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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
FATHER KILLS son
Funeral of Little Victim of Sad
Shooting Accident Held at
Clear Lake
GUN WAS IN FATHERS HANDS
Not Noticing His Little Son, Albert
Roenfranz Tried to Lock the Barrel
In Place When the Shell Exploded,
Its Contents Tearing Thru the Child's
Lung, and Killing Him Instantly.
,cial to rimes-Repuhlicar.

Special to Times Republican.
Clear Lake, Sept. 6.-Alhert Roen-
franz Sunday morning about 10 o'clock
was the author of distressing accl-
dent at his farm home eight miles
northwest Of this city in Grant town.
ship. A hawk had come into the yara
and was watching its chance TO prey
unon the farmers chickens when Mr..
Roenfranz took his gun and prepared
to kill the bird of prey. The gun was
rusty and hard to break at the preech
and this he thinks accounts for the
accident. His four year old boy was
curiously watching his father load
the gun with the shell and altho
his father turned the muzzle away
from him the lad would run around
to see how the gun was loaded. Not
noticing the boy he inserted the shell
finally and endeavored to lock the bar
rel in place when the shell exploded
and the contents tore away the should
er and thru the little fellows lung.
killing him instantly. The funeral oc-
Cured yesterday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
,owAN,s MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Body of Robert Reynolds is Found il

Body Of Robert Reynolds is Found in
Road in East st. Louis.
East ST. Louis, Ill, Sept. 6.-By fol-
lowing directions telephoned by an UNI
identified man from an unknown place
Coroner McCracken tonight found the
dead bodies of white man and a ne
gro lying in the middle of a road about
one hundred feet apart. Both men had
been shot exactly in the same place,
thru the head, and the bullet in each
instance penetrated the body, coming
out on the opposite side. Thru pap
ers found in the pocket of the white
men, it is presumed that his name was
Robert Reynolds, of Cedar Rapids Ia.
The negro was named George Green,
and is a striker, formerly employed by
the Nelson Morris Packing Company.
The bodies were found near what is
known as the black bridge on the out
skirts of the city. When the coroner.
who was driving a wagon, reached the
bridge he was met by a man who told
him that what he was looking for was
about 200 feet further on"
Before the coroner could question his
informant, the latter walked hastily
away and boarded a street car A short
time later the police made an arrest
and the man is being held on suspicion.
He refused to give his name.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
HOTEL MAN FINED
Davenport Justice Taxes tho Proper
Course Toward Man Who Permitted
Rooms to be Used for immoral Pur-
poses, Assessing $50 Fine.

Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, Sept. Ga small sized
raid took place at the Palace hotel last
night and as result one couple giving
the names of p Williams and Myrtle
Evans was arrested and brought into
court.
Williams was assessed fine Of 81
and costs and the woman was fined IS
and costs.
One of the owners of the hotel was
charged with being the keeper of a
house of i'll fame. He claimed that
he did not know his rooms were being
used for immoral purposes and stated
that he was away at the time Will
Jams secured the room.
Judge Finger held. however, that
stout was one of the proprietors and
that he was responsible for what was
done in the building. He therefore as
sessed a fine against the hotel of $50
and costs.
After the trial when the owner
learned the extent of his fine he stated
that he would stand trial but the
Judge informed him that it was now
foo late and that he would nave 70
carry the case up if he wanted the
matter ventilated. He left ana ola not
announce what he intended to 60.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
ALMOST TRAGEDY in A JAIL.
Two Prisoners Ill Treat and Unmerci
fully Beat Another Inmate.

Two Prisoners III Treat and Unmerci-
fully Beat Another Inmate.
Des Moines, Sept. 6.-Three prison
ers in the city Jail assaulted Ole Hura,
another inmate, Saturday night and
numerically beat him. But for the in
reference of the authorities tragedy
might have caused the trio to face a
more serious charge than they did yes
terday morning when they We're ar
raigned before Justice Duncan for
drunkenness.
Pat Crowie, Walter NcNealy and Mr..
Hammock Were the three men incarc-
Grated for intoxication, who became in
volved in quarrel with Hura. Crowie
has but one arm, but according to the
story of Jail prisoners he welded this
with considerable effect upon Hura. All
three men joined III the assault and
Hura was practically helpless. Today
he lies at the police station badly bea-
ten and is in serious condition. When
the trio was arraigned before Justice
Duncan this morning for drunkenness
they We're each sentenced to serve thir
ty days in the county jail
Removed His Clothes.
Preliminary to their attack upon HUI
ra, which seems to have been with no
other object than the enjoyment of a
little fiendish glee, the trio removed
Hura's c&hing. AS an opening fea-
ture of the gedy in which Hura plav-
ed the leading part he was placed be-
meath the hydrant. For ten minutes he
was soaked, and while the water flowed
over his chilling body, the assailants
beat him with their fists and kicked
him. Completing the water number,
Grove and his associates commenced
a running race around the room, allow
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
Petite Chorus Girl Reporter
From Minneapolis Doing
Human Interest Story
is WALKING TO ST. LOUIS FAIR
Miss Methour In Gray Walking Skirt
and Sweater With Pack on Her Back
and Revolver in Her Pocket Is
Tramping From Minneapolis to the
Fair-stops at Necada.
snecial TO Tlmes-Republican.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Nevada, Sept. 6.--Patricia Methour,
a petite little. dimpled checked and
bronzed woman of twenty. doing pc
destrian stunt, or as she pleases to call
it, "piking to the Pike" spent Sunday
evening in the city in local hotel.
Miss Methour is not globe 'trotter,
nor is she taking the long tramp she
has before her because she needs to
get there and has not the money. She
is walking from Minneapolis to ST.
view OF making it pay her in the end
and if nerve and apparent tact will
avail she will win out.
Miss Methour has been making the
smaller towns along the way and has
studiously avoided newspaper people
on the way. remarking Sunday evening
to a chance acquaintance at the sup
per, they're good fellows but such
bores in q case like mine" Miss Patty
was for a couple of years a chorus girl,
but thru the offices of friend secured
a position as reporter on st. Paul
paper. which occupation she followed
for couple of years. About the first
of August it dawned upon her that she
would like to see the exposition, and
altho she had plenty of ready cash
for the trip. yet she did not like to
lose the time and at the same time
spend her savings. Suddenly a happy
thought was hers. with her exper-
fence gained in the newspaper bust
ness. why could she not make the trip
on foot, take her camera, keep ner nose
for news and good things busy, and
prepare a splendid set of illustrated ar
ticles on the trip which she would be
able to dispose of at neat little sum,
which would at least compensate her
for her time and the cash expended?
She could and she would" She at once
communicated with literary friend in
terested in the publication of a western
magazine the name of which she refus-
ed to state, and made arrangements to
dispose Of her story should 1t prove OF
sufficient merit. OF this question she
alone assumed the responsibility of
Judging beforehand.
She started from Minneapolis on the
~
Neveda on the 5th of September, MAX
ing the distance of about ITS miles IN
about twenty-six days. She was laid
UP at the home of friend. however.
for four days at Belmond, with
slightly sprained ankle. She passed
thru Fairbault, Owatonna. and Albert
Lea, MIMI, Mason City, Belnlond Will
Jams. and a number Of other towns Of
less Importance before reaching Ne
vada. From here her route will take
her thru Colfax, Knoxville, Abba and
Centerville, Iowa, and Kirksville, Paris,
Mexico and other towns IN Missouri.
She expects to reach st. Louis about
the first of October, thinking that she
will be able to make the latter end OF
her trip with less effort than the first
altho the distance is considerably long
er.
Miss Methour while walking wears a
short dark gray golf skirt, gray
sweater and crush hat and heavy sub
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06

Holland. ~ ~,
Rem Smith, Of Holland, refused an
offer of sos per acre for his 24O acre
farm in Grundy county last week.
Thompson. a,,o,,s
were marketed here Saturday. ~: -.
Prescott, the buyer, issued over S4o"
in checks to the farmers.
Belle Plaine.
Relle Plaine has another artesian
we'll. 1t is only 1876 feet deep ana
throws a three-inch stream twenty
feet into the air.
Huxley.
At a recent sale of farm near fiuA-
lev. that of Sivert Mass, at AUCTION the
price received was a pretty 1talr one
even for Story country, the price re-
ceived being $50 per acre.
New Hartford.
Henry struntze, of this city, has be-
gun suit against the Standard on GO.
for 500 900 on account of the death OF
his wife caused by an explosion OF ker-
osene not up to the test.
| Upton.
Mrs. w. E. Richard has sold her
farm north of town to w. D. Brotemar-
kle of Walnut, I'LL The farm consists
of 100 acres and the price paid was
$4,000.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfields new $4,000 school house
was formally dedicated Thursday with
suitable exercises. Wilbur York is SUI
perintendent, and George p Chapman
recent principal of the Cantril schools,
is principal of the high school.
Colo.
Another rural route has been decid-
ed upon for this place and will ne
started as soon as the commissioner
gets in his report which will be I'M
mediately. This makes three and as
such there is good reason to be proud
over the fact.
Spirit Lake.
The old chatauqua property is to be
sold at auction. 1t is necessary. TO
dispose of this real estate in order to
pay the indebtedness of the assocla-
ton. Many choice building sites,
long line of lalleshore fine groves and
excellent soil for tillage, are included
in the offerings.
Harris.
A large property trade that will af-
feet the business interests OF two
towns. Lake Park and this place, was
made when S. l.. Weaver traded his
farm south of Harris for the w. G..
Grant stock of merchandise at that
place. The stock is a large one and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06

ing Hura the lead, but getting close
enough to him at times to renew their
torture. They pulled his hair and
punched him in the ribs. One of the
trio had II wooden leg and another a
stump arm, and by use of these dis
abled members they made their treat
ment even more cruel than 1t perhaps
might otherwise been.
Jaiier Willis Aroused.
When Jailer Joe Willis reached the
lying on the floor. He was breathing
and grooming in manner indicating
that his suffering was intense. The
three men who had made the assault
were standing in three different corners
of the room looking down upon their
victim.
In all my experience, l have not
known OF so brutal an attack" said
Taller Willis. ITS wonder to me that
they didn't kill the man. When l
found him he was so overcome with
fright, excitement and injuries that he
was scarcely able to talk
Given Coffee and Bread.
To prevent any further manifesto
tons before morning. the three men
were given small cages in another part
of the JAIL and until the time of the
ARA gnment yesterday morning We're
given nothing but coffee and bread to
eat and drink.
They offered no explanation of their
conduct. even denying that they made
the assault Officers, however say that
they have positive evidence of the guilt
hat will
it when the cases of assault and battery
are called in the court of Justice Il. 10.
Duncan Thursday afternoon.
AS far as police officers can ascertain
the four men had not met until they
were thrown together in the city Jail.
Even then, no cause, in the least degree
iustinabe, can be found that seemed to
have warranted the fiendish attack
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
PRICE WAR ON IN AUDUBON.
Three Competing Butchers are Cut
ting Prices.

Audubon, Sept. 6.--There is q fight
on here among the butchers and prices
on meat have been cut below what
butcher stuff can be bought for on foot.
The trouble has long been brewing.
ever since last winter. where the three
local shops went to bucking each other
on hides. and when the end Of the cut
is to be no one of the three has been
able to make an estimate.
Kraft put the price on meat down to
from 4c to 10c per pound, and the other
two Immediately followed, and Zarew
and Bake put it down from &c to 10c
per pound. Kraft then went them one
better and put boiling meat down to &c
per pound, and sirloin, round and por-
terhouse steaks down to &c per pound;
roasts. pork and other meats in like
proportion. All three shops have plenty
OF money, and it will be a long and Bit
for fight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06

, Mr.. Weaver and son, Sherman, are as
sisting with the invoicing, 1T being the
present plans to turn the active man
agement of the store over to the SON,
who will make that his future home.
The senior Mr.. Weaver will remain IN
charge Of the local store. They now
possess two valuable mercantile prop
critics and will be factor in the COM
mercial life of the two towns.
Sac City.
The canning factory has been run
ming for over a week now. About l7b,-
600 cans Of corn have been packed. 1t
is now of excellent quality and the
management of the factory, as well as
the farmers, is hoping for nice wealth
CT so that the corn can be brought In
steadily.
Grundy Center.
Albert Thompson raised two acres OF
Rural New York No. 2 potatoes which
are the largest we have seen. A dozen
of them which we have vary in weight
from one to one and three quarter
pounds, and measure about ten inches
in circumference one way and IA inches
the other. The ground in which they
were raised was an old hog lot.
Rockwell City.
County Recorder Sam Smith is an
inventor. His latest invention is a can
opener that holds the can firmly In
its embrace while the top is neatly and
quickly cut out by turning little
crank. Judge Church of Jefferson has
acquired an interest in the invention,
and a patent was granted on it a few
days ago. 1t would seem that this
would fill long felt want.
Parkersburg.
The handsome new Methodist church
at Parkersburg, to cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000, will be dedicated
within two months. The edifice, which
is an exceptionally pretty and commo-
dious one for a place the size of Par
kersburg, is being built by private sub
scription and Charles Wolfe, one of the
residents of the place, donated half OF
the price The edifice will seat from
500 to 1000 people. Rev. Norton is the
pastor.
Iowa City.
E. D. Murphy has begun action in
the district court against Charles 5.
Brady and John Brady and Joseph
Whtebrook, suing on note for $3oo.
The petition states that the defend
ants, Charles S. Brady and John Brady.
executed their promissory note for $500
dated November %, 1903, bearing in
terest at the rate of six per cent, ana
becoming due in sixty days. The note
was made out to the other defendant,
Joseph WhNebrook, and BY him en-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
THE STEERS sTAMPEDED.
Farmer Near Davenport Loses Large
Number of Cattle.

Special to Tlmes-hepublican.
Davenport, Sept. 6.Theodore kautZ
a farmer who lives just west OF Daven-
port, had a costly experience last week
and is still hunting for Il valuable herd
of steers that were lost to him.
Last Monday Mr.. Kautz attended q
sale near Muscatinc, and while there
purchased herd Of valuable animals.
, Late in the afternoon he started, with
his son. to drive the cattle to his home
near Buffalo.
The animals were s:rivcn into the
road and had gone short distance
from the place where they were pur-
chased when something in yard
frightened the animals and away they
shot down the road like herd OF
deer.
Mr.. Kautz who was in a buggy. pnr-
sued the animals at the top of his
horses speed, and his son also fol-
lowed them as fast as possible but the
steers. managed to get into an open
field, and when Mr.. Kautz turned In to
follow them his harness broke and he
was helpless. Thru the fields the fright
ened animals rushed, and clearing big
fence landed in an immense field of
corn.
Mr.. Kautz and his son then tied up
the horse and spent most of the night
hunting for them. but as there We're
several ways for them to get out 1t is
supposed that they passed thru the
field and continued their mad flight.
The next day was spent in hunting
for them, but altho week has passed
not a trace of the animals has been
found and Mr.. Kautz is now figuring
that he is several hundred dollars short.
In the meantime the owners of the corn
fields are finding some damaged fields
and with this the purchase will prove a
, very costly one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
a SENSATIONAL CAPTURE.
Bert Garretson Taken at Muscatine
A. .s a..saI . rizinn a Safe

Bert Garretson Taken at Muscatne in
Act of Burslarizing Safe.
Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine, Sept. 6.-With gun in
one hand and command on his lips,
Hold up your hands!" Officer Binz
leaped from a closet at the home OF
Joseph Hopes on Muscatine island
yesterday morning, and took into Gus
tody Bert Garretson, an employe of
Mr.. Hopes, just as the young man
was whirling the combination, on an
iron safe. The police say Garretson is
also charged with previous success
full attempt to break into the strong
box. He is in Jail
The capture of Garretson was quite
dramatic, and is said to have been the
result of a trap laid for him by Mr..
Hopes in conjunction with the Off
Ger.
According to the story of the police
and employees of the Hopes farm,
some person entered the Hopes home
one week ago last Sunday. opened the
safe and distracted $50. This money
belonged to the Musserville Methodist
church and had been given to Mr.
Hopes for safe keeping. Suspicion
was directed towards Garretson, who, 1t
is said. knew the combination of the
strong box.
-S Reasoning that II the burglar was
Garretson he would come again. If a
good opportunity was given him,
trap was laid. Officer Binz was in
structed to go to the Hopes home
about o'clock Sunday morning which
he did. He was secreted in closet
in the room which contained the safe.
At the proper time Sunday morning
the family left the house to attend
church, telling Garretson to care for
the house while they were gone.
Then came the denouement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
Trial of Mrs. schm;tt's Case
Against the Murderer to-5e
Held at Hampton
ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION
Change of Venue From Hardin to
Franklin County on Account of the
Alleged Popular Prejudice Existing
in County Who're Crime Was Com.
mitted.
to Times-Republican.

Special to es-Republican.
Hampton, Sept. s. - The September
term of the district court which COM
mences on September IL promises to
be an interesting one and the court
calendar shows that there III be sew
eral big legal contests to occupy the at
tention of the court.
Undoubtedly the most important one
Blydenburgh. which was transferred
from the Hardin county court. In this
case Mrs Schmitt is suing for $4,000
which she claims Is due her on two
promisory notes given her by Blydens
burgh. She claims that these same
notes were stolen from her. Blyden-
burgh, who is now in the state penis
Tertiary serving a life sentence for KILL
ing his wife, will not be here to tes-
tify but his deposition has been taken
and will be introduced as evidence
This case has run the whole gamut OF
legal proceeding and was finally trans
ferred because it was thought q fai,
and impartial trial could not now be
secured In Hardin county courts. The
attorneys who are representing tn.
plaintiff and defendant are the very
best that can be found In northern
Iowa. The case Is to be one of the
first on the calendar and will probably
be commenced about the middle or
next week.
The case Of Mrs. ID. II. Silvius who
has appealed from the finding of thu
insane commissioners Is one Of consid-
cradle Importance. Mrs. Silvius had
her husband brought before the insane
commissioners and tried for insanity.
He was released as no evidence of his
being unsound Of mind could be found.
He then had her arrested and brought
before the same board on similar
charge and the county insane commits
sion decided she was mentally unbai-
anced. She at once appealed from
their decision and the case will be re-
viewed before the coming court.
The case of N. A. Christensen
against Borden Sherman is on land
deal and Christensen is asking the
court to compel the specific perform
ance of the contract or grant him 3d.
600 dollars damages Judge Evans OF
Hampton will hold court
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

dorsed over to the plaintiff for good
consideration. The petition also states
that the defendant, Charles S. Brady,
mas disposed Of his property with the
intent Of defrauding his creditors and
asks that writ Of attachment issue,
and judgment for $500 with interest
and costs of action.
Mt. Pleasant.
The Henry County Fair Association
will have neat sum on the right side
of the ledger after paying all bills and
purses and premiums on this falls two
days fair. The statement is not yet
ready for publication, but the indica-
tons are that they will have from
twelve to fourteen hundred dollars.
above expenses. This will about wipe
out the $500 indebtedness on the
grounds and pay for all the improve
ments done last year.
Hampton.
-Four complaints against the city
were settled by committee appointed
by the city council, for a consideration
of $3.50. The complaints were made
by residents in the southeast part of
the city, who had a grievance against
the sewerage system. They made their
complaints on the grounds that the
creek running thru their pastures was
polluted by leakage in the sewer, and
that their stock had Consequently suf-
fered.
Shenandoah.
DR.. w. f. Stotler has made deal
whereby he exchanges an Adams coun-
ty farm Of 1s9 acres for the residence
property owned by u. G. Reininger OH
Elm street. The doctor gets place at
six thousand dollars. Reininger gets
farm that is fifteen miles east of Ell
lott half mile from school. telephone
and mail past door, postoffice on the
adjoining quarter, coal mines a mile
away. station seven and half miles,
O place that is sure to advance in price
next year. If Reininger keeps it he
will farm it by telephone.
TerriI.
A new platform and scales to receive
cream is one of the late improvements
at the Terril creamery. Heretofore
the milk and cream have been delivered
at the same platform, which was very
being weighed had to be carried to the
cream vat. Now the cream is weighed
and run into the vat from the scales by
means of a spout. Several new names
have been added to the list Of pat
rons lately, making total of SIS. Thir-
ty-one of these bring cream and "a
milk. The price of butter has been
lower this summer than usual, yet a
bout $1,000 was distributed among the
patrons last month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06

stantial tan boots. She carries stout
walking stick and her small amount OF
baggage in small travelling bag which
she fastens over her shoulders with a
sort of harness. Asked If she was not
occasionally frightened by men whom
she might meet on lonely spots OIL the
road, she remarked, II am not afraid OIL
any man on earth, but l ann AFRAID OIL
farmers dogs and hobos. FOR these l
carry this displaying q TRUSTWORTHY
looking 30 caliber double action Smi.h
& Wesson gun. "The many people
whom ! have met have treated me
most delightfully."-. and if 1 do not real
ize a cent from my trip | will have en-
joyed most delightful experience such
as but few women have ever enjoyed.
Miss Patty left here at an early houf
Monday morning and hoped to reach
Mingo by night.