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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
NEWPOWERDAMBE BEGUN
Members Of the Engineering College
Of State University Expect to Have
Work Completed Within Week.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. April 21.--Work has been
begun upon the new power dam for
which the state legislature appropri :
ated $4,000 for this session, by the
members of the engineering college of
the State University of Iowa. All OF
the preliminary work will be done un-
der the direction of Professor A. v.
Simms. dean of the engineering col!
lege, with the assistance of the senior
students. This work, which will con
sist of the preliminary surveys. on the
water course, was begun today and is
expected to be completed within the
next week. II is understood that the
construction of the dam is to be a
great object lession to the students.
The dam Will be nearly finished by
the time that the university year
ends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
UNDER POSTAL BAN.
Department Black Lists preferred
Manufacturing Mercantile Com

Manufacturing Mercantile Com
pany."
Cedar Rapids, April 2l.--The daily
bulletin of orders affecting the postal
service says that 1t has been
made to appear to the postmaster gen
eral, upon evidence satisfactory to
him, that the Preferred Mercantile
Manufacturing Company and It's Off
GERS and agents as such is conducting
thru the mails a scheme or device
for distributing prizes of unequal value
among persons similarly situated by
means Of lot pr chance, and for obtain
ling money thru the mails by means of
false pretenses, representations ana
promises in violation of the laws of the
United States.
Therefore all postmasters are direct
ed not to pay any money order drawn
to the order Of said concern or parties:
and they are further directed to In
form the reinitter of any such postal
money order that the payment thereof
has been forbidden and that the amount
will be forwarded to him upon the
presentation Of the original order or 4
duplicate thereof which may be had
by applying to the postmaster
All letters arriving at any postoffice
addressed to, the Preferred Manufact-
uring Mercantile Company are to be
sent back to the postofrice where they
We're mailed, to be returned to the
sender, stamped Fraudulent" If there
lis nothing to indicate who are the
senders then the letters are to be sent
/ to the dead letter office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
IOWA ATHLETES RECORD.
Friends of Swift. the Discus Thrower
Expect Great Things Of Him.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa. City. April 21.-C II. Swift left
today for the Pennsylvania relay races,
where he will be the only Iowa athlete
in attendance. The star captain OF
Iowa's track team has made a remark
able record in athletics at the state
University This is his third season IN
the work and yet he now holds the
western intercollegiate and Iowa state
records for the discus event. Swift dld
his first work on the IOWA track In the
spring of 1892. Up to that time he mad
never seen a discus. In Chicago that
year he won the conference event ana
at the same time set new inter-coile-
giate record which has never been bet
tered. In the season of 1903 he raised
the state record to 1888 feet, throwing
the discus farther than he mas ever
been able to do since in competition. In
practice on the Iowa field Swift mas
thrown the discus nearly 100 feet ana
his friends freely predict that he VIII
break the worlds record this season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

| ed UP and In some manner overturned
| the harrow which fell on Mr.. lizard.
The overturning uncoupled a section of
the harrow under which he lay, there
| by saving him from severe INJURY.
Eldon.
The Eldon indie pendent Telephone
Co, has been sold to Clyde. a man of
Sioux City and some Cedar Rapids
capitalists for 100000. The company
Will be re-incorporated and copper
wire toll service put in between Eldon
Bloomfield, O,ttumwa, Fairfield and 9TH
er points, but the entire system Will be
improved
keokuk.
| William Judd was sentenced to one
year in the peniteniary by Judge Nc
| Phenson and was taken to the Fort
Madison prison by Deputy United
States Marshal Harry Fulton during
the day. Judd was found guilty of ex-
tracing money from letters while serv-
ing It's a rural mail carrier on the
Middle.own Augusta route in this
Estate.
Nashua.
Mrs. Nellie Reed, OF Wyoming. who
has been here for several months past
| caring for her mother, Mrs. w. A. Moon,
| met with serious accident while try
ing to open a glass fruit can, it broke
and her arm slipped UP and struck with
| full force against the sharp edge of the
glass. Her right wrist received a deep
lugly wound, and an artery was sever
| ed.
Carroll.
Articles of incorporation OF the
Luse Land Comany. have been filed,
the capital being fixed at 100000. The
officers are: j. b. Hungerford. presf-
dent; A. W. Patterson, vice president;
J. f. Luse, secretary and treasurer; w.
l.. Culbertson, W. j. Southwel j. 0.
Garter and j. f. Luse. directors. Other
members of thN company are r. &.
| Howard, D. N. Luse, A. Moorehouse and
l.. M. Lyons.
Clarion.
| Saturday night the council closed
a deal for the installation for the new
machinery at the light plant for
81 900, all to be completed and in good
running order by July 1st next. The
contract was let to ]. T. Maroon,
/ president of the Electrical Construc-
ton Company of Rock Island. The
machinery includes two 80 w w.
generators, an so I'll. p. 1dea' engine
and Frost boiler of same size and
switch boards and other needed appli-
ances to conform.
Boone.
/ A fire alarm was turned in for Q
/ fire which broke out in the coal and
wood shed back of the Collins house
! on Arden street. The fire evidently
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Citizens Object Strenuously to
Any Additional Drug
Store Permits
JUDGE WILL NOT OPPOSE THEM
Mr.. Eide Once Sold Cream of Hops"
When in Restaurant Business and
People Protested in District Court
Against His Being Permitted to Han
die Liquor in Drug Store.
Special to Times-R Republican,

Special to Times-Republicane
north part O. the county, while II las
the reputa ten of consuming fully rs
share of liquor, such as is shipped In
from Chicago, Rock Island and o.her
points outside OF Sh- state, is fully de-
termined that the business SHAH never
be carried on within ter municipal linl-
its in a legitimate manner. Although
there has been a drug etora there for
the last fifteen years and 1t is town
of some six hundred people there has
never bean permit 70 handle iiincr
held in the town. A couile of years as>
two extra drug stores were stared, pre-
sulnaIbly with the intention of taFfrg
out permits. Last year both appled,
but were met by formidable reInon-
strances from iha opposi ion party and
did not push their suits. In the mean
time one of them closed up
shop and left. J. II. Eide,
however, presented y new petition be-
fore Judge Evans sl SHe te'1he 49,
Of district court biz: tie opposition
fought the Ease so strannous:y THAT the
court declined to grant the permit. Che
OF the principal obje ions they brought
against Mr. Eide was thas a. ons time
while negaged in the restaurant bust
ness he had dealt In Cream of HOPS.
an alleged intoxicant. The town was
pretty well divided against Itself, a
number Of the most prominent citizens
and business men being witnesses on
each side. From all appearances Ro-
lind is destined to remain a dry town
for some time to come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Diamond Robber May Create
Sensation In Criminal An
nails and Politics
PROMISES TO ,MPLIcATE OTHERS
Il. Is Now Anxious to Make a Clean
Breast Of the Whole Matter-Had
Nothing to DO With the Omaha Kid
nappina-Mystery Regarding Parole
May BE Solved.
70 Times Republican.

Special to TtmeS-Repunllcans
Des Moines. April 21.-Interesting
developments may be expected almost
any time in the now almost forgotten
ease Of Frank Shercleff, alias Morris
the diamond robber who got Slo,0oo
vorth of diamonds from w. G. Pollock
a the Sioux City 4 Pacific train near
California Junction a dozen years ago.
Ii will be recalled that after a haro
Arht Shercaen was sentenced, that ne
served a few of his twenty years ana
was paroled, that the fact of the pa
role was kept secret. that it was issued
without the knowledge of the judge
who sentenced Sherclen, that the mrs.
known Of Shercleff's parole was Wneh
he turned up in Omaha az the time OF
the Culahy kidnapping that ne was
afterwards required to remain on
farm with his brother in Marsnal
county. then he ran away and turned
sup In Kansas City, where he got into
trouble and was shot. He is now In
the penitentiary serving the rest OF MS
time.
BUT nobody ever was able to explain
exactly why Shercleff got his parole.
The New York jewelers. who We're
robbed refused to say whether restitu-
ton had been made Of the stolen goods
tho that was presumed in some quar-
,ters, and the jewelers. Protective AS
ISOLATION was ignorant Of the case. II
Was known that Sherclef had connec>
Hon with powerful political influences
:
these pressure was brought to bear OH
POLITICAL leaders in the state. At was
known also that in this connection
there was some political activity in a
8 few counties of the state affected by
& the incident.
Now. Shercleff has appeared before
the grand Jury at Logan and has given
testimony on which It is expected that
others OF the large gang thru which he
worked will be indicted for their COM
,licity in the diamond robbery. for 1t
has long been known that 1t was not
Shercleff who planned the robbery nor
did he alone profit by the sale OF the
diamonds Just who will be drawn
into the net is not known. but 1t is
learned that Shercleff is anxious to
make a clean breast of the whole mat
ter and tell all. If he chooses to do so
he will make sensation not only in
the criminal annals OF the two states.
BUT also In politics. The ramifications
OF the story are said to be far-reaching,
ana letters and account books and tele-
grams are available for confirmation.
II was clearly proved that Shercleff
had nothing to do with the Cudahy
kidnapping. tho he was in Omaha at
that time. and had Just been paroled.
No application has. yet been made to
Governor Cunfmins for requisition for
The return to Iowa OF Tom Derntscn Of
Omaha. indicted for compi'c!ty In the
diamond robbery at Logan. but infor-
nation has been received .ha. the she--
IN will soon be here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

Burlington.
John S. Fear, who has lived in Bur-
lingtpn for fifty years passed away at
Mercy hospital after long III
ness
Granger.
Nearly all OF our army of farm hands
have went to work at their respective
places. Wages range from $23 to SIS a
month, according to the man secured.
EIdon.
NJ. r. Cooley VS. John R. Kane and
Annie Kane ds the title of a suit filed
lin Clerk h v. Michael's office charg-
ing the defendants with keeping and
maintaining a nuisance where intoM-
eating liquors are sold on Sundays con-
rary to law.
Woodstock.
DAT seeding is in full blast and farm
ers are very busy these days. The
soil is In fair condition on rolling
or tiled land, and by the middle of
the week all land that is fit to farm
will be in good condition for seeding.
lie the weather remains as 1t is at this
time.
Ainsworth.
She home Of Austin Crawford near
Ainswortfh, was consumed by fire Sun
day morning about 6 o'clock. The fire
caught from the chimney and was we'll
under way when discovered. The con-
tents down stairs were nearly all saved
but everything lost up stairs. The
loss is we'll covered by insurance.
Vinton.
William H. Brown, who since 1871
has been prominently connected with
the business interests of Vinton died
at his residence in this city Saturday
April 16, 1904. He retired from bust
ness altogether some two years ago
and has been in declining health ever
since.
Fairfield.
A case of smallpox was reported
tuesday by DR. Fordyce and the home
of Samuel Wisecarver has been quar-
antined The patient is Mr.. John Walsh
who rooms in the Wisecarver home.
The disease is in a mild form and ev-
cry precaution is being taken to pre-
vent it's spreading.
Washington.
Charles Bear, who resides about nine
miles northwest Oh tlie caly, WIS iiiJu :
ed Sunday evening. He WIS taking
care of a horse when ii became unruly
in its stall and crowded Mr.. Bear up
against the manager fracturing one OF
his ribs and breaking it from the breast
bone.
Corwith.
William lizard experienced a close
call recently He was narrowing with
four horses, two of which We're colts.
The colts became unqnanageable, back
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
So Advises President Seerley-
He Denounces the Teachers
State Certificate
WOULD JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS
Creates Sensation When He Advises
County Superintendents to Use Their
Own Judgment in Selecting Teachers
Regardless of the Law as to State
Certificates.
Special to Tlmes-Republlcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, April 21.-Professor H. II.
Seerley of Cedar Fails, Iowa, declares
the time honored teachers certificate
is failure and a hindrance to educa-
tional progress.
Professor SECRECY is president Of the
Iowa State Normal college at Cedar
Fails, and his outspoken declarations
meeting of county superintendent of
northwestern Iowa, held In Sioux City
last week.
The professor did not mince his
wordss--he urged that the system of
licensing teachers was deqnoralizing
the salaries and lowering the standard
of teachers generally and ought to be
wiped out of existence. He declared
with vehenence that teachers ought
TO be hired on their real qualifications
and past experience and not with any
reference TO certificates,
"A license guarantees nothing and is
certainly no evidence of competency"
saifd Professor Seerley. Your county
superintendent are in such position
that you cannot furnish competent
teachers. Too many competent teach
ers are receiving poor salaries. simply
because of this license system, and 1t
|is no wonder that the best teachers
leave the profession.
Il know you all feel more or less
bound by this wall of the license sys-
~, n. Inf
I were you county superintendent in
northwest Iowa l would get together
and establish reciprocity with one
another in the matter OF teachers who
you know are competent and success
full, and have q system of exchange OF
your own and you will have accom-
plished mors for the advancement Of
the teachers standard than years OF
preaching for the proper certificates.
Base your qualifications upon exper-
iience and competency to tsach.'
The speaker was asked by the chair
man of the meeting If he would advise
| ignoring licenses and college credentials
against the ruling OF the attorney gen.
eral
IL know the attorney general has
| made ruling said Prof. Seerley
| which would bind you to the license
system but the attorney generals
opinion is not the law, although y
may be intended as a guide. 1t neec
rot take away your judgment o.
discretion. It makes no difference,
whether your reciprocal arrangement
would be lawful or not-you would fine
lit practical and 1t would elevate the
standard of teachers and salaries as
we'll. None would question its legality,
and If they did that would be anothel
matter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Button Factory Reorsanized.

Special TO TImeS- FepUbIIcsf1
vinton. April 21.-The button factory
lis again running after several months
of idleness. The new company have
had the factory overhanled and 1t is in
first class shape
A full force of over forty hands We're
put to work on the cutters and Some
others in other parts of the build
ing. This force Will be added to as
necessary or as fast as the blanks can
be cut. 1t will be but a short time
till the factory is in full operation and
It will add good many dollars to
the earning capacity of the town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
ADVENTURES END ABRUPTLY.
Waterloo Lads Searching for New
Scenes Have Returned Home.

Special TO Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, April 2l.--Ffve lads from
Waterloo, whose ages ranged from
to Is years, We're taken IN charge by
the police here the first OF the week,
and on instructions from the chief OF
police at Waterloo were transported
to their parents in that city. The
lads had started out to see the world
and were heded for the Dakotas. They
had beaten their way this far when
they were put off the train and fell in
to the hands of Marshal Clifford and
Deputy Marshal OMAHA, who held
them awaiting instructions from Wat
erloo The boys all left good homes
1t appears they had been inspired to
make the dash for new experiences by
a perusal OF literature Of the yellow
back hue. They We're well equipped
with a supply of cigarets and one boy
carried gun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
iowa Sausage for White House.

Special to Times-Republican
Dubuque, April 21.-President Roose-
welt, when he wants to enjoy a meal in
which summer sausage forms part of
the bill of fare. will eat the product of
a Dubuque manufactures. A Clay street
butcher has just received an order for
a quantity of summer sausage from the
white house and the order has been for
warded. The dealer does not know how
he happened to get the order and he is
wondering who recommended his saul
sage to the chief executive.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

them. Lundin held the collegians at
his mercy. In the seventh inning. with
Moss on first, White placed home run
over center field and scored Iowas only
count. The game ended with Rock
Island and Iowa 2. The batteries
were: Rock Island-Lunain. Hager-
man and Moore lowa-Yessler. Gil
bert and Brekke. Umpire-Thonpson
Time-1:40.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
MUST MEASURE WOOD.
Dubuque REEVES Old Ordinance Re-
curing All Wood to E,e Measured.

I9UGNIuI 10 S''YFfN9tfKt
Dubuque, April 21.-Wood sold in the
city will be measured az. in yore If the
action taken by the aldermen in COM
mittee of the whole is confirmed when
the council meets on TFhlrsday evening.
That body In session unanimously voted
to adopt the ordinance prepared by
City Attorney Barnes despite the pro-
tests of a number of local wood deal
ei1s, who claimed the adoption of the
ordinance would be l,urdensome to
them. The effect of the adoption of the
ordinance will mean that all wood sold
in the city must first tie measured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
DEATH OF PIONEER.
D. A. DanieIson, of Marathon Dies o,
Paralysis.

Special to Times Republican.
Marathon, April 21.-Daniel A. Dam
ielson, prominent citizen near this
place, aged SIS years. expired of partial
paralysis yesterday afternoon at the
home of his son In Marathon, r. A.
Danielson. Mr.. Danielson has lived in
Fairfield township for over 30 years
and during a greater part of that time
has been the assessor for that town
ship. He has been failing in health for
some time and about month ago went
to Des Moines for treatment but re-
ceived no benefit. He WAS loyal up
right citizen and his many friends
from all over Buena Vista county and
elsewhere feel keenly the loss Of this
pioneer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
MONEY FOR FlREMAN's TOURNEY
Des Moines Has $500 Ready-Dates
Juno 21 to ~.

Special to Times Repubhcan.
Des Moi1es, April 21.-Chief William
Burnett reports that money enough is
now In sight TO procure the state tour
nament OF firemen for Des Molnes. The
dates have, been fixed at June 81 to "a
inclusive About $500 of the $4,000
needed has been subscribed by local
merchants and II others give as liber-
ally as have those who have already
iasen seen the money will be easily
raised. 1t is the intention of the fire
men to make up. the balance in the
event the total sum lis not raised. Des
Moinss fi,'emen are practicing up and
expect to carry off at least a big part
OF the $4,000 which Will be hung up in
prizes at the tournament.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
plan Busy Social Season

Special to mes-Republican.
Iowa Falls. April 21.-The Highland
Golf CLUB house will be the scene of
many SOCIAL functions the coming sea-
son and the program which has just
been issued for May, shows that there
will be a number of special days as fol-
lows: April 90, gentlemen's tourna-
ment day: May s. social day; May IS.
ladies' home tournament day; May "a,
gentlemen's home tournament day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Rock island Wins.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, April 21.-Rock Island
took the lead in the first inning of the
third game of the series and were new
err headed. They gathered two more
later in the game, but did not need
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
TRUCK FARMING
IN THE SOUTH
20 ". Cente

Does Truck Farming in the South
paw? Write the undersigned for free
copy of Illinois Central Circular No 3.
and note what is said concerning IT,
j. f. Merry, Asst Gen'l Pass'r Agent
illinois Central Railroad, Dubuque, Ia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
/, WAGE wAR ON DANCE HALLS.
Father George GigIinser Making Fight
Warm in Davenport.
10 Times Republican.


Davenport, April 21.-The war be-
tween Father George Giglnger and the
dance hall lproprietors broke out afresh
Tuesday night when Brick Munro own
el of one Of the largest pavilions in
the redlight district opened his doors,
after bening closed for several
months.
Munro agreed to stay closed II Rev.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
BRECKEL & co.
General Blacksmithing
AND PAINTING
Rear Of 2o-22 North Center Street
BEAUTIFUL HAND MADE RUGS
FROM OLD CARPETS.

Marshalltown rug factory has never
been so equipped for fine work as 1t Is
now. Bring on your work and avoid
the rush. Mail orders have our prompt
attention. Factory now located at 311
South First street New phone SGT, old
phone 664. MRS. CHARLES STEW
ARD, Prop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
eArcHELDE:R DISCHARGED.

Former President Of Tama Paper
Company No Longer Bankrupt.
Special to imes-Republican.
Tama, April eli. II. Batchelder
formerly president of the United States
Filler Machine Company. of This city
was discharged in bankruptcy yester-
day before Referee C. ]. Stevens. The
discharge was made on the defendant
application.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
FELL FIFTY FEET:

Man Killed at OskaIoosa by Fall From
Mine Hosting Tower.
Special to Times,- Republican.
Oskaloosa. April 21.--Wdlbur Ely fell
fifty feet from the top of hosting
tower belonging, to the Spring Creek
Coal Company and died a few hours
after
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-02

Mrs. E. Rowley arrived from Chip
pewa Falls Saturday with her grand.
son, Drew Amo, to visit her daughter,
Mrs. +. Amo.
Chas. Gish and Max Corbin re-
turned Friday from a deer hunt ip
Cass county.
Nr. and Mrs. NJ. E. Mcintyre of
Sank Centre spent Thanksgiving with
the family of their son, E. M.
Frank Kupka Of Elmdale was in tho
CITY this week.
Louis Kobilka of Pierz was q plea
SAINT caller yesterday.
F. E. Jones, with Sylvester &
Nichols. wac In Brainerd and Staples
Wednesday on business.
J. Maier of Glendale, N. D., is
visiting his sister, Mrs. L. Z. Court
ney.