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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
R0BBER GREW BOLD
Levi o. sawin, of Clinton, Enticed Out
of Doorway Into Darkness Beyond
and Robbed by Disguised AssaiIant
Who Appeared Familiar With His
SURROUNDINGS

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, April 4.-Levi o. Sawin Of
Sal Second avenue is the victim of
bold robber who worked a smooth
trick and robbed him of $50, making
his escape unrecognized. The robbery
was reported to the police station
shortly before O'clock, and every
effort was made by the night force to
locate the thief, but to no avail.
At S:15 o'clock last night some one
knocked at rear door at the Sawin
home. Mr.. Sawin's granddaughter
opened the door, and saw a man stand
ing in the shadows without. He asked
the little girl If her father were home,
and receiving negative reply asked
her to call her grandfather, MIR. Sawin,
stating that there was a woman who
wished to pay rent. The girl called to
Mr.. Sawin, who had been confined to
his home by illness the past two or
three weeks. but who was able to go
out to meet the woman whom he sup
pOSeu u ne WdILlliS SiiC SAooAs
AS he emerged from the door he was
roughly seized, the man who had been
In waiting throwing his arm around
Mr.. Sawin's neck in such a manner thai
he could neither struggle to free him
self, or make an outcry. Then, with
his disengaged hand, the robber took
his victims pocket book from his
pocket, before releasing him and MAX
ing off in the darkness.
The thief is described as a heavy-set
man about feet 6 or Z inches in
height. He wore dark clothing and a
sweater the collar or turtle neck"
of which he had pulled up over his
mouth and nose, so that his eyes alone
were revealed. Ills face thus conceal
ed from view, it was impossible for
either Mr.. Swain or his granddaugh-
ter to recognize him. The man show
ed Familiarity with the premises, and
seemed to know in what pocket to look
for the money, as he found the pocket
book without loss of time. The police
are working on the case. and hope to
bring the guilty party to justice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04

own dooryard. About II o'clock he
heard disturbance about the mouse
and went out to investigate. He had
barely stepped outside the door when
the bullet crashed into hrs arm. A
second shot was also fired, but did not
take effect Mr.. Hansen has no knowl-
edge of any personal enemies who
would resort to anything of this kind
and the unprovoked assault is gener-
ally accepted as the work of burg
lars.
Primghar.
Ed Fountain, blacksmith Of GAIA,
Iowa, while shoeing horse, was kick
ed on the side of the head and so badly
injured that he seemed to lose his
mind. He got a revolver and hid him
self in all outbuilding, where he was
found in the evening and persuaded to
go to the house. Soon after he made
his escape, however, and wandered
away. Searching parties were out all
night looking for him in vain. 1t was
reported after dark that man had
been seen on the railroad track walk
ing west toward Paullina, but the I'M
fortunate man has not been found and
his family are very anxious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
CHICAGO MAN KILLED.
Meets With Fatal Accident While
Huntinq Near Muscatine.

New Boston, ILL.,, April 1.-Two men
camve from Chicago last Saturday
morning for hunt on Bay island. One
took passage on gasoline launch with
Byron Salnave. The other Earl Earl
man, went on a launch with Lee
Melcher. When they had gotten about
nine miles up the river, Mr.. Earlman
fell backward into the engine pit. the
fly wheel striking the back Of his head
tearing out part Of the scalp and
skull. Everything that could be done
to alleviate his suffering was done. He
died unconscious at S:15 o'clock Sat-
urday night A coroner's inquest was
held Sunday at p. m. Mr.. Melcher
was eXonerated from blame. The dead
mans brother and brother-in-law We're
at the inquest, they having arrived
in Muscatine from Chicago Sunday
morning. Henry f. Katts went with
his launch to Muscatine and brought
them to New Boston. The remains
were taken on the Dolly" Monday
morning and started for Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04

most palmy days it produced LOO tons
each day.
Six years ago the property went In,
to the hands of 1. w. Fowler as re-
ceiver, who later turned it over to the
Iowa and Illinois Fuel Company. The
heavy output continued with a slight
diminution till during last October.
Since that time the decline has been
rapid A few weeks ago the mine and
equipment was sold by the Iowa and
Illinois Fuel Company to Henry Phil
lips.
Abandon the Mine.
The output of the mine has con-
tinued to decline rapidly till on last
Thursday the workmen received ord
ers to clean up the coal dug and pre-
pare to abandon the mine. Today the
iron and the cars are being removed
from the mine and the dump is being
torn down. Much of the material is
being brought to the mine at Rutledge.
The population at Keb has dwindled
to about twenty-five or thirty famil-
les. About a dozen of the houses have
already been removed to the west end
of Ottumwa. The postoffice was re-
Gently abandoned and the station
placed on rural route.
With the dispensing of the remain-
ing families and the passing of the
village store the name of Keb, which
was once widely heralded thruout the
middle western states by the splendid
coal which it produced, will be but q
memory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
POISON I'm A|SSIONACR
Report of the Chemist on An
alysis of Contents of George
Griffith's Stomach
srRYcHNlNE CAUSED DEATH
Boone Man Who Died Under Peculiar
Circumstances Now Believed to
Havo Been Murdered - Coroner's
Jury Renders Verdict of Murder by
Unknown Persons-Iowa News
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Boone. April 4. The report or
Chemist Macy on the case OF George
Griffith, who died under mysterious
circumstances about three weeks ago
at this place, has been received. IL
states that enough strychnine was
found in Griffiths stomach to have
caused death. There appears to be no
doubt now that Griffith was murdered
altho there is u great deal of mystery
about the affair. Yesterday Dr. walk
err received a letter from Professor
Macy giving the result of his anaiy-
sis and the coroner's jury was at once
called together and the following YER
dict rendered.:
'.At the inuusition held at Boone IN
said county on the 3rd day of April
1905, before j. C. Walker. coroner OF
said Boone county, state of Iowa, upon
the body of George Griffith, there ly-
ing dead, by the jurors whose names
are hereto subscribed. The said jur-
ors upon their oaths do say: We do
find that said deceased came to his
oning administered to him by person
or persons to the jury unknown. Frank
Hollingsworth, C. 1. Sparks. Hawley
Main"
No one has been held by the grand
jury as responsible for the crime, but
it is presumed the county attorney VIII
take the matter up at once with view
to clearing up the mystery
George Griffith died under very mys-
terious circumstances about three
weeks ago, after visit to this city,
He went to his home on South Di-
vision street and complained of being
i'll. He was given some cough rem
edy and died within an hour after
wards. He was buried but Coroner j..
C. Walker took up the case and had
the body exhllmed and post mortem
was held, which resulted In the stom-
ach being sert to Highland Park coll
lege for an examination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04

come. All the daily exercises are con-
Quoted at the high school building.
The first lecture of yesterday was CIV
en- in the assembly room by DR.. A. 70.
Winship of Boston, Mass, who Will
lecture in the evenings. The other in
structors are superintendent Heneley
of Brooklyn, Douglass of Montczuma,
Thornburg of Gfinnell. Professor Will
lam Solomon of Oskaloosa in music,
and Mrs. Evangeline II. Robinson OF
Grinnel, primary methods, with Miss
Grace Farrell AS pianist. The teachers
showed an enthusiasm yesterday that
assures the success of the institute.
The work is by lectures entirely and
the grading of teachers at the close OF
the work will be by the note book
which each one is to leave with the
superintendent. Altho there are no
recitations and no enforced attendance
by roll calls and records of hardness
teachers are promptly in place and the
halls are empty during the lecture per-
iods Intense interest is shown in the
primary work eXemplified by Mrs.
Robinson in which class of little girls
figures prominently. In the work in
United States history Superintendent
Thornburg has prepared and had
printed n syllabus of the subject which
is furnished to each teacher. The ev-
ening lectures will all be at the Meth
odist church. The first one last night
by DR.. Winship on the subject "Ras-
calls and Saints was we'll received by
a crowded house. Tonight Professor
John Comeron Of Cedar Rapids gives
lecture on Birds" illustrated by
stereopticon views.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

cars will carry thirty head and de-
liver them in fine shape. This IS
perhaps the first car of horses ever
shipped from Baxter by express and
Mr.. Stinson the first buyer to intro
duce the new innovation.
Bloomfield.
w. P. Hall bought eighty-five head
of horses here on Tuesday afternoon
and paid to Davis county farmers about
$4,000. The largest sales were made
by E. D. Morrow, one team, S425; w.
S. Swift, team, $3.50; L. Dye, team.
$3.50; George Budd, team, $3.50.
Clear Lake.
The heavy winds of the past few
days have practically cleared Clear
lake of ice. The heavy churning it
received broke up the ice in the west
end and crowded it we'll towards the
east shore. From Tanglefoot east
there is much ice. but it is badly hon
eycombed and will soon go.
EsthervIle.
w. p. Boyer, residing on the F1em-
ming and Dougherty farm adjoining
Iowa lake, sustained loss of about
$1,000 Thursday of last week. Forty
five large shoats, mostly brood soWs,
walked out on the ice on Iowa lake
and were drowned. This is a heavy
loss for Mr.. Boyer and a peculiar one.
KelIerton.
This place will have some interesting
cases for the grand jury at the COM
ing term of court if the identity Of
certain offenders can be proved. With
i'm tho ma ST two weeks four Young men
of this town have been boldly held up
on the streets while going home in the
night. One of the young men made
his escape, another had nothing of
value on his person, but the other two
who were together, had to stand and
deliver 81 and gold ring, after which
the bandits pulled revolvers and told
their victims to hit the road"
Extra.
Chris Hansen, local merchant, was
shot in the arm by an unknown party
Tuesday night, while standing in his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
Complete Outfit Seized at Oska-
loosa by Officers and In
mates of House Arrested
OWNERS ARE BAD CUSTOMERS
Jctcar Robinson and His Wife Both
Have Police Records and it is Said
Have Made Regular Trips With Out
fit to Give Buxton Sports Chance to
"Hit the Pipe"

| Special to Times-Republican
Oskaloosa, April 4.-Every room ir
| the house filled with the sickening
poisonous odor of the death-dealing
| drug; six negroes lying around stupid
from the inhalation Of the deadly
fumes, an opium outfit, drugs, needles
and lamp, and the big pipe itself, still
hot from the burning drugs-this was
what Constables Andrews and Mastin
found in raid on the house run by
Ed Churchill.
There was no attempt Of the in
mates to escape. The heavy fumes in
the room would have prevented intel
ligent effort in that direction had 1t
been desired.
The outfit consisted of a tray, upon
it being a lamp, which was covered
with q glass dome open at the top, the
pipe and three bowls for the stem, q
box of powdered drug, box Of solid
extract of opium, and the needle with
which the opium pills are made. The
can of extract was almost empty.
There was enough for several dreams
left, however. On the bowls of the
pipe were Chinese characters, prob
ably the makers name. The pipe 1T
self is piece of bamboo about eight
cen inches long, with one end plugged
up, the other being used by the smok-
er. The bowl is a heavy piece Of ma
terial about two inches across slightly
concave on top, and with a small hole
drilled thru. This Is fastened on
with heavy metal mounting.
In smoking, with a needle the fiend
dips into the solid extract, a sticky,
tarry material, and holds it over the
tiny blaze of the lamp. This when
heated gives Off fumes. 1t Is held
close to the bowl Of the pipe, and the
poor fiend inhales the poison. In a
little dish, when the officers raided
the joint, was some of the powder.
AS they started away with Robinson,
the negro emptied the dish in his
phase him.
Jetcar Robinson and his wife were
arrested as owners Of the layout, and
they will be tried on Tuesday. Others
in the house were Ed Churchill, Ber-
tina Halter both of whom have police
records, and negro and wife from
Ottumwa.
Mrs. Robinson is the woman who
claims to have been assaulted by Will
liam Smith at Buxton a week ago.
According to the story Of witnesses,
Smith hit the woman over the head
with an opium pipe. His victim was
long unconscious. He is charged
with attempted murder. The Robin
sons have made this city their head
quarters for some time, and it is said
have regularly made trips to Buxton
with the outfit after every pay day
and afforded the Buxton sports a
chance to "hit the pipe"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
LOSES EXCELLENT clTIzE. $.
r. N. Bray and w. II. Annett FsmiI-
les to Remove from Spencer,

les to Remove from oPenSeTs
Special to Times Republican.
Spencer, April 4. - T. N. Bray. who
has been in the grocery business in
this city for several years has sold
his stock to the Dean-Wright COM
pany, and will soon move to Albert
Lea, Mimi, where he will make his
home. Long confinement to indoor
work was undermining his health and
it became necessary to have change
of business. Mr.. and Mrs. Bray have
proved themselves excellent citizens
during their residence here and have
been active in church work and G.
A. r. and Woman's Relief Corps mat
tiers, holding offices in each. The two
latter organizations met jointly the
last of the week in their hall at the
court house and gave largely attend
ed reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Bray and
Editor and Mrs. w. FL. Annett, who
leave this week for Boise, Idaho. A
delightful program, consisting of read
ings, music, ETC., had been arranged
for the occasion and delectable re-
freshments were provided by the w.
r. G. The removal Of these estim-
able families from the city is a source
Of sincere regret.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04

Webster City.
w. E. Gossard, Of this city, has been
elected to the principalship of the
Kamrar schools, and has entered upon
his duties.
Waukon.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Steele of this
city invited over 100 guests, chiefly
from the families of the earlier settlers
to help them celebrate their siXtieth
wedding anniversary.
Grand junction.
G. G.. Hillman has been testing one
of the incubators in his store, and as a
result he has about 100 little chicks in
his front window. They Matched out
Sunday and Monday.
keokuk.
Five thousand dollars is bequeatned
to the National Spiritualist Associa-
ton Of Washington, d. c., by the will
of the late Sam w. Tucker, Il wealthy
citizen of this place. The will was filed
for probate.
Marion.
w. A. Dobson, the Marion horseman,
recently sold three fine spans of horses
to the Rockefellers of New York. One
team of mares, gray and a chestnut.
brought the fancy price of $4,000 the
highest price ever paid in this state.
SwaIedale.
The Mt. Vernon rural telephone line
will in the spring be continued from
G. C. Bisgroves' running south to this
point. which will make Q convenient
and short line to all concerned between
Swaledale and Clear Lake.
Burlington.
The Iowa Telephone Company con-
templates the expenditure of perhaps
$4,000 in Burlington during the pres
ent and tie coming year. The wires
are to be placed underground, and the
exchange is to have its own home, a
new switchboard, etc.
Baxter.
johnson Stinson shipped a car Of
draft horses to New Hartford. Conn.,,
by express last week. Express horse
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
coNRoY GETS THREE YEARS.
Valves Right to Appeal After Being
Convicted on Second Trial.

Davenport, April 4.-Nfichael Conroy,
recently granted new trial by the
Iowa supreme court after serving a
year of ten-year sentence for SEN
sational burglaries at Clinton, was yes
terday resentenced to three years in
the penitentiary, after being found
guilty on a second trial. Numerous
attorneys from Clinton and Davenport
had gathered in the district court to
argue his motion for another trial, and
the sentence was the result of an
agreement in which Conroy waived his
right to appeal and continue his long
fight for liberty, in consideration of a
light sentence. An agreement is UNI
derstood to exist that he will be par
oled after year of good behavior.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
kEB At LOW EBB.
Mine Peters Out and the Town Prac
ticaIly Abandoned.

y
Special to Times Republican.
+ Ottumwa, April 4. - The Keb mine,
for number of years the greatest
producer of coal ever opened up in
Wapello county, has been abandoned
and the equipment is being removed
to other mines. About fifty tons Of
coal were removed from the mine on
Thursday of last week and since that
time the work of digging coal has been
totally abandoned and today the mine
is a thing Of the past.
1,100 Tons Each Day.
The Keb mine was established in
1892 by the Whitebreast Fuel Com
pany of this city. The location was
selected and laid out by the late O.
Id. Ladd, under the direction of Super
intendent 7. j. Phillips. The mine de-
veloped rapidly and the output soon
reached 500 tons. Within a few years
the daily output increased till at it's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
AlabaStine
Your W alls

Are you satisfied with the ap-
pearance of your walls? Do they
come up to your ideas. AIRS you
putting on coat after coat Of
stisky, dirty wall paper, making
q sandwich with sour paste be-
tween?
Alabastine is clean, hygienic
and wholesome and more than
that, it is beautiful. The most
artistic effects can be produced
with AIabastine.
The ALABASTINE CO. will
furnish without expense to you,
color schemes and harmonies for
your rooms. II you are building
or remodeling, simply ask for
color schemes, giving size, use
and direction of light OF rooms.
" Buy your ALABAsTINE in
original packages. Any decora-
tor can apply it, or you can put
1t on yourself. Simply brush it
on. 1t is permanent, durable.
wall finish. Outwears two walls
done any other way.
For Sale by
Peter Mayer
PHARMACIST
Both Phones 113 10 West Main St.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
1000 FOR MUscATlNE.

Gain Of Over $500 Since 1900 Claimed
by the Town.
Muscatine, April 4.-Muscatine ac-
cording to the new state census, will
have population of about 5000. City
Assessor David Van Alta says that
Muscatine will show an increase Of
over $500 over the census of 1900, when
the official count gave Muscatine H.
073. During the first part Of the work
the estimate was placed at 1880.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
BIG SILK ROBBERY
Three Thousand Yards Of Valuable
Cloth Stolen From Reps & Junsks'
store-Loss is $4,000 With No Clue.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, April 4. = Thieves
forced an entrance to the Reps q
Jungk's dry goods store some time
Monday night, and stole 5000 yards OF
valuable silk, valued at $4,000. The
police are busy on the case, but they
are without tangible clue on which
to- work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04

Keep your bowels regular by the
use of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. There is nothing bet
ter. For sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04

The surest and safest remedy for
kidney and bladder diseases is Foley's
Kidney Cure. B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
chicaqoan Killed by a FIywheel.

Muscatine, April 4.--Earl Earlman
of Chicago, who met his death on
launch fifteen miles below the city
had his skull crushed by the flywheel
of an engine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
THE TEACHERS MEET.

Large Attendance.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnel, April 4.-In spite of the
stormy morning teachers began to
come in early yesterday and enroll
as members of the county institute.
Before night the enrolment had reach
ed 100 and there are still more to
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-07
Pasture for Hogs,

For early pasture for hogs SOW bar
ley or a combination Of barley and
oats. A little lated SOW rape-in fact,
rape may be sown almost as early as
barley on a well-prepared seed bed
and by having two fields Of rape the
hogs may be supplied with pasture the
whole season as soon as the rape
reaches sufficient growth to pasture
it. This is accomplished by turning
from one pasture to another, allow
ing the rape to grow in one field while
it is being pastured off in the other.
For late summer Or fall cowpeas make
an excellent pasture for hogs. Inc
same land which Is sown to barley
early in the spring may be planted to
cowpeas after the first Of June, and
this will furnish pasture in August
and September.-Cor Farmers Advo-
cate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-07
KILLS DAUGHTER
OF HIS BENEFACq0R.
YOUTH ALSO MURDERS FEMALE
SERVANT AND COMMITS
SUICIDE.
Had Tried to Assault Girl During the
Absence of Her Par
ents

Hillsboro, O., June 5.-Developments
today in the killing Of Madge Dimes, aged
IA. and Nellie Hart, eyed Is, the former
the daughter and the latter the servant
of Edward Dimes, farmer, led the au-
thoritics t. believe the girls were killed
by David Baldwin, the farmland, aged
IS, who then blew off his head with a
shotgun.
II was at first thought that all three
had been murdered by some unknown
person. The girls were found shot dead
i'll their night clothing in their bedroom
and evidences showed desperate strug-
gle.
Baldwin. who had been taken in as a
tramp by the farmer, was found in the
living room with discharged shotgun by
his side. He had tied a small bottle on
the trigger to aid him in discharging the
weapon. 1t it supposed that Baldwin at
tempted assault.
The shocking discovery was made by
Mr.. and Mrs. Dimes, on returning from
Hillsboro, where they had attended the
Baccalaureate sermon at the graduation
exercises of the high school held in the
Presbyterian church.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-07
Simple Garden Marker,

A marker is one Of the handy tools
of the farm, and is readily made by
taking a strip Of inch material Of the
desired length, and, at the proper dis
lance from the ends, making holes In
which to insert poles to form a shaft
to which horse may be fastened. At
intervals on this strip make holes so
that the teeth may be moved as de-
sired. These teeth may be made Of
wood and Of varying thicknesses and
lengths to suit the various Seeds A
few bolts will do the fastening per-
fectly.
For general use the necessary num-
Der Of teeth may be made triangular
in shape, the upper end containing two
bolt holes, SO as to lengthen If desired
(See Fig. u A neat adjustment Of a
tooth is shown at Fig. 2. Heavy board