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Williams news., 1903-04-18

Phelan's for fresh vegeta ables- radishes, onions, lettuce, spinich, caulifower, turnips, soup punches, cabbage, horse radish. Fruit strawberry season now on; bananas, oranges, lemons, apples. All other fruits as fast as season opens.
 J. c. PHELAN.
 Bert Adams, whose illness at AL buquerque was chronicled in these columns some weeks since, arrived in the city Wednesday from the east. He tells us that while he was sick for few days, he did not have scarlet fever, as we were informed Bert was sent over on this division by Lantry's, for whom he is now working.
 Mrs. Otto Lebsch, who for some time has been suffering with heart trouble, having made a trip east last fall in hope that the change in climate and altitude would be ben efcial, had a severe attack the lat ter part of last week. On Monday she, accompanied by Mrs. B. Me Donald, went to Flagstaff to con- suit Dr. Brannen, returning next Io.,
Williams news., 1903-04-18

Central Bank has been increased tC
 s1OO,OOO-
 Mrs. Jean Brown. of Ash Fork
 has been the guest of Mrs. G. w
 Martin for the past few days.
 A. H. Sain, of the Malachite Copper Co.,, arrived in the city Thursday evening from Los An geles.
 SAY! have you tried our Prin- cess canned goods yet? If fnot, you don't know what you have missed, as they are the best there is in the city-try them. J. c. PHELAN.
 MINERS! The NEWS is making a collection of ore specimens of this district. Bring in a good sample of what you have to place on exhi- bition with the collection we al- ready have.
 Spring is a long time coming this year. There is an old saying that Git never rains but it pours," and we might add, having started, it never quits Three inches of snow yesterday morning.
 Sanford Rowe, one of the old timers in this section, but at pres ent residentof Coopertown, Okla, has been a court visitor this week, being called there as a witness in the case of the Bright Angel trail.
 R. E. Holcolmb, representing the United States Investor, of Boston, was a visitor in town last Satur- day in the interest of his paper, having just returned on his way east from the Big Bug mining dis trict.
 J. P. Parker came down yester- day from the Cinder Pit, the bad weather causing cessation of oper- ations. He says he also has con siderable trouble in keeping men, for as soon as they get four or five dollars they hike"
 Rev. John Oliver is having a number of large cards printed. an- nouncing the time at which services are held at the Methodist church, and inviting strangers to attend The cards will be framed and hung up in various places around town.
 San Bernardino is undoubtedly a progressive little city, and is making every effort to keep itself on speaking terms with it's neigh bors in southern California, and we predict great success for their big street fair, which occurs May 12l to 16.
 This is exactly the time of year when you may say to Missourian it snows! and he will neglect to re- spond, "you'll have to show meT' He is envoloped in a mantle of pu- rity; and what can poor fellow do in mid-April?
 We yesterday received from Clerk Flynn the proceedings of the board of supervisors for the meeting of April 7. Same will be given pub lication next week, as they arrived too late for this issue. On the first page will be found minutes of pre- vious meetings.
 A new bell, weighing some 600 pounds. was received last week from Los Angeles and placed in position in the belfry of the Cath ollie church. This is quite an inn provement and will serve to call many to church who would other wise be neglectful.
 Miss Lillian Neayers, sister of Mrs. w. H. Shoot, is a late arrival from Bolivar, Mo. She will visit the Shoot family in Williams for two weeks, when she will proceed to San Bernardino, Cal, where she will be the guest of MT. Shoots brother for some time.
 The annual encampment of the Arizona department of the G. A. R. is being held in Phoenix. Att the session yesterday the following
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
ELLSWORTH GIRL ACQUITTED.
Found Not Guilty of Murder to Which
She Confessed.

ORC SOUI06SS0s
Dubuque, April 21.-On the End of
last July the body of Henry Wilson, a
resident OF McGregor, was found on
the Milwaukee railway tracks about
a mile below the town. Suspicion
after investigation pointed to a young
woman named Lille Ellsworth. also
a resident of McGregar, and she was
arrested. The murder and her arrest
In connection with 1t created a great
sensation at h time, and 1t was the
absorbing topic of conversation for a
week or two. She confessed after her
arrest to having murdered Wilson, but
told so many conflicting stories In con-
nection with it, that it was not believed
h had committed the crime, but that
n made the confession for the pur-
pose of shielding the real criminal. On
the trial of the case which took place
last week at Elkader, the state could
not show any motive on her part for
the commission of the crime. This
weak point was apparent turnout the
trial. II h had no motive for COM
hitting the murder, why should she
commit it? was the question that peo-
point for the defense and one on which
1t relied for acquittal. Notwithstanding
her confession that she had killed Will
son. 1t is now looked upon as very
doubtful that the real murderer will
ever be known. The jury had remained
four and a half hours when they
came into court with q verdict Of not
guilty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
VALUE OF SOFT CORN
Ames Experiments Begun Last
Fall Concluded and the Re-
suits Announced
HAS EXCELLENT FEEDING VALUE
Cost of Producing Meat From Soft
Corn Slightly Less Than for the Ma
ture, Price of the Corn Taken Into
consideration-DetaiI of the Ex-
pertinent. a

! Special to Times-Repub!ican.
Ames, April 21.-During the past
year there has been much difference
of opinion among stock men concern
ing the feeding value of soft corn
caused by the early September frost
of 1902. Early last October Professors
Kennedy and Holden of the Iowa Agri-
cultural College issued a report show
ing the chemical analysis of soft corn
and discussing the feeding value of the
same. They claimed that on a dry mat
ter basis it was equal to mature corn
for feeding purposes. on account of
the large amount of moisture present
more would have to be fed to get good
results. AT that time the animal hus-
bandry department commenced a prac-
teal feeding experiment to test the
same. Sixteen steers Of uniform breeding
and quality We're divided into W lots
OF eight each. One was fed on mature
corn grown in 1900 and the other on
the soft corn OF 1902. These steers were
fed six months and marketed on April
10th, in Chicago. Each lot was sold
separately. but the buyers could not
see any difference. thus they both
brought the same price $5.25. within Is
cents of the top of a dull, slow market.
The results Of the slaughter test showed
the soft corn lot to kill out CO.'S per
cent dressed meat. The mature corn
lot so per cens dressed meat. The
gains made by the lots were practically
the same and the number of pounds Of
corn required to produce one pound
of gain was almost the same, being
slightly in. favor Of the mature corn.
Valuing the mature corn at So cents
per bushel and the soft corn at 80 cents
per bushel there was a difference OF all
most 3 cents per pound in the cos.
Of producing Of one pound of gain In
favor Of the cattle fed on soft corn.
Full details Of this experiment will be
issued in bulletin form at an early
date.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
WATER Works ON FARM.
Modern improvements Bring Comfort
and Ease to the Farmer.

L LAE
Special to Tiines-Renublican.
Webster City, April 21.-In his ia
NOUS book. Looking Backward" Ed.
ward Bellamy overlooked the possibil.
.ity of locating a modern system OF
w~aterworks on a farm. Could the dis.
tinguishsd anthor have directed his
optics Webster Cityward no further
into the future than the year 1903, he
could have seen such a farm. The
Ollie Thornhill place a mile east OF
harrisburg near this city is equipped
with such q system and is attracting
widespread attention.
The farm contains 200 acres and is
one Of the finest in point of improve
ments in the county. Mr.. Thornhill but
recently began the extensive improve
ment system but has carried it out
until he has a place which probably
can not be duplicated in the surround
ing country. While the place is
equipped with every imaginable con-
venience the waterWorks system at.
tracts more attention than anything OF
the farm. The tank from whence come:
the supply for the system is a huge
affair built in the loft of the large
barn. The water is pumped into it with
a wind mill from a well $50 feet deep
From the tank is piped to the house
which Is plumbed turnout, containing
bathrooms, closets and lavatories to-
gether with sinks, etc., in the kitchen
and dining rooms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21

Marion.
Thieves smashed the plate glass front
of Chas. Nye's clothing store and pack
ed two grips with valuable clothing.
Webster City.
The Northwestern Felt Shoe company
Of this city are erecting a 220 barrel
tank at their factory on the east side.
The tank will give them full water
protection and a good system of water
works.
Humboldt.
The residence Of Charles Whitman.
near Pioneer, was struck by lightning
during the shower Saturday, n badly
damaged. The entire family had gath
cred in the sitting room, and that was
the only room In the house that was
not badly wrecked.
Essex.
The Tabor Telephone company is
taking the instruments out of Essex
and abandoning HI field here. The
farmers have purchased the country
lines in this vicinity and will secure the
Essex exchange service, we under
stand.
Trenton.
There is a prospect for a new church
being built at Trenton this sunme
The Mennonite people of that vicinity
are circulating a subscription paper
and have secured about 5000 SO far.
The church is not yet an assured
thing but q strong effort will be made
to secure the needed means.
Shenandoah.
The board of equalization for Grant
township raised the assessment $15, 900.
The increase was all in the Moneys and
credits, making a gain in one year
sonal property. This makes h total
of the personal property s247.076, a very
good showing for the township outside
of Shenandoah.
Mt. Pleasant.
The cash books at the county treas
urer's office show hat on the first Of
this month there was $S1,964.92 on hand
for the various funds. of which the
general school fund has the largest
balance, $27. 662.47, while the county
fund has $7,246.8S, and the bridge fund
has $5,759.31. The total collections for
March were %$9,464.41. the largest in
years.
Eagle Grove.
The report was received here Tues
day that j.. o. Kithcart had received
severe injuries while switching on the
Wabash at Tracey. 1t was at first
thought to be another man but his
father received word Wednesday after
noon that 1t was Jesse so he started
for Des Moines in the afternoon to be
at the bedside of the young man. He
is well known here having worked on
the Northwestern.
Fl. Dodge.
The Illinois Central construction
gang is hard at work just at pres
ent putting in concrete abutments on
the viaduct over the NJ. & st. L. tracks
just west of own The NJ. & st. L. is
planning to put in double tracks here
Instead Of the single track they now
have, when they erect their freight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
PLOT is DENIED
Mansfield,s Manager Declares Alleged
"supers" Conspiracy.

MAnefieIda8 Manager Declares Alleged
"Supers" Conspiracy.
Special to Times-Republicar.
Davenport. Iowa. April 21.-The dis
patch sent out from Peoria last night
to the effect that the students who acted
as "supers' for Richard Mansfield had
Matched a plot to kidnap that great
actor and to hold him until they had re-
ceived their pay is denounced as a pure
fabrication by Mr.. Malsbcld's manager,
Lyman B. Glover.
One hundred students OF the Bradley
Polytechnic School at Peoria We're en-
gagged by the Mansfield company to
play in Julius Caesar" for the perfor.
nance in that city, and the story of the
alleged plot to kidnap Mr.. Mansfield
was suggested to somebody by the fact
that another company had done them
out OF their wages on q previous oc-
casion.
Lyman b. Glover, Mr.. Mansfield's
manager, said today:
The story of the alleged strike OF
the students at Peoria and of their al
legged plan to carry off Mr.. Mansfield is
absolutely false in essence and sug-
gestion. There was no trouble there OF
any kind and no talk OF trouble. We
have never met with a better OF a
nicer lot. of people in our experience OF
the stage. At no time were the students
in doubt as to their pay. They did not
refuse to give up their costumes. there
was no talk of q. strike, there was no
suggestion or discussion or eve a hint
of the perfectly foolish rotion of r
rying off Mr.. Mansfield, or anything OF
the sort. The whole story in every one
of its particulars. is a purely imagi-
nary matter"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
ALL|NSON FOR SHERIFF
Iowa Falls Man Makes Fourth
In the Race In Hardin
County
SECOND MAN FROM THAT CITY
Smiths Announcement is Followed by
That Of Atkinson Who Has Been Con.
sidered a Dark Horse in the Cam
paisn for Several Weeks-scurry and
Walsh the Other Two Candidates.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Repuhlican.
Iowa Falls, April 21.-This morning
Levi Ailinson, of this city. announced
his candidacy for sheriff. subject to the
decision of the republican primary to be
held in Hardin county on June 6. This
makes the fourth candidate in the race,
the others being Thomas Scurry of Ell
cora, Thomas Walsh of this city and A.
w. Smith Of Eldora. The candidacy of
Mr.. Smith is not taken seriously in this
township, which polls the biggest vote
OF any precinct in the county. Mr.. AL
llnson has been considered a ri horse
In the campaign for several weeks and
1T was understood he would not enter
the contest unless Mr.. Smith did. so
that the announcement os Smiths cam
didacy a few days ago is naturally fol-
lowed by Mr.. Allinson's announcement.
Mr.. Atkinson is at present township
clerk and for several years has been
engaged in business in this city, selling
out a few weeks ago. He is well and
favorably known in this part of the
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

house and so the Central people decid-
ed to put IL. the concrete. The arch OF
the viaduct which is to be entirely .!
time but it is expected that the abut-
ments will be done about the 18th 81
May. The arch will be AZ feet across
from pillar to pillar and will clear the
NJ. & st. L. track by at least 20 fees.
ViIIisca.
Some time ago Mrs. Ida Thiele. a
former resident of Clarinda, vas
killed on the street in Villisca by her
husband who slipped up behind her and
stabbed to her death. He Wa
sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
The matter was carried up to the SUI
preme our and on the ground that an
error was made by the judge in the in
structions to the jury. a new trial has
been granted.
creston.
The Elks of this city are planning
a big celebration for Friday, April "A,
On that day G. P. Cronk, of Omaha,
grand exalted ruler of the B. p. o. f..
and p. T. Henry, district deputy, OF
Des Moines. will be in the city and at
tend the meeting and social session OF
the Creston lodge. There are at pres
ent over three hundred members OF
this lodge and several more will be
initiated next Friday.
Upton.
Albert H. Motif, OF Alex Motif &
lSons. Linn township, started on Tues
tday for Wyoming to deliver a car load
of registered thoroughbred Hereford
cattle which they had sold to Mr.. w
A. Richards, who is Commissioner OF
the General Land Office at Washington,
d. G. These cattle are being shipped
to Rawlins, Wyoming. from which place
they will be driven 125 miles across the
country to MIR. Richards ranch.
Fairfield.
The contracts for the three new COL
lege buildings were let to the Bartlett,
King & Co, of Galesburg, Ill. The 81
lence hall, which will be 70X125 feet
in outside dimensions, will be occu-
pied by the Biology Chemistory and
Physics department. The central heat
ing plant will be 70x10 feet n will
be for the class rooms n lecture
rooms and the offices for the various
departments Of work. The cost of
these buildings will be $4,000.
Lehigh.
Coal has been found in the new coal
fields being opened by Samuel Nc
Clure Company, in Deception Hollow.
The shaft that has been sunk is on
the line of rye made by the Great
Western and at this point it is not ex-
pected the coal will be very thick. How
ever. it is of an excellent quality and
everything is very promising that the
shaft has tapped a thick vein of Goa.
The coal has been reached so that sam
pies may be taken from the vein.
Mason City.
Quite a serious accident occurred
in the Memorial University settlement.
Children We're out playing, a bonfire
being the great attraction. Two of the
little boys were especially brave and
wanted to exhibit their bravery before
the other children. They were running
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
of town, and today is moving onto the
same. j. r. Muir will at present live
in the house vacated by Mr.. Johnson
and continue buying stock as hereto
DEATH OF e. G. MERRILL.
Demise Of a Highly Esteemed Citizen Of
Hardin County.

SHNSlol
Eldora, April 21.-Eli G. Merrill. a
highly esteemed and wel.-known citizen
of this city, died at the home of his SON
Ed, neal Ackley, Sunday night HIS
remains we're brought to this city and
the funeral services held at h Baptist
church at $50 p. M, Rev. Stanley ON
chatting. MI. Merrill was born at Tres
burg. Vt, on Sept. 90, 1923. He came to
McDonough county, Illinois. n was
married to Josephine Job at the age OF
90. Two children were born by this
marriage, both of whom are dead. Mr..
Merrill came to Iowa in 1S4S and taught
school at Burlington. He was married
in 1857 to Della A. Hunt, by whom he
had seven children, of whom Charley,
Ed, Fred and George. with his wife, still
survive. Mr.. Merrill was known here
in an early day as a successful school
and music teacher. He taught forty
nine terms of school in Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
Schools TO Combine.

Spencer, April 21.-The Central school
in Lake township will begin May IL a
two months experimental term, with
Prof. w. G.. Martin in charge as prin-
cipal. Lake township is 5paring neither
efforts or money to make the Central
school a success. They have built a
fine four-room school building and a
barn large enough to accommodate six
teen horses. This summer they intend
to buy an acre of ground adjacent to the
school grounds and move one of the old
school houses on 1t and convert it into
a dwelling for the principal of the
school. Drivers have been employed to
the scholars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
N0ULDB[ SL[U1HS
Two Farm Laborers End Self
Appointed Search For Grim
inal In Police Court
BOUGHT DETECTIVE BADGES
DETECTIVE BADGES
B. F. Waters and w. D. Christian,
From Near Rockwell City, Fill Up
on Whisky and Start Out on Search
for Imaginary Negro Murderer-Ar.
rested by Fort Dodge Police.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Republlcan.
Fort Dodge, April 21.-Armed with a
badge from the american Detective
Association" of the variety received
with a card of Instructions in the art
of criminal hunting, by mail to all parts
leo, and their brains diseased by the pc
rusal OF detective literature, together
with a quantity OF bad whisky, b. f.
Waters and w. ID. Christian, two farm
laborers from the vicinity of Rockwell
city, came to Fort Dodge on Saturday
night in search of q negro whom they
claimed had killed a white woman in
Sioux City. All night Saturday and
| Sunday morning the self-ordained de-
t~ectives searched livery barns, box cars
land yacant lots in quest of the murderer
and only ended their search when ar
rested Sunday morning ny Police Cap
tain Connolly. The men, both of whom
were full grown and ~able-bodied, burst
into tears IL begged 10 be released
when arrested. They were arraigned in
police court and allowed TO plead guilty
To the charge of being drunk and disor-
derby, a fine Of IS and costs being i'm
posed upon each. They received their
money from Rockwell City yesterday.
paid their fines and were allowed to re-
turn home.
Christian confessed to the police that
he had bought the detective badge for
$3.50 and that they were not Sioux City
detectives, as they had claimed. but
common farm hands. He had heard that
a negro had killed q woman in Sioux
City and that after drinking some whis-
ky and getting aboard the train they
saw a negro whom they thought an
swered the description of the imaginary
murderer on whose head was also an
imaginary reward Of $500.
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land the jumped thru the fire. They
We're not especially mindful Of each
other and n ran from one direction
and the other from the other and when
they came to jump they slammed into
each other and fell into the fire with
the result hat one Of the little boys
face was so badly burned that a phys
ician had to be called. The other boys
hands were quite badly burned. Had
not some men been near to put out the
fire caught in the boys clothing there
would have been serious trouble.
Burlington.
William Horstmeier, one Of the
newest among the clammers this sea-
son, vas fortunate enough to find Il
pearl that was worth from $50 to SIS.
Tiffanys, of New York, made an offer
for it, but We're refused. 1t is an acorn
pearl, weighing 5h grains. of perfect
formation and of a delicate blue color.
One of the passengers on the Sidney,
Jones' by lame, who left this CITY
Thursday, had $500 worth of pearls,
which he was taking to st. Louis with
him.
BraddyviIIe.
A daughter Of Mr.. Robert Dawson,
living in Buchanan township east of
Braddyville. tried to end her life last
"Wednesday by hanging herself. We are
unable I give the full particulars, but
we understand she is a young lady
about twenty years of age, and that
the cause of her attempt to kill herself
was disappointment in love. She had
been acting strangely since Sunday,
and on Wednesday h went u of the
house and her mother asked her where
she was going. She said she was 60
ing to see after the children, but when
she was away from the house, she ran
for the barn. Her mother followed and
reached the scene in time to find her
Hanging from the hay loft. With much
/, effort the rope was released and the
body dropped to the ground. The lady
was not dead, however, but it is report
ed that there is little hope for her re-
covery.
Red Oak.
An interesting law suit has just
been brought to a settlement out of
court at Red Oak. 1t seems that the
new right of way of the Burlington
road between Red Oak and Haw-
thorne goes thru three quarter sec
lions of the big farm of Ed Anderson.
Anderson asked the company $4,000
for damages. The company offered
him $4,000. They could not come to
terms and steps were taken to IN
denim the land and the appraisers fix
ed the damages at $1,000. Anderson
appealed from their decision and
some of his tenants at his suggestion
got out iniunctfonS to stop the work
of the contractors because they had
not been served with the legal notices.
After considerable parleying Mr.. An
derson and the company came to terms
upon the original offer of the com
pany and they paid him $4,000. He gets
the right of way vacated by the rail-
road company SO does not really lose
any land to speak of and $4,000 will be
considered by outsiders as pretty good
pay after all for the damageA