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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
OIL BURNS AT FIT. MADISON.
Tanks Of Iowa Farming Tool Co. Es
plode--L. l.. Scovel Injured.

plode--L. 1. Scovel Injured.
FIT. Madison, Oct. 26.-Gallons of oil
were consumed early Saturday morn
ing by a fierce fire caused by myster-
fous explosion in which al employe was
seriously burned and mu IN property OF
the Iowa Farming Tool Co. lost. The
flames started in the engine house.
The origin Of the fire can not be as
certained The explosion was under
the big tank and may have been oc-
casioned by gas from the oil-soaked
ground beneath. The big man. hole was
open, which probably prevented The
tank from bursting. Tie tank hiss a
OF $500 gallons. The loss Is
estimated at about $500 gallons. The
building WAS entirely wrecked and
burned, the loss OF which is over MOO.
The loss is, quite a severe one to the
company and makes the second fire the
company has suffered by burning oil at
this place within a few months. l.. l..
Scoyel waa quite severely burned and
suffered considerably from the heat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26

the taxes practically all paid. During
the month of September Treasurer
Trowbridge received s4S, S9s24 in taxes
treasury during this month. For Sep
TENDER 1901, the amount was $45,62S
and for 1902, S4o.539.O6.
Algona.
The county barn, which has been
several times planned but not built, for
lack of contractor, is now fairly be-
gun The building is to be 64xS0 feet
in size. The barn proper will be 32s
"a, we believe. with sheds on three
sides, with ten foot outside posts. and
which are one with the main part on
both fiours. The main part has 26 foot
posts and the shell roofs come within
four feet Of the main roof line. There
Will be ground floor of plank under
the whole barn and the NOW will be
shiplap. The plans provide cattle pens,
box stalls, stanchions for cows. horse
stalls, feed bins, m lchinery storage and
all the comforts Of home for the cat
tie and horses on the place. A big wat
ering tank Is to be built on one side
of the barn which can be used either
inside or outside. 1t is covered with an
outside rubberoid roof. Immense guam
titles OF hay will find storage In the
big hay NOW, which is equipped with a
star carrier. The estimated cost of the
barn is $4,000 The lumber bill so far
Is about $500
Gilmore City.
A strange thirg happened few
days ago on w. K. CampbelPs 329 acre
farm two miles northwest of Gilmore,
where section of ground about ten
feet wide. and twenty feet long sank
several feet This strange move
ment of the earth happened along tbs
line of an old tile ditch and at a
point where the junction of new line
of tile with the old one was made. anG
was discovered Saturday when Mr.
Campbell went out to fill up the ditch
where tho new tile was laid. He was
much surprised on approaching the
place to discover great yawning cav
ity where few days before had beer
smooth and apparently solid ground
from which a crop of oats had beer
harvested. A stick was run down into
the hole about twelve feet before IL
struck solid bottom. A large volume o.
water Is pouring into the hole from the
tile which fills it to within three OF
four feet Of the top, but away dowr
In the water large hole may be seen
leading off to the southeast thru which
it is evident the water makes its es-
cape. Another strange thing was thai
the lille was so tightly wedged togethe,
that they were left suspended across
the hole after The dirt had dropped
away from around them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
GAVE FINE ENTERTAINMENT.
Quartet Choir Entertains Large Audi.
ence at Belmond.

Special to Times he publican.
Belmond, Oct. 26-The Ladies Quar-
tet Choir of the NJ. E. church gave an
exceptionally fine entertainment in the
church here Friday evening. The pro-
gram consisted Of quartets, duets and
solos by members Of the choir, inter-
spersed with readings by Misses Cecilia
Richardson, Mona Griesy, Miss Jack
son. Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Hoxle.
Little Agnes Johnson sang a solo. The
choir consists of Miss Graham and
Mesdames Sheffield, Ramsay and Pop
ham. who delighted the audience with
their songs. A very pleasant feature OF
the program was a drill by sixteen lit
tie girls. one of Miss Jessie Klemrne's
physical culture classes. The church
was packed to the doors, over 400 peo-
pie being present. 1t was one Of the
most pleasing programs ever given in
Reltnond
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
MANIAC AT AMlES.
Insane Man Alishts From Train Flour.
ishing Revolver-Sent to Omaha.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Oct. 26.-Quite a sensation was
created here Saturday afternoon by
what was supposed to be an insane
man. He was seen 10 get off the east
bound train and take n run across the
depot grounds and residence lots -four
ishing IS caliber revolver and badly
frightening the inhabitants. After a
merry chase he was finally captured
and lodged in the city Jail
On being searched by Marshal Rick
etts a IS caliber revolver and new
razor We're found on his person. He
gave his name as Mike West-Davis,
saying he was a laborer on his way
home to South Omaha. He was put on
the train and sent to Omaha, the au-
thorites being telgraphed to take him
in charge when he reaches there
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
MAN HAS GREAT CAPACITY.
Drinks Seven Quarts Of Milk and Eats
Six Pies Without Inconvenience.

Waverly, Oct 26-.'Shorty True is
an employe of the condensing factory
who occasionally astonishes his fellow
workers by his wond arful feats OF gor-
mandizing. His latest accomplishment
along that line was the drinking OF sew
en- quarts of milk in ten minutes. One
of the patrons of the factory brought
in that amount of milk one day last
week. and True ventured the remark
that it wouldn't be much of an under
taking for a man to drink that much
Some one offered to let that he couldn't
do it, and True took up the bet In eX-
actly ten minutes he had the milk all
down his gullet. He won the bet but
suffered considerably afterward. On an
other occasion True ate six pies at one
sitting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
EDITOR STUART SUES.
Asks Damages for injuries to His Wife
by Great Western Railroad.

Iowa Falls. Oct. 26.-Editor L l..
Stuart of the Hampton Recorder, has
brought suit in the Franklin county
district court claiming damages to the
extent of $4,000 of the Chicago Great
Western Railway company. About a
year ago Mrs. Stuart was injured in a
railroad wreck on the defendant road.
and it is clsimed never fully recovered
from the injuries. then received. Mr.,
Stuart was also slightly injured, but
soon fully recovered. Attempts on the
part of the company to settle for the
ladys injuries proving futile, this ac-
ton is brought in the courts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
NAV Build New Liaht Pla Mt.

Nevada, Oct 26.-F e. Click, Of Mar
shalltown and Manager Curtiss of the
electric lighting plant, went before the
city council and asked for an extension
of ten years in their franchise. They
claim that they desire to make ex-
tensive improvements In the plant, in
fact they want to rebuild 1t. but do
not feel that they could be justified in
doing so under the present franchise,
which expires in about ten years. If
they are granted a new franchise for
a period of twenty years they will
make the improvements. The council
has not taken any action yet. but prob
ably will do so soon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
Henry Tackman Living Near
Bristow, Found Suspended
From Joist In Barn
DEsPoNDENcy THE CAUSE
No Other Reasons are Known for the
Rash Act Than Worry Over Financial
Matters ard Short Crops Suicide
Leaves Wife and Family of Several
Children.
Special to Times-Republican.

SpTclaI 20 1INes- KepuUI1CaIIs
Rristow, Get. 26.--Henry Tackman,
residing six niles south ana one mile
east of this place, conn Tilted suicide
by hanging. No further reasons are
known for this rash act than that he
became Respondent over his financial
matters and short crops for the pas.
two years. He was found hanging from
a joist In the basement Of his barn by
his family shortly after noon, but life
was extinct The corone.' was hastily
summoned and an inquest will be held.
He leaves a wife and a family of sew
eral children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
KICKED BY A HORSE.
Daniel Newton Seriously Injured In
Sioux City Livery Barn.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Oct. 26.--Danfel Newton,
aged 2s years, a hosaer at the Sioux
City House barn. while working In the
stable Saturday evening, received a
very painful kick from a horse. which
may result seriously. The hoof of the
animal struck him sa,larely in the alb
domsn. He was able to walk when
taken into the Samaritan hospital but
later complained of terrible pair from
the injury. DR.. w. w. Dean. who at
tended him. said that the internal m
juries might prove very serious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
HORSE THIEF CAUGHT.
A Railroad Laborer Gets Drunk and
Drives Away With Another Mans

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Oct. pa man by the
name of John WEIGH. who has been
employed on the Chicago Great West
erns Waveriy cutoff all summer. was
arrested at Denver, Iowa, Saturday for
stealing a team of horses. Welch had
been drinking. He saw fine looking
team hitched to a post, the property of
Charles Hageman who lives two miles
east of town, and realizing that cold
weather was coming on. and also that
the work on the cutoff is soon to De
brought to a finish, at which time he
he out of job. thought he would take
The team and hike for SUMMER cline.
Marshal c. c. Noelker, of Denver.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
DEATH AT AnEs.
Mrs. Martha J. Lyons Mas Story
County Pione.r.

Mrs. Martina y. Lyons was Se"'J
County Pione,.r.
Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Oct, .26.-Mrs. Martha j. lay
ons. an old Story county settler, was
buried in the Ames cemetery Saturday
morning, her death occurring at the
home of her SON Law, Mr.. d. still
well, near the college.
Mrs. Lyons at the tine of her de-
mise was in her Seth year and had
been a resident of this county since
1861, except seven years which We're
spent in South Dakota. She has been
member of the United Brethren church
for number OF years. Mrs. Lyons was
born in Ross county Ohio, August 10.
1918. In 1910 she was married to David
Lyons and 10 this union we're born i've
sons and two daughters. She with her
husband came to Iowa from Indiana. IN
1852. Her husband departed this life
In 1896 and since that time she has
made her home with her children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
KILLED AND ROBBED.
Farmer Near Steamboat Rock Meets
Fate in Minnesota While Visiting.

Eldora, Oct. 28.--Nevfs reached here
Saturday morning of the murder In
Minnesota OF Fred De 'irote of Steam
boat Rock, five miles north of here. De
Grote had just been released from jail
here after. serving out jail sentence
for some petty crime and had sold his
home at Steamboat Rock, taken the
cash with him and gore to Minnesota.
1t is presumed that he was robbed as
no money was found en- the person of
the murdered man. He was trife de-
mented at times and vas an habitual
user of cocaine and other narcotics.
No full particulars as to where found
ara given
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
PARK HOTEL SOLD.
Storm Lake HosteIry Will be Trans
formed Into a Hospital Soon.

Storm Lake, Oct. 26.--S. C. Bradford
has sold the Park Hotel one of the best
hostelries in this section of the state.
to DIR. L. M. Nusbaum, who will re-
model 1t and transform it into an up
to-date hospital. The sale was COM
ple.ed a few days ago and the property
will be evacuated soon. For the last
few years the house, owing to intense
has net paid, and hence
I he sale
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
Il q. RAYMOND honorea.

Iowa Falls, Oct 26.-Colonei l.. b.
Raymond. one Of the best known edit
ors Of northern Iowa. and at present
state commander of the G. A. r. in
Iowa, has just been honored by an APP
pointment on one of the principal COM
mittees of the national encampment.
General Black, commanders n-chief of
the Grand Army OF the United States,
has just named Mr.. Raymond as a
member OF the committee on pensions,
one of the leading committees in the
business makeup Of the national en-
campment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
ACCIDENT AT BLOOMFIELD.
George Curl Breaks Jaw While Biting
. Piece Of Candy in Two.


Special to Times Republican.
Bloomfield, Oct. 26.-(ieorge w. Curl
OF this city, sustained peculiar and
painful accident which appears to have
resulted in fracture of the bone of his
lower right jaw. In sndeavoring to
crush piece OF candy which he held
between his teeth in the right jaw. he
was surprised at hearing noise which
sounded much like the Export of pis-
toll which was followed by an ecute
pain In his lower right Jaw at a point
about an inch and half to the rear
of the point of the chin. Mr.. Curl
thought but little OF the accident at the
time but on rising the next morning,
he found that the right side of HIS face
and neck was greatly swollen and also
causing him considerable pain, 1t c has
since been unable to take solid food.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
LOADED SHELL AMONG BLANKS.
Atlantic Boy Wounded in Boys Sham
Battle

Atlantic, Oct 26.-fIarrison Epley, a
10 year -old boy, is in serious condi-
tion as a result of foolish prank of
some of his piaymates. The lads had
a small rifle and were shooting al each
other with what they supposed We're
blank cartridges. w zen it came Ep
ley's turn to act as he mark. he fell
to the ground as soot1 as the gun had
been discharged. In some manner a
loaded shell had beer slipped into the
gun. The bullet struck Epley In the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
SELLING HIS POLAND cHlNAs.
w. M. Robe Disposes of His Herd al
Public Auction.

Jesup Oct. PA big crowd OF peo-
pie was in town yesterday to attend the
sale of full blood Poland Chinas from
the herd of W. NJ. Robe of Fox town
ship, one of the Oldest and most prom
inent breeders in this part of the coun-
try Mr.. Robe will dispose OF his en-
tire herd, as he is about to move to Wa
terloo to live, leaving his fine farm ten
anted by his sonin law. The hogs are
commanding good prices and selling
briskly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
----.----------------
Land Seekers!

Owing to the backward season DUR
Ing August and September the Iowa
Central will continue their cheap round
trip rates to ST. Paul and Minneapolis
daily during October and November.
See agents for particulars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26

Jennie sitter. Omaha II have
gained thirty-five pounds in two
months. Nothing did me any good un-
til l used Rocky Mountain Tea" A
blessing to sickly woman. Mcbride &
Will Drug COMPANY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
CRUSADE AGAINST VICE.
Grand Jury Returns indictments
AGAINST Joint Keepers.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque. Oct 26.-The grand jury
returned two indictments against ev
cry joint keeper and road house keeper
in Dubuque county.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

and other merchandise. All river
points get more favorable freight
rates than are made to inland
points. The rate from Knoxville to
Rochester, N. Y, is practically the
same as to New York city, although
the distance is 400 miles further.
Thus We see that all river points
are favored when it comes to freight
rates. We have only to look at the
Monongahela river, with it's sys-
tenn of locks and dams, to see what
those improvements have done for
Pennsylvania. Her banks on both
sides are lined with manufacturing
plants, the river is alive at all
times with steamboats, and barges
laden with freisirt Of every descrip-
ton. And yet the Tennessee Is
thousand times more important
river than the Monongahela. I'm
prove the Tennessee to a navigable
stage Of water, where 1T can be de-
pended upon the year round to
move freight, and you will soon see
the results of an open river and
cheap water transportation
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
r. n. GATE G. CO.

r. n. Gate & Co. (R. n. Gate
and r. H. Jones.) Wholesale
liquor dealers and distiIIers.
Knoxville.
r. H. Cate is in favor of improv-
ing the Tennessee river. He said:
1T would be q great thing for
Knoxville and East Tennessee. The
government has the money now to
spend and I believe there will be a
big appropriation made this year
through the efforts of the rivers
and harbors committee. The upper
Tennessee should have it's share,
and the only way to get Is by
concerted effort. We have had no
one to urge our cause, and only
small sums, $4,000 or $4,000 have
been allowed the upper Tennessee
river. This has hardly been enough
to keep up the needed repairs from
year to year. We must keep up the
fight for a liberal yearly allowance,
that will do some improving instead
Of merely keeping up repairs. We
buy corn up the rivers for our dis
tilleries and only about seven
months in the year can get it down.
We want a navigable river the en-
tire year, and then you will see
Knoxville advance at a rapid rate.
If every one will take hand in this
movement we will soon get what we
need and want and every time local
trade will be benefited"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
JOHN F. HORNE.
John F. Horne. Wholesale wine
and liquor merchant. Knox.
WILLIE.


John F. Horne is an enthusiast
over the Importance of improving
the river. In a recent interview he
said:
Il can engage here in Knoxville
in the wholesale wine and LIQUOR
trade, but l have other interests
that are even larger than this bust
ness. For years 1 have been an ex-
tensive buyer and shipper of grain
of all kinds. 1 buy principally up
the river and depend entirely upon
the river to ship my grain from
purchasing points to Loudon. For
years there has scarcely been sly
months in the year when I could use
the river. During the balance of
the year my grain, purchased and
paid for, must be stored, waiting for
enough water to get it out to sell.
So you see, my money has been tied
UP and perhaps I have often lost
sales at an advance in prices. View
ing this question from a broad gen
eral standpoint, 1t would be a great
thing for our city, putting new life
into trade in all lines, building up
our city with manufacturing plants
that would really locate here if we
had an open river for shipping.
Our population would increase rap
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

Improvement would regulate freight
rates, for Knoxville would be class
ed as a river front. I'll quote just
one instance in freight rates that
viii prove what ! say, The rate
on lumber from Nashville to st.
Louis is ten cents, the rate from
Knoxville to st. Louis is q cents.
Nashville is a river point, Knox
willie is not. with an open river we
could get almost the rate Nashville
gets. This alone would mean Il saw
ing Of thousands a year to the
lumber trade
Ey all means let us hive the up
per Tenne ssee and its tributaries
improved, that Knoxville business
interests may have the benefit of
cheap transportation the entire
year With increased railroad IA
cilties we VIII be able to compete
with other cities for business in all
directions and at all times"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

idly and every line of trade would
notice the increase. One half of
the truck raised up the river is lost
because the farmer has no means
of marketing his truck. In Knox
Vile he would find ready sale for
it. I can see great future for
East Tennessee and Knoxville when
we get this improvement, but we
must impress upon congress that we
need enough money at one time to
do some improving. The small
amounts given us from time to time
have not been moro than enough to
keep things in repair and no pro-
gress has been made. I hope to see
enough pressure brought to bear
upon congress to grant us al liberal
appropriation each year until the
desired improvements are accom-
plished."
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

matter Of appropriations, we have
not had what was due us, in pro-
portion to our Importance as a city
on navigable waterway. We
should have an amount commensu-
rate with our needs and our import
ance as a trade center. We are
certainly entitled to all we are ask
ing for. By concerted effort, we
Will surely receive proper considera-
ton. 1 trust congress will act favor
ably and quickly in this matter
that is of such vital Importance to
the growth and welfare of the COM
mercial and manufacturing inter-
ests of Knoxville, East Tennessee
and the entire SOUTH"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
KNOXVILLE IRON co.

Knoxville Iron Company. wv.
p. Chamberlain, president;
T. I. Stephenson, vice-presi.
dent and general manager;
Otis A. Brown, secretary and
treasurer.) Iron works and
rolling mills at Knoxville.
Coal mines at Brlcevile,
Tenn.
T. I. Stephenson, president
and general manager of the Knox
vile Iron company, stated in an in
terview:
= Il favor improving the Ten
nessee river and all it's tributaries.
Although at the present condition
of the river we do not use it If it
was improved and could be depend
ed upon we could and would use 1t to
advantage. We sell largely in
Louisville, st. Louis and Cincinnati
and could reach all of these markets
for our product by water Transport
tation at a cheaper rate than we
now pay by rail. We have no fault
to find with the railways and fully
appreciate their Importance, but we
feel that there is plenty of room and
business for more than one freight
carrier. The river would regulate
freight rates as it has done for other
cities. / will cite one instance. We
pay nineteen cents more to Dayton,
O., than we do to Cincinnati, be-
cause it is off the river, but only
sixty miles from Cincinnati. Com
petition is the life of trade, and an
open river would put new activity
into the freight carrying business,
as well as in every other line of
trade in Knoxville. We are grow
ing city and to meet the demands of
our growth and increasing business
we need the cheap transportation
the Tennessee river can furnish.
With a navigable stream the year
round offering cheap transportation,
We would soon see manufacturing
plants of every kind seeking to To-
cate along the banks of the river.
In a short time Knoxville would
double her population and become
a more important factor in the COM
mercial world. Arguments in favor
of this movement are contemplated,
but what we need most is action.
Let us bring pressure great enough
to convince congress that we are
in earnest in our demands, and then
that great body will no doubt act in
our favor"