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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
Henry Broer, Whose Body Was
Found In Nebraska, Feared
Mental Breakdown
ARRANGED BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Body Was Found Nearly Two Months
Ago and Identity Was Discover
ed BY Mere chanee-suieided
BY Means of Wire Attached to 8
Tree. --,4.-.sl-.l.Al4
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican. -
Eldora, March 17.-Louis Broer ar
rived home from Lincoln, Neb, yester-
day with the remains of his brother
Henry, who it will be remembered
disappeared SO mysteriously from his
home near Hubbard on Jan. II last.
The body was found Jan. 18th about
liz miles from Norfolk hanging to a
tree by a wire, with the feet on the
ground. The body was shipped to Lin
coin. embalmed and kept until the au-
thorities got a card from the sheriff
here making inquiries and giving a
brief description of the man. Nothing
was found upon the person to give
any clew as to his identity.
1t is clearly case OF insanity. Only
last fall Mr.. Broer decided his fine 100
acre farm about half way between
Radcliffe and Hubbard to his brother
and the brother decided it to the wife
of the suicide, so it would seem that
the unfortunate man had a realization
that his mind was failing and he took
care to dispose Of his property during
his sanity so his wife and family could
have it
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
MuscATINE DIVERSION.
w. J. Montgomery Does the Disrobins
Act With the Streets for Stage. &

w. J. Montgomery Does the Disrobns
Act With the Streets for Stage.
Special. to Times Republican.
Muscatine. March IN. ]. Mont
gomery caused considerable excitement
on the street here Sunday night when
he discarded all of his apparel with
the exception of his underwear and
wandered aimlessly about the streets
for nearly three hours before he was
finally apprehended and taken to his
home on East Hill.
He began undressing in front OF j. III.
Carl's residence and after getting his
trousers off walked across the street
and finished the work OF discarding.
He then perched himself on the fence
and endeavored to knock the bees out
OF his hat. imagining all kinds of things.
Later in his wanderings he approached
{. house that was well lighted and at
tempted to gain an entrance, but was
finally persuaded to move on. The po-
lice were notified of the strange things
happening in that part of the city and
two of them in company With the young
mans father instituted search, finding
him on Mulberry street after a long
hunt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
ELkINs LAW HITS FAIRS.
Anti Rebate Act May Prevent Many
Stock Exhibits.

Anti Rebate Act May Prevent Many
Stock Exhibits.
Special to Times Republican.
Sheldon, March 1.-THE Elkins anti
rebate law is making trouble for the
fair associations of Iowa.
A committee was appointed at Shell
don Saturday by a meeting of officials
of northwestern Iowa fairs to confer
with the railroads to attempt to induce
them to abandon their position that
no rebates shall be allowed to fair
patrons, any more than anyone else.
Exhibitors of stock at fairs have
been given a half-fare rate,
free return transportation being given
by the roads upon certification that the
shipments We're used for exhibition
purposes at fairs. Now, under the Ell
kins law the railroads have declared
off all concessions on freight and pas
senger rates. The exhibitors must
pay full rates and this will suffice to
keep them away from a part of the
fairs they would otherwise attend.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
Professor scobey Springs a
Moral Sensation In the Vii
lage of Tripoli
NOVEL REASON FOR RESIGNATION
Declares He Aa. Not the Moral Au-
dacity to Draw $40 Month for In
structins Nine Pupils in the High
schoo,-urses Patrons to Take More
Interest in the School.
TO mes-Republlcan.

SpecldI TO IlmeS-RepuDllcdH.
Tripoll, March 17.-The moral tone OIL
this village must be above the average.
IL the case of Professor Scobey, princi-
pa, of the schools, is any criterion.
Professor Scobey has resigned, not be-
cause he does not like the work, or the
people do not like him. or because he
is not paid enough salary. but solely
and simply because he has not the
moral audacity to ACCEPT $40 month
for teaching nine pupils. the number
which will be in the high school this
summer.
In last weeks issue of the Tripoli
Leader Professor Scobey has the fol-
lowing letter:
II, the principal of the Tripoli public
schools, have voluntarily, resigned my
position to take effect ut the close OF
the present school term, March 20, 1903.
do not do this because ] have better
position offered me, not because the
salary is insufficient, not because have
not the hearty support OF the directors,
but only because the outlook is tina;
there will be but nine scholars in the
high school, and have not the moral
courage to draw $40 month for in
structing nine pupils.
The following persons, s. A. Maurer
f. c. Bennett, w. II. Notdorf and III. J..
Wynhoff. Of Tripoli, believe. are the
only persons who have visited the high
school department in the last year,
hence they are the only ones who can
fightfully criticise favorably or unfa-
vorably the methods of my instruction.
81 trust in the years to come the
number of scholars will increase SO that
IN the near future there will be at least
forty pupils in the high school ROOM.
Let the patrons OF the public schools
strive for the realization of this senti-i
rnent Principals may come and go,
but may the high school go on for
ever.
Thanking the board Cor their effort
to aid me in securing larger attend
ance, fruitless tho it may be, and thu
patrons and citizens of T1tpoli for
many courtesies extern led, l remain
very truly, G. n. SCOBEY."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

peared on the scene about this time and
arrested all the parties. Later Mrs.
Mann and her three months old baby
were sent home. Mrs. Mann is a daugh-
ter of very respectable parents in Ce-
dar Rapids and feels very badly over
the affair. She will probably refused
to prosecute her husband.
Shenandoah.
Last Saturday morning at Mike
Laughlin's farm, one-half mile from
Imogene, his hired man, William Eich-'
horn, was working with feed mill
and lost the end of his first right finger
below the joint. : : = The site for the
library was not selected by the library
trustees at the meeting last Tuesday
evening. The Snyder Humphrey and
w. II. Crosse locations were considered.
The following options were presented
on these sites. Snyder $500, Hum
phrey $4,000, and Crosse $4,000. 1t
seems that the trustees are divided in
the matter but that a majority are in
favor OF the Crosse corner.
Cedar Rapids.
One Of the most distressing mishaps
ever seen at a funeral in this city oc-
Cured yesterday afternoon while the
funeral of Fred A. Niles, Jr, was In
progress. The funeral procession was
on its way to the Linwood cemetery.
going along Sixth street, west. The
mud was so deep and the condition
of the street so frightful that the
hearse overturned soon after 1t had
crossed the railway tracks and the
whole procession stuck fast in the mud.
The coffin had to be carried the re-
mainder of the way to the cemetery
and every one Of the mourners with
the exception Of three ladies had to
walk.
Sioux City.
Alex C. Mckay, at one time clerk of
the courts of Lyman county, South
Dakota, is in Jail here and is being
held as a fugitive from justice. Nc
Kay is charged with having obtained
money under false pretense at Cham
berlain, S. ID. Sheriff Irish and Nc
Kay's bride have arrived from Oacoma
land he will return to South Dakota
to stand trial. Mckay says he drew
checks on bank for 500, but his at
torney, T. N. Auld, promised to have
$3.50 in the bank before the checks could
be presented. He intimates Aud has
thrown him down. He tried to en-
list In the regular army here without
the knowledge Of his bride.
Shelby.
Dr. Don Macrae, Jr, Thomas d. Met
calf and Attorney James e. Price re-
turned to Council Bluffs from Shelby,
where they held a conference Friday
evening with the Independent Tele-
Iphone company of this place with
view to closing an exclusive contract
with the Shelby company, which is re-
garded as controlling the independent
telephone situation in this section of the
state. Dr. Macrae and his associates
are planning to organize a local in
dependent telephone company with
capital stock of $4,000. The confer
ence at Shelby, however. it is said.
was not satisfactory to the Council
Bluffs promoters, as the Shelby men
We're not inclined to enter into any
exclusive contract with another COM
pany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17

Abba.
Ben Brewer, who was working on the
new opera house, fell from the wall
and was very seriously injured. His
hip was broken and he was badly hurt
internally.
Jewell.
DR.. r. w. Della won the Hamil-
ton Story county championship medal
from John Peterson, OF Randall, at the
shooting tournament at that place on
Wednesday.
Swaiedate.
Mr.. Anderson shot fox out west
Of town Wednesday. 1t seems like
that locality is getting famous as a
game country. 1t will be remembered
that a raccoon was shot out there this
winter.
Burlington.
The funeral services Of the late
Henry w. Fear, deputy sheriff of
Des Moines county, were held from his
late residence at No. 1923 North Sixth
street Saturday afternoon.
EddyviIle.
c. w. Wilson purchased one Of the
lots west Of the marble works, on Wal
nut street. of Roy Larerty. Friday, the
consideration being 5000. Mr.. Wilson
will soon erect a new building on the
site.
Ottumwa.
The contract for the Courier's new
Office building has been let to the L. T.
Crisman Co. and work will begin on the
same at once. The contract calls for
completion by August 1. The building
will be erected on the lot purchased
by the Courier Printing Co. last year
from Mrs. Ellen Curran.
Fairfield.
The meeting of the Jefferson County
Historical association Thursday was a
decided success. The next meeting
of this organization will be held in the
library, Thursday, April g.. and the sub
ject to be treated will be Lockridge
township. Papers will be read by
Squire Horton and Hon. A. f. Cas-
sci.
Charlton.
A telegram was received In this city
Thursday night stating that Matt Ly-
ons had been injured in a railroad
accident while on his run out of Pu-
eblo, Colorado. Another telegram
later announced that he was dead. A
brother, Will Lyons, departed for Pu-
eblo to accompany the remains home.
Duncombe.
Duncombe has redeemed herself to
q considerable extent by voting tax
of $4,000 to build a new school house.
The election was held last Monday
and was carried by the Overwhelming
majority of 81 to 5. This is the best
thing to say about our village neighbor
on the west that we have ever had the
pleasure of chronicling.
Davenport.
Four cases of smallpox have been
reported in the family of City Elec-
trican j. e. Moore at S24 East Four
teenth street. The patients are Stella
Moore, aged rs; Bessie Moore, aged s.;
George Moore. aged Z; and Florence
White. aged is years DR.. Ben H.
Schmidt reported the cases. The fam
lily has been placed in quarantine.
Washington.
The authorities of Washington coun-
ty and Kansas City, Mo-, are in search
of one j. H. Hale who cashed forged
check this week at the clothing store
of Sol Rich & Company. The check
amounted to $62. Hale made pur-
chase of $40 worth of goods and re-
ceived the remainder in cash. 1t was
endorsed by John Johnson. The en-
dorsement was q forgery. Hale talked
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
railways will be built to facilitate the
cooperation of the producer and con-
sumer.
sTookEY FOR STATE SENATOR.
Dr.. Eiker, the cummins Candidate, De-
feated in Decatur.

Leon, March 17.-The primaries were
held in Decatur county Saturday for the
selection OF delegates to attend coun-
ty convention to be held next SATURDAY
at which time delegates to the senator
ial convention will be selected. Marion
f. Steokey, according to the returns
has 159 delegates as against 81 Tor Dr.
b. l.. Eiker, who represented the coun-
ty In the house for two terms and VINO
made an active fight for the place.
DR.. Eiker was the Cummins candf-
date for the place, and Stookey repre-
scented the opposition.
The contest was a vigorous one from
the start. and the fact that Stookey
won by handsome majority is a de-
cided compliment to his popularity IN
the county. 1t is generally conceedea
that Decatur county has the naming OF
the republican candidate for senator
following the custom which has pre-
vailed in the district for years. There
are three counties In the district
Ringgold, Decatur and Union.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
HAVE HAD THEIR DAY.
Old Fashioned Medicines for catarrh
No onner in VOGUE.

via Fashioned WS0tCiHSo wv ~
No Longer in Vogue.
For many years past the usual treat
ment for catarrh diseases was with 10
cal douches, sprays, inhalers anu n
quid medicines composed principally OF
alcohol, all of which never cure but
simply give the temporary relief and
i Stimulation.
W. A thorough cure can be made only by
the treatment which removes the ca
tarrhal poisons from the blood
A new remedy which meets the re-
Quirements and which SO far has been
remarkably successful In curing catarrh
% Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
These tablets act upon the Blood and
mucous membrane only:
They can hardly be classed as a Sc
cret patent medicine as they are COM
posed of such valuable remedies as
blood root, hydrastin, red gum of eu-
calyptus tree and similar antiseptics
combined in tablet form which cure
by eliminating from the blood and mu-
cous membrane the poisons of catarrh.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are large
pleasant tasting lozenges to be taken
Internally, allowing them to dissolve
In the mouth. thus reaching the throat,
trachea and finally the stomach.
II desired they may also be dissolved
I IN water and used as a douche in adj
dition to the internal use, but 1t IS not
at all necessary to use a. douche; few
of them dissolved in the mouth daily
Wilt be sufficient. However, when shere
II much stoppage of the nose. douche
made from these tablets will give i'm
mediate relief, but the regular daily
use internally will cure the whole ca
4arr1al trouble without resorting to the
Inconvenience of douche.
DR.. Bennett stated that the Internal
treatment of catarrh by means of
pleasant medicated tablets is rapidly
taking the place of douches and local
applications" and further says that
i.probably the best and certainly the
safest remedy on the market is the
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. as no secret
Is made Of their composition and all
the really efficient catarrh remedies
are concentrated in this tablet"
\ Druggists sell Stuarts Catarrh Tab
lets at so cents for full sized package
and he will tell you there is no safer,
more palatable, efficient and; conven-
aent catarrh cure known to the trade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
DEMAND FIRE ESCAPES.
Fort Dodge Travelling Men Want Ho
tells Properly Equipped.
Special to Times

Fort Dodge. March 17.-Fort Dodge
No. 125. of the United Commercial
Travellers of America, has requested
Mayor S. j. Bennett to take steps ac-
cording to law which VIII necessitate
the equipment of all hotels in this city
with fire escapes as early as possible.
In a set of resolutions presented to the
mayor the petitioners cite the recent
disastrous fire at the Clifton Hotel in
Cedar Rapids. The action on the part
of the U. C. T., according to the reso-
buttons, is a general one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
DALLAS PRIMARIES.
conuer Elected for Treasurer and
Hanes for Sheriff on Saturday.

conqer Elected for Treasurer and
Hanes for Sheriff on Saturday.
Abel, March 17.-The primaries held
Saturday were almost the largest ever
held in the county, nearly 1900 votes
being polled. j. N. Hanes. the present
incumbent, defeated Dave Willis of
Perry for sheriff by nearly lao votes.
#. G. Hester Of Adams county was
also a candidate for sheriff, but polled
only $50 votes.
The big surprise of the primaries was
the nomination Of Ed Conger Of De
Soto over Scott Guthrie of Woodward
for treasurer by a plurality of almost
400.
Hon. Geo. w. Clark Of Abel was nam
ed for representative for third term
without opposition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
WATERLOO AND FORT DODGE.
Baseball Teams of the Two Cities Wi

Baseball Teams Of the Two Cities Will
Play Series Of Games.
Special to Times-Repuhlican
Fort Dodge, March 1.-THE Fort
Dodge baseball team will open the sea-
son in this city with Waterloo series
of games commencing on Saturday,
May 3d. In view of the fact that ri
valry between Fort Dodge and Water
loo is always In order and that the lat
ter city has entered the field of indie
pendent baseball, where this city has
excelled for several years past, 1t is
expected that the opening series will be
big event.
independent baseball in central and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
smeenk Out Of the Race.

Special to Times-Republican.
Muscatine. March 17.-Captain j. l..
Smeenk, of this city, formally announ-
ces his withdrawal from the race for
major of the second battalion, Fifty
fourth regiment, Iowa National Guard,
One reason FOR the withdrawal Is that
Muscatine has always had more than
her share of staff and field officers
and for that reason Muscatine can
didate is not accorded the support he
deserves and would otherwise receive,
and especially as F. w. Bishop, OF
Muscatire. was but a short time ago
elected lieutenant colonel Of the reg
fment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
MARKETS FOR THE FARMERS.
An EIdora Firm Has New Way Of Ben
efitting Its Customers.

Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora, March 1.-THE Crescent
Lumber Company of this city has
adopted an unique scheme for adver-
Using its business and beneftting the
farmers in this vicinity. Some eigh-
teen rural mutual telephone lines enter
this city. Every evening. except Sunday
a general ring up Is made on all these
lines. and the Chicago stock quotations
and the arrivals for the day are read
from the Times Republican. Each far
mer with. pencil and book answers the
ring and takes all or such portions
az the quotations as interest him, and
thus each evening he studies the mar
ket. and determines when to sell his
hogs. cattle etc.
Rural mail and rural telephones have
come to stay and surely 1t will not be
MANY wears before interurban electric
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
READS NEWSPAPERS At 80.
Mrs. L. r. Hotchkiss Of Bloomfield IS a
Remarkable Woman.

Bloomfield, March 17.-Mrs. l.. r.
Hotchkiss, mother of K. r. Hotchkiss,
celebrated her ninetieth birthday here
Tuesday, February II. Mrs. Hotchkiss
retains her mental facilities remark
ably we'll. She is constant reader
of the newspapers and takes as much
interest in the affairs of church and
state as person of half her years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
WILL PROTECT WATER SUPPLY.
Cedar Falls Will Guard Against Water
loo's Encro achments.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls. March 1T.-Since Water
loo has discovered that the drinking
water is impure and the citizens have
expressed a desire to own their own
plant, the Waterlooans have been fig
urlng on tapping the springs here.
They have Tor some years had their
eyes on the springs here, which furnish
the best water in the state to this city.
Engineers have looked over the prop
erty and think there is enough water
for both cities. but for fear there would
not be enough Cedar Falls will fight
with vigor the attempt to tap the
springs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17

tensive this year than ever before. FIT.
Dodge. Waterloo Mason City, Algona,
Webster City, Oelwein and Waseca,
Mimi, are to run for the championship
honors, and it is expected that Sioux
City and one or two others of last
years Iowa South Dakota league will
join the independent circle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
DEDICATE CHURCH
Archbishop keane and Other Notable
Catholic Divines Attend Dedication
Of Fine New Church Edifice at Me-
ial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, March 17.-At 1870 o'clock
this morning the new st. Patrick's
Catholic church, which was recently
completed, was dedicated. Archbishop
]. J. Keane, of Dubuque, conducted the
services. A large congregation assem-
bled at the morning services, which
opened with blessing the edifice, fol-
lowed by solemn high mass, after which
Archbishop Keane preached the dedi
catory sermon. The new church is a
handsome building, being entirely Of
brick, trimmed in stone, and was COM
pleted at a cost of about $4,000. The
visiting rectors who were present and
took part in the services We're Father
Joseph Schlueter, of Haverhill. Dennis,
Lundon, OF ST. Anthony; Murphy, Du-
buque; w. j. Convery, Of Eldora; and
Cooney, OF Waterloo. Archbishop
Keane will also hold services tonight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
is SUED FOR DIVORCE.

Dr.. f. N. Stiles, Formerly of ottumwa,
Sued in Davenport Courts.
Special to Times-Republiran.
Davenport, March 1T.-Dr. Frank n.
Stiles of Denver, formerly of this city,
was sued here yesterday by his wife
for divorce. A woman named Elsie
Hough of Davenport. and a servant at
the Hotel Downs, is correspondent In
the case. Stiles was formerly a resi-
dent Of OttumWa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
TWENTY-FIVE CHILDREN.

creston Family That Appears TO be
Record Breaker for Numbers.
Creston. March 1.-THE birth of a
baby boy at the home of George WOOL
sey Monday morning makes twenty
two children in the family. All are
living. The Oldest is %.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
REv. HOFFMAN RESIGNS.
PASTOR Of the Christian Church a
Boone Will Enter New Field.

Special to Tirnes-Rerub1ican.
Boone March 17.-Rev. j. NJ. Hoff-
man. of the First Christian church,.
at Boone, has handed his resignation to
the officers OF the church, to take effect
May 1, or sooner IL a successor can be
secured. The members of the church
not anticipating this, were somewhat
surprised and many of them express
regret at his decision. Rev. Hoffman
has a call to the PERRY church but is
undecided whether he will accept.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-02
TARO ROT PAMPHLET

T. +. Sedgwick. agriculturist. Hawaii
Agricultural Experiment Station, is
author OF Bulletin No. 2 Of this station,
Just issued by Jared @. Smith. special
agent In charge THE Root Rot OF
Taro" is the subject. II is dealt with In
21 pages, the conclusions being as fol-
lows:
"The conditions necessary to secure
a good crop of taro are:
"uD A supply OF good hulis, free
from disease.
"(2) A patch so laid out as 10 Sc
cure the most economical use Of the
irrigation water.
"(3) The application of proper fer
tilizers, at the right time.
"H) A constantly running stream
of water circulating over the fields, or
when this is not possible frequent
change OF water.
"(5) An occasional change In the
variety of the taro planted.
"(6) An entire change Of hules from
one patch to another, or rotation oil
crops, using taro land for rice or ba.
nanas, at least two years in every Ave.
There are several illustrations in the
pamphlet.