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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
Get Rich. Quick swindlex
o Times Republican.

SpeCldl 10 IlmeS-RepuDlican.
| Waterloo. Aug. pa number Of
Waterloo people have bitten on another
get rich quick" scheme and have JUS
had the pleasure OF seeing their owr
coin vanish in the white fog which
carried it up.
For some time a swindler named
Daniels, living in New York, has bee,
working the people Of the west tc
invest their hard earned wealth with
him in scheme-to gain riches quick
ly and safely. He induced number
Of local people to remit him large
sums of money on which the custom
airy rainbow hued dividends were paid
In order to secure further remittances
The list of local investors is a long
one, and the fact that the losses nearly
all fail to the lot Of hard working peo-
pie who were induced to invest in the
hope Of getting a start in life, only
makes it all the more deplorable.
A special from New York today fur
nished a list of the Waterloo people
swindled in the ''easy money!
scheme, and the list contains the
names of several who have regulations
of being conservative business dealers.
too wise to be hoodwinked by such a
swindle.
But as long as there are swindlers
there also seems to be liberal sprink-
ling OF suckers else the smooth indi-
viduals could not make their scheme
pay out
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
EMPHATIC TALK.
The Kind That Carries Conviction tc
Every MarshalItown Reader.

The Kind That Carries Conviction tc
Every Marshalltown Reader.
Conviction must follow such emphat-
fc proof as is given here. The testi-
mony of Marshalltown residents should
satisfy the most skeptical. Here is a
Marshalltown case. Read it and see II
doubt can exist in the face of this evil
dence:
Mr.. S. B. Rice. painter of 312 Rail-
road street, says: II, in common with
nearly all painters, experienced good
deal Of difficulty from the effects of the
component parts of the paints, and like
all painters incurred g great deal Of
difficulty IN finding any medicine or
preparation competent to check those
effects. I tried quite a few before I
procured Doan's Kidney Pills at the
Mcbride s. Will Drug Company, but I
never found anything to equal the re-
suits obtained from them. 1t will be a
boon to painters to learn that there is a
medicine to be had in Marshalltown
which will bring speedy relief to those
suffering from kidney ailment. That
medicine I emphaticaHy declare to be
Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
per box. Foster Mifburn Company.
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26

| q scoop shovel full of SCOT over the sup
per table and disappeared. The only
| damage done was the ridge board on
| indeed.
| Essex.
| f. w. Longwell expects to close out
| his general merchandise in Essex about
Sept. Is, and will move the stock he
has left at that time to Archie, Mo.
1t is not known what will be done with
the room thus vacated. If the build
| ing is not sold, the room will be re-
modelled and fitted up for store room.
1t is too good location to remain va
cant any great length of time.
| Shenandoah.
| Upon instructions by telephone from
Sheriff Dixon, of Fremont county, Con-
stable Simmons and Marshal Moore,
Thursday forenoon arrested Robert
Wright and Hattie Fox, who We're reg
istered at the Shenandoah House as
|" Robert Wright and Wife" They We're
held at the home of Mr. Simmons until
the arrival of the sheriff, when he took
them at once to Sidney for preliminary
hearing The warrant for their arrest
WAS SWOIH OUT ny MlS. w iiSHt.
Rockwell City.
Attorney c. r. Stevenson has invent
ed a machine for making good roads.
The device is similar in appearance to
a threshing machine separator, has
wings and is run by electricity. Two
arms gather the dirt from the side OF
the road, and feed it into the machine.
the same as grain into a thresher and
it comes out at the other end as adada-
mant, smooth layer of which Is spread
over the road as the machine flies
along.
Council Bluffs.
William C. Droge of the firm Of
Droge Brothers, wholesale dealers in
hay, has been sued by Elizabeth TJelli-
sen, young woman of this city for
$4,000 damages for alleged betrayal
under promise of marriage. Miss Tjel-
lisen alleges that the defendant, who
is reputad to be quite wealthy, entered
into a verbal marriage contract with
her In January, last. The plaintiff al
leges further that not only did Droge
fail to carry out his promise to marry
her, but circulated reports defamatory
to her character.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
Building Committee of Agricul-
tural College Open Bids
For Furnishing Hall
NONE OF THEM ARE ACCEPTABLE
Committee Appointed to Arrange for
and Advertise the Harvest Home
Excursion to the State College Some
Time in eptemher-New Additions
to the College Faculty.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames. Aug. 26.-The building COM
mittee of |. S. c. meet in Des Moines
Thursday TO further consider the bids
for the furnishing of Agricultural Hal
The board advertised for bids for the
fixtures and furnishings of the 6oxlOC
foot addition to the agricultural hall
now in process of erection, for the use
of the new department of farm me-
chanics.
The bids We're opened at the board
meeting last Friday and all found to
be in excess of the amount available
President Storms, Professors Curtis
and Stanton, and Trustees Barclay ana
Wilson, of the Ames College, have been
appointed a committee to have charge
of the annual harvest home excursion
to be held the latter part of September
or early in October.
This excursion has become the regu-
lar thing at I. s. c.. this being the third
year it has been held. The opportunity
afforded Iowa people for becoming ac-
quainted with the college at Ames is
steadily growing in favor, Us evidenced
by the increasing numbers in attend
ance.
Heretofore the excursion has been
held from points along the c. & N W..
and Iowa Central railroads. However.
it is proposed TO extend the territory
covered If possible and make the ex-
cursion more general and far reaching.
Two new additions have recently
been made 10 the faculty of Iowa
State College. A successor TO DR.. c. w.
Gay, formerly professor of veterinary
medicine. and sanitation science. and
Lewis L. Young as assistant professor
of mining engineering, have been elect
ed.
The former position will be filled by
DR.. NJ. Jacobs. of Knoxville, Tenn He
is native of Pennsylvania and grad
uate of the veterinary department oil
the University of Pennsylvania.
DR.. Jacobs was resident surgeon OF
the Pennsylvania University one year
after his graduation in 1899. then con-
nected with the bureau of animal nus
bandry at Washington, ID. G., and later
station Veterinarian Ut the University
of Tennessee at Knoxville. Professor
e. A. Bugbee VIII succeed Professor
Young in the mining engineering lac
ulty He is :, graduate OF the B"ston
school of Technology. At present he is
in the service OF the census bureau
working In California and VIII not
reach Ames until October.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
Cattle Sick, Not Starved.

Humboldt Aug 26.-The reports
which went the rounds of the newspa-
pers of Iowa a few weeks ago to the
effect that well-todo farmer living
near the town OF Thor in this county
had starved large number of his stock
to death because he was too sungy 10
give them their proper feed were Wide
Il read and commented upon. Inc
farmer. whose name is j. j. Christie
pher is now hot on the trail OF several
concerns who gave publication of the
matter. He admits that a number Of
his cattle died in an extremely poor
condition. but not because they were
starved to death by his hands, as the
cattle refused to eat the food he Of
fered them but are dying Of tu'bercu-
iosis. SO from these facts the report
easily gained ground that the cattle
had died of starvation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
The Melchert Will.


Davenport, Aug. 26-Another turn
has been taken in the Jno. Melchert will
case. The last paper filed Is a cavea,
by C. c. Melchert and Henry Melchert
his brothers, who claim that the will
was made when Melchert was weak
in mind and body and totally incom-
petent to make a will or to comprehend
to terms and conditions thereof 1t is
further alleged that the will as made
was the result of undue influence OF
Robert Strange and other persons who
controlled and directed the execution OF
the will. They protest against the pro-
batting of the will and ask that it be de-
clared null and void.
The two brothers first asked for the
appointment of a special administrator
in the place of Paul Meyer. An answer
was filed stating that the will would
be executed according to its terms. The
contest of the will is now filed. A. p.
McGuirll, and C. w. George are attor-
news for the contestants and Schmidt &
Vollmer are for Meyer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
BURIED ALIVE IN SAND.
Thomas Carpenter Meets Instant
Death Near LeMars.

hcfpSSIsii "
LeMars. Aug. 26.-"This is the last
cigarette I'm going to smoke" We're the
last words of Thos. Carpenter who met
instant death by being buried in a
caye-in of bank of dirt in the sand
Pit at the LeMars brick yards yesterday
afternoon, between and o'clock.
Carpenter was engaged in loading wag-
ons and had just started loading Il
wagon, when an avalanche of dirt fell
upon him. His fellow workmen work
ed frantically to extricate him, but it
was fifteen minutes before his body
was uncovered and life was extinct
Doctors worked over him for an hour,
but without avail. He was about -
years of age and unmarried. He had
lived here all his life. His father I. j.
Carpenter, is a war veteran. The young
man was the only son and his parents
and sisters are Frustrated with grief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
BE YOUR OWN JUDGE.
Mi-o-na Costs You Nothing If 1t Does
Not Cure, Say Mcbride & viii.

Not Cure, Say Mcbride & viii.
Mi-o-na, the remarkable form
Ing food and cure for dyspepsia, has
won fame by the unusual way in which
1t is sold. 1t is the only remedy offered
for the cure of dyspepsia, which costs
the user absolutely nothing unless II
cures.
Mcbride & Will. the popular drug
g;sts, are selling great many pack
ages of Mi-o-na and with every box is
gwen their personal guarantee to re-
fund the money II Mi-o-na does not
give satisfaction, you to be your own
Judge as to whether the remedy helps
or not.
Mi-o-na is an unusual combination:
1t Is a flesh forming GOOD combined
with agents that regulate the digestive
organs and remove irritation, conges-
ton and inflammation from the stom-
ach. liver and intestines. 1t enables
those organs to extract from the food
all that goes to make good, rich blood.
arm muscles, steady nerves and sound
body. 1t does not contain any pepsin,
m,ncreatin or other drugs. that never
effect a cure and rarely give even tenn
porary relief.
Mi-o-na puts the digestive system in
to proper working order. gives health,
strength and good flesh. and is the nat
ural cure for Indigestion. Even in
chronic cases. whore life is one long
drawn-ou pain, this remedy will effect
cure. 1t is the simplest and most re-
liable of all remedies. Just one tablet
before or after meals ard you can eat
q hearty meal without distress.
II Mi-o-na does not DO all that is
claimed for 1t Mcbride & Will will
cheerfully refund your money.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
Webster CITY.

Webster City.
Webster City is asked to vote on q
franchise for gas company.
Centerville.
Carl Weber, the 14year-old son of
Charles Weber near Udell, fell off BIZ
cycle and broke his leg Saturday even
ing.
loka.
John Gardener bought the Horace
McCreary farm of forty acres last week
for S1O0 per acre and Mr.. McCreery
bought the Charles Summers ninety
three acres joining Pekin for 500 per
acre.
Lehish.
The corn is late, but If the frost holds
off for five weeks, or six weeks, at the
outside, it will see the corn out of
danger in this locality. Oats are turn
ing out light and perhaps an average
yield VIII not be more than twenty
bushels to the acre.
Riverton.
The fifteenth annual meet
ing of the Fremont County Vet
Grams and Sons of Veterans association
WIS Il STanN SUCCESS anu pli'INi . VI Liz
association are entitled to special credit
for the hard work they did to make
the reunion a grand success.
Dixie.
Last week as Chris Nelson, living
east of town. was Harvesting horse
at their barn, the animal became frac-
tious and kicked him in the face, cut
ting several deep gashes and fractur-
ing the cheek bone. DIR. Corsaut was
called ana dressed the wound, which is
doing nicely.
Malvern.
Albert L. Fields, for many years a
well known citizen of this city, but of
late a resident of Malvern, died at his
home in the latter place last Friday
night al II o'clock. He had been Il suf-
ferer from dropsy and that was the
direct cause of his death, tho not until
a few weeks ago did he retire from
business.
Elliott.
The lightning Tuesday evening
struck the residence of Mr.. Paul Ben
shot in East Elliott The family were
eating supper and the lightning came
down the chimney and scattered about
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
N NADE HIN INSANE
Prosperous Farmer Near Pope
Joy Loses Reason Because
of Alleged Swindle
SIGNED CONTRACT AS AGENT
Fred Bessman Discovers Contract
Was an Order for $50 Worth of
Stock Food and Threats of the Com
pany Are Said to Have Unbalanced
His Mind.
ecial to Tlmes-Repubiican.

Special to Times Republican.
Popejoy, Aug 26-Fred Bessman, a
prosperous German farmer near here,
became violently insane yesterday. His
condition was brought about. 1t is
thought, by his having been inveigled
into acting, as he supposed. as an agent
for the j. l.. Sutton Hog Remeuy Com
pany. of Algona, Iowa. He signed a
contract as agent, but which proved to
be an order for $3.50 worth Of stock
food and medicine and which the above
company has been trying, thru its at
torneys, to collect. threatening prosecu-
ton. Sheriff Void ard his deputy
have Mr.. Bessman in charge and will
take him before the insane commissions
ers at Hampton today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
HARDIN COUNTY FAIR
Extensive Preparations in Progress at
EIdora for the Five Days Fair-Bis
Crowds Provided for-some of the
Attractions.

| Special TO Times Republican.
Eidora, Aug. 26-This city is already
beginning 10 feel the impulse of the
big county fair which commences next
Tuesday, September l. A force of men
have been a work for some weeks put
ting the buildings and grounds in order
The track is in perfect condition, the
buildings freshly painted and the grand
stand moved back. Everything possible
has been done for the comfort and
safety of the big crowds which annual
ly gather and make this Iowa's greatest
and sheep departments will be fully up
to any previous year and the entries in
the hog department will be double any
previous year. The indications also
point to u large display in the poultry
and floral halls. The entries in the speed
department closed Saturday night.
race purse. $500 and also six entries in
the 2:40 pace; purse $3.50. These en-
tries are from among the best in the
state ana will set a mark not mace
on this track before. Entries in the
other four events have been reopened
but will be filled before the end of the
week
Two big ball games for Thursday and
Friday. Written VS.. Radcliffe Thurs
day and the winner will play MARSHALL
town Friday. A big crowd of rooters
will be on hand to back their respective
teams in the hottest contests ever play
ed on the local diamond
Wednesday will also be a lively day
with base ball and foot ball games.
Secretary Grief says they have enough
doing for n i've days fair. Roder's
troup of trained dogs Will give two
performances every day at the fair.
The committee on amusements have
arranged a fine program of athletic
sports TO be interspersed between the
races. Three bands will furnish music.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

Iowa City.
Information was filed In Squire Hor-
axis court by John Konechny of JEFF
ferson township against Wesley Gregor,
of the same place. charging him with
assault The story told by Mr.. Kon-
echny, Is that one afternoon recently,
while Mrs. Konechny and the COM
planning witness We're seated under a
shade tree in their yard the defendant
in the information shot at them with
a shot gun and put them in great
fright and peril of their lives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Konechny came to this city and
presented the case to the squire and
the county attorney, upon their adj
Gregor.
Onawa.
The town of Moorhead Monona
county, has a we'll developed case of
scandal in which DR.. Wells. a physician
of that burg" and the daughter Of j
prominent citizen play the star parts.
The first scene includes trip to Sioux
City by the principals, and friends, the
promise to right the wrong by marriage
which was about to be contaminated
when girl No. appears on the scene
and demanded that the anorous doctor
carry out his agreement and marry girl
No. .. The last chapter includes the
flight of the doctor without marriage
and the return of girl No. to her par
ents. DR.. Wells has shaken the dust Of
Moorhead off his feet and flown to
fresher pastures. Great indignation
prevails In Moorhead.
Red Oak.
Bert Sadler and Frank Kenworthy
met with a serious accident about dusk
Monday night while running a steam
threshing engine across country
bridge one mile east of Grant The
bridge gave way and men and engine
went down. Both men were pinned
beneath the debris. and when rescued
by the other members of the crew and
neighbors medical assistance was sum-
moned and 1t was found that each had
sustained a broken leg and had been
terribly scalded by escaping steam.
1t was found necessary to amputate
the leg of Mr.. Kenworthy, and portion
OF the bone was removed from one of
Mr.. Sadler's limbs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
A STRANGER SUICIDES.
w. S. Golden. of Monroe, Mo-, Kills
Himself at Cedar Rapids.

Il
Himself at Cedar Rapids.
4 Special to Times-Repubiican.
Cedar Rapids. Aug. 26.-W. S. Golden,
of Monroe City, Mo-, who came here to
attend the annual meeting of the Pecos
Valley Standard Oil Company, of which
he was a director. shot himself thru the
head in a stall in a livery barn yester-
day morning. dying at Mercy hospital
an hour later. He left no explanation,
but 1T is supposed that he shot HIM
self because he was about $1,000 short
i'll his account with the company. He
was the field manager for the company
in New Mexico until recently.
Golden came here from his home on
Sunday night. and 1t is stated that a
good part of Mondays meeting of the
stockholders was devoted to an exami-
nation of his affairs. The directors re-
fuse to talk. but it is learned on relia-
bic authority that the result of the in
vestigations showed a $1,000 shortage.
meeting was held at the Delavan Ho-
tel. where Golden stayed, late Monday
night at which attorneys were present
and Golden was told that he must make
some arrangement to pay the shortage
tho there was no disposition to harass
or disgrace him. He owned a fine 100
acre farm near Monroe City, and con-
trolled under a lease 600 acres of valu-
able hard wood timber. He also owned
considerable stock in a breakfast food
company at Battle Creek. Mich.
Golden went out of the hotel about 8
o'clock yesterday morning, stopped a,
gun store and purchased new re-
volver and box of cartridges. He asked
permission to go into a stall in livery
barn next to the police station, put
three cartridges into the chambers ana
fired once into his right temple. He
leaves a wife and 13-year-old daugh-
ter at Monroe City.
Golden had pet theory that he was
the direct descendant of wealthy En-
glish family who lived several centuries
ago. leaving an estate valued at $780,
100000. He said that Cornell College at
Ithaca, N. Y. had been founded with
money from this estate, rightfully his,
and he has spent much money in max
ing Investigations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26

and for the sake of her love for the
guilty man, whoever he may be. j. X
Ryan. a peddler, was travelling with
the young woman, she acting as his
hookkeeper. He was murdered With an
ak, and the surroundings Indicate a
terrible struggle
The woman is about 10, and totally
incapable of battling with the muir
dered man. whom she says she killed in
Self-defcnSe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
CHILD DRINKS GASOLINE.
Fort Dodge Infant Has Narrow Escape
From Death.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Aug. 26.-While playing
out of doors. Francis, the little two
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Revell, residing on North Second aV-
enue, between Ninth and Tenth streets,
drank from a saucer containing deadly
gasoline. The child's father had been
using some of it in cleaning a gar
ment, and did not notice the chiid as
1t approached and drank from the
saucer when his back was turned
Only after he had swallowed a portion
of the contents was it noticed.
The child was taken Immediately in
to the house and powerful emetics We're
administered before the gasoline had
scarcely taken effect After a h:ls
and hard fight, through which the enid
passed safely, the parents were able
to save the little life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
POLICE PUZZLED BY A WOMAN
Confesses to Murder Which Evidence
Shows She Did Not Commit.

Denison. Iowa, Aug. 26-Aurora
Hodge, the slim little wcnan who came
TO this city on visit TO her brother
.apd then disappeared p}ysteriously, to
be located at Grand Rapids, Mich, by
giving herself UP to tie police, con
Tossing to be murderer, is pu2zling
The officers of Salt Lake City, where
she is held TO answer To the charge OF
murder which the circumstances indi-
cate it was impossible for her to have
committed, in spite of the fact that she
insists she Is guilty.
Her confession is taken as a means
adopted to shield the real murderer,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26

Peaches Grown.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls. Aug. PR. Simmons, a
resident of this city, has demonstrated
for the third year in succession that
peaches can be grown in this climate
by presenting tree loaded with deli
cious. ripe fruit. The tree is somewhat
sheltered by buildings and each year
yields AN abundant crop
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
DAMAGE by Lightning.

Guthrie Center, Aug. 26.-During the
storm here Monday night lightning
struck the barn on the farm of William
Bates. burning the building and con-
tents and doing damage to the amount
OF nearly $4,000. The barn was a frame
structure 36x50 feet. Two horses were
burned to death and the loss included
three buggies. two wagons, 100 bushels
of oats twenty tons of hay, hay scales,
farming implements and harnesses. The
insurance was $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26

ford, johnson county, yesterday morn
ing, and was brought to this city, uh-
conscious. He rallies slowly, and may
die without recovering his senses. Luz
week was a member of the c.. K. l. u
T. Railroad Company's repair force
and he was struck on the head ana the
back by falling rail. While he was at
work with q number OF co-laborers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
BOY BADLY HURT.
Warner Glenn, of Belmond, Meets
With Painful Accident.

Special to Times-Republican.
Belmond, Aug. 26.-Warner Glenn. ID
wear old son of Mrs. Vennum. of this
place. jumped from wagon fearing a
runaway, and broke both bones OF his
leg below the knee, the broken bones
coming thru the flesh and making a
bad wound. Physicians are afraid that
he may lose the limb. The accident
happened on the large farm OF his un-
cIa Mr. Fred Luck.