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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
TWO DIE OF SMALLPOX.
The Disease Quite Prevalent in Black
Hawk County.

Waterloo, Nov. 21.-Two children are
seid to be dead from smallpox and COM
plications, one 9-year-old girl in Poy-
peer township and another near Wash
burn. The former child died from pye-
mia, which is pus poison in the blood.
The child was allowed to play in the cold
and the chill weather drove the pus into
the blood with the usual fatal results.
The other child has been buried. The
Poyneer township child will undoubtedly
be buried In Gilbertyille. The smallpox
cases seem to be numerous in some
townships of the county. Waterloo on
the whole seems to have fair curb on
the disease and manages to keep it down
to few cases. 1t is feared, however,
that child who went to school for three
days in the Alcott school with the small
pox before the disease was discovered
may have given the ailment to her play
mates. However, the contagious time is
not at the inception, or at the stage
when the child having the smallpox at
tended. school.
In another room Of the Alcott school
young lady teacher found two small
children coming down with the disease
and promptly sent them home. That
night when she reached her boarding
house she found grip containing her
earthly belongings on the front porch
and notice that she could not come in.
The woman with whom the teacher was
stopping is a cousin. She has two chill
dren. hence her fright. The young wom-
an felt like an outcast and did not know
what to do. She placed her predicament
before Mrs. C. l.. McDermott and was
taken in. She is teaching her school as
usual and is, of course. little more ex-
posed to smallpox than hundreds of 9TH
ers who have walked the streets of Wa
terloo during the last few months.
The physicians have received new vac
cine points and are doing a land Office
business in vaccination. The country
people are thoroughly alarmed over the
situation and are taking more precau-
ton than heretofore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
CAUSE OF DEAFNESS.
The Most Common Cause Only Re-
Gently Discovered.

It has been stated on good medlcal au-
thority that nine-tenths of the cases OF
deafness are caused from catarrh or
from sore throat trouble.
The little tube which leads to the ear
from the throat is lined with sort OF
yelyety structure called mucous MEM
brane. This membrane is simply con-
4inuation of the mucous membrane lin
ing the throat. When disease Of any
sort attacks the mucous membrane of
The throat it is very liable to extend into
The Eustachian tube and up into the ear.
The history of nearly all cases of deaf
ness is like this: a cold is contracted and
neglected, other colds are taken. the
throaf becomes sore and inflamed.
which is aggravated by particles of dust
md germs from the air. This condition
causes the disease to spread into the
tube that leads to the ear.
It seems a little far-fetched to say that
most cases of deafness are caused from
catarrh, but it is certainly true, and any
enc who has had severe catarrhal cold
must have noticed how the hearing was
affected while the cold lasted.
With catarrh sufferers this impair
ment of hearing becomes chronic and
grows worse the longer the catarrh is
neglected.
You can cure catarrh and deafness by
the regular use of an excellent new
preparation called Stuarts Catarrh Tab
lets. composed of antiseptic remedies
which act both on the mucous MEM
branes. but principally and most effect
ually on the blood. eliminating the ca
farrhal poison from the system.
People whose hearing is defective may
think it little remarkable that sim
pie and harmless tablet would very
often remove all traces of deafness. but
when 1t is remembered that catarrh
causes the deafness and that the catarrh
is easily cured by the regular use of
Stuart,s Catarrh Tablets there is no
mystery about 1t.
II you are subject to nasal catarrh or
eatarrh of the throat, bronchial tubes or
catarrh OF the stomach and liver, the
i safest and most effective treatment is
the new catarrh specific. Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets. sold by all druggists at
30 cents for fuIl-sized package.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
DAWSON HEARD FROM.
His Letter, However, Gives no Reason
for His Peculiar Action.

His Letter, However, Gives no Reason
for His Peculiar Action.
Special to Times Republican,.
Mason City. Nov. 2l.-The mystery of
the disappearance of Joseph Dawson
has been cleared up. His father re-
ceived letter in which he said he was
on his way to visit his Dakota farm. He
explained nothing and gave no Geason
for his strange actions. The disap-
pearanee of Dawson has been the talk
of the town of Clear Lake since Mon
day.
Dawson must have walked from his
home four miles north of this city ey-
cry step of the way to Mason City and
have covered the distance, which is bet
ter than fourteen miles, between s
o'clock in the evening and O'clock the
next morning, which was the time when
he was seen at the depot in Mason City.
Certain it is that he did not go to Ma
son City on the electric railway as pas
sengers who made the late trip on the
line are positive that he was not on
board. There is little doubt IN the
minds OF people here but that he is
mentally deranged and immediate, steps
will be taken to see that no harm comes
to him. He had considerable money on
his person when he started.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
FUND FOR THE WIDOW.
Iowa Bankers Will Raise Money for
Wife Of John Sundblad.

Cedar Rapids. Nov. PA movement
has ben started by the banks o. the
state to raise a fund for the widow of
John Sundblad of Albert City, who was
killed In a desperate battle with bank
robbers. The widow Of the heroic man
is left with no means. The State Bank
of Hull was the first to start in this
commemorate undertaking, sending a
draft for IS to j. NJ. Dinwiddie OF this
city, secretary of the State Bankers as
ISOLATION. There is a hope that every
hank in the state will do likewise. which
will give the poor widow a purse of
from $1,000 to $1,000. 1t will be noble
act. one that will be commended by the
people of the whole state. The wonder
full pluck shown by Mr.. Sundblad and
the others who took part in the pursuit
of the robbers, the determination to
break up the gang. even at the cost of
life. will doubtless do much to put
stop to bank burglaries in this state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
Case 0F DR.. PRAY
Medical Examiners Turn Him
Over to the Board OF
Health for Action.
Pray Repeatedly Refused to Re-
port Cases Of Smallpox
at Lake City.
Iowa Horticulturists in Session
at Washta..News OF
the State.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, Nov. 2l.-The state
board of medical examiners today re-
ferred the case of Dr. Pray, of Lake
City. to the state board. of health for
action. Suit had been brought against
him to revoke his certificate. but it
was shown he was competent and
recognized the smallpox cases in Lake
City, but failed to report them. The
case is, therefore, one for the action
of the health board by criminal pros
ecution. Pray has repeatedly refused
to report smallpox cases and the city
has had three epidemics in the past
year, with nearly sixty cases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
WEALTH AND AGE GET GIRL.
An Iowa Romance Which Does Not
End Like Story Books.

An Iowa Romance Which Does NOT
End Like Story Books.
Des Moines, Nov. 20.-One of the most
remarkable romances in the history OF
Des Moines has just been closed by the
marriage OF Mrs. Ada May Toll to Z. II.
Youtz The bride was engaged to foutZ
a few months ago. On the eve OF her
wedding she let herself down from
window with rope, Joined W. i. Toll
and they were secretly married. Next
gay she was seized and held prisoner
by her parents and they finally induced
her to agree to the setting aside OF the
marriage to Toll This was effected and
the next day Mrs. Toll became Mrs.
Youtz
The story is melo-dramtic with the
'heavy" carrying off the heroine. foutz
had money to burn. He was quiet and
cold. Ada was lively and passionate. He
was well along in years. She was just
past sweet 49," Then, too, he was the
man her parents had picked out fol. her,
end that wasn't according to the way
the matter was usually arranged in the
class of fiction she had been accustomed
to read.
But she seemed resigned to her fate"
and when the wedding day was set for
last July she went ahead with the prep
sration of her trousseau with as much
grace as her mother could ask. The
wedding day drew near. Then it was
that w. T. Toll, a young hardware clerk.
came upon the scene. He proved to be
just the kind OF lover Ada had been
reading about He had no money. and
the fact that Youtz was wealthy made
it seem just that much more romantic
Toll assured her he loved her to distrac-
ton and Ada was happy, for that was
just what the hero of her favorite novel
had said. AS the eve of the wedding
came on and the sun sank below the ho-
rizon she stole out and met her youthful.
lever and the elopement was agreed
upon He routed out the clerk and Sc
cured the license, the brides name being
given as Ada May Hendrick. He then
repaired to the minister's home and here
he was. joined by Ada at 10 o'clock. She
hurriedly told him how she let herself
from the upper window and was then
united in holy wediock.
She returned home the next day for
her parents blessing, but the story
books were not borne out in this in
stance. She was kept in the house and
locked up, while her father summoned
sheriff and had Toll arrested on a charge
of perjury Ada stamped her foot and
shed tears and did all the pretty things
she had ever read about. She declared
her undying devotion to her husband
and Struggled imprisoned letters to
him. 1t was long struggle and tear
full one. but eventually the parents won
out. Toll was released, the wedding was
annulled and now Mrs. Toll has been
made Mrs. Youtz. Toll is disappointed,
but Youtz is happy and Ada says she is
content.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
FIRE AT IOWA CITY.

Five Barns and Their Contents Burned,
Causing Loss Of $1,000.
Iowa City. Nov. 2l.-Fire yesterday
destroyed five barns and contents, caus-
ing an estimated loss of $4,000 Two
valuable horses were burned to death
and another seriously scorched. The fire
started in the barn of A. G. Shower, on
South Clinton street, and was caused by
a small boy playing with matches. The
fire department was on the ground in a
few moments and did splendid work in
betting the flames under control, which
for a time threatened two residence
blocks
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
Ruthven News.

Special to Times Republican.
Ruthven, Nov. 21.-The first number
os the lecture course was given Monday
night at the opera house by the Nellie
Peck Saunders Grecian Entertainment
Company. The house was we'll filed and
all speak well of the entertainment. The
parties securing this number for their
course should be highly compllmented.
Ruthyen has put in few large arc
lamps, which We're long needed and
which add very much TO the enterprise
OF the town.
The weather continues fine and corn
.busking is about finished
A postoffice has been established at
Nelms, Comanche county, Okla, with
IClack c. helms as postmaster.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
Small Fire at oskaloosa.

oskaloosa, Nov. 21.-,A fire started IN
the Boston Store on First avenue west
about . o'clock yesterday afternoon and
considerable damage was done by fire
ard water.
The fire started in the rear part of the
east room on the second story where the
surplus grocery stock was kept. The
flames started in pile of goods near a
stove pipe that passed thru the room
from the first story. The smoke and the
blaze were soon discovered, but it could
not be put out, as water had to be car
ried in buckets from the first floor up a
fight of winding stairs. These stairs
hindered quick action and then the
smoke became so dence that the men
could not enter the room.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
HIS FOOT TAKEN OFF.
A. c. Thomas, Of Cedar Falls, Meets
With Painful Accident.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, Nov. PA. c. Thomas,
laborer in the employ of the Union
Mill Company, had his left foot taken
off yesterday afternoon near the Dat
Meal Mill while moving a car with a
crow bar. The car started down grade
catching the foot and crushing it 80
badly that the bones protruded thru the
shoe. The foot was amputated at the
ankle. He has wife and four children.
He is industrious and has been en-
ployed for sometime by the city on the
streets. He began work for the mill
company Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
A BLIND MAN WEEDS.
chas. Abbott, Blind Piano Tuner
Marriss Webster City Woman.

mdTTtvS W05seSV SiSy VoWdUs
Special to Times-Republican
Webster City. Nov 21.-Charles ABB
bolt, the blind piano tuner from Iowa
Falls, was married in this city yester-
day morning. He married Miss Esther
Bawman O'Brien. Mr.. Abbott is well
known in this section OF the state where
he makes the largest town regular in
the interest of his business. The towns
that he makes he is most familiar with
and makes his way about them unaided
as easily and as handily as a person
with sight. The marriage OF these two
people is a very peculiar one. Miss
O'Brien is not very strong mentally
but young lady who is very well
thought of by those who know her. The
future home of the couple will be in
Iowa Falls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
Cornell College Notes.
to Times Republican.

hF3eS1of 70 ss1sSS
Mt. Vernon, Nov. 2l.--President KING
and Rev, 4. + Gruwell. '96, are giving
their entire attention to raising the en-
dowment for the new library.
The Quinquennial will be issued to-
ward the close of the present year.
During the last few months upwarda
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21

Clemens; "The Cherry NJ. j. Wragg;
The Grape" A. T. Erwin; The Straw
berry" H. L. Felter; The Raspberry"
o. H. Earnhill; The Final Word j. S.
Trigg, of Rockford.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
News of Garner.

Special to Times Republican.
Garner, Nov. 21.-Rev. Ferd L. Hans
com, pastor of the First Congregational
church, has resigned to fill a place in
Abingdon, H. His action is greatly re-
GREETED by his church here.
The new Garner opera house will be
opened on Friday, Nov. %, by New
York troupe jlaying AT Valley Forge"
Every seat in the house has been sold
and success is assured.
The First National Bank has removed
to Its fine new building and has the best
quarters of any bank in this locality. j.
c. Morrison our new dentist, occupies
the upper rooms.
Court convenes here on Nov. 20 and
full term is expected.
r. J. Terwilleger and family have re-
moved to their new home in Kansas.
A. c. Ripley is looking after his oil
interests in Texas, and is expected home
Friday.
Professor r. c. Butler and wife have
been engaged to teach music in the pub
lie schools. They are the best that could
be gotten for this purpose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
WEAK KIDNEYS

When you have pains in the back and
are unable to sleep, your kidneys are weak
Heed these danger signals by giving ma
ture the aid she requires. The best mtdi-
cine TO do this is Hostetter's Stomach Bill
tiers. Try it for Indigestion. Dyspepsia
Consumption. Liver and Kidney Tr0u-
bles, or Maleria. Our Private Die
Stamp is over the neck of the bottle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21

Parties from ST. Louis and India
napolis closed deal Tuesday for 10000
acres of land in Wood county, Tex, for
the purpose of truck and fruit grow
ing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
Gearing News.

Special to Times-Republican.
Gearing, Nov. 21.-Building continues
in our town as tho it were mid-sum-
mer. Quite a number of houses are
being built and If the good weather
continues few days longer they will
be in shape to finish during the winter.
Seventeen car loads of stock were
shipped from Gearing. five of sheep and
the balance cattle and hogs. Several
car loads belong to Senator Wallace of
Eldora.
The farmers are pushing corn gath
ering to finish and are all satisfied
with the yield.
The bank and Dr. Browns buildings
are nearing completion.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Cliff, of Des
Moines. are visiting his parents few
days this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-03

The determination of Japan to be-
,ome in every sense modern nation Is
in no line of development made more
plain than in the matter of shipyards.
The Toxic shipyard, covering fully 20
acres, is reported as employing 5000
men, who have all the latest machin-
cry, including pneumatic riveters. Six
steamers of $50, 1000 tons are ON the
stocks. The fact that the works are
equipped with electricity is Il further
indication of the progressive spirit now
ruling
The shipbuilding yard at Nagasaki Is
also going ahead, but special interest
attaches to the new government steel
works. Some 100000 yens have al
ready been spent, but 100000 yens
have been voted. The works are on the
eastern shores of Kiushiu. the most
southern of the large islands forming
the empire. and are, therefore, con :
tiguous to China. The establishment.
which covers $50 acres. Is close by the
coal fields, connected with the railway,
and a seaport. having over 20 feet of
water will be convenient for the ship
ping of the finished products to the
northern islands. and also to China,
which ultimately must become a large
customer. The works are thoroughly
equipped. In addition to blast furnaces
there are coke ovens, and in the steel
department open hearth Bessemer
furnaces with full set Of rolling mills
for roughing, three bar mills. as we'll
as rail, sheet and plate rolls There are
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-03
The Power OF Water.

In Frank Lcslic's Monthly there is
Il captivating article Oh the story of
the greatest jam in the history of leg
gly. 1t was in the Grand River in
Michigan in 1855.
So tremendous was the pressure Mt
this time that here and there over the
surface of the jam single logs could
lie seen popping suddenly into the air,
propelled lis an apple seed is projected
from between Il boys thumb and fore
finger. Some of the tittccn-mch man.
ia ropes stretched to the shore part
ed. One. which passed once around
an oak tree before rcaCh ~ its shore
anchorage. actually buried itself out
of sight in the hard wood. Ernchcs
Of piles bent, twisted or were cut sheer
off as though they had been nothing
but shocks of Indian corn. The cur
rent was so swift that the tugs could
not hold the drivers against ii. and,
rs consequence, before commencing
operations, especial nooriug piles had
to be driven.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-03
Old Il Cnrprn:Crim. Z.

The Kennebec (MeD Journal says:
what carpenters used 100 years ago
in place of sheathing paper while
erecting the better class of buildings
was recently shown in Saco while the
carpenters were overhauling the QUITS
house on the high bluff overlooking
Factory Island wharves. At the south
east side it was found best to pun OF!
some of the clapboards. What APP
peared to be loose pieces Of birch bark
was found underneath. II was Il; first
thought one or two pieces had b, II
put in by chance. But on inVe.t,sa
ton the carpenters saw that the c.t.-
penters who built tha house in lis"
had laid sheets of birch bark on t!,p
sheathing to close over the cracks.
These sheets We're held by small hand
made nails of wrought iron. over
this were laid hand made clapboard'
of pumpkin pine
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-03
Wood Ashes For Straw berries.

A correspondent OF Rural New York
cr says that he has learned that wood
ashes are not Il good fertilizer for
Strawberries on Il sandy loom. He
has field on which in 1889 lie put
about four hundred bushels per acre
of unleachcd ashes, and he has set
strawberry plants on it twice, and
both times most of the plants died out
when dry time came, though ut the
ends of the row where the ashes were
not put they made Il good stand. He
has grown good crops of early and
late cabbage and OF potatoes on the
land. and the best crop of late cabbage
he had was on that land the same
year he applied the ashes. We think
one hundred bushels of unleached
ashes enough FOR almost any crop, and
certainly upon 4. light loan we would
not use more, though cabbages. pOta-
toes and grass would not be hurt by
moro. and the heavy application would
last longer, nut one hundred bushels
to the acre woull show its effect for
at least twelve years altcrward. The
lime and potash are too strong for the
roots of the Strawberries. and we think
it would be for some other crops when
used in so large an amount. We do
not think beans or peas would grow on
1t very well.-Amcrican CultivatOr.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-03
Pledges Russia's
Friendship

In discussing the tariff dispute be-
.ween this country and Russia Vladi-
mir A. Teplow, Russian consul general,
says: The whole trouble is due to u
misunderstanding on the part OF the
United States. Russia has not Douli-
" ON sugar, as is reported. The
United States minister has not ade-
uately examined into the matter Of
Russian tariffs. He should do so and
.cport to the people here. If he did 50
here would not be any misunder-
standing.
Russia and the United States have
too many interests that are mutual
for either one to be able to afford to
oppose the other. And | wish to say
hat there Is no desire on the part Of
Russia to oppose this country. Our In
.crests commercially are identical, and
we wish America all the progress and
prosperity that can come to her. 1t is
absurd to say that we favor Germany.
The United States is our nearest neigh
Dor. You can land goods in Russia
from San Francisco with much greater
facility that Germany can from any
part of her territory. Certainly Rus
STA is looking for the cheapest market
in which to buy her goods, and that
market is the United States.
Siberia is large country, and when
1t is opened, which will be in about
two years, America will have it for Il
market almost exclusively. Siberia
will want everything that she can use
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-03
Says the MuSCOvite Emu
pire Will Always Be
on Our Side

from America. Why, then, should
Russia antagonize the country from
which Siberia must draw the most of
her supplies? We shall want machin-
cry, lamps, bicycles-in fact, almost
everything that America produces AS
to sugar, all we import Of this article
is from S2,000,00O to 100000 worth
annually. In machinery only one ar
ticle, Chicago alone sends $50 900 900
annually to Russian markets. Think
what the figures are for the whole
country. Would it not be absurd for
America to sacrifice the tremendous
industrial interests she has in Russia
on account of comparatively insig-
nificant tariff on our sugar?
Always Russia has been a warm
friend to this country. This is no
time for her to change her sentiments.
There Is rumor Of concert of the
European nations against the United
States to check the commercial prog
ress that this country is making In
my opinion, such coalition can never
be made. But If such a thing could
possibly happen, you may be sure that
Russia would not make one of the OPP
position. Russia and America are two
young giants Of about the same age.
Youth does not affiliate with old age.
Where two young men with the same
interests can come together they in
variably do so. 1t is the same with
countries, and this country will there
fore always find Russia on its side.