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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-07-23
wheeling, w. Va, May %, 1908.

wheeling, W. Va, May 26, 1909
a.r.x..r. aro while at work, fell over truck
And severely injured both Of my shins. NY blood
hecnme poisoned a result, and the doctor toto
me would have running sores for life, and that
IL they closed up the result would be fatal. I'm
der this discouraging report left on their treat
ment and resorted to the use OF d. g. o LIS onecs
were prompt and gratifying. 1t took only short
while for the medicine to cure up the sores, snd
Am not dead as the doctor Intimated would pet
neither have the sores ever broken out 9gain, ana
some I2 years have elapsed since what have oe-
scrioeo occ0rroo' JOHN W. FUNDS,
0sr~ achmulbach Brewing Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
A Correction.
!, Times-Republican,

Special to Times Republican
Traer, Jan. 29-Editor Times-R epub-
lican: Permit me to correct two err
rors that your Des Moines correspon-
dent of Jan. 23rd has made. in regard
to the State Marshal Club convention
He says 1.-THE club took action to make
1t clear that it would not affiliate with
the state anti-saioon league, and is no;
in sympathy with its methods, but did
not indorse the Hepburn Dolliver BILL
now pending in congress.
Now | was one of the convention ar ]
present from first 10 last. and know that
neither OF these statements are tru-.
On the contrary, Mr.. Mccall Il believe
his name was) one OF the field agents
of the anti saloon league, was fra
ternal delegate and was invited to the
platform and made a rousing speech
which was cheered enthusiastically.
Besides very many of our clubs are
made up OF anti-saloon league men.
DIR. McCash and Mr.. Rankin are in
perfect accord.
Tuesday afternoon the convention
adopted by unanimous vote reso-
luton which drew w and presented,
wherein we heartily indorse the Hep
burn Dolliver bill and recommended
Ii to the favorable consideration of our
senators and representatives in con-
gress, and that the secretary send q
copy to each.
Yours truly for the truth.
b. c. BARNES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
CITY LOSES ITS CASE
Supreme Court Affirms Lower
Courts Verdict Against City
of Iowa Falls
SARAH BELklN AWARDED $1,000
The Case Was stubbornly Fought and
When Verdict in the Lower Court
Granted Plaintiff That Sum for
Damages Caused by Defective Side
walk, an Appeal Was Taken.
Special TO Times-Republ,can.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Jan. 29.--The affirmation
by the supreme court of Iowa in the
case of Sarah Belkin VS. the City of
Iowa Falls. which has just been hand
ed down by that tribunal, is of deep
interest in this county. the case having
been appealed from a decision of Judge
Whitaker of Boone, in the Hardin
county district court. The case was
stubbornly fought in the lower court
where verdict of $4,000 was rendered
against the city. An appeal was taken
by the defendant and the case has been
pending in the supreme court for long
time. The case was an action for DAM
ages brought by Mrs. j. +. Belkin, the
wife of a barber of this city, claiming
she sustained permanent injuries by a
fall on an alleged defective walk. In
to the amount of the verdict
the city will have to pay the
costs and interests in the case. which
Will probably aggregate $500 more. The
are that special levy will
be made by the city council to meet
this judgment now that the court of
last appeal has passed upon the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
HARRARous SURGICAL OPERA
TON.
For the Cure Of Piles

Is not only intensely painful, dan-
gerous to life and very expensive, but
In the light of modern medical research
and since the discovery of the pyramid
Pile Cure, wholly unnecessary. II You
have any doubt on this point kindly
read the following letter from one WHO
knows that the claims regarding the
merits of the Pyramid Pile Cure are
borne out by facts.
For long time / suffered with blind
piles. They. gave me so much pain and
uneasiness that they almost disquali-
fled me for doing anything. l saw
an ad IN the Atlanta Journal of Pyra
mid Pile Cure and ordered a 80 cent
box. I used them and they gave ME
relief: that encouraged me and bought
another 30 cent box and they curad
me. oh how glad that 1 am Well
again!"
1.-THE Pyramids cured me and am
satisfied they will cure anybody else
who is suffering as was, If they will
use them"
you may use this in any way you
Gee proper. If my experience will en-
courage any sufferer to use your Pyra-
mids l shall be glad" H. X. Hicks,
Calhoun, Ga.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by
druggists for SO cents a package, and
its merit is SO well known that the
sales exceed those OF all similar REM
edies combined.
Write Pyramid Drug Co, Marshall.
Mich, for their little book on the causes
and cure of piles, which is sent free
for the asking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
Bangor.

Bangor.
Mr.. Horace Kinzer met with quite
a painful and rather peculiar accident
Sunday. running n butcher knife thru
his hand while cutting some candy.
Laporte.
L. e. Powers has TRADED the w. r.
and A. l.. Walker stock farm miles
north of Laporte TO T. X. Elliott for n
3 story brick building in Cedar Falls
and $4,000 worth OF corporation stock.
centervilie.
The sheds for the Ballew lumber
yard in South Centerville are going up
rapidly, being delayed somewhat, how
ever, by the condition of the weather.
The new wagon scales are also being
(put in.
Boone.
The Newton & Northwestern tracks
are completed into this city. and work
will be continued until the road Is laid
into Fraser and connects with the al
ready completed portion from there 70
Gowrie The side track has also been
put in.
Waterloo.
Work will be commenced at once
by the owners of the Waterloo Produce
company on Il large addition TO their
building on Water street. An addl-
ton two stories high and eighteen by
forty feet will be made TO allow more
room for the conduct of their growing
business.
Webster City.
Tuesday afternoon Constable Rood in
company with Policeman Schell. took
up man found wandering aimlessly
around about six miles north of the
city. He is an elderly man and was
leading pony. 1t is said he has been
wandering about in the same locality
for several days.
Manning.
The case OF the State of Iowa VS..
Hugo Loptein, who was arrested for
hog stealing. was tried before Squire
Johnston last Friday, when Lopteln
plead guilty and was sentenced to pay
a fine of 800 or thirty days In county
jail. He preferred the latter and was
promptly taken to Carroll. There has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
Sudden Demise Of DR.. Corfe
While Addressing CONNER
cial Club at Union
DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE
Had Risen to Respond to Toast When
the Grim Destroyer Seized Him
Received Word of Brothers Sudden
Death From Heart Disease Only
Few Hours Previous.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times-R Republican
Union. Jan. 29.-The annual banquet
OF the Union Commercial, Club was
brought TO a sad and sudden close last
night by the death from heart failure
of DR.. Frederick Corfe who expired
while responding to the toast. The
Progress of the Town ana Its Welfare
Past improvements" A somewhat re-
markable coincidence IS the fact that
last evening DR.. Corfe received a letter
from England conveying the intelM-
gence that brother had died very
suddenly of heart failure.
DR.. Corfe's death occurred abou,
1850 o'clock and came as a great
shock to those attending the banquet.
The spread. which is an annual affair
and one looked forward to with much
pleasure by the members of the Com
mercial Club. which includes practicai-
ly all the business men ard many 9TH
ers of the town. had heen disposed of
and the after-dinner spaeehes were be-
ing made. Dr. Il. A. Hunt was acting
as toastmaster and DR.. Corfe had been
called. He arose and aft+r uttering a
few sentences hesitatad = and then
dropped into his chair. lifeless. THEE
physicians were in the room and hur-
ried to his side. but he was past all aid.
They were unanimous IN pronouncing
his death due to heart failure.
DR.. Corfe was 90 wears Old and was
one of the prominent citizens of the
town. having lived here and prac ticed
his profession for twsnty years. He
was native of England and held
commission as surgeon In the English
army. He was also surgeon OF the
odvil war in the UNITED States. He
leaves two sons. Corfe Bros. who re-
Gently SUCCEEDED to the drug business
owned by their father The funeral
will be held Sunday at o'clock in uhe
Congregational church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
Case of Martin VS.. HALEY Up
In District Court at
Nevada
ACTION TO RECOVER FEES
Case of Hiring One Lawyer to Get De-
PENDANT Gu, of the Hands Of Another
Defendant Has Record of Always
Being Involved in Litigation of Some
Sort.
necio1 10 Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Nevada. Jan. 29.-A case of hiring
one lawyer to get a person out OF the
hands of another is being tried in the
district court here today. The case
is entitled Martin VS.. HALEY and is
an action brought to recover attorney
fees for a large amount of legal mat
ters attended to by the plaintiff for
the defendant George HALEY, the de-
PENDANT. has the reputation of being in
court from one to a half dozen times
every term of district court and always
has case or so pending in the SUI
preme court Mr.. Martin. one of the
leading attorneys here. has had charge
of the defendants legal business for
the past four years and alleges that
he has never received a cent In fees
for same. He brings this action to re-
cover on same. He testified on the
stand that Mr.. HALEY had been in his
Office seeking legal advice on some
question, on an average of from one TO
three hundred times per year. during
the time he has been looking after
his business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
WHAT sTlckNEY WILL DC.
Fort Dodge Expects Some Return TO
Ra,,on,i of tho ChopS


Removal of the Shops.
Special 10 Times Republican,
Fort Dodge, Jan. p. Mayor North
rup reported 10 the city council last
evening that his meeting with Piesi-
dent s.ickney Of the Great Western
road in St Paul was a very satlsfac-
tory one and of Importance to Fort
Dodge.
Meeting between the two had been ar
ranged with view of discussing the
matter of the removal of the Great
Westerns shops from this city to
Clarion. The city holds an ordinance
requiring the road to maintain shops
in this city in return for certain valu-
able privileges granted them when the
Mason City & Fort Dodge was first
built. Mr.. Stickney has seen fit to move
the shops to Clarion in spite of this
ordinance but has all along stated that
he stood willing 10 do what was right
in the matter MIR. Northrup's visit
was for the purpose of finding out what
he had to propose in exchange for the
shops. Mr.. Stickney informed him
that just at present he was unable to
make any exact promises but In about
a month would be able to take the mat
ter up. He suggested that the road
bring one or two good manufacturing
establishments here which would em-
ploy fully as many hands as the re-
moval of the shops took with them TO
Clarion. In addition to this he promis-
ed TO build a new modern up to date
railway station for his road in this
cf.v
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
CHECKER TOURNAMENT.
Held Annually to Be at Web
ster City, Commencing on Feb. %.

Special TO Times Republican.
Iowa Fails Jam. 29.-L. w. Sven, of
this city, and secretary of the Iowa
state checker tournament. has just is
su..d the call for the annual tournn-
ment to be held three days. commence
ing on Feb. 49, On Invitation from
Landlord Merrill, OF the Wilson House
at Webster City. the tournament Will
he held there. Mr.. Merrill granting al
contestants specia. rates and to ali
those winning the majority OF games
from him he will offer entertainment
free. Lea's Guide vii, be the authority
Ii. the coming tournament. which Will
include sittings forenoons, afternoon
and evening. The first two sittlngs are
to be played with the same opponent,
the winners TO be in a class by them
selves. and keep on dividing until two
remain who have not bsen defeated.
who win have the last two sftoings TO
determine who is the champion check
err player of Iowa. Interest In the event
already assures a big attendance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
GAMBLING DEN RAlDED.
Sioux City Officers Pounce Upon Out
fit Running Full Blast.
Sno,;o1 "a T{,oac Pap,,hItcan

MT running run 0IdSSs
Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City. Jan. 29.-The Ideal
gambling house. above the Ideal sa-
loon. 502 Fourth street. 1.-The Oldest
gambling house on the Missouri river"
owned by Magner & Walsh, was raided
last night in sensational manner.
AT fifteen minutes after midnight
three policemen battered in the rear
door, which was held by heavy cross
bar and chain. Another policeman
stood guard in front. A dozen or more
employees of the house and players
scampered down another stairway. and
the sentinel in front managed to grab
only one frightened individual, man
who wore the uniform of the Sioux
City Traction Company, and who gave
the name of j. Frank Foster.
a man who must have had the in
terests of the gambling house at heart
showed his quick wit by running down
the sidewalk, showing his policeman
and his prisoner into the stairway and
swapping the door behind him, locking
the pair in.
Things Doing" Upstairs.
In the meantime lively things were
doing upstairs. valuable roulette
wheel had been ierked by one OF the
men OF the house from It's mornings
and thrown into q storage room and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

saw the possibilities of {; great water
power at Cedar Bluff. where there is
u natural site for dam which would
afford an immense power. He con-
ceived a project for developing this
and building up manufacturing city.
but it never got beyond the incipient
stages.
Abel.
H. j. Chapman, a wealthy resident II
Abel who suddenly departed recently.
leaving note to his wife saying ne
had gone west and for her to remain
here until she heard from him, owns
a farm just south of town and two or
three good properties here. He told
her in the letter of eight thousand dol
lars worth of notes he had endorsed
to her and put where she could find
them. She did not even know prior
to that OF his having the notes. He
drew six hundred dollars in money
from the bank in the evening. which he
took with him. For some months DUE
ing 1903 he was in the mercantile bus!-
ness at this place selling out some six
weeks ago. He is about fifty years of
age and in good circumstances finan-
cially. There is no explanation of his
conduct except that he is slightly de-
mented.
Abel.
T. j. Gilmore, a farmer living IN
Boone county. near Perry. obtained a
judgement of $500 from Charles Haus-
serman, butcher of Perry, thus re-
covering sum which he claimed that
Hausserman had extorted from him
thru threats of criminsl prosecution.
The trouble grew out of a conversation
between Gilmore and Hausserman, in
which Gilmore stated that he had heard
that Hausserman had bought q steer
which had lumpy jaw. Hausserman
flew into rage, threatened to sue GIL
more, and refused to becomforted
until Gilmore had paid him over $500.
Gilmore later sued to recover the mon
ey, and when the case came to trial
the court instructed the jury that If
they found that the money was OBJ
tanned thru threats of criminal prosecu-
ton. they should restore it. The jury
SO found, and Gilmore recovered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS.
Three Nuisance Case. - Tenth Con-
sressional District Strong for Quar-


Special to Times-Repuhlican.
Pocahontas. Jan. 29.-F'ive indict-
ments have been returned by the pres
ent grand jury, three of them for nuis-
ance one for breaking and entering and
one against Wurtzbaugh of Fonda. an
attorney. for malicious threats and en-
tortion. The nuisance case is agains.
William Fritz.
A divorce was granted in the case
of Lizzie r. Craig against w. E. Craig.
In the case of j. w. Peace vs. Hum
boldt county. the jury brought in a
verdict against the defendant for $945,
for piece of right-of-m-ay thru his
farm.
Judge Quarton is presiding. The
northern part of the district is quite en-
thusiastic at having such good candi-
date for congress. and he Is practically
certain of the Pocahontas delega tion.
Democrats are jubilant over looked
for split in the vote. and watching for
a possible show of cutting down the
$4,000 majority and chance. Il the
split widens. to ring in a democrat WITH
a possible chance of defeating the can;
didate Of the republicans in 1906, II
not sooner This county would roll
up 1900 majority or better for Quar-
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
CAPTAIN CHILD I'LL.
Pioneer Citizen and Prominent Figure
In Business Life of Nevada.
,ctal TO Times-Republican.

Special TO Republican.
Nevada. Jan. 29.-Captain George
Child. one of the best known pioneer
citizens of the county is gradually
sinking into a, serious illness. For the
past few weeks he has been growin:s
weaker and it Is feared that he will be
some time in recovering. owing to his
advanced age and naturally weak con-
dition. Captain Child. has long been
a prominent figure in the business HE
of Nevada, having been the pioneer
livery man here. He had held nume:-
GUS public positions of trust and for
the past several years his figure has
been a prominent one around the dis
trlct court, he having served in the
position OF court bailiff. The present
term OF court is the first one he has
missed for years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
Lake Park News.

Special to mes-Republiean.
Lake Park, Jan. 29.--Theo. Bahls an 4
II. NJ. Andersen returned from thei,
Minneapolis trip Friday evening. hav-
ing attended the lumbermen's conven-
ton.
The new bank building which is be-
ing erected by the Geman Savings bank
is about completed and will soon be oc-
cupied. 1t is about as fine structure
OF its kind as is in this part of the
country.
Thorne, & Ringler have purchased a
lot on the east side of Main street and
intend to erect brick building in the
spring to be used as a meat market.
We had light snow fall Tuesday
and cold weather the fore part of the
week, the thermometer registering as
low as 80 below zero Monday morn
Ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
THE MONEY is MISSING.
A Bank Deposit That Failed to Reach
Its Destination.

Special to Times Republican.
Oskaloosa. Jan. 29.--B. A. Thrapp. of
Rose Hill. is in trouble over the loss of
some money, SIG, that was given him
to deposit in bank of Oskaloosa by
f. H. Nallandingham Company, of
Rose Hill. The defendant is charged
with embezzlement as bailee. The
state claims TO have evidence showing
that Thrapp came to the city and fell
among thieves" AT any rate when he
awoke he was without the money. He
represented to the Vallandingham peo-
pie that he had lost the pocketbook
containing the money. An advertise
ment was inserted in Oskaloosa pa
pers for the supposed loss. The state
claims that the money was consumed
in another way. and hence the case.
The hearing will be had before Justice
Stanley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
AN IoWAN SUICIDES.
M. Beall, of Cedar Rapids, Killed
Himself at Colorado City.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids. Jan. 2a-Despondent
over Ill health, c. Nj. Beall committed
suicide a. Colorado City, Col, Monday,
by firing shot thru his stomach. Mr..
Beall WAS formerly a resident of Cedar
Rapids. He has resided in Colorado
City for about a year and a half. hav-
ing come there from San Jose. Cal. He
was a man of good habits. had many
friends and the only cause that can BE-
assigned for the suicide is the pro-
longed suffering he has endured from
i'll health Two brothers, Thomas E
and Harry Beall. sister. Mrs. Isaac
Payn. reside in Cedar Rapids Another
sister Mrs. Washburn, Is a resident of
Burlington. The remains will arrive
here today.
Charles Beall was As years of age
and junior member of the firm of Davis
& Beall, confectioners. 521 Colorado
avenue, Colorado City. He had been in
Ill health for number of years and
this is believed to have prompted him
to commit suicide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29

been considerable stealing going on
this last fab. mostly small articles,
such as carpenter tools, watches. hogs.
etc, and no one seemed to be able TO
find out where and how to get at the
thief until last week u. l.. Patton got
a clue some way and hence the arrest
OF Loptein.
#. Dodge.
The Chicago Great Western railroad
company have transferred or laid off
nearly all Of the working force at the
round house in Ft. Dodge. Only switch
engines in the yards and of force of
thirty three men. twenty-eight have
been transferred or taken off altogetha-.
Many of the men are now located at
Clarion.
Upton.
There have been no new develop
ments In the sensational lye throwing
case. However, the rumor that the
matter has been dropped and that i
concerted effort is being made to hush
the matter, is a false one. The au-
thorities are working on the case and
with a grand jury to convene in ten
days 1t is probable that the investi-
cation will be left to that body.
Ft. Dodge.
Two residents in the vicinity of the
gypsum mills, one by the name of
Clark. and the other whose name has
not been learned, are numbered among
the victims of the cold wave. The men
came to the city Saturday night and
after spending the evening with a
friend living on Eighteenth street
started for home. AS result of their
long journey Clark is suffering from
a badly disabled hand. due to freezing
of the four fingers of his left hand. one
OF which will require amputation
Cedar Rapids
Major John NJ. May. who died in his
ninetieth year. Jan: 10, on Mays Is
land. was once wealthy and infu
entail citizen of Cedar Rapids. where
he had lived since 1874. His later yenrs
were spent in poverty and he lived the
life of hermit on the island. He was.
for many years q leader in building
up this city and was one Of those who
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
SUES THE ROCK ISLAND.
e. Hardy Ask. $4,000 Because of
In;,,rx nv an EXPLOSION,

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Jan. PC. E. Hardy Of
Iowa City, filed suit today against the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Raj
way Company for damages In the sum
of $4,000 for personal injuries sus-
tanned while in the employ of the
road.
Hardy AYERS in his petition that he
was employed by the Rock Island as n
common laborer on construction gaEg
in Muscatine county In July 1902. he
claims that the company transferred
him from his work as common Ia
borer to that OF handler of dyna-
mite without giving him any instrue-
ton in the use of the explosive. Hardy's
attorneys describe what happened when
the fuse exploded the dynamite as fol-
lows: LAS result of said explosion,
said plaintiffs clothing was ignited;
his body arms and legs were seri-
ously burned; one eye was Immediately