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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
entirely and the shot extracted.

entirely and the shot extracted.
Morse.
What might have been a serious fire
was narrowly averted last Friday. Just
as the family OF William Andrews was
sitting down to dinner, fire was dis
covered upstairs in a bed room. For
tunately the fire was noticed at the
same time In Morse and general
alarm was given. BY united efforts the
flames were soon extinguished. Con-
siderable damage was done. Three
rooms and a hallway were so badly
burned that they will have to be re-
plastered, two beds and bed clothing,
and considerable clothing were de.
stroyed. There was $500 insurance on
the house and $500 on the contents.
Abba.
Will Nichol went to Chicago last
week to have his dislocated shoulder
put back in place. He ds the young
man who fell thirty feet from tele-
phone pole January 90 during the ter
rihle sleet and broke his arm and dis
located his shoulder. The Abba doc
tors set the broken arm and it is now
healed and almost we'll, but owing to
the break being so near the shoulder
they fear that the newly knitted bone
is not strong enough to stand the strain
which would be necessary to put the
shoulder in place again by hand. The
operation Will be performed by Dr.
RiNley, a specialist, who came from
Europe to perform similar opera don
on the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
NOR, of Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
SHOT UP THE CHANDELIER.
Charles Williams Runs Amuok il
Davenport Levee District.


Davenport Levee District.
Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, April IA shot at n
chandelier cost Charles Williams Il
good. round sum In the police court
yesterday morning. and after he haf
hustled for the coin Charles decided
to shake the dust of Davenport from.
his feet at once.
Williams claims that he is cattle
man and that it is necessary for hin,
to carry a gun because he sometimes
has large sums of money on his per-
SON 1t seems from the testimony OF
the officer and from the size of his
pocketbook when arrested that Will
Jams had no large sum of money to
protect Saturday, but he used his gun
lust the same. According to the story
Williams filed full of good old Ken
lucky rye and then started out to do
the town. During the evening he
strayed down to the red light district
and while there took occasion to put
the gun to a woman's forehead and
threat ten to blow her brains out. The
woman said that she managed to knock
his arm aside and got out of the room.
Williams then came into the parlor OF
the house and pulling his gun from his
pocket shot the chandelier full OF hoies.
BY this time the people thought II
was time for a policeman and called
the station. officer Marrinan waa
quickly on the scene and Williams ana
his gun were soon put away.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
HELD TO GRAND JURY.
Hotel Porter at Davenport Made Away
With Travelling Mans Grip.

Special to Times Republican.
Davenport. April 12.-Douglass john
son, the colored porter at the St James
hotel, who has heretofore been consid-
cred as honest as the day is long and
another man by the name of Harry
Fowler were bound over to the grand
ury yesterday morning in the sum of
$500 each on the charge Of larceny.
johnson is accused of stealing a
valise full of clothing from room
in the hotel st. James and Fowler is
accused of aiding him in the crime.
The yalise was taken April /, and bid
den outside. The travelling man re-
ported the loss to the proprietor of
the hotel and a search was. made for
it, but 1t could not be found. However,
no one suspected johnson and not un-
til yesterday was he connected with
the crime. The valise was found hidden
In a barrel and when Johnson was ac-
cused of the crime he confessed. Fow-
Ter was then implicated and both were
lodged in Jail.
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Timm, Ackley, vice president; Super
intendent Milo Hunt, Eldora, secre-
tary, l.. G. Furry, Alden, treasurer.
STOCKHOLDERS INTERESTED.
A Legal Point Of Importance Raised at
Iowa Falls.

A Legal Point Of Importance Raised at
Iowa Falls.
Special to Times Re publican.
Iowa Falls, April ia legal point
of interest to every national bank
stakeholder in the state has been
raised in this city and is to be settled
IN the courts. exception having been
taken to the position maintained by the
local board of review in holding that
stakeholder in II national bank has
no right TO Offset his assessment on
this stock by personal Indebtedness.
Under the law this class of stock is
assessed to the stockholders as indi-
viduals, each one paying the full tax
levy on one-quarter of the assessment,
which is made on the basis of the book
value Of the stock. In this city it has
been maintained for several years that
no offset could be taken, while in many
places in the state the stakeholder has
been allowed to offset with his personal
Indebtedness, and in this manner the
stock has escaped taxation. stock
holder in the First National Bank of
this city, who is nonresident, re-
fuses to abide by the decision of the
focal board and will appeal the matter
to the district court for adjudication.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Sioux City.

Sioux City.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad has just let contract for I'M
proyements in the local yards which
will cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
Reinbeck.
Little Iva Green received bad cash
In her neck while playing near barbed
wire fence She ran into the wire
and a piece of flesh was torn from the
neck by a barb. 1t required six stitches
to close the wound.
Iowa City.
There are six rural schools in
Johnson county without teachers at
the present time. The vacant schools
are two in Monroe township, one in
Big Grove, two in Cedar and one in
Lincoln township.
Gladbrook.
Sixteen hundred, cash DIN hand, Will
be farmed out by the township trustees,
this year. for the roads. A. Coos will
fix the north half OF the township for
the paltry sum of $500. John Rokes
and j. Edwards the south half for the
other half of funds.
Sumner
The birth of son to Mr.. and Mrs
Will kirchman. south OF town, makes
i've generations alive in one family
The boy has four grandparents and the
yreat-grandparents and the great
great grandmother on the mother $
side are still living.
Webster City.
Fire at the poor farm few days
ago destroyed about twenty-eig tons
of tame hay and ten acres of meadow
pasturage entailing a loss to the coun-
" of some 5000 1t Is supposed that
he fire was started by a spark from.
j passing locomotive on the Illinois
'entral road
Traer.
A few nights ago Nould-be thieves
ransacked l. Showers house on his
home farm southeast of Traer. The
bed and other furniture was rifed and
scattered about the house. The parties
We're no doubt after money, the report
Being In circulation that Mr.. Showers
has been in the habit OF concealing his
money about the house or burying 1t.
5ibIey.
The hotel Maine is now the property
IF Messrs. Winner & Dolly, hotel men
|of Lake Wilson. Mimi. The proprie-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

tors have taken charge and are max
ing improvements in the property. The
price Of the property was $4,000. Miss
Annie c. Henderson, who held the
Hotel Maine under lease relinquished
to the new proprietors and will lease
some other hotel.
Lehigh.
Lehigh Is to have new school build
ing. Plans Of the building are all
ready in the hands Of the board and
call for $4,000 structure, the finest
school building in Webster county,
outside Of Fort Dodge The site of tn.
building will be on the west hill, just
west OF the present school building,
where commodious and pleasant school
grounds are already owned by the
school district.
WeIIman.
either at the Rubio or at Griffith's
ford, at the present time. The bids
submitted by over twenty bridge firms
are still sealed and on file at the coun-
ty auditors office and will be mailed
to the bridge firms. The county board
was pressed by the people at both
places and have other matters before
them calling for the expenditure of
much money and decided to drop the
matter for the present.
Ida Grove.
In the following townships-Logan.
Hayes Garfield and Battle--small adj
ditions of from 81 to IS per month
have been made to the teachers sal
aries. These townships have hereto
fore paid the lowest wages Of any IN
this county, and this step brings them
In line with the rest of the county in
the matter Of higher wages for the
school ma'ams, and as result no
schools in this county will be closed
for lack of instructors.
Prairie City.
Ed Reid, who ran restaurant mere
a short time ago, but who now lives
on farm west of town, was the VIC
tim of a painful accident while hunt :
ing on Skunk river Another party OF
hunters was on the other side OF the
river doing some shooting and one of
the shots glanced on the water ana
struck Ed In the right eye. penetrating
the eyeball and lodging behind it. He
had to go to Des Moines and undergo
IAN operation. The eye was removed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
DRIVEN TO CRIME
Two Boys Who Were Concerned in
Hold Up at Council Bluffs Claim
stepmother's Persecution Was the
Cause Of Their Downfall.

Council Bluffs, April 12.-Driven
from their home in Chicago, it IS
claimed, by the prosecutions of ca
PRECIOUS stepmother, two boys reacheI
the denouement Of their life tragedy
at Council Bluffs, and for one of them
the end is suicides grave. for the
other a fellon's cell.
The lads, Martin and John Lowing
were only 10 and II years Of age, re-
spectively. Their home life was rem
dered discordant by the attitude of
their stepmother toward them, and for
the last four years the older has been
a wanderer
The younger left his home last sum-
mer to work in a Minnesota harves-
field He returned to his home at the
conclusion of this work, but remained
only short time. About a month ago
he joined his brother, who secured
work for the two at one of the Omaha
packing houses. They We're unable
however, to find steady employment
and determined to strike westward IN
search OF work on some Montana ranch
But their funds had given out and
starvation was imminent To relieve
the pangs Of hunger, they held up q
saloonkeeper and secured a paltry sum,
in return for which they found them
selves irretreviably stamped as GRIM
inals. Rather than suffer such stigma
the older sent bullet thru his brain
and was found by the police in his hid
ing place, his wan face, upon which
rested none OF the marks OF the hard
ened criminal, pleading for charitable
Judgment from the world for one denied
by relentless fate a fair chance in the
stern struggle OF life.
His brother. desperate but weapon
less, was captured with the insignift
cant booty in his possession, and from
him the police secured the revelation
OF their sad story only after his broth
er's fate had been told him. Meanwhile
the big hearted officers had sent out for
a loaf of bread, and the ravenous man
ner in which the boy devoured it COR
roborated his declaration that only
starvation had driven them to the path
OF crime. Overwhelmed with grief, ne
concealed nothing from the police, and
the latter in pity left him undisturbe
in his sorrow, while they sought from
the father in Chicago instructions as to
the disposition Of the suicides re-
mains.
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BOUND OVER
Thirteen Held on the Charge OF
Assault With Intent
to Kill
ALL OF THEM FURNISH BOND
The Trouble Was the outgro~sth of
the Disagreement Between Union and
Non Union Men at the Cardiff Gyp-
sum Mills at Fort Dodge Last Week
General News.
necial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
FIT. Dodge, April 12.-The trial of the
striking mill hands on the charge of
assault with intent to kiln was conclud-
ed and thirteen were bound over to the
grand jury. The bonds of five We're
fixed at $500 and the remainder at 500
each. All furnished bond. The defense
called but one witness. The strikers as
saulted non-union workmen coming
from the Cardiff gypsum mill Friday
evening. Fred Sommerland was shot
in the fact. Warrants for twenty We're
issued The TRIAL lasted two days and
l,ols
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
ROCK ISLAND WRECK.
Stock Train Goes Into the Ditch West
of Harper.

Special to Times-Re nuh.ican
Harper. April 12.--The Sunday
stock freight of the Rock Island was
wrecked two nsiles west of here at the
high bridge crossing the Geran Creek
at about o'clock Sunday afternoon
Seven cars went over the steep en-
bankment and only the engine remain
ed on the track. The wrecker and crew
wene Immediately sent for but it was
difficult to clear up the wreckage as
the embankment is so steep. The train
leaving Oska1oosa at 500 a M. could
not get thru and SO 1t arrived in oska
ioosa from the west at something af-
ter a. M, and thru passengers We're
taken around by Eldon on q special
so that they might make connections
for the east.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Big Damage Case Result OF the
Wreck on the Burlington
Near Abba
w. E. MlTcHEM is PLAINTIFF
His Wife and Little Daughter Mildred
Were Both Killed in the Wreck of
Passenger Train Last December -
Fire Near Cedar Rapids = General
Iowa News.
specia, to Times Republican


Abba, April 12.-Fifty thousand dol
lars is the sum asked in the damage
suit filed in the Monroe county district
court by W. L. Mitchen. against the
Burlington Railway Company for the
death of his wife and little daughter.
Mildred, who We're killed in the wreck
of passenger train No. 8 last December
The suit filed calls for $4,000 damages
each for Mrs. Mitchen and the daugh-
ter.
1t will be remembered that Mrs. Nit
chen and daughter boarded No. at
Abba the morning of the wreck on
their way to visit relatives in the west
ern part of the state. They had babe
Mr.. Mitchen good -bye at the de-
pot and before he had reached his
home the train was wrecked at the
bridge about four miles west OF
Abba
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
MINING STOCK SALE
Two Million Shares in the Hawkeye
Gold Dredging Company, Disposed Of
in Sixty Hours.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. April 1.-THE sale Of two
million shares of mining stock in sixty
hours is the unprecedented record made
by the Hawkeye Gold Dredging Com
pany of this city. all Of the stock put
on the market at ten cents share be-
ing taken within sixty hours from the
time the sale was opened. None of the
stock can be bought in the open market.
The company which has just been or
ganized here is capitalized at $4,000.
and will work the bed Of the Frazier
river in British Columbia with man.
moth dredge.
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Oldest Pioneer Dead.

Special to Observation-Disclosures.
Iowa City. April 12.-John Walker.
one Of the first three white men to
settle in Johnson county, died at his
home three miles north of the city last
night He was the oldest living pioneer,
the other two men being dead. At DIFF
ferent times during life he held offices
OF trust In the gift Of his many friends
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Freiaht Train Ditched.
Special TO Times Republican.

Rock Rapids, April 12.-The nool
freight on the c., r. l. & p. railway
going west, was ditched two miles
east of this place yesterday. The tran
crew was in the way car and had n;
warning until the car was stopped Wit
a crash, throwing the occupants int
a heap In the forward end of the car
On getting out 1t was found that az
empty box car in the middle of th'
train had left the track and ditchet
four cars of merchandise. No one Wa.
injured, but traffic was delayed unit
today.
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FATHER AND SON BURIED.
Sad Double Funeral in Waterloo
Attended by Hundreds.


Waterloo, April 12.-One of the sad
dest affairs in the history of Waterloo,
and one entirely without precedent. oc-
CURED yesterday when the bodies OF
Guy p. Bannister and of his young son
were laid to rest in Fairview cemetery.
The father died Saturday morning at
Shell Rock, having visited relatives at
that place with his family for several
weeks. Two weeks ago he contracted
scarlet fever and several members OF
the family were also taken with the
disease. While the remains of the de-
ceased were being prepared for ship
ment to Waterloo a 5-year-old son
died, and both bodies were transported
at the same time.
Funeral services were conducted at
the grave and We're largely attended.
There is no similar record of such a
burial here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
Hardin County Association Holds
Meeting at Eldora.

Special to Times Repltbllcnn.
Eldora, April IA meeting OF the
executive committee of the Hardin
county High School Athletic Associa-
ton was held here Saturday to make
preliminary arrangements Tor the asso-
cations third annual field meet, which
will be held at the fair grounds in this
city May %. Delegates were present
from Hubbard, Ackley. New Provi-
dence Alden and Eldora. All the To-
cal associations report unusual inter
est in field athletics this spring, which
already insures lively contest here
when the schools of the county come
together for their annual meet. Music
and girls basket ball will again be
special features of the meet. The Off
GERS of the association are as follows:
Prin w. O. Reed, Hubbard, presi; II. h.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
TO OPEN NEW BANK.
Many Iowa Falls Business Men Stock
holders in the Hawkeye National.

Special 70 Times RepublIcan.
Iowa Falls. April 12.-This city is to
have the fourth and second national
bank all of the stock for new instl-
tuition with capital of 100000 hav-
ing been subscribed the past few days.
The new institution will be known as
the Hawkeye National Bank. and
among the stockholders are many we'll
known business men of the city. 1t is
the intention of the promoters of this
new institution to eventually erect a
fine bank building as the permanent
home for the new institution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12

When tho early Spanish pioneers settled IN
Mexico. centuries ago. they found the natives
were using the roots OF certain plant ior
cleansing and washing purposes and they CHS.
severed that Il was Of very bland. soothing
end emollient nature, they therefore named It
me Amole plant.
nv 5 PROCESS, patented and used only by the
Mexican Amole Soap Company, they are en-.
obled 70 combine the saponaceous juice OF the
Amole plant and pure vegetable oils Into the
best and purest soap In the world.
Beware OF limitations. Owing to tho popularity
C Amoie soaps, certain other manufacturers
have placed upon the market soap under sucn
names Is Mexican or Spanish root soap. but
these soap makers not having the proper process
Or preparing and making the soap, have pro-
Auced goods which lather freely, but which leave
eho skin coarse and rough. To avoid error
always see that the two trademarks here illus
MATED are on each box or wrapper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Woodruff For Chairman.

Chicago, April PA Washington
special to the Chronicle (dem.) says:
Former Lieutenant Governor Timothy
Woodruff of Brooklyn is being urged on
the president as a desirable chairman
OF the next republican national commit
tee. 1t is said that Wood1uff's selection
would accomplish more in the direction
of harmonizing republican politics in
New York than any thing else.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
STOLE s2s PENNIES.
Burglars Got q Stack Of "chicken
Feed" at Davenport.

Special to Times Republican.
Davenport April 12.-Burglars enter
ed the saloon of John Russell at Fifth
and Iowa streets Sunday night and car
ried off S25 pennies. An entrance was
gained to the building by knocking out
a pane of glass in the basement win
dow. The men then entered this, way
and passed thru the cellar into back
room and thence gained admittance to
the bamoom. The pennies were rolled
up in stacks OF % each and placed in
cigar boxes under the counter. Mr..
Russell states that the person who
took the money evidently knew where
1t was kept as the pennies were placed
among the boxes of cigars and not one
of these were touched except those
where the money was kept
The burglars also took a bottle Of
whisky and then departed through
a side door, leaving it open behind
them.
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SLEPT ON THE TRACK.
Dubuque Township Man Killed as Re.
suit of Carousa.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, April 12.-After carousing
Sunday afternoon at Rockdale, Mr..
John Bower, of Center township start
ed to walk to Cascade Crossing, one
mile and a half away. Midway between
the stations Bower laid down and fell
asleep on the railroad tracks and train
struck him on the head, killing him in
stantly.
The body was not found until day
break yesterday when a train crew saw
it. The head was badly mashed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Very Low Excursion Rates to San
Francisco and Los Angeles,

Via the NOrthWestern Inc, VIII be IN
effect from all stations on April % to
May /, inclusive, on account Of Ma
tional Retail Grocers' convention and
NJ. E. general conference. Two solid
fast trains thru to California daily
.The Overland Limited" electric
lighted thruout) less than three days
en- route Another fast train is The
California Express with drawing
room and tourist sleeping cars. Apply
to agents of the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
MRS. FRANK {. pERcIvAL DEAD
Sad Death of Former Iowan's Wife at
Toledo, Ohio.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. April 12.-News has just
been received here Of the death at her
home IN Toledo, Ohio, of Mrs. Frank
T.. Percival. The death is particu-
larly sad one. since the marriage of the
couple took place last June and baby
boy 10 days old is left motherless by
the sudden death of Mrs. Percival. Mr..
Percival is well known in this county
and with his bride visited here last
summer. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Percival
were prominent in musical circles in
Toledo, where both have lived for sew
eral years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Wounded Boys Bravery.
Special to Times R-puplican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa city, April 12.-Earl Moore.
a boy of 10 years walked ten blocks 10
the office OF a surgeon of the hospltai
Of the State University OF Iowa, after
he had shot himself with S2-ealibre
revolver, thru the leg. He did not
know it was loaded
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Patented.
colonist Rates 20 Washington, Oregon,
Etc

The Iowa Central railway will sell
daily during March and April one way
excursion tickets to Portland. Tacoma.
Seattle, Spokane, Helena, Butte and
other points In the northwest at ex-
tremely low rates. Thru trains to st.
Paul and Minneapolis daily, making d.
rect connections in the union depot
with thru trains to the coast. giving
hut one change OF cars. Rates and full
Darticulars furnished on application to
agents, or address A. B. Cuts, G. p. 81
=. A.. Minneapolis. MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Lone Island pems uninstructed.

New York, April 12.-Senator Me-
Carren carried seventeen out OF the
twenty-three democratic district con-
ventions of Kings county. having pass
ed the word that the custom of not in
structdng delegates would be observed
He declares, however, that the state
convention will instruct for Judge Par