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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03

ing. The house was beautifully decor
and the refreshment table with pink
satin ribbon and roses.
Miss Gertrude Smith was maid of
ceremony and Misses Ollie Sullivan,
and Blanch Whitney presided over the
frappe bowl. Misses Nellie Brewster,
Ruby Tallman and Irene VanDusen,
served dainty refreshments. Mr.. and
Mrs Carhart will be at home to their
friends after July 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. III. Chichester and
Forest leave today for visit at New
York, Brooklyn and Boston.
James Cook returned from Shulls-
burg, Wis, accompanied by his sister
Mrs. Robert Mullen. After a weeks
visit with his mother he will return tc
Los Angeles, Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Johnston and little
Frances, visited his brother at Sioux
Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs LOOMS, of Mason City
and Mr. and Mrs. Felthans of Rock
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Thomas ana Ber-
well, attended the Carhart reception.
trand are in Mason City to attend the
marriage of Miss Nettie Griffin and a
Mr.. Smith of Los Angeles. Cal.
Mrs. H. d. Mohr and children, ano
Miss Emily Pearson, returned from
Wall Lake accompanied by Miss Rose
Johnston, a teacher III the Cornell
schools. who will spend the, summer
with her sister.
VIII Ashworth caught a seven ano
one-half pound pickerel In the creek
north of town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03

Newton.
Adam Young was taken before the
board of insanity on Friday on an in
formation field by Warren Talbot,
charging him with being an insane per-
son. The evidence was not sufficient
to hold Mr.. Young, altho 1t was shown
that some of his actions are very Curl
Gus. He is in poor health, suffering
with consumption.
Webster City.
a. H. Quincy, who has served as
rural mall carrier on route No. 5 since
the establishment of this service here,
has concluded his work for the govern
ment in the capacity of carrier. Adj
vanced age and deficient eyesight are
given as the cause of his retirement.
w. Barber, who has been acting as
substitute, is now on duty on route
No. s.
Spencer.
The Fourth of July will witness the
eighty-fourth anniversary of the birth
of probably the Oldest twins now alive
in Iowa, if not in the Union.
They are Bethuel and Aaron French,
who reside on their farms north of Pet
erson in Clay county. They were born
July 4, 1919 in house standing on the
line between Green and Washington
counties, Pennsylvania.
Shenandoah.
James L. Gwynn whose business puts
him in direct touch with the corn
growing interests says corn is looking
remarkably we'll, quite as well as in
81 when the planting was as late as
now, and that year there was big
crop. Some farmers will have their
con- laid by before the 4th, and many
others tell him they will lay by i'm
mediately after the 4th. But on the
contrary Dr. George l.. Smith is quite
sure there will not be half a crop; to
him the cornfields look bad.
WapelIo.
A petition was filed Wednesday con-
tanning the signatures of forty property
owners of the town of Oakville, asking
that drainage district be established
in Oakville. The petition is to come
before the board of supervisors of
Louisa county, for which they will
probably call an extra session. Since
the defeat of the former proposition at
the special election held last Thurs
DAY, there mas Deeil Ioii7ioSi @'oie 'is7
cusson as to the best plan to adopt,
which resulted in the above petition.
Cambridge.
The material for twenty-four miles
of the Newton & N. w. railroad is being
shipped into Cambridge on the e., NJ.
& st. p. railroad The work OF hauling
out and distributing the same along the
| line Of the road is progressing rapidly
1t is said that the short line is loading
and distributing 100 cars of dirt and
gravel each day along the line, taken
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
lO EXAMINE STOMACH.
Examination of the Contents of
Eldora Woman's Stomach
to Be Made.
FEAR SHE WAS POISONED
FEAR SHE WAS POISONED
County Attorney F. II. Noble and Drs.
N. c. Morse and c. c. Gethman, Of
EIdora, Leave for Ann Arbor, Mich,
on an Important Trip-May Be Mys-
terry in Mrs. BIydenburgh's Death.
to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
E. S. Blydenburgh, of this city, which
occurred on May % last, result from
poison? is a question that is to be de-
termined at Ann Arbor Mich, within
the next few days. County Attorney
F. H. Noble and Drs. n. C. Morse and
&c. C. Gethman left for Ann Arbor last
evening, to be present at the examina-
ton of the stomach of the dead woman.
which is to be conducted by a chemist
of that city.
Mrs. Blydenburgh was taken i'll at
her home in this city on the Sunday
prior to Memorial day, or May "a. she
died the following Friday, and the re-
mains were sent TO Elmira, o., for in
terment. 1t now develops that relatives
Of the woman are not just satisfied as
to the cause of death, which has been
considered here as a natural one. They
claim that she and Mr.. Blydenburgh
did not live as happily as could be
wished, and think that they see crime
in the woman's death. They had the
body exhumed and the stomach re-
moved. The latter was shipped to Ann
Arbor to leading chemist, to be ex-
amined to see II the traces of poison
can be found.
Mr. Blydenburg, as long as the cues
ton has been raised. is as anxious
as any one that the investigation be
made. He does not fear 1t In the least.
and says that the examination will
prove that his wife died from natural
causes The outcome of the examina-
ton will be watched with much inter-
est here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03

Estherville.
Ira Robinson and Don Bradley have
bought out the II. G.. Coon & son gro
Gerry business
Deep River.
John F. Myerly, o.. Deep River town
ship. is building a 4ox5O foot barn with
30 foot posts.
Doueherty -
| Wednesday morning, July j, at s:ao
| at ST. Patrick's church, occurred the
marriage of Miss Hannah O'Donnell
and William Tinney, the Rev. r. u.
O'Relly officiating.
| Dubuque.
/ Ten linemen employed on the Dubu-
| que division of the Chicago Great Yves
| tern have Quit work, after having been
turned down in their petition for high
err wages. They asked for an increase
of SIS month.
Winfield.
The store of Anderson & Nelson. at
Swedesburg, was broken into and the
safe blown open and all the money 1t
contained, about $25, was taken. 1t is
thought that no goods was taken, as
nothing has been missed.
Eldora.
! w. w. Swain an old gentleman 10
years OF age, living at Eldora thru
some oversight took a dose of rat
poison Sunday morning and i, was with
the greatest difficulty that his life was
saved.
Bows.
Chas. Norris has a horse freak in
the shape of a colt four days old, that
weighs but twenty pounds, the mother
of. which weighs 800 pounds. He will
give a hundred dollars TO any one who
can produce q smaller one.
Washington.
The residence of Dennis Brown in the
north part Of the city, buried to the
| ground Tuesday evening. 1t was fine
| seven room house and on account OF
the high wind it was consumed rapidly.
1t was beyond the reach of the fire com
pany. The alarm was sounded too late
to do any good.
| Bancroft.
A ditchng machine at work near
town cuts a ditch feet wide at the
| top feet 8 inches in depth and y
inches wide at the bottom and Will eX-
Cavate 60 rods in day. Ii $ operated
by means of heavy steel cables.
Nine horses constitute the power, which
| is applied by capstans.
Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. Fred Fricke, who lives short
distance east OF this city, was quite
badly hurt short time ago by falling
from load of hay and striking the
ground on his head and shoulders. The
| hay fork broke and allowed him to
| fall At the last reports he was rest
! ing as well as could be expected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
ALLEE is A CANDIDATE.
Ruena Vista County Farmer Will Try
for Legislative Honors.

Tor Legislative tJOuOISs
Special to Times Republican.
Alta, July 3.-Jessie j. Alice. promi-
rent farmer and banker of Newell, has
entered the race for representative from
Buena Vista county. He has resided in
the county for thir.yt two years, twen-
ty-seven Of which have been spent on
the farm he now occupies at Newell.
The other candidate is f. n. Bucking-
ham. of Elk township.
Lightning struck the barn on the ID.
Burns place. south of Alta, Monday
right and killed team Of horses. The
barn was badly wrecked. In the same
storm many cattle were killed in the
country.
Mabel Starr, a young woman living
south of Alta. died of appendicitis on
Monday the funeral occurring from the
NJ f. church Tuesday.
The committee that has been raising
funds for the municipal heatinE; plant
has at last secured all the necessary
cash. The amount is close to 10000.
Contractors have submitted their bids
for the plant. the one most in favor be-
ing $500. 1t is expected that the con-
tract for the heat. extension OF light
and water systems will be let next
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
Very Low Rates te Denver. Colorado,
Springs, Pueblo and Return.

via the Northwestern line. July 10 to 10
inclusive. with final return limit until
and including Angus. "1st, 1903. ac-
count of c. e. convention. Stop over
privileges and choice of routes. Side
trips can be made ar reduced excursion
rates to various Colorado points, to the
summit of Pixies Peak, to Ogden and
Salt Lake City (toYellowstone National
Park. from Denver only and to San
Francisco. Los Angeles, etc. Low rate
excursion tickets to Colorado also on
sale daily. limited to return until Oct.
3lst For particulars apply to ticket
agents Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
Orange Lodges Will Celebrate.

Special to Times Republican.
Montezuma, July Saturday July
4th will be very quiet day here as
there will be no celebration. How
ever, we are promised a genuine treat
one week later The two Orange lodges
of Deep River township had commit
tees here yesterday looking up the pros
poets to hold their celebration of the
Battle of the Boyne" here and 1t is
reported that sufficient inducement was
offered. The proper day for this cele-
bration would be July 18th and as that
date falls on Sunday this year it is
arranged to celebrate on Saturday the
18th.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
THE TALENT SELECTED.
EIdora's Lecture Course Arranged 70
Next Winter.

Special to Times Re publican.
Eldora, July 3.-The comittee APP
pointed to arrange for the next sea-
sons lecture course reported yesterday
that they had secured the following at
fractions:
dorado Taft, Katherine Ridgeway,
John B. Denote, Leland Powers, Ger
maine, the magician, and the Boston
Temple male quartet.
1t promises to be the best and most
popular course ever held in the city.
A large number out of town are inter-
ested and will attend.
The Fourth promises to be a lively
day in this vicinity. "A fine speed pro-
gram will be carried out, also ball
games and other sports. A large num-
Der will spend the day in the woods and
along the river bank, fishing, boating
and picnicing. Business houses close
at noon until over Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
FORTUNE FOR SOME GIRL.
Her Kindness to Rich Southerner
Brings Legacy of $4,000.

Her Ntn0neSS TO NUN SSNs''S' 49,
Brings Legacy of $4,000.
Special to Times publican.
Laporte, July 3.-Three years ago.
largely on account of misfortune IN the
i'll health of her father, Miss Bonnie
Burnham. OF Spirit Lake, Iowa, with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burn
ham. went to Pensacola, Florida, to
spend the winter.
One day while walking along the
beach, an aged mulatto was discovered
sitting on bench. Contrary to the
parents expectation, Miss Bonnie Went
To the man and engaged him in con-
versation.
Little more was thought of the cir
cumstance except for the moment
which consisted in the surprise the
Young girl was giving her parents by
on cling in conversation with this man
"a total stranger to her. The incident
nassed nv and was not thought of again
until few days ago, When the iaeiiei
of the young lady, who Is now d resi-
dent here, picked up Chlcaeo papei
when he met with the surprise Oh ms
life in reading that the little lnciaeii'
which occurred on the beach near en-
sacola. had resulted in making ms
daughter independent thru the ilneii-
tance of the fortune left by the gentie-
man whom she engaged in soclal con-
verse while at Pensacola.
Miss Bonnie was born at Spirit Lake.
Her father, Frank Burnham' hVes On
Tho old Rurnham farm, owned by his
mother. two miles west OF LaPorte
CITY. and her grandmother, Mrs. Juiia
4. Burnham, lives in LaPorte CITY.
The following clipping taken from VI
Chicago American a few days ago. eA-
plains the situation:
"Twenty-five thousand dollars IS d
nra,tv good price to get for snnile
and kind word, but it Is the reward
.bat has lust come to Bonnie Burnham'
n school girl of Whiting, IND.
..wban she was attending the Con-
vent of Mercy at Pensacola, fioriua'
she went walking one day WIN iiei
mother .
- ald man with white hair SAT on q
bench in the sun. he was ioiiiis
Duggings, and he had no rela.i'es ano
no one to care for him.
..rrhe girl smiled as she passed anu
asLe6 him if he was enjoying the sun
shine. ;,rs sun.
He was attracted by the girls sun =.
nv disposition, and asked her parents 70
he presented to her. en-.
..iIa haran1e a friend Of the family,
hut when the Burnhams came hof.n.
thav lived in Aurora. Ill. then-he ala
the letters Miss Burnnam
wrote to him.
.she was much surprised YESTERDAY
,at letter from Attorney Steele.
, -, wrote that Thomas Dugging was
dead and that in his will ne bequeathed
ss5.ooo to Bonnie Burnham, who was
Miss Burnham has sent an agent TO
FLORIDA. to secure the legacy
.The girl lives at 20 Sheridan avenue ,ue
., Whiting. She will use part OF the
money to secure college education
.she has literary aspirations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
-, eotures at Waterloo.

special to Times-Repuf'''aH.
waterloo. July 3.--General Fltzhush
az ,actpred before the Chautauaua. IN
an interview before his address, IN dis-
.,.,ssine the race problem, he said ecu
alton had but little 70 do win the
Question. The study of reading WIT
mo and arithmetic were gooa tnlIles
tor the average southern negro, but De
rora that hut few were capable OF be-
inc educated. The southern negro. ne
ssid was a peaceable fellow and the
,rbites and blacks would get along il
people from distance wouio no. liieu
die with either. They inspired the ne
s.ro with false ambitions ana placed
wrong ideas in his brain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
BIG FOUR LEAGUE.
Alta, Storm Lake, Newell and Cherokee
Will PLAY Amateur Ball.

Alta, Storm Lake, Newell and Cherokee
Will Play Amateur Ball.
Special to Times Republican.
Alta, July 3-The amateur ball teams
of Alta, Storm Lake, Newell and Cher
okee, have formed league, known as
The Big Four League" and arranged
schedule for the remainder OF the
season. Representatives met here
Monday and elected the following OIL
GERS:
President. S. Kucker.
Secretary-C. d. Coates.
Directors-L. S. Kucker, Alta; Z. u.
Coates, Storm Lake; Guy Nj. Gillette,
Cherokee, and A. J. Larson, Newell.
Nothing but amateur men VIII De
allowed to play. New players that are
to be added to the teams from tune 10
time must be approved by the directors
before they will be allowed to play.
The opening games will be Alta al
Cherokee and Storm Lake at Newell.
Two games by each team will be played
a week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03

crowd as will many who are not mem
bers. of either fraternal body. II the
Webster City and Vinton teams
play here this afternoon, cannot be IN
duced to stay over tomorrow, and play
two games, game will be arranged pc
tween Nevada and Iowa Falls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
Adon+ Train Order System.

Special to Times RepubHcaH.
Cedar Falls, July a.-The Rapid
Transit Company has taken on more
symptoms of real railroad system by
establishing train order system. An
operator is placed 1T Cedar Falls and
che at Broadway Junction. e. ID. Nc
Clelland and Bert Turner will have
charge of the junction office and Harold
louell will be the operator here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
THE FOURTH AT IOWA FALLS.
N Excursion viii be Run From Ne

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, July S.-This city will
not celebrate the nations birthday to-
morrow, but there Will be something
doing" as the majority of the citizens
will remain at home, no nearby city or
town offering inducements to leave the
classic shades of the scenic city. a big
excursion will be run to this place from
Nevada, a special train over the Des
Moines Short Line. leaving that city
at 8 a. m. The excursion will be headed
by the knights of Pythias band, under
whose auspices the excursion is run.
Many knights and their ladies and
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will join the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

from the gravel banks located one
half mile south of Cambridge in which
a steam shovel is used to load the
cars.
Algona.
NJ H. Smith, of Hebron. was in town
lately to interview County Auditor
Potter with regard to the petition,
filed some time since, asking for a
ditch to drain that township. The pc
tition was signed by 100 people, and
Mr.. Smith learned that it was intact
and on file with the auditor and would
be acted on in its turn. There are
about a dozen drainage petitions to be
considered this year, and not only does
the board need time but the coun-
ty surveyor has to make preliminary
survey and report before any decision
is made.
Brooklyn.
The deep we'll which is the source
of our city water supply has given
out, probably as the result OF sand
Sitting in thru the strainer at foot
of well. For several days it has been
impossible to obtain water from the
well and there is no telling how much
longer this state Of affairs is likely to
continue. 1t is fortunate for Brooklyn
that first class steam fire engine
is a part of our fire fighting equipment.
This engine has been connected with
the railroad water tank and our mains
are now filled with water from Bear
creek. The engine fills the city tank
at the rate of two feet per hour The
town has it's usual fire protection. but
until the deep we'll can be repaired
there will be much annoyance and
trouble on account of the scarcity Of
water fit for culinary purposes.
Jefferson.
Mr.. Elmo Tompkins, young man
who has lived in this city number OF
years, attempted suicide by the chloro-
form route last Saturday afternoon.
He engaged a room at the nome OIL
Mrs. Johnson, in the north part OF
town. and within few moments after
being shown to his new quarters was
heard grooming and moaning. Mrs
| johnson was unabl to discover what
was wrong, and sent for Sheriff An
derson, who concluded the man had
| poisoned himself He was apparently
BREATH his last, but while the
Sheriff was carrying him down stairs
he began to vomit and by the time he
reached the city hall had rallied con-
/ siderably. DR.. Dean applied restora-
Itives and labored with him until he
brought him thru, SO that by sun
day he was all right again, He SAFE
he took two ounces of chloroform and
laudanum mixed, with a desire to Kill
| himself He has been a hard worker
and his action is said to be due to the
drink habit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
MADE HUSBAND DRuNkARD.
Mrs. Elsie Andrews Asks $4,000 Dam.
ages From Prominent onawa Saloon

onawa, July s.-Mrs. Elsie Andrews.
by her attorneys. w. d. Brown and ].
A. Pritchard, of Onawa, has commenced
a suit in the Monona county district
court against Frank O'Connor & Son,
saloonkeepers of Onawa, and against,
Joseph Baumgartner, and Abel Ander-
son, sureties on their bond, residing in
Sioux City, for $4,000 and $4,000 dam
ages. respectively, for selling intoxi-
eating liquors to her husband, S. w.
Andrews, who. the petition alleges. has
become a confirmed drunkard and un-
able TO support her in consequence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03

iSSS diiS, .oSS, "'.N -
veritabie torn Ell t at
tim es, especially at
night or when over
heated.
The cause of Ecze-
ma is a too acid and
general unhealthy con-
dition OF the blood.
The terrifying itching
and burning is pro-
duced by the overflow
through the glands aud
pores of tie skin of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
FINDS DEATH IN LAKE
Clear Lake Lad browns While
Swimming a Horse to
Deep Water.
HORSE AND RIDER GO DOWN
The Horse Swan Out, But the Boy
Never Came to the surface-Body
Recovered-Mine Worker Near OF
tumwa browns While Bathing in a
Pond.

Special to mes-Republ!can.
Clear Lake, July 3.-While washing
horses at Clear Lake late yesterday Os-
car Shakey, lad II years old, was
drowned. He urged the horse into deep
water to swim and both went down.
The horse swan out, but Shakey went
to the bottom. The body was recov-
cred,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
Your Druggist Will Buy 1t Back.

You assume no risk when you buy
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. Your druggist will re-
fund your money If you ere not salts
fed after using 1t. 1t is everywhere adj
mitted to be the most successful rem
coy in use for bowel complaints and the
only one that never fails. 1t is pleas
ant safe and reliable. All druggists
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
Miner Drowned.

Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa, July 3.-Olivo Nicoletto. an
Italian employed at No. mine of the
Smoky Hollow Coal Company. near
Avery, was drowned while bathing In
No. pond in about fifteen feet of
water,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
Sheffield News.

Special to Times Republican.
Sheffield, July 3.--Mr. and Mrs. L. p
Carhart gave reception Wednesday
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Carhart. over 200 were in at
tendance and spent {. very social even
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
BIG DEATH RECORD.
Fifteen Violent Deaths in Blackhawk
County in June.

County in June.
Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo July 2-t'ifteen violent
deaths out of twenty-one for the month
OF June is pretty dark record for this
city. but that is what the records Of
the deaths show. But four were fe-
males and the rest were stalwart men
with the exception of one child. The
fifteen met death while being trans
ported, twelve by rail and three by
boat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03
&c EMM s sxns on NE FIRE

No disease much bodily discomfort tehes and burns IKE
the
spreads puus bsers which sticky ud
looking and scabs 1t
different back hands,
faccaEd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03

In 1895 experienced at times patches on the IN.
side of hands that itched and hurnea, ca1sang
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-03

much OlSCOmtOTC. x3S CIAA1o Vse11C " 10
grew worse, and was Convinced that
[ was afflicted with Eczema con-
suited several physicians and NUM-
Der Of specialists, and used several ex-
ternal applications, receiving but
slight temporary Selief; In =, F Feb tbayy
= ,,onth Experienced q change for the
better b da and By May all symptoms had
diaappeared and found myself client ensir e.
NJ d;saasa since. w. P. BRUSH,
lgor stoek.nan,s. Advertising Agency.