Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
urer contest is likely to open on Dec.
49, Chairman Smith sets the date and

urer contest Is likely to open on Dec.
IL. Chairman Smith sets the date and
1t must not be less than twenty days
from filing the notice of contest. Both
Ward and Smith will choose judge,
who will sit with Chairman Smith and
decide. Then both will have attorneys
to present their side of the matter. If
the whole vote of the county is re-
viewed 1T will take several weeks
There We're over 1000 ballots cast and
no one knows how many questions may
arise.
FORT MAD1SON-Mother Wheaton.
the prison evangelist, who has travelled
the United States over preaching to
prison and jail inmates, was in the city
on a recent Sunday and spoke at the
penitentiary and the Jail and in the
evening at the police station Quite a
number of people attended the service
at the station. In registering at the
hotels Mother Wheaton gives her resi-
dence as mo home but heaven Some
body jokingly remarked that she was a
long distance from home.
OTTrNWA- Articles of incorpora-
ton will soon be placed on file in the
recorders office for a new organization
composed of young men of Ottumwa
who have organized what is known as
The Reck Chemical Company for the
manufacture and sale of certain pro-
prietary remedies. The capital stock of
the corporation is placed at $4,000 of
which $4,000 is preferred stock and
the balance common stock. The incor-
lporators are meeting with great sue
cess in the sale of the preferred stock,
nearly all of it having been taken by
local capitalists.
CARROLI1-.Anton Lang, who lives
on the Allen farm north of town, lost i
horse one day recently in a peculiar
way. He was hitching up his team in
the morning when one of the horses
began to back, and so continued till 1t
I fell into an open well near by He
lcalled to his aid some of the neighbors
land they succeeded in raising the horse
Ito the surface. But before it could be
taken from the we'll the ropes broke
andgit fell back again. The we'll at this
point caved in and the horse and har-
ness We're buried under such pile of
dirt and at a depth beyond recovery.
F.AIRFIELD-Calv Ballard died at
| Winterset the 18th inst He had served
loi5 many StI > 0S d IIleIlDeTi tUl the
board of trustees of Parsons college
i[located at Fairfield and on many oc-
casions had manifested his friendship
for the institution and his desire to aid
| in the work it is doing. In his will,
which was executed some time prior to
his death, he bequeathed one-third of
his estate to the college. Professor II.
b. Knight financial agent of the coll
lege. paid a visit to Winterset last
week. and. after consultation with
Mr.. Ballard's heirs in which they mani
Tested Very evident disposition to
comply with the terms of the will. de-
cided to accept $4,000 cash in full for
1.-The bequcst
| DUsBUC9I II--NVilliam Matters, one OF
the wealthiest and most widely known
| farmers of Dubuque county. died AT
$50 o'clock Wednesday morning in his
4 Death was due tn Bright's disease, from
which ne suffered the past couple years.
A month ago he took a severe cold,
which compelled him to take to his bed.
Since that time he failed rapidly and
1 the end was Not Unexpected. Mr. Mat
tiers was the owner of five large farms
din the county. though he started life
4 a poor boy Without anything. He was
4 universally respected and his death will
cause profound regret.
William Walters was born in York
shire. England. in 1893 When a year
old his parents came to America and
settled in Ohio They remained there
only year and then came to Dubuque
i county.