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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

craft in flight by means Of Z wtrs o.
other flexible connection. and providing
the uper, side or end of each bomb with
contact devices adapted to cause an ex.
plosion when the bomb Is drawn no.
wardly by DETECTION OF It's supporttIe
wire thru its meeting an airship. Such
detection must occur whenever there Il
contact between the laterally moving.
pendant wire and an airship. except
only III the highly improbable casa
where the wire and the attacked air
ship are moving In the same direction
at substantially the same speed. when
explosion can be used by pulling the
wire.
Aeroplanes equipped with such lie.
vices would be a menace to airships.
magazines. sheds, ships in repair apd
under construction. Air ships equipped
with larger devices Of this type might
play havoc with sea and land forces,
particularly at night. and might attack
and destroy an enemy's airships and
hangers, docks. magazines, ships and
terrorize very generally. There would
be slight means of defense against such
airships except fast aeroplanes armed
with guns or similar devices
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

Medhus died, and letters of admins
tration were issued. Among the as
sets the administrator found a certfl-
cate of deposit in a Gilman bank for
$1,000, and note given by Roseland
for $4,000. They were inventoried as
one half belonging to each estate.
Later heirs of Gulick and Gonna
Medhus alleged to have found that
Roseland had gone to Gulicll Medhus
and offered the certificate of deposit
and note in payment of his interest
and that of his wife in the land that
Mrs Roseland had decided TO her hus :
band Gulick Medhus. it was declared,
had refused the offer but his Wife, who
did not understand the transaction, ac-
cepted both the certificate ard the note,
and they were found among her et-
fectS.
Heirs Refuse to Accept Them.
But the heirs of the two estates re-
fused to accept them on the ground
that they We're not willing for Rose
land to settle the case on his own
terms. and without consulting them,
and claimed that if anything were
really due the heirs from Roseland it
was the full value of the farm, not the
share of Mrs. Roseland's parents in
the property.
Attorneys Advise Acceptance.
The administrator, Gilbert II. Hill,
having been cited to make final re-
port in the estates, consulted BnforC;
&. Farber, in this city, as to the proper
action in accepting the Roseland paper,
and the attorneys advised acceptance.
When the final report came up infor-
nally in court last May Judge Cum
mings minated that if the admins
traitor did not collect the note and GER
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

thereafter" The defendant carried out
his part of the contract end lived with
Mrs. Olson Roseland until her death In
july 1909. The deed was executed. ac-
cording to the answer, on Oct. 10, 1897,
and recorded NOV. 10, 1897, and
Mrs. Roseland knew. or ought to have
known. of the execution, delivery. and
recording of the deed. AT any rate
the defendant claims. the plaintiff :
cause for action had been fully barred
by statute of limitation.
As to the paying TO Gulick and
Come Olson of the $4,000 note and
$1,000 certificate of deposit, Mr.. Rose
land does not deny the tran saction. blu.
he does deny that there was anything
in the way of a compromise or settle
ment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

January. 1910, term of court. but was
never tried out, and finally was strick-
en- from the calendar.
Salve X. Roseland, a widower with
three or four children took as his Sec
ond wife Mrs. Bertha Medhus Olson. a
widow without issue, and daughter OF
Quick and Come Medhus
At. the time of their marriage Mrs
Olson owned in her own name an UNI
incumbered farm of $50 acres near
Gilman, worth, it is said at the time
she died in 1909, between $4,000 and
$4,000.
At the time of the marriage Rose
land had n farm of 200 acres, but it
was incumbered for several thousand
dollars. Before their marriage it is
alleged that Mrs. Bertha Olson and
Roseland agreed that, after they We're
married, Roseland would take charge
of both farms and have the proceeds
of both until he could pay the indebt-
ednecss on his own farm. However, ac-
cording to the alleged agreement the
husband and wife each was to retain
his own farm, neither having any in
terest in the others. This alleged pre-
nuptial agreement was signed and duly
acknowledged.
Decided Farm to Husband.
Some time later, however, it is al
legged that Mrs. Roseland made the
discovery that instead of signing the
agreement as she supposed she had
in reality signed an absolute warranty
deed conveying to her husband her
160-acre farm. The suit brought by T..
d. Medhus was to have the deed set
aside.
Find Roseland Paper in Estate.
Pending the suit Gulick and Come
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

| tificate the court would remove the
administrator and appoint some one
who would collect the money.
Thereupon the heirs joined in re-
quest that the administrator be not
allowed to collect either note or Gers
titicate and that the note and certti :
cate be deposited with the clerk OF
court to be returned to Roseland, and
receipted for by him. The heirs also
asked that the administrator be dis
charged
Amount Now to About $4,000.
The certificate of deposit for $1,000,
and the $4,000 note, with interest. now
amount to about $4,000, and under the
present status of the case there IS
nothing for the court to DO but order
the paper returned to the maker
Farm For Marriage Contract.
In his answer to the Medhus petit
ton, and made a matter Of record in
the case, S. *. Roseland denies every
allegation made in the petition with
the exception of two-the receiving
from Mrs. Olson of deed to her farm,
and the paying to Gulick and Gonna
Medhus of the $1,000 certificate Of de-
posit and the note for 81 900.
The defendant sets forth in his an
swer his side Of the transaction. and
claims that there was no attempt to
deceive Mrs. Olson in the prenuptial
agreement which resulted in his secur-
ing deed to the farm.
The defendant admits in his answer
that Mrs. Olson did convey to him
the farm, prior to the marriage. and
| that the consideration vas set out
plainly in the deed, in effect that it
was a contract of marriage between
the said parties, to be solemnized
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
BOMBS FOR AiRSHlP BAIT.
New Invention Foresees Battle Above
the Clouds.

The latest thing IN bombs. to destroy
an enemy's aeroplanes or dirigibles. is
used TO bait a sort of fshhook. with
which the military aviator angles for
his prey. When the hook catches the
hostile craft, the bomb eXplodes. for
unlike the angler the object of the fish
erman in this case is not to land what
he hooks, but to destroy it. Thin de-
vice, explained in an article on military
aeronautics contributed to the Flying
Magazine for June, is the invention OF
Joseph A. Steinmetz. OF Philadelphia. a
member of the Aero Club of America
and vice president of the Aero Club OF
Pennsylvania.
The invention involves lowering
bombs to u suitable distance from air
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
What a GentIeman he

The exact definition or a gentleman
has been tried many times. never. per-
haps, with entirely satisfactory results.
Little Sadie had never heard any OF
the definitions, but she managed to
throw CLEAN of light on the sub
tect The word was in the spelling
lesson and the teacher said:
Sadie. what Is a gentleman"
Please, ma'am," she answered "a
gentlemans man you don't know
very well"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
H8lRe IN MEDhUs ESTATE TURN
DOWN OFFER COIN OF THE
REALM.
ADMINISTRATOR HILL
FILES FINAL REPORT
Several Thousand Dollars in Gilman
Bank, Absolutely Refused by Heirs,
Whose conseisnees Will Not Permit
Their MISUNDERSTANDING Story
Of Most Unusual Case.

What is probably one Of the most
unusual documents ever filed in the
district court is the final report Of Gill
bert H. Hill, Of Gilman, as administra
tor Of the estates Of Gulick and Gonna
Medhus. Of Dunbar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

that the eight heirs Of Gulick Medhus
and wife refuse to accept coin Of the
realm that is lying in Gilman bank.
in part payment for land worth 100000
to $4,000. The heirs are acting con-
trary to the advice of their attorneys,
and are so doing IN the belief that they
are following the dictates of their con-
sciences. They feel that the action in
the case as proposed is not as it should
be- and because they do not consider it
right they will not accept the money.
The heirs who have joined in a demand
upon the administrator to refuse $1,000
in cash and note for $4,000, with inter-
est are E. d. Medhus, Gonna Hill, and
0. G. Medhus Of Gilman; A. G. Medhus.
Of Chicago; Martha Olson and Ingene
Olson, Of Dunbar; A. o. Mediums, of
Dillon; and George S. Iverson, Of Lee
Grand.
Hairs Do Not Need Money.
The heirs claim that besides not be-
lieving 1t right that they should accept
the money in question. they are not in
need of the money. They are all Nor
wegian Friends, and believe that they
will receive what they consider their
just rights m the future. Just how this
'" UC dDOutb tIicy uO iicl
know, but they firmly believe that the
case will result finally as they think It
should.
Old Case Recalled.
The filing of the final reports of the
administrator Of the Medhus estates
recalls the old case of E. D. Medhus,
brought as guardian of Gulick and
Come Medhus, against Salye X. Rose
land, brother-in-law of the plaintiff
and son-in-law of the guardians
wards. This case was. filed for the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-14
Mrs. Polly Hahn.

Newton, July 11.-Mrs. Polly Hahn.
Who has been quite i'll for some time.
died Sunday and was buried at St.
Stephens church on Monday. She
was about SO years Of age. The
funeral was conducted by the Rev.
Mr.. H~einacher, pastor OF h church,
in the presence Of a large number
of relatives and friends.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-14
NEW CHURCH AT CURRIE.
Presbytcrians Appoint Committee for
Organization.

Wilmington, July 11.-At a called
meeting Of Wilmington Presbytery,
held in the First Presbyterian church
yesterday morning, a commission was
appointed to organize a Presbyterian
church at Currie, \. c.; Rev. Geo.
NJ. Mathis, who is supplying the Pres
byterian church at Warsaw, was re-
ceived in the P~resbytery from the
P~resbytery of Paris, Tex, and Mr.. A.
S. Maxwell, a young man, was ex-
ANNEX and granted license to preach
in the Wilmington P~resbytery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-14
ADOcryDhal

Lives OF great men all remind us,
When were underneath the mold,
We will have to leave behind us
Stories we have never told.
-Lippincotts.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-14

Big crowd at the ATLANTIC
HOTEL, Morehead City. Why? Be
cause it is the most delightful and
healthful resort on the coast. SAM
tation perfect. Endorsed by the State
Board Of Health. adv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-01
LAWS
IN CONNECTICUT

New Haven. Conn, Jan. 1.--Connecti-
cut wage earners received substantial
New Years presents today when a
workman's compensation act and law
making IS hours the maximum work
week for women, and minors in manu-
featuring concerns became effective.
The compensation fact requires en-
ployers to compensate. workers for oc-
cupational injuries, regardless of LA
bility. Non acceptance of the act
takes from either employer or employe,
his common law defense of contribu-
tory negligence, fellow servant or
trade hazard. Death which follows an
injury, brings to. beneficiaries compen-
sation for a term of years with 500
for funeral expenses Injured employees
receive hospital and surgical care.
The state itself, and cities and towns
have assumed their own risks, on the
strength of'a certificate of solvency.
Many large manufacturing concerns
have assumed their own risks, but the
greater number have accepted the law.
Beginning today the working popula-
tion of the state, from the governor
down to the humblest wage Garner,
will be covered by the new law. Chur-
ches have insured their pastors, sex
tons and {choirs, and newspaper editors
and reporters now have a measure of
nrotecti9n they never had before.
In ths case of the so-called 55-hours
law employers are meeting 1t, especial
ly In the textile industries, by contin-
uing@ the present wage scales, and in
some Instances by slightly increasing
the wages of piece workers, so there
will bsIno loss In the pay envelopes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-01
PIECE OF RADIUN
LOST OR STOLEN

Chicago, Jan. 1.Search both by
police and hospital authorities has
failed to disclose any clue to the
thirty-five milligrams Of radium lost
or stolen several years ago, it is
thought, while beng used in the
treatment of cancer patient
Unless the person having the preci-
GUS particle of radiun--it Is half the
size of a pins head and is worth $4,-
500--in his possession knows how to
protect himself from its influence 1T
may kill him, according to the hos
pital persons. If instead of being
stolen, it Is mislaid, it will declare its
presence by Its influence on whatever
substances are around 1T.
The speck of radium was imported
from France by st. Luke's hospital. It
was kept for use in a platinum cap
slle an eighth of an inch in diameter
and three quarters of an inch long.
ITS last appearance known to the hos
pital staff was when the capsule was
placed in an incision In the arm of a
woman patient. After several treat
ments it was found that the capsule
was inactive The capsule was OPEN
ed and 1t was found that the radium
was gone.
would be Impossible to sell the
ss stlg bit of radium 1T is stated. al
b lis kept of every particle known
Hist in the world and this piece
that register No respectable
sen, laboratory experts say, would
liase d. piece of radium from an
own source.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-01
Bryan Entertained,
Other Functions But
White House Silent
Noisy Welcome to 1914 at Chicago and Other American
Cities-"Sane New Year" Failed to Head Off
Merry Makers in Many Cities

Washington, Jan. New Years
a White House reception for the first
time since the days of President Mon
roe. In the absence of Wilson, a,
breakfast to the diplomatic corps by
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan was the
principal social function Of the day.
More than 900 guests gathered at
the Bryan home. Practically all the
ambassadors, ministers. and members
of embassies, of the legation staffsr
with the women and their families
were present. Central and South
American countries were brilliantly
represented.
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
kept open house all day and much of
the splendor which usually attends,
the visit of the army and navy officers
to the White House was transferred
to their homes. One of the largest re-
ceptionS was at Speaker Clark's,
where his only daughter, Genevieve.
made her formal bow to society.
Chicago Noisy.
Chicago, Jan. with a sane,
New Years ordered by the police. al
$250,000 food Of champagne turned
on; by the big restaurants and q
watchnight service in almost every
church, Chicagoans had their choice
confetti and tickIers were forbidden
by Mayor Harrison, but the street
crowds had plenty of noise producers
and were not noticeably subdued by
the regulations.
At nearly every corner in the down
town district, the rescue missions and
other churches maintained preaching
services up to nnIdntgi1t, ana the
shouts and congratulations of the re-
yeIlers were mingled with hymns and
exllort ions from relays of speakers |
and choifs
Z The restaurant ga%ety Rtowed the
iilsiliet1ce Of The nj espr cad eonsa sior
of the tango and other new dances, |
There was less noise and less break
age, It was said, bat more singing and
dancing thEtn ever before. every hol
tsl dosVnte iiIad tables set in the
halls and Hobbies and there was no
ation Uf the uproar until the early
An army Of $50 church workers was
enlisted by one law enforcement
league to take evidence of violations
Of the closing act.
Restaurant keepers, notified of this.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-01

Rep. Robert Gum Bremner Of
New Jersey, publisher of The
Daily Herald at Passaic, in that
state, is in a private hospital in
Baltimore showing Improvement
after 100000 worth Of radium
was placed in his shoulder to cure
the cancer from which he has
been suffering for four years.
The radium was contained in
eleven tubes 21s inches long and
one-third of an inch in diameter.
The weight of the metal was be-
tween 500 and 900 milligrams and
Is probably the most expensive
quantity ever used in a single
operation. The tubes were plant
ed in eleven incisions in the cancer
and allowed to remain twelve
hours, during which the radio
active properties of the radium
played through the cancerous
growth.
After carefully observing the
result of the first application DR..
Howard A. Kelly, who performed
the operation, is of the opinion
that the operation will be success
full. II cure or even Improvement
results, another step forward will
have been taken in the fight on
this disease. Although about a
dozen cures of cancer with radium
have been reported by physicians
and surgeons In the last six years,
medical men still hesitate to SUBJ
scribe without reserve to the
curative properties Of the precious
metal.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-01
New Year Ushered in at
Washington Minus Historic
Reception at White House
MAKES $25, 5,0o0 IN a.s.-
!. six MONTHS TO = = .
WIN HIS BRIDE.

z New York, Jan. with show
ers of rice to start them on their
New Year honeymoon, Mr..
and Mrs. Julian r, White sailed
for Florida on the , Clyde
liner, Lenape. Their marriage at
Islip, the home of the bride, who
was Miss Lucille Smith, marked
the climax of courtship that
included the objections of fond
! parents and turn at quick for
tune making by the prospective
bridegroom. Six months ago, Mr.
White. started for Florida to make
his fortune with $3.50 in his pocket.
He went into the real estate bust
hess at West Palm Beach with his
tneager capital and today. accord
ing to his friends, he has amassed
the sum Of $25,000. 1t was neces-
Tsary for Mr. White to do some
thing in a hurry if he wanted Miss
: Smith, because E. Preston Smith,
a wholesale grocer, her father, OBJ
jected to the match on the ground
that, the young man could not pro-
vide her with a good home. Mr..
White is the son of the late
Julian White of Chicago and has
known Miss Smith since child
hood. -.s .--. III
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-01

did not make any change in their ar.
rangements.
The custom Of New Years rejoic-
ing was revived by the board OF
trade. Cash grain operators threw
their samples toward the skylight and
the shower resembled a heavy fall OF
snow. The brokers united in song,
the burden of which was cheer up
everybody, we'll have good luck irh
1914"
Dry Time In Ohio.
Columbus, O., Jan. 1.-Ohio cities
last night celebrated the coming in
Of the New Year under new condi-
tions.
1t was the first New Years eve for
the Ohio license law and in addition
to police vigilance in connection with
midnight closing of saloons, the state
liquor licensing board had issued an
admonition that any infraction of the
saloon regulations would be severely
dealt with. AS a result of these re-
strictions, the leading hotels and cafes
IN this city announced that the reser-
vations for tables at New Years
parties which were to extend through
the early hours of Jan. l, exceeded
by FAR any previous New Year cele-
bration in this city.
In Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Jan. 1.-The advent of
the New Year was more generally OBJ
served in Minneapolis this year than
ever before. Reservations had been
received for seats at tables In the
leading hotels and cafes for the past
two months, all of them reporting un-
precedented crowds. The state law
was generally obeyed, as in the past.
no wine being served after IL o'clock.
All OF the clubs in the city also enter
tained large crowds, the principal
event of the night was the passing
OF the Minnaa nalia- Commercial clllas.
y being Gons4hhataa mi ,rF}5s 1i,si
act of consolidation took place as the
big clock in the commercial club
rooms marked the hour Of IL.
Z PracrIraily all of the churches in
the city gave those who wished to
observe the ushering in Of 1914 in
more quiet manner by holding old
fashioned watch meetings" accom-
panied by varying entertainments.
The usual street crowds helped to
make the night a lively one.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-01
BANDITS HAVE
PEOPLE AFRAID

Cannes France, Jan. IA further,
daring attempt at assassination was
made early this morning by the Grim.
inals known as the Phantom bandits
infesting the country districts in this
vicinity. The bandits fired two shots
through the window of large yillaj
in a suburb of Ranguin belonging toa
a prominent Partisan banker The
bullets just missed two women seated
at a table.
The bandits disappeared and no.
trace has been discovered, although
the district swarms with detectiyes.
from Paris and Marseilles. The ter
ror induced by these night criminals
has terrified the entire countryside SO
that the peasants refuse to leave their
houses after dark,