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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
RAILROAD BUILDING.
fPocahontas Record. /


Our dear friends who prophesy that
the Gowrie & Northwestern will not
build to Pocahontas this summer would
change their tune if they could see the
loads of material that are being hauled
here every day Mr.. Hartshorn has
been in town this week looking after
the work and he informs us that they
have practically finished hauling cul-
verts to this place. and these great
steel pipes can now be seen all along
the right of way. This fine weather is
taking the frost out of the ground and
In a few days the work of constructing
the road will be commenced in earnest.
PocahontaS is at present full of
strangers who are looking over the
town and we know of a number who
intend to locate as soon as they can Sc
cure buildings, We heard a travelling
man say the other day that this was
the busiest little town in the state of
Iowa Look in any direction and one
can see new buildings going UP and the
air is filled with the music of the car
penter's hammer. The work in the
postoffice has almost doubled in the
past four months and nearly three
times as much mail Is received here
now as there was a year ago. In spite
of all these evidences of prosperity Po-
cahontas is not Boosting. She bears
her good fortune easily. and NE believe
that every citizen has the best inter
ests of the town a heart. People Who
wish to settle among our intelligent
and progressive people, in a growing
town on the most fertile soil 10 bt
found in the state, can do nothing thai
will bring them greater satisfaction
than to locate in Pocanontas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
TO RENT.

TO RENT-EIGHT OR TEN HOUSES,
also a new modern eight room house - trade
for Two small ones. $. q. Bentley, No. 5
West Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
ONE CENT A WORD.

ADvERTIs EMENrs under the heading
Wanted" ..for Sale. ITO Rent. ITO Ex-
change" TO Trade" Lest or Found
inserted IN this column ONE CENT A WoRD
Ter each insertion. payable invariably in
advance. No advertisement inserted Ior
less than iIcenls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
ESCAPING TAXATION.

Hampton Reeorder.l
While there isi considerable excitement
Just now about property escaping taxa
ton that has not been given in to the
assessors, 1t may not be amiss TO call
attention TO tho property that Is duly
assessed, but upon which no taxes are
paid Any one having a spare hour can
gain some information upon this subject
by going into the treasurer's office at
the cou. house and looking over the
tax lists of preceding years. We took a
hasty look at some of them the other
day and give few items below which
will serve as specimens. We did not go
farther back than 1891, and looked at
only the tax lists of our own town. OF
course all amounts given are taxes on
personal property. az the taxes on real
estate become a lien thereon and are all
eventually paid. either voluntarily or by
sale of the property.
We suppose our citizens, most of them,
remember Mr.. G. S. French who was
agent of the Iowa Central here in 1891,
and had the finest team and carriage in
town. He fourished here in the first
circles of society, but drove out leaving
$T.34 personal taxes on the elegant out
fit unpaid. The millionaire plano firm
of w. w. kimball & 90. were assessed
1886 here that year, and while they
have had thousands of dollars Worth of
pianos and organs here since, the sS.9C
is yet unpaid. The same year q clothing
merchant named NJ. Sporting came here
and was going to do smashing bust
ness. He got out leaving $S0.T0 unpaid
taxes assessed against his stock. That
year his competitor Jonas Schlesinger
paid $203.45 on his stock.
In 1892 Messrs. Clock & Dodge. who
ran a grocery store in the Reed block
sold out their business. leaving s47.7.
unDaid taxes. Their competitors had Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26

FOR. sALE-GooD COTTAGE. VERY
cheap. loi 80 feet front ON West Main; and II
room house. POI West Church. ut a bargain.
Deiano L. smith; Telephone PSI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
Jefferson

Souvenir: G. a. Miner, who has been
a resident OF Jefferson for several
years, went 70 Marshalltown Thursday.
where h. Mill remain at the soldiers
Home indefinitely. Mrs Miner VIII re-
|lnain here with her parents for the
present. We are sorry 70 learn thar
MIR. MIXERS health is greatly impaired.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
Winterset.

Madisonian that there viii be new
school houses erected this year in the
EfelieNing places in Madison county:
EJeffeisen township, No. ., Lee town
ship, will build i, a Qnsw sup-district
Enicn townshin, No. /; South town
shin, No. i. seatt township, No. A; ant
| Truro.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
Dubuque.

At the last meeting of the council a
special committee was appointed to
make a contract With the Star Electric
Company for the lighting of the streets
every night from sundown to sunrise.
The committee met and a contract was
entered into upon those conditions at
$40 per lamp.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26

FOR SALE-NO. s. REMINGTON TYPE
writer in good condition. cheap. Address
b.. care Times Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
Poeahontas.

Last week at a meeting of the busi
ness men held at the court house the
organization OF a builders supply COM
pany was discussed and plans made to
form !. syndicate for the purpose of
selling lumber at raduced prices TO the
farmers in this vicinity and Others who
contemplate building. II carried into.
effect it may lead 10 a lumber war be-
tween dealers, but it Will help the buy
tarS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26

For sALE-YoUNG FRESH JERSEY
cow. w. b. Rigg. 8 miles southeast of town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
DRIVING ASSOCIATION STARTS
WITH MEMBERSHIP OF 200.

The Providence Driving association
held Its first business meeting. at the
Providence Athletic club house last
evening. at which a great deal of busi-
ness was disposed OF and over 150 menu
bers were enrolled and paid the initia-
tion fee. The meeting was calleSto Or
der by Col. Isaac l.. Con- and he called
upon gentlemen present 10 express their
views
Brief remarks were made by Messrs.
j. II. Hagan. II. c. Curtis David Bur-
ton, Fred $. Farwell Anthony j. Cush-
ing, Burmah Perkins. A. Herbert Ar
mold, Lewis F.. Davis. John III. Hogan.
Tobias Burke and others and all ex-
pressed themselves as in favor OF
speedway
At the close Of the meeting the sec
retary announced that nearly 200 had
Joined and that applications from at
least so more had been received. The
announcement was received with en-
thusasm The meeting adjourned TO
Monday evening at o'clock at the
Providence Athletic club.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
AUBURN.

Mr.. Earl Chandler employed by Jo-
seph Spelman Co. who was recently
injured by a fail while at work has fully
recovered from the accident and re-
turned to work yesterday.
Hope. the eldest daughter of Jerome
Watson, is seriously ill with an attack
OF typhoid fever. DIR. Latham, the at
tending physician reports that the pa
tient is now gradually recovering.
The many friends OF Miss Cora M
Wilcox were shocked Saturday 20 hear
OF her sudden death az the residence
OF her sister in Providence where she
had been ON short visit she was "A
graduate OF grammar school In 1894 She
then entered the high school taking a
two Years course and graduating I'm
1896 She held position as bookkeeper
I'm the city IN n a short time before
her death. The fu.eral was held from
her sisters. Mrs. n r. Jordan. Jr., res
idence corner Reservoir and Fenncr
avenues today ~ o'clock. Many rela-
tives and friends were present. The
burial was private.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
STOLE FATHERS MONEY.
Deaett Of East Providence Captured
In Railway Station.
With q Companion Young Dsastt Had PuT-
~ chased a Ticket for Boston.

Andrew Deaett. an East Providence
milk dealer. accuses his 13-year-old son,
Chester. of robbing him of $51S.20. and
the lad, in company with another boy
named Harry Gardiner, was captured
in this city. The boys were about 10
take train for Boston, and the money
with the exception OF a small amount
was recovered. Mr.. Deastt had beer
collecting mink bills, and when he re-
turned TO his home placed his pocket
book containing the money in his desk
Chester, IL is supposed, took the mon
ey almost Immediately, and dividing
the spoils with the Gardiner boy. who
is about IL years Old who was waiting
for him outside, they headed for Provi-
dence, where they purchased .3S-caH-
bre revolver, a box OF cartridges and
some dinner The two boys then went
10 the station and bought tickets for
Boston, although they said that the
intended TO go 10 New York later. Tho
two boys were arrested by Detectiv
swan and Officer Wheeler, one of the
headquarters clerks.
The boys were soon taken back 10
East providence and were locked up
for safe keeping.
In the Seventh district court this
morning, Deaett and Gardner pleaded
guilty 10 larceny, and were sentenced
10 the reform school during minority.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
SCHOONER GRANT FAST ON REEF
OFF THE COAST or FLORIDA.

Schooner George NJ. Grant. which Is
on a reef on the Florida coast. near
Tampa, is very well known in the port
OF Providence. and is part OF the Sut-
ton fleet OF New Haven. as was the w.
Wallace Ward, which was lost few
days ago. The report from Tampa in
dicates that the Grant cannot be saved.
She has a coal carrying record for one
firm which is unique.
When the Grant was launched in 1889
she was chartered by the Pomroy Coal
company and, under Capt. Alton Ves-
per. made nearly 20 trips in six years.
When Capt. A C. Pelton OF this city
took command the Grant continued TO
carry coal for the Providence firm.
After completing her Tooth trip, as coal
rates were low, her managing owner
chartered her 20 make an off-shore trip.
She was oyerhauled at Noank. and
thousands OF dollars were spent I'm max
ing her At for a trip across the Atlantic.
She made trips 20 Barcelona, Ira
pani and other points In the Mediter-
ranean, and then again carried coal for
the Pomroy Coal company. but lately
had been carrying coal 20 the South
and bringing back phosphate rock.
Capt. Pelton established his home IN
South Providence three years ago. He
Is highly regarded here, and much SYM
pathy will be felt for him n IL turns
out that the Grant is indeed a loss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
MANDAMUS SOUGHT AGAINST
THE UNION TELEPHONE COMPANY.

Theodore y. Dresser OF Boston has
filed petition for writ Of mandamus
against :. s. Rich Of East Providence,
who is treasurer of the Union Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company. a corpor-
alton formed under the laws of New
Jersey. The petitioner is a stockholdcr
in the corporation which had property
and a franchise i'm East Providence
that Mr.. Dresser claims was sold or
disposed of for far less than It was
worth. The stockholders, IL is claimed.
were treated In "A very unfair manner
by the officers In control OF the COM
pany.
Then i'm addition to unfairness IL Is
claimed by Mr.. Dresser that the off,
GERS of the company have not kept the
stockholders Informed OF the condition
OF affairs. and he has been given no
account OF the doings Of the officers in
regard 20 the sale OF property referred
20 nor has be been able 20 see the
books OF the company or 20 get a list OF
It's assets and liabilities. The mandamus
is asked for to compel the treasurer 90
show the company's books TO Mf
Dresser.
Tfninghast A. Murdoch are counsel for
the complainant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
BRISTOL.

The funeral OF Miss Eugenia NJ.
Douglas was held yesterday afternoon.
from the residence Of her mother. on
High street. The services were con-
ducted hv Rev. II. u. Bentley. pastor or
the First Baptist church There were a
number of beautiful floral offerings.
The remains were taken to the North
cemetery for interment.
Mrs Elisebath Tindall died yesterday
at the residence of her son-in-law.
Oliver G. Pearse. on Church street. Of
cere bral apoplexy. She was a native OF
England, but had resided i'm Bristol
long time She was the widow Of VIM.
Tindall
Or. oswald r. Siegel has reported
case Of measles. The patient Is Lizzie
Trainor. who resides on First street.
NT. and Ntry- Hurry n. cabot obServ-
ed the tenth anniversary " their mar
riage last evening. at the Grand Army
hall. in verv elaborate manner.
Edward w. Brunsen, who has been
spending several months I'm New York
city. returned here yesterday for the
balance OF the winter.
\ lively runaway occurred on High
street Yesterday. The team belonged 10
an italian an the horse became
frightened . some small parading and
drumming The animal ran the whole
length of High street and turned into
Pay View avenue colliding with a post
clearing himself. breaking the wagon
and harness. He was stopped at Wood
street
II rs understood that several more Of
the National Rubber Works employees
are about 10 leave FOR Hudson. Mass. to
work I'm the rubber works. under
former SupeYfntendent Schlosser.
Miss Mamie Finch. who lost her
pocketbook Containing n sum OF money.
on Saturday. has recovered IL. The
pocketbook was found on Franklin
street.
Mrs Lucien McNay Of Athol. Mass,
and child, who Ave been visiting Mrs.
John Carey. returned home yesterday.
\ horse hitched 90 a democrat wagon.
and owned by Bartcn e. Bufington. be-
came frightened yesterday. and ran
away when turning the corner OF
church and Thames streets. the horse
fell cutting both knees. ON regaining
his feet The horse continued his run up
Thames street. and was stopped by
William Snively.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
WARREN.

There were circulated from the Geo.
Halle free library during the past year
HOPS volumes, OF which 292 were his
tory. 1888 description. 40 biography. 11s
science and art. 9S poetry and the
drama, 50 literature and language, 1888
fiction and 549 miscellaneous. The larg-
est number of books given out during
a single day was Ill. The total num-
ber OF new patrons 257.
There will be services at both the
Baptist and Methodist churches each
evening this week i'm observance Of the
week of prayer.
Samuel A. Morrison of Minneapolis
has purchased the estate of Mrs. Re-
becca Morrison on Main street for
residence.
The high school debating society dis
cussed last evening the subject Of an
alliance between the United States and
England.
Many wells and cisterns are dry in
this vicinity. which is believed TO be an
unprecedented condition at this season.
The Suburban Whist club and guests
held social at Grange hall last even
ing when progressive whist was play
ed and hot turkey supper partaken
of. The highest scores were made by
Miss Evelyn Collins and Frank Read.
Patrick w. - ANptif rs removing n eet-
tage house which he recently purchased
from its present location on South Main
street to the rear of his lot. He in
tends to erect a new house on the site
of the one now being moved.
The shipping report for 1899. just is
sued shows that during the year 60
vessels entered this port, bringing 90
2sS tons of coal, 2.095 600 feet If lumber
2100 barrels OF cement and one cargo "
sand The report for 1898 shows the
arrival of 80 vessels with 1910 tons Of
coal and 042 900 feet OF lumber The
amount Of lumber received during 1899
was a trfle over tw 70 the amount re-
ceived durir 1898. owing 10 the fact
that in 1899 several large cargoes OF
lumber and building material were con-
signed 10 the new Parker mills, then in
process Of construction.
Nearly 80 600 bushels OF oysters were
planted in the Warren river in 1899
the greater part of which have been
taken mp by the owners OF the beds and
shiuped away. chiefly to Boston.
The room OF the Ladies' AID society
In st. Mary's institute was damag ged
somewhat by the bursting of a steam
pipe one day recently.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
QUICKER THAN THE TELEGRAPH.

Cecil Rhodes boast. that he Is as safe
as he would be In Piccadilly. is said 10
be literally true by those who know
how strong the Diamond capital is In
armed men and natural defences.
think It more than likely that the inn
prisoned folks i'm both these places are
more anxious about Ladysmiuh in Ma
tai than they are about their own for
tunes, for the native runners keep them
informed that they know that We are
all expecting TO hear OF a -hird great
battle in Natal, where the rocky hills
provide fighting ground which the Boz
ers love-not best. as was going to say
but exclusively; for any other sort of
battle-ground they abominate and sheer
as clear of as they can, says writer
in Golfers Weekly.
The native runners of whom / speak
are the Kafiirs on this side, and this
Basutos and Zulus of the east coast.
Since / have never heard OF such mes
sengers anywhere else, i think IL proba-
BILE that they are the most wonderful OF
the kind i'm the world. They are capable
OF running almost as far as our lndians
who have beer known 10 cover one
hundred miles in twenty-four hours but
IL is not by running that they do either
the most or the best OF their work.This
they do by shouting their messages
from hill to hill-a far speedier medium
OF communication than ieg-work.
In previous wars between the natives
and either the British or the Beers it
often happened that the first news OF
xNa fna1
the natives in Cape Town, Durham Port
Elizabeth and such places. In this war
the result OF the battle OF Glencoe
reached Cape Town nearly forty-eight
hours before the overburdened tele-
graph wires brought IL TO the newSka
pers. 1t transpired. as IL always does,
in the gossip of the negroes among
themselves. They do not so TO either
the authorities or the newspapers with
the Information which flies TO their
ears over half S,continent. White men
overhear them talking at their work
and question them. At first. when they
heard the negroes say their news was
cried or "hollored' to them, they
made light OF it; but today they value
IL as highly as YOU may imagine when
you know that Vt has never proved un-
trustworthy.
The first news OF the battle of Glen
coe which reached England and Amer
lea came to Cape Town In this way and
was forwarded on the cable by an Eng
lishman who did not dare to vouch for
~ because he had been but nine days
I'm Africa and did not know the value
Of runners stories" The reason why
such stories are reliable Is that what
ever message is given by native ne
gro is never altered by any one who
forwards II. though II may be passed
along by two thousand men. The pre-
else words that are uttered bv the first
man are the identical ones which the
last one hears. White men have often
tested this by sending messages in this
way. and no one has ever known the
message delivered 90 have been exaR-
gerated. diminished or altered in the
slightest degree.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
Mr.. ADAMS LECTURE.
Il Was on the Civilian Treatment Of
Military Operations.
American independence Due 10 Yankee
Pluck and British Stupidity.

At Sayles Memorial hall. Brown Uni
versity. last evening. Charles Francis
Adams, OF Boston, delivered a lecture
on "Civilian Treatment of Military OPP
erations," before a large audience. Mr.
Adams covered great deal of histor-
ical ground, and said in part that AM
erican independence owes much TO YAM
British bull dog stupidity.
I'm warfare much depends upon the
man at the head. 1t depends upon his
reason and clear insight. At New Or
leans Jackson had no right to succeed;
Pakenham ought 10 have won the day,
and II was due to his bull-headedness
that he didn't. His force was much
larger than that OF Jackson. The latter
had merely raw recruits. while Paken-
ham had the flower OF the English
army. This British officer was defeated
not because he failed In overestimating
Jackson's forces, but because he under
estimated them. He did not know
enough 10 use the force he had. Those
under him at New Orleans were more
reliable than those troops at Waterloo.
They had learned their business" Mr..
Adams said that troops once beaten
could not be relied upon. and laid spe-
cial stress upon the way the British
assailed the fortifications ait Bladens-
burg, bearing no sting of a previous de-
feat, driving the Americans before
them.
In closing the speaker said: Books
fail in their true inwardness. There is
too much stereotyped fashion, with IN
air of patriotism about them. They
show a lack of acquaintance with i'm
portant affairs. They fail in rigid, spe-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
PAWTUXET VALLEY.

The regular meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society will occur
on Wednesday afternoon. at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Harold Lawton Centre
vflle.
Miss Emma V. Albro of Cobalt. Conn.
is the guest of her uncle, L. l.. Payson.
Riverpoint.
The Riverpoint public schools COM
menced their new term yesterday morn
ing.
The fair in Odd Fellows hall, River
point. is being generously patronized.
The masons have resumed work on
the foundation of Hines block Main
street, PheniX.
The French Republican club. OF Arc
tic. will meet tomorrow evening at S
O'Clock.
Mr.. Isaac Whltford, df Harris, who
has been seriously ill., is convalescing.
bishop McVicar confirmed a class at
St Andrews church, PheniX, Sunday
evening.
Two weddings of prominent French
residents of Natick. occurred at ST. Jo-
seph's church this morning, and sump-
tuous wedding breakfasts were served
at the homes OF the brides.
The officers OF Mail Marion Circle. G
OF r. will be installed at Forestfrs hall,
Riverpont. tomorrow evening"
Mrs. Philippe Chenerverte, an old
resident Of Arctic, died this morning
after a long Illness.
The Riverpoint brigade meeting Of
fire Department occurred last evening.
The Inter1aken works. Arkwright.
which have been stopped for a week for
repairs started again Monday morning.
The Mulespnnew Union. Of the Paw
tuxct Valley held a special meeting az
it's he dduarters Riverpoint. Saturday
evening.
The ghird concert OF the Grove SER
ies will occur n Temperance hall,Clydc,
tomorrow evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bailey. OF Prov
idence, are sponding a few DAYS with
friends i'm Arctic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
MRS. GRAHAM BELIEVES HER
HUSBAND WAS KILLED AT PUTNAM.

A man was killed by switching en-
gine in the yards at Putnam, Conn, on
Sunday morning and the, wife Of Rob
ert Graham, who has been an hinemnt
weaver for the past three,or four years.
thinks the victim was her husband.
Mrs Graham, who lives in olneyville.
heard from her husband Thanksgiving
day. and he was then in dechanicsviile.
". Y, and papers FOUND on the person
OF the man killed i'm Putnam bearing
that mark are th0ught to be almost Ger
tain identification.
Efforts were made by Lieut.. Dairy or
the Sixth police station To communicate
with the Putnam authorities last night.
but they were unsuccessful. Mrs. Gra-
ham went TO Putnam today for the
purpose OF Identifying the remains.s
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-09
AT the NORTH END.

The patrolmen and officers of the Sec
ond police station sent a magnificent
floral tribute 20 the funeral of Capt.
Stevens. 1t represented Gates Ajar"
and the flowers composing 1t were very
beautiful.
Henry Quinn. who for many years
has resided on Capitol Hill, died at his
home on Bernon street yesterday after
a long and painful Illness in the 18th
year of his age. Mr.. Quinn was tailor
by trade and a wide circle OF acquaint-
ances 10 whom he had endeared him.
self by his many COED qualities will
sincerely regret his death. He bore his
illness with Christian fortitude.
Local merchants report a notable In
crease OF trade during the past six
months and the merchants OF Randall
square are well satisfied with the big
boom now on in the different manufac-
qOripS