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The Washington times., 1903-10-25

The messenger took up the tune where
he had left of and the visitor entered
the building.
Good morning" he said TO the ele-
vator man. but that Official was other
wise engaged and didn't answer.
A sheet of paper was fastened to one
side OF the wire cage on level with his
eyes. and he was singing. in a very au-
dible tone. as he clutched the starting
lever from force Of habit:
know,
May roast much they please.
But they haven't show for the Government
dough
Lest they pass their exams. with ease.
No official nor clerk. with a shirk to his work,
Can bluff us with frown or glad hand.
Oh, we're getting them all; they como at our
call;
And we're right up behind the band.
''Howdy." said the elevator man, when
he had finished. That the twelfth
verse" he added. with almost proprie-
tary pride. 'and the rest are all just as
good.
Who wrote IT? Well. 1t amt signed
and wouldn't like to say for sure. but
1 leave it to you If it don't sound just
like Mr. Foulke. Amt it fine? Amt II
got a swing? There's a git UP and gin
to that poem that hits me just about
right.
Plenty of "Git Up and Git"
'Tt amt no weak wishy- -washy stun
about trees and flowers and love and
the sad sea waves It's somethin' d
feller can understand and sing with
out feelin' foolish. There amt nobody
but Mr.. Foulke can write stuff like
that"
The elevator man became so interested
in describing the merits of the anthem
that he took the visitor to the top floor
by mistake and had to be punched in
the RIBS for reminder. When ne le;
the passenger out and shut the door
for the down trip. he was so busy with
the thirteenth stanza that ne appeared
in danger Of bringing up with a bumT
at tho basement
The visitor was considerably interest
ed and whole lot amused by this time
and thought II possible that Secretary
Doyle could se;tle the authorship o.
the anthem. Mr.. Doyle is an auster,
individual Of some forty-odd winters
who has a severely squiline nose, 9
firm mouth, and a hrmer jaw. and who
is partial 20 somber-hued raimenI Of a
clerical cut. In the language OF an Irish
applicant for Government position
who. at recent examination befor,
the commission, read the Thirteenth
Amendment TO the Constitution from q
page Of Postal Laws and Regulation
and was somewhat hastily rejected II
consequence, Mr.. Doyle is a cowId
ha-r-rd man"
Consequently the visitor gasped with
surprise when, on entering the secre.
tary's private office. he found hdT. HevIe
with an expression of intense enjoy
mant on his aristocrauc countenance
The Washington times., 1903-10-25

T the recent meeting OF the Brit
ish Association for the Ad-
J. vancement of Science at South
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-07
DOlNGS OF THE COUNTY
- FATHERS.

Yesterday the Board Of county
commissioners, as required by law,
met as county board Of equaliza-
ton and for at least three days they
will pass upon any and all COM
plants which the dissatisfied tax
payers NAV have with this years
assessments,
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-07

Last year about forty-seven such
complaints were made. 1t is al.
ways expected that some people
will find fault with the manner in
which the assessor has sized up
their worldly possessions. The
commissioners contemplate having
to sit only only three days in this
capacity, but they can put in more
time that way should it be found
necessary. They meet next month
to make tax levy. Last year il
was 81. So on the SIoo valuation for
state and county purposes, while
each city, town, school and road
district has its own separate levy
to be added to this. Auditor New
comb is quite confident that the
rate will be much lower this year
Heretofore some offs the road dis
tricts have levied all the way from
two to ten cents on every 500, but
the new law forbids the placing OF
more than four cents for road pur-
poses.
One Of the most important mat
tiers will be to pass upon the ques-
ton of building a new bridge owe,
the Yakima river at Kennewick.
The structure will be SOS feet long
and is said to be badly needed.
Another matter coming up before
the board will be the compliance
with the new law making it neces
sary for the commissioners to re-
adjust the county road districts aud
to do away with the forty road sup
ervisors and also relieving each
commissioner from being road COM
missioner in his particular district.
Under the new regime the board
can form the county into one or not
more than four such districts and
appoint the supervisor or supervi-
sors as the case may be, each to
have a salary not to exceed 81 per
day. There was much dissstisfac-
ton with the old plan Of electing
road supervisors each October.
Often spite work would result, as
was the case in one district where
the opponents to the successful can
didate got in and had such a small
levy made that he was almost pow
erless to accomplish anything.
Another new feature along this
line is the fact that instead Of a
man being able to work out his poll
tax and his road property tax as
heretofore, now this must be paid
i'll money to the county treasurer.
Yakima Wasllingtonian.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-07
!; KENNEWICHLES :

Gerry's.
The Shunenan ; are arranging
n nut up 4 livery and feed barn at
posco i'll the near future.
D. W. owen has Iowed several
acres into wheat and alfalfa and is
,usy irrigating same.
Robert Gerry and little daughter
,yere over from PasCo Tuesday.
They returned on the evening train.
/Rev. w. {. Greene preached at
at the Congre gational chapel Sun
day morning aud evening,
Ecryices were held in the Pres.
/by,erian church Sunday by Rev.
Thompson Of North Yakima
Frank Cardwell came over from
Pomroy Wednesday. He returned
I home today.
I. 3. Clements was in town the
ether day negotiating with Fred
,schunelnan Tor a bunch OF horses.
A bunch Of Keauewickers went
to Pasco Wednesday evening
We have no, learned what the at
traction was,
For breakfast nothing will
please your husband like a cup of
that A B e or Red Cross coffee at
Gerry's.
John Prentice sold one of bis
pasco lots the othcr day. He il
the owner oi good share of the
,ownsite at that place. .
Mr.. Miller of North Yakima was
here couple Of days ago looking
after property matters III which he
is interested T.
\ Preston Wright arrived from
California the other day and is vis-
iting his brother who is employed
at the depot here and his sister Mrs.
B. ]. Duncan.
NJ Olsen Of Spokane has let a
contract 10 clear, level and seed
his five are tract north of town
IN the Garden tracts Work will
commence in the near future.
H. l., Beach has completed his
Corral. 1t adds to the appearance
OF the place and is source of con-
venience in handling matters about
the place
Chas 5. Fee, general passenger
agent, and Superintendent Braemer
OF the N. P, visited Kennewick
today Mr. Fee was inspecting his
orchard here
The citizens OF Kennewick aud
vicinity are anxiously awaiting the
action Of the board Of supervisors
relative to the construction of the
bridge across the Yakima.
H. a. Hover was distributing
samples OF vegetables raised on the
hNerVlew ranch one day this week
hey were excellent in every Sc
spect,
captain Martin left this morning
lor visit to San Francisco, where
lie will spend several weeks before
returning He has been quite busy
Ia'eIy improving his homestead in
Horse Heaven.
L. q. Moore has seeded quite a
strip of alfalfa north of the railroad
and is now irrigating same. The
water is piped under the railroad
track and from there taken to its
distributing point.
word comes from Horse Heav-
eli that Don Cresswell is improv-
ing nicely and that the broken
H'no from which he is suffering is
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-07


waiting for casing to arrive befor,
resuming operations.
John Sherman went TIP the Lint
yesterday evening. He will moi
return until Monday. He make.
these trips frequently, and the wise
ones wink knowingly and whisper
that there are other attractions there
for him besides ordinary business
details.
Quite a number Of vast irrigs
ton enterprises are floating about
III the air. Some are feasible and
s'me are extremely imaginary.
The feasible ones are. likely 10 20
through i'll the future as dessert
land has been proven too valuable
to lie idle wherever water can be
obtained therefor.
John Pierce is busily engaged in
building shelves and counters in the
new store building recently com
pleted by Mrs, Root. Mr.. Cantrill
will occupy the place as soon as the
fixtures are i'll place, and will put
i'll coed stock of shoes, besides
other lines which lie may decide to
carry in the future.
A. l.. Norton leaves Monday
for Simcoe, where lie will open a
lumber yard for the St. Paul g.
Tacoma people. Work is now in
progress OH the great irrigation
enterprise OH the reservation.
The government will spend 500
900 on the project this year. In
the future further developments
will follow. About $4,000 acres
on the reservation will be reclaim
ed.
County Auditor Newcomb has adj
opted the policy Of the auditor at
Spokane and henceforth maidens,
on the issuance of marriage H.
cense, need not state their ages.
All it requiresis to satisfy the audi
tor that they are Of the proper age.
Hence, the youngsters should bun
die up so as to look aged, and those
whom time has scorched may friz-
zle UP and look as young as pos
sible without having to give the
whole circus dead away.
II, A. Hover is building a ware
house on front street. He will in
the future ship in his supplies in
carload lots He is also having
lot Of flume lumber hauled ont to
his Riverview ranch. The crops
on this ranch are looking fine. He
showed samples Of grain stalks, alf-
alta, corn and vegetables Of vario lis
kinds that were indeed astonishing.
Showing that anything will grow
luxuriently in this section if given
the proper care
ON. Campbell has been here
here for some time in the interest
Of the Seattle Grain Company pur-
chasing wheat for that concern.
He spent some time here last fall
also, and is well known iii this
vicinity. Tuesday he was out in
Horse Heaven and visited various
ranches. He reports that Richards
is running a combine and also a
thresher, and Hettinger is running
combine. The combine received
by Snalley some time ago is not
working properly. A representa-
tive of the company manufacturing
them was on the ground and re-
turned yesterday. 1t is hoped that
he was able to start the machine
and make it work properly. Mr..
Campbell further says that the grain
Weld out in Horse Heaven is fair,
and that the wheat he tested will
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
WHICH WIDOW WAS WIFE.
Death of Clinton Cranston a
Railway Conductor, Reveals
a Strange Story
ONE SUES FOR INSURANCE
Claim. Husband Gained Divorce by
Fraud and illegal Methods and That,
Therefore, Second Wife Has No
Claim to His Estate-Aetion Filed
in Linn County Court.
peeial to Times Republican

Special to Times Republican
Cedar Ra pids, Dec. 31.--Which is the
lawful widow of Clinton Cranson-his
first or second wife? And to which OF
them should his insurance money be
paid? The death of Clinton Cranson,
a railroad conductor, revealed a strange
story that had been enshrouded in
mystery up TO that time. 1t is averred
that MIR. Cranson was a much married
man. and the woman. who claims to be
mis- r,ghtful widow, has begun suit in
the coming term of the district court to
obtain $4,000 on a policy of Insurance
in the Order of Railway Conductors.
Mrs. Ellen Cranson claims she
alone is the lawful widow of Clinton
cranson. and that he wrongfully de-
serted hsr and went to the state Of
Washington. She AYERS that while
there Cranson obtained decree of
divorce, but without legal notice to
her of the suit. She now claims that
this suit should be disregarded. hav-
ing been obtained by fraud and per-
jury. After securing the divorce Gram
son married again and shortly after
ward died. AT the time of his death
Cranson had policy for $4,000 insur-
ance In the Order OF Railway Con-
ductors of America, payable to his
widow. S. x Tracy, as attorney for
Mrs. Cranson No. l, has flied bill OF
showing how she claims the
insurance money should be paid to her
as the lawful widow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.

Mr.. and Mrs. David Hauser, Living
Near Union, Seriously Injured.
Special to Republican.
Union, Dec. 3l.-Mr. and Mrs. David
Hauser, living about three and one
half miles east of Union, had mirac-
ulous esoepe from death Sunday after
noon. While driving thru Written a
wire Became tangled In the front wheel
of their buggy and struck one of the
young horses which they We're driving,
when Immediately both horses became
frightened and dashed down the Main
street of that town, throwing out the
occupants of the carriage. and severely
bruising them. The team ran into a
dray wagon standing in the road and
completely demolished 1t. Mr.. Hauser
was picked up unconscious and taken
to the korneman drug store. He was
found to have received numerous
cuts about the face and a badly sprain-
ed lower limb. Mrs. Hauser was more
severely hurt. having received a frac-
ture of the nose, besides numerous cuts
about the head and face, and her entire
body generally bruised. Both parties
are recovering as well as could be ex-
pectsd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
WEDDING AT ALLISON.
Burlins Ray Nuptias Celebrated at
Home of Brides Parents Wednes-

Special to Times Republican.
Allison Dec. 31.-At the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Ray, Wednesday, Dec. Both. at 5
O'Clock, occurred the marriage of their
youngest daughter Miss Lulu to Charl-
es Glenn Burling, of Clarksville, Iowa.
The ceremony was performed by The
Rev. e. Will. of Des Moines, happy
feature of the occasion being the en-
trance of the brides little niece, clad in
White and bearing the wedding ring on
dainty silk pillow.
The house was profusely decorated
with potted plants, carnations and the
holiday decorations of holly. The bride
wore robe of pure white crepe de
chine, carrying In her hands a bunch
of bridal roses.
Mrs. Burling is one of Allison's fair
est daughters and Will be greatly miss
ed among her associates. Mr.. Burling
is a prominent young lawyer and at
present holds the position of county
attorney of Butler county, having been
the attorney who so successfully hand
led the case of Busse, the wife muir
der. The young couple will make their
future home in Clarksville. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
HE SOUGHT A WIFE.
Farmer Near Boiss Wants One Of tho
Forty.

Spec1al to ItmeS-Republ1can.
Waterloo. Dec. 31.-"Where Is this
Institution which has forty young
women who want husbands % demand
ed deep bass voice of Marshal Sim
merling at the city hall day or two
ago.
Turning the marshal espied man
clad in fur overeoat, cap and dog
skin mittens, with the frost on his
heavy sandy mustache and bearing
evidence of having ridden long dis
lance in the cold.
What place do you mean" asked
the marshal.
Il mean that place the papers have
been telling about, whore woman
keeps forty young women who are
looking for husbands; some kind of a
home amt it?" the visitor replied.
Further conversation revealed the
fact that the man was a prosperous
bachelor farmer from the vicinity OF
Bcdes, in the northern part OF the
county, and further that he was in real
earnest in his quest of wife. He told
the marshal that he had heard from his
neighhors that a woman had come to
Waterloo and opened a home for girls,
where any well-meaning man might
choose a life helpmate If he would. The
farmer, whose name was Withheld by
the marshal said he was III earnest
that he wanted wife and supposed he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

I, ent and explained number of the
benefits to be derived from such 4
movement. The meeting was called
at his suggestion. and he will be pres
ent and address the county associa-
ton at the time Of their organization
CIarinda.
age suit against W. w. Oliphant OF
| Washington township by his sister-in-
law, Alice Price In her petition Miss
Price alleges that on the goth OF las,
June defendant injured her ty
violence. She states that he seized
her by the hair and jerked her over
backwards, striking her head upon
the ground and that he then and
there beat her with a board from which
injuries she was confined to her bel
for two weeks and to her room for {,
month and that she has been perma-
nently injured. Her head and spine
are injured. the abdominal muscles
seriously Injured, her left side and hip
rendered black and blue, etc. She asks
damages to the amount, Of $1,9a2.50.
Essex.
Essex Woodmen are contemplating
building a hall and the movement is
we'll under way. 1t has been figured
that the lodge can build hall for about
$500. It is proposed that every mem
Der OF the lodge take at least one share
and as many more as they feel able
1t is further, proposed that every one
taking share be given note against
the lodge for the amount OF the number
of shares he has taken and that these
be redeemed as rapidly as the money
comes to the lodge. BY this method
every member of the lodge pays the
same towards the hall and when the
whole amount is paid off no one mem
Der will have paid any more than hts
neighbor and the new members will
have paid their share according to the
time they have belonged.
Clinton.
Chief Of Police Rundgren of Daven-
port, brought to the city Jail young
man giving the name of Bert Wood.
who Is to be arraigned in police court
on the charge of larceny. A Lyons
man named George Sflylock was on
the train and stepped into another car
than that in which he had been riding
leaving his coat on the seat Shortly
after he had gone Officer Rungdren
who occupied seat near by, saw an
other man appropriating the coat of the
Lyons man. He rolled 1t up and Sc Y
GREETED 1t under seat in the car When
the owner returned he searched in
vain for the coat but it was not to
be found. However. when the train
reached Clinton the chief of the Gin
ton police restored the coat to IS
owner, and took the thief in charg:
lodging him In Jail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
Yorktown,

Yorktown.
The K. p. lodge disbanded at their
meeting and moved their belongings
from their hall here to Clarinda last
Tuesday.
Traer.
There are two cases Of scarlet fever
| in south Traer. children of VIII Park
house. The disease Is not of serious
form and as prompt measures were
1 taken to confine 1t to this home further
cases are not anticipated.
Radcliffe.
The request for new trial in the
Bucholtz vs.. Town of Radcliffe damage
| case has been denied by Judge Evans
OF Hampton. The case was tried Al
| the october term Of court. The amount
asked was $4,000 and the case was do
cided In favor of the town OF Rad
cliffe.
Shenandoah.
Michael Burns died at his home in
this city Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock at the advanced age OF 81
years and 4 days He was one of the
patriarchs Of the city. He was quite
well, altho feeble, till two weeks ago.
when he began to decline. The funeral
took place Monday at 10 o'clock at tire
Catholic church Of which he has been
a member all his life. He formerly
lived on a farm near Essex.
Conrad.
j. A. Scoville who has been doing
an extensive sheep feeding business
the past year, has met with some quite
bad luck recently in the loss Of two
or three hundred of his lambs. Th-
lambs ate too much frozen clover
which affected the whole herd Of $500
sheep and the weak ones commenced
dying at the rate of ten or fifteen a
day. The loss to Mr.. Scoville thru
death and shrinkage of his herd will
amount to several hundred dollars.
Abingdon.
After devoting over fifty years Of
bis life to the ministry of the church
of Christ, Rev. William Spurlock died
at his home near Blandensburg, at the
age of eighty-six years. Uncle Billy"
Spurlock, as he was commonly known,
gave over fifty years of his life to the
ministry of the church of this place
and surrounding towns. He leaves an
aged wife and a host of friends to
mourn his death. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Lee Walker.
Interment at the cemetery here.
Davenport.
The foundation for the organization
of an association of lower river lumber
men was laid at a secret meeting Of
representatives OF the principal firms
doing business along the Iowa course of
the river held here. At the close OF thu
conference members would not divulge
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31

was arraigned before Justice Whitel
today charged with cutting a telephone
wire about a year and half ago
About Il dozen witnesses We're exam
lned When Justice Whted bound him
over to await the action of the gran
jury which convenes here Jan. H. His
bonds We're fixed al $l00. which he Sc
cured and was given his liberty
Deputy Treasurer Fred Kemphoff :
ner has accepted the position of FAM
lily manager of the musicians faculty
at the Industrial school. He will COM
menoe his duties Jan. A. Fred is a
popular and experienced man, having
previously been an officer in the insti-.
tuition for nearly two years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
WAS CASE Of SUICIDE
State Chemists Find Traces of
Carbolic Acid In Mrs. .
Meyers Stomach
ITAE BELLE PLANE TRAGEDY
! ircumstantial Evidence All Pointed to
Foul Murder and Such Was the
Verdict Rendered by the coroner's
Jury-Woman Had Once Before At
tempted Suicide by Drowning
TAE BELLE PLANE TRAGEDY
,ecial to Times Republican

| Special to Times Republican
Belle PLANE, Dec. 31.-The mystery
concerning the death of Mrs. William
Meyers, whose body was found in d
clump of underbrush in pasture neal
Belle Plaine on the morning of No
vember IA by Mike Bence. is now
solved so far as the law and the coun
ty officials are concerned. County
Sheriff Youell has received q state
ment from the chemists at Iowa City
relating to the examination of Mrs
Meyers stomach for suicide symptoms.
Evidences of carbolic acid were found
in throat and stomach: also pie-pla
Wine bottle of which was found near
the body. was taken with the acid to re-
lieve the pain On the tongue. which
was also examined, was found car
bolic acid symptoms. This statement
of the state chemists is so conclusive
that the matter will be dropped by the
authorities.
From the first the case has been ar
interesting story, because of the assur-
ance that the woman was foully put TO
death, the coroner's jury rendering
that verdict All the circumstantial
evidence pointed to murder-the place
where the body was found, the foos-
steps about 1t and the dislocated bones
in the neck. 1t has been ascertafnel
that the woman had frequent quarrels
with her husband, and that it was after
one of these that she left home, taking
just enough money to get to some place
where, as she thought. her husband
would never find her. She had not
eaten food for several days, as no
traces We're found In the stomach. She
came to Belle PLANE November at
1880 a. M. and it is supposed killed
herself soon after her arrival. The
road near which she was found Is one
which a person would easily take going
from the east end of the depot plat
form, and then, with the cunning Of
one strung to high mental pitch AMI
thinking over the alleged wrongs done
her, wandered out on the lonely cou,i-
try road and drank the fatal acid. Mrs.
Meyers had once before attempted sui
eide, by drowning.