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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
Dressmaking Rooms Soon Open.

Our dressmaker with her force of assist ants will have arrived Tuesday. Just from New York seeing the best that the continent offers, she is particularly fortunate-and so are you. As we have progressed each year in this department, so this year we are pre- prepared to turn out the very finest costumes superior and costier to what we have done in the past You are invited cordially to come to see the new materials and you will find the Manager of the Silk and Dress Goods Section ready to welcome you and to place at your disposal his increased staft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
Special Sale of Sample Blankets

We place on sale a lot of sample blankets they are high class, serviceable, and the best quality. The soon cool weather you need additional bed covering, and there is no reason. why you should not have a full seasons ser vice out of it.
 Here are the prices on this lot of blankets: Grey, 100, l25, l.5O, zoo and up to 7.5O White Cotton, l.25 and l.5O.
 Part Wool, 2.5O, 800 and $50.
 All Wool Filling, 400 and up.
 Red, all Wool, 3.75 to 7.5O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
Boys Clothing De At.
 Has Been Moved.


 We are ready to do the biggestB Boys'Cloth- ing business we have everdone-jusrmoved the Department to the second floor where it has ample room to grow-and from now on watch it grow.
 From now on we will give you many specials such as you can't buy anywhere else, they will be of- fered at those prices that are bound tomake the Department jump. For instance, here are already a line of boys all wool knee pants at soc. And then here is a complete assort- ment of boys medium weight wool suits at two-thirds of regular prices. All prices are represented. There are the following styles and prices:
 Double Breasted two.piece suits. 2 to l6 years.
 Single Breasted three.piece suits, 8 to l6 years.
 Sailor Blouse Suits, 2 l-2 to 10 years.
 Then here are school clothes for boys.
 Everything that a boy needs for school wear is here, and a most varied and com plete stock is offered for your selection.
 The Department is man aged in that experienced way that means satisfaction. The following is merely by way of suggestion.
 Boys School Caps, 25c to 100.
 Boys School Pants, 5Oc to i.5O.
 Boys School Shirt Waists. Soc to LOO.
 Boys School Shirt Waist Blouse, soc to 100.
 Boys School Wool Suits, 2.5O to 1000.
 Boys School Hats. Hosiery, Underwear and Neck Wear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
We Close at 1 O'Clock Monday. Do Your Mondays Shopping in The Morning.
A Special Sale of Silks at 59c

Monday we place on sale four lofs Of extra fine quality slks-silks worth 75c, Soc and .oo yard, of very best styles of Taf- feta, at 59c yard.
 This is no ordinary offer, such as you might expect from an ordinary store, but an extraordinary offer from an extraordinary good store. At this price you will find
 27-in Taffeta. 24-in Satin Liberty. 2O-n Peau de Soie. 24-ln Mervelleux.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
We Close at 1 O'Clock Monday. Do Your Mondays Shopping in the Morning.

On account of the half holiday Monday we will be obliged to do whole days busi- ness in few hours-we prepared to do it. We expect an especially large crowd in the morning, and all our regular salespeople are back from their vacation, and hfty be- sides So you will have no trouble in get ting waited on Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
4 Special Sale of Dress Goods at 79c

On sale Monday are lot of deslrable Dress Goods, worth oo, 125 and 50. marked at 7oc. At this price IS included Granite, Cancels Hair, Cheviots, Mohair, Serge Etc. It IS most excellent money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

46-in. Granite.
 5o-in. Camel s Hair Cheviots.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28
Several Important Questions to
be Decided by the Session
at Council Bluffs
THE DATES AUGUST 12 AND 10
Forthcoming Annual Meeting to Be
One of the Most Important in the
History of the Order in lowa-Brief
News from Various Cities and Towns
of the State.
Special to Times-Republican.
of the State.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, July 2S.-Every knights
of Pythias lodge in the grand domain
of Iowa has just been officially noti
fled of the coming sessions of the
grand lodge which will be held at
Council Bluffs on Wednesday and
Thursday, August IL and 10, and every
representative elect is cautioned to
post himself on number Of matters.
vital to the interests Of the order, that
will come before the next session for
discussion and settlement. The re-
vision of the grand statutes of the
order and the grand constitution upon
which the judiciary committee reported
at the Des Moines session last year.
will affect every lodge in Iowa An
effort will be made to change the date
of electing the grand lodge represent
atives in January instead of June as at
present. The settlement of the Pytt-
ian Sanitarium that many advocate
erecting and maintaining at Colfax,
Iowa, will also come up for final adj
justment at the coming session. A
school of Instruction is to be held the
day preceding the regular grand lodge
sessions
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28
GoodeIl Items.

Special to Times publican
Goodell, July 2S.-Harvesting will be
finished in this immediate vicinity this
week. The oats crop is considered
heavier than was expected.
William Wesenburg shipped two car
loads of stock to Chicago Sunday
morning.
Evangelist Clark. accompanied by
two singers, and assisted by the U. b
church choir of this place. opened his
lent meetings last evening before a
large audience.
About twenty school ma'ams from
here are attending the institute at Gar
ner
Mrs. S. f. Eldred. and children, OF
Clear Lake, have been visiting at j. NJ
Gillles the past week.
A. l.. Tracy has been at keister,
Mimi. the past week.
Corn has made wonderful growth the
past week. and there are some fields
here that are away ahead Of the aver
age years production.
Several citizens In the south part OF
the city are having cement sidewalks
laid.
Rev. Stephens, Mrs. Allen and daugh-
ter, returned from Rowan Monday
where they have been attending camp
meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28
HAMPTON BOY DROWNED.
Allen Andrews Becomes Exhausted and
Sinks in Beed's Lake.

Sinks in Bced's Lake.
Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, July 2S.-rhe citizens OF
this place were shocked yesterday az
ternoon when it was telephoned from
Beeds Lake that Allan Andrews had
been drowned in the lake al about z
o'clock. He and Homer Clock went out
to the lake to take a bath and decided
to swim out to a sailboat anchored a
short distance from shore, Clock was
in the lead, and when about seventy
five feet from the end of the dock
looked around and asked Allan IL he
was tried; the reply was that he was
not much tired. Clock continued out
toward the boat and looked around to
see if Allan was coming and he was not
to be seen. Clock called for boat and
also telephoned to this city for assist
ance. A crowd at once drove out. Earl
Ferris, being one of the first to arrive.
dove TO the bottom and found the body
lying face down in about fifteen feet
of water. He was taken to shore and
all means known to reinstate drowned
persons was used. but to no avail.
The strange part of the drowning is
that he made no alarm at all, but sank
and never came to the surface again.
Allan was in his twentieth year, a
bright, intelligent and Industrious
young man and of exemplary habits.
He was a graduate of our school OF
the class 1908 and was intending to go
to college the coming year. His funeral
will be held Wednesday afternoon. Mr.
Andrews and family have the sympathy
of the entire community in the sad
ending of a promising young life
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28
BOGUS DIAMOND MEN SKIP.
Goods Attached for Rent and Other
Claims at Dubuque.

1oOoS AItdchoo TOT nene ana OSneT
Claims at Dubuque.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque. July 2S.-"Watch for our
diamond display"
This is the sign that appeared on the
windows of the Barrios Diamond Co.
yesterday at their store near the
corner of Sixth and Main streets.
Stretched around the inside of the wiz
dows was heavy wrapping paper and
this was supposed to hide the inter-
Tor Of the store from the gaze of the
public. 1t was hoax to throw credi. :
ors off the track which unfortunately
fcv the diamond people failed for it was
early that the landlord found of the
escape of his tenants and it was not
many moments afterward that an at
tachment was issued in the court of
Justice Carney for the entire stock OF
goods of the concern. When entrance
TO the building was secured it was
found there was nothing within of
any value, but further search proved
that the goods had been packed and
sent to the Milwaukee depot where
they were waiting to be shipped to ST.
Paul. where the proprietors of the
store had gone during the night.
Mr.. William L. Bradley, representing
the Bradley estate, had the attachment
issued. When the firm came here
which was the first part of June they
signed a one year lease for $3.50. The
first two months of this. the time the
firm was in the city doing business, the
rent was paid. The landlord asks set
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28

Element for the remainder OF the lease
which amounts to $3.50 Besides th's
claim there are a number of others,
which will amount to several hundred
dollars. The Union Electric company
flied claim for electrical fixtures
which they placed in for the firm ana
which were found packed In with the
other effects of the firm. A local FUR
niture concern has chatel mortgage
on the fixtures and will lose consider
able
The proprietor OF the store rooned
at Sergeants boarding house on NAH
street. Sunday evening the wife oil the
diamond man asked the landladY TO
go street car riding. which INVITATION
was accepted and when the two re-
turned they came just in time to see
the diamond man coming down the
steps with his trunk. Mrs. Sergeant
stopped him on the spot and made nm
pay for his room and board which az
first he did not seem disposed to DO.
They went to the depot and took the
train for st. Paul. thinking that when
they arrived there their jewelry would
be with them. In this they We're mis-
taken.
Deputy Sheriff Dillon in whose hands
the attachment was placed to serve
said that all the goods We're recovered
at the depot and altho he did not
know the exact value OF them in his
opinion they We're not of sufficient val
ue to satisfy all claims, which viii
amount to about nine hundred dollars
including the money on the uneNpired
lease
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28

stanhope.
A barn belonging to Hans Fardal was
destroyed by fire recently.
LeMars.
Sept. 1, and 8. are the dates of the
Plymouth county fair.
Lake View.
Joseph Parkinson has purchased the
]. Gwimup work shop. east of Fred
Bittner's blacksmith shop.
Thornton.
The Bank of Thornton has traded
2,10O acres of ranch land in Kansas
for $50 acres in Grant township. The
farm was owned by Henry Hill, and is
one Of the largest and best in the
county.
NorthWood.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday
September II, IS and 10 are the dates
selected for the Worth county fair
at Northwood. Officers in charge are
doing their utmost to make it as good
a fair as the county has ever held.
kanawha.
Dr. Phelps has made contract for
the sale Of his drug stock and two
story building, the intending purchas-
err being Henry Irwin, Of Des Moines.
The agreement calls for change of
ownership August 18th.
kalona.
Todd & Arnold shipped 5000 pounds
of honey last week TO the cracker fact
DRY at Cedar Rapids. This is about two
thirds of their white clover crop, and
prospects are big for fall crop. They
get ~ cents pound. The best year
they ever had before was 1889. when
they sold $4,000 pounds for s1,4O0.
Riverside.
Mrs. Frank Ryback severed the veins,
arteries and ligiments above the left
elbow with q sharp knife, and after
this called her husband, who was in his
shop adjoining to bid him good bye.
DR.. Manesh was called, however, and
the arteries were soon taken up and
the lady is resting and doing as We'll as
could be expected.
Fairfield.
Stone & Perrin. hardware merchants
of Fairfield, have filed their petition
and schedules in bankruptcy with Ref
cree r. S. Caller. of this city and the
first meeting of the creditors will be
held in Fairfield July 81, 1903. The
nominal assets of the firm are $2,059.-
"A, while the liabilities are $2,3S6.44.
These parties We're adjudicated bank
rupt by Mr.. Caller July 20. 1908.
Peter, the 6-year- old son of Mr.. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28
Accident at Vail,
,ecial to publican,

Special to IimeS-Re publican.
Vail July 2S.-J. f. Loechner, one of
the old residents Of VAIL came near
having a fatal accident on Monday ev-
ening. While carrying a scythe ne
fell and sustained severe, cut on his
right arm, which necessitated several
stitches to close the wound.
a game of ball was played here Sun
day between Vail and Charter Oak,
resulting in shut-out to the Oak team.
The score was 8 TO 0 in favor of Vail.
The game was witnessed by 400 peo-
pie and it was the consensus of opinion
that Charter Oak was playing with a
team entirely out of their class. Reil-
ly. the Vail pitcher, struck out fifteen
men.
The Vail Telephone Company is get
ting to be quite a large concern, the
last report being that there were over
120 patrons on the line.
Harvest is now in full blast in this
part of the country, and the noise OF
reapers is heard everywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28
----------------------------------
AMEs GRADUATES WIN.
Two College Boys Eligible to Naval
Positions.

Special to Times Republican.
Anes, July 2S.-Word has been re-
ceived here that at an examination
held at Omaha FOR filling positions of
electricians in the United States navy
that two graduates of the Iowa State
College have successfully passed the
required standing. Guy Gearheart. Of
Jewell junction, and Forest f. Over
holser. of Ames. both graduates of the
engineering department, class of 1903,
We're the only two successful contest
ants in the states of Nebraska Dakota
and Iowa. There We're only twenty
five positions open in the United States
to be filled and the territory was di-
vided off into districts, this district
being composed of the three states
above mentioned. Both Mr.. Gearheart
and Mr. Overholser are young men just
starting in the world and certainly
have n bright outlook for the future.
1t has again been demonstrated that
the Iowa State College is one of the
best engineering schools as well as an
agricultural school in the U. S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

$500 for appearance. He was accused
Of taking and selling stock that had
been levied upon by the sheriff. Part
Of the stock was found in Nebraska.
The defendant claims he was acting
upon the advice of his attorney, and
that no actual levy had been made.
| On Tuesday, Judge Oliver held court
| to determine the case. After hearing
the evidence the judge made an order
that defendant produce the property
taken to Nebraska within three days or
he would have to go to Jail. and the
affair was amicably settled by the
plaintiff waving criminal proceedings
and defendant paid up all differences.
CIarinda.
| Mr.. Harvey Moff1tt, Of Hawley
Springs. met with very serious acci-
dent one day last week while blowing
corn. In some way the team became
entangled in the harness and he went
to one of them to loosen it. without
first speaking and was kicked in the
stomach as the result. For few days
he seemed to be we'll, but was very sud-
denly taken dangerously sick and was
at once sent to the hospital at ST Joe.
Word was received here that gangrene
had set in and there was little hopes of
saving his life. Mr.. Moffit is a married
man about thirty-five years of age, and
is quite highly respected by all who
know him. His many friends are in
hopes that something may be done to
save his life.
Northboro.
Last Thursday Rolla Porter was Bit
ten by mule that had the hydropho-
bia. About six weeks ago a dog that
was supposed to have had the hydro
phobia passed by the Porter farm and
was killed close to town. This dog bit
a pony of Mr.. Porter's and in few
days it became sick, but they did know
just what was the trouble but thought
cattle were bitten by the pony, and
they and the pony We're then killed.
One of the mules was then affected
and Rolla had tied it up to doctor it,
but 1t fell down; he went to loosen the
strap and the mule seized hold of his
foot about the ankle and bit thru shoe
and ALL and held on for over three
minutes. It's teeth had to be prize I
apart. The mule died the next day.
Mr.. Porter went about his work next
day, but he soon found that his foot
was swelling quite badly and this
frightened him. A collection of 500
was raised Friday afternoon with
which he was sent to the Pasteur In
stitute in Chicago that evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28

y. w. Sparks, in this city. Mrs.
Sparks had been out calling and was
just returning home. about o'clock.
She entered the house by the kitchen
door, when she met her daughter, Miss
Sarah, whose clothing was all ablaze.
She caught UP pail of water and
threw 1t over her daughter. thus smoth-
ering the flames, and preventing a pos
sibly fatal accident. 1t seems that the
daughter had been lighting lamp and
had. without thought, thrown the
match on the floor. She then turned
around not knowing the match was
still lighted, allowing the bottom OF
her skirts to fall on the match. In an
instant they We're ablaze. She went
to the kitchen intending to put them
out If possible. when the mother arrived
and threw on the water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28
loWA's VOLUNTEER FIREMEN.
Annual Tournament Opens at siou,
Cihv


City.
Sioux City, July aS-The annual
state firemen's tournament opened here
today under the most suspicious cir
|cumstances. Indications are that it will
be a record breaker in the point Of at
tendance. The Davenport team arrived
here few days ago with what is said
to be an unusually fast team, and
Council Bluffs and Des Moines arrived
yesterday. Corbett and Sullivan, the
fast Sioux City team which won the
world championship record at Daven-
port last year, will race every day, but
will not compete for prizes. The $1,000
will be given away to the winning
teams. The first day will be devoted
to the reception of the nremen and the
meeting of the board OF control.
Wednesday morning Will see the big
street parade, at which prize of S125
Will be given to the largest department
from any city. In the afternoon will
occur the straightaway hub and hub
race, for $50 yards, first prize, $50; and
the state paid fire department race,
first prize $500 for half a mile. The
start will be made from bunk hitch"
the firemen getting out of their beds
and sliding down poles in view of the
spectators. Important races will be
scattered all thru Thursdays and Fri
days events.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28

Mrs. John Hoeck, who live on wha,
| Is known as the old Stapleton farm
| in Seneca township, met with dis
| tressing accident. Mr.. Hoeck was now
! ing weeds with mower, and in some
way little Peter got in front of the
sickle, and before the father could stop
| the team, the cruel knife had so mang-
led the boys left leg and foot that am
putation was necessary.
Centerville.
| Goldsmith HATS boy was another
victim of the toy pistol. His mother
tried to keep him at home the Fourth
but a boy came along and got him to
go home with him, and as soon as his
mother missed him she started to bring
him home, and met them coming to tell
her that her boy was shot in the hand
1t was not their Oldest boy as at first
reported. but their son. Howard. Lock
jaw was the cause of his death.
Upton.
Another case of small pox is reported
in all who are suffering from a mild
form OF that disease. The latest vic
tim is Lewis Powers, a son of Mr.
e'io All .. w. w. fOWeTS. mere has
been some complaint that the quaran-
tine established in number Of cases
has not been observed strictly and the
attention of the authorities has been
directed to the matter. All of the cases
In this neighborhood as we'll as the one
at Rochester originated in Muscatine
county and force the conclusion that
the authorities here are exceedingly
lax in enforcing the board Of health
rules.
Shenandoah.
George e. Tamisiea, who has had
charge of the hotel at Essex the past
year has purchased the fixtures and
rented the Delmonico Hotel building in
this city, and will take charge of the
same Monday morning next and serve
dinner to the guests that day. MIR.
Tamisiea is an old commercial traveller
having been on the road for twenty-one
years, and he knows the wants of the
travelling public from practical exper-
fence. In the management of the no.
tel he is ably assisted by his wife who
understands the business thoroughly.
Tamsiea is a Frenchman, we should
judge by the name, and he is ali right
in his line.
Wash Lukehart, farmer Of Jordan
township, was arrested by Sheriff
Strain, charged with the crime of lar
ceny. He gave bonds In the sum OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28
Ladies and
Gentlemen

Now II the time to place your orders
Tor fur garments. AZ prices are advance
ing.
Our stock Was purchased before tho
advance. consequently We are able to
pell goods much cheaper than we 9TH
erwise would be. We also have the
largest line Of fur boas, muffs. collar.
cites and jackets. We are selling our
furs at wholesale prices. You don't
need to attend sale1 thinking you are
getting q bargain. They buy the furs
from the furriers themselves and then
cell them to you. Go to the furrter an d
buy your garments at factory prices. We
are positively sure We can sell you tho
garments Is per cent cheaper than any
other place. We also do repairing and
remodeHng. When up town please call
In and see my stock Of furs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-28
Ames' Chicago Alumni Excursion.

TSpeClaI 10 IImeS- KeHuHIICaH.
Ames, July 2s.-The Iowa State Col
lege Alumni Association of Chicago and
vicinity would have an excursion on
the pleasure boat, c. Columbus, from
Chicago to Milwaukee aid return. The
boat leaves the dock at the foot of
Michigan avenue at $50 a. m. Satur-
day. Aug. 1. There are many in Chi
cago who would like to see old college
friends, and many vice versa, without
feeling they are imposing as country
cousins. DIR. A. B. Storms, the new
president. has written that he would be
there. Other prominent people have
signifed like Intentions.