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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
HARDLY A CROP.
Corn Not Filling Out We'll and Yield
Will ga Small

Will Be Small.
Des Moines Aug. edwin L. Bowen,
CT Bowen & Rueger, elevator men, has
Just returned from trip over the state
for the purpose of ascertaining the con-
dition of the corn crop. He was as far
north as the state line and as far west
as Sibley and Hartley. devoting some
time to the trip and making personal
inspection Of the fields in the several
portions of the state visited by him.
To reporter Mr.. Bowen said: II
would not say that Iowa will not have
so or 80 per cent of normal crop, be-
cause I do not think that Is a good way
20 estimate the probable yield. The acre
age varies SO from year to year that
Percentages based on the normal yield
are apt to be misleading and not to con-
yey an idea of the real condition of the
crop. am prepared to say, tho. that
after careful inspection of fields in the
heavy producing portions OF the
state. Iowa, even if we have an album
dance Of rain from now on and the
frosts come late, will not have over half
crop. What mean by that is that.
acre for acre. the fields Of the state will
rot produce half as much corn as would
have been cribbed If the season had been
normal. Last year we had 3OI,0O000
bushels, or whereabouts, and feel safe
ir saying that we will be extremely for
tunate if we get yield Of 100000 90
bushels this season.
Until person goes into the fields
and makes a personal inspection the
conditions are deceiving. From the car
window could see that the tops OF the
cornstalks had been blasted by the heat,
while the stalks down to the ground
were perfectly green, demonstrating
that the drouth had no effect on the
corn, for with drouth the whole stals
withers. The tops, that were exposed
tc the sun. We're burned by the excessive
heat and the hot winds. thought from
this that the talk of crop damage had
been overdrawn. but when got into the
fields / found my mistake. I found fields
of corn that were cared out to perfec-
ton. but when I examined the ears
was surprised to find there were no kerr
nels ON them. The tassels in these fields
had been burned up so that the pollen
did not fall on the silk aud fertilize the
corn. In other fields found hills con-
tanning three stalks at regular inter-
yalS, ftne StsllkS green anu S.aiiutt6 ~
we'll. but no evidences of an ear of corn
on a large per cent of the stalks In
nearly every field 1 found something
| the matter with the corn. In a great
many instances the ears are short,
what we call nubbins. and will never
mature.
THE fact is it will take the huskine
to tell how the crop is coming out. bu,
| II we get over half a crop we will be
| fortunate. In some portions Of the
state I have not visited conditions may
be better. but the reports would not in
dictate this am basing my estimate:
on what l have seen and what l have
been told by others at the points visited
by me who have gone into the fields t.
satisfy themselves as did"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Mike Ssdsns 10 Arrested q
Scion CHARGED With Raiss
int Bills.
Numerous Crooked Bills Found
on the Prisoner-.Madss NJ
Desperate Fight.
Boys Find Decomposed body OF
a Mysterious Suicide {.
Near Waterloo. !,

Special to Times-Republican. sst
Cedar Rapids. Aug. 6-Mike Sedenec,
2 Bohemian, was arrested at Scion last
night charged with counterfeiting by
raising one dollar bills 10 fives. aedenec
knocked down the constable who arr
rested him and was finally arrested and
jailed by a muscular section hand. BY
that time most Of the population Of
Scion was aroused and the mayor tele-
phoned to Cedar Rapids for, Marshal
Healy. Mike had barely time to catch
the evening train and wanted to know
il the morning would not be early
enough, but the mayor said no. The
whole town. he said, was guarding the
prisoner and there might be violence. SO
Mr.. Healy went to Scion at $40 and re-
turned with his prisoner at midnight,
He brought numerous samples of the
bogus bills as we'll as the prisoner, and
the bills are curiosity. In some man
ner not easily explained the figure ones
on the bills and also the word one have
OcSIlf CildASeS ~ lives. .SIOSG. Inspection
of the bills reveals the fraud at once,
but in the twilight or with careless
handling the bills might very we'll pass
for five dollars. Sedeneo Is said to have
used them at the saloons, at the butch
er's and various other places in Scion,
and 1t is reported that several OF them
have found their way into the Golfers OF
Cedar Rapids merchants. One saloon
| man in Scion detected the fraud and
made Sedenec disgorge the five dollars
Then hunt was made and 1t was found
that several of the other saloonmen had
some of the bills, also storekeepers
When Sedenec was captured by the big
section man after he had knocked down
the plucky little Bohemian. who first ar
rested him, he first threatened his cap
| tor and then failing to secure his re.
Ilease in that manner he took a big roll
of bills from his pocket and offered Il
give 1t for his release. He will have 9
hearing today before CommissionerJ.sO
|: Stewart. $3.50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
New Principal at EIdora.

Special to Times Republican.
Fldora, Aug. 6.-At meeting OF the
school board last evening the resigna-
tion of Miss Pearl Akin as principal
was read and accepted and Miss Louise
E. Taylor, of Alden was elected princi-
pal and Miss Mabel Wallace of this city
the accomplished daughter of Senator
Joseph Wallace, was unanimously cleo
ted assistant principal.
The Hardin county normal institute
opened here yesterday with an ENROLL
ment Of nearly 200
The "Ghostly Guard" people will pre-
sent the "Possum Supper" at the Wis
sner Friday night. under the auspices Of
the local Maccabee lodge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
euraIars Raid ! Depot.

Center Junction. Aug. 6.-Burglars
broke into the G. & N. w. depot at Cen
ter Junction last evening and blew open
the safe. There was no money in the
safe and even II there had been they
would have been unable to secure it, as
the explosion SO wrecked the inner door
of the safe that 1t was impossible to
open It, They then broke the gum ma
chimes and secured the few pennies they
contained. There is no trace of the bur-
glars
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
INSURANCE AGENTS ORGANIZE.
Another State Meeting TO Be Held At
Cedar Rapids Soon.


Cedar Rapids Soon.
Des Moines. Aug. Cat a meeting Of
the executive committee of the Associ-
alton of Fire Insurance Agents held at
the Slavery Monday 1t was decided to
hold another meeting OF all the general
agents in Cedar Rapids Aug. 90. The
campaign of education is being pushed
oil over the state, but 1t is thought that
another meeting will do much toward
settling some points that have come up.
The meeting was first get for Aug. 20
in Des Moines 1t happened to occur to
the members of the committee that the
democratic state convention was to be
held here Aug. q and it was not thought
adyisa Bile to have the insurance meeting
here the day before. Probably seventy
five or 100 special agents will be in at
tendance and the hotels will be so
crowded as to make things uncomforta-
bic. 1t was finally decided to take the
meeting to Cedar Rapids. which, by that
time, Will have recovered from the re-
publican state convention. Mr.. B. T..
West, of Cedar Rapids. the secretary Of
the executive committee, assured the
other members that Cedar Rapids would
be glad to have the meeting.
The principal object of the meeting
will be to devise ways and means to
reach the smaller towns. About 200 of
the larger cities Of the state have al
ready been organized. 1t is thought adj
visable, however, to organize at least
800 more towns, making 500 in all. The
ways and means to do this will be de-
termined on at the meeting. Mr.. John
p. Hubble, the chairman of the commit
tee for the dissemination, was present at
the executive meeting Monday after
noon. He will attend the meeting at
Cedar Rapids, along with the other
members OF the committee, and the
matter will be taken up in earnest The
western association expects to take hold
Of the Iowa campaign more fully than
Int has and push it to completion. A
number of other detail. matters will be
I.ta en- up at this meeting, but the prin-
|cipal thing will be the work of further
Organization.
The following monthly letter has been
mailed to the agents Of one of the Des
Moines fire insurance companies. 1t
gives some idea of the, conditions that
have prevailed during. the past month
and their effect on insurance interests:
July has been record breaker for in
tense heat and prolonged drouth. but
Iowa will come out, ipicgood condition
somewhat disfigured, -butp still in the
ring. On the other hand fire and light
ming losses have been very heavy. The
Edry, hot weather almost started fires
without other aid and when started
Iconfagrations followed, like those OF
Dallas Center, Ricevilie. Davenport and
many others; then when rain storms
came late in July, the accumulated and
pent up electricity in the clouds dealt
out death to live stock and destruction
! to buildings and other property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Hardin County vetera rs

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Aug. 6.-The following
are the newly elected officers of the
Hardin County Veterans association,
which will hold its meeting at Union
next year: Colonel. ID. A. Gregory,
Union; lieutenant colonel, c. A. Bliss.
Iowa Falls; major, D. S. Valentine,
Union; chaplain. Rev. w. E. Stanley,
Eldora; adjutant, j. D. Lundy, Union;
quartermaster, H. Buckhort. Union;
surgeon, DIR. Corfe, Union; vice presi-
dents from each township in the county
were also elected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
The Maleom Fair.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Tfmes-Republican.
Malcolm. Aug. 6. - The Poweshiek
county fair will be held at Malcom on
Aug. 20-23. Sixteen hundred dollars is
offered in speed classes and entries close
on Aug. is. The Malcolm fair stands
rear the head of the agricultural fairs
in the state, always paying its permit
Inns in full. 1t tolerates no gambling and
their exhibits are first class. Perhaps q
larger number of farmers attend this
fair than any other in the state 1t is
rot unusual to have over 1000 farmers
teams on the grounds. James Nowak,
OF this place. is secretary of the associa-
tion
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
| CORN Is IMPROVED.
Cosler Weather and Iacrsased
Humidity Has Had : fav.
orable Effect.
But Much Of the Corn Has Been
Damaged Beyond Re.
covery.
The Ears Will Be Small and Not
Well Filled-.crop
Reports.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 6.-The regular
weekly weather and crop bulletin was
issued today as follows:
The week ending Aug. 5 averaged
from one to five degrees daily above the
normal. tho as compared with the pre-
ceding week there was fall of about
twelve degrees in the daily mean tenn
perature. The cooler weather, increased
humidity and the copious rains Of July
q and % broke the drouth effectually
except in quite limited areas where the
rainfall was very light.
The reports generally Indicate fair inn
porvement in the condition and pros
poets of the corn crop, tho in consid-
cradle portion of the early planted area
ii is damaged beyond recovery except
for fodder. Much OF the late planted
corn is caring, with a healthy show of
tassels, and the yield of sound ears will
depend upon favorable weather for the
balance of the season without frosts to
the end of September. With normal con-
ditions it may yet bring forth more mer-
charitable. grain than has been esti-
mated, and il the fodder is ali saved tlle
value of the entire crop will fall but lit
tie, If any, below the amount realized
from the grain alone in some recent sea-
SONS. At this stage OF growth and con-
dltion no one can make an estimate OF
the output of merchantable corn, for the
whole state, that is worthy of much con-
sideration. There is very wide diver
gence in the guesses, even of the ex-
perts.. and much depends upon the point
Of view.
| Threshing returns are generally quite
encouraging. Some improvement has
been noted in pastures and immature
field crops. More rain is needed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
FARM HANDS FIGHT.
Pitchforks Used and Painful Injuries
Inflicted,


Inflicted.
Special TO Times. Republican.
Cedar Falls, Aug. 6.-The particulars
have been received concerning, fierce
fight which occurred last week on the
farm of Philip Schaffner, near Hudson.
Two hired men, F. q. Strayer and Ed
jacobson, were the principals. They
were engaged in the ordinary. duties
about the barn at, the close Of the days
work when q dispute arose and a fight
ensued in which milk stools were the
weapons. When these were battered to
pieces pitchfork was seized by Jacob
son, who gave his assailant several
wounds. One below the knee and one in
the hand are proving painful and re-
squire the attention of a physician. No
arrests have been made and Jacobson
has left the town $500
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Threshine Outfit Burned.

Special to Tlmes-Republlcan. -
Washington. Aug. 6.-Yesterday while
lthreshing on the Martin Churchill
farm near this city, a thresher outfit in
GLIDING the stacker, was burned. 1t was
the property of Doan & Sanders, and
was not insured. About 1000 bushels of
grain In stacks was consumed. The en-
CINE was hitched to a long rope lied to
the separator, but it. stuck and not pull
1t out. The threshers had run out of
coal and were using wood. which was
the cause of the fire
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
FIRE At STORM LAKE.
Roller Mills Destroyed EntaiIins q
Loss Of $500.

ttotler MINIS OeeSroyoo Eneauih9 q
Loss of $500.
Special TO Times Republican.
Storm Lake, Aug. 6.-Monday morn
stng ct 2so'clpck the coal house at the
Storm Lake roller mills was discovered
to be on fire, and the Are finally COM
municated to the mill. which was COM
pletely wrecked. There was not much
pressure on the water system when the
hose was first connected and when al
rect pressure was turneu on the hose
burst. Twenty or thirty minutes We're
lost In coupling on ne whouseanw rdl
lost In coupling on new hose and by that
time the fire was beyond control Loss
on the building. $4,000 in which there is
800 insurance: on the stock, $500. on
which there is $500 insurance. The COM
pany will probably rebuild, If they get
proper encouragement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
FARM HOUSE BURNS.

Rssidsnes Of Jacob Smith Near Grand
junction Destroyed.
special to Times Republican.
Grand Junction. Aug. CA farm
house and contents. owned by Jacob
Smith. one mile west Of this place,
burned to the ground yesterday morn
ing about 1 o'clock. The loss is about
5000; insurance about $1,000. The ORR
\ gin Of the fire is unknown. When dis
covered It had SO far advanced that the
occupants only had time to escape.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
holiness Camp Meeting.

Oskaloosa. Aug. s. - The Mahaska
County Holiness Association will hold
its annual campmeeting on the old
camp grounds cast of Osksioosa, Iowa,
Aug. IL to Is, 1901. The Hoosier evan
gslist, Rev. 1T. Hatfield. of Indiana,
and Rev. G.. L. Miller. Of Oskaloosa,
Iowa, have the meeting in charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Will Work for Weaver.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. Aug. 6.--The Hardin county
delegates, twenty strong, left today for,
Cedar Rapids, headed by Attorney c..
e. Albrook, of this city as chairman.
The first and central interest Of the del
egation will be the nomination of Judge
Silas NJ. Weaver for supreme Judge
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Junk Dealer Arrestad,

Special to Times-Republican.
Dayton. Aug. yesterday afternoon
a travelling junk dealer by the name of
Charles Critchfield was arrested on a
warrant preferred by j. E. Peterson of
Ellsworth. Ia, charging Critchf1eld
with stealing a fur robe valued at s37.
The case was tried before Justice
Lindberg, of this city, but owing to
lack of evidence the defendant was dis
charged
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Drew al okIahoma Farm.

Special TO Ilmes-RepubNcan. 80
Harlan, Aug. 6.-The only Shelby
county man who seems to have drawn
anything from the Oklahoma lottery
is w. p. Kellogg, of Harlan. He was
number $500 in the Lawton district,
and thinks that he will get a good
quarter section of land. There We're
about forty registrations from this
county.
The principal churches of Harlan
have united for Sunday evening SER
vices during the warm weather and
hold a s o'clock service in the open air
on the lawn of the Baptist church. The
service is proving quite popular in
novation. The different pastors preach
in rotation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Business Mems Picnic.


Iowa Falls, Aug. Ga business mems
picnic in which everybody has been in
vited to join is being arranged for
August %, on which date a general
holiday will be observed by all classes
in this city and vicinity. It is planned
to go to Waterloo and spend the day
and the Illinois Central has made the
rate of 81 for the round trip.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
sooNE.PoAcHERAR REsTEp.

praIrie Chickens Found in His Posses.
sion-Eseapes Thru carsIessness.
Special to Times Republican.
Boone. Avg. 6.-Simon PITCHER was
arrested in a saloon yesterday morning
by Game Warden Mofratt He had
several half grown prairie chickens in a
sack which he carried with him. and in
- box on his wagon were probably twen-
sty-nve birds. He was taken before JUS
stices Parker. but thru the carelessness
and inattention of his guards escaped
and has not been found. He lives in the
country near Boone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
AFTER a HORSE THlEF.

I'd Dstehsil, Of Nashua, Accused Of
Grave Crime.
Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls. Aug. 6.-The officers are
on the watch for Ed Betcheil, Of Nash
ma, who ID wanted for stealing horses.
He stole q rtg from that place. and
headed In this direction. He was later
seen on foot at Waverly and 1t is
thought he may have disposed OF the
rig. Az he has not been apprehended it
may b that he headed forSWaterloo and
escaped In the immense crowd that yis-
lied the Buffalo BIZ chow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
BOYS FIND DEAD BODY.
peeomposed Corpse Of Unknown Man
Found Near Waterloo. -,

Special to Times-Republlcan
Waterloo, Aug. 6.-The badly decom-
posed body of a man was found on the
Cedar river. bank two miles below this
city late yesterday. A card bearing an
Inscription, My name is Jack Lesiy. My
family lives in Republic, Chiekasaw
county, Iowa. Please notify them" A
laudanum vial found with 1t indicates
suicide. Small boys hunting found the
body hidden under clump ofvines. The
man must have been dead for two
months at least. He is unknown here,
and no cause can be assigned for his
committing suicide. kilograms to Re-
public bring no answer The coroner's
inquiry was held late last night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
SCHOOL AovsE coMTRovERsY
More Legal Proceedings to Prevent
TO Prevent Erection of sehoI House.

TO Prevent Erection Of schol House.
Special to Times-R Republican.
Cedar Falls Aug. "a meeting of the
directors of the school district of Lincoln
township was held Saturday, at which
time matters relative to the erection Of
a new So, 900 school house were discussed
The bonds to pay for the same We're
voted at special election some months
ago and the taxpayers were divided on
the question. Bids will soon be adver-
tised for and then the opponents will
apply for an injunction to the proceed
ings. until the legality Of the election
can be tested in the courts. There is a
question as to the legality of the result,
owing to the votes of several women
that were cast.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
suad for s1QQoo.

Davenport, Aug. 6.-The Rock Island
y Peoria railway company iss asked to
/ pay to Andrew R. Kepple the amount
OF $4,000 for trespassing over Graham
street at Coal Valley In the construc-
ton Of which track the street mas left
In bad condition and the complainant,
! ANDREW Kepple. received injuries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
sUNTENsAcA WILL DIE.

Washington Farmer Who Was Shot by
His Neishbor Cannot Live.
Warrington, Aug. cit is now
thought that William Buntenbach, who
was shot recently by his neighbor, will
live several days and will finally die.
The right lung 10 filled with clotted
blood, which flowed from the wound
made by the bullet. This will finally de-
cay and cause serious internal trouble.
His condition was about the same to-
day. - .l -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06

Epecial "a Timeg-Republican.

Epecial to mes-Republican.
Thompson. Aug. 6.-The 1o-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Newland, who
live fve miles north of this place, was
kicked by a horse from the effects of
which the boy died yesterday at a. m.
The funeral will be held tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
TOOK cAReoLIc ACID.
Lovers Quarrsl Drives Dora King.
osnbsrs TO Suicide.

Special to Times Republican.
Storm Lake, Aug. 6.-Miss Dora Kiln
genberg, young lady living six miles
northeast Of Storm Lake, committed
su!cide by taking q dose of carbolic acid
and aconite. 1t is supposed to be the
outcome of . lovers quarrel. While the
family were absent at the funeral, the
residence caught fire and burned to the
ground. Only q small part Of the funi-
tnre was saved.
john McDaniels, OF woodbine, who
! nth three, companions was having an
outing at the upper lake. was accident
/ ally shot Wednesday and died Friday
ausofning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
HAD MIRACULOUS EecAAi:

Watsrioo lin0fnan Falls Twenty Feet
From Telegraph Pole.
Special to Times-Republican.
Cedar Falls, Aug. 6.-1ke johnson, o.
this city, fell twenty feet from pole OF
the Rapid Transit line at Waterloo on
Saturday while stringing wires for the
company. He alighted on the cement
walk on his hip and elbow. The arm
was painfully cut so that the joint pro-
truded thru the flesh. No bones were
broken. How he escaped death is mys-
terry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06

known to the members OF the Dubuque
bar. and wasSa Mason In high standing,
being Knight Templar. He was born
In New York and was almost 6s years
old at the time OF his death. The re-
mains were taken to Anamosa this
morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Northwss storm ls Generous.

Special to Times-Republican.
Boone. Aug. s6.-The widow Of Wash
ington Riley, who was killed at Council
Bluffs some time eince while in the en-
ploy of the Northwestern as brakeman.
received yesterday from the Chicago &
Northwestern railway the s,im Of $1,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06

linda. Council BUNS. Davenport. Ell
dora, Fl. Madison, Marehalltown, Nit.
cheliville and Mt. Pleasant Sprague
Warner q Co.. Chicago. -