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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
Rhodes. She is located at the Thoma.

Rhodes. She is located at the Thomas
property.
Several picnic dinners were enjoyed
on the Fourth, one being at the home
of P. Mansfield. where several different
families gathered to have a good time.
Miss la Baxter, of Marshalltown. is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Josie Robin
son.
Following is the list of people who
celebrated at the different places the
Fourth of July, and all report a good
time: Mr.. and Mrs. Nirk, at Baxter:
Mr.. and Mrs. Robe Gray. at State Cen
ter: Mrs. Summers and family, at State
Center; Mr.. and Mrs. j.. p Satterfield,
at State Center; Mr.. and Mrs. F. T..
Bentley, at MAXWELL; Mr.. and Mrs. S.
T. Goodman, at MAXWELL: Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. Thompson, at Baxter: Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. w Harmon, at State Center; Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Robinson, at Maxwell;
H. A. Dean and M. Everheart, at Bax-
ter; Mr.. William Mills, at Perry; Mr..
and Mrs. Len Clark and Mr.. and Mrs.
McAdams, at State Center; Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmery, at State Center.
A good many young people spent the
day celebrating at Baxter and State
Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison White, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayes. Mr.. and Mrs. John Thompson
all spent the Fourth celebrating at
State Center.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
ORIGIN of lIniyes.

clusions Of scientist who has made
a study of the subject, were fractured
stones that happened to have sharp
cutting edge. But the vegetable king
dom also furnishes very keen cutting
edges in the leaves and stalks of GER
tain plants, which might have been
awaited of before artificial knives We're
made. The fractured stone knife easily
suggested the shaping of faxed stones,
like flint, into the form OF blades,
Among the Seri Indians on Tiburon
island, in the gulf of California, the
primitive custom of utilizing fractured
and water worn stones for knives still
exists
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
THE BODY or THE SUN.
In It's Density 1t Resembles some
wEnt Globe of Tar.

In It's Density 1t Resembles some
yEnt Globe of Tar.
1t is generally agreed that the main
body of the sun-the nucleus within
the photosgt.sre-must be- purely case
Gus. This seems to be an unavoidable
conclusion from the SUMS low mean
density and its tremendous internal
temperature, which must almost GER
tainly be far higher than that of Its
outer surface, SO high that even the
enormous force of solar gravity is able
to compress the yapors to density on
" one and four-tenths that Of water,
although among the constituent ele-
ments are many of the metals iron be
ing the most conspicuous which in
the solid or liquid state are from three
to eight times as dense. The reader
must not imagine, however, that this
gaseous nucleus is like air or other
gases as we encounter them upon the
earth. Denser than water and strong
" viscous from the heat, it more re-
eembles globe of tar except near the
outside. There the vapors relieved
from pressure are free to expand and
to cool both by the expansion and by
radiating heat to outer space In a re-
gion Of powerful currents, ascending.
descending and cyclonic.
The philosophers or luminous surface
Is generally believed to be what 1t
looks like-a sheet of clouds enveloping
the nucleus and consisting of minute
drops and crystals formed from those
vapors which condense at the highest
temperatures. These clouds float in an
atmosphere composed Of the perma-
nent gases like hydrogen and helium
mixed with the more numerous yapors
which condense only at far lower tenn
peratures than those that form the
clouds. AS to the substances which
compose the cloud particles, opinions
are unsettled.-Profess @. A. Young
in Harper's Weekly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07

will be given until the end OF this week
to wind up his work, but unless the
reports are in so that the county and
state auditor can get at their work by
Monday of next week action may be
commenced by the state under section
1857 of the code, which provides:
If any assessor or member of any
board of review shall knowingly fail or
neglect to make or require the assess
ment of property for taxation to be and
for It's taxable value as in this act pro-
vided or to perform any of the duties
required of him by this act at the
time and in the manner specified. he
shall forfeit and pay the sum of $500,
to be recovered in an action in the dis
trict court in the name of the county
and for its use. and the action against
the assessor shall be against him and
his bondsmen.'
County Auditor Jackson yesterday
forenoon received letter from State
Auditor Carroll stating that the alb
stract of the Cedar Rapids assessment
must be in Des Moines by next Mon
day, without fail, else he will invoke The
law. He directs that unless 1t is pos
sible to mail this abstract on Sunday,
so that the state board of review can
have it by Monday. that the figures be
telegraphed to Des Moines, at the cx-
pense of the city of Cedar Rapids.
Auditor Carroll intilnates that thare
is no reasonable excuse for the delay
in sending In the returns from Cedar
Rapids. Davenport. Dubuque Des
Moines, Sioux City and all the other
cities of Iowa have reported Up to
June 90 forty eight counties of The
state had reported. including Marshall,
woodbury., Clinton. Polk. Scott and al
most every other county containing; a
city Of any Importance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
IN THE SANE GRAVE
Funeral Of Lucy Pond and Dave Gray
Who Committed Suicide Together
at Elk Point, S. D.-Text of Girls
Farewell Letter.

Elk Point S. D., July Now as
we are going to die together it is the
4 wish of both of us to be buried to-
gether So please bury US in the same
grave. No matter where they take
Dave, bury me by his side as close as
you can"
| This request, written her parents by
Miss Lucy Pond. who, with her sweet
suicide. was carried out in all Its
pathetic details yesterday. The fun
eral of the young people. who shocked
the whole countryside by their incom
prehensible act Of self destruction, took
place at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The obsequies were held from the home
of G. w. Pond, father OF the girl, where
the double tragedy took place. Many
went from here, q distance of three
miles, and friends and neighbors for
a dozen miles around We're present.
Rev. NJ. Hupp of the Baptist church,
of Elk Point, had charge of the serv-
ices. Interment took place in the GEM
etery, SIX miles south OF this place.
Wanted Throat Cut.
At the coroner's inquest it was
shown that young Gray fearing the
poison he had taken was not going TO
prove fatal offered So to his sweet
hearts brother, Charles Pond if he
would take the razor Gray had in his
hand and cut the latter's throat
This grusome request was made
when Gray came to tell the brothers
that their sister was dying of strych-
nine poisoning and that he himself
had taken some of the drug.
Lucy will be dead in a few minutes"
he said when he aroused the boys from
their slumbers, but | am afraid the
poison isn't working on me very well.
We promised to die together and |
mean to keep my word" he added des-
perately.
1t was then he made the startling
proposal that Charles Pond cut the I'M
happy supplicants throat, for the sum
Of SO.
The offer was of course refused.
Gray then took more poison and lying
down in the bed with the expiring
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
FRANKLIN COUNTY ASSESSMENT.
Some Interesting Figures From the
Assessors Books.
,cial to Times Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, July THE complete re-
turns of the assessors of Franklin
county brings some interesting facts
and figures. The amount of moneys
and credits was found to be $736, $50
and the total personal property s2,7s6,-
716. The number OF men in the coun-
ty is 2,0S2 and OF these Lilo are over
"a years of age. There are found to
be l0,735 horses in the county and that
Is not counting colts under one year
of age. There are 35.757 head of cat
tie and 1859 sheep and goats in the
county. The largest number of animals
being hogs OF which Franklin county
possesses 45,377. Only LAG mules were
found in the county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Ottumwa, July Pretty Emma Da-
wilson, daughter of w. r. Davidson
prominent farmer living four miles
northeast rof Centerville, has disap-
peared and farmers numbering fully 9
hundred, are searching the woods about
the Davidson farm for the missing
girl.
What has become of the girl no one
knows. She was last seen Monday
morning when sire left her home say
Ing that she was going into the woods
to gather some ferns.
She did not return home that night
but her parents thought little of it, be-
lieving that she was spending the night
with some neighbors.
However, when she did not return
In the worning a search was inst-
tuted and up to date has brought lit
tie or nothing to hight regarding her
whereabouts. Late Tuesday evening
the searchers found where the girl had
gone down path in the dense woods.
leading to the bank of the Charlton.
Upon following the path TO the river
bank they found the, shoes and stock
ings worn by the girl when she left
home.
As these articles were found close to
the river bank, the searchers at once
began to drag the river. AT the end
OF several hours work. and after the
river had been dragged for a mile or
more. they had found no trace of the
missing girl.
It Is supposed that the girl has been
murdered by some t-annps and that her
shoes and stockings were placed on the
river bank to divert suspicion.
The search continued yesterday, but
lNp to q late hour in the afternoon had
developed nothing. 81 sss
Nina Davidson was a very pretty girl.
Sne was about II years old and had
always resided on the farm. Her par
Sents are almost cral.ed with grief over
her disappearance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
TO FIX HACK FARES
City Council Of Webster City viii Act
as Result Of Unreasonable Charges
Made by Bus Line in That City
July q.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republicans
Webster City, July THE city
council last evening took cognizance
of the unreasonable rates which the
various hackmen of the city charged
on the Fourth of July. An effort to
fix a rate above which hackmen will
not be allowed to charge. will be made
by that city, An infringement of the
fixed rate viii constitute misdemean-
or under the city ordinance, and will
be made punishable by the city ;iu-
thorities.
The rates made by the hackmen on
the Fourth were unwarrantable and
exceedingly unreasonable. They over
did the thing and the council now
propose to curb the action of drivers
SO that in future contingencies OF this
kind the people will not be subjeete 4
TO such charges as prevailed on Mon-
day. Investigations put on foot by
the city authorities reveal the fact
that dring the big rush in the after
noon as much as so cents were charged
in several instances TO take people
from the city to the celebration
grounds. -
AS discussed last evening by the
members OF the council. ten cents is
considered the regular and reasonable
fare on days like the Fourth as well as
all other days. The matter of fixing
these fares absolutely was talked over
pro and con and provoked much dis
cussion. 1t wa sfinally referred 10
the ordinance committee. When the
ordinance is drafted the council VIII
fix the amount that hackies may
charge. Itswill probably be fixed ut
e Their ten or fifteen cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
TREE FELL UPON HER
Distressing and Perhaps Fatal Acct
dent BefalIs Mrs. Mary Vos at Her
Home Near New Sharon.

New Sharon. July "A distressing
accident occurred at the Vos home
stead, about seven miles west OF New
Sharon. last Sunday evening. Mrs.
Mary vos. mother of Gys and Gilbert
vos, was returning home from church
and was just entering the gate when
she was struck by a large tree. which
was blown down by the storm then
raging. She was completely pinioned
in such manner that it required
twelve men to lift the tree and extri-
cate her. Physicians We're called, and
it was found that shoulder and three
resting easily. but is not out of danger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
britt AND coRwirH ouARRELED
Fourth Of July Game For Large Purse
Called OF Because Of Wraneling.

Special to Times Republican.
Britt, July 1.-THE celebration here
was one of the largest ever held in this
county and In spite OF two rainy days
before 1t the track was in good condi-
ton as we'll as the ball ground.
The races We're excellent, but the
center of attraction was the ball game
between Britt and Corwith which were
As two evenly matched teams as ever
played on the Britt diamond. No
scores were made on either side and
nothing of particular Importance hap
pened until the seventh inning while
Britt was at the bat, when Mccarthy
hit the ball away out into the left field
among the the buggies which had gone
In on the grounds inside the foul line.
Miller umpiring then for Britt first
called 1T a foul and Immediately after
changed his decision, declaring 1t a
fair hit. At this point Summers scored
ID run, and like one man the 331 people
who came from Corwith filed onto the
diamond and stopped the game, refus-
ing to play further, or allow their men
to play until the hit was declared
foul and the runners put back onto
their bases.
After chewing the rag for an hour
i Britt was willing to concede to their
wishes but 1t seems that several OF the
Corwith men had left the grounds and
At was impossible to proceed with the
game. There was a purse of $75 for
the winners and this caused strife
7 Neither team will now get any money,
and the game will be played over on
July 10.
The weather was perfect, the parade,
excellent and the fireworks closed an
eventful day for Britt. Bailey Of the
Britt Tribune has been told what they
cost and he declared they were consid-
erably higher than last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
cENTERvlLLE IS AelTATED.
Trail Shows Girl Tried to Avoid Som,
( One Following.
Enr,cial IN Times n esn,,hiioap 9a

I0PCC4d1 10 4 Ies-1StpuUfIC1H
Centervilie, July THE town of
Centerville is terribly agitated over
the disappearance of Emma Davidson
who left her home Monday. All was
harmonious at home and no reason Is
foand to explain her voluntary disap-
pearance. The family is almost dis
tracted. One sister is at home,
brother and married sister live in Gem
terville and two sisters In Kansas.
The trail of the Girl thru the woods
shows that at one point she left the
path and took peculiar course up a
ravine and back OF some large trees.
as if to avoid somebody following her.
She is member of a prominent FAM
lily, her father owning a good farm
mile from where her shoes were found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
NElGHBORHCOD NOTES
FERGUSON.

July Miss Lillian Burns. OF Tole-
do. is busting friends here for a few
days.
Mrs j. c. Squires and her two
Youngest children, are vesiting rela-
tives and friends here.
Mrs d. Il. Brush. who has had a
severe attack of rheumatism, is i'm
proving slowly.
tanning a baby boy, born on the
Fourth.
Mr.. Lee Eicholtz of Des Moines,
visited over Sunday and the Fourth
with his parents south of town.
Miss Bertha Robinson. of New Shar-
on, is visiting her brother, Will, here,
for few days
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Steltzer, of I'm
ion. visited here Sunday with friends.
BANGOR.
July 1.-THE Bangor brass band
furnished the music for the celebration
at LeGrand.
The Bangor ball team also played at
JeGrand Several of the boys took
their wives, and others took their best
girls.
Quite number from this place cele
brated at Bethel Grove. All report a
fine time.
A much needed rain came Sunday
afternoon.
f. Hollingsworth and family and
mother, Mrs. S. j. Hollingsworth, Wis
tied the d. Jones home Sunday.
Vint Kersey returned from Indian
Territory Saturday.
Quite q number from Bangor at
tended quarterly meeting at Honey
Creek Saturday.
Little Wilfred Hollingsworth is quite
sick
w. C. Hayworth Is suffering from an
attack of lumbago.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearson of Nashville,
Tenn, and Misses Sarah and Elizabeth
Kinzer home Sunday.
RHODES.
July MIR and Mrs. $. T. Goodman
and family returned Friday from
Toukawa, okla, and will spend the
summer here
Mrs. Leivan and daughter went to
Manning Saturday for u few days visit
with relatives.
Rhodes has made some wonderful
improvements in the last few weeks in
the way of sidewalks. 1t has the finest
sidewalks on Main street of any town
in the state for Its size.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Wherry and family
were Baxter callers Saturday.
Master Frank Bentley is visiting
friends at Haverhill.
Mrs. e. B. Perry has moved back to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
KEEP YOUR HEAD UNCOVERED.
The Constant Wearing of a Hat PrOpo-
gates Dnndruff Germs.

There are many men who wear their
hats practically all the time when awake,
and are blessed with a heavy shock OF
hair; yet If the scalps of these same men
once became infested with dandruR
germs, the parasites would multiply all
the quicker for lack OF air. Badness
would ensue as the final result New
bros Herpicide kills these germs and
stimulates unhealthy hair to abundant
growth. Herpicide Is o pleasant hair
dressing as well as dandruff cure and
contains not an atom Of injurious sub
stance. Sold by leading druggists. Send
Toe. in stamps for sample to The Herpi-
eide Co.. Detroit. Mich.
Mcbride q VIII Drug Co. special
aSenu.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
girl. was soon dead. The two sue
,cumbed but a few minutes apart
A Pathetic Farewell.

I y
tcumbed but a few minutes apart.
A Pathetic Farewell.
Search for some message which
would explain the reason for the awful
act of the two young people disclosed
torn scraps of paper in the woodbox.
County Attorney /. L. Nichols pieced
these together with great difficulty and
found three notes of farewell, all writ
ten by the young woman 1t is though,
Gray must have torn them up after the
girl lost consciousness. The letter to
the girls parents reads:
ELK Point, S. D., july 4, 1904-Dear
Father and Mother: 1t is SO sad tho
with peaceful heart, | write and tell
you--but for Gods sak,. don't take it to
heart-that Dave and | are going to die
together tonight ana this is how it
was. Dave was sick today and he said
he was going to put himself out of his
misery and l told him / wanted to die
with him. So l wrote a note to the
druggist and signed Mrs. Gray's name
to it so he could get some strychnlne.
SO we went to town afoot and got It,
But don't blame the druggist man, for
he was afraid to let It go
7 want you to take the trinkets In
that little box of mine and keep them
and everything else Of mine. Only the
little locket with the lock of hair and
his picture In 1t. that I want buried
with me. I want you to leave my en-
gagement ring on my finger.
Now that we are going to die to-
gether it is the wish of both that we be
buried together. SO please bury us in
~. = yt-1,a
take Dave, bury me by his side as close
as you can. / could live in misery
without him or die in peace with him
and ! took my choice. So goodby.
Now forgive and forget II you can and
never blame Dave. for he is not to
blame. God bless him. Goodby.
Lucy Anna"
Note Of forgiveness.
Another note was found, addressed
to Mrs. Maude Friend which evidently
referred to some misunderstanding be-
tween them. The note ran:
Il will write you line and tell you l
have forgiven you for everything you
have done and / hope you have done
the same for me. GoOdby Lucy"
A note addressed to Sarah" an aunt
of the girl, said:
we were going to town for the
poison when you wanted to know
where we were going. Nam this refers
to Gray's mother) we want to be
buried together. so don't say anything
against 1t. Goodby."
The statement of the girl that Dave
was sick is inexplicable. No one else
had heard OF his indisposition and his
health was known to be generally
rugged. He was about p years of age
and strong and robust. Miss pond was
Is years old and we'll liked. The two
had been sweethearts for years. They
were known to be engaged altho no
date for the wedding had been set.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
ST. ANTHONY.

July miss Gertrude Jay Is In
Waterloo on visit.
There was large number went from
here to Gearing the Fourth.
Mr.. Hixon shipped some stock We'd
nesday.
Fearing and st. Anthony boys played
base ball the Fourth, to 8 in favor of
ST. Anthony.
Mr. Henry Forry's brother came to
spend the Fourth with him.
Miss Paulin LaPlant, Miss Jennie
Julian and Mr.. Henry Thake went to
Marshalltown Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
CEDAR RAPIDS CALLED DOWN.
1 Auditor Of State May Begin Action
Against Assessment Board.

special TO Times Repupl1can.
Cedar Rapids, July THE auditor
OF state has minated that unless the
assessment rolls for the city Of Cedar
Rapids are received pretty shortly
there will be something doing.
The law provides that the assess
ment shall be completed by April Is. In
Cedar Rapids for several years it has
been completed well towards the latter
part OF the year. dfscommoding the
county and state officials.
Now the auditor of state proposes to
be reasonable. and the local assessor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
The Grinnell News.
Special to Times Republican.

Grinnell, July ALVIN Marvin, the
twelve-year-old son of Sheppard Mar
vim, died yesterday morning of typhoid
fever, after an illness of two weeks.
Miss Bessie Fellows leaves tonight
for a summers rest with friends in
Osceola, Wis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
Emma Davidson, Living Near
Centerville, Disappeared
From Home Monday
CLOTHING FOUND NEAR RIVER
Hundreds of People Searching the
Woods and River-.Woman Seen Co
ing Towards Des Moines Disguised as
! Man-Feared She Was Enticed to
ST. Louis.
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Centerville, July IA girl dressed IN
mans clothing was seen coming to
Centerville Monday evening. She is
thought to be Emma Davidson. who
disappeared from home. 1t is believ-
ed she was enticed to leave, and was
taken to Des Moines or st. Louis. A
girl thought to be Miss Dawson took
train here for Udell and went north
on the Wabash.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
Two Bottles Cured Him.

II was troubled With kidney COM
plant for about two years. writes A.
H. Davis. of Mt. Sterling. Iowa but
two bottles of Foley'ss Kidney Cure eff
fected permanent cure" Sold by b.
A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
onnortnu,t,e. For Good Deeds.

Remember that If the opportunity
for great deeds never comes the oppor-
tunity for good deeds is renewed for
you day by day. The thing for us to
long for is the goodness, not the glory.
Frederick W. Farrar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07

Badly sleeps and grows while NAM
ma rests If HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea is given. It's the haby's greatest
medicine ever offered loving mothers
35 cents. tea or tablets. Mcbride &
Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07

Sound kidneys are safeguards of life.
Make the Kidneys healthy with Foley's
Kidney Cure. Sold by B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07

When bilious take Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale
by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
He Understood.

He Understood.
''Miss jerks has such sweet face"
eff you had purchased as much candy
to stow away in it as have you would
know why"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07

Ought To.
"You understand railroading?s
eyes"
"Tell me. then, does mulatto ride
on half fair ticket?"