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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

special committee: Benjamin Levison.
A Dondero. Robert Nordman, s. Mohr.
E. G. Thorsch. Clarence Moral and
Milton Birnbaum.
The drum corps of San Francisco
Parlor. known as the Forty Miners.
will give it's third grand masquerade
ball in Dolores Hall on Thanksgiving
eve with the idea of recouping itself
for the loss of fifteen drums. twenty
flies and uniforms, valued at $500. The
affair will be under the direction of
James ]. Richardson, William Cos
grave, William Johnson, H. Viner. e.
Rigney and f. Yeager. Elegant prizes
will be distributed to the wearers of
the finest costumes.
in Berkeley.
Grand Organizer Mocker reports very
active work In the parlor in Santa Bar
bara County.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
American Foresfers

The fourth anniversary banquet
given by La Cours de France No. 212
on the night of the second Saturday in
the current month was a most delight
full function, which was attended by
more than one hundred members and
invited guests. After partaking of an
excellent menu there was an intellec-
tual treat, when there were unusually
good speeches in the French and
English languages. The speakers were
DR.. de Juilly, the POSTMASTER; II. L.
Simon. grand chief ranger; J. J. Cordy,
grand secretary; A. Roncovieri, super
intendent OF public schools; Dr. Charles
Martin Troppmann, grand recording sec
rotary; A Altman, president of the
Board of Education; Daniel Teare.
grand senior woodward; E. A. Gostiaux,
editor of the local French paper; Leo
Kaufman, grand senior beadle; Jacob
Label editor of the American For
ester Review; J. S. Godeau, supreme
herald of the Druids; Thomas j. Emery,
grand trustee, and NJ. Levy of Court
Golden Era. During the evening there
were songs in French. This court has
been in continuous activity since the
April days and has steadily added to
its membership. Tt now is far beyond
the two-hundred mark
On November ri Court Pride of Ala
media will give an entertainment and
banquet in celebration of the twentieth
anniversary of its institution.
Court Castle Rock of Santa Barbara
will have class initiation on Novem-
Der 28, on which occasion Senator E. ].
Wolfe. past grand chief ranger, will
address the candidates and members.
Court San Francisco has postponed
its high Jinks to November 20, in New
Era Hall.
Court Mayfower had an open meet
ing in the same hall on November l3.
Farallon Circle of the Companions
of the Forest Of America, which was
organized recently by Special DEPUTY
Sarah Beversen, was Instituted last
week in Wolff's Hall. Ocean View, in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
OIL AND GAS IN LAKE COUNTY

VALLEJO, Nov. 1.-THE striking Of
fuel oil and natural gas near Kelsey
Vile, Lake County, has been hailed
with pleasure by the people of that
section as means of furnishing cheap
and abundant fuel for all needed pur-
poses in the summer resort region.
The strike was made at a depth OF
seventy feet by NJ Wambold. who is
interested with J. S Clark and F. F.
Fulton in the project, and who plan
to supply natural gas to the resorts
The well will be sunk several hundred
feet in order to get large flow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
Native Sons

Bay City Parlor will have a skating
carnival at the Pavilion skating rink
tomorrow night. Arrangements have
been made for a special exhibition of
fancy skating by waldstein, the cham
pion skater of the Pacific Coast The
time for skating has been extended to
1880 p. m. The affair will be under
the direction of the following named
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
RAILROAD is ENUMERATED

SAN DIEGO. Nov 17.-An inquest
was held Friday on the bodies OF Mrs.
Wright and the child who were killed
yesterday afternoon by a Santa Fe
switch engine. and a verdict OF acct
dental death was returned.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

II marriage were a failure one would
never hear of second husbands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
SHIFTING OF OFFICES
A Number of Changes Will Be Made
at the State House - Board OF
Control and the Auditor, Want
More Rom.

Specia, to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 4.-Ihere is 10 oe
a shifting of offices in the rooms oil
the state house. The board of contro'
and the auditor of state each want
more room than they now have Ihe
state veterinarian wants an Office IN
the state house The state superintend-
ent wants a special loom for the state
board of educationa, examiners, ana
some of the other offices could use
some additional space. The library
commission is to be moved soon to the
historical building and the food ana
dairy commissioner to the residence
building east of the state house tina,
was recently purchased by the state
This will give some additional room.
The board of control has been given
the option of having the dairy commits
sioners, pharmacy commissioners ana
supply department rooms, which would
give them all the basement space in
the southeast part or the pulldlng, OUT
If they take this they will have to give
up the rooms they now have on the
west side of the corridor in the bases
ment If they give up these rooms,
they will be given to the state auditor
for the insurance department If they
don't elect to make the change, the
mine inspector and labor commissioner
will be moved across the hall from the
west side of the corridor in the bases
ment and those two rooms will be CIV
en- to the auditor. The board of edu-
caticlla examiners will probably be
turned down and will get no room.
While the painters are at work decor
ating the interior Of the offices of the
attorney general that official is occu
plying the rooms Of the speaker of the
house on the floor above.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
First Annual Tournament Takes
Place at Toledo On Septem-
Der 10 and 10
ENTRIES ARE NOW BEING MADE
Teams From Eight or Nine Towns, at
Least. Are Expected to Contest for
Net Observation-Disclosures and
GrinneII Among the List = Prizes in
Singles and Doubles.
Special to Times-Republtcan.

Special to Times-Republican
Toledo. Sept. 4.--Toledo will hold
her first annual tennis tournament
on Tuesday and Wednesday, Septem-
Der is and 10Th. 1t promises to be
interesting from beginning to end.
Teams from Marshalitown, Grinnell.
Radcliffe. Conrad, Grundy Center,
Dixie, Tama and Toledo are expected to
contest for yet honors. There will be
prizes in singles and doubles, also
consolation singles and doubles. The
winner of the singles, will be entitled
to meet the state and the middle west
champion, w. r. Hayes A nomina.
entry fee of rs cents a man in singles
and doubles, will be charged. Those
wishing to contest will please forward
entries to William A. Dexter, secretary
and treasurer, at Toledo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
FIRE FIENDS BUSY
Big Conspiracy to Destroy Elevators
at Vinton and Nearby Towns Is
Disclosed-one of Those in Vinton
Burns Completely Down.

Burns Completely Down.
Special to s-Kepublicar.
vinton. Sept. 4-The belief is gen
eral here that an extensive attempt
was made Sunday night by incendiar-
les to burn down the grain elevators
in a number of towns in this part of
the state. The old Chadbourne eleva-
tor in this city, the Eickel elevator, al
so localed here, and two other eleva-
tors located in Mount Auburn ana
Laporte City were set afire 8
The Chadbourne elevator, operated
nv w A. Bryant of Waterloo, was
completely. burned down. the fire nav
ing made great Roadway before being
discovered at about midnight. 1t con-
tanned about $4,000 worth of grain
which is a total loss. The total loss
was about $1,000, insured for sS,ooo.
While the Claiborne elevator was
burning, the Bickel elevator across
the street was also discovered I'd DE
afire. The tiamess had evidently hao
only few minutes start and the m
cendiary is believed to have boldly SET
the fire while the crowd was gather
ing around the burning Chadbourne
elevator. The firemerl discovered PIE
of oily waste and paper under one cor
sner of the structure with which the
fire had been started.
In both Mount Auburn md Laporle
the, buildings were merely oanaseu
and not destroyed.
The motive of the conspiracy, if such
it is is not altogether clear
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
FAMILY HOLDS REUNION.
S. 3. Hubbard, Near Hubbard, Ha
Lived in Iowa Fifty Years.


Hubbard, Sept. 4.-One of the most
pleasant family reunions that was ever
held in Pleasant township, Hardin
county, was at the residence of S. b.
Hubbard on Friday, August 81. The
family, all except the mother, who died
two years ago, being present. The
gathering was on the old home farm,
where they have lived for fifty years.
The children present were one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mary Walton, Buffalo Cen
ter; John, Willis and Samuel all of
Hubbard; Mrs. j. l.. Marshall, of
Montrose Col.;, Emma Carr. of Bakers
ville Mimi; Ellen Palmer and Joseph,
who live near Elmer; the youngest
living at home.s caring for his aged
father. These families. with one
nephew, H. c. Hubbard. of Marshall
county, made very pleasant gather
ing.
Mr.. Hubbard was married to Anna
Tatman on Dec 80, 1S47. in Ohio. COM
ing to Iowa in 1855, settling soon after
on the present homestead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

feet deep and eight feet wide. Work
on the same will commence this. morn
ing. Kossuth and Winnebago coun-
ties donates 1925 toward the cost of
\ putting in this ditch. When completed
it will be the means of draining sew
eral hundred acres OF land and will be
a big Improvement to that locality.
Waterloo.
James L. Cooley, ST., SIG Mulberry
street, fell down flight of stairs over
! Zook & Bentz's plumbing establish-
ment and broke his right leg in two
places below the knee. The injured
man is so years old and the nature of
his wounds are such that his relatives
fear he may never recover the use OF
his limb. Added to this affliction, MIR.
Cooley is blind.
Rusk.
H. L. Norton has sold his farm near
Rusk to Frank Wentzell, of Pomeroy,
the consideration being $14,400. The
farm contained $40 acres and was well
improved. The selling price, $50 per
acre, was considered a bargains even
for cash. Mr.. Norton homesteaded this
piece of land in 1871 two years after
he came to this country, and until re-
Gently has never placed 1t on the mar
ket.
Fonda.
Mrs. Julia Russell last week sold 80
acres of farm land in Colfax township,
to S. W. Mckinney, the consideration
being $780, at $62.5O per acre. This
piece Of land was homesteaded by Mr..
Russell and has never been transferred
since the government issued a patent
for him. Thomas Higgins has
sold his farm south of town to Frank
Turner The farm contained 12s acres
and sold for $1,000.
CantriI.
Cantril people will contest the valid
ity of the railroad tax election which
carried in jackson township by ma
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04

cision of the lower court. sun ai'ot,i
er rehearing was asked for, ana the
petition granted, as there We're TWO oi
the supreme judges who gave dlsseh' :
ing opinions in the decision. Hoi
Martin j. Wade, of Iowa CltS' ai,'
Charles A. Rogers. of this city. VIII
represent Blydenburgh at the reheai
ing this month.
The condemned man is printer ~
tie prison and is said to be modeI
prisoner, always protesting his ihno-
cence. His children reside In TINS Guy
and ae occupy good positions ana NV
together and keep house. perhaps ho
better example of the devotion OF
brother to a brother WAS ever SNOW 7
in unselfish. unswerving loyalty tha4
that showIt by Julius B!ydenbursh'
brother of Ebenezer S. Blydenoursh
This brother held a responsible pos
ton in Brooklyn, n. y. which he re-
signed, brought his family west ana
is laboring at any kind of work he can
find to do. meanwhile leaving no stone
unturned in his endeavor TO 90 ai
possible good and help his brother OBJ
tain his freedom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04

jority of fifteen votes. They will base
their contest on the ground that ma
jority of the freeholders was not se-
cured on the petition asking for the
election, and that the election notice
failed to state when the proposed rail-
road was to be completed as required
by the statute. They claim that there
are 5S2 freeholders in Jackson town.
ship, and there should have been 291
names instead of 246 on the petition
calling for the election.
Sac City.
Articles of Incorporation of the Sac
City Opera House Company were filed
with the county recorder last Monday.
The authorized capital stock is $40 900,
to be paid in money or in stock of the
Sac City Opera House Association, a
corporation organized in 1883, whose
charter has expired. Shares in the as
ISOLATION are to be received at par and
none of the stock in the new company
is assessable.
Burlington.
Hon. J. j. seerley, president of the
board of trustees of the Burlington
hospital, stated that $4,000 had been
subscribed for the new addition. This
is the amount which the hospital as
ISOLATION determined to secure before
beginning the work on the new addi-
ton. The trustees are. now ready to
draw the plans for the new building.
The electric storm of Tuesday even
ing was quite severe in town. About
o'clock, between showers, bolt of
lightning struck the residence of H. M.
Perkins and tore off some plaster in
side and shattered some siding outside.
The family We're at supper near the
phone and the flash followed the tele-
phone wire in and filled the room with
the light. Strange to say, no one was
even seriously shocked. Those outside
In the neghborhood were perhaps as
seriously shocked as those in the room
where the bolt entered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04

Nodaway.
Elmer Vaughn, proprietor OF the new,
brick hotel lat this place, was found
dead in his bed. His death is thought
to be due to apoplexy. He was a. man
q. little over so years of age.
Charlton.
AIT the next general election the
board of supervisors will submit to the
voters of Lucas county the question of
voting a l mill tax to aid In the erec-
ton of Soldiers and Sailors Mon
ument' in the court house park in
Charlton.
Davenport.
William Kelly whose work in behalf
Of Davenport can be seen in all parts
of the city, and TO whose memory
stand many structures, the product OF
his own handicraft, has built his last
building. He died Saturday evening at
his home, z212 West Fourth street. He
breathed his last while surrounded by
his children.
Cedar Rapids.
Earl Swallow, Stewart Gramholtz
and Chester Sovereign were up in JUS
tice Sloan's court for stealing melons
from the patch of L. W. Ault. Sover-
eign and Swalley were found guilty.
and fined $50 and costs, or fifteen days
in Jail; $25 and eight days of Swalley's
sentence were suspended during good
behavior
Iowa City.
Surgeons located by means Of the
X-ray the bullet in the body of Miss
Lena Brownshausen, the Keota girl,
who tried to kill herself because Of
her disappointment in love. The mis-
sile lies near the spine. No operation
will be performed unless absolutely
necessary, as the surgeons state that
the use Of the knife might be fatal
Buffalo Center.
Joe Fox, Of Armstrong was here last
week making arrangements to put in
an open ditch west Of the town. A b.
Russ has been putting in some hard
work getting the farmers to take hold
Of it and guarantee the necessary MON
ey it will take to put it in. The ditch
starts in at the northwest corner Of
section eighteen, Buffalo township and
runs south and west emptying into the
railroad bridge west of j. M. Stewards.
1t will be about three miles long and
cost about 1920 to Sl,4Q4 It is four
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
WOUNDED MoTHER-lN.LAw DIES
iowa City colored Man Who slashed
Wife Also, 10 Now Murderer,

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, Sept. 4.-Altho the sur
geons thought her out of danger, the
mother An-lsw of Edward Mack, col
ored, died suddenly, and Mack may
consequently have to face the charge OF
murder. He was brought back here
from Burlington, charged with assault
with a deadly weapon, upon his wife
and mother in-law. The more severely
elashed woman, his wife, is about ready
20 leave the hospital. Mack is held IN
aail under 8. bond Of $1,000, which he
has failed to secure. He will probably
be refused bail now.
The surgeons, ordered by the county
attorney, held an autopsy and found a
blood clot In the dead woman's lungs.
Until they report to the officers they
eefuss to make any positive statements
IN the case They admit, however, that
carvings such as Mack inflicted have
been followed by blood clots and death
before. even tho the wounds them
selves were of non-fatal type.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
Warm Fight Expected For Po-
sition of Secretary Of the
Modern Brotherhood
ENDORSE PRESENT OFFICER
District Convention Takes Action in
Favor of BaIz-W. J. Reinke, Of De-
troit, Said to be Active Candidate
for the Position-DeIesates to Con-
vention Chosen.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. Sept AT the 'distflct
convention of the Modern Brotherhood
of America. which met here today, the
head officers, by vote of the cohVeh-
ton, were recommended for reelection
by the grand lodge which meets IN
Omaha October H. The fact that this
was done bears considerable signl1l-
canoe from the fact that it is expected
here will be contest on for the Of
flee of supreme secretary at the COM
ing meeting. The aspirants are I'M
lerstood to be the present secretary
e. l.. BALI and William j. Rienke. 81
Detroit. Mich. but well known for
mer resident of Iowa and later of Min
nesota. Mr. Rienke is a prominent
member of the S. O. ", member OF
the board of trustees of Memorial un-
yersity and a prominent member OF
he Brotherhood. His friends have
oeen urging his candidacy and from
reports he would control this section
of Iowa There is a rumor that sew
eral of the head officers have COM
hined forces and in order to save them
selves the slate includes the present
secretary, as well as 7. B. Hanlev, the,
present head of the organization.
Forty-five delegates We're present at
the convention. +. j. Steele, of Mon
ona, was made chairman and j. e.
Robinson of Mason City, secretary.
The delegates chosen to the national
convention are +. j. Steele. Monona;
]. c. Robinson, Mason City; NJ r..
Rowan, Waukon; A. E. ID. Bell, Mason
City; John Peters, Britt; DR.. Karl
Fisk of West Union, and Mr.. Parnell
of Postville.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
SEPT BY A CORPSE.
pss Moines Woman Wakes to Find
Husband Cold in Death.

Special 20 Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept 4.-The cold corpse
Of her husband was found beside Mrs
". s. Martin in bed this morning when
che opened her eyes. Mr.. Martin was
20 years old. He has been in poor
health Of late, but not alarmingly so.
No word last night warned his wife
of the terrible awakening that was to
come this morning.
. When She awoke the body was cold
and seemed to have been dead some
hours.
The funeral arrangements will be
announced later. Mr.. Martin, who re-
sided at 1141 Third street, was menu
Der Of Company e, Twenty-third Iowa,
and a member of Croker Post, which
organization will have charge of the
funeral services.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04

HID WATCH IN UNDERcLoTHEs.
Stolen Property Found on Davenport
Man Suspected by Young Woman.

Man Suspected by Young woman.
Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, Sept. 4.-Search of the
person of John MCGEE. one of the
three men suspected of theft by friends
of Miss Kranz. revealed the young
woman's watch in his undergarments,
near his shoes. MCGEE, known as DO
gus" was arrested on Suburban Is
land, and his case will come up in po-
lice court here.
Miss Kranz, the young woman
whose watch was taken says she was
with a party of several young people
when man came up and put his arm
rudely around her. After he left she
missed her watch and reported the
theft to Claus Kuehl. Mr.. Kuehl no.
titled the officers. MCGEE denied all
knowledge of IT, but was taken to
the inn and searched with the above
results.
Mickey the rambler, arrested on the
charge Of vagrancy, was given ten
days. the sentence being RENTED If he
"rambled' cut of town in hurry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
BLYDENBURGH'S CASE
Hardin County Man Convicted of MUIR
der May Get New Trial-supreme
Court Has Granted a Second Re.
hearins-WiII Como Up at Next
Term of Court.

Eldora, Ia. Sept. Among the
many cases to come up for re-hearing
at the September term of the supreme
court at Des Moines will be that Of
the state of Iowa VS.. E. S. Blyden-
burgh, the convicted Hardin county
wife murderer, whom the eastern pa
pers styled the modern Bluebeard,"
and whose sensational trial in this city
in 1904 attracted much attention all
over the United States. 1t will be re-
membered that Blydenburgh was con-
victed and given a life sentence at
Anamosa in February, 1904. A re-
hearing was granted in the supreme
court, and after a number Of months
had passed that body affirmed the de-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
Reconsiders Decision to Run As
Independent Candidate In
Seventh
DEMOCRATS DID NOT 'NDoRsE
Failure to Secure Their Approval
/ Makes Hope of Uniting independent
J, Factions in Sufficient Numbers to
1 Beat Hull Faint = Other News Of
The State.
knec,al to Times-Republtcan.

Bpecial to Times-Republtcan.
Ames, Sept. 4.-E. B. Howard who
has been considering the advisability
OF running for congress in the Sew
Anth district on an Independent ticket,
In opposition to Captain Hull. today
announces that he will not make the
race. He had hoped to be endorsed
BY the democrats, but that party has
nade q nomination and Mr.. Howard
now thinks 1t would be futile to try to
unite Independent voters in such num-
bers as t., make the chances for win
ming at al probable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
YOUNG WOMEN GOING WEST.
Emulate the Example Set by Early
Pioneers of America.

Waverly. Sept 4. = Emulating the
example set by the young men of years
ago, several young women from Wav-
erly and vicinity are making prepara-
lions to go west. Misses Rae Swell,
Maud Cass of Cedar Falls and Wilma
Cave of GAINESVILLE, have secured po-
sitions in the public schools of Wash
ington and will leave at once to as
e,,,,,o +l,o;,. now, I,,t;ae
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
HORSES SAVED FROM FLAMES.

Twenty Rescued From Burning Barns
on Farm Near West Brneh.
Special to Times Republican.
West Liberty. Sept. Fire. whose
origin II unknown, DESTROYED two large
barns on the farm OF Joe Albin, a
quarter Of a mile west Of West Branch,
but fortunately twenty horses, which
we're in the barns at the time, were
saved by heroic efforts, altho the
namea Here beyond aantrol bY the time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
BOILING SYRUP scALDs BOY.

Child Pulls Kettle From Table Where
Mother Was Canning Fruit.
Special to Times-Republican.
Cresco, Sept. 4.-Altho frightfully
scalded by boiling oil syrup. the life Of
the 2-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Mead will be saved. The child
pulled q kettle from the table. the con-
tents pouring out upon him, while his
mother was canning some fruit