Night Walk and a Confession Between Naida and Brant
Naida Gillis confides to Lieut Brant that she will meet Bob Hampton the miner, not a gambler, amid border tensions with Sioux threats. Brant grapples with trust and suspicion as Naida reveals her past and motives while guiding him along a moonlit road.
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Brant
Lieut. Brant
Bob Hampton
Black Range
Nalda Herndon
Naldo Gillis
Naide Gillis
Old Gillig
Wwe
Bob Himpton
Herndore
Verge of a Quarrel Deepens Brant Hampton Standoff
Lieut Brant confronts Hampton over Naida Gillis as Brant seeks access to Miss Gillis while Hampton asserts control over her influence. Brant warns against pressuring Naida, but Hampton remains calm and defiant, foreshadowing a clash over loyalty and access to the girl amid murky camp secrets and Murphy’s disappearance.
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Hampton
Naida
Naida Gillis
Gillis
Shent Murphy
Bane
Murphy
Red Slavin
Thetather Buck
Glencard
Nalda
Hamlton
Nalda Gillis
Misa Gillis
Misa Giklie
Sac County treasurer under scrutiny for large deficit
A Sac County investigation finds Treasurer W. H. Pettis short by at least 327000, with 27000 in discrepancies between tax lists and cash books. Former auditor George A. Taylor to fill Pettis term. Shortages span 1904 to 1907, bonds cover loss. Pettis and wife placed real estate trust deeds totaling 38800 in mortgages on two farms in Coon Valley township.
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Sac City
Treasuer
W. H. Pettis
George A. Taylor
Pettis
Coon Valley Township
Warrants Out for Weaver in Iowa Falls Case
Sheriff notices sent countywide offer a $25 reward for Walter L. Weaver a 34 year old former Iowa Falls attorney missing since February 24. Weaver is accused of uttering forged instruments in two cases and has bench warrants. described as 5 feet 4 inches tall 130 to 140 pounds with long dark brown hair heavy mustache and rimless glasses. Relatives in Omaha and reports place him in Council Bluffs.
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Iowa Falls
Thomas Walsh
Walter L. Weaver
Weaver
Walsh
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Pacific Coast
W. A. Biggs
Parry
Iowa
Liquor Men Get Replies From Candidates in Iowa League Ask
Davenport’s Independent Citizens League of Iowa sent a letter to all legislature candidates seeking positions on the liberal program. About a score of replies have arrived. Weaver among them says no. others are noncommittal. most express sympathy with the German American society’s aims.
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Davenport
August P. Richter
Independent Citizens League of Iowa
John Bernald
League
Weaver
Ottumwa Ministers Ban Sunday Funerals
Ottumwa Ot tumwa ministerial association bans Sunday funerals urging congregations and the public to avoid services on the Sabbath. Appeals issued generally across Ottumwa to respect the ban.
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Ottumwa
Two Headed Calf Exhibits At Pleasanton Fair
A two headed calf shown here is described as an exhibition. Owner John Robbins, a local farmer, owns the animal. Both heads are stated to be perfect and of equal size.
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Iowa
Pleasanton
John Robbins
Love Conquers Objections as Riverton Couple Wed
Roy Vox of Riverton elopes with Elizabeth Swaine after a bitter clash with her father Herman Swaine who whipped Vox before the wedding plans. Vox later married at a drive and bus ride, then returned to start a honeymoon with his bride in her home district.
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Nashua
Roy Vox
Riverton Township
Herman Swaine
Les
Fox
Elizabeth Swaine
Swaine
Swain
Wox
Charles City
Lizzie Swaine
Mr. Fox
Alabama Robber Sentenced to Twenty Years in Fort Madison
William Smith known as Alabama, convicted of robbing Porter Brothers' cigar store in Albia, was sentenced to twenty years in the Fort Madison penitentiary by Judge D. M. Anderson. He claimed innocence and said he was railroaded. The jury found him guilty of breaking and entering after about twenty minutes deliberation.
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William Smith
Fort Madison
Ottumwa
Epstein Wins Will Fight in Burlington Case
The verdict declares Jacob Epstein's will invalid for probate and awards two thirds of the estate to his son Eugene Epstein of Des Moines. Eugene contested the will after being cut off without inheritance, a nine day district court contest ending in his favor.
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Des Moines
Burlington
Jacob Epstein
Eugene
Eugene Epstein
Afton Child Torn by Hog
Afton child climbed into a hog pen to steal a two day old pig. An enraged boar ripped clothing from her body and lacerated her face and body before her father arrived, fought the hog, and rescued the girl from the attack.
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Afton
Bessie Graham
Creston Lad Is Horse Thief Arrested
Creston twelve year old Creston-Tempie Dill is held for stealing a horse from A. L. Huntington’s barn in broad daylight. The horse and the youth were later found at Harvey Culver’s farm six miles south of town. He confessed to stealing the animal and a neighboring barn bridle. The society promises a later tabulated summary of replies.
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Creston
Tempie Dill
A. L. Huntington
Harvey Culver
Weds Widow Held for Perjury in Fort Madison
Peter Finnigan, arrested in Fort Madison on bigamy charges, admitted to marrying an aged widow in January while already having a wife and five children in St. Louis. He waived preliminaries and was bound over to the grand jury in 800 dollars, jailed if he cannot post bond.
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Fort Madison
Peter Finnigan
St. Louis
Dr Schell to Head Towa Wesleyan
Dr Edwin Schell pastor of the Methodist church in LaPorte Indiana was unanimously chosen by a committee for president of Towa Wesleyan and has wired his acceptance. He will be elected by the board at the June meeting. He served four years as general secretary of the Epworth league and presiding elder of the Crawfordsville district of Indiana until last fall. He graduated from Northwestern University and Boston Theological Seminary.
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Towa Wesleyan
Pleasant
Edwin Schell
Methodist Church
LaPorte
Ind
Epworth League
Ctanfordsville
Indiana
Northwestern University
Boston Theological
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