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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
Maxwell.
cial to Times-Republican.

Special to TimeS-Republlcan.
Maxwell. May 27.-The II. A. Heater
family will soon remove from our city
he having traded his fine brick business
building here for the Junker drug store
at Collins. The invoice is nearly com
pleted and actual possession will be had
in day or two.
Elmer Alverson, of Spokane, Wash.
arrived in Maxwell Saturday morning
having been called back to the old home
by the death of his aged mother.
The Citizens bank and the CONNER
cial bank, sitting peacefully side by
side, have each taken on gala attire
under the carressing touch of the pain
ter's artistic hand.
Mrs. Shepherd and Miss Jackson OF
the l.. r. Shepherd Publishing Com
pany, are rusticating on the farm neal
Ottumwa this week.
The disciples of Epicurus INDUCED in
a strawberry ice cream treat Friday
evening and thereby helped swell the
exchequer of the NJ. e. church. The
ladies in charge are deserving much
credit for the excellent service rend-
cred.
The local nimrods are causing the
finny ones in the neighboring streams
no end of uneasiness by their enveigh-
ing methods and their involuntary aud
itors unrest by reason of their after
supper dry goods box oratory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
Drowning at Council Bluffs.
,ecial to Times-Republican.

special TO 1meS-RepuDllcan.
Council Bluffs. May 27.-Charles Cas-
ton, a lad Is years of age. was drowned
off CORTLAND Beach. He was out in a
boat with a companion and when they
lad rowed up near the bank CASTOR
jumped out, supposing the water was
81 allow. to pull in the boat. He mis-
calculated the depth, and went under
his companion being unable to help
him. CORTLAND Beach rot having been
opened for the season there was no at
tcndant at hand to save the lad. Search
was begun for the lads body as soon as
the alarm was given. but it was not
until $50 in the evening that the re-
mains We're recovered. The body was
removed to the coroner's Office in this
county, notwithstanding that the boy
was drowned in Iowa waters and should
have been taken charge of by the Pot
tawattamie county coroner, and later
taken to the family home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
Ex-couNTY OFFICER SUED.
Action Against Alleged DofauIter Be

Action Against Alleged Dofaulter Be-
Il gun at Iowa City.
Special to Times-R Republican.
Iowa City, May 27.-County Attorney
Vincent Zmunt. for Johnson county
has brought suit in the district court
against eX-Treasurer Dennis Mahef
for the recovery of $1.S90.S0 and inter
est at per cent from July 1, 1885,, in
terest amounting to about 500. The
suit is brought in compliance with the
wishes of the board of supervisors.
Mr. Zmunt alleges in his petition
that during the years of 1894 ana 1891
Mr. Maher converted to his own use
moneys belonging to johnson county
and falsely and fraudulently concealed
the taking of said moneys, and manip-
ulated the books and records in his
possession SO that the default was
not discovered by the plaintiff until
September. 1900.
Mr.. Makers bondsmen on his bond
of $4,000 are made parties to the suit
The bondsmen are: Messrs. g. w
Koontz, G. w. Lewis, A. l.. Swisher, H.
A, Strub, d. Kelliher James Mead, j
II. Flannery, Frank Kane, Michael
Kelley, Patrick Donovan, NJ. j. Wade,
Dennis Hogan, John Gasp, James Don :
ahue, Stephen Bradley, ]. A, Donovan
j. A. Koetz, John Mead and M. Bur
ton, deceased.
Many local attorneys of prominence
claim that the statute of limitations is
fully effective in this case, and that it
would prevnt prosecution of even a
guilty man, which Mr.. Makers friends
positively assert he is not and never
was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
WAS DRAGGED TO DEATH.
Harold Drake, Aged. g.. Killed in
Shocking Manner.

Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine. May 27.-Harold Drake.
the Syear-old son of MI. and Mrs. S. r.
Drake of Columbus junction, was
dragged to death Sunday night by an
Infatuated COW, which lie was bringing
home from pasture. The accident hap
pened just below Columbus Junction
and in front of his home, the little fell
lows mother and sister beholding the
awful sight as the maddened animal
ran by the house.
The COW was gentle animal and had
never before shown any signs of Wild
ness or madness. The boy took the mall
ter and after securing the COW started
home with her. 1t is not known wheth-
er the little fellow the loose end of
the halter around his waist or whether
he became entangled in some manner.
for there We're no eye witnesses, but he
was securely fastened to 1t.
The COW became frightened and
started to run up the road. It is not
known what started tle animal, but
that she was thoroughly terrified is
without doubt, as she ran down the
road at furious pace.
When the boy was picked I'D he
gasped a couple of tines and died.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
kanawha News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Kanawha. May IA miniature cy-
clone travelled for distance of about
one and a half miles west of here Sat
urday afternoon. The long, taperins
cone of electrical force came from a
cloud high in the sky, was only about
sixty feet wide at the point and created
much fright, but very little damage.
A system of rural and city telephones
will soon be installed here. commencing
with nearly 100 patrons.
The unsold lots OF the town lot COM
panv will be auctioned off Wednesday,
the property amounting to $4,000.
The last of the smallpox patients
have been released and KanaWha is
now free from that disease.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM.
Thornton Will Observe the Occasion In
Fitting Manner.

Fitting mahner.
Special to Times Republican.
Thornton, May 27.-Memorial day
will be observed here with appropriate
exercises Friday. There will be pa
rade and Professor Todd, of Nora
Springs, who believers the address to
the high school graduates in the even
ing, will deliver the grafton. The march
TO the cemetery and decoration of vet
Grams graves will take place in the
forenoon. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon
at the opera house the following pro-
gram will be given:
Music, band; Music, "rhru Fast Roll
ing Years" choir; Invocation, Rev.
Charles Altman; music, vocal; recita-
ton, school Greetings" song, four
primary boys; recitation, Art Ford;
song, duet, I'VE Will Never Forget the
Boys in Blue" Lulu and Hazel Porter.
recitation, Mile Hunt: song, primary
room; flag drill, eighteen girls; rec1ta-
ton, Mrs. j. o. Pierce; song, Clifford
Porter; recitation, Leland Callahan;
dialogue, primary pupils; music. Our
Patriot Dead" choir: recitation. Lulu
Porter: song, four little girls; recita-
ton, primary pupils; music, Our Ma
tive Land" choir: recitation, Ada Rich
mond; music, Glee Club: address. Pro
fessor 7. w. Todd; music, Comrades
Are We quartet; address, Rev. Art
man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
DNDN'S AHFOL CRIME
Frank Robinson Central Figure
in a Terrible Tragedy at
Kansas City.
Kills a Young Girl and Fatally
Wounds Her Suffer and
Himself.
Inability to Win the Girl Arous-
ed His Anger and
Jealousy.
Special to Times-Republican.


Kansas City, May 27.-Franll Robin
son, of Nevada, Iowa, killed beauu
full young girl with whom he was II
love, fatally shot her sutton, who was
his rival and then fired bullet into hi:
own breast He will die. The tragedy
| occurred about o'clock last evening
The dead girls name was Gertrude
Rawlins and had been Robinsons
sweetheart. Albert p. Ferguson, whom
Robinson also shot had supplanted nm
/ in the girls affections A note pre-
!! viously written by the author of the
crime to his aged mother revealed the
motive for the rash act.
! 1t was in a room in small hotel al
| 400 East Sixth street. that the shooting
occurred Sturg with anger by the
fact that Ferguson had supplanted him
in the girls affections. Robinson
planned his revenge. He entered the
apartment whe.e the couple weresittins
and immediate opened fire.
The first shot. was directed at Fergu-
son. The bullet entered the abdominal
region and lodged in the back. Fersu-
sen fell to the floor unconscious. Wheel
ing around quickly Robinson pointed
the weapon toward the young girl. he
fired point blank as she rushed toward
him. The bullet entered the lett breast
in close proximity to the heart. MISS
Rawlins ran into the street, where she
fell dead.
Robinson then placed the revolver
against his left breast and fired third
shot. The piece of lead ripped gaping
wound in the flesh and the young man
toppled over upon the bed within few
feet of where Ferguson lay.
The shooting caused intense excite
ment The police were hurriedly sum-
rnoned Fastening to the scene the Of
flcers found citizens removing Miss
Rawlins' body from the street pave
nent In the room the two wounded
and unconscious men were found They
were at once taken to the hospital,
where the surgeons decided that neither
could recover
The shooting was not only premedi
tated but planned as carefully as it
was executed. Robinson had been
working in this city for about year.
Here he met the object of his affections.
Miss Rawlins was 16 years old. while
he was three years her senior. Fergu-
son was one year older than Robinson.
infatuated with the girl the latter paid
her every possible attention. Fergu-
sons success in winning away her love
made him at first morose and sullen.
This feeling turned to one of intense
hatred. and then followed the plan for
revenge.
In the epistle directed to his mother
the disappointed young lover told the
story of his life's trouble as follows:
Dear Mother:-I will now write to
you for the last time. as l am to die,
for Albert has got the one I love, and
[ do not care to live any longer, and
will die as cannot live. Do not think
that l am mad, but put your only one
i'm box and bury him. So good-by,
dear mother. Jim and Harry. God will
take care of you. FRANK"
The letter has been given into the
custody of the coroner by the police
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
THE MUscATlNE FARCE.
Sunday Law Again Violated and Clerks
Threaten More Arrests-Paid Church
Singers and Preacher Will Be Ar


rested.
Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine, May 27-The sixty-nine
business men arrested last week for
Sunday opening changed their tactics
at the last moment and, instead of
closing the town up tight Sunday, de-
termined to openly defy the clerks
union and open Sunday as usual With
few exceptions every one of them made
themselves liable to arrest. They went
on the theory that the prosecutions had
been carried to such a ridiculous length
that public sentiment would Operate
against further molestation. But it is
said the clerks had the field covered
Sunday and will renew their efforts at
Sunday closing by making arrests by
the wholesale the next few days. If
are inclined to come back at them with
a bigger farce than ever by closing ev-
erything so tight next Sunday that life
will be made almost a burden. None
OF the paid organists and church sing
ers We're arrested Sunday, but they will
be on the list If the matter is carried
further. Also the street cars, and even
a prominent city pastor who bought n
ticket and left on train shortly before
midnight few Sundays since. Argu-
ments are numerous on street corners,
where busine IS men bitterly denounce
the clerks and the clerks vow they will
see this thing thru and the law en-
forced 20 the letter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
Injured in a Runaway.
,cial to Times-Republican.

Special to Republican.
Waterloo, May 27.-Sunday forenoon
shortly after 10 o'clock George Corson
a clerk in the postoffice, and Miss Myr-
tie Berry. stenographer for the Cream
cry Journal. while starting to the coun-
tly for ride We're more or less hurt in
Il runaway accident.
The couple We're driving horse re-
Gently bought by Mr.. Berry, the young
lady's father, attached to carriage
When on Commercial street something
frightened the horse and it began to
kick viciously and ran away SO the
driver could not control 1T. Both We're
thrown out. Corson struck a railroad
rail and was rendered unconscious. His
scalp was laid open and it required sew
eral stitches to close the wound. The
girl was badly bruised.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
REV. coFFEYs NEW CHARGE.
Clinton Priest Sent to Temple Hill Pas.
Ask torate,
al to Observation-Disclosures.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, May 27.-Rey p. j. Coffey,
who for the past four years has been
stationed at CT. Mary's church, as as
sistant of Very Rev. E. j. Mclaughlin,
the pastor. has been assigned by Arch
bishop Keane to the parish of Temple
Hill, Ia, mission located a few miles
from Monticello. He received the in
formation that he was to be removed
from st. Mary's Saturday, and, at the
1880 o'clock celebration of mass Sun
day morning, he spoke his farewell SER
mon to the people of the parish. The
intelligence of the removal of Father
Coffey from st. Mary's parish was
heard with regret by the members of
the congregation, and his many Clin-
ton friends. 1t came as a surprise, as
no one knew of the contemplated
change until the announcement was
made from st. Mary's altar Sunday
morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
Competitive Drill.
/, Tin,es-Ren,,hlican

Special TO Tlmes-Republlcan
Cedar Falls, May 27.-The annua
competitive drill between the -four
companies of normal cadets is being
held this afternoon on the campus. A
great deal of interest is manifested by
the citizens of the city as well as the
students. The captains Of the four
companies competing are: Company
a, George Crary; 3, John Parish; c, D
D. Schneider; d, G. ]. Olsen. The
judges are Col James Rush Lincoln
of the Fifty-first regiment, l. N. c.;
Major NJ A. Allen. of the Forty ninth
regiment, !. N. G.; Major John T.
Hume, assistant inspector general l. n
c. There are twenty-five evolutions ir
the drill, and all the afternoon will be
consumed in the work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
THORNTON HIGH SCHOOL.
Graduating Exercises to Be Held Next
Friday Evening.

Special to Times Republican.
Thornton, May 2I.-The graduating
exercises of the Thornton high school
Will be held in the opera house on the
evening Of May 80. The address to the
class will be delivered by Professor T.
w. Todd, OF Nora Springs, and the fol-
lowing program will be given:
Invocaton-Rev.C G. Artman.
Piano selection-MrS. j. Andrews.
Grafton, "Onward" Farnham.
Solo, "a May Morning'-Claude Cole
Grafton, "The Man for the Crisis
Raymond James.
Quartet when Moonlight Comes
Again"-E D. Allen. Mrs. Charles Mes
ser, Miss Mae Crapser, Charles Messer.
Grafton. 1.-The Songs of q People
Georgia Downing.
Solo. Just Next Door, d. Allen,
Grafton. Necessary War Measures
Prank Porter.
Solo-Mss Jessie Yelland.
Grafton, Silent Influences'-Da
Storer.
Piano selection-Miss Lillian Nielsen.
Glass Address-Prof. T. W. Todd.
Presentation of iplomas-President
e. w. Tiffany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
IOWA FALLS BUSINESS CHANGES
Prominent Drug Firm Sells out-other
CHANCES.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, May 27.-Last evening
DeFord Bros, druggists, of this city,
sold their business to the Downs Drug
Company, and win give immediate pos
session. Frank B. Downs will be the
manager of the new firm and comes
here from Lewis, Cass county, Iowa.
The future business plans of the retir-
ing firm are not made public. w. L..
Simplot who has been in the blacksmith
and wagon business here for a great
many years sold his business yesterday
to Winslow Bros, and gave immediate
possession. The new firm has been
running a shop here for number of
years Mr. Si1nplot retires from bust
ness for an extended rest owing TO the
state of his health.
A. H. Brown. of Denison, has rented
the Cowan Opera house and is remodel
ing it for a bowling alley which will be
opened the first of the month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
Rule WINS FIRST BOO|
First Round in the Blythe.Ruie
Contest Results in Rules
Favor.
Caucuses Held in Five Town
ships Monday Give Blythe
the Fewest Votes.
Sentiment, However, Seems to
Be Changing in Blythe's In
terest-Tke Situation.
Special to Times Republican.


Mason City, May 27.-Duncan Rule
drew first blood in the caucuses here
yesterday His townships, which prom
ised best results, We're pulled off early
and he won five with nine votes out OF
a total of twenty-four necessary TO WIN.
The Blythe managers have not put any
work in these townships until the last
two days and had conceded them to
Rule, but there were indications that
there was some changein sentiment ana
the results showed the Overwhelming
claims of the Rule people were eXag-
Rule is very popular with the people IN
the county and with a fair contest be-
gun he would have had no opposition.
He allowed Blythe to announce ms can
didacy with the general belief that ne
would not consent to run and his an
nouncement coming from beaumont
where he had gone en- route to Europe
was so unlike his former methods that
he has not commanded the strength ne
would have had if he had declared his
desire six months ago. The past few
days he has been attacked for his tar
diness in making the tax collections
The argument which has been used
against him with the greatest effect is
that Rule has no strength outside the
county The Rule men are san
guine of success because of the
first caucuses being carried, but
two years ago the same townships went
for Hon. J. ]. Clark by larger major
ity, and he then failed to win out. The
results in the townships so far as held,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
Would Not Insure Him
Insurance Companies refused
to insure the Rev. J. w.
Yeisley because he
had kidney trouble.

This case Is but one of thousands
where the head of the house was re-
fused insurance because he had kid
ney trouble. Mr.. Yeisley had given VI
In despair when some friend recon-
mended DR.. David kennedy's Favor
lite Remedy and it cured him.
Mr.. Yeisley writes:
MY kidneys and liver were in
bad condition and l was anxious
for relief l had tried many rem
edies without success and when
bought a bottle of 'FaNorite Rem
edy,' it was with but little faith
in its ever helping me, but in
short time it effectively proved it's
merit. Perhaps the best proof
can give that it has completely
cured me is to state that l have
since been accepted by four differ
ent life insurance companies
The Rev. Mr. Yeisley is the pastor
Of the First Reformed Church of ST
Paris, Ohio, and is as well the editor
of the st. Paris Dispatch.
There is no question that DR.. David
kennedy's Fayorite Remedy is the best
and surest medicine in the world for
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and blood, rheumatism, dyspepsia and
chronic constipation, as well as the
weaknesses peculiar to women. II
quickly relieves and cures inability to
hold urine and the necessityrot getting
up a number of times during the night
1t puts an end to that scalding pain
when passing urine and corrects the
bad effects of whiskey and beer.
All druggists sell DR.. David Ken
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so Cent Size and the regular 81 size
bottles.
Sample bottle enough for trial. free
by mail.
Dr.. David Kennedy Corporation, Rom
dout, N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
MEAT THIEVES NUMEROUS.

High Price of Beef Tempts Many tc
Steal H..
Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, May 27.--Caught in the
act of dragging away a quarter of beef.
which he stole from the Ralya Market
Company, Saturday night, James Hen
", aged 10, pleaded guilty to burglary
in police court yesterday morning and
was held to the grand jury in bonds of
$700 by Judge Page
Henry. who claims Omaha as his
home refused to divulge the names of
his companions in crime.
"I'm a stranger here" he told the
court, land I'm broke. II had money
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
Rev. l-unn Resisns.
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, May 2S.-Rev j. S
Lunn, pastor of the Danish Baptist
church. has resigned his passionate tc
take effect at once. He expects tc
leave about the first of July for Den
mark, where he will take rest of sew
eral months. Rev. Mr.. Graveyard il
one of the most gifted Danish minis
tiers of the state of the Baptist de-
nomination. He has published book
or two in Danish literatuI& that have
met with ready sala.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
KEANE MAY SUCCEED coRRIeAN.
Interest Excited in the Report That
Reached Dubuque.

Special to Times Republican,.
Dubuque, May 27.-Considerable in
terest has been excited here by the re-
port that Archbishop Keane of thic
archdiocese has been named as sue
cessor to the late Archbishop Corrigan
of New York. 1t is urged that Arch
bishop Keane is well liked by the Cath
Ollie prelates of the United States. He
has not mingled in the many clerical
difficulties in which other prelates have
more or less engaged, and has the ia
vor of all. TIL sentiment of the clerical
is that they would not like to lose
him, and the laity universally join in
this sentiment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27

l could fight the case, but I'm UP
against it, SD Tlpplead guilty
Since the price of beef has scared sky
high, the packing companies and some
of the retail markets have lodged fire.
quent complaints with the police rela-
tive to the operation of thieves. Sew
eral hundred pounds of choice beef
have been stolen and sold TO boarding
houses, it is claimed. The Ralya COM
pany has lost considerable amount.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
CARPENTERS HURT AT JEsuP.
BY Breaking of scatfoIding at J. D
Lard's Barn.

~ 6TeakHg OF oca1foIdIng at ]. d.
Laird's Barn.
Special to Times Republican.
Jesup, May 27.-By the giving away
OF a scaffolding at j. d. Laird's new
barn Monday morning at o'clock four
carpenters were preciptated to the
ground, eighteen feet below, and all of
them more or less injured. The vic
Tins We're R. V. w. Dickinson, Mr.. Nc
Spartan, Fred Foh ana Frank Nunne-
maker. All were rendered UNCONSCIOUS
except Mr.. Hohi, Notwithstanding he
was the worst hurt Fills arm was bro
ken. Mr.. McSparran suffered the frac-
ture of several ribs, Willie the other two
were more or less bruised and contusec
about their bodies
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27

Danish church on Main street. The
conference will remain in session over
Sunday. The delegation arriving this
evening was small but fifty are ex-
pected to some today and tonight.
The delegates are being entertained at
the homes of the members of the
q rnl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27

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For descriptive matter. timetables and
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
Danish Baptist Conference.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, May 27.-The state con-
ference of the Danish Baptists of the
state of Iowa began here last evening.
The meetings are being held in the