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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
EMPOWERED TO ACT,
Y. NJ. C. A. Directors Name Building
Committee Wednesday Night.

AT a meeting of the directors of the
Railroad Y. M. G. A. Wednesday even
ing, a building committee was appoint
ed, and given exclusive power to make
arrangements for the new association
home. The members of the committee
are A. E. Wilbur and w. w. Doolittle.
of the citizens committee: President N.
+. Miller. and w. Z. Allen, the latter
an Iowa Central pattern maker, men,
bers of the board of directors: and
General Secretary J. II. Fellngham.
The completed plans of the building
were looked over, in the presence Of
Architect f. G. Wetherell of Oskaloosa
from which the specifications have been
prepared. The building committee was
empowered 10 make any alterations to
the plans and specifications that 1t may
see fit, to advertise for bids, and let
the contract, and disburse the funds
The committee will make arrangements
to advertise for bids by Saturday. but
The contract will not be let until the
necessary funds. called for in the best
bid, are In hand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Boosters Take Errorless
Game of 8 to 0 From West
ern College at Toledo
GREEN PITCHES IN FORM
Holds College Men Down to Three
Scattered Hits - Coates, Of the
Grand Forks Team Of the Northern
League, Does the Box Work for the
College - Kent Makes Good at Ames

In batting rally, brought about in
the fifth inning, the Boosters" won
from Western College at Toledo We'd
nesday afternoon to the tune of 8 tic
ing earned. Coates, of the Grand
Forks, N. D., team OF the Northern
League, who was UP for the college
men. made the opening game of the
preliminary series a lively proposition
for "Bobbys' bunch. but sharp field
ing thruout the nine innings. With the
error column blank, prevented the
opening game from turning ''hoodoo.'
Warner put TEDDY Green up on the
slab TO open. and SO well did the wiry
little pitcher show urFthat he was KEEP;
there turnout the entire game. While
not yet in anything like mid season
form, TEDDY let himself out few
notches and cornered the Western Col
lege players with three hits and
pass. The fourth reached first ana
there died, not one going past the
quarter pole of the circuit. Each tally
chalked up for the Boosters was
earned, as Western also played close to
an errorless game, being charged With
but one misplay.
Lohr, first up in the fifth started the
Boosters" streaming toward home. He
slashed out one over center that melted
two bases, and advanced to third on
Shocks single over 4irst. Both scored
on Green's single. Johnson's drive
to the .outtieid brought Green over the
rubber. and the tally gathering end
ed
Manager Warner is we'll satisfied
with the showing, considering the
weather, and the earliness of the
season, also the pitcher the team went
against Warner made an effort 10
secure Coates Immediately after he
accepted the management of the local
team. but Coates had already gone to
Grand Forks. Warner expressed him
self as we'll pleased with GREEN'S mi
tial showing. The two clubs will meet
on the F'inkle park diamond for a re-
turn g:lme Friday.
The Boosters" lIned UP as follows:
Shook. catch: Green, pitch McKin-
zie, first; Warner, second: johnson,
short; Williams, third: House. LEFT
field Taylor, center field; Lohr right
field. The score BY innings was as
follows:
0 0 0 O 0 0-3
Western :. 1890. O o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

they will not have to return to Peliin.
and feel that there is a possibility that
such Will be the case. While they had
no assurance of such fact. Mr.. Thor
sen says that ut Pekin it is considered
that at some time the MarshalltoWn
plant Will again be in operation.
The Pekin factory has been shut
down indefinitely, for repairs, and the
few hundred employees in the different
departments Will be idle until it again
opens UP for business, unless, in the
meantime, they are assigned to duty
in some other of the company's insti-
tutions. Richard Mommers, formerly
connected with the plant here, is su
perintendent of the Pekin factory.
MIR. Thorsen, since going TO Pekin
a year ago. has been foreman of the
shipping department. During the year
his department. has handled 6.lST cur
loads of manufactured products. in
Guiding glucose, syrup starch. OIL feed
and oil cake Mr.. Skier has been en-
ployed as shoveler in the starch de-
rartment. Both Mr.. Thorsen and Mr.
Skien We're accompanied by their
wives
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
loENT's GREAT WORK.
Local High School Pitcher Proves Eye
Opener For Cedar Rapids at Ames.

Local High School Pitcher Proves Eye
Opener For Cedar Rapids at Ames.
Maurice Kent, Well known here thru
the reputation he has gained as pitch
er during the past three seasons with
the high school team. yesterday took
leap upward by iosting in fast society
and, what is more, made good With
Salisbury, he formed the battery for
the Iowa State College team of Ames,
which defeated the Cedar Rapids nine
of the Three-I League by score of
to 4. Kent proved puzzier to the
Cedar Rapids men, as Is shown by the
detail OF the score, which credits them
with getting but two safe hits off his
delivery His pitching was the feature
of the game, when t is considered the
company he was Playing with. and
when II is remembered that he is but
Is years OF age. Both he and Salisbury.
should they desire to stick to the ma
honal game. have q bright future be-
fore tlem. The local battery went to
Ames on request OF the management OF
that team, which was hard up for a
pitcher. Brown, one of the regular men,
had already pitched two games this
week. and Reese, the other, was COM
PEELED to go home on account of ILL
ness
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
MUCH ACCOMPLISHED
Board of Review Adjourns This After
noon Until Monday - Much Work
Was Disposed Of at Wednesdays
Session,

The board Of review. which was in
session Wednesday, accomplished a
great deal of work. and adjourned at
s o'clock until this afternoon at g..
Adjournment this afternoon is expectet
until Monday. when the hearing of
some who We're out of the city Wednes-
day and today will take place. No ex
anlinations We're conducted this after
noon, and the time was occupied in a
review of the record on those hear
insss that We're given Wednesday, with
view of making final determination
of the cases. While it is impossible to
say what action the board will take on
some of the important proposed as
sessments. it is thought. from what
can be learned. that some of the as
sessments will be held as proposed.
ard others will be lowered some.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
THE LARGEST OF THE WEEK.
Boosters Fair Crowd Again Taxed
Capacity Of EinkIe's Hall.

The Wednesday night crowd at the
boosters fair, running at Finkle's
hall, was the largest of the week, and
the patronage accorded it has been
most gratifying to those who have
worked hard for its success. The total
OF paid admissions was close to
400, and the dancing continued from
shortly after O'clock until midnight,
a large number of the crowd remaining
until it closed. A large body of the
high school students ATTENDED i'm a body
as did also number of the teachers of
the city schools.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Too Cold For Practice.

Manager Warner, after the game at
Toledo Wednesday, decided this morn
ing THAT the weather was too cold and
windy for practice, and might result in
injury to the players thru a Likelihood
of their catching cold All of the men
were sore from yesterdays play and
took exercise i'm a long jaunt about
town. The team went out for short
workout this afternoon. Catcher
Bruggeman, who got a bad wrist in
the Inst Saturdays game at Sioux City,
has about regalned the use of it, and
will be able to be back at full practice
in day or two.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
OBITUARY.
WilIo,,ohbx.

j. g. Willoughby aged IA years, died
at his home in LeGrand on Wednesday
evening after an illness of several
years with muscular rheumatism. Mr..
Willoughby was born in Erie county,
Pennsylvania, and when boy moved
to Ohio. He afterwards settled In Illi-
nois, coming to this state in 1880. He
leaves a wife and two children. The
latter are Elwood Willoughby. OF
Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. John Squires,
of Madison. S. d. The funeral will be
held Friday afternoon at the LeGrand
Christian church. Rev. d. Nj. Helfen-
stein. of Clemens. officiating. Inter-
ment will be in the LeGrand cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
WILL BUILD COMMERCIAL LINE.
The Ferguson Telephone Company
Contemplating Needed Improve

The Ferguson Telephone Company is
con emplating the construction. dur
jng the coming summer, of farmers
CON mercial sine from Ferguson to this
city, The improvement in telephone
service between this city and f'ergu-
son Is much needed as IL lis hard mat
ter to obtain service at present that
is satisfactory. AT present Ferguson
reaches Marshalltown either via Laurel
or Gilman and LeGrand. and both are
roundabout. The Ferguson comapny
is riegotlatdng with she Oak Pole line
which enters the city via the Rock
Valley minis. for the use of its poles on
which to string wires.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
ENGINE is TESTED.
Large Crowd Witnesses Experiment il
Throwing Water With Steamer.

Large NTCWC WITNESSES EXPERIMENT. IN
Throwing Water With Steamer.
"A large crowd, which lined Center
street between Main and Church, wit
messed the testing of the Grinnell
steamer under the direction of Chief
Kirby, of the fire department, in front
OF the T.-R. office Wednesday evening
There was no effort made for fast
time, as the boiler was too full of
water to steam readily. The object of
the chief was to see If the engine was
in good working order, so that If occa-
sion demands it can be used on q few
moments notice. The engine viii
throw four streams but only three
We're used Wednesday evening. All Of
the pressure was not used, but suffl-
cient amount was raised to demon-
strate that the engine Will do good
service if it is necessary, during the
few weeks the large pumps at. the
water works are disconnected, to use
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
In the Police Court.

Charles Avery, an old soldier, George
Brown and C. S. McPhia, all DRINKS,
were up for, sentence this morning
Avery paid and the others We're sent
up for the usual period at work. Dep
uty Marshal Cochran and Officers
Clark and Edgar made the arrests.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Iowa Central Machinists Visit
Minneapolis to Confer With
Superintendent
DISCHARGE OF EMPLoyE CAUSE
Machinist Employed in Round House
Was Discharged by Night Foreman
Tripp-Grievanc Committee Takes
the Matter Up-No Trouble Is Elk
pected.

The grievance committee OF Local
Union No 299, International Asso-
citation OF Machinists, composed OF
Joseph M. Mohr, John d. Reynolds,
Alexander Malsted and I. j. Stark. all
Iowa Central employees. left this morn
ing at IL. 50 for Minneapolis, where
the day was spent in conference with
General Superintendent M. Sweeney. Of
the Central. The committee Is In
vestigating the cause Of the summary
dismissal of an employee, a member Of
the union, who was discharged re-
Gently by Night Foreman John Trip.
of the round house.
Just what will be the result of the
committees visit. should Superintend-
ent Sweeney refuse to take any action
in the matter, is not kno.n. 1t is
not thought, however, that any serious
trouble will result. The employee who
was discharged was journeyman
machinist, it appears, and was dis
missed from service by the night fore
man, SO the committee claims, without
due cause In attempting to ascertain
the cause the committee could not get
the satisfaction it desired, and as a re-
suit appealed to Master Mechanic
Johnson. Mr.. Johnson, in turn, stood
by the action of his foreman, and now.
the committee carries the question up
to the general superintendent. 1t is
alleged by the committee SO the claim
is made. that the employe in question
was not discharged because OF in
competency, but because of favoritism
on the part of the night foreman, who
wished TO replace him with friend.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Treadwsy Is Here.

w. S. Treadway, of Minneapolis. the
last of Warmers squad Of five pitchers.
arrived in the city Wednesday night
and has taken up his quarters with
Warner and the bunch. This is the
last of the arrivals of men signed that
are expected until Pitcher gets here in
about ten days. Treadway is known
on the diamond as "Wix.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
IN HOPES FACTORY WILL START
Glucose Employees, at Pekin Works,
Return to the City.

Ole. Thorsen and Henry Skien former
residents of this city. and employees in
the plant of the Glucose Sugar Rein
ing Company, who have been in Pekin,
H., employed in the company's factory
there. since April 20. 1903, arrived In
the city Wednesday, evening, and will
remain here indefinitely. Mr.. Thorsen
and Mr.. SlSien are in hopes that the
factory here will be started SO that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

Il have used Chamberlain's Stomach
end Liver Tablets with most satisfac-
tory results" says Mrs. F. L. Phelps,
Of Houston Tex. For Indigestion. bill
iousness and constipation these tablets
are most excellent. Sold by all drug
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
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A beautiful map, valuable for refer
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
oskALoosA TEAM OPENS.
The "Quakers" Cross Bats In Game
With Gotham, City Team.

The "Quakers," Cskaloosa's aggrega-
ton in the Iowa State League, opened
its preliminary season this afternoon on
its new grounds in chat city by c1ashing
with the Gotham City team of Minnea-
polls The opening of the new park was
made an event with bands and a big
crow6t The Gothara City team was at
burlington "Wednesday, but the game
was not played on account of the cold.
lit has games scheduled with several of
the Iowa State League teams,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
coRsETs! coRsETs!

At Benedict G. Brintnalrs Tomorrow.
commencing at s O'Clock Friday
morning, ten dozen Aurora Belle cor
sets go for Is cents each. sizes from
10 to 26. A big snap Just two to
Gus toner These corsets are sold the
world over for 80 cents. Benedict &
Br Tltnakl.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Local Weather Record.

Fifty was the maximum temperature
for Wednesday, the same as that of the
day previous. The minimum WAS 26,
one degree higher than that OF Tues
day At 1880 this morning 80 was re-
gistered, as against 81 for the cores
pondlng hour Of Wednesday, morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
MARRIED.
Winslow Brown.

Charles III. Winslow. of Melbourne,
and Mrs. Anna Brown. Of Eldora, were
married by Justice B. L. Burritt on
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at
his office. Mr.. Winslow is stationary
engineer. They will live in Melbourne.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

John l.. Kennedy. COS South Fourth
street. at 2 O'Clock Friday afternoon,
Rev f. Hey Lemon officiating. mter-
ment will be in the Timber Creek GEM
etery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Halt Rates to !. o. o. r. Anniversary
Celebration. AZ Cedar RAPIDS. la.

Via the Northwestern Line Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at one fare
for round trip on April rs, limited to
return the same day. Apply to agents
Chicago s Northwestern Railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
sThe Stain of Guilt" Plays to Fair
BUSINESS.

THE Stain of Guilt melo- drama
full of the situations that appeal to
many, was on at the Odeon "Wednesday
night to fair business. The production
is one of the kind that seem to please
at popular prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

cures made by III.
Kil1ner's Swamp
Root, the great kid
11ey, liver and blad-
der remedy.
1t is the great med
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century !;
discovered after years
of scientific research
by DR.. Kilmer, the
eminent kidney and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
MOVE TO MARsHALLToWN.

Charlton and Clifford Families Believe
This City Good Place to Live.
a travelling man and his family, III.
~ White of Charlton. reached this
cit. this morning, as did also G. Rauef
AND family. OF Clifford. Both Will make
their homes here. Mr.. White is rep
resentative of the Simmons Hardware
Company, of St. Louis. He has rented
the Flower residence. at 4o4 North
First avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Kennedy.

Hanna W. Kennedy. aged 20 years,
died at the county farm this morning
of old age. The funeral will be held
at the residence of the deceaseds son,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

bladder specialist, and is wonderfully
successful in promptly curing lame back.
uric acid, catarrh Of the bladder and
Hripht,s Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-R0ot is not rec
commended for everything but if you have
kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be
found Just the remedy you need. 1t has
been tested in so many ways, i'll hospital
work and in private practice, and has
proved SO successful in every case that
special arrangement has been made by
which all readers of this paper, who have
not already tried it, may have sample
bottle sent free by mail, also book tell
ing more about Swamp Root, and how to
findoutif you have kidneyo bladder trou-
Bic. When writing mention reading this
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK /?

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

address to DR.. Kilnner
s. Co, Ringhanton, 9SsE
N. Y. The regular EG
ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles are Hon
sold by all good druggists.
any mistake, but rernernb'
Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilnler's
and the address, Binghalnt
every bottle.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-13
WISE WORDS.

Whoever bushes seems to'Ea good
Merandcr. .I
How blessings brighten as they take
their hight.-Noung.
God is over all and heaven above
thee.-Geral0 Massey.
Stand up bravcly' TO afllctjQns, ard
aqut thyself like Il man.--T. hempis,
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool
that grows kecner With constant use
Irving
You cannot retrace the path OF life,
but you can STARE Anew frcm TIE place
where you stand.
our birth is nothing but our death
begun, as rapers waste the moment
they take flre,-Nouns.
The selfish, loving only themselves,
are loved by no one so selhshNcss is
moral suicide-Dc Castor.
A man must be both stupid and IN.
charitable who believes there is no yir'
tue or truth but on his own side.-Addi-
son.
Your life is the only one; il msdirect-
ed and LOST, you have no other in which
to remedy the error. Pee Henry Drum
mOnd.
Set yourself earnestly to see what
you were made 10 DO, and then set
yourself earnestly to 10 it, -- Phillips
Brooks.
My advice is TO consult the lives of
other men as one would looking glass
and from thence fetch examples for
our own limitations
Get holy principles, and thou shalt
get the pinlons Of an angel WEich shall
bear thee above all clouds and storms
of earth into the sunshine and cu,@ OF
eterulty,-Dr. Thomas,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-13
TONS or sR,c4r GEMS
ehe Total Of Diane nds in the World 4 ~
proSimates $4,000, 900 Carats.

che Total OF Diamonds in the World APP
proximates 35,OOO,oOO Car9ts.
II IS estimated tliat the total worsl
PRODUCTION Of diamonds up 10 date,ap-
sroSlmG;es S5,o0C.G0O carats, As we
are net in the habit Of weighing our
diamonds by the ion, we are in some
l0lbt concerning the ,roptr system
Of computation. whether troy of avoir-
dupols, long ion or short ton. Accord
ing to the system used by those who
do weigh their diamonds in ton guam
titles, the result would be IN the neigh
horhood Of twenty Q: twenty-five tons
Of sparkiers row appearing as factors
in the JOYS and the mlserics Of world
which has substituted diamonds for
the beads and the wampum Of its an
cPstorS, ...
The regions contributing TO this sup
ply ard the percentage OF their con-
trbution appear Ms follows: South AZ
RIGA. Sl.5 per cent; Bra2ll, Is per cent,
and The remaining five per cent, dlvid-
ed among RorGco, India, New Sonth
wales and British Guiana, with North
America and Russia supplying spcr!-
mems. The last two OF thase countries
have furnished just enough 20 equip
m oper0 hoS for single evening, Tie
Gccp obligation Of soriety to South AZ
rlca Is apparent The price OF Ola
monds have been heavily advanced
during lie last year or two, hut 1t is
simply appalling 10 think what the
price would have been without thn
South African suppiy. Society, Amerl-
can. English ara Continental should
daily thank heaven for Kimberley and
,iagCgsfontein.
We are unable 10 give tno cubic
measurement Of the total collection
bur so far ms weight is concerned II
would make a load for mellnm sized
freiglt car-Baitimorc American