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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Montezuma News.
pecial to Times-Republican.

SpeCidl 10 IlnSS-fIepuDilC3U.
MonteZuma. April 16.-At a special
meeting of the town council recently L.
To- Nichols was chosen for city marshal
and street commissioner at s35 per
month. S. A. Hunter Was employed to
ATTEND the water works pumping sta
lion and opera hall, ana collect water
tax at $3.50 per year.
Regular Easter programs were rem
dered last Sunday q. the various
churches in town.
An adjourned meeting of the Com
mercial Club was held AT the town hall
last night to devise means to induce the
Koch Machine Company to remain here,
as Mr.. Koch had said he was preparing
to move his plant to Mason City. that
place having offered inducements to
him to come there. No one 1T the meet
ing appeared able to state just what
was necessary to keep The shops here
so no final action could be taken.
Last Saturday night about 10 o'clock
the residence of w. r. Warwick was
struck by lightning. One fiue was de-
stroyed, part of the roof torn up and a
good-sized fire started in the attic. An
effort to get help by means of the tele-
phone developed the fact that all the
phones near We're disabled by light
ming. Mr.. Warwick and near neighbors
succeeded In axtingushing the blaze.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
THE GRiNNELL NEWS.
pecial to Times Republican.

Grinnelk April l6.-Mrs. Hatch, of
Montezuma, moves into the Steele
property, which has been improved by
Chas. Morse. A brother-n- of Mr.
Morse, of Laurel, will move into the
other half.
Bert Pilgrim died in the hospital at
Oskaloosa yesterday morning. The
body was brought to Grnnell yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Will Pilgrim. of Lang
don. was telegraphed for.
Mrs. Ed Kemmerer went to Cedar
Falls yesterday TO visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. S. S. Merner. over Sunday
DR.. Walter Stoddart entertained
some friends yesterday.
+. l.. Beard was recently appointed
state manager of Iowa for the Fidelity
Mutual of Philadelphia. His office will
be in Dies Moines but his family will
remain in Grinnell for the present He
left yesterday for Charles City. Water
loo and other northeastern points TO
look UP the business. witnessing the
game with the White Sox on the way.
r. S. Wetherbee. editor of the Ga
zette, returned to his duties yesterday
after an absence of several days at
Central City. where he was at the bed
side of his mother, who was quite i'll.
Mrs. M. l.. Thompson is on the sick
list with sort of grip. Mrs. Thompson
expects soon to be out again
w. w. Skyies was in town this morn
ing between trains. He goes to Chica-
go and on his return expects to visit
Grinnell friends before returning to
Omaha.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Company Organized at Oska-
loosa Today to Build From
Pella South
NEW LINE WILL TAP WABASH
Will be Four Miles Long and May be
Operated independently or Fall IN
der Management of the Burlington
or Wabash-c apital ,ooo-Gen-
eral News.
Special to Times. Republican.


Oskaloosa, April ia new Iowa
railway company was incorporated here
to day with s25o,oOO capital for the
purpose of constructing a line from
Pelll four miles south to the Wabash
line. The promoters are: Listen Nc
Millen, president: John O'Brien. vice
president; and Seth 7. Hawkins. The
O'Brien's are prominent railroad con-
tractors. The town of Peila has been
asked to vote a three per cent tax
in aid OF the project and as the resi-
derts are enthusiastic over the pro
posed line no difficulty in securing this
assistance is to be apprehended. The
line may be operated independently or
may come under the management of the
Burlington or the Wabash. A force
of men and tools Cor construction work
is ready and ground will be broken at
once. upon the voting Of the tax b.
Pella. Arrangements have been made
to float the bonds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Dubuque Grade Teachers Have
Sympathy of Members In
Salary Increase Petition
THE CATHOLIC TAXPAYERS
It Is Feared That if the Tax Levy
WeresInereased, They Would Object
as They Already Help Pay for the
Public Schools and Their Own Pa
rochiaI Institutions.
Special to Times Republican.


Dubuque, Iowa, April 16.-The grade
teachers of the Dubuque public schools
have organized society nominally for
the purpose of social and intellectual
advancement, but the real purpose is
to push their claim with the board of
education for an increase in salaries.
A petition signed by all of the grade
teachers of Dubuque public schools
has been presented to the board, asking
for the establishment of a higher level
of salaries, and 1t will be considered at
the next session, which will be in a
week or two.
Although the principals of the Du-
buque public schools are making no
effort to secure an increase in salary.
they are supporting the movement of
the grade teachers. and will do all in
their power to secure higher salaries
for the latter.
The salary of grade teachers in Du-
buque. $40 per month, is lower than in
any other town of its size in the state,
The members of the board of education
are aware of this, and personally are
in favor of establishing higher level
of salary for grade teachers, but they
realize that hundreds of children of
school age attend the Catholic paro-
chial schools. and as the tax for school
purposes in Dubuque at the present
time is Is mills they are of the opinion
that 1t would be an injustice to the
Catholics of the city to increase the
tax levy in order to accommodate the
grade teachers, as besides paying the
13 mill tax levy exacted by the city to
sustain the public schools the Cath
Ole pay for sending their children to
the parochial schools. 1t is believed
that if the board of education should
decide to increase the salaries of grade
teachers opposition to this move would
be met from the ranks of the Catholics
Of Dubuque.
The board will not act hastily in the
matter, but will sound the sentiments
Of the biggest Catholic tax payers in
the city and govern itself accordingly.
Should the board act favorably upon
the petition of the grade teachers the
new salary schedule will not become
until the beginning of the fall
term of school next September. The
teachers feel confident that the board
will not turn down their request.
Although Dubuque grade teachers do /
lot receive as large a salary as teach
srs in other cities its size in the state. !
hey realize that they have one decided
advantage, and that is that the school
year in Dubuque is ten months. while 7
n the majority OF the large towns of I
he state it is only nine months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
THANKS TO THE PRESS.
Newspaper Agitation Brought About
Raise For Teachers,

Des Moines, April 16.-The question
of teachers wages occupied much at
tention at the the convention of the
county superintendent in the Office of
Superintendent Barrett yesterday.
The, reports from the superintendent
generally agreed that there had been
noticeable increases in the wages of
teachers as the result of the agitation.
Much credit for the results accom-
plished was given to the press of the
state and before adjournment resolu-
tons We're adopted prepared by
committee consisting of j. T. Gray,
Mary e. Hostetler and H. D. Smith.
These resolutions expressed approval
of the interest manifested in the cause
of increased wages for teachers by the
press of the state, said that much good
had come thru the agitation and be-
spoke continued cooperation in this
much needed work The resolutions
stated that among county superintend-
ents minimum wage of $50 per month
was earnestly advocated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
TO SELL oTTuMwA PLANT.
Judge Smith Mcpherson Decide
Aoainst the Ci2v

keokuk, April 16.-Judge Smith
Mcpherson in the United States
circuit court refused to allow Captain
w. H. c. Jacques, representing the city
of Ottumwa, and Thomas II. Eaton to
file a petition of Intervention in the
case of the Continental Trust company
of New York VS.. the Ottumwa City
Water Supply company, or to be a
party in the suit. This shuts the city
out of the case altogether. as the
Thomas II. Eaton referred to was SIM
ply a representative of several Ottum-
vans who have purchased some of the
water company bonds in order to Sc
cure a standing in the federal court.
Judge Mcpherson minated that the
plant will be sold and the receiver.
James Winans of Toledo. o., instructed
to operate 1t until the sale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
STRONG FOR PLAINTIFF
Important Testimony Given in Famous
Leonidas Case, Which is Decidedly
Against the Defense-Breen's Atti-
tude Was Threatening.
speclal to Tlmes-kepubl!can.

Special to Times Republican.
| Davenport, April 16.-The famou
Leonidas case is being tried in tn,
district court here. The case is one o
very especial interest on account of thu
world wide interest taken in it at tn,
time of the tragic death of Ellsworth
Leonidas and his father, christopher
Leonidas, at the hands of Dan Breen
mate of the Diamond Pc line, Dubuque
while just ffthis city July Sth.
A number OF witnesses from away
have been served with subpoenas and
will be here to testify. While a great
many people from this city are witness
es. 1t is expected that the case will
consume the greater part of the rest OF
this week.
The case is one In which the Diamond
10 line steamers and Dan Breen are
made joint defendants In a suit for SIS
900 for the death of Ellsworth Leonidas
P. w. McManus being the plaintiff.
The case promises to be holly contest
ed
The jury has been secured and TAX
ing of evidence begun. A. ID. Rydequist
was the first witness for the plaintiff.
When asked by Attorney Let's as
to what followed the order of Mate
Breen that the Leonidas remove their
baggage. he replied that Breen return
ed and shot the elder man.
II
sation in which the men INDUCED. but
said that he did not understand the
words used by them. but knew that
they had used profanity.
He swore that he had stood within
eight or ten feet from the men when
the shots We're fired, and said that he
had taken particular notice, of the re-
volver holster which the elder Leonidas
carried on his belt. He stated that the
flap over the holster had remained
closed and swore positively that the
man had not removed the gun from
the case.
He said that the order from Breen
telling the men to remove their baggage
had been delivered in a threatening
tone of voice and that during the time
he was commanding them he had held
his hand near his hip pocket.
Taken as a whole the testimony
which Rydeauist gave in the morning
was damaging TO the defense. He
spoke in a deliberate manner and was
concise in the majority OF his state
ments.
Mrs. Nancy Taggert. wife of the ell
der Leonidas, is in the city having
come TO Davenport from her home at
Peoria, Ill. She will remain in Daven-
port during the trial. Mrs Taggert is
by her brother, Robert
Cathran, of Peoria.
Leonidas. it Will be remembered, was
not the right name of the man who
was shot on the steamer Dubuque, last
summer. He went under that name
with the other man who was with him
and who was shot, for advertising pur-
poses.
Mate Breen, of the steamer Dubuque,
about whom the principal interest in
the case centers, was present in the
court ROOM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Euening 7larshtu au 9ursda, pri Is. 1909

Morrow. Alton r. r. Chapman, Clarke;
j. w. Harvey, Decatur county; w. +
Hepburn, Page; j. G. Rogers, Appan-
Dose: alternates, j. w. Carson. Clarke
county; j. d. Brown, Decatur, August
Post, Appanoose; j. w. brennan,
Clarke: j w. Kent, Lucas.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures Col. w. F.
Baker. Pottawattamie county; q. S.
Bogart. Mills. r. r. Bell, Cass; Mike
Mcdonald, Guthrie; John L. Garrett,
Adair.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures. A. G.
Steel. Carroll county: f. u. Smith,
Calhoun; c. d. Doolittle, Hamilton; A.
Richey. Pocahontas; A. r. Simpson,
Webster; alternates, I. n. Salyer, En-
met; John Smith, Kossuth: Henry
Haag, Greene; j. S. Stevens, Boone;
William Myers, Denison.
Eleventh Observation-Disclosures Henry
Harlow. Monona county; w. j. Sinyard
OBrien; j. Dalton, Cherokee: Herman
Hack, Osceola; j. S. Horton Wood :
bury: alternates, W, S. Armstrong.
O'Brien, j. w. Daley, Cherokee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
BLAME FOR THE WRECK.
Operator at Lynn Forge. and Coils
ion Followed.

Operator at Lynn Forgot and Coils
ion Followed.
Davenport, April 16.-The cause of
the recent wreck on the Burlington al:
Ophsim has been learned and the blame
has been fixed. The operator at Lynn
received instructions from theSdivision
dispatcher at Galasburg 10 hold the To-
cal freight train at Lynn, as she was
south bound. He was ordered to side
track the freight and allow the double
header coal train to pass Lynn, and to
give 1t the right-of-way. The opera
tor, who is man named Thompson, is
60 years of age ard has been the agent
for the company at Lynn since the
road was built thru that place. He re-
ceiv.ad the orders and placed them in
theil proper place. but being particu-
larry busy at the time forgot to give the
order to the crew of the freight train
when it arrived and that train pulled
out for OpheinL Mr.. Thompson discov-
cred his mistake before the freight was
cut of sight and telephoned to opheiIn
to hold the coal train and signal the
freight. The ope gator at Opheim an
swered the telephone, but ii was too
late TO do any good, as the coal train
Rad left that point on its way north.
Bntle operators realized that the trains
would meet on the open track and
collision Was inevitable. The coal train
was running as an extra and was max
ing good time and she met the local
on It steep grade a sho-t distance from
Ophein. AT this point there is a curve
and neither train crew was able to dis
Germ the danger until the engines were
bearing down on one another with ter
rible speed. After the horrifying re-
suits OF the wreck became known. it is
stated that the operator at Lynn be-
came almost insane, AMI his groans
could be heard from his home, where
he went after the accident was re-
ported.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
KENT GOES TO CHARLES CITY.
Cedar Falls Educator Elected Principal
Of Schools.
Snecial fo Times.Ren,,h)ican

Cedar Falls. April 15.-Professor
Charles A. Kent has been elected city
superintendent of the Charles City
schools to succeed superintendent
George S. Dick. who goes to Red Oak.
Professor Kent is a graduate of Penn
College at Oskaloosa. and was for sew
eral years q ward principal in that city.
He was county superintendent of Ma
haska county for two terms, but since
his retirement from that Office four
years ago he has been in the city
schools of Chicago. Twelve years ago
the school board at Charles City Sc
lected George S. Dick for superintend-
ent when he WAS principal of the New
Sharon schools in Mahaeka county and
on his retirement they have named Pro-
fessor Kent who also comes from Ma
haska county. There We're over 100 APP
p,icants for the place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
WATER PLANT TO COST MUCH.
Sioux City Officials Arrange For
Buildino Immense system.

Sioux City, April l6.-The board of
waterworks trustees has announced
plans for rebuilding the city system.
The Main street pumping station Will
be rebuilt, a new station and stand
pipe put in at Morning Side, and a12 in.
main run to the packing and stock
yards district to cost s225.000. In adj
dition new reservoir of ten million
gallons capacity will be built later,
costing $4,000 more. Bonds will be
sold at once by the city and work be-
gun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
REMoDELlNG BATTERY.
Waterloo G. Cedar Rapids Transit i.
Making improvements.

Waterloo & Cedar Rapids Transit is
Making improvements.
Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls. April 16.-The Waterloo
& Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Co, have
a force of men at work on the storage
battery which is used at this end of
the line. The battery is being COM
pletely remodeled The job will require
the work of half a dozen men for
about three weeks and when completed
will be increased in capacity about one
third. The battery is used to equalize
the current used on the fnterurban line.
When the power is low the current is
furnished from the battery and when
the current is too strong the battery
absorbs the surplus power.
The expense of the overhauling will
be about $1,000. and the Electrical Stor-
age Battery Co, of Philadelphia has the
contract for the work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Masons Will Law Co ner Stone.

Eagle Grove. April 16 This
afternoon the corner stone to the Car
negie library building will be laid with
fitting ceremony. The Masonic order,
Bower Lodge No. aga, will have charge
of the ceremonies under the immediate
direction of Most Worshipful Master
Charles Haukole Congressman B. p.
Birdsall, of Clarion. VIII deliver the
principal address of the day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Hawarden Girl Suicides.

Hawarden, April 16.-Sarah Baker,
is years old. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Baker, prominent people. died
last night, after having taken dose of
carbolic acid. In the afternoon she said
TO her sister: Il want you to have my
money; / am not long for this world
The sister laughed and thought moth
ing of it. The girl later Went to her
room and took the acid, suffering
frightfully several hours before dying.
No cause for the act is known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Good Roads DELEGATES.
Special to Times Republican.

-SpsCIdI 20 IIHltS-fltPuUIICttII
Toledo. April 16.-The Tama county
board of supervisors at its last ses-
sion, appointed the following named
persons as delegates TO the good roads
convention held at Des Moines
w. w McElhinney. Ward Wilson, w.
G. Dobson, A Kosta. and Thomas
Everett.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Sued in Federal Court.

Grundy Center April l6.It is re-
ported from. Cedar RAPIDS that e. j.
Christie has commenced suit in the
federal court at that place against v.
ID. Robsrts, of Grundy Center, for $10,-
900 damages. Unless Mr.. Christie is a
resident of another state local attorneys
say that the only place Mr.. Roberts can
be sued is in Grundy county. Mr..
Christie's home is said to be at Marion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
Most of the Candidates Want 1t to Be
Held Early.

les Moines, April 16.-Chairman
Spence of the republican state cam
paign committees is nov IN correspond
ence with the members Of the commit
tee in regard to the most suitable time
for getting together to dispose of the
preparations for the state convention.
a meeting of the committee is expected
not later than two weeks hence.
Some of the candidates for state Office
are urging upon the members of the
committee that they call the convention
early. Practically all of ;he candidates
want the convention reasonably early.
for they believe that the attitude of the
party leaders is now just right toward
matters the convention viii have to deal
with, and they are anxious to have the
convention over with aud out of the
way 1t has been suggested that the
convention be held onAJuly /. This date
is earlier than usual, but it is pointed
out that some of the state conventions
have been held in June. July / is a
good time for such a meeting, as the