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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
HORSE SN|kS kNES'
Clinton Equine Breaks All Records
For Distance in the Deep
Water.
swims Five Miles in the Missis-
sippi and Seems to Enjoy
the Feat.
Takes Advantage Of a Few Friendly
Sandbars For an Occasional
Rest,

Special to Times-Republican
Clinton, June 3O.-A horse owned by
a man in this city yesterday broke all
records aga swimmer, and hundreds OF
people who watched the animal from
the shore, as II remained in the water
long enough to attract considerable at
tention, expected to sse the brave
horse give up the struggle and sink be-
lily jumped into the river at the Lyons
high bridge and swan to Joyce island.
about mile down stream. After re-
naming there few minutes. it again
plunged into the Mississippi, and head
ed down stream, straight for Willow!
island. two miles distant. When it had
gone about half the distance, it became
tired and turned its course and landed
on a sand bar in front of the city. Re-
naming there only long enough to ge.
| itS breath it again made a dive into the
father of waters and for the second
I time started for Willow island. Again
| the animal tired and headed for Little
Rock island. where 1T remained for a
few minutes, then swan to Willow is-
Hand, ito first destination. However, it
remained there for only few minutes.
Then started up stream and swan
against the current for few rods.
headed past Little Rock island and con-
tinued down stream. passing beneath
4 the high bridge at Clinton and on I'M
der the Northwestern railway bridge.
where the current is exceedingly swift,
and never stopped until it reached;
i Beaver island. mile and half further
down stream. The horse was then fer
ried to shore and was taken home by
Tits owner. Altogether it swan over
live miles and no reason can be as
signed for i,s strange actions. AT first
4 people on shore thought 1t was blind
and was swimming aimlessly about,
but their mistake was seen when the
animal sighted places for rest as it be
came tired. 1t was hot day and the
4 general theory is that the animal be
lcame deranged from the heat and
plunged into the cooling waters to fine
relief,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
Corr Endor,sIed for Congress.

Deep River. June 80. The Poweshiek
county republican convention met here
Yesterday. w. G. Ray, Of Grinnell. was
elected county chairman. Resolutions
endorsing Capt. Carr for congress- were
adopted. on the understanding that he.
would not press his candidacy as
against Lacey. 38.s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
Brit. Interested in New road.

Special to Times Republican.
Britt, June 30.-The railroad from Des
Moines to Britt, via Boone. seems to
be sure thing. The route is by way.
of Webster City and Clarion to Britt.
The company, from the papers, app.
pears to be disconnected from the Mil
waukee, as the Boone Republican says
Mr.. Cummins says the road is abso-
Slutely independent Of the Milwaukee in
every respect. An arrangement has
been made for reaching the Minnesota
territory by connecting at Britt with
the line of the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railway. Southwark from Boone the
plan Of the company is to run south of
the Milwaukee track, taking in corr
ner of East Linnwood cemetery. thence
running southeasterly and crossing the
Milwaukee, near Grayson. The line will
then run south, crossing the Des
Moines river below the high bridge.
The point Of entering Des Moines is not
announced yet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
NIilforrd.

Special to Times Republican.
Milford, June 30.-John Moses re-
turned from South Dakota Monday.
Alex Hemphill came up from Ruth
ven Tuesday.
A. o. Garlock is in his cottage on
Lake Okoboji
Mrs. II. L. Lund left Tuesday morn
ing for Emery. s. D.
Charles Basienger. Of Ruthven. was
in Milford over Sunday.
Mrs. E. G.. Hill. OF Ocheyedan. was in
Milford over Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
Accident Near Cleariield.

SptCIHI 10 .IIHleS.1sePuUIlCdtf. - "A
Clearield. June 30.-Friday Milton
Kelley, OF Benton. while digging a we'll
on the farm of JOIN Bonafield near
that place was accidentally killed by
the bucket slipping away from the tens
der, and falling some twenty feet and
killing him almost instantly.
Clearfeld will celebrate this year. A
splendid program has been arranged
for speaking and amuse ments, Special
trains on the H. & 8. rail road Will run
for that day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30

1ss0-1900; prcgreselon in haymaking
1850 1Ss0-1S00: progression in road
IA 1861 sS0-1900; Story
City as 1t appehled in 1890; Story City
as 1t appears in 1900; Riverside and Ro-
land consolidated bands; speaker and
president OF the day; citizens in car
riagcs; bogus band; citizens on foot.
At the park the following program
will be rendered: Music by the band;
Invocation; song. male quartet; address
OF welcome. president OF the day: song.
ladies' octet; reading of the declaration
Grafton. Rev. DR.. Writ: music by the
band; 12 O'clock. dinner.
Afternoons: Music by the band; foot.
race. 100 yards; foot race for boys un-s
der years: backward foot race; tug Of
war; hurdle race; base ball game; ball
loon ascension.
Evening program: Grand concert.
consisting of selections by the band.
.quartets, double quartets. solos and in
strumental selections; fire drill by
young ladies'; fireworks.
Osceola News.
Special to Times-Repub.lcan.
Osceola. June 30.-A. Brubaker. ex-
county auditor, has leased the Union
Hotel at New Virginia, Iowa. and will
conduct the business as mine host.
He moved his family to that place and
took possession of the property this
week.
+ Hon. w. II. Hall will leave next Mon
day for Buffalo. N. Y, on q visit TO his
son.
1 a. d. Reddish. who was thrown out
by the burning of the Dague block last
spring. has been conducting fire
sale" in the Pritchett block. into which
he had removed his stock saved from
the fire. He has sold the remnant to
T.. "A. Lockwood. of Weldon. Iowa. Mr.
Lockwood will remove it to his Weldon
store, and the room thus vacated in the
Pritchett block will be occupied by A
B. Alexander with his stock of furni-
ture from Sidney, Iowa, for which he
recently traded his drug stock here.
An Important real estate transac-
ton was consummated llere this week
by which j. r. Stephenson sold to A. B
5Shriyer. of Winterset. Iowa, his finely.
Improved farm of 55S acres in Washing.
ton township. The consideration wa.
100000. Mr.. Stephenson will spend thu
summer on a tour, prospecting for {
new location.
Judge I. b. McAuley, OF Kansas City
Mo-. is visiting his mother and othel
family friends in Osceola, being called
at this particular time to be present a
the marriage last Tuesday evening o
his brother, Tod McAuley.
III. A. Smith has refitted and re
paired his building which was damage
by the Dague fire next door, and ha
reopened his art gallery for business.
4 Our city marshal made a swoop las
night upon our Adams Express Office
and captured twelve packages of liquo
and one of beer consigned to partie
here c. o. d. The goods are held sub
ject to the decision of court trial Sc
for next Thursday. in which under tn
law the express company will be on 1t
4 defense on charge of selling liquo
contrary to state law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
New Hartford.

.Specialgt to Times-Republican.
New Hartford, June 3O.-The school
board has elected Miss Stuntz, Of State
Center, assistant teacher in the high
school and Miss Mary Tostlebe for the
intermediate department in place of
Miss Clara Ensign, who has resigned.
There is yet another vacancy for the
board to fill, Miss Potter. who was res
elected to the grammar department,
having sent in herresignation.
Mrs. Robert Gibson, who has been
quite low for some time, is reported
considerably better. Master Randall
Mayo is also improving.
Miss Lettie Sterling is home from.
Chicago for a vacation. She is train
ing in that city to become a profession
al nurse.
G. II. Bartoo, who resigned his posi-
ton as station agent here, has secured
position with furniture establish
ment in Waterloo and moved to that
city.
Harry Ensign has returned from
Lake Preston, South Dakota, where he
was working the past three months.
barn on the Meisner farm. a num-
Der Of miles south of here, in the neigh
lightning and burned early Wednesday
morning.
Miss S. Laura Ensign, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Charles Ensign,
left Friday for a several weeks visit
in the state of New York.
The Epworth League at Daryville
sent three Representatives to the dis
trict convention at Rockford last Tues
day and Wednesday. viz: The Misses
! Mary Grouse, Maggie Stout and Nelma
Roadman.
Mrs. George Cartwright arrived home
Tuesday from a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Dodd, at Thornton.
Charles T. Ensign arrived home
Thursday from Chicago. where he at
tended a convention of the Y. NJ. G. A.
as delegate from Cornell College.
All Of the pent-up patriotism of this
community is expected to be let loose
| in New Hartford on the Fourth Of
July The arrangements for the cele-
bration are about completed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
Gliddc,, Topics.

Special to Times Republican.
Glidden, June So. Moorhouse has
his old grain warehouse raised up
twenty-four inches higher than it was
and will build an addition to it OF TWEEN
.ty-four feet by thirty. He will use a
gasoline engine, which will be COM
pleted IN time for the new crop. for
power.
j. coder has the vault about COM
,pleted for his bank He will do bust
ness in the old Waldron room. He has
the counters and railing all ready to
put in and will soon be in shape for
business. This makes three banks in
the city.
Crops never looked more promising.
Already some have laid their corn
aside, and potatoes never were any
better.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
Mccailsbura Man Wins Medal.

Special to Times-Republican.
Ames. June 3O.--L. o. Scott, Of Nc
4Callsburg, won the gold medal and
Story county championship at the
shooting match held here yesterday
AFTERNOON under the auspices OF w. w.
Talboa, who has recently held the
medal Of this county He killed twenty
two birds out OF possible twenty-five.
There was a large attendance from the
different parts Of the county and much
rivalry as to the outcome OF the com
test Howard Adams, o: Ames. look
second place, getting twenty birds out
OF twenty-five. The next contest for
the county championship will be held
in McCallsburg about the LIST Of Au-
gust
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
Contract for New church Let.

Specialize Times-R Republican.
Toledo. June 30. The contract for the
NJ. e. church was let yesterday to
Stone Bros. & Turbett, at $4,000. The
structure is to be strictly up to date.
veneered with pressed brick. The total
estimated cost. With furniture. includ-
ing pipe organ, is $4,000. The old
church and parsonage have been re-
moved to give way TO the new editice.
Hon. j. r. Caldwelrs mother arrived
yesterday from Pennsylvania for an ex-
tended visit.
Senator Hobart, of Cherokee. eandi-
date for secretary of state was in the
city yesterday. Tama county republic
cans feel iubilant over the ticket
named at Philadelphia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
Mcddi1lg At Extra.

Eixra, June 80. Wednesday. June 81,
1900. at 1880 a. M. at the home of the
brides parents Mr.. ard Mrs. w. G.
Sturgeon. occurred the marriage Of
Howard i. Moffett and Ida E. Sturgeon.
the Rev. E. H. Notaw officiating. 1t
was a very quiet wedding, owing to the
recent loss in that family. The groom
is a prominent young real estate man
from Grundy Center. After wedding
dinner the happy couple left on the
noon train for their home at Grundy
Center.
From the Black Hills comes the news
that Miss Belle Leffingwell. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Leftingwell. of
this city. young lady who has been a
student and teacher al Drake Univer-
sity in Des Moines, was married this
week to the state superintendent of
South Dakota
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
EMS Miner in Luck.

Special to Times-Republlcan.g
Iowa Falls. June 30.-Ellis B. Miller.
the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. G..
Miller, of this city. has just been named
by Secretary Of the Navy Long as a
second lieutenant in the United States
marine corps. Several weeks ago this
young man took the examination at
and was one OF three out OF
twenty that were successful. He holds
himself in readiness to obey the or
ders from the navy department and
may be called upon at any time to en-
ter upon his new duties. Ellis is a
bright boy and very popular here.
where his many friends are rejoicing
with him over his success in winning
the appointment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
FIND FISH IN LOGS.
Nlississippi l,iver Cat Fish Found In
Peculiar Hnunls.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, June 30.Some Of the men
employed in the Joyce saw mills across
the river have been enjoying some rare
sport in the way OF catching some OF
the immense river catfish of the Mis-
,sissippi. The hollow logs floating in
the river seem to be the favorite haunts
of these fish. Just why it is that these
pudgy. open-mbuthed piscatorial freaks
delight in denning up in hollow logs is
beyond comprehension Of the Oldest
fishermen along the creek When the
men at the log way discover a hollow
log IT is started up the runway hollow
end first, SO as to prevent the festive
cats from splitting out. When the logs
are landedsin the mill, they are turned
up on end and the iiSh are dumped out.
at times some large ones being landed.
George Houtslnger recently got two
weighed twenty-eight pounds.
New Hotel at Fort Dodge.
Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge. June 30.-Fort Dodge is
at last to have first-class hotel. While
no town in the state Is better supplied
with railroads and. for its size, does SO
large and profitable a manufacturing
and jobbing business. the hotel facili-
ties are hardly worthy OF a third-class
town. and are the constant eyesore of
the travelling public. L. A. Whitney,
the well-known hotel promoter OF Chi
5cago, is back Of the project. and he
offers TO put up hotel to cost not less
than $4,000, within certain limits in the
city, conditioned upon the citizens sub
scriblng $40, 900 as bonus to the
scheme. The citizens are given until
September to raise the necessary 500
0OO and it is thought that they will
start about 1t 9immediately
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-23
coiwen Under Investigation.

New York, June ls.-A special from
Washington says:
Lieutenant Commander j. G. Colwell,
Just renewed as American naval attache
in London, is under investigation for fail
ure to obey orders of the navy department
A court of inquiry, of which Captain +.
A. Cook and Medical Director Wh--e are
members, is sitting for this purpose at
Washington navy yard.
Lieutenant Commander Colwell received
orders to report on certain date In the
United States, preliminary to going to the
Philippines He failed to report and sent
an explanation that his condition was
such. in consequence of an operation, that
it was inadmissible for him to travel. 1t
is alleged that he subsequently placed
himself under medical treatment In order
to Justify his explanation.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-23
On the Verge of Starvation.

Chicago, June ia special from Phoe-
nix, Ariz., says:
Eight thousand Pima Indians on the
ella reservation 80 miles from Phoenix,
are destitute, and like number of Papa
gos are on the verge of starvation.
IS. H. McCowen, superintendent of the
Phoenix Indian industrial schools, has
been directed by the interior department
to make an examination into the condi-
ton of the Pimas. He declares that the
sole salvation of the Indians is in federal
appropriation for the construction of
storage reservoir.
"'An appropriation of s33,OOO,' said Mr.
McCowen, has beers made for the relief
of the destitute Pimas. Rations will be
distributed before the end of the summer.
but the appropriation will not perclude a
recurrence of the famine"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-23
The Republican Convention.

Philadelphia, June 20.-At II o'clock
Tuesday the republican national conven-
ton of 1900 was called to order, and thus
the racking excitement of conference and
caucus, OF crashing bands and confusion
of hotel corridors gives way to the def
niteness and form of actual convention
proceedings. The preparations for the
great assemblage were complete. Senator
Hanna, as chairman of the national COM
mittee, said the first words bringing the
convention to order, and then with the
inspiring eloquence of Senator Wocott of
Colorado, as he assumed the temporary
craftsmanship, and the formal organization
of the convention by the naming of va
rious committees, the work was under
way.
The day opened auspiciously for tie
event. The sky was slightly overcast and
there was none of the sweltering of many
formal national gatherings. The air was
cool, and the indications were for good
weather throughout the meeting. After
being up half the night with the demon
stration of 10000 marching men, fireworks.
bands and final caucuses and earnest cen
ferences, and the conspicuous figures OF the
convention were slow TO make tueir APP
pearance. But the staid old Quaker City
was early astir with preparation, and by
o'clock the streets took ON an air of ANNA
ton and anticipation as the crowds began
to converge toward the convention
grounds.
Out at the convention grounds the Off
Gals were early on hand, with their corps
OF doorkeepers, sergeants-at-arms, ushers
and pages, putting them through final
drills in anticipation of the crush soon TO
come According to the orders, the doors
were to be opened shortly after 10 o'clock,
and all the officials were to be at their
| posts an hour before that time
Outside of the hall the approaches began
to congest with the crowds during The
early hours. The cars added hundreds ev.
cry minute, and as the outer gates were
not opened until 10 o'clock, the early ar
rivals were massed on the walks and
streets, awaiting the signal to get.in.
In calling together the republican ma
tional convention, Senator Edward o. VOL
colt of Colorado, the temporary chairman
made lengthy and powerful address.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-23
st. Louis Strike.

St. Louis. June l8.-War to the knife
is the slogan adopted by the striking en-
ployes of the st. LOUIS Transit company
This extreme action was decided upon this
afternoon when the proposition adopted by
the striking street car men yesterday
looking to settlement of the strike was
turned down by the Transit company.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the Am
erican Federation of Labor, announces
that the terms proposed by the union had
been refused. This announcement was
made at the conclusion of a conference by
Mr. Gompers, representing the union, and
President Edward S. Whitaker and Di-
rector C. d. Mcclure, representing the
Transit company.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-23
Postmasters' Salaries.

The annual readjustment of post
masters salaries, recently completed in
the office of the first assistant postmas-
ter general. shows that the presidential
offices now number 4270, an increase of
256 over the last year and S6S over
1894. There are 207 first class, 942
second class and 1921 third class.
In the adjustment just completed Is
second class Offices have been advanced
to the first class, ITO third class to sec
ond class, and 275 fourth class to the
third class, while only one of the first
class has been relegated to the second
class, seven from the second to the
third class, and IL from third to fourth
class. Eight Offices were discontinued
during the year and made stations of
other Offices.
Owing to the increased receipts at
presidential offices during the year 1894
postmasters will receive increased sal
aries on July 1, the individual increase
ranging from 800 to $1,000. The latter
amount will be allowed to the post
masters at st. Paul, Mimi, whose sal
airy will be increased from $4,000 to
$4,000, and Milwaukee, Wis, increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. The aggregate in
crease to the 1894 postmasters is $780,
100, ar $4,000 in excess of the increase
last year, which was S2S,300 in excess
of any allowed prior to that year.
One hundred and seventy-one post
masters will receive a reduction ir sal
airy, ranging from 500 to $500 each.
The total reductions will be $4,000
The net gain to postmasters is $685.
500.
The average salaries Of postmasters
has gradually increased each year since
1894. At present it is $1734. The in
creased appropriation for clerk hire
this year has made it possible to pro-
mote from $500 to 5000 clerks in post
Offices. These promotions have been
generally confined to the lower grade
clerks, and have in the majority of
cases been limited to 500 each. About
900 additional clerks also have been
provided for from July l, 1900.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-23

New York, June 4o.-Senator Thomas
c. Plat is in serious condition and his
friends are worried about him. The sena-
tor sustained a fracture of one of his ribs
in his New York office by falling against
a chair. Senator Platt made the journey
from New York this afternoon accompan-
led by his physician. 1t is said that his
exertion to prevent his real condition from
being known has weakened him percepti-
by and thrown him into fever
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-23

demolished a street car at Main street
crossing, at Hutchinson, Kan, killing Mrs.
j. S. Patten, Mrs. William Burtche and
Mrs. George Kown. Mrs. Kown was
dragged from the wreck by her husband
and died in his arms. Kown was badly in
jured, but will recover.
With the motorman dead on the front
platform, Chicago electric car crowded
with passengers shot across the railroad
tracks at Fortieth street just ahead OF a
freight train, and for three blocks ran at
! full speed with no one at the controlling
lever. The motorman, H. A. Morgan, had
fallen helpless from heart disease, but the
passengers did not realize their danger un-
! til after it was over and the car had been
stopped by the conductor.
General OTIS received a warm well
come at his own home at Rochester, N.
Y.
Cen. MacAbulos an insurgent leader
and PHILIPPINE chief surrendered to Lis
cumb.
Free State is not yet quiet as the
Beers are too active there to suit the
British.
Japan has an eye on Russia, there
fore the joint action in China has one
drawback to it.
Chicagos colored population is deep
ly interested in plan to establish a
colony in Hawaii.
The body of a man with his throat
cut from ear to ear was discovered re-
Gently in the upper river at New York
city.
Yellow fever has broken out at Que
mados, eight miles from Havana, where
United States troops are stationed.
Thus far there have been four cases, 3
of which proved fatal.
Oscar Gardner won on a foul in
bout with Billy Barrett of New York in
the fifteenth round of what was to have
been 25-round bout before the Broad
way Athletic club on Friday.
A coach on the City Leavenworth
electric line crashed into a work train
at a curve 10 miles east of Leaven-
worth. The coach was splintered to
kindling wood and five railroad men in
jured. The car carried no passengers.
News has been received from Paris
of the death of Louis Schwabacher,w who
passed away after an illness of several
months. Mr.. Schwabacher was we'll
know in Seattle and on Puget Sound,
where he was interested in several en-
terprises.
Sullivan Converse, of Chicago, and
his father were drowned recently while
bathing in the bayou Chilcot Miss, in
full view of their fourteen-year old son
and brother. Sullivan Converse was
one of the volunteer seamen on the bat
tie ship Oregon during the late war
with Spain. His mother, Mrs. Ira M.
Converse, is well known in literary cir
cles as a newspaper correspondent.