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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
AFTER A NEW RAILROAD.
Creston Has Several Projects in Mind,
But Prefers Great Western.

Creston. Feb. 1T.-The agitation for
another railroad for Creston continues.
The people of this city are not inn
pressed with the proposed project OF II.
S. Mordaunt to build a line from st.
Joseph to Des Moines via Creston and
have not seriously taken hold of that
proposition. There is still a lingering
hope that Mr.. Park, an eastern pro
moter who is back of the interurban
line between Creston n De- Moines
via Winterset and Macksburg, will be
able to get his company organized and
into effective work this spring. But
the one proposition that looks the
most feasible and practicable for the
people of his city to get a competing
line is to build a road from Creston
to Arispe on the southeast to connect
with the Chicago Great Western a
The Great Western has always been
desirous of tapping Creston and 1t is
believed that something will be done
by local parties in case the Great
Western does not wish to take up the
matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
Manufacturers and Users OF
Cement to Hold a State
Meeting at Ames
A GOOD PROGRAM PREPARED
Of the Cement Block Business
Has Become One of the Important
Industries of the state-Interestins
Discussions of the Topics Concerning
Cement.
ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
the state have called a convention to
meet at Ames March ] and 9, 1905, the
object being to discuss subjects of
special interest and to.effect a perma-
nent organization.
The growth of the cement block
business during the last two or three
years has been SO rapid that it has now
become one of the important indus
tries of the state and the use of ce-
ment for other purposes. such as side
walk construction and the making of
sewer pipe, drain tile and fence posts,
is extending.
Highly successful conventions of
cement users have already been held
in Indianapolis and Minneapolis. The
Iowa meeting will be held in the
new engineering hall of the Iowa State
College. The following is a partial
list of the topics to be discussed:
The one-Piece Building Block
o. u. Miracle, Minneapolis.
COlOIlUS ol leIIlcitS -. I. StiS VI,
Milwaukee.
Curing of Cement Building Blocks"
James WINNER. Perry.
ornamental Cement Work'-A. O.
Tabor. Waterloo.
STANDARD Specifications For Side
walks'-W. ID. Faus. Webster City.
Concrete Mixing T, L. Smith,
Milwaukee.
"The Field in Iowa For the Cement
Block Industry" Professor S. w.
Boyer. Ames.
Cost of Making and Prices Charged
For Building Blocks, Sidewalks, etc"
L. L. Bingham, E~stherville. And
many other papers.
A special feature of the meeting will
be AN extensive exhibit of machinery
used in the manufacture of cement
and concrete products and all of the
various brands of cement on the mar
ket. Users will thus have an oppor-
tunity to compare machinery and ma
terial and to see tests of their mater
ials and manufactured products.
All who are interested in cement and
products are urgently invited to
attend. Those engaged in the con
struction of sidewalks are included in
the invitation.
An entertainment committee will
meet all trains and suitable accomo-
dations will be provided for all. Those
intending to be present should notify
J.. A. Williams, Ames, Iowa, in order
that they may be properly provided for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
EXPECT WARM TINE
stockholders In Hawkeye Colo
Mining Company Urgently
Requested to BE Present
At CEDAR RAPIDS MARCH 1o
New Set of Directors to Be Chosen
And Other Business Considered,
Which Will Determine the Future
of the .Company-Has Claim On
Frazer River In British Columbia.
AT CEDAR RAPIDS MARCH
,ecial ia T,nes-h.oublican.

SDptlal TO IlIleS- 1AcpuDllldI
Iowa Falls. Feb. 1.-THE Hawkeye
Gold Mining Company, the twin sister
of the famous Lillooet, will hold it's
annual meeting at Cedar Rapids on the
10th of March. An urgent request IS
made to each ~stockholder to be sure
and send a proxy in the event the
stakeholder cannot attend the meeting
in person. -Four men prominent IN
iowa have consented to act for such
stockholders as cannot attend the
meeting, and these are Judges Emil
McClain, and Horace E. Deemer OF the
state judiciary, Ex-Governor Frank d.
jackson and G.. B. Pray, both well
known Des Moines citizens. These
gentlemen are said to be heavy stock
holders in this company, which sprung
into existence when the stock of Iowa.
Lillooet was touching the high places.
The Hawkeye company was sprung
by men who had been largely inter-
ested in the Lillooet company and the
stock of the new company was an
sobbled up by anxious stockholders
in a few hours. With the collapse OIL
the I.illooet, however, the Hawkeye
company suffered from the reaction,
and became involved in some llt1ga-
ton, the adjustment of which will be
heard in the next term of the federal
court. George T. Hedges, of Ceda
Rapids. is secretary of h Hawkeye
company. AT the annual meeting OF
the 11awkeye company a new set OF dl-
rectorS will be chosen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
The GrinnelI News.

Special to TimesRepublican.
Grinnell, Feb. Ill. o. Wilson, who
began to build a residence on Summer
street last November, has just COM
pleted the same and is now moving. in
to it.
A telegram announcing the death of
his father, has just called s.. d. Works,
a senior preparatory student in Iowa
College to his home in Evanston, III.
Today at 4 O'Clock thd basket ball
team of Grinnell high school played the
Junior Y. NJ. C. A. of Des Moines, and
at 5 O'Clock the college team met the
Y. M. C. A. team of Des Moines. Both
games were played at the mems gym
nasium.
Miss Widney, state secretary of the
Y. w. C. A., took the lead in a special
meeting of the Y. w. c. A. on Wednes-
day evening and another meeting last
night. Entertainment was given in her
honor at, the Willard house managed
by Miss Mary Raymond and Miss Wy
land.
c. C. Knapp, Iowa College, '04. start
ed yesterday morning for Oklahoma,
where he plans to live.
Mrs. Minnie Blackburn, assistant
cook at the Ladies' Cottage, had her
hands and feet badly frozen in at
tempting to walk to her home in the
country.
Ex-Sheriff Bennett, of Brooklyn was
in town yesterday On his way home and
said he had been since Monday morn
ing getting from Cedar Falls to this
city. While he had been away from
home all that time and on the road to
his home he did not think he could say
he had been travelling.
Professor Charles Noble, who
preached in M~arshalltown last Sunday,
and Mr.. l.. F. Carney, a student at this
place, but whose home is in Marshall-
town, left that city on Monday to
come to Grinnell, and We're two days
in getting here. coming in finally by the
way of DeS Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
Grundy Center News.

Special TO TllneS-ttepubllcail.
Grundy Center. Feb. 17.-Coal is very
scarce here. None of our coal dealers
have any coal on hand and of course
are unable to get any The Electric
Light Company has been borrowing
coal from the churches and laundry
and hauling some from neighboring
towns, and unless some more is re-
ceived it soon will be obliged to shut
down. The school has but a two days
supply and will close Friday unless
more is received. Mails are running
from twenty-four to thirty-six hours
late and all freights and NOSE OF the
messenger trains have been abandoned
temporarily.
Rev. Joseph F. Nugent, Of Des
Moines, who was to lecture here on
Wednesday evening was blockaded
and was unable to get here and the
lecture was postponed until Monday
evening.
Scarlet fever has broken out and
several cases are reported. Altho OF a
mild form yet an epidemic would close
the schools.
Miss Daisy Boylan who has been
principal of our high school for the
past three years. has resigned her po-
sition on account of the serious i'll
ness of her mother who lives at Hub
bard and Miss Ira P. Richmond, prln-
cipal of the Morrison schools, has
been elected to her position.
The farmers institute which vas
scheduled for this week was abandoned
after the first days session as 1t was
impossible for either speakers or
farmers to reach town. 1t is expected
that it will held later in the season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
ADVANTAGE is An obIioation.p

On account of the inauguration of
President Roosevelt, March 4th, agents
of the Pennsylvania lines will sell tick
cts Chicago to Washington me return
at rate of S17.75. This reduction of
fare offers an exceptional opportunity
to visit the national capital. Excellent
train service-through sleeping cars.
Tickets will be accepted on The Man
haitian Limited" leaving Chicago daily
at 100 p. m.-reaching Washington
1920 loon Mex day. without extra
fare. Agents of Connecting lines will
sell through tickets over Pennsylvania
lines from Chicago and make sleeping
car reservations for you. For full in
formation address George Jenkins, T.
P. A. Des Moines, Ia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
BAD SITUATION AT TABOR.
Lack. of Coal Causes Several Public In
stitutions to Close Down.
Snecia1 RI Timas-RenuhIican


Council Bluffs, Feb. IT, Telephone
advices from Tabor received yesterday
indicate a serious state of affairs
there. The college closed down Tues
day on account of lack of coal and the
public schools closed Wednesday for
the same reason. The last train into
Tabor arrived Saturday. 1t attempted
to make a return Monday and had pro-
ceeded but a short distance when it
was stalled in a drift and was aband-
oned. Since then the citizens have
twice made a trip overland to Malvern
for mail, but the condition of the roads
caused this plan to be abandoned.
There is little hope of the railroad get
ting a clear track before Sunday.
The citizens of Audubon have not
had a mail since Monday and last
night the electric light plant was shut
down for lack of coal. A small supply
of fuel will enable the waterworks to
run until Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
NEWTON GETS NEXT MEET.
Patriarchs Militant Of Iowa Closes at
Atlantic With Pomp.

Atlantic, Feb. 1.-THE twelfth an
nual council of the Patriarchs Militant
of Iowa was brought to a close here
last night by a grand military ball at
the Atlantic opera house. AT the bus
mess session in the morning, Newton
was selected as the place for holding
the session in 1906. In the past all an
nual sessions of the council have been
held sometimes during February. This
time so many nave been deferred from
attending any blockades on the rail-
roads tina it was determined to change
the time of holding it. Accordingly it
WAS decided by an almost unanimous
vote to hold it in April, and April "a,
25 and 26, 1906, was selected as the
ton next yea
The officers elected were: Vice
president, Colonel f. e. Lambert, New
Moines.
The parade at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon was Il brilliant affair, fully
$50 chevaliers in handsome military
uniforms led by the Atlantic band,
paraded the principal streets of thu
city. AT Z o'clock last night the decor
alton of Chivilary was conferred on
four ladies and four gentlemen from
different parts of the state. The i'm
mense auditorium of the Odd Fellows
temple was packed from early dawn to
witness this beautiful and impressive
ceremony. Following the exercises at
the Odd Fellows Temple, the ball OPEN
ed at the Atlantic opera house, more
than $50 couples participating, the
greater number of them from this and
~neighboring towns, but many of them
from different parts of the state were
also present. The music was furnish-
ed by the knights of Pythias orches-
ira of this city. The attendance has
been good and it was estimated that
approximately $50 members of the or
der with their aides We're i'm attend
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17

his examination be old a Straightfor-
ward story, and on his cross eXami-
nation Attorney John Mulvaney was
unable to shake his words.
Taylor repeated the testimony given
by him before the grand jury as to the
lfanne in which he was called TO the
Thomas house on the night of the al
lege! murder
He said that he came to the house
on West Woodland avenue at the
instance of Charles Thomas. and that
when he called in the evening he was
met at the door by Charles Thomas,
who told him that he was too late, that
he had given the girl to much knock
ou~t-drops, and that she had died as q
result. He said that he recognized
Thomas as one of the men. and be-
lived that August Hast was the other,
although he would make no positive
assertions on that score.
In the afternoon session of the court
the defense attacked Taylor in a keen
cross-eXamination, in which his past
record was brought into light and he
was made to disclose a private record
which, however, did not injure his
testimony in any great degree.
Professor Macy On Stand.
The sensation of the day was the
evidence offered by the state and adj
mitted by Judge McVey, given by Pro-
fessor Macy of Highland Park college.
He testified positively that he had
found more than a trace of chloroform
and choral hydrate in the stomach of
Mabel Schofield. Professor Macy IA
very certain of every thing he said on,
the stand and carefully weighed his
testimony before offering it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
cHARAvARi GROWS VIOLENT.
rataer Of Bride al Auburn Assesses
Them for Damaging House.
.naninl III

SDecial to T1meS-ltepublGaH.
Auburn. Feb. list. Valentines
day was celebrated by the marriage Of
Miss Florence Merrill to Walter Vos-
berg of Lake City, a young farmer.
Only d few outside of the immediate
relatives were invited. AS susal in the
evening some of the youngsters Joined
in. a hilarious demonstration for near
II two hours with bells, shot guns and
various other instruments.
Some of the party became more vio-
lent in their demonstration; some
beating the side of the house with
clubs, others climbed on the roof and
stopped the mouth of the chimney.
trying to smoke them out. The sides
of the house We're badly marked up
and the siding a split. An effort was
even made to gain admittance by pry-
ing up the windows.
The father of the bride, f. H. Mer-
rill, felt he was entitled to damages
and called a committee of three to
assess damages. AS the room in which
the stove was standing required re-
papering, with the damage to the out
side of the house and window, the
committee agreed that twenty dollars
was not more than enough to replace
the damage.
There being about forty-five parties
or more, it was-agreed to assess to
each participant an equal share. Many
thought that a much better way to set
tie than to let it go to law
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
The Disposal of'the Late II. n.
Sucksdorf's Estate Awaits
Its Discovery
SURE ONE is IN EXISTENCE
Lawyers Say, However, That Sucks
dorf Did Not Consult Them In Re-
gard to the Matter-Estate Is VAL
ued at About 100000 and Widow
and Children Will Be Beneficiaries.
.cial to Times-Renublican.

Special to I1meS-ReDubl1can.
Council Bluffs, Feb. 17.-The dispos-
al of an estate worth from $4,000 to
500, 900 awaits the finding Of a will
which is believed to have been left
by II. N. S%ucksdorf. an old settler of
Pottawattamie county, who died two
weeks ago. Relatives believe that a
will is in existence but have not yet
been able to find it. 4. year ago Sucks
dorf talked of making n and is
thought to have carried out his inten-
ton. His lawyers, however, say that
he did not consult them in regard to
the matter. The estate includes 900
acres of valuable farming land and a
large amount of personal property.
Those who will be beneficiaries are the
widow, Anna M. Sucksdorf, n several
children, all of whom are grown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
Opening Celebrated BY Entertainment
and Exhibit at Sac City.
Special to Times-Republicin.

Special to Times-Republican.
Sac City. Feb. II. - The public
schools of Sac City gave an entertain-
ment in the high school room of the
large new building last evening. to the
patrons and friends of the school, and
a few invited guests. The entertain-
ment consisted of instrumental music,
songs, r%ecitations and declarations.
After the entertainment the audience
were invited to pass into two other
rooms, and examine some of the work
of the pupils in each grade from the
kindergarten to the tenth grade. and
also the work of the high school.
The handiwork consisted of num-
erous descriptive drawings. of maps,
flowers and animals. and of almost
everything which we have seen or read
about. These curios We're fastened to
muslin and suspended from the walls.
and laid on tables in various parts of
the rooms. These will remain open
for inspection for the rest of the week.
There will be a convention of the
County Teachers Association on Fri
day and Saturday. Also a lecture on
Friday evening by w. H. Clemens.
president of Nebraska State Normal
school.
The people of Sac City are justly
proud of their new large school build
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
SUING FOR PROFIT
o. L. Henderson, Living Near RAN
dali, Asks $1,000 From S. j. Larson,
His Alleged Partner In a Real Es-
tate Deal-Details Of Case.

Special TO Times-Republican.
Nee I, Feb. 10. l.. Henderson, a
farmer living just over the line in
Hamilton county, near Randall, has
fiel a suit in the district court of that
county, asking 81 1000, which he all
leges is due him from S. j. Larson, of
the same place, as profits on a real
deal which they pulled off to?
gether and from which he never re-
ceived any share of the profits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
NEW PHONE HEADQUARTERS.
Interior Company at GrinneII Has
Fine New Home.

Special to Times-Republican.
Grinnell, Feb. 1.-THE Interior Tele-
phone Company has had such ar in
crease of business in the past year that
it became necessary to have larger
quarters for office and switch board.
The rooms in the Spaulding block for
merly used for the Kindergarten We're
secured and the change of material to
the new location began last Saturday
night with the hope and expectation
of being ready to serve the public on
Monday morning. Bue the work of
moving and installing the new and en-
larged switch board has taken much
longer than the expert sen here for
that purpose anticipated and up to
this morning no phone communica-
ton had taken place in the city this
week. With the completion of this
work much better service is promised
and expected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17

ing. one of the finest in the state, and
their principal Professor Carrot, and
his able and efficient corps of assist
ant teachers.
The system of heating and ventilat-
ion is so perfect that every little dis
has been experienced by
teachers and pupils Notwithstanding
the severity OF the weather this Win
ter.
The general health of the pupils has
been remarkably good and doctors
their skill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
Buried at Nevada.

Special to Times-Republican.
Nevada, Feb. 17.-John Wilson, ST.,
aged almost 81 years, was buried in
the cemetery at this place yesterday.
Mr.. Wilson was born in Lancashire,
England, in 1918 and came to America
i'm 1867. Eve years later he came from
Illinois. where he settled first to Story
county and continued to make. his
home on a farm just east of this city
until about a year ago, when he moved
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
Celebrate Anniversary.
al to Professionalism.

Special to Times-Republican
Grinnell, Feb. 17.-Mr. and Mrs. I. G..
Swain have just passed their forty
ninth wedding anniversary which was
pleasantly remembered by their friends
and relatives by their presence and
their gifts. This couple came to Iowa
in 1856 and settled al Davenport. They
lived in Chester township, in this
ty for twenty years and moved to this
city two years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
JIM R K
ATTORNEY AT Law
Practice in State ard Federal Courts
DFFtcE OVER q WEST MAIN OF.
Opposite fremont
MARsHALlToWN, IOWA
Low coIonist Rates to the West.

Low CoTohISt Mates TO the west.
The Chicago Great Western Railway
will from March LIST to May 18th, sell
colonists tickets to California, Ore
gon, Washington, British Columbia,
Idaho, Montana and Utah at greatly
reduced rates. Fol further information
apply to j.. r. Harding, agent, Mar
shalltown, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
Who's Atraidl

This is the title Of a beautiful steel
engraving, issued by the Chicago &
Northwestern railway, that will please
the little folks and be an adornment to
the nursery. 1t is 6x9 inches in size,
printed on heavy caro- with wide mar
gins, suitable for framing. Sent to any
address on receipt of 4 cents in post
age by w. B. Kniskern. passenger traf-
fc manager, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
THE scHoFlELD CASE.
State Weaving a Net of Evidence
Aoainst the Prisoner.

SNSobSS sSS
Des Moines,Feb. IL. - The state
scored a clean hit against the defense
in the Thomas case yesterday upon
the admission of the evidence of Pro-
fessor S. r. Macy, Professor Of chem
istry of Highland Park college, showing
that the stomach of Mabel Schofield
contained chloroform or a poison
which may nave been the result of the
action of choral hydrate on the stom-
ach.
Macy's testimony was not admitted
previously because of the objection of
the defense hat the stomach submit
ted to Professor Macy was not hat of
Mabel Schofield. They maintained
that there was no way of showing
that the analysis was one having any
bearing on the case.
Next to the evidence offered by Pro-
fessor Macy that given by DR.. Lewis
Scholar vas also damaging to the
defense. He stated that there vas no
water in Mabel Schofield's lungs when
an autopsy was held, and gay other
expert testimony which showed almost
conclusively that the girl was dead be-
fore her body reached the water.
Through the testimony of DR..
Schooler touching On the effect of
poisons and on rigor norris the de-
Tense attempted to show that in order
for the murder of Mabel Schofield to
have been accomplished and her body
taken to the river bank. an interim of
from five to twelve hours must have
elapsed, yet the same testimony was
as conclusive for the state.
nv yHy;Jlioro ITO yy1or yvh0co foefi.
mony the defense expected to puncture
with a burning cross-examination
passed through the ordeal without
turning a hair, and his story seemed
to have a telling effect with the jurors.
The man whose testimony, if true,
shows that he knew more about the
case than any other person, sat on the
stand and with great elaboration, and
an apparent regard for details in his
story, gave a close description of what
he saw on the night Of the alleged
murder.
DR.. Taylor a Surprise.
The court room vas treated to a
surprise on the appearance of DIR Tay-
lor, now of Kingsley, la. The general
feeling was that the stand was taken
by a representative of the demi-monde,
and the audience had toned itself up
for a season of disgust. But on the
appearance of the star witness the
feeling changed. Taylor is a large,
we'll built man, wearing a long milf
tary mustache. He was we'll clothed
in a square cut coat and trousers of a
mixed goods. His language was good,
and his manner of speaking betoken-
cd a certain amoIInt of good breeding,
Each question directed at him was
carefully weighed and the answer well
prepared before it was returned. On
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17
Water Company Elects Officers.
to Times-Republican

Special to Times-Republican.
Grinnell, Feb. 17.--At the annual
meeting of the Grirnell Water Com
pany, the following directors We're
elected: H. w. S%paulding, B. ]. Car
new, D. w. Norris. J. P. Lyman, T. o.
Myers, D. S. Morrison and G. H. Ham
lin