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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
FELL BETWEEN CARS.
Frank Smith. of Iowa Falls, Has Mar
row Escape From Death.
I'M.


Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, May 1e.-F'rank Smith,
proprietor of the Central House on the
east side owes his life to either pres
ence of mind or his good luck. While
riding on the construction train on the
Des Moines Iowa Falls & Northern
road he fell between the cars and it was
supposed by the train crew had been
ground to pieces, but when the train
was stopped, Smith was found hanging
to a brake beam which it is supposed
he grasped when he fell and was drag
ged until the train could be stopped.
He escaped with a badly fractured leg
and severe cuts and bruises and will
probably recover unless blood poisoning
should set in. The broken bone pierced
the skin and protruded several inches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
Rockford News.
Observation-Disclosures

Special to lmes-RepbubIICaH
Rockford, May 19.-Shell Rock river
is the highest it has ever been In thu
memory of the earliest settler, from
an April rain.
The hail of Saturday did some dam.
age to fruit.
The Rockford high school will grad
uate class of fifteen on Friday even
ing, June 6, 1902. Nine of this mum.
Der are boys.
The opera house, we are told by the
ladies society, will be pushed to com
pletion in the early future. We hope
so.
The Railroad Hotel has been sold
the management remaining the same.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
lNwooD YOUNG MAN MISSING.
Paul Syverson Wanders Away From
Horne and Can Not Be Found

Inwood, May 19.-Friday afternoon at
about o'clock Paul Syverson went
away from his fathers home, and it is
feared that he is not in his right mind
He is IS years old, feet 8 inches
high. weights about $50 pounds, has
dark hair and blue eyes; had on a
brown voat black vest, blue overalls
and black soft hat when last seen.
Anyone learning of his whereabouts
will confer a favor by telegraphing G.
M. Anderson, Inwood, Ia. His father
will pay expenses and proper compen-
sation for information that Will lead to
his discovery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
OMNIBUS KILLS A MAN.
John Kinney, of Fort Dodge, Nee
With Fatal Accident.

Fort Dodge, May 19.-John Kinney,
aged seventy five, was killed by a bus
driver at a late hour Saturday night,
being run over on dark street while
attempting to cross. Kinney was deaf
and did not hear the bus coming. De-
ceased has no relatives that can be
located. The coroner gave a verdict OF
accidental death. Deceased was an
eccentric character, well known about
town. Search of his effects revealed a
large number of ladies' handker chiefs
which he had secreted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
CLAY COUNTY.
Sentiment Strong for Thomas-corn
wall Selects His Own Delegates.

Spencer May 19.-Chairman Taggart
called the republican county conven-
ton to order at 1870 o'clock Saturday
Fifty of the eighty delegates We're in
attendance. The sentimen. was very
strong for Congressman Thomas. The
iudicial delegation was divided among
the various candidates.
CONGRESSMAN Thomas was highly in
dirsed. w. W. Cornwall selected delet
gates to represent him in the state con-
vention. The judicial delegation is APP
proximately as follows: Quafton, 2;
balance Kelly and Francis, the former
being in the lead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
FraternaI Order of Eagles, Minneapolis,
Mimi. June, 3-2, 1902

For this annual meeting the Chicago
Great Western Railway will on June
Is sell excursion tickets to Minneapo-
lis, good to return June 9, Cor July by
payment of so cent sextra) at one fare
for the round trip. For further infor-
nation apply j. A. Ellis, ticket agent,
Marshalltown, Ia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
DICKINSON COUNTY.
Thomas and Cumnins Endorsed and
Francis Names His Delegates.

SpeclaI TO TlmeS-RepubHcan.
Spirit Lake, May 19.-The Dickinson
county convention was called to order
at 9 o'clock p. m. w. II. Myers, of Mil
ford, was appointed chairman, and II.
J. Hayden, of Terrill, secretary. Reso-
lutions We're read and adopted by the
convention indorsing Thomas and
Cummins and giving l.. f. Francis the
privilege of appointing the delegates to
the judicial convention.
To the Congressional Conventional.
b. Funk, A. A. Barstow, A. b. Chryler,
o. j. Olsen, r. b. Piper, G. A. Trigg, P.
Haggarty.
To the State Convention-W II. H.
Meyers, Fred Jones, E. G.. Backett, K.
S. Meyers, A. E. Rector, A. f. Bergman,
Robert Johnson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
REV. WILLIAMS CALLED.
Peoples Church at Iowa Falls Secures
Pastor.

Pastor.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, May 19.-Last evening a
unanimous call was rendered by the
Peoples church of this city to Rev. A.
]. Williams, of Rock Rapids, to become
the pastor of the local church the COM
ing year. The Peoples church is an in
dependent organization of the liberal
faith, being the outgrowth of the First
Universalist church, and has been
without q regular pastor the past year.
Mr.. Williams has been pastor of an in
dependent church at Rock Rapids and
was formerly in the Congregational
mini
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
SISTER AND BROTHER UNITED.
Neither Knew of Their Existence for
Forty nine Years.

Shenandoah, May ia little ro-
nance in real life eliminated in this
place last week when Mrs. Emma Will
bur- Confield came on from New York
to make a visit to her long lost brother,
c. b. Wilbur the jeweler. The history
of this brother and sister, SO far as
their relationship is concerned, is a
tale. Fifty-four years ago this
spring their parents parted, the hus-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
What Thin Folks Need.

Is a greater power of digesting and
assimilatng food For them DIR. Kings
New Life Pills work wonders. They
tone and regulate the digestive organs
gently expel all poisons from the sys-
tenn, enrich the blood, improve appe-
tite, make healthy flesh. Only Csc at
George Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
Hampton 10, Iowa Falls 9.
ial to Observation-Disclosures.


Iowa Falls, May 19.-The Hampton
high school base ball team wrested vic
tory from the jaws of apparent defeat
on the grounds here Saturday after
noon, winning a we'll contested game
with the local high school team by a
score Of 10 to ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
SHOP LITTER CAUGHT IN ACT.
Former Resident of Dubuque Arrested
For Crime IN, Sioux Civ

Sioux City, May Jeffrey Myers, of
Dubuque, Ia, aged Il, years, was ar
rested by Detectives Follis and West
field on the charge of larceny. He was
spotted in Davidson Bros department
store trying to steal a pair of shoes.
When he was arrested he had dropped
the shoes, but when searched at the
station he was found to have hidden
under his coat u bolt of dress goods
containing six yards. He was locked
up on the charge of larceny.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
Terrific Hail Storm.

Special to Times Republican.
Buffalo Center, May ia terrific
hail and rain storm passed over this vi
cinity at p. m. Saturday. Reports
from the north say quite a little dam
age was done, hail falling as large as
wa1putS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
Buena Vista College Endowment.

Special to Times Republican.
Storm Lake. May 19.-Buena Vista
College reached Friday it's enjoyment
OF $4,000 a nd there was a jubilation at
the opera house Saturday evening on
account of it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
DIED AT AGE OF 100 YEARS.
Hardin

WeIl-known Character of Hardin
County Dead.
Special to Times Republican.
1ldora, May 19.-Tim Donahue, an
old citizen and well-known character
in this city, died at the poor farm yes
tarday at the age of 100 years Until
three or four years ago he frequently
walked from the poor farm to this city,
five or six miles, and back. His Celtic
kumor and mental faculties were re-
tanned by him to the last.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
Very Low Excursion Rates TO Dem
YER, Colo.

Via the Northwestern line. Excursion
tickets will be sold June %, 90 and "a
with final return limit until Oct. 81, In
elusive, account international S. S.
convention. Apply to agents Chicago
g. Northwestern railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19

band taking the boy and the mother the
girl, the latter babe three months of
age. The separation was complete and
for forty-nine years neither knew of
the others existence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
sLueeEo AND ROBBED.
Hoboes Then Attempt to Kill Their
Victim, Oscar Peterson.

SNeCITI 10 ITIits-fNsFJUDTIVHH.
Cedar Rapids, May 19.-Oscar Peter
son, railroad laborer, whose home is
at Galesburg. ILL.,, was slugged and
robbed and thrown from a train by ho-
boes at Marion. but will recover.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.

Onions are preventive and often
times cure for malarial fever.
Horn and whalebone can both be
easily bored or bent if first soaked in
absolutely boiling water.
When hot grease has been spilled on
the floor, dash cold water over it
quickly to harden it and prevent its
sinking into the boards.
In all preparations calling for sliced
lemons it is impossible to remove aN
tie seeds; only few allowed ia r ,,.:
main will make the sirup bitter after
boiling. The best strainer is a bag or
eheeseeloth.
TN an emergency. to make COM
press for wound, if nothing better is
at hand. clean tissue paper makes an
excellent application. 1t is much to
be preferred to a strip torn from
clothing or soiled handkerchief,
which may be the only other. choice.
The apparent size aj small apart
ment may be considerably increased
by removing the chandelier and in
PRODUCING side lights. In narrow
parlor, for example, sfx-arm chan
deiier set In It's plaster medallion, the
arrangement repeated. perhaps, in
mirror over the mantlepiece, adds per-
ceptibiy to the furnishing of the room.
Take It away, make tho ceiling plain,
and you have gained an effect of space
that cannot be realized till the experi-
ment is tried
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12
BRUSH AND EASEL.

One OF the victims of the St. Pierre
disaster was q French painter, Paul
NerWaEt. who was at Martinique on
an artistic mission from the govern
ment: He assembled to The crater of
Mont Pelee as late as April rs.
society of portrait painters, with
~. A. Anderson and Hubert Vos as NOV
ing spirits, is talked of as possibility.
Any movement likely to call the atten-
ton OF Americans to their own portrait
painters is to be strongly encouraged.
The Tate Gallery of British Art, on
the bank OF the Thames, in one of Lon
don's least accessible quarters, has
Just been enriched, according to cable
reports, by the bequest of some 100000
worth of paintings, made by Thomas
Gassiot, London wine merchant.
AT the sale of some of the works Of
the late Arnold Bockin, which has Just
been held in Hamburg, extraordinary
prices ruled. His "Sea Idyl' brought
$4,000, while his Summer Day,n "Ceh!
taur" and Poetry" brought' $21tJ6
apiece. The best Of this mas ter:s work
IS to be found in the gallery of Count
Setback, of Munich, who some years ago
presented his house and paintings to
Emperor William.
One OF the best works of Perugino,
practically unknown to art critics, has
been found in good preservation with
in few miles from Rome, concealed be-
hind an Indifferent canvas OF TIL: sew
enteenth century in the church Of
Santa Maria Assuntu, in the villagesot
Castelnuovo di Porto. The picture is
IN the shape OF a triptych, the principal
1lgnre being that Of the Saviour, with
the wight hand raised.
The late Benjamin Constant, when
painting the portrait of Queen Victoria,
made the grand ribbon OF the Garter,
which was part of his illlstrious sit
eer's costume, certain tone of blue,
The queen criticised this part of the
aieture. but Constant stuck to hts color.
One day he received from Windsor o
little parcel containing the order of
the Garter. The queen, fully convinced
that she was right, had sent him the
ribbon to prove his color sense was
wrong. She did not confer the Garter
upon him, however.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12

! Instinctively obsyed, and running
swiftly down the stairs, I got the
bottle, spoon, and glass, and re-
turned to the upper chamber. AS I
came in the door, Miss Dacres was
lifting Aunt Jane Mary UP on her
pillows with the tenderness REQUIRED
by serious case. Then she resumed
the stroking of her arm, with the
soothing There! There!" which
seemed part of her trade. To my
establishment, Aunt Jane Mary a.
lowed her to drop few globules Of
the pale yellow liquid in glass half
full of water and give it to her.
Then the soothing in the way of
stroking and words continued, and
Aunt Jane Mary had soon dropped
off into natural slumber.
Miss Dacres gently disengaged her.
self and went quietly down the stairs.
I followed slowly after.
you can't go until afternoon"
said I; "the keys broken off In the
lock, and l can't get at your money"
"Can't some one round here pick
. lpck?"
tim afraid not" said I. "There ia
no one nearer than the village. I
am going down there by and by, and
will get the locksmith to come up"
"I'll go down on my Wheel" said
she.
NO." said I, suspecting something,
knew not what, from her readiness,
Il will go myself. You don't know
where the locksmith lives, and I
want"
II could ask, suppose. The place
isn't SO ALFRED big-I mean, the
village Is not place of such mag
nificent distances-that-"
no." said l, "but I wish to see the
people at the store, and get some
stamps at the post office, and may
as well see to it myself"
every WELL" said she, turning away
'tiffly into her room. perhaps, after
all, as you're the one to be benefited
you had better do the walking"
(To be continued
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12
IN TEE PUBLIC EYE.

Gov. Wood brought away from Cuba
souvenir, in the form of machete.
presented to him by veterans of the
Cuban war. The hilt has the Cuban
coat of arms and a single gold star on
one SHE, and the generals initials on
the other in gold.
Pension Commissioner Ware has
made it practice all his life to pre-
serve his letters. In his office at To-
peka he has great letter file contain
ing more than $4,000 letters of pri-
vate character and another filescon-
tanning about as many of business
character. He has these letters in
dexed in such manner that he car
turn instantly to any one of them by
name, date or subject matter.
curious resemblance exists be-
tween ex-Speaker Reed and Pat
sheedy, the noted gambler.-especial.
y odd from the fact that, though the
big lawyer is often mistaken for the
sporting man. the latter Is very seldom
honored by the reverse error. Mr..
Reed sometimes has considerable diff
ficulty In making it clear that he
knows naught of horse racing, card
games and other sinful amusements.
What is said to be the finest Panama
hat in Washington is worn by Senator
Frye. 1t was sent to him by friend,
and came without band. Senator
Frye sent it to his halter and directed
that suitable band be put around It.
The halter returned word that he
would not put needle In the hat, as it
was too good hat to be punched full
OF holes. The halter said the piece of
headgear was worth over 500. He
placed a loose black band around the
hat, without thread fastenings.
1t is the custom now in polite So
ciety for guests at dinner to sign their
names in guest book supplied by the
host. At recent dinner party of
which Senator Foraker was the host,
Justice McKenna was next in line to
sign the book after Nine. Takahira,
the wife of the Japanese minister.
Nine. Takahira had written her name
IN Japanese characters and Justice
McKenna. turning to Senator Foraker,
said: "Waat is this? 1t resembles the
senate debate on the Philippines bill
past understanding" "Oh, no." tho
senator replied. at more closely re.
sembles the supreme courts decision
IN the insular cases."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12
WITH THE scULpToRs.

Mariana Beulliure has been commits
stoned to make the statue of Alfonso
XII. to be erected by the Spanish
army.
]. Tweed. who originated the
scheme of buying by subscription as
a gift to the British nation of one of
August Robins pieces of sculpture, is
himself Il sculptor.
Sig. Bardini "A noted antiquarian, of
Florence, has just sold his second col
lection of antiques at auction in Lon
don. A bronze group of Samson
staying the Philistines," Is inches
high, attributed to Michael Angelo.
brought $4,000.
y richly carved reredos OF, Indian
limestone has been erected in the
church of the Epiphany at Washing
ton. which il an interesting example Of
modern ecclesiastical art 1t is nearly
n feet high, about II feet in length,
and is gothic IN pattern. William Ord
way Partridge and Henry Randall, of
New York, are the sculptor and srchi
tect, respectively.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12
Sophronia?"

# was Aunt Jane Mary's voice. My
door was open and so was hers.
sl've broken the key off in the lock-
Of my desk"
! ran across the hall as said these
words.
Il don't know of anything that is
more exactly like you," was Aunt
Jane Mary's kindly comment. SWELL,
what's in the desk2"
'arhe market-book and the money!"
"What money!"
"The money the new boarder gave
me to keep for her"
"Well, can't you keep it as we'll
with the key broken off as with it
whole? l should think it was safer
SO than the other way
Yes, it is," l faltered. "but she
wants IT.
what for?"
"She's going"
"What! The new boarder going?
The boarder who only came yester-
day! What have you done to her.
Sophronia2" y.
Il haven't done anything" said I,
haiti erying-"at least I've done
everything. I've been as kind as kind
could be. but leave it to you, Aunt
Jane Mary, if we can harbor per-
son in the house who gets up at all
hours Of the night to see men, and!
who
q II
"'It was my brother" The voice
came from the doorway.
Aunt Jane Mary gave a scream.
She hated to be caught looking as
she did at that moment, 'tfs'.S@ ~
!''Go doWnstairs," said /. go down!
ao downstairs, she'll have fit"
"I'll cure her." said the hoarder,
Aunt Jane Mary's jaw worked con.
vulsively. The new boarder ap.
preached the bed.
"There! There!" she said sooth-
ingly. She took Aunt Jane Mary's
hand in one Of hers and smoothed it
with the other. I have thought
since that she must have possessed
hypnotic power. GIVE seen worse
looking people than you in my pro.
tcssion-not much, though" she said,
turning to me- Now, now. There!
rhere!" She stroked Aunt Jane
Mary's arm with>her thin brown hand
as she spoke. There! You'll lie all
right presently. There! Are you
feeling better? Run down to my
room"-she turned = to nie-"and
open that little black bag that sets
On the table, and bring me that bot
Us, of pale yellow liquid. Get a
tumbler and spoon as yoV come past
the dining-room and some water,
Oh! You have water here. Go quick
ly! There! There! Where is the
pain?"
Aunt Jane Mary, who loved to be
made much of, lay as quiet as a
mouse.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12

In advance, and pay her and let her
go, but it seemed as if the question
must be settled, now we had begun
to argue it out. Why had 1 not had
little more prudence, little more
forethought? Had / waited few
hours, the lower-back would have
arrived, and out of his advance pay
ment I could have reimbursed her
for what had taken.
"If l were sure he was your
brother. said I.
what if he isn't? We didn't do
anything wrong, did we? 1 Just
talked with him about fifteen minutes
in front of your gate in the bright
moonlight. But it was Waldemar.
That I'll swear. I've half n mind to
ask You to go to town and see mother
to-day, since you are so suspicious;
but no, won't. 1 feel really insultcd
hat you should suspect me so. A poor
tired nurse, who is worn out in TAX
ing care of sick people; and 1 think
III go anyway"
Very WE'LL" said /, perhaps it is
better, but before you go, please wait
a moment to see me. You know YOU
gave me last night four bills, two
fives, one one-hundred note, and a
fifty-dollar bill. Did you know it9"
"Oh, yes" said she. "Of course 1
lid. See how trusted you, and YOU
are suspicious of me just because
my brother comes out from town
with pair OF old slippers for me.
Well, III go and pack, and when I'm
ready I'll whistle up the stairs"
"Oh, mol" exclaimed l, mot for
worlds! My aunt would be horri.
fed. Please just sit quietly here in
the hall while go and get it,"
/ intended asking Aunt Jane Mary
for the extra five dollars. Shame
rompels me to confess that intend
ed to let my boarder lose the money
paid in advance for the room. I
could do nothing else. Such are the
pleasures of adversely.
Il may as well be packing" said
she. "The truth of the matter Is, I
thought the money would be safer
with you than with me sleeping on
the lower floor, and all"
was upstairs before she finished
her sentence and in my room. 1 took
the keys from my pocket and fitted
them in the lock. 1t stuck for mo-
ment-it never had beforehand I
pushed it rather roughly. l turned
the key with such force that it broke
off in the lock.
"oh, dear! Oh, dear! What shall
I do?" cried.
"What's the matter, sophronia ?"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12
Beware of the Knife,

No profession has advanced more
rapidly OF late than surgery, but ii
should not be used except where at
solutely necessary. In cases of piles
for example, it is seldom needed. De.
Wits Witch Hazel Salve cures
quickly and permanently. Unequal
led for cuts, burns, bruises, wounds
skin diseases. Accept no counter.
feits. II was so troubled with bleed
ing piles that lost much blood and
strength, says j. G. Phillips, Paris
LII. "DeWitt'S Witch Hazel Salye
cured me in short time" Soothes
and heals. -Schuttleworth Drug 90.
nn4u4R~~ ~Asnai.s.,s.s,snes<
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12
OF INTEREST TO IOWANS
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Champion Woman Live Stock Judge
OF the state-MarquisviIIe Miner
Arrested on a Charge of
Double Murder.

Miss Nora Baldwin of Mount Vernon
mas the reputation of being the cham.
pion woman live stock judge of Iowa.
She has also been successful in rails.
ing a number of fine herds of Jerseys,
and recently took the premium at the
Iowa state fair with herd of four
teen Jerseys. She went into the cat
tie business in order to earn enough
money to obtain musical education,
and having been very successful in
her undertaking has continued in the
handling of fancy cattle ever since.
She is at present taking a classical
course at Mount Vernon Cornell col.
iege. but finds plenty of time to look
after live stock interests.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12
pemoeratie State Ticket.

The Democratic state convention at
Des Moines made the following nomi-
nations by acclamation: Secretary of
state. Richard Burke; auditor, ]. S.
McLain; attorney general. John Den
nison: treasurer. R. C. Chapman;
Judge of supreme court. Thomas
Stapleton: clerk supreme court, Jesse
Trip; supreme court reporter, John
F. Dalton; judge OF supreme court
(short term). w. H. Quick; railroad
commissioner. Thomas Benson. The
convention adopted platform which
ignores free SILVER.