Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30

got a telegram = called him away
and the race mu sne off at once and
it was run bee The money was
counted. Grim; 8 down and Lozter
won. Gregory, : Barker wanted
their papers bacA 1T once. But there
was a row on hand and theater party
and some other things and 1t was put
off until the next day. Then some of
those who backed Grimm wanted
Gregory to make trouble. Finally an
other match was arranged for next
day and the two Iowans We're to put
up $1,000 on the race. but the money
was to be just to show the others that
they had the cash and it was to be
turned back at once. There was an
other race and another fall down.
Then Gregory and Barker, for the first
time. realized that they had been
made the victims instead of the others.
Moore borrowed Gregory's revolver and
went after the $4,000 cash. which had
disa ppeared. When he returned the
gun 1t only had blank cartridges and
these later save someone from being
murdered. The members of the 'ath-
letc club" scattered. and the Iowa men
borrowed $50 of the men who had
buncoed them so that they could get
home. Lozier and Moore came back
into Iowa and We're convicted OF con-
spiracy to defraud and sent to the pen
itentiary Lczier Is nephew OF the
famous Chaplain LoZier, we'll known
in Iowa, and on the trial he was de-
Tended by his cousin. Ben Sallinger. at
that time court reporter for Iowa. The
plea before the supreme court Is that
the accusation came from persons who
confessedly went into a confidence
game to beat others and were them
selves beaten But the business Of
the webb City Athletic Club was
broken up. Grimm was indicted. but
never brought to Iowa.
The ceremonies of the Inauguration
of the governor and lieutenant gov
ernor will be held in Fosters opera
house In Des Moines and after the
ceremonies the governor and party in
cluding the members of the legisla-
ture will all be taken to the state cap
itol in carriages. The arrangement Is
one that can hardly be said to be sat
isfactory but is the best possible under
the circums tances Most of the gov
ernors were given the oath of office In
the rotunda of the state capitol, but
no poorer place could be devised for
making a speech, as 1t is imposslbl.
for more than 200 to 900 persons to
hear a speech delivered in the open
rotunda. A ceremony in the hall OF
the house would not be very much
better, and besides 1t is almost inn
! possible to control crowd in the state
capitol. TIE auditorium in Des MONIES
which seats d few more than the Fos-
ter opera house, could not be had for
the ceremony If the weather Is bad
the long ride to the state capitol VII,
not be appreciated by members OF the
Legislature. The governor has desired
rather that there be less of disp,ay
than usual in his inaugural.
An order has been prepared to be
sent out to the posts Of the department
of Iowa, G. A. r., to have them pass
resolutions favoring the service pen
sion bill which the grand army Is to
urge before the congress. General
Black has warned the members of the
order against Endorsement of different
bills or other propositions and desires
that a united effort be made to secure
the service pension bill which was ap-
proved at San Francisco. The pension
committee meets in Washington about
the middle of January and will remain
in session as long as necessary to ge;
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