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Arizona republican., 1904-06-26
Engineers and Priests.

For unobtrusive heroism in every day Afe-a fidelity to duty and quiet readiness to undergo any personal risk for the protection or welfare of oth- ers-the locomotive engineer and the Catholic priest stand probably withogt a peer. Especially suggestive of this sact is the brief dispatch from Casey vile illinois, printed the other day:
 While Engineer L. B. List lay pin toned and burning under the wreck of his train. here Thursday afternoon, a priest, whose identity has not been learned. crawled in among the debris as far as possible and administered absolution to him. The priest was a passeng nger on one of the wrecked trains. List died. literally roasted alive, before the wreckage about his body could be removed"
 The engineer died at his post in or
Arizona republican., 1904-06-26
K. McGinnis, Lessee.G. S. Porter, Mgr
 HOTEL RAMONA
Enrnnaan Plan

european Plan.
 s. w. Cor. Spring and Third Streets, Remodeled and newly furnished. First Class Accommodations at popular prices. Opened under new manage ment. LOS ANGELES, CAL
Arizona republican., 1904-06-26
Advertise nefrts
California
The Tourairne.

AT So Hope St, LOS ANGELES. CAL. Offers to parties desiring accommoda tions in Los Angeles during the summer months, 2S completely and finely form ished apartments, each with private bath
 and kitchen. The Touraine apartments.
 by means of patented features have alt the conveniences of a 2 room flat in two
 rooms The Sreatest advance in modern apartment hotel building. Descriptive
 booklet and terms on request.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-26
The Moore-CliR.

121 So. Hill St. LOS ANGELES
 A new house. just completed. European plan. Large, sunny outside rooms. single and ensuite. Newly and handsomely flu n- ishcd. Private ba ths. Hot .in1 roI1 Wa ter in every room. Deliehtfil l0ca i Cars from all depoys. Rates 75c day and up. Special weekly and monthly rat S.
 s .. MOORE. Proprietor.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-26
HE EOSSMORE.

 a1e W. Sixth st. Los Angeles. A splendid rooming house. Close in location, opposite Central Park. Free baths, every convenience. Just thor oughly renovated, Rates $3 week and up.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-26
HOTEL COLUMBIA
612 s. Broadway, InG ANCETEC

A homelike place where Arizonians viii be particularly well cared for. Large, airy rooms community kitchen, free baths, roof garden, convenient to all beach cars and theaters. Reason able summer rates.
 MRS. L. T. BURRELL, Propr.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-26
POLITICAL.

First Umbrella-"Are you for rrG- tection?"
 Second Umbrella-"No; apparently I'm for free trade. New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-26

cation to the director of the United
 States geological survey. Washington. D. c.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
FISHERMEN IN TROUBLE
Several Arrested at Milford For
Illegal Fishing, But All
Are Acquitted
DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS WORK
one Transeressor Of the Law Shows
FIGHT and Afterward Secures Arrest
o. a. j. Bethel, Whose Case Was
Discharged on Advice Of the County
Attorney ~ Iowa Happenings
,rec,al to Times Republican.

special to Times Republican,
Milford, April 19.-Considerable dis-
turbance has been created in this vlcin-
sty during the past few days over the
catching OF fish. According to the
present law it is illegal to catch fish
but as this is the time when they may
be taken easily the temptation is pretty
strong to indulge. A. ]. Bethel has been
acting as deputy fish commissioner
here and in looking after the trans
gressors OF the law he came upon Will
Guthrie and In the clinch that follow
ed it is reported that Bethel was
thrown into the water but not injured.
He had Guthrie arrested, but on trial
by jury before Justice Stone, of Spirit
Lake. he was found not guilty. Bert
Bielz and John Bergin We're also ar
rested but when they appeared to de-
fend themselves We're sent home.
Guthrie on Saturday had Bethel ar
rested for carrying concealed weapons,
but when the case was called 1t was
discharged by the justice on advice OF
the county attorney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
WEIRD LIGHT THIS
Mysterious Light Which Has Often
Been Seen at Beulah. Station on the
Milwaukee Near McGresor, Makes
It's Appearance Again.

Special to Times-Repuhlican
Mason City, April 19.-Railroad men
on the Milwaukee here have revived the
mysterious light which hobs up every
spring and fall and then as suddenly
ceases to play its FRANKS 1t is the ia
nous mysterious light al Beulah. a lit
tie station on this division of the Mil
waukee road near McGragor. 1t seems
to be abou. as large as an engine head
light, red In the middle and blue on the
outer edges. 1t has been seen at in
tied and no man has found out yet what
1t is. It starts somewhere near bridge
1868 on the Milwaukee road and would
long ago have been put down as a
headlight but it does rot stick to the
railroad but takes the highway and
gal4ops across the fields In the direc-
ton of the Sneider school house at
pace seemingly. OF thirty or forty miles
an hour. It does not come out every
night and is run more on an eight day
clock schedule. 1t appears more fire.
quently in the spring and fall and evil
IDENTIFY hot and cold weather is not to
it's liking. Moonlight cuts no figure in
its schedule as it is seer. on bright moon
light nights as we'll as on others. At
the speed 1t travels 1t is mysterious that
it never collides with amy traveller but
It generally keeps we'll above the earth.
Some people think 1t points the way
to a treasure buried by a man who died
years ago and It's hurry adds some
weight to the ghoulisli theory This
man died near where the light starts.
When 1t gets back no one has ever
discovered and Ii is Irregular in its
movements No one fi;is ever been able
TO investigate the stranger closely and
no one knows what 1t i.s. If will O the
wisp it lis certainly a pronounced speci-
men of these marsh lights.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
ENGINE STRUCK HIM.
Webster City Drunk Unceremoniously
Removed From Right of-Way.

vNsbster City Drunk unceremoniousiy
Removed From Risht-of-Way.
Special to Times Republican.
webster City. April 19.-Dick Olson,
while intoxicated. was struck by an
Illinois Central passenger engine and
thrown from the track. but was not In
1ured. Olson had been drinking. He
was walking along the Central track
east Of the depot when the evening
passenger from the east pulled in. He
heard the train coming and stepped
from the track. but did not get as far
away as he should have DONE. Just
before the engine came up even with
him he staged and fell across the
COW catcher The train was stacking
down for the station. but was still un>
der sufficient Roadway to knock the
man from the track. The engineer.
seeing that an accident had happened.
brought the train to stop and the
man was carried to the depot. 1t was
decided that the injuries were not seri-
GUS and he was taken in a hack to the
Henry Fink home. Some fear was at
first entertained that he may have sus-
tained Internal injuries but he is able
20 be around again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
PROBABLY FATALLY BURNED.
An oskaloosa Child Meets With Ter
rible Accident.

SpeclaI to Times RepuDiiCdn.
Oskaloosa, April 19.zLittle Babe
Turner, the 10-year- old daughter of
Mrs. Henry Turner was terribly burned
Sunday morning about 10 O'Clock. The
child is suffering today but DR.. Swar-
ems, who is In attendance, Is hopeful
that the burns may not prove fatal
The child was out in the yard with
her brother playing and started to
light bon fire. The clothing of the
little one was caught In some way
and blazed UP about the little form
as she ran toward the house scream
ing. She ran into the house grabbed
water pail, and tried to pour the
contents over her back upon the fam
Ing clothing, and then ran from the
house to the we'll near by and tried
to pump more water. The mother
and sister were at the house at the
time but were so frightened that they
could do nothing. The child quickly
desisted in it's efforts to pump and
ran away from the house toward Will
Kirkinan. who was near and had
heard the girls screams. He ran to
meet her and tore away what he
could of the burning clothing. Other
help was also at hand and the fire
was put out but not untdl the girl had
been terribly burned about the hips and
back.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
Frank Lampson, a Liveryman
at Bows, Robbed of Large
Sum While Asleep
THE THIEF WAS APPsEHENDED
All But $40 Of the Money Was Re-
covered and James Maryhew, the 40
cused Bound Over to the Grand Jury
Fire Near Gait Causes Loss to
Farmer.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-R Republicans
Bows. April 19.-This place has been
greatly excited over the robbery of
Frank sLampson. the liveryman. here,
and the subsequent developments.
While asleep on a cot in the barn Sat
urday evening Lampson had $500 in
cash stolen from his pockets. Just
how Lampson came to have so large a
sum of money on mis- person is noi
known. but ii is supposed he had sold
some stock that day and received the
pay for the same in currency. Suspi-
c'on was directed toward James Mary
hew, a young fellow about town. He
was arrested and admitted The theft.
paying back all but about $40 of the
stolen money. At his preliminary ex>
animation Monday Justice Joslin bound
him over to the grand jury, his bonds
being fixed at $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
PORTER IN COAL DEAL.
Eidora Man Interested With Webster
Civ and Fort Dodge Coal Men.

City and Fort Dodge Coat Men.
Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, April 1s.-Will Porter. a
banker and builder CT electric light
plants; Frank Wilson. Of Webster City,
president of the Webster City &
Southwestern Railroad and OF the
Crooked Creek Coal Company, and
Samuel Mcclure, OF Fort Dodge. coal
operator with interests at Lehigh.
Pleasant Valley and Frazier, will meet
In Webster City this week to organize
a coal company for the extensive deyel-
opment of Polk county coal fields.
The gentlemen have secured options
on the mineral rights to LOO acres
Of land along the Dies Moines, Iowa
Falls Il Northern road in Douglas
township Polk county, and adjacent TO
the properties acquired by the White
breast Enterprise. and Northern coal
companies. This lard has been pros
pected and has proven as rich In coal
as the properties adjoining and now
being developed.
Messrs. Mcclure and Wilson are
among the largest operators in the
state, backed with years of experience
and considerable capital, while Mr.
Porter is one of thu, wealthy men of
Hardin county. They have ample cap
ital for the development of the prop
erty.
Their plan is to sink two shafts so
that the output from the holdings can
be on scale sufficient to warrant
them in going after the largest rail-
road contracts and to make theirs one
OF the largest producing properties in
the district
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
N.B.0 DONN[uN |SS|NG
Farmer Living Near Colo Leaves
Home and His Whereabouts
Are Unknown
TRACED HIM TO MAXWELL
All Further Efforts to Locate Him
Have Been Futile-Leaves Aged Par
ents, Wife, and Three Boys, Who Are
Greatly Worried Over His Continued
Absence From Home.
Special to Times- Republican

Colo, April I'm. b. O'Donnell,
farmer living about four and one-half
miles southeast of Colo. left his home
Monday, April IL, without any appar-
emit cause, and nothing has been heard
of him since. 1t is thought he Went
Maxwell and boarded "A c. NJ. & st. z.
train. He,had only his working clothes
on and had very lit1le money with him.
His aged parents. Mr. and Mrs. Martin
O'Donnall, live In town here. and are
grief stricken over his disappearance
as is also his wife and three young
boys whom he left. He is So years of
age. FIVE feet seven inches high, has
very heavy sandy mustache. high fore-
head and grey eyes. His relatives have
been making every effort TO locate
him but all traces of him have been lost
beyond Maxwell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
Was up tho NIGHT Before.

One night the elder Sothern was pro-
ducing play in one of the scenes of
which the hero goes to bed and draws
the curtain to hide him from the audi
ence. Mr.. Sothern went to bed as
usual, but when remarks should have
been heard proceeding from behind the
curtain no sound was forthcoming. The
other player went on with his part.
still silence from the bed. The stage
manager became alarmed. He tore a
small hole in the canvas which COM
Eosed the wall of the room and. peep
ing thru. saw to his horror that the
actor was fast asleep. This was an
awkward situation. He called Sothern
no response. At last, getting des-
perate, the stage manager seized
broom and succeeded In poking Soth-
erns ribs with the handle. The actor
awoke with huge yawn, pulled HIM
self together and went on with his part.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
Got His Share.

IAlpPiHCONl 81
Back in the '7Os. when Dewey had
command of ship of the old Hart
ford type, he was lying in the harbor
off Genoa. Visitors We're allowed on
board at all times except Sunday NOR
ming. when inspection took place. One
Sunday a we'll known American mill
ionaire steamed out with a party Of
friends in his private yacht and sue
ceeded in getting on deck, where ne
was met by Captain Dewey, who aske1
him to leave. Mr.. Money demonstrated,
and. finally, exasperated by the firm
GOODNESS of the officer, he burst out.
NO sir, I won't leave. l am an
American citizen, and have perfect
right on this vessel. I pay taxes in
America: I am on my own property;
part Of this ship belongs to mel"
Calmly Dewey opened his penknife,
stopped down and split of piece of
the deck flooring. Handing it to the
incensed American citizen he replied.
There's about what you own, and
there's the ladder-now git"
And he got.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19

Wiota.
The 14-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Henderson. near here, is suf-
fering with broken leg. the result OF
being thrown from horse while on
her way to school. The little girl had
ridden the horse away from home and
the animal threw her before she reach
ed the school, fracturing her limb
The horse was gone, so the little girl
snow. distance of about a half mile
Fonda.
Helena Wood, the 7-year- old daugh :
ter of MIR. and Mrs. Wilson Wood, mar
rowly escaped a horrible death not
long ago The children had starte 1
"a bonfire in the street near her home
and the little girl had Joined the
children in watching it. While playing
near the flames the back of her dress
caught fire, and her body was badly
burned before the flames were smoth-
cred.
Spencer.
Receiver H. F. Schultz has filed a
report showing the condition of the
affairs of the defunct Bank OF Royal
at the present time. He has collected
12.027.76 of the amount due the bank,
being about 80 per cent all paper that
is now due. He had paid out for ex-
penses, S4.s65.o7 and has balance on
hand of $7.162.69. There is about 20. :.
900 more owing the bank, but not yet
due. He thinks depositors wild receive
70 per cent of their money when the
affairs of the bank are wound up.
Soldier.
The town of Soldier dedicated the
new $4,000 Lutheran church, Sunday.
April "a, and Will continue three
days service. The dedication sermon
was preached Sunday at 1880 a. M.
by Rev. L. III. Dahl, of Minneapolis,
president of the United Norwegian
Lutheran churches. The new church
is one of the best country churches.
in this part Of the state and will COM
fortably seat 600 persons. There are
400 commencement members and the
average Sunday attendance is over
200.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
Bring the Morning Back.

IF. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitu-
toni
The dark day, the dark day.
Shadows in the skies:
Come and make the Morning.
Sweetheart with your eyesI
No glearn there on the clover
Draperies of black!
Glance the gray world over
Bring the Morning back!
The dark day. the dark day,
Joy is in eclipse;
Thrill the dropping flowers
With the life that's in your lips:
Dreary are the shadows
In the tempest's track,
Sweetheart, bring the meadows
OF the Morning back!
The dark day, the dark day.
And never bloom or bearnl'
Sweetheart, sing the sunlight
To the music of a dream!
Storm winds chase the fleet bird
Far from song and sight,
Sweetheart, say the sweet word
Win the world to light!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
Waveriy.

Waveriy.
Professor Hartwig and DR.. Norton
members of the board of trustees OF
the Waverly library, are contemplat
ing building $4,000 structure here
this summer.
Cumberland.
After a continued effort on the part
Of the citizens, Cumberland now has
plenty of water Few towns in this
state of less than 1000 have water and
the fire protection that Cumberland
now boasts of.
Gearing.
The Christian church here had q
close call recently from fire. The grass
in the yard was set on fire in some
manner but the timely arrival of sew
eraI men prevented any serious dam
age.
LeMars.
Gertrude, the 12-year-o daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jap Betsworth re-
siding in Cookery addition. was badly
bitten by dog belonging to Jacob
Smith. The dogs teeth penetrated tn
calf Of her leg. She was taken to DR.
Mammen who cauterized the wound.
Rockwell City.
Mrs. NJ. f. McChesney was quite SER
iously scalded one day last week while
removing boiler of hot water from
he stove. She dropped the boiler,
spilling the contents over her feet and
limbs, receiving burns which, while
lot serious, are very painful.
Melvin.
The rural mail route recently estab-
shed in this vicinity, is now in good
working order, the carrier, Wells Dag
5ett having started over a week ago
o make his daily trips over the route.
Postmaster Kraft reports everything
working in a satisfactory manner.
Upton.
Earny Lewis son of H. l.. Lewis, re-
iiaing in the Springdale neighborhood
asst Thursday evening fell thru a hole
N the hay NOW, a distance of ten feet.
o the barn floor, dislocating his wrist
and breaking the bone in his right
lrm iust above the dislocated wrist.
Red Oak.
r. H. Faris, the jeweler, was struck
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

on the head with the blunt edge OF an
wood beneath clothes line. The ak
caught the line and in the rebound
struck him a fearful blow on the fore
head, binding him and keeling him
over.
TerriI.
A crew Of tile men have been wait
ing on the weather to begin work on
the Crockett farm. Mr.. Crockett has
several cars of tile on the ground and
will ship in more. He intends to tile
his 1-acre farm thoroughly this sum-
mer, at an estimated expense OF close
to $4,000.
Maxwell
Steel has arrived for new bridge
across Indian creek, near w. II. King 5
place, also for a bridge across Rock
creek, near W. j. Veneman's place.
The securing of these bridges is due
to the efforts of Supervisor Miles Pear
son, thru whose influence they have
been acquired. -
Pocahontas.
j. A. Terry has an old heirloom,
which has been in the family for ove'
40 years. 1t is an old fashioned pow
der horn and was made by Mr.. Terry 5
great grandfather, David Terry, in the
year 1853 was carried by that gentle :
man during the revolutionary war 1t
is in a good state of preservation.
Baxter.
The funeral of S. |. Miskimins, who
died at the home of his father, three
miles south of Baxter, after lingering
illness With typhoid fever, was held
Sunday. Mr.. Miskmins was born July
10, 1873. He graduated in law and was
one of the bright young men of the
Jasper county bar.
Rock Rapids.
Miss Gertrude Basye was quite ser
iously injured in a runaway accident
while she was returning from her
school in Rhode district. She was
driving a pony when the bride broke
and the animal started to run. Miss
Basye, seeing that she could not con-
troll the animal, jumped to the ground
and in aIighting broke several OF the
bones in her right foot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
The Set Not spoiIed.

The Baroness de Selliere has an
nounced the betrothal Of her daughter,
Miss Livermore and the Count de Luz
bersac.
A story is sometimes told In New
York Of Miss Livermore in her baby
hood and OF. her fond mother.
The baby, according to the story.
played disastrously one morning with
some very beautiful royal Worcester
cups and saucers. caller arrived just
as a faint crash resounded thru the
drawing room.
"Ah," the caller said, "the baby has
broken cup from your royal Worces-
ter set, eh?"
yes" answered the baby's mother,
but no harm is done. for she has
broken the saucer, too.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
LIBEL SUIT BEGUN.
Democratic Paper Sued by Q. 6. Hem
enover.

Democratic PAPST Sueu ny =. ~ ssS"
enover.
Special to Times Republican.
Bedford. April 19.--Mr. D. G. Hem
enpver, now Of Des Moines, but recently
OF Bedford, has just sued H. e. Mooers
editor Of the leading democratic paper
OF this vicinity, for $4,000 damages al
legged TO have been sustained by reason
of what he denominates in his petition
Is malicious libel.
ii In substance he complains that he
Yves recently married and in writing OF
1T the Free Press said that D. G. Hem
enover had been lynched at Des Moines
married to Mrs. Lynch; that ne
seemed to be quite heart snsasher but
chat he appeared to be able to smash
more whisky.
Evidently the plaintiff believes that
there should be some punishment In
hicted for this attempt at gaity and.
ne claims, that he can also detect the
acrimonious flavor OF malice in the ar
ticle
Both sides have employed consid-
cradle array of legal talent and the
fray is waited Tor with interest.