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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
House of Harold Petersen Found
Filled With Gas and the
Man Dead
LEAVES a WIFE AND FAMILY
Mr.. Peterson Has Been Ensssen in the
Wall Paper Business in Davenport
Nearly All His Life and Was About
Thirty-five Years of Ase-WiIl Hold
inquest.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican
Davenport, Feb. 25.-Harold Petersen,
a merchant Of this city was found
dead in bed at his home yesterday.
Every indication pointed to the fact
that the man had committed suicide
and Coroner Lambach stated that there
was no doubt but that the man took his
own life.
Petersen was found lying in bed
with a night gown on, while the house
was completely filed with gas. A gas
jet with the bracket taken off so tina,
the full stream from the pipe could
enter the room was found and another
jet turned on to it's fullest capacity
left no doubt as to the manner that
the man met his death.
The dead man was discovered by a
the father of the dead man, L. William
Petersen.
The coroner took charge OF the re-
mains and an inquest over the body
will be held.
Mr.. Petersen was man about So
years of age and has been in the wall
paper business in Davenport nearly all
his life. He was for years connected
with his father in the business and for
the last six years has been in charge
of the store himself.
Mr.. Petersen leaves wife and fam
lily, who are now visiting at Tama City.
Since they have been away he has
been living at home or staying at the
home of his father as he saw fit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
STATES CASE STRONG
New Testimony Will Be introduced
Against Mrs. Gallagher in Her
Pending Trial, Which Will Be Very
Nearly Retrial for Murder.

! Special to Times Republican.
| Iowa, CITY. Feb. 25.-A venire of fifty
men was drawn by Clerk koser for thu
| Gallaugher perjury trial today. The
| talesmen are ordered to report at the
court house Thursday morning for eX-
animation as to their fitness for serv :
ice in the trial of the case. Many of
the talesmen drawn live in Iowa City
and the sheriff did a large part of his
work of notification thru the telephone.
The trial of Mrs. Gallagher may be
of George Colville. Mrs. Gallaugher's
uncle, at Lone Tree. Mr.. Colville is one
OF the most important witnesses for the
defense and has been Mrs. Gallaugher's
mainstay turnout her trouble following
upon the murder of her husband.
The case of the state is regarded as
much stronger liz the form 1t VIII go 10
the jury rather than if tts first indict-
ment had been tried before 1t. The first
indictment charged perjury in testimo-
ny before the grand jury in connection
with Mrs. Gallaugher'S testimony as TO
her meeting Holada in the barn the
right before the murder. The present
indictment goes to practically the whole
OF Mrs Gallaugher's testimony when
she went on the stand in her own de-
Tense on her trial for the murder of hsr
husband. 1t will be verJ nearly re-
trial for murder since many material
perjuries in her testimony as to the
vital points in the casa for and against
her for her husbands murder will be
brought to be proved.
1t is said that the state has new tes
tlmony to corroborate Holada in his
testimony as to the alleged illicit rela-
tons sustained by him with Mrs. CAL
laugheI for several months prior to
James Gallaugher's murder.
The case for the defense is strong at
the outset because of a fighting point
for appeal held by Attorney Holbert in
regard to the finding of the Indictment
James Hart, the special states attor-
ney's assistant, is alleged not to have
been sworn and is charged with obtain
ing the indictment by prejudice and as
being a prejudiced attorney for the
brother of the murdered James Gallau-
wher, instead of an officer sworn to adj
wise the grand jury fairly and in an
unprejudiced manner.
1t is expected that the selection Of a
jury and the trial of the case will oc-
|cupy a week and half. In case the
defendant is found guilty, 1t is conceded
that sila will receive strong sentence,
as it will be practically a verdict to the
effect that the former trial was a mis-
carriage of justice. That this is the case
Is the belief of a large number of the
people in Johnson county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
cunmins Has Another Interview with
the President


the President.
Washington, Feb. Ex-Governor
Cummins was the guest of President
Roosevelt at the white house last night
and political matters We're again dis
cussed at some length. The governor
said 1t would be Inappropriate for him
to refer to the nature of the discussion.
but intimated he was very we'll satisfied
with the interview. Governor Cummins
made his first visit to the floor of the
senate yesterday afternoon and was
warmly greeted by number of senat-
ors.
Senator and Mrs. Doliver entertained
at dinner last night Secretary and Miss
Wilson, Governor and Mrs. Cummins.
Judge and Mrs. Conner and Captain
and Mrs. Hull.
Assistant Secretary Armstrong was
in New York, a guest at banquet of
the Newspaper Correspondents Club. of
which organization he was secretary
while in that city.
The sundry civil bill was reported to
the senate last night. Items of interest
ia Iowa are identical with the house bill
which passed.
Congressman Wade of the Sec
ond district is due in Washington, but
had not arrived this morning.
Rural free delivery carriers are es-
tablished at Calender, Webster county,
beginning. April |.
Miss Marjorie Mason Of Fort Dodge
is in Washington, guest of her sister.
George Turner and bride, of Mar
shalltown, are in Washington.
- f.Ssts ri
Patents has been granted: Theophilus
w. Alexander. Burlington. oil can; Pc
ter III. Bruinekoof. Pella, band fastener
for tanks; John w. Heath, Des Moines,
push cart protector; Elmer o. Hender-
son and ]. b. Thompson, Okoboji. fur
mace door opener; Nels p Hill, Eagle
Grove, manure spreader: Henry Locke,
Marion stall; Charles Metzger, White
more, support for conveyers; Robert l..
Nellis. Earlham. threshing machine
tooth. Alfred Pinion. Clarendon, ditch
ing plow; George r. Pratt, Winfield,
breast collar; Herman Reich and 0. M.
coate. Des Moines, headlight for loco
motives; C. T. Hover, Rhoades, f1ue
cleaner. Robert Shedenheim Des
Moines, mail delivering and receiving
anparatus for railway cars; Christopher
q. Smith, Kingsley. rotary engine; OAR
ms B. Speer, Blue Grass, swing; Lam
bert yanolst, Orange City. churn; Har-
vev g. Wilson, Union. tire fastener.
Postmasters appointed:
Lima, Fayette county. A. r. Oelberg.
vice Eta NJ. Wallace, resigned,
Poplar, Audubon county, A. p. With
ew.yyice j. Jensen. resigned.
Rural free delivery routes will be
established March Is as follows:
Bloomfield, Davis county, two carr-
ers; length of routes, forty EIGHT and
three-fourths miles; area covered, thir-
ty-fiye square miles; population served,
500.
Pulaski, Davis county, one carrier;
length Of route, twenty-three and five
eighths miles; area covered. twenty and
one-half miles; population served, 440.
The following routes will be estab-
lished April l:
Calleruer, Webster county, one car
rier; length of route, twenty-four and
three fourths miles, area covered, thirty
square miles; population served, 522.
Cresco. Howard county, four carri-
ers; length of routes. 101A miles; area
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
Des Moines Institution Will
Not Be Represented In Ora
torical Contest
;ALDwELL's ALLEGED PIRACY
He Amits Being Close Student of DR..
Hills Style, But if He PIasirized Sic
Did it unconsciousIy-Great Disap-
pointment at the university-cald-
wells Plans.
Special to Tlmes-Republican

Special to Times publican
lege oratorial contest is to take place
this week, but Drake University, which
a few weeks ago was thought to have
a "cinch" on the victory because of
the superior excellence of the Drake
chosen orator, will not be represented
at all. There is no concealment of the
fact that this is disappointment to
the friends of the university here and
they deeply regret the unfortunate
chain of incidents which led up to the
failure of Drake to be represented.
But little has been said about it since
the matter became public which was
quickly followed by an announcement
that the Drake Grafton had been with
drawn by the faculty. The statement
is now made that the Drake orator
/. who also withdrew entirely from
Drake University, will go to Chicago
next year to complete his theological
course at the seminary there in con-
nection with the Northwestern Univer-
sity. Be it said to his credit that he
never IHduS amy dIllOiiE IiiS
friends that he was glad to draw much
of his inspiration, not only for this adj
dress but for others of his sermons,
from the writings of Rev. Newell D..
Hills. He commenced on his contest
Grafton last winter when the legislature
was in session and spent many days in
the state library, going over historical
works and looking up references. 1t
was his plan. and it may yet be car
ried out, to develop his theme into a
full-tledged lecture to be delivered on
other occasions, and those who heard
the address declare that it is worthy
of such treatment, and that Rev. Roy
Caldwell is quite capable of doing so.
He is regarded as one of the most
brilliant word painters ever connected
with Drake. But the oratorical con-
test will be held with brakes place
vacant.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
ANOTHER G. A. r. PROTEST.
Muscatine Veterans Against Placing Of
Lee's Statue in Capitol.

Lees Statue in Capitol.
Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine Feb. 25.-Shelby Norman
Post, 231, G.. A. r., of this city, has
followed the lead of the Oskaloosa vet
Grams in protesting against the plac-
ing of q statue OF Gen. Lee in statuary
hall in the national capitol. Resolu-
lions similar to those adopted at Oska-
loosa, were adopted by the post here
last night:
ut has been the scheme OF the
younger generations of the south for
years. said a local old veteran, ito get
their fathers, who fought against Old
Glory. with adj their strength, to be-
come 'honored and esteemed alongside
of men who have fought that their
country and people might prosper and
become what 1t is today, the most pow
erful of all nations. To have the statue
of the ex-Confederate General Robert
f. Lee placed among such men as
Washington's, Lincoln'S Grants and
many others who We're true Americans
would be a disgrace to the country.
Another thing, it would give the SOU
thern leaders of such movements just
what they have been laboring for the
past years, namely to eventually have
a statue placed at the capitol for the
north's worst enemy in 1861, that of
Jefferson Davis, the old Mississippi
plantation owner"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25

the celebrated physician chemist at the
head of the great Altenhelm
Medical Dispensary has just
made the startling announcement
that he has produced compound
that grows hair on any bald head. Inc
doctor makes the claim that after eX-
nsriments. taking years 10 complete. ne
has at last reached the goal of his am
bition To the doctor all heads are
alike. There are none which can not
be. cured by this remarkable remedy.
The record of the cures already made is
truly marvellous and were it not for the
high standing of the, great physician
and the convincing testimony OF thou
sands of citizens all over the country 1t
would seem too miraculous to be true
There can be no doubt of the doctors
earnestness in making his claims, nor
can his cures be disputed. He does not
ask any man, woman o. child to take
his or any one else's word for 1t. but
he stands ready and willing to send
free trial packages of this great hair
restorative to any on's who writes to
him for it, enclosing a 2-cent stamp to
prepay postage. In single night 1T has
started hair to growing on heads bald
for years. 1t has stopped falling hair in
one hour. 1t never fails, no matter what
the condition, age or sex. Old men and
young men, women ana children all
have profised by the free use OF this
great new discovery. If you are bald.
II your hair is falling out, or II your
hair. eyebrows or eyelashes ars thin
or short write the Altenheim Medical
Dispensary, s413 Foso building, Cincin-
natl, Ohio, enclosing a 2-cent stamp
to prepay postage for a free package,
and in short time you will be entirely
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
Gilman.
Gilman.
Special TO Times Re nuhlican

sSpecidl 10 lllleS-tNepuDllcaH.
Gilman, Feb. 25.-The many auction
sales in this vicinity this spring are
going off very successfully and prop
erty. especially livestock, brings good
prices.
AT the last session of the Congre-
gational Sunday school, Arthur Funk,
superintendent. and John Framforth,
assistant superintendent, resigned on
account of their removal from town,
and there were elected to fill the va
cancies j. w. Carney, superintendent.
and r. l.. Newton, assistant superin-
tendent.
j. II. Runner and family move to
their new home In Northern Missouri
today.
Harry Beale had the misfortune to
get his foot run over by hay baler
Monday and is quite lame today.
Rev. C. L. Hammond and family
drove out to j. H. Howards visiting
yesterday afternoon.
Prof. d. B. Wray, of Grinnell, Wis
tied Gilman on business Tuesday.
Andrew Tone, living south of Grim
nell, came up on Monday morning and
visited With relatives here couple of
days returning home Wednesday morn
ing.
News was received here yesterday
that the amputation of Dorr Suits dis
eased leg at the Singleton hospital in
Marshalltown Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
THE OWNER is MISSING.
Waterloo Man Has Possession Of
Horses Not His Own.

Horses Not His Own.
Waterloo. Feb. ga queer exper-
fence has happened to w. L. Wilson,
who occupies the j. P. Hummel farm,
up on the Blackhawk. He takes horses
and cattle to pasture. Last spring a
man who gave his name as Dickson
came with a couple of horses to have
pastured. AT the time promised he
came again, got the horses and paid for
their keeping. Then he came with 9TH
or horses and left them. And from time
to time he came taking those away
he had left and again returning with
more.
He talked of the large barn he had
in the city, and said that he bought
and shipped stock and offered to buy
some cattle Mr.. Wilson had, burt the
prices he offered were not satisfac-
tory.
In August last he bought two fine
young horses to put to pasture and
said he would come and get them in the
course of sixty days. That would be
about the time for taking the horses
from pasture.
Seven months have passed and no
! word has been heard of Mr.. Dickson
by Mr.. Wilson. The question is. what
has become of him? Is he dead? Or
has the same fate overtaken him which
befell a man some ten or twelve years
since when H. B. Hoxie was sheriff,
who had been doing something on the
same line, who proved to be a morse
thief and was sent to the penitentiary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25

covered, eighty-two square miles; pop
ulation served, 100.
Postoffice at Granger, Fillmore coun-
ty. Minnesota, TO be supplied by rura
carriers.
Kirknlan, Shelby county. one carrier;
length of route, twenty five and one
fourth miles; area covered. thirty-s1s
square miles: population served, $50;
number of houses on route, 10. Post
office at Retline to be discontinued.
Henry c. Hill has bsen commissioned
postmaster at Milton.
Rural letter carriers have been APP
pointed as follows:
Fredericksburg. Iowa-Carrier. Nor
dine n. Pease. substitute Elmer Pease';
Mrs. Fannie Babcock, substitute David
r. Hanun; Harry l.. Upham. substitute
George C. Upham: George A. Thomas,
substitute Allen d. Thomas.
Gravity-Jesse C. Morgan. substitute
Emma Morgan; William n. Johnson,
substitute Emma Johnson.
Gowrie-George w. Click. substitute
Jay f. Click: James w. Street. sub
stitute Alex G. PREGNANT; William NJ.
Goetzman. substitute Harry Goetzman;
Fred ii. Gardner, substitute Bert Card
ner.
Fort Atkinson-William A. Summers,
substitute Cad Fellows: Horace God
dard, substitute Bert Plumbtaux; Paul
knum. substitute Arthur Dodd.
Honey Creek-Allen A. Jeffries, sub
stitute Harry Jefferies.
Preston-Heinrich Olds. substitute
Meinert Odds.
Lohrville-Andrew E. Wheatley, sub
stitute o. NJ. Holdingshead; Herman
A. Squires, substitute Nora Squires;
James Herring, substitute Georgia
Herring; Randolph S. Middleton, sub
stitute Edwin II. Huggur.
Meaningless. S. Wyatt. substitute
Ben Wyatt; Henry C. Peters. substi-
tute Agnes L. Peters; Ward +. Billick,
substitute Arthur Billick; Edward p.
Barsby substitute Eleanor Barsby
Guthrie Center-Thomas E. Maris
Isaac III. Tomlinson, Abba, has been
admitted to practice before the in
terror department.
FRANK I. STILLMAN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
KILLED BY FALLING TREE.
Nine Year-old Boy Meets With Fata
Accident.
Special to es-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Feb. 25.-The 9-year-old son
of Mrs. Peter Rierson, living seven
miles north of the city, was killed by a
falling tree Saturday afternoon. Two
young men were cutting the tree down
just north of the Rierson home. They
did not notice the lads approach and
were Mortified to discover him right in
the path Of the falling tree when it be-
gan to topple. The little fellow was
unable to get out of the way in time,
and a small limb struck him squarely
on the head. smashing the skull He
was removed to his home and physi-
clans called. An operation to remove
the pressure on the brain was per-
formed, but the boy never rallied and
died of his injuries late the same
night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
HOT CAMPAIGN IN NEWTON.
VS.. Private Ownership Is tn
Issue in Contest.

Newton, Feb. 25.-One of the most
hotly contested campaigns in the his
tory OF Newton Is being carried on here.
the issue being an exact reversal of the
one that is foremost in many cities. In
stead of the contention being whether
to go to municipal ownership. 1t is
whether the city shall return to private
ownership OF the city lighting plant.
the movement for a return to a private
ownership. He Is endeavoring to pur-
chase the municipal lighting plant and
desires the election of an administers
ton favorable to his purposes and to
private ownership.
On the other hand. there is strong
clement of the voters who are pro-
foundly convinced of the merits of mu-
nicipal ownership. In favor of private
ownership it is urged that better serv-
ice would be given. The friends of mu-
nicipal ownership maintain that poor
management alone is responsible for
the defects in the lighting system of
Newton, and take the ground that by
looking after the management more
closely the lighting of the city can be
put on a good plane and at less expense
than thru private ownership.
T. G. Bryant, who is manager Of the
Parsons Band Cutter and Self Feeder
Company, of which Senator Maytag is
the head, is a candidate for mayor of
the private ownership element. w. o.
McElroy, attorney for the same COM
pany, is candidate for city solicitor.
c. o. McLain is the republican candi-
date for mayor on the municipal owner
ship side and r.. j. Salmon is candidate
for solicitor. The democratic ticket has
not been named. Three aldermen are to
be elected and each side has full all
dermanic ticket In the field.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
Hubbard.

Special to Times Republican.
Hubbard, Feb. 25.--Mrs. j. v. White
of Mitchell, S. D., is visiting her dau.
ghter, Mrs. John Hoelschen.
Mr.. N. b. Hoyt has moved to Rad
cliffe, and engaged in the grocery bus
mess
Messrs. OILS Lewison and w. F. Bel
emeier went to Des Moines Monday tc
attend the stock show this week.
The Rathbone Sisters gave a socia-
BILE Friday night that was well attend
ed and all enjoyed the evening.
Mrs. NJ. C. Nix, is in Des Moines this
week on business.
Mr. w. N Mitterer, of Eldora. and
C. W. Turner, of Iowa Falls were in
town Friday ON business.
Mr.. Chas. Graham, of Lawrence, was
visiting in the town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. o. McCleary. of Van
Meter, Iowa, are visiting the formers
sisters, Mrs. George w. Hough and Mrs
Minnie Marshman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
KELLOGG News.
Special to Times Republican.
kellogg Feb. 25.-The Masonic lodi

Special to Times Republican.
Kellogg, Feb. 25.-The Masonic lodge
held an open meeting Saturday even
ing, Feb. 81, to celebrate Washington
birthday. They had music and sneak
ing and a social time. All were well
pleased.
committee from the G. A. r. post
visited the school this morning and
gave in each room short talk on
Washington, his life and what he did
for the country, striving to give the
scholars lessons in patriotism.
The Odd Fellows held sociable
Wednesday evening of last week. An
address was given by Mr. Evans, we'll
known as talker by the different or
ders of which he is a member.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25

a half an hour a set of helpless men
Were holding the nozzles of the hose
and had to be carried from the scene
and others placed in their stead. Those
who witnessed that performance were
Disguised, and many of the firenlen
who refused to partake were among
the loudest protesters. Rule II of the
firemen's code provides that any mem
ber of the company present at fire
under the influence of liquor shall be
expelled from the company What ac-
ton will be taken in this case is un-
certain. The citizens in general are
highly indignant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
A NEWSPAPER MERGER.
The World and photograph at Ackley
to Be Consolidated.

ne world and monograph at Ackley
to Be Consolidated.
Special to Times Republican,.
Iowa Falls, Feb. 25-It is currently
reported over the county that news
paper merger will soon consolidate the
two newspapers at Ackley. A few weeks
ago George f. Althouse, the publisher of
the Ackley World, and one of the lead
ing editors of the county. purchased the
Photograph. The latter paper contin-
ues its individuality as separate pub
LEGATION in charge of Editor Crate, but
1t is reported the two papers will be
united in few weeks and that strong
independent weekly will be issued by
Mr. Althouse. Another newspaper re-
port Is TO the effect that John Pitzer, a
former Hardin county printer and a
veteran of the Philippine war. will soon
start a newspaper at Ellsworth In
Hamilton county, TO be known as the
Ellsworth News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
TOOK TOO MUCH BOOZE.
Fire Fighters At Cedar Falls Laid Gu
Rv Whiskev

Cedar Falls, Feb. 25.-Nothing that
has occurred in years has so stirred the
temperance sentiment in this commu-
nifty as an act perpetrated at the fire
ON Monday might. The firemen were
called upon to fight the flames at the
Wilimek bakery for three hours and a
half, and some of them We're in the
basement standing in water almost to
their waists. Becoming exhausted
Mayor Robinson and Alderman Geo. w.
Hughes passed around the whiskey and
the men did not stop at a swallow but
imbibed freely with the result that in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
MAKES ODD CHARGES.
Davenport Woman Says Mary L
Schrock Hypnotised Her.

Ottumwa, Feb. 25.-Mrs. Mary l..
Schrock, of Ottumwa, secretary of the
American Home Finding Association,
the head office of which organization is
in this city, is accused by a Davenport
woman, Mrs. L. Wyman, of hypnotiZing
her and thus obtaining her consent to
take her two children away from her
and bring them to Ottumwa for the
purpose of finding homes for them. Mrs.
Schrock and people in Davenport who
knew of the negotiations for the chill
dren deny the truth of Mrs. Wyman's
story, and it is thought that the woman
has become mentally unbalanced on ac-
count of the taking away Of her chill
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