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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
Clear Lake Residents Strongly
Opposed to Effort to
Lower the Level
HEARING POSTPONED TO JULY S
Action of cerro Gordo County Super
visors Was Instsated by Farmers
Who. the Opposition Claims, Have
No Right 10 Land Which They Want
Made Available For Their Use,
Special to Times-Republican.

Mason CITY, June 3o.-The people in
| and about Clear Lake are very much
excited about the action Of the board
of supervisors of Cerro Gordo county
who went to Des Moines to request au-
thority from the executive council for
the permission to lower the level of the
lake ten inches. For score Of years,
with the exception of the last two, the
waters in Clear lake have been receding
until it was predicted that the once
beautiful sheet of water would disap-
years have Increased the stage of water
till now it is higher than it has been
for thirty years, and about the stage
of the first meandered lines, half
century ago. Years ago when the water
was high. some enterpriSing parties
cut canal thru to the course of Will
low creek and by building a dam were
able to use the water for motive power
for q grist mill. The mill has passed
into disuse but the canal and dam We're
left. Last fall when the water was
constantly rising, there was set afoat
rumor that il the dixie about the dam
should break it would result in flooding
all the lard along Willow creek and
sweep thru the heart of this city. The
supervisors thought 1t their duty to
take some action and constructed an
apron of concrete over the dixie, so that
if the water broke over 1t would not
wash away the dixie and flood the coun-
try. This apprehension was accentuat-
ed by the cloud burst which last sum-
mer made the usually placid Willow
creek a torrent thru the heart of this
city and destroyed much property and
it was said that years ago the lake
having broken thru the outlet in the
night had done similar damage. They
also provided the apron with Il gate
eighteen inches RICH, which could be
used to allow the water to escape III
an emergency and 1t is this gate the
supervisors now want to remove and
let the water gradually find its way
thru an eighteen foot channel into the
Willow creek. The movers are farmers
at the head of the lake. who. in the
claim some 1900 acres of land for pas
turage and by lowering the stage of the
lake ten inches this land would again be
useful to them. 1t is said they have
no title more than they have for the
lake bed, but having acquired it no one
has disputed their claim. The summer
residents and many of the Clear Lake
citizens are strenuous in their OPPOSE
ton to taking out the gate and reducing
the present stage of water. They claim
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
Peter Johnson's Brother-in-law
To Oppose Formers lllegiti-
mate Daughters Claim
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN HoKuF
Feared That Hokuf Has Destroyed
Document Said to Have Been in
Johnson's Possession Relating to
Said Daughters inheritance Many
Believe Some Details of Hokuf's
Story Are False.
Special to Times Republican.

Sibley, June 30.--When the body OF
Peter johnson WAS found last week
and Fred Il. Hokuf made confession
TO numbering the man ii was thought
all interest would drop in the case and
It would rest until the September term
OF court, when Hokuf would be likely
to receive his just reward. But such is
hot the case. The subject of who is
entitled to Johnson's estate is now be-
ing freely aiscussedsby the people Ii
tgansplred that Peter Johnson had an
illegitimate daughter This fact has
been established without q, doubt. He
frequently spoke of his child at Gibson
City, it is said, to his neigllbors. Miss
Alma PaulSon, of Gibson City, H.,
claims to be that daughter, and has
procured the firm of Hunter & Mccall
lum. of Sibiey, to look after her claim
In the matter. The law In Iowa says
that ar illegitimate child can inherit
property from a parent if the relation
ship is properly established. This is
the question that must be decided. 1t
is stated that written agreement was
entered into by Johnson and the
mother of the child. which was held by
Johnson and thought to have been de-
stroyed by Hokuf after the murder of
Johnson. 1t is also stated that the
lawyer who arranged the settlement
between them has been found, and that
Miss Paulson Is in. q position to prove
absolutely that she is the rightful heir
to the estate, which consists of q quar-
ter section of land in Baker township,
valued at about $4,000. A number of
blood relatives of Johnsor's have been
found by Detective Davenport in Illi-
nois and brother in Missouri, and SO
Tar as could be ascertained by him
none but the husband OF sister living
near Gibson City. Ill.,, would make any
effort to defeat Miss Pallson's claim.
He intimated that he would procure
counsel and make a contest.
There is still considerable discussion
here over Hokufs confession. and 1t Is
thought by many that q part of the
story told by him. to which he made
sworn statement, was false. This is in
regard to the killing OF Johnson in the
yard. When the body was found
mass OF rotted straw was found cling
Ing to his head, which would be I'M
probable in case he was murdered In
the sara and fell in the snow. as the
blood from the wound would have
quickly eoagulated from the cold and
there would be no chance for straw to
adhere. Some are inclined to believe
that Ho1suf lay in wait for Johnson and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
GRlNNELL LOST OUT
Board of Supervisors Formally Decided
>That the Petition for Relocation Did
Not Have Sufficient Number Of
Names of Voters.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican,.
| Grinnel, June 30-The question of
relocating the county seat of Pow
eshiek county is finally settled. so far
as the board of supervisors is concern
| ed. The long and tangled lists OF
| names, pro and con, have been careful
ly canvassed and tabulated by the
board and their decision has been
reached and publicly announced I4eav-
ing out of the account PSI withdraw
ais from the remonstrance, after It's
filing, and counting for the remon-
STRANGE the individual names sent In
after the remonstrance was filed. the
board finds that the petition has a net
total OF 2.290 names, or 1856 less than
a majority of the legal voters of the
county. according to the last census.
and concludes as follows: 1T appearing
that the number of repetitions left on
the petition after making deductions
as heretofore set ont. is less than one
half of the number of legal voters In
said county, at the last preceding CEN
sus. it is ordered that the petition be
not granted. and that the question If
relocating the county seat of Pow
eshiek county. as therein prayed, be not
submitted to a vote, and the petition be
dismissed
The discision of the board on the
several legal questions in dispute was
made the basis of exceptions filed by
the attorneys for the petition, and there
is some prospect of having these ques-
tons yet decided by the courts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30

City at 1:25, passing thru Boone at
$3.50 and arriving in Newton at 6:06.
Accommodation No. leaves Fraser at
6 in the morning, reaching Boone at
g.: 80 and arriving in Newton at $50.
This train will return as No. 3, leaving
Newton at 10:30 and reaching Boone
at 3:45, where it will meet No. 2. 1t
will leave there at o'clock and arrive
In Fraser at 4:35. Accommodation No.
leaves Fraser at in the morning for
Rockwell City, arriving there at II. It
will leave that city as No. g at 1890
and reach Fraser at. 6 p. M
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30

the executive council have no right
whatever to lower the lake from it's Or
iginal meanderings and will appeal to
the courts if the council takes the ac-
ton asked for by the board. The pres
ent stage has enhanced the fishing and
everything connected with the lake as
q summer resort and they do not pro-
pose to see IT lowered for the benefit of
q few people as they claim, who want
pasture land to which they have no
just title. The hearing has been post
poned until July ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
News of Cambridge.

Special to Times republican.
Cambridge, June 30.-Mrs. A. Smith
art returned from Ollie, Iowa, yester-
day where she has been visiting friends
and relatives the past few days.
j. a. Fox, a former resident of Cam
streets yesterday.
Gum Illingsworth left yesterday for
Superior, Nebraska, where he will visit
friends and relatives a few weeks. Be-
fore returning home Mr.. 1llingsworth
will visit the worlds fair.
j. Edward Holmes, who is a senior
law student at Drake University. will
have charge of class in commercial
law at the university next year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
Thru Train Service.

Special to Times Republican.
Boone, June 30-Thru service on the
Newton & Northwestern will start Fri
day, July /. The tracks have just been
completed into Rockwell City. and the
passenger and freight service will be
from that city to Newton. There will
be a passenger and an accommodation
each way every day. and 1t is likely
that Sunday passenger train will be
added little later.
Passenger train No. l will, leave
Newton in the morning at TAO, arriv-
ing in Boone at 10 o'clock, and arriving
at Rockwell City at 1925. Returning
as No. 2. the train will leave Rockwell
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
The GrinneIl News.

| fSp6cl1l TO lltQeS-ReDuDllc9n.
/ Grinnell. June 30.-A good deal OF at
! tention was paid here yesterday to the
north-bound train on the Iowa
Central, having on board twelve
! Indians from the Nez Perces
/ reservation, in the state of
| Washington, returning from a visit to
the st. Louis exposition. In another
car We're also seven Japanese, part Of
a delegation sent to this country for
observation and study, who are now on
their way to Japan, having apparently
completed their tour with visit to the
Worlds Fair.
C. S. Sickle and his daughter, Mrs.
j. f. Bull. started this morning for AL
berta, Canada. where Mrs. Bull will re-
main. her husband having located in
business there. Mr.. Sickle expects to
return to his home here after tour Of
investigation in Canada and Minne-
sofa.
c. n. Harrington. with his wife and
daughter, started for the old home in
Vermont yesterday morning, expecting
to be gone for most or all of the sum-
mer.
Mrs. and Miss Kelsey and Miss Fam
ny Fisher start for California next
Tuesday expecting to remain there for
a year at least, the two teachers plan
ming to study in one Of the universities
of that state.
Professor and Mrs. III. w. Norris.
and two children, start for LaSalle,
Col, tomorrow morning for length
ened visit with relatives there. Miss
Ruth Field accompanies them for five
weeks visit with Mrs. Jessie Hartman
Schuyler. Mrs. Norris will stop for a
short time at Lincoln, Neb.
Mr.. Rodney Marsh is moving his
household goods to Fort Collins, Col,
where he will make his home with his
widowed daughter, Mrs. S. c. Dickin-
son. His granddaughter, Esther Dick
inson, who has been visiting in
Illinois, goes with him to rejoin her
mother.
The new grocery firm OF H. G. ARM
ers of the F. W. Thackeray stock and
lease of building. have taken hold. and
the business is running as tho there
had been no change.
The annual report of the Christian
Endeavor Society shows the finances
in good condition and the year just
passed very successful one. The Off
GERS elected for the ensuing year are.
May Hostetter. president; Clara Nc
Intosh. vice president; Gladys Lyman,
secretary; Edwin Bump. corresponding
secretary. and Hester Carter. treasurer.
Dr. and Mrs. f. w. Clark are enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Rouse.
of Colorado Springs. who came to at.
tend the Brainerd family reunion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
RAYMOND Was Surprised.
| to Ti,nes-Republican

Special to Times Repubhcan.
Hampton. June 3o.-The report
which is going the rounds OF the pa
pers to the effect that Col l.. b. Ray
mond OF this city. is to be a candidate
for governor is as much surprise TO
the people of his own city as any. Ed
itor Long, of the Russell Union sug-
gests the name of Col. Raymond for
the next governor of Iowa. and pays
him very high tribute in well writ
ten editorial on the subject. There
would be no question as to his candi-
dacy meeting with strong approval in
his own district and this part OF the
state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
ROB CLOTHING STORE
Burglars Get in Their Work Often at
Armstrong-Wry Clothing Store
Robbed Tuesday Night = Blood
hounds Sent For.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Armstrong, June 30.-The clothing
store of c. e. Wry & Co. was entered
Tuesday night by burglars, and a
quantity of clothing stolen. The en-
trance was made thru a window, and
from certain articles found near by and
tracks around the window it is thought
that one OF the parties was woman.
Baskerville. and an effort will be made
to follow the tracks. There has been
considerable petty thieving going on of
late. and the business men are thor
oughly aroused and are determined to
put a stop to it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
Family Reunion at Hampton.

Special TO Times KepubIlcan.
Hampton, Jvne 3o.-A reunion of the
family % Rev j. w. Clinton is being
held in Hampton this week at the home
OF T. j. B. Robinson. J. w. Clinton
was formerly Methodist minister in
this city and afterwards presiding
elGer of this district. Mrs. T. j. +.
Rob nson a daughter and the other
n.t mbers Of the family who are here
attending the reunion are: Rev. De-
witt Clinton and I2mily from Ninton,
Icwa and Judge c. A. Pollock and fam
iiY from Enrgo n d.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
Tama Pioneer Passes Awav.
Special to Times Republican.

SpeCIdI 10 IIIHeS- lHpuUIICdH.
Traer, June 30.-Word has been re-
ceived here of the death of W. w. Gra-
ham in Pennsylvania. Mr.. Graham
came to Tama county in an early day
and began to invest in land He con-
tinued to make such investments, UNI
til. at the time of his death, he held
nearly 100000 worth of real estate in
this county, mostly in Crystal and
Howard townships. All his family are
dead save one daughter, who inherits
the entire estate. 1t is reported that all
his lands here will be offered for sale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
Dumont Votes Bonds.

Special to Times Republican.
Dumont, June 3O.-An election was
held for the purpose Of voting bonds to
purchase school site, moving the
school. building q two-room addition
and to install heating plant and to
make such other needed repairs as
might be necessary. The $4,000 bonds
was voted. but owing to a technical
flaw in the method of casting votes
there is possibility that the election
may be void.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30

and raised in Chickasaw county, and a
son of A. fF. Kemman. a retired farmer,
now residing in this city. He was sec
ond OH the list of recommendations at
the competitive examination at Charles
City, but for some reason was preferred
a Aunapolic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30
lie Named for cadetship,

New Hampton, June 30.--Arthur S
Kemman, of this city. has been APP
pointed to the vacant cadetship at An
napolis. by Congressman Haugan. Mr.
kemman is bright young man, born
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30

The motion of the earth around the
sun Is 6S,3o5 miles an hour. over Loco
miles minute, or nineteen miles 4
second.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-30

and it was locked. At this juncture.
the Italian came from his place of bus
mess.
The Italian drove the boy away the
latter says, and refused him the priv
ilese of longer knocking at the place,
No excuse was given for the failure of
the old ,man to answer and no eN-
PLANTATION Was made of the Italians au-
ger at the boys presence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04

each man must. remake for himself, is more precious in proportion as it costs more dear. Illumined by its light, he makes moral advance more and more sure. Now he has bis means of orien- tation, his intel nal norm to which he may lead everything back, and from the vacillating, confused and complex being that he was he becomes simple. By the eeaseless influence of this same law, which expands within him and is day by day verified in fact, his opin- ions and habits become transformed
 Once captivated by the beauty and sublimity of the true life, by what is sacred and pathetic in this strife of humanity for truth, justice and broth erly love, his heart holds the faseina- ton of 1t. Gradually everything sub ordinates itself to this powerful and persistent charm. The necessary hier- archy of powers is organized within him; the essential commands, the sec ondary obeys, and order Is born of sim plicity. We may compare this organ ization of the interior life to that of an army. An army is strong by its dis cipline, and its discipline consists in re- spect of the inferior for the superior and the concentration of all its ener- gies toward a single end. Discipline once relaxed, the army suffers. It will not do to let the corporal command the general Examine carefully your life and the lives of others. Whenever something halts or jars and complica- tions and disorder follow it is because the corporal has issued orders to the general. Where the natural law rules in the heart disorder vanishes.
 I despair of ever describing simpfci- ty in any worthy fashion. All the strength of the world and all its beau ty, all true joy, everything that con soles, that feeds hope or throws a ray of light along our dark paths, every thing that makes us see across our poor lives a splendid goal and bound less future, comes to us from people of simplicity, those who have made an-
 other object of their desires than the passing satisfaction of selfishness and
 vanity and have understood that the
 art of living is to know how to give
 one's life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
CHAPTER II.

THE ESSENCE OF SIMPLICITY.
 H EFORE considering the question R of a practical return to the sim plicity of which we dream, 1t O will be necessary to define sim pHcity in its very essence, for in regard to it people commit the same error that
Rock Island Argus., 1904-03-15
Truth stung the Congressman.

The Chicago Tribune. the leading
republican organ of the west. prints
the following editorial on the scan
daIs in connection with the postal de
partment. which j. remarkable com
ing from The source il does:
When that distinguished citizen Of
South Carolina. James l.. Petieru.
knocked down the lawyer who called
him 'hoary headed old federalist.
his excuse for his violence was: The
Scoundrel had told the truth about
me
Perhaps Representatives Hill. Of
Connecticut. Gro~venor. Of Ohio. and
Kitchin of North Carolina. feel a Mr.
Petigru did. Otherwise. would they
have called Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General Brstow. the author Of Il
report in which their names are men
TONED i'm connection with postoffice
leases or increases of clerk hire a
liar and a Scoundrpl?' Or have thun-
dcred forth that the report was con
ceived in iniQuity and born in SIM
Nituperatiye and theatrical language
of this kind does not usually come
from the lips Of wounded innocence.
The report hurt because it was
true. II did not pretend to reveal
crimiualitY on the part of congress
men. bur il exposed practices which.
though not Illegal. are demoralizin"
TIA the public service and offensive to
public sentiment. Legislators should
not beg favor~ of heads of depart
meut~. and heads of departments
should not curry favor with legi>la-
tors by granting their requests.
Representatives know that the doe
umeut in which their names occur
twill NOT bc read with pleasure by
| their constituents. The voters do not
| send men To congress to spend their
time in imrortuuing po>tntlice officials
to increase the allowances for clerk
! nire Of po~tmaster~ appointed on rrcir
[ recommcndatiou.
/ The report shows that Beavers.
/ the discreditcd chief cf the division of
salaries and supplies. was on intimate
/ terms with many congressman. He
/ did them favors at the expense OF
/ the government. and they befriended
/ him as long a. they could. Those con
grc->mcu do not like To see their
names bracketed with his
/ There are representatives who fear
that the report viii interfere with
/ their prospects for denomination and
reelection. ~ they cannot 90 before
| their constituents and deny the truth
Of its statements they feel obliged to
abuse lis 'authcr or 10 defend The re-
ally iudefensible practices il sets
forth. or To remain silent. Those who
have said nothing have been shrcwd-
| est -
Rock Island Argus., 1904-03-15
Aiding Baltimore Fire Sufferers.

1t Is perhaps proper for congress to
mid the sufferers from the Baltimore
fire by putting building materials Il
be used in the burned district on the
free list. Similar legislation was pass
ed 10 aid the sufferers from the Chica-
co fire in ISL Two or three inquiries,
however, are suggested by this legisla-
ton.
FirSt-If the tariff does not increase
the cost of building materials. or. in
other words. If the foreigner pays the
tariff tax" as the Republicans declare.
why remove these duties now:
Second.-If the removal of the tariff
duties ON building materials will great
ly relieve the Baltimore fire sufferers.
who for the most part are wealthy
men. why not take of these duties on
uil building materials and thus greatly
relieve the rest of the people of the
country. who for the most part are poor
and are trying 10 build for themselves
as good homes as their meager incomes
will permit?
Is this a government of. by and for
the rich and at the expense Of the
nnnrS
Rock Island Argus., 1904-03-15
Lone-Term Senator'S.

Springfield Republican: Long terms
Of service in the United States senate
are more peculiar 20 present time, ap-
parently. than in earlier days. though
popular impression prevails To the
contrary BentOn's term of 30 years.
which was noteworthy in its day. has
since been frequently equaled or sur
passed. as in the cases of John Sher-
man and Justin Morrill, Now we have
two senators from single state eel
ebrating the completion OF % years of
continuous service within few days
Of each other-Eugene Hale and Viii
liam p. Frye. of Maine-whO. If they
live. Will probably be able To extend
their senatorial careers beyond 30
years. for the people of Maine show
no disposition To retire them. in which
they are wise. Mr.. Hoar. Of Massa-
chusetts. has been there - years. and
50 have Stewart. of Nevada. and Nor
gan. of Alabama. Teller. Of Colorado.
has ~ years of senatorial experience
and Platf. Cf Connecticut. -. The
been there 20 years or over is much
larger and forms very con~idera BILE
fraction Of the whole body. 1t i far
harder 10 get into the senate now
than IN times before the civil war.
and it seems To be correSpondingiy
easier for those who are in tn keep
their places.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-03-15
CnIhs Cnn.e Pneumonia.

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ing pneumonia. i that of Mrs. Ger
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this wonderful remedy cured me en-
iirely of the cough. strengthened my
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all druggists.