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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15

Sioux City.
At selzer's alleys Monday night, the
lLeMars rowling quartet defeated ~:
Sioux City team in close, game, 2,4lt
10 2,344, a margin Of ~ pins
Webster City.
The high school has been presented
bust Of William Mckinley, the mar
ltyred president. The bust is large
one and is valuable addition to the
high school room.
Iowa Falls.
A farmer near Mains Grove found q
large raccoon playing with his sheep IN
1.-THE barn yard on Saturday. He killed
the animal with shotgun and brought
| it to town for Kickels to stuff.
Charles City.
Andrew Carnegie has made this city
| an offer Of $12,500 for library, with
the usual conditions that the city pro-
wide a like sum for its maintenance
and procure suitable site. Action to
this end has been set on foot by the
council.
keokuk.
Sheriff Evans of Lynn county was
in the city Monday and took Tom
Hewitt to the inebriate hospital at
Mt. Pleasant from which he was re-
Gently paroled. His return to the hos
pital was due to the fact that he had
broken his parole.
Boone.
The Boone Brick, Tile and Paving
company has been in operation one
Iyear. During that time it has expended
$40, 900 for operating expenses and
labor. 1t manufactured in 1902, 3,4SS,-
| 500 building brick and 1,459.000 paving
brick. 1t employs about fifty men.
Marengo.
Alex McLennan has associated him-
self with some gentlemen and gone into
the slate business They have noun
tains of it in Arkansas, of all colors and
said to be the finest on the market
which will be made into all kinds OF
house trimmings and used in many
commercial lines.
Montezuma.
MIR. Lundy, a travelling man from
Marshalltown, addressed the pupils OF
the high school building last Friday
morning. The speaker tells of the
Gideons, an organization of Christian
travelling men, of which he is state
secretary. His talk was very much APP
preciated, according to the Democrat.
Sioux City.
Woodbury. county paid out s22,057.3O
less in operating expenses during 1902
than in 1901. that amount Of money
having been saved by the county in the
past year, as shown by the annual A.
nancial statement which Deputy Audi
tor Egan has just prepared. The state
ment shows assaving in nearly every
item Of expense.
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1 Hubbard.
There is quite demand for good
houses at present. The prospects are
| that all the houses in town, good OF
bad, will be filled before spring.
The difference Of the number of NOV
ers this year compared with last year
| is quite noticeable. Not one car OF
goods has been shipped out OF mere this
winter, says the Monitor.
ciarinda.
Mrs. Lucinda Hill, formerly of
Shenandoah, now an inmate of the
county poor farm, old and blind and
lame. will soon receive a little for
tune OF $1,000. Meantime her husband,
the big shambling fellow who felt called
,1non to preach and who later developed
as a "healer" has turned affectionate
again to her in hope that she will live
with him.
washington.
The venerable, but hale and hearty
Jesse Pearson says 500 land must
rent at Sc an acre to bring paying re-
turns, = = The Press says: Mrs.
Bessie Riley's big parrot has taken to
swearing. 1t has never been taught.
And it is kept inside the house, away
| from bad boys. Just seems to be
natural cussedness, innate depravity,
original sin working out spontaneously.
Iowa City.
Whatever may have been the small
pox conditions in Iowa City in the past
/ month"; the city physician and other
members of the health board are OF the
opinion that the worst is now over.
There are now twelve residences under
quarantine, and of the patients there
| in. it is stated that none are in serious
condition. The fourth ward school
which has been closed for the past
week because of smallpox was reopened
Monday after being thoroughly fumi-
gated.
Sidney.
| The new NJ. e. church is making
very satisfactory progress considering
the condition of the weather. 1t is
now completely sheeted and gives one
a very good idea of it's proportion.
There will be no weather boarding
used on the building but instead OF
this it will be shingled. The roof
shingles will be green and those on
the sides an orange color. The work of
shingling was begun Tuesday morning
but the storm this week has interfered
with this work.
Shenandoah.
Saturday. shortly after noon, another
child of Joshua Collier, 90 Sixth av-
eaue, died of malignant diphtheria.
The case was boy of nine years. He
WAS taken the evening before. The
marshal had on Friday afternoon tax
en- down the card and released the
family from quarantine because OF a
previous death Of q little girl OF the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
TO CONCEAL HER SHAME.
Cora Hall, Of coburs, Kills Herself
As With Shotgun.
,r,...o, Dr., ,,,hlinor


Coburg, Jan. 15.-To conceal the
shame which a relative is alleged to
have brought upon her Miss Cora Hall,
aged 10, of this place, placed a shot
gun in such a position as to point the
muzzle at her abdomen and In some
manner pulled the trigger. infiicting O.
terrible wound from which she died a
few hours later.
In her dying moments the child, for
she was only a child, made known to
her friends that she had been unfortu-
nate and that distant relative by the
name Of Hall was the author of her I'M
doing. Hall is a married man with
family and lived in the country about
five miles east of Coburg. He was ar
rested and brought to the Montgomery
county Jail late yesterday afternoon. he
at once employed an attorney and re-
fused to have anything to say about his
I
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
NEW EDUCATION SYSTEM.
Homo Invention Circle Devised by W.
Ellsworth, Of Creston.

Special to Times Republican.
Creston, Jan. 15.-The Home 1nven-
ton circle is the name of a new sys-
tenn Of education devised by w. ELS
worth of this place that is destined to
become of national Importance If the
present plan of the originator is car
ried out. Mr.. Ellsworth has spent ten
years of his life rerfecting his plan
which is partly religious and partly
patriotic. He proposes to develop the
inventive faculties under IL years OF
age by a series of colored drawings
and puzzle pictures and prize contests
all the time imparting lessons of re-
ligion and patriotism. He proposes
to establish a publishing house AMI
manufacturing plant to test his theory.
The plan has been examined by some
of the prominent educators OF the state
and pronounced far ahead of the pres
tent system OF kindergarten education
now in vogue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
SMALLPOX NEAR CLARION.
Family Of William Bell, Near That
Place, Has the Disease.

Special to Times Republican.
Clarion. Jan. 15.-Smallpox has made
its appearance in this locality again.
The family OF William Bell, who lives
one mile west of Clarion, has been
guaranteed for the disease. One of
his children is the victim Of the dis
ease. Mr.. Bell thinks the disease was
contracted on the train between here
and Cedar Rapids at a time when Mrs.
Bell had been on a visit. No fear
lis felt for the spread of the trouble as
prompt measures We're taken by the
authorities, altho the patient had been
ATTENDING the public school here. The
school house has been thoroughly dis
INFECTED.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
WOULD PAROLE IRELAND.
Webster County Tire Of Supporting
His Family.

Special to mes-Republ1caT.
Fort Dodge, Jan. 15.-Steps are being
taken in this city to secure the parole
of James Ireland, Webster county
prisoner serving an eighteen months
sentence at Anamosa on the charge of
forgery Ireland was sent to prison
last March and has nearly served one
year of his sentence. His family in this
city has since his incarceration been
provided for by the county. Father
Coffin, of this city, the founder Of the
Coffin home for paroled convicts, has
brought the matter before Governor
Cummins, who has promised to give it
his attention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15

of inventions, all the time teaching
them patriotic and religious lessons. MI.
Ellsworth has given ten years OF ms
life to the perfection of his plan ana
proposes to enliven the work with
series of prize contests, plays, puZ"ies
and the like, and If given proper en-
couragement will establish publishing
house and manufacturing establishment
for testing his theory. 1t is SAID 20 pe
a great stride in advance of the KIN
dergarten method now in use IN ehls
country and nothing like it has ever
been attempted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
MADE a PERFECT SCORE.
9. n. Smith, Of Fort Dodge, Rolled
Twelve Consecutive Strikes.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Jan. 15.-For the third
time in the history Of Iowa bowling
circles perfect score has been made
in the game Of ten pins. Yesterday
lie. II. Smith, of this city, rolled a game
OF twelve consecutive strikes, scoring
800 points. Smiths bowling was de-
void Of all good luck" the strikes
being clean from start to finish. This
lis the highest score ever rolled in
Fort Dodge. Following Smiths per-
feet score, j. F. Ford made an average
of 23S for three games, setting record
for three games on local alleys. While
Smith was rolling his perfect score and
Ford his high average. Sterl Richards
on another alley made ten points out
of a possible ten at nine pins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Farmers institute.
,ecial to- Times- Republican.

SPecIaI 10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Iowa Falls, Jan. 15.-The annual
farmers institute in this county will
be held here on the Goth and 21st of
this month. A varied program consist
ing of papers and discussions by lead
ing agriculturists of the county will be
given. Under the dairy heading but
ter Contest will be held and dairy ex-
perts from Ames. New Hampton and
other points will be present and conduct
the tests and talk on the dairy interests.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Death. Expected at Montour.

Special to Times Republican.
Montour. Jan. 15.-Two deaths are
momentarily expected at this place.
Mrs Chauncey Stevens, wife of we'll
known attorney. is very low with pneu-
monia. and as she is 60 years Of age her
recovery is not considered possible.
Mrs. Sylvia Kellogg. aged IS. one OF
the early settlers Of Tama county, IS
also not expected to live, being suf-
ferer with dropsy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Married sixty-eisht Years.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Jan. 15.-In a quiet way
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Bond, of this city,
celebrated, at the home of their daugh-
ter In Mason City, yesterday the sixty
eighth anniversary Of their marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bond are In that city on
visit and several of their children joined
with them in the Observance of the day.
This couple are old residents OF this
county and are we'll known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
New instruction for Children.

Creston, Jan. 14.--W. Ellsworth, Of
this place, is engaged in the organiza-
ton of a new method OF instruction for
the children under 10 years OF age that
he expects to become national In Its
scope. He calls it The Home 1nven-
ton Society" and he proposes to begin
with a system OF colored drawings and
pra duality instruct them in the nature
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
LONGEST BRIDGE SPAN IN WORLD
Being Built for the Terminal Bridge
Germany at Council Bluffs.

Company at Council 6luns.
Council Bluffs. Jan. 15.-Work has
lust commenced on the second draw
span to the terminal bridge which
spans the Missouri river at this place.
The span which he's been in place since
the construction Of the bridge more
than half a dozen years ago Is $40 feet
long. fifteen feet longer than any other
similar span in the world. the next
longest being one that spans the Dam
ube in Europe. The new span is to be
an exact counterpart of the old span,
and will be built on pivot, the pier of
which extends $50 feet below the sur
face of the water. The total length of
the bridge, including the span, is LOO
feet. At present over 200 men are em-
ployed on the work, and every effort is
being made to complete the work be-
fore the ice breaks up in the spring.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
DYNAMITE ON BANK STEPS.
Excitement at Clare Over the sensa
tional Discovery.

tional Discovery.
Special to Times-Republican.
Fort Dodge. Jan. 15.-The little town
OF Glare. north Of this city, was thrown
into state Of great excitement by the
discovery Tuesday morning of three
sticks of dynamite and several matches
found on the steps of the State Bank OF
Glare. Not the slightest clue as to how
the dynamite came to sbe on the bank
steps has been discovered and the natu-
raj supposition is that safe crackers
contemplated entering the bank. but
We're, frightened away before they had
time to accomplish their. aims. Addi-
tional weight is given to this explana-
ton when it is considered that an I'M
usually large amount Of cash had been
left in the bank Tuesday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
NEWSPAPERS CONSOLIDATE.
Wesley Nows and Wesley World Merge
Their interests.

Special to Times Republican.
Wesley, Jan. 15.-Another business
change has taken place here, in which
the Wesley News and Wesley World
have been consolidated, and will be
known now as the Wesley News World,
with c. Fl. Peterson and S. x. Way pro-
prietors. c. II. Peterson, the present
editor and proprietor of the News, will
be the chief business manager, while
Mr.. Way will conduct the political de-
partment, which, OF course, will be
strictly on straight republican lines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
LEAD MINE FOUND
Valuable Deposit of Ore Found Nea,
Dubuque.

Dubuque.
Dubuque, Jan. ia discovery of
lead ore that has created sensation
in mining circles was made known yes
terday Charles Cook and James
Wardle, while cleaning out on old min
mig shaft near Durango, struck an inn
mense cave-in, the floor of which is said
to contain one of the richest deposit
tories discovered for years. Many thou
sands Of tons are said to be in sight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
leaves Wealth to Niece.

Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine, Jan. 15.-The last will and
testament of Father Laurent was adj
mitted to probate yesterday and leaves
all his property to his niece. Therese
Laurent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
MRS. ELIzA1ETH HANNA DEAD.
Passes Away at Home Of Daughte,
Near DanviiIe, Aged IS Years.

Danville, Jan. 14.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Hanna, widow of the late j. L. Hanna,
passed away at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. l. Phillips, south of town. at
Z o'clock Monday evening. She was in
her eighty-fifth year. The funeral SER
vices will be held Thursday morning at
II o'clock at the Long Greek church, the
services to be conducted by the Rev. G.
NJ. futile, if he can be present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Hidden Fortune
at SIPS per share

locsted in the same general vicinity. is also
an excellent purchase. The new mill Is near
" completed. and as soon as same Is In oper-
alton the company will be on dividend pay
ing basis.
1 strongly recommend the purchase of the
above stocks. $4,000 invested in Homcstake
shows profits of over $40, 0O0.tC. besides many
Columbus and Hidden Fortune will undoubt-
eddy do as we'll. Stocks fully paid and non
assessable. Write for Illustrated prospectus
and full particulars. Herbert s.. Shaw. Offices
IA & is Brown Palace Hotel. Denver. Colo.
Reference. Western Bank. Denver. Colo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

same disease, and they We're all appar-
entity we'll and happy over their re-
lease. That evening the boy was
taken in the worst form of the disease
and died in twentyfour hours The
unfortunate family are in a suffer-
ing condition in the midst of their
sorrows.
Dubuque
Fuel dealers have been rushed lately.
Wood is being sold in large quantities
and in most instances brings SIS per
cord. The price of coal remains the
same-$10 for anthracite and SIS to IS
for bituminous, according to the quail
|ity. One dealer said that while the
supply in the city is very small there
is enough to hold even with the con-
sumption and as there Is every pros
pect of receiving small quantities from
time to time the people Of the city have
no cause to complain.
Rockwell.
Agent Campbell Of the Farmers
Society received car of anthracite
coal last Saturday night-the first
and only one to arrive n town for a
period of six months Dr more. Mr..
Campbell has spent nsiderable TIM.
and money in trying 80 get in a sup
ply Of hard coal ana his efforts have
met with partial success at least.
This car did not last long even tho
parceled out in half-ton lots. The
price was very reasonable, $3.50 per
ton, price such as cooperative
society might be expected to make.
Council Bluffs.
Articles Of Incorporation for the
Clark Implement company filed with
the county recorder Monday marked
the beginning Of what is expected to
be one of the largest implement COM
panies in Council Bluffs. The new
corporation begins with a capital stock
of $4,000. Dell j. Clark, the president
and general manager of the new COM
pany, states that the Clark Implement
company will absorb the business of
the Russell & Co., occupy the same
building and cover as far as possible
the same territory. The new corpora
ton will begin operation on February
II.
Davenport.
O. G. Kenyon, who recently came to
Davenport with his family from Mason
City, is planning raid on the beds Of
the Mississippi that will be more thor
ough and systematic than anything
that has been attempted in that line
heretofore. Mr.. Kenyon purposes the
building of boats on more substantial
plan than have been used in the bust
ness heretofore, and equipping them
with special machinery for the work.
He counts on bringing a dozen or more
families to Davenport to be connected
with his outfit, and is said to be well
backed in his undertaking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
YOU'D ,xAl REX SlylUAAr;

aEood cigar than an inferior weed. We can suit
Jour taste whether you prefer mild or strong. close
ing our cigar stock and we fntter ourselves that
oGf judgment u pretty good. Tes.it andHe0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
Buy COLUMBUS
Consolidated Gold Mining Co.'s Stock
at rs cents.

C0hSoIIdate0 00Io WTvIHg NUsB SeUCK
at rs cents.
per share The Company controls 6l5 acres
az land, located in Black Hills. Lead City. s..
d. A large force of men are developing the
properly. u mill is in operation. and steady
Shipments are being made The Company
has the extension OF the ore bodies that have
properties famous and have opened them for
nearly mile. Columbus will undoubtedly
prove a dividend payer in the near future.
and stock show u tremendous advance in
price. There is no reason why this property
should not ppove a better one than Homes
stake, whose stock advance from $l.0) per
share to SlI5C0 per share. and has never miss
I'd n diviflend In twenty Ynnr.S.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-04-02
G. F. SWIFT IS DEAD.
President Of the Big Packing Firn
in Chicago Passes Away
q Unexpectedly.

Chicago, March 81 Gustavus Frank
lin Swift, president of the great pack
ing firm of Swift & Co., whose efforts
made possible the present method of
supplying fresh meats to every city
and town in the United States and the
world, died suddenly Sunday at his
home 4S4S Ellis avenue. Death was due
to hemorrhage, resulting from an OPP
Grafton performed March 20 for an in
lection of the gall bladder. He had
reached the age of 81 years. The end
was entirely unexpected, as he was ap-
parently we'll on the road to recovery.
The sudden death of Mr.. Swift re-
moves the second of the great figures
in the meat and packing industry in
the United States. P.D. Armour died
a little over two years ago. Mr.. Swift
began his business career as a butcher.
and left fortune estimated at from
100000 to $10,OO0,OO0. All of this
money he made in the course of As
years by hard work. He was born at
Sandwich, on Cape Cod, Mass, June "a,
1889, of parents who had been Ameri-
cans for several generations, and when
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Cannot STAY THE FLOOD.
Attempt to Prevent Widening Of the
Hymlia Levee Break Proving
Almost Hopeless.
TALKING OF ABANDONING THE FIGHT.
Should This Be Done the Crevasse
Would Doubtless Prove One of tn e
Most Disastrous Since the Davis
Crevasse in assassination at
Gfeenville UNCHANGED.

New Orleans, March 31.-Discourag-
ing news comes from the Hymlia break.
During the early morning more of the
cribbing was swept away by the ter
rife current that is running through
the broken levee, and the ends are cav
ing with greater rapidity than ever.
Large forces are at the scene and lum-
Der is arriving in abundance, but the
erevasse is apparently beyond control.
Senator Brady, in charge at one end,
says the break has now reached a width
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-04-02
Young Boy Shoots Himself.

Marine City, Mich, March 31.-Ar-
thur Wellhousen, a 15-year-old lad,
went to his room to dress Sunday morn
ing, after heated argument with his
parents as to whether he should go to
church. A shot was heard soon after
he went upstairs, and the boy was
found dead on his bed, with a bullet
through his brain: The parents insist
that the shooting was accidental, but
the lads friends who knew his temper
declare he committed suicide.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-04-02
Killed by a Bull,

Anton Semling, prosperous far
mer residing few miles from Wi
mona, was attacked by mad bull on
his farm and received injuries from
which he died. Mr.. Semling's wife
and son heard his cries for help and
ran out to drive the animal away
Semling was then picked up and car
ried into the house and medical aid
secured. Every rib in his body was
found to have been broken to splint.
ers and his lungs were torn to pieces
by the broken ribs. He leaves wife
one son and two daughters.
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Capt. Raper De.a d.

Chillicothe, O., March 31.-Capt. John
T. Raper, aged 62, publisher of the
Ohio Soldier, died Monday morning.
He was formerly editor and publisher
of the Scioto Gazette. He served with
distinction in the Twenty-sixth Ohio
regiment during the war of the re-
bellion and was an active member Of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-04-02
Jerusalem shaken

Jerusalem, March 31.An earth
shock Of unpreced ented violence was
experienced here Monday. The entire
population was panic-s stricken, but the
damage done was slight.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-04-02
Buried in Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland, March 31.-The
body of Maj. Gen. Sir Hector MacDon-
aid, who killed himself at the Regina
hotel, in Paris, on Wednesday last, was
buried in Dean cemetery here shortly
after the arrival of the London train
at six o'clock Monday morning. About
300 of the public were present. The
people uncovered as the cortege passed
through the streets. IL
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Picked by a Rooster.

Because a rooster pecked him in
the ear Louis LeVesque, the 11-year-
old son of F. 'LeVesque, gardner
living on the Sunfsh Lake road near
the limits of St. Paul, has lost the
hearing of the injured organ. A week
ago the boy was carrying large
rooster from the barn, when the fowl
pecked viciously at his captor's head.
The wounded ear was dressed but did
not heal. On Sunday an abscess APP
peared and soon after deafness en-
sued. -.