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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23

Moines n w. S. Fall Of Abba, plain
tiff claiming about $4,000 damage or
account of the purchase from said de.
PENDANTS of thoroughbred short horr
I%cattle in 1897, claimed to be, affected
with tuberculosis. This case was be-
gun in the January term 1903, but was
postponed because of illness OF Attor-
ney Bolton. Defendants offered 5000 tC
settle. The case covered more than 9
week and in the end plaintiff (Willhoit)
was awarded s219.
Mt. Ayr.
The second hearing Of the Hunter
murder case is set for April % at Osce-
ola. Nearly 100 witnesses are sub
poenaed from here. Hunter was found
guilty Of murder in the second degree
for the killing OF Homer Holland and
given a life sentence. The supreme
court granted a new trial and the case
came up in the February term of court
but a change of venue was taken to
Clark county. Public feeling is pretty
fident that the case will result favor
ably. Hunter is in good spirits, the
somewhat depressed at being unable to
secure bond, which was fixed at $780,
600.
Mason City.
Attorney William Hoy has filed a pc
tition with the county clerk for the
divorce Of Sadie C. Graves and A. NJ,
lGraves, the wife being the plaintiff. The
petition is on the ground of adultery
and inhuman treatment and states that
Mr.. Graves is worth is worth $40, 900.
he owning a 500 acre farm near Bur-
chinal and a residence in his city.
The plaintiff asks a temporary alimony
of 81, 900 and a permanent, alimony of
$4,000 Mrs. Graves moved the house
hold goods from her home this after
noon to the house of Mrs. Beach on
east Ninth street where she will reside
temporarily. She has attached the
farm near Burchinal in the sum of
$4,000
Madrid.
Two Madrid men giving their names
as George Patten and Burt Hand were
arrested at Boone for fast driving
on the streets and drunkenness. When
they appeared in the mayors court
they We're given three days for being
drunk and disturbing the peace and
We're then turned eel to Constable
Shade, who took them before Justice
of the Peace Samuel McBirnie, to
answer to the charge of cruelty to ami
mails, the information stating that
the defendants had u%nlawfuily over
driven and cruelty beat two horses
which they were driving, the property
of one Anderson +. Mayors of Madrid.
They plead guilty and We're given sew
|%enteen days or twenty in all-including
the three days given by the mayor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
scIMlTAR AND FEz.
Honor Men Of the Junior Class Are
Announced.

U ' yVtSVb
Announced.
Iowa City, April 23.-The honor men
of the junior class of the college OF
liberal arts were announced by the
Scimitar and Fee society after lis
election today. They are theNten Ell
fendii' who are chosen from h e men
of the junior class by the society OF
the Scimitar and Fee, Il senior honor
society, to p%erpetuate its Organization
next year.
The men who are chosen are consid-
cred typical college men, being chosen
for their ability in doing things in all
lines of student activities. The society
does not compete with the Phi Beta
Kappa society, for all juniors who have
done nothing but recite their lessons
are barred from the Scimitar and Fee
honors. The Scimitar and Fee society
was chartered by Sultan Abdul Hamid
of Turkey, who gave it a Turkish ritual
and passwords.
The honor men of the junior class are
in the order of their elections:
John r. Kunz, of Wesley: e. r. jack
son, of Avoca; II. G.. Walker, of Iowa
City; L. d. Bedford. of Waterloo; Z. r,
Johnston, of Des Moines; f. .. Kern,
of Reinbeck: C. o. Briggs, of Red Oak;
w. +. Hellberg, of Anamosa and G. r.
Schenck of Burlington.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Meeting Of Denmark Branch is Held
at keokuk.

~
at keokuk.
Keokuk. April 23.-The sixteenth an
nual meeting of tie Denmark Associa-
ton of Congregational churches com
menced its session here Tn Tuesday af-
ternoon, delegates being present from
Ottumwa, Centervjlle, Denmark, Fair.
field, Eiteman, Clay, Burlington. Odds,
West Burlington and Mt. Pleasant.
Tuesday afternoons program included
How to Pray in Public. at Home. ir
Secret" Rev. T. O. douglas. ID. D., OF
Iowa: organizations: 1.-The Twentieth
Century Sunday School," Mrs. G. B.
Little Of Burlington; discussion; O. o.
Smith Of Iowa.
Tuesday evening the association ser
mon was preached by Rev. c. E. Per.
Rins of K~eosauqua: communion service.
DR.. William Salter OF Burlington; offer
ing for ministerial relief.
Today at $3.50 o'clock a business SEES
sion "a commenced, followed by devo-
tons. "A Bible Reading Upor the Ed
Feature of the Bible" d. d.
Davis OF Ottumwa: The Church
Sturying the Bible" F. L. Johnston If
Mt. Pleasant; discussions; George w
James Of Hiteman; The Bible, It's Re-
ligious Uses" Jesse C. George of Olds;
discussion, John l Cummings Of Den
mark.
1t was 4 profitable gathering and the
meetings were we'll attended by citi-
zens as we'll rs visitors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
INSANE GIRL ESCAPES.
Brother Again Searches for Her
Watcrloo-Found Her Last Fall.

M
Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo. April 23.-W. l.. Lewis, OF
Albert Lea, is again searching for his
sister who escaped from her attendants
while Out walking at the Independence
asylum late Thursday afternoon. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Lewis
who is a printer, was In this city last
fall on the same quest. His sister es-
capped at that time and was not found
until several days afterwards. Cards
We're sent out and the young lady was
finally located near Rowley. She was
captured by a farmer and given over to
the authorities. She had spent several
nights in barns and one in a corn. field,
eating raw corn.
Since that time the doctors have
been warned to be waAchful of the
patient. She had written her brother
that she would escape and would never
be taken alive. She is in such q. con-
Bdition that she will not likely betray
her mental status. She is a splendid
housekeeper, neat and clean, and like
many insane persons she has taken a
dislike to her relatives and friends and
wants to get away from them and not
let them know where she is.
The following description is given of
the young lady: She is about 80 years
old, dark hair and eyes. slightly built,
medium height, and has n tooth miss
ing from the upper left hand side of the
mouth. Had on blue dress with light
spots. a hood and a brown jacket. She
will probably try to get work in some
farm or village family, as she is an ex-
cellent housekeeper n very neat.
about her work. Or she may try to get
work as a typesetter in a printing Of
flee. as she has been employed ct this
at times. Failing in this she may try
to buy poison, or ask others 10 procure
it for her. 1t Is possible that She has
concealed herself and will slowly die
of hunger, or that she has suicitled by
drowning. II young lady answering
this description is seen, please detain
her mt telegraph or write w. L.. Lewis,
12l North Broadway, Albert Lea, Mimi,
at once. A suitable reward will be paid
for information leading to her recov-
cry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23

Corning
C. f. Fliesbach bougn, a couple O.
farms near Corning last week. one OF
200 acres and one of 160. Price paid
vas $50 and sos per acre. Fliesbach
has u%nbounded faith in Iowa soil.
Iowa City.
On Saturday afternoon near Coral
Vile dam, John w. Clark, shot and
killed a fine heron. The bird was killed
with a shotgun at a range of SO yards
and has been presented to the univer-
sity.
Montezuma.
The Rev. j. II. Stark, formerly state
evangelist of Iowa but now of Beth
any, Mo-, has accepted the call to the
pastorate OF the Christian church o,
Montezuma and will occupy the pulpi,
the first Sunday in May.
kanawha.
Jack Tiesenga's ~12-year-old boy
broke his left arm Tuesday, the frac-
ture being above the elbow. He was
walking beside a wagon and is sup
posed to have stumbled and fell, the
wagon passing over his arm.
Cedar Rapids.
Frank Lowe has commenced suit
in the superior court, asking damages
in the sum OF $1,000 actual and ex-
emplary against j. Riley Anthony. Last
week Lowe was arrested on information
sworn out by Anthony charging him
with assault and battery but the case
was dismissed by the county attorney
Clinton.
There seems to be an epidemic OF
saloon burglary in Clinton. several OF
the local saloon keepers having beer
made victims of thieves during the
past couple of days, or rather, nights
Following the looting Of the Hilder
brant safe, early Saturday morning
other saloons of the city were paid
nocturnal visits by the light fingered
gentry and their cash drawers rified.
IClarinda.
DR.. J. w. Humphrey, of Shenandoah,
was brought to the Hospital for the In
sane early Saturday morning. Elias
Bright and Ed Pulley, who had been his
watchers and constant attendants for
~severa! weeks, got q carriage and In
vited the doctor to ride. They reached
Clarinda by eleven o'clock. An eXami-
nation by the Insane Commission re-
suited in his commitment to the hospi-
ltal.
Farragut.
The big egg contest OF Crosser,, Rog-
ers & Company, of Farragut, took place
Saturday afternoon and they tool in
about fourteen hundred dozen eggs.
The first prize for the greatest NUM-
Der of eggs was won by George Shaw.
with 1874 dozen; second prize by Mrs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
LADIES AID HOSPITAL
Unique Method Employed by
the Webster City Ladies to
Swell Fund
4 "sHowER" DAY AT HOSPITAL
Visitors Bring Donations to the Build.
ing and the Result is Pleasing to the
Observation-Disclosures Served
to the ouests-News of the
State.
Special to Times Republican.

/ SDGCldl 10 4lHlGS. xbCRuOAASdA
Webster City. April 23.-Yesterdas
was Shower day at Mercy Hospital
lin this city. The doors were open fro.f
one o'clock in the afternoon until nlns
o'clock in the evening. The ladies OF
the HOSPITAL Aid Society received WIS.,
itors and showed them o the OLE
building. Hundreds of Webster CITY
people, many of whom had never before
seen the magnificent new Funk memoir
Iial, thronged the building during Its
Iopening hour and went thru it from
the basement to the third floor. visiting
every room in it and showing mucn
Interest in every arrangement of the
place. Many expressions of wonder
mcnt were heard on all sides con
Icerning the elaborateness and complete
ness of the whole, together with It's
intricate details of convenience. Co1ee
and cake, as refreshments were served
to visitors in the regular dining room,
located in the basement.
In the basement are located h heat
ing plant, various storage cellars, the
laundry, kitchen and dining room. The
latter has been furnished by MI. G.
p. Miller of Rock Rapids.
Not all the beds are yet in the build
ing but will be by May 1st, the date
fixed for the opening. These beds are
all 90 inches in height, the regulation
hospital bed. Besides the other fur-
.niture in the wards and rooms are in
dividual meal sets. The foods are all
prepared in the Kitchen in the base
ment, hoisted to the various floors by
an elevator and placed upon a nolseless
tray and wheeled to the patients room
All the furnishings have not yet beer
placed in the operating room. Room
No. 20 is to be furnished by the NJ. F..
church in Primghar, while the dav
room on the second floor will be fur
nished by the Baptist church Of this
city.
The Shower" yesterday nctted tEt.
hospital many more gifts than lac
been expected. The hundreds of peo-
pie who visited the place yesterday
showed Mr.. Funk c~onclusively that the
people of Webster City appreciate his
magnanimous gift. In Mercy Hospital
he has built himself a monument which
will stand before rising generations
as a remembrance of his characteristic
generosity and feeling Of brotherhood
for his fellow men. In giving the hos
rital over into the hands of the North
western Iowa M. E. conference he has
placed a trust in the hands of a body
of workers who will render a good ac-
counting of their Stewardship. In the
keeping up OF the hospital not Only
will the memory of Jacob NJ. Funk b.
kept green but that also Ct the noble
men and women who have aided in fur
nisning the building and who will con
tribute toward the maintenance of it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
PUPILS GIVE a PLAY.
Cedar Falls Grade Students to Enter.
tain This Evening".

Cedar Falls Grade Students to Enter
tain This Evening.
Special to Times-Repu5lican.
Cedar Falls, April 23.-1he pupils of
the eighth grade of the Central build
ing VIII give a pYb,ic entertainment
this evening in the high school when
a play written especially for the &C.
casion by Miss Bundy. teacher of this
grade will be presented. The
scenes of the play are laid
in the revolutionary times. Miss Bundy
never before attempted anything of the
kind and her success in this instance
has prompted her to Try again. The
d. A. r. of this city who have each
year made it a practice to donate some
thing to the city schools which would
tend to stimulate patriotism, this ev-
ening will present the school board
with a handsome silk American flag to
be left in the Central building They
have donated several pieces of statuary
and a flag for the high school build
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
FROM ALL OVER IOWA..

Fred, Bangs, with IS dozen: n the
third prize by c. M. Sonner, with 81
dozen. Ed. Spear brought in the heav-
lest single dozen of eggs. weighing two
pounds and six ounces.
Riverside.
Thieves entered a bay window at
the residence of Burt Matthews Sat
urday night, went up stairs where he
and his wife were sleeping and took
NJ. Matthews trousers from the head
Of his bed, took them down stairs and
took nearly S35 out of his pocket book.
Thieves also entered the sleeping DON
of George Craige at the Iden home
took Mr.. Craige's trousers outside the
house and took what money he had,
about so cents. and hid the trousers
under the porch.
Oskaioosa.
AT the meeting of Presbytery in
last Tuesday w. S. McDoug-
all OF Charlton and w. NJ. jackson of
Abba delivered their trials and were
licensed to preach. Young Mr.. Jack
son preached in Charlton on Sabbath
and will return this week to Xeria,
Ohio. The theological seminary will
close May 6, when Mr.. Jackson will go
to Jersey City, New Jersey, where he
will spend the summer as assistant of
DR.. James Parker, pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian congregation Of that
city.
Iowa Falls.
Cole Camp, Missouri. He is some bette.
tEI ~.
now and the physician thinks his face
will not be marked. He Is quite 4
plucky fellow. 1t seems the marshal
forgot to furnish his dinner at the pes.
house one day last week so he decided
to go up town and hunt up the marshal.
When he got irto town n his pres
ence became known every last SOIL left
the street and hid indoors. Roy prom
ised the marshal to so back and now
he has meals served promptly and mora
than he can eat.
Essex.
Friday morning the large farm resi-
tdence of j.. w. Simmons, west of this
place, was totally destroyed by fire.
The origin is yet unknown. Mr.. Sim
mons had some insurance in the Hawk
eye Insurance Company, but the pol
icy burned and he cannot say how
much insurance he carried, but thinks
it was something about $4,000. TIE
house was quite a large one, a two
story frame, five rooms down stairs and
four on the second story. 1t was nice
ly furnished and the insurance will only
cover a part of the loss.
Abba.
The last case tried at this term of
court was w. j. Without, of Mahaska
county against Ben Ebert Of Dies
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
A A WEDDING.
Marriage Of P. J. sheehan and Nellie
Rule at Hampton.


Rule at Hampton.
Special to Times-Republican.
Hampton, April a3.-Last night at s
O'Clock, Peter j.. Sheehan and Nellie
A. Hule were married at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. N. Rule. Father p. O. Dowd,
of Independence, ofticiated. They were
married under an arch formed in the
parlors OF Hotel Rule. After the cere-
mony and congratulations We're Owe
the guests were seated to an elegant
wedding supper served by Catever
Raper. Guests besides those from this
city We're present from Des Moines,
FIT. Dodge, independence, Austin and
Ackley.
Peter j. Sheehan is a we'll known
travelling man for a Chicago clothing
firm, and has made many friends on
his short visits to this city.
Nellie "A. Rule was raised in this city
and has many friends who have grown
with her from childhood and they will
be glad to extend congratulations to
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheehan, wishing them
"a happy and prosperous life and a safe
return from their wedding trip, which
will be an extended II of three weeks.
visiting the larger cities in the east.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
People of That City Claiming
New Point In County Seat
Contest
BIRTHS $4,000 is REJECTED
The Board of Supervisors Pass Reso-
lutions Declaring the County Has no
Legal Claim to the Money in Its
Present status-Its Rritt's Next
Move.
Special to Zines Repubiican.

Special to Republican.
Mason City, April 23.-Garner seems
tic have scored again in the court house
question, the board OF supervisors hay
ing decided that they have no lega
claim on the $4,000 said to have beer
subscribed by the Britt people unless
the money is actually deposited with the
county treasurer to be held as county
funds. AT the session OF the board
ICounty Treasurer Mitchell reported or
the claimed deposit Of $4,000 as fol-
lows:
Il, w. L. Mitchell, treasurer of Han
cock county. Iowa, being duly sworn on
oath, state that l received from Lewis
Larson, Rodney Hill and e. p. Healy,
known as the finance committee of the
Britt court house committee, the sum
of forty thousand (s40.e0O) dollars on
the 10th day of March, a. ID. 1903.
Tina said money vas received by me
in my individual capacity and the same
is 10Y held by me as such, that the
same has not been entered on the books
of my Office.
THAT said money was deposited with
me for the purpose of building a court
house for Hancock county, Iowa, at
Britt, Iowa, If the same should be voted
to Britt, Iowa, by the voters of Hancock
county, Iowa.
That the disbursement of said fund.
except $4,000 of the sans is under the
direction of the proper county officers
If the court house is located at Britt.
Iowa.
That said money has been deposited
with the First National Bank of Britt.
Iowa, Citizens Bank OF B.itt, Iowa, one-
third at each bank.
That copies of the certificates of de-
post in said banks are hereto attached
marked Exhibits A. B. C, and made a
part hereof. w. L. MITCHELL,
County Treasurer"
The board took the following action
on the report and on the bond SUBJ
united at the last session:
Resolved, That. whereas, W. l..
Mitchell, county treasurer, has pre-
sented to the board Of supervisors his
report under oath, concerning the mat
ter of the deposit with him of certain
money by the Britt county seat finance
committee, such report being In re-
sponse to an order therefor made by the
board on April ., 1903;
"And whereas from sais report 1t APP
pears that the said county treasurer has
not received and does not have or hold
any money received by him from said
finance committee, as such treasurer,
that the funds, If any so held by
him, are so held in his capacity as a
private citizen;
And whereas the board Of super
visors could have no control over a fund
SO held by the said w. L.. Mitchell in
his private capacity, md the county
could not acquire an interest therein,
which 1t could enforce or require an ac-
counting to be made by the said w. l..
Mitchell concerning such fund, and that
the bond presented to the board for w.
l.. Mitchell, as county treasurer, and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
A REJECTED SWEETHEART.
Pearl ockman's Sad Experience With
Perfidious Man.

Ottumwa, April 23.-Pear Cckman,
elected sweetheart of A. j. Mcclure,
IF Bloomfield, is still sojourning in this
.icinity, a stranger in a strange land,
awaiting parental consent to return to
Ter quiet and peaceful home on the
Nebraska farm. She tells a pathetic
story of her being enamored with her
ousin, who planned and started the
slopement, the objection of her parents,
he flight, repentance and reconciliation
It the Mcclure home, and her being
asst upon the world. She admits she
eft Mcclure with a perfect under
landing that she would sacrifice her
v for his honor. Late Tuesday night
he arrived in this city again and A. j.
Mcclure, Of Bloomfield, vas also here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
May Music Festival.
to TfmeS-Repubiican.

SpeCIaI 20 TInles-RepubI4can.
Iowa City. April 23.-I'he annual May
festival of music of the University of
Iowa will be held on May 16. The Chi
cage Symphony Orchestra will give a
concert in the opera house in the after
noon, at which the assisting soloists
will be-: Arthur Berasford, bass;
George Hamlin, tenor; Mrs. Wilson. So
prano: Mrs. Furdick, contralto: Jan
Van oordt. violin, Herr Won Wagner,
celloist; and w. c. +. Stebeck, pianist.
The %oratorio Elijah will be given in
the evening by the university chorus,
assisted by the full orchestra and solo
iSfS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
HARD TO GET SUPERVISORS.
County Officials Finding Difficulty 4
Get Good Road Men.
to Tfmes-Republican.

Waterloo. April 23.-The county Off
cials are having a hard time to get the
new road law in operation in this
ty. The country roads are in bad shape
and suffering for attention. The law d.
vides the county into districts, each
township being a district. The work is
handled by a supervisor for each dis
trict who receives SO per day for the
time he works. The work does not last
the year round and the officers are hav-
ing difficulty in finding men to take the
positions. Only two townships in the
county have so far been provided with
superintendents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
Muscatine Hotel Sold.

Muscatine, April pa deal was
closed last night wrereby j. S. Black
we'll, owner and proprietor Of the Grand
Hotel, disposes of the business to Frank
Bowman. MIR. Blackwell retires from
the business to devote his time to the
Dexter Savings Bank. of Dexter, Ia,
an institution in which he has re-
Gently purchased a controlling interest.
The deal will go into effect May l. and
at that time Mr.. Bowman will assume
complete control. The consideration in
the transfer was 100000.