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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
RETURNS FROM EUROPE.
Rev. Smedal Arrives From i'm Inter-
csting Journey in the Old Country.

Rev. Smedal Arrives From an Inter-
csting Journey in the Old Country.
Special TO Nlnes-Republican.
Nevada, Sept. 2S.-Rev. G. Smedal.
pastor of the Bergen congregation of
the Norwegian Lutheran church of Ro-
land, accompanied by Mrs. Sm edal, has
just returned from a summers tour of
Europe. They visited In Norway,
Sweden, France, England. Germany
and Holland. a greater part of their
time was spent in the Scandinavian
countries. Rev. smedal preached in the
seamen's missions found at the vari-
Gus seaports that they visited and
which are conducted under the auspices
OF the Norwegian Lutheran church.
These seamen's missions are, as their
name suggests, small mission churches
sustained by the Lutheran church In
the various seaportS of the country
that are touched by the Scandinavian
seamen, and are said to be the source
OF a wonderful amount OF good. Rev.
Smedal spent some time as pastor of q
mission down on the southern coast of
Florida sorne years g and takes great
interest in that line OF work. They
travelled extensively thru rough and
picturesque Norway and return home
more than ever filled with admiration
of the beauties of the land of their ma
tivity. The pastor, a highly educated
gentleman, both In the English and
Norwegian tongue, has written an In
teresting series of articles on his trip
and Is preparing a lecture OH ONE of
the principal points OF int est Wis
tied.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
NEW TELEPHONE LINES.
Colo Mutual Company Will construc
Two New Systems.

Special to Times-Repuplican.
Nevada, Sept. .2S.-Two new tele-
phone lines are now in the course OF
construction by the Colo Mutual Tele-
nrone Company, south from that town.
The two lines cover eleven miles of
territory and accommodate twenty-five
subscribers. Another line north from
the town is now being worked up and
will doubtless be constructed before
winter sets in. There IS probably no
other county in the state now more
thoroughly covered with rural tele-
phones and exchanges in the smaller
towns than is Story county and the
majority Of the lines are built as the
direct result of the energetic work OF
Manager Frank B~oardman, of the Ne
vada Mutual Telephone Company.
which is one of the most successful dn-
dependent lines in the state. Mr..
Boardman is now manager and q heavy
stakeholder in the Nevada Mutual.
which has ten rural lines connected
with it, is, a stockholder in both the
Story City and Cambridge exchanges
with their tributary rural lines, as we'll
as a stockholder and organizer of a
number of other small exchanges in the
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
M~'cuTcHEoN AT AMEs.
The famous cartoonist Appears on the
Lecture Platform.

The Famous Cartoonist Appears on the
Lecture Platform.
Special to Times Republican.
Ames. Sept. 2S.-The first number of
the Y. M. and Y. w. c.. A lecture course
given in the college chapel, occurred
Saturday evening. John I. McClutch-
con, the famous c~artoonist. entertained
his audience In a very pleasing inner
explaining how he happened to be 4
c~artoonist, and the origin of the little
dog which invariably apears in all of
his cartoons. He entered the scientific
course IN Purdue College, but finding
mathematics an insurmountable bar
rier. he changed over to an art course,
which he found was more TIC his liking.
His explanation of the dog is as fol-
lows: ON drawing a cartoon for a
certain Chicago daily, after all was fin
ished he discovered too nue. blank
space, so he drew a picture of a dog.
People began TO inquire the meaning of
the dog. The g day 1t happened as
on The previous day, he found he a
a blank space, and drew a picture of the
same dog. On the dogs second appear
ance, letters began to come in by the
thousands. inquiring what kind of a dog
it was supposed to be. a Mckinley dog
or a Bryan dog. From that day to this
the dog mas always been found on his
cartoons,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
ALL OVER IOWA..
Radcliffe.

Radcliffe.
The Practical Gas Construction Com
pany. of Chicago, was awarded the
contract for putting in the new gas
plant at this place for $500. The Sig
nal says that they will have it ready fol
use during october.
GIidden.
II. L. Snyder has purchased the
sideration 500 per acre. This, in the
knowledge of the Glidden Graphic, is
the highest price every paid for a farm
in Carroll county.
Extra.
William May, Of this place, was taken
before Judge Green at Atlantic one day
last week, charged with i%nebriacy. and
sentenced to two years at Mt. Pleas
ant. but the sentence was suspended
during good behavior.
odeboit.
Little Ellen, the 6-year-old daughter
of Olof Olson, of Wheeler township,
had the first joint of a finger bitten off
by a horse last Saturday. She was
feeding the animal corn leaves and did
o draw her hand back in time.
keosauqua.
Frank Barnett captured an oppossllin
mother and eight lively young ones In
the Des Moines timber, near Ely's ford.
the first of last week. and had them in
town on exhibition. They were quite
a curiosity and made an interesting
family group.
Hampton.
Mrs. Chris Simonson, residing on the
west side. met with a serious accident
last week. She was canning fruit, and
in attempting to fasten the top of q
glass Jar. 1t broke and struck the e
dons and nerves of the right wrist with
sufficient force to sever them.
Giadbrook.
While walking from the house to the
chicken coup Thursday morning. Mrs.
r. T.. Wing slipped and fell, breaking
her left arm at the elbow. The acci-
dent happened on a slightly slanting
both bones. DR.. Walter reduced the
fracture.
Pomeroy.
While Smelling corn, the 10-year-old
son of Lewis Kastrop, had the misfor-
tune to get his right hand into the ma
chine, smashing the first three fingers
in such a manner hat amputation was
necessary. He was brought to DIR.
Taylor's office who dressed the wound
and the patient is getting along nicely.
o%cheydan.
The %concensus of opinion among the
farmers is that the frost of last week
was, after all, not so damaging to the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
CAMBRIDGE MAY EXPAND.
Special Election Will be Held to Vote
on the Question.

Special to Times-Republican.
Nevada, Sept. 2S.-A special election
has been called by the mayor of Cam
bridge to vote upon extending the cor
porate limits of the town a half mile
farther each way The election is called
for Friday Oct. 2. Three a ago
no man would have considered that the
time would come when Cambridge
would need more territory. as 1t was
generally considered one of the dead
est towns on the map, but the railroad
fever has struck the town, and 1t is now
n of the liveliest little towns In the
county. The Iowa Falls short line, now
completed, and the Newton & North
western In the course OF construction,
besides the main line Of the Milwaukee
and a prospective electric line has
caused Cambridge to realize that she
has a position on the map. A good live
business mems exchange Is also putting
the interests Of the village to the front.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
Crowley, the chimpanzee.

M
9TJohn w. Smith in October Outing.1
In 1884 Mr.. Smith, United States
consul at Liberia, brought to this coun-
try a young chimpanzee. about seven
teen months old and sold him to the
park department, for the cost OF trans
porting him. AS he came first-class
passage, the price was $125. He was
named Crowley" he took to Keeper
Cook from the first, and until his death
they were the best of friends. He was
very intelligent, and / believe was as
near human as an animal could be.
He would sit at a table to eat, putting
on a napkin and using a knife, fork
and spoon, when necessary. When he
finished he would use the napkin, care
fully fold it up, and lay it beside his
plate. About two weeks before he died
a severe attack Of pneumonia set in,
and DR.. Marsh, surgeon OF me park
police. was called. Every morning when
the doctor entered the room he would
say, Good morning, Crowley" and
Crowley would get up to shake hands.
Then the doctor would say, How are
YOU this morning ~ and Crowley would
grin. The doctor would examine him
and say. Your pulse, Crowley" and
Crowley would extend his hand. Nov
your lungs and Crowley would throw
back his arms to allow the doctor to
place his ear to his breast. And now
your back. Crowley" and he would
turn his back.
He grew very feeble before death,
and Cook stood by him from early
morning until late at night. Late in the
afternoon of the day he died. Cook
held hin in his arms for about an hour.
Cook put him down or the floor. and
Crowley raised himself up, put out his
hand to shake hands, as Cook said, to
bid him goodbye" turned toward he
wall Of his room, and dropped dead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28

corn crop as was first thought. Osee-
ola county will yet produce a better
corn crop this year han it did last year.
The S week of warm, dry weather
mas been a boon to the farmers, in the
way of benefiting their corn and giving
them a chance to finish threshing and
do other fall work.
Vincent.
Land is commencing to change hands
and at good figures, too. Ernest Moran
has just sold his 1~30-acre farm three
miles east of Vincent, to G.. C. Anderson
for SGT per acre. The 120-acre farm of
II. r. Peterson. just south of town, has
been sold to Illinois parties for $40 per
acre. This Is the highest figure yet
realized on land in the ~neighborhood
OF Vincent. and is a good indication
that Iowa land is still all right.
Fort Dodge.
Mrs. William Fitzgerald. aged 90
years, died Wednesday night at IL
O'clock in the east part of the city. at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. William
Noble, with whom she has been living
for several years. Death was due prin-
cipally to old age although the I'M
mediate cause was heart trouble. Mrs.
Fitzgerald, who vas a soldiers widow,
was for many ear a resident OF Fort
Dodge, having came to the city from,
Pomeroy, where she had made he.
home.
Ogden.
Ogden people We're shocked Wednes-
day morning to learn that Mrs. E. N.
O. ryfn of That p1ace vra q dead She 20
tired Tuesday evening, apparently in
her usual health, a daughter occupying
the same bed. The daughter arose very
quietly and early. leaving her mother
as she supposed, asleep. The mother
slept at the back or wall side of the bed.
and when the daughter arose. the
mother lay on her side facing the wall.
At s o'clock when breakfast was
ready, the daughter went to call the
mother and found her dead. She had
died seemingly without a struggle.
Audubon.
The rurnor that there was a prob
ability that the saloon men We're going
to circulate a petition for saloons in
Audubon county, has aroused h anti
saloon people to action and three
meetings were held last Sunday in the
NJ. f., Presbyterian and Christian
churches, and were addressed by Mr..
G.. r. Malone, of the Iowa Anti-Saloon
League. He Is ali eloquent speaker and
aroused much enthusiasm. On Monday
morning, last, a temporary
ton for an Audubon county saloon
league was affected, with the follow
Ing officers: President, w. G. Elliott;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
sixteen-M Months Old Daughter
of Danyille Township Far
mer Dies In Spasm.s
THOUGHT DANGER WAS AVERTED
The Child Threw Up the Potion Soon
After Taking 1t and It was Thought
She Would Recover Until Il Physi-
clan, Who Was Called, Pronounced
the Case Fatal.
mes-Repuhliean.

Special to Times-Republican.
Kensett. Sept. 2s.-An infant daugh-
ter, IS months old. of Il. H. Mily, of
Danville township, ten miles southwest
of here, died last Thursday night from
the effects of fly poison. About A
o'clock in the afternoon the caild took
he poison, which had been thought
lessly placed on u chair, but vomited
quite p~rofusely soon after. $, it was
thought by the parents that the dam
ger was averted. Nevertheless a ply
sician was sent for, who pronounced
the case fatal, and she died about mid
night in distressing spasms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28

who resides near Lost Nation. The
old gentleman conceived the idea a
short time ago of dividing up his prop
frty prior to his death in order that all
The heirs should get such parts or
shares of it as he desired to give them.
There We're but four heirs, three chill
dren and the Wife, who resides in this
city at the Burgess home. Excepting
The share he kept for himself, the prop
erty was divided equally among the
children and the wife. II saves to the
heirs. however, my necessity of having
10 pay to the state the inheritance tax.
This tax amounts to 5 per cent of the
amount inherited. In this case the
amount was $24. 600. upon which the tax
would nave been $1,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
A BIG LEGAL BATTLE
Trial of Clinton's Two Noted
Burglars Promises to Be
of Unusual Interest
THE PRISONERS HAVE MONEY
One of Them Comes From Wealthy and
Respectable Family and No Expense
Will Be Spared to Clear Him-state
Expects Life sentenoe-GeneraI Iowa
News.
ecial to Tines Republican.

| Special to Times-Republican.
Clinton, Sept. 2S.-The trials of Dan
iel Murphy and Michael Conroy, which
begin here tomorrow, Will develop IN
to one of the greatest legal battles in
the history of Clinton county. hi
prisoners are charged with burglary.
breaking and entering, and robbery on
% and II counts, respectively, enough
to send them to the penitentiary for
life. il the charges can be substantiated.
The state will be represented by Coun-
ty Attorney w. J.. Keefe, Assistant
County Attorney w. e. Carroll. ex-
County Attorney c.. Fl. George. Judge
j.. B.. Darling. l.. F. Sutton, and F. w.
Ellis. The attorneys for the defend
ants are w. A. Foster, Of Chicago, n
Of the greatest criminal lawyers OF the
west and the man who defended the
Chicago anarchists; T. w. Hall and
Judge w. j. Mccoy. Judge w. ]. Boil
linger, of Davenport, is on the oencn.
1t is expected that two or three days
will be consumed in securing a jury.
Murphy's family is highly respected
and quite well-to-do and no expense
will be spared to defend him and keep
him out of the ~penitentiary. con
roy also has plenty of money to put up
a strong defense. But to begin with
there Is considerable prejudice against
the accused, for the reason. II the
charges prove true, they have rough
desperate criminals to this city to COM
nit burglaries and robberies. The peo-
pie here think 1t bad enough for strang-
ers to come here and rob them. but
they argue that it is ten times worse
when one Of the residents OF the city,
while posing as a good and law abiding
citizen, induces outsiders to come here
and rob Inc plumber. That the men
imported here were of q desperate char
acter is shown by h fact that when
robbing the members Of the Seventh
avenue club. they shot one man three
lines and doubtless would have muir
dered him a not assistance come at
the right moment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
Hardin County Democrats.

Special to Tinres-Republican.
Eldora, Sept. 2S.-The democratic
campaign will be opened in Hardin
county Saturday. Oct. 3rd by Hon. j. B,
Sullivan, candidate for governor. Mr..
Sullivan will speak at Iowa Falls in
the afternoon and n this city in the
evening.
The first football game Of the season
was played at the Industrial hoo Sat
urday between the frs team of the
State Normal and the Industrial school
cadets, and resulted in a draw game
neither side being able to score. Two
thirty-minute halves We're played in
a drizzling rain which prevented a large
attendance. 1t was a close and spirited
game. The cadets had a little the best
of it at the close with the ball close
to their opponents goal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28

V1ce-presfdent, Mrs. l. A. Hurd; secre-
tary, Rev. J. M. Conner; treasurer. HI.
A. Arnold.
LaPorte
A young son OF John Mergen, Of this
place, about 5 years of age. was SER
iously bitten by a dog last week. The
little fellow had been playing with the
dog when, without warning, he seized
the boy by the face, fastening his
teeth h the boys nose just below the
eyes. throwing him to the ground. and
before the boys father and Dennis
Teeters could interfere, had inflicted
several wounds on the little fellows
face and head. Unless blood poison or
other complications should set in. il is
expected that the wounds will soon
heal. Had it not been that Mr.. Merger
and Mr.. Teeters were standing close
by, the boy would undoubtedly have
been killed.
Maquoketa.
The community was shocked to learn
Thursday morning of the death of Mr..
Asa Alspaugh, who has resided about
two miles south of Anamosa for MANY
years, He had been in unusual good
spirits of late, and on Monday acted on
the school board at Fairview. Mr.. Ais
paugh lost his wife several years ago
and has b en- living alone aver since.
He went 10 bed as usual Monday night,
On Wednesday a %neighbor, Mr.. Hines.
observed that no one was stirring on
the place. and proceeded to investigate.
He found Mr.. Alspaugh dead, appar-
emily having passed away Monday
night with heart trouble, and blood
having exuded from his mouth, nose
eyes and ears.
Rockford.
They are now canning corn at the
Kelly Canning Factory. Thursday
night they had weighed in $50 loads
that averaged 1850 pounds net. They
have used one-thtrd of their acreage,
that is, 400 acres. They had filled 700,-
600 cans Thursday night. If the seas
on continues favorable and they use all
their corn, 1000 acres. they will fill
two million cans. The corn comes to
the factory almost perfect. They have
shipped six carloads since they COM
menced canning. Some splendid yields
were reported last week. Henry Gish.
who just commenced hauling, has
thirty acres, which the factory people
say will yield an average of over four
tons per acre. Urias Miller has seven
tons per acre. John Leary's, A. G. Egg
| gleston's and w. b. Crowelfs fields
yield four tons per acre. At So q ton
they are doing well with their sweet
corn this year..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
Democratic Nominations,

Special to Times-Republican.
Storm Lake, Sept. 2s.-The demo
cratic county convention Saturday af-
temoon, nominated George A. Dalziel
of Mokomis township, for Representa-
tive; /. II. French, of Providence. for
treasurer; Elizabeth Sohm. of Storm
Lake, for superintendent. and DR.. A.
w. Stevens. of Storm Lake, for coro-
ner. No nominations were made for
sheriff and surveyor. Mr.. Dalziel was
a delegate to the prohibition state con-
vention last spring and he has been a
populist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
pEhsloNED BY RAILROAD.

Waverly Man Has Been Section Boss
Long Enough to Receive Pension.
Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, Sept. 2S.-John Henne-
gin of Wayerly has moved to this city
to be with his son. Mr.. Hannegin has
been placed on the pension rolls of the
Illinois Central road, having been a sec
ton boss long enough to merit this
consideration. He was a section fore
man for many years here and WAS
transferred to Waverly. He is quite
advanced in years and the pension mon
ey received Will pay his house rent and
insure him enough to cal the alanc of
his days so that his savings can he
used for other purposes in adding to the
comforts Of life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.
First Big Rally to be Held in Des
Moines October is.

Des Moines, Sept. 2s.-It was an
nounced at the democratic state head
quarters Saturday that the date for the
first big democratic meeting in Des
Moines and this district has been fixed
for October Is. The meeting will be
held at the auditorium. An effort will
be made to run excursions for the event
probably. General James B. Weaver,
of Colfax, and Congressman NJ. j.. Wade
of Iowa City, will be the speakers. Hon.
Jerry B. Sullivan, democratic candidate
for governor. will not be present at
this rally. but later in the campaign
expects to make a speech here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
MAYOR WINS SUIT.
Center Points Executive Acquitted Of
Charge Of Wrongful Quarantine.

Center Points Executive Acquitted Of
Charge Of Wrongful Quarantine.
Center Point, Sept. 2S.-In the case or
Jane Stinson Beebe Hillocks VS.. Frank
A. Hough. ex-inayor of Center Point,
Judge Miller directed a verdict at the
close of the testimony, Saturday after
noon, in favor of the defendant. The
suit was for $1,000 damages. The plain
tiff commended in her petition that the
defendant, on May 81, 1890. while acting
in his official capacity as mayor, Of
Center Point, unlawfully. wrongfully
and n~aliciously declared the premises
OF the plaintiff 10 be guaranteed OF ac-
count Of a case. of scarlet fever, which
was alleged to exist on he. premises
the existence OF which the plaintiff de-
MED.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
Prominent Des Moine. Man Dead.

SpeCTHT 20
Des Moines, Sept. 2S.--John r. Roll
Inns, for many years one OF the most
prominent business men of Des
Monies, and an honored pioneer settler,
.died@Saturday night at II o'clock at
his home. 621 Seventh and High streets,
from an attack Of paralysis, which
came upon him in the morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
CATTLE POISONED.
large Number Die as Result of Drink
ina Staunant Water.

Special to Times-Republican.
Nevada. Sept. 2S.-A number of cat
lie at Collins have died from the effects
of poison which 1t is thought comes
thru drinking the stagnant water
standing in an old gravel pit which
has been used as a dumping ground
for the refuse matter of the own The
town has no public dumping ground
and as a result of this poisoning of
steps are being taken to provide
for one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
Farm Lands!

Il 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 are
unknown. Good coil, good climate,
good people there. Farm values ara
rising rapidly and b time to buy 10
NOW.
Low excursion rates from points on
the Iowa Central and Minneapolis &
St Louis Railroads, IL You wish to I'm
yestigate. For particulars address.
4. b. QUITS
a Z. =, n, Cent, and NJ. & st. L. r. r.
Nnnea0oliA Nln.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
cRANDALL is SENTENCED.
Clerk Who Stole Modern Woodrnen'
Funds Goes to Prison.

Funds Goes to Prison.
Special to Tines-Republical.
Davenport, Sept. 2S.-Walter Gran,
dali Saturday pleaded guilty to foul
indictments for embezzlement of s12,.
600 from the Modern Wootimen, willis
serving as clerk in the head office al
Rock Island. He was given an inde-
terminate sentence in the ~penitentiarl
at Joliet. Crandalls populations con
sisted in drawing orders for payment
of the dummy claims. The mortuary
department OF the order declined tic
prosecute Crandall when his bondsmen
made good the shortage and States
Attorney Weld prosecuted the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
WAR ON THE SALOONS.
County Attorney Has Place Belonging
to Pat Groves Brother Raided.

Council Bluffs. Sept. 2s.-Eounty At
torney Kitlpack has declared war OF
the saloons again, and is rnviving tn.
old plan Of swearing out search war
rants and raiding places that do no
comply with the letter of the mulct law
The first place was raided Saturday
when two officers through a sa-
loon belonging to John j. Grove, broth
err of Pat Grove. OF the Cudahy kidnap.
ping notoriety. A large quantity OF
liquor was taken from the pace. Grove
will have a hearing In a couple of days