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Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
Nav Have Water Power.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Aug. 1S.-It is not i'm
probable that some OF the factories on
both sides of the river will be oper-
ated by water power ere long The
Belt Water Current Power Company
of Minneapolis, has made a proposition
to number of local capitalists to con-
struct one OF their machines across
the river from shore to shore
whereby the running water would re-
yolve a large number of fans which
in turn operate shafts Of a powerful
hydraulic engine. This power can be
furnished to a number of factories
and can be furnished cheaper than
steam. A local company would be or
ganized to control the business.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
HURT IN A RUNAWAY.
Miss Dolly Smith, of oskaIoosa, Meets
With Bad Accident.

Special to Times Republican
Oskaloosa, Aug. 1S.-Miss Dolly
Smith was seriously and it is
feared fatally injured in a runaway
last night. In returning to town from
the Holiness camp meeting now in pro-
sress east of the city, she and three
companions We're thrown from the bug
gy. The two boys Earle Morse ami
James Rogers, We're badly injured and
scratched, but escaped serious injury.
Miss Anna Thomas who was driving,
was badly hurt, being rendered un-
conscious. She recovered shortly,
however, and aside from a cash on the
the head seems to be unilurt. Miss
Smith, however, is still unconscious,
and blood oozes from her mouth, in
serious internal injury. The
physician in attendance gives no hope
of her recovery.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18

will be held September 9 and 10. art
printed and ready for distribution.
keosauqua.
The saloon petitioners who We're can
vassing Van Buren, county last week
nave been pulled off. Their work end
ed last Saturday. The sentiment
| against saloons was found to be much
stronger than when the canvass was
made six or seven weeks ago. Our in
| formation is that in the canvass Just
closed the number of signers secured
did not reach 30 per cent in the county
and that not to succeed 80 per cent was
secured in keosauqua. The result will
be hailed with general satisfaction By
the people of Old Van Buren,.
rSp da(cm., ak. ,HesV
Hancock.
stranger giving his name as DON
aid and representing himself farmer
living south east of town about miles
stepped in the bank last Saturday
about noon and requested the cashier
to cash check purportf,1g to be given
by John Mccarthy. The banker told
him he would have to be identified. He
went out and meeting Mr.. Chris Nicolai
8chSN iilill " SlSp lilO lne DaEk aI,I
identify him. He said he had sold hogs
to Jack Mccarthy and he had given
him a check Chris had seen the man
several times and readily consented.
The check was for $65S5 and was a
forgery. The man drew his money ana
skipped and at this time has not been
captured but the officers will get him.
Spencer.
Lightning played a queer prank at
the Belknap place Sunday night. A
terrible crash and binding flash awak-
ened the whole household, and immed-
lately the windmill started. After
while c. w. Belknap put on a rain coat
and went out to stop the mill, but could
find no wire to throw it out of gear.
though he had climbed up the ladder to
near the platform. He discovered that
the ground was warm between the lever
and pump. The mill was allowed to
run until morning when it was discov-
cred that the wire was all melted ex-
cept about ten inches at the upper end,
and just a little piece attached to tha
lever. The ground was torn little
close to the well, the curb was broken
a little, but the mill was uniniured.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

1 a total of $4,000. Mr.. Kendig expect.
to move to town after March l.
New London.
| Miss Fanetta Gowan of New Lon
don. attempted suicide last evening
| by shooting herself. About 6 o'clocR
she went into the back yard and fired
i a bullet from revolver into hel
body. The bullet passed thru her stom
ach and made such wound that she
| is very likely to die as result. The
girl was about 16 years old and lived
with her parents. Her father works
on the section at New London. No
cause has been assigned for the young
lady's rash deed.
Ottumwa.
While travelling at terrific rate
Saturday afternoon the hose wagon
from the central fire station overturned
While attempting to pass a delivery
team at the corner of Washington and
Second streets and C. Cavins, but re-
Gently appointed to the department suf-
fered a concussion of the brain by be-
ing thrown forcibly to the pavement
r. Wright, Harry Donaldson, and T..
Livingston, the other men on the wag-
on. We're also bruised, Wright receiv-
ing severe cash in the head.
Logan.
The M. w. A. picnic at Allen, Iowa,
is conceded tc have been great sue
cess. Over 1.200 people from all parts
of the country were in attendance. A
speech was made by Professor ]. V.
Bird, of Hornick, Iowa. A ball game
between Allen and Bgler's Grove re-
suited in victory for the latter. Races
and drills We're features of the day and
a dance. we'll attended, was given in the
hall over Owens Bros. store at Allen.
The picnic grounds were at CoX's grove
a mile distant from Allen.
Buffalo Center.
c. E. Mallory seems to be doing
quite "a business in the buying and sell
ing of wild animals and fowls. This
week he shipped some bitterns and
French owl to the National zoo at
and also some wild ducks
and bitterns to Amsterdam, New York.
He also received an eight months old
monkey that had been shippel
from across the water, which he ship |
ped to Sac City. . The premium
lists for theABuffalo Center fair. which J
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
Sour
StO1ma ach

No appetite, loss of strength nervous
ness, headache, constipation, bad breath.
general debility, sour risings, and catarrh of
the stomach are all due toindigestion. to Kodol
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre-
scnts the natural juices of digestion as they
exist in healthy stomach. combined with
the greatest known tonic and reconstructive
properties. kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only cure indigestion and dyspepsia, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
by cleansing, purifying. sweetening and
strengthening the mucous membranes lining
the stomach.
Mr.. S. S. Ball. Of Ravenswood. w. Va. saws
was troubled with sour stomach for twenty years.
kodol cured me and We are now using II in milk
for baby"
kodol Disests What You Eat.
Bottles only. sloo Size holding 21f times the trial
size. which sells for SO cents.
Prepared by e. O. Dewitt & CO.. CHICAGO
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
HAD HIS LEG BROKEN.
Harry Louis of Marble Rock, Meets
With Painful Accident.

Special to Times Republican.
Marble Rock Aug. 1S.-Harry Louis
one OF the helpers on the steam shovel
in the Marble Rock gravel pit met
With a painful accident yesterday. He
was riding down to the pit on Win
chell's bus and while going over o
rough place fell off and broke his leg.
The fracture was reduced and the
young man sent to the C. r. /. & P.
hospital at Cedar Rapids.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
Hubbard.
Special to Times-Republican.


Hubbard, Aug. 1S.-MrS. Ness and
daughter, Gertrude, of Des Moines, Wis.
tied with L. c. Kohns and Tom Knute-
son and families last week, returning
home Saturday.
Mr.. Victor Nelson returned from his
two weeks rest at Colfax Saturday.
Mrs. George w. Hough left Satur-
day morning for a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. McCleary. in
Madison county, and her sister, Mrs.
E. j. Davis, at Knoxville.
Mr.. Ralph Glidden left yesterday for
Trenton, Neb., to look after his farm
rent.
Mrs. Matteson and son, Foster, re-
turned Saturday from their two
months visit in Michigan.
Mr.. G. D. McMillen. of Ellis, was in
town Saturday on business.
Mrs. Soley Stoner and children. are
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. d. B.
Hill and family in Boone this week.
Mr.. D. E. Byam and family visited
at Toledo over Sunday.
Mr. Cal Boylan and family are taking
a little vacation and visiting at the
Koenman home in Whitten.
Miss Kate Thompson, Of Providence,
township, is visiting at the w. j.
Thompson home here.
Mr.. j. 7. Boylan and family, of Ell
dora, visited the formers father, w. w.
Boylan, and family over Sunday.
Mrs. T. E. Boylan is visiting her
parents, at Garner, Rev. and Mrs.
Troutman.
Miss Blanche Foshier, of Harvey, is
visiting her uncle, G. C.'Cable and fam
lily this week.
Mr.. Frank Devendorf and wife, of
visited over Sunday with
the formers sister, Mrs. r. Elick, and
family.
j. T. Hoelscher. A. NJ. Van Patten, G. !
c. Gable and Henry Reilly, and wife, of
went to Mitchell, S. D., yester-
lay. on land deal.
Miss Bessie Turner, of Iowa Falls,
IS visiting old time friends in town.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
STOPS FIGHTING.
Dubuque Sheriff Shuts Down on Prize
Rnq Encounters.

Dubuque. Aug. 1S.-In view of the
vigorous protest that has been made
against them, Sheriff Steiner has de-
termined that no more prize fights shall
be permitted to take place in Dubuque
county. This action on the part of the
sheriff will stop the proposed Meyer
kenney fight that was TO have taken
place at the shooting park next month.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
TWO FORGED CHECKS.
A Waterloo saIoonkeeper Out s21.5o
by Cashinu Ihem.

ny CashIng Them.
Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Aug. 1S.-W. II. jerks, a
saloonkeeper is out s21.5O by reason
of 'cashing two checks received in ex-
change for drinks at his place after
banking hours. They We're drawn on
the First National Bank and bore the
name of the timekeeper of William
Horrabin. the Dry Run Sewer contrac-
tor. The men who presented the
checks have left the city and doubtless
will never be located.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18

the assailant, but the latter's recollec-
ton of the affair was not very clear.
Mr. Grady appeared yesterday morn
ing before Mayor Stebbins and waived
examination, and his trial was set for
Thursday, Aug. 20. He was mmediate-
ly released on $500 bonds, T. j. Kinney
signing the same
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18

Rock Rapids, Aug: 1S-Steps have
been taken by the business men of this
place to have a two days carnival with
barrels Of fun for everybody on Sept.
4 and 5. next. Funds for the expenses
have been arranged for and everybody
will have a good time. There will be
several bands, two ball games and no
end of sports for the entertainment Of
those who can come.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18

and that of Hattenbach & Magee COM
pany back of the station, have been set
on fire. These places are within short
distance Of Gregg's shanty. When the
fremen arrived on the scene of the
Columbia barn fire, they found Gress
looking coolly on
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
New Electric Line Incorporated,

Burlington, Aug. 1S.-Articles Of in
corporation for the Burlington Inter-
urban Railway Company were fled
here yesterday. The capital stock is
5000, 900 The officers are all we'll known
Burlington capitalists, including Carl
Leopold, president; l. w. COPELAND, vice
president: Charles Blaut, second vice
presidents; Charles Armknecht, treas
urer and j. w. Topping. secretary.
The new line will be built from Bur-
lington to Keosauqua, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
Ladies and
Gentlemen

Now u the time to place your orders
Tor fur garments. as prices are advauc-
ing.
Our stock was purchased before the
advance, consequently we are able to
sell goods much cheaper than We 9TH
erwise would be. We also have the
largest line OF fur boas, NUTS, collar
cites and Jackets. We are selling our
furs at wholesale prices. You don't
need to attend sales thinking you are
getting q bargain. They buy the furs
from the furrien themselves and then
sell them to you. Go to the furrter and
buy your garments at factory prices. We
are positively sure we can sell you the
garments rs per cent cheaper than any
other place. We also do repairing and
remodeling. When up town please call
In and see my stock Of furs.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-08-18
Rock Rapids Carnival.

The new G. r. l. & P. time card
'es not effect Rockford trainmen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29

pleased to look thru any manuscript
you may send in and then comes the
kernel of the matter. You are advised
to peruse the journal carefully in order
to see what sort of staff the editor
wants. And it would be as we'll to let
him send you his Journal to your house
each month. Subscription so much,
postage SO much extra.
So far this year the contracts let for
the construction of new railroads ag-
gregate 1876 miles, against 6,026 miles
built in 1902.
The German officer who stabbed one
of his privates for q failure to salute
and was sentenced to four years i'm
prisonment excused himself by the
general order not to draw his sword
without using it. The whole difficulty
seems to be that he didn't know how to
use it.
An earthquake broke the drouth in
Porto Rico. Under the adage that 4
good rule works both ways few seis-
mic disturbances would meet a warm
welcome in northern Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29
RETIRED FARMERS.
it81 w I. sN-''
Wright County Monitor.1

According to statistics there are
more farmers who live retired lives
than members of any other profession
| The man who has made a success in
agriculture is schooled in economical
habits. He enjoys the full measure
of life without the expensive luxuries
so prevalent in the maintenance OF
the wealthy classes in cities. One rea-
son that SO many farmers retire is
their ability to live on a less accumu-
lation than professional men in urban
life. 1t is possible for farmer with
holdings worth not more than $4,000 to
derive an income which, added to the
resources of his rural village estate,
afford him comfortable support. Such
an investment would be inadequate to
maintain the expenses of family in
large city, where rents and every COM
fort of life are high. To one modest in
his ambition and possessed with aver
age health the farm offers greater OPP
portunities to accumulate q fortune
sufficient for maintenance in retirement
than any other vocation. That agricul-
ture is a safe and sure profession to
competence is evidenced by farmers rel
atively leading all other vocatlons on
the retired list.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29
FRAUDULENT MINING SCHEMES.

The legislature of Connecticut has
under consideration a bill for the regu.
lation of mining and oil companies In.
corporated under the laws of the state
The bill provides that securities of such
companies shall not be sold or offered
for sale before a sworn statement re-
cording the financial condition of the
company location of IT'S wells or mines
the cost and condition of Its plant ano
the amounts already spent in the de-
velopment of the property has been filed
with the secretary of state. New York
newspapers are urging the adoption OF
similar measures in that state. The
metropolis is the incubator where two
thirds Of the wildcat schemes foisted
upon unsophisticated investors are
Matched and from whence alluring adj
rertisements and specious agents are
distributed over the country to seek the
small investor. OIL wells and gold mines
with no existence in fact and of which
the stock is.utterly worthless shine on
the prospectuses OF these shark pro-
noters and attract small savings from
interior towns. Securities which are
listed on the stock exchange have been
passed upon by the governors of that
body. and there is some guarantee that
there are properties behind them. But
tab Tod Ia h,A
people in the small towns and on the
farms, sometimes by means of plausible
Advertisements in religious journals, are
not dealt in on the exchanges. All that
Is needed, says the New York Tribune.
Is a charter and printing press to set
these corporations on their defrauding
way, and 1t is practically impossible for
anybody to pat a check on them at
present. Their advertisements creep
Into reputable journals, and manager
with the best intention In the world is
unable to prevent it. He has no power
and no ability to investigate their char
acter. There is nobody to whom he can
well appeal for trustworthy Judgment.
He does not want to refuse the adver-
ttsement of a legitimate enterprise. He
can not afford to tell the promoter OF
every new corporation, who may be
honorable for all he can prove, that he
thinks he is a fraud. n. however. the
law required detailed statement of
corporations affairs, the problem would
he solved. Advertisements of concerns
which did not comply with this rule
would be forbidden, AMI the character
of others would be public property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29
RURAL PARKS.

lCedar Rapids Republican,
Hon. Sidney A. Foster, member of the
Des Moines board of park commission
ers, is the father OF new idea. He
believes in the establishment of town
ship parks and necessary legislation to
permit Of the purchase of the necessary
land. After the land is purchased. he
suggests that a suitable hall or meeting
place be erected Within the building
could be held all political meetings,
elections, literary. and social entertain
ments. He believes that the idea will
find favor among the farmers and will
permit of the development of taste
for the beautiful in the farming COM
munities. He also advances the idea
that meeting place, such as he out
lines, will do more to advance the in
terests Of the good roads movement
than anything else. Mr.. Fosters sug-
gestion if carried out. would be of adj
vantage to numerous communities
where no town is located In the town
ships. In the days Of the grange, many
such halls were built, and some of them
are still in use.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29
would have been of little benefit to this
part of the country"

would have been of little benefit to this
part of the country"
Conditions in Germany previous to
the industrial collapse of 1900 are
those now existent in the United States.
This collapse was due to over-syndica-
ton of industries. Wihin the three
years previous to 1900 the listed stocks
and bonds of German Industrial compa-
MES increased nearly 80 per cent and
during the four years previous to the
slump of 1900 securities of different
kinds were listed to the amount of 81
754, 100000. Conditions existed suggest
|digested securities" ana over-capitali-
cation ended in q crash from which
German Industries have not yet recov-
cred. OF course this is a different coun-
try from Germany. Its resources are
greater. Its triumphal Invasion of for
eign markets seems safe from repIlse.
Our exports are on the increase. Our
commercial and industrial vitality are
greater than any European country.
However, the experience of Germany
under conditions largely similar to our
own should guide toward conservatism
instead of license with our economic
situation. Let us not prophesy calam-
ity, but provide against its probability.
Hard times seem far away and pros
perity bids fair to continue, but specu-
lation is not prosperity and over-capi-
talization is mortgage on the future.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29
FINE FOR CONSERVATISM.

The outlook for another economic
srisis In this country has for some time
been under discussion among financiers
md manufacturers and moderation In
speculative ventures has been not only
advised but urged by the more conserv-
alive. Extraordinary activity in all
Z lines has led to the extremity Of syndi-
cation and over-capitalization of our
varied industries. Farm lands leaped
in value, manufacturing plants Of every
character found their earning capacities
vastly increased. Railroad earnings be-
came enormous and all this led to an
over-capitalization of industries great
er than their earning power. The water
poured into the stocks. These over
capitalized industries s!ndioated into
trusts and combinations are likely to
grow top-heavy and, crushed by their
own weight, drag down prosperity in
a4heir fall. Conservative observers have
! ton the warning expressed in an inter-
view given Minneapolis newspaper by
Colonel w. N. Coler. of the big banking
house of Coler & SoIs, New York.
seems timely and sensible. Colonel Coler
regards the decision recently handed
down against the Northern Securities
the times, and expresses the conviction
that it sounds the knell of the era of
decentralization, which had reached
such alarming proportions.
There is Understanding the wide
spread evils resulting fram trusts and
the great combinations of capital" said
Colonel Coler. They have undoubtedly
proved detrimental to the first princi-
pies OF the republic and the resulting
imitation of values by wholesale water
ing of stock has placed mortgage on
the future which all conservative, sub
stantial business men must view with
alarm. II the promoters of such COM
their amalagamated properties on their
actual value, the situation would not be
SO bad. AS 1t is, the fictitious values
which have been created by such assoc
Citations of vast interests have already
aroused the distrust of the people. 1t is
being evidenced today in the disinclina-
ton of investors to handle securities
which, on their face value, have the APP
pearance of being unsound. The big
slump in Northern Securities Saturday
was no doubt due to this very reason.
must confess that the financial situation
in New York, due to this very initiation
OF values, is not as encouraging as one
could wish. A tempest is brewing and
the wise ones are preparing to avoid It,
Minnesota and the great northwest are
entitled to the thanks of The country for
the splendid fight which they put up
against the attempted consolidation of
two great transcontinental roads. Such
s. consolidation might have been good
thing for few trust magnates, but 1t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29
!, IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
WORTH A RAFT OF THEM.
Montezuma Republican.

We saw three women at work in
a field the other day. One was plow-
ing with riding plow, another was
running corn-planter and the other
was evidently planting vegetable seeds
or some kind. The men folks were
also busy and the amount of work be-
ing done presented most business like
aspect. In every town in the country
are lot of lazy. indolent scamps who
would not turn a hand for farmer no
matter that wages he might offer. A
sturdy, sensible, Industrious country
girl can put to shame whole raft of
these worthless devils. If she wants to
drive a riding-plow or a corn planter
let her do it. She can do that and
still be most excellent lady, refined
and cultured. The fellows who de-
grade labor are the barnacles that
hang around, demanding double what
their services are worth and sticking
to job just long enough to get money
enough for big spree.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29

hoff The trial took place in the court
appeared both for the prosecution and
defense It's details We're most nau-
seating and the less said about them
the better. While there were many wit
nesses to testify to the defendants
good character Mr.. Lewis decided very
quickly after the closing of the hear
ing that he was unfit to teach and ac-
cordingly revoked his certificate. De-
PENDANT undoubtedly has many friends
who can not believe him guilty of the
revolving crimes with which he is
charged. but the finding of the county
superintendent will have great weight
as he was wholly unprecedented.