Le Mars Semi-Weekly Post (Newspaper) - October 4, 1901, Lemars, Iowa Published Every Tuesday and EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO VOLUME L E M A R S I O W A F R I D A Y O C T O B E R 4 1 9 0 1 N U M B E R 8 3 OU may perhaps have had some unpleasant & experiences with some makes of made clothing - The sort you have had did not keep the promise of their yood That's just it. There's plenty of made and sold that looks in almost as well as custom But there are only a few makes of wear clothes that are actually custom These are the H. S. & M. and the Stein Block suits and They have been built on honor for nearly half a century and they will satisfy your taste in lines of fit and service as no other clothes and even if you arc used to high priced measure clothes these kinds will leave nothing to be desired and the prices are about half of the custom Business In sack NEW FA $ 1 2 5 $ 1 5 * $ 1 8 down to t h e MI nut Styles C o m e in a nd Dunlap Hats C l o t h i n g a n d S h o e S t o r e L e M a rs $ 1 5 0 0 t o $ 3 5 t r y t h e m o Shoes ON TRIAL FOR Henry S t c f f o n A c c u s e d o f t h e Murder of John J c s s c n on Trial In t h e D i s t r i c t Proposed to B A S E W O M A N ' S S A D S T O R Y. M y s t e r y Which Surrounded I o w a - C a l i f o r n i a F r a u d Is C l e a r e d CONFESSION IN K E M P L E Y D a u g h t e r of Port Man C o n f e s s es Sho Entered Into a Plot w i t h Dr. to Kob Her Accused Man Held In $ 1 0 0 0 0 B i l l. Fort Sept. 30. Spec i a l The mystery which 1ms surrounded t h e f r a u d u l e n t procuring of a deed for t h e located iu h a s b e e n cleared away by the confession of Mr. Mrs. H. M. T h r e a t e n e d w i t h the l o s s of t h e Iovo a n d respect of father and husband and children ( jo idod by t he c r a z i n g fear of t h e l aw and frenzied t h a t the m a n who h a d wood her had used her m e r e l y t h i s own ends and s generally t h e n discarded she uvo up a n d 1 confessed to a plot she had helped to weave with Dr. O r r i n to deprive her aged p a r e n t s of t h e i r Iowa one possession of income of t h e i r old Without the q u i v e r of a n eyelash or a blush a t t h e a l t e r n a t e laughter a nd execration of those who were gathered in the c o u r t room while t h e t r i a l was i n BUG confessed that t he hold Orrin Woodworth had over her was stronger t h a n filal and n a t i o n of Dr. but they wore not p r e p a r e d for i t s full force and effect and it left them broken and At t h e oud of her evidence both sides s u b m i t t e d the case without argument and J u d g e Hall a t once held the Dr. to a n s w e r with bail fixed a t 110,000. TO CALL ISLES t h e P h i l i p p i n e s Name of t h e M u r r l d without other consideration than his she h a d made possible a scheme s t r i p her p a r e n t s of t h e ir When site confessed that Woodworth had promised her no profit she s a i d i t a s l i g h t l y a s who d i d that t ho ono consideration that for a moment h a d deterred her was t h e f e a r of tho w r a t h of h e r t r u e h e a r t e d She confessed t h a t no moral had presented nor a n y sense of loya l t y to h i m she suggested t he scheme a n d s h e after the weakest madu its COUH The w o m a n ' s confession was She even a d m i t t e d tho i n t i m a cy w i t h Although she a t t e m p t e d to set u p n m o r e harmless she m a d e i t e v i d e n t to Oct. 1. A suggestion from a high aud which s meeting with widespread favor is to change tho n a m e of t h o P h i l i p p i n e islands to t h e McKinley Tho object of to ] tho namo and glory of t he m a r t y r e d president and his administ r a t i o n It is to b r i n g tho proposition before tho next and i t is n o t doubted t h a t i t will be a c cented without question if presented i u t h e proper The a p p r o p r i a t n e s s of t h e suggestion conceded savo for tho foresight a n d persistence of President the P h i l i p p i n e s might today occupy a different and far less int i m a t e relation to t ho U n i t e d States t h a n i s n ow boing shaped for I t is out t h a t tho proposed change would link h i s name w i t h t he government of the c o u n t r y for all and also would be constant and conspicuous reminder f u t u re generations throughout tho world t h at 1 i t was in h i s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n that the j r e p u b l i c expanded i t s beneficent in to tho o r i e n t and there established in e n d u r i n g form its i n b t i t u t i o ns and ' Die proposition though at present e n t i r e l y contemplates a o m p l e t e change of nomenclature in t h e whole For tho entire group is to bo named tho Mc and tho process of Americanization is to bo carried out to the mi mi test detail by g i v i n g to tho different islands tho n a m e s of d i s t i n g u i s h e d Americans of t h e past and present This part of t he scheme embraces the idea of bestow i i n g upon the different islands the names of tho men most prominently identified with tho a c q u i s i t i o n and of tho For the mombers of tho American commission which negotiated the P a r is Miss Claudia Mao Crouch and Mr Conrad C. woro i n in i a g o on Wednesday October 2 a t tho home of tho b r i d e ' s Rev. 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Tho cozy homo of Mr. Andrew Crouch who has recently moved to was a r t i s t i c a l l y decorated with cut flowers and graceful designs in green and w h i t s As Miss a former of t h e played the wedding march the g u e s t s very anxiously awaited the a r r i v a l of t he bridal Miss Mabel a sister of t h e anil Mr. a brother of t he acting as bridesmaid a nd After the and many hearty congratulations and well wishes for the future happiness of tho married young a splend i d wedding feast w a s Tho afternoon was s p e n t in a very social I lie c o n v e r s a t i o n being i n liy number of musical select i o n s An i n t e r e s t i n g number was given in t h e form of a l a d i e s ' by tlie bride and three of her former the Misses Marie ( Esther and Anna who joined in Hinging their class Auld hang S y n e A number of piano solos were rendered by Mrs. Oscar Crouch and Tho bride graduated from the LeMars Normal school i n 1801, a n d has alKo attended Morningside since which time she has been one of Plymouth county's progressive professional She i s a young lady of refinement and t a l e n t and has made many friends among her patrons a nd pupils and w i t h all she chanced ( o Mr. Conrad is a progressive young man of Plymouth county where ho also has made many They were of m a n y beautiful wedding Mr and Mrs. Conrad left on the evening t r a i n for an extended visit to Buffalo and other points in t ho east. Among the out of town wore Mrs. William Westing and d a u g h t er of Mrs. Koesch and Wis. Mr. and Mrs. 1<\ W. Miss of besides many other friends a nd of t ho S t a t e of Iowa against Henry Steffen was t a k e n up for n g in tho d i s t r i c t court Wednesday m o r n i n g with Judge Wakefield pres i d i n g Tho attorneys for the u t i m a r o J U. and Tellers t h e defonso being represented by ink & Considerate was experienced iu a t h i r t y - t w o out of the regular panels of t h i r t y - s i x men being a j u r y was secured The following men are to determine the fate of young s S. P o r t l a n d P a - T. 131khorn J o h n M a r i o n Dan H. Low is H. Johnson Henry Arnold Grant A. J. I l u n g e r f o r d E. Tho is ono of unusual Henry St en charged with kill i ng John lesson on the farm of town on April l John whoso wife kept house for had trouble with and tho h i t t e r ' s h i r e d it young man named William and in a scrap which occurred lessen was shot by came to town and gave himself up c l a i m i n g self Peter a neighbor ' jt often was also present t h e shooting and is held as an accessory to tho Young Beaver was on tho stand nearly nil yesterday afternoon and was on a g a i n this IIo r e l a t ed a s t r a i g h t story as to the i n c i d e n t s that led up to tho The cross e x a m i n a t i o n by Mr. d i d n o t b r i n g out n ew features in t ho It is q u i t e probable tho caso will last several days as witnesses have been and a h a r d legal b a t t l e will bo Mrs. tho murdered m a n ' s will not bo- here as a J u d g e cautioned the j u r ors not to talk to a n y one about the case and t h e j u r y was t a k e n iu c h a r ge immediately by the sheriff and will bo kept together until the conclusion of the The following additional of cases have been made by the j u d g e October Keid vs M e r c h a n t s BANKER WARD IS Federal Grand Jury Charges Him With E m b e z z l e m e n t of $ 1 3 0 0 0. From Thomas F. whoso peculations from t h o LeMars N a t i o n a l b a n k whilo i t s vice president brought on i t s yesterday afternoon was i n d i c t ed by the grand jury on seven different The first charges h im with of $ 18,000; t h e r e m a i n i n g s i x charge him w i t h a s many different fraudulent iu t h e books of t ho To all seven counts Ward a plea of not g u i l t y through his a t t o r Tho bond was fixed a t 7, 500, which was i t is will stand for the tho t r i a l of t ho cases i s reached at the n e x t term of court it i s not unlikely t h a t some a d j u s t m e n t m a y he reached whereby Ward will change h i s plea to a lenient sentence and begin nerving it i u t he hope of o b t a i n i n g a later Ward's conduct since h i s r e t u r n has been commendable lie h a s tendered h is knowledge aud b i s s e r v i c e s t o tho receiver of t h e bank in u n t a n g l i n g i ts mixed up affairs a n d otherwise manifested a d e s i r e to s q u a r e up his wrong Ward has been ono of tho most interested spectators of the court d u r i n g i t s sessions of tho past f ew d a y s he watched p a r t i c u l a r l y tho grand jury room whero his shortcomings wore being weighed in tho Late just before tho r e p o r t of tho grand j u r y was brought into he passed nervously up and down tho corridors t h e court Ho was not i n t ho court room when Judge Shiras tho a m o u n t of tho but ho was near by and whon ho learned tho ho hastened off to find h i s a t t o r n e y to a r r a n g e for bonds Default and j u d g m e n t was in two s u i t s brought by Thomas M. Thornton receiver of tho N a tional bank against John Lindou on indebtedness duo tho I n ono case judgment was for f 1,000 iu the other for $ 2,051). Real E s t a t e A v e r y ono who h e a r d her t h a t t h i s intimacy j t T e i n y w o a W t h u 8 b o U O I 1 ( m j ( 1 ( H w n a s tho names of A d m i r a l Gen. Gen Secret a r y Hoot and It i s expected t h a t w i t h i n a few days tho i on will t a k e ' n sufficiently definite shape to w a r r a n t its promoters in p e r m i t t i n g tho uso of thoir names in i t s AC A T I Of J was the moving causo of h o r w r o n g In f ew words she t o l d how Woodworth hod come to h e r and suggested a way by which they might g a in possession of her father's All he wished t o she was to got he deod to t h o property in his ho he w o u l d sell the gypsum deposit ou t h e land a n d pay t h e o l d man out of the At all she Woodworth protested t h a t bo had no intention of her She told how Woodworth had hor wirte tho decoy advertisement that tared hor father to Loa Angles in the very hour in which the plot they had woven meanwhile was to bo She admitted flatly t h a t tho the allowed $ 3 0 0 0 0 which Woodworth handed hor she had never and hn ded back to ten minutes after alio had delivered the deeds to She did not k n ow she whether the amount was $ 1 0 0 0 or | 3 9 0 0 0 and other evidence adduced during tho trial proved that Woolworth had n o t been in possession of more than 1 3 0 0 at one time sinco in 1 0 0 0 Mr. and had been partially apprised of their daughter's River Marriage L i c e n s e s. The following persons secured marriage licenses during the month of from the clerk's 4 Lena 4 W. Maud 4 Gustavo Emit Anna Caroline 0 John B. Marie 1 7 J. 0 Tillio 1 0 Nelson 17 John P. Alma M. 1 8 Bertha E. 1 8 Ralph B. 1 0 J. P. Mary 81 Hugo Theres 3 5 L. Anna 3 7 Daniel Delia 2 8 John Fresia 10 Conrad C. Claudio Mao to loan at 5 oar I W w V ' V b o preliminary eMmi new of Along t he Front lu Wiped St. I. Oct. 3. Fire o u t at 10 a. m. In t ho plant of t ho 12, O Milling on tho river at destroying that and several other causing a estimated at $ 400,000. A high wind blow tho sparks t h r e a t e n i n g the destruction of tho business section of and was asked for A special train carried two engine companies from hero and with tho local finally got t h e flames under control at 1 Tho heaviest losers a r e E. O. Stanord Milling three loss $ 300,000, Roller Milling loss $ 5 000, partially Georgo B. loss $ 15,000, partially F a r m e r s ' loss $ 25,000, part i a l ly and t ho Model loss $ 5,000, partially FIvo Bluff Hno freight loaded with tho freight house of t h o Diamond Joe steamship Hno and s e v en buildings of minor importance were also undo Mutual Insurance Mfg. Co. vs October S t a t e of Iowa vs John horn vs October 0, State of Iowa vs Shito of Iowa vs lo Im If vs Akron Savings October 10, City of October Probate October 14, vs I. C. It. It. Co. M. R. A. Members of t h e order of Modern Brotherhood of America in the eleventh district held a convention iu LeMars yesterday the I dd Fellows More than thirty d e l e g a t e s were M. Smith made nu address of welcome when the con i on met a t eleven F. Y. Locke of Sibley was j made chairman and M. Smith Six delegates were chosen by to a t t e n d the supremo lodge at Sioux City on October as S i b l e y A. Auburn W. J. W. I ret o n W. W. P r i m g l i a r I. Sioux I Vim es were instructed to use all honorable means to have tho h e a d q u a r t e r s of tho o r g a n i z a t i o n located in Sioux A vote of t h a n k s was r e t u r n e d to the Odd Fellows for tho use of their Tho following were in a t t e n d a n c e J. I I 11. T T. D. C. P. Marcus A. K. J. W. J. A u b u r n J. Melbourne Frank Henry F. I l o s t e i u J M. D. Huff Sanborn W. W. W. W. J. 15. T u m o r J. G. W. Sioux C i t y W. P r i m g l i a r J. D. M. H u l l J. W. J. Johnson A. I r e t o u J E. Hock V a t l y B. Dr. L. E A u s m a nn M o r r i l l W. Akron Hyde tho Green pork and St. park cost Loudon between thera 32,070 u y e a r lo keep u p Moro than fifths of tho popula tion of Mexico a r e of mixed or Indian Sheriff of P l y m o u t h county to J O Koenig shff deed 10 and 11 b lk LeMars F. dwaid trustee to W G Bolser trust deed lots 10 and It blk if Guv and wf to Geo A wd lot IH b lk IS LeMars $ 1001). Daniel Datum and wf to Win C O r r qed sw mv and uw HIV M 1) 0 17 It M Crouch and wf to M H Crouch wd lot 1 ii bin L o M a r s $ 7W). F Dalton t oO J and O F Con nolly wd u f t of lot 1,1k ( J J 0 Mars W G Baker and wf to K P qed lots 10 a n d 11 b lk LoMars $ 1 Annie Deters and hus to Dieckmann wd u n d i n t e r e s t in s so and sw 1) Of 4. r $ 1000. F i r s t N a t ' l Bunk to Thomas Boland wd so 20 ' 10 M. J B and wf to Ann Murray wd u III 1) 0 4tJ Lizzie L Strong and bus to Margari wd 33 of lots 1 a n d 3 blk LeMars $ 770. Ohni W l l o i t t to C h r i s t i an wd sw and so He 5 01 48 400. H J and wf to Geo wd lot bid 4 Akron $ Frank House and wf to S t Croix Lumber Co w d p a r t lot of sub div of v nw sw sec 0 a n d so no sue 8 tio ( I $ j. LeMars Normal School assn. to O It Gaston wd lot 5 blk 3 Normal Park add to $ 300. T h i r t e e n u I n I have never boon to said a veteran why so many Americans should believe t h a t a vast amount of 111 luck cent e r s around the number 1U. Tho commonest of nil our silver coins Is the a cent In t ho words ' q u a r t e r a r e j Thirteen l e t t e r s compose K P l u r l b u s In tho tall of the engle a r e 3 3 f e a t h e r s in tho shield tiro 13 There a r e 13 s t a r s and Kl while If you will examine t h e bird through a micro scope you will IS - B Iu bl j w i n T H E M O S Q U I T O C R U S A D E n o w t o G e t m a o f T h i s D n n g c r o aa ct. Tho old t i m e toward tho mosquito w a s r e l a t ed to t h e axiom t h at whatever Is Is r l t l i t though the observer may not understand Tho being part of was supposed to bo of soino to bo it necessary The n ew is t h a t the mosquito Is neither useful nor necessary and t h a t folks who will take the requisite trouble can do a w a y with Science determined very recently t h a t she Is dangerous and worth This fur more ( tian ever she has been and with BO considerable measure of success a s to encourage like efforts iu future on a still larger Apparently there would be no mosquitoes If there were n o s t a g n a n t says 13. S. J l a r t l n In H a r p e r ' s The mosquito a s for Iu New Jersey aud on Long begin by draining und go ou to applications of kerosene to w e t spots that cannot lie The kerosene is not expected to kill ablebodied mosquitoes to which have already been but It does kilt their The t r a i t in t ho mosquito which makes successful w a r her possible Is t h a t she Is a home body and ordinarily stays near her not traveling far unless she can catch a She travels by r a i l a good and the circumstance t h n t lu New Jersey there Is a n a n t movement of t r a i n s from tho coast to all p a r t s of t ho s t a t e Is considered to contribute iu a very important degree to the distinguished reputation of t h at s t a t e as a mosquito t r a i n s or no t r a i n s you can beat the mosquito if you can do a w a y with s t a g n a n t the groat public once gets the idea that mosquitoes have a cause which is often It will make a a nd when t h e mosquitoes anywhere get too troublesome there will bo a search for their breeding places and Intelligent consideration of what may be with drains and to abate One summer it man who had nn aquarium In his house let the w a t e r In the glass tank run very low and lie lie forgot all about t h a t water for nearly a when one morning lie found a u exceedingly largo and family of mosquitoes on his Then ho left but first ho emptied t h e Ills Instructive experience may b e by any householder who will l a k e the trouble to put a little water In a pall and leave It undisturbed In a sheltered placo for about ten R E W A R D F O R G O O D I N D I A NS M o n e y TI IONO I. i n n l c of Plans are being to secure for of I lie and bands of Sioux who were loyal to t he whites during the g r e a t Indian outbreak of a s u b s t a n t i a l reward for their fidelity mid good says the St. Paul Pioneer Last winter congress directed that the United States court of a t should ascertain what members of those bunds were loyal during the outbreak and pay to t h em the amount of their suspended since Inquiry Into tho matter is now Iu I n 180K, congress confiscated the annuities of all t h e Sioux Indians In Minnesota and loyal and disloyal The annuities of t h e und commonly called the Upper I n d i a n s - amounted to i; s payable In t. S y e a r s these minimi payments would aggregate 3,, r I t Is now proposed lo pay this sum to the loyal i and pro r a t a lifter deducting certain appropriations and payments which have boon made since the net of confiscation was Tho investigation Is to determine tho Identity of the proper The court of will fix ( ho sum be A M E R I C A N P A P E R F O R P A R I S R U R A L M A I L D E L I V E R Y A 1- l o Itu A l l l l e t l t o t i n The rural free delivery will In a few weeks furnish Its patrons stumped envelopes bearing return notices s t a l i n g t h e route on which they were In c a s e of says it Washington dispatch to the ' Philadelphia they will be sent back to t h e carrier who first collected them and be by him returned to t he person who st deposited t h e l e t t e r In the This new feature of the Is Intended to give the rural p a t r o n tho s a m e facilities t h a t a r e now enjoyed by those who live In t h e cities and to render their letters more secure tn t h e There were 30 new routes added to t h e rural service mid the will be greatly during the next few There a r e now 0,002 rural a n d t h e number will reach the 8,000 mark by the end of t h e calendar For t h e now routes established there were ua many class It IM estimated t h a t when the free delivery Is Installed It about half lis out In the saving from discontinued c: At n u m b e r of the offices done away with tho postmaster becomes tho carr i e r and simply delivers t h e malls a t tlie houses of his patrons Instead of requiring them to come to F o r mi I- I n t l iu lip I ( it I. Mr. t h e editor of the New York says a cable to the Chicago Inter hi once more In P u r l s to study the situation with regard to establishing it permanent Paris which his who now Is managing t h e Philadelphia would edit. O C I I H said the other I believe the Purls Times will have to wait another though I am to s t a r t as soon as because Purls Is becoming moro a nd more Important a s n center for n cert a in class of news more Int e r e s t i n g to our readers thau tho London Sight is tho most able of all blindness tho most woeful of af 15 p e r cent o f a ll oyo is primarily caused by defective eyo ' Dr. Charles u noted oculist of 0M per Dr. P. a n oculist of N ew says 8 0 Dr. J. 10. oculist in charge of I n s t i t u t i cn for Blind at per cent. Wo a l l i i g r o e t l m t a larger part of all tho eyo troubles come from refraction My experience as a n eye list enables mo to d i a g n o se a n d treat thoso very my m e t h ods me original and I use no poisonous spectacle lenses a r e m y o n ly t- ner red inflamed crossed r. i t or b u r n i n g spots ( lo. upon e t c a re all symptoms of eye Examination and consultation free at U n i o n Oct. i s. A V S T A l I A N 1WNING Get rates on fire and tornado insurance from ' 8 new W Foley's Honey una Tar cures P n n I n Tho newest mid p r e t t i e s t fan la quite und composed of f e a t h e r s from t h o of tho pheasant or t ho Buys tho Chicago At t ho samo time t h e t i n y f a n of Uice or painted gauze elaborately spangled holds Its own in As a m a t t e r of fact really good fans novor look old and ouo wonders why n girl who hus a large sura to expend upon her does n o t Invest In a beautiful n genuine If If a modern work of a r t P. M. w l i r a t t c m p t to navigate t h o Whirlpool rapids of N i a g a r a river with a steamboat of his own construction mid a t t ho sumo time will try to talto soundings of tho whirlpool and it t h i n g many times but never successfully says u Chicago dispatch to t h e New York Sun. fatuous last by tho whirlpool und rapids In nn open the only person ever ft 1 i t K i i i K t r y i n t t u o p n a l a n a a n d N e w S o u t h W a l ls Considerable quantities of opal ara found hi Queensland and New In tne latter state tho kinds are found in many especially in the neighborhood of the but they possess or no commercial Precious or noble opal is obtained principally at in the dry western about 7S0 miles from Sydney and six miles from Tho lattor town ship is about one hundred miles l i and the whole country lti faid ( u be rich lu hut tho water supply seriously retards the efforts of According to 13. F in his work on Tho Mineral ot New South tho precious opals of White as In tho many other valuable mineral wore discovered by In 1889 a hunt while tracking a wounded picked up a piece of tho brilliantly col bred mineral on the after tho find bad been reported a careful of. the locality was with tho result t h a t several more pieces were discover ed; prospecting trendies were then ex aud the gent was found lu Since that time mining have been carried on though sometimes under great as iu time of the locality la badly provided with opal min now a settled ami a thriving township has been established at White Tho area within which the bus been found in tho district is about fifteen miles long and about two miles Pro. for precious opal Is a decidedly hazardous as a there are no Indications what ever on surface of t he Ot the mineral It Is only l a Very r a r e it an outcrop of the gem can lie s- and tho usual procedure is to dig a or p i t in such a position as fancy may and trust to sinking la en the is of a mil l a a fair number of im- the opal has been with at a very short distance from I lie though a largo major ity of the i are Many valuable opals havo been found from time lo weighing about four and a half being sold by the Under for Of course In Lou don It would bring a considerably higher Another Weighing nine was accidentally broken in tho pieces weighing seven and two ounces and valued locally at 700. The value of tho opal obtained since the discovery of tno deposits in 188!) to tho end ot 1809 Is estimated a t but much of the lnod Is not officially SHERIFF'S Is Una by & H l i u c l h l in me Issued out clerk's nf llin District of t l m of In unit for Plymouth count y upon i Imminent In Kern In said c o n n on Mm Ki iluy of 11) 01, In of u mid Mario el i l. Alum WIKS M. 11. utor uf Uio ( i l l u n i M i u i Julia Mom anil 1 upon tup ( real us tho m i y or sulci ' Anna M. 11. e x e c u t o r it the e s t a t e of ( Jehu Matilda unit % l. lll lu two In t h e city of ' s l. Plymouth und that on tlm second day of A. D. ill ID o'clock in. nf wild lit tho of court house In I will lu soil or i o much uot us may lie - i H i r y lo fy sulci fun I- i t ninety mid & 0 l l UOl M I i l n h l mid s i x t y u mill 1U0 s with accruing co wa ut public t o tho for i- i s - I Z D I in U e A d U i V lH M t * lr M d l l' a y o t A D. lOOK Out Ml
