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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
Death Off. l.. seliser.
.,o1 10 rin3ss- Republican

Special To nles-KtPUblIcaH.
Cedar Falls July 9.-Florien L. Seliger
died al his residence Saturday. He was
native of Austria, where he was born
May I. 1927. He WAS shoemaker by
trade and had followed that calling the
greater part If his life. During the
revolution in ls4s he was imprisoned IN
Vienna for period of three days with
out food. He came 70 America in 1874,
coming direct te this state and to this
city. where he had resided since with
the exception of twelve years spent on
a farm In this county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
TIE BR|CK[RS TRIAL.
Preliminary Hearing Of the Stay.
ers Of c. A. Guild and Son.
Near stratford.
Discrepancy as to Who Fired the
Fatal Shots Developed.
Steers Stolen.
Linn County Farmer Loses Ten
Head-- Train Robbers Cap.
tured at Logan.
special to TImes-RepublIcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge. July s-The preliminary
hearing of Oliver and George Bricker,
charged with the killing of c. A. Guild
and son on June 2sth was commenced in
Justice Magnonahs court yesterday af-
ternoon. AT the coroner's inquest, Oil
yer confessed to having fired the fatal
shots. This afternoon on the witness
stand, Charles Guild, testified that
George, not Oliver killed his father. This
evidence is viewed as important to the
defence. The hearing was continued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
TRAIN ROBBERS CAPTURED.
Surprised Mt Their Work and su,
render After some Shooting.


render After some Shooting.
Logan, July 9.-Train robbers We're
surprised at their work near California
junction ut midnight Saturday. Fred
NJ. Hans, the special Fremont, Eikhorn
and Missouri representative, surprised
the gang and captured two of than and.
recovered large quantity of merchan-
disc that the gang had thrown from the
train.
One of the men later escaped from
changed. The remaining robber is an
Omaha man, Dick Lat,y.
The company's trains have been loot
ed frequently of late of valuable mer-
chandise between California Junction
and the Missouri river bridge The
stuff thus stolen has been found later
in Omaha, but the manner in which the
stolen property was removed from the
right-of-way where 1t was thrown by
the robbers remained mystery until
Saturday night. The captured robbers
skiff was found in the river near where
the stolen goods were found, and he adj
mitted that he expected to remove it to
the boat float 1t down to Omaha and
sell 1t.
Hans was on the train when a brake
man rushed in and told him robbers
were throwing boxes of merchandise
from the cars. Hans sprang from the
train while it was going at full speed
hid In the grass until the robbers left
the train and came back toAremove the
stuff. The he sprang out and con-
fronted the two men.
They made little resistance when told
to throw up their hands under the gun
They were marched up the track until
the point was reached where the stuff
was found scattered along the track
Then one of the robbers suddenly
sprang into the underbrush.
Hans fired several shots a the escap-
ing man. but was forced to turn his at
tention to the other prisoner 10 prevent
his escape. The remaining prisoner was
Latty. He vas brought to Logan ans
jailed.
Attic protesting innocence FOR severa
hours after being arrested for train rob
berry. Latty at last confessed Of his Owl
free will signed a written statement o
his crime but refused absolutely to di
vulSe the name of his accomplce.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
SMALLPOX AT DEWITT.

Family Released too soon From
observation-disclosures May sprend.
Special to Times Republican
Dewitt, July s.-After having been at
liberty for three or four days. the family
of A. S. Feeder is again under cuaran-
tine. the eldest son Jack having devel-
oped case of smallpox. on the former
occasion the family was Guaranteed
only fifteen days. and many think that
n the malady was really simon pure
smallpox a mistake was made in re-
leasing the members thus prematurely,
and allowing the disease an opportunity
to spread.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
GRAVEL PIT MEN STRIKE.

Nj. ~ ST. l.. Men Employed at Pilot
Mound Quit.
Special to Times Republican.
For, Dodge, July s.-The force Of la
borers employed by the NJ. & st. l., at
their gravel pit near Pilot Mound went
cut on strike Saturday afternoon for
an advance from s1.5o to s1.75 per day.
They We're discharged at once and a new
force secured from Minneapolis at the
advance asked for by the strikers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
Accident TO IL. IL. woodring.
.necial 10 Times. Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Carroll, July Sunday afternoon as
Mr. r., r. Woodring and his father We're
driving in the east part of the city the
horse became frightened and jumped to
one side and threw the buggy over,
splitting out the occupants, r. r. Wood
ing failing out first and Mr.. Wooding.
ST., falling on top. The former had two
ribs broken and received scalp wound
also, while the old gentleman escaped
with only a few scratches.
1t vas only about a block from where
this accident occurred that a few weeks
ago Mrs. Johns was thrown from a bug
yy and killed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
Bancroft News.
, Times Republican.

Special to Times- RepubIlcan.
Bancroft. July al. c. Stahl re-
turned today to the Klondike after a
visit of generous length with his friends
and relatives here He will be accom-
panied by Mrs John Stahl and little
daughter.
g. F. Holloway and wife depart today
for Bozeman, Mont, with view of To-
eating in that country.
Miss Emma Harper Joined the Ep-
worth League excursion to the Pacific
coast. She will visit her parents at
North Ontario. Cal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
BOUGHT GRAVEL PIT.

Iowa Central Purchases Sixty Acres
ofI.nnd Near clifford.
Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, July e--claim Agent Marcus
Barr, of the Iowa Central. was in town
yesterday closing up a deal for the pur-
chase of sixty acres of land from Peter
Nelson near Clifford TO be used for grav-
ell. The price paid vas s1oo per acre. 1t
is said to be all gravel and is perhaps
the finest gravel gravel land in the
state. A few years ago this land sold
for s35 per acre and was considered dean
farming land at that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
iowa Man Promoted,

Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine, July s.-H w. Scott. o
former Muscat!ne boy, but who OF late
years has made his home in Denver
Col. has just been promoted to the po-
sition Of inspector of trainmen and cars
of the Denver City Tramway Company
The Denver City Tramway Company
has some 200 miles of track and the cars
are propelled by two massive plants
and four smaller ones
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
BOONE COUNTY NORMAL.
Opens With Largest Attendance
for Many Years.

Boone July 9.-The Boone county nor
NAL institute opened yesterday morning
at o'clock in the Boone high school
building with the largest list of enroll
ments for several years. Miss Tuttle
is acting as secretary and has the en-
rollments in charge. The main office
room is the recitation room just south
OF the assembly room.
The work is In charge of Superintend-
ent Veneman and a corps of the best
teachers OF the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
small Acoidon, a, NJ Jason CITY.

Mason City. July 9.-Chas. Knox, an
employe of the Russell quarry north of
the city, met with painful accident
about noon, by the smashing of two
fingers on his left hand. He was drill
ing for a blast and in some manner the
drill came down on the fingers with the
above results.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
MAY Lose HIS Eve.

Special TO Tlmes-RepublIcan.
Carroll, July 9.--Amos Cader. farm
err boy living near town met with an ac-
cident which nearly lost him his sight.
He was plowing corn and in putting a
wooden pin into shank which secures
the shovel to the beam of the plow his
knife slipped and penetrated the eye
ha
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
SMALLPOX AT owAsA.
A Travelling Snowman said to Have
Exposed the Whole Town.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, July 9-The authorities have
just discovered well-developed case of
smallpox at owasa. a small station on
the C. 1. & ID. railway about seven miles
northwest of here. The victim is trav-
ding fakir or Snowman, who was taken
sick about week ago. 1t appears that
his family has been about town all the
time until yesterday, and IL IS believed
that large number OF people have been
exposed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
Fire at Aiapleton.

Special to Times-Republican
Mapleton, July s.-John Clnginpeaps
farmhouse. six miles west OF the town,
burned late yesterday afternoon. The
proprietor and his family were away
visiting House and contents are to-
tai loss. The origin OF the fire Is un-;
known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
Wandered From Homo.

Special to llmes-fepuplcan.
Montezuma, july 9.-Thomas Fleming.
a decrepit and ole veteran of the civil
war. wandered away Sunday afternoon
from the home of his son-in-law 1t
was supposed h went home but at
supper time inquiry was made and NO
trace of him found. Search was com
menced at once. Several men hunted
for the old gentleman until after mid
night without getting and clue to his
whereabouts. The search was renewed
yesterday morning with a larger party
of men and Mr. Fleming was found in
a ditch about mile south of town back
in woods pasture some distance from
any road.
His condition is better than was eS-
pected. He shows but little i'll effect
from his hunger and exposure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
STOLE HIS STEERS.
Inn County Farmer Loses Ten noad

of rhroc- Year-OIds.
Special to Times Republican
Cedar Rapids, July 9-Mart Sickle, a
farmer living west of this city has lost
ten head of fine three-S ear-old steers,
stolen from his pasture
Oscar Thomas, a farmer neghbor of
Stickle's lost three. There is no clue to
the identity of the thief or the where
abouts Of the cattle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09

number of witnesses have been sub
poenaed and 1T is rumored that during
the hearing there will be an attempt to
.impeach the character of the complain
ing Witness
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09

Special to s-Republican.
Searsboro July 9,-Dr. Prentice IS en-
joying visit from his mother and sis
ter.
Miss Nell and Grace Cotter spent their
Fourth at Lynnvilie and visited their
sister. Mrs. Moody
Mrs. NJ. Carpenter returned from Des
Moines and is greatly improved since
her operation.
Miss Pierc. of near Blue Point. is Wis
ting her sister. Mrs. Farmer and get
ting acquainted With little Miss Farmer
MIR. Snyder after an lines OF several
months passed away at his home east
Of town. He leaves a wife and three
children to mourn his loss.
Charles Mitchell returned from Os-
kaloost where he was visiting with his
wife who is at the home of her parents
for While.
Mrs. John Ford is on the sick list.
Bert Lucas spent Sunday at Lynn
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Butler and children
are visiting with Mrs. Buffers father.
Mr. Gregson.
Mrs. Date Grsgson is entertaining
friends from New Sharon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
PITY THE BLIND MAN.
Lnurens citizens Donate Rent, Etc.
to Blind Broom Maker.

Special TO Times Republican.
l.aurens. July "a broom factory has
been started here by John Workman. a
Bind man The efforts of the man to
make an honest living SO aroused the
sympatn;cs and admiration of the citi-
gems that he has been donated rent and
several benefit suppers have been am
rounced for him. besides a general cash
subscription that has been started.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
shcnieid.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Sheffield July 9.-..Miss Annie Pierce
and Burdette Pierce, of kanawha, spent
a few days in Sheffield.
Ivan Webb living southwest of town
was shocked and his horse Knocked
down by lightning the night of July 4th-
He managed u. get home, but was quite
sick from the shock
Mrs Side Allen goes.today to Elberso1
as a delegate to the District convention
OF the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. whipple, of Belvi-
dere, H., and Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Woodard. Swaledale uncle and cousins
of Mrs. Fl. ID. Hooking, visited her Sun
day The former she had not seen for
thirty-slN years Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
and Miss Reynolds, of California, and
Miss Elinor Holden. of Hampton, are
visiting at Fred Aborn's and other rela-
tives Mrs. Walters and Miss Reynolds
are sisters of /. n Reynolds.
Miss, Toner. OF Charles City. spent a
few days with Mrs. George Barney.
Nj. and Mrs. Fred Bunker. o. Ochey-
edan. are visiting his sister, Mrs. George
Barney.
| DIR. solomon Moss, of Greene, Ia, has
| deciSed IA locate in Sheffield
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-09
searsboro.

DIR. solomon Moss, of Greene, Ia, has
decided 10 locate in Sheffield.
The age-herald., 1901-06-04
EAST LAKE THEATRE.
Jack O'Diamonds," Presented to .
 Large Audience Last Night.

The Jefferson Stock Company gave theil first performance of Jack O Diamonds last night to one of the largest houses of the season.
 Miss Marie Dale, as Annie Dennison was exceedingly good. As Jack O Dia- monds, MT Leon McReynolds had an op- portunity of showing. himself to be an actor of great ability. The characters of Willard Graham and Daniel Peabody were we'll impersonated by Bruce Con- quer and Wiber Atkinson respectively The speciality of Pete Seymour between the first and second acts was good
 Keiffer and Diamond. the. old favorites of East Lake, made their first appearance last night If there Is any change in their work from when last seen here it is for the better, they were obliged to answer several curtain calls.
 "Jack O Diamonds' will be repeated tonight, tomorrow at matinee. and to- morrow night. Thursday, Friday. Satur- day matinee and Saturday nights the comedy, "A Crazy Idea," will be pre- scented.
The age-herald., 1901-06-04

to centralization, extravagance. corrup- tion and plnndering system of taxation to insure the permanency and the domi- nation of Democracy.
 Whilst the friends of system of fa Voritism, corruption and pillaging by tax alton and those in favor of centralizinp all government and all power in Wash ington and restricting the constitution to the states and prohibiting it in the terri tories have been meeting with consider able success and holding high carnival I cannot think their rule is permanent They gained signal victory when they got their present tariff, intended to be prohibitive on most things, saddled upon the country, and the trusts organized un- der It. They gained another when they induced the Supreme Court of the United States, by a majority of one, to override the decisions of a hundred years, tear down the constitutional provisions con- cerning taxation and set aside a just in come tax, designed to force the prosper ous and affuent to pay their fair share of the taxes to support the government
 These friends of standardization have recently gained still another victory in getting the Supreme Court. by majority of one, to hold that our constitution does not apply to all the territory of the Unit ed States, and that one system of taxa tion can be applied to one part of the ter ritory of our government and a different system to another = all under the same constitution and Congress
 Whilst these are victories of no small importance for them I feel sure that there are enough people in the county who believe in a government under the
The age-herald., 1901-06-04
MAYOR DRENNEN
 AND MIR, M'CARY Have Returned from the Chiefs
 of Police Convention MEETING WAS INTERESTING Both Men Report Having Learned Something More About How to
 Conduct the Affairs of Po-
 lice Department.
MEETING WAS IN TERESTING

Mayor W. M. Drennen and J. II. Nc Cary, chairman of the police commission, returned to the city yesterday morning from New York, where they attended the annual convention of the chiefs of police of tho United States and Canada last week. Chief of Police c. w. Austin, who accompanied them, will return to the city today via the Ocean Steamship Com pany to Savannah and thence to Blrm- ingham.
 In speaking of the convention yester- day. Mayor Drennen stated that he had never been entertained so royalty at a convention. the entertainments were on very elaborate and expensive scale.
 About two hundred delegates were pres ent, and much enthusiasm was manifest ed. Many good points on how to run the police department of a city were brought out.
 Considerable interest was manifested in the election of a president of the body. The contest was between Chief Sylvester of Washington, D. C., and Chief Devery of New York City, Chief Sylvester winning by a majority of two votes The newspapers of New York and the Committee of Fifteen," an organiz- ation in New York City, who propose to reform the city, fought Chief Devery for this position. The next convention will be held in Louisville.
 MT. Drennen and MT. McCary stopped over in Washington Sunday on their way home and called at the White House, but on account of the extreme illness of Mrs. Mckinley were not permitted to enter. MT. Drennen stated that he questioned the doorkeeper at the White House con corning the condition of Mrs. Mckinley, and he replied that she was extremely III and her death would only be a matter of few days.
The age-herald., 1901-06-04
THE MAcHlNlsTs STRIKE.
Superintendent Dodson Says the Com
 pany Can Do No More.


 John N Dodson, general superintendent of the Southern Railway, was in Brming- ham yesterday for the purpose of inves- tigating the machnists' strike situation. MT. Dodson says the Southern shops will soon be running on full time whether the strike Is terminated or not. "rhe shops at Atlanta and Selma are rapidly being filled with men, said MT. Dodson land at Atlanta several of the striker! have applied for positions. but owing tc the large number of applications on hand they could not be put to work "We have tried to be reasonable" con tinued the superintendent, but the ma cninists insist on their demands being granted from first to last, and 1t Is im- possible for us to agree with them.
 ''The men who were out here were mo- tif1ed that they could report for work this morning at their old salary, or If not they could come and draw their pay Few of them came. We are rapidly securing men to work in the shop and do not fear any interference with our plans
 MT. Dodson says the demands of the rnachinists really means an increase of 17l5 per cent. in wages, and that the Southern Railway Company cannot afford to pay 1t. He said he was in hopes the affair could be settled amicably. but that it could never be done so long as the ma chinists were so arbitrary in their de- mands.
 Mir. Dodson left at o'clock this morning for Selma
The age-herald., 1901-06-04
BLIND TOM.
Negro Musical Genius Entertained
 Large Crowd Last Night.


 Blind Tom, the negro pianist, who has been the wonder of the musical world for forty years or more. gave concert at Seals Hall last night in the presence of large and appreciatve audience. It was an unusually large audience, filling the hall to the doors.
 Tom played many difficult pieces. in- cluding Liszt's Rhapsody No. g. Gotts- chalks Last Hope" and mazurka by Paderenski.
 The rhapsody wasn't played as we'll as he is doubtless capable of performing 1t. but Last Hope" was rendered with good finish. It was the gem of the evening, although many of the smaller pieces were greatly enjoyed.
 An invitation was extended to the plan ists in the audience to play for Tom so that he might initiate their playing But no one responded.
 Blind Tom will give matinee at Seals Hall tomorrow afternoon at o'clock and the management will make an effort to have one or more local pianists pres ent who will play for the prodigy.
The age-herald., 1901-06-04
M'MILLIN TALKS OF SCHOOL
 BOOKS AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Says Uniform Text Book Law Is Work Ing We'll In Tennessee and the People Arc Well Pleased
 With the system. .s

The Hon. Benton McMillln, Governor of Tennessee, spent yesterday in Birming- ham, leaving on a late train for Ruston, Louisiana, where ho goes to deliver the annual address before the State College today. The theme upon which he will talk to- the students will be the nature of our government and it's importance. Few men, perhaps, are so well fitted for discussion of this character as Gov crnor McMillin for very few have had such large experience in public affairs in the last quarter of a century as he During his twenty years in Congress he rendered the Democratic party and the country valuable service as a member of the ways and means committee, and as the executive of Tennessee he has main tained his high reputation for loyalty to duty and straight forwarded political methods.
 When reporter of the Ago Herald called on Governor MoMilin at the Mor- ris and asked for an interview the genial statesman said: "Go ahead with your questions"
 Governor, the people of Alabama are deeply interested in the uniform text book system for the public schools, such as you have in Tennessee" remarked the reporter, "and our readers would doubt less be glad to hear from you on the operation of the system in your state. Does the system continue to work well?"
 Tt works splenddly," was the Govern .tn
 our people and Is resulting in great sav- Ing to them. It has not been in opera tion two years and yet it's good effects are visible on every hand. There is a saving of about orie-thrd in original cost of text books and there is also both economy and convenience in having them adopted for periods of five years and having them uniform throughout the state. The books which we used in 1899 are good till 1904, and books in use in sone county are inluse in every county, so that by change of residence from one district or county to another a change of books is unnecessary Yes, the system is working splendidly."
 The Democracy's Future.
 "Please say something about the Demo- cratic party said the reporter.
 "On what line?" asked the Governor.
 What do you think of the party's future"
 With proper action and exertion," said Governor McMillin q look for the future of the Democracy to isetas patriotic and glorious as its past has been. It was or- ganized by Jefferson to combat centraliz- ing and anti-democratic and anti-repub- lican tendencies and to perpetuate free and constitutional government.
 There is as much necessity for such a political organization now as there ever was. Hence the. party has as great a mission now as it ever had and believe that there will be enough people opposed