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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
REV. A. s. MCCONNELL.
Expires Suddenly at His Home in Web
ster City.

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Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, June 24.-Rev. A. S.
Mcconnell. S54 Elm street died very
suddenly yesterday of heart failure.
Death came just as Mr. Mcconnell had
finished breakfast about o'clock. The
family were seated at the table but
were unable TO render him assistance
in time. Rev. Mcconnell was "a years
of age at the time of his sudden death
and had been Congregational minis
ter for forty years. filing pulpits at
Cresco and other points in the south
ern part of the state. The family NOV
ed to this city from Grinnell last No
vember and have resided in the G. b.
Pray residence at Elm and Broadway
A wife is left and also three children
Anna S, Mrs. S. c. Policy, of Dead
wood. S. D., and Paul. who conducts
the department store in the Hamilton
County State bank block. The de-
ceased, who was a Mason and MEM
Der of the G. A. r.. has been an invalid
for number of years.
The funeral service, conducted by
Rev. j. O. Thrush. was held at 1850
a. M at the residence on Elm street
The remains We're taken 10 Grinne!l on
the Northwestern, where the intermeni
will be made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
Stole a Beer Pump.
es-Republican.

Special to IlmeS-RepuDllctiH.
Muscatine, June 24.-John Whitman.
a young man of about 25 years Of age,
of South Muscatine. yesterday after
noon is alleged to have entered the
office of the Rock Island Brewery COM
pany Sunday afternoon, and taken
therefrom beer pump. He denies en-
phatically that he made any attempt
to force open the safe in the same
room.
AS related elsewhere in this paper,
the proprietors of the brewery discov-
cred yesterday afternoon that their
place of business had been entered and
the money vault tempered with. An
investigation followed, which resulted
in the arrest Of Whitman. Whitman
was placed under arrest yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Yesterday afternoon, according to
Chief of Police w. r. Rice, and Dep
uty James McElravy. Whitman con-
fessed taking the beer pump. but denied
that he had proceeded further. He told
the officers where the stolen article
could be found.
No charges have been preferred
against the man, and yesterday after
noon he was lodged in the city Jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

Walnut.
| George Waterhouse is erecting barn
on his farm 60x40; % foot posts, with
a lean-to 16x60 feet.
West Union.
$500 in the hole as result of bad
weather.
Bellevue.
Charles Simpson died at his home
north of this city Wednesday shortly
after the noon hour from neuralgia Of
the heart.
| Sisourney.
| Sigourney merchants have raised
nearly s400 to celebrate the 4th in Sig
Quincy A big program has been pre-
! pared Watch for the big announce
| ment next week. Three bands have been
engaged.
Lehigh.
| At a special meeting of the Lehigh
school board Tuesday evening 1T was
decided to hold a, special election on
July 1st, to vote $4,000 school bonds
for the erection of new and up-to-
date brick building in Lehigh.
Diagonal.
The X. & w. depot was broken into
again last Tuesday night by some anna
teur thieves who thought they might
be able to find something. Nothing of
any Importance was taken, but 1t was
only because there was not anything
in sight.
Williamsburg.
Mr. Peter White sold his 5000 bush
els of corn last week to George Morse
of Genoa Bluff. Maudlin and Beemer
shelied about $500 bushels and will
grind the remainder, cob and corn; in
a few more weeks the whole 5000 bush
els will be walking around in George
Morse's pasture.
Aurelia.
AT special election to vote upon the
water and gas Improvements the town
made a good showing. One hundred
and seven votes We're polled, ninety
three of which were straight for the
two propositions. Six voted straight
against the two. A few voted in favor
Of one and not the other Water works
received ninety-eight votes and gas
ninety-six.
Malvern.
The contract for the new school
building was let yesterday to Ashby d
Weatherhead, of Red Oak, the former
having the carpenter work, and the lat
ter the brick work. Their bid was $l4,-
COS and there were a couple of other
bids within 500 of this sum, which
shows that pretty close work was done
in making the estimates. Work Is TO
be commenced next Monday and the
building is to be completed within
sixty working days.
Council Bluffs.
Recorder Oliver Olson, who returned
rom Des Moines Saturday. where he
attended the convention OF county re-
orders, says that on comparison of
he different counties of the state In
proportion to population and size, it
vas found that Monona was the ban
ler county in the amount OF money
urned into the county fund. Monona
ounty has given, after paying It's re-
order and deputies, over $l,446 TO the
redit of the county fund.
0nawa.
The Onwa postotfice will be
raised from the third to the
second class July /, 1903, and the
oostmaster's salary will be $4,000 per
annum from that date. There has been
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24

a steady growth in the business Of the
Onawa postoffice since 1898, except one
year during the hard times, when the
office suffered decline of 500 in the
| postmaster's Salary. but this reduction
lasted only one year. There is no bet
ter indication of tile growth and pros
| perity of the town than the increase
| In the business of the postoffice.
Pekin.
! Ray Nelson. son of Joseph Nelson, OF
| Pekin, was seriously and perhaps fa-
tally injured Thursday by kick from a
| horse with " hich he was working, says
| the Journal. The horse struck him
on the right side of the face under the
right eve, and he was unconscious for
several hours. He is not yet conscious
all the time. The accident occur
red while he was working on a corn
planter. The planter tipped forward so
that 1t touched the horse and it kicked
as result, striking the boy as above
stated. He is about 16 years old.
keswick.
Bert Roby. a 2S-year-old boy, Kes-
wick citizen up to year ago, found a
pearl in the Mississippi river that
ried and is engaged in conducting a
button factory in Muscatine. Mr.. Roby
was offered $4,000 for the gem, but re-
fused it, holding it at $4,000. This is said
to beone Of the largest If not the
largest pearl ever found In these wat
ers. 1t has been tested and found to
be perfectly round and is said to be
without flaw. This is the biggest
pearl ever found along the banks of the
Mississippi at Muscatine.
Davenport.
A fall from a fire escape about 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon resulted in
serious injuries to Otto Schroeder. who
resides at 1892 West Seventh street.
Schroeder is in the employ of the Dav-
export Iron Company, which is putting
fire escapes on the Atlantic hotel and
the young man was working about
twenty feet from the ground when he
lost his balance and fell. He was pick
ed up unconscious and carried to his
home where he was unconscious for
several hours A doctor was summoned
who stated that he feared that the
young man had received internal in
juries.
ioWd wy
A sudden return of insane delusion,
that someone was trying to kill him,
caused Michael Spratt TO jump from
the top of barn on Bloomfield street
some thirty feet to the ground. thereby
seriously injuring his back and break
ing an ankle by the fall. Mr.. Spratt
is farmer living near Williamsburg,
Iowa. 1t is supposed the deluson sud
denly returned, and he left his room,
climbed a ladder which some carpenters
repairing the barn had left, and jumped
to the ground below. Being nearly
sixty years old it is doubtful If he can
recover, altho he IS now at the Mercy
hospital, where he is receiving the best
care possible.
EddyviIle.
The Riggs Lumber Company have
purchased the Star mill from f. Nj.
Epperson and will transform it into a
storage warehouse for lime. cement
and mill work The mill building is one
of the old land marks of EddyNille
having been built in 1867. The late
Robert Cooper and others were inter
ested in the enterprise. 1t cost many
thousands of dollars, but was never d
financial success, and a large amount
of money was lost by the different
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24

! parties trying to run 1t successfully.
1t was finally abandoned and allowed
to go to ruin. The fine engine and
other iron work was knocked to pieces
and carried away by vandals, and it
| ilourished for awhile as a resort for
tramps and the penny ante" gang.
| Mr.. Epperson bought it some time ago.
! reroofed it and put it in good con-
| dtion. since which time it has been
used as a warehouse
Gullenburg.
The many friends here of Henry Tor
morning to hear that he had been ac
cidentally shot at his home near Mill
vile. AT first he was thought to be
fatally injured, but at the present time
much hopes are entertained for his re-
covery After breakfast Tuesday NOR
ming Mr.. Torrey. a friend and part of
his family went out near the barn =:
shoot at a target. For a time all We're
thoroughly enjoying the sport, when a
shell in the gun a 22-calibre, failed to
explode. The gun was in the hands of
Mr.. Marshall at the time, and he drop
ped the gun down on his arm to ex-
anime it. Mr.. Torrey. who was nearby
had just stopped over to pick up a
board when the shell exploded. The
ball struck Mr. Torrey in the neck,
passed up into his mouth, thru his ton
que, thru the plate of the false teeth
he wore, thru the roof of his mouth
and lodged under the right eye.
Fairfax.
Mrs. James Whefords recovery from
a lighting stroke Is one of the wonders
of this community. Mr.. and Mrs. Whe-
ford had been attending services in the
church and We're standing in the yard
talking with others when a thunder
shower came up. Mr.. Wheford Went
to see to the horses but his wife step
ped back just inside the door of the
church. Suddenly a bolt of lightning
struck the tower and passed thru Mrs.
Wheford's body and on to the ground.
Everyone near at first supposed her to
be dead. but hasty examination soon
showed that she was still alive. Metal
rims of her eye glasses ind a breach
pin upon her breast had been melted
into almost unrecognizable shape Her
clothing. especially those about her
waist, was torn and considerably
scorched. The flesh upon her lower
limbs was considerably burnt and the
second toe upon one foot was so badly
burned as to neceSstate its amputa-
ton. Other than this and the severe
shock at the time. Mrs. Wheford sus-
tanned no perceptable injury and her
physician says she will get along all
right.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD.
Remains Of William Van Benthuysen
Laid Lovingly at Rest.

Bloomfield, June 24.-Surrounded by
sorrowing friends and grief stricken
relatives, the last sad rites over the
remains of William Van Benthuysen,
managing editor of the New York
World, who died in that city Saturday,
were said here yesterday with impress
sive ceremonies. The body arrived in
the city yesterday morning and services
were held at the home of his aged ia :
Their, William Van Benthuysen, at 8
O'Clock this afternoon, conducted by
Rev j. G. Wilson, pastor of the Pres
byterian church. assisted by Rev. j. w
Potter of the Methodist church. Again
at the cemetery brief prayers We're Civ
en- and the distinguished 1owan was
then lowered to his last resting place
A large number of friends and relatives
from out of the city were in attendance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
SALOONS KNOCKED OUT.
Withdrawals from Petition at Center
Vile Will Defeat Saloon Party's Ell

forts.
Special to Times Republican.
Centervlle, June 24.-The mulct sa-
loon petition is beaten, sufficient
rumber of Withdrawals having been
secured to insure this.
Such Is the information the lowe
gian gives it's readers with every as
surance that it will be found correct
when those having the matter in
charge are ready TO divulge the facts
and make public the result of their can
vass.
Those backing the petition practical
~ acknowledge defeat. II requires 623
valid names to carry the petition. 1t is
learned on pretty good authority that
the list contains eight not on the poll
books and three duplicates. These are
sure to come off. The Withdrawals
more than make up the remainder
needed Then there are some seven
teen names that would probably come
off in addition If taken into court. But
as the matter now stands ii looks as
though there Is going TO be clear
knock out without a question Of a con-
test in court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
ACCIDENT WITH GASOLINE.
Mrs. Robert Fitch Badly Burned About
Arms and Face.

Gearing, June 24.-Mrs. Robert Fitch,
who runs a boarding house over the
Gift drug store in this city, was Sc
yerely burned Monday afternoon about
i o'clock. She had applied gasoline to
a bedstead with the idea of preventing
the possibility of insects and in some
way the oil became ign:ted. In a mo-
ment her clothing was on fire. She
was severely burned about the hands.
arms and face. tho it is thought the
accident will not be fa.ai. Had IT not
been for the presence of mind and
prompt action Of Miss Violet Davis,
svho was present when the accident oc-
Cured. Mrs Fitch would undoubtedly
have lost her life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
crowd of small boys threw rocks AT
but no windows We're broken.
Martial Law Suggested.


but no windows We're broken
Martial Law Suggested.
Governor Cummins said TO Generai
ByerS before leaving the city.
The troops are now here under your
charge and you may keep them here rs
long as you think the conditions war
rant it, 1t seems to be the opinion OF
many that an able bodied police force
ought to be able to handle the SITUATION
here and if the men on the force at
present are not sufficient IT seems III
my judgement that steps ought TO De
taken TO make them so. Ii the ponce
will not arrest the men and the proper
authorities will not see that they are
punished and at the same time the out
breaks continue, l think 1t would pn
advisable to put the city under martha
law"
Did All He Could.
To friends whom the governor saw
just before leaving the city, he said:
"As was stated yesterday / came to
the city to determine the necessity OF
keeping the militia here. but white
was here talking with the differenf
parties and SAW how anxious all We're
for a settlement | thought that per
haps | might be of some assistance III
bringing it about. With this END III
view / received the propositions OF botn
the strikers and the company ana II
seemed To me that an agreement mlgh'
be reached From the talk | had Wltn
the two state labor men here L though'
the two parties could come together but
lust at the time when it looked as
tho there was a chance for settle
ment, it became apparent that the
strikers and the company did not have
the same view in question or recognlz-
ing the union and this was where ne
gotiations ended Every means possible
was used to bring the parties together
and now. as l am leaving the city.
am sorry to say that there does not
seem to be any way open for settle
ment from the negotiations of the day.
Every Car Stoned.
All during the evening there was
trouble out on the avenue and few If
any of the cars made a trip without
having stones and eggs thrown at them.
This continued all thru the evening
and finally subsidized as the hour grew
late. The troops were on the ground
doing all they could to prevent the
rocks being thrown and TO prevent
violence when ever they could. Iheir
presence kept crowds from collect
Ing.
Troops Kept Busy.
AS one of the last cars was making
its trip on the hill some one threw
rock into the car from the darkness
which shattered the glass and almost
struck the motorman. He stopped and
jumping to the ground at once COM
menced firing shots into the darkness
from the direction from which the rock
came. An investigation was made but
no one was found in the neighborhood
The incident brought a detail of troops
up from the city.
The soldiers all seem to be faring well
and none OF the boys have begun to-
think that their visit to Dubuque was
for no purpose. They are kept at the
post of duty all the time for there is no
telling when trouble will break out
All have had a taste of active SER
vice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
cLAUD. is A PUZZLE.
Waterloo Police Have Trouble Witt
West Union BOY.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo June 24.-The police are a;
Il loss to know what to 10 with Claude
Smith, a 17-year-old boy from Yves
Union. who for the second tipe ha.
been arrested for stealing. The frs
time he stole bicycle and the mayor
gave him a lecture and sent him to jai
for five days. He was released ant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
Baseball Man Hurt.

Special to Times-Republica
Waterloo, June 24.-Jchn Okey, CEN
ter fielder for the Webster City base
ball team, was injured in a game with
Waterloo here by being struck over
the left ear by the ball. 1t was thought
the hearing would be impaired, but the
llhN siriHn thinks not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
CEDAR FALLS WILL HELP.

Mayor Has Inaueurated Plan to Help
Cities Suffering from Floods.
Cedar Falls, June 24.-Nayor Hemen-
way has inaugurated q movement for
raising funds to be sent to Des Moines.
Kansas City and othe" points where
the flood has caused suffering. All the
Sunday schools OF the city are can
wasting the city for funds. The city
is divided by wards and each school
takes a district The funds will be dis
tributed as the schools shall determine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
THE CLARION PosToFFlcE.
Son of the Late Harwood Temporar
ily in Charge.


Special to Times Republican.
Clarion. June 24.-The bondsmen of
the late j. G. Harwood. formerly post
master here, have installed his son,
Burt HARDWOOD. editor of the Monitor,
in the postofiice to have charge until
someone shall be appointed to the po-
sition.
Robert Osier, deputy postmaster. and
Burt HARDWOOD. are candidates for the
position. Now b. p. Birdsall has come
home from the lakes and will take up
the matter of the succession to the
Office, and it is expected that the mat
ter will be settled this week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24

scarcely saw the sun before he had
taken Policeman WatSol's umbrella
The officer nabbed him again and he is
now back in Jail. What % do with the
lad is what is botherinG the mayor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
YOUR SKIN

Needs Ways Ointment. 1t never fails
to cure. no matter how old the sores are
on either skin or mucous membrane
Keeps wound open until 1t draws out
all impurities then heals naturally and
permanently Cases chronic for years
yield readily. Guaranteed to cure &C.
zema, dandruff, fresh cuts and bruises
and milk leg.
Avoid trouble by always having
some in the house. Any good druggist
has it. If yours doesn't send us soc for
large package.
D. 3. WAY CHEMICAL CO.,
GrinneII, la.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
Impaired Digestion

May not be all that is meant by dyspepsia
now, but it will be il neglected.
The uneasiness after eating, fits OF nerv
Gus headache, sourness OF the stomach, and
disagrecable belching may not be very bad
now, but they will be if the stomach is
suffered to grow weaker.
Dyspepsia is such miserable disease
that the tendency to it should be given
early attention. This is completely over
come by
Hoods JarsapariHa
which strengthens thewhole digestive system
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24

Denver-Edward Howell was given
five years in the penitentiary for en-
of $1,000 from the First Ma
tional bank of Cripple Creek.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
Settled Last Night Thru Eff
forts of Citizens-Concess-
ions Made
TROOPS WILL LEAVE TO-DAY
Much Rotins Attended Attempts to
Operate Street Cars and Kept Sol
der Boys Busy-Grievance Commit
tee of Union Will be Recognized and
Old Men Reinstated.
Special to Times-Republican.

-
are running today for the first time in
six weeks without interference. All
the old men returned to work this
morning and the three companies OF
militia were ordered home by Gen.
Byers The people are juoilant over the
settlement. Both sides claim a vic
tory, but the general opinion is the
men gained nothing except partial
recognition OF the union.
Dubuque, June 24.-The street rail-
way strike was settled last night by the
good officers of municipal affairs COM
mittee of the Dubuque club. The com
pany agrees not to discriminate against
the union men; to recognize the unions
grievance committee; to allow appeals
ayers decisions; to reinstate all the
strikers and TO give clearance cards to
Devereaux, Noonan and Henessy, whose
discharge caused the strike. The mill
tia will withdraw today.
Rock Throwers Were Busy.
A crowd of boys caused trouble along
the Eighth street car line Monday nigh,
and as result several shots were fired
at them by the conductor on the car
The conductor drew his revolver and
fired several shots in the direction
from which the rocks came, but so
far as known no one was hit.
Motorman Assaulted.
There was serious interference with
the operation of cars at the corner OF
Rromberg and johnson avenues at
noon today and one motorman was bad
ly hurt. During the noon hour large
crowd OF men assembled at the corner
and placed distractions on the track.
Several OF the small wooden bridges
over the cutters We're removed and
placed on the car track. 1t was impos
sible to run a car over them and when
the motorman got off and attempted to
remove the planks he was struck by
one Of the crowd and knocked down.
Several others struck at him, but he
managed to make his escape and get
on the car amid the ieers of the crowd.
As the car passed down the street Il
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