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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31

meeting and no attempt was made at
concealment, all agreeing that the con-
ditions We're bad, and that something
must be done. 1t was recognized that
the use of free tickets, with a view 70
inducing traffic. was not only a viola
ton of the agreement but is in direct
violation of the interstate commerce
act and of the Elkns' law 1t was de-
MED that the commission had been
made aware of the violations of which
the western roads have been guilty of
late, and was threatening an investi-
cation with a View of making an ex-
ample of the gully parties.
1t was stated, however, that it was
necessary to correct the evil before the
commission did take action. In the
heart to heart of the meeting it was
found that the lines had been guilty
of telling prominent shippers to pay
their transportation and take receipts
for the money. turning the receipts
over to the officials in question. Upon
these receipts refunds have been or
dered thru the accounting departments.
1t was decided to renew the pass
agreement and issue imperative IN
structions prohibiting the misuse of
free transportation upon pain of dis
missal. 1t was stated that during the
period when traffic was good and All
the roads had their capacity taXel,
most of the big shippers and their
friends paid their railroad fares. As
soon as traffic began to fall off, how
ever. the traffic officials began to break
over the line, and after a time few of
the big shippers We're paying fare when
they rode on western railways. An
other meeting OF the executive off,
Gals will soon be held.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
ed however, without injury, despite sew

ed however, without injury, despite sew
eral vicious lunges made at him by
Marx, according to the statement.
The motive for the crime can only
be traced to an insane desire on the
to persons to whom he was indebted.
The two men whose bodies have been
found were six months behind in their
wages, as was the young boy, Harry,
of whom no trace has yet been foutii.
Claim Marx Dragged Victims.
The manner in which these men met
their death appears to be plain. Marx
always slept with his hired man, his
wife and four children sleeping in an
adjoining room. 1t is said that he
drugged his victims when they pressed
him too hard for their wages and then
crushed their heads with an axe or
some blunt instrument, after which the
bodies were dismembered and buried.
Each of the bodies already found bears
CHASTITY hole in the forehead.
In that of the Hebrew peddler the
case appears to have been robbery and
then murder. The peddter went TO the
Marx home with a large quantity OF
articles, including clothing, cheap jew
elry. etc. The Hebrew nnue ed the
Marx home late in the afternoon two
years ago and was never seen again.
A few days after this event Marx
hitched up a horse and wagor and
drove to the home of John Marx, no
relation of the alleged murderer, and
tried to sell him a miscellaneous col-
lection of clothing. some of II new and
some of it second hand. The clothing
it is believed was the property Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
DANA LEAVES THE HOSPITAL.
iowa Boy Who Was Shot in New
York Has About Recovered,

New York, Aug. 31.-Samuel l.. Dana,
IF Fairfield. Iowa, who was discharged
from the hospital yesterday. went to
Central Park in the afternoon and for
long time stood brooding over the
spot in the clump of bushes, where he
was found five weeks ago, lying uncon
scious from a bullet wound, which he
says he does not know how he received
He searched thru little path of brush
to one side as II searching for some
thing, but whether it was the revolver
he was searching for could not be
learned. He found nothing.
Prior to his visit to the park he called
at the Yorkville court and had the date
of his hearing on the charge Of at
tempted suicide changed from Septem
Der Is to September L. Then he Went
to his rooms in the Y. NJ. c. A. building
and held sort Of q reception in the
corridor.
He looks WELL but Is a trlfle thin and
refused to discuss his future plans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
HoRsEMEN TAKE NOTICE.

Once horse is entered in the Year
Book, the official publication OF the
= lerican Trotting association. as hav-S
lIg started under a certain name, new
owners should be careful to see that
the horse is thereafter entered under
the name as it appears in the Yea
Book and not as the owner may harc~
originally christened the animal. It
often happens that horse named
Maud s. is started for a season as
Maud, and after changing owners the
latter starts the mare as Maud S. with
out noting the spelling in the Year
Book. Then there are apt to be trouble
and protests and perhaps return OF
money won. 1t would be an easy mat
ter for the new owner of horse to
look up the particulars about his pur-
chase in the books of the American
Trotting Register association. The Of
ficials of both the National and Amer
lean Trotting associations do all In
their power to keep names Strengthened.
out, but it is impossible for them to
note all the instances. 1t would also be
the part of wisdom on the part OF pur-
chasers to ascertain through the trot-
ting officials if the horse they intend to
purchase is clear on the books of the
associations. Often there are penalties
in the form of unpaid entrance fees
against horses which change hands at
private sale, and prospective ownerS
will save themselves much trouble and
money by making a few inquiries in
advance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
The Beauty Quest.

ICincinnatt TimeS-Star.J
Elizabeth has given up her music and
her club.
She spends her time between two
things--her mirror and her tub.
The cook book and her new whist rules
are covered thick with dust
For Lizzie has a bran new fad, and
practice it she must!
She's going to be the lovliest thing
Alive-if she lives till spring!
She gets up in the morning. brings out
the diagram
Which tells her how to breathe ana
loosen up her diaphragm,
And then she grabs a dumbbell that
weighs an ounce or two
And puts it up just eighteen times,
as she has learned to do.
(While mother hustles down and
makes
The coffee and the batter cakes.)
From breakfast time till lunch is served
Elizabeth is found
Before her dressing table with strange
instruments around
With which she works her cheeks and
lips, messages throat anu cHiil,
And "rubs the wrinkles out again IN
case some nave crept in.
(But mother, with her dust rag goes
About With smudges on her noseD
The afternoon Elizabeth divides with
jealous care
Between walk of counted steps, and
putting up her hair:
She reads each day an article about
the beauty quest,
And when she yawns lies down to seek
little well-earned rest
While mother stands on guard to
keep
Folks from disturbing Lizzie's sleep.
Most of us think that Lizzie's always
been a pretty girl
(Although she had freckle once, ana
though her hair won't curb,
But I.iZzie's found her mission, and
when spring gets here again
She'll be bowling beauty. who Will
turn the heads OF men.
And mother? She'll be pleased to
death
To just admire Elizabeth!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
A Sweet Breath

Is a never failing sign Of healthy
stomach. When the breath is bad the
stomach is out of order. There is no
remedy in the world equal to Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure for curing indigestion.
dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Mrs. Mary Crick. of White Plains.
KY, writes: II have been a dyspeptic
for years; tried all kinds Of remedies,
but continued to grow worse By tho
use of Kodol I began to improve at
once, and after taking few bottles
am fully restored in weight health and
strength, and can eat whatever like"
Kodol digests what you eat and makes
the stomach sweet. Sold by all drug
giets ID. a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
TRsi,;.K,S PLEA AGAINST
TWO-YEAR- old RACING.

A trainer whose Judgment commands
respect writes, making strong plea
against early two-year- old stakes. He
suggests a campaign in this country
such as resulted in an Introduction of
two-year old racing in France before
Aug. and a determent OF 1t in Eng
land in the form of regulation that no
prize greater than $1,000 should be Of
fered for two-year-oids prior to the
same period-Aug. l. Then the letter
goes on to argue that similar condi-
tons in this country would put stop
to "the massacre Of the -year-olds
here"
The argument which the trainer adj
vances In the first place fails to differ
entiate between the method of training
in this and in other countries. and,
next, it apparently takes for granted
that all our rich two-year-old stakes
are run in the early year. Both OF
these considerations are exceedingly
important. If all our two-year-old
stakes OF prominence, either because
of their value or their prestige, were
run in the spring there might be some
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
Seventeen Girls Wore His Rings.

Pttsburg. Aug. 31.-Two Pittsburg
detectives who went to Blairsville to
get Julius Hoerner, wanted for embez-
element by the Columbia Phonograph
Company had an exciting experience.
When they had their prisoner at the
depot waiting for the train to bring him
to Pittsburg they were surrounded by
seventeen pretty girls each of whom
wore ring she said Hoerner had given
her, and each of whom believed she
was his intended wife.
The rings are said to be part OF
stock of jewelry given as premiums by
the photograph company. and which
Hoerner is charged with making away
with. Hoerner was brought to Pitts
burg and held under $1,000 bail for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
Iowa at WASHINGTON,

Washington, Aug. 31.-William o.
Thomas has been appointed rural letter
carrier and Clyde S. Thomas, substitute
at Corning.
PoStmaSters appointed.
Alburnett, Linn county-James Rog-
ers, vice Frank j. Dye, resigned.
Luther. Boone county-Joshua Nc
Larnan, vice Lillian Hurlburt, resign
ed.
Robert A. Shuler, of Des Moines, AL
bert l.. Thompson. of Northwood and
John II. Lutts, of Cedar Rapids. have
been admitted to practice before the in
terror department.
The postmaster general has accepted
the proposition OF Thurley n. Alexan-
der to lease room for a postoffice at
Winterset.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the Chase National bank of
New York. the Commercial, National
bank of Chicago and the First National
bank of Omaha, as reserve agents of
the Farmers National bank at Hender-
son. and the National shoe and Leath-
er bank of New York for the Osceola
National bank.
Patents granted: George f. Baum
berger and j. Distelhorst, burlington,
vehicle brake: George S. Carson. Iowa
City, electrical choke col William
Louden, Fairfield. door hanger; John T.
Martin, Muscatine, envelope; Nels II.
Peterson. Jewell. evener; John n.
Schmitz. Clinton. horse collar; Arthur
A. Smith. Goldfeld. wire stretcher;
William j. Symons, Oskaloosa. means
for operating cellar or trap doors, Her
man walther, Washington, valve me-
chanism: George II. Whaple, Cedar
Rapids, sample sheet rotary display
stand
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{hqportant Decisions!
C0NTp AcTs

\ 4
Plaintiff and her father had an UNI
derstanding whereby. if she would re-
main at home and assist him in the
care of the house farm and stock. and
help pay off the debts when the debts
were paid off he would compensate her
for her services. She performed SER
vices accordingly but before the debts
were paid off her fatIeC died. Held,
that she is entitled To compensation
from his estate, tho his death before
the debts were paid made ii Impossible
for her to complete the agreement.
Harrison VS.. Harrison, 100 ~ W., 3i4
Qowa,l
MASTER AND SERVANT.
Plaintiff. who assisted in tending
machine, by which boards were sroov-
ed, stopped to pick up board thrown
to the floor by the machine. and While
he was STOPPING, was struck IN the
head by another board, and In Jumping
back his hand caught in open cogs un-
der the table, and less than foot from
plaintiffs station whereby he was IN
| tured. Held. that defendant was liable
for negligence in failing to guard the
cog. tho the negligence of fellow
workman in feeding the board to the
machine. or the blow on the head. con-
tributed to the injury.
| Buehner vs.. Creamery Pack. MIG. Co.
| 100 n. W., SAG uowao
MUNICIPALITIES = SIDEWALKS
Plaintiff was injured by a fall upon
| sidewalk upon the main street in the
city of Jackson. This walk was made
of plank nearly two inches thick ana
was broken in spots. Plaintiff walked
with q cane and crutch and he put
! his cane forward on the walk, and when
| he bore down on it, the cane went thru
| the walk. causing plaintiff to fall. Held
Ia city is not liable to injuries to a ped
estrian caused by the cane with which
! he supported himself going thru a
crack between two decayed boards,
where the sidewalk was In reasonably
| safe condition for pedestrians not COM
PEELED to use canes.
| Harden VS.. Jackson. 100 N. w, 3S9
(Mich)
GAMING-PUBLIC HOUSE.
| Defendant was convicted of gaming
| in n public house in violation OF the
code of Alabama 1t appeared that
| the game was played between the de-
1
| the jailer, in a room on the first floor
| of the county Jail, where the 1ailer Nv
| ed. That he kept his clothes and bed
| in the room where the game was said
| to have been played, and lived ana
| slept in said room; that he occupied
| this room regularly. and kept 1t locked
when away from it, and no one else
staid in the lower story Of the Jail. Held,
| that the game was not played at pub
| lie house within the meaning OF the
code, and the conviction was set side.
Lewis vs.. State 81 So. 100 (Ala.)
TS-COMPROM1SE.
| Plaintiff and defendant entered into
a contract by which plaintiff, saw
mill owner, was to receive and saw
| lumber sent to him by defendant at SO
per thousand feet. as consideration.
| 1t was stipulated between the parties
| that the contract should continue so
| long as 1t was satisfactory to each
party. and that. in the event of its be-
| ing unsatisfactory. the party dissatis-
| fed was to give the other notice I'm adj
vance, so that arrangements could be
made for future saving, etc. While the
contract was being executed, plaintiff
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31

eclipsed both in annual income and IN
individual fees by ether jockeys. Wells
is credited with the largest sum ever
paid to jockey fer riding in single
race. When, in 1865. Sir Joseph Haw-
ley discovered that his horse Blue
Gown was the favorite of the public he
decided that they should have run
for their money" though he himself
had so little faith in the son of Beads
man that he would not invest penny
on him.
To his intense surprise, Blue Gown
was first past the post, and Sir Joseph
in his delight handed over the entire
stakes, amounting to nearly $4,000, to
John Wells who had so cleVerly plotted
him to victory. This will probably re-
main for many a long year the hand
soonest present ever made to jockey.
To Wells it meant something like $1S5
for every seconds riding.
1t was about this time that Admiral
Rous raised UP his voice in strong con-
demnation of the practice of giving
such extravagant fees to jockeys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
End Of Bitter Fight.

1.-Two physicians had long and
stubborn fight with an abcess on my
right lung" writes ]. f. Hughes, Of
DUPONT, Ga, "and gave me up. Ev-
erybody thought my time had come.
AS last resort tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. The bene-
fit received was striking. and I was
on my feet in few days. Now I've
entirely regained my health" 1t con-
quers all coughs, colds and throat
and lung troubles. Guaranteed by Nc
Donald & Mahood Co., drug store.
Price Soc and 81. Trial bottles free.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
A Physician Healed.

DR.. Geo. Ewing, practicing physi-
clan of Smiths Grove, KY. for over
thirty years, writes his personal eAper-
ience with Foleys Kidney Cure: For
years had been greatly bothered with
kidney and bladder trouble, and en-
larged PROSTATE gland. ! used every
thing known to the profession without
relief until commenced to use Foley 8
Kidney Cure. After taking three bot
ties was entirely relieved and cured.
I prescribe 1t now daily in my prac-
tice and heartily recommend its use to
all physicians for such troubles. have
prescribed it in hundreds of cases with
perfect success" B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
NOT For TWO DOLLARS.

The late Dan DAILY in his younger
days essayed to write fiction ana Went
to the editor of Boston paper with MS
first effusion The editor criticised the
work severely and advised the future
comedian to study Hawthorne.
The vein of humor peculiar to DAILY
had developed even at that early date
He said retlectively:
IF my story were printed 1t would
measure about half column, would II
not?'
about that" replied the editor, won
aering what that had to do with It,
Your rate of payment is IS per col
umn, / believer" pursued the young
man.
Eyes"
Good day. l like to be pleasant and
agreeable and popular with everybody;
/ am even willing to dethrone Haw-
thorne to please an editor. but not for
S2-not for 81"
Whereupon he casually departed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
a,..I.ss Than Half Far.

for round trip tickets will be in effect
via the Iowa Central Railway for the
following occasions:
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Knights Templars Conclave. Dates Of
sale. August 18th to September 10th.
Final limit, October 23rd. Tickets
good going one route and returning
another and stopovers allowed.
Portland, Ore, American mining con-
gress Dates of sale August Is to is.
Final limit sixty days from date Of
sale. Diverse routes and stopovers
permitted.
Call on agents for particulars. or adj
dress A. B. Cults. G. p. & 7. A., Min
neapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
Gershon B. Marx, of Colchester
Conn.,, Thought to Have
Killed Many Persons
HIS VICTIMS WERE POISONED
They Were First Made Unconscious
and Then Their Heads Smashed In
With An Axe-Desire to Escape Pay.
ing His Debts Was Motive for Most
Of His Crimes.

Colchester, Conn.,, Aug. 31--That
Gershon B. Marx, now held in the
Norwich county jail, is the perpetrator
of series of cold blooded murders
probably without precedent In the his
tory Of Connecticut, is the belief of the
state officials, who have begun a sys-
tematic search for bodies on the Marx
farm. Four murders and an attempt
to poison another man can, it is be-
lieved by these officials, be traced 10
Marx.
The bodies of two OF liarx's alleged
victims Joe Pavol and Joe Palm. hay
been found. Marx is awaiting tria.
charged with the murder of Pavol, his
wife being held as witness Tor the
state. The two bodies for which the
search has begun, are those of an Is
year-old boy and a Hebrew pefdiar.
The boy, who was known as Harry,
arrived in New Yosk from Russia
about three FEARS asa, aad he care
here afterwards to work for Marx. He
worked CT the farsi for about SIX
months an,. then sudden DISAPPEARED
Marx vas asked to exn nm the ti5's
absence and said that he had gone 10
Hartlap1 to find e.rpioSi,'en.. Beyond
that he would rot laik about the
b, v.
TIE Hebrew ns'l!ipi went 10 the
Marx home oae evening two years CSC
and he has not keen seen alive since 50
far as known. These two men, III the
opinion of States Attorney Lucas and
Sheriff Jackson, met Their death N The
same manner as the two farm hands
and to obtain positive proof support
ing their opinion efforts will be made
to unearth the bodies.
A Polander known as joe made q
statement to Sheriff Jackson. in which
he accused Marx OF attempting to en-
his life with poisoned whisky. Joe tooR
the whisky but was afraid to drink II
and put it away. When the body oil
Pavol was found Joe mentioned tbs
matter to a constable and gave him the
whisky and the constable turned ii ove'
4 the jailer of the county Jail, wht
.romisrd to have 1t analysed.
Marx made still another attempt or
sJoe's" life when the latter discovered
the body OF pavol, 1t Is claimed. After
he had exhumed the body Joe" went
to the house and accused Marx of muir
dering Pavol, and said he intended te
notify the authorities. Marx thereupoH
picked UP a scythe and said is Joe at
tempted to leave the place he would
cut his head Off. The farm hand escap-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
USING FREE PASSES.
Railroads Said to Have Broken Agree.
ment REGARDING Transportation.

Chicago, Aug. 30.-That free trans.
portation is being issued quite gener-
ally in western territory with view
to influencing and controlling traffic
is the startling discovery recently
made in railroad circles. The knowledge
of this condition caused considerable
anxiety in official circles and led to a
meeting of the western pass agreement,
which was held in the office of Presi-
dent Winchell of the Rock Island. The
entire situation was reviewed, and II
was discovered that in the northwest
conditions were especially bad, as the
practice of using passes to get business
had again become quite general
The executive officials Of nearly ev-
cry western road We're present at the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
COPE CAUSES DEATH
Blood Atonement Made by Man Charg.
ed With Theft Of Relic.

Ascola, Italy. Aug. 30.-Tragedy has
been added to the series of events
which have followed ]. Pferpont Nor
gan's purchase. few months ago, OF an
ancient cope, said TO have been stolen
from the cathedral in this city.
The photographer, Rockingham, who
was arrested on August IT for COM
plicity in the theft, committed suicide
yesterday in his cell by hanging himself
to one of the bars.
The accused man had been morbid
from the time of his detention, and at
first tried to starve himself to death,
refusing all nourishment.
A dispatch from Ascoli August q
said that sensation had been caused
there, owing to the fact that Mgr.
Santarelli. the rector; Father Lucidi,
a professor: Father Dangelo, admins
traitor of the seminary; and Father Or
tolani, the parish priest of Ancarano.
had been summoned to appear before
the court investigating the theft of the
cope.
During a search Of the house OF Roc
chiggiani the authorities found the sum
of $4,000, which, it was claimed, in
creased the seriousness of the case
against him, as he was looked upon as
being poor.
A cope is an ecclesiastical yestment,
and the Ascoli garment is almost price
less. 1t is beautifully embroidered
piece of work done in France in the
thirteenth century and it was present
ed to the cathedral of Ascoli by Pope
Nicholas w, who sat on the throne OF
Peter from 1888 to 1892.
1t mysteriously disappeared while re-
pairs were being made to the cathedral
in 1902, and the town was stirred to its
depths. Later it was sold to j. +. Nor
gan. the American banker, who, 1t is
asserted, insisted on having photo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
s,;c;o. Preventel-

The startling announcements that
preventive of suicide had been dtscov-
cred will interest many. A run down
system, or dependency invariably pre-
cede suicide and something has been
found that will prevent that condition
which makes suicide likely. AT first
thought of self destruction take Elec-
trio Bitters. 1t being great tonic and
nervine, will strengthen the nerves ana
build up the system. It's also a great
stomach, liver and kidney regulator.
Only SOC Satisfaction guaranteed by
Mcdonald & Mahood CO.. druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
specia, Homekeepers' Excursion.

On August % and September 13 and
q the Chicago Great Western railway
will sell round trip tickets at very low
rates to points III Texas, louisiana,
Arkansas, Kansas, Indian and Oklaho-
ma territories. Good returning 81 days
from date of sale. For stopover priv
ileges and other information apply to
J. r. Harding, agent. Marshalltown.