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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24

ceedings brought against them by their
wives within the past few days, and
both allege cruel and inhuman treat
ment endangerii.g their lives. No hear
ings OF the cases have yet been had.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24
q GIFT 10 WESTERN.
citizen Deeds Half sector
ofl.nnd to the College.

MnXwelI Citizen Deeds Half Section
of I.nnd to the College.
Special to Times Republican,
Toledo, May 24.-sW Western College has
just received a deed for q half section
of fine land in southwestern Minnesota,
the gift of Mr.. j. X. Hobaugh. OF Max.
well, Ia. 1t is valued at $1,000. 1t is
given for the endowment fund and is to
be n memorial for tlles wife OF the
donor. Mrs. Lucy Hobaugh, deceased
last December. This handsome gift to
the permanent fund OF the institution
Mt this time will further stimulate the
present effort now being made under
the leadership Of President Bookwalter
to provide for the liquidation Of the
college debt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24

Lee r. Hamilton, the deceased, was a
young man and single. He had not
been in the employ Of the Burlington
company a great while. having been
previously engaged with the street rail-
road company ut Galesburg. His fa-
Their resides at Wheeling. w. Va. and
he Is said TO have relatives at Abing-
don, Ill. His remains Will be taken to
Galesh,irr for interment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24
Drowning at spirit Lake.

Special to Times Republican
Spirit Lake. May 24.-William Blaesy
was drowned in Spirit Lake. near Or
leans, last evening. 1t is reported that
with two companions and key of beer
he went out fishing. When the contents
of the key were well nigh exhausted
the boat in some way was overturned.
The other two chung to the boat, but
.Blaesv said he was going TO swim to
shore and struck bravely out. 1t was
a long distance for a sober man and the
waves We're rough. He made about one
half the distance when becoming sick
and vomiting he was overpowered and
sank. Parties from the shore soon dis
covered the two remaining men and
went to their rescue. The body OF
sBlaesy was not recovered for a couple
OF hours. The body will be shipped to
the parents in Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24
Iolwau. After Indiana Property.

lOWonss AFTER Indiana Property.
& La Porte, Ind, May "a Mrs. Nancy
Higgins. Andrew 1. Philips. Charlotte
Fuller. Desire Griffith and Theresa
Latham. living near Dubuque, Iowa.
are plaintiffs in what promises to be a
long drawn-out legal action filed in the
circuit court in this city. The plaintiffs
aver that they are heirs at law of Will
liam Philips, a pioneer resident of this
section. who died in 1892, leaving thou
sands of acres of rich land to one John
Whitaker. The plaintiffs recently be-
gan to trace their kinship, with the re-
suit that direct lineage was established,
the result u their investigation being
followed by the bringing of suit for $40
900 damages. The casc will be carried
up oRsappeal no matter what the decs-
siiv,l OF the slower court may De, tu tic
higher courts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24
ABRAKEMAN KILLED.
Lee n. HAMILTON NJ cots With Fatal
- IS Accident.

s Accident.
u Ottumwa, May 24.-Lee r. Hamilton.
. Burlington brakeman. was instantly
killed while he was coming west on an
extra switching engine at Batavia.
which had stopped at Batavia to set
out car Hamilton stepped between
the cars to uncouple them, and in some
manner. 1t is not known just how, was
pinioned between the bumpers. "A num-
Der OF people We're standing near when
the accident happened. They cav Ham
Bilton 90 between the cars. but did not
watch his further movements When
he failed to appear some one looked
between the cars and there saw his
body pipioned between the huge bars
which had instantly crushed out his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24
Grand Junction.

Special to Times-Republlcan.
Grand Junction. May 81. Renner
Bros. new warehouse. implement and
store building will soon be ready for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24

f. A. Donkin. superintendent Of the
Dakota division of the Great Northern.
railroad, was accidentally killed by be-
ing thrown from a railway tricycle. at
McCanna, ". ID. s
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
Arm Broken

Johnny Taylor, fifteen years old
lad, bad hi- arm broken AT the skating
rink Saturday night while trying to
lie arm to skate. 1t Is said that he was
trying some fancy strokes that he had
seen several men do when he fell in
such way as to break his arm ne ar the
wrist
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
Mrs. Sldebothdm Dead.

Mrs. Samuel Sidebotham died at her
home a, 6l3 North Campbell street
about midnight Saturday night. She
was sufferer from lung trouble and the
immediate cause of her death was q
hemorrhsge. Her husband is a boiler.
MAKER and has worked for the G. &.
and f P. & N. E.. but for the past
several weeks he hss not done any
work on account OF his wife needin q
his attention.
The funeral of Mrs. Sidebothsm was
conducted at the family residence this
afternoon a. ) O'Clock and the inter
meut was in the Old Fellows plot Of
ConcOrdia cemetery. Mr.. Sidebosh am
is an . Id Fello and the order was
we'll represented At the funeral.
Thomas and Jack Side ootham, ,
brothers of the bereaved husband, are
here from Clifton, having come to NJ
tend the funeral. They are EN- ployed
BY the Arizona Copper Company.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
His Temporary Adornm.nt.

y clergyman formerly well known in
this city went into Il down town haber-
dasher's one day and chose Il rich dress
ing gown. He got permission to return it
before the end of the week If il should
not prove satisfactory to his friends and
relatives II was returned in few days.
The following week one of the clerks en-
ploycd by the habcrdnsher happened to
stop in front Of II photographers front
door and there. in the center of the gal
lery. stood out the picture of the rcver-
end gentleman sitting in his library and
attircd in his borrowed dressing gown
Boston Journal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22

girl my nrrre Dog.
Come for the bachelor girl" dinner. Never
thought I'd Civ. one. We sail July 80. With
love, MARY MAURICE.
So the wooing of a bachelor maid is
not different FROM the wooing of any
other sort of maid. When Hammer
smith dropped his semicommercial prop
ositions ami woocd ''as woman of any
age likes to be wooed" the citadel ca
pitulatcd. the practical bachelor girl
found she vuinera BILE the shafts
of Cupid. And John HammerSmith
learned this old time lesson: When q
man would win a maid, don't write; go.
Modern Culture.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
Doing His Best.

"ies. were going to move" she said
to the agent. we simply can't. stand
it,
Have patience. madam, he urged.
Patience has ceased to he virtue"
she retorted. we complained twice
of that woman in the fiat above us who
pounds rhe piano AMI sings both day
and night. and You said you would get
her out. Instead of doin" that you
have calmly let the fiat next To hers to
a man who plays the cornet."
But that's part al the scheme" he
protested. We put him there on pur
pose. His instructions are Ia make so
much noise she cant hear herself sing.
She has Il lease. you know. and the
only way To- get her out il To discour-
age her Chicago Post.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
The Power Of Gold RfnYIets.

A contributor to Short Stories says
that Charles Dickens greatly objected
20 cNtravagant expressions and cites an
anccdot" which completely diSproves her
statement, for il may be readily seen
that Dickens. to use EmcrSons quaint
expression. MhiStled as loudly as any
body when the right pucker came.
AT one time. when Il friend OF the con-
trihnt"r was staying in the house with
The great novelist. a discussion arose
about Byron. Dickens took exception to
The poets expression. Drunk with thy
beauty" and heated argument ensued.
All the time during the talk the novel
tst GaZed. as if enrapturcd. at the con-
trihutor's friend. who had very beautiful
golden hair. worn, according to the fash
ion of the day, in rinElers- At last
jumping up he struck a dramatic atti-
tuae. smote his forehead with his open
sllm and, striding 10 the window, pulled
out Il pencil and wrote the following on
fhc woodwork:
o maiden Of the amber dropping hair,
May 1. Byronicslly. thy praises utter?
Drunk with thy beauty, tell me may dare
To breathe thy pTans, borne upon 4 shutterf
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22

MIR. Willisms, the man who gave
the police so much trou BILE u few weeks
ago, hos been very sick lately In a
private house and this moruing Chief
Lockhar wired TO his family in CAL
ifornia telling OF mis- condition and ask-
Ing them II he should seud him to a
hospital. Williams is afflicted with
the drink habit and is in Q bad condi-
ton.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
COUNTY CONVENTION
(Consinued from lst page.

to being the original, on the grounds
that George Look. ward chairman, had
designated the Franklin school as the
place for holding the election. Brock
said he was elected secretary. of the
| first meeting against his will and that
every time he got up to make a mo-
| ton he was ruled out of order.
On motion of II. X. Wood the opera
house primary was agreed upon as
the proper one and the delegates elect
ed Inereat were certified to the
correct ones.
Afternoon Session.
AT = O'Clock the convention. number
ing 81 delegates, reassembled. a few
minutes later Chairman Dean raped
sharply for order and the wheels We're
set in motion.
Several minutes prior to that the two
candidates for district clerk were do
ing some tall hustling and c. r. More
lead and others were rustling around
considerably. according to report, in
the interest of Mr.. Courchesne. for
commissioner. Word has gone down
the line that Mr.. Courchesne might be
deieated and some people were scared.
II. X. Wood was spoken of as a posi-
bility.
The committee on credentials and
basis of representation made its
lengthy report through it's secretary
eyton Edwards. The committee on
permanent organization and order of
business also reported. 1t recon-
mended that J. NJ. Dean be made per-
manent chairman and J. ID. Ponder,
secretary with F. ID. Smith and John
Sneed as assistant secretaries.
Nominations for sheriff were de-
clared to be in order.
Boone Nominated.
Boone was nominated in thrilling
speech by J. NJ. Dean. who temporarily
resigned the chair to Fl. r. Wood. The
nomination was seconded by Richard
Burgess and there being no other name
put before the house the nomination
was made by reclamation.
To the surprise of many only Isaac
Alderete was placed in nomination for
district clerk and he was unanimously
chosen as the conventions candidate.
G.. w. Huffman went through in
like manner. RE was nominated by
II. Lehman.
Park w Pitman was named by A. p.
Coles for county clerk. Mr.. Coles said
Pitman was the most popular man in
the county and would discommode
himself any time to accommodate per-
sons who went to his Office to Seen in
formation. He was nominated by ac-
clamation and accepted in a neat
speech.
Ed Caples was unanimously nomi-
mated for county tax collector. There
was an uproarious demand for young
Caples to speak. His father Dick
Caples responded but the young man
was forced to the front and thanked
the convention for the nomination.
Surveyor Parker was renominated
for county surveyor and J. p. O'Connor
for county treasurer.
F. f. Morriss in a neat speech nom
mated James r. Harper Tor county
Judge. Quick as a flash there We're
dozens of seconds to the motion and
his nomination was made unanimous
Judge Harper was called up to the plat
form where he made speech in ac-
cepting the nomination.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
DIVORCE GRANTED.

Mrs. u a. Collins VAS granted
divorce from J. j. Collins. The an
plication was not contested.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
Y cry Abstract.

AN abstract noun" remarked the
teacher. lis the name of something you
can think ahout but not touch. Now give
mo an example,
"A rcdhct poker" remarked Freddy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22

FREDDY" said the school marin. what
IL your idea of the meaning of the eN-
precision. He * a son Of the soil?'"
Il suppose that it means that he was
made out of the dust OF the earth.'-
PittSburg throniclc-Tclcgraph
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22

'Then you regret being an old maid?"
"Yes, l do. l might as well have been
downtrodden by n husband and six chill
drcn of my own as he at the beck and
call of the husbands and children of all
my sisters and intimate friends. Chi
cago Record.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Headquarters of the Mckinley and
Roosevelt club in the Sheldon hotel.
next Carnival headquarters. open ev-
cry day and evening. Regulac meet
ings every Tuesday night at S.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22

The paramount issue is the necessity
of better school accommodations
Vote tomorrow FOR the school bonds.
Your vote is needed to carry them.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-08
About tho Weather.

The maximum temperature yesterda,
was 70 degrees.
The minimum this morning was 81 de
grees.
The forecast for this section is:
Partly cloudy tonight. Sunday. =
The rainfall yesterday was OlS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-18
NEW ORLEANS CITIZEN.
Well Known Here, Dies at Wau-
kesha Springs, Wis.

Information concerning the death
OF Mr.. John Bobb, of New Orleans.
La" at Waukesha Springs, Wis,
was received here Fridny by re-
latives. His death was caused by
Brlght's disease from which he had
been a sufferer for several months.
Mr.. Bobb was engaged in the
brokerage business in New Orleans
and was one of the foremost busi.
ness men of that city. He was a
brother of Mrs. Albert Kelly, of
this county, and a nephew of Mrs.
Alex Campbell, of this city. He
leaves a wife, but no children. He
was well known in this city, hav-
ing frequently visited relatives
here.
Miss Emily Bobb, his sister, who
had been visiting the family of Esq.
Alex Campbell, left Friday evening
for New Orleans to attend the
funeral.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-18
JULIE MERCER
Unable to Give a Peace Bond and
Sent to Jail.

s. c. Mercer, Jr.,' was arrested
Friday afternoon for making
threats against the life of his faith.
er. He was arraigned before City
Judge Campbell but the case not
being ready for trial he was com
mitted to Jail for the night. On
Saturday he was tried and requir-
ed to give d peace hond of s., 500.
In default of bond, he was again
sent to jail and was still in Jail yes
terday afternoon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-18
CIRCUIT COURT.
Another Pretty Heavy Docket for
Fall Term.

Friday was the last day for filing
suits for the Fall terms of Circuit
Court which convenes in this city
next Monday for a session of six
weeks. There are Ill new suits,
as against lib for the previous six
weeks term. OF this number thirty
eight are divorce petitions.
There 191 continued equity cases,
73 continued common law cases, and
156 commonwealth cases, continued
from last term, making 531 cases
on the docket.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-18
CAUSED BY CONSUMPTION.
Mrs. j. ii. Morgan Dies After
Long Illness.

Trenton, KY, Sept. 15.-Mrs,
Fannie Morgan, wife of Mr.. ]. H.
Morgan, of West Fork, died last
Thursday evening of consumption,
aged % years. She had been in
bad health for a year or more and
had recently spent some time in
Texas, in the hope that she might
be benefited by that climate. She
was a member of the Methodist
church and most popular lady.
G. NJ. Nj.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-18
EXCHANGED FARMS.
Todd County Planters Swap
Near Trenton.

Trenton, Ky, Sept. 15.-Messrs
John 4. Evans and e. h. Thomp
son, prominent planters OF neal
this place, have traded farms and
took possession of their new prop
erty this week.
The Thompson place of 558 acres
adioins the Evans farm of278 acres,
and it is understood that the
swap was acre for acre, Mr..
Evans paying S4S per acre for the
amount of land in excess Of his
farm.
G.. NJ. M.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-18
CHANGERS DONATE.
Appropriate $50 For The Galveston
Flood Survivors.

Church Hill Grange held it's re-
gular meeting Friday and made an
appropriation of $50 for the relief of
the survivors OF the Galveston
flood. Resolutions of sympathy
were also adopted.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20
The Teachers Annual.

The Normal institute for the Twelfth
district OF Colorado. will be held in
Montrose. July 20 to Aug. 10. 1890.
The committee has been very fortu-
nate in securing +. II. Clark. Of Central
City. as Conductor. Prof. Clark has
been eminenily successful in institute
work and stands high with the educators
OF the state. He is ful! OF enthusiasm.
a worker. helper; this, with his wide
experience and his long association with
teachers. makes him one OF the ablest
conductors in the state. W. =. Rhodes.
Principal os the Moutrose High Schools
will assist Prof. Clark.
Miss Ella Stratton, OF Cripple Creek
will have charge OF the Primary Work
Sac will come direct from Chicago, with
new methods. and will also give advance
lessons in Speer.
This institute will be up TO date in
every respect. The meeting together OF
those who are interested in school work
is Of great value to each in attendance,
aud the teachers who are beet fitted
nov. are the ones VINO VII! cdis WIG
most real beneii; from this session.
Teachers holding first grade certiti-
Gates should not ask for renewal unless
in attendance at this institute.
Lectures are promised by our State
Superintendent, Mrs. Grenfell. by DIR.
Snyder, President o: the State Normal,
aud by DIR. Aylesworth, President OF the
s ate Agricultural College. You can
not afford to mics these lectures.
For further particulars regarding
board and rooms. correspond with Miss
Willis, at Moutroee.
Executive Committee: Mrs. NJ. j.
l3eov ne. Prcsidcnt. Delta; Miss Minnie
Holsday. Treasurer, Oursy; Miss Emms
Willis Secretary. Montrose.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20
Anna,l San ,s.n e.eu,.isa to Sal, l.s. CT,

The annual pilgrimage to Zion" will
nccut in August. There will te the
usual attractions Of the city and Sur
rounding country. the Great Salt Lake
ard Saita!r Beach. the Sanitarium. the
Hot and Warm Sulphur Sptirrsi .he
glittering Salt Palace with vaudeville
shows and Bicycle Races, the Lagoon.
and the Parks, Drives. Canops aud
nearby mountain and lake resorts. No
one Vt no has the tin Q cab affotd to
overlook this opportunity for the most
enjoyable trip in the world. Inquire u
nearest Agent for rates. etc, OF writs
Geo. W. Heipfr, Salt Lake Ci,y. for
copy OF The City q the Saints" ~
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20
DIED.

brice.--At the Good Samaritan hospital
Dawson City. june 22d, 1900, John 4.
Bricc, formerly uf Delta. F
This death seems doubiy sad when We
think he was making his final prepara=
tions to return to Delta to take away as
his wife one Of Delta's dearest girls.
Miss Sadie c. jackson.
Miss jackson has the deepest and
heart felt sympathy os all Delta Ia this
very sad bereavement
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

There will be picni. at Chiles ford
in the upper Gunnison valley tomorrow,
at which there will he speaking. sing.
ing. refreshments, and other entertain
ings. The object OF the picnic is to
help sustain the church organization Of
the Read neighborhood.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Messrs. John Hampton and Peter
Miller. late of Battle Lake, Wyoming,
who recently purchased copper pros
pect in tie Domiuguez Canon. from
King, have opened a six foot vein that
assays el46 in gold and copper across
the entire face. The proposition is only
about 81. miles up the Canon from
Domiucuez station and the lucky owl
ers are only waiting for a wagon road TO
be completed to begin shipping, as they
have plenty Of ore on the dump.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20
Married.

At the home OF Joseph 4 ,llins. Cd
Monday. July 10th. Claude W. Anler
son of Telluride and Miss Helen D. p
Heath. OF Riverside. California. Rev.
II. j. rockingham officiating.
Wier -Ruby--In Delta. Colo. July II.
1902 by the Rev. A. A. Layton, Bert
Weir and Mrs. Ella Ruby.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

The wind storm last Sunday was a
hard blow to the fruit growers Pears.
apples and spricots were the worst hurt
although almost all kinds Of fruit were
more or less damaged.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Thomas Flynn, wife and little son, oil
West Superior. Wis. came in Tuesday
on . visit to Mrs. Flynn's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ID. c. jackson o. Garne, mesa
Mr.. Flynn 10 an operator in pine lands
in that section.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

At the special session OF the district
court. Monday. Judge Stevens sentenced
c. c. Johnson. the forycr. to serve not
less thar three years nor more than five
years in the penitentiary at Canon City
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

j. b. I.awton who recently purchased
the A. &. Bailey ranch on Rogers Iesn
has been enjoying a visit frou his faith
er. mother. and sister. who live in New
ton. Kansas. They returned home
Tuesday
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Mrs. Susan Tucker, who has been
visiting her son. NJ. T. Tucker, for ssv-
ssal months. returned to her home in
Virginia. Tuesday. She will visit with
frieuds and relatives in Denver while
enroutc home.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

f. $. Chesebro left Sunday for La
Junta where he will remain for two
months after which time he will go to
Canon City to take charge OF the pickle
factory there.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

The Democrats ratified the nominal on
of Bryan and Stevenson last Friday
evening. The crowd was not large
one by any means. and had it not been
for the music furnished by the Delta
band the crowd would have been con-
siderabiy lees. Congressman Bell was
the attraction and held forth for nearly
two hours in extolling the virtues Of ::the
Democratic party, and consisnirg to
utter oblivion and 10 total destruction
all who believe in the principles OF the
Republican party. As first-class
shyster and an all.around demsgogue
Judge Bell is an eminent success.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Fred Hotchkiss came down Monday
20 receive the body % his hall brother
J. II. Cowan.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Elder J. II. Miller OF Hotchkise has
accepted call to the pas,orate OF the
Baptist church at Gunnison and will
enter into the discharge Of his duti Z
next SUNDAY.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20
0l1oo Casa DON ~

80 acre alfalfa ranch with e2,0W
water right in Iro.stone Ditch Co.
About llO acres old stand Of alfalfa. tSs
acres seeded this spring. 10 acres in
wheat-good stand. come farming i'm
plements. Everything goes for S4.ooO-
81 800 cash. balance on time.
W II. Mastin.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Harry Wilcox. from Oklahoma. 10
ca usiderins the opening a restaurant in
the Barker building on upper Main
street.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Ferlier cf Iowa, are
vieiting With their brother in-iaw. Ben
Gheen. They will be here for or 3
months.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Ms. ". X. Robertson anil her two
children will arrive to day from Webb
City. No. for a two months visit with
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. NanDeNenier.
on Garnet mesa.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

!. NJ. Conklin returned Saturday from
a fishing trip to q, and Mesa lakes.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Nelson Lros. tave put IN another
ties M. and wagon on their stage line Ia
take care u their express business.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Mrs. F. /. Gates and George Presto
were recently married i'll Utah.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

Rev Fro,hingham and family move
this week 10 C~daredge. but Mr.. Froth-
iuyham will preach July - and -.
The Delta independent., 1900-07-20

John Ays.-r. os PLoa.a. W sa pleasant
caller at this Office. "Wednesday.