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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
MONTH WITHOUT RAIN.
Twenty-Nine Days Since Rain Fell il
Humboldt County.

Special to Times Republican.
Humboldt. July 26.-Yesterday was
the twenty-ninth day since any rain has
fallen to do good and there is not the
slightest hopes of any coming. The corn
situation is becoming very serious and
many of the farmers will cut their corn
into fodder, 1t being so badly gone. Not
only are the farmers losers, but every
enc will be affected, either directly or
indirectly. A prominent business man
CT this town said that orders for goods
to the value of $4,000 will be cancelled
here this week, owing to the bad crop
outlook.
This year will be very disastrous for
fruit and shade trees; many of them are
dying and the drouth will cause the
Death of many more.
The government thermometer regis
tered 106 yesterday, only three-tenths OF
rain has fallen this month and the rain
fall for June was way below the nor
NAL also.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
DEATH STOPS WEDDING:
James Kincaid's Dead Body
Found In Beaver Slough Near
City of Clinton.
ills Believed Kinkaid suicided
On Eve Of His Intended
Marriage.
The Intense Heat Thought to
Have Unbalanced His Minds
Other News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, July 26.-The body of James
Kincaid. a young man vigil known in
this city who was to have married Miss
Alfredo Peetz Wednesday night, was
taken from Beaver slough yesterday by
mill men who discovered it. There is no
Coubt that young Kincaid committed
suicide. Wednesday evening he was to
have married Miss Alfredo Peetz. the
daughter of Henry Peetz, proprietor of
the saloon known as the Maine, on the
corner of Fourth street and Eleventh
avenue. The wedding was to have oc-
CURED at the parochial residence at St.
Marys church at 9 o'clock on that even
ing and just an hour previous to that
time the young man left the home of
Miss Peet, 1884 Eleventh avenue, and did
not return. When the hour for the we'd
ding arrived and the groom did not
come fear was felt lest some harm had
befallen him. and a search of the neigh
borhood commenced, but no traces of
the missing man could be found. All
night the search continued. but the first
Information the relatives received of the
finding Of his hat and coat, yesterday
morning on the lumber raft moored In
Beaver slough at the lower mill of C
Lamb g. Sons. News of the discovery
was telephoned to the relatives. and the
impression became general that thf
young man had drowned himself. a
party was soon at the spot searching thu
river for his body. among whom were
several of the mill hands. While soms
dragged the river with ropes and hooks
others dived in the slough with the hop.
Of finding the remains, II. indeed, thu
young man had drowned himself. Tit
eearch was rewarded shortly before
O'Clock, Linus Holmes, Heim Weave
and Martin Monroe locating the bod,
out In the stream some forty feet from
shore. The remains We're brought to th'
river bank, and the coroner was at one,
summoned. Undertaken Clarke was no
titled and the remains were conveyed t.
the late home, on Iowa avenue, and pre-
pared for burial.
While there is much speculation as t;
the cause Of Kincaid's rash act, it i
generally thought that he took his If
iE moment of mental alteration. BE
fore leaving the Peetz residence he ap
feared extremely nrvous. but his action
did not excite remark nor attract atten
ton. 1t is believed that in a nervous at
tack, in which the heat probably figure
to. some extent. the young man becam
mentally unbalanced, and while in thi
condition went to the river and carrie
out the design prompted by disordere
mind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
FIRE AT spRlNovlLLe.
Hard Work on the Part of Citizens
Averts a Serious Calamity.


Averts Serious Calamity.
Cedar Rapids. July ga severe fire
occurred at Springville yesterday. Just
as very grateful and severe thunder
and rainstorm was coming on the alarm
Of fire was sounded. The fire was found
to have started in the workroom of
George Baldwin's harness store. and as
most people We're already up watching
the storm it was but sho,t time until
the hose companies were In action at the
fire, and as usual the firemen did quick
and effective service. and III less than
an hour what at first promised TO be a
genuine blaze was under control.
3. NJ. Hopper's grocery store on the
north side of the harness shop was
somewhat damaged by water and
smoke, the fire having crept along the
jo.sts connecting with the room where
the fire started.
Whitaker & Bishops restaurant, next
south Of the fire, was also damaged by
water. smoke and removals. Baldwin's
harness shop was badly scorched on the
inside. tools and stock being apparently
ruined.
Fenton Ham. proprietor OF the cleo
trio light and water plant. promptly
had steam up and gave direct pressure.
and turned on the street lights. greatly
aiding the nremen who did exceptionally
fine work in 30 promptly controlling the
fire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
THE SUMMER NORMAL.
Degrees Given the Summer Glass at
Cedar Falls.

Degrees Given the Summer Glass at
Cedar Falls.
Special to s-Republican,
Cedar Rapids, July 26.-The COM
mencement exercises of the July Sec
ton of the summer class of the State
Normal school We're held last evening
in the chapel. The program consisted
of orations and music for the frs. part
and the presentation of farce by John
Kendrick Bangs entitled THE Bicy-
clers."
The degree of master of didactics was
conferred upon the following graduates
In the following courses:
Professional Course-Frank w. Else,
Jessie Nutting.
-Four Years Science Course-John w.
Rhoades.
Four Years Latin Course Earl Smith
Baker, Jens Christensen, Bella Hostel
Ter. T. NJ Prall, William II. Bay, Mary
C. Wall.
Four-eYars' Science Course-John w.
Mccullough.
Four Years Elective Course-Frank
A. Barber Lou P Barrett, Alma Il.
Evans, H. A. Glackemeyer, Frank r.
Howard, Mary Rourke, Paul F. Voeiker,
Charles Yeager
Three Years High School English
Course-Mark 1. Roberts.
Three Years High School Ell. Latin
Course-Lillian E. Long
The degree of bachelor of didactics
was conferred upon the following per-
sons: Tressa G.. Tighe. Jessie F. Brink
man, Earnest c. Smith. A. Bruce Adle-
man, Blanche LeValley. Clara William,
son, Seba Dewell. Carrie Nudge. Ches'
ter F. Wright. Lucy Kuehne, OLIVE
Reed, Margaret Mary Scallon, Luells
Sherer. annetta Barnum. Leila Grace
Clutches, Lois Wilson. Nellie NJ. Young
Ella L. Howland, Anna Wormhoudt
Thomas Vincent Bird, Jessie |. Dan
skin. Myrta Hanger, Nora Hanger. !
/ p. mccarthy, j. Elmer Troth. II. F. Nolk
man, E. NJ Wilcox, Dora Baker, Salom'
b Van Wrinkle.
Special certificates were granted tn
following students:
Earl Smith Baker. Annetta BarnuH
Jessie Brinkman Leila Clutches, Myrt
Hanger. Nora Hanger, Mark. l. Roberts
Grace Rhoades, Lucia Sherer. Mary {
Wall Ella Rowland. Ana Worbhoud'
Jessie F. Brinkman, salome B. Va
! Wrinkle Bertha Allen. Jens christensen
4 j. Fl. Kelly II. L. Moore, c. E. Wrigh
4 Alma Cutler. Kate Dewey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
MAY BE MURDER.
Body Of Dead Infant Found by City
Scavengers at Waterloo.

Special to Times-Republican
Waterloo, July 2e.-City scavengers
Wednesday night unearthed what may
prove to be a murder The body of a
male infant, wrapped in an oil cloth ana
securely tied was found in the privy
vault In the Wilson place at the corner
of Sycamore and Second streets by City
Scavenger O. Brundige and his work
men. The parcel was down about two
and one-half feet. The body was thrown
out and into the waste barrel, when ii
was thought advisable to open 1t. Thi.
was done and the partially decomposel
body of a male infant. perfectly formed
and looking as If it had reached matur-
ity, was disclosed. The storm came ur
as the form was found and it was placed
on the top of the barrel and left unit
next morning. when it was taken ava,
with the offal from the vault
To whom the babe belongs. whethel
1t was put out of the way criminally b,
some disgraced mother, or died nat
ural and early death, there is no way o
telling. There is not the least clew OF
| which to work, and the body has bee
| in the vault for long period, evidently
| An aged lady lives at the number an
she liz beyond suspicion of any know
| ledge even of how the baby came 10 b
! on her premises. There is tenemen
] house near where families have lived
! coming and going, and it may be som
! one who resided there ia responsible. o
1 the other hand the bundle may hav
/ been thrown there by some one residin
/ in distant part of the city. AZ yet n
4 steps have been taken by the official
4 In regard to the matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
LEMARs PAINTER ROBBED.
Drinks Dragged Liquor and lis Re-
leved of His Roll.

Sioux City, July 26.--John Ryan, a
fresco painter from LeMars, who came
here Friday to do a little interior fires
Going with the aid of bunch of money.
amounting to 500 told Judge Munger
yesterday morning as much as knew
about how he was drugged and robbed
by three youths OF about 20 wears near
the Deering warehouse Tuesday after
noon. With his brain clouded from the
effects of the drugged liquor he vas I'M
able to give clear evidence against two
Omaha boys. Joe Lyons and Ed Stevens.
who had been arrested for completely IN
the robbery. G. p. lSilborne, manager
for the Deering company. who witnessed
, the whole performance from a window
in his office. appeared against them, and
on his testimony they were found guilty
and sentenced to the stone pile for tflir-
ty days
The third boy who ran away the mo-
ment Mr. Kilborne appeared on the
seene. had searched Ryan's pockets and
found about s. in change. which he took
1 He was also the one who brought the
drugeed liquor aud the police will make
/ an effort TO find and punish him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
cENsuRED THE ROAD.
coroner's Jury Holds Company Re.
aponsibie for r. w, Luce's Death.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, July 26.-The coro-
ner.s jury censured the railroad in the
case of Riley w. Luce. who was
killed in the yards here yesterday.
The jury found that the duties Luce
was expected to fill We're too many for
one man. The deceased was prom
inent Mason and member of several
societies. He leaves a wife and three
children.
Riley was on the footboard of the
tank of the engine. which. with nine
cars. was backing upon siding when
they collided with another engine The
lower part of Luces body was horribly
mangled, the upper portion being unin-
jured. The accident happened in the
o. & st. L. yards Luce was an Illinois
Central engine foreman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
Sun CAUSING Fires.

Special to Times Republican.
Humboldt. July 26.-The suns heat
and the dry winds are drying things
very fast now so that fires are easily
started A spark from an engine set
some meadow land afire recently and
had it not been for the section men
much damage would have been done
An apple and plum orchard near
Humboldt caught on fire and the loss
was over $780, A large oat field is re-
ported burned also. Great should be
taken in lighting fires nowadays. for one
little spark may cost many dollars of
damages. The sun heating on glass
Will often cause fire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
Fire In Saw Mill District Causes
Property Loss Of
100000.
Twenty Blocks Of Residence
Property Burned..A Hundred
Families Homeless.
Firemen Unable to Control the
Flames..Help Secured From
Rock Island.

Davenport, July 26.-It Is estimated
the damages by last nights fire is
100000. district of one-third of
mile in length was ravaged by the
flames, not site was left standing in
the whole district. relief movement
was inaugurated this morning at
mass meeting of citizens, and measures
were taen to care for the homeless and
destitute. Between two and three
hundred people are without roof or
household goods. Ten tiremen are
Frustrated. The loss of Weyerhauser
& Denkrnan company is half million,
out of the winddd and the fortunate
direction it took saved the city from
much greater loss.
Davenport, July 26.-Fire laid waste
an area Of saw mill and residence prop
erty in Davenport last evening equal to
twenty ordinary city blocks.
piles of kindling wood belonging to the
| Island Fuel Company on the levee. "A
| brisk breeze was blowing, carrying the
| flames directly across the immense lum-
Der yards of Weyerhauser & Denkmann,
which We're soon a seething mass of
flames. The spread of the fire was SO
rapid that workmen barely had time to
desert the yard. The flames pushed thei;
way into the adjoining residence dis
trict, closely settled with middle-class
houses.
4 The average value was few thou
4 sand dollars each The occupants es-
capped only with their lives and the
clothing on their backs. over fifty
4 homes were thus burned. some tene-
4 ments, resulting in 100 families being
4 rendered homeless.
i The fire was fought heroica.ly by the
u fire departments of Davenport, Rock
Island and Moline. H., the latter cite.
responding promptly to an appeal fol
aid.
i Efforts TO check the flames We're un,
awaiting until they spread on the NORTH
of the spacious grounds of st. Katie.
r;ne's Hail, boarding school for young
ladies, which was saved after the towe.
II cuIueu OIL. N.a0udHS tIie paSSiS va
waged on the edges of the flaming dis
trict. BY 10 o'clock the confiagratiol
was under control.
The mill of the weyerhaussr-Denk
mann and yards were totally destroyed
loss $500,
The other losses will aggregate 5000.
, 900 or more. The United States Robert
!, Sash Door factory. the Red JACKIE
Pump Company. the Standard Oil Com
! pany. the Riverside mill and the Daven
I.port Wooden Mills had marrow escapes
, the flames being checked Just befor
reaching them.
>. 1t is believed there were no fatalities
J, The heat was intense. two ambulance
= teing kept busy hauling away the pros
trated persons. In few instances per
: sons living in the burned district hav
hot been located by relatives. but it i
!, believed that they escaped. Many pri
vate homes and hotels were turned owe
to the sufferers for the night. Vacan
lots over large portion of the tow
are filled with household furniture an
5 refugees from the burned district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
HossAcK CASE APPEALED.
Papers in the Suit Filed in Supreme
Court.

Papers in the Suit Filed in Supreme
Court.
Des Moines, July 26.-The first filings
in the noted murder case of the state OF
Iowa vs.. Margaret Hossack of Warren
county were made in the supreme court
yesterday. A certified copy Of the in
dictment. the record of entries, the mo-
ton to set aside verdict, grant new
trial and for arrest of judgment and an
amendment thereto were made matters
of record. No abstracts or arguments
have yet been filed In the appeal.
The case promises to be one of the
most interesting of the approaching DC,
tober term. The attorneys for the de.
Tense, Henderson & Berry and w. F
Powell are said to be thoroughly con
WINGED of the innocence of the defend
ant, Mrs. Margaret Hossack, now ir
prison for life at Anamosa. and they arf
prepared to make a desperate legal figh'
in her behalf Attorney General MulIar
will be drawn into the case on behalf o.
the state.
The motion for setting aside the yer
diet and for a new trial is a lengthy ont
and sets forth thirty grounds on which
the new trial should be granted. These
relate mainly TO alleged errors of thu
court in ruling on objections and in Civ
ing instructions to the jury. One of thu
objections relates to the admitting j,
evidence of the photographs that wer'
taken of John Hossack as he lay in hi
bed after the murder. The defens
contends these should not have been ad
mitted, az they did not reveal anything
as to the position of Hossack when tn
fatal blow was struck. The defense als
objects to the Introduction In the evi
1 dence Of the AK with which Hossack i
supposed to have been killed. 1t is con
tended there is nothing to prove thi
was the AK used in striking the bloS
4 that killed him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
BURGLAR at kamrar.
ia Tirnes- Repulolican,

Special to Times Republican.
Kamrar, July 26.--An unsuccessful "a
tempt was made to rob Ben Cordes. one
of our merchants. yesterday morning
Cordes' wife awoke him in time to see
his pants being pulled toward the win
dow by some one on the outside. The
burglar had cut the screen in .he win
dow and had reached in with stick, but
did not succeed in getting the pants, 81
he could reach them. Cordes had about
$50 in the pockets OF his trousers. He
got a revolver and fired several shots al
the burglar, but 1t being dark he surely
missed him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
FIREMAN DIES OF HEAT.
Employe of the kirkwood Hotel at
Iowa City Stricken.

Iowa City Stricken.
Iowa City. July 26.-Wednesday after
room at abou' $50 the dead body of
Patrick Noonan was found in the laun-
dry room of the kirkwood Hotel From
appearance he had been dead but lit
tie time.
Noonan was fireman of the hotel and
had been in their employ for the past six
years. Yesterday morning he told the
proprietor that he was not feeling we'll
and could not do his work. That was
about 8 o'clock in the forenoon. He then
went down into the laundry room. where
II was cool. and was seen no more thai
day until about $3.50 when Dan Davis
happened down in the bs sement and
stumbled onto the dead body. The coro-
ner was Immediately called and the
body removed to the undertaking rooms.
where an inques. was held. The verdict
was that the deceaseds death was due
10 heat prostration and that he had been
dead for some time before the body Was
found,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26

mounting horse, rode rapidly to the
city and notified the authorities at the
depot, thus averting all danger. A crew
was Immediately dispatched to the
scene, and by ii o'clock temporary
structure was built SO that traffic
would not be impeded. The early train
east bound went around on the Bur-
lington track by way of Elmira to
West Liberty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
Blacksmith Hurt.

Special TO Times Republican.
Waterloo. July 26.-Charles Lee, a
blacksmith in the Illinois Central shops
had his foot badly crushed while at
work yesterday afternoon by heavy
piece of metal dropping upon it. The
heavy steel shaft accidentally fell from
his anvil Where he was working on II
to the floor, catching his foot under
meath 1t. His instep and toes were bad
sly smashed. but it is not thought thai
any bones We're broken. The injury was
attended by a physician and 1t Is
thought the entire member can be
saved, but 1t will be slow In healing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
Dividends on Losses.

Sioux CITY, july 26.-In the district
court Judge Wakefield has ordered the
payment OF one per cent dividends on
the losses of the defunct Under Writers
Mutual Insurance company which failed
some Years ago. This is the first PAY
ment made on the standing losses al
the time Of the failure. altho an assess
ment on policy holders amounting to sc
per cert Of their liability was made soon
thereafter This assessment was bitter
ly tough, but it has been regularly sus-
Inn a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
Double Track for Rock Island

Special TO Times Republican.
Iowa city. July 26.-L. B. Holt. acting
division engineer for the Rock Island
road. is in the city booking over tbs
ground preparatory to the construction
az a double track between West Liberty
and Iowa City. The culverts have al
ready been rebuilt for the double track
The cut a summit street will be wild
ened considerably and the banks sloped
The work will be commenced in August
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
FOUND DEAD.
Well Known Clinton Mill Man Sue.
cumbs to Sunstroke.

Special to Tlmes-Republican
Clinton. July 26.-Thomas McKenna, a
band sawyer at Lambs lumber mill
was found dead in his bed "Wednesday
from the effects of the heat. He had no
been at work at the mill during the day
having taken a lay-off on account of in
disposition. AT noon one Of the board
ers at the house assisted Mr.. Mckenr,a
to his room and left him lying on his
bed. At 3 o'clock some one went up to
see how he was, and found his deaf
body on the bed, where he had lair
down earlier in the afternoon. 1t Is
thought that the closeness of the roor
had induced stroke of apoplexy. which
resulted fatally.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
HAS MAO DOG SCARE.
Columbus Junction Excited Over Rabid
Doc Which Bites Others.

Special to imes-Republicsn.
Columbus Junction. July pa mad
dog scare has come with the hot
weather, a. Jennings dog having gone
mad recently and ran thru the country
swapping and biting to Conesville. eight
miles north of here, before he was
finally killed. But before he left town
he had bitten several dogs. go that there
is pretty close watch kept on all the
dogs, and several of them have been
shot. Among the others is Jack, the
Zig Great Dane belonging to Mrs. DIR
Summers. Another was Arlo CARROTS
dogs. which was defending Mr.. CARROTS
little children from this mad dog when
be was bitten.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
Railroad Bridge Burned /.

Iowa City. July 26.-Bridge No. so
on the Rock island road, about two and
a half miles east of the city and near
the Smith Bradley crossing. burned
this morning between midnight and .
O'Clock. The bridge was structure
sixty-two feet long and fifteen feet
high. The origin OF the fire is I'M
known. farmer lad nearby discov-
cred the blaze about 1 O'clock. and.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
DEATH AND paosTRATloN.
One Death and Number of Prostra-
tions in the River Town.

Davenport. July 26-Yesterday after
noon Carl F. jain, an employe of the
glucose company at Its plant in the west
end of the city. died at his home, 1873
West Third street. from the effects of a
suIstroke sustained an hour before that
time while he was at work. He sudden
ly became unconscious while at work
ind little later>went into series of
commissions.
Ed Schrivor, Hugo Schumann, Profess
sor Mueller of the German free school,
William Lutz. a stranger, August Like
of Valley City, Robert Day and Pat Gill
Ion made up the list of prostrations.
Dubuque, July 26.-William Pauls.
As years old. was found dead in his bed
this morning. Yesterday he was we'll,
but complained of the heat. which was
undoubtedly the cause of his death.
He was foreman of a livery stable and
unmarried.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
sixteen Had Of cattl. k;II.d

Dubuque, July ga drove Of sixteen
head of cattle while being driven to this
market became unmanageable. owing to
the excessive heat. and ran over bluff.
falling eighty feet. All were killed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
Died Of sun,troke.

Dubuque, July rs. The first death ac-
tually due from heat in this city was
that of Fritz Heinmueller, sixty year
old, who was found dead in his board
ing house this morning. He was at
work Yesterday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
Hest Kills Livery Man.

SpeClaI 10 IImes-RtpUUIIcdH.
Ruthven, July 26,-David Fitzgerald,
aged about 80. and living north of town
about five miles was overcome by heat
Wednesday. He was working in the
harvest field and about 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon complained OF not feeling we'll.
He went to the house and at noon did
not feel like eating. Neither did he re-
turn to the field but one OF the men
coming in for fresh water ct o'clock in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26

the afternoon found him lying dead
about lalf way between the we'll and
house.