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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

sprawled out and In his exhibition
which was Witnessed by crowd of his
| playmates. sustained a severe fracture
of his right arm. The last character to
appear in Roy's performance was the
family physician.
Iowa Falls.
| The local board of health is still aud
lifting claims incurred during the quar-
I.antine season last winter and spring.
These claims in the aggregate amount
to Il considerable sum and under the
new ruling is now paid by the county
and then charged back to the township
mourning the expense - The num-
Der of BARRIERS in town is now probably
at the high water mark for any time in
the history OF Iowa Falls. There are
fourteen chairs in operation.
Mt. Pleasant.
John Masden has brought suit agains,
his wife. A. Eliza Masden for $4,000
damages to his feelings and reputation
for having him arrested a year ago
last May in Pennsylvania, and put IN
Jail for three days. He had married
this lady, but after q short married.
| life became dissatisfied and told her
he was going to leave and would rot
support ncr. She had him arreste
before he could get away. Mr.. Masden
WAS for a long time Il resident OF Jack
son township.
Cedar Falls.
The enrolment at the State Normal
School here reached S92 by Friday
morning. The members of The faculty
are all in their places. Miss Julia Cur
tss who has been for seveia years in
structress in music. was granted by
the beard a years leave of absence and
has spent the time at the New England
Conservatory of Music al Boston. She
has resumed her work in the normal.
Miss Elizabeth Hughes. OF Training
School Department. was also given a
year of absence, and has just returned
from Il fifteen months tour III Europe
Clear Lake.
Leroy, son of Frank Schmidt on the
Cook farm in Lincoln township, was
accidentally shot Tuesday. He was
going out in the field with push cart
on which he carried a small rifle. He
reached for 1t to shoot at bird, taking
hold of the muzzle end There was 3,
quick report and the surprised boy had
22-calibre ball in his leg. 1t entered
Just above the knee, ran upwards, and
was extracted near the nip. Leroy
who is 16 or II years old, will expert
ence no bad result but he will handle q
gun more carefully hereafter.
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inspectors decision, and this was Inn
|mediately DONE Twelve head OF
cattle belonging to George Cox, who
| lives between here and Davis City,
broke into a cornfield and gorged them
selves to such an extent that two Of
them died, and the rest became very
sick. Tie loss is quite serious one
Cedar Rapids.
| The receipts of the Cedar Rapids
postoffice for the month of August were
S1,935 in excess of those during the
ssme month last year. The receipts
now approximate $4,000 per month,
and it is believed that sum will be
reached during the late fall and win
ter months.
Rockford.
Will Allen has an apple on one Of his;
apple trees that measures fifteen inches
in circumference 4. The consdera :
ton named in the deed which convey
ed the electric light plant to Mr. War
fel was $4,000. The Register is
told that $50 per acre was lately re-
for 200 acres of choice land lying near
Rockford upon which there is no linz
provements save a wire fence.
Waterloo.
On Saturday the First National Bank
Of this city inaugurated a new feature
for working1nen, the opening of its in
terest bearing department. The bank
was opened on that day from $3.50 until
S o'clock in the evening for the purpose
of receiving such funds as We're tenders
ed for Investment in this department
Of the institution. These funds will
bear interest at the rate of four per
cent per annum.
FontanelIe.
With the completion of the cement
sidewalk on the east side of the square
that work will be abandoned in this
town for the present season. The con-
tractors have been doing the work fol
1A cents per foot. but the manufac-
turers of cement have reached out fol
la slice of prosperity. raising the price
for walk has been elevated TO Is cents
per foot 1t will bring the work to u
stand still for this year.
Boone.
Leroy Pulver, the 9-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Pulver witnessed
the ninety foot leap OF Dana Thompson
at the carnival grounds the other day
and the following morning sought to
displace the world renowned diver in
the minds of the carnival visitors. He
chose for a place to dive from the ham
mock scaffolding but the lad did not
make the same calculations as to
lighting or as to jumping. He lit all
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
PINkERToNs FIND CLUE.
Photograph Of Dead Burlington Train
Robber Identified.

Clinton. Sept. S.-The robber who
was killed in the hold-up of the Bur-
lington train near Savanna few weeks
ago, 1t is said, has been identified as a
man named Bartholomew. who, with
his fifteen-year-ol son, went to Pipe
stone, Mimi, from Kansas City, early
this year, working there on a section
of railroad for a couple of months. The
photograph taken of the dead man
is said to be an excellent likeness of
Bartholomew and was that identified
by the Pipestone section foreman and
his men. Also by the landlady where
he boarded and a number of her board
ers who were here at the same time he
was. Several merchants remembered
him when shown the photograph. Also
his identity was positively established
at the saloon, where he was good
customer.
Bartholomew has wife living in
Kansas City and his reputation there
was never above suspicion, as he was
considered dangerous man and one
who would stop at nothing for money
He was hard drlnker and when
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
ABSOLUTE FAITH.
You Can Depend Upon the Word Of
This Marshalitown Citizen.

This MarshaIltoWn Citizen.
He has had the experience.
He has thoroughly tested the article.
He has found it as represented.
He has absolute faith in its merit.
Mr.. John I1artnett of 313 State street
says: Mrs. Hartnett had good deal
of trouble from imperfect action of her
kidneys for some time. She doctored.
but received little Or no benefit. Hear
ing about Doan's Kidney Pills we got
box at the Mcbride & Will Drug Com
pany's. The use proved the remedy to
possess remarkable curative powers.
Mrs. Hartnett will be glad to give in
formation in detail to any lady who may
desire it. Any preparation which is
found to act up to its representations de-
serves the endorsement of sufferer
who has been relieved by its use. when
there are 80 many so-called remedies on
the market which are worthless"
For sale by all dealers. Price, so cents.
Foster Milburn Company, Buffalo. N.
Y, sole agents for the United States
Remember the name DUan's and take no
other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
SERIES 0F ROBB[R|[S
illinois Central Detective Fer
rets Out a Bad Cans at
Fort Dodge.
Wholesale Houses Found Their
Cons;gnments We're Short
When Checked Up.
reamsters Found to be Appro.
priatins Goods From Car
Load Shipments.
Special to Times-Republican

Specia1 to TimeS-Republican
Fort Dodge, Sept. S.-A series of rob-
berries, which may have been going on
Tor an indefinite period and of which
Me Fort Dodge Wholesale Grocery
Company and other local jobbers have
been the victims, was nipped in the bud
turing the past two days thru the eff
forts Of Maurice Welsh, special agent
Tor the Illinois Central, together with
information advanced by waitress
employed in a restaurant, who is the
Iweetheart Of one of the men now I'M
der arrest charged with the crime.
For some months a number of Fort
Dodge jobbers have been receiving bills
of goods from the railroad companies
In which consignments of more or less
value have been missing. The idea of
systematic thief suggested Itself to
I one OF the business men concerned and
OF, that ground Special Agent Welsh set
to work to ferret the matter. From a
local grocer Mr.. Welsh learned that the
FORMER had bought number of sacks
pf sugar from a teamster named Fred
ellison, in the employ Of the White
Line Dray Company. The result was
Eiilson's arrest, following which was
confession made by him to the effect
khat for some time he had been in the
habit Of delivering short orders of goods
Shipped to wholesale houses in car load
lots and then disposing of whatever
goods he was able to sell. The charge
IN which he was arrested was that of
stealing fifty sacks of sugar consigned
s 70 the Fort Dodge Wholesale Grocery
Company.
Saturday, however, the matter took
on more serious aspect when Roy
Hill, teamster in the employ of the
same company, was arrested on
charge similar to that preferred against
ellison. Hills arrest was due to infor-
nation furnished the detective by
waitress, who is Hills sweetheart.
Saturday noon, just as the transfers
were leaving the barn, they were APP
pretended by Detective Welsh and each
man given a thorough sweating" with
the result that Hill confessed taking
crate Of oysters from a shipment over
the M. & st. L. He was arrested and
sentenced to three months in Jail. while
ellison Is still waiting trial.
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Shelby County Nominations.

Harlan, Sept. S.-The republicans of
this county held their convention last
Saturday and had an enthusiastic and
harmonious meeting. The following
were placed in nominations: Auditor,
George S. Croft: Clerk, III. v. Yackey
Recorder, II. W. Blizzard Attorney.
w. b. Rowland: and member of board,
P. II. Ruffcorn. Yackey and Rowland
are holdover officers and are nominated
for the second time. The others are
new men and the ticket is a very strong
one and in the estimation of the leaders
will be elected by good majorities. L.
H.. Pickard was reelected county
chairman and NJ. O. Roland. secretary.
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under the influence of liquor was
loud talker and boaster and often
Dragged of the crimes he had COM
mitted. His son, tho only fifteen years
old was large for his age and is thought
by some to be the first man on the
engine. Bartholomew and his son left
Pipestone for Minneapolis last spring
and since that time nothing has been
heard OF him until the photographs
We're received.
The Pinkerton men from Chicago
are at work on the new clues.
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Alden
1--WE are going to have good croll
CT hickory nuts this fall at any rate
for the trees over in the timber Seems
to be we'll loaded with nuts now says
the Times.
Armstrong.
The Andy Mitchell farm south OF
town has been rented for next season
paid by renters in this section, of
northwestern Iowa, says the Journal.
Woodstock.
The Record makes this local hit:
There's no knowing how many Bar
iholins and Traceys are concealed ir
the impenetrable thickets of Weeds
around town. We are waiting TO.
frost
Estherville.
Hunters report game very scarce in
this vicinity. They claim the covries
of chickens only average five 20 six
birds, probably owing to the "sooners"
getting in their work before the eApi-
ration of the closed season.
Dickens.
II. d. James lost valuable colt from
the bite of mad dog the first of the
week. He has now lost more than one
hundred times the value of all the dogs
in Clay county from the bite Of this
one dog, according to the Leader.
Orange City.
Work on the new Sioux county court
house is being hurried along in order
that the corner stone may be laid on
September 10, during the street fair at
Orange City. The corner stone laying
will be made great affair and will be
one of the features of the carnival
Sioux City.
City Poundmaster James Cruick
shank has filed his report for the
month of August With the city clerk
The report gives the following figures:
1875 dogs killed; 19 dogs redeemed fol
license; $50 dog licenses collected; sc
pound fees collected; total fees co.,
lected. $50.
Leon.
w. K. Currie, oil inspector for the
southern district of Iowa, was in this
city Saturday, the goth inst, and while
here condemned a car load Of oil which
was at the depot ready for distribution
and which belonged to the Standard
Oil Company. AS a consequence no uil
was delivered in this city Saturday
Sunday morning, however, a Telegram
was received telling the local men to
go ahead and sell 1t, over-ruling the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
ABSORBED BY TRUST.

Photograph Trust Gets Keokuk Dry
Plate Company.
Special to Times Republican.
Keokuk, Sept. S.-The Seed Dry Plate
Company of st. Louis. owned chiefly by
the Huiskamps, has be~.l sold bag as1d
baggage to the Eastman Kodak Coly-
pany. which is commonly called the
photograph trust. The company was
originally capitalized at 100000, and
the best Information obtainable is that
1t sold for a round million dollars. or
ten times what was originally invested
in it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
DRAKE WINS MS CASE.
Radcliffe Banker Declared Not
Guilty OF Fraud in the Mel.
son Land Case.
Jury Said He Paid Fair Price
For the Farm Which He
Bought
Heirs Of Nelson Claimed Drake
Had Taken Advantage Of
Farmers Scnility.
Special TO Tines-Republican.

Special to TimeS-Republlcan.
Edora, Sept. s.-The case of the Nell
son heirs against A. n. Drake was Civ
en- to the jury about o'clock Saturday.
The jury after being out an hour
brought in verdict for the defendant.
1t will be remembered that the plain
,iffs sought to recover $4,000 and inter-
est for about four years, being the al
legged difference in value of a farm
bought of Nelson by Mr.. Drake about
four years ago and was claimed to be
the actual value, and alleging that Mr..
Drake took advantage of Mr.. Hans
Nelson on account of mental alteration
and secured the farm for the amount
stated above less than its value.
The case occupied the attention of
the court all last week. The decision of
the jury entirely generates Mr.. Drake
and finds that he paid all the farm was
worth at the time of purchase.
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services in the old church. The site
occupied by the editice has been sold
and the building, which for twenty-s1x
years has been house of worship. is
to be torn down.
The sale of the church site is an ex-
cellent example of the advance in price
taken by property in this city in TWEEN
sty-siX years. When the property was
purchased for church site $1,000 was
paid Col Blenden, the owner. The per-
sons who recently purchased the prop
terty paid $4,000 cash.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
HEMINGWAY a CANDIDATE.
Hampton Man Will Try for Knights OF
Pythias Office.


Hampton, Sept. S.-Ths part OF Iowa
has brought out and will give loyal
support to John NJ. Hemingway of
Hampton for grand chancellor of the
Knights of Pythas of Iowa at the COM
ing session of the grand lodge of Iowa
at Des Moines Oct. s. This part of the
state has had no grand lodge office for
a number of years and will present but
one candidate this year, that one being
Mr.. Hemingway, who is assured of the
unsolicited support Of many lodges in
northern Iowa. He has been prominent
in the order for a number of years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
ROBBED WHILE SHOOTING.
thugs Attack and lnjure Or. 6enadom,
Of Maquoketa.

/ Of Maquoketa.
Special to Times-Republican.
Maquoketa, Sept. 8.-Dr. Benadom,
proprietor of sanitarium here, was
robbed of SAP and brutality beaten by
thugs while shooting chickens near this
city. He had discharged his gun at a
covey when two robbers. who are sup
posed to have followed him from town,
,sprang upon him. One Of them gave
DR.. Benadom blow on the cheek,
which left an ugly cash. The doctor
was alone and had no weapon Of de-
1ense. but he succeeded in giving one
OF the highwaymen mark on the face
which will aid the authorities in iden-
tifying them. After he had recovered
sumciently he walked back to town and
reported the affair to the sheriff, who
also notified the authorities in other
places. A diligent search is being
made thru the surrounding country,
but as yet their efforts have been unre-
Ia,n rf7nd
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KILLED BY HIS TEAM.
Buchanan County Farmer Receives
Fatal Injuries in a Runaway.

Fatal Injuries "a KuhaWay.
Independence. Sept. S.-William Nc
Grave, a prominent farmer of Vest
burg township, this county, living about
three miles east of SHADY Grove. died
Saturday as the result of an accident
he received the night before while re-
turning from Independence. The gem
tleman had taken load of corn to the
county seat, and while returning a BIZ
cyclist ran amuck of one horse, fright
ening it, and both animals ran away.
Mr.. McGrawe was thrown out of the
wagon. suffering injuries which proved
fatal in few hours. He was about
Go years old. The team was captured
after it had run a short distance,
neither horse being injured
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
LlNEMEN ON a STRIKE.
Cedar Valley Telephone Company Has
Trouble With Electrical Workers.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Sept. S.-The linemen OF
the Cedar Valley Telephone Company
are out on u strike awaiting the de-
cision of the company in regard to a
nine hour day and an advance in wages.
The linemen of the Electric Light
Company made the demand some days
ago and We're refused. The telephone
company takes the same view. They
are willing to grant shorter hours but
will not bind themselves TO certain
wage schedule. The demand is made
thru the electrical workers union.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08

SCHOOL YEAR BEGUN.
Iowa Falls Has Woman for superinten-
dent This Year.


Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. Sept. s.-'The new school
year Of the city schools opened this
morning in charge of Superintendent
Burdick. Mrs. Burdick has been em-
ployed as principal of the high school
for several years. and her advancement
to the head of the schools is a fine trib-
ute to her ability as an educator. Her
former home was in Des Moines. The
corps Of teachers for the coming year
are as follows: Principal. Miss Marian
Morton, formerly of Britt schools: Ina
Moler, assistant principal: Olive j.
Reeve, Libbie Tower Mrs. Ella Craper,
Nellie Powers. Julia O'Nel, Blanche
Stoddard. Carrie Waldron, Maude
Brown. Effie Smith, Ella NJ. Parmlee,
Alberta Pierce. Mary Tuttle. Ruth Bar
Der. ALI Clark. Prof. Z. Fitzgerald. Jr..
will be retained as teacher of penman-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
CIRCUIT COURT swAMPEp.

Over 5000 Gases on Polk County CAL
endar.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept. s.--A total of $40
new cases have been filed for the Sep
TENDER term of circuit court With the
old cases carried over the calendar will
contain pre- ty close to 5000 cases. both
law and equity, to say nothing of mat
ers pending in probate and the business
OF the criminal division.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
GOT HER DIVORCE.

Mrs. Wise Wins Sensational Case at
Onawa.
Special to Times Republican.
Onawa, Sept. S.-Clarlbel Wise, wife
of prominent saloonkeeper of this
city, has been granted a divorce on
statutory grounds. The case affected a
number of prominent Onawa people
and attracted great attention Mrs.
Wise has been in California for some
time and is reported as engaged to a
wealthy resident Of that state. Wise
and his wife were formerly residents
nf Otto.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
KEPT THE CASH.
But Thieves Returned Iowa City Post
masters Certificates,

Special to Times Republican,.
Iowa City, Sept. S.-Postmaster Over
holt is in receipt of peculiar letter.
Shortly after the pocket of Thomas
Brubaker had been picked at the coun-
tysfair Thursday afternoon an unknown
party dropped large letter into the box
at the postoffice. 1t was directed in a
poor handwriting to THE General POST
master" The envelope contained two
certificates of deposit belonging to Mr..
Brubaker, oneAfor 5000 and the other
for $50 The cash stolen. amounting to
above $25. however. was not returned.
The two men held on suspicion for
the robbery were released as sufficient
evidence could not be procured against
khnYra
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
After Waterloo Pastor.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Sept. s.-The Second Pres
byterian church of Dubuque is after
Rev. Samuel Callan, pastor of the First
church here. Mr.. Callan supplied the
pulpit one Sunday and was waited up
on by committee afterwards and Civ
en- to understand that call would be
given him If he would consider it. He
viii! not, as he is well pleased with his
present field
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
Will Practice in Minneapolis.
Special to es-Republican.

Eagle Grove, Sept. S.-Another Eagle
Grove attorney goes to the Twin Cities
to enter the practicefof law. ID. c. Fell
kins. for twenty years one of Eagle
Groves prominent citizens. has decided
to enter the practice of his profession in
Minneapolis, where he goes as attorney
for the Clark Land Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
Not Doomed for Life.

81 was treated for three years by
good DOCTORS" writes w. A. Greer, of
o., "for piles and fis-
tula, but when all failed Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve cured me in two weeks"
Cures burns. bruises, cuts, corn. sores,
eruptions, salt rheum and piles or no
cay; % cents. George p. Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
RANKIN WILL SPEAK.

The Moulder Orator to Speak in Sixth
District.
Special to Times Republican.
Oskaloosa. Sept. S.-Hon. A. c. RAN
kin, the great republican iron moulder
orator will speak in the Sixth dis
trict as follows:
Abba, Sept. II, 1880 p m.
Ottumwa. Sept is. 730 p m.
New Sharon, Sept. 10, 1880 p. m.
Newton. Sept. 90. 9 p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
Fort Dodge Races.

Special to Times-Republican.
FIT. Dodge, Sept. s.-Tomorrow the
Mineral City Park Associa1on will
open its new race track with the first
of series of four days races. Prepara-
tons for the meet which have been
under way for several months are now
practically completed and by the time
the first race is called Tuesday after
noon everything will be in working or
der for the most successful race meet
ever held in Fort Dodge
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
GIRL WAS cREMATED.
Farmers Daughter Near PeIla Parishes
in Flames.

Special to Times Republican.
Pella. Sept. S.-The daughter Of A.
Hasselman, six miles north of Pella.
was cremated Saturday in fire which
destroyed the dwelling house occupied
by the Hasselmans. Those who wit
messed the confilagration were power
less to save here on account of the
flames which had gained such Roadway
that no one could get near the burning
structure. The family are stricken with
grief over the fatal accident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
New Church at Fort Dodge.

Special &c Times-Republican.
Fort Dodge, Sept. S.-Just few
months more than quarter of a cen..
fury ago the then poor congregation OF
the Baptist church of this city COM
pleted a new church on the corner of
Central avenue and Tenth street, which
meant to them the browning hour of
months of heroic struggle and self-sac-
rifice. Yesterday for the last time the
now prosperous congregation attended
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
GREeoRlEs NOT GUILTY.

Greek Charged with Murder at Perry
Discharged by Grand Jury.
Special to Times Republican,.
Perry, Sept. Slim Gregories. the
Greek who was held to the grand jury
on the charge of killing his cousin,
George Colomokas. was on Saturday
discharged, the grand Jury failing to
find true bill against him.