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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
PEARLS ARE SCARCE.
But Few of the Fresh Water Variet
Found This Season.

But Few of the Fresh Water Variety
Found This Season.
Special to Times Republican.
Burlington, Nov. IA few years
ago, when the pearl button industry
along the Mississippi and other vest
ern rivers was in it's infancy wonderful
stories of large and valuable pearls,
that had been found in clam shells.
were told almost daily. Two years
ago the stories were even more num-
erous and many pearl seekers were at
tracted to the sand bars of the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries.
The past season, however, has shown
a wonderful decrease in the number of
these tales. One river man accounted
for this fact by saying: There are
just as many pearls now, but not as
many easy marks to believe all those
dreams about two or three thousand
dollar beauties that fishermen and
teamsters found in the clam shells In
fact, there never were great many
valuable pearls found, most of them
ranging in value, from SO to $50. Peo-
pie are getting wiser and when you say
John Smith found a pearl in a clam
shell and has been offered twenty five
show me-
Nevertheless, many who have inves-
tigated the matter declare that even
the small priced pearls are becoming
very scarce. A Memphis, Tenn, paper
says: 'Pearl-bearing clans are disap-
Fearing from the sandbars of the Ar
kansas and Mississippi rivers at the
rate that threatens to make the species
extinct in less than two years. The be-
ginning of the end has commenced, and
unless new fields are discovered soon
the pearl fishing industry of the United
States will be a thing of the past"
The reasons for this are manifold. OF
late years the demands on the clam
have been more than 1t could stand, in
addition to the prize package manner
of yielding up pearls, the bivalve itself
being of value.
Early in the year shiploads of clam
shells began to be exported. and this
has been the means of disposing Of
whatever surplus yield there might be,
and has also raised the price, so that
now pearl fishers are no longer obliged
to grapple all day for nothing In the
hope of bringing UP prize b1yalye.
These shells bring from $12 to s15 a
ton, and can be readily sold to barges,
in which they are taken from the pearl
fishing regions to the factories.
The Arkansas pearls have been OF
particularly fine quality, some of them
for excelling the oriental pearl, and
pearl dealers in the United States, until
they saw the beginning of the end. have
been happy. Now, however, in view OF
the fact that pearls are rapidly becom-
ing more popular, and promise In the
future to be the rival of the diamond.
Jewellers will be much affected when the
domestic pearl has become a rare
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
STANDARD OIL SETTLES.
Nashua Citizens Paid for Death oil
Relatives Due to Agents Careless

Nashua Citizens Paid for Death of
Relatives Due to Agents Careless
ness.
Special to Times Republican.
Nashua, Nov. IA settlement was
made by the Standard Oil Company
Yesterday, wherein Herman Noon re-
ceived $4,000 and Henry Mal:aben ST.
500 for damages in suits brought
against the company for the loss Of
lives of loved ones whom it is thought
sacrificed their lives by Tho carlessness
of the company. Several weeks ago
three fatal accidents occurred here,
caused by the using of kerosene oil
mixed with gasoline. Most or the mer-
chants of this city buy their oil of the
Standard OIL Company at Charles City.
Prior to the three fatal accidents hap
pening here, mistake was made in fill
ing the big supply tank at Charles City
and about 1,400 gallons OF gasoline were
poured into it. To offset the danger the
tank was filed with a high grade of
kerosene, the extreme carelessness or
ignorance of which was demonstrated
in the loss Of three lives. This Oil was
sold to our merchants, who supplied
their patrons with the same. Mrs.
Moon, who was reminding the fire, had
Just started to place the can aside,
when an explosion followed, she and her
1S-mon ths-old baby being so badly
burned that death was inevitable. So
phia Makaben, the 12-year-old daugh-
ter of Henry Makaben, living west OF
Nashua, while baking bread. opened the
stove door to pat in more wood and the
gas ignited, the can behind the stove
exploded. and the girl was so badly
burned that death followed within a
fauy bny1rS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
A sHoPLIFTER CAUGHT.
Clever Woman Thief Captured With
the Goods at Sioux City.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Nov. ia woman
shoplifter, Mrs. S. White. Of Martins
burg, Neb., was arrested by Chief
Davenport this morning, caught in the
act of pilfering from Davidson Bros
store. The chief seized her valise, which
contained goods to the value Of prob
ably $50.
Mrs. White had a method that was
peculiarly her own. She brought with
her an immense yellow valise, which
she left in the toilet room on the
third floor Then she descended and be-
gan to glue her digits to everything
that looked valuable. She concealed
the goods beneath the rain cape she
wore and when she had her arms full
she FASTENED to the valise where she
unloaded and began anew.
The woman started operations about
10 o'clock. Her actions appeared rather
suspicious and Chief Davenport was
asked to come and investigate. Ths
chief watched and followed her to
toilet room. When she came out he
stepped up to her and tapped her on
the shoulder.
"Where is your valise?" said he look
ing her straight in the eye.
The woman started and looked
around with frightened gaze. A sud-
den nervous trouble seemed to gain
possession of her as she moved towards
her valise.
Here it is in here" said she as she
led the officer to the receptacle. She
stopped over and began nervously to
pull out her plumber.
"Well, never mind about that now. ]
expect you'd better come with me-
The chief firmly pulled her away and
picked up the valise.
But what will you do with me?" she
asked, timidly.
II am afraid shall have to take you
down to the police station" replied the
chief, grinly.
On the woman's clothes were found
purse containing $3.50 and a railroad
ticket to Martinsburg. Within the va
lise, however, the officers found twenty
linen towels, four granite pans and one
.,ranite cup, one bolt of cloak trimming,
one handsome dressing robe three and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
TRAcKLAYlNG UNDER WAY.
Great Western Omaha Extension Com
pleted to Carroll.

Great Western Omaha Extension Com
pleted to Carroll.
Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Nov. 12.-This week the
track layers on the Great Western
Omaha extension will pass Carroll, the
most important town reached since the
work began out of this city. On reach
ing Carroll the first fifty miles of the
new line will have been completed and
its construction may be said to be
well under way. The only grading be-
ing done is on the west end and that
will soon be completed. The one i'm
portant factor in building the line is
the condition of the weather That
the new line will be completed and
ready for traffic by the first of the
year H. c. Keith, engineer in charge
of constructing all bridges. does not
consider possible. Mr.. Keith's largest
work is the big viaduct across the
Des Moines river at this city and in
discussing the construction of this work
the engineer today said: 1--WE will fin
ish the bridge in ample time and it will
be ready before the road opens UP fol
business. No I do not think the ex-
tension will be completed by the first
of the year. We have now nine spans
of the bridge in place and the delay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
Asa Ferguson, Aged Is, Living
Near New Sharon Meets
with Fatal Accident
HE WENT HUNTING ALONE
Farmer Driving Along the Highway
Heard His Groans and Finds the
Mangled Body With Life Almost Elk
tinct-Hip and Part of the Leg Torn
Away by the Charge.
Special to 1fmes-Republican.

New Sharon, Nov. ia farmer
driving along the public highway d
quarter of mile north of Union Mills
yesterday afternoon, was attracted by
calls and crowns issuing from an adj
joining field. Leaping the fence, he
discovered the dying body of Asa Fer
guson, the 16 year old son of Jasper
Ferguson, living near Union Mills. The
boy had been hunting alone and in
some manner his gun had discharged,
the full force striking him in the right
thigh from above, and tearing away
the greater part of the leg. He was
taken at once to Union Mills, where
Drs Hills, of Union Mills and Wall
lace, of New Sharon, We're called and
all that could be, was done for the
suffering boy, but gradually growing
weaker from the great loss of blood.
he passed away within one hour from
the time he was discovered in the
field.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12

Sioux City.
Several coal dealers have received
shipments of hard coal and report that
regular consignments are expected by
December /. Two trains Of steam coal
and coarser bituminous arrived here
Sunday. This relieves the situation
considerably. Hard coal is selling FOL
$1,000 per ton and selling rapidly.
keokuk.
The work on the Y. M. c. A. ma
tatorium is progressing rapidly. the
beams have arrived and the exterior
brick work will be completed as rapid
ly as possible The wall between the
natatorium and the old building has
been torn out. The well is now down
to a depth of about 240 feet.
williamsburg.
One day last week while Daniel
McShane was driving into Parnell, his
clothing caught fire from pipe which
he had placed in his pocket; and but
for the timely assistance rendered by q
neighhor, he might have been burneo
to death; as it was, he received q
most painful burn and the accident
will lay him up for some time.
Mason City.
The heat was turned on at the new
military university Sunday and the
| students resumed their work at the
building on Patriots Hill today. A
number of the new suits for the cadets
have arrived and the boys are wearing
them. They give the college the ap-
pearance of the military spirit anc
make a fine uniform for the boys. The
fall term closes December 10.
| Clinton.
| John u. May is in the city and the
notice of the acceptance of the iran
| chise granted the company which ne
represents has been filed in the city
auditors office. The franchise was
granted September II. Mr.. May Is
authority for the statement that worn
will be commenced soon on the pro-
posed line and that it will be pushee
to completion as rapidly as possible
Webster City.
/ County Superintendent Gerber IS II
a quandary over the question of supply
ing teachers for all the winter schoois
| in Hamilton county. Wages are mgr
but, strange tho it may seem, teachers
are scarce. He is considering Tie
question Of drawing on the resources o.
other counties and thinks wages may
have winning card. The average
wage of female teachers in this county
| is about $3S. That of male teachers
Is something above $40.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
Calhoun County Officers Sum
m0ned to Investigate SEN
satiOnal Discovery
WATcHMEN PLACED ON GUARD
Two Girls Find What They Supposed
Was a chld's Remains Buried in a
Box in cornfeId-officers Summon
ed and Investigation Discloses a Pet
Dogs Decomposins Carcass.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times publican.
Pomeroy. Nov. 12.-Last evening
about 8 o'clock man Is years of age,
the eldest son of Mrs. L. E. Gutz,
came to town and told the city Of
ficials of grewsome find that had been
made in their cornfield, half mile
north of town. According to the story
his sisters had been husking corn and
dirt, which after being uncovered re-
vealed the body of an infant about
months old. After learning the particu-
lars as nearly as could possibly be done
Justice Parker deemed the case worthy
of investigation and at once notified
Sheriff Riseley and Coroner Eslick, OF
Rockwell City, who arrived at mid
night. In the meantime the rumor had
been freely circulated around town and
for fear the guilty parties would try to
remove the evidence of their crime two
watchmen were sent to the scene with
instructions to guard the spot against
all intruders. When the county Off
Gals arrived they at once drove to the
place and made preparations for ex-
huming the corpse. The body was re-
moved and placed carefully upon the
top of the ground. and the coroner by
the dim light of several lanterns, began
to look for some conclusive proof as to
the nature of the buried object. Owing
to the fact that the box had been In
tered for some time and the corpse be-
ing in an advanced stage of putrefac-
ton. it was almost impossible to find
anything tangible enough to satisfy the
crowd of interested spectators and OIL
Gals. Finally the coroner fshed out
pair of claws, and with this to work on
1t took but a few minutes for all to
realize that the supposed infant was
but the loving remains of some one
pet pug dog! The officials take the
EXPOSE" good-naturedly, and what at
one time seemed destined to be the
greatest sensation of the city's history
has been turned into joke, but as TO
lust who 1t is on has not yet been de-
termined
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

Story City.
From the present new platform be-
ing put in at the G. d N. w. oe-
pot it looks to the Herald like ten years
more Of the old depot. Agent Schnllat
informs it, however, that night oper-
ator has been recommended for story
CITY. With four night trains carrying
passengers, it would certainly seem
essential that we have a night man
here and il there is no other way a
petition should be circulated.
Muscatine.
The shell fish season is closed, the
button manufacturers having good
supply on hand. One, lonely shell fisher
was dragging for shells near the city
Saturday morning and had it not been
a nice warm day, he would probably
not have been out. The fall weather
so far has been very good, as the
weather has been warm and the men
following this occupation We're enabled
to continue later than usual When the
DAYS commence to get cold and the
water gets cold, the work is so very
disagreeable that few can endure it.
Up till the past week there has been
considerable digging in this vicinity
this year, the season having been very
favorable owing to the high water.
Davenport.
The big car building shops at Betten-
dorf are the center of interest of a
throng of visitors nearly every day, but
particularly on Sunday. The huge
building, 3Oox700 feet, looks as tho
| it enclosed all outdoors when you stand
inside of it and look about. The water
mains are laid in it, various pits have
been sunk and concerted, the roofing is
almost completed, the glazing is done,
the Orders are being set for the big
60-foot transverse crane that Is to
travel the length of the shop in its
center. the southern side of the floor
has been brickpaved, tracks have been
laid, and some otha~ works have been
done. The boilers al IN place, with the
stack up, and the breeching connected.
The big dynamo that is to light the
plant is in place, but the wiring gener-
ally remains to be done. The big air
compressors have been set, and are
practically ready to run as soon as
there is something to run for. The
pumping engine that is to supply water
to the plant and the feed water pump,
are in place, and a number of other de-
tails of this kind have been done. 1t
will be the biggest thing of the kind
in this part of the country, and the
only car building shop anywhere in this
part of the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
FACTS AND FICTION.
Experiences Of MarshaIItown Citizens
Are Easily Proven to Be Facts.

Experiences OF MarshalitoWn Citizens
Are Easily Proven to Be Facts.
The most superficial investigations
will prove that the following statements
from a resident of Marshalltown is true.
Read it and compare the evidence from
Marshalltown people with testimony Of
strangers living SO far away that you
can not investigate the facts of the case.
Many more citizens of Marshalltown
will endorse our claims:
Mrs. E. N. Solomon, of S07 South
Third avenue, says: 1.-Two years ago.
had serious attack Of kidney trouble
and placed myself under treatment by
a physician and was cured at cost OF
$40. had another severe attack in the
neck of the bladder. It seemed as If
a swelling of considerable size had OBJ
structed the secretions of the kidneys
and it caused me great pain. We heard
about Doan's Kidney Pills and Mr..
Solomon got a box at Mcbride & Wills
drug store. used them and relief was
obtained almost at once. The use of
two boxes affected an absolute cure.
The difference between 81 and $40 is an
item worth saving, to say nothing OF
the suffering. My nephew, living in La
Porte, Ind, also used Doan's Kidney
Pills and Doan's Ointment with won
derful results"
For sale by all dealers. Price So
cents. Foster Milburn Company, Buff
falo, N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name. Doan's, and
take no substitute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12

Denison.
The proposition to build new court
house in Crawford county carried by
SIT.
Radcliffe.
Ollie Cammack had the painful mis-
fortune to shoot the end of his right
thumb off with shot gun, last Monday
evening.
Lynnvile.
George Taylor has. sold the Crane
farm to the Mendenhall brothers at
s62.50 per acre. He bought it about
a year ago paying $50 per acre.
Havelock.
BIC. Boysen has eight and one-fourth
miles of tile on his 440-acre farm. He
says where water stood before, it has
been so he could work the ground this
year.
Duncombe.
Four hogs which George Youngclass
brought to town the early part OF the
week inflated his pocketbook to the ex-
tent of $9S.T0. That is not so slow, the
way the roads are, says the Sun.
Carroll.
The Great Western track laying crew
are now on this side of the North Coon
about ten miles from Carroll. They
have been delayed by the work of put
ting in sidings and a track to the grave!
pit near the river, or they would have
been here last week. They will prob
ably reach Carroll Friday or Satur-
| day.
Giadbrook.
The Northern says: "rhis has beer
an awful dull week in this city, the far
mers being too busy cribbing corn t.
come to town. They get their mail b!
carriers and have telephones to ordel
! their goods and doctors. and do no
| need to come to town oftener than once
| d month to lay in a supply of sugar, to-
bacco, etc The farmer is in position
to enjoy life.
Sabula.
| The big steel railway transfer steam
| er "Pelican" built by the Iowa Iror
Works at Dubuque to be used on the
! Hover Mississippi, passed this place a
I10 o'clock Friday morning. "A large
crowd of people gathered on the banl
| to see the monster craft, which is the
largest steamer ever built on the uppel
Mississippi. 1t was towed by tn.
| Marie T." and "Bernice." The "Peli.
lean" had considerable difficulty on The
way down, getting stuck in the sane
lat Gorden's Ferry, and having un.
pleasant experiences
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
Cedar Falls Stirred Up.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, Nov. 12.-The citizens
are worked up over the defeat of the
gas franchise as they have never been
before for years over any public ques-
ton. 1t is unsafe to mention gas to
any one either in favor or opposing
the franchise which was SO over
whelmingly turned down at the special
election Monday. When it was evident
that the opposition were sure of victory,
Roger Leavitt, cashier of the Cedar
Falls National Bank, and one Of the
stockholders in the company and a
promoter of the enterprise started a
petition for home company as this
is what the opposition asked. NJ.
Israel retired clothing merchant
headed the list of subscribers if the
home company was formed by pledg-
ing $1,000 worth of stock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
GETS 4. BIG VERDICT.
Jury Awards plaintiff $t1,e17 in Suit
at Waterloo.


Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Nov. 12.--The case OF Hos
teter VS. Eddy, which has been occupy
ing the attention of the district court
for the past week, and which has been
one of the hardest fought legal battles
of the present term, was brought to a
close yesterday when the jury returned
a verdict giving plaintiff Judgment for
$11,917.73.
This case was brought by e. L. Hos
teter against DR.. Willard Eddy for
non fulflllment of contract to sell
property owned by him. This proper
ty was purchased by Mr.. Hosteter in
1895 under an option running three
years for the sum of $4,000. Under the
terms of the contract Mr.. Hosteter
erected building on the lot for the
purpose of conducting furniture store
at a cost of nearly $4,000. Near the end
of the three year option Mr.. Hosteter
rendered Mr.. Eddy the contract price
for the property. In the meantime Mr.
Eddy had married and refused the
money on the ground that his wife re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
John Smith Recalls with Pleas
ure a Service Performed
for President Lincoln
TRAVELLING TO WHITE HOUSE
With His Employer Smith Befriended
the Great Statesman Whose Life
Was in Danger From His Enemies
and Who Was Travelling lncognito to
the Seat of Government.
Special to Times-Repuolican.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, Nov. 1.2-John Smith. who
resides in this city, had the strange eX-
perience, when young man, of driving
Abraham Lincoln distance of five
miles thru the streets of Newark, N. j.,
at the time Mr.. Lincoln went to Wash
ington for his first Inauguration. MI.
Lincoln was expected to arrive at one
station, but as his life was constantly
menaced, he travelled incognito, and
this is the reason John Smith had the
distinction of driving him from one sta
ton to another. The event, as reeited
by Mr.. Smith, was as follows:
ut was in March. 1861, that l first
saw Mr.. Lincoln. I was a coachman IN
Newark, n. j., and on the day the pres
ident arrived / was driving about with
my employer. A great crowd awaited
the arrival of the president-elect at one
of the railway stations, but 1t happened
he came by another route, and when
he reached Newark found no one at the
station to meet him. He alighted at the
Orange street station. Mr.. Corners, the
man for whom I worked, recognized Mr..
Lincoln as he stepped from the train
and started on a brisk walk for the
business center of the city. Directing
me to draw UP beside Lincoln and his
lone companion, Mr.. Corners saluted
the president-elect and asked him If
he wished to ride. Mr.. Lincoln en-
quired the distance to the Market street
station, and on receiving the Informal
ton that it was five miles to the OBJ
jective point gladly accepted the offer
Of ride and, with his companion, en-
tered the carriage. drove the distin-
guished passenger to the Market street
station, where he took the train to
Washington.
II remember but little of the CONVEX
sation at that time by my passengers,
except that it related in general way
to the impending war. The president
was travelling incognito, and he men
toned the fact that his life was in con-
slant danger. In appearance he was a
tall man, very spare and wearing a thin
beard. On two other occasions saw
President Lincoln in Washington dur
ing his terms of office, and I looked on
his noble face after his life had been
cut short by the bullet of an assassin.
This was when his body lay in state at
Cleveland, 0. But I will never forget
the raw March morning I drove Mr..
Lincoln thru the city of Newark"