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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
FROM ALL OVER IOWA


balance of the day, spending his time
at the Revere hotel on Broadway tell
ing his friends who had gathered
around him of his miraculous escape.
Iowa City.
George Schlenk died Friday at his
home, 619 East Market He had been
Ill about year. At the time of his
death he was 81 years of age. He was
one of the old settlers of Iowa City,
having lived here sixty-one years.
blacksmith by trade, for years he
kept shop on Iowa avenue, where
Close Hall now stands. He was a
member Of the st. Je-:phs Benevolent
Society, and also of the German Aid
Society.
TerrilI.
Ed Reese, who lives with his parents
west of town, was badly hurt Wednes-
day evening by being thrown from q
horse he was riding. 1t was quite dark
and before they had gone very far,
Eds horse stumbled and threw him
over it's head and fell on him. He
was taken back to his home and Dr. A.
H. Schooley was summoned and he
found the young man in pretty bad
shape. While no bones were broken,
his hips were pretty badly crushed
and bruised, and it will be some time
before he will be able to be out, even
if he received no serious internal in
jury.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
Political Activity ofG. P. Clark
of Wadcna, Causes Loss of
His Job
SECRETARY OF ORGANIZATION
During the Late Presidential Cam
paisn He Sent Out Circular Letter
to Iowa Carriers Instructins Them
How to Vote In tho Congressional
Elections.

Arlington, Jan. 12-Mr. G. P. Clark,
and general organizer of the Iowa
State Letter Carriers Association, has
been removed by the assistant post
master general There are several
causes given by the department for the
change. Mr.. Clark has been active
in urging the passing of laws increas-
ing the salary of the carriers and in
other ways. all of which has contri-
buted to his removal.
During the late presidential cam
paign Clark sent out the following
circular letter to the Iowa carriers:
Wadena, Ia, Oct 81, 1904 enclose
you a circular letter which / desire
you to read carefully as you are
member of the state central commits
tee. have received a large quantity
of these letters from the secretary of
our National Letter Carriers AsSocia-
ton with the request that | immediate
ely send them out over the state to
the rural letter carriers of Iowa. Thru
our county associations. which are
auxiliary to our state association. l am
in intimate and quick communication
with the carriers Of the state. Now
/ know that the rural carriers of Iowa
can control several thousand votes In
each congressional district in Iowa, I
do not say that we can defeat Mr..
Haugen in this district personally.
shall certainly vote for him. / have
had considerable correspondence with
Mr.. Haugen relative to the r. r. d.
and very satisfactory corresponce. l
shall, however, write Mr.. III. and send
him copy of the enclosed letter. ask
Ing him to declare his attitude so /
can inform the rural carriers of his
district, IL he will pledge himself to
support the Fairbanks bill; which is
the carriers own bill and provides that
the carriers shall receive a salary of
$500 the first year, s720 the second year
and $3.50 the third year-the latter SAL
airy to continue thru service. Our de-
mands are certainly just
Now, do not believe the rural car
riers can re-eect or they can defeat
w Hue III lHe SSecOHu ulStilSl. we St,ii
make it very interesting for Birdsali
in the Third. The boys do not like
BirdsalI and we can get close to
Hedges hide also. Hedge you know,
is on the postofiice and post roads
committee with Chairman Overstreet.
regret that Mr.. Overstreet will not
grant our simple request, because /
assure you by this attitude he may be
the cause of the election Of demo-
cratic house. as well as his own de-
feat.
And do believe that the rural car
riers of the nation have sufficient
prestige to change the sixteen votes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12

Mapleton.
| At meeting of the school board
Monday evening the resignation of r.
B. Harper as member of the board
was accepted, and c. e. Cooper elect
ed to fill the vacancy.
Upton.
| William Wisener closed a deal last
week for the purchase of the sixty
three acre tract adjoining town known
as the Staininger pasture The con-
| sideration was $40 an acre.
Germania.
Rev. Johnson loaded his household
goods Thursday of last week and on
the following day started for st. Louis,
where he has accepted the pastorate Of
church. The Record wishes him sue
cess in his new field.
Muscatine.
Miss Louise Farmer. of Council
Bluffs. was elected at recent session
of the school board to the chair of
English in the Muscatine high school,
succeeding Miss Constance %. Berry,
whose resignation had been received
and accepted.
Hamburg.
Hamburg's old landmark, the gigan-
tic cottonwood tree, which was cut
down last fall, is being worked up into
stove wood This tree, of enormous
size and uncertain age, was almost IN
the center Of the city and had been
declared a nuisance, so it was cut
down.
Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. Jesse Slater, who lives in Tren
ton township, several miles northwest
of town, was thrown from q horse re-
Gently and had both bones of his limb
broken near the ankle; rather bad
place for break. The young man is
the son of x-Supervisor Slater, who
livese here in the city.
Hastings.
A case of smallpox has just devel-
oped at farm house about two miles
south of town. The patient is young
man just over from Sweden. Rev.
Hall, the United Brethren minister
at this place, had visited the family.
and was placed under quarantine by
order of the board of health, but left
town the same night, neglecting to
leave word as to his destination.
Cedar Rapids.
Enoch B. Smith of Lisbon, filed a
petition of bankruptcy in the federal
court recently. His debts amount to
s2,32O16, mostly in small amounts. ow-
ing to the merchants and firms Of
Lisbon, Mt. Vernon, Scion, Bertram
and Cedar Rapids. He has no assets
There is $685. worth Of property, but
he claims this is exempt under the
provisions of the statute.
Morning Sun.
Charlie Fitzpatrick, the 14-year-old
son Of Neil Fitzpatrick, met with
painful accident Thursday evening",
while out hunting. The barrel of the
gun exploded, blowing off part of the
thumb on the left hand, and severely
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12

that the man who murdered Womels-
dorf went to Brighton from the
scene of the crime. A pair of trousers
identified as the property of the dead
man has been found in shed about
two blocks from the Sheppard home in
Brighton. The whole suit OF which
the trousers are Il part has been miss
ing since the night of the murder but
the coat and vest have not been
found.
The accused man stoutly maintains
that he was not in the vicinity of the
Womesdorf home on the evening OF
the murder. His story told before the
coroners jury is the same one he now
tells. He said that he was in Brighton
all afternoon and evening and that at
the time the murder was committed,
about 6 o'clock, he was at the depot.
He told the jury he remained at the
depot until 6:15, saw n Rock Island
passenger arrive at the station and
waited until it left, then went home.
Case Excites Interest.
The case has excited great interes.
counties. Sheppard, the officers say,
is "A bad man and is so regarded by all
who know him. He has served terms
In more than one jail in southeastern
Iowa, say the officers, On larceny
charges. His arrest has served to d.
vert any suspicion the officers might
have had! that Mrs. Womelsdorf was
implicated in the murder of her hus-
band, though it is known they had not
lived happily together for some years
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
GALLAGHER TRIAL CLOSING.
Closing Arguments in the Perjury Case
Are BEING Made.


Marengo. Jan. 1.-THE closing hours
OF the trial of Mrs. Gallaugher for per-
jury are in sight. The contesting
counsel began their argument Wednes-
day at II o'clock. Attorney Fairchild OF
Iowa City, took the first inning with
the argument for conviction, taking up
two hours and half. Attorney Jerry
Murphy of Marengo, replied for the
defense. taking up an equal amount or
time. Today at the opening or court
Attorney Holbert of Iowa City, resum-
ed the argument for the defense, Mil
ton Remley of the prosecution VIII
make the closing argument. The fol-
lowing points are admitted to the con-
.sideration Of the jury from the evidence
of Mrs. gallagher: First, II did not
see or talk with Charles Holida on the
night of my husbands DEATH" second,
II did not meet Charles Holida at my
house on the night Of the murder"
third. II never was sexually intimate
with Charles Holida;" fourth, II was
asleep in bed when my husband was
shot"
The court room was crowded to
standing room all day. despite the
driving snow
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12

tearing the flesh of the palm of the
hand. A physician was summoned at
once and found it necessary to remove
the remaining portions Of the thumb
to the second joint. The rifle was
one which had been used by his UNI
Gle, Mr.. S. mckinney, deceased, in
the civil war, and had not been in use
since.
SmthIand.
John Rawlings barn near this
place, was burned to the ground Mon
day night of last week. The building
was so nearly destroyed when discov-
cred that there was no chance to save
any of it's contents. The loss was
about $4,000, and, in addition to the
barn, consisted of baled hay, buggies
harness, and six good horses. The loss
was complete, as the property was not
insured.
Atlantic.
Emil Nebe, member of the firm Of
Nebe Bros, shoe dealers. died at his
home here Thursday morning as the
result of congestion of the lungs. He
was 20 years of age and was one of
the city's most popular young men and
| =.
was also secretary of the Merchants
Association. Deceased leaves wife
and brother and two sisters, his fa-
Their M. Nebe, living at Glenwood.
sigourney.
Jacob Geier is now in Sigourney
as result of pardon by Governor
Cummins. He was released December
%, just six years after he was confin-
ed in the penitentiary at TT. Madison.
The crime of Jacob Geier is still fresh
in the minds of the people. One eve
ming in the fall of 1898 he and Mats
Morain got into an alteration. Jake
followed Morain out of his own home
and fired two or three shots. Morain
fell over, dead Geier was arrested
and his trial held in the December
term of court in 1898. Judge Mccoy
was on the bench.
Council Bluffs.
Immediately after having been
dashed down an elevator shaft from
the third to the first floor of the Stew
art Bros. wholesale grocery house at
26 South Main street his FOG pounds
of athletic avordupois landing with
such force as to cave in the floor Of
the elevator, putting it completely out
of commission, Claude C. Cook walk
ed cody and briskly to the office Of
DR.. Macrae, to learn whether he had
been hurt. An examination showed
that aside from a sprained right wrist
and bruised hip, Cook was evidently
as sound as a dollar. He laid off the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
necessary and throw the house demo-

necessary and throw the house demo-
cratic.
attended our national convention
at ST Louis last month and actually
we were surprised at our strength.
The state associations are pledged TO
support the national association. How
ever, am a strong republican ana L
very much regret this course, but we
must work and vote for our own IN
=terest, and we consider 1t Is only JUS
tice that we demand.
If you consider this worthy OF your
time and attention. you may forward
these letters to Chairman spence or
the republican state committee ana "
he has anything to communicate TO
me in regard to the matter, ! will delay
sending ont the circular letters to the
carriers of the state until I hear from
him, If he is prompt. We have
phone In our house and you can call
me up any forenoon or evening. Please
do so and tell me what action you
have taken, If any. In regard to lhls
matter Most sincerely yours,
G. p. Clark.
p. 81 believe the democrats nave
no hope of electing Parker and that
they are bending every energy to cap
ture congress.
1t is probable this letter has reached
the department.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12

Members of the family, Sheriff
Wright says. assert that Dan threat
ened several times to kill Womelsdorf,
telling them once that he would eaten
the old man in the barn, throw him
down, and turn horse loose and make
it appear that Womelsdorf had been
trampled to death by the animal. Then
the plan was, they say, to gag "the
old woman" and steal all the money.
Dead Mans Clothes Found.
What the officer considers plausible
evidence has been secured to prove
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
E,rr,er,s House DESTROYED.


Marengo. Jan. 12.--The dwelling or
Peter Shafbuoh, a prominent farmer
living six miles south burned in the
early hours of Tuesday night with all
it's contents The loss is about $4,000
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
HAND BADLY CRUSHED
Ed Griffin, Of Geneva, Receives In
jury, Which Makes Necessary the
Amputation Of the Two Middle Fling
ers of His Right Hand.

Special to Republican.
Geneva, Jan. ED Griffin, a young
man working in II. w. Obling's eleva-
tor, had his right hand badly crushed
while oiling the gearing of feed
grinder Tuesday afternoon. A cloth
mitten, which he had on at the time,
caught in the cog, and his hand was
pulled into the wheels, decorating the
back of the hand, in such a manner as
to render the amputation Of the two
middle fingers necessary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
DRAGGED BY A TRAIN.
M. j. DoIan. Old Irish Resident Of
Sioux City, Dies of Injuries.

Sioux City, Jan. I'm. j. Dolan, an
old Irish resident of Sioux City, was
run into and dragged for fifty yards by
the Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis 81
maha passenger train due out OF mere
for Chicago at sos yesterday after
noon and died while en- route TO the
hospital. He was over 20 years Old
and the terrible shock, combined with
his injuries. both of his legs. his right
arm and his head being badly cut up,
besides internal injuries, caused his
death
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
Term of Office Extended.
,acial To Times -Rannhlican

Spirit Lake Jan. 49, - The Dickin-
son county republican central commit
tee met in the office of the clerk of
courts and re-organized by electing
the following officers for the next two
years: Chairman. W. F. Carlton. Spirit
Lake; secretary, E. E. Heldridge, Mil
ford; and treasurer G.. c. Hamilton,
Spirit Lake.
The rules were amended so that the
present committeeman will hold their
office for the term of two years in
stead of one year as heretofore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
HIEBER SECURES A DIVORCE.
Waterloo Couple Ends Animated Ca.
raer Thru tho Courts.

. Waterloo aJn. 12.--Judge Plat, at a
late hour last evening granted a divorce
to l.. o. Hieber from his wife, Cora
Long Hieber. This case was heard
quietly and Mrs. Hieber was not rep
resented and was granted no alimony.
The case is the one which occasioned
the clash between the courts of Polk
and Black Hawk counties. The couple
agreed to live together again after the
Des Moines agreement, but disagreed
again and Hieber this time sought the
divorce
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
Mothers Long Search Ends.

Mason City. aJn. I2.-After TWO
months agonizing search Mrs. Cora M.
Carefel, teacher in the public schools
at Faribault, has found her missing
boy, IA years of age. The lad was trac-
ed here and then lost. He was found
at Given, near Oskaloosa, on farm.
and gave as his reason for leaving
home that he did not want to go to
school.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-06-24
DISHES IN TEHUANTEPEc.
Food of the Natives Is Not to the Iik-
ing of an American Rail-
road Man.

i stayed on the Isthmus of TehauH-
tepec long enough to become natural
lzed-long enough to learn to eat
lguanas, snakes and monkeys. and then
Things got too interesting and | re-
turned to Mexico City," said E. ".
s"ank, now conductor for the Mex
lean National railroad but recently
performing a like service for the Te-
huaHtepec National, according to the
Mexican Herald. Living in that
country IS no picnic, continued Mr..
SWaak, discussing his residence there.
III the first place, it narrows down
TO question OF acquiring a taste for
all sorts OF foreign beasts and birds
including reptiles OF weird and IN
natural shape The first day | gct
there they served up a nice sort of
chefry-broWn stew which sent I'd sucb
an appetizing odor that | fell to and
oeYoured two neaping platefuls with
Out Questioning the component parts
OF the potpourri. subsequently I
learned that it was a delicate and
choice little monkey that had been
killed but the same morning | par
took CT it.
VI course things on my inside went
into open rebellion for awhile. bur |
soon recovered and was ready fer any-
thing else that showed up. And the
way they would serve up outlandish
dishes was enough to make one for
swear forever the use of food. Not
long after the monkey episode they
put some sort of a reptile on the table
which reminded me CT a small ALI
gator | figured it out to be a gar
nsh, and ate literally. Later they
told me it was an iguana, or huge
ground lizard. which sometimes gets
three or four feet long Then | took
turn at snakes and ee1s and owls
and such like flesh and fish. until |
verify believe there is not a specimen
OF either bird or beast on the whole
Iehuantepec isthmus with which my
gastronomical apparatus is not IA
mlllar. Even parrots become good
fool when properly served, as | can
testify from personal experience.
For a solid month | kept nature
from becoming exhausted by feeding
III any Jh1nS InaJ walked or flew or !,
swan. Occasionally one of the BOYS /
would catch mud turtle in one OF |
the small rivers ON the isthmus ano I
We would have royal feast for
day or SO on its meat OF all the
rank and apparently uaeleanly things
| ever saw. commend me to a mud
turtle. They have a stencil like
Glue factory. | tasted it several times
but my olfactory organs would moi
permit me to eat very much Next
time I'll take mine from the soas
People laughed at me for
ny fastidious tass at first. but later
Oh | became Just ike the rest aid
could stomach an.thing. Now whal
I've GOT back To civilization T realIs
ian appreciate a good meal. NJ
more isthmus for me. The Tehuante-
pee IS mighty good road to work +
With, but the ways Of living on the
sthmus are not such as to commend
themselves to one who has been
'aised IN the effete civilization of the
:apital.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-06-24
MONEY /!

I HAVE SOME 6 PER CENT
MONEY TO INVEST IN LOANS
FROM THREE TO FIVE YEARS
ON WASHINGTON COUNTY
PLANTATIONS - THIS IS A
GOOD BUSINESS PROPOSITION
AND I AM SURE CAN INTER
EST YOU.
ALEX M. SMITH.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-06-24
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE.

| hereby warn the pablic against
ny wife as I will not be responsible
or any debts contracted by her or
her actions. d. f. LEVY.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-25
TO OPPOSE PAPER TRUST
Publishers Form Combination to
Make News Paper.

Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state for
the incorporation of the Publishers
Paper company. of Augusta. Me-,
with a capital stock of Sc, ,000, 900 and
the following directors: William A.
Hall of New York, president; James
A. Burns of New York, treasurer;
Frank B. Noyes of Washington, Vic
tor F. Lawson of Chicago. and Oak
leigh Thorne of New York.
1t is understood that the company
will take over at once 100000 acres
Of woodland in New Hampshire and
Maine and upon the foundations al
ready laid at Portsmouth construct a
paper mill with a capacity of $50 tons
per day. The company's water power
along the Saco river is estimated at
SO0,O horse power. This will be de-
veloped for the transmission of elec-
trical power for the company's use at
Portsmouth. The charter of the new
company provides for five directors
to serve until the first annual meet
ing, to be held on the first Wednes-
day of May, 1908, at which time Is
directors are to be elected.
1t is understood that many of the
members OF the American Newspaper
Publishers association are interested
in the new company and that ulti-
mately the corporation will furnish
paper for the leading newspapers of
the United States. The company is
the outgrowth of the fight between
the publishers and the paper trust