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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24
Oldest Iowa Postmaster.

Dubuque, Feb. 24.-The postoffice at
Campton, Delaware county, is to be
discontinued. 1t has a unique record.
on September 1, 1867, A. V. Brown
was appointed postmaster, and has
held the Office ever since. His COM
mission has never been revoked. The
men who signed his bond are still
alive and on his bond. His wife has
been his deputy thru all these years.
and the office is still in the building
where it was first located in 1851. He
is believed to be the oldest postmaster
in Iowa. Owing to rural mail delivery,
the office will be dropped from the
list.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24
THOMAS BE:eB's TRIAL.
He is Accused of Rape on Person of
Della Morley.

Columbus Junction, Feb. 24-Our
citizens here are taking quite deep
interest in sensational trial to be
heard in Muscatine, beginning Tuesday
next. We refer to the case of Thomas
Bebb, charged with rape on the per-
son of Miss Della Worley, Bebb is 25
OF 20 years old. His victim is mere
child, IL years old next June. Child as
she is, it is said she will be- a mother
before her twelfth birthday. The grand
jury of that county also found bill
against Byron Croker, for completely
in the same crime. He is from IL to 20
years old, and his trial will follow the
conclusion of Bebbs. The young fellows
will be defended by Clymer A. Coldren
and Jayne & Hoffman, Of Muscatine.
What their, line or defense Is to be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24
WRECK AT DYERsvILLE.
Rear End Collision on Great Western
No One Injured,

Waterloo, Feb. IA bad rear end
collision occurred on the C. G. w. at
Dyersville Friday afternoon. There is
a steep grade entering the town and the
brakes on heavily loaded freight cars
failed to work, allowing it to crash into
the rear end of another tarin standing
at the depot. Several cars and the ca
boose were demolished and the engine
badly damaged The trainmen and en-
CINE men recognizing the danger re-
naming on the train jumped and were
saved from serious injury.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24
New Editors Chosen.

Iowa City, Feb. 24.-The sophomore
class of the University of Iowa, after
an exciting election, chose for editor
of the Hawkeye, Jackson, of Harlan.
business manager, j. F. Kulz; literary
editors. Miss Makepeace Morris, of At
lantic. and Harry Burgum, of Oelwein.
The Philomathian Society elected its
candidate for editor against the Hunt
and Berryhill tickets. The Berryhill
forces elected Miss Morris literary ed
itor and the Hunt forces took the rest
of the ticket.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24
Skull Fractured by a Fall.

Dubuque, Feb. 24.-Robert Jones, an
employee of the Iowa Iron Works Com
pany. slipped on an icy sidewalk in the
lower end of town Thursday night. AS
a result of the fall his skull was frac-
tured and he was removed to Mercy
hospital, where surgeon attended him.
Yesterday an operation was performed
and the patient is reported to be resting
easy today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24
Homeseekers, Excursions,

Tickets to nearly all points In the
United States on sale at all ticket Of
fees of the Chicago Great Western
Railway. on the first and third Tues
days of January and February at the
low rate of one fare plus 81 for the
round trip. Good to return in 81 days
from date of sale. For detailed in
formation address ]. A. Ellis. ticket
agent, Marshalltown, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24
Very Cheap colonist Rates

TO points in Montana. Idaho. Wash
jngton, Oregon and Utah will be in
effect at all stations on the Iowa Cen
trail road daily during March and
April. You can reach not only Butte.
Helena, Boise. Tacoma, Spokane. Sc
,attle, Portland, Salt Lake City, Ogden
and Denver, but many intermediate
nnints at these low rates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24
A. W. Ristine. the Harvard Half
Back, to Train Players at
State College.
He Is a Western Man With East.
ern Training...Triangular
Meet.
Grinnell. Drake and Ames to
Hold Field Meet May
10 and IL.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Feb. 24.-At the last week S
meeting of the athletic council of the
Iowa State College A. w. Ristine, the
Harvard half back, was elected to take
the place of Edgar Clinton, last years
coach for the foot ball team. Ristine
| is a western man with eastern foot ball
| training, his home being in Fort Dodge,
The principal arguments which in
duced the council to secure him for the
place were that in the past eight years
none but an eastern coach has sue
ceeded in bringing out the candidates
for foot ball honors as have the east
ern men and the same may be said of
the coaches of the other college teams
of the state A number of the mem-
bers of the council were for securing
Williams. of Iowa City, and he received
several votes at the meeting, but not
enough to cut any great figure in the
result.
A Triangular meet with Grinnell and
Drake has been arranged for May 10
ana IL ana Professor Boyer. OIL tne
council, was authorized to draw up a
contract for q dual meet with Cornell
or Simpson In these meets state meet
rules prevail, each school being enti-
tied to start two men in each event, re-
gardless of the total number entered.
The base ball schedule has been ar
ranged as follows:
April 26-State Normal at Ames.
April 30-Kansas at Ames.
May 10--Coe at Cedar Rapids.
May 17-Grinnell at Ames.
May 24-Iowa at Ames.
May 2S-Coe at Marshalltown.
May 29-Western at Toledo.
May 30-State Normal at Cedar
Rapids.
May 31-Cornell at Mount Vernon.
June 6-Simpson at Ames.
The matter of base ball coach was
strongly advocated last year and the
athletic council has secured the serv-
ices of r. H. Hail. for the past two
years captain of the st. Joseph league,
to put the team in shape for this
spring. Mr.. Hall will be with the team
thru April and probably for a part of
May.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24
YOU,D RATHER SMOKE

= good cigaY than IN inferior weed. We con suit
your taste whether you prefer mild or strong close
Ing our cigar stock and we fatter ourselves that
bur judgement is pretty good. Test 1t and see.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13
WILL FREE 200 PRISONERS,
Decision of Federal Judge Means Much
to ManY Ex-Soldiers.

ST. Louis, Feb. 10.-Freedom for
nearly two hundred men now confined
in federal penitentiaries is assured by
decision rendered by Judge Sanborn
in the United States circuit court of
appeals today in the case of Peter G.
Deming, former captain of United
States volunteers. against Warden Nc
Laughry, OF the federal penitentiary at
Fort Leavenworth. Deming was inn
prisoned on the decision of court
martial composed of nine regular ar
my officers. Today's opinion is that
the court martial which sentenced
Deming acted in violation of the arti-
cles of war which provide that officers
of the regular army shall not be COM
petent to sit on courts-martial for the
trial OF officers, soldiers and other
forces. The decision holds that the
volunteer army is one of the "other
forces" mentioned in the articles of
war and is at all times distinct from
the regular army.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13

announcing if the delegates declared
for strike the national officers would
stand by the decision.
limitations of Betrayal.
Vice President Lewis and w. D.
Ryan. of Illinois; j. P. Reese. of
Iowa and Secretary Treasurer Wilson
also advised the adoption of the report.
Speeches of the opposition were bitter
and intimations We're made that the
scale committee had betrayed their
trust. Finally at 1880 when vote
was taken. there were but few who
voted against the adoption of the re-
port.
The Scale.
The scale agreed upon is as follows:
Mining Coal-Pick mining, so cents
per ton thin vein. Pittsburg; 80 cents
ton, Hooking valley: so cents ton,
Indiana bituminous; 80 cents ton, In
diana block.
Run mine-Forty cents ton, Indi-
ana bituminous; 40 cents ton. Dan
vile, ILL.,; 57H cents, Hooking valley,
when run of mine exists; 51A cents,
Pittsburg district.
There was no change in the machine
mining scale, except that provision
was made that where differences occur
they shall first be acted upon by the
districts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13
IOWA GETS ITS WAR CLAIM.
Senator Allison Assures Governor that
Refund Nav Come This Spring.

Des Moines. Feb. 10.-Senator Alli-
son has notified Governor Cummins
that there is little doubt that Iowa will
be able to recover it's entire war claim
against the government at Washing
ton, amounting to $456,0O0. This let
ter was presented to the ways and
means committee of the senate by
Chairman Junkin yesterday after Sen
ator Lathrop of Sioux City, who dis
covered the rights of the staten the
matter. had been heard in aE argu-
ment for the bill authorizing en-
ployment of agents to recove- the
claims, which is for interest non
ey advanced by this state tos uin
tyoops for the civil gar.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13
FIX A SCALE
Eastern Miners and Operators Make
an Agreement.

Eastern Miners and Operators Make
an Agreement.
Indianapolis, Feb. S.-The joint con-
ference of miners and operators rati-
fed the old agreement this morning
without dissenting voice.
Iowa Left Out.
The conference adjourned finally at
noon and the results of the conference
are: The old scale signed for as in
other years, the admission of Iowa and
Michigan to the next joint conference
was denied because of the opposition
of the operators of Illinois and Ohio;
a resolution providing for the equality
of conditions of mining throughout the
competitive field was adopted.
Meeting Was Secret.
In secret session lasting until after
midnight, the massed delegates Of the
United Mine Workers, acting finally
upon the advice of each of their nation
al officers, adopted the report of the
join scale committee, made last night,
and which reaffirmed the scale of 1901
as whole. The report was decided
upon at a meeting of the committee
late yesterday afternoon.
Reese There.
President Mitchell called last nights
meeting to order and upon motion of
Delegate Reese of Iowa the meeting
went into executive session. When
the report of the committee was read
a furore ensued and if the vote had
been taken then the strong strike SEN
timent existing would have been mani
tested by an overwhelming vote to re-
ject the report. At least twenty min
ers were on their feet at one time, de
manding recognition of the chair, but
Mitchell called them to order and
made a speech advising calmness and
urging e2asas1ace OF :GQ reDort. but
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13
WILL HANG MARCH 4.
Slayer of Newton Mans Brother /.
Captured.

Hudson, Feb 1O.-(speciaD Curt
Glessner, a contractor of this city he s
received word of the capture of hi S
brothers slayer. August Glessnjsl
was killed by Milton Sheets near Som
erset, Pa, two years ago Sheets
confessed to the crime and after be.
ing sentenced escaped from Jail. He
was captured at Athens, o., whers he
was travelling under the name of Har
~ Bell. A petty robbery in which he
was implicated led to his capture. He
has been resentenced to be hnnget
Masrh il. aayt,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13
Appanoose County Officials VIII Fac
Serious Charges.

Centerville, Feb. 10.-The grand
jury of Appanoose county, under in
structions from Judge Sloan is en-
gagged in making a general investiga-
ton of the most sweeping accusations
of corruption in this county which
have been turned up in any county
of Iowa for many years. The inves-
tigation is the elimination OF a series
of sensational indictments, arrests
and farcical trials.
At the September term of the dis
trict court the grand pury indicted
Sheriff G.. e Clinic, Justice of the
Peace r. Henderson and Constable
|spiracy to defraud the county in it's
public revenues. The Indictment set
up that they conspired together to
pad the fee bills by erroneous entries,
etc. When the case came on for trial
Judge 7. M. Fee sustained demurrer
to the Indictment on the ground that
the offenses charged are not contrary
to the Iowa statutes and dismissed the
case.
The next move was to have Sheriff
Clinic indicted for perjury, the evil
dence being an affidavit made by him
as to the Jail account Tor boarding
prisoners. The grand jury reached
the conclusion that Clinic had sworn
falsely as to the number of prisoners
boarded at the jail. The perjury case
fell through and Judge Fee reinstated
Clinic asi sheriff.
On the. hearing to bring about the
suspension of the sheriff, the two
Clinics, the sheriff and his brother,
filed afidavits in resistance. These
were made the. basis of still other
indictments and the two Clinics, We're
the subjects of true bills found Z by
the grand jury at the November
term, both being accused of perjury,
Four of these indictments We're stolen
and the case again fell through,
The present grand jury will recon
slider the indictments and bring them
again, and also make, an investigation
!of the larceny of the former indict-
msnts. e
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13
Reduce Fee of Physicians.

Reduce Fec of Physicians.
Buchanan, of Wapello. on Saturday
introduced bill which is intended to
reduce the fee required of itinerant
physicians. At present this $3.50 a
year, and Mr. Buchanan thinks $3.50
is about the right figures.
Jos. E. Morcombe.t
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13

Recompense Treasurers.
Senator Young, of Lee proposes that
county treasurers shall receive one,
fourth of one per cent on all tax col
lection, instead of three-fourths of de
linquent taxes as under the present
law
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13

Amend Road Laws.
Senator Hobart has introduced bill
to amend the road laws, the object
being to make the county the unit in
road-making, all expenditures for i'm,
provements of the highways to be
made by order of the board of super,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-13
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After years of patient study, and delv-
ing into the dusty record of the past. as
well as following modern experiments in
w. Kidd. 356 First National Bank huild-
ing, Fort Wayne. Ind, makes the start
ling announcement that lie has surely dis.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-02-07

The west African water shrew has
the fur and shape OF an otter, tail like
an eel and the habits of an aquatic In
sect feeder.
The panda is very pretty, beautiful
ly furred carnivorous creature found In
the forests OF the eastern Himalayas.
1t is sometimes called the bear cat"
Its fur is n rich red chestnut above and
a Jet black below, the tail long and
ringed like raccoon's. and its habits
rather like those OF a bear 1t sucks up
water instead of tapping 1t and sits up
on it's launches TO fight.
The binturong is kind OF Asiatic
kinkajou, found in Sumatra and Java.
1t is the only prehensile tailed animal
I'm the old world, distinction which APP
pears TO have struck naturalists more
than the detachment OF the animal
from all other forms. 1t has short,
blunt head, woolly, soft fur and teeth
adapted for getting an honest living by
almost any means. Its color is black.
It's gait slow, it's tail very long and pre-
hensile, it's ears tufted and fringed with
white.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-02-07
Thirty Years Aqo.

The third lecture of the high school
course was delivered by John Goodson
of Detroit. His topic was THE North
Pole"
A teachers convention was held at
Kendall, February 2, Geo. w. Myers, sec
rotary. Familiar names appear among
those participating, among them being
Supt. Kellogg, II. III. Jennings, j. II.
Darling, ID. +. Glidden, n. A. Earl and
Prof. III. ID. narrower, superintendent of
the Paw Paw schools.
A letter is published written by Col.
W. b. Hazen calling attention to the
slaughter of buffaloes on the western
plains. He says: have seen numbers
of men this winter who have killed 200
each, for the paltry sum of 81 apiece
received for their hides, the carcasses
being left to rot on the ground" Col.
Hazen urges congressional action for
their preservation.
The True Northerner, Feb. 8, 1872
Col. Hazen's recommendations were
disregarded and the American bison has
become practically an extinct animal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-02-07
FOND OF THE GIRLS.
The Love Affairs of the Father OF His
Country.

George Washington's love affairs be-
gan at a very early age, and he was to
the day of his death fond Of the girls"
The first sweetheart was one Mary
Bland. with whom he fell in love when
he was only ii years Of age. This Is
ascertained from an entry in one OF his
diaries, where he refers to her as his
"lowland beauty" Having tired of
Mary, he wrote to friend that he had
decided to bury his chaste and trou-
blesome passion" which, having done.
he soon found himself enamored Of
Lucy Cary, a sister-in-law of Colonel
Fairfax. His affection for this young
lady lasted for some years, being only
interrupted now and again by his nat
ural Virginia passion Of making love
to every pretty girl whom he met
In 1852 his first serious love affair
was shattered Having fallen in love
with a certain Miss Betsy Fauntleroy,
he determined to ask her to become his
wife, but the fates had destined him
to marry another, for she rejected his
proposals. He afterward came back
10 DeT, Dul lOdHu Luhl Shc h"N hO'
changed her mind on that score.
His next heartache was caused by a
girl In New York after he had become
q colonel She was the heiress Mary
Phillipse. His business called him
away from her; but, having finished
this, he returned to New York and pro-
posed to her, but was here, as before
disappointed by her refusal.
In 1853 at Waynes Ferry. while
travelling to Williamsburg with dis
patches, he met his future wife, Mrs
Martha cambridge GUSTS. the widow
of Daniel Park Custis. We learn from
| history that she was young, pretty, In
| telligent and rich. He had been with
her all Of an afternoon and was to ride
away TO his home the next morning
On his way he stopped at her home
and then and there told Of his love and
asked her to become his mate for life.
This time, contrary to his previous
proposals, he was accepted.-Chicagt
Times Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-02-07

REPRESENTATIVE Grosyenor thinks a
reduction of the sugar tariff would re-
suit in the loss of ten republican con-
gresham from Michigan. Perhaps he is
putting the matter little strong, but
just at the present time Michigan is
vitality interested in the sugar question
and any congressional action that shall
in any manner jeopardize the beet sugar
industry will prove disastrous to what.
ever or whoever may be responsible for
such action.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-02-07

STEPS are being taken in congress to
repeal practically the entire war revenue
tax. The war with Spain cost about
S5O0,000000 after the payment of which
Uncle Sam has s46G000Oo mere in his
strong box than when the war began. 1t
is well that the war taxes are to be re-
pealed. Too much money in the public
treasury is likely to be as dangerous to the
country as a shortage of revenue would,
possibly more so.