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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20

Visitor Well Plsassd With Outlook
and Correspondence Opened
With tho syndisata

Mr.. Fred Brunsterman, Of Boston,
representing 9 syndicate Of capitalists,
has been spending q short time in
Marshalltown, investigating the adj
yantages OF this city as q beet sugar
manufacturing point Mr., Brunsterman
has been sent out by these eastern men
to seek q location for the Investment OF
their surplus capital In sugar plant,
and his especial work is to gather
data relative to soil, its beet bearing
qualities, sites. water supply, etc.
Among others met by Mr.. Brunster-
man was Mr.. William Battin, who gave
him considerable nformation In emu
merating the advantages Mr.. Battin
mentioned an adequate supply Of lime.
This attracted his notice at once and
he made further inquiry and jotted the
points down In his memorandum. Mr..
Rattin also informed him that there
would be home market for all the
sugar he could make. This enlisted his
attention also and he inquired into it,
to be Informed that Wholesale grocer
here would take the entire product OF
la factory to be erected here. That
made favorable impression on the
visitor.
Mr.. Battin pointed out what he con-
sidered the most difficult thing to be
overcome, that Of interesting farmers
in sufficient numbers to grow the beets.
The visiting stranger dismissed this
fear by confidently saying he would
look after that ana seemed to be sure
he could accomplish that part Of the
task.
When the two came to canvass the
question fully and cover the entire
ground they both felt satisfied that
|Marshalltown offers advantages and in
ducements that are very encouraging
for the establishment OF "a beet sugar
factory. 1t now remains for an earn
est combination Of. citizens to step in
and convince the Boston capitalists
that Marshalltown Is the proper place
for factory. In the meantime corre-
spondence Is being conducted with the
Boston Office of the syndicate and Mr..
Battin is preparing to send figures rel-
lative to the tests conducted at Ames.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20
personal MENTION

Mr.. "A. G. Edwards was in Tama on
business Wednesday.
Rev. John Montgomery. OF Albion,
was in the city Wednesday
Mr.. ]. w, Zleger. OF Eldora. was in the
city on business Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nerl Mershon. Of Lis
comb. were in the city today.
Mr.. l. Erickson, of Pickering, was in
the city on business Wednesday
Mr.. August Neuse. OF Pickering, spent
"Wednesday In the city on business.
Mr. Frank Walker. OF State Center,
was in the city on business Wednesday
Mrs. John Fleming OF Laurel, Neb.,
is visiting a the home of Mrs. c. p.
Punnell
Mr. f. E. Benedict left this morning
for Mason City for a few days stay on
business.
Mr. H. G. Mclean, OF La Noble. form
erly OF this city, was in the city on bust
5nrss Wednesday.
Mrs. H. NJ. East and children. also
Mr.. I.eavitt East. spent the day in Me-.
vada with friends.
Mrs. q. "A. Stewart went to Tama5
this morning and will visit friends there
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Johnson, of
Boone spent "Wednesday In the city as
the guests OF Miss Alice Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. j. Buck and two
children have returned from weeks
visit in Fon du Lac. Wis, with rela-
tives.
Mr.. j.. E. Mcdonald. who has been
spending a delightful two weeks vaca-
ton in Chicago and points on the great
lakes. arrived home Wednesday,
Miss Lora Mahoney. Of Belmond. who
has been visiting In Grinnell for few
days with relatives. was in the city over
night with friends and left today for her
hime.3
Mrs. Carl Yogt, OF Cedar Rapids, arr
rived in the city Wednesday evening
and will remain for a weeks yieit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Loren G. Rob-
inson.
DIR. G. r. Dewey, of Batavia, N. ",
who has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
w. B. Klump, at Nevada, and brothers
in Garwin. left this city this morning
for his home.
who has been visiting in the city few
weeks with relatives and friends. went
to Iowa Falls this morning, where she
will remain for week.
Mrs. Louis Bernstein and son Maurice
left "Wednesday evening for st. Louie.
where they will remain for three
weeks visit with the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Susman.
Mrs. w. H. Levi and daughter Fern,
OF Coon Rapids, who have been visiting
In the city three weeks with the form
er's cousins. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Dobson,
returned Wednesday evening to their
home.
Miss Carolyn Sheldon left this morn
ing, via Omaha, for California, where
she VIII remain for four months
visit. The principal part of her stay
will be In and about Los Angeles,
where she Will be the guest OF friends.
Miss Sheldon will afro visit ii, San
Francisco, where she has relatives, and
will stop at Colorado Springs and
Colorado points en- route.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20
TOURING THE WORLD.
Globe Trotser Awneel Headed This
wny

Globe Trotter AWneel Headed This!
Way.
NJ. Schiffler, Of Coeslin, Germany, who
is making tour of the world on his
bicycle. was in the city yesterday, says
the Cedar Rapids Republican. Mr..
shiffler is travelling without money and
is not trying to earn any. He is willing
to take articles of clothing and hotel ac-8
scomodations for nothing, but wifi not
accept single cent. He is travelling
with the view of writing book of a
tour around the world without cent.
He is making q careful study Of the
people in the countries thru which he
has Travelled and is taking full notes.
His book. he expects, will net him a
large fortune.
Mr.. Shiffler is man of excellent ed
sucation. a graduate of one of the Ger
man universities. He has been on the
road since 1886, and says he expects to
take two years more to finish his trip
He is now on his ways,so San Francisco,
which place he hopes to reach before
cold weather comes On the way he
Will pay visit to Yellowstone park
He has been in this country since July
10. landing on that day In New York
from Naples. When he started from his
shime in Germany he Travelled all thru
his native land, Austria. Switzerland
and Italy, and after his visit to Amer
Sica.s he will go to the Philippines China,
Japan and other countries
He carries with his parchment rolls
upon which he has registered the names
of the hotels al which he stops the
names of the mayors6of the cities and
the postmarks of the places. He has
already filled five of the rolls and the
sixth in now nearly readyto send home.
He says he has no trouble in securing
everything he wants in the way Of
clothing and food He says the hotels
entertain him free, because he has no
money, and that there are many who
give him plenty Of good clothes.
Mr.. Shiffler was accompanied to
Clinton by Charles Wilson, of shsboy
gan. Wis. who is riding with him to
where he expects to visit
With friends for tif11e,''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20
LETTER FROM new YORK.
Former LeGrand Resident Tells Z
Fruit and Crop (.onttfon.


Orangeport. Niagara County. New
York, Sept. IA, 1900.-Times- Republican:
AS many Of your readers are, from the
state of New York, no doubt it will be
OF interest to them to hear from the
western portion Of this state. Niagara,
Orleans and Monroe counties form the
principal part of the great fruit belt of
the state and for quantity, quality and
flavor there seems to be no section that
surpasses it. Mr. spaulding, fruit
dealer from Springfield, Ill. told me
few days ago that his customers would
pay from so cents TO 81 more barrelfor
New York apples than for home grown
apples He is here procuring his sup
ply to meet demand for the best fla
vored apples and intends to buy 5000
barrels. He has offered one of my
nelghbors S1.30 per barrel for his crop
perhaps 1900 barrels. Another Of my
neighbors sold his crop in the orchard
for $1,000 and the buyer furnishes the
barrels and one man to help gather the
fruit. He sold before the wind storm
that swept over our countrey, and with
a large per cent on the ground he still
believes the buyer has bargain as
the fruit is fair in quality and album
dant in quantity.
AS to the damage done by the wind,
no doubt exaggerated reports have
reached you. However, the loss is
great. being put by some at 80 per cent
OF the entire crop, and perhaps that is a
conservative estimate. Some orchards
are said to be stripped clean /, my
self, have seen none such, but i have
seen "greening trees" with scarcely any
apples left on them. One OF my neigh
bors ia drawing of quantities of nice
greetings at cents bushel. The dry
houses refuse to give any more. Mr..
Spaulding bought up two car loads at
so cents barrel. but the amount was
SO small compared to the quantities Of
apples left that 1t had no tendency to
raise the price. One OF my neighbors
estimated that he had thousand
barrels OF apples on the ground and he
thought he would have 800 barrels Of
Duchess pears, and the day after the,
storm he said four fifths OF them were
ON the ground. He said: i tell you j
feel like q poor man. Peaches and
|plums have suffered almost proportion
Ately. It ID estimated that this coun-
ty's tsiasAra) loss alone viii be $780,
Eooo. but % 1t has had the stIsct Of ad-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20
CHARGE TO a PASTOR.
Rev. Pearson Installed as Pastor q
Swedish Lutheran Church.

A large audience was present
Wednesday evening at the Swedish
Lutheran church when Rev. John
Pearson was formally installed as pas
tor of the church. Rev. Pearson is a
young man and has just graduated
from Augusta College, which is located
at Rock Island. He has preached for
the church number of times and has
given good satisfaction, being an intel
-lectual as we'll az educated man. DR.
Holmes. OF Burlington. had charge OF
the installation services, which were
very impressive.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20
DISTRICT COURT.
Ayers Northwss,ern Case Nsarin,

lho End.
Testimony In the Myers Northwest
ern suit, which has occupied full week
in the district court, was concluded
Wednesday evening and the arguments
were commenced. These have contin-
.ued during the day. but it Is possible
that the case will be given to this jury
yet this evening. The case has been
vigorously contested at every point.
and 1t is probable the jury will spend
some time In reaching an agreement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20
AMUSEME

Z s.
Black Crook. Jr.,''. was the attraction
at the Odeon last night, and 1t drew a
big upstairs audience, while the lower.
floor was little more than half filed. II
any there We're who expected something
for the mythical front-row Of bald
heads. they were disappointed. The
piece is almost entirely lacking Of plot
or story, and is simply an excuse on
which to hang variety performance.
The specialties, for the most part. We're
very good, but the chorus was lacking
in both good voices and volume. The
equilibrists. Fred and Emma Hewitt.
the cake walking of Mile francesca,
the novelty songs with Illustrations and
the team work Of Harry Armstrong and
Mabel Cassidy We're the redeeming fea-
lures Some Of the stage effects and.
settings were quite elaborate.
Washington, d. c.. Genesee Pure
Food Company, Leroy. N. Y.-Gentle-
men: Our family realize SO much from
the use OF Grain-O that feel must
say word to induce others to use IT..
If people are interested in their health
and the welfare OF their children they
will use no other beverage. have
used them all. but Grain-O have
found superior to any, for the reason
that it is solid grain. Yours for health.
c. f. Myers.
Large sun spots astronomers say.
caused the extreme heat this summer,
and doctors declare nearly all the PROS.
trations were induced by disorders of
the stomach. Good health follows good
digestion. kodol Dyspepsia Cure di-
|gests what you eat. If you have indi-
gestion or dyspepsia 1t will quickly re-
lieve and permanently cure you. All
druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20
.s:;;allr,,lJp |beli.

Oliver Campbell died Tuesday at his
home in vancleve and was buried yes
terday. Rev. Hambieton having the
services in charge. He was a years!
old and had been i'll with consumption.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20

Hnil.1,;rabtree,.


Rev. F. w. Parsons. OF the First Bap-l
tist church, united In marriage at the
parsonage Tuesday evening at $40
O'clock Mr.. Jerome H. Hull and Miss
Nellie M. Crabtree, both OF this city.
The wedding was witnessed only by a
few friends. the young people being at
tended by Mr.. G. "A. Wilson and Mics
Bertha Claybaugh, the latter a cousin
of the bride. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Hull, Miss Claybaugh and Mr..
Wilson, drove to the home OF Mrs. Hull's
sister. Mrs. Charles r. Birks, six miles
south of the city on Center street, where
a wedding supper wac enjoyed by a
small company OF friends and relatives
invited by Mre. Birke for the coca sion.
The bride is the daughtersof Mrs. B. F.
Smith, OF Timber Greek township, and
sis we'll known in the city. where she has
made her home for some time. Mr.. Hull
is a nephew OF Mr.. Charles Hull and
was a member of Company II, Of the
Forty-ninth owa, during the Spanish
American war. Mr.. and Mrs. Hull will
reside at No. 2O6 North First avenue and
will be at home after Oct IL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20

George. the month sold son Of DR..
and Mrs. H. 9. denricltsen. died this
Quoted at the home Friday afternoon
by Rev. Pearson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20
Praxak.0rectiug,


At the home OF the brides mother,
Mrs Ole o. Lien, two and one half miles
northeast Of the city at o'clock
Wednesday evening was eolemnized the
marriage of Miss Edith Sophia Greeting
to Mr.. Louie Praxak, both of this city.
The ceremony was witnessed by about
thirty guests. most of whom were from
Marshalltown. Rev. j. q. Van Ness
performed the ceremony, using the ring
service. The. bride was attired IN a
pretty gown OF white japanese figured
silk. trimmed with muslin de soie, and
carried bride'sroses Tht. bride was at
tended by Miss Nea Frazer. while the
groom was accompanied ut the altar by
Mr.. Herbert Black After the ceremony
a wedding supper wac served by Mrs.
Lien.
The bride is a well known Marshall
town girl who has been in the employ of
A. s. Burnell. as a stenographer, for a
number Of years. Mr.. Prazak has re-
sided in this city the create part OF his
life and for the past nine years has been
in the employ Of John Schobert. Mr. and
Mrs. Prazak will reside at 904 South
Center street, where they have already
begun housekeeping.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-26

Shanghai has received message from
a Chinese official in Shantung to the
effect that all bearers of dispatches
leaving Picking We're stopped and exc
cuted, and that on July only 400
foreigners were alive, and that after
this one boom Of heavy guns were
heard, and it is generally know that
all the foreigners had persisted.
This information agrees with the
previous diversions of the massacre.
Letter Dated July Fourth.
London, July 24.-The foreign office
has received a dispatch from the Brit
ish cousul at Tien Tsin dated July 23,
stating he had just received letter
from Sir Claude Mcdonald, the Brit
ish minister at Picking, dated July 4,
appealing for relief. There were
enough provisions at the legation to
last fortnight, the letter said, but the
garrison was unequal to the task of
holding out against a determined at
tack for many days. There had been
A deaths and double that number of
wounded. The foreign office thinks
the dispatch does not affect the main
question of the reported massacre of
members of the legation at Picking.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-26
Allies Repel Fierce Attack By Force Of
Chinese.
THREE HUNDRED OF ENEMY ARE KILLED
Reports From Other Sources Indicate Army
Is Fighting the Boxers Because of Alleged Deceit
Practiced On the Soldiers-Chaffee
Arrives at Nagasak.

Copyrighted, 1900, for the Courier by
:, Associated Press.
Tien Tsin, via Shanghai, July a.
The allies today sustained hundred
casualties in repeIiins an early morn.
ing attack on the railway station
across the river from the foreign set
Element. A regiment of Japanese and
battalion of French, from Tonquin
and Hong Kong, and the sikhs partici-
pated in the fighting, driving the Chi.
nese before them at the point of bayo.
net, killing, it is estimated, 300. The
allies had planned general movement
against the Chinese position, and a
contingent of the Ninth United States
infantry landed at midnight and pre-
pared to advance. The movement was
postponed, however, after part Of the
troops had started, on account of the
difficulties encountered at the crossing
of the canals. The Chinese apparently
had been informed of the plan, and
gathered large force opposite the
station. These opened with rifles and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-26
OFFICERS ARE SHOT.
New Orleans PoIcemen Killed in Fight
With Negro Desperadoes.

NEW OTiednS FOIiCeHef hlIleQ III TiSue
With Negro Desperadoes.
New Orleans, July 24.-Police Cap
tain John T. Day and Policeman Peter
j. Lamb are dead, and Policeman Aug
ust T. Mora is in the hospital suffering
from severe wounds as the result of
an encounter with two desperate ne
groes, Leonard Pierce and Robert
Charles. Sergeant Auccin and Pa
trolman Gabrielle and Mora attempted
to arrest Pierce and Charles last
night. The latter jumped up with
drawn pistols and began firing. The
officers returned the fire. Mora was
shot three times and fell to the side
The other officers went to the alley
walk. Gabrielle continued to shoot at
Charles and the latter fled. leaving a
trail of blood. Pierce surrendered.
house, in which the negro was said to
be hiding. and knocked at the door.
Charles burst out of the door of the
fourth room and opened fire on the
policemen. The first shot wounded
Captain Day. Soon after Lamb fell
mortally wounded. The negro then
disappeared, and all efforts to locate
him have been futile, tho fully a
hundred policemen and many citizens
armed with revolvers. shotguns and
rifles are searching for the murderer.
The shooting created a tremendous
sensation and 10000 people congrega-
ted in the vicinity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-26
LYNcHED THE NEGRO.
Sheriff Fulgham's Efforts to Save
Rapist Prove FruitIess.

Sheriff Fulgham's Efforts to Save
Rapist Prove Fruitiess.
Huntsville, Ala, July 24.-The negro
who committed a criminal assault on
IA year old white girl and whom
Sheriff Fulgham tried so hard to save
from mob yesterday, was lynched
last evening. Late in the afternoon
the wrath of the mob rose to terrible
pitch. The outer door of the Jail. a
wooden barrier, was battered down,
and Sheriff Fulgham retreated with
his prisoner to the third floor, locking
the heavy door after him. The mob
then began to devise means of secur-
Ing the prisoner without doing harm
to the sheriff.
A large amount of tar, feathers and
oil was secured and piled up on the
cement floor of the Jail and a match
| applied. A suffocating smoke arose
and spread quickly thruout the Jail
The sheriff again retreated to the cor
ner farthest from the burning pile
taking his prisoner with him. More
tar and feathers were brought in and
| ignited.
The sheriff was seen to disappear
from the window, and the mob waited
He did not reappear, and Chief of Pc.
lice Overton broke thru the crowd and
rushed up the stairs thru the binding
smoke. Reaching the third floor he
found Sheriff Fulgham in a semi-un.
conscious condition. The chief begged
the sheriff to escape. The reply was:
II will stay here. / will die doing
my duty"
The chief of police dragged the sher.
if down two flights of stairs into the
street, from where he was taken to
the city hall and doctors summoned.
The mob then seized the negro and
hustled him to Dallas. where he was
executed. Just as the work was finish.
ed the Decatur militia arrived at
Huntsville.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-26
MEET IN CHICAGO.
Governor Shaw and Senator Allison
Hold Conference,


Chicago, July Ex-Governor Leslie
M. Shaw. of owa, and Senator Will
lam B. Allison held conference at the
Auditorium Annex yesterday over
what was thought to be the appoint
ment of a successor to the late Senator
j. Fl. Gear. Every precaution was TAX
en- to prevent the fact of the consulta-
ton of the two Iowans becoming
known, neither of them having regis
tered at the hotel. Whether of signifi-
canoe or not. the fact was noted that
j. w. Blythe. of the counsel of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad,
was registered at the hotel. Mr..
Blythe is one of the leading republi-
cans of the state.
"The appointment of senator to
succeed the late Senator Gear" said
Governor Shaw, when seen after the
consultation, sis something that l
would not like to discuss. There are
plenty of good republicans in the state
worthy of the position, but as to whom
will be appointed really could not at
tempt to Indicate"
Iowa said Governor Shaw, would
give the republicans one of the largest
majorities in the history of the state
at the ensuing election"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-26
has started to lay a cable from Wei
Hai-Wei to Che Foo and Taku.
Kempff Explains His Refusal.

Washington, July 25.-The navy de-
partment today made public the mail
reports of Rear Admiral Kempff ex-
planning his reason for refusing to
join with the ships of the other powers
in the attack on the Taku forts and
giving an account of the attack.
Kempff's explanation, the substance of
which has already been published, is
warmly commended Dy Secretary
Long.
Ii Hung Chang is Still at Shanghai.
Washington, July 25.-The state de-
partment has received cable dis
patch from Consul Goodnow, but it is
stated that it contains nothing to clear
up the situation at Picking. Goodnow
says that Lii Hung Chang remains in
Shanghai for the present and will con-
duct his negotiations from that city.
There is an intimation that Earl Ii
is detained at the request of the, for
eign officials altho this is not stated
by Acting Secretary Hill.
No information has been received
from the Chinese legation or the
Chinese government in response to
the presidents reply to the emperor.