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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
WILL NOT FORGIVE HIN
People of Clayton County Still
Bitter Towards the Youth
full Murderer.
They Think Iowa Legislators
We're Carried Away by
False Sentiment.
Authorities May Make an At
tempt to Arrest Him on Old
Indictment.
pecial TO Times-Republican.

| Special to Times-Republican.
| McGregor April 9.-Clayton county
does not take kindly to the action taken
| by the state legislature in the Elklns
case. The people of this county fail to
see why so much eloquence ana russ
should be made over young man
whose only achievement was the killing
| of his father and step-mother in a most
brutal manner and in cold blood. That
] a whole legislature should have spasms
and Mysteries about the hardship OF
prison life for such young man is
more than common people can compre-
bend The only way they can account
for it is on the theory that the young
murderer has been made fad by reit-
Grated agitation, until many people
have actually come to believe that the
state of Iowa has been guilty of an
outrage against Wesley Elkins.
1t is no secret that the Clayton coun-
ty authorities may arrest Elkins If they
get hold of him or it is within their
power under the law. If an absolute
pardon We're granted him there is lho
doubt about this power, but as long as
he is under parole, tho at large, he is
really serving out his sentence and
could not be disturbed, so 1t is held by
lawyers Elkins was indicted for the
murder of his father and the murder oil
his step-mother. He was tried on the
former charge, but not on the latter
The indictment therefore still hangs
ever him and there is little or no dis
position on the part of his old neighbors
to forget it or to forego it. If they
could bring Elkins back he would be
brought back to this county in short
order and put on trial again.
1t is claimed in Clayton county that
the whole legislative debate was based
or the belief that Elkins was only IL
years old when he committed the
crimes. But it is known here that he
was really 13 instead of II. It is said of
young Elkins that he had terrorized
the community in which he had lived as
a boy, that the school children were all
afraid as death of him. He seems to
nave been a boy of extraordinary tenn
per and with some of the instincts Of
the bully.
What makes many Clayton county
people feel worse over the release is the
fact that Elkins before being taken to
the penitentiary threatened the lives of
many people who had been concerned
in his arrest and conviction. Those
threats are still hanging over this COM
munity and while none of the parties
threatened is exactly lying awake
nights wondering when he will have his
head smashed with a club they do not
feel right over the release Of man
who went to the penitentiary in such an
ugly mood.
What the people of Clayton as a
whole fail to comprehend is how FL
kins has developed an entirely different
nature since being confined to the
prison. They do not understand it and
they do not give him credit for it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
Kelly Reelected.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, April AT meeting
of the school board. Prof. d. NJ. Kelly
was reelected as city superintendent
for another year at salary of $1,000
Prof. Kelly has just closed his first year
as superintendent and has proven a
very satisfactory official among the
teachers and the scholars. He came
here from Corning. Iowa, following c.
j. Laylander who had held the office
for twelve years During the year he
has been called to many institutes
where he has proven quite popular as
q teacher
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
LABOR ORGANIZED.
Iowa Falls Now Has Branch Of the
State Federation.
oecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, April 9.-The first labor
organization ever formed in this city
was organized last evening and is to be
a branch of the Federation of Labor
The new society starts out with a
membership of about thirty-fve and a
permanent organization will be effected
next week. F. L. Coils the secretary of
the Iowa Falls Manufacturing Com
pany is president of the temporary or
ganization and j. F. Bruce secretary.
The object of the organization is to
maintain prices paid labor of various
kinds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
Funk's standing committees show a
thorough reorganization of that branch
Of the city's government.
IOWA VS.. WISCONSIN.
Fourth Annual Debate to Be Held at
Iowa CITY.

Iowa City.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. April 9.-The fourth an
maui debate between the universities
of Wisconsin and Iowa will take place
Thursday evening at the opera house
at Iowa City. The question for debate
will be: Us 1T desirable to amend our
national banking laws so as to permit
national banks to establish branches!
This will be affirmed by Iowa and de-
ned by Wisconsin. The Iowa delegates
are: C. T. Kemmerer of Eldridge; III.
e. Spangler, of Adair and e. *. Brown,
Of Scion. The Wisconsin debaters are:
l.. George Lohr, Henry GRASS and A.
ID. S. Gillett. The judges of the de-
bate will be ex- Secretary of the Treas
ury Lyman j. Gage, of New York city.
Judge j. c. Pollock, of the supreme
court of Kansas; Congressman Nc
Clearly, of Minnesota, and ex-Comp-
troller of the Currency E. S. Lacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
A FAMILY REUNION.
Social Event In Honor Of MIR. and Mrs
Walters at Iowa Falls.

Special to ITEMS Republican.
Iowa Falls, April "a very pleasant
family reunion in honor of the forty
eighth marriage anniversary of the
parents took place at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Walters on Sunday. All
of the children and their families were
present and included M. A. Walters and
wife and daughter, of Cedar Rapids.
Conductor George Walters and wife, OF
Watertown. S. D.; Conductor Bert Wal
tiers and wife, of Estherville; Charles
Walters, of Peoria, ILL.,, but formerly OF
Marshalltown; A. w. Walters, of Will
Jams; Mrs. A. G. Ward and daughter, OF
Gilmore City, Iowa, and Mr.. and Mrs
A. w. Gilbert, of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES.
Judge Sniras Frees a Number of Hope
less Debtors.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, April 9.-Judge Shirats has
announced the following discharges in
bankruptcy: Elmer Stewart, Man
CHESTER Albert c. Eastman, Beloit;
Frank Byrnes, Independence; William
w. Adams, Lake township; John
Hazelegg, Middlefield; Warren Temp
kins. Grundy Center; Frank Glass
cock, Millersburg; Frank A. Smith, Ell
dora; Jacob Becker, Cornell; Charles
l.. Balm, Calender; John G. Edwards,
Algona; Lewis Bros, Germania;
Thomas Elder, Goodell; Lottie M. FL
der, Goodell Ulysses S. Fox. Hutchins;
Henry NJ. Boutiller, Britt; Michael
Danielson, Primghar; George w. My
ers, Lake Park; Fred Schroeder,
Paulina; Neils C. Frederickson, Hag-
q 1T
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
BLOW CAUSED INSANITY.

Mrs. C. e. Skinner Receivers from q
Strange Experience.
Special to Times Republican.
Webster City. April 9.-Mrs. C. e
Skinner, who resides near the White
Fox school house, north of the city, be-
came suddenly demented last Thurs
day, caused by blow upon the head,
received in a fall. Her condition be-
came such that part of the time she
raved and could not be quieted. In this
terrible state Of mind she remained for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
Time Too Short.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 9.-When asked
for his reasons for withdrawing from
the race for congress in the Third dis
trict Senator COPYRIGHT said
THE reason is extremely simple.
1t is the early calling of the congress
sional convention. / can not get away
from Des Moines before early next
week, and the county conventions must
be held almost Immediately. 1t gives
me no chance to do any work. 1 have
been tied up here all winter and of
course can not make fight within
the time between this and May II
gives me no chance. The convention
was called for May without consul
tation with me and against the wishes
of my friends in Black Hawk county.
Under the circumstances this treat
ment was unfair and so unjust to my
friends and myself that nothing re-
manned but to withdraw"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
LOVES GIRL, NAME UNKNOWN.
Soldier Works as Motorman in Search
of Face He Saw on His Way to War,

Soldier Works as Motorn1an in Search
of Face He Saw on His Way to War.
Council Bluffs, April 9.-Lieutenant
Charles A. Barron, Cleveland, o., has
fallen desperately in love with Coun-
Gil Bluffs girl whom he never met,
whom he saw but once, and whose
name he does not know. He has come
here from Pittsburg, Pa, and taken a
POSITION as motor conductor in order
to find her and win her hand. Barron
was 81 private in Battery, o Third Ohio
Artillery which passed thru here en-
route to the Philippines four years ago,
and saw the young woman in the crowd
on the depot platform.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
IOWA FALLS MAYOR.
The New Administration Takes Up Its

The New Administration Takes UP Its
Duties.
Special to Times Republican
Iowa Falls, April 9.-Mayor j. III.
Funk and the newly elected councilmen
took their seats last evening and new
city administration is now in charge.
Mayor Funk reappointed Frank Clifford
city marshal for another year and 81.
j. Barick deputy marshal. David Nc
Dowell succeeds himself as street COM
missioner as does William Kane as city
engineer. r. e., Foster was reelected
clerk for the coming year. Mayor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
CONVENTION DATES.
Eleventh Iowa Congressional Session to
Be Held at Sheldon on Nav Fl.

LeMars, April 9.-The Eleventh con-
gressional district republican conven-
ton will be held at Sheldon on May 81
This was decided here yesterday by the
district committee. The only candidates
for congress. now that Senator E. H
Hubbard, of Sioux City, has withdrawn
are Judge Lot Thomas, of Storm Lake
present congressman, and j. f. Glover
of Sibley.
The Fourth judicial district commit
tee also met here and fixed the date and
place for holding the convention. June
!. was the time and LeMars was the
place agreed upon. e. C. Roach, OF
Rock Rapids, was made chairman o!
the judicial district committee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
DENTIST is INDICTED.

Or. Vance, of ottumwa, Charged With
Lewdness and Attempted Rape.
Allentown, Iowa, April s.-Dr. Vance,
4 dentist of this city, has been indicted
three times by the grand jury for al
legged lewdness. He was held to the
jury on a charge of assault with intent
to commit rape and the indictments are
the outcome Of the charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
MAKE 1T THREE STORIES.
EstherviIle's New Postoffice to Be I'm.
posing Structure.

posing Structure.
Special to Times Republican.
Estherville, April baskerville will
have another three-story business block
this year. The new Coon block lately
completed seems to have set the pace
for three story blocks. The builders
of the new postoffice building have de-
cided to make it three stories. The third
story will be occupied by the K. Of p.
lodge, while the second story will be
used as office and club rooms. This
when completed will be the largest
building in the city, having frontage
of eighty feet. The old buildings are
now being removed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
a YOUTHFUL SUICIDE.
Seventeen Year Old Boy Takes Fatal
Dose of carboIic Acid.

Dose of carbolic Acid.
Special to Times Republican.
Manson, April s.--Lee. the 17-year-
old son Of Edward Fowler, living eight
miles south of this city, committed sui
eide last night by drinking large
quantity of carbolic acid. He was
found in the hay NOW of the barn this
morning. lifeless, with the bottle still
in his hand. No reason is given for the
act, except that he had been suffering
severely from pain in his head for
week or more
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
GOLF FOR ELpoRA.

Club Has Been Organized and Links
Laid Out.
Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, April "a golf club has been
organized here and yesterday fine
course was laid out in Smith Bros pas
ture, south Of town. The links are only
a half dozen blocks from the business
center of town. A large number OF
young folks are interested in the pro-
ject, and live club is assured
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
A
MaChiniiSt
Who for Sew
eral Years was
a Resident Of
this City
Writes the Iowa Bus.
mess Men S Build
ing and Loan As
ISOLATION.

March 6, 1902
Gentlemen: have this day re-
ceived your check for one thousand
dollars ($1.oo0) covering the matured
value Of my ten shares OF stock in
the ASSOCIATION, for which accept my
thanks. think person with small
savings can do better In an association
OF this kind than in any other place
he may invest his money. am fully
satisfied with the earnings on my
stock. I paid in six hundred dollars
$4,000 in monthly payments during a
period of about ten years, which leaves
me profit Of four hundred dollars
$4,000 and which / think ought to be
good enough for any one. wish to
subscribe for another certificate of
i've shares. Respectfully yours,
GUST KLANG.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
Mrs. Peter Hoffman also writes:

| Mrs. Peter Hoffman also writes:
"I was sick for many years; suffered
with the liver, stomach and kidneys. T
had seven doctors, but none could cure
me, as they did not know what allied me.
"Every one who saw me said that I
could not live very long. began to take
Peruna and grew better every day. The
severe pains in the stomach have disap-
peared. lam now well and have good
appetite. lam seventy years old and
can do my work without getting tired.
s.Peruna is the best medicine In tho
world for cafarrh. Your good Peruna
has saved my own and my husbands
Hfe."
Mr.. Robert Meters, Of Murdoch, Bass
Co., Neb., Box As, writes
81 had catarrh from my head all
through my system. took Peruna until
was entirely cured. am eighty-three
and half years old, and feel as young as
I did ten years ago.
"I visited recently among some old
friends, who said I looked as young as I
did twenty years ago."
Address The Peruna Medicine Co., ca.
lumbus, O.. for free catarrh book. i
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
IOWA CITY MAN DIES.
Councilman Richard J. Lee, of Iowa
City Passes Beyond.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, April 9.-City Councilman
Richard ]. Lee passed away last night
ct his home in this city. Mr.. Lee had
lived in this city for twenty-five years
and was by occupation a blacksmith.
He had served as alderman Of the
Fourth ward for several years and al
ways with honesty and faithfulness. He
was much esteemed by all.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
HOUSE BURNED AT MANNING.
Home Of w. 3. swaney Totally De,
stroyed by Fire.

SHoySN W &c
Special to mes-Republican.
Manning, April 9.-The new home Of
w. B. Swaney was burned to the
ground last evening about Z o'clock.
The house was almost new, having been
finished in the early part Of last win
ter. Most of the furniture was saved
The building and contents were par
TALLY covered by insurance.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-15
BIG FIRE At AYDEN
About $4,000 Worth of
Property Consumed
The Insurance is 0nIy $4,000. Fire Believed
To Have Been of lncendiary
Origin.
(srecial 20 News and Observer.)

~ ~ 4NCWo dINd OpSS1 NcI.J
~Greenville, N. c., May 12.-Suuday
morning the town of Aydep, ten miles
south of Greenville, was visited by a de-
structivc fire. It started at one O'Clock
il Dew's barber shop and destroyed an
entire block of business houses. 1t is
cendiary. The following is a list of the
losses:
w. H. Dew, bal Der fixtures. 5000; no
insurance.
J. T. Smith, stock $500; no insurance.
Dahl Bros. stock $500; no insurance.
J. r. Smith & Bro. three stores and
contents, $4,000; insurance $1,000.
Mrs. J. A. Davis. stock of millinery:
loss and insurance not learned.
Joseph Dixon, office 5000; no insurance.
The Free Will Baptist printing office
was saved with most of the outfit except
large press; insurance 81, 200.
w. L. Hart, two store buildings; no in
rance.
w. Z. Hart, one store building; no in
surance.
The fire ragged until four O'Clock and it
was impossible to save any buildings on
the east side of the railroad. The total
loss is about SIS, 900 with only SO, 900 in
Surance.
While the citizens feel the heavy loss
they are not discouraged and the growth
of the town will rot be retarded to any
extent. Plans are already being laid to re
build at once. Brick buildings will prob
ABLY be erected.
Augustus Phillips. Of Beaverdam town
ship. also lost his barn by an incendiary
fire Sunday morning. The barn was first
robbed.
At Partars x Roads Saturday night
Hardy Harrington( colored), was shot by
his son, Sam. When the boy returned
from work in the woods his father wanted
a division of wages. Sam said he had
not been paid. Later the father saw him
spending money, became angered and
| grabbed the boy in the belt, drew a knife
across his breast and threatened to Kill
him if he opened his mouth.
The boy did not speak but began using
his pistol. He fired five shots, one enter
Jig his fathers breast, which may prove
fatal.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-15

torneys and pensioners On the govern
ment's bounty, raise a clamor; they want
a commissioner with an elastic con-
science, which Mr.. Evans does not pos
sess. But the president seeks a nomi-
nation; the G. A. R. must be placated,
and SO Evans is removed-for the good
of the service.
Let me say b. way of prorheSy that
interested individuals are going to urge
before the Democratic convention at
Greensboro that the welfare of the Dem
Ccratic party demands the defeat of Judge
| Walter Clark for the nomination to the
Chief Justiceship. The good of the party
is another serviceable and much used
p%retext, and from now on until the con-
vention has made this nomination, it will
be made to flow like summer molasses,
then the bung-hole will be closed against
another campaign.
The charges against Judge Clark are
a mere pretext. If he is morally unfit
to be Chief Justice, he is morally init to
be Associate, and he has been Associate
+! Justice for a long time. Would any man
with a high regard for the purity Of the
bench, the good of his party and the well
fare of the State, who had indisputable
proof tbs Judge Clark is morally unfit
to be Judge, allow him to sit undisturbel
on the bench year after year? Why wait
until just before the convention to make
the charges, and then why keep back
the evidence?
Mr.. Editor, there is a species of ILL
| gotten gains aptly described as "hush
money, extorted by threats of exposure
and there is an offense against the law in
many States which consists in forcing a
man by threats of exposure to part with
! something of value or to do or refrain
from doing a thing. Such an offense is
regarded by all honest men with abhor-
| ence; it derives it's name from it's moral
| blackness. To threaten to defeat a party
candidate, and the candidate with expo
sure, if the party does nominate him,
! Genes very neal the line of blackmail.
L p.
Oxford, N. c., May Z.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-15
TABLE OF POLITICAL INFORMA-
ALTON.

Most of the Democratic county and dis
t1ict conventions have been called, and
the work of ascertaining the will Of the
Democratic voters is now in progress.
Many inquiries have been made as to the
plan of organization and the number of
delegates to the various conventions the
several counties are entitled to elect, Mr..
P. M. Pearsall, Secretary of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, has care
fully gone over the last gubernator1al
vote and prepared the following state
ment which Democratic voters would do
well to preserve.
Below are printed in full the plan of
crganiZatien of the Democratic party, to-
gether with the vote by counties in the
State convention and the vote by coun-
ties in the Congressional and Judicial
conventions which figures have been pre-
rared by Col. F. NJ. Pearsall, Secretary
of the Democratic Executive Committee;
VOTE BY COUNTIES FOR GOVERNOR, ELEC-
TION OF 1900, IN STATE CONVENTION.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-15
Quick Work by the House.
(By the Associated Press.)

by Iuc tAooOCIdltu IIcSo.)
Washington, May 12.-The House to-
day passed by an overwhelming vote Il
bill granting 5000, 900 for the relief of the
sufferers in the great calamity in the
West Indies. The bill was a substitute
tC the relief measure passed. by the Sen
ate, which carried 500, 900, the increase
having followed the receipt of a message
from the President setting forth the mag
nitude of the calamity and urging an APP
preparation of $500, 900. A special meeting
of the Appropriation Committee was held
to facilitate action on the bill and was
reported to the House within a short
time after the receipt of the Presidents
message. In presenting the measure Mr..
Hemenway, the acting chairman of the
Appropriation Committee, explained that
the amount was limited to two hundred
thousand dollars owing to the fact
that large private contributions were be-
ing made. The discussion was brief, Mr..
Underwood, of Alabama, being the only
one to speak in opposition and by a vote
of 1876 to 8 the bill was passed.
Mr.. Underwood stated that he was OPP
posed to the measure and would vote
against it. Member were not here, he
said to legislate on the impulse of their
heartstrings.
Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas, made an ap-
peal for prompt and unanimous action in
the interest of humanity and Mr.. Liv-
irgston. of Georgia, added the hope that
the country would not turn it's back upon
it's record for succoring those in distress
without reference to nationality or local
ity.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Burgess, Texas; Clayton, Ala
bama; Gaines, Tennessee; Lanham,
| Texas: Moon, Tennessee; Snodgrass, Ten
nessee; Tate, Georgia; Underwood, Ala
tama, and Williams, Mississippi.
A bill to consolidate the local gas CON-
panies was defeated.