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Patents Issued.

Washington, April 9.-(Special.) )-Pat- ents issued to Thomas J. Cook. Searles, cable grip: John S. Davis Montgomery, rotary engine.
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Russia thinks she is fighting hard luck also. It may, however, be incom- potency on her part after all that she has to contend with.
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Neither party seems to be worrying very much about the vice-presidential tails of their presidential kites, and yet that is how Roosevelt got his start.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

Vice Admiral Skrydloff should re- move his medals before he takes com mand of fleet that may go to the bottom without a moments warning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

Parker is in no danger of being blown up by his own opinions. He is planting no mines of that sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

An enterprising statistician is now trying to figure out how much tobacco Senator Pettus has masticated since he has been in the senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

Mrs. Robert Goelet dined the kaiser and the kaiser was delighted" The rest of the 400 was badly scooped.
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Perhaps when the weather gets warmer radium will not be talked about so much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

Vulcan has secured a round-trip ticket to St. Louis at low rates, good for six months.
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Detroit is the pill city of the coun- try, and 1t probably does more to un- dermine the health of the people than it can ever undo.
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The goat will be present on Thurs day when Birmingham first meets the Nashville team, ready to do it's part.
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Kansas City has become so great a money center that it gobbled all the Philippine bonds, letting New York and Boston have no finger in the pie.
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No state has many applicants for the Rhodes scholarship to Oxford. American boys prefer to stay at home.
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Henry James comes here and Will liam Dean Howells goes to London. This is swap in which we come out losers.
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Cartoonist Davenport has resumed business at the old stand, and David 5. Hill has just been pictured in a new light.
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Japan is absorbing western civiliza- ton so rapidly that she is learning to fight in pronounced western style.
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The southern planter seems to have much more lasting admiration for Sully than his creditors.
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It is rumored that Judge Parker has not even committed himself on the weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

Chicago university has endorsed flirting. Its press agent is indefatiga- ble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

The Hearst-Hogg propaganda is on its last legs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

Washington is convinced that Colo nel Bankhead is as hard to block as Cervera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

Conventions are trying to ascertain the difference between instructions and directions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

Snowstorms and baseball arc tour- ing together in the northern states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

Peary will seek the North Pole un- less he hears that some one else got there first.
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Togo carries his brains with him when he goes to sea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-20

Adlai Stevenson is still living, and his axe is intact, although rusty.
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The merger finds it difficult to un- merge itself.
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J. Pierpont Morgan, formerly of New York, has entered upon his 6Sth year.
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Russia will remember the mine, while we remember the Maine.
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petal I've threatened to have them written up in the New York Journal, or some other yellow paper. under the head of American Beauty Baths of Two Bir- mingham Belles. with illustrations. but so far my threats have done no good.
 At first I thought they were saving up the flowers to make a grandstand play at the Country clubs Saturday evening dances, but they have accumu- lated more than any two girls can carry, so I've quit trying to guess their scheme and attribute 1t to the sentimental exhu- berance of their tender years"
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Never argue-there is no money in it,
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Sully was wrecked by the spinners and their friends in New York.
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Wall street is haven of rest these days.
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Indictment Sundays are the rule this year.
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About Persons.

K. L. Lodge of Tuscaloosa, bushes manager of the Corolla, the annual publi cation issued by the students of the Uni versity of Alabama, is registered at tn St. Nicholas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
THE LEASE SIGNED
Armour Representative Completes the
Deal for the Tama Paper Mill Plant
and Workmen are Repairing the
Factory.

Special to Times epubiican
Tama. Jan. "a few days ago. in
these columns appeared short ac-
coun, of the leasing OF the plant Of the
Tama Paper Mills and Filler Company
to Armour & Company, of Chicago. Ill.,,
At that time the lease had not been
signed nor delivered. The papers are
now made out. properly executed and
signed and delivered. and Referee C.
j. Stevens has approved the same.
While 1t is true the lease is made to
Frank B. Clifford. trustee. yet as Mr.
Clifford is the purchasing agent of
Armour & Co., II is generally UNDER
stood that the plant is being leased to
be operated by said company. Mr..
James Lynch. of Chicago: Mr.. Vaughn.
of Omaha: and Mr.. Clark. of Chicago.
are here now and repairs are being
py he. mill in rush order. Within
emeroutside two weeks.
this min, representing an investment of
from $4,000 to 100000. viii again be
in operation and by parties that will
run 1t night and day the year round.
Mr.. James Roach OF Ibis city. has been
appointed foreman. and is hiring hands
and purchasing straw as rapidly as
possible. The shutting down of the
mill a year ago. was felt by the peo-
pie OF Tama very materially in trade
circles. Empty houses spoke very elo-
quenly of families gone to seek en-
ployment elsewhere. True, there We're
few OF these, but a few empty houses
is too many for Tama.
Tama has good outlook before 1t.
With its new water works plant. when
completed. to be one of the best. the
strong probability of Carnegie Ii
brary and the Armour Company al
ready interested here makes the flu
ture look suspicious. Manufacturers
seeking locations for either their plants
or distributing depo.s will find Tama
business men viii welcome them sub
stantially.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
MISS ROBSON MARR,Es AGAIN.
Sequel TO Her Divorce From Grinnell
Man Whom, She Married Secretly.

Grinnell. Jan. 9.-The sequel to the
dramatic secret marriage and subse-
uent divorce case which occurred In
Chicago late last fall. when e. w.
clary, Jr., of Grinnell. and his wife,
Edith Robson, were separated, came
this week in the announcement of the
marriage OF the latter to John A.
Brickett, OF Winnetka. H.
It will be remembered that both
Clark and Miss Robson were students
in Iowa .Conese and were secretly
married in Des Moines. none of their
friends knowing anything of their
marriage at the time. 1t was case
OF "marry In haste and repent at leis-
ure." Some of the wiseacres declared
here that. either or both secured the d.
vorce in order to try different direc-
ton in the road of marriage and 1t
seems the sages were correct and that
Cupid was again successful, Miss
Robson winning the race from Mr..
Clark.
Clark is a member of the 1900 class
of Iowa College and Miss Robson
would have graduated In 1903. had sha
remained In school. Clark is now a
member of the lumber firm of Carney,
Brande s. Clark.
Announcement cards arrived this
week to few Grinnell friends appris-
ing them OF the marriage of Miss
Robson to Mr.. Brickett. which oc-
Cured January 4, at high noon, at the
brides home in Winnetka.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
The Grinnell News.

Special to Times-Repuhiican.
Grinnell. Jan. 9.-Miss Elizabeth jay
Swan died at Lafayette Ind, her home.
Miss Swan was educated at Iowa Col
lege, when her father was professor OF
Latin during the early eighties. Miss
Swan was secretary to the president
Of Purdue University for three years.
after which she succeeded her father
as librarian. Miss Swan has also
served as president of the Indiana
State Library Association. The Pur-
que Exponent speaks very highly OF
Miss Swan.
Mrs. j. b. Bryan fell on the ice the
other day at Arbor Lake. cutting her
forehead so severely that the doctor
found 1t necessary to take several
stitches to sew up the wound.
w. b. Dayton. of Marengo. stopped
off in the city this morning to look UP
old college friends.
The Grtnnell Institute and Calico
sathian societies have chosen The ht-
tie Minister" by Barrie. for their play
which will be presented during the
winter. These society plays are given
every two years. "Pudd'nhead Wilson.
by Mark Twain, was given two years
ago by the two other college societies.
The cast mas not yet been chosen.
George Wilson. member OF the coll
.ege basketball team, will not return 70
school owing to his election as assist
ant secretary to the state senate. Mr.
Wilson'S father is Senator Wilson. OF
Menlo, and thru his influence Mr.. VIII
son was given good Job"
The F. F. Lynch sala on Thursday
was very well attended and the bidding
was spirited. Several thousand dollars
worth OF property exchanged hands.
Mrs. Mabel Clark has returned from
Minneapolis, whore She spent the hoh-
days with Mr.. Morse.
The college basketball team left for
pes Moines Friday afternoon. where
they played Highland Park in the
evening.
Miss Bertha Wise was hastily called
to her home at Dallas Center Friday
because of the death of brother.
The report of the city librarian for
December Is made public. Two thou
sand. nine hundred and twenty-fo four
visitors, with an average daily attend
ance of lOl, indicates in some measure
what the library means to the City.
Two thousand, seven hundred and for
ty-four volumes wers circulated. of
which 70 per cent was fiction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
ABUSE insane PATIENTS
Startling Disclosures Made Re-
garding Affairs at Polk
County Insane Asylum
GENERAL SHAKING UP PROMISED
Evidence Tends to Show That the
Management is in the Hands of Per-
sons Lacking in the Proper Sense of
What Should be Done at Such an
lnstitution-usly Rumor lnvest'sat-
ed.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
pes Moines. Jan. 9-Disclosures ars
being made as to condition of affair.
a. the Polk county insane asylum thai
will lead to general shaking VI
among employees and officials. The
Polk county asylum for the incurablt
insane Is located on the county poor
farm and is fine large brick structure
where more than hundred insane are
kept. The reports of the state In
spector DR. Mackin. appointed under
a law of the last legislature, showed
that the management was not good
on this report the board of contro
made demand for some improvements
and increase in the number of atten-
dants last year. The only way ths
county authorities were brought e
time was by refusal to allow other
incurable insane to be brought from
the state hospital.
Last summer an ugly rumor Cart
from the county hospital to the effect
that the death OF one OF the patients
was caused by rough usage. and that II
was found his skull had been frac-
tured The local humane society took
the matter up and has been conducting
an investigation and has had de-
Htective in the institution for some time
at work. The testimony Is being laid
before the state board.
Evidence has been obtained chiefly
from employees and from paupers AMI
from few who have visited the plaee
as relatives of the inmates. and this
evidence tends to show that the or
binary rules governing insane asylun,s
are not observed. that attendants are
much given to the use of mechanic VI
restraint, that attendants do not hest
tate to use force and violence on the
slightest provocation. that patients
have been knocked down with clubs.
that patients have been exposed to con-
ditions dangerous to them on many
occasions. and in short, that the man
agement is In the hands of persons
lacking in the proper sense of wha.
should be oc-. :; -: Institution of that
kind.
Inspector Mackin reported DEFINITELY:
some time ago in favor of the removal
of one female attendant. but later in
vestigation by taking testimony under
oath indicates that the removal of one
would not accomplish the purpose,
There will be general shaking up and
perhaps selection OF new superinten-
dent or the asylum will be closed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
N CU1CH[N STILL ALIVE
The Report From Holstein That
He Was Dead Is Contradic-
ted Today
HIS CHANCES FOR RECOVERY
Cashier of His Bank at Holstein Wires
That the Report That Mecutehen
Had Died Is Erroneous and That
There Are Hopes for Recovery-Hsd
Noted Career.
Special to Times Republican

Special to Times RepuhIcan
Des Mo!nes, Jan. "a telegram was
received last night stating that E. H
McCutchen, banker, had died at Hol-
stein. Today word was received from
the cashier of his bank hat McCutch-
en- Is alive and they have hopes for
his recovery. McCutchen has been
suffering with typhoid fever.
1t was in an early day when Mr.. Nc
Cutchen came to Ida county: he re-
moved here from Fremont county
twenty-five years ago: he was young
man then with only a very little of
this worlds goods, but when he cast
his lot here. he laid the foundation
for his later business and financial
success. He Is at the head of a
prosperous institution, the owner OF
valuable farms and prominent citi-
zen who In time was honored by both
his county and his congressional dis
trict with places of trust
A Keen Politician.
Mr.. McCutchen was a keen politician
and his activities In the republican
party in northwestern Iowa won him
considerable prominence. In 1898 he
won place as the Eleventh districts
representative on the state central
committee. He served but one term.
however: political lines We're so drawn
in that district in 1900. because of the
old Gear-Cummins senatorial fight that
Mr.. McCutchen as partisan Of Gear.
was defeated by the present commits
teeman. George C. Scott. OF Sioux City.
then of LeMars. MIR. McCutchen had
one other hard political fight in recent
years-that was last year. when he
sought the republican nomination for
the state senate from this district. He
was defeated after a hard preliminary
campaign i'll his county by Senator
John L. Bleakly, of Ida Grove.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
ROBBED a MAIL SACK.
Tony Lacute Estimated to Have Got
Nearly 000-Mostly Recovered.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque. JAN 9.-Tony LaCute. alias
Philip Renaldo, was arrested Friday
morning about o'clock by the town
marshal OF Dyersville for stealing and
tearing open a mall sack. and 1t Is
thought ne secured about $4,000, near
iy all of which has been recovered. La
Cute pleaded not guilty.
The mail from the Dversville post
office Is taken to the freight depot to
await the arrival OF the train. The
mall sacks were dumped Into the
freight depot. and then LaCute had an
easy time The evidence. shows that
he took sack In which were valuables
of mortgages. checks, cash, money and
pa pers estimated at $4,000.
The robbery was not noticed until
the train arrived and the sack was
found missing.
The night marshal made a search OF
the railroad cars. He came to one that
appeared everything but inviting for a
man to sleep in but a close hunt was be-
Ing made ana he got on top OF IA Goa!
car. on siding. The sight that met
his gaze was a great surprise to him.
He saw little fellow curled up in a
ball. part OF his body covered with
coal to ward off the cold night air. a
person would not expect to find a man
who would steal mail sack. lying In
coal aud dust. The marshal took the
man to the station to await morning.
when an investigation would be made.
In the morning Detective Welsh arr
rived and started out on the hunt for
the sack. LaCute was interviewed and
maintained his former position that he
knew nothing of the theft. He was
asked to so with the officers in search
of the missing sack and THIS he cheer
fully agreed to do. When the party
started out LaCute led the way and
without going to another place went to
Il lumber yard near the Great Western
station and located the missing sack
ripped and torn, with the contents
scattered about the ground. The man
rer in which LaCute found the sack
convinced the officers that he knew a
great deal about the crime. He was
taken back to his cell and Thursday
evening brought to this city.
LaCwte was arradgned before United
States Commissioner NJ. NJ. Cady. on
the charge of stealing aud tearing open
United States mail sack and taking
several valuables. The prisoner Plead
ell not guilty.
Commissioner Cady examined the
defendant closely and II was learned
by the mixed testimony given by the
afapday,t that hn la fhp yili1tv man
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
day of his DEATH. but afterwards it
could not be found and has never been
found TO this day.
The Murder Theory

day of h;s death hut afterwards 1t
co,,,, n,t r,. fo,,nd ara has nevar hea,
found ~ ,his aav
I'll. Murder Theory
Tba tb.snSy Of ,be persecution l.
tbat Mrs Lewis rava her husband
na,5icina for !, ston,ach ,ilnant from,
which he had beep SUFFERING for some
time and no,,,ea into 1, enough lau,-
anum 10 causa his aeatb. The defense
claims that ii viii show that the man.
breeding over tha loss of his son. his
own Illness and poyerty and the death
OF /, horse for which he had given =
promissory note for s1o5 ;ust before
his own death became too much for
him TO hear II is claimed that all.
thu he was m he freouentlv spent m,en
time on, of he'd and that during a tenn
norary absence of the members of the
family from the house he had ample
time to secure Tho hottie of Iaudanum
and drink enough to cause his death.
Mrs. Lewis saws that on the dan
which preceded his death. which oc-
Cured at about Q o'clock in the evening
he had told her on several occa-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
RELIGION sTlRs TO CONFESSION
Salvation Army Recruit Admits Firing
Montana Hotel.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. S.-Apparently
conscience stricken and his mind
afiame with religious ardor, William
Wilson, aged 80. Salvation Army re :
cruit, walked into police headquarters
Yesterday and confessed that on July
s, 1901. he accidentally set fire to tbs:
Occidental hotel In Forsythe, Mont.
which resulted in the death of one per-
son and injuries to twenty. Wilson
declared that another man is now In
the penitentiary serving a sentence for
the deed, and that 1t is to ease his
own conscience and give this man his
freedom that he surrendered himself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09

Mich, on December Is. and by de-
sire of The company to throw the ut
most safety precautions about Its pa
irons.
According to the rules of the COM
pany d light that is not burning has
the same significance as that of red
light, or danger signal would have.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
DID NOT NOTICE sEMAPHoRE.
Eight Train Crews Failed to Sc,
Warning Red Light.
S,,n,,ial a.. din,aS-R nifl,lican

Chicago. Jan. 9.--The Tribune yes
terday said: without noticing that
the light in the semaphore above a
suburban station of a railroad enter
ing Chicago was not burning. eight
train crews have passed the danger
signal. while a high official quietly
marked down the trains. Eight con-
ductors, eight firemen. and eight en-
gineers are now on an enforced vaca-
ton of sixty days.
The remarkable test was suggested
by the wreck that occurred on the Pere
Marquette railroad near Grand Rapids,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
STOCK JUDGING woRk
Students Hear Lectures and Score
LIGHT Horses-A Talk on Alfalfa.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Jan. 9.-Yesterday's work in
stock Judging at the Iowa State Col
lege consisted of lectures and scoring
of light horses. Four OF Durham.
Coleman & Fletcher's horses French
coaches, were used In the work A
son of the Mr.. Durham. who first or
ganized this horse breeding establish
ment at Wayne. ILL.,. conducted the
classes in the afternoon. Mr.. Durham
expressed himself as we'll pleased at
tha manner in which the horse tudg-
ing Is carried on at the Iowa State
College. The Durham farm at Wayne.
ILL.,, was visited by the stock Judging
team that represented the information
al this year. Mr.. Durham said that
while we have our own opinions as to
which OF our horses Is best, the Ames
team were the first college men that
ranked our horses to second and In
some classes to third place, In our
opinion. correctly.
In the corn judging department. Joe
Wing, of the Breeders Gazette, gave
an excellent talk on the growing OF
alfalfa. Mr. Wing advocated fall
blowing and .discing in the spring to
give a firm bottom. He said in part
plenty of stable manure must be used
to keep alfalfa ground rich.
Plant alfalfa with a nurse crop, but
put oats as the nurse crop In thin,
Three pccks per bushel Is generally
enough for a nurse crop. Nurse crops
must not be SO thick as to cut out the
sun. If the oats fall or lodge. they
must be Gu. at once, for hay or the
alfalfa will be smothered out. Bar
lev Is short and Is an ideal nurse crop
for alfalfa.
Alfalfa is liable to rust, but by cut
ting it say every thirty days, as fast
as a rust appears by the second seas
on the rust will not appear before the
time to cut for the first crop. To cure,
rake alfalfa into small windows and
then cock 1t. II the weather Is dry
II Will dry in the cock. Otherwise the
alfalfa must be carefully spread out
to cure. The larger the amount stored
in the NOV. the better 1t Will cure
Don't pasture alfalfa In moist coun-
tries during the winter or you Will XIII
1t out. 1t should be moved the nrst
season to give 1t vitality and 1t Is best
to leave a covering of hay on the
ground when moved. Ground should
be innoculated with dirt from soil
where alfalfa has been grown. Thus
the bacteria necessary to alfalfa
growth will be in the soil. One bushel
of dry dirt mixed with the seed will
sinoculate 100 acres Of ground.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Rev. John Stafford.
fornnarly In charge of Methodist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
News of Wesley.

Special to Times-Republtcan.
Wesley. Jan. "a very pretty we'd
ding occurred here at the NJ. E. par
sonage Wednesday evening which
united James Robinson and Miss Dora
Splitter in the holy bonds of matri-
mony. The newly married couple are
well and favorably known here, tho
groom being born and raised In Wes-
ley and the bride on farm south of
town They will move onto farm In
the north part OF the county this spring
where they will begin the battle Of life
for themselves.
The lagrippe Is becoming quite prev
alent here and many Of our townspeo-
pie are sick With 1t.
1t has been remarked by some OF
the Oldest settlers that we are having
one of the finest winters they ever
experiences in northrn Iowa, SO far.
but little hay has been fed to the cat
tie.
G. b. Hall and Frank Heal started
TO Stilson. Tex, Tuesday to look after
their rice farm they have in cultivation
there. They will be gone month or
more.
The officers of Success Lodse, No.
1874, L. o. Q. b., held installation Sat
urday night. Those installed were
C. L. Dobinson, noble grand: Thomas
Presnell, financial secretary; Fred An
derson, treasurer. E. NJ. Miller. of Ban
croft, was installing officer.