Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-02
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nola people W. L. Peckham was con-
tracted with for stoves, and Maison alst
tried to borrow So from him. OF David
Hostetter Maison rented q house for
one of his head chemists until he
could build, and the lease was already
made out and signed. For $40 MIR. Hos
letter will cancel the lease. and that
$40 Mr.. Hazen Will probably have to
pay Densel & Wilbur we're to furnish
the desks and office supplies. and they
We're to be called for this morning. B.
A. Morgan was to furnish 800 worth OF
leodorized alcohol and other supplies
for the chemists to work with, but 1t
has yet not been called for. John b,
Simmons was also contracted with to
furnish supplies. The rent hasn't been
paid for the temporary office. and ii
won't be.
"Auntie" Doesn't Come.
For the past three days Maison has
been watching the trains for Mrs. Nc
Cormick and Ray Ashcroft, her attor-
ney. who, Maison said. We're going to
come to close the deal. A telegram.
however, from Cedar Rapids Thursday
stated that Mrs. Mccormick had been
taken Ill at Cedar Rapids. and had been
compelled to stop over there with her
cousin, Banker Owens. For three days
Maison and Hazen have heen watching
every train from the east, as there were
several debts that Mr.. Hazen was anx-
ious to have settled. Each time they
didn't put in an appearance Maison mad
some good excuse, and Saturday even
iEg showed. in the presence OF Wit
resses. to Hazen a note. purported to
be torn from Ashcroft's notebook at
the Cedar Rapids station. saying that
Mrs. Mccormick could rot come, but
that he would he along on night train
and to notify bankers MAT the option
would be placed. Saturday night Mai
son staid at the HaZen home, as usual,
but Sunday morning he seemed to De
pretty much disturbed and excited. The
telephone bell rang and he rushed to II
and from his conversation led the oc-
cupants of the room to Believe that ne
was talking with Ashcroft at Cedar
Rapids. He, left the house shortly
afterwards and has not peen seen since
He telephoned. however. later in the
forenoon that Ashcroft had arrived and
that they had gone down to Mr.. Wood
burys residence to close up the deaf
for the Fifth avenue and Cunningham
property. and would bring him out to
the house later. Neither showed up,
and the registers of more of the hotels
show the name of Ashcroft. 1t has
been learned, however, that some man,
claiming to be named Marston, re-
served rooms at the Pilgrim Friday for
Mrs. Mccormick and Mr.. Ashcroft, but
neither OF them was ever occupied by
the parties for whom they were re-
served.
Have Not Been at the Rapids.
A telephone message was sent to Ce-
dar Rapids this morning to ascertain
whether or not Mrs. Mccormick or Mr..
Ashcroft or both, had been at the
Grand last week 1t was found they had
not. 1t was also learned that there
was no banker in Cedar Rapids named
Owen.
Had confederates.
AS far as Maison's work is concerned
here it has been of a very crude type In
many ways, but it is surmised by many
interested that he had plans for more
extensive dealings. He evidently had
for on the street Sunday
a young fellow. claiming to be one Fred
Eberhart, of Chicago, stopped Mr.. Ha-
zen on the street and told him that Mr..
Maison had left the city because of the
attitude of the business men toward
him. He said they had mistrusted him
and that he had Informed his aunt and
she positively refused to put her money
into a town where her nephew had been
He said further that Mais-
on had told him to see Mr.. Hazen and
tell him that he would meet all the OBJ
legations here, and would send him the
Eberhart made an engagement
at the Stoddard with Hazen for this
forenoon and when the latter called
learned that had a Fred Eberhart had
never stopped there. The Pilgrim gave
him the same information.
Maison's Mail Is Heavy.
From all appearances Maison's work
has not been confined to Marshalltown
ing fifteen letters were delivered for
him. Some of them are evidently APP
such as he has been receiv-
ing, each containing 50 to cover the ex-
penses of filling out the application
blank for a position with the Seminole
Manufacturing Company. Between
forty and fifty answers have been re-
from the advertisements each
day for the last week, and thirty-five
newspa pers in the United States and
Canada were used to place them. Copies
of these papers have reached the Ha-
zen home. with the advertisements
marked. and now letters from the pa
pers, condensing bills for the advertise
ing, are being received.
To Apprehend Him.
Efforts We're begun this morning by
Mr. Hazen and other victims of the
promoter, to apprehend him,
and q meeting was held with County
Attorney Northup at IL o'clock Mr..
Hazen says they will make every effort
to secure his arrest.
A warrant was issued on minor
charge in Justice Clark's court. in order
to give the officers an opportunity to
make an arrest if possible, and give
time for planning further action on the
more serious charge.
Buy seed corn in the ear IL possible.
You can then see what you are getting
and don't need to raise crop before
YOU can tell what you have. Buying in
the ear generally brings the best corn
the seller has.
The farmer who takes no interest in