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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
CALHOUN COUNTY NORMAL.
Graduating Exercises of the Norma
School at Rockwell City.

Special to Times Republican.
Rockwell City, June 2.-The gradual
ing exercises of the Calhoun county
Normal school We're held at the opera
house Friday evening and We're in every
particular a decided success. The hall
was profusely decorated with pink and
green the class colors, above which on
either side were streamers of black,
placed there as tokens of mourning for
the late Prof. F.. w. Wood who died so
suddenly less than a month ago. The
class numbered nine: Letha Walters,
Richard Grove, Charlotte E. Stevenson,
Name T.. Sloan, Joheph H. Sutton, Can
RE f. Stonebral<e, Aaron II. walters
Pauline A. Morrison and Grace Fisher
all of whom delivered orations that
We're scholarly productions and spark
ling gems of oratory. Excellent music
was interspersed. both vocal and in
A fairy drill by about
twenty-five primary scholars complete
ly captivated the audience, bringing
forth renewed and continued outbursts
of applause. In one of his neatly worded
and we'll timed speeches Hon j. f. Law
ender in behalf of the board of educa-
ton, presented to the class their di-
plomas thus ending one of the most
successful school years in the history of
the town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
DANISH LYREN MEETS
National Convention Of the So
ciety Being Held at Cedar
Falls.
Delegates From a Dozen States
Are Present ss- Objects OF
the Order.
Aftermath OF the Decoration Day
Exercises-=iowa High School
Commencements.
pecial to Times Republican.

! Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, June 2.-The national
convention Of the Danish Lyren Soci
ETY. of the United States began here
this morning and will continue thru the
| remainder of the week. Between thirty
and forty delegates will be in attend
allce by tomorrow, half that number
being here now. The Lyren Society is
a benevolent and fraternal organ!za-
ton among the Danish people of the
United States. 1t has an insurance
feature as Well as social. There are
tWenty-siX societies in the United
States having representatives. voting in
this convention. They come from the
states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio,
Washington, Oregon, Connecticut, Col
orado, Nebraska, New Jersey and Iowa.
Iowa stands second in Danish lodges
These conventions are held every three
years, the last one being held at Green
Bay, Wis., IN 1899. one of the most
prominent men present here is Sophus
f. Neble, editor and publisher of the
ognized leader in all movement OF the
Danish residents in this country and
the mother country. The officers of the
rational society are as follows:
President-James Hansen, Clinton,
Iowa.
Vice president-C. Jorgensen, Mime
apolis, MINI.
Secretary-J. P. Hansen, Denver,
Colo.
Treasurer. Clausen, Green Bay,
Wis.
Insurance treasurer-P. N. Petersen.
Cleveland, Ohio.
The local lodge was organized in
1889 and has a membership of seventy
five. They will entertain the delegates
at the convention 1t their own expense.
a reception this evening in the Macca
bee hall constitutes the opening of the
program. Each evening
some sort of entertaining feature wi
be carried out, including a free street
car ride about this city and to Water
loo and return, free home talent con-
cert and banquet on Friday evening.
The event of the week will be the cele
bration June 5, in commemoration of
the independence OF the DANISH peas
ants. The land laws, as they are called,
were given the Danish people by Fred
erick VII, whereby every man was
given equal rights as a farmer. Before |
this the land in Denmark was owned |
by a few menMho worked it by letting !
it to farmers in small tracts and &C. |
handed a portion of the farmers time
as rental. The landlords were given
authority to use these employees as they
pleased, infict punishment and other
wise treat them as slaves. Delegations
from Fredsville. Dixie and other towns
will be here on that day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
HAMPTON COUNTY PRIMARIES.
Quiet Campaign With Little Interest
and Few Contests.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton. ,Tune 1.-The republican
primaries of this county will be held
on Friday afternoon of this week. 1t
has been the quietest campaign for
years, both on account of lack of inter-
est and for the reason that the contest
is all one sided or the offices where
there are mare than one candidate for
the position. W. I. Adams. who has
been in the grain business in Chapn for
several years, is conceded to be an easy
winner for auditor, as he will have the
outside practically solid. and, altho
there is another candidate for that
office living in Hampton. Mr. Adams
will get half the vote of the town. if not
more. G.. Fl. Lambert Will be elected
county recorder. Il. II. Mallory. county
attorney; G.. r. McCrillis, clerk of the
courts, and j. f. Carr. supervisor. The
county convention will be held on Sat
urday, June I.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
EXCITEMENT AT OTTO.
Restaurant Man Attacks His Com
petitor, Who is Severely Injured.

Restaurant Man Attacks His Com
petitor, Who is Severely Injured.
Special to Times Republican.
Otto, June "a. l.. Frace made
an attack on Charles f. Thompson
throwing him on the ground and kick
ing him in the face until stopped by
Editor Hills, of Charter Oak.
The trouble was caused by Charles
Thompson, who started to erect a pea
nut stand on Main street a few feet
from the one already erected by A
L. Frace to accommodate the pick
nichers who would be in town Satur-
day afternoon. While Thompson's
back was turned Frace came up be-
hind him and commenced kicking him
until he fell over Editor Hills was
the first one on the scene and tried
to separate them, but Frace broke
away and rushed at Thompson the sec
ond time. when he disfigured Thomp-
some face.
A crowd soon interfered and threat
ened mob violence, when Frace rushed
to the mayors office, pleaded guilty and
paid fine of $104.75.
Thompson was taken to the doctor
at once, where his wounds were
dressed. Frace is out of sight, and
excitement Is running high. Thomp-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
MODERN WooDMEN PICNIC.
Ten Thousand People Expected to At
tend the Picnic at Hampton June II.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton. Jun 2.-The big Modern
Woodmen of America Northeast Iowa
Picnic Association will hold their an
nual picnic in Hampton on Wednesday,
June IL, and the attendance promises
to eclipse anything ever seen in this
city. A reasonable estimate will place
the number of visitors at 10000, but
those who are on the inside OF the deal
claim there will be nearer $4,000. Spe-
cial trains will run on the Iowa Central
from Marshalltown, Albert Lea and AL
ion, Oelwein and New Hampton, and
the Illinois Central will run a special
from Usage to connect With the Great
Western at Waverly and one from
Central at Ackley The finest kind of
a program has been arranged and large
purses are hung UP for the different at
fractions. Base ball between the crack
purse of $3.50. Bands from Waverly,
Oelewin, Mason City, Usage, Algona
and LiScomb will contest for the $10O
band contest prize. Big purses are also
given for Foresters and Royal Neighbors
drills, and all kinds or sports. Every
thing will be wide open in Hampton, on
June II, and all arrangements are made
to entertain the visitors in royal man
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
BAD WRECK At OTIS
Northwestern Passenger Train
Jumps the Track and Sleeper
Is Wrecked.
Ten Passengers We're Severely
Injured, Two OF Them Probs
ably Fatally.
Race to Secure Right of Way
Reaches Point OF Violence
at 0skaloosa.
snecial to Characterization.

Special to I1meS-RepuhilcdHs
Cedar Rapids, June "a serious
wreck occurred on the Northwestern at
Otis four miles east of here, last night.
Ten persons We're seriously hurt, Cap
tain Cook, of San Francisco, probably
fatally.
Passenger train No. 6. Conductor
Walk and Engineer Slaton, left Cedar
Rapids on time, lilo, due to meet pas
senger train No. /, the west-bound
overland limited. at Otis. 1t Stacked up
at that station, but did not stop. No. /
was waiting on the soueh track, expect
ing, as soon as No. passed, to pull over
upon the north track, the only one that
runs thru the city, the south track go
ing via Beverly and Eertram 1t APP
pears that the switch tender was stand
ing with his hand on the switch lever
and waiting to let train No. pass. The
front trucks of a tourist sleeper jumped
the tracks and the rear sleeper, which
had not yet cleared the switch. was
struck by the passing train and the side
of the coach torn out completely. The
passengers sleeping in berths on that
side of the train were all more or less
injured. Among the seriously injured
was c. Mareschousky, the eminent
naturalist of the Russian College. All
the others were taken east under the
care of local physicians.
The wreck was peculiar one. The
officials were at the scene of the acct
dent quickly and everything was done
to aid the injured. At the same time
the details of the accident We're kept as
quiet as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Class of Thirty-one Confirmed,

Special to Times Republican.
bode' June "a class of thirty one
nineteen boys and twelve girls, were
confirmed at the Lutheran church Sun
day. Attic the weather was threaten
ing the spacious church was filed ia
Overlooking.
G. Hallenger will be ordained to the
ministry Wednesday evening at the
Lutheran church Mr.. Hallenger has
grown to manhood here.
Hans Nostad has just unloaded the
largest threshing outfit ever brought
mere. The engine is twenty-five horse
power
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
NEWS OF RElNBEck.
Memorial Day Fittingy Observed
New Pastor at Congregational

Church.
Special to Times Republican.
Reinbeck, June 2.-The people OF
Reinbeck observed Memorial day in
their usual hearty and patriotic man
ner. All business was suspended dur
ing the services, as has been the Gus
tom here for years, and the citizens OF
the town and country for miles around
did homage to the memory of our ma
TONS head heroes. A beautiful and
Impressive GRAFTON was delivered by
Mr.. John d. Stewart. of Cedar Rapids.
The Morrison Cornet band, of Morrison.
Iowa. furnished the instrumental mu-
sic and q local male quartet rendered a
number of appropriate vocal selections.
After the services We're concluded at
the hall procession, consisting of the
G.. a. Il. post, the l. O. O. f. lodge and q
large number of school children, headed
by the band, marched to the cemetery
and garlanded the last resting places Of
our soldier dead.
Ed Hendricks. the young man who
was shot last Sunday, has wound al
most identical with that from which
President Mckinley died, and while it
was at first thought that he could not
recover it is now believed that he has
at last an even chance for life.
Rev. A. w. Moore, formerly of Man
son, Iowa, began his pastorate of the
Congregational church Sunday.
The c. D. Becker farm three miles
from here, was sold for SIS per acre.
DR.. Hoefer has returned from ST.
Louis, where he has been taking post
graduate course.
George e. Sibert and family leave for
California Tuesday night over the c. G.
w. to spend a couple of months sight
seeing and visiting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Camhridue News.

Special to Times Republican.
Cambridge, June 2.-Messrs. S. II.
Rush, B. j. and E. G. Johnson and f. w.
Larson will leave Tuesday on bust
ness and pleasure trip of months du-
ration. They will go by the Southern
Pacific to California and return by the
Northern Pacicfic, stopping at various
points on the route.
Henry Cronk, an old time citizen of
Cambridge, but now Of Redtield, S. d.,
is visiting with his brother S. P. Cronk.
The mason work on the town hall and
water works plant was finished Satur-
day.
Crop prospects We're never better in
Story county on June / than they are
now
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
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THE DENISON SCHOOLS.
Commencement Week Has Been One of
Unusual Interest This Year.


Denison, June ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
week of the Denison high school this
year was perhaps the best and most in
teresting of all the graduating eXer-
cises of our public schools The class
was a large one and showed a remark
was large one and showed a remark
able degree OF scholarship. On Thurs
day evening the oi.1la house was
crowded to its utmost and the program
and decorations We're all that could be
asked.
on Friday evening the alumni, ban
quet took place at the high school
building. Reports We're made from each
of the seventeen classes that have
graduated from our schools. The past
year has been one of the best in Deni-
sons school history. Prof H. H. Saw
age has had splendid success, both as a
diciplinarian, and as an organizer and
up-builder of the school system. SO
well has he done his work that for two
successive years he has been accorded
a raise in salary and this without solicit
tation on his part. DenisOn is proud of
its schools and especially so of the able
educator who is at their head.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
|. o. o. F. Event at Madrid.

Special to Times Republican.
Madrid June 2.-The Patriarchs Mil
liant branch of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows started "a Canton here
on May %, with a membership of twen-
ty-seven. The team from Des Moines
were here to exemplify the degrees al
so the following visitors from other
towns:
Grand Master Newman, Des Moines;
Adjutant General Hicks, of Perry: H.
Brokaw, of Perry: Gen. Reiny, of Ma
rengo; L. H. Moore, of Ames.
Madrid now has very strong su-
borinate lodge, Rebekah lodge and en-
campment lodge and Canton, the high
est in Odd Fellowship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
A Case of SMALLPOX.

Special to Times Repupucan.
Hampton, June 2.-The latest case O:
smallpox is that of Josiah Kempthorne.
For several weeks he had been making
repairs on his farms in Dickinson coun-
ty, but feeling i'll decided to drive to
Hampton. Upon arriving he was in
formed by his physician that he was in
Possession of well-developed case of
smallpox, and was taken to his home
and placed under quarantine. Mr..
kempthorne was for several years a
resident of Iowa Falls, also of Mount
Vernon,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
FELL FROM A TRAIN.
J. J. Clements, of Cedar Rapids, Meet.
With Probably Fatal Accident.

Special to Times Republican.
Z Cedar Rapids, June 2.--With his
skull fractured in two places, several
ribs broken and his body badly bruised
j. j. Clements, a well known insurance
representative, on Friday night walked
in an unconscious state and carried his
valise to his home at 1884 B avenue
from some place along the railroad
tracks of the c.. NJ. & st. P. railroad,
where he had dismounted from a NOV
ing train
Moving only from intuition he reach
ed the steps of his home at about IL
o'clock, weak and exhausted from his
efforts, and sank by the door too weak
to open it. Physicians We're Immediate
ly summoned and he is being given ev-
cry attention. For many hours he was
unconscious, and the attending doctors
say that it will be several days before
it can be determined whether or not the
injuries will prove fatal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Liquor Joint Raided

Special to Times Republican.
Boone June 2.-on Friday after
noon between and 6 O'Clock Chief
Meyer raided the wooden building on
the east side of Allen street lust south
of Eighth street. A man was in there
dishing out liquor and had about sey-
enty-tiye customers. Two cases of beer
were taken and are now locked up in
the county iail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
His Hand Torn Off.
.cial to Times-Republican.

Special to Tlmes-Republican.
Davenport, June "A workman en-
p,oyed in the new saw mills of Christ
Mueller Sons was the victim of terri
hle accident at about 100 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon while working in the
plant. He was employed in the cutting
department and in some manner his
right hand became caught in series
of rapidly revolving cog wheels and be-
fore the machinery could be stopped or
the member extricated the hand was
torn clean from the wrist. He was re-
moved at once to Mercy hospital
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
A DOUBLE SHOOTING.
Farm Hand Kills Girl and Shoots
Himself, Not Fatally.

Keosaugua, June AT Centril,
eleven miles south of here. Saturday
afternoon, Albert Hale, aged 81, shot
Dora Donohue, aged 16, thru the heart
and then shot himself. Hale ap-
preached the girl on the street. and
in the presence of several persons and
almost without warning, fired the fatal
shot. He then shot himself in the
forehead, and both fell near each other
Hale will recover. He was a farm
hand who had been working for the
girls father. Infatuation and jealousy
were the causes of the shooting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Decoration Day at Ute.

Special 10 S-RepubIIcan.
Ute, June elaboration day was OBJ
by an appropriate service. The
Grafton was delivered by the Rev. II. a.
keck. \ large gathering of people took
part in the services, which closed about
4 p. m. base ball game and dance
We're the leading features of the after
room and night.
a. j. Patrick, ve,eran of the COS,
was orator at Ticonic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Death of Mrs. McCullis.

Special TO Times Republican.
Hampton, June 2.-After a brief i'll
ness, Mrs. McCullis, wife of ex- Clerk OF
the Courts r. E. McCullis, passed from
this life early Saturday morning. The
funeral services took place Sunday af-
ternoon at the NJ. e. church conducted
by her pastor, DR.. II. w. Troy.
Mrs. B. McCullis was q woman of
rare sterling worth, and her loss will be
keenly felt, not only in the home and
church but the community at large. Be
sides husband she leaves two daugh-
tiers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Seed Corn Twenty five Years Old

Creston, June William Schoon-
over, a farmer living north of Villisca
TINS Year planted a quantity of seed
corn which had been gathered for
twenty-five years, and was somewhat
surprised to see it sprout and develop
as good stand as the seed gathered
last year. Only a few grains of the an
Gent seed corn refused to grow He is
now wondering how much longer it
would have retained it's fertility.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Her Skull Fractured,
,ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Cedar Rapids, June Anna Malek,
a littlce Bohemian girl aged 10 years,
and bright child, was dangerously in
cured Saturday. 1t is believed that she
VIII recover, tho there is a possibility
o. fatal termination. The exact man
ner in which her injuries were inflicted
Is unknown. but by careful questioning
ana after much urging officers have
succeeded is obtaining from the wound
ed girl the admission that she had
fallen from a wagon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Killed Over a Trifle.

Mt. Pleasant, June 2.-Sam Roody
was killed in a fight al Winfield AS he
drove in from his home, east of there.
Charles Lyman made some sighting
remarks about his team. Roody went
into store, secured hammer and
struck Lyman several times on the
head. In the scuffle Roody was killed.
Lyman was so badly injured that his
recovery is doubtful.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
ELDoRA COMMENCEMENT.
High School Glass Seniors to Receive
Diplomas Thursday Evening.

special TO Times Republican.
Eidora, June 1.-THE commencement
exercises of the class of 1902 of the high
school will be held at the Wisner opera
house Thursday evening June 5, at
which time diplomas will be given to
the following pupils: Winifred Louise
Ward, Josephine Norton Peyton, John
Wesley Crossan, Clayton A. S. Haas,
Anna Catherine Aylesworth, Grace
Charlotte Hall, Grace Lyle Brown, John
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Sudden Death of Robert l;ewerdine.

Rockwell City. June 2-While the
commencement exercises of the Rock
Well City schools We're in progress, the
starting announcement was made that
robert Hewerdine, a wealthy and high
~ respected citizen of the town, had
Just been discovered in his house alone
and dead. Just how long he had been
dead is not known, but it must have
been several hours. The cause of his
death is supposed to be due to heart
fallure. His wife was in Chicago Wis
lung a daughter when the sad event oc-
CURED.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
CAN'T OPEN JULY 1.
Cherokee Asylum Will Not Receive Pa
tients So Soon as Expected.

tients So Soon as Expected.
Cherokee, June 2.-It is expected the
Cherokee insane hospital will not be
ready to receive patients by July 1, the
date set by the board of control. Su-
perintendent Noldeng is working hard
to perfect arrangements, but it is con-
coded the buildings can not be ready
The work now is the kind which can
not be fastened. The plumbing, cleo
trical work and furnishings is in prog
ress and much is still to be done.
The institution will probably not be
ready till August or later. 1t is under
stood about 900 will be brought here
in the next few months after opening
coming from independence and Clarin-
da, and being the patients now main
tanned by northwest Iowa counties at
those institutions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Worth County Endorsed Hauoen.

Northwood, June 2.-Worth county
republicans unanimously passed reselu-
lions endorsing Hon. G.. N Haugens
candidacy for congressman, and select
ed strong delegation to the Charles
City convention. His friends at home
and turnout the district are conf nt
that he will be renominated,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02

Clinton Mcdonald, Elmer Leon Kier,
w. j. Moir, IT., Arthur Cecil Spurgin,
and Charles Leland Beman.
A fine program has been prepared,
the principal feature of which viii be
an address by President H II. Seerley,
Of the state Normal school of Cedar
Falls,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
RACE FOR RIGHT OF WAY.
Iowa Central and 80" Track Gangs
Clash at OskaIoosa,

Special to Times Republican.
Oskaloosa, June "A race to the
scene of the right of way over certain
strip of ground here Sunday almost
reached the point of violence between
gang of track layers on the Iowa Cen
trail and g." One hundred men on
each side laid track to preempt the
right of way. The excitement was in
tense for time, but violence was pre-
vented
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02

sons friends are waiting for Frace tc
appear.
The trouble was on account of the
jealousy existing between the two
men, both of whom are restaurant
proprietors here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
"kID" NOBLE SENTENCED.
Taken to Fort Madison Today to Serve
Life Sentence,

1iiS SSftASuSSs
Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine, June 2.-"Kid" Noble the
man convicted of the murder of Thorn
as Morgan on the night of Jan. 90, 1902,
was sentenced to spend the remainder
of his natural life behind prison walls.
The motion that had been filed by his
attorneys for new trial was overruled.
Noble was unmoved, save showing
rather gloomy and disheartened feeling,
but seems to have resumed his usual
composure and is as cheerful as usual.
He was taken to Fort Madisan today.
The case will be appealed to the SUI
preme court.