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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

The Missouri beef packing COM
panies viii hardly worry Owe the
s25, 600 fines imposed upon them. The
consumers will doubtless have to pay
this too.
BY the time The Hague tribunal
gets through with the Venezuela mat
Ger that country will have been given
ample opportunity to get on its hnan-
cial feet again.
Miss Laura Clarke Walton, who is
attending school in Tupelo, spent sew
eraI days at home recently.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

Mr.. II. L. Thompson, of Jackson,
Miss, was a pleasant visitor in our
city Monday and Tuesday.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

Miss Bette Walton, Of the /. I. & c.,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Oko-
Iona.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15
Bronchitis

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years. II Is the best medicine y
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J. c. Williams, Atticas N. I.
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Rates for announcements uRdrr Mis head are ne
same 70 one and al: For a Beat one, S. FOR
a County Office, $40; for a District once, S5 :
for a State oRce, S25. Cash fn ddUdHee.
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15
FoR STATE SENATOR

We are authorized to announce the name OF
1. p. HALEY as q candidate for State Sena-
tor from this, the S1st District, subject to the
action of the Democrat primary election.
For REPRESENTATIVE
We are authorized to announce the name of
B, T. PRICE. OF Okolona, as o candidate for
Representative from Chickasaw county, sub
1ectt to the decision Of the Democratic primary.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15
RoR D1srRIor ArroRNEY.

We are authorized TO announce the name OF
GEORGE T.. MITCHELL OF POntatoc, as q
as q candidate for District Attorney, subject
TO the Democratic primary election.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

oKoIoNA, MISS, APRIL IS, 1908.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

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Es . 6&AAAQW
Division Passenger Agent, Louisville
A. H. HANSON, G. P. A, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

good way to completely recover from
the i'll effects of the deadly gas which
during the preceding night escaped
from coal stove and finding an en-
trance thru register in the floor of his
sleeping apartment, filled the bed room
and overcame its occupant during his
sleep.
Ute.
Coot, the 1O-year-old son Of Grant
Stapleton, got badly mixed up with his
fathers horses Wednesday evening. He
was attending the team in the stable
where his father was milking when the
horses kicked him viciously and would
probably have trampled him to death
had he not been promptly rescued.
Muscatine.
Rev. z. G. Osthoff, pastor of the Ger
man Congregational church, corner of
Cedar and Fifth streets, has resigned
and has accepted an appointment as
missionary in South Dakota with head
quarters at Redfield where he will re-
side. Rev. Osthoff came to Muscatine
from Minden, Ia. about fifteen
months ago where he labored as mis-
sionary.
GoIdfieId.
The Northern Iowa Baptist Associa-
ton will be held at the Baptist church
at Goldfield from March 81 to the End
of April inclusive. Some of the best
talent in this part of the state is sche-
duled for this program. Pastors and
delegates from all the Baptist churches
of northern Iowa district are expected
| x,,uf I,ox o,.t i,,t 1,<v
Belle PLANE.
While working at the round house
Mike Marsh, the boiler maker, was
quite severely scalded by escaping
steam from a locomotive on which he
was working. He was in the fire box
calking f1ue when a plug blew out
His right hand and left arm and hand
from the shoulder down We're badly
scalded, as we'll as his body across the
hips Upon removing his gloves from
his hands the skin peeled off making
a very painful injury.
Boone.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Shaefer who reside two miles north
east of town proved himself hero
last Sunday, while left in charge of the
team and carriage in this city. On that
day the horses ran away and never
stopped until they arrived home. The
little fellow kept hold of the lines and
came out of the affair unhurt. 1t was
a marvellous escape fro mwhat might
have been serious mishap.
Waterloo.
H. B. Colvin was arrested this week
on charge of appropriating timbers
belonging to j. B. Marsh, the bridge
contractor, which the defendant had
'fished out Of the Cedar river as they
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
HARRY pATEE VERY Low.
Victim of Burglar at Perry Can Hardl,
Reeover


Special to Times Republican.
Perry March 20.--Harry Patee, who
was shot by a burglar here on the night
of Jan. 16, is in precarous condition
and his chances for recovery are very
slight. For several weeks he fingered
between life and death, and then it was
thought that he was improving until a
few days ago. when he was taken with
severe coughing spell and had slight
hemorrhages. DR.. Trout, the family
physician. decided that an operation
was necessary, and, assisted, by DR..
DR.. Schooler of Des Moines the opera
ton was performed Thursday night.
The patient aroused from the anesthet-
ic about o'clock and was able to rec
nize members of the family. AT IL
o'clock he was resting quietly with
some chances of living thru the night
His physicians say that If he lives un-
Ill morning it will greatly increase his
chances for recovery.
The operation consisted in opening
the wound made by the pistol shot and
removing quantity of pus. The bull
let was found but it was not considered
expedient to remove it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
GREAT DRAINAGE DITCH.
To Be Built in Harrison and Potta-
wattamie Counties.

To Be Built in Harrison and Potta-
wattamie Counties.
Missouri Valley, Ia. March 20.-The
big drainage ditch thru Harrison and
Potrawattamie counties is now as
sured and preliminary work and ar
Engagements are being pushed with ener-
gy. 1t is hoped that this great under
taking may be carried thru to finish
this year. Large areas of the bottom
lands are partially or wholly under
water, and there seems little prospect
this season of lettering the devasta-
ton which spread over many farms
last season. j. *. McGavren, of Mis-
souri, Valley. is drainage commissioner
for Harrison county and is making
out his report of the proposed route
of the drainage ditch. He has charge
OF all arrangements preliminary to the
commencement of the work. The law
requires that his report give the names
of the owners of the land thru which
the ditch will pass, also the full acre
age of each farm to be benefited and
the amount of benefit likely to be de-
rived The surveyed route lies thru
TIE western part of this town. and
some of the houses on the flats Will
have to be removed. Mr.. McGavren
spent much time in that section noting
the houses that will be moved. His re-
port, as soon as ready. will be filed with
the board of supervisors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
A Cornell Student Robbed.

Mount Vernon. March 20.-F. Wes-
ley Boyer. Cornell student. was
slugged and robbed at about $3.50 last
night. At that time Beyer went to his
ROOM which is in Colonel Rood's house.
whose family is away for the winter,
leaving Boyer as the sole occupant. He
unlocked the door and turned on the
light and was Immediately downed by
two masked men. who ransacked his
pockets. He lay there in a stupor until
about half an hour later when he was
found by the students woh came to
call on him. About s25 was taken from
his pockets. Owing to the fact that his
watch and jewelry were untouched, To-
cal talent is suspected, and Boyer
claims he can identify me OF the men.
Beyer is member of the senior class.
OF exceptional standing, having entered
college in the class of 1904.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
The Jury Finds Him Guilty OF
Manslaughter, a Comprom-
Use Verdict
QUESTION OF SANITY SETTLED
The Jury Was Divided on the Issue
of Self Defense as a Justification
for the Killing Of King cIaudius-
Review of the Famous TriaI-Gen-
eral News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Iowa City, March 20-The jury in the
this afternoon returned verdict OIL
Imanslaughter The jury was agreed
THAT Hamlet was not insane. but was
evidently divided on the justification OF
Hamlet's killing King claudius because
LOT self-defense, and compromised on
msnslaughter.
The trial of Hamlet. prince of Den
mark, was begun at the suggestion OF
Judge Deemer who desired to give the
members of his class in trial practice an
actual case in court The attorneys
We're given month Of preparation for
the case and at the close OF the argu-
ments were highly conlplimented by
Judge Deemer for the study and work
which they had put upon tina play. The
trial was at all times conducted Seri-
|cusly and Judge Deemer believes that
the verdict which was arrived at repre-
|sgnts as nearly as possible the right
|opinion as to Hamlets mental condi-
ton.
The state contended that Hamlet's
killing or King Claudlus was due to an
deliberately considered ciot to take his
life. 1t introduced evidence to show
that Hamlet conceived some time after
the death of his father that his uncle.
King Claudius, had murdered his ia
ther, that his spite against the king
was shown by his killing Polonius in
his mothers chamber, rlistakins him
for the king, that the queen had been
dead for five minutes from the poisoned
drink before Hamlet killed The king
and that after Hamlet had killed the
king Hamlet asked Laertes to report
his cause Alright to the unsatisfied.
On the question OF mental condition.
the state contended thnt the best evil
dence was Hamlets words and
thoughts, that the philosophy he gave
the world is some OF the best ever
written, that his treatment OF Ophelia
is to be accounted for as the actions OF
a man in love, which men do not al
WAYS require to be those of q cool and
sober business man, that Hamlet did
not see a ghost of his father in his
mothers room, but only apostrophizec
his fathers picture for effect on his
mother. that Hamlets remembering the
incidents of his alleged insane and ex-
cited acts and his doubling his delu-
sions were evidences OF sanity, not of
insanity.
The defendant contended for acquit-
tai on two grounds, insanity and self
defense and defense of his mother. IN
sanity, the defense argued, was shown
by Hamlet's complete change OF life
after the death OF his father, making
the first stage of the form of insanity
known as melancho!ia. His seeing
ghosts Of his father ana hearing them
speak to him showed him in the second
state of the disease, delnsional melan-
cholia, in which the patient is not mem
tally responsible for his actions. His
suicidal and homicidal tendencies In
this state of mind, and his utter lack
Of appreciation Of guilt for the murder
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20

Massena.
The Echo has been sold by Bert Hill
to a gentlemen from Perry. Iowa.
Dunlap.
j. w. Tate has been having bad
time with blood poison in his right
arm, caused by scratch.
Onawa.
r. Il. Kennedy, who has been manag-
ing editor of the Onawa Gazette here
the past year. has resigned his position
and returned to Chicago, where he has
position on the Daily News.
Pacific Junction.
Measles seem in fair way to take
the town. The disease has invaded
the homes of four or five of our citizens
during the past two weeks and it is
expected to make its appearance at
frequent intervals right along now. All
children so afflicted are reported doing
WE'LL
Cedar Rapids.
The 1iremen of Cedar Rapids are
measuring all three story buildings in
the city, taking the names of the own
ers and securing other data prepare
tory to taking steps toward compelling
ing to the ordinance of the city and
the state law.
Mt. Pleasant.
Henry Traut and ]. w. Palm took a
subscription paper around the other
day and soon secured enough pledges
TO guarantee the payment of the big
special purse of $500 which will be put
up at one of the races for the next
fair. The next fair is going to be a
big thing if the weather is at all de-
cent
IT. Dodge.
Wilson & Company, of Chicago, who
secured the $4,000 issue of per cent
Fort Dodge funding bonds few weeks
ago, have backed out of their agree
ment, thereby FORGETTING the certified
check of $500 which they deposited as
a guarantee that they would live up to
their contract
Abba.
The work of raising funds and giving
assistance to the destitute Scandinavia
ans Of Europe has been taken up sys-
Dramatically in Monroe county. Mayor
Hardenbrook's proclamation is followed
by the appointment of Frank Landin
and S. A. Cory of Hiteman in charge
of the work. Mr.. Landin will make the
canvass of the camps.
Clinton.
Councilman Thomas j. Lister of
this city had a narrow escape from
lasphyxiation Wednesday morning from
inhaling coal gas from stove at his
home. Several physicians worked over
him during the morning and it was
not until nearly noon time that he was
pronounced out Of danger and in q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
JUDICIAL USURPAO0N
Practically What Cedar Rapids
Water Company Asks of
Supreme Court
MATTER OF PUBLIC FRANCHISES
Tho City of Cedar Rapids Is Accused
of Violating the Federal Constitution,
and the State Court Deciding in
Favor Of the Former, the Case Has
Been Carried to the Higher Court.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 20.-The Cedar
Rapids water case which is now on its
way to the United States supreme court
may develop something of special inter-
est thruout the state in the matter of
all public franchises. The Cedar Rap
ids water company. which had failed
TO get a renewal Of it's franchise, pro-
tested against the water rates provided
by ordinance. In the state supreme
court Judge Weaver held that the rates
were all right. He decided that the
company has no franchise at all and the
rate question is one to be settled be-
held that the termination Of the fran
chise was something the company
should have taken into consideration
and it can not now complain if its
property is rendered worthless by fail
ure to get new franchise. If there
had been a loss it is nothing more
than common event in business. But
Judge Weaver figured it out that the
company can make good profit on its
investment at the rates provided for.
He closed with this.
The court can not undertake to
guarantee the company any fixed or
certain return upon its investment. The
exercise of such a power would work
an utter destruction of the legislative
right to regulate rates of water COM
panies and other corporations operating
works of public utility We think the
decisions have already gone to the
verge of safety in modifying legislative
acts of this character; and to go further
and say that courts will not only pre-
serve property from confiscation and
destruction by legislative power, but
will also assure to its owners definite
and fixed rates of profit upon their
investment would be an act of judicial
usurpation."
The appeal Of the water company
to the United States supreme court,
just perfected, means that the water
company will ask the higher court to
engage in this judicial usurpation in
this case and set a precedent for other
cases. The claim is that the city vi
olated the federal constitution in the
matter of destroying property by fixing
rates such that the company can not
earn a profit after paying interest
charges. etc. The state court in this
decision took a popular turn: it is left
for the federal courts to reverse the
position if it is reversed in Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
GLUE N MURDER CASE
Startling Developments Are
Expected in the Peterson
Case at Des Moines
CHILDREN BEFORE GRAND JURY
CHILDREN BEFORE GRAND JURY
Detective Force Said to Be Working on
a Clue That May Lead to Apprchen-
sion of the Guilty Parties-story of
/. the Crime - Other News of the
State.
pecial to mes-Republican.

| Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. March 20.-A n5,.' Lew
has been discovered, it is claimed, in the
Peterson murder case which may lead
to startling developments.
Willis and Miriam Peterson, brother
and sister of the two children foully
murdered April 13 of last year, We're
served with subpoenas last evening by
Deputy Sheriff Reed Henderson to APP
pear before the grand jury now in
session.
This fact and several little hints that
have been dropped OF late about police
headquarters lead to the belief that
some one is suspected of the murder
and that the police are bringing the
witnesses before the grand jury with
a view to elicting new evidence. The
entire detective force is working on a
new clew that has developed in the
case. While nearly a year has elapsed
since the murder, ever since that time
the members of the force have been
on the lookout for evidence.
A man who was prominent in the
police department at the time Of the
murder, and who has kept in touch with
the case ever since, said there
would be a big surprise in the Peterson
murder case within a short time, and
one that would startle the entire city.
At present the detectives are at work
on the Burns murder case, so they
Will not get to work earnestly until
the next few days, but then it is ex-
pected that there will be something of
a definite nature done in the matter.
Thomas and Lena Peterson were
murdered on Sunday evening about
$50 while returning home from church
on the east side to their home in High
land Park. They We're both beaten
to death over the heads with clubs,
and when found short time after the
girl was dead and the boy died in a few
moments. No motive for the crime
was ever discovered, and while there
We're number of arrests made at the
time, still none of the men proved to De
the right parties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20

were floating down stream. The tim
bers We're Unidentified as StringerS from
the old Fourth street bridge, by the
marks of the street car rails which We're
plainly visible upon them. The matter
was finally settled by the defendant
returning the timber he had not al
ready used and paying the costs of
prosecution. He doubtless thought, as
many other people do. that drffwood in
the river is the property of the one
who draws it to shore. This is not
the case, altho the one who rescues the
timber is entitled to salvage under
the law, for the service thus rendered
the owner.
Muscatine.
A petition has been filed whereby
Emma Cissell claims damages in the
sum of $4,000, plaintiff claiming that
her husband while in the saloon of the
defendants, Frank Maurath and Tillie
Maurath, corner of Second and Null
berry streets, was struck by the bar
tender and his jaw broken in two places
preventing him from doing any work
for about four months.
Clarion.
The petition for the big ditch which
is to drain the low lands in Lincoln.
Blaine and Wall Lake townships has
been filed with Auditor Keller. The
proposed ditch is a big undertaking.
1t is ten miles long and it is estimated
that it will drain fully ten square miles
of land. George Davis of Wall Lake
| township is the prime mover in the
matter. The petition will come before
the board of supervisors for consid-
GRAFTON at their April session.
Cumberland.
Stockholders Of the cooperative
creamery concern have decided to
build their creamery at Cumberland.
The creamery will be built south of the
railroad tracks on the east side of Main
street, on a corner lot formerly owned
| by William Cool. At this meeting A.
c. Peckham was elected general man
ager of the concern. Work on the
building will be commenced in few
weeks and it is expected that the fac
tory will be in operation in about two
months.
Elkader.
Henry Meyer, of Elkader, vice presi-
dent of the Des Moines National bank,
has been elected cashier of the new
Hamilton National bank Of Chicago,
which will start business about the
middle of April in the quarters former
ly used by the old Merchants Nation-
al on La Sale street. Mr.. Meyer was
cashier of the First National bank of
Elkader, Iowa, has been national bank
examiner for the state of Iowa and
special examiner for Minnesota. His
selection completes the official staff Of
1.-THE Hamilton National.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
TWO DEATHS AT eRINNELL.
Mrs. Michael Snyder and William
Reynolds Pass Away.

Grinnell. March 2o.-Mrs. Michael
Snyder died Wednesday night after
a severe illness of several weeks. The
patient suffered untold agony at times
from ;ln acute attack of cerebral men
engitis. Mrs. Eva Mccoy, of Marshall
town, will officiate this afternoon at
half past two. Interment in the Hazel
wood cemetery.
William Reynolds died Thursday
morning from sharp stroke of apo
plexy. Mr.. Reynolds is a native of
England, but has resided in Grinnell
since some time in the f1fties. Three
sons and second wife survive him.
Funeral services are to be held this
morning from the Baptist church, Rev.
r. S. Robinson officiating.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
SAW MILL ACCIDENT.
Bursting Wheel Injuries Three Men at
Work Near Geneva,

Special to Times Republican.
Geneva, March 20.-While saving
wood for Rawther, north of Town.
E. d. Walker and two other men mar
rowly escaped death yesterday fore
noon by being struck with the frag-
ments of circular saw, which sud-
denly flew to pieces.
The saw was a large one run by four
teen horses. The accident is sup
posed to have been caused by some de-
feet in the boxing. Mr.. Walker was
feeding the saw and was struck by
three pieces of the drive wheel and
knocked distance of several feet The
injury to his right arm Is the most
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
RICHARDS WILL RETURN.
Ex- Deputy Marshal Has Arranged for
Bonds,

Des Moines. March 20.-Attorneys
and friends have been steadily at work
for some time on the case of ex-Deputy
Marshal Richards, under indictment for
with Frank Beard in the
robbery of Sullivan in Marion county,
and arrangements were yesterday COM
pleted for his bond in case he returns
and stands trial.
1t is understood that United States
Marshal Christian and p. L. Sewers,
wealthy stockmen, will go on his bond,
and as soon as he has settled up some
in regard to an estate in
which he was administrator he will re-
turn and stand trial.
1t is now known that for some time
he has been in Omaha, that his wife
and his friends have hsen in commu
nication with him and have met him.
but no move has been made to cause
hia arrest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20

OF Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guilder-
stern. all dear friends. and his lack OF
attempts to escape after killing them.
hut rather joking about their Deaths
showed his insanity TO he an extreme
fern of delusional melancholy.
The defense had the support OF the
expert witnesses. both those introduced
by itself and those put on the stand
by the state, they testifying in SUD-
s;ance that the latest medical authori-
ties support the theory Of Hamlets IN
san,y. In this they differ from the
latest literary critics. who are OF the
opinion that Hamlet was sane and his
sanity simulated.