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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
Grain IN Bad Shane.

Special TO Times Replibliean
storm Lake. Aug % The continu-
Gus and heavy rains. ard especially last
Saturday night and Tuesday afternoon,
have put grain in bad shape. oats are
beginning to grow in shock. Not much
threshins has been done yet Oats in
some cases are good. but in other cases
are light.
Lightning struck the dwelling at the
county farm Saturday night, tore off
the chimney down To the root and tore
off some of the shingles. No other
Damage was done except the wetting
thru the rem, made by the lightning.
The loss Is covered by insurance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
OFFICER FALLS DEAD.
henry Warner, of Muscatine. Dies
While Attempting to Make Arrest.

Special TO Times .Republican.
Muscatine. Aug. ga tragic death
occurred here last evening when Henry
Warner, constable. fen dead while
attempting to arrest two Swedes who
We're engaged in a terrible cutting
scrane in a saloon. They We're horribly
wounded with knives. sir. Warner ran
&c the place, but had mol reached the
men when he fell dead. Warner WAS an
old settler and well known thruout the
surrounding counties. having drove a
wagon for the st. Clair Bottling Works
for twenty years. The Swedes are
still i'm iail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
CLIFFORD GIVEN DRINK CURE.
Newton Man Sent to the Dipsomania
Ward at Mount Pleasant.

'Spccial 10 limos RepubIICan.
Newton. Aug. q The new law for
the incarceration of inebriates WAS en-
forced here by the sending to Mount
Pleasant of Arthur CLIFFORD, an habit
ual drunkard. Judge Clements took the
case under consideration and upon
hearing the evidence that young Glib
ford had been drunk most OF the time
for the past year sent him to the Mount
Pleasant asylum, where he will be COM
PEELED TO remain one year The COM
mon DRINKS of the town are fearing
similar treatment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
Wants to Evict the Bees.

Special to Times Republican,
Cedar Falls. Aug. 22.-John Lizer a
farmer. residing near Shady Grove in
Buchanan county is hunting bee eN-
pert from this county to relieve him OF
Il swarm of bees that have taken up
their quarters in the second story of
his house. The bees have not been sat
listed to stay in the second story. but
have come down to the first floor and
Mr. Lizer being a firm believer in the
old ldage that one house is not large
enough for two families. has sought
the aid of a friend of bees TO help him
from the difficulty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
Mail Clerks SALARY Raised.

Sioux city. Aug. Fifteen of the
mail Clerks employed on the railway
rostofiice routes under the supervision
of Chief Clerk j. S. Humphreys, OF
Sioux City, have bean siven advances
of 500 q year in their salaries.
This comes to these men as Il part
of Il classification OF the railway
mail clerks of the entire United States
The men OF this division who have been
given advances are changed from,
class 3 to class 4.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
NEW CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
Edifice at Mancheste. to Be Completed
In December.

Special to Times Republican.
Manchester. Aug. y. The bids for
the construction of orr $4,000 Carnegie
library building to tie erected in our
city We're opened Yesterday and the
contract was awarded TO William j.
Cook of Clinton. Iowa. Mr.. Cooks bid
was for $3.50. which after making
some changes, was reduced to $9.t3o.
The figures given are for the construc-
ton of the building complete, exclusive
of plumbing and heating.
The contract calls FOR the completion
of the work by Dec. 20, 1902.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
GRAIN DEALERS BEATEN.
Chaplin Parties Found Their Scales
Were Iatnpered With.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Aug 22FSor some time
past the farmers in the vicinity of
Chaplin have been Dragging over other
portions of the county of their biz cat
crops Of last Year, and the true inward
ness thereof has just leaked out. l'sl'
facts are that Moore Brothers & Felt
house have for some time suspected
that the scales at their warehouse III
Chaplin We're not ali right. and they
have had frequent shortages in car
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
TOOK HIS STAR.
Waterloo PatroIman Discharged fo
Brutality.
,cial 10 Republican.

Special 10 TlIneS- RepUbIlcan.
Waterloo. Aug. 22.-Officer Monan. a
patrolman, has been dismissed from the
force for the brutal clubbing of Henry
Emerson, an Illinois Central car repair
en- Emerson was quite badly bruised
as the result of the strenuous encoun-
ter. a gtsh fully three inches long be-
ing cut in his scalp and another in his
check. Other places on has BODY
showed marks of the policeman's club
bling. He is very sore, but 1t is not
thought that they will result seriously.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
FARMER DRAGGED TO DEATH.
Tied Himself to Team of Horses ard
Meets Terrible Death,

Special to Times Republican
Newton. Aug 22-Joseph Palmer a
farmer living near CoifaX. was dragged
to death by his horses and met a hor-
rible death. Palmer had gone to his
pasture to catch team of horses and
had battered them and tied the straps
together when in some unknown way
the straps became tangled around the
mans body dragging him to death. He
Was found in the pasture aud probably
had also been kicked by the horses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
O. p. sHlRAs MENTIONED.
Suggested as Suitable Successor to His
Brother on Bench

Dubuque, Aug. 22.-.ludge o. p. Shi-
ras. of this city. United states court
judge. is mentioned as candidate to
coed his brother as associate Judge
of the United States supreme court,
Judge @. p Shiras is 60 years old and
may retire al age limit OF 20. He is
not in the city at present and nothing
is definitely known of the matter A
prominent attorney here says it is not
customary to appoint men over 60 to
the supreme bench. Judge O. +. Shiras
is regarded as one of the very ablest
;urists ON the United States bench and
his decisions always attract general
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
WEBSTER CITY MAN KILLED.
Former Resident Meets Death by Acc
don't ar Rockford I'M
pecial to Times Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Webster city, Aug. 30 Asher Mar
tin. formerly a wellknown resident of
this city, was killed at Rockford. Ill,
yesterday afternoon. He had removed
there from this city about five years
ago. The telegram received here by
his brother. +. H..Martin. gave no par
ticulars. merely announcing his Death
by accident
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
BURGLARS BOUND OVER.

Frank Smith and Carl Brooks Boune
to Grand Jury.
Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, Aug. 2a.-t'rank Smith
aud Carl Brooks have been held TO the
grand jury here for breaking and en-
tering the home of Thomas Fox. three
miles south of this city They We're cap
tured at Alexander. Upon searching
them the SIS and the rings taken FROM
Mr.. I'oNs house We're found, as We'll as
a watch taken from j. A. Craigton's.
which. up to this time. had not been
missed. Other trinkets We're also
found on them, which had evidently
been stolen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
CANDIDATES FOR CHANCELLOR
Three Men in the Race for Pythan
lionors in Iowa.
III to Times Republieal

Special to Times- Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 22.-The candidates
for grand chancellor OF the knights
of Pythias, of Iowa so far as reported
to the Pythians of this city are as fol
lows: O. Nj. Gillette, Independence;
Z. b. Hawkings, Morning sun, and
John Springer, Iowa City The gran':
lodge meeting will be in pes Moines
September s next The matter of AT
tempting to permanently locate the
meetings of the grand lodge may be
hrousht up again tho Pythians here are
Indifferent TO the matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
SUSPECT FOUL PLAY.

Des Moines Laborer Disappears and
Murder is Suspected.
Specia, to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 2e.-Charles F.
Johnson a laboring man living in
Highland Park, is mysteriously miss
ing. He started for a meeting of the
brickmayers' union week ago and has
never returned. He had money and a
gold watch and his wife believes he was
nurt,erel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
SUICIDE AT FORT MADISON.

Iowa Woman ouarrels Witt, Her Illus.
band and Takes CarboIic Acid.
l<eokuk. Aug. 22,-Mls Edward T.
zimmerman, a bride OF seven months
committed suicide at Fort Madison
Yesterday by drinking carbolc aciG
after quarrel With her husband over
:, trivial matter. She lived five hours
after taking the drug. EIci husband is
distracted by the tragedy. which WAS
entirely unexpected and resulted from
a cause considered trivial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
VIOLATION OF LIQUOR LAW.
A Storm Lake Fisherman Accused of

a Storm Lake FIsherman Accused Of
Running Booze Joint.
Special TO Times Republican.
Storm Lake. Aug. - j G. segei
WAS arrested i feW days since charged
with Violating the liquor laws of Iowa.
The TRIAL 10 condemn the Liquor is SET
for the 10Th inst Seger has been oper-
ati.3g ON the south shore. ostensibly
fishing but the neighboring farmers
claim that he has been getting their
boys drunk on sundays.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09

tion OF the county usss Il was consider
ably less. The taxes Tor county purposes
which the commissioners court ordered to
be levied was l2ia cents on the 500 worth
OF property. Even Mt the assessment OF
1887 the proceeds from the taxes could
amount only TO about $500 but they must
have been considerably less In 1855, prob
any little more than hair OF this amount,
say 500.
And there, with this meager revenue. the
court sat, no court house, no ioi ne bridges
and ferries and few public roads An these
had TO be created from revenue OF about
500, Surely the commissioners found Il n
hard task 10 establish a civilized county
government In county almost wilder
ness
One OF the orst things that had 10 be
done was the procuring Of court house.
II was no palatiHl structure which the
fathers OF the county procured, A house
was purchased from Lester and Eagtlnua
which had heen formerly occupied by b.
z, Majors as n grocery, for the sum 0t
$3.50 q. S. Kornegay was authorized to
contract for the moving OF this house to
the public square, to put n Ia good repair
at the expense OF the county Ia aerYe as
a court house, Let the imaginative reader
see before him a poor Shauty. surrounded
by weeds, with few buildings on the nuhlic
square, hut with the more live oaks TO
hitch horses to, small foot paths leading
from this shanty 20 the next grocery. This
was the irst court house OF Fayette county
There, In that poor shanty the commits
sioners court sat for years and transacted
the business OF the county. Most OF the
county efaeszs had No efaes Room IN The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09

Of these buildings would by itself be un-
Interesting, but they form a part OF the at
mosphcre Ia which past generations moved:
they speak OF the habits, wealth, progress
and mental attitude OF the several periods
In wA.ch they were built; thew are toe
centerpieces 10 the landscapes OF the times,
each bearing It's stamp
the details OF their history may be OF
interest to the readers only Of their re-
sptctive counties, bnt the general features
connected with them may be OF interest to
the general reader and he supplemental to
history Of their times.
FOR these reasons the writer viii try TO
entertain the reader with sketch Of the
court houses built In Fayettc county az DIFF.
ferent periods He has chosen Fnyette
county, nrst, because II Is grand historic
county. one or the original counties OF the
state. aud second, data and notes about
."yse buildings are In his posses sion
nayette county was organized In the year
lS3s, But what did organization mean3 A
county government was instituted, but
there were no court house, no Jail no pub.
nc ferries much less bridges There was
no county treasury. Taxes had 70 he levied
hrst, before dollar could ind a passing
resting place In a room called county treas
ury. To understand the difficulties and
emharrassments OF the early county gov
erBment. II becomes necessary to devote
short paragraph TO the revenue OF the
The nrst return from the assessors rolls
on record Is that OF the year 1877 The
total value OF the assessed property Of the
county was then Sl.i3s.606 but IL may be
assumed that at ths tina II tbs erEanisA-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09

The public mind IS AT present more in
terested In speculauons on the future or
Texas than In dwelling upon memories OF
the past. Stid, a reader may feel kindly
towards a writer who takes him out OF the
rush, push and business OF the present times
back into the GOOD old days OF the past and
reviews with him the progress made, 10
invite the reader to leave the spicy news of
touav aud feast on a haif-lOrgutten aud
SELDOM spoken OF past is very much Ike
asking an epeure to leave his luxury and
partHke of honiny anu bacon. But eYen
epieures want ana sometimes need change.
And as far as the invitation is concerned
60 io.iow The writer IN past times. why,
my dear friend. IL is as kindly and pressing
A. Invitations IN old times used - be- Ia
VitaIlOns to hominy and bacon,
As said at the beginning, the writer In
tends 20 trace with the reader IKE progress
made In our State. 10 Uace the several
lines OF progress In the several fields would
be an almost inexhaustible subject which
time and space do not hermit TO be treated
or The writer has chosen only one line Of
the progress made the progress made In
the erection Of public buliulnes esnecial-
ly Of court houses n mnv be snid that
they stand generally as characteristic OF
the progress OF the times In which they
were Quilt. They not only mark the In.
crease Of material wealth and Of the trans
actlcn OF business la a county. but also
show TIE progress In the mechanical arts.
Tafy form q kind Of stage post Ia the prog
ress o. 4 connty wherefrom progress starts
s<Eiz a. different pace. simrls record
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09


court house. District court was held In
ftNltu quNlterSi the higntst rent paid for
room for that purpose was 500. The in
agefuuey OF me building Tor tue transaction
OF thc eogniy's business was deeply felt
1ur commissioner court lougea Tor new
mo1auon FOR the transaction OF business
hnu reuect better ON the dignity of their
oihce. tor long years they sat In TINT
poor shunty ana employed themselves In
haNlhs plans ior o neW court house. They
appointed an agent 10 contract for the
hLlIung OF q new court house llS39; then
commissioners to draw draft tor % court
10 appropriate $1,000 FOR the buildng Of
a new court house they appointed q COM
nlt'tt 10 awe use IN the Austin Gazette
Tor nlus; 10 solicit subscriptions from yiu-
zttS and 10 contract tol The building OF IL.
bul uhuihB mat ihcrc was and came no
money INTO the treasury from which 10 pay
celed IL In INA That great effort @ four
yours lot new court house with that
Ahe appropriation OF $4,000 that were
99oI ana came not INTO ne treasury hal
laled, sur other efforts followed. Cant
We ser thth at least court house Two
stories hlSni Win TWO noors; nye windows
Snu Ihite uo9is Lhey said. surely, my
iHchds, your demands are very modest; you
9WkbI nave new court house.
IlnHl!y' III .hdt year: they made another
pan 10 euilu q court house 3oNlo feet two
stories meh' the walls TO be of brick, and
70 u'lG q stone foundation. A committee
t"t huWlhS court mouse was appointed
3 't'N''''' Wv N'aIri't'Ni pam
Iol NE toEFt mouse. Their notifications
WVlc accepted ~ was oHcred 10y the court
ih'l tue GAINS Tor court house build ng
n-Nn 'tts'd'nve above AZ other claims
AGAINST tue county that they be paid In
~ ,".mchis as tne work progressed, and
tnu' tAe t'N'nnr' II the county he pledged
LOT 'he payment or the same.
- 4 contract Was entered into with +. o.
heNl Tor huudns court house, aud con-
uW,Gl ana ms BOND were Med. In lS4S the
nu,ulHs was accepted ana thanks were re
{u'heH 10 tbe building committee Tor super
tl'GIuihs ms Wc.h. he'll Tor 500 was
Nt-"l anA now = e court hau building
WIN more CONNEXIONS quarters and of bet
ven ,4Spvcl,,,
o.UulnE served the county as a
t-"S mouse ilil dSah' When q new court
W US plIl'. rue OLD court mouse, bullt
Nv seemed suiuclent. nut tue
,r", u'eWeI ~ eNpcdlent 90 maze use 90
itT1' oa we NtSl legislature winch pro
En,Nr 'ua' 70 Counties that bult court
M .' 15l'S tut state taxes pe retunu-
~, ue o'H mouse was sold 70 "a o's A,
rrnitiN 10, ~ ~, 3hl removed from the
4 nav A s,anS ~ hts puiiu,ng SUI visits:
th NV INV, t'"uuS on the SoutheaSt corner OF
'V rFoWtImng sRualS ana Is owned ny Judge
nIlntir,, ~ an" M 1vCup.eu ~ nm as the
PiWv'ths SniVS oh ms ms paper oNonoas
bo Mlsh ~ nc building Of She third court
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09

RESa.-oaggerS and Northern Immigration int
FeXssto " never gained arm hold in
The y.a ,ni 3d. court house served as such ia
OF ne county reported The ss 1n EI ~ Jury
menu , 70 and recommended the spnoInt.
iaSnt o. committee OF experts 10 sxspsin.
ths eoSr, and pass upon the condition 81
WITH their recommendafiop n. ae sc
Gnnrrn vas appointed for this pnrnosss
$500. $500 saerey United ststes P sTIs,se
eusson hS5ssitert Of the United States
saA AaiaEIA EsxasiP 0Sst0I M,s, sS,,ldisS az
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09
An Nickels Are Good,

st. Louis Globe-Demoerat, ,,Ia IA
There Is no such thing, .s ~
Ryan In his opinion yestiergrst!., ,,sus4 Y
of less than face value Ine u.,I,fl,I
pany. In it's motion for a new r a
case brought against 1t and va h,i a
n, Ruth, attempted TO SHOW v,siuy!.
was an error when the couIt MIA a
ins ruct the jury that a MS".epni =
was not of its face value: ." lssr Is 4
that gold coin might olten ossrr,Ir
value. but never nickel ~ ,dss gyr
motion for new trial, Juess 800
The same opinion, said that Y 4 ri,
on the car proffered sood pl nsSrsta. 4
which was refused by tne g s,,m n 4
Inc passenger was elected W. I'M
the company was liable. ~ y, ~
act In putting Ruth on the snrlArs
acterized as "wanton anu XIX ~ i
a passenger offers a bad SIX XII ~
ncld, he does 30 at his peril 20
conpnny rejects a good COIN = III d
Tho consequences. Judge Ky ~ sssa
believed that the damlseso All juJ 4
were awarded by the sher'Ih Nh ~ d
Ruth on account OF haylts rjsSsb II
car for offering smoosa w uiaia
stand This question Of nov smsri u
PENDANT should be made e .,S AZ d
malicious conduct rs peealiaII hslIsal j
Iurv Judge Ryan seld s s d
The defense was utterly ~ uas ~, Il.
and the verdict by the l1i} aIstrf
he did not feel ward nls1 =
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09

G.range and Robert Alhart =, r,..
thnelr report to the co,nro y, tflstonis. IN
yIssa ItpSn i the old building and sd.
MANI J tes building OF a new one, 40 srs su
see this oIs lsnS r. the county regretted to
memories Of Snn5 20 to which so many
linked SOU ana evil times were
Of s 81 pltsns Of Riley Gordon. an arcn,,.,,
selected as snS.r rsrs sdopted and he Vas
new new court house buildine arrnsteet o. the
4 Jehn.,,fnoe to the frm Of Martin Pnr srs
was p ars. q Colorado City ~. hn, Isss
asssssissp December l. 1891, and eoss
Gsasasa's ssssEa ss7..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09
s5o.1o. together with salary Of ,uystn

$50. 10. together with salary Of surff1|
architect, vault furniture, PLUMBING VI
court house furniture, SG5,64S.Ss.
The present court house . a. WI
three story structure. Inside y IN
open court with fountain, csmenta vi
lead from each side Of the public "
to its grand portals. Its solldlty iiats.|
siveuess are coupled with elegance w
fair representation OF the Weau n
the culture OF the county, IA
In conclusion the writer reuaim u
space does not premlt him to give y a'|
OF the court houses which stand - W,
sentatlves OF their times is proper w
much less TO dwell ON the cnafaela 81
habits Of the people who were c0is1Ps,I
with them. As the $3.50 shalty ~ N
place to a more cOmm0iious bulialit
to q substantial rock building an9
again to an elegant structure. 50 tns WI
log huts have given place 10 iIaas
ings and these to elegant res!aentA
pioneer who lived chiefly by lup.-s
followed by the cattle raiser, oe W.
the farmer and the latter 0y VS. W.
with improved methods TINS, w
may know that the remark OF sN
that space does not permit him y
the times of these court houses IN y.
tensively Is not an empty nsnIs q
that the subject Is as e1tensls
interesting and that for the p',s.
writer must leave great aea, VA
line of the picture OF the times
out by the Imagination OF inc iss'r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-30
WOULD BUILD
ELECTRIC LINE
Representative of St. Louis
Syndicate in the City.
LOOKING OVER WICHITA
For Line From Mcpherson to
Arkansas City.
LOOKING OVER WICHITA

Wichita has another interurban rail-
way proposition to consider as a Mr..
Ceyes. representing a company of St.
Louis capitalists. was in the city yer
terday and had a conference with the
board Of directors Of the Chamber Of
Commerce with reference 10 building an
electric line from Mcpherson to Kansas
City and passing through Newton, Wich-
tia. Geuda Springs and Winfield. Mr.
ceyes IS a civil engineer and was sent
here to look over the country through
which it is proposed 70 build the line.
The road will not be limited to carrying
passengers, as the company intends 70
carry freight and make connections at
Mcpherson with the Union Pacific rail-
way. thus virtually giving Wichita an
other direct line Of railway TO the east
and west.
Mr.. Ceyes stated to the board OF di-
rectors OF the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday that II vas the intention OF
the company TO build their shops and
Gees in this city, but have their prin-
order 10 have the water power offered
at that point. II is Shought that enough
power could be secured at that point
TO run the eltire road and also furnish
light and heat TO many OF the points on
the line at a rate a great deal lower than
Il now charged
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-30

canvas of vernet So It is with all Of
the historic bodies Of soldiers Of the
past. Even our own revolutionary
troops, the famous and historic Cont
nentals. have slumbered in their hon
ored patriot graves for nearly a century.
Therefore how valuable and instructive
is the opportunity presented by Buffalo
Bits Wild West exhibition TO study
American history as IL was made during
the middle of the nineteenth century
Though few of this old guard" linger
on the scene, still here are the living
opponents OF an epoch. fraught alike
with interest and Importance in the sew
eral steps taken by the United States
in its magnificent progress towards its
position Of a world-awiRg power. II is
the real thing. but as Father Time cuts
his swath through the ranks Of mankind.
all these living representatives OF the
old and glorious western country will
have Joined the Roman soldiers, the
grizzled veterans OF old France, the Con-
tinentals and the other heroes Of ancient
and modern history. So see II while you
may.
The Wild West and Congress OF Rough
Riders is billed TO appear in our city
soon and great time may be expected.
on the morning Of the engagement here.
q grand mounted street parade win be
given and will move over the streets
as mentioned in the advertisements.