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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-11-24

to bad engineering and, in some cases,
corruption.
New Jersey gives annually $3.50, 900
as aid. The state pays one-third of the
cost, the counties two-thirds, and ten
per cent. of the counties share may be
assessed on the townships. The state
has apportioned in the last ten years
S1,500,000. The counties have spent
more than double this amount, as they
pay for bridges, surveying and inciden-
tails. There have been builded by state
aid 959 miles of road in New jersey
and at the beginning of the year there
had been applications for the improve
ment of 4S9 miles. When the law was
first proposed there was strong opposi-
tion to it, especially from the county
Now the applications from the counties
are always ahead of the state appropria.
tiOns.
The road builders in New Jersey are
held to be among the most advanced in
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-11-24

America. Experience has taught them
that macadam roads in the country were
being made needless1y costly. Macadam
was laid on too thick and the roads were
made too wide. When they began to
get out of the mud in New Jersey they
made the macadam IL inches deep, and
the stone beds were generally 16 feet
wide. Now most of the roads have only
six inches OF macadam and are 10 or
IL feet wide. Six inches of macadam
instead of II means that material for
meTly covering five miles of road now
covers ten. A reduction in width from
16 to IL feet means further 25 per cent
saving.
Simply stated, the road builders have
concluded that thin road will last as
long as a thick one, if given proper and
timely maintenance.
Here is a statement of the cost of one
of these six-inch macadam roads taken
in body from the report of the commis-
sioner of public roads of New Jersey for
1903:
November O. 1903.
Mr. Henry / Budd, State Commissioner of
Public Roads, Trenton, n. j.
Dear Sir: Below find an exact detailed
statement OF the Centervile road, town
ship OF Hopewell. county of Mercer, state
Total length. 1O.4OO feet or 1.s7 miles.
Width of stone bed, II feet.
Length of stone bed 10,4O0 feet
Depth of stone bed class B, or six in ches.
cents; total. 81. $50 80
Masonry in retaining walls at Stony
brook, 176 cubic yards. at s6.25;
total .....;....:........ .....;": :....; 1, 100 90
coping at 80 cents: total............ n 10
Lowering stone eculVert.............. sc 90
Blue stone coping furnished and
set, 4x20 inches, 264 ltneal feet, at
E.lO; total ..........:.-............. 290 40
Laying ia feet OF Pinch pipe; to-
tai ......:..:;.......... IA %
| Earth excavation, including rock,
total :....:.:........:s.......' 24Os 10
total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1850 co
| Supervisors salary .................. 1863 90
| Engineering expenses ............. S23 &c
Total $15 224 30
Lump sum- contract price. 50, $40 90
| Maximum grade before. per cent
| Maximum grade after. $3.50. ..2.75 Per cent
| We hereby certify the above statement
| 70 be correct and that the pavement was
| constructed strictly according to the speci-
| fcationS, and that the depth of the finished
| pavement was class b, or six inches. Re
FRANK ]. EPPELE.
w L. BURROUGHS,
Supervisor.
The pictures of the road before and
after improvement were made from
photographs In the New Jersey report
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-11-24
STATIONS.

~ Flag stations (oo) Trains do not stop
u Telegraph offices. Train Nos. and 10 will
carry passengers. Tans 8 and 10 do.
Trains run on Eastern Standard Time.
Connections-At Ulysses with Fall Brook Ry
for points north and south. At b. & S. juno
tion with Buffalo g. SusquehannaR. r. R. north for
Wellsville, south for Galeton and Ansonia Al
Port Allegany with w. N. Y.& p X. r., north
for Buffalo, Olean, Bradford and Smethporti
south for Heating Summit, Austin, Emporium
and Penn's r. r., points.
b. A. MCCLURE 6en'l Supt
Coudersport, Pa
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-11-24
The Last Straw.

Mrs. Ponsonby-deStyle you mean
to say that all is lost?
Mr.. Ponsonby- -de-Style- Every penny.
Nothing can be saved. We must give
mp this fine house.
mo matter. We will have less care" 4"
I'VE must give up our horses"
''I can walk"
"And our servants"
81 will do the work myself"
"And-our hyphen."
Then she tainted
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-11-24

NEW CAMERoNHoUsE,
Cameron. Pa,
Opposite p & E. Depot,
HARRY MCGEE, Proprietor.
Having taken possession of this house and
thoroughly remodeed and enlarged the building
by erecting addition of eighteen rooms, am
well prepared to meet the demands of the public.
Guests conveyed to any Hart of the county. Good
fishing and hunting in the immediate vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23
STOCK TRAIN WRECKED
Trap Set By Unknown Culprits
On the Iowa 4 Dakota Di-
vision Near Spencer
MUCH DAMAGE is INFLICTED
No One Was Killed and None Seriously
injured Excepting Conductor Hurley
and Engineer Humphrey - One Hun
dred Head of Cattle and Hogs Killed
and That Many More Crippled.

Special to Times epublican.
Spencer, May 23.-About IL o'clock
Saturday night a fast train on the J..
Il ID. division of the Milwaukee road
was wrecked about seven miles west of
here, inflicting much damage to both
train and track, but fortunately no one
was killed.
While running under orders to make
quick time between Sanborn and Ma
son City, Conductor Hurley and En-
gineer Humphry ran into a trap at the
aforesaid place, set by some unknown
culprit. 1t was later found that the
spices had been removed from the
rails and causing the engine at full
speed, to leave the rails and pillow up
the track for several hundred feet and
finally turn over on it's side, badly Grip
pied. Eleven cars of stock took the
same course killing 100 head of cattle
and hogs, and about that many We're
crippled The cars were so badly
smashed up that the wreckage will be
burned. Because of the faithful work
Oh the Two WEechiiB Cie"o o. WIN
the track was cleared for traffic at l
o'clock Sunday afternoon, but it will
take some time before it is all picked
up.
No one was seriously injured save the
conductor and engineer who were
somewhat bruised up. Mr.. Humphry,
when discovered after being pinned up
forty-five minutes, was dug out Of
heap of coal about four feet deep which
had been thrown into his cab after be-
ing turned over.
An attempt was made about week
ago to wreck a similar train near the
same place by prying open switch.
several cars were then derailed, and it
is very likely that a search will be
made for the offender. No arrests have
been made as yet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23

SELECT SPLENDID QUARTERS.
For Iowa Delegation to the Republican
National Convention at Chicago.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, May 23.-Mr F. S. Ellis
worth returned from Chicago Saturday
evening where he went as chairman of
a committee appointed by Chairman
w. B. Allison to arrange for headquar-
tiers for the Iowa delegation at the
republican national convention to be
held next month. Mr.. Ellsworth was
chairman of the committee which in
Guided United States Marsall George
NJ Christian of Des Moines and SEN
ator Whine of Humboldt. After cam
vass of the city the committee selec-
ted some splendid quarters at the
Stratford which is handy to the con-
vention hall and offers the Iowa dele
cation excellent quarters that are In
keeping with the standing of Iowa re-
publicans in national political affairs.
A large parlor DIN the first floor and
six parlors on the second were secured
by the committee and arrangements
were made to have the rooms elabor.
ately decorated for the occasion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23
NOTICE

FOR proposals TO HflnI, PUBLISH duo 0eil
the Reports Of the Supreme Court Of
Iowa for the Period Of Eight Years
From June I. 1904.
D The executive council OF Iowa hereby
gives notice that sealed proposals to
print. publish and sell the reports Of
the supreme court Of Iowa will be re-
ceiyed at the office OF the secretary of
state at Des Moines, Iowa, until 10
o'clock a. M. June is, 1904, when the
proposals will be opened
Proposals must he to enter into
contract, for period of eight years, to
perform the work according to the pro-
visions of Chapter Nv, Of Title III, Of
the code; according to the terms of the
specifications prescribed by the execu-
tive council, to be made part OF the
contract, and to observe all orders
made during the period of said contract
by the supreme court and the executive
council as to the character of the work,
the material used and the method and
time of doing the work The executive
council reserves the right to reject any
or all bids filed for any reason they
may deem sufficient.
Full specifications will be furnished,
On application, by the undersigned.
A. H. DAVIDSON,
Secretary of the Executive Council OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23
TAKES ACID and DIES
Suicide of Will Henninge, an
Old Bachelor Living
Near Dixie s
pEMENTEp FOR PAST TWO YEARS
pEMENTED FOR PAST TWO YEARS
Had the HaIIucination That Everyone
Was Trying to Kill Him and Would
Allow No One to Enter His House
Body Found About Twenty Four
hours After His Death.
Special 10 Ti,nes-Republlcan.

Dixie, May 23.-Wul Hennings, an old
bachelor who lives about mile south
vt two, killed himself by drinking acid.
He has been demented for about two
years and would not allow anyone in
The house. He imagined every one was
trying to kill him.
He had been dead about twenty four
hours when discovered. He was found
~ Sorns Sornsen. the man who works
his place. He had not been noticed and
on Investigation he was found dead
with the empty bottle under his pillow.
Coroner DR.. J. c. Corsant of this place,
was summoned and the jury returned a
verdict of suicide.
I He owned the eighty acre farm on
which he lived. also farm in Dakota
and one in Kansas.
This makes the second suicide within
about mile just lately and one un-
i1Uccessful attempt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23
WAS A GOOD CONVENTION.
Christian Endeavorers Pronounce Gil
man MEETING Best in Unions History

Christian Endeavorers Pronounce Gil
man Meeting Best in Unions History.
The seventh annual convention OF the
Marshall County Christian Endeavor
Union was brought to a close in Gill
man Sunday evening. Officers of the
convention pronounce it to have been
the most successful convention In the
history of the union. Eighteen societies
reported a membership of 469. The sum
Of 1881 had been donated during the
year for foreign missions, S57 for home
missions and $296.42 for other purposes,
making a total of $433.93. Forty dele
gates were in attendance at the con-
yention. representing nearly all of the
societies in the district The principal
addresses of the convention were given
by Rev. L. G. Kent, of LeMars. Iowa
state field secretary, and Miss Celia Ly-
day, of Newton. The following officers
for the ensuing year We're elected:
Observation-Disclosures Paul, Gilman.
Vice Presfdent-Clyde Whitney, Mar
shalltown.
Secretary-Maud Lowery. LaMoille.
Treasurer-James Bissett, LaMoille.
Superintendent Junior Work--Maude
Cronk. LsGrand.
Superintendent Bible Study-C. ].
Myers, LeGrand.
The place of the next convention will
be decided at some future time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23
Notice of Ineorporation.

Notice is hereby given that the UNI
dersigned have adopted articles of in
corporation under Chapter One, Title
Nine of the Code of Iowa.
The name of the corporation adopted
is "The Lennox Furnace Company,
with it's principal place of business at
Marshalltown. Iowa.
The general nature of the business
will be to manufacture and sell fur
naces and heating apparatus and other
machinery and appliances, and buy and
sell real estate necessary for the car
rying on of the said business.
The authorized capital stock is sixty
thousand dollars: fifty-two thousand
dollars, (s52.0o0) of which is
paid up in full, balance to
be issued upon the direction of
the board Of directors and when issued
to be paid in full.
This corporation commenced BUSH
ness May is, 1904, and shall continue
for twenty years.
The affairs of the corporation to be
conducted by a board of three directors
to be elected on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in May, 1905, and an
nually thereafter and until the first
election in 1905 the board of directors
of this corporation shall consist Of c.
r. Speers, D. w. Norris, Jr., and T. I.
WATSON.
The indebtedness of this corporation
shall not. at any time. exceed two
thirds of its paid up capital stock.
The private property of the members
of this corporation shall be exempt
from corporate debts.
May 10, 1904.
w. j. HEAD.
r. l. WATSON,
c. r. SPEERS.
d. w. NORRIS, JR.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23
Upton WOMAN ACQUITTED.
Hrs. Miller Charged With Throwing
Acid III Girls Face Not Guilty.

Special to Times-hepublican.
Upton, day 23.-"Not guilty" was
sthe return made by the jury in the case
OF the state of Iowa VS.. Mrs. Laura Mil
ler, charged with THROWN glye in the
}, Face Of Miss Gail Campbell, i'll the dis
trict court here. The defendant was
90 overcome when her freedom was
b. nounced that she tainted away and
had to be carried from the court house.
She was taken at once to her home in a
carriage.
There was quite a number of peo-
pie in the court room when the jury
filed in and the foreman announced
that they were ready to announce their
finding. The decision was read enid
profound silence. Many balloss had
been taken.
& The final arguments began just be-
fore noon Saturday. The defense had
put on many witnesses to testify to
the good name OF the defendant ana
witnesses to prove that she was at
home on the night when she was sup
posed to have committed the crime, she
was charged with.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

| sued by a Page county clerk of courts
would not do for marriage in Tay-
lor county. They were married, how
ever in Taylor county, with Page
county license. A few days after
ward some questions arose as to the
legality Of the marriage and the brida
began a series Of interrogatories which
/ the old gentleman STAYED off by saying
he would see about it. Monday she
was in Clarinda looking into the mat
ter and seemed to be determined to
break the tie whether it was legal Or
not. Mr.. Mcfarland is reported to
be worth several thousand dollars.
WaIcutt.
Henry Rohse, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Rohse, living near here, was
struck by lightning and instantly kill
ed. The lad was in barn on farm
several miles south of this place with
man named Wilkins. Wilkins was
shocked and rendered unconscious
remaining unconscious for some
| time and was unable to summon
| aid at once, and when a doctor arrived
the lad was beyond all aid. In fact
it was thought that he had been in
stantly killed.
West Branch.
Yetter Bros. recently made the dis
oovery that their shoe department had
been robbed of twenty-four pairs of
shoes, nineteen pairs OF which were
$3.50 shoes and the balance 81 shoes.
The discovery was made by the finding
of several empty shoe boxes on the
shelves and an investigation revealed
the loss. Entrance was evidently made
by someone with key, as there were
no evidences of an entrance having
been forced. 1t is supposed that the
goods were taken either on the fourth
or fifth. Officers are on the alert, AUD
it is hoped that the perpetrators viii
soon be caught and brought to JUS
tice.
Alta Vista.
The dead body OF Mrs. William
Heinmiller, of this place. was found in
a pool of water near her home here.
The dead woman had gotten up soma
time during the night and gone to the
little creek that runs thru the west
part of the town, where she removed
her wrapper and head shawl, laid them
on the bank and waded into the shall
low water, which was not more than
eighteen inches deep, and in which
she must have lain down and strangled
to death. No cause is assigned for me
rash act She was widow, about
40 years old who knew the pinch of
poverty, and her cup of sorrow had
been full to the brim. 1t is though
that her mind gave way and to en-
her troubles she took the step that she
did,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23

/ is being pushed with all possible speed
| The construction work is giving en-
| ployment to quite number OF men
| The company is very anxious to COM
| plete the double track between erosion
and Council Bluffs as u...Kly MS los
sibIe and all the crews that can be add
vantageously employed are being put
on the work.
OdeboIt.
During the past month lot CT
young rascals that have been break
ing globes on the street lIyh. posts
Since this is a criminal act, punishable
by fine and Imprisonment, Ire gas
| company has declared it's :nten'ion of
making an example of any person de-
tected in the act. The company Of
fers a reward of $40 for Information
that will lead to the arrest anl con-
vicaion Of any person who Injuries in
any way the lamp posts or anything
connected with them.
MechanicsvilIe.
While D. H. Keller, G. w. Fall and
0. j. Davisson We're fixing the water
tank at the Fall residence last week,
and Keller was up on the tank, about
twenty feet from the ground, some
thing gave way and he was thrown
to the ground with considerable force.
In falling he struck Mr.. Fall almost
squarely on the back and then fell TO
the ground. AS a result Mr.. Keller
has a broken wrist, and stiff knee,
altho not dangerously injured, while
Mr.. Fall has lame back and is bruis-
ed quite badly.
lndi anoIa.
3. S. Mickey was injured the other
day by being dragged from his horse
by an electric light wire. A street
lamp had been let down for repairs
and while Mr. Rollins was UP the pole
for the purpose of raising it, Mr.. Mick
ey came riding by at a pretty rapid
gait and failed to see the wire. 1t
caught him in the breast and threw
him backward to the ground. Some
time later he was taken home and is
still in critical condition. Mr.. Mick
ey is a well to do farmer living on the
old Erickson farm, and is brother of
Governor Mickey, of Nebraska.
CIarinda.
A peculiar state of affairs has come
up as the result Of the marriage of
William Mcfarland, aged n, and Myr
tie Beade, aged %. over on the east
side near the Taylor county line. On
the 18th of April Mr.. Mcfarland APP
peared at the clerk of the courts of
flee in this city and applied for mar
riage license. He stated that they
were to be married in New Market,
which town is outside of Page coun-
y, md lNas XaElad that . 1inaass LIS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23
A Musical Recital,

Special to Times Republican.
Farnhamville, May 23.-Miss Hilma
Carlson, of this place, graduate of
Rock Island Conservatory OF Music,
and who has a large class of music
pupils pursuing music courses under
her direction, at this place, and at
Gowrie, gave recital in the Congre
gational church at this place, Friday
evening, which was decided treat to
a crowded house.
The evening was an ideal May even
ing, and each number of the pro-
gram was a good, wholesome piece of
classical music. rendered by a member
or members of Miss Carlson's class
The music lovers of this vicinity
hope for a repetition Of at some future
time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23
COURTS AN INQUIRY.
President MaeLean Says He is Ready
and Willing That an Investigation Of
Himself and the University Be Made
and Only Asks That II Be Thorough.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, May eff any body of
the alumni of the state University of
Iowa, be they located at Davenport or
any other city, wish to investigate the
present condition of the institution, l
will be glad to have them investigate.
Up to the present time have not seen
any such alumni, nor have l seen any
such committee, wishing to invesM-
gate but when such come under my at
tention, l desire that such dnvestiga-
Nothing more fully accords with my
desires than that there should be such
an investigation. said President
George f. MacLean today speaking
with reference to newspaper report
that such a committee had been sent
to Iowa City by the alumni associa-
ton of Davenport to investigate the
trouble that is alleged to exist between
the president and the faculty.
The basis upon which rqmors of
such troubles rests is shown by the
story that has been circulated that
Samuel Calvin had resigned because OF
friction with the president. Professor
Calvin did not resign his professocshp
What he did was to resign from the po-
sition of state geologist so that he VIII
be able In the future to devote more OF
his time to his private Interests. DUR
ing the past two years Professor Calvin
has been connected with several placer
mining companies in British Columbia.
This work has proved to be very profit
able to him and he desires to devote
more of his time to it. Said Professor
Calvin today:
For many years my vacations have
been taken up with the state geologt-
cad work have had practically no
vacations, which We're not devoted to-
the interests of the state. have re-
signed this position SO that can de-
vote all of my time to the work OF the
university and to my private inter-
eff Henry yollmer of Davenport Is
correctly quoted as saying that Presi-
dent MacIean has caused Professor
Calvin's resignation from the universe
ty." said a prominent aHumnus OF the
university who ds close to the condi-
lions on the campus, ut only shows
that he did not investigate matters at
the university during his short stay IN
Iowa City. No more unfounded a
statement could have been made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-23
Iowa Women Form a Band

Blenco Iowa, May 23--Because
musical talent here is scarce. and IN
view of the absolute necessity that any
town that amounts to shucks must
have brass band. women musicians
have been drafted into the Bienco COR
net band. They have agreed to serve
and to appear in the regular Polish
Hussar uniform of the organization on
public occasions. Therefore, instead
of undergoing the humiliation of hav-
ing no band, Blenco finds itself with
the most popular musical organization
In this section.