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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
Young Farmer Near Clutter
Commits Suicide Because of
a Hopeless Love
FOUL PLAY AT FIRST SUSPECTED
Later Developments and coroner's In
quiry Establish the Fact of Suicide
Pretty Thoroughly Fact That
Sweetheart Was Accepting Another's
Attention Probable Cause.
'pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Tama, June 23.-Word came to Tama
| to send the coroner at once to Clut-
Ter as the body of William Chalupnik
had been found in a we'll and foul play
was suspected. Coroner l.. f. Allen
was out OF town and County Attorney
Huber accompanied by DR.. Thompson,
FASTENED to the farm of Mr. Chalup-
mix in an automobile. A careful in
vestigation, and examination of the
body failed to show motive for murder
or marks of violence on the person.
and 1t was decided to be a clear case
of suicide.
Mr.. Chalupnik was 20 years old, in
good health, and owned loo acres of
land about one and half miles from
Clutter worth 500 an acre. The only
assignable reason for his rash act adj
vanced by those who knew him best,
is that the young lady with whom he
had kept company for some time had
commenced to accept the attentions of
another young man of the neighbour
hood. and brooding over this fact
turned his mind. He was last seen at
a neighbours Monday night and seemed
to be all right. He evidently COM
mitted suicide the same night and WIS
not found until Wednesday afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23

Tuesday evening, went to Taintor
yesterday morning.
NJ. j. Douglas, operator and ticket
agent for the Rock Island here, took
his first days outing for year to see
the fremen's tournament at Des
Moines yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. w b. Kirby, are max
ing an extended visit here at the home
Of Mrs. kirby's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Cass.
Banker John Hail. of Montezuma,
was on the streets of Grinnell yester-
day with the finest surrey top tourist
autmobile car that has yet been shown
here, and this city, hss some good ones.
This one is said to have cost $4,000
William Frederick Eoepcke was
born in Germany, April =. 1913. came
to America With MS putents in 1857
and moved into love @ooat twenty
five years ago. living most of that
time in Grinnell In 1851 he married
Miss Alice Stocker of Marengo. To
them were born seven children, all OF
whom are still at home. Mr.. Koepcke
was an active member of both the
Masonic order and the odd Fellows.
and was a member of the NJ Il. church.
winning respect and honor in all. The
Quoted by Rev. j. NJ. McClelland, and
at the grave by the Masonic brethren.
His body rests in HaZelwood cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
Iowa At WASHINGTON.

Civil service examination will he held
June so for positions of clerks aud let
ter carriers in postoffices at Red Oak
and Newton.
Herbert o. Horner has been commits
stoned postmaster at Hansell.
Drs d. j. Higley and w. r. Bolding
have been appointed pension examining
surgeons at Wapello.
George F. Charleswocth, Newton,
Patents granted:
well refrigerator; Alonzo T. Flint, and
I. Whitney, Oskaloosa, mine trap door
and operating mechanism therefor:
John H. Grooters. Allendorf, planter:
George t. Klipping. Forest City, wire
gate fastening; Horace Mccormick,
Des Moines. book file; Claude E. Per-
kins. Sioux City. pencil sharpener;
Henning O. Rotvold, Hesper, postiiter;,
James F. Rouze. Newton, adjustable
scaffold for ladders: Bert A. Stocking
and II. Mendenhall, Audubon. washing
machine; Isabelle Wrt.y, Maquoketa.
mia p,,ftae
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
The GrinneII News.
.ial To TInlaS- Raniihlican

IL.
Grinnell, June 2S.--Mrs. S. c. Buck
went to Rockford Tuesday morning for
a visit of few days with her parents.
Both DR.. and Mrs. Buck have Just re-
turned from u trip to the Atlantic
coast
Mrs. Mary Wilcox of Tama City,
with two granddaughters. stopped here
on her return from visit to relatives
at New Sharon TO spend some time at
the home of John Ramsey. Mr.. Eu-
gene Fish, one of the old settlers OF
Tama county, is also visiting here with
Mr.. Ramsey.
Miss Bertha Vittum sister of Rev.
E. NJ vittum. will start for the old
Her brother will probably join her
later in the summer.
AT a special meeting Of the city
council on Monday evening further
plans were discussed for establishing,
by competent civil engineer the
grade for streets and sidewalks of the
city. A rebate was declared upon the
excessive sewer assessment against
the property OF Mr.. Clark who is build
ing a residence at the corner of Park
street and Hamilton avenue.
Work on the new high school build
ing is progressing rapidly and satisfac-
torily. The walls are completed, the
roof is nearly finished. much OF the
lathing is done, and the plasterers are
busy.
Mr.. o. S. Bows, of Garner. who de-
livered the able address here before
the Epworth League convention on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
BROKE INTO SAFE
Thieves Attempt to Rob the Safe Of
the Stone Lumber Company, But Get
Nothing for Their Pains.

Special to Times Republican
Tama, June 2s--Early yesterday
morning thieves broke into the office
of the E. A. Stone Lumber Co. of this
city. The safe had a card on it stat
ing that it was open. However. the
but found nothing for their pains. This
office and safe seems to be the mecca
of thugs in this city. this being the
third time attempts have been made
to rob the same
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

mills, in this city, in August, 1902
There was defective coupling on one
of the cars which caused the accident
The evidence showed that Turriton
knew this coupling was defective. The
jury in the case gave a verdict for tht
full amount. The railroad company has
appealed the case.
Manson.
The Wind recently destroyed most OF
the stables Of the Calhoun County
Fair Z Ssociation The balance have
been taken Gown and will be removed
to the north part of the grounds fac
ing south. This is a much better pface
for them and puts them all on good
high ground. The stables on the east
We're always flooded with water in. a
vet time and besides they were Sc
close to the driveway they made il
unpleasant. The loss was insured and
will be fully covered. The application
for the insurance had only been writes.
few days before the storm and the
policy had not been received.
Mt. Pleasant.
Sunday, Don Hoaglir. who is con-
fined in the county Jail on the charge
of extensive stealing of chickens in
Henry county, made one more attempt
to get away and came very near being
successful. A stove poker was the in
struinent used and when Sheriff Camp
bell found him he had succeeded in
loosening enough bricks from the wall
of the Jail that it was only a question
a ho
had a hole sufficiently large enough to
make his escape. A light shining thu
the hole led the sheriff to suspect
something wrong. and upon investiga-
ton he found the prisoner about to
make his exit.
Fl. Lodge.
William Alderman, employed at the
Illinois Central shops at Waterloo, in
the capacity of fire lighter met with
an accident Monday afternoon which
will keep him from work for some time.
He was at work building a fire in en-
CINE No. SO, getting it ready to haul
stock train east OF Freeport, when 1t
stepping back he fell a distance of
eight feet alighting on his back. He
appeared to be severely hurt when he
was picked up by his fellow workmen,
but altho receiving very severe shak-
ing up there were no bones broken.
Late the same afternoon while
driving a mule attached to a light coal
car at the Holiday Greek coal mines.
Harry Butler, son of MIR. and Mrs. j. q.
Butler, received fall sustaining
severe injuries. He was following the
car up the approach to the dump, and
on arriving at the end, attempted to
step to one side III order to remove
the tin In the front of the car so as
to empty 1t, when he lost his balance
and fell from the Platform to the
ground below, a distance of fifteen feet.
II is thought now that he will recov-
er
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
Waterloo.

Waterloo.
Warrants have been issued by the
mayor and city clerk for $l1, 700 in
| payment for the lots recently purchas-
/ ed by the city from VIII Brothers. on
which the fire station will be located.
!, Audubon.
The hail storm that passed thru the
southeastern part of Audubon county
| Monday destroyed the small grain and
APPARENTLY did great damage to corn and
other crops over an estimated area of
1000 ocres.
Eddyville.
Rev. G.. T. Holcombe, of Steamboat
Rock, brought 1''-year-old orphan
boy here from st. Louis and placed
him in the w. A. 'Naugaman home.
The lads name is Walter Padgett, and
he will be given permanent home
with this estimable family If he proves
to be satisfactory charge.
Solomon.
young man 16 years old, by the
rac,e Of Butter. who with his father,
is w .rking fpr Dick Maher north of
Solomon lroke both bones of his
lief. arm h;lfway between the elbow
land wr,st Sunday eyensng by falling
from one OF the shecs about the
place.
Stanwood.
Sion Britcher who purchased the
Moore eighty opposite the j. II. Mof-
fit farm is now putting some fine i'm
provements on the pace. A fine stock
barn is nearing completion and the
foundation of commodious farm
house is already laid. Mr.. Britcher
will soon have one of the finest country
homes in this section of the county.
Lansing.
One of the largest fish anyone in this
vicinity ever saw taken from the Miss
issippi was that caught Monday morn
ing by Joe Damon and Andrew Beck.
1t was monster sturgeon, weighing
seventy-three pounds and measured
five feet and five inc hes in length. The
fish was caught on a trout line which
the boys had set and 1t took them the
greater part of an hour to land their
prize. A picture was taken of the fish,
Ottumwa.
Next Sunday with services at II
O'Clock at which Bishop i. w. Warner
missionary to India will speak the
Main street Methodist Episcopal
church Will reopen after having been
re-roofed, papered turnout, painted in
side and outside. ard other improves
merits added, which aggregate $500.
Services will be held turnout the week
at which there will be preaching by
different well known members of the
Methodist ministry.
6truble.
Dick jain of this place was the VIC
tim of bad runaway accident Friday
evening. John hail been to LeMars
with load of hides. and was returning
home: In the wagon with him were
his little son and a man who works for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
RELATES Narrowing Tale o
How He Murdered Peter
johnson, Of Melvin
HAD ouARRELED OVER WAGES
Thinking Johnson Was Going to Strike
Him With Pitohfork, Hokuf Says
He Struck Him Fatal Blow Over
the Ear With Long Iron Rod
Iowa News in General.
Special to Times Republican.

0peclal TO IjmeS-Repubiisal.
Sioux City, June 2s.-F'red Hokuf
who is a prisoner in the county jail OF
Osceola county at Sibley, has confessed
20 the murder of Peter Johnson, OF
Melvin. OH the night of Feb. ~, 1908.
Johnson's remains We're discovered
buried in the barn on his farm. The
confesslon was wrung from Hokuf by
q. 3. Harding, of Sioux City, an old
friend and neighbour of the murdered
man. who, accompanied by Sheriff +. l..
Stevens and Deputy Sheriff Stann, OF
Sibiey. confronted the prisoner IN MS
cell with the express purpose OF dis
covering what part he had played IN
the mysterious affair.
After two hours OF rapid cross-qaes-
tionfng and sweating, Hokuf. crlnging
and trembling, broke into tears and
walled plaintively. Yes, | did 1t.
r ~ related the narrowing
tale OF the crime.
had been in Melvin
together, ne said, and he wanted to
know il l would come out and help him
husa corn said would had been
drinking some. but wasn't very drunk,
and we auarreled little about the
wages was to gel" That night
walked down the railroad track toward
Johnsons place. and found long iron
49, which had dropped Off OF some
Train. 1t was about eight feet long and
OF good thickness. and 1t was with TINS
that killed Johnson.
s.When / reported at Johnson's place
the talk about the wages / was to get
was resumed, and we had some angry
words. Johnson met me out in the yard
near the barn. and We had big talk
before the blow was struck. He finally
became SO angry he ordered me off the
place. Then he turned toward the barn
door, where a pitchfork was lying, and
/ thought he was going to pick 1t up
and make for me. So let him have It
over the ear with the iron rod | was
carrying, and he dropped. He didn't
move after that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
.Youna Woman Of Charlton Cause
Sensation at That Place.

Epecia. TO Times Republican
Charlton, June 23.--Miss Stella 3obn
one OF Chariton's prominent yonns
ladies, yesterday attempted suicide by
taking chloroform. She was discover
ed unconscious and in very serious
condition at noon by Miss Jessie
Crowley at her home. Miss John was
In the Charlton dry goods store talking
with Miss Crowley }, few hours before
she was discovered, but her act ons id
not excite suspicion at the time Miss
Crowley Immediately notified TIE
neighbors and doctors were summoned.
The doctors. by their timely arrival,
saved her life. 1t was a great surprise
to her many friends and no reason can
b given for her action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23

| Mandelkow. Near the Detloff farm
the strap Of the neck yoke broke,
frightening the horses which ran away.
| Mr.. jain was dragged out of the wagon
and was dragged some distance. His
right leg was broker, at the ankle and
the bone protruded the flesh. The run
| away team ran into a rig in which Mrs.
Elder, of Ireton. and two other ladies
were riding. The ladies We're thrown
out and one Of them was slightly hurt.
| A sewing machine which was in their
wagon was smashed to smithereens.
Upton.
A big real estate deal was made this
week. the sale Of G.. B. Skaters half
section farm in Inland township was
effected. w. G. Carl bought 240 acres
including the buildings and Ed Bell
took the remaining 30 acres. The exact
price paid is not given out but it is
known that Mr.. Carl paid about $780, 900
for the 240 acres and the eighty
brought corresponding figure. Very
few Cedar county farms are changing
hands just now but the deal mentioned
would indicate that prices are not COM
ing down to any great extent
Ackiey.
There was an extensive land deal
up in Etna township few days since,
when Henry Foster, residing four miles
west of Ackley sold farm of 100 acres
i at s76 per acre, and purchased the nice
240 acre farm which adjoins his home
place. paying therefor $50 per acre. Mr..
Fossler's home farm therefore now
|
as any in all Hardin county no doubt.
The 160 Mr.. Fossler sold at SIC has a
railroad running thru it and has no
buildings on it, which probably ac-
counts for the fact that he sold it for
less than $50 per acre.
Davenport.
in Justice Lewis f. Roddewig's court
Tuesday forenoon the case of the state
vs.. A. Goldstone the young man who
represented himself to be an agent of
the Pope Auto Co, of Toledo, o.. and
on the strength of that false pretense
secured SIS from Stoltenberg & REIN
ers, the Harrison street automobile
liverymen was called. The defendant
was charged with the alleged crime of
obtaining money under false pretenses
ana WIS a'.aiSBeq upon the pfelimi-
leiry which he pr, mptly waved He
was therefcre held to the grand jury,
wa"., meets next September, in the
sI.; sf 500.
LeMars.
T.. j. Walker, r. /. Dabb, w. w.
Clayton and Miss Clayton returned
Friday from Mankato, Mimi, where
thay were witnesses In the law SDit
brought by William Turriton against
the st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Railroad Company claiming $1,000, for
the death of his son Roy Turriton.
Turriton was a brakeman in the en-
ploy of the company and was killed
while switching cars near the Gehlen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
vice president.

vice president.
mainly miners in the Monroe Lucas
mining district.
j The Rochdale plan was evolved by
weavers at Rochdale, Eng, sixty years
ago, and contemplates general cooper
alton in the purchase of all the necessi-
ties of life. 1t has been the model for
many cooperative experiments. The
miners of southern Iowa are closely
united and have already done much in
the way Of cn-nnernti0n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
FLY WHEEL BURSTS
Accident at the Power House of Coda
Rapids Railway Company

Accident at the Power House OF Cedar
Rapids Railway Company
Special to Times Republican,
Cedar Rapids, June 23.-At sos
Tuesday evening the pulley wheel
of one of the new gem
orators at the street railway
power house burst from some un-
known cause, and for some minutes
there was suspension of traffic on
the line. The great wheel which is
about thirty inches across the face and
Ave feet in diameter, burst into prob
ably fifty pieces which flew in every
direction. Several OF the employees of
the company were working about the
engine room but none of them was in
1ured in the least. superintendent
Diserens and the men under him are
at a loss to understand the cause of the
accident. The generator was only
started Tuesday and had run but
eight hours It is believed that some
nav must have existed in a spoke.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23

DESERTED BY HIS BRIDE.
Iowa Girl Disappears on Her Wedding

Atlanta. Iowa. June 23-On June s
Frank O. Johnson married a Miss Ida
Biehl in this city and last Saturday
they departed for his home at Glens
Ferry, Idaho, after a short visit with
her friends in Omaha. AT Grand Is
land. Nebraska, he went into the de-
pot to get lunch and when he re-
turned to the car his wife had disap-
peared. careful search has been
made, but as yet she has not been
found The husband believes she be-
came mentally deranged and wander
ed away. and 1t has been suggested
that possibly she has gone with an
other lover, she is said to have had In
Omaha.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
MEAN TO TEST THE LAW.
Opticians Want to Know IL They Must
Have Physicians Certificate.

Des Moines, June 23.-The Iowa As
ISOLATION of Opticians yesterday deter
mined to push thru the supreme court
test case to learn whether or not
an optician can be required to pass a
physicians examination before the
state board Of health before being
granted a state certificate to practice.
Money was appropriated for this pur-
pose.
Officers were elected as follows:
w. B. Ankeney. Corning, president:
A. r. Thompson, Abel, vice president;
]. G. McMasters, Cedar Rapids, secre-
tary.
Des Moines was made the permanent
meeting place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
MYSTERY IS CLEARED
Murderer Sentenced to he Hanged in
Oregon Identified as Slayer of
Couple Two Years Ago Near Mus
catine, Iowa.

Special to Times Republics.
Muscatine, June 23.-That murde,
will out was exemplified here yester-
day when Sheriff Stuart received let
ter from the Dalles, Ore, stating that
Daniel williams. sentenced to De hang
ed there for murder has been identi-
fed as the murderer of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Humans, near this city. two Yeas
ago. The motive was robbery,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
Abstraeters Elect Officers.

Des Moines. June 23.-The Iowa Alb
stractors' Association adjourned after
electing the following officials:
President, J. E. Wickham. Glenwood:
vice president, e. j. Carroll, Daven-
port; secretary. Varick c. Crosley.
Webster City; treasurer. G. K Hart
Knoxville: executive committee, E. j.
Carroll. Davenport: ]. F. Herdin, Ell
dora John r. Hoffitt, Upton f. NJ.
Cross, Des Moines; and G. w. Law
renee, Marshalltown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
IOWA GIRL IMPRESSED WILSON.
Secretary of Agriculture Pleased by
Her Essay on "Robert Burns"

Mt. Vernon June 23.--Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson was so we'll pleased
and impressed with the graduating
Grafton of Miss Edna Mae Fox, on
Robert Burns" that at the close of
the program he sought an Introduction
to Miss Fox. He requested copy of
the GRAFTON for the Burns Club of
Washington, Of which the secretary is
member. He promised her a num-
Der of volumes on Burns in return.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
FELL OFF CLIFF,
Clinton Boy Falls Seventy five Feet
and May Live.

oPeSlii 10 llIieS-1tepuDiiCai.
Clinton, June PA miraculous es-
cape was that of Clarence Antonsen
the little five year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Antonson residing at 432
Hickory street, who fell over the blum
at the head of Parker street. and sew
enty feet down striking on the quarried
rocks below. Until more complete
examination of the lad today, 1t will
not be developed as to whether there
are any serious internal injuries: out
wardly there are no bones broken. but
the severe abrasions of the skull and
body, and the extreme soreness of one
side at the hip indicate that there may
be serious results from the fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
Hoot Wants . Pardon

Waterloo. June 23.--Jerome Hoot
sent UP for ten years for sending an
Internal machine to his wife four years
ago after trial that attracted uni
versal attention. is tired of Anamosa
He wants pardon and Governor
Cummins has. written to parties here
that movement looking towards his
release is under way.
Hoot's time would have expired in
1910, but by good behavior he has re-
duced the time to 1907.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
Miners to Try Cooperative Plan.

Des Molnes, June 22.--The Rochdale
plan of cooperation is to be given a
practical trial in Iowa. The miners OF
southern Iowa have made the start.
There was filed with the secretary OF
state Monday the Incorporation papers
for the Iowa Rochdale Co operative AS
ISOLATION OF Abba and the Lucas Roch-
dale Cooperative store OF Lucas. The
former has $20,060 capital; Samuel
Cooper, OF Hynes, president; ]. h.
Thomas, OF keb, vice president, and
Frank Cameron. Of Hiteman. secretary.
The former has $4,000 capital Thomas
erosion. president; w. r. Langnan,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
Picrie is a Success.

Special to Times Republican,.
Eldora, June 2s.-The local X. of p
picnic held at the fair grounds east OF
this city yesterday was a most en-
joyable affair. Ladies' foot. races, a
tug of war. etc. furnished plenty OF
amusement for everybody.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23

| Cardinal Gibbons, in a statement is
sued at Baltimore yesterday. denied al
legged interviews ascribed to him re-
garding the letter of the pope on the
subject Of church music.