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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
THE kossuTH COUNTY FAIR.
Despite the Rainy Weather It Was {
Success-The Crop Situation.

Special to Times Republican.
Algona, Sept. 12.-The Kossuth coun-
ty fair which closed yesterday was
a success despite the rainy weather
The attendance Wednesday and Thurs
day was the largest for years The
exhibits were fine. especially in the
stock show. The attractions were
good. One Of the main attractions
yesterday was game of ball between
the Algona Brownies and the Fort
Dodge teams. The Brownies were too
much for Fort Dodge. The score was
to /.
While at the fair yesterday your
correspondent had talk with good
many farmers In regard to the corn
crop in Kossuth county. and he was
told that the corn crop in most parts
OF the county would be up to the av-
erage and much better than last season
Most of the farmers are looking at it
in that light. There has been goo
deal Of newspaper talk that there was
not going to be any corn. II some
of the press people had been here at the
fair and seen some of the corn that
was on exhibition they would change
their minds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
Williams.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Williams. Sept. 12.-Mrs. Hattie
Sales and children. of Chicago are
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. ].
yallenweider. and sister, Mrs. William
Clayton.
j. b. Arnold Is very sick
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas, Of
Cherokee. are visiting relatives here
and at Alden.
Harry Talcott Is here from Chicago
visiting his brothers F. NJ, ]. p. and Y.
S. Talcott.
Mr.. John Watson, ST.. was at Ban
croft last week visiting his daughter,
Mrs. f. J. Sparks and family.
Mrs. Maude Watson is visiting her
old home at Malcolm.
Robert Pergeson is at Des Moines
visiting his parents and attending the
colored peoples celebration.
G.. Stabler returned Friday from a
two weeks visit near Cauby, MINI.
The crops are good there and Mr..
Cauby thinks he will move there in the
spring.
Ralph Mallory left Thursday for La
felle, Mo-, where he will visit relatives
and bring back home his grandmother,
who has been visiting her brother y.
w Robinson for the past six weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12

time for the speech and 1t was turned
into a camp fire. He gave an address
in the evening in front of the Auditor
ium He is u fluent and able talker
and well pleased his listeners with his
straightforward and earnest manner
OF language.
The ball game in the afternoon was
won by Greene by IL scores. Clarks
vile received 3. Batteries for Greene.
Moss and Hauley; for Clarksville, Per
~ and London.
In the evening Clarksville's crack
fire department gave an exhibition run
putting out a fire that had been
built.
The Shell Rock concert band gave an
open air concert which attracted one
of the largest crowds ever in Clarks-
vile.
Myers harp orchestra of Waterloo,
furnished the music for the firemen' S
dance in the Auditorium.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
KELLOGG News Items.

Special to Times Republican.
Kellogg, Sept. 12.-Mr. w. B. Kinney
had the misfortune to lose his large
barn yesterday morning about O'Clock
by fire. Nothing is known how it
caught as no one had been in the barn
since evening. He lost all the hay
tools, etc, stored in the barn. He had
lately sold his farm to Andrew Paul for
$50 per acre.
There We're $50 tickets sold here yes
terday for the show at Grinnell.
Two stores We're entered last night
by burglars, Bobzin Bros. and c. w.
Woodlands. They did not get much.
only few pennies and cigars and a
few razors, at both places.
William Gilreath has sold his gro-
ceries to Mr.. Camansky and leased his
butcher shop to Mr.. Enbank. Mr. Gill
reath will retire from business for a
while.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
Shell Rock News.

Special to Times Republican.
Shell Rock Sept. 12-Mr. and Mrs. s
w. Remington returned last Wednes-
day from their trip thru Yellowstone
Park. They report very enjoyable
trip.
Mr.. Frank Yarcho and Ida West
were united in marriage last evening
at the home of the brides parents, MI
and Mrs. William West. They VIII oc-
cupy the Graham residence on WASH
ington street, which was recently pur-
chased by Mr.. Yarcho-
Robert Stanley is spending few
DAYS in town with his son William.
w. II. Betts is attending the Franklin
county fair ct Hampton this week.
The Butler county soldiers reunion
was held at Clarksville, Thursday. am
was largely attended by old soldiers
and citizens from here.
John Yarcho and family, OF Cedar
Rapids, were up Thursday evening to
attend the wedding OF his brother
Frank.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
ASK LARK|N |O DECLINE
Twelve Butler County Dele
gates Petition Senatorial
Nominee to Refuse
EMPHATIC LANGUAGE is USED
The Petitioners AlIese That Larkin's
Nomination Was Secured Thru Fraud
and Trickery and That the Alleged
Nominee Owes Duty to the Party i
Declining.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
GAINESVILLE. Sept 12.-An interesting
turn in the state senatorial situation
in the thirty ninth district, took place
in Clarksville. Thursday. A committee
of five from the Butler delegation Of
the recent republican senatorial con-
yention, presented w. H. Larkin, the
alleged nominee, q petition from twelve
of the thirteen delegates asking him
to decline the nomination. The other
member of the delegation was out OF
the state, but his public expressions
indicate that he would have heartily
Joined the twelve in their prayer, had
he been at home. The petition was
couched in the most emphatic language
and cited that the delegates did not
vote for him; that he got but twenty
out of 126 votes at the late county
conventions; that his nomination was
obtained by either bribery. trickery or
treachery; that he was not the choice
OF the county convention: that he was
present at the senatorial convention
and witnessed the high handed methods
OF the chairman and other Bremen
county delegates, and that he owed 4
duty to the republican party to purge
| it, so far as might lie in his power, OF
| the corruption practiced. He took the
matter under advisement for one
week.
| From remarks made after the com
mittee waited upon him, 1t is clear that
he does not intend to decline the nom
/ nation he gained thru alleged fraudu-
lent means. If he accepts and his namf
goes on the ballot, he will be slaugh-
tered at the polls. The district is
strongly republican, but the party will
not stand for a nominee whose nom
nation is gained thru questionable
methods. Every paper in the district
except one, is opposed to him as a
candidate, and the district will witness
one of the greatest revolts in the annals
of Iowa politics.
| 1t is understood that able lawyers
have been retained and the matter viii
be taken before the proper author
tiles.
If the thirty ninth district is watch
ed, providing Larkin remains in the
| field, it will be seen the morning after
election that John F.. Wade, demo
crat, has been elected by big majority
in a district that is normally over on,
| thousand republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
The GrihneIl News.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Sept. l2.-Mrs. e. S. Weth-
erbee has returned from Manchester
where she had spent several days with
her relatives.
Charles Findlay is again attending
ia his duties at J. G. Johnson's after
spending a few days at his home in
Marne.
Professor Selden L. Whitcomb is In
town for a few days. He leaves soor
for Boston, where he Will spend tht
winter, and in the spring will go t.
Europe.
MIR. Edwin Hoffman, of Elk Point, S
D., is in the city, the guest OF JAY Var
Evera Mr. Hoffman will leave soor
for Oberlin, Ohio. where he is stu
dent
H. H. Leyenberger is in the city
looking up his duties as this years
manager of the Scarlet and Black.
Professor Charles Noble will be ir
Toledo tomorrow to occupy the pulpi'
OF the Congregational cEarch.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Marsh are In Chi
cago, where Mr.. Marsh IS purchasing
new stock After his duties are endet
there they go to Richmond, Ind. where
they will visit with relatives.
Mr.. Lehr Lee is at home after spend
ing the summer cleaning experience
with the Wyman- Partridge wholesale
dry goods firm of Minneapolis.
Roy Terrell is not at his post witt
Rapson & Moyle owing to threat
ened attack of peritonitts.
Mrs. Ethel Bennett and daughter, o
Des Moines, are visiting at the home
Of Hon. George NJ Christian, guests o.
Miss Alma Christian.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
THE DE ETTAs INDICTED.
"slide for Life" People Held for the
Death of Clara Rasmussen.

Special to Times-Republican.
Fort Dodge, Sept. 12.-Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Mcneil known as Delta. have
been indicted by the grand jury on a
charge of manslaughter. They are
held to have been responsible for the
death Of Clara Rasmussen. the young
woman who was killed by falling from
the top OF the court house, while at
tempting to perform the slide for life
act. July 4. The McNeils managed
and owned the Shelby Amusement
Company, of which Miss Rasmussen
was part.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
oERATERs cHosEl,
Contest to Decide Who Shall Meet lava
State Normal School.

Special to T1meS- RepUpIcan.
Ames, Sept. IA preliminary de-
bate was held last night at Iowa State
College for the purpose of selecting
Xix men to compete in a final contes,
next Friday night. The six successful
ones were M. K. Merritt, +. M. Han
son, r. E. Blackwood. G. G. Read, L. j
Wilkinson and w. A. Devan.
These men will hold final contest in
which Will be selected the three men
who will meet the Iowa State Normal
School the latter part of October.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
DEATH BETTER THAN PRISON.
Prisoner Convicted at ottunwa Say
He Will Kill Himself.

Ottumwa, Sept. 12.-"They will never
take me to the penitentiary alive.
will kill myself before I will go to that
place again" Such is the sensational
statement made by c. E. Griffith at the
county court house Thursday, immed-
lately after the jury had found him
guilty of larceny. Griffith Is young
man and says he is 81 years old. His
home is in Downing. Mo, and he for
merly served years sentence in the
Missouri state penitentiary, for forging
check.
The crime of which he was founa
guilty was the stealing of quantity
of brass from the Milwaukee round
house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
BUTLER COUNTY VETERANS
Annual Reunion Held at GAINESVILLE
Thursday Was Success-Col. Sorter

Special to Times Republican.
Clarksville, Sept 1.-THE Butte,
County Veterans Association held its
annual meeting here yesterday in con
nection with ths field day.
Col A. L. SorteE who was to be the
orator of the day, failed to arrive In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
keokuk Woman Drowned.

Keokuk, Sept. 12.-Mrs. Cora Jalrl, o.
Keokuk was drowned at Pennington
Thursday night while crossing a stream
on her way from Pennington to the
home of her mother, who lives two and
one-half miles out from that place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
Farm Lands!

II you are looking for a home or an
investment do not forget that the best
farm lands in the Northwest are along
the line of the Minneapolis & St
Louis r. r. where crop failures ara
unknown. Good soil, good climate,
GOOD people there. Farm values are
rising rapidly and the time to buy ID
NOW.
Low excursion rates from points on
the Iowa Central and Minneapolis &
ST. Louis Railroads, II you wish to In
yestigate. For particulars address,
A. B. CUTS
q. r. A., Ia. Cent, and M. & st. L. r. r.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12
Ames Wins From Nevada.

SptCIdI 10 Z fIIItS-ItePUUIICtiII.
Ames, Sept. 12.-An Ames baseball
team picked from local players here
played Nevada at the Story county
fair yesterday afternoon. The game
resulted In decided victory for Ames
the score being 10 to 5.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12

Whitewater, va.-The starboard pro-
pellor of Professor Langley's airshir
was wrecked Wednesday.
Cincinnati-Governo Nash was
overcome by the heat while attending
the fall festival Wednesday,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12

Intestinal infection, appendicitis and
all affections of the bowels, liver and
Kidneys prevented by taking genuine
Rocky Mountain Tea, a great summer
tonic. Thirty-five cents. Mcbride &
Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-12

New York-Edward Sizer fell from
the williamsburg bridge into the river
but was not killed.
The sun., 1903-01-06
For Reconstructlng the Elevated Road.

To THE EpIroR OF The SuN-Sr; The
changes suggested by the state Railroad
Commissioners for the surface and elevated
railways of Manhattan may temporarily re-
,cvc the traffic congestion. but will not satis-
fac,orily solve this important problem. The
elevated railways should be reconstructed.
The metal columns which support the super
structure should never have been placed in
p,idstr.rt They should be replaced with
steel columns AZ the line of the curb, and the
avenues restored to the uses OF the public.
TIE clumsy. msightly pillars which line
either side OF the surface railway tracks are
a menace, 10 human life, and an obstruCt ion to
traffic + g cross cirders spanning t'e
streets and avenues from curb to curb could
readily b.. increased in strength sufficient
10 SUPPORT fouf-trt,k k supcrinl os'd system I
the centre of IN" avenue, the lower two tracks
for local, and H." upper two Tor long rides
or through trans.
ltis suggestion may be objected to on ac-
count OF The enormous additional cost to
" ici the elevated railway company would hc
nut hut the cItv could we'll afford to bear its
proper share of this enforced outlay, and with
out fear al losing it, inyc~tnI,nt. or OF fail
ING to rrc.Iy" 70 IroiitJhl" income.
We haN. tnad, of New York the greatest
city on III" Western Hemisphere. Let us
without UNNECESSARY delay max" II the great
est CITY on thr earth. "" can only accom-
lish this by pcrf"ctiug our system of trans
por'aiio". \.
NEW YORK, Jan :.
The sun., 1903-01-06
SAMPSON PRIZE.MONEY CASE.
Rear Admiral Taylor Substituted for
Sampson ~ Plaintiff.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Rear Admiral
Henry c. Taylor has been substituted for
the late Rear Admiral William 7. Sampson
as plaintiff in the prize money case brought
by Sampson for himself and other officers
engaged in the naval battle on Santiago,
July 3, 1898, and now awaiting decision by
the Supreme Court of the United States.
In stating the fact to-day Chief Justice
Fuller said it had no Significance, being
merely a matter Of convenience. The
court did not think it necessary, he said.
that the personal representative Of Sampson
should come in, or that any person should
ex-officio be designated.
we think some one to carry on the pro-
ceedings in the interest Of all should be
Rear Admiral Taylor, Rear
Admiral Evans, Capt. Chadwick and others
are represented in the hgitation by counsel;
but Rear Admiral Schley and others are
not or those so represented Rear Admiral
Evans is absent on a foreign station. while
Rear Admiral Taylor is within the juris-
diction. II seems to us that the substitu-
ton Of Rear Admiral Taylor will salts
factorily meet the exigency, and 1t will be
ordered accordingly
The case has been argued in the Supreme
Court and decision is expected at any time.
The sun., 1903-01-06
The Earl and the AnCients. .

A London despatch to THE Sun asserts
that Earl ROBERTS has told an inquirer
that the report that he had accepted an
invitation from the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery Company of Boston to
visit that city next fall is not true 1t
will be observed that the testimony as to
the Earls intentions is not first-hand.
Capt. THOMAS JEFFERSON OLYs, a MEM
orable warrior of the Ancients, said in
Boston New Years night that Lord
RoBERTS had accepted the company's
invitation. We have no hesitation in
saving that it is out of his power to de-
cline that invitation.
The neutrality of the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company during the
Boer war was gained by distinct prom
Use by the British Government that the
Honourable Artillery Company Of Lon
don. accompanied by Lord ROBERTS
and at least one Prince Of the blood,
should go to Boston as soon as possible
after the close of the war. Is il likely that
this solemn engagement will be broken
Is il conceivable that Great Britain is
looking for trouble with the irresistible
invaders of Canada, England, France?
Lord ROBERTS isn't as young as he used
10 be and he is not an expert on the sub
ject of irrigation. But the Marquis Of
SALIsBURY's distinct promise, added
TO the distinct promises of the Marquis
of LANsDOwNE and the Secretary Of
state for War to Col. SID HEDGES. Col.
HENRY WALKER and Capt. JEFFERSON
OLYs, will not be broken by Mr.. BALFoUR
1t pretty hard lines and calls for insides
with hard lining to have TO join the
Ancients in their unending war against
King Alcohol, but Lord RoBhRTs is not his
own master and he can bet his Garter
that he will have to serve.
The sun., 1903-01-06
TO CLEAN JERSEY PRIMARYEs
Gov. Murphy's Commission Has . Plan 10
Prevent Repeating.

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 5.--The Primary
Election Reform Commission. appointed
by Gov. Murphy under an act of last winter.
made public to-day its plan for purifying
party primaries in New Jersey. The com.
mission has prepared title to be presented
to the next Legislature. The most radical
changes proposed are that in future party
primaries shall be conducted at public ex-
pense and by public officials instead OF by
the several political parties.
To accomplish this IL is proposed thai
the regularly appointed boards Of registry
and election shall conduct the primary
elect ions as nearly a. possible in the same
manner as general elections for members
Of the Assembly are now conducted.
Heretofore there has been no adequate
means to prevent persons of one party from
participating In the primaries Of another
This defect is to be remedied by compelling
each voter to announce his party affiliations
If challenged he shall make oath that he
voted for the head of the ticket of that
party at the last election and intends 10
affiliate with the same party at the ensuing
election.
Under such a system the commission be-
lieves that repeating at primaries will
cease. Also that the plan will be oco-
nomcal because the primary elections will
take place on the first registry day.
The sun., 1903-01-06

the simplifed spelling which the last
named bodies recommend into our
textbooks and into the literature Of
our schools and homes The resolution
containing this request concludes as
follows
We also petition these two societies Of experts
TO take further action to secure the adoption among
our ctymologists and photographer OF a uni
vcrsal system Of key notation for indicating pro
nunclauon-a system which shall have for Its
basis simple thoroughly practical alphabet.
adapted TO common. every day use. such as the
alphabet Of the American Pathological Association
seetis to us TO be-"
Some idea of the extent of the nnov va
ton desired by the Teachers Association
may be had from the fact that the Philo-
logical Association has arranged list
of several thousand so-called reformed
words, including nearly all the words
most frequently used. These Illinois en-
thusiasts have made up their minds that
if the poisonous influence upon primary
education" exerted by the present ira
tional spelling" is to be destroyed, the
only way to destroy it is to go at it
with hammer and tongs The following
sentence may be said to illustrate sub
stantially the proposed phonetic style:
The natv laft at the fotograf and stuk his
tung al 1t. altho he thot the nosofer waz as
big a demagog as the fotografer who wish, the
fotograf publlsht"
This is how we shall all spell after
while, if the reformers have their way.
Expert mathematicians, however, who
are familiar with the progress which
has been made during the last twenty
years toward freeing English spelling
of its poisonous elements, believe
that the reformers will give up their
job before they have squeezed all the
poison out of it,
The sun., 1903-01-06
Reformed Words.

The advocates Of spelling reform
were unusually strenuous last week
In two different parts Of the United
States the forces of this movement
were concentrated for the purpose of
making an attack upon the monstro,is
orthography in the English language
The Modern Language Assocat ion
of America held two sessions in one
day at Baltimore. A committee was
appointed to act a. a reform league
in bringing about the notifications in
our spelling desired by the association
and also to report from time to time
upon the progress made elsewhere in
relieving our language of the OBJ
iectionable forms of spelling which
now exist. The committee wished it
to be understood that It's intention was
not to introduce new alphabet. but
merely to exert itself along lines similar
to those pursued by other spelling re-
formers throughout this country.
4 notable feature of the first session
was a technical exhibition by Prof.
SCRIPTURE of Yale of his recent study
of experimental phonetos. BY means
Of the apparatus which he has en-
ployed in his Investigations the pro-
curve and described the operate ion
and purpose of machines designed to
trace and record the various sounds
occurring in English speech. Papers
bearing on the subject in hand were
read by other gentlemen present, and
the meeting was declared to have been
entirely successful.
OF much greater significance than
the meeting AT Baltimore was that of
the Illinois State Teachers Association
At Springfield. ILL., Resolutions were
passed there requiring all of the officers
of the association TO adopt and Use,
unless otherwise ordered" the method
Of spelling approved by the National
Educational Association. BY this ap-
proved method all unpronounccd letters
are eliminated in such words as though
through, thorough, programme and cat
alogue. which are spelled respectively
tho, thru. thoro. program and catalog
These words. together with seven others
making twelve in all, are those with
which Supt ANDREWS began his mem
orable spelling reform crusade in the
schools of Chicago two and one-half
years ago.
The Teachers Association mdorsos
enthusiastically the forms of spelling EN-
ployed by several of our educational
journals and other periodicals, by va
rious mercantile firms and by some
authors" The members of this body
believe that all students in schools and
colleges should be taught to spell in
accordance with the rules laid down
by the Educational Association, and
they respectfully ask school and
college authorities to allow, and them
selves to use, these spellings in their
catalogues, reports and other printed
matter"
The Teachers Association goes further
and calls upon the American Philo-
logical Association and the Modern
Language Association of America to
find some practical way Of introducing