service Badly
Blocked.
BIG Loss BY PERIsH1NG STOCK.

Ness City. Kan, Jan. 5.-The
mournful bowling of dog led to
the discovery near here yesterday
of the body of E. Taylor, farmer,
who had fallen from his wagon on
the way to market, and frozen to
death by the roadside. A searching
party was organized yesterday fol-
lowing the finding Of his team. They
had searched for miles when Tay-
lor's dog shiEering beside the snow
covered body Of his master, was
found.
Taylor left widow and five small
children. At least four persons
have been known to freeze in this
section since the heavy snow and
cold wave week ago.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 5.-With
the damage attributable to cold In
western Kansas already at a high
figure, reports to the local weather
bureau today show still further
drop there since yesterday. The
longest period of cold and deep snow
known in many years has caused
great loss of live stock, frozen or
starved to death on the ranges.
West of Great Bend, train service
on branch lines has been completely
blocked for more than week and
isolated towns are crying for aid.
Difficulty has been experienced in
keeping the through railway lines
open to traffic. A force of 800 men
is working continually in an effort
to rescue stranded freight train
and open the branch line to traffic.
Temperatures in Oklahoma and
Texas were much lower, 10 degrees
being recorded at Oklahoma and 10
at Fort Worth. A drop also was
shown in Nebraska and Iowa. 1t
was 6 below at Des Moines, 2 below
at Omaha.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09
Two killed as Engines Crash.

Two Killed as Engines CraSn.
Bentley, Jan. 5.-Two lives were
lost in head-on collision early yes
terday between eastbound freight
train No. 60 and westbound freight
No. SIS at Bentley, Ia, blind sid
ling on the Chicago Great Western
road II miles east Of Council Bluffs
The dead are:
Engineer Wilson.
Fireman Fisher. both Of train No,
|S5.
The eastbound train had orders to
sidetrack at Bentley for the other
train and was backing into the
blind siding when the westbound
train, running at high speed. crash
ed into 1t.
Both engines were demolished.
The engine crew Of No. so escaped
by jumping.
Murder Attempted Through Window
Nevada, Jan. 6.-Murder was
attempted mysteriously at the plant
of the Nevada Gas company when
some one fred upon Bob Wright,
the fireman, through . window OF
the plant. the shot narrowly miss
Ing him. While there Is nothing
known definitely. the shooting ia
supposed to have been done By re-
Gently released convict from the
state reformatory who has been mo-
ticed here once or twice OF late and
II known to have threatened
wrights life. Tracks in the snow
outside showed where the man had
stood when he did the shooting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15
THE GRAND JURY
INDICTS WOMAN

Fairfield, Feb. 14.-Mrs. Iowa V.
Miller, Fairfeldf well known chiro-
practor, stands indicted by the Jeffer-
son county grand jury for practicing
medicine without state license. She
was arraigned Monday afternoon in
the district court before Judge Francis
M. Hunter CT Ottumwa, who granted
her until Friday morning at 8 o'clock
to plead
Mrs. Miller was arrested last week
on the same charge and at her pre-
liminary hearing In Justice d. b. viii.
sons court she waived examination
and was bound over to the grand jury
under $500 bonds which she refused
to give and went to Jail. Friends at
cnce circulated petition in the
shape Of bond for her release and 1t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15
STOCK MARKET
IS UNCHANGED.
LEADING STOCKS AT LAST
NIGHTS CLOSING FIGURES
WHEN TRADING OPENS.

New York, Feb. 14.-(Wall Street,
The leading stocks held close to last
nights final prices when trading was
resumed today and the market showed
no tendency in either direction. The
only movements Of consequence were
among the less active stocks Atchison
preferred lost Y -.
Secondary prices We're better and y,
IS. Steel and Amalgamated Copper
were marked up half and Union Pa :
cific Y in the course Of few minutes.
These gains were not long maintained,
Union Pacific falling below yesterdays
close. Trading was listless. Canadian
Pacific, wabash preferred, Denver 8
Rio Grande and National Biscuit
gain /. Selling Of Republic Steel pre-
~ferred continued and 1t lost ~ ana
Bethlehem Steel !.
Traction stocks and bonds respond
ed to manipulation but their advance
did not affect the general market ana
the bidding up was soon abandoned.
marlborough preferred, improved ~:
Finding It difficult to make even the
slenderest sca1ping profits. many OF
the professional traders quit business
for the day and left the floor. The mar
ket seemed to rest on dead level,
scarcely any Of the prominent stocks
varying more than an eighth or so IN
an hour or more.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15

RIcHLAND.

-. ~ !. : = -. -
Mrs. M. l.: Stewart OF Fairfield has
returned home after q pleasant visit
here with her daughter.
Miss Lottie Baily returned last week
from Minnesota where she visited with
her sister Mrs. A. B. Crew and family.
Ross Trigg returned to Illinois after
three weeks visit with his father
and mother
A spelling contest was held at the
school house Thursday night when
Miss Gladys Greeson won first honors
Walter Crawford Of Oskaloosa was
here few days calling on friends.
The pupils Of the high school were
delightfully."- entertained Saturday
evening by the high school teachers at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Brady
An evening Of games, music. recita-
tons lions, and dainty luncheon was en-
Roy Davis has hold his farm near
Delta and is arranging to move to
CLARK county in the near future.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15
WOMAN SHOT BY
HUSBAND; MAY DIE

Iowa City, Feb 14.-Mrs. Fred
Boarts who was shot and seriously
wounded by her angry husband yes
terday. is expected to die, according to
physicians today. Benz. Boarts a
cousin of Fred Boarts, who was also
shot died last night. Fred Boarts As
expected to recover.
The tragedy occurred at the NBoarts
home Fred .Boarts returning home,
found his cousin visiting with his wife.
and in fit of jealousy seized ~.
volyer and began firing at his wife.
Two OF. the bullets took effect in her
body Benz. Boarts who was in an adj
joining room, made an effort to escape
but received several bullets in his
body and died few hours later.
Boarts returned to his room and
turned the gun on himself. The police
arrived and disarmed him before he
had completed the attempt to end his
own life.
His condition, however is considered
serious
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15
ED O'BRIEN HIGH
GUN in BIG SHOOT

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 14.-Fifty-
eight men competed in the opening
rounds of the eighth interstate shoot
ing tournament here yesterday. Ed
O'Brien Of Florence, Kas., was high
gun in the target shooting, breaking
1872 out of 125. c. l.. Parsons OF Hot
Springs, Ark, was high amateur with
119 breaks. In the contest between
five-man teams, Kansas City won over
Missouri towns, So to 81. Six men lied
in the live bird shoot with 10 out of
twenty. The tournament will continue
till Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15
Weather Report.

Illinois-Unsettled with probably
snow nurries or light rain tonight or
Thursday; moderate temperature.
Missouri--Unsettled weather and
probably light rain tonight or Thurs
day: moderate temperature.
Wisconsin-Unsettled and probably
snow flurries tonight or Thursday
moderate temperature.
Iowa-Unsettled and probably snow
flurries tonight or Thursday.
North Enthusiastically fair to-
night and Thursday; colder Thursday
South Dakota-Generally fair to-
night and Thursday; colder Thursday
and in extreme west portion tonight.
Nebraska and Enthusiastically
fair tonight and Thursday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15
CORNER TRIAL ,
RESUMED TODAY

Des Moines, Feb. lathe trial OF
George S. Corner charged with man
slaughter was resumed in the criminal
court here today.
Corners was indicted following the
death of two companions in an automo-
bile accident last October. The men
were riding in the back seat of the
car which Corner is said to have been
driving. The car, travelling at high
rate of speed, skidded and struck a
telephone pole. The sudden impact
caused the two men In the rear seat
to strike their heads against the back
OF, the front seat with such force that
they were almost instantly killed.
According to the testimony OF wit
nesses Corner was driving the car at
a reckless rate of speed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15
Kansas City Live Stock,

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. 1.-THE live
stock market follows: n. "
Cattle-Market steady to 10c higher;
receipts 5000, including 800 southerns:
native steers. $5.50@S.25; southern
steers, s5@6.5O; southern cows and
.heifers, $3@5.25; native COWS and
heifers. $3@6.50; stockers and feeders,
s4@6.6O: bulls, $4@5.3O; calves. S4M
7.75; western steers, $5.25@7.25; west
ern cows. $3@5.35. ,-E %
receipts, $4,000; bulk fsales, $4,000
6.20c heavy, $6.15@6.25; hackers and
butchers. $6@6.2o;4 lights, $5.6o@6.o5:
pigs, $4.50@5. 2
Sheep-Market strong to 10c higher:
receipts, 5000; muttons. $3.25@4.65;
lambs, $5.25@6.35; fed wethers and
yearlings, $3.75@55O; fed ewes, $3.50
@4.2O. =
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15

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