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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
Judge Whitaker Enjoins Ell
dora Officials from Destroy
ing Shade Trees
CAN NOT LOWER STREET GRADE
Interesting Trial in EIdora Court Which
Will Be Remembered by Citizens in
Many a Town-councl Orders Es-
tabIishins Street Grades Must Not
Sacrifice Trees.
;pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
made a decision Saturday evening in
the case of Luther Devendorf VS.. the
city of Eldora, which will be of unusu-
al interest to the legal profession thru
out the state. The plaintiff asked for
an Injunction to restrain the defendant
from cutting down the shade trees
along North Washington street in front
of his residence. It appears that the
city council had passed an ordinance
establishing the grade OF the street at
the place in question. In ofdef 10 get
the street to the grade established II
would have been necessary to cut gown
in front of Mr.. Devendorfs residence
and remove dirt to the thickness OF four
feet, and with the dirt the shade trees.
The court granted the injunction and
held that the city had no right 10 de-
stroy the trees under the existing cir
cumstanceS.
The suit developed the fact that the
ordinance was illegal and grossly de-
fective in three respects, but even IL
the ordinance had been legal in all re-
snects the trees could not have been
cut down unless it could be clearly
proved that the space occupied by the
trees was absolutely needed for street
purposes.
The case occupied the attention OF
the court for two full days and was
hotly contested by both sides.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
| p RUNA
CURES CATARRH
OF STOMACH. BOWELS. KIDNEYS
AND FEMALE ORGANS.
.LnO u3HIL 77V
Hundreds More in Marshalltown in the
Plight.

Hundreds More in Marshalltown in the
Plight.
Tired all the time;
Weary and worn out night and day
Back aches; side aches
All on account of the kidneys
Must help them at their work
A Marshalltown citizen shows yor
how.
Mrs. Frank Waring, of S07 Summit
street says: 81 had long wished to
know of reliable remedy for the cure
of kidney difficulties that / might send
1t to my father residing near Grlnnel
who has had severe kidney trouble for
the last four or five years. | was fortu-
nate enough this spring to hear about
Doan's Kidney Pills / procured a box
at Mcbride & Wills drug store and
sent it to him. A letter received
awhile after told me the remedy had
proved of great value to him. From the
good reports I hear of Doan's Kidney
Pills from other sources as well as
from my father can endorse the
claims made for Them
For sale by all dealers. Price 5c
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, n
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no substitutes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
WENT TO LAW OVER BODY.
English and Scotch Societies Fight TO
Remains of DR.. Airth.

English and Scotch Societies Fi9r1 TOT
Remains Of DR.. Airth.
Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Nov. 10.--Dr. John Airth,
veterinary surgeon and prominent
member of the Scottish organization,
the thistle" club, was found dead in
his bed Saturday. He had been acct
dentally asphyxiated by gas escaping
from a stove. Before his body was cold
undertakers and the members of the
Thistle club and English friends were
struggling for the possession OF 1t. The
undertakes, James Westcott and j. r.
Gum. nearly came to blows ever who
should take the body away, and attor-
news for the different factions Of friends
made a hot foot for the district court
for the appointment of an adninistrat-
or. The Scottish club presented the
name of w. G. Watts and the party of
friends made up of some Englishmen
presented the name of Fl. El. Drake.
After listening to the contention of the
attorneys Judge Wakefield decided in
favor of the Scottish faction against
the English crowd, and his fellow coun-
trymen won DIR. Airth was member
of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur
geons and had sweetheart in Abereth,
Scotland, whom he would have. married
in a few weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
CLARK RETURNS.
Iowa Member of Coal Arbitration Com
mission Comes Home.

Iowa Member of Coal Arbitration Conn
mission Comes Home.
Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids. Nov. 10-E. E. Clark,
Grand Chief Conductor of the Order
of Railroad Conductors and member
Of the anthracite coal commission ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt, re-
turned to his home in this city Friday
evening and will remain until Tuesday
evening when he will again leave 10
Scranton, Pa, to join the other MEM
bers of the commission.
The adjournment was taken because
of the twofold fact that the operators
had not filed their formal answer to
the miners complaint and because sew
eral members had other engagements
which it was necessary for them to
meet. Consequently the commission has
not been in position as yet to take
any testimony but it is expected that
this work will begin next Friday. The
local member of the board says that
the task before the commission Is so
complicated and wide stretching that it
would be impossible for anyone to
make guess as to when an end to it's
labors might come, much less one who
is a member Of the commission and one
who is to decide. He expresses the
position of the commission as just
standing at the open DOORS" With
the complaint of the miners ana the
answer of the operators both filed with
the members they will be in a position
to hear the testimony both sides may
wish to offer.
During his sojourn in the city Mr.
Clark is looking after the affairs of the
Order Of Railroad Conductors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
TERRIBLE TESTIMONY.
Witnesses Tell Monora Grand Jury Of
Minister'S Alleged Crimes.

Onawa, Nov. 10.-The evidence de-
veloped before the grand jury in the
cases of the State of Iowa VS.. Rev. G. Il.
Mckay, the Holiness Methodist preach
err, of Mapleton, indicted for rape upon
Ida Kraft, a female child under Is years
of age whom he afterwards married.
and her sister Clara, aged 16 years,
whom he seduced, and was indicted for
the crime, shows a fearful state of rot
tenness for civilized community, and
the only wonder is that 1t was allowed
by the family to continue.
The father, brother and sisters were
witnesses before the grand jury.
Mary Kraft testified that she was ac-
quainted with Clara Kraft and G. B.
Mckay; that Clara has always been of
chaste character; that during the past
year she has seen Clara and Rev. Mr..
Mckay in each others company at diff
ferent times; that she has seen Rev.
Mr.. Mckay hold Clara in his lap and
has also seen him kiss her at different
times; that Rev. Mr.. Mckay was al
ways very affectionate I ard Clara.
John X. Kraft, aged 46 years, a farm
er. stated that he is the father of Clara
Kraft; that he is acquainted with Rev,
C. b. Mckay: that Rev. c. b. Mckay
has been at his house frequently during
the past two years, and has been in the
company of Clara considerably; that he
always acted very affectionate toward
Clara; @thst Rev. Mr.. Mckay said he
felt toward Clara as If he was her bro
Their, and when criticised him for be-
ing so affectionate toward her he told
me / did not understand that he was
simply acting towards the girl as II
Clara was his sister"
j. III. Talboy, a practicing physician,
of Mapleton, stated that he is the fam
lily physician of John K. Kraft; that
during the past two weeks he has been
called twice to attend Clara Kraft: that
he found her suffering from the effects
of an abortion; that he examined the
product of conception and found 1t to
be of about six weeks development.
The evidence in the case of Ida kraft
is along the same lines, except that no
abortion was attempted, but DR.. Tall
boy testifies that Ida Kraft is also in a
delicate condition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
Statement Made That the Facts
in the Case Were Greatly
Exaggerated
HIS ENEMIES WERE TOO ACTIVE
of the Minister Say His OPP
ponents Sought to Prosecute Instead
of Prosecute and That He Has Twice
Been indicated by Majority of the
Congregation.
Special to Times-Republican

3
Waverly, Nov. 10.-The story sent
from Waverly, relative to the Rev.
Smock matter, to several Of the DAHL
les throughout the state and in sub
stantially the same form, has been read
with interest here. Some of the facts
are correctly stated, but on the whole
tisan.
The inception of the Smock episode
lies either in the sudden and deplor-
able loss of moral character on the
part of Mr.. Smock, or 1t is the old story
of the combined workings of green
eyed, jealous, political Vaccinations
and cowardly revenge.
Mr.. Smock was pastor OF the Baptist
church in this city for three years prior
to January. 1902, at which time he be-
came county superintendent, to which
office he had been elected by phe-
nominal majority, after campaign In
which a bitter newspaper fight had
been made against him.
During. the past few months his
character, which previously had been
above reproach, has been assailed.
These rumors were first made public
during his absence with his family on
a visit in the east. Learning of the
rumors upon his return, he promptly
denied them in toto. The scandal
seemed to have died a natural death,
but when on Sunday, Oct. 10, Mr..
Smock asked Pastor Graves for ere
dentials to attend the meeting OF the
state convention as a delegate, ME-.
Graves declined to furnish them on the
ground that objections had been made
against the granting of the same. Mr..
Smock demanded to know the directors
and objections, which request Mr..
Graves refused, but on the evening or
that day at meeting of the church,
a different position was taken, and res
olutions specifically charging immoral
conduct and proposing to withdraw the
hand of fellowship were introduced.
To the charges Mr.. Smock entered an
emphatic denial OF their truth. At the
end of lengthy and somewhat heated
discussion, the resolutions were reject
ed about two-thirds Of those present
voting to vindicate Mr.. Smock, who
was then chosen as a delegate and Gre
dentials We're issued to him by order
of the church. Whereupon Mr.. Smock
exhorted the members to remain loyal
to their church and support their pres
ent pastor, and Pastor Graves also
asked for harmony. 1t became appar-
ent. however, during the succeeding
week. that the discord between the
friends and enemies of Mr.. Smock, was
not permitted to die out as long as he
was permitted to remain in the church.
On the succeeding Sunday therefore
both Mr.. Smock and his wife rendered
their withdrawal of church member
shin. In his written withdrawal Mr.,
Smock stated that because of the false,
malicious and unfounded rumors cir
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10

Clear Lake.
Owing to the recent supreme court
decision in Iowa a few days ago, lot
bidding the railroad companies from
handling Intoxicating liquor on the Y.
O. D. plan, f. L. Jones, our local ex-
pressman, was ordered by the express
company to return at once all packages
of liquor sent C. o. .. then In his
possession.
Cedar Falls.
Mrs. ]. w. Olmsted and Miss Flo
Olmsted left recently for Mama, Fla
They will stop over a few days in chi
eoea and be accompanied by Mrs. Pea
hody and family. They will take the
Monon route as far as Jacksonville and
then proceed from there by steamer
down the ST. John and Indian rivers and
enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Tama.
The steam heating plant under It's
new management and manipulation is
working finely and to the satisfaction
Of patrons. "@a E. G. Penrose ar
sures the Free Press that the 20. 6
r." electric railway proposition is In
a very fourishing condition, even II
there has been but little publicity to
matters connected Herewith Of late.
Spirit Lake.
The usual loss thru defective ballots
occurred this year. One voter in Gen.
ter Grove made a cross in Zach of the
four circles. A voter in another town
ship wrote his name on the ticket which
in obedience to law was not counted. In
a good many cases the voter scored on
only a portion of the ticket when 1t was
his evident intention to do the bust
ness all around.
Marengo.
Capt. J. N. w Rumple arrived home
Monday morning and remained mere
until Tuesday morning, when ne re-
turned to Chicago. The long sickness
and continued medical treatment has
left but little of the rugged veteran so
well known in Iowa county, but capt..
hopes the end of treatment is near at
hand, and that after the coming SEES
sion of congress, he may be able TO get
out in Iowa county to stay with MS
friends and recouperate.
Monticello.
The Monticello Electric Co. has been
installing a 100 horse power Corilss en-
CINE A new boiler of the same ca
pacity has also been ordered and VIII
soon be installed. The power hereto
fore used in running it's dynamos has
been water wheels of the capacity OF
los horse power and 100 horse power
engine. The load was too heavy to be
safely carried with the engine When
the water in the river became too low
to make the wheels available. With
the freezing of the river will come
diminution of water power. Hence. the
necessity for the newly installed ma
chinery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
ROBT. EWART RETURNS
One Of the Ewart Brothers Who Failed
and Sought to Escape What He Con-
sidered Great Ignominy Shows Up at
Bankruptcy Hearing.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Nov. 10.-Robert Ewart, who
disappeared shortly after the failure
of Ewart Bros. has been seen recently
by several people who We're In Grin
nell attending the bankruptcy hearing
and it is believed he is now at his
farm home near Ewart. Where he has
been can not be learned.
The hearing of the Ewart Brothers
& Baker bankruptcy case, before VIII
C. Rayburn, referee in bankruptcy. at
ter progressing for two days, has been
postponed until the latter part of the
week. Nearly every attorney in the
county is connected with the case, and
a great many witnesses have already
been examined. 1t will take several
days more to conclude the evidence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
Fort DODGE.

Fort Dodge.
Fifteen men, with nowhere else to go
were lodged in the city jail THURSDAY
right as sleepers. There was no charge
q eainst them, and no other cases ap-
bearing, no police court was held the
Eext morning.
Hampton.
At the meeting of the school board
Monday evening the resignation OF Miss
Lottie Green, 9Th grade, was accepted
and Superintendent Maxwell was in
structed to try to find teacher whom
he could recommend for the place.
Rockford.
Jaw Dumbolton cut down bee tree
in his timber lot last week from which
he secured 40 pounds of choice honey.
= = . B. S. Reed finished husking 10
acres Of corn that turned out 55 bushels
per acre and the corn is good enough
for any year.
Conrad.
]. A. scoville, George Sharp and
Adam Klinefelter shipped in two thous-
and sheep Friday, for feeding pur-
poses. B. c. Wheeler took number to
feed on shares The first three gentle
men have shipped about ten thousand
sheep so far this season.
Sac City.
Levi Cline has sold his half-section
farm near Ethan, S. D., clearing over
SIS, 900 on it in eighteen months. His
son Burnell, who has been in charge OF
the place, is expected home soon, he
and his father having disposed of all
their property interests in South Da-
kota.
Clarion.
The Democrat notices that the local
boards of fire insurance are now max
ing the annual inspection of chimneys
turnout Wright county. This is an
important work and undoubtedly saves
a great deal of property from loss by
fires. Defective fiues cause more fires
than over insurance.
Audubon.
j. w. Elwood, who travels over Iowa
extensively in his work of collecting fol
the Deering Harvester Company, says
he finds Audubon county has much
better corn crop than most other sec
lions of the state. This rolling country
was the best corn region this year. More
corn WAS QIoWuco ouI III eiiS CdotSii
part and more corn is soft in the north
part than here.
Winterset.
On Wednesday morning Captain
Barker. of Macksburg, the president OF
the Creston Railway. Light Heat &
Power Company, filed a mortgage with
County Recorder Vance for 100000
given by the above company to the
Farmers, Loan and Trust Company OF
New York City FOR the purpose of con-
structing an electric railway from Cres-
ton 10 Winterset. The Madisonian
thinks this looks like another railroad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.
| FontanelIe.

| FontanelIe.
| The country roads are in abominaple
condition and must remain so during
| the winter. It has been a hard season
with floods and washouts that made
unusual demands on the authorities
but there are many places that might
be repaired by private, individual effort
Can nothing be done to arouse popular
interest in the subject of good roads?
asks the Observer.
Allison.
Nathan Dopking, the oldest man
in> Allison, was down town Tuesday
morning to cast his usual republican
vote. Mr.. Dopking is ninety-four years
old and this week he cast his seventy
third vote In all that time he has
never scratched a ticket, and has voted
with the republican party since its
birth. In one precinct in Wisconsin
years.
Clarinda.
Clarinda is making progress. The
electric light plant is one of the best
in the state and is the forerunner o.
many other improvements. The con-
stantly increasing capacity of the
chicken factory is doing much toward
the upbuilding of the city and now or
top of these comes the new pressed
brick plant and the summer resort,
besides the coal industry is continually
growing.
Forest City.
Two boys, about 10 years of age, re-
siding with their parents at Lake
Mills, were arrested Monday at that
place for shooting at a man with re-
volver, and for breaking into store.
A hearing was had before Judge KEEL
ley at this place, having in view the
sending of the kids to the reform
school, After hearing the evidence
the judge allowed the boys to return
to their homes, with the understand
ing that so long as they behaved them
selves they were safe to remain at
home, but, in case of any further out
break they would be committed with
out further hearing to the reform
school.
Traer.
Secretary Wilson arrived home last
week after spending two weeks on the
stump and rested a few days before
returning to Washington. Miss
Jennie Keith, a former north Tama
girl and sister of Jesse Keith, of the
Northwestern elevator here, was elected
recorder of Wright county by 1,400 ma
jority. She is to be congratulated on
her good fortune. Walter Stoakes
and family, who came here last week
on a visit, are thinking seriously of To-
eating in Traer or vicinity. They re-
Gently sold ont in Nebraska and went
to Missouri, but do not like that coun-
try. - A. l.. Ames has sold fifteen
head of his fancy cattle to Charles
Zoble, near Dysart, at $3.50 to $3.50
each.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
BURGLARS AT THAYER.

General Store Robbed While the Pro-
prietor Was at Supper.
Special to Times Republican.
Creston, Nov. 10.-The general store
of G. f. Brinegar, of Thayer, was en-
tered Saturday night about 6;15 O'Clock,
while the proprietor was at supper, ana
about $40 in silver carried away. They
secured entrance by prying the front
door open with hoe and picking the
cash drawer. The robber was discov-
cred and pursued as far as the railroad
tracks, when he boarded fast moving
freight train and made his escape to-
ward the west. The store was situated
in the BUSINESS part of town, on Main
street, and the robbery was a very bold
one, as many people were up town at
the time. The officers here searched
every freight train from the east, but
failed to discover the thief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
Double Wedding at Dunbar.

Special to Times Republican.
Dunbar, Nov 10.--A double wedding
was solemnized at the home of Mr.
Melmet Gunderson, two miles north OF
this place, Saturday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock. The affair was rather unique
one, as two brothers were united in
marriage to two sisters. Mr.. Helmet
r. Gunderson and Miss Genie e. Thorn
sen and Mr.. Adolph t. Gunderson and
Miss Dedrikka Thornsen were made
man and wife by Rev. Londhall, OF
Marshalltown. The young people are
well known in this vicinity and will
make their future home here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
Hunters in the Vicinity OF OF
tumwa Seem to be Playing
in Hard Luck
ONE ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Frank Perkins, Jr, Living at Mount
Zion Fatally Wounded-Asa Noe Has
Hand Shot OFF Near EddyviIle and j.
FothersiII Was Shot in the Leg
General News of Iowa.

Special to Times Republican
Ottumwa, Nov. 10.--A trio of hunt.
ing accidents, one of which resulted ia
tally, occurred in this vicinity Sunday
and this morning.
Frank Perkins, Jr., IL years old, acct
dentally shot and killed himself at his
home at Mount Zion.
Asa Noe, aged %, shot his hand OIL
near Eddyville.
j. Fothergin, aged 80, shot himself in
the leg.
All of the accidents occurred while
the victims were either hunting or get
ting ready to do so.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
MANY WOMEN
SUFFER WITH
B ACK ACHE

They are Usually Told That it is Due
to Female Weakness When Either
Kidney Disease or Peculiar Form OF
Rheumaticm is the Real Cause-poc
tors are Too Apt to Attribute Wo'
mans Ais to Her Special Diseases
and Overlook the Fact That She Has
Other Organs, Common to All Ami
NAL Life, Which Are as Apt to Be-
come Deranged in Her Body as Are
Similar Organs in the Body OF her
Brother.
IT Any Aiiing Woman Has Suffered
From Backache, and Failed of Salts
factory Relief Therefor, She Should
Try Or. Fenner's Kidney and Back
ache cure-Backache is Usually a
Symptom or Manifestation of Some
Real Disease or Weakness-Diseases
Most Commonly Causing Backache
are Kidney Troubles, Liver Com
plants and Special Forms of Rheu-
matism.
Backache should be cured, not only
because of the discomfort attending 1T,
but on account of the more or less Sc
rious condition that lies behind it.
There is one remedy that is real
cure for backache. An explanation of
the cause of backache does not concern
the sufferer half so much as does as
s,1rance that the backache goes away
after taking DR.. Fenner's Kidney and
Backarhe Cure.
ut is now Is years since l was cured
and there has been no return of the di-
sease." Mrs. Anna Adams, Portland, N.
Y
sMy wife was seriously affected but
WAS cured with DR.. Fenner's Kidney
and Backache Cure" f. NJ. Wheeler,
Randolph, Iowa.
Who's opinion should be entitled to
as much consideration as that of one
who speaks from personal experience?
What a remedy has done for others it
is reasonable to expect 1t will do for
anyone like afflicted.
DR.. F'enner's Kidney and Backache
Cure is for sale at drug stores in two
sizes-50-cent and dollar bottles. If
your druggist is out of it he will get 1t
for you If you ask him TO. Accept no
substitute. There is no medicine like
ct" or "just as good" for backache and
Kidney troublesome that can take its
place and do It's work. Get the genu-
inc medicine and you win find it a true
and satisfactory cure.
DR.. M. M. FENNER, Fredonia, N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-10
Kate Shelly a Witness.
to Times Republican.

Special to Times PUBLICAN.
Fort Dodge, Nov. 10.-Kate Shelly,
of Boone, honored by railroad men for
heroism in tagging train at the
Boone river bridge years ago, will be a
witness at the coming session of the
United States court in Fort Dodge.
which commences Tuesday. She has
been subpoenaed in the case of Mary
Olsen VS.. Northwestern Railroad Com
pany. Miss Shelly is expected to take
the stand on Wednesday. Deputy
United States Marshal F. F. Gustafan-
son left today to bring her to FIT. Dodge.