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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Iowa at Washington.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 15.-Thomas
p. Musser has been appointed postmas-
ter at River Junction. Johnson county,
vice H. B. Mccullough, deceased.
Rural free delivery service will be
established on Feb. ut Dudley, Wapel-
10 county: one carrier; length OF route,
twenty four and three-fourths miles;
area covered. twenty-four square
miles; population served. $50. Postoffice
at Munterville to be supplied by rural
carrier.
w. C. Page has been appointed ru-
raj letter carrier and Silas Page sub
stitute at Geneva.
w. L. Lamb. of Anamosa, and j. B.
Helmer, of Lisbon, have been appointed
railway mail clerks.
Lemorte H. Spencer has been APP
pointed substitute letter carrier al
Muscatine.
The line service commission yester-
day announced examinations to be held
this spring for the department service
at Washington at the following places
in April: Burlington. ID; Des Moines'
10: dubuque, 10; Mason City, 10; Sioux
City, Z.
The gross receipts of the postoffice at
Des Moines for the month of December
was S3S,96O, against $36.165 for the
same period last year, being an in
crease of $2.795.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Il. c. JONES PROMOTED
Is Made Division Passenger Agent 0
Burlington Lines in Iowa.

Burlington Lines in Iowa.
Burlington, Jan. 15.-H. C. Jones, OF
Council Bluffs, has been appointed
division passenger agent of the Bur-
lington lines in lows, with offices In
Burlington. The appointment is the
final move of the Burlington system in
dividing its freight and passenger de-
partment, which up to year ago was
conducted jointly under one head. First
the general freight and passenger de-
partments were divorced from each
other, and then one after the other the
division offices have been divided till
the Iowa division was the only one left
in the original, combined shape The
division of the Iowa division office has
long been contemplated on account OF
the rapid growth Of the passenger ans
freight business till 1t has fairly
swamped the working force OF the
amalgamated Office. Mr.. Jones VIII
take charge of the passenger depart
ment and Mr.. j. NJ. Rechtel, the present
head of the combined office, VIII nave
charge of the freight department.. Both
offices will be separated and VIII have q
full working force, and both will be To-
Gated in Burlington. Mr.. Jones is one
of the youngest Of the Burlington OIL
Gals. being but &c years of age. Several
wears ago he was travelling passenger
agent of the Burlington In Iowa, and IN
that capacity gained q splendid reputa-
ton. He was then for time chiet
clerk to w. j. Davenport, division pas
senger agent at Courcil Bluffs, and IS
now the city ticket agent OF the Bur-
lington at Omaha. He will assume his
duties here on Feb. /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
M,kAY ASKS FOR MORE TIME.
Court overrules Motion and Trial of
Map,eton Preacher Commences.

Onawa, Jan. 1.-THE trial of Rev c.
B. Mckay, the preacher who is under
Indictment for assault upon the persons
of Ida and Clara Kraft. was called yes
terday, Judge Wakefield presiding. De-
PENDANT, by his attorneys, filed a motion
for continuance on the ground of the
absence of important witnesses who
were detained by sickness. After ar
gument the motion was overruled by
the court and arrangements for taking
their dispositions made.
The afternoon was spent in trying to
impanel the jury. which will take until
this afternoon. There are about forty
witnesses in attendance, also many
people, particularly from the east side
of the county. The court room was
packed, and the halls and stairways
filed with people. Defendant Mckay
has a twin brother present with him,
and they are as much alike as two peas
from the same pod, and the general
public Is kept guessing to pick out the
one under indictment. Great interest
is manifested in the trial here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Judge Evans Decides One Mem
Der of Family Cannot Ac-
cept Service for Another
RULING MADE IN DIVORCE CASE
Notice Of Suit Read to Defendants
Daughter Held Not Legal Service
Decision in Wehrman Case, Judge
Evans Holding Him Fit Subject for
Treatment at the Insane Asylum.
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times publican.
Eldora, Jan. 15.-The divorce case OF
Maud Shaw VS.. C. L. Shaw, both parties
well known here and at Iowa Falls, was
called up in court Yesterday. 1t was
suggested by an attorney present that
the defendant had not had notice and
upon examination the judge found that
Constable H. j. Barrick had served the
notice upon G. e. Shaw by reading and
leaving a copy with Maud Shaw, vile
of defendant, member of his family
over Ia years old. County Attorney
Noble appeared as plaintiffs attorney
and insisted the notice was legal ana
that the. attorney who made the sugges-
ton that plaintiff had no notice should
be considered as appearing for the dc :
PENDANT, but Judge Evans decided that
the service was illeg:l and refused TO
consider the suggestion of the attorney
as an appearance fer the defendant.
The decision of the Judge Is that VIE
as plaintiff or other interested party
can not accept service for Defendant
This will let the Shaw case go over
to the next term unless Mr.. Shaw
should accept service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
TIRES OF SURGEONS KNIFE.
Perry Newman Tried to Take Poison
to Avoid Another Operation.

Perry Newman Tried to Take Poison
to Avoid Another Operation.
Cedar Rapids, Jan. 15.-Because he
is tired of being operated upon for
appendicitis and fears that another
operation may be necessary, Perry
Newman, a bright and intelligent young
man who lives with his wife at 215 b
avenue, bought a quantity of poison
yesterday with the intention of making
future operations unnecessary. Last
week, he says, he was working very
hard and very long hours at the cereal
mill. This week he had been confined
to his bed until Wednesday morning
when he went shopping with his mother
and then consulted several doctors,
most of whom spoke to him in a dis
oouraging manner about his COM
plant He went home with two bottles.
one of which contained carbolic acid
and the other is believed by his rel
atives to have contained chloroform.
He took one from his pocket with the
intention of swallowing it and in the
struggle made by his friends to take
it away from him he took out the
second bottle, broke it upon the stove
and attempted to drink it, but without
success. Afterward he went to We'll
ler's drug store and attempted to buy
some more poison.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Cedar Falls Demanding Coal
Stored in Church Base
ments for Peoples Use
A CHANCE FOR CHURCH CHARITY
Ministers and Their Elders Will Be
Given an Opportunity to Give a
Practical Lesson in Doing Good-May
Be Asked to Distribute Coal to the
Poor.
Special to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times Republican,
Cedar Falls, Jan. 15.-The ministers
of the city have been preaching that
the temporal needs amount to nothing
when compared to those of the soul,
but they will be asked to show by their
actions that the needs called temporal
are the most important of all, just at
the present time and by closing the
doors of their churches they will sig
Nifty that they are willing TO testify to
this fact. The city has no coal except
private parties who have been fortu-
nate enough to have the cash to pay
when the coal was brought to town for
it takes cash to buy fuel here now.
There is class of people, and they are
those supported by the city, who never
have the cash to pay. Many families
of this class are without fuel today and
the overseer of the poor is running for
cover because he is unable to give them
either coal or satisfaction. In the cell
lars of the churches of the city there is
coal which will be used to warm christ
ians while they worship God and the
paupers freeze unless the doors of the
churches are locked up and the coal
hauled out and distributed to the poor.
This is what the church people VIII be
asked to do and in the minds of many
the value of their religion will be meas
ured by the speed they employ in COM
plying with the request.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
wEHRMAN DECLARED INSANE.
important Decision Probably Affectin.
Transfer Of Hardin County Property.

Transfer Of Hardin County Property.
Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora. Jan. 15.-In the case of Lewis
Wehrman on appeal from the decis-
sion of the insane commission declaring
him insane, Judge Evans this morning
decided the plaintiff fit subject for
treatment and ordered him sent to the
hospital at independence. The decis-
ion Of the court will have an important
bearing on another action brought in
the district court to set aside certain
deeds made by Wehrrnan, In which 1t is
claimed that owing to Wehrman's men,
tai incapacity. no sufficient considera-
ton was given by the defendants who
We're purchasers of the properties deed
ed.
The case has been very interesting
one, having been an appeal from the
finding of the commissioners OF insan-
ity to the district court. Wehrman was
declared insane, and his brother, Willis
Wehrman, as guardian, sought to have
set aside a transfer OF valuable lands
which he declared invalid, alleging that
his brother Lewis, was insane at the
time the transfer was made. The
transfer was entered into last October,
and involved the transfer of land ad-
jacent to the city, other near Union, and
the remainder in Minnesota. The ag-
gregate value of the land is between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
HARDIN COUNTY POLITICS.
Office of Sheriff Attracting Much At
tention and Many Aspirants.


special to Times-Republican.
New Providence. Jan. 15.-As the
time of the coming primary is ap-
preaching the political eye of the voter
is looking forward to the aspirants for
the different offices. Among the offices
to be filled there is none that Is at
tracing more attention than that OF
sheriff and there is none that prom
ises more asptrants than that. Among
the voters there are hosts of men who
would be glad to have chance to vote
the fifth time for the present incum-
bent. who has filled the office for eight
wears second to none of his predeces-
sors In the county and we think second
ia none in the state. We feel that when
we know we have 4 competent man
tho he may have been long In Office II
would not be good policy to exchange
him for an untried man.
AS to the Office of supervisor, among
the other aspirants there are some VINO
would be glad to see the name OF J. II
Carter on our tickets at the primary
While Mr.. Carter has never been an as
nirant for office, we know him to be
competent business man, an old settler
and one who has helped make Hardln
county and the republican party
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Odeboit.

odebolt. Jan. 15.-Sadie Myrich, OF
Des Moines, is visiting at the home of
her grandfather, A. A. Bangs.
Grace Mates went to Chicago Thurs
day evening to visit with friends for
two or three months.
Helen Cay started to Pennsylvania
Thursday evening. She expects to be
gone two months visiting friends.
Adolph Ady, of Spencer, and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Ady, of Schaller, We're
here Friday to attend the funeral of
Will Ady's child. The funeral was
held in the NJ. f. church, Rev. Whiting
preaching the sermon.
Mrs. Maggie Long returned to the
hospital at Carroll Saturday.
e. Starner was very sick last Friday
night but is much better now.
At the communion service held at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday morn
ing, four persons united with the
church.
W. III. Hess was at Carroll before the
pension board trying to get an In
crease Of his pension.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES.
Other Fellow Called sutieff Thief,
Robber and a Scoundrei

Iowa City, Jan. 15.-H. S. Sutliff has
filed petition in the district court
against Michael O'Reilly, who he claims
did on the Gath day OF December. 1902,
willfully and maliciously attack him
in a slanderous manner, wherefore the
plaintiff asks that he be given judg-
ment for damages, actual and exemp-
larry, in the sum of $4,000. and the
costs of the suit.
Mr.. Sutliff is a resident of Johnson
county, and is connected with the VAL
ley Mining company.
He AYERS that on December oath, the
defendant in this suit called him into
his saloon on Clinton street and in the
presence OF d. A. Maloney. Michael
Glasgow, George Pinney. John Con-
nell and other persons did falsely and
maliciously speak of the defendant in a
loud and boistrous manner, the false,
malicious and defamatory words. You
are thief, a robber and scoundre
and swindler, and ought to be in the
penitentiary, and you and other per-
sons connected with the Valley Mining
company (mentioning some of them)
are scoundrels, thieves, robbers and
swindlers."
Plaintiff AYERS that defendant repeat
eddy made above assertions, and re-
fused to retract same, adding that
tplaintiff had robbed people of their
money by means of fake stock in the
Valley Mining company, wherefore he
asks damages in the sum of $4,000.
Mr. OReilly when seen this morning
stated that his attorneys were Ewing
& Mcdonald and he could prove wha.
he had said; that he had called Mr..
Sutliffs and people connected with the
Valley Mining company swindlers and
they had. repeatedly tried to get his
money in their fake scheme. He added
that this was free country and
thought he was entitled to the right
to speak his own mind in the mat
ter.
The case will come up in the Febru-
airy term of court and will be a hard
fought case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
THE eRINNELL NEWS.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Jan. 15.-The Ladies' Ben
evolent Society held a social in the con-
gregational church parlors yesterday,
and a goodly number took dinner there.
The Fraternal Bankers Association
had banquet last evening in the K. p.
Hall.
G. I. Miller, Of Boone, Iowa, was a
Grinnell visitor yesterday. He visited
Mr. Wadsworth, an old schoolmate.
S. w. Belden is putting in some fine
show cases and will in the near future
have steel ceiling over his store.
Mr. James Morgan, of Newburb.
brought down flock Of hens yester-
day which sold at 8 cents per pound,
straight. He said he could not remem-
Der of ever before having received so
high price for hens. 1t is not im-
probable that the price of chickens in
this vicinity will go considerably higher
this winter, as nearly all of the chick
ems in this vicinity that will be sold
have been bought up at high prices.
and they will be hard to get from now
on
The accident which befell Mr.. Wom-
Der yesterday has suggested the dan
gerous condition in which the electric
wires are in at the present time, and
especially since the day current has
been established. There is great dan
ger of the firemen getting killed some
time, as water is one of the best con-
ductors of electricity. and when they
have occasion to put out a fire and they
accidentally connect the stream and the
live wires the electricity will do great
damage. These wires should all be in
sulated and no doubt 1t will be done
in the near future when a few more
accidents happen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Bank officers Elected.
Times-Republican.

Snecial to Times-Republfcan.
Iowa Falls, Jan. 15.-At the annual
meeting of the First National Bank,
held in this city last evening, the fol-
lowing board of directors was chosen:
%. S. Ellsworth, ]. II. Carleton. w. III.
Woods, William Weldon, f. o. Soule,
u. O. Ellsworth. of this city, and f. w.
Crockett of Eldora. E. s. Ellsworth
was reelected president; j. II. Garlic
ton. vice president; w. Fl. Woods,
cashier: c. Fl. Burlingame, assistant
cashier. Benjamin L. Weaver, a son OF
Judge s. M. Weaver, succeeds A. G. OF
terbach as head bookkeeper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
JUDGE PAROLES A PRISONER.
Unusual Course Taken in the Case of
an lnebriate.

Des Moines, Jan. 14.-Judge McHenry
in the district court today took an I'M
usual course in issuing a parole to an
inebriate sent to the state hospital, do
ing so in the form of a habeas corpus
order for the return of the man to this
city on the ground that he had been
cured.
Heretofore the inebriates have been
paroled only by the governor, but Judge
McHenry claims the right to order their
release at any time when 1t is shown
that they have been cured.
1t is question whether such releases
are legal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
JOE JuNkIN RETIREs.
Will Not Return to State Senate,
Where He Was a Power.

Des Moines, Jan. 15.-Senator Joseph
e. Junkin of Red Oak,will not be can
didate for another term in the senate,
from the Mills Montgomery district,
and his retiremept will undoubtedly
lead to stirring contest In that dis
trict for the republican nomination.
The candidates now In tne neld Tor
Innkin.s place are Shirley Gilliland and
d i. Heinsheimer, both prominent pol
,ticians of Mills county. Senator Jun
kin will be one of several strong figures
of the senate in recent years who will
be missing when the thirtieth general
assembly convenes. He has been in
the senate since the twenty-sixth gen.
eral assembly. Others who will be
missing will be Senator James II. Ire
win Of Lansing. Hubbard of Sioux City,
and perhaps Hartman of Hampton,
and Healy of Fort Dodge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15

Des Moines. Jan. 15.-Charles Finney
Wilcox belongs to the Wilcox family Of
Guthrie Center, and is a brother of An
state library last Friday afternoon. An
drew was returned to the FIT. Madison
hospital, from which he was released
last summer to attend his fathers fun
eral at Guthrie Center and failed to re-
turn. The Wilcox brothers have been
regarded as eccentric. if not absolutely
insane, for years. Charles Finney and
younger brother about five years ago
published an illustrated souvenir OF Des
Moines. and In settling with o. E. Pear
son, a photographer of East Sixth and
Locust, got into quarrel with him.
Pearson was pushed or fell from the
landing at the entrance to his studio on
the second floor of the building, and
sustained fatal injuries. There were no
witnesses and they We're never prose-
cuted. Charles and Andrew Wilcox
were both charged with insanity year
ago, after they had threatened ven
geance on the judges of the Polk county
district court, who had refused to con-
slider action for damages brought by
them against persons whom they imag-
ined had wronged them. During the
hearing Charles escaped and disap-
peared. He has been posing in New
York as a lfterateur and publisher, and
an intimate friend of Governor Cum
Minis. He told the people in New York
he came east to get away from the wor-
ry caused by his arrest in connection
with Pearson's death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Gilman Notes.
Special to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Gilman, Jan. Isl. w. Doze and w
ii. Vosburg started for Minneapolis,
Monday evening to attend the Lumber
mems convention now in session in that
city.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. p.
church met with Mrs. G. F. Stansberry
Wednesday afternoon.
The entertainment given by Laurant,
the magician, at the opera house Mon
day evening was very good and drew
the best crowd by any In the course so
far.
Miss Ruth Quigley gave birthday
party and invited in number OF her
young girl friends Tuesday evening.
Miss Phebe Rockwell came from her
home at New Sharon Wednesday even
ing and is visiting with her friend, Miss
Nellie Gould
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Con-
gregational church has secured one OF
Edison's life motion entertainments for
next Monday evening at the opera
house and hopes to increase its fund
for church improvement thereby.
Mrs. M. N. Munson and sons, Roy and
Earl, who have been visiting friends
here for week went to Marshalitown
Yesterday afternoon for couple OF
days visit on their way home.
Two farmers telephone lines north
west of town which withdrew year
ago, came into the central Office yester-
day ana now are connected with all the
other lines on the switch poara' IN
GLIDING the town line.
j. A. Quigley has bought out John
Andrews dray line. John will farm 40
acres FOR Il. c. Rockhill this year.
The grasp Of the octopus is felt here
IN the advance of the price of kerosene,
with no possible excuse except insatiate
greed on the part of the great trust.
governmental regulation or control of
the trusts will have to come and the
sooner the better is the sentiment of
our people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
TOWN OF GILMAN SUED.
Attempt to Repudiate Municipal Bonds
Results in Litigation.


Results in Litigation.
snacia, ia Times Republican.
Gilman. Jan. 15.-For the first time in
its history our town is mace a aeieiiu-
ant in a suit at law in the federal court
the hearing being set for May IL al l,es
Moines. The history of the TRANSACTION
out of which the controversy resulting
as above is in brief as follows:
About twenty years ago the citizens
decided that the necessities OF the case
demanded a permanent water supply,
ona the purchase of fire engine and
apparatus. A deep well was put IN. and
a pump and tank and fire apparatus
purchased.
All this required money, considerably
more than was available at the time,
and a special election was called. ana
by an overwhelming majority the issue
of bonds was voted and $1,000 were
borrowed from j. C. Fernauld, OF Dav-
enport, payable in ten years. For a
number of years the interest was paid
regularly on these bonds. but in later
wears a new council, led by the mayor
thought they discovered a flaw IN me
steps pertaining to the issue OF the
bonds. and determined to attempt 20
avoid the payment of the bonds, and sc
refused to pay the interest as II accrued
An attorney of Davenport came out IN
the Interest of Mr.. Fernauld last sum-
mer. and after looking the ground over
advised action, and the present suit is
the result.
Opinion is divided here, many think
ing that as the money was obtained
and expended in good faith for the best
interests of the town, as then consid-
cred. that municipal honor requires
that the loan should be repaid. while
others think that expediency justifies
the reputation of the indebtedness. II
possible, by taking advantage of a
teehnicality.
The final issue, which may take years
to reach. will be looked for with great
interest by our citizens.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
CIGAR DEALERS TO FIGHT TRUST,
Organization Embracing All the Larger
Cities Effected.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-Independent cigar
and tobacco retailers from all over the
country met in convention in Handel
hall today to discuss ways and means
Of fighting the tobacco trust. Prelim-
mary steps We're taken for the forma-
ton Of a strong national association,
which will have headquarters in Chi
cago. The plan of campaign calls for
& close combination with the trade un-
ions, particularly the cigarmakers' and
tobacco workers unions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
w. r. LESSER INDICTED.
Former United States Land Agent
Must Stand Trial - Well. Known

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 15.-W. r. Lesser,
formerly United states land agent,
appointed to investigate alleged frauds
ulent land entries, has been indicted by
the federal grand jury on charge OF
presenting false claims to the govern
ment in the shape of expense accounts.
The Indictment is III connection with
the recent investigation by Colonel
Mosby of land entries by soldiers Wild
ows on government lands.
Lesser is resident of Tama, Iowa,
where he has been many years editor
of the Free Press. He was also for
merly Indian agent at Toledo.