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BOOT'S TALK
HAS EFFECTS
HEARST'S CAMPAIGN HA8 ALL
BUT COLLAPSED AND IS GREAT­
LY DISORGANIZED
KD1T0R BREAKS DOWN
Unable to Fill His Speaking Engage
ments the Night of the Broadside by
Root—Knew What Speech Was to
be From the Advance Copies.
., New York, Nov. 3.—Consternation
is -written plainly on the faces of the
Hearst aggregation. The effects of
the awful blow delivered Thursday
night by Secretary Root in his speech
at Utlca were almost pitiable. The
only qualification would be In the
doubt of their deserving pity. The
leader himself was suddenly disabled
and all the forces disorganized. It is
Impossible for them to rally.
There Is no doubt that Mr. Hearst Is
in bad shape politically. He was forc
ed to cut his speaking program Thure
day night and went to bed thoroughly
exhausted, leaving thousands of per
sons waiting in various halls of Man
htfttan where he had been advertised
to appear.
Candidate's Voice Gone.
The candidate's voice was practical
ly gone. He was as hoarse as a raven
and could only make himself heard by
great effort and at the cost of much
pain. He knew from an advance copy
of Secretary Root's speech just what
the secretary was going to say long
before the speech was delivered. Mr.
/"Hearst slept until past 1 o'clock yes
terday. He lay like a dead man and
gave every Indication that his physi
cal resources have been taxed to their
utmost. He was waited upon by a
physician and throat specialist on wak
ing yesterday afternoon. His throat
was sprayed time and again and was
dbctored up until he was able to use
It with some comfort. Later it wa»
announced that he was much refresh
ed.
Hearst managed to keep his speak
r.ing engagements'last night, although
his voice was weak and indistinct. He
used the same speech at the meetings
he addressed. The candidate made a
pitiful and futile effort to answer Mr.
Root's broadside of the night before,
but it amounted- to little but abuse
for the secretary of state, made no ef
.( fort to answer the charge made
against him that he inspired McKin
ley's assassination nor any others,
but devoted his time and his diminish
lftg voice to roasting McCarren and
Croker.
Labor Leaders Desert Hearst.
Labor leaders and men prominent
In labor affairs have deserted Hearst
and are denouncing him as a demo
gogue and unfriendly to reform and
to labor. The sentiments of Richard
Croker have found a quick response
in Tammany Hall and mean a loss of
thousands of votes for-Hearst.
This situation was quickly reflected
in financial districts, where the elec
tion odds jumped as high as 5 to 1 on
Hughes. Within an hour after the
opening of the market $60,000 was
wagered at these odds. Practically
all the Hearst money has been cov
ed.
The news from up state Is particu
larly bright. Mr. Hughes himself an
nounces that there will be a big re
publican victory. He believes that
there will be a large democratic vote
for him and the defection of republi
cans will be small. Mr. Hughes
shares the opinion of the republican
leaders that President Roosevelt's
message has clinched matters.
Sees 150,000 Plurality Up State.
At republican headquarters yester
terday George W. Aldridge of Roches
ter declared that Hughes would come
down to the Bronx with 150,000 plural
ity and if the republicans of New York
city do their duty Hearst will be elim
inated as a political factor in the
United States.
On street corners, in restaurants
In
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and subway trains and In every
Dr. B. A. Stockdale,
Will be in his office in
BALLINGALL HOTEL,
OTTUMWA, IOWA,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
From 9:80 a. m. to 5 p.'m.
Pay When Cured
It is the per
fect confidence
we have in our
treatment that
warrants us in
ad in
above terms
We do not re
quire any moii'
ey (except pay
for medicine
until a perfect
cure is made,
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Dr. Stockdale positively cures
Chronic Catarrh, Diseases of the Eye
Ear, Nose, Throat, Lungs, and Kid
neys, Dyspepsia, Constipation and
Rheumatism.
Piles and all Rectal Diseases Cured,
If you are suffering from nervous
and physical debility. Dr. Stockdale
guarantees a cure.
Blood and Skin Diseases and Dis
eases of Women. Consultation Free
and Confidential. Address:
Dr. B. A. STOCKDALE
619 West Walnut St.
Des Moines, Iowa
See me in Des Moines office
Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays,
GROOMING COUNTS
But it cannot make a Fair Skin or a
aioasy Coat.
Women with good
complexions cannot
bo homely. Creams,
lotions, washes ana
powders cannot make
ft fair skin. Every
horseman knows that
the satin coat of his
thoroughbred oomes
from the animal's
"all-right" condition.
A.
Let tho horse get
"off his feed" andhia
coat turns dull. Cur­
rying, brushing and rubbing will give
him a clean coat, but cannot produce
the coveted smoothness and gloss of
the horse's skin, which is his com
plexion. The ladies
will see the point.
Lane's Family
Medicine
Is the best preparation for ladles who
desire a gentle laxative medicine that
will give the body perfeot cleanliness
internally and the whoiesoineness
that produces such skins as painters
love to copy.
place where men gathered the chief
topic of discussion is the Root speech,
It was pronounced everywhere the
most severe and the most complete
Indictment of a candidate ever made
in the history of the country. Those
who had been lukewarm In their alle
giance to Hughes threw doubts aside
and openly voiced their intention to
vote for the man whom Roosevelt so
trusts as to openly and unqualifiedly
vouch for. The utmost enthusiasm pre
vailed and the intention was proclaim
ed on every side to elect Hughes but
to pools not only to elect Hughes but
to bury Hearst so deep under an ava
lanche of ballots that he never would
be heard of politically again.
Betting Becomes Brisk.
The betting in the lobby of the stock
exchange was brisk but, as is always
the caBe, quiet. Rules of the exchange
forbid bidding on the floor of the ex
change itself, but the lobby is not
forbidden ground. The first bet at in
creased odds was one of $5,000 to
$1,000 on Hughes' election.
This was followed by the announce
ment that Henry Clews had received
a commission to wager $5,000 at even
money that Hughes' plurality over
Hearst would exceed 100,000.
G. B. Burhans Testifies After Four
Years.
G. B. Burhans, of Carlisle Center, N.
Y., writes: "About four years ago I
wrote you stating that I had been
entirely cured of a severe kidney
trouble by taking less than two bottles
of Foley's Kidney Cure. It entirely
stopped the brick dust sediment, and
pain and symptoms of kidney disease
disappeared. I am glad to say that I
have never had' a return of any of
those symptoms during the four years
that have elapsed and I am evidently
cured to stay cured, and heartily rec
ommend Foley's Kidney Cure to any
one suffering from kidney or bladder
trouble. F. B. Clark's and Swenson &
Co.'s drug stores.
HITEMAN.
Hiteman, Nov. 2.—Boay Roberts, as
sistant surveyor, who had the misfor
tune of having his foot cut oft while
boarding a train (tt Mine NO. 4 last
week, is improving very »lcely and his
condition is remarkably good. Drs.
Avery and McFall of this vicinity am
putated his leg below the knee.
Amel Carlson is in the Ottumwa hos
pital, having a sore eye treated.
Mrs. Ghentyer of Bidwell Is the guest
of her son. Will Ghentyer and family.
Miss Sarah Finlinson of Des Moines
is the guest of relatives and friends
here.
Mrs. Homer Woofter of Albla spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. P. Anderson.
Mrs. John R. Price returned to her
home in Albla Wednesday after
short visit with Prof. P. Welsh and
family.
School closed this morning on ac
count of diptherla. There are a num
ber of cases at present.
Misses Edith Welsh arid Kathryn
Jeffries were Albla visitors Wednesday
Mrs. Frank Cameron and Miss Lou
Moses spent Tuesday in Albia.
Miss Margaret Roberts of Ottumwa
spent Sunday at home.
John P. Reese of Albia was a busi
ness visitor here Wednesday.
Attorney Jno. R. Price of Albia was
a caller here Sunday.
The Scotch band, "The Kilters,'
played at Albla Monday. A number
from here went over to hear them. All
enjoyed the music.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Amsbury and Mr,
and Mrs. John Jones have returned to
Hiteman after a few months' stay in
Colorado.
There will be a republican meeting
at the opera house this evening. Hon.
Nate Kendall of Albla will speak.
Miss Tlllle Featheringham is recov
erlng from a severe attack of tonallltls,
Dr. Chas. Lambert of Albla was
professional visitor here Tuesday.
Miss Charlotte Williams, Miss Myrta
Harlow and Miss Rltchey of the Albla
schools were business callers here
Tuesday evening.
Dr. C. B. Powell made a professional
tflp here Tuesday.
Dr. S. A. Gray of Albla was visiting
patients here Monday.
Mr. Willie Shannon returned to Rock
Island, 111., Saturday, where he will
spend the winter.
A
number of his
friends gave him a farewell party Fri
day evening at the home of his mother,
Mrs. D. C. White. Refreshments were
served and a very nice time enjoyed
by all present.
Miss Bessie Barker of Albla spent
Saturday here.
Thos. Cook and Geo. Griffiths were
Albla visitors Wednesday.
Mrs. Jno. Matthews, Mrs. Lon Krld
lebaugh and Miss Florence Matthews
went to Ottumwa Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Chamberlain of
Albla spent Sunday at the p.arental
Isaac Price home.
SOCIALISTS ARfi^ ARRESTED.
Speak on Streets of Seattle In Defiance
of Police.
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 3.—For speak
ing on the streets in defiance of the
police fifteen socialist speakers were
arrested last night and denied bail.
Among those taken into custody were
candidates for congress, supreme and"
superior benches and other officers .to
be voted for next Tuesday,
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EETURN TRIP
III BATTLE
SO SAYS COMMANDER PEARY IN
MESSAGE FROM LABRADOR,"
TO HIS WIFE
PROGRESS VERY SLOWLY
Goes Within 203 Miles of the North
Pole—Gains Thlrty-four Miles on
Best Previous Record—The Roose
velt is Good Ice Fighter and Seaboat
POLAR TRIP RECORDS.
Peary Sends a Message.
The message which brought the
news of Peary's victory was received
last night by Herbert L. Brldgeman,
secretary of the Peary Artic club,
and contains only a suggestion of the
experiences of the trip. This communi
cation follows:
Hopedale, Labrador, via Twillingate,
N. F., Nov. 2.—Herbert L. Bridgeman:
The Roosevelt wintered on north coast
Grant Land, somewhat north of Alert
winter quarters. Went north with
sledges February via Hecklt and Co
lumbia. Delayed, by open water be
tween 84 and 85 degrees. Beyond 85
degrees six days. Gale disrupted and
ice destroyed caches, cut off communi
cation with supporting bodies and
drifted due east.
Reached 87 degrees 6 minutes north
latitude, over the ice, drifting steadily
eastward. Returning ate eight dogs.
Drifted eastward delayed by open
water and reached north coast of
Greenland in straightened circum
stances. Killed musk oxen and re
turned along. Greenland coast to the
ship. Two supporting parties were
driven on the north coast o£ Green
land. One was rescued by me in a
starving condition.
After one week recuperation on the
Roosevelt we sledged west, complet
ing the north coast of Grant Land and
reached other land, near the one hun
dredth meridian. The homeward voy
age was an incessant batde with ice,
storms and headwinds. The Roosevelt
is a magnificent ice fighter and sea
boat. There were no deaths or illness
from expedition. Peary.
Sluggish Liver a Foe to Ambition.
You cannot accomplish very much' If
your liver Is inactive as you feel dull,
your eyes are heavy and slight exer
tion exhausts you. Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup stimulates the liver and
bowels and makes you feel bright and
active. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
does not nauseate or gripe and is mild
and very pleasant to take. Orino is
more effective than pills or ordinary
cathartics. Refuse substitutes. F. B.
Clarks and Swenson & Co.'s drug
stores.
MARTINS BURG.
Martlnsburg, Nov. 1.—Ralph Lowen
berf and Warren Stevens of Highland
Center were In town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Weaver will
leave for Pueblo, Colorado, the first
of November. They will spent the
winter there.
M. G. Glass is visiting near Richland.
Mr. and Mrs. EUJa Hawk have mov
ed to Oskaloosa, where they Intend to
locate.
Ell Powell of Klrksvllle, Mo., Is vis
iting relatives In Martinsburg.
James Hawkins and John Meeker
were in Ottumwa Tuesday..
The Martinsburg band irnlshed mu
sic for a republics nspeaklng In the
town hall Monday evening.
W. G. Lister was a Sigourney call
er Wednseday.
Weekly Bank Statement.
New York, Nov. 8.—The weekly
bank statement shows that loans have
decreased $9,642,000 deposits have de
creased $18,874,000 the reserve has de
creased $7,842,000 the surplus has de
creased $2,624 000, and ex-United
States deposits have decreased &3JU.9,
000.
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Miles
from
Year. Explorer pole
1906 Peary 203
1900 Abruzzi 237
1896 Nansen 260
1882 Qreely 456
1870 N^res 460
1827 Parry BOO
1806 Scoresby 587
1700 Phipps 685
1607 Hudson 654
1596 Barentz 713
New York, Nov. 3.—Mrs. Robert E.
Peary-, wife of the explorer, received
today the following message from
Commander Peary dated at Hopen
dale, Labrador:
Homeward voyage Incessant battle
with ice, storms and head winds. Pro
peller damaged. Progress very slow.
Waiting here for coal. Have no an
xiety. Expect wire from Chateau
bay. Am perfectly well."
New York, Nov. 3.—Commander
Robert E. Peary of the United States
navy has reached north latitude 87 de
grees and 6 minutes which means that
he has approached nearer to the north
pole than any other artic explorer.
He was within 203 miles of the pole.
Records have been kept of attempts
by civilized nations to reach the north
pole since 1558, when Sir Hugh Wll
ioughby lost sixty-two lives In an Ill
fated expedition, and the honor of hav
ing reached farthest north has been
in international race. Before Com
mander Peary's present trip the re
cord was held by the duke of Abuzzl,
who reached 86 degrees and 34 min
utes.
Peary failed-to reach the north pole
as he had hoped to do in his specially
constructed ship the Roosevelt, but
his feat brings to the United States
the honor of holding the record for
artic exploration. His sufferings and
the hardships endured by his party
were as severe as the bravest men
could stand and it was due to heroic
rescues that no lives were lost.
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MARINES COME TO
THE FRONT AGAIN
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J. H. GARNER WRITES INTEREST.
ING LETTER FROM THE NAVY
YARD AT NORFOLK
Tells of the Boys Who Have Been
Known as Soldiers and Sailors Too
—Are Really Not Sailors—Pays Com
pliment to Colonel Waller.
The Courier gives the readers the
following letter from J. H. Gamer, a
former Ottumwa boy:
Once more the American marine
stands In the limelight. The recent
order for the assembling of 5,000 Uni
ted States marines on shipboard in
Havana harbor, with the view to land
ing-them as the advance force of an
army of occupation In the event of
Uncle Sam's intervention in the Cuban
dispute, again called attention to one
of the fittest and finest bodies of fight
ing men in the world, the United
States marine corps. The resignation
of Colonel Littleton T. W. Waller as
commander of this provisioned force
emphasized the high quality of marine
corps officers. Colonel Waller was re
peatedly promoted for extraordinary
service in fighting the Filipino guer
rillas and the Chinese Boxers. He is
to the marine corps what General
Funston is to the army or "Fighting
Bob" Evans to the navy.
There was a time not so far back,
when the marines were not very high
ly regarded in public estimation. That
was chiefly because the general pub
lic knew very little about them. But
during the Spanish-American war and
the troubles In China a little later tho
marines did such effective work that
every patriotic lip was loud in praise
of them. Students in history are well
aware that In nearly every engage
ment of American arms abroad the
marines have done most valiant fight
ing, not only as landing forces but as
aggressive soldiers on interior expedi
tions and campaigns.
Not a Sailor.
The marine is called "soldier and
sailor" too. As a matter of fact he
is not a sailor. He has nothing to do
with the passing of coal, the sweeping
of decks, the handling of ship's ma
chinery or other duties of enlisted
seamen In the naval service. Some
times it is true, the marines man the
secondary battery on warships, and in
a case of emergency, they may take a
hand at the big guns, but they are
enlisted for duties quite different from
those of a seaman. The marines are
sea soldiers. Even this does not ade
quately describe them. They are land
soldiers as well. While a detachment
of marines goes aboard every war
vessel for guard duty and police duty,
from eighteen to seventy men, accord
ing to the size and class of the ship,
events have proved that their ability
to go ashore upon occasion and fight
as infantry, just as that branch of the
regular army fights. They are equip
ped with the same guns, practically
the same accouterments as are the in
fantry, and before they-ever set foot
on a warship they are severely drilled
in the manuel of arms and in all the
methods of the. land fighter.
Training schools for marines are
maintained at Washington, Aniiapolis
Brooklyn, Norfolk, Boston, Portsmouth
and League Island. The establshment
at Washington is called the school st
application, and the training there is
particularly thorough. The marines
have been put to the test as land
soldiers in our conflicts in Mexico, in
Cuba, in the Philippines, In China and
elsewhere, and in every instance they
have fought with bravery and skill
equal to that displayed by soldiers of
the regular army. In fact, from the
very nature of their service, they al
most invariably do the first land fight
ing abroad because they get there
first..
Older Than Navy.
The marine corps is older than the
navy. George Washington was the
father of the marine corps. In 1775
he observed the necessity of having
actual soldiers aboard war vessels and
sent an army captain with two com
panies on an expedition aboard an
armed sloop. Less than two months
later the continental congress, acting
upon this hint, established the marine
corps, which has continued to this day
as a separate and distinct arm of our
fighting service. The present strength
oi the corps is 278 officers and 6,062
enlisted men.
Marines fought with great gallantry
in the w£r of 1812. They were a part
oi Gen. Scott's army in Mexico, and
at the storming and capture of Chapul
tepec the marines were among the
.first to scale the high walls of the
fort. The commander of that detach
ment of marines, Captain Levi Twiggs,
fell in the charge. Captain Myers of
the marines, a grand nephew of Cap'
tain Twiggs, was desperately wounded
in the attack of the allied forces upon
Peking, six years ago, and it was a
marine, "an Iowa boy" who was the
first to scale the walls of Peking.
A detachment of 350 United States
marines was right in the front of the
fight at the first battle of Bull Run,
and it was almost the last to fall back
in the general rout, after losing heaV'
ily in killed and wounded. When the
Merrlmac fought the Federal fleet in
Hampton Roads, nine marines
aboard the Cumberland were
killed and the whole marine guard on
the Congress was annhilated. Marines
fought on ship and shore with Admiral
Farragut in hie campaign in the Mis
,£issippi liver and were the first to
enter the city of New Orleans when
that place was captured, Just as they
had been the first to enter the city of
Mexico with the. victorious American
army sixteen years before.
Fight Wtlh Regulars.
It was the marines who landed and
held a camp at Guantanamo bay, in
Cuba, for several days before the
army forces landed, fighting almost
constantly. In the Philippines, under
Colonel Waller and other gallant com
manders, the marines marched and
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fought side by side with the regulars
and the volunteers, adding always to
their glory.
Whenever and wherever fire, flood,
earthquake or riot menaces or devas
tates a city the marines usually get
there first. A force of 180 marines
aided materially in quelling the draft
riots In New York city in 1863. At
the great fires in Boston, Portland and
San Francisco these "Johnnies" were
on the spot early.
In the old days of wooden war ves
sels and short range guns the marines
did great service on shipboard in re
pelling boarders when the ships got to
close quarters, but now their fighting
duties on board are chiefly confined to
sharp shooting from the military masts
in an engagement and to quelling mu
tinies, should such an outbreak occur.
The marine is of a higher class gen
erally speaking, than the enlisted man
ashore. The enlistment regulations are
more severe for this branch than any
other in the service. No drunkard is
admitted, every man must be physical
ly fit, of good character and able to
read English well. Applicants must
be between the ages of 21 and 35, from
five feet six Inches to six feet one inch
in height, at least 132 pounds iu weight
and American citizens.
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Most of the officers in the marines
are graduates of the naval
When You Come
Across This
Private J. H. Garner,
U. S. M. C.
U. S. R. S. Franklin, Navy Yard, Nor
folk. Va.
BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfleld, Nov. 2.—One of the mose
delightful- Hallowe'en parties of the
season was given by the Rebekah
lodge. From out the fodder shocks and
autumn leaves, which composed the
decorations, grinning jack-o'-lantern
faces shone. The Mandolin club play
ed throughout the evening, giving
pleasure to at least one hundred guests.
One of the Interesting features of the
evening's entertainment was a darning
contest, conducted for the benefit of
the men. The highest honors were won
by Clarence Vorhis and second honors
were won by County Treasurer S. E.
Rowe. The usual Hallowe'en menu
wag served.
The high school sophomores enter
tained the high school students at a
masquerade dance given at Wlshard's
hall on Wednesday evening. The hall
was decorated with the class colors
and partially lighted with jack-o'
lanterns. In one corner of the room a
tent was pitched and a fascinating
gipsy maiden revealed the future des
tinies of Inquiring youths and maidens.
The regulation Hallowe'en refresh
ments were served, after which the re
mainder of the evening was spent in
dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Glltner have re
turned from Sheridan, Wyoming,
where they have been spending the
summer with their daughter, Dr. Lula
M. Bell. After spending a short time
here they go to Van Buren county to
spend the winter with their children.
Patrick Brady of Fairfield was in
the city Tuesday completing the work
on the Taylor-McQowan furnace which
has been placed in the bank.
Mr. Miles of Ottumwa was in the
city Thursday on business.
John H. Taylor has purchased a
handsome family monument, which,
when nlaced In the I. O. O. F. cemetery,
will be the largest and finest stone on
the grounds. The stone weighs 2,000
pounds and there are to be seven
markers weighing 4.000 pounds. The
monument is expected to be on the
grounds next month.
Miss Ida Proctor has returned from
Memphis, Mo., having been obliged v.o
close her school on account of diph
theria. Miss Proctor teaches in the
higher grades and had no cases in her
room, but there were five or six suffer
ers In the lower grades.
Miss Kate McClure entertained six
teen friends at a Hallowe'en party
Wednesday night. Whist furnished en
tertainment for the evening and at a
late hour the party closed the happy
evening with a moonlight ramble over
the city.
Miss Cora Epperly and Carl Earhart
of Milton spent Thursday In the city as
guests at the Jack Noble home.
The Fortnightly Whist club met on
Wednesday evening at the John R.
Wallace home and spent a few pleasant
hours in the fascinations of the game
In which the first prize was captured
by Mrs. A. H. Fortune and consolation
honors fell to the lot of Mrs. E. T.
Mathews. The guests of the club were
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Fortune, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry C. Taylor, Miss Helen
Trimble of Keokuk, Miss Helen Wray,
Miss Maud Dabney, Mrs. Flora Mc
Achran and Mrs. Fannie Cook.
Reception to King and Queen.
Malaga, Spain, Nov. 3.—The king
and queen, arrived here today and met
with a cordial reception. They passed
through the streets to the palace with
out any untoward Incident.
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Trade Mark*i^
in red and white on each end of a
spackage containing biscuit and
crackers, you can rest assured that the
contents are of the very highest order—
fresh, clean, pure and perfectly baked.
ZWIEBACK—"
tea, coffee or chocolate. -.
BUTT&R THIN BISCUIT—A
acaden-
though enlisted men may be promoted
through merit and some officers are
appointed from civil life after proper
training, as in the army.
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The trade mark identifies the products of the
National Biscuit Company and ever stands for the
highest quality of baking.- For example try packages of
Twice-baked "—-justly celebrated as delicious with
crisp, light, dessert biscuit, rich and
satisfying, served as something out of the ordinary. If you want a
biscuit that is particularly nice, try a package.
COAL LAND SALE
GIVES SEW LIGHT
DES MOINES PEOPLE BELIEVE
THEY SEE EXTENSIONS OF
THE IOWA CENTRAL
Means Development of the Great Coal
Area of Lucas, Monroe and Marion
Counties—Contains More Than All
Other Districts.
Des Moines, Nov. 1.—In a recent
transfer of coal land rights in Marlon
county may be found additional
grounds for the statement of the prob
able plans the Minneapolis and St.
Louis and the Iowa Central railways
for buildjng Into Des Moines from
Oskaloosa or some other point on the
Iowa Central and thereby connecting
up two systems here and giving this
city another main line into Chicago.
The transfer was made by Byron
n„e_w, r,°,a.d
acquisition of the coal lines tflll be of
no direct benefit.
A Wonderful Field.
The 2,700 acres involved in this
transfer are located, in the heart cf
a.-coal field that promises to surpass
in the state. It is stated by those
who have investigated that there are
in Marion, Lucas and Monroe counties
more than 200,000 acres of undevelop
ed coal lands, practically all in one
continuous area, which contain more
coal than
haB
been or will be mined in
all the other Iowa fields combined.
Hundreds of prospect borings made
by railroads and other prospectors In
dicate that this entire 200,000 acres
Is underlaid with choice coal in veins
varying from four to eight feet in
thickness. In few places this dis
trict where shafts are In, coal is being
taken from six and eight foot veins.
That this rich district Is practically
unUeveloped is due to the fact that it
has very meager transportation facili
ties. "One of the choicest rights has
no railroad nearer than twenty-three
miles to the south, eighteen miles to
the east." said a man who recently
visited this district "There is fine
coal in abundance all through there,
but there is no way of getting it to
market."
Railroads Are Active.
But there will be some day Is evi
denced by the fact that the railwavs
of this section of Iowa are acquiring
coal lands as rapidly as they can in
locations favorable to them and their
lines. The Rock Island some years ago
purchased about 4,000 acres, to which
it already has a line it is operating
one shaft. The Milwaukee has aboout
3,250 acrer, to which it has no ac
•cess now, its nearest line being at
Ottumwa and Des Moines. The Mil
waukee has made extensive tests, how
ever, to determine the value of '.ts
lands. Many borings were made,
showing that the veins ranged from, 4
feet 8 inches to 7 feat 9 inches in
thickness two confirmatory shafts
were sunk a mile apart and in one
a vein 7 feet 1 inch in thickness was
found in the other a vein 7 feet 4 in
ches. The Northwestern has holdings
in fifty-four different sections in this
district. The Inland Coal company of
Chariton and the Empire Fuel com
pany also have large holdings that
are very valuable.
In a few years more the indications
are there will be much building of
railway lines' into this rich territory,
and that it will ta^e oh tha activity of
one of the greatest coal districts of
tixa mid west.
It seems to be the fortune of some
people to find the holdup man, where
the town is sufficiently metropolitan
to sunnort the luxury.
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COUNTY ATTORNEY
M'CALL ASSAULTED
NEVADA OFFICER IS IN CRITICAU
CONDITION AS RESULT OF
THE ATTACK
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Assailant Is Not Known For Certainty
Motive For Attempt at Murder It
Not Known—Only Minor Casies Bo*
fore the Grand Jury at Present.
Nevada, Nqv. 3.—County Attorney B.
M. McCall was assaulted and seriously
injured shortly after 7 o'clook last ev
ening as he was leaving his home for
the city. He was struck three timea
with a club, once behind the ear and
on the forehead after he had fallen.
Seevers of the Whitebreast Coal com- ®ar'y the evening noticed a stranger
pany to George W. Seevers, general
counsel of the Minneapolis and St.
Louis and Iowa Central railways, and
it involved the coal rights of 2,700
acres of land located between the in
land towns of Calonna and Dallas, in
Marion county, in the very heart of
the rich coal fields in that section
of the state. It is the presumption
among those who are in a position
to know that this transfer was for the
benefit of the M. & St. L. and the Iowa
Central. This being true, these roads
are believed to contemplate the earjy
construction of lines to reach this coal
field and such lines would undoubted
ly be a part of a line into Des Moines,
Suspicion points to local parties, and
officers are working on the. case, aild
watching all outgoing trains. Mr. Mc«
Call's condition is- critical.'
Some children playing in the vicinity
loitering, in the -alley, and a good de
scription of the assailant was secured
from them. A blunt instrument, evi
dently a heavy hickory club, was used.
The first blow landed back of the ear
and felled McCall. Not content with
this, tho man struck the prostrate at
torney two more bloys on the fore
head, then fled down the alley, leav
ing his victim insensible on the pave
ment. The children at once gave th»
alarm.
The police took up the trail and from
description expect to make an arrest
soon. Suspicion points to local partieB.
No reason- can be assigned for the
attempt on McCall's life. He has been
conducting a grand jury investigation,
.th® but the cases are minor ones, and not
of sufficient importance to cause any
of the persons on trial to wreak ven
geance on him.
in output and quality all other fields former State Senator McCall and a,
McCall has been in politics for soma
time, but this was his first term as
county attorney. It was not known
he had any enemies^ He Is a son of.
brother of John A. McCall,
known Des Moines attorney.
a well
CHARITON.
tsir* i,
Chariton, Nov. 2.—Frank Booth an«
Miss Ida Whitlach, two of Pleasant
township's young people, were married
Wednesday noon at the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage by Rev. Nathan
Evans. They will reside on a farm In
Pleasant township.
Hon. James Wilson, secretary of ag
riculture, failed to make his speech
In Chariton yesterday afternoon owing
to the fact that he w.as unable to make
connections from What Cheer to get
here. He spoke In Des Moines last
evening.
The revival meetings now in pro
gress at the Baptist and United Breth
ren churches still continue and much:
interest is being manifested. They will
continue until further notice. a,
Albert Russell is able to work again/
after a two weeks' vacation on account
of an injured back.
Edward Lockman returned last nlghtT?
from a business trip to Chicago.
Miss Anna Clausen returned the^.®/
first of the week from an extended^.,.^
stay in Colorado. ~r™
Miss, Emma Hasselquist returned,
last evening from a visit In Ottumwa.
A large number of farmers came In,
Thursday to hear Hon. James Wtlson'a.j .^'..
speech., but were disappointed, a!s
was unable to reach here.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norrls ofc
Ne'wburn were in the city Thursday.
AGAINST DES MOINEO BANK£.
Lose Suit to Recover On $80,000 From
Defunct Corning, la., Instituion.
Corning, Nov. 8.—In a suit to recor*
er on $80,000 from the defunct Corn«
ing State bank, Judge Evans yester
day ruled that the Iowa State Savings
bank and the Des Moines National
bank of Des Moines, cannot loan
money to savings institutions except
for deposits, expenses of management
and obligations incurred to obtain
money to pay its depositors. The lowa
State Savings bank had $16,000 in cer
tificates guaranteed by President
Larne of the defunct bank and- the
balance of about $52,000 in notes. Tho
Des Moines National had certificates
of deposits amounting to $10 500 issued
in the name of Beaumont Apple and
assigned to the Des Moines Institution.
The court In
itB
decision declares that
this transaction was a loan, that the
Corning bank had no right to borrow
under such conditions and that Re
ceiver Andrews had no legal ability
for the payment^