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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

Samuel McIllrath has returned from
few weeks trip in England and Scotland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

II. ]. Cross of Augusta has purchased
Charles Wards 'Locomohir.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

Miss Gertrude Watts of Portland ar
rived. Saturday night, and is the guest
of Miss Myrtle Genthner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel r. Haines and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Getchell were
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

Calvin II. Jones of Athens. was calf
ing on friends in town, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Lawrence have re
turned from stay at the Islands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

Miss C. J. Williams went TO Portland,
Monday, for two weeks visit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

Miss Victoria Tyler has returned
from a vacation passed at Capitol Is
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

at Lake George. Canaan, for the day.
Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

Miss Mildred Eastman of Randolph
has returned from visit with friends
in Bath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

Newell Perkins Of Watervilc passed
Sunday In town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02
SKOWHEGAN.

l.. l.. Walton was at Good Will Farm.
Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

B. s. Smith and family left, Monday,
for stay at their summer home at
Capitol Island.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02
wATERV1LLE.

fii'Nrs. A. G. Cartwright have
>, ,sd from visit in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02

Miss Ella Wise has returned from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23
Trial of the Murder Case at
Montezuma Came to an
End Today
ARGUMENTS CONCLUDED EARLY
Gas. Was Submitted On the Evidence
Taken Last Week and Tuesday Was
Spent In Pleas to the Jury-court's
instructions Indicated No Halt
Way Verdict.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Montezuma, Nov. 23.-The case OF
George Mitchell, charged with the muir
der of John Barker, last August, went
10 the jury at 11:4O a. m. today. When
the case was resumed Monday after
noon the defense announced they would
offer no more evidence and arguments
to the jury were commenced and con-
tinued all day Tuesday. The state
closed Its argument this morning and
the court Immediately began his in
structions to the jury. An opinion ex-
pressed quite generally after the jury
had retired was that the jury could
not consistently return verdict less
than second degree murder in case of
conviction under the courts instruc-
lions. In other words it would be ac-
quittal or murder in the first or second
degree and that there was no ground
for a verdict of manslaughter. Attor-
neys who were conversant with the
courts instructions on this point did
not express an opinion An early YER
dict was predicted, but up to the pres
ent the jury has not reported.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23

in Teaching'-Hon. L. d. Harvey, ME-
nomonie, Wis.
11O0-To be supplied.
Thursday Afternoon, December ~
1.3O-General business session.
Reports of standing committees.
Departments and Sections.
In connection with the meetings oi
the general association the various ae-
partments, sections and round taples
will have regular meetings and lntel-
esting programs have been prepare"
for each. The departments are tne
county superintendent, college, secon-
dairy and normal. The sections are u
vided into primary, kindergarten, reau-
ing and physical culture, penmanshii'
aud drawing, school directors, musie
teachers, principals and supellhtei..'a-
ents, manual training meeting. ie
round tables are city superintendent
grammar and intermediate teacheis'
kindergarten, English teachers. scleilee
teachers, drawing teachers, child stuuy'
Latin teachers, music teachers, 1nalhe-
matics, county superintendent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

morning, and the railway company
bought them their breakfast.
The pharmacy of W. c. Smith at First
street and First avenue West, has
gone into the hands of an assignee,
Thomas B. Powell. The liabilities are
said to be in the neighborhood Of 3d.
900. G. e. Shomler, the former pro-
prietor Of the store, holds a chattel
mortgage which will take large part
Of the stock.
Harlan.
The little nine-yer-o son of D. J..
Carmichael who lives about six miles
southeast Of Harlan, was badly hurt
by the kick of a colt Wednesday, The
little fellow was chasing the colt IN
one of the lots near his home, and
received a kick that split the cartil-
age of one of his ears, necessitating
the taking Of several stitches to re-
paid the damage. The boy will soon
recover and will not suffer any per-
manent bad effects from his injury.
Charlton.
BY virtue of most useful inven-
ton former Charlton boy is well on
sAiS Aoeiu W WEALTH. dIlu IetAl0' AAS
young man is Roy V. Collins, OF New
York City, the youngest son of the
late Rev. M. D. Collins, former pas
tor of the NJ E. church In Charlton.
The invention is an automatic switch
ing device for surface street cars IT
has been adopted by the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company of Greater
New York, and is being placed In
twenty-six cities in the United states
and in England and Canada.
Traer.
Four new cases of scarlet fever have
developed in Traer the past week. 1.-TWO
children of Allan Wilson and two chill
dren of William Preston were taken
sick the last of the week. Cedric
Campbell, whose illness was reported
in our last issue, is better and all the
children are getting along nicely al
tho the disease is of more severe
type than it was here last year. Three
of the children who are sick were In
the same grade at school and the
board had the room thoroughly FUN
ieated to avoid danger of further
spread of the disease from that
source.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23
A LAD DISAPPEARS.

George Elliott, Aged IA, Has Disap
peared From Home at Brandon.
Special TO Times
Waterloo. Nov. 23.-The police de-
partment has received news of the
mysterious disappearance of George
Elliott, fourteen-year-old lad, resid-
ing on farm with his parents east OF
Brandon, in Buchanan county. The LAD
left Sunday evening riding pony and
fears are entertained that he may
have become temporarily irresponsi-
BILE mentally.
Georges parents went to church
Sunday night, leaving himself and his
brother at home. After they were
gone George remarked that he guessed
he would take horse and go for a
short ride. He saddled pony, fay
orite OF his, and set out, nobody knows
for what destination. The rural
phones were brought into reauisition
yesterday and the parents were able
to trace their son to Dysart, where a
lad answering to his description pass
ed westbound at IL O'clock Sunday
night. George has relatives at Rein-
beck, and the parents are hopeful that
<he may have gone there for q visit,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23
ALBRO0k' 5 CLAIM GUT
Jury Finds Eldora Attorneys
Fee In Blydenburgh Case
Was Unreasonable
AMOUNT OF s4a5 is Topped OFF
Interesting Case Involving the Reason
ableness of an Attorney Fee of ST.
26O for Assistance in Murder Trial
Comes to an End at Hampton =
Other News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
of the evidence in the case of Albrook
and Lundy VS.. Hardin county was
completed yesterday evening, and the
opening plea to the jury for the plain
titfs was made by Attorney p. p. An
drews, of Hampton, who has been as
sisting the plaintiffs in the case. Coun-
ty Attorney Mobiles, of Eldora, made
the plea for the defendant county, and
Mr.. Albrook finished the case by
strong plea. The case was for the re-
covery of Si,sod.04, which Albrook and
Lundy claimed as their fee as assistant
counsel in the famous Blydenburgh
murder trial. Nearly every lawyer in
this part of the state was used as
witness by either the plaintiffs or de-
PENDANTS. The case was closely con-
tested and objections were interposed
to the introduction of nearly all the
an attorneys fee shall be and it de-
ponds so greatly upon the case in
question, the introduction Of hypothet-
ical cases was allowed and what pay
had been allowed attorneys in such
cases as the Rainsbarger murder trial
in Marshall county, and the Long muir
der case in Franklin was permitted.
The jury selected to try the case
consisted entirely of Franklin county
farmers and they plainly showed that
some of the terms used by the lawyers
and the contests which were INDUCED
in over the introduction of evidence
completely mystitied them.
The jury rendered verdict shortly
before noon today, awarding Albrook
and Lundy $S75.04. thus scaling the
claim down to figure less than the
Hardin county supervisors offered in
settlement. 1t is said the case will be
appealed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23
REMoRsE SEXES BLOOM.
Man Who Killed His Son Feels the
Weioht Of His Crime.

Shenandoah, Noy.42s. - John Bloom,
the rich farmer who killed his son
Frank during an alteration was taken
to the Jail at Clarinda yesterday. A
large crowd of people were assembled
at the railway station when Constable
Simmons ushered his prisoner into the
train. The man who two days ago stood
In his community :ls the type of sue
cess, financially, politically and as a
respected father had to be supported
on either side. The change that twenty
years would bring had come over his
face, and he is remorse stricken be-
You'd words. Bloom waived prelimi-
nary hearing and was remanded to Jail
to await trial at the coming term of
court which convenes December 10.
Bloom was refused bond
At the coroner's inquest held yester-
day over the body Of Frank Bloom all
members Of the family told the same
story. Bloom says that he remembers
nothing that transpired after he and his
son became engaged in the fist fight
which preceded the shooting. Mrs.
Bloom, the wife of the prisoner and
the young wife Of the dead man are
both Frustrated by the shock. The
funeral Of Frank Bloom will be held to-
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23
CHRISTIE is RELEASED.
Grundy Authorities Conclude Not to
Push Case Against Him.


Push Case Against Him.
Grundy Center, Nov. 23.-E. J. Chris
tie is a free man.
The former secretary Of the Nep-
tune Mining Company walked out of
the county Jail here yesterday morn
ing, free from any accusations as to
crookedness in the conduct of the af-
fairs of the Neptune Company
The dismissal of the case in til dis
trict court of Black Hawk county the
day previous was followed here by an
other sensational development when
County Attorney Reisinger dismissed
the action under which Christie was
re-arrested.
When Christie filled his lungs with
the pure, free air he started at once
for his home in Marion, where his
mother resides and where he will prob
ably remain for the present.
He has been in Jail since last Sep
TENDER and has been model prisoner.
At the time Of the Slifer trial he was
subjected to great fright when a
crowd gathered about the Jail. There
were murmurings as of q maddened
mob, and Christie slung back in his
cell, fearful that the emotional sentt-
ment that had seized upon the popu-
lace, would be set loose upon himself.
Christie was arrested and bound over
to the grand jury for having obtained
money by false pretenses. The grand
jury found four true bills against him
and the judge held him in $4,000
bonds in all, a. bond so large that the
accused could not raise the money to
secure his liberty.
When it was apparent that sentf.
ment was strongly against him and
when his attorneys feared that he
would not get justice in this county, a
change of venue was taken to Black
Hawk and there the case was dismiss
ed.
Christie Educated.
Few prisoners have been confined In
the local county Jail who have been SO
we'll educated as E. ]. Christie. He
looks the classical scholar in every
lineament of his features, while his
bearing and conduct speak eloquently
of courtliness. His education was re-
ceived at Iowa State College at Ames,
and he has held professorships In sew
eral institutions of higher learning.
I1l6 ulSCOulSS ~ POAAoAASStp ~1AS vSASS >''
of the soft, winsome sort, and his at
tire is immaculate in its faultlessness
Christie was born and raised in Ben
ton county, and is as well known as
any man in this section of the state.
County Attorney Reisinger stated
yesterday that he found it extremely
difficult to get people to consent to
take the witness stand and swear to
what they believed to be the exact facts
In the case, because of fear of Grim
inal prosecution. 1t was also found
by the prosecuting attorney that people
will say a good many things in private
but will tell another and different
story when called into the witness box
at public trial.
It is Mr.. Reisinger's theory that it
would be extremely doubtful if con-
viction could be had even If the sec
ond case should be prosecuted against
Christie, and he does not desire to
subject the county to unnecessary
expense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23


Neville.
The 4-year-old son of Ed Page, OF
Beulah. died Thursday. Death was
caused by, poison in salmon.
Magnolia.
Jerome Seeley received serious In
iuries in a runaway while out DRIVING
Wednesday afternoon. His right
shoulder was dislocated and left wrist
broken in two places.
Washington.
r A. Conner, whose left ankle was
crushed in the Eldon wreck some time
ago. had his leg annputated about hall
way between the ankle and the Knee
Saturday morning.
Cedar Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Berg, who live
IN South Main street, upon awaklng
found their little three and halt
months old infant lying dead by their
side. A physician was hastily sum-
moned, but life had fed.
Mason City.
while brakeman Donnelly of the
Chicago & Northwestern, was sWIcn :
ing at Blue Earth, Mimi. Friday ne
suffered an accident which has hadly
crushed his right foot and in all pro
liability the injured member will be
amputated.
Abba.
There are twenty three criminal
cases docketed for this term of court,
ranging all the way from murder to
trespass. The most serious case is
that of Joseph Bodgney, who shot and
killed Ella Underation at Hooking last
summer. The murder was a brutal
one with no extenuating circumstan-
ces.
Osceola.
After tedious trial the case of Mrs.
Hacker VS.. City of Osceola was decid-
ed in favor of the plaintiff. Mrs. Hac-
ker will receive $3.50 from the city for
an injury received by fall on a side
walk nearly two years ago, making her
permanently lame 1T is a compromise
verdict, Mrs. Hacker claiming $4,000
damages.
Winterset.
The feed sheds owned by John
Benge, south of the Madison County
bank, and occupied by George Breed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23

ing, were partly destroyed by fire
Tuesday morning. The fire originated
in the office and was probably caused
by a defective flue from too hot
fire. The buildings burned were the
old blacksmith shop and the wagon
shop occupied years ago by Gould q
Howell. The buildings were built in
the early sos and were of native lum-
Der and made very hot fire.
Primghar.
About seventy-f1ve Primghar people
went out to Henry Wells grove, two
miles east of town, and had regular
old fashioned picnic. The dinner was
served on the grass lawn, and nam
mocks We're swung, games OF tennis,
base ball. foot ball, etc., were engaged
in, and all enjoyed this beautiful sum-
mer weather. OBrien county is still
part of the banana belt.
Iowa City.
Edward Murphy died Sunday morn
ing of typhoid fever in Kansas City.
weeks, but hopes were entertained for
his recovery. Mr.. Murphy came to
Iowa City about nine years ago. He
was member OIL the llIlll VI 4nulpi
& Reha, but for the past six months
had been on the road for the Slower
Shoe Company of Boston.
Muscatine.
William Hoefer, one of the pioneer
residents of South Muscatine, died Sat
urday, at the age Of "a years. He had
been ailing the past IA months, and
gradually grew weaker until Satur-
day when he passed away. Mr.. Hoef-
er remembered when 1t took seven
weeks to cross the ocean, when wood
was hauled with oxen and when the
Musser Lumber Company was an In
FAINT industry.
Cedar Rapids.
Two fair rooters who went to Chi
cago with the Minnesota team We're
stranded at the Cedar Rapids station
on the return. Four of the girls left
the special for little relaxation; two
of them needed the traip call and got
on the rear steps Of the last car, but
the other two were too late entirely.
Their wraps and purses were on the
train. They were granted Transports
ton to Minneapolis on No. Z Monday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23
PELLA GIRL DISAPPEARS.
fakes Money and Clothes and Leaves
For Unknown Destination.

Special to Times-Esepublican.
Pella, Nov. 23.-Bertha Smorenberg
16-year-old girl who was employed
as waitress at the New American
house in this city. disappeared Mon
day evening, and her whereabouts are
unknown. About S o'clock in the eve
ming she told the landlady of the hotel
that she was going to a party, and was
well dressed for the occasion, and the
night being very cool. nothing was
thought of her carrying her winter
wraps. From the hotel she went home
and, after taking all the money she had,
Uniformed her parents that she was
going out for the evening, and that is
the last they have. seen Of her.
During the afternoon she was seen
spn the streets in company with a girl
'ssHho has a very unsavory reputation,
land who stays in Des MONIES, but
Whose parents live in this city. The
two were seen to board the west bound
evening train at about 10 o'clock last
evening, and the supposition is that the
two are located in Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23
GIRL USED POISON
Fourteen Year Old Girl Admits She
Attempted to Poison Woman
Whom She Did Not Like-Grand
Jury Investigated.

| Special to Times-Republican
Council Bluffs, Nov. 2B.-If her own
statement be true one, Alice Culbert-
| son. at the age Of IA, Is possessed OF
| tendencies which make her a danger
Gus person. The girl has confessed to
Probation Officer Henry DeLong that
she attempted to poison a woman with
| whom she was staying last summer
and that her effort was failure be-
cause she used so much Of the poison
as to enable her intended victim to de-
tect it. The girl was committed by
Judge Green yesterday to the state in
dustrial school for female youth at
Mitchellville, and will be taken there
today.
Up to six months ago the Culbertson
girl lived in Council Bluffs with her
mother and stepfather. Then she was
sent to the Iowa Children's home at
Des Moines. After she had been there a
few days, the management of the home
found a place for her in a private fam
ily The woman in whose care she was
left took her back to the home after
short time, declaring that the girl be-
haved so badly and had such an unruly
disposition that she did not wish to
keep her.
Soon afterward another woman took
Alice to raise, but 1t was not long until
she grew tired of the experiment. 1t
was in reference to this place that the
girl told Mr.. DeLong of the poisoning
episode. She declared that she mixed
poison in the coffee and that the wom-
an with whom she was living discover
ed it on tasting the drink. Alice was
accused of putting the poison into the
coffee and acknowledged that she did
it.
She didn't treat me right said the
girl to Mr.. belong, land so thought
I'd kill her. l didn't like her. anyway"
1t was shown at the hearing of the
girl in the district court yesterday that
she had been out late into the night In
bad company on different occasions.
The evidence also showed that her be-
havior was generally wayward.
Concrete Bridge Building
Special to Times-R Republican.
Hampton, Nov. 23.-The members of
the Franklin county board of supervi-
sors were invited to Waterloo and went
there today to examine the workings
of the Bird Construction Company. The
construction company is doing some
concrete bridge building there and is
trying to interest the members of the
different county supervisors in the
work. Supervisors j. E. Carr, D. B.
Henderson and o. e. Benson were the
ones who attended from Franklin
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23
Davenport Lad Arrested.

Davenport, Nov. 23.-Bert Barosse,
Davenport lad who was sent to the re-
form school at Eldora some time ago
was arrested in Davenport last night
and is being held while the authorl-
ties of the school are communicated
with. Barosse escaped from the re-
form school about two weeks ago, ana
as his home was in Davenport the Of
f1cials of the school notified the officers
here at once.
Since that time the detectives have
been on the lookout for him with the
result that he was picked up on the
streets last night.
Rarosse is about seventeen years OF
age. and has been in the school Tor
several years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-23

altho they were not able to locate MIN
up till noon today.
The grandfather Of the boy was IN
La Porte yesterday searching for the
lost one. He said the lad had not peeh
well for several months, and 1t is rear
ed that he may have become tempor-
arily unbalanced. He was OF very
quiet, inoffensive disposition, ana on
Sunday appeared to be in GOOD spirits.
George Elliott, IA years old, is heh'
completed, of slight build, rather I'M
dersized for one of his years. lie wore
a black hat and coat and blue overalis'
this being his working garp. Inc
horse he rode was bay. IL was
thought possible that the boy mish.
endeavor to sell the pony ana ieave
with the proceeds. but such OF course
is an improbability as the lao hao
borne a good reputation.