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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
OFF FOR OXFORD
Joe WaIIeser, Who Won Cecil Rhode
Scholarship, Left For London, Eng
to Begin Work in the Great oxfor
University.

Special to Times Republican.
Nashua, Sept. 21.-Joe Walleser, who
recently won one of the Cecil Rhodes
scholarships, which means three years
study at Oxford University. England
| left here Monday morning for Oxford
He will spend couple of days at Grin
nell College, of which he is graduate
going from there to Elgin, ILL.,. to visit
his sister, Mrs. III. III. West. He will
then resume his journey to New York
City, stopping at places of interest on
the way. He will sail from New York
City Sept. 20.
The high school pupils and teachers,
of which school Joe is also graduate,
marched in body to the depot, where
they assembled and sang selections ap-
propriate for the OCCASION, and gave a
yell" for "our joe AS the train
pulled out the pupils again fell into
line and the high school band rendered
music while Poe waved a fond farewell
from the rear platform of the car UNI
til the train bore him out of sight.
This scholarship entities Joe to
three years of study at Oxford, with
an income of s1,500 to cover expenses,
clothing, board, ETC., and portion Of
the remainder to be used in travelling
over the continent for the purpose of
still further broadening his mind.
The one to whom this honor has fall
en- is Justly deserving and he takes with
him the best wishes of a multitude of
friends for safe journey and a pros
porous future.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
NEVADA HOTEL CLOSED
''No Breakfast Here" Greeted
Guests at the Murrle In
Nevada
NO EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN
Proprietors Leave Town Suddenly With
No Apparent Reason For 1t - Bills
Were Paid Promptly and They Seem
ed to be Making Money-'Bus Man
"stuck' For sl1o is Only Loser.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada. Sept. 21.-The Murrie, Ne
vada's leading hotel, is closed. Sat
lrday night Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Me-
Josh who came here last spring from
Des Moines, and took charge Of the no.
tel closed the house and left town.
No breakfast here was the notice
that greeted the guests Sunday morn
ing, and the call of last call for
breakfast did not come disturb their
sumbers. Why the Meloshes quit the
town is wonder to Nevada people.
They had been doing satisfactory
business and apparently making mon
as they went along and We're running
the house at nominal expense, so
far as help was concerned. Consider
able Improvement had been made on
the house and the most of it paid Tor
by them. The only man who Will be
a heavy loser by the leaving OF the
Meloshes is Frank Whitman, who run
their bus and transfer line. They
were back about $110 with him, but 1t
is thought by many that this Will
eventually be squared. A number of
grocery and meat bills were presented
to him Saturday, as was their usual
custom, and all presented We're paid.
Besides bills for the improvements and
the Whitman bill. there appears to be
but few small bills left unpaid. The
owner of the property, Minneapolis
man, is now In the city, settling up
the business and looking after new
tenant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21

form was taken by liquid thru the
BILE for a non expert to administer
chloroform to sleeping adults with
out awakening him. ! do not consid
err evidence obtained by a post mortem
examination of the internal organs of
a subject dying from the inhalation
of chloroform of any value.
A long list of scientific questions
were gone over The doctor further
swears that in his opinion it would re-
quire great deal of skill to place
a sleeping person under the intlu-
ence of chloroform without awakening
him.
Cross-examination: What makes you
say, doctor, that this subject came to
her death by the injection of chloro-
form, rather than inhalation? The
spots in the stomach. l say that no
change that occurs after death could
be attributed to the chloroform in the
stomach during life.
Monday Afternoon.
with DIR. Beary on the stand and re-
sumed its work at 2.
The diScooration of the lower por-
lions Of the stomach might come from
the blood settling there after death. If
/ found spots on the stomach of evil
dence of decay or the beginning of de-
cay, it would be difficult to say
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
PASTORS WIFE p, s S;s Callahan or
She Suffered for Years and
Felt Her Case Was Hope
|ess-Cured by
Pe-ru-na.

NKRs. ANNA b. FLEHARTY, recent
Ux Superintendent of the w. G. T. q.
headquarters, at Galesburg, ILL.,, WA
fol. ton years one of the leading women
there. Her husband, when living, was
first President of the Nebraska Wes-
le,7an University, at Lincoln, Neb.
In a letter written from 4O1 Sixty
seventh street, W., Chicago, ILL.,, Mr..
Fleharty says the following in regard
to Poruna:
Having lived very active hfs -
" fe and working partner of busy
minister, my health failed me few
years ago. I lost my hus band about the
same time, and gradually / seemed to
lose health and spirit. My daughter is
. confirmed invalid, and we both felt
2. eat need of an invigorator.
"One of my neighb0rs advised
ne to try Peruna. A bottle was
immediately secured and q great
change took place In my daughters
g., we'll as In my own health. Our
a,pefifes improved very greatly,
tile digestion seemed much helped,
and restful sleep soon improved
US, so that we seemed like new
women.
81 would not be without Peruna
for ten times its cost. "--Mrs. Anna
E.. Eieharty.
What used to be called female diseases
by the medical profession is now called
pelvic catarrh. 1t has been found by
experience that catarrhal diseases of the
pelvic organs are the cause of most cases
OF female diseases.
DR.. Hartman was among the first of
Americas great physicians to make this
discovery. For forty years he has been
treating diseases peculiar to women, and
long ago he reached the conclusion that
. woman entirely free from catarrhal
affection Of these organs would not be
subject to female disease. He therefore
tegan using Peruna for these cases and
found it SO admirably adapted to their
permanent cure that Peruna has now
become the most famous remedy for
female diseases ever known. Every
where the women are using it and prais-
ing it. Peruna is not a palliative SIM
ply; 1t cures by removing the cause Of
female disease.
DR.. Hartman has probably cured more
women Of female ailments than any
other living physician. He makes these
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21

cures simply by using and recommend.
ing Peruna.
Mrs. Esther M. Miner, DeGrafl, Ohio,
writes:
81 was terrible sufferer from female
weakness and had the headache contin.
uously. Twas not able to do my house.
work for myself and husband. Iwrote
you and described my condition as near
as possible. You recommended Peruna.
1 took four bottles and was completely
cured. think .Peruna wonderful
medicine. Mrs. Esther M. Miner.
Congressman Thad. M. Mahon, Of
Chambersburg, Pa, writes:
81 take pleasure In commencing
your Peruna as q substantial tonic
and q good cslarrh reme6y. "--s
7. M. MahOn.
II you do not receive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased TO give you his valuable adr
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President q
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
DEATH OF SPENCER CITIZEN.

Remains Of Louis otheim Brought
From Colorado For lnterment.
Special to Times Republican.
Spencer, Sept. 21.-The remains OF
Louis Otheim. q well known tailor OF
this city, have been brought here from
Pueblo, Col, for interment. For sew
eral months Mr.. Otheim has suffered
from consumption, for which he sought
relief at Colorado Springs, PUEBLO and
other places
The deceased was born in Norway
but has been a resident of this city
for several years, and has sustained a
very high reputation, being greatly
liked by all who knew him. He was
twenty-eight years of age, and leaves
a young widow and infant child, the
latter but a few days old, and a bro.
Their, Peter Othetm, to mourn his ear
ly demise.
Services were held this afternoon al
2 o'clock at the home on Grove street
They were conducted by Rev. E. E
Day of the Congregational church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21

Elberon.
Mike Creek has sold his farm of
12O acres near Elberon to A. Dotonek'
of Victor, for 500 per acre.
West Point.
Mrs Barbara Hoover, an old resident
of Lee county, died at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Koehler, near 10
yer. Mrs. Hoover was in her ninety
second year, and had ENJOYED reason
ably good health all her life.
Belle PLANE.
The voters of this county will again
have the opportunity to vote on the
court house proposition. At the recen'
session of the board of supervisors a
resolution was adopted in pursuance
of which the question of levying tax
for the purpose of erecting a couf'
house shall be submitted.
7Idora.
John Tjaden last week bought the
H. Vessels farm of 1870 acres, neal
| Wellsburg for $4,000. He then trad
ed that farm for the E. w. Riekena
farm adjoining his home place on the
north. The deals were closed MONDAY
afternoon. This means that Mr.. Tad
en- paid $10O per acre for his farm.
Laurens.
| The creamery at Marathon, which
has been operated by Him Bros, Of
| Laurens, has been closed down. An ef'
fort was made at that place, last spring
by the farmers, to put in cooperative
creamery, but the movement was mead
ed off by the opening of the old plant
Cream is being shipped to Laur'
| ems
Washington.
Charles Burroughs, son of David
Burroughs, had his arm badly scaldec
Thursday. Mr.. Burroughs has pour
ed some hot water into crock ano
the little fellow pulled it over, scaldlne
his arm. The mother did not know ne
was in the kitchen at the time. The
child is kept under in influence of an
aneasthetic.
Newton.
O. n. Wagley has completed the an
nual school census and reports that ne
found SIT boys under the age OF ~ ana
over and GA girls or the same age
This makes total of 1,191. Last year
there were 1884 Between the ages OF
seven and fourteen years, the compul-
sorry school age there are $50 boys and
girls Figuring the usual way these
figures would indicate a population of
at least $500 for Newton.
Winterset.
A quantity Of beer that had been
custody in the old jail in the court
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21

City Railway Company, for the death
of Hans Eckardt, which occurred at
Fifth ard Harrison streets in the spring
OF 1905.
Eckardt 1t will be remembered, was
in an ice wagon watering the horse
at Fifth and Harrison streets when
car came down the street, and 1T
was claimed frightened the horses.
TIE team ran away and Mr.. Eckardt
waH thrown out and killed. Christ
Juflei, Who was in the wagon with
him was thrown out and injured
N. w. Slot was appointed admins
traitor Of the estate of Mr.. Eckardt
and brought suit against the COM
plEy. Julie also brought suit and
this was tried in the district court.
The C s of the estate against the
ra''way company was to have come
up this term but the parties reached
an agreement and settled it on the
basis stated above.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
SAYS NOTE WAS PAID
s. F. Smith, the Davenport EmbezzIer,
Makes Unexpected Defense In One Of
the Suits Brought Against Him
Claims Note Was Paid but Never
Cancelled.

Special to Times Republican
Davenport. Sept. 21.-S. f. Smith has
filed his first paper in the district court
since. his return to Davenport The le-
gal document which bears his name is
an answer in the case brought by
Charles N. Voss to collect note which
was given by the Edwards Congrega-
tional church, but which 1T seems was
never cancelled.
In the answer Mr.. Smith states that
the amount of his note was paid in
full long before it ever came into the
hands of c. N. Voss as trustee. He
states, however, that thru a mis-
take the note was never cancelled or
surrendered. He claims, however, that
the church has relieved itself of the
obligation and that there is nothing
more due or owing.
The papers were filed by Chamber
lin & Petersen, who were employed
by the church to take care of the
case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

ference between the price at which the
corn was purchased and what it was
worth on the market at the time 1t
was to have been delivered, amounting
to 5000. Payment was refused and the
matter was taken into court for adjud-
ication with the result that the plaintiff
recovered for the amount claimed to be
due, together with interest on the
same.
Fl. Dodge.
w. III. Turver, of No. II North Tenth
street, who is representing the Cudahy
Packing Vompany, of Omaha, over a
large portion of the state, made partic-
ular inquiries last week with regard to
the corn situation. In traversing ten
counties of the state, since Monday
one field in each a specimen of corn
These speciments he kindly exhibited to
Ia newspaper representative before
shipping them to his company, and
they show up exceedingly well. There
are only two ears in the whole lot that
show an suspicion of greenness and all
are we'll filled and unusually large.
Humboldt.
Physicians were called to the home OF
William Young, about six miles north
east Of Humboldt Thursday to trepan
the skull of the 11-year-old daughter
Of this man. The daughter, while play
ing in the granary Of the barn on the
farm, fell distance of about ten feet
striking on her head and crushing the
skull in. The operation was success
full and the little girl was left more
comfortable than it was first thought
would be possible. Further than that
the operation for the present is Sue
cessful cannot be determined and the
little girl now lies in a critical condi-
ton.
Webster City.
Rosa worrick wants $500 damages
from Frank Rinehardt for the death
of a valuable pedigreed SOW which she
claims was killed by reason of the
mistreatment Of Rinehardt. The pc
tition was filed in the district court
Monday and states that the defendant
did beat, strike and otherwise treat the
SOW while driving her a long distance
The SOW was valued at $500 alone.
Barney Brin asks the Illinois Central to
pay him the sum of $500 for injuries
AID damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned by the carelessness of their en-
ployes - P. o. RaIto has filed
claim against the estate of the late
Jacob M. Funk for the sum of $1,000
which he claims is due him as damages
which he alleges to have sustained by
reason of a ditch which was dug thru
his farm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
KILLED HIS WIFE
Cicero Roweley of Greenfield Shoots
Wife Who Had Started Divorce Pro-

cee0in9S.
Greenfield, Sept. 21.-cicero Rowe-
ley shot and killed his wife at the
house of Mr.. Brown, a neighbor, who
lives a few miles south of Bridgewa-
Ter, yesterday.
Roweley was insanely jealous of his
wife and she had him arrested at the
September term Of court and bound
over to keep the peace. Since then
she has been afraid of Roweley and
has been living with her neighbors
the Browns after having divorce pro-
ceedings started against him.
Roweleys body was found in bed at
his home a few hours after the Shoots
ing. He had shot himself thru the
side The discharge of the revolver
had set fire to the bed clothing and
the body was frightfully burned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21

house was stolen Monday night. An
entrance was gained by going into the
basement by the east window, thence
to the janitor's room, where they broke
open the chest the janitor used to keep
his keys in and finally to the Jail
Warren Snyder and Frank Jefferson
were arrested Tuesday charged with
the crime and at the preliminary hear
ing before Squire Wilkie wednesday
morning were bound over to the grand
jury
Abba.
The Rosebrook Coal Company has
been incorporated at Oskaloosa. Its
chief owners are G.. N. Bloomfield, OF
this city; N. A. Roseprook, of Oska-
loosa; and DR.. r. c. Hoffman, of Oska-
loosa. It's capital stock is 100000. The
general purpose of the company is te
buy and sell or lease coal land or mines
I and to buy, mine and sell coal. To oper
| and operate mines and to transact any
other business connected with such ar
industry.
Clinton.
Sylvester Beebe, of Charlotte, 9
prominent Clinton county stockman
died at Mercy hospital after lingering
illness. The deceased was born at Char
lotte, in 1865, and had lived in the
same locality all of his life, thirty
nine years. With his father anc
brothers he had been prominently iden-
titled with Clinton county farm inter-
ests, and as stock grower was wei
known thruout this portion of the
state.
Oskaloosa.
The death of John Eokroat, one OF
the representative men of Mahaska
county, makes the fourth member OF
Co. c., of the old SD Iowa who has
died within the past six months, Cap
tain Comstock was captain OF co.
and Major Lacey was connected WIN
the same company during his services
in the ranks. The other three VINO
have recently preceded Comrade Eek
roat to their reward are Sam Barleau
j. H. Spain and Sam Van Cleave.
Rockwell City.
A Judgment for $1,000 and costs has
just been rendered in the district couf'
against the Pomeroy Canning Company
and in favor Of the Waterloo Canning
Company. During the season OF lsoz
the Pomeroy Canning Company con
tracted to sell and deliver to the wat
erloo Canning Company, certain
amount Of sweet corn at stipulated
price, but for certain reasons the corr
was not delivered. Because of the al
legged breach of contract for the plain
tiff demanded Of the defendant the dlI-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
Marleton News Items.
,necial to Times-Republiean.

Special to Times-Repupleah-
Mapleton, Sept. 21.-N. J. thompson
who has been assistant cashier OF the
First State bank for the past four years
has resigned his position to accept a
like one at Hope, N. d. Charles Jacob
son. of Charter Oak, takes Mr.. Thomp-
sons place.
At a republican caucus held Monday
evening at the city hall, the following
township ticket was nominated: JUS
tice of the peace, j. E. Scott and w. II.
Chrisman; constables, G. w. Johns and
Claude Moore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
Liqht Plant For Kellogg.
Special to Times-Republican.

SpeC1aI 90 it11es-1seVuo1t0d1s
Kellogg, Sept. Fl. - The voters of
Kellogg City voted Monday on the
question of having a light plant. The
proposition carried by a majority vote
of 80.
Mr.. Jude Irish, farmer living near
Kellogg, died of Briglt's disease Mon
day, after an illness of three weeks.
Mrs. D. Parmley died Sunday from
the effects Of surgical operation.
She came out of the operation, but
suffered a collapse and died.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
Madrid Business Changes.

Special to Times Republican.
Madrid. Sept. 21.--Two business
changes will take place in Madrid this
week. l.. Burlington removes his stock
of general merchandise to Des Moines
merging 1t into his business there. and
A. r. Ramsdell who has been in the
restaurant business here for a number
of years, moves to Tama. where he will
go into business. A new hardware firm.
that of Berglund & Mason, will occupy
the old postoffice building after Oct.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
Special Summer Tourist Rates to
Eastern Points.

The Chicago Great Western railway
viii sell round trip summer tourist
tickets at very lew rates to Chautau-
qua Lake. N. Y, Cleveland. o.. Niagara
Falls. Put In Bay. o., Cambridge
Springs, Pa. Thousand Isle Park, N.
=. and other eastern points. Tickets
l;mited to October S1st. For further
Information Apply to ]. r. Harding.
aren't. Marshalltcwn.I Ia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21

Prince De Bearn, attache of the
French embassy in Washington is in
San Francisco.
Harold Mccormick has bought new
auto for another record run from Chi
cago to Cleveland.
The archbishop of Canterbury is the
guest of Rt. Rev. William Lawrence,
bishop of Massachusetts,, at Bar Har-
how Mo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
THE soREN PETERSON FUNERAL
Was Held From the Spencer Danish
Lutheran Church, Today.

Lutheran Church, Today.
Special to Times Repuplican.
Spencer, Sept. 21.-The funeral serv-
ices of Soren Peterson was heid at .he
Danish Lutheran church in this CITY,
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr.. Fet-
erson was born in Denmark and was
6s years of age, at the time OF his
death. He was a pioneer settler OF
CLAY county and took an active part
in the many frontier hardships.
A wife son and daughter, all OF TINS
citv. survive to mourn his loss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
FIRE DESTROYS BARN.

Mongus Anderson, Living Near Madrid,
Is Loser-Carried Insurance.
Special 10 Times Republican.
p, Madrid. Sept. 21.-A barn belonging
to Mongus Anderson, two miles west of
town, burned to the ground with all Of
it's contents Monday evening. The ORR
gin of the fire is unknown, tho it is
thought by some to have been caused
by lightning. The loss is about $1,000,
covered by insurance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
Damage Case is Settled.

Special 10 I1n1eS-RepUUIICdI.
Davenport, Sept. 21.-A petition for
a compromise was signed by Judge A.
j. House this morning whereby the es-
tate of Hans Eckardt is given $4,000 in
full for all damages against the Tri-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21

L. G. G. Nelson, financial agent of
the swedish Theological seminary at
Evanston, has been appointed a mem
Der of Milwaukee conference.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21
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