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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
PLUMMERS AGAIN FUGiTlVES.
Famous Prisoners Break the Conditions
of Their Parole

Cedar Rapids, June 3.-Mr. and Mrs.
William Plumner who We're captured
| in Minneapolis two years ago. after
| a remarkable flight from Sioux City.
are again fugitiyes from justice. They
violated paroles from the state peni-
tertiary by leaving we'll paying posi-
tons in F. X McDonald's chophouse
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. and the state
officials are now looking for them
Their flight was unexpected because
the couple had pleasant situations and
because Plummer had been promised
The management of a $4,000 grocery at
ARmosa July /.
Plummer was arrested in Sioux City
two years ago for holding up grocer,
His wife smuggied revolver to him,
and at an appointed hour she drove in
an alley near the Jail with a buggy. At
the same moment Plummer held up
Jailor krege. fired twice at him and got
out of the Jail. His wife cut her hair
and donned a boys clothing. They
travelled in the buggy thus to this city,
where Mrs. Plummer in the Milwaukee
station was seen to be disguised.
She would probably not have been
noticed but she was in the mems toilet
room when big negro tanitor went in
to wash the floor. He upset bucket
of water preparatory to using his mop
and the sight of him and the rush of
the water around her feet frightened
her so that she let out an unmistakable
feminine yell. A detective happened to
be in the toilet room at the same time
and he followed the woman out.
glance was enough to satisfy him that
the mems clothes covered a feminine
figure and he promptly arrested the
couple. The couple were sent back to
Sioux City and sent to Anamosa. Mrs.
Plummer was soon afterwards poroled
and for long time she was night cash
Ter at the union station lunch room. She
seemed very devoted to her husband in
the penitentiary and sometimes she
went to Anamosa to see him. They
We're planning to begin life over again
as soon as his term had expired, they
said. Then her husband was paroled
and they seemed happy. What could
have induced them to break their par
oles when Plummer had the offer Of so
good position is more than the state
officials can understand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
CORN PLANTING DELAYED.
Only About Half the Acreage Planted
in Calhoun.

Special to Times Republican.
Manson, June 3.-Corn planting in
this locality is not more than half fin
ished and the prospects are very dis
couraging to the farmers for finishing
the balance. The heavy rains contin-
uously keep the bitches and tile so
overworked that they are unable to dis
pose of the great surplus and the re-
suit is the flooding of thousands of
acres of both small grain and corn.
The situation is surely a serious one.
The roads are practically impossible,
bridges being washed out and on the
lowlands, no bottom to the roads Near
ly every cellar and cave in the city
is partially filled with water
Saturday night two German tailors
started from here to Pomeroy by team
and undertook to pass over Purgatory
creek, about five miles west of this
place and drove into the water, sup
posing TO pass over the bridge, but the
recent high waters had washed it out
and in the struggle both of the horses
We're drowned. The team belonged to
the livery firm Of Gray & Burns of this
city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

eating grass, the harness hanging to the
animal in strips. The carriage was
badly broken, cushion and lap robe
gone.
Grundy Center.
The long expected brick and tile fac
tory is at last an assured thing for
Grundy Center. Plans are now under
way to put in plant which will event.
ually employ about fifteen men. Until
the plant is established the company
will employ many more men. A so
horse power engine and a battery of
boilers will be purchased at once and
installed in the old grain warehouse
which will be moved to the grounds and
utilized as machine house. The
company will make it's own brick for
the entire plant which will require sew
eral months 1t will be September be-
fore the plant is in operation and next
spring before it will be in full opera
ton The capacity OF the brick plant
will be $1,000 brick per day and the tile
plant about 5000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
LATE PLANTED CORN.
J. r. Sage Advocates Planting as Late
as June 20.

as June 20.
Des Moines, June ST would adj
wise the planting of corn up to June
90" said j. r. Sage, local director of
the government climate and crop serv-
ice, last evening, "as l believe that with
such fall as we have been having
corn would mature in plenty of time.
We are now making up stistical table
of the corn acreage of Iowa, but be-
cause of the heavy rains it Will not be
accurate, and 1t is possible that another
will have to be made later. / do not
believe crops have been washed from
many fields. The spring has been wet
and In the low places where the water
has come, no crops had been planted.
On the high places where the farmers
could cultivate and plant, the rains
could do no damage. If the farmers can
get corn in by the goth of this month
would believe 1t much more advis-
able than planting eaten crops in the
low places, as such are generally un-
satisfactory. The smaller grains are
nearly, all in and there will be plenty
of fodder this fall"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
Hansell.

HanseIl.
r. NJ. Harrison has recovered from
an attack Of appendicitis.
Dysart.
/ The Hauck eighty in Bruce town
ship was sold at auction Friday. John
Drews bought it at sSS.25 per acre
The place is well improved.
Burt.
Professor Murray, of Germania, has
been rendered the position as principal
of the Burt school for the ensuing year
at salary Of SIS per month.
Ogden.
Mr.. William e. Thompson has sold
his farm north of Ogden to young
man named Schilling. The price is
said to have been sS5 per acre. The
farm contains 120 acres.
Mt. Ayr.
-Four of the leading stores of Mt.
| Ayr are to be merged into one large
establishment under one roof. 1t will
be a country department. store. includ-
ing general merchandise, clothing and
| hardware.
! LeMars.
| The three young sons of n. Utech
were caught in the storm as they were
returning from church near Seney. The
eldest is pretty badly injured having
| received several bad scalp wounds.
They took refuge in an old house on
the Rayburn place or they would have
been much worse.
/ Humboldt.
| The druggists of Humboldt county
have organized a branch of the Nation
al Association of Retail Druggists. Of
iicers elected We're A. f. Ruse, presi-
dent; A w. Wilson. vice. PRECEDENT; A.
Aren't, Jr., secretary; DR.. Watson, sec
rotary and treasurer.
EddyviIle.
The Watkins sand company are con-
structng a system of barges to work
in connection with their clam" dredge.
The machine barge has been launched.
1t is 25x24 feet and will carry a twenty
horse power engine and other machin
cry for loading sand onto barges. The
bargcs will be run with a tow line
operated by the engine at the clam.
and the company expected to have the
new feature in working order this week.
Red Oak.
AT II business meeting held Monday
afternoon the Swedish Lutheran con-
gregation decided to proceed at once
with their preparations for building a
new church A soliciting committee
composed of the following persons
was named: p Il. Erickson Nels
Peterson, Nels Olson. Henry Peterson
Gus Peterson and John Erickson. The
plans for the new structure have been
partially decided upon. They call for
a building costing from $4,000 to
$1,000.
Cedar Rapids.
A Fl. Abrams. president of the State
Anti Saloon League, has been here. He
had previously spent three days in Car
roll looking over the status of the sal
Don petitions of the county and of Coon
Rapids in particular. He says that he
found the petitions as to Coon Rapids
deficient and that the State League and
the committee at Coon Rapids will close
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03

when the alcohol had given him cour-
age. he jumped into the raging Ce-
dar" ats the4foot of Second avenue. from
the sidewalk that runs along the NORTH
side Of Stark's hotel.
One of the bartenders pulled him out
before he had time to drown, though
he struggled with the desperation OF
whisky and despair. He was taken tic
the police station and after being plac-
ed in the hobo cell, he made the walls
ring with his hymns, prayers and inn
precautions.
Van den Burg was arrested in this
city about two weeks ago, q warrant
from Green Bay, Wis, charging him
with forgery. Later his wife was also
arrested on the same charge. They
both denied that they had any inten-
ton of Skipping OUT from Green Bay
They went back without reduisition
papers.
When they were tried in Green Bay
Van den Burg was released, but his
wife was held on the charge of forg-
cry. The check was for sos and is
alleged to have been raised to S17.0o.
1t was issued by the Federal Labor
Union of Green Bay Van den Burg is
president of that organization. He de-
clares that both he and his wife are
innocent. and says they are the victim
of conspiracy by six or seven other
members of the federal union of Green
Bay, alleging that they are envious of
him because of his position. This. he
says together with the thought of be-
ing separated from his wife, and four
children, and the fact that he is the
first one of his mothers twelve children
to be behind the bars, made him de-
eide to end all his trouble and disgrace
by plunging into the river.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
The Rainfall For April and
May Last Year Is Exceeded
by 3.37 Inches
WEATHER STATISTICS
LOCAL.
Thirteen Thunderstorms Visited Iowa
Falls and Vicinity During May and
There We're Nineteen Stormy Days in
the Month--News Items of Interest to
Iowa Readers.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. June 3-The figures Of
the local weather bureau offer some in
teresting facts in realization of one Of
the most erratic Mays in the history of
this section in years. The rainfall was
III inches against SIS inches for the
same month last year, while April last
year was much drier, having a rainfall
this year of 3.15 inches for Ito inches
for the same month in 1902. This makes
an excess OF waterfall for the two
months over the same ones last yen
of 3.s7 inches. There We're nineteen
stormy days in the month just closed,
there being but eleven OF the same kind
last year. Thirteen thunder storms
visited this section during May.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03

Iup every saloon in town unless the sal
oons obey the law in every particular
cease selling to minors and habitual
drunkards. They must also have no
back doors and nothing whatever in
the saloons behind which any one can
secrete themselves while drinking
Jefferson.
Among the damaged properties in
Greene county, caused by the high
winds this week, are no less than a
dozen barns located in various town
ships. The large barn of Alex Duff, in
Scranton township, was destroyed, also
| the c. G. Cockerill barn on the Woodland
farm near the city. S. S. Wherry lost
barn upon his premises in the north
| part OF town, and the house on the
Andy Williams place in Bristol was
moved from it's foundation When the
wind is blowing seven ways for Sunday
the cave is an honored place every
time.
Essex.
May. the five year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Fredrckson,
living east of here had very painful
accident Thursday evening. and one
which nearly proved serious. She was
playing about the house and struck her
head against the sharp edge of the
| table, cutting q small cash. She went
to her father near the window and he
was washing the blood from her head.
when she tainted and fell forward in
, to the window, breaking the glass and
cutting her right eye. DR.. kinsey was
called and he sewed the wound to-
1n. e,y .,tit n1,a ~
narrow escape for the eye.
Rippey.
The dedicatory services of the Rippey
Baptist church will occur June I. Rev.
~. o. Staples of Sterling, Illinois, and
Rev. f. n. Eldredge, OF Des Moines,
will be present to officiate. A male
quartet from Des Moines Will furnish
music. The program in detail will
be announced later. Everybody is
cordially invited to these services.
Guthrie Center.
Dennis Mewn, living southwest of
town, lost six head of cattle last Thurs
day night by lightning. He had them
insured in the Guthrie and Affair Coun
ty Mutual Insurance Company, and he
will receive his insurance.
Esthervii!e
Charley Westcott, who resides on the
j. b. Binford farm two miles northeast
OF Estherville with his father, came
very near losing his life Sunday night.
The night was very dark, and young
Westcott. not Suspicioning danger,
drove into stream, and in less time
than it takes to read these lines, the
carriage was overturned. and he was
thrown into the water where he strug-
gled for life as best he knew how
Several times he went under but finally
managed to secure footing anG
climbed out on the same side of the
stream that he had entered. 1t was
raining hard at this time, and 1t being
so dark he could not see anything of ths
horse or carriage, he concluded to spens
the night in one of Mr.. Maniece's hay
stacks that stood near, which he dix.
The next morning he discovered the
horse on the opposite side Of the stream
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03

damage to other property will be untold
as result of the rise of the Mssissip-
pi river during the last forty-eigh,
hours. A sheet of water seven miles
wide stretches from the Burlington
shore to within two miles of Gladstone
and the backup of the stream throws
it to within a short distance OF the little
Illinois town.
The river covers over the low lands
on the opposite side as far north as
Oquawka and inland a distance of be-
tween six and eight miles taking in the
whole of the first bottom lands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
FARM LAND FLOODED.
Terrific Rains in the Vicinity of cIea
Lake.

Terrific Rains in the Vicinity of Clear
Lake.
Special to Times Republican.
Clear Lake, June 3.-This section was
visited by rain Sunday and Monday.
Many of the farmers are unable to get
on their fields at all. Quite a good deal
of the land has not been plowed at ALL
some of the oats and corn that is plant
ed is covered with water. The crop will
be light this year The prospect for
hay and pasture was never better.
Many of the farmers will SOW buck
wheat and millet. Lime creek is very
high the water running over the road
in many places last week. The roads
in some places are almost impossible.
Some of those who have rented land
for cash are leaving their farms. A
great many of the farmers are feeling
blue, yet we have never had an en-
tire failure of crops here and 1t is not
at all likely there viii be this year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
Rescued Forty Cattle.

Struble, June 3.-Henry Detloff paid
Duncan Macarthur and his hired man
500 10 rescue thirty-nine head of cat
tie from the high water on his farm
Tuesday afternoon. They drove or
swan them two and one-half miles be-
fore they landed them. Mr.. Detloff was
we'll pleased with the result and feels
thankful 10 Macarthur and his man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
DRANK THE EMINENT.
Iowa Falls Girl Took External Medicine
Internally.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. June 3.-Ida kodtnan, a
domestic employed at the Star Cafe,
in East Iowa Falls, has been in a crit
ical condition for several days, on ac-
count of taking dose OF poisonous
medicine internally. She had been
bothered with rheumatism and con-
suited physician who gave her a
strong liniment to apply externally.
She misunderstood the directions and
took big dose internally with serious
results. 1t was thought last evening
that her chances for recovery were
pOod
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
Given Another Chance.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, June "a man from Lee
township was brought before Judge
Evans by Sheriffs Wolf and Rule as a
candidate for the inebriate asylum, but
the Judge thought he would give him
trial at home for thirty days and at
the end of that time fl he does no bet
ter he will send him up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
JUMPED IN THE RIVER.

Discouraged Workman Tries Suicide
at Cedar Rapids-ls Fished Out.
Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, June 3.-Suffering
mental torment because he had been
unjustly accused of forgery, and be-
cause his wife is now in jail on that
charge. George P. Van den Burg. took
a big bracer Monday morning, and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Shaw, of Grundy
Center, Honored.

Center, Honored.
Special to Times Republican.
Grundy Center. June 3.-On lasi
Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Shaw, o!
this city celebrated their golden we'd
ding. All OF the children were pres
ent. Those in attendance were Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Shaw. and son. OF
Greeley. Col; Mrs. Frank Montgomery
and son, OF Jamestown, N. D.; Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Shaw, Of Winterset. and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Wilcox and family,
OF Cedar Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw have lived here
many years and are held in very high
esteem by our people. During the
day large number called at the res
;dence to extend congratulations Last
evening reception which was largely
attended was rendered them at the
Presbyterian church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
Bert Ensle to Wed.

Special to Times Republican.
Newton, June 3-Mr. Bert j. Engle
and Miss Jessie NJ. Gray, two of New
tons best known young people will be
married this evening at the home of the
bride, Rev. Smith of the Congregations
al church officiating. The honeymoon
will be spent in the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
Farm Lands!

II you are looking for home or an
Investment. do not forget that the best
farm lands in the Northwest are along
sthe lire Of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis r. r. where crop failures are
unknown. Good soil, good climate,
good people there. Farm values are
rising rapidly and the time to buy is
NOW.
Low excursion rates from points on
the Iowa Central and Minneapolis &
St. Louis Railroads. If you wish to in
tvestigate For particulars address,
A. 3. QUITS,
G. p. A, Ia, Cent, and NJ. & ST. L. r. r.
Minneapolis, MINI.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16
The New Congress.

There will 3S5 members OF the next
house of representatives, an increase
of twenty eight over the representa-
tion in the Fifth-eighth congress.
For the first time since the Fifty-first
congress the membership will be divid-
ed between republicans and democrats,
no third party or fusion candidates
present two vacancies in the member
ship of the next house.
Of the 1888 members elected, 2O5 are
republicans and l7S are democrats.
republican majority of twenty seven
The two districts which have not yet
elected representatives, the first Ore
goD and the Seventh Kansas are both
republican. and when these seats are
filled the republican plurality will be
increased to twenty nine. In the
Fifty seventh congress there were POI
republicans, ljl democrats and five
Others, republican plurality of fifty
In the next house there will be l27
new members, ten of whom have serv-
eed in some congress previous to tn
seventy-one are democrats and fifty.six
are republicans. There also will he
three new delegates, Arizona return
ing j. f. Wilson, democrat, who
represented the territory in the Fifty
sixth congress; Oklahoma sending
Bird 5. Mcguire. a republican, and
Prince Jonah kalauiauoale coming
as a republican to represent Hawaii.
A number of the new members who
have seen service in previous con
crosses are we'll known, the most
prominent among them probably be-
ing John Lind, who comes from the
Fifth Minnesota district. He served
in the Fiftieth, Fifty first and III ty-
second congresses. having been elected
as a republican from the then Second
Minnesota district. He was governor
of Minnesota two years. 1899. 1901, and
returns to the Fifty eighth congress
as democrat - Washington Post
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16
CUISINES SUCCESS"
Subject of Discussion at Meeting
for Men Only

DR.. Walton. the evangelist. held a
meeting for men only Mt O'Clock
Sunday afternoon in the Presbyterian
church at which there was good at
tendance. The subject of the meeting
was Business Success. aud the
evangelist called upon different ones
i'll the congregation for all expression
as TO their Judgment rs to what con :
stituted the elements to bust ness sue
cess, and many interesting talks were
made.
The young men, of whom there
were n goodly number in attendance,
seemed especially interested in the
discussion
DR.. Walton is an interesting talker
and during his life having come in
contact with few of the great fuan.
ciers of the country is prepared to
present unmistakable evidence in the
truth of the requirements for business
success
The meeting will certainly accom-.
plish good, 1t will be repeated next
Sabbath afternoon at 3 O'Clock and
The Tribune will advise all young
men TO go and listen to some good and
wholesome suggestions.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16

The members of the local Uniform
Rank, Knights of Pythias, have rented
the old Front street school house, and
are fixing it up as "A gymnasium.
Captain Jesse Ash is working hard to
improve his company in every way
and fit them for the competitive drill
which will be held next August.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16

Died, last evening of typhoid pneu.
monia. Mrs. Nancy f. Blankenship,
wife Of Galloway Blankenship, aged
6l years. 2 months. days The fun
eral occurred at the residence this aft
ernoon. Mrs. Blankenship had been
an invalid for thirty years, not being
able to walk during that time.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16

The Rogers block is being trans
formed into lodge hall for the use of
the Masonic fraternity. When finish
ed it viii be complete in every detail.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16

Fremont lodge No. 9S, l. O. O. f.
Saturday night entertained "A good
delegation from Canon City lodge No.
Z. Five candidates We're given the
Second degree and the visitors enjoyed
the work very much. A splendid
lunch was also served.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16
local News.

The three day old infant of DIR. and
Mrs. Henderson died yesterday morn
ing at o'clock.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16

Mrs. S E McCool. her daughter Mrs.
j. Homer Ride and son Charley,
leave tonight for California TO remain
several weeks The trip is being made
in the hopes of benefitting Mrs. Ride s
health. The boarding house will be
in charge of Mrs. Hickam.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16

W. W Cafky, registration clerk.
begins business tomorrow in the city
hall. If you are not registered you
should see to it at once and not wait
until the last moment.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16

The Conejos County Oil company
has some very hattering prospects.
Buy stock NOW. 2tf
The daily tribune., 1903-03-16

FOR SALE-First class driving
horse; also buggy and harness. Apply
to DIR. Cline. IT