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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
A DAILY NUISANCE.
A Simple Remedy Which Will Interest
Catarrh Sufferers.

In its earlier stages catarrh is more
of a nuisance than menace to the gen.
eral health, but sooner or later. the dlS-
ease extends to the throat. bronchial
tubes and even to the stomach and IN.
testines.
Catarrh is essentially disease OF the
mucous membrane, the local symptoms
being a profuse discharge of mucous,
stoppage of the nostrils, irritation IN
throat, causing coughing, sneezlng'
gagging and frequent clearings OF the
throat and head.
The usual treatment by local douches
snuffs, salves, etc..often gives temporary
relief, but anything like cure can only
be obtained by treatment which re-
moves the catarrhal faint from the
blood and the disappearance OF the IN
flammation from the mucous surfaces.
| A new remedy which meets these re-
| uuirements and which so far has been
remarkably successful in curing ca
tarrh is Stuarts Catarrh Tablets.
These tablets act upon the blood and
mucous membranes only. They can
hardly be called secret patent medi-
cine, as they are composed OF such VAL
uable remedies as Blood root, Hydras-
| tin. Red gum and similar cleansing an
| tiseptics, which cure by eliminating
| from the blood and mucous surfaces the
catarrhal poison.
| ,Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are large,
pleasant tasting lozenges taken inter-
| nally. allowing them to dissolve slowly
In the roat,and in this way they reach
| the throat, fauces and the entire all
mentary canal.
II desired, they may also be dissolved
In water and used as douche, in add
| ton to the internal use. but 1t Is not a,
| all necessary to use a douche: few @!
| them dissolved in the mouth daily will
he sufficient. However, when there Is
much stoppage of the nose. douchs
made from these tablets will give im-
mediate relief but the regular daily US:
Internally Of these tablets will cure the
whole catarrhal trouble without resort
ing to the inconvenience of a douche.
DIR. Bement states "that the internal
| treatment for catarrh is rapidly taking
the place Of the old plan of douchine
and local application, and further says
that probably the best and certainly the
safest remedy at present on the mar.
ket is Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, as ne
secret is made of their composition and
all the really efficient remedies for ca.
tarrh are contained In this tablet"
Druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh Tab.
lets at so cents for full sized packages
Ask your druggist and II he is homes
he will tell you there Is no safer. mor'
palatable, more efficient and convent.
ent remedy on the market.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
DETERMINED TO DIE.
George Wall, of Davenport, Cuts Ar
terry With Small Piece Of Tin.
Epactai To T3meS. Rert.h1ican

George Wall, of Davenport, Cuts Ar
terry With Small Piece Of Tin.
Special to Times Republican.
rs Davenport, Feb. 10.-With q small
piece of tin as his only weapon OF de-
struction. George Wall, who resides at
S04 LeClaire street, Davenport, came
near committing suicide in the Scott
county Jail yesterday morning.
When the man had severed an artery
in his wrist, and his life blood had
nearly flowed away. Only the prompt
action of the sheriff saved him from
death and as it was the physician had
10 inject his veins full of saline solu-
tion to keep his heart still beating and
1t was not until late at night that the
physician left his side. He was then
taken to Mercy hospital and unless
probably live. Wall did the act While
he was, probably, in demented con-
dition.
Wall came down to the county jail!
about o'clock yesterday morning and
asked the jailer II he could be locked
up in the padded cell. The man was
in terrible state OF excitement when
he arrived and said that he knew he
was going out of his head. He seemed
to imagine that he had done some
wrong to his wife. and exhibited all the
symptoms of a crazy man.
The turnkey thought that the padded
cell would be safe place for him and
took him into the corridors and lock-
ed him up.
Before putting him in the cell Wall
was thoroughly searched and every
thing removed from his clothing. The
man had "a small box of ointment on
his person, however, and when the
jailer removed 1t he begged the officer
for permission to keep the salve as he
had to use it ON some sore spots or
his body.
The box was not larger than a hall
dollar in size.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10

Life" and every one will welcome
chance to hear him in, his interpreta-
ton of 1.-The Sky Pilot The Colleg!
Glee Club has been giving an enter
tainrnent each term and the higf
character of these entertainments is
too we'll known to the average i. 5. y
audience to need any comment
George w. Gable and George r. Vim
cent are national characters on the lee
ture platform and the management has
been very fortunate in securing them
Each term it has been the object te
secure some concert or symphony com
many that stands III the front rank III
the world of music. The Swedlsh La
dies Quintet, the first NUMBER on 'ns
course, has been selected with the enc
In view. and from the point of a good
.nropram. They are said to be equal 70
the Boston Ladies symphony Club OF
the Brooks band.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
GRINNELL SCHOOLS
Superintendent o. a. Thornburs's Re
port Shows Surprising Increase in
Attendance-Need of New High
School Apparent.

Special to Times Republican,.
Grinnelll. Feb. 10-Supt. D. A.
Thornburg has got out an interesting
report showing the development of the
public schools in Gginnell, including
the high school.
The enrolment in the schools has
risen from 740 in 1878 to 965 in 1923
and the average attendance has been
7OS, as compared to 912.23 now. The
report for 1897 was taken in October
and that of 1902 in September. The
January and June reports show a cor
responding increase in June for those
years, the average attendance stood at
69S to S25.l2, and in January 672 as
compared to 907.34 In 1902. The show
ing made as compared with the repre-
sentative. school towns OF the state was
just as gratifying, With population
of $3.50 and an enrolment of 1,043 in
1902, the attendance was SIG and the
per cent of attendance upon the en-
rollment was "a and The tuition cost but
$1.63; the number Of teachers employed
was q and the superintendent salary
$1,000. The, relative showing of the
schools in every way was far better
than the average schools of the state,
either In comparison to smaller or
larger towns than Grinnell. But one
town was larger by one per cent than
Grinnell in per cent Of attendance upon
enrolment, Mason City with popuia-
ton nearly twice as large.
Y,> 49, ~ .at,1 al ~ n,r al
risen from 10 in October, 1897, to 2l3
for 1902; the average attendance from
1876 to 204.50 for the same period. The
nonresident students rose from 20 to
as during that time. The January re-
ports indicate rise from ISL to 244 IN
the enrolment with ali increase in nom
resident students from 26 to 81 in the
same period of six years.
The most giaring need of the town
is a high school building to properly
hold the students AMI provide adequate
recitation rooms. At present a large
number are compelled to go home for
lack of space and then two students
are In some cases compelled to use the
same desk. Again, the east and west
assembly rooms are only partitioned
from each other by curtain. with
classes reciting In both rooms and a
large number of students compelled to
use the same rooms for purposes of
study. The number OF students in
these rooms, while recitations are going
on, varies from 10 to as high as go.
The town needs a new building to ade-
quately provide for the enlarging edu-
cational needs of the town and 1t is
hoped that the committee appointed by
the commercial exchange, consisting OF
B. ]. Carney, r. G. coults and Super
intendent Thornburg, will meet with
encouragement in their work and that
the new high school will soon be possi-
BILE.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
THE oRINNELL NEWS.
- r,,nes.Republ,can.

Snecial to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Feb. 10.-The P. p. O.s give
their annual valentine party this even
ing Mt the home of Miss Gertrude van
Evera on Park street. The party is
given before the 14th to include MT. ana
Mrs. Il. r. Potter. Mrs. Potter being
a member, before their removal 70
California.
Mrs. j. B. vanderveer has sold her
farm south of town and holds sale
today of her farm implements prepar-
atory to moving to town in the near
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Smith entertained
ut cards Wednesday evening at their
home on Broad street.
Mr.. Boal, formerly with the f1rm OF
Rurch and Boal Drug Company, was
in town yesterday.
Mrs. Grace Harrison Storms arrived
from Omaha last night for fort
nights visit with her friends MT.
Storm travels for Armour & Co.
After the close of the schools last
night the high and public school teach
ers enjoyed jolly bob ride around
the streets.
r. r, Rust received a bad fall upon
the flag stone pavement near the post
office but is again behind the drug
counter.
Charley Hink, Of the Parker school,
was thrown from his horse on Tenth
avenue while on his way into town.
He is confined to his bed from the
shock, but fortunately no bones were
broken. 1t will be several days before
he is himself again.
Herman James leaves for Lumenborg,
Vermont. this morning, where he takes
up the work of taxidermy. Herman
finished q course there in such work
and has accepted position offered IN
the firm Of Balsch & Co. The high
school loses one of her best athletes by
his going.
The two literary societies Of the high
school will give general contest OF
oratory, debating and recitations on
the 9th, the proceeds to go to the High
School Athletic Association.
Mrs. Wayles, of Mason City, ar
rived in town last night for an extend
ed visit with her relatives, Mrs. A.
Vallean and family.
Captain Wetherbee of Oskaloosa
spent over Sunday in town on business.
He is candidate for the majorship of
the Fifty fourth Iowa, which election
is to be held the coming Thursday night
by the members of Company * of Grin-
nell. Captain Kennedy of Newton and
Captain Chary, in the sou theastern part
of the state, are also candidates for the
position.
Mr.. Shredder Of Sioux City spent a
few days with Henry Rohr, east of the
city Mr.. Shredder left yesterday for
Tama city, where he spends several
days.
Yesterday a Chicago travelling sales
man, c. NJ Anderson, stopping at the
Monroe, became rather the worse for
the firewater he had imbibed, and made
insulting remarks to some ladies While
under its influence. Marshal Carter
arrested him and Squire Bryan fined
the fellow a little over SIS for the liber-
ty taken.
At the council meeting last night
quite a number Of matters were discus
sed. and later the matter of licensing
billiard and pool rooms was taken up
and discussed. The council Is looking
up various ordinances on the subject,
but nothing definite so far has been
done. The matter will be taken up
again in week, and perhaps disposed
NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
at home, send them to the asylum, a:
they are experts at 1T here.
LOVES DREAM IN A SEWER.

Cedar Rapids Youth Seeks Refuge
There Because Love Is Thwarted.
Cedar Rapids, Feb. 10.-Because his
parents tried to thwart his love affairs
with a youthful juliet. Delsiah Zed-
erick, schoolboy 10 years old. left his
home and took up his residence in a
big storm water sewer on the edge of
the city, where he installed an old cook
stove and rough bed. When found
by the police he had in his possession
o number of love letters from his
sweetheart schoolmatc filed with the
most endearing terms. The girl is only
10 years of age. but the children seem
as madly in love with each other as if
they We're Romeo and Juliet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
mARsToN MAKES CHARGES
Returned pipsoman:ac Complains Of
Cruelty to Patients at Mount Pleas.


Algona Feb. 10.-J. l.. Marston, who
has recently returned to his home here
from serving term in the dipsomaniac
ward of the insane hospital at Mount
Pleasant, in a letter to the sheriff here,
strikes at the attendants of the insane
at that place in no uncertain words He
says:
az have seen attendants here for the
smallest provocation knock insane pa
tients down and kick and pound them
for falling, and it is nothing strange
to see patients pounded until they are
black and blue and their faces all
patched up with court plaster and look
ing as IL they had been thru a cyclone.
But yet, the attendant sometimes gets
the wrong pig by the ear and gets put
out of commission himself. But ne
generally returns to the conflict with
sufficient force to pound and Kick the
patient into subsection and make him
say he likes it. But II such things come
to the notice of the heavy striker IN the
Office the attendant is liable to get his
or her walking papers. So would say
to any one who has insane relatives or
friends and can't abuse them enough
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
Gilman.
n 10 T,res.Replblican,

Special to Times Republican.
Gilman, Feb. 1O.-Lacey Patterson
started Friday evening on business
trip to Atlanta, Mo-
Nav johnson while coming from
school Friday evening slipped on the
ice and hurt her back, tho not seri-
|ously.
Miss Maggie Chrisman came from
her home in Indiana Friday on visit
to her sister, Mrs. j. S. Hunter and
family.
George Elliott is very low with con-
sumption, He can not take any nour-
ishment. His sister-in-law, Mrs. j. 3.
Elliott and brother-in-law, John Light
err of Conrad, We're with him last
week.
Rofla and Milo Conger with thei,
mother, Mrs. Nancy Conger, drove to
Tama Saturday for short visit with
their daughter and sister, Mrs. w. s.
Nupson and family, returning Sun
day. Willard Conger accompanied them
intending to visit there for day OF
two and going direct to New York this
week.
Mrs. r. L. Parker returned home to
Gladbrook on Saturday morning after
a visit of week here. Her sister
Miss Pansy Carney, accompanied hel
for a few weeks visit.
Mr.. r. l.. Newton has been quite sick
for a week or two with indications OF
pneumonia, but is somewhat better at
present.
| A little flve-year-old son OF Chas
Robinson, living on the old Chas. Will
son place east of town, got a kernel OF
corn into his nostril this morning, and
/ in the efforts to remove 1t it was pushed
go far out OF reach Of any appliances
at hand that 1t was thought best to
bring him into town for the services Of
/ a physician. 1t was decided, on &C
count of the difficulty of getting at it.
to leave the offending particle where
Il 1t is in the hope it will void itself after
awhile.
Henry Clay. who has been paralyzed
on the left side for year past, came
up town today on business the first
time this winter.
Miss Maude Birtch has resigned the
position Of assistant postmaster. This
place mas not yet been filled.
Mrs. f. C. Miller and her daughter
Miss Frances returned from their east
ern trip Thursday last.
Miss Miller's health Is much better
than when she left home tho suffering
from a bad cold at present.
/ r. o. Church has traded his stock Of
4 general merchandise for a farm neal
4 Newburg and will give possession OF
or before March list.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
Jasper County Grand Jury May
Take Action In Case Of
Frank Lavelleur
HORRIBLE MURDER RECALLED
"Details of Murder of Frank LavelIeur,
Which Crime Is Now Believed to
Have Been Committed by His Wife
Family ouarrels Furnish Some Evil
dence for This Belief.

Special to Times Republican.
Newton, Feb 10.-The grand jury
now in session will return an ipdiet-
ment against Mrs. Meyers. 1t is re-
ported, charging her with the murder
OF her husband, Frank Lavelleur. 1t
will be remembered that several at
sempts were made to secure an .lndlct-
ment against the wife Of the murdered
man. d. w. Church and Jesse Miller
who was one of the members OF the
roroner's Jury who Investigated the
case at the time, have been working
on the case more or less since .1he
death of Lavelleur, to ascertain how
he came to his end. 1t will be re-
membered that Frank Lavelleur. q man
OF about 60 years of age, residing at
the northeast end OF Newton, was
found dead in a shedlike barn. From
surrounding circumstances and frac-
ture on the skull 1t appeared that the
man had been struck on the head ana
murdered and the remains put IN tne
burning barn. AS the family had been
Quarreling, suspicion rested upon the
wife, who 1t is alleged, had made
threats that she would do away with
her husband. A coroner's jury was
empanneled and two Of the members
thereof wished to return verdict that
Lavelleur came to his death by MUIR
derous blow, and that his remains
were placed in the shedlike barn which
was set fire to to conceal the crime.
Two of the members believed Mrs.
Lavelleur guilty. One was not posi-
tive enough, however, to sign the YER
dict, and as a result of the difference
OF opinion, nothing was done. The
matter was taken up by the Jasper
county grand jury and the case care
fully handled by County Attorney
Silwold who was very confident that
Mrs. Lavelleur was not the murderer
Of her husband. Before this decision
was reached, however. she was con.
aned in the county Jail pending the in
vestigation as was also one of her sons.
People generally are not satisfied to let
the crime go unpublished, for they think
that crime had been committed and
the guilty one should be brought to
Justice. Several parties interested
themselves in the case with the result.
that the matter is again up before the
Jasper county grand jury. II an In
dictment should be found. 1t is the
opinion OF those who are in position
to know that a conviction can not be
had and many of Mrs. Lavelleur's
friends are strongly OF the opinion that
she knows nothing whatever of the
cause of the death of her husband. The
remains when found were so badly
charred that the flesh was almost Off
the bones.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
Resume Work at creston.
i to Republican.

Creston, Feb. 10.-Work on the new
government building that was delayed
last fall on account Of a strike OF the
stone masons who demanded that all
the cutting be done in the yards before
it was placed in the building, will be
resumed again as soon as warm
weather arrives and will be pushed to
a rapid completion in time for the ses-
sion of the federal court In June. This
contract for the heating plant which
will cost $4,865 has just been let to Tho
Iowa Manufacturing Company, OF Os-
kaloosa, Iowa, they having the lowest
bid of the many submitted,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
News Of Hampton.
70 TYmes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, Feb. 10.-The C. G. Mars
cheal trial has been continued until the
next term of court. after having the
Jury selected and consuming part OF a
day on the trial.
Harry Arthur. who works Tor Drs.
Hohson & Powers, met with serious
accident Sunday evening about 1880
while unhitching team of bronchos,
enc of them kicking him In the face,
hitting him on the nose and breaking
the bone In two places and also the
cartelege on the under side. 1t took
six stitches on the side and one under
Meath to place it in proper shape
again. 1t was narrow escape from
what might have been a fatal acci-
dent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
Boat. for Rainy River.

Clinton, Feb. ION. j. Godfrey the
boat builder Of this city, has contract
to build a boat to be lsed on the Rainy
river, in Minnesota. which will be one
of a number of packets to be built to
navigate those waters, where. it is said,
there are great possibilities for river
navigation. The lumber for the craft
will be purchased in Washington. The
boat will be, nearly as large as those OF,
the Mississippi river and practically OF
the same pattern. These packets will
connect with the Canadian Pacific rail-
way at Winnipeg and with railway
connections will convey passengers to
and fro from the north from st. Paul.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
j. C. Barrows, the Veteran Iowa
Editor, Sells the Iowegian
at Centerville
NEW OWNERS ARE YOUNG MEN
j. M. Beck, Formerly of the Muscatine
Journal, and John r. Needham, of the
keokuk County News, Are the Pur.
chasers-Iowesian Will Be Continued
as Republican Paper.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Centerville, Feb. 1O.-It was an
llounced today that the Semi Weekly
Iowegian, of which ]. c. Barrows has
been editor twenty years, has been sold
to Jesse NJ. Beck, formerly managing
editor of the Muscatine Journal, and
John r. Needham, business manager of
the Keokuk County News of Sigourney.
Mr.. Barrows retires for rest and to at
tend to business affairs here and in the
Texas oil fields, where he has recently
made some profitable investments. The
paper will continue republican, both OF
the new proprietors being active party
workers, and it Is expected they Will
make the paper source OF much
strength to the party in the county ana
district. Both are young men, MT.
Beck having been with the Ottumwa
Courier and Muscatine Journal since
graduating from the Iowa Wesleyan
University in 1899. He has been man
aging editor of the Journal the past
two years and when 1t was sold re-
Gently he was offered similar POSITION
on the Courier. He will be editor OF
the Iowegian. Mr.. Needham Will be
business manager, in which position ne
has been very successful on the News
the past three years. He Is OF a news
paper family, his father, w. H. Need
ham. being editor of the News twenty
five years, and his brother, Charles K,
being associate editor. Messrs. Beck
and Needham are brothers -in-law, Mrs.
Beck being a sister of Mr. Needham
Mr.. Barrows has established a fine
business and built up an influential pa
per in city which is fast coming to
the front in southern Iowa. He and his
son. associated with him, retire with
the respect of the entire constituency
of the paper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
AMEs LECTURE COURSE.
Some Excellent Talent Secured for tho
Spring Course.
coaofol "a Times Ren,lhlican

Special to IlmeS-RepuDllcan.
Ames, Feb. 1o.-The advertising mat
ter for the spring lecture course at the
State College was distributed last week
and Judging from the number and quail
ity of the entertainments this course
should be the most successful one ever
given In the college chapel. The course
as outlined is as follows: Feb. IA
Swedish Ladies' Quintet; March q
Thomas Dixon; March 81, George w
Gable; April II, A. M. Newens; April
%, George w. Vincent; May 8, College
Glee Club. Thomas Dixon was here
three years ago and few speakers have
left as great an impression as he, a
strong rugged man, who speaks fear
lessly, yet entertainingly. There are
few men who have made the success
with a reading that Professor NeWens
has with his monologue, "A Singulal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
DAVENPORT BOY KILLED.
Accidentally Shot While Hunting Rab
bits Sunday.

Davenport. Feb. 1O.-Emil Hoffmeis-
ter. 16-year-old boy of this city, was
instantly killed Sunday by the acci-
dental discharge of his shotgun, while
hunting rabbits near here. While
pulling his gun towards him after
jumping over the bank of a creek it
was discharged the load tearing a
great hole in his neck, severing the
main arteries and the jugular vein,
breaking his neck and carrying away
the upper part of his heart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
MISS SMITH RESIGNS.
.struetor in oratory At iowa College

Instructor in oratory at Iowa College
Goes to ST. Paul.
Grinnell, Feb. 10.-Miss Gienna
Smith. instructor in oratory in the col
ieRe. has resigned and next year VIII
he with the ST. Paul school of oratory.
Miss Smith will also be connected WIN
an entertainment bureau ana VIII 40
great deal of reading. work IN "hlch
she excels. The college loses one who
has been OF incalculable service IN
training her debaters, orators and anna
teur players.