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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
FUNK ADMINISTRATOR NAMED
L. A. McMurray Of Webster City, Will
Manage LARGE Estate.

Webster City, Dec. 4.-The district
court, Judge Whitaker. OF Boone be-
ing the presiding Judge. appoined L. A.
McMurray. president Of the Hamilton
County State Bank OF this city, as the
administrator OF the estate of Jacob NJ.
Funk. Mr.. McMurray's bond was fixed
at 100000. This Is the biggest bond
of the kind ever required in Hamilton
county.
1t is usual in cases of this kind to
make the bond twice the amount OF
the personal property. In this casa,
however, the bond is put about one
half this amount.
Mr. McAfurray was one Of Mr..
Funk's closest associates, both in a
personal and a business way Ever
since the founding of the Hamilton
County State bank these men have
been associated in a business way. The
appointment Of Mr.. McMurray was
made yesterday afternoon at the in
stance OF w. w. Funk, the only surviv-
ing brother OF Jacob NJ. Funk. 1t Is
understood, however, that the othe,
heirs Of whom there are ten, consented
to the appointment
There is still as much of a mystery
about the fortune left by Mr.. Funk
as ever. An itemized estimate made
by an intimate friend the other day
however. placed It at $s50,000
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
WIFE PAYS oEFALcATloNs.
Homestead Of Ascending School Dis
triot Secretary Sold.

Special to Times Rspunllcah.
Burlington, Dec. 4.-The postlude OF
one Of the most sensational cases
known in Burlington business and So
csal circles has Just been played In the
sale of the homestead Of Horace KEEL
~. formerly secretary OF the school ris-
trict. For many years Mr.. Kelly has
been one of Burling.on's prominent
and trusted citizens. while his family
enjoyed the best of social intercourse.
Mr.. Kelly was secretary of the school
district. Suddenly, about two years
ago, Mr. Kelly was found to have mis-
appropriated large sum of money,
consisting OF small sums from time TO
time. How long the peculations had
been going on could not be ascertained,
but 1t was known the total OF misap-
propriations' was considerable.
Mr.. Kelly disappeared and has not
since been seen. Mrs. Kelly and her
children bravely faced the music and
the matter has been In process OF set
tiement since The last act was the
sale of the homestead, with the pro-
ceeds from which Mrs. Kelly paid the
last cent which her husband owed the
school district. This last payment
amounted to 1856.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
Iowa at Washington.

Washington. Dec. A rural free de-
livery route will be established jan
uary at Mcintyre, Mitchell county
Length of route. % miles; area COW
cred. 20 square miles; population serv-
ed 500; number Of houses on route 10A
Charles G. Heuringer has been APP
pointed rural letter carrier and Toney
Jones substitute, at Cantril.
Postmasters have been appointed as
follows:
Barnum, Webster county. Belle v.
Kersboom, vice William Garrett. re-
signed.
Croker. Polk county, John F. Horn
er, vice c. w. Bates. resigned.
Postmasters have been commissioned
as follows:
Jacob E. Palmer. Hawkeye; Fred
Wilson. Ottumwa; Ralph NJ. Bishop.
Thayer.
A civil service examination will be
held at Des Moines January 8, for po-
sition of stenographer and typewriter
in the United States and Philippine
service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
Resignation of Police Judge ST.
yara Affects Des Moines
Political Mixup
MAYoRALTY OUTLOOK
Present Indications are That There is
a Desire to Keep the Congressional
Fight Out = Former Mayor Nc
Wicker Agrees to be Neutral Be-
tween Hull and Prouty.
Special to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times Republlcan.
Des Moines, Dec. 4.-The congress.
ional situation in this district Is becom.
ing inextricably tangled with the may
orally fight in Des Moines even as II
was two years ago. The latest phase
Of the contest arises from the sud-
den dropping out of Police Judge Sill
vara who had been supported by the
elements demanding clean city affar s
and reform In all matters. 1t was Elk
pected that Silvara would receive the
endorsement of the Anti-Saloon
League and with this powerful follow
ing he would be a big factor. But Sill
vara was also supported largely by the
followers of Captain Hull, who were
divided as between Silvara and Bren-
ton. The Brenton people have afriliat-
ed with the friends Of Hull generally.
Mcvicker, who was formerly mayor.
WAS closely ideptified with Judge
Prouty and his political machine. Now
deal has been made by which Sill
vara drops out and in return Nc
Wicker agrees to be neutral as between
Hull and Prouty. This would seem to
indicate that there was desire to keep
the congressional fight out; but this
has aroused Brenton's friends and they
threaten to make trouble for Hull IL
the compact regarding the neutrality OF
McVicker is carried out. They claim
that 1t means that sufficient number
of the Hull people ara to desert Bren-
ton to nominate Movicker. The strange
part of the whole matter is that the
mayoralty fight developed so early. The
election will not be held until in March
or April, yet for sevefal weeks can
didates and their friends have been
actively at work and much money has
been spent to influence the voters. The
situation now with a square fight be-
tween Brenton and McVicker makes IT
reasonably certain that the ex-mayor
will beat the present mayor. But 1t Is
also evident now that so much OF bitter
ness will be developed that it will not
be an easy task to elect any republican
mayor of the city against citizens
movement like that which defeated Nc
Wicker three years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
RecElvER,s sALE.

u0SG1V6n0 0A1SS
In the United States District Court,
In and for the Southern District Of
Iowa.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Eu-
siere Bros, Bankrupts.
NOMCE OF SALE.
The undersigned receiver Of the
nbove-named estate IN bankruptcy, in
pursuance Of the order OF the Hon.
Smith Mcpherson. Judge OF said court.
Will offer for sale at public outcry the
entire stock Of goods OF said bank
rupts. situated and being in building
or rooms at 8 and West Main street.
Marshailtown. Iowa, at the hour Of
o'clock p. m, on t6e 18th day of De-
cember. A. D. 1908. Said stock con-
sists OF dry goods, holiday goods. shoes
and ready-made clothing: the entire
stock Of the estimated value Of $685.
GOO, which will more fully and specifi-
cally appear by reference to the In
voice to be seen at said rooms,
The stock OF goods will be sold as a
whole or In Job lots or by department
AZ shall be deemed best for the inter-
eat OF the creditors OF said bankrupts.
The sale or sales subject to the app
provai Of said court or the judgs
thereof.
Terms Of sale cash.
Dated at Marshalltown. Iowa. Dec. !,
1903. J. M. PARKER,
Receiver.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04

from whence only one of the invita-
lions came, and that was from Lord
Steyne The cross examination devel-
'oped the fact that there had been no
ladies at the festive and questionable
gatherings be side Mrs. Crawley. The
butler acknowledged that Rawdon
Crawley was a great pool player, but
he had no knowledge AS to whether or
not the old fellow fleeced the guests
while Mrs. c .awiey entertained them
with her wiles. No amount OF ques-
tioning shook the witness in this state
ment that the attentions of Lord Steyne
to Mrs. Crawley led her to treat her
husband as Ter inferior and to care lit
tie or nothing for him.
A junior law student who haplSSed
to be in Eng and at the time of the
trouble and linew the plaintiffs and
defendant, Will oe the next witness
called
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04

X. of r. & S. and master of finance
f. E. Foster; master of work. William
Kane; inner guard, F. A. Zalesky; outer
guard NJ Nj. Kichells; trustees, DR.. j
H. Stooksberry, c. e. Shaw and ]. NJ.
Rinehart
Masons Home Lodge. A. +. & A. NJ
worshipful master. j. NJ. Rinehart. sen
Tor warden, W. Il. Grant. junior war
den, W. F. Tower, secretary, E. c. Far
rington, treasurer, W. II. Woods.
Eastern Star Chapter: Matron, Miss
Minnie Welden, associate matron, Miss
Mary Bliss, treasurer. Miss Jennie
Cummings, worthy patron, DR.. j. H.
Stooksberry. secretary, Mrs. Osyood ..
Cobb conductress. Mrs. Susie Stocks
berry. associate. Mrs. NJ NJ Murray.
The latter officers will be installed the
18th by Mrs. G. w. Ward, of Eldora,
who is an officer in the Grand Chapter
of iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
Considered Worthless Except
as Stepping Stone a Bet
ter Law
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
The Present Truancy Law in Iowa Is
Nom Specific and Ineffective, But It
Is a Hopeful Step in the Right Di-
rection-Township High Schools Are
Recommended.
Special to Tmes-Republican
Recommended.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Dec. 4.-The present tru.
ancy law In Iowa Is declared by Presi.
dent Edwin II. Brown, of the boart
Of education, to be worthless excep
es q stepping stone to better Ian
regulating compulsory attendance In
the schools.
Together with this matter the State
Teachers association at its meeting a,
Des Moines this month will take up this
government of the state schools and
will ask the legislature, 1t is said. t.
place the free institutions all under
one board of regents. The association
is also expected to ask that minimum
salary for all teachers be fixed, and
that township high schools be provided
instead of county high schools.
Mr.. Brown Is of the opinion that tbs
need for changes along these lines IS
obvious, but thinks the question in re-
gard to fixing minimum salary is a
local matter.
The arguments for a single board OF
regents for state educational institu-
tons seem obvious" said Mr.. Brown
last night. Il believe a majority OF
states, especially those older ones oil
the east, where free education is
brought to a high state of efficiency
have this plan.
The present truancy law is nonspe-
ciflc and ineffective. Under its legal
application the truancy officer can dc
little except to gather mass OF APP
palllng statistics. He can not compe
the child to attend school except twelve
weeks III the year. and SO the child
or his parents may elect which twelve
weeks he shall attend. This makes II
possible for him to choose the last
twelve weeks OF the school year, when
not only is there little benefit for hin
In attempting to take up graded schoo
work, bu. the operation Of classes Is in
terfered with and disorganized. In fact
the present truancy law is worthless
except that 1t is hopeful step in the
right direction, as indicating the dis
position of the people to make scho d
attendance in some sense compulsory
"a majority Of educators and school
directors in Iowa doubtless will be
found favoring the plan for township
high schools, as making for greater
economy and producing better results
In almost every case the county high
school has proved ineffective and i'm
practicable. 1t involves an individual
expense on parents and pupils whIci,
lew think they can afford
Thirty dollars month is little
enough for any person competent to
teach school; however, 1t is question
II anything will be gained by fixing
a minimum salary for the state. II
girls-for men can not be had for such
wages-who can pass the required ex-
aminations are willing to teach niue
months or less for salaries lower than
$40, and the directors OF such districts
are willing to employ such talent, 1t
becomes, as Hancock said OF the tariff,
a local question
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
cRAwLEY VS.. srEYN.
Good Progress Made in the Case Be
fore the University Moot Court.
Snacial te, Tim

fore the University Moot Court.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. Dec. 4.-The attorneys for
the defense in the case OF Crawley VS..
Steyne being tried in the moot court
at the State University OF Iowa, COM
pleted the ross-examination of the
Crawley butler, who was one of the
best witnesses the plaintiff will have.
The defense was able in cross exami-
nation to develop the prejudices of the
witness by means Of showing how
readily ne forgot anything which SEEM
ed prejudic,al to the cause Of Crawley,
while things looking to his benefit were
recalled in detail even to the lines OF
poetry used In one instance. AT the
opening Of court this morning attorney
Knox withdrew that part OF the buffers
testimony referring to the presentation
of Becky Crawley at the kings court.
The butler testified in direct examina-
tion that the invitations which came
to Mrs. Crawley after she had been
present at a party at Gaunt house, were
from a higher plane Of society folks
than previously. Attorney Lamprecht
is very; good cross examiner and In
duced the butler to state that he knew
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
GASOLINE TO REPLACE STEAM.
The Tabor & Northern Railway Adopts
an Unusual Motive Power.

The Tabor e Northern Railway Adopts
| an Unusual Motivs Power.
| Council Bluffs, Dec. 4.--Down in this
southwestern sornor Of Iowa is q rail-
road that has for years been rather
remarkable line. but which now pre-
sents new claims for distinction as the
only railroad in America that uses gas
cline motor ours instead of steam or
electricity.
| These cars are owned and operated
by the Tabor & Northwestern railway
built originally by Tabor college, to
gut 1t in touch with the world. Each
| has a seating capacity of twenty, and
each has twenty-five horse power.
McClelland first experimental last
August with these cars, which We're
constructed by the Worth Motor COM
pany OF Chicago. From the first the
public manifested great interest. Let
tiers Of inquiry have been received from
all parts of the country, asking about
the success OF the cars. THE Engineer
ing News and the Literary Digest have
commented on their use by the T. & n.
and the Railway Age and other jour
nails have asked about the motors.
Most OF these Inquiries have been ig-
nored. because the management feit
that the stage could only be called me
experimental. Experts from the Gnl-
cago establishment have been mere
twice to examine the workings OF ene
cars. They have been operated sue
cessfully, and 1t is now believed thae
thew will carry the bulk IL the passen-
ger business in the future on this ROAD.
At present these cars are run only 70
meet No. on the Burlington. Inc
steam cars make four TT ps day be-
sides. But when contemplated plans
are carried out, as they will be shortly.
tbese motors will meet nll trains, and
the steam cars will make only a Inn
lited number Of trips each week FOR the
handling OF heavy freight traffic.
The motors are called by some OF
the local admirers "the nyins Iha, =,
chimes" They easily make, on leVei
track. q speed of twenty-five miles an
hour. The cars have carried be-
tween thirty and forty passengers each
an the T. & n. road since placed IN
use They are used at times for
suitchinr f-s,-.',. cars in the local
Yards ana motor will nicely handle
a loaded car weighing fifty tons. ne
motors are simple to operate, always
under perfect control. and one man
serves easily as motorran ana con-
ductor. These cars are psrfectiy neat
ed with hot water from the engine
Jacket and are lighted with acetyiene.
They are delightful and clean convey
ances for passengers and are IN many
WAYS superior to steam cars. Inc run
Messenger schedule Is expected 10 De
IN effect not later than January l. II
81 said that an eighty horse power
motor is to be added TO the rolling stock
IL, very short time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
wooEs oNE-wEDs ANOTHER.
Hancock County Young Man Changed
His Mind.

Council Bluffs. Dec. 4.-David Lerette
a prominent young farmer, met young
woman at the train Wednesday, even
ing and later introduced her as his
wife. No one knew that he was mar
ried or had even contemplated such a
move. Yesterday he stated that for
about year he had been corresponding
with Miss Rabbits. OF Clinton. Iowa,
and that he became engaged to marry
her without ever having seen her.
He left here November 10 and went
to Clinton to claim her as his bride
But her sister, Miss Cynthiana, hand
some 17-year-old miss, possessed the
greater charm for him, and four days
later he made her his wife instead OF
the one with whom he had been cor
responding. The first young woman
also came to spend the winter with her
sister.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
Iowa Postoffice Receipts.

Washington, Dec. 4-The annual re-
port Of the auditor for the postoffice
department has just been issued and
contains some details Of more than
passing Interest to Iowa people.
The gross receipts OF the postal de-
partment in Iowa for the fiscal year
1908 amounted to $2,715.556.1o; net re-
ceipts. $l.553,04S.40; salaries paid.
s447,225: clerk hire, sS2e.291.s3; rent,
light, etc. $s4,233.47; incidentals, ST.
1896; free delivery, $ss712lO4; total
expenditures, l82.50s.7O. average per
cent of expenditures to gross receipts,
40 per cent.
Number of first class offices in Iowa,
IL: number of second class offices, As;
number of third class offices. 225.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
Thirty-six Crafts Now On
Clear Lake and More Are
Launching
BOATS MAKE A MILE A MINUTE
The Lateen Rigging, Has Become the
Rage and the Lake Now Has Dis
tinctively Japanese Apperance-Peo
pie are Enjoying the Nearest APP
proach to the Airship Available.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Mason City, Dec. 4.-Clear Lake gives
every appearance these days Of a Jap
aness paper napkin or a wrapper on
choice Oolong tea. It is the sail boat
and fishing in the summer and Ice boat
in the winter There are thirty six
crafts on the lake now and more are
launching. The ice boat Is the neares.
approach to the air ship that people in
these parts will likely see and
they are enjoying 1t. In good
breeze these boats make mile min
ute Lateen rigging has become the
rage. The Lateen sail is distinctive
ly Japanese and hence the Jap appear
ance of the lake during the day time
and on moonlight nights.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
PEOPLES Ticket Elected.

Special to TImes-Republfcan.
Wooden, Dec. AT the election here
Friday for the purpose OF electing a
mayor and six councilmen the peoples
ticket as nominated was elected. Ow-
ing to clerical error in emitting the
names of treasurer and town clerk from
the notice OF election. another election
to fiji those offices will be held Friday
Dec. is.
The examination and ordination OF
Rev. C. w. Hampstead was held Tues
day afternoon and evening. The visit
ing preachers attended the council
were Rev. N. l.. Packard. Rinville;
Rev. B. r. Myers, Garner and Rev. c,
G. Marshall Britt. Rev. c. II. Lem
mon, of Cleveland, preached at the
evening service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
GET RURAL MAIL SERVICE.
Petitions Sent In a Year Ago From
Oohcyedan arc Granted.
Snecial To Times Ranuhlicnn

= TO- " . '''HSs7 sSPH02hSkfAh.
Ocheyedan, Dec. About d year
ago two petitions were sent in from
here for rural free delivery routes and
yesterday Mr.. ]. T. Boylan, route agent
for the postoffice department arrived
to look over the routes and give the
examination to the two mail carrierz
who will be required to handle this
part of Uncle Sans work at this place
For several years past there has been
postoffice at an inland town called
May City. about nine miles southeast
Of here, but one Of the rural routes will
very likely do away with this office
as the rural route north from Hartley
comes up to this place and one route
from here will reach 1t on the north.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
Popeioy News.

Special to Times Republican
Popejoy, Dec. 4.-William N. Collins,
an old settler OF this township, died last
night. The funeral will be held Sunday
with interment at Alden.
j. w Swift has brought and taken
possession OF the Carter Brothers gem
eral merchandise stock which he viii
close out.
Miss Gertrude Finch has gone to
Cedar Falls, where she will take a
course of study in the State Normal.
w. w. Pennington, trapper, caught
a fine 'possum last week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
VETERAN pAsaes AWAY.
William D. kinkead Dies at Elliot at
Aoe Of "a Years.

Elliott. Dec. 4.--William D. Kinkead,
a veteran Of the civil war and who
was with General Sherman in his
march to the sea, is desd here at the
age OF "a years. Mr.. Kiukead was born
in Knox county, Ohio, Feb 10. 1919. He
was married on March %, 1s43, at Ho-
mer. Ohio. to Miss Emily Ross. He
moved with his family to Morning Sun
In 1852, and six years later to Boones-
boro. where In 1862 he enlisted In the
Sixteenth Iowa, serving three years,
until the close of the war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
STUDENT WAS MARRIED.
Favorite Among the Girls at Drake Had
Family in the East.

Special to Times Repub'ican.
Des Moines. Dec. 4.-Drake untvers-
ity students are furious over the dis
covery that skidmore, one of the fresh
men and left tackle on the football
team. who had masqueraded as a boy,
is in fact married, and has family IN
Indiana.
Skidmore came to the college in the
fall and said he had been engaged In
rallroading III Kansas He got on the
football team and proved great fav-
orlte and showed himself equally at
tentive to the girls OF the college.
few day. ago visitor recognized
him and told of his past life, ana the
faculty confronted him with the. facts.
which he acknowledged. He left to
join his family in Indiana, and a num-
Der of the girls at the college are
mourning his departure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
A Mysterious Fire.
cial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Dec. A mysterious
fire occurred here this morning in one
OF Joe Barlow's houses. The tenant
whose family Is visiting at Burchinat
was awakened, he says, by the flames
and Jumped from the second story win
dow. Search OF the second story re-
yealed the fact that there was no bed
cling in that story and that the windows
had to be pried open by the firemen,
so that he must have beer dexterous
citizen to get out thru the windows.
Thurman managed to save a number
of his household goods.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
MONSTER cAssAeEs THESE.
Harlan Woman Raises Them at Rate Of
sixty-five to Ton.

SpeCIa1 10 eS-FepuUIICHH.
Harlan, Dec. 4.-Last spring Har-
Ian Arm distributed as an advertise
ment 1000 packages of cabbage seed
and advertised that 1t would pay to the
person growing the largest cabbage
therefrom the sum of $40 in gold. Many
large cabbages came in, Weighing from
twelve to fourteen pounds each. 1t
remained, however. for Mrs. 8. w. Day
ton Of Washington township to bring
in the largest cabbage probably ever
grown in. Shelby county. 1t weighed
thirty-one pounds, and Mrs. Dayton
carried away the $40 prize. The seed
distributed was of the large Dutch
Flat Head variety. Sixty-five such
cabbages would make ton Of material
for sauer kraut.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-04
IMPORTANT PAPER CHANGE.
ed M. Smith Becomes Full Owner 9
Tho Winterset Madisonian.

Winterset. Dec. S.-The winterses
Madison!an. one Of the oldest papers
in this section OF the state. has UNDER
gone a change Of owners whereby Ed
NJ. Smith. the junior partner Of the
present firm OF Thompson & Smith.
WILL acquire full possession Of ths
property, and Homer Thompson will
retire. This announcement is made in
an editorial in yesterdays issue, and
the change will take place on Jan. 1.
1904.