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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

Doctor-Now, madam. you may think
me a humbug but Patient-I had no
idea you were n mind reader as well as
well physician.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

In Chinese the surname comes first.
Ii Hung Chang was properly spoken OF
as Mr.. Ii pronounced Lee).
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

The canned article that goes quickest is
. dogs tail.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

Mary-Johnnic Ii little heather. Dor,
be a he then.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07
ThI. win Interest Mothers.

II Is better to have loved and lost thar
to have loved and won a tartar
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

Captain Staysail-Yes. madam. the nee
die Of the compass always points to the
north. Miss Sweetthing-How interest
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07
A YOUNG MOTHERS LETTER.

YOUNG LETTER.
Mcsobert nfromDe following:
S. D.
ndfookP Of
praise IL enough.
picture She so
honsework of baby, feel good
DID reh good They tsf down and they think is
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

Grace-How did you think tn, brid
looked? Ethel-oh. remarkably well
groomed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

A smile of satisfaction goes with one of
Baxter's "Bullhead" scent cigars.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

II you have smoked Bullhead scent
cigar you know how good they are; II
You have not better try one.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

There is one word that is always
spelled wrong" What word is that?"
why. the word wrong, OF course"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

Papa. what kind OF a plant ia n s,eei
plnnt?" oh. suppose IT'S some sort Of
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07
More Flexible and LASTING.

won't shake out or blow out; by usfnr
Defiance Starch you obtain better results
than possible with any other brand and
one-third more for same money.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

You can do your dyeing in half an
hour with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

Smoke Bax,er's "Bulihead'' scent cigar.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07

ment of your case and he will be pleased to
give You his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07
Financial Contract Security Co.
We pay per cent Interest," DEPOSIT BY MAIL.

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
Bill Will Be introduced to
Have justices Do the Work
of a Coroner
JUDICIAL NOT CLINICAL
Such a Bill Has Become a Law In New
York State and VIII Come Up Before
the Next Iowa observation-disclosures
Would Be Much More Avail
able.
Special TO Times-Renubltcan

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, May 1.-One of the bills
that will be introduced before the next
legislature in Iowa will be one to abol-
.ish This has been done in
New York and some other states with
advantage. One thing which brought
the weakness of the present law TO
accident a justice Of the peace was
called on to max an inquisition and
supposing the coroner was out pf the
county or not available he proceeded.
The coroner got mad and said he would
contest in the courts the right of a
justice to act. But many lawyers are of
the opinion that coroners are unneces-
sary. that where there is just one such
officer in a county it is difficult to
reach him, that the work can better be
done by the courts. The custom in some
counties of electing doctors as coroner
is also pointed to as unfortunate. The
office of coroner is largely a judicial
one and the procedure should be that
of a court rather than of a clinic. With
this in view an effort is to be made next
winter to abolish coroners and provide
for Immediate Investigations by the
regularly constituted courts and other
machinery of investigation. 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
Majority of Fruit Trees Not
Far Enough Advanced to
Be Seriously Damaged
HEAVY FROST THURSDAY NIGHT
Fruit Trees That Are In Full Bloom
Believed to Be Ruined So Far as
Present Crop Is concerned--Buds
Not Damaged by Frost Garden
Truck and Flowers Set Back.

Special to Times Republican.
LeGrand, May mfr. j. w. Sanders,
an expert III horticulture, who conducts
operations near his village, when ques-
toned this morning on the damage to
fruit prospects by the low temperature
of Wednesday and Thursday said:
Il have examined my fruit trees care
fully this morning and am unable to
ind frozen or frosted buds. There seems
as yet no cause for encouragement. A
large proportion of trees ere no: yet in
bloom and those in the bud are not hurt.
When the blooms are OFT frost is mos.
injurious and eaiSly cherry blooms al
ready fully developed may drop.
think Stra Wberries and raspberries will
prove practically uninjured and the ap-
Pies entirely so, as the apple blooms
have not opened. Peach trees seem all
right. l examined mine carefully this
morning and find that tot one blossom
in 100 had appeared Wednesdays
temperature at my farm, was rs above:
last nights 80 above. The wet and wind
of Wednesday night We're a great pro-
lection to the fruit
Mr.. Sanders has been in the fruit
growing business in Iowa for more than
thirty years and is emtnently qualified
by his years of observation and expert
to deliver an expert opinion upon
fy11it nroc pectS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
Express Robbery at Britt Is
Shrouded In the Deepest
Mystery
PETERSON is NOT SUSPECTED
He Is 20 Years Old and Has Contract
For Carrying the Mails In Addition
to Duties as Express Asent-Detec-
tives Are at Work on the Case
Other News.
Special to Times-Reoub.:.can.

Special to Times-Repub....can.
Britt, May 1.-Outside of the state
ment of a farmers wife living a few
miles north of Britt that she saw a
man answering the description of one
OF the men whom Agent John Peter
son of the United States Express Com
pany claims robbed him of a package
containing $4,000, not a single clu has
been obtained. Detectives Of the ex-
press company and local police officials
have been securing the country since
the finding of Peterson gagged in the
express Office, but so far have made no
progress. Not a breath of suspicion
has been aroused against Peterson,
who is 20 years of age and has a con
tract to carry mails from the train as
we'll as express packages. His son,
IL years old, found him gagged with
gunnysack over his head and I'M
able to speak. The express office is
right in the heart of the town. To the
right of the store is a bowling alley and
it is believed that the noise from this
place deadened that made by the rob-
bers when they held up Peterson and
compelled him to open the safe contain
ing the package. Peterson. in his de-
scription Of the two men. declares both
were so years of age and that n Wore
a gray overcoat with a blue stripped
suit. Not a train had entered the town
from the time of the robbery until
Peterson was discovered. The whole
affair is %shrouded in the deepest mys-
terry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
Some WdSh-Ddy
Suggestions
Clothes Savers

Always clean open work or lace
shirt waists, handkerchiefs. doilies,
table covers and the like by soaking
one-half to one hour in the suds of Pc
psta Soap, after which rub firmly with
the hands only. The washboard should
not be used.
Striped shirt waists or colored wash
goods should be soaked for half an
hour In suds of Peosta Soap. They
a generally be cleaned perfectly by
u few rubs on the board for the collars
and cuffs.
Do not rub woolens n more than
necessary, because rubbing takes off
the fuzzy nap (the life of the fabric)
,much quicker than any kind of actual
use. Soaking in Peosta Soap suds
starts the dirt and the woolens clean
with very little rubbing. If warm
water is used with Peosta Soap and the
woolsns are dried where the wind can
not strike them, they will not shrink.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01

brings suit against Henry Eppel-
sheimer, the owner of the house in
which he lived, In which he asked for
$1,000 for the eviction without due
notice.
Williamsburg.
On Tuesday George Morse and
Adam Keil shipped 10 cars of fat cat
tie from this place, Morse having
10 and keil 6 loads. A special train
came down from Marion after the con-
signment. 1t was the largest shipment
Of stock ever made at n time from
! Williamsburg. The cattle were fine
great big fat fellows and sleek as moles.
District freight agent Blair and Train
master Richards of the c. NJ. & st. =.
We're on hand looking after the big
shipment.
Fairfax.
George Weeks, carrier on route No.
1, says a par of his roads mas been
wonderfully improved this week by the
use of a heavy drag,"says h Journal.
Fred Oils. he says, has construct
ed "a drag which pulverizes the hardest
clods and fills most of the ruts in going
over the road one time. We are glad
to hear that the farmers on No. l
have taken up the drag as u road max
er. 1t means that they will keep it up
and tina others will see the good ac-
complished and do likewise"
Cedar Rapids.
1t was reported Tuesday afternoon
that enough money had been subscribed
to assure the building of the big hotel
on Third avenue II important de-
velopments may be expected at my
time. SO far the subscriptions have
been all in large amounts, none of them
less than 81. 700. 1t is said that an
opportunity will now be given to citi-
zens who wish to subscribe for smaller
amounts of stock. But there is enough
stock subscribed to make it certain
that there will be erected IN Third av-
enue the finest hotel in the city.
.Clarinda.
Mark Waterman, who is a good clerk
at the store of G. G. Johnson late yes
terday afternoon threw "a can of spoiled
corn in the stove to get it out of he
way. A little later, Mr.. Johnson's SON.,
Bernard Johnson, age 5 years, for he
first time in his life so far as is known,
took a stick and stirred VI the fire.
His father was in the front of he
store at work, when he heard a very
loud explosion and the cries of his
child. Hurrying to the stove Mr..
Johnson could not see Bernard, 10
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
IOWA FALLS DEATHS.
Three Residents Of That Place Are
Dead.

hree heStdentS or mat FidCe N'S
Dead.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa. Falls, May 1.-The remains of
the late Miss Ida Hanna, of Omaha,
were brought here last evening for
interment in Union cemetery. This
young lady had been a teacher in the
public schools at Omaha for years and
was highly esteemed in educational
and social circles in that city. She had
many acquaintance in this city II
in Marshalltown, where she had often
visited. the latter place being her home
at one time. She was taken i'll with
pneumonia about a week ago and never
rallied from the effects of the disease.
Her brother, w. l.. Hanna, of this city,
accompanied the remains here, having
been summoned to Omaha several days
ago by the sisters illness.
L.. Wingert, a we'll known resident
of this county, living between here and
Ackley, was buried yesterday, the in
terment taking place in the Catholic
cemetery. The services were conducted
by Rev. Father Halpin, of Algona, as
sisted by Rev. Father Convery of the
local parish.
Daniel Myers, a resident of the east
side for many years, died yesterday
after an illness of several weeks. He
was rs wears old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
DIES MONIES WAS rUlRT.
Nursery Men Around csph.i c.. Say
First Freeze Was Disastrous.

Nursery Men Around cspi,.I c. Say
First Freeze Was Disastrous.
Special to Times-RepuhIican.
Des Moines, May 1.--Mr. Ed Mab.ee.
secretary of the Des Mcines Nursery
Company, asked yesterday morning 20
give his opinion as to the probable dam
& to fruit trees in Iowa because of the
cold and snow Wednesday night. said:
II was out at 5 o'clock this morning
looking over thees to detect any dam
age If / could as we are very much IN
terested in the subject. / believe that
there will be more or less damage to
trees and all small fruit which have
been in blossom. Cherries and plums
are most likely to be damaged. The
damage will be noticeable by noon to-
day provided the sur comes out, as the
buds and blossoms that are killed will
turn brown very soon.
There will be no damage to peaches
from the cold weather thus far. Apples
may catch it a little. especially the very
early varieties, which have started to
bloom
Out in the west portion of the city on
the Washington Miller tract there are a
large number of cherry trees. All were
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01

Clinton.
A record of the petition for exten-
sion of the corporate limits of the city
of Dewitt was filed with the county
recorder. The limits We're extended
some time g by an action taken by
the city council Of hat city. 1t in
cludes -four blocks on the north Of the
town.
SaIix.
Petitions In bankruptcy have been
filed in the federal court at Sioux
City by George b. Emmick, a farmer
Of Salix. who's liabilities are $709.7s
and assets $3O5. Alfred A. hide, a rail-
road employe of Pierson. files a similar
petition, stating his liabilities as $16C
and his assets nothing.
R%ockport.
The dragging of roads as practiced
in this vicinity is spreading to other
sections. There is no longer any
doubt of it's being a successful method
The object sought is to secure a dry
by filling the ut and de-
pressions and to secure good drainage
without cutting deep bitches at the
roadsides.
Marengo.
On next Monday Marengo will vote
whether or not they will tax the people
to support a Carnegie library at a cost
of $1,000 per year. Mr.. Carnegie has
donated $4,000 providing Marengo will
support the same with III above
amount. At this election the ladies will
vote and it is hoped the election will
be carried.
Commanche.
A fine e has been discovered at
Commanche a short distance north of
Davenport, it is said. n another just
opposite Lansing where about nifty
Norwegians have gone to pursue the
occupation of clam fishing during the
summer. If these beds abound as re-
ports indicate that they VIII there is
no immediate danger of a scarcity OF
the valuable clam shell.
Cumberland.
j. H. Boggs has brought suit against
Jas. Hoyt, for $1,000 damages which he
claims as coming to him as the result
of being evicted with his family from a
house in which they We're living last
winter. Hoyt is a constable and plain
tiff claims that without notice being
duly served he was evicted from the
property and set in the street and that
as a result thereof his family suffered,
and he asked damages. Boggs also
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
THREE-coRNERED FIGHT.
An Interesting Contest on in the Ida.
Cherokea- Plymouth District.

Sioux City, May 1.-E. Fl. McCutchen
of Holstein, of the banking firm of E.
II. McCutchen & Co., is ar avowed
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton from the Observation-Disclosures
district for senator, to succeed A. G.
Hobart of Cherokee. Mr.. McCutchen
is very strong politically. He is an old
time resident Of the county and has
been engaged in farming and banking.
Ida county already has a candidate in
the person of Rev. A. E. Kepford of Ida
Grove. pastor of the Church Of God. A.
C. Hobart of Cherokee will be a can
didate for denomination. The fight will
be a three cornered one, with Plymouth
county holding the balance of power.
Mr.. McCutchen was at M time a mem-
Der of the state central committee from
the Eleventh district, succeeding H. G.
Mcmillan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
HOLD UP WAS SENSATIONAL.
Robbery Of Express Office at Britt the
Work of Experts.

Hobbery OF EXPIRES OWce az 0rIee 1no
Work of Experts.
Special to Times-Repuplican.
Britt, May 1.-The hold up of agent
John Peterson of this city yesterday
morning, in which the United States
Express company's office was robbed
of $4,000 in cash, was accomplished
in a most sensational manner.
John Peterson, an elderly gentleman,
represents the company a. agent. Yes
terday morning he made the Chicago,
& st. Paul train which ar
rives at 7:15. Among other shipments
he received was a registered package
containing $4,000.
This was to be transferred from the
Louis railroad. The package was TAX
en- from the depot to the express office
ii an isolated part Of the town. Agent
Peterson arrived at his office about I:4o
and the package was placed in the
shipping safe. Mr.. Peterson had some
book work to do and he seated himself
at his desk and was busily engaged.
He tells the story that he heard a
noise but he did not look up. But a
few moments passed when a tap on his
shoulder aroused him and he looked UP
only to see two revolvers held upon
him by two heavily masked men. They
demanded absolute quiet and at the
point of the guns led him to the safe
and demanded that he Immediately
open it. Mr.. Peterson was not long in
obeying. AS soon as the safe was
opened the package containing the
$4,000 was Immediately appropriated.
Other packages containing money were
taken, but how much is not known.
The agent was then taken and
bound hand and foot, gagged, and over
his head a large gunny sack which the
robbers brought with them was tied.
He was then carried into a back room
and left on the floor. With his arms
pinioned and so badly gagged that he
Bile TO give the alarm.
The robbers had completed their
work by s o'clock. 1t was about 1915
the young son of Mr.. Peterson
went to the Office and hearing a noise
in the back room went to see what it
was. He found his father and immed-
lately unbound him. The alarm was
at one given.
During yesterday afternoon two
medicine men who Were in town, were
put under arrest. But when taken be-
fore the agent he was unable to identi-
fly them. He says that he was so bad
ly frightened that it would be almost
for him to identify the men.
No one had noticed any suspicious
characters about the town. No men
were seen entering or coming from the
building. This is not strange from the
fact that the building is so isolated.
Agent Peterson has been with the
company for a number of years and
bears an excellent reputation. Police
in all sections of Northern
Iowa have been notified of the robbery.
1t is thought thai the men taking
the money had a knowledge of that
amount being on the train and that
possibly they came in on the same
rain that the one did. Every in
ication points to the work of expert
ands. There are heavy transfers of
oney at Britt, most of the currency
the Fort Dodge banking institu-
rs being carried this way.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
ALL OVER IOWA.

thick was the smoke about him. TIL
with fire and ashes had been scattered
along a track of fifty feet in front OF
the stove. The boy was only slightly
injured.
Glenwood.
Monthly pay days are quite an inter-
esting affair in Glenwood just now.
Last Saturday the Hall grading and
construction company made their first
monthly payment to their workmen
here. Monday was pay day for the
men employed on culvert work by the
C. B. & @. The railroad pay rol,
alone amounted to about $1,000. The
Glenwood banks 'emained open Monday
evening to cash the checks of the
men. Local stores will be open here
after on Wednesday evenings as we'll
as on Saturday evenings to accommo-
date our new citizens.
Dewitt.
A Chicago dispatch states hat Her.
bert Mills, formerly of this city, now
of Chicago, who has been confined in
the Cook county Jail for the past year,
for improper use of the mails, had
been released. Notwithstanding the
fact that he was a model prisoner, he
was allowed no reduction of time. and
served o the sentence of one year to
a day. While confined, Mr.. Mills was
served from a prominent hotel meals,
wines and cigars. his board bill for
the twelve months amounting to $4,000
or more than SIG per day. Mr.. Mills
gained the highest esteem of the Jail
officials and prisoners, Ill of whom
generally regretted, in a way his re-
mOVal.
Carroll.
Work on the Great Wessern bridge
at Carroll was resumed Monday where
it had been dropped last TALL. The
derrick car that Mr.. Keith has been
waiting for so long vas sen. here on
Saturday, and the work begua as soon
as possible. The material Tor com
pleting the bridge is all here, so no
delay need arise from this source. About
three weeks more of work on the struc-
ture will complete it all but tn. paint
work. The bridge when completed will
be $50 feet long and composed d four
spans, three girder spans ane one
truss span, the ends resting on concrete
abutments. This will make it one o, the
finest bridges in the state, and 1t will
be a great addition to the facilities of
the Great Westerns new line to OIa-
ha,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01

In bloom and they made a pretty sight,
with the white blossoms. Yesterday
morning they dropped. ard by noon they
had changed to a solemn brown, as IL
bidding farewell to their earthly career.
This is about the worst freeze we
have had" said an old settler out there.
II have lived in Iowa since lS4S. L was
going to school in 1851. when n snow
storm. with its accompanying freeze
made its appearance. All small irult
We're frozen and the small
Grain c1lffpyaI "