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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-05
Memorial Day,

Especial to The Times-D tspatch,)
FRNDERICKsBURG, VA, May -
The Ladies' Memorial Association OF this
city have selected Thursday. May l7th.
for Memorial Day, when the graves OF all
the Confederate dead In the cemetery
here will be decorated. a prosr.aHme ap.
propriate to the occasion wild be carried
plt 81, 81 = d r. 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-05
Captain Rowe Wires Governor.

Captain Rove Wires Governor.
Governor Swanson yesterday received
the following gratifying telegram con-
corning the trial OF the negro who as
5Raulted Miss Rogers In King George
county last week:
King George C. H., Va. May 4th
Governor Swanson, Richmond. Va:
Prisoner tried and found. guilty; SEN,
fenced to hang June 9Th, and directed 4
by sheriff to deliver prisoner to ser
gcant of Fredericksburg. VIII leave
1874. NJ. B. ROWE.
Captain Company L.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-05
Residence Burned.

Especial to The Times Dispatoh,o
4 FREDERICKSBURG VA, May 4-Tha
residence Of Mr.. Thomas Brttton near
Locust Grove, In Orange county, was
destroyed BY fire Wednesday, nighh
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-05
Italians Fight.

Especial to The Times- plspatch,)
,auaie Paris an. tia llan laborer, and Rookie
Coronto, ali Italian baker at the Tide
water camp Of A1ason. Alundy & Company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-05
Anchors Recovered.

(snecinl to The Times-D ispatch.(
s NORFOLK, VA, May 4.-The tug Asher
j.. Hudson recovered and brought here
schooner FANNIE Palmer which were in
the sea off Little Island, where she was
ashore,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-05

on Sunday, provided they abstain IRON
all secular work and do not dlstruo oth-
ers.
Should the police find any OF tho jews
who close their places on Saturday work
Ing on that day or creating disturbance
will have them brought before mo-
Yours truly,
]. DAVIS REED, 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
MINERS STOP WORK
Poor Transportation Facilities causen
Mine Employees at colfax to Quit
Until Promise Is Made to Better
Conditions,

Special to Times Republican.
Colfax. July Three hundred en-
ployes of the Colfax Consolidated Coal
Company have quit work because they
claim the cars furnished them by the
Colfax & Northern Railroad Company
in which to ride to and from work are
unsafe.
The men live seven miles from the
mine. and the railroad has furnished
them their only method of reporting for
work The effect of their action has
been to cut down by half the work
ing force ut the mines, the remaining
300 employees living close by.
The men have been out for the past
week and still there is no signs Of set
Element. No dissatisfaction is ex-
pressed with the coal company. but
the men insist on being provided with
better cars before they return to work
claiming that the cars which have
been in use are a menace to their
safety.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
Ray Pigman, a Young Man OF
Fort Dodge. Arrested On a
Serious Charge
BOUND OVER TO GRAND JURY
Federal Authorities Accuse Him of
Sending Obscene Letter Thru the
Mails to Young Fort Dodge Girl
Boy Had Always Borne Good
Reputation and Arrest is Surprise.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Ft Dodge, July On information
sworn out by pos tai inspector Bates.
of Mason City, Ray Pigman, residing
at No. 10 South SIKH street was plac-
ed under arrest by United States Dep
uty Marshal G. +. Gustafson. charged
with sending obscene matter thru the
government mails Pignan was given
a preliminary hearing last night before
Captain w. H. johnson and was bound
over to await the action of the grand
jury under bon.s of 5000 In default
of bonds he is held in Jail here.
The letter was written on or about
/, the goth of July to Hazel Deering. a
Fort Dodge young girl who was sent
to the state house of correction last
year. 1t was aprrelended in the mails
ard sent to Marshal Gustafson. who
placed il in the hands of postal inspec-
tor Bates. The latter commenced the
proceedings.
Young Pigman is about nineteen or
twenty years of age. He has been
employed for some time at the Wood
ward candy factory. He is the young
man who had his right leg taken off
at the ankle at an accident at the
United States Gypsum Company's mill
last winter. A suit is at present pend
ing before the federal court In his ia
vor asking the sum of $4,000 in dam
ages from the gypsum company. Pig
man has always borne a good name
here and the news of his arrest has
caused considerable sensation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
calhoun County Official May be Fa.
tally Injured.

1 eRockwell City. July AS result
81 runaway caused by meeting an
automobile in the highway about a
mile south OF this place. exG,ounty SUI
pervisor FL. c. Wetter, living near
Somers, is lying at the Woolson hotel
In a precarious condition. No bones
are broken, but he has been bleeding
profusely from the mouth. and 1t is
feared that he has suffered internal
injuries of serious nature.
At the time of the accident MIR. Wet
Ter and William Wells. two old SOL
diers, We're returning home from Rock
we'll City. where they had been having
their pension papers fixei up. and
when about a mile out they met Clyde
Gates, of the Fort Dodge Grocery Com
pany. OF Fort Dodge, coming; into town
in his automobile. Mr.. Wetters horse
became frightened. The buggy was
upset and threw both of the. occupants
to the ground with considerable force,
tho Mr.. Wells escaped injury. The
buggy was torn all to pieces and the
horse made its escape. At the request
of Mr.. Wetter the automobilist brought
him back to town where medical as
sistance was Immediately rendered the
unfortunate man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

| down fruit trees, scattering cherries
and peaches, and knocking over wind.
mills for Jesse MARI and Frank Har-
land. and throwing tree on to Joseph
Dyes house and blowing in side Of
his barn. barn on Charles McCree-
dys farm was destroyed, place rented
by Howard Benn Irwin Benn had lust
left the barn before it collapsed. Ice
was stacked up in windrows along
fences and shady dells as late as noon
Charlton.
People were shocked to hear of the
terrible accident which befell Mrs J.
L. Tate. Friday morning. She was
filling the tank on the gasoline stove
and thought she had turned the fire
out, but there was still a very small
blaze which caused the gasoline can
to explode. Mrs Tate's clothing was
soon ablstze. She succeeded i'm extin-
gushing the flames when She dis
covered the carpet to be on fire near
where her two little grand children
We're. SHE fastened to them and in
so doing came in close contact with
the flames. which again caught her
clothing. Her daughter called for
as'iotdI!C'S anu SOOu lIlc lire WAS eXClD-
guished, but not until Mrs. Tate was
burned very badly from the waist to
the ankles. A physician was called
and did all he could to relieve her ter
rible agony. AT present she is resting
very comfortably altho in a very SER
ious condition.
Spirit Lake.
Herbert Marcy came near meeting
death Saturday night by jumping thru
a second story window in the Marcy &
Hafer boat house while asleep. After
hard and troublesome days work,
Herbert retired, at about II O'clock,
with his room mate and bedfellow Ho-
rner Chandler. Within half an hour
he dreamed he was being run down
by a freight train and leaped thru the
window. He dropped twelve feet,
striking in d litter of broken bricks and
mortar. With several deep and ugly
gashes i'm The head and bleeding freely
he returned 10 his room before realiZ-
ing what had happened. Homer aWoke
on his return and called to p. f. Ma
rey. who occupied a room on the first
floor. A doctor was promptly sum
moned and the boy was patched up
and is in much better condition than
might be expected. Strange as ii may
seem to those who know Herbert, a
chunky FOUNDER. he went out thru
a 10x22-inch light of glass without In
juring the window in any other way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
Injured in a Runaway.

Wheatland, Ia, July 7.-While on
their way to picnic to be held along
the Wapsie. VIVA. Seele and his mother
we're quite seriously injured in Il run
away July 4. Just as they We're al the
east end OF what is known as the Lake
bridge, the team suddenly jumped off
the embankment, being apparently
frightened by F. Growell, ana :veral
others, who had been along the rcac,
SEEMING for minnows and We're crawl
ing thru the fence. The buggy WIS
upset, throwing the occupants oi5.
Mrs Steele had one arm broker anu
several serious wounds about the
head. and other minor bruises. Mr..
Steele had one knee seriously bruised
and received a severe shaking up.
Nra VIM. Steele and son. ]. L.. the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07

EstherviIle.
thief entered the e. d. Buchanan
billiard hall Tuesday night, and opened
the safe. which had not been locked
and got away with between twenty
dollars and thirty dollars.
Raymond. -, ~ :.
Matt thinner of Gilbertville lies at
the point of death here at the home
or O'Connor Brothers, suffering from
tho kick in the stomach inflicted by a
,ho,se n is doubtful If the young man
can recover
Washington.
AT a congregational meeting. last
Monday afternoon these good people
extended a unanimous call to Rev. w.
q Fisher of Rose Point, Pa. He has
heen here for the past two weeks ana
t,as made a. good impression every
where.
Grundy Center.
n. NJ Bigelow, has sold his cloth
;np store to n. p Jacobsen and Ben
Kessler. The stock will be invo1ced
and the purchase price was STA cents
on the dollar. The invoice of the stock
has begun and as soon as 1t is COM
pleted the store Will resume business
under the new firms name.
Sioux City.
Frank X. Detweiler, aged so. residing
at 906 Pearl street. we'll known in the
horse buying market of Chicago, and
head of the coach horse buying de-
nartment Of the r. II. Schloeman COM
pany. this city, dropped dead IN his
bedroom and when his wife, who was
preparing breakfast, reached his side,
the man was dead.
Ventura.
The school board for this district met
Monday night H. Bokleman was
elected president for the coming year,
Walter Leonard secretary, and w. L.
Fish. treasurer. Teachers wages were
fixed at $50. s35. and $40. Frances
Case of Clear Like was elected teach
err of the Ventura school for the fall
term: Alma Hanson VAS rendered the
Kimball school and Ora Pierce the
Lambert school There was no appli-
cant for the north school and none
elected
Vinton.
Charles Isobel, one Of the men en-
ployed on the new court house. met
with serious accident while removing
some staging in the front corridor. In
some way he lost his balance and fell
backwards. striking or his back on the
concrete floor ten or twelve feet below.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
SAD DEATH At DuMoNT.
Appendicitis Claims Life of Thomas
Faint, AGED Nineteen Years.

Special to neutrality-suspicious..
Dunont, July 7.--7At 6 o'clock Thurs
day evening occurred the death of
Thomas Faint, Jr., al the home of his
parents at Bear Grove. eight miles
south of Dumont, after sickness Of
only few days duration.
He was taken sick last Saturday
with what was thought to be only q
slight affection of the bowels, bu.
which proved to be appendicitis He
grew rapidly worse and on Tuesday DR..
Powers. Of Hampton, was called in con-
sultation with DR.. Day, and while they
considered him very sick man they
had no grave fears for the outcome,
but in the night he grew rapidly worse
and while everything was done to save
him his life slowly ebbed away and at
8 o'clock p. m. his spirit took it's flight.
Thomas was nineteen years old. the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07

son of Thomas Faint, prosperous ana
respected farmer. who has large fam
lily Of bright young people all MAKING
enviable regulations for themselves as
teachers.
Thomas attended school at Ames the
past year was taking the course OF
civil engineer He has attended school
at Cedar Falls and Iowa Falls. during
the past few years. His sister, MISS
Mar Faint. received the republican
nomination for county superintendent
In Tie primary last May.
The funeral will be held Sunday ana
interment will be n the Arlington GEM
etery.
He was young man of good habits
and has a host of friends who mou"l
his loss. His parents ana brothers ana
sisters have the sympathy of the entire
community.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
CARNIVAL PEOPLE IN FIGHT.
Knives and Revolvers Were Drawn
But No Blood Was She'd

Nashua, July Mr. Anderson.
manager OF the carnival company at
Nashua this week. and one of his en-
ployes, a colored man, became involved
in dispute in front Of one, of the sa
looms Thursday, and a serious result
followed. The quarrel began over one
of the party using improper language
before the others wife. Az the argu-
ment became more and more heated
another darby came between the man
ager and colored man involved and the
latter drew knife upon his darkey
friend and would be peacemaker Mr..
Anderson then drew revolver. An Of
ficer Immediately arrested the darkey.
This is the first trouble that has come
up in the company and heretofore they
had all been considered as, very re-
spectacle company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07

| A physician was called, who on exam
| nation found the man was not serious
| ly injured, but was badly bruised and
shaken up. He was able to be taken
home in a short time, but will be laid
up several days This is the third ac-
cident on the new building. the first
being caused by a falling elevator, and
the second by the violent contact of a
brick with the head of one Of the
plumbers. While none of them have
been serious, they have been very mar
row escapes.
Sigourney.
Mrs. c. H. Runyan attempted suicide
Tuesday afternoon by swallowing blue
vitriol. A physician was called immed-
lately and the contents of her stomach
removed. The reason given for her act
is domestic trouble and she says She
will try it again. Mr.. and Mrs. Run
yam are in the restaurant business on
the east side and have been married
only a few weeks. Mrs. Runyan re-
Gently received several hundred dol
lars from the railroad company on
account of the death Of her former
husband.
Gibson.
Tuesday of last week at about $3.50
p. M, Gibson was thrown into a state
of surprise and grief at the word which
was brought that c. l.. Wilkinson was
dying at Prairie Belle school house be-
tween Gibson and What Cheer, and
few minutes later that he was dead.
He had left home that morning in
good health and had gone with the
other members of the school board. to
Sigourney to transact some school
business. He had been in excellent
spirits all day and was still seemingly
we'll until they bad left What Cheer
on their road home when he suddenly
complained Of not feeling we'll and 1t
was only few minutes until he was
dead.
Washington.
Heavy thunder storm here Wednes-
day morning, with dash of hail. The
approach was sublime d rapid white
cloud. full Of wind, preceding the pro-
ocean beach. Nearly an inch of rain
fell inside an hour and several CHM
neys and trees were smitten. as Frank
McConahey's here. and Jerry Ecker
mans at Havre, and Grant Blick, six
miles north, lost two horses. The storm
was fierce near Ainsworth In fact,
quite a tornado, cutting a swath a
mile wide and seven miles long. Hail
beat crops into the ground and broke
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
A MYSTERIOUS FIND
Picnickcrs Discover Gold Watch, Hat
Pocketpook and Other Articles In
Woods for Which Owner Seems to
Be Missins-Think He May Have
Been Drowned.

Special to Times Republican
Fort Dodge. July Fired Kelly, a
resident of West Fort Dodge, while at
tending picnic in tie woods July 4tn.
made mysterious ind in the brush
near the river. 1t included s35 gold
watch, a hat. a pocket book and pair
OF shoes The articles. from their APP
pearance. had been lying there for
some time. The mystery that surround
ed the find at the start still shrouds
It, Enquiry in all quarter. has failed
to locate the owner.
The articles We're found lying with
in a few feet of each other, as tho
they had been cast down carelessly.
The watch was in the best of condl-
ton, while the chain. which was OF
brass. was furnished and broken. The
shoes were old and of no value, while
the hat was nearly new--a soft black
felt. There was little less than d
dollar in change in the pocketbook.
A search of the neighborhood at the
time the find was made failed to reveal
ANYTHING further There was no evil
dence of struggle. and there was
nothing to aid In the solution of the
mvsterv-not even TO lend clue. 1t
is the opinion of the parties who were
witnesses of the find and the surround
ings that there is something wrong
that the man was drowned or In some
manner disposed Of Even tho he had
been drunk, he would nave had enough
recollection to go back and look for MS
property. There WIS no mark on the
watch and nothing TO indicate where 1t
was purchased.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
Assistant Safe Psychologist
Jumps From Bridge and
Result Is Fatal
CAUSED HEMoRRHAGE OF BRAIN
Was Compelled to Leap From the
Bridge to Avoid Being Run Down by
an lnterurban car-sank Rapidly
After the Accident-other News Of
Che State.
special to r,mes-Republlcan.

Iowa City, lly by jumping from
q bridge to avoid being run down by
IN interurban car last night. Dr. Paul
Ehekwana, assistant state bacteriolo-
gist, caused injuries that resulted in
his death early this morning. The
concussion from the jump appears to
have caused hemorrhage of the brain,
and he sank rapidly. The doctor was
IN eminent bacteriologist and was we'll
known in the state as we'll as for his
Mork at the university.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
pEATt. OF MISS KLINE.

Formerly Nurse at Ellsworth Hospital,
Iowa FalIa-Dics Of Typhoid Fever.
Special 10 Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, July News reached
here last evening of the death in Wa
terloo of Miss Kline, formerly nurse
in Ellsworth hospital in this city Fer
death occurred at Waterloo and was
due to typhoid fever.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
ATTACKED WRONG MAN.
Innocent Person Victim of Country
Boys Revenge at Shenandoah.

Special to 1meS-RepubIfcan.
Il Shenandoah, July Jesse Chambers
assistant road manager of the Rock
Island, was slugged while passing an
alley near the Shenandoah house on
the night of July A. He was discovered
by passersby who were attracted by his
groans. He appears to have been at
tackled by some country boys who took
him for another person whom they
suspected of having cut their harness
while they were watching the tourna :
ment races. Chambers was badly hurt
and has been removed to his home at
Atlantic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
Iowa at WASHINGTON.

Washington, July 7.-Lewis Copper.
smith has been appointed postmaster
at Dorchester, Allamakee county, vice
Nora Coppersmith, resigned
The treasury department yesterday
sent out advertisements 20. bids to
purchase sites for public buildings
which were authorized by congress at
the following places: Clarinda, Decor
ah, Baskerville, Shenandoah. Bids y III
be opened Aug. 6.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
Excursions

on July sth and 9th, to Chautauqua
Lake. N. r.. and return, at S14. good
30 days, and daily June 1st until Sept.
both at $40, via Erie Railroad from
Chicago; stop-overs also permitted on
all tickets to New York, Boston, Nj
agara Falls. etc. Apply to your Local
Ticket Agent or j. A. Dolan, r. p A.,
$50 Railway Exchange. Chicago III.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
WOMAN FATALLY BURNED.
Mrs. A. sefstron. of Manchester, Viii
Die

Manchester July Mrs A. 'sef-
strom, wife of blacksmith in this
city. was fatally burned in her home
yesterday afternoon by her clothing
catching fire in some unaccountable
manner. She was alone In the house
at the time Of the accident and no
explanation is offered as to how the
accident occurred. The victim is I'M
conscious and cannot live.
William Ball, an old resident of VIM
throp, Iowa, was run down by Illinois
Central train No this afternoon and
Instantly killed. He was walking on
the track and evidently did not hear
the approaching train. He was a man
about seventy years old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
MISS BOND INSANE.

Young Lady Of Iowa Falls Taken t.
Asylum at independence.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Fails July Miss Haiti
Bond. the eldest daughter of Mrs w
A. Brown of this city. has been ad
judged insane and was taken - T."
ASYLUM at Independence this week 70
treatment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
KILLED NEAR WINTHROP.

Marshall L. Ball. F'ctired Farmer,
Struck by illinois Central Train.
Special to Tines Republican.
Manchester. .tuly Marshall l.,
Ball, sixty years of age. met instant
death Yesterday afternoon near Win
;hrop being struck by an Illinois Cen
tral passenger train. He was walking
along the side Of the track. and his
bo5y was thrown twenty feet. The de-
cessea was retired farmer living
near Winthrop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
BRAKEMAN NEARLY scALpEp.

Fred pierce. of Council Bluffs, Was
Leaning Out of Cahoose Window.
SpertM 10 fines Republican.
Clarion July While leaning out
of a caboose window. watching 4 hct
box. Fred Pierce. a Great Western
brakeman was struck on the head by a
post aud partially scalpsd. he Mas
removed to his home in Council Elnffs.