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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
PETITION FILED TODAY
erinneIl Relocation Committee Now
Has a,2os Names to the. Petition =
Will be. Filed Today.
special to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Repuhlican.
/ Grinnell, April 6.--J. w Vest, county
auditor of Poweshiek. walked into the
headquarters Of the county seat re-
location committee last evening and
was gladly welcomed by his many
friends He listened very carefully 70
larguments and explanations, but wise
| ~ RETAINED from comment or discus
sion. AS the petition is to be filed
with him today and his responsibility
| in this matter begins then and con-
ltinues until thu. matter is finally settled,
he is anxious to be thoroughly posted
upon every phase of the question II
Is probable, however that his presence
here at this time is not wholly due to
such desire. but that he has matters to
look after In connection with the
Judge Clements.
The list OF names to the petition is
still growing, and 1t is not believed
that any possible influence can be in
voked to break down the large major
ity already obtained. Last evening Il
total Of 3,20S votes had been recorded
and more Were coming in at fairly reg
ular intervals. The total vote of the
county In 1900 is given as a little over
5000. There is no abatement of en-
thusiasm among the workers or the
people Interested, either in Grinnell or
the country surrounding. The "eoun-
ty seat" is the principal topic of corr
versation and overshadows in import
ance almost every other question.
A series of base ball games is to be
played here next week, beginning on
Monday and lasting thru the week, be-
tween the college team and the Dav-
export league team.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. G. Preston went to
Oskaioosa to he present Monday even
ing at the marriage of the daughter of
Judge. and Mrs. B. w. Preston to Mr..
Fl. K. Spencer.
The,school board has let the contract
for plumbing and heating the new high
school building to Wallace & Linnane,
OF Des Moines. Their bid was $S,925.
being but SO less than that of Andrews
& Johnson. of Chicago while the high
est bid was that of l.. H. Kurtz, of Des
Moines. $12,170.
Mrs. L. f. Wilson. principal of the
HCDStci SIty lilSH SShOo. etSttl
principal Of the Grinnell high school, is.
spending her, vacation here with Miss
Alice Durham.
J. w. Fitzgerald, from Omaha, SPENT
Sunday here visiting his mother and
other relatives.
Harry Head, of River View, Mont
visiting his parents here, Mr.. and Mrs.
a. r. Healdl.
Miss Henrietta Steiner is this week
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Lay in
Marshalltown.
Mrs. Hannah Kelley, of Farnsworth.
S, D.. former citizen OF this county
and a sister of Mrs. Catherine Alley.
died at her home recently at an adj
yanced age.
The directors of the Grinnell Fair
Association, at their last meeting, de-
cided not to hold a fair at this place
this year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06

| John G. Steele, Monroe county, Sept
p. 1897.
Alonzo Robbins. Lee county, JAN
1898.
Alex Storms Louisa county, Sept 80
1898,
Will Adams. Marshall county. Dee
LIZ, 1898.
w. NJ. H. Jones, Henry county, Oct
III, 1899.
Clarence Mills Davis county, Nov
Is. 1899.
George Wright, Muscatine county
June 3 1900.
Chester Tyler, Jasper county Feb, 5
1902.
Ira Noble Muscatine county, June 2
1902
William Lucas. Page county, Nov 2
1902.
james Burns, Polk county, April 80
1903
Anamosa Penitentiary.
T. w. Watson, Mills county. March
IA, 1884.
Henry Furry, Polk county. July 16,
1856.
Frank Rainsbarger, Marshall county,
March 10. 1887.
Nathan Rainsbarger, Marshall coun-
ty. Dec. IL, 1887.
Elmer Warren, Tama county, March
s, 1891.
Martin May, Buchanan county, Oct.
20, 1898.
Albert Anderson, Lee county, Dec.
4. 1898.
Hugh Robbard. Dubuque county.
Dec. 2S. 1893.
L. w. Haley, Dubuque county, Feb.
26 1894.
Jasper Mason. Dallas county, Oct
81. 1894.
Betsy Smith. Polk county. July .,
1894
William Tool, Sac county, Feb. s,
1885,
j.. R. Van Tassel, Chickasaw county.
March 5. 1895.
Herman Book, Chickasaw county,
Oct. s. 1886.
c. Eckerlebe, Clinton county, May 5,
1897.
John L. Cater, Fayette county. July
II. 1897.
John Hamin. Polk county. Dec 20,
1897.
William Christoph, Chickasaw coun-
ty. Oct. 10. 1898.
Charles stegel Scott county. Oct. 20.
1898.
DeForest Fairbanks, Mitchell coun-
". April Z. 1859.
John Penny. Emmett county, Nov. 90.
1899.
f. E. Riney, Ida county, Dec. 1, 1892
Sarah Kuhn, Keokuk county, Jan.
II. 1901.
]. L. Likens, Clarke county. Jan. "a.
1901.
]. a. Freeman. Emmett county. Feb
II. 1901.
Lewis Brooks. Buena Vista county.
Jan. 20. 1903
Albert G. Phillips. Buena Vista coun-
-y, Jan 20, 1903
Harry Hortman Cherokee county, |
Ian. 80. 1902 fnew trial granted).
Louis Busse, Bremen county, April
Il, 1902 tappeal pending.)
Thomas c. Robinson. Howard coun-
y, Nov. G, 1903.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
A WoMAN's BACK.
The Aches and Pains Will Disappear il
the Advice Of this Marshalltown Git
izen is Followed.


A woman's back has many aches and
pains.
Most times it's the kidneys fault.
Backache is really kidney ache.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills cure
it.
Many Marshalltown women know
this.
Read what one has to say about it:
Mrs. L. W. Fox. 305 Summit street.
says: when / first learned about
them had considerable pain in my
back. Procuring box at the Mcbride
& Will Drug Company's store. used 1t
and was soon free from the annoyance,
which was undoubtedly caused by some
imperfect action Of the kidneys l
gladly recommend a remedy that
proved OF such value as Doan's Kidney
Pills. Several friends of mine tried
them and all hold as high an opinion of
their merit as l..
Price. so cents per box. For sale by
all dealers. Foster Milburn Company.
Buffalo. N Y, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name. Doan's. and
take no other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
MINERS ENJOY A HOLIDAY.
Situation at What Cheer Not So Seri
Gus as at First Reported.

Situation at What Cheer Not So Ser-
Gus as at First Reported.
What Cheer, April 6.--The strike
situation in this city has resolved
itself into a holiday occasion. Miners
from all over the state are Hooking in
here to visit friends and spend the
short vacation they anticipate among
old associates. The damage 70 the
first reported. The What Cheer Fuel
Company. at whose mines the greatest
damage was anticipated, viii practi-
cafly suffer no loss as they had been
preparing for weeks in anticipation of
the strike aud had all their rooms and
pillar work finished, leaving only new
entry work standing. I'his Is "A preca u
ton that has never been successfully
attempted heretofore and an evidence
of good manag cement on the part of the
operators without a parallel In the
mining history OF this camp. This
will be ready at any time
within the next two years to deliver
200 tons or better of coal at days
notice.
The PICK makers strike is ended and
the men are all back at work, having
gained the point for which they We're
contendng. The contract is signed up
by ali parties and will go smoothly for
another year.
The prospect is good for a switch
from the C. & n. w. to Thompson Il
Walkers new mine near Tioga. This
will mean work for 200 men next Win
ter, all of whom live IN What Cheer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
Fatal Stabbing ARRAY Among
the Habitues OF Dives In
Sioux City
oRvlLLE. JOHNSON THE VICTIM
Both Loved the Same Woman and
Quarreled About Her-Victim Tele-
phoned Rival That One of Them
Must Die and When They Met Death
Struggl. Ensued.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux city, April Ga murder under
dramatic circumstances occurred in
this city last night as the result of a
quarrel between two habitues of the
dives in the submerged part OF the
city. Orville Johnson, who plays a
piano in a sporting house and Walter
Williams, Doth colored, fell in love with
a girl named Nellie Jacobs, who came
here recently from Minneapolis. They
quarreled over her and yesterday John
son telephoned Williams, who is a por-
ter ut the Elks' club rooms that one
of them must die when they met. Last
night they met on the street and Will
Jams stabbed johnson TO death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
Death Of Mrs. Bell.
n Observation-Disclosures,

Speclai TO Observation-Disclosures,
Algona. April 6.-iMrs. William Ball
a highly respected citizen. and the wife
OF one of the leading stock buyers, in
this city, lied Monday night at her
home in this city, after an Illness of
about eight weeks. Besides her nus
band she leaves TO mourn her loss,
six children. She was SO years old. ana
has lived in this city for about nine
years. Mrs Bell was very fine woman.
and highly esteemed by ALL She was a
member OF the Congregational church
of this city and the funeral was held
from the,hurch this morning at 10
O'clock Gin account of not having a
pastor here at this time Rev. G. G.
Tower of The Hampton Congregational
church and who was her choice, offie-
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
RAILROAD WORK SLACK.
Coal Strike Has Visible Effect OH Rail
road Business at ottumwa.

Special 10 Times Republican.
| Ottumwa, April 6.--The railroads en-
| tering the city are experiencing the
| effects of the suspension of work in the
coal mines and several crews have
been laid off temporarily pending a
settlement of the wage question by the
miners and operators. 1t is stated that
as an immediate result of the miners
stopping work freight business with
the railroads is the slackest known for
many months.
| The coal fields in this vicinity are
among the richest in the state. Sew
eral hundred miners are employed and
| the handling of the coal taken from
the mines is an important item of the
| freight business of all the railroads
running into the city. The Milwaukee
taps extensive coal fields both north
and south of Ottumwa. The Burling
ton besides running train daily to
the keb mines has other large mines
on the main line in Wapello and Mon
roe counties. The Rock Island has
many large mines along its line be-
tween Ottumwa and Des Moines and
does an extensive freight business
from this source. Outside Of the coal
business. it is said the freight traffic
is very heavy.
Crews Transferred.
The Milwaukee, has transferred five
crews of trainmen from the Marion
line to the cut-off and two switch en-
gines at the junction yards have been
taken off until work in the mines is
resumed. This will throw several men
out of work temporarily. The freight
business OF TIE CeY,lns ton ana Rock
Island has also been much decreased
by the stopping of the coal business. 1t
is stated that one OF the day and one
of the night switch engines in the Bur-
lington yards have been laid off tenn
porarily which will throw six switch
men and two engine crews out of work.
The force at the coal sheds has been
reduced and further reduction Is
looked for.
Are Well Supplied. ,
Officials of the railway companies
state that they have a large supply of
coal on hand and that there Is no dan
ger of IA shortage at present. 1t is
stated that the railways have enough |
coal to operate their roads for about |
thirty days and it is expected that |
work In the mines will BE- resumed be- |
fore that time. AT any rate il is stat
ed that enough coal for operating pur-
poses can be shipped In from other |
states.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
PROMINENT MAN SUICIDES.
August u. Martens, of Sioux City,
Hanqs Himself.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City. April 6.-August u.
Martens, manager Of Martens Bros
mill, committed suicide. He tied one
end of rope around his neck and the
other to a steam pipe In the basement
OF his handsome new residence at 1902
Douglas street, and jumped from a
chair.
His daughter Name, aged 20, dis
covered the body shortly afterwards.
Dependency and an ovarindulgence il
liquor are assigned as the causes. De-
ceased WAS an old resident. having
come here In 1885. He had made
threats that he would end his life. AS
far as is known his business affairs are
In excellent condition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
Hotel Dumont Opened Again.

Special to TlmAs-RepuDNCaH.
Dumont April 6.-The Hotel Du-
mont after being closed all winter has
been thoroughly renovated from cellar
to garnet. 1t was opened Sun
day by the elaborate spread OF an
Easter dinner. Commissary general,
Miss Sarah Wild, assistant and clerk,
r w. Wild.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
SCHOOLS CLOSED
All Public Gatherings Prohibited /, at
Scranton Because of an Epidemic Of
Dphtheria-One Death.

Special to Times Republican.
Scranton April s.--The public schools
have been closed and all public gather
ings prohibited here on account of an
epidemic of diphtheria. Four cases
have occurred in Mr.. NJ. Gibson's fam
lily. The Oldest boy died Monday. but
the other three children are recover
ing.
Antitoxin has been given to all the
children but was given too late to save
the boy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
Makes a ciaan Smeen.

There's nothing like doing thing
thoroughly. OF all the salves you ever
heard of, BDcklen's Arnica Salve is the
best. 1t sweeps away and cures burns,
sores, bruises, cuts, boils. ulcers, skin
eruptions and piles. It's only 25 cents
and guaranteed to give satisfaction by
the Mcdonald s. Mahood Company,
druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
DEATH OF JAMES cARMAck.
Well Known Citizen Of Hardin County
Buried at Iowa Falls.

Special to Tines-R Republican.
Iowa Falls, April 6.-The remains of
the late James Carinack Will be
brought here from Radcliffe, today, for
interment in the Friends cemetery.
Mr.. Carmack was for many years a
resident of this part of the county and
was we'll known here. The past few
years he has been making his home
with his children at Radcliffe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
Miners Issue a Call For An
other Conference to Be Held
Next Monday
AN AGREEMENT is PROBABLE
Believed That the Miners Are Ready to
Yield and Accept Settlement on
Basis of the Indianapolis Agreement
Strike Affects Railroads at OF
tun,wa.
Special to Times Republican.

'~F7SS1stf 70 'If'-H ~ Pt'D110N&tfs
OskaIoosa, April Ga call was is
sued this morning from miners head
quarters in this city for another meet
ing of miners and operators to be held
in Des Moines, April II, to settle the
coal strike
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
Section Men Nav Go Out.

Muscatine, April 6.-The section men
of the c.. NJ. & st. p. railway here are
on a strike. The indications are that
the trouble is spreading.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06
INJURED MEN RECOVERING.
Victims of the Accident on the Illinois
Central Out Of Hospital.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, April Gone by one the
men who have been in Ellsworth hos
pital in this city since the big wreck
on the Illinois Central railroad az
South Fork, are being discharged, ana
are returning TO their homes, having
sufficiently recovered from their in
juries to be able TO travel. Engineer
McNiel, who was hurt the worst of the
half dozen men who went down in the
wreck, has returned to Waterloo and
is able to be about town. 1t was found
necessary to amputate one of his hands
the injury to that member being the
worst of his injuries. The first re-
ports stated that Mcneil had been kill
ed, but later proved untrue and it IS
since learned that several others of
the crews We're more severely hurt
than he was.
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and bladder right Don't DELAY taking
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06

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external evidences of it may disap-
pear, and the victim misled, be
buoyed up by false hopes of cure,
while the disease may even then
have fastened its fangs i'll some
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it is doing its destructive work un-
seen. Mercury has arrayed against
it thousands upon thousands Of
physical wrecks and. chronic inva-
lids who have been dosed for years
and their systems saturated with
these powerful drugs, only to be
harassed by constantly returning
symptoms and confronted with unn
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who come i'll contact with you, and
contagion. AS long as there is LIT
as any signs Of Contagious Blood F
crushing out the life of this loaf,
known does this so thoroughly a
peculiar virus that spreads throu
healthy tissues and threatens ever
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-06

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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-01-07
GREAT THEATER DISASTERS OF THE PAST.

aster in the United States occurred at
The Brooklyn theater during the last
act of the last scene of "The Two Or
phans,' of which Kate Claxton was the
star. She was the first to discover the
flame, but made no sign to alarm the
audience. The fire was quickly dis
cerned, however, and the panic began.
Miss Claxton and two others, Joining
hands at the front of the stage, be-
tween the spectators and the fire,
begged for order, and leisurely exodus
began, but a robust man started the
stampede, and the terrible loss OF life
resulted Eddie Foy's vain appeal for
order in the Iroquois disaster is
parallel. 1t was for cowardice, not for
heroism, that the Opera Comique fire
IN Paris was noted. Strong men
knocked down and trampIed on women
and children in the frantic rush for
the exits The official list of dead
in this disaster was put at rs, but many
missing were never accounted for, and
II Is possible that scores of bodies were
completely charred in the ruins and
never found
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-01-07
Entrance and Front Of Playhouse.

children, who, in the struggle inside
the doors, had exhausted their strength
and who, when the outside and COM
parative safety were reached, were I'M
able to continue to the street and fell
helpless upon the marble floor. Some
were deau when the rescuers reached
them and some still showed signs of
life. These latter were hurried to the
street and committed to the waiting
arms. of hundreds who had gathered
about the entrance, ready to carry
them to nearby stores and restaurants
and TO the police ambulances which
soon began to arrive,
There are three doors leading to the
main balcony from the front of the
theater and most of the imprisoned
spectators attempted to escape by way
of the east one. This door is higher
than either of the others and farther
away from the stage, and 1t is thought
that this accounts for the number that
tried to use II. The fire approaching
from the stage gradually drove them
back to the east wall, where they per-
ished in the frenzied jam
Women Beaten Down by Men.
Comparatively more men than wom-
en- gained positions anywhere near the
door According to one man who es-
capped, they climbed over the backs of
the seats, beat down women and chill
dren and even walked over their
fallen bodies. They tore children
from their mothers and threw women
who blocked their way out of the aisles
en and beneath the seats.
AS soon as the bodies which blocked
the door were cleared away the chief
and his assistants turned their atten-
ton TO those who had not been so
fortunate as to even get near the
doors. Charred and stiff in death,
women and children were found appar-
entity in the very seats from which
they had viewed the performance. One
little lad of about IL years was found
caught between two seats not half
dozen feet from the center door. There
was no one near him and he seemed
| TO be one Of the few who in avoiding
the rush for the door above fell vic
Tins TO the suffocating heat.
Cause of the Horror.
Careful investigation into the hor-
ror disclosed three predominant fac
ttors in the holocaust This trio OF IN
| fueneing circumstances, operating
simultaneously undoubtedly was re-
sponsble for the great loss of life. 1t
was the consensus of opinion OF ex-
perts that there could be no doubt as
to the correctness of the conclusions
which follow:
First-The sudden shutting off of all
lights in the structure at time when
the people were endeavoring to leave
the building This Egyptian darkness
Icaused people to stumble up or down
steps: those behind piled on top. many
being suffocated and crushed
Second-The unfortunate spreading
of the fire on the stage and Its I'M
looked-for communication into the
auditorium. caused for the most part
by the failure of o fire curtain to work.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-01-07
Terrible Scenes ARE enacted
IN THE PLAYHOUSE OF death
Rescuers Are Forced to. Walk on Dead to
ExtricAte Living Exits Choked With
Bodies of Women and Children.

II this had dropped and had been
thoroughly freproof, 1t would have
cut off the fiery tempest and held IL
within the stage space,
Third-The unquestioned failure OF
doors, leading out Of the theater to fire
escapes and to landings, to move when
the people tried to open them. The
doors do not lock with bolts, but are
held by perpendicular levers, which
are inclined to stick" Outside OF
the inner doors which lead to the fire
escapes are iron folders, which are
snapped together by horizontal iron
levers. These levers were ice-coated
and not movable when the crowd at
tempted to open them to get out to the
steel stairways.
Aldermen, firemen, policemen, insur-
ance men, architects and newspaper
men who spent good deal of time In
the burned theater Thursday generally
agreed on these causes as being the
ones leading directly to the awful loss
Of life. 1t was admitted that undoubt-
eddy there were minor reasons which
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-01-07

Chicago, Jan. 1.-On the heels of the
iremen came the police, intent on the
work of rescue. Chief O'Neill and
Assistant Chief Schuettler ordered cap
tains from a dozen stations to bring
their men, and then they rushed to
the theater and led the police up the
stairs to the landing outside the east
entrance to the first balcony.
The firemen, rushing blindly up the
stairs in the dense pail of smoke, had
found their path suddenly blocked by
wall of dead eight or ten feet high.
They discovered many persons alive
and carried them TO safety. Other
firemen crawled over the mass of dead
and dragged their hose into the theater
to fight back the flames that seemed
to be crawling nearer to turn the fatal
landing into funeral pyre.
Passages strewn with Bodies.
Among the elevated passages lead
Ing from the foyer to the balcony
were strewn scores of women and