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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
INSTITUTE AT ELDoRA
Hardin County Normal openad Mon
day With Big Enrolment.

Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora, July 16.-The Hardin county
normal institute for 1907 opened here
yesterday. The following excellent
corps of instructors were all present
at the opening Session: a j. Cavana,
Edora, instructor in physics, algebra,
physiology, geography; r. d. Merritt,
Waterloo, instructor in economics,
arithmetic and school management;
Grace Carter, Mt Lebonan, La, read
ing and physical culture; l.. Hezzle-
wood, Iowa Falls, instructor of civics
and history; Macy Campbell, Alden,
nature study and grammar; S. H.
Buntley, Sheldon music, and Julia
Scurry. county superintendent, in
structs in didactics and primary meth
DDS. Miss Scurry is proving to be an
exceptional superintendent.
With an enrolment of $50 a fine
corps of instructors and hard work
from the start, this promises to be the
best normal in years in this county.
Much praise is due Miss Scurry for her
untiring efforts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
UNHAPPINEss DIsPELLED.
Men and Women Unanimous About

Men and Women Unanimous About It.
Many women weep and wall and re-
fuse to be comforted because their once
magnificent tresses have become thin
and faded Many men incline to pro-
family because the flies bite thru the
thin thatch on their craniums. 1t will
be good news to the miserable of both
sexes, to learn that Newbros, Herpi-
eide has been placed upon the market.
This is the new scalp germicide and
antiseptic that acts by destroying the
germ or microbe that is the underly-
ing cause of all hair destruction. Her
picide is a new preparation made aft
ter new formula on an entirely new
principle. Anyone who has tried it
will testify as to its worth. Try it
yourself and be convinced. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps
for sample to The Herpicide Co, De-
troit, Mich. Two sizes, soc and s1.00.
For sale at all drug stores.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
PLANT MAY BE SOLD AT AUCTION
Carroll Company Must Pay Debts
Within Ten Days.

Special to TinleS-Repubitcan.
Council Bluffs, July 16.-Judge Nc
PhersonS decision in the long drawn
out. controversy over the Carroll Light,
Heat and Power Company pending for
eighteen months under default in the
payment of the mortgage is that the
debts of the company, including the
expenses of the receivership, must be
paid within ten days. and that in de-
fault of this being done, the plant
shall be sold at auction.
Priority of claims also is fixed by the
court Wallace McFadden, of Council
Bluffs. is named as special master for
the sale. A condition of the sale is
that no bid less than $4,000 shall
be considered, each bidder being re-
quired to deposit $4,000 in cash.
Bonds of the company are first in or
der of claims after expenses, the nu-
merous creditors following up in or,
der. No appraisement or valuation is
to be made prior to the sale. the cour.
directing that the plant as a whole
must be sold and not dismembered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
PosToFFIcE TO BE LARGER
Mason City Postmaster Arrived Home
From Washington With Plans.


Special 10 Times-Republlcar.
Mason City. July 16.-Postmaster
Kotchell Of this city, is home from
Washington with the plans for the
new postoffice in his pocket. He spent
three days there in conference with
Architect Taylor of the government
building department and convinced
that official that the postoffice as orig
inally planned was too small, and was
rewarded by an increase in width ten
feet and secured an increase in the
width of the Hobbies of four feet. Mr..
Taylor assured Mr. Kotchell the build
ing will be pushed to completion as
soon as possible, but advises that
brick instead of stone be used, as the
building will be finished sooner with
the former material.
Mr.. Taylor said Mason City was
fortunate in getting the appropriation
Of 5000 held to that point, as the
government had been cutting down
the appropriations for government
buildings. Webster City. he said, was
cut from $4,000 to $4,000. Mr.. Kot-
chell was able to get two entrances
provided for the building instead Of
one. Six additional feet will be added
to the mailing room.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
News From Beaman.

Special to Times Republican.
Beaman, July 16-Steady rain for
almost twenty four hours has rendered
farm work impossible.
DR.. Thomas Carmody, a young man
who graduated a year ago, has taken
who graduated year ago and has
taken special course in hospital work,
has decided to locate here. DIR. Car
mody was born and reared in Mar
shalltown and comes to us highly rec
commended as an exemplary young man
and fine physician and we bespeak
for him good practice.
Robt. Narber, Marshall county boy,
is sailing around town in a new auto
mobile which he has lately purchased
Mrs Frank Miller and Edwin Nc
Martin went to Chicago last week and
were operated on for appendicitis last
week. The last report was that the
operations were very successful and
that they are doing nicely. The disease
is becoming quite prevalent around
here
Different ones here visiting from
central Illinois, southern Minnesota,
and Nebraska, say that crop in CEN
trail Iowa look much better than III
those states.
Our merchants are enjoying a fine
trade for this time of the year. The
Farmers Elevator Company is GER
,tainly drawing trade this way.
III. S. Beaman has returned from
California and will spend the summer
here. Horace says that Grundy and
Marshall counties look awfully good to
him:
j. j. Maloney came very near dy4
ing last Sunday, having been attacked
with aremic prostration. He is dan
gerously III and may pass away at
any time. Mr.. Maloney is an old pion-
eer and is highly respected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
c. G. W. TO SIOUX CITY
Project Of New Line Starting From
Carroll, Which Has Been Kept Quiet
For Two Years, Now Revived.

Special to Times Republican.
Carroll, July 16.-The project of the
Chicago Great Western Halfway
Company to build a line from Carroll
to Sioux City, which has been peace
fully sleeping for two years or longer,
has. been awakened suddenly and quite
unexpectedly. The news comes VIA
Omaha.
The Omaha World Herald of Sunday
said that advices from the vicinity OF
Wall Lake indicated that the Great
Western again had taken up the pro-
ject Of extending it's system to Sioux
City by building a line from Carroll.
The line as surveyed, according 10
advices, would touch Wall Lake.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
FRUIT GROWERS ORGANIZE.
Scott County HorticuIturists Form As.
i ISOLATION - Officers Elected.
Sneciai ~ Times Republican

Scott County HorticuIturists Form As.
ISOLATION - Officers Elected.
Special To Times Republican
Davenport, July 16.-The Scott
County Fruit Growers association was
organized Saturday afternoon. It was
formed by a gathering of fruit grow
ers of this vicinity held at the Com
mercial club Saturday afternoon. The
object of the association is for the
mutual benefit of it's members as we'll
as Scott county fruit growers in gen.
eral 1t hopes to create a good and
healthy market for Scott county fruit
and help improve the fruit itself by
importing speciments of finer fruit
various points.
The officers elected Saturday are as
follows:
President-Geo. Ashford.
Vice president-c. +. Keding.
Secretary-Alice Clemens.
Treasurer-Robt. Kerr.
Sales manager. Tanner.
Trustees-Geo. Ashford, c. F. Ked-
ing, Alice Clemens, Robt. Kerr, John
Racster, f. Wood, J. Tanner.
The members are as follows: Robt.
Kerr, Mrs. Frank, Clemens, Hans
Roeh, +. NJ Mccullough, u. zurcher,
c., ]. F'uyke Herman Schroeder, John
C. J. Funke, Herman Schroeder, John
Racster, VIM. Liefers, T. z. Gayman,
J.. w. Baker, John Stubbe, Geo. Ash
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
RAIN DAMAGE HEAVY
Estimated Loss in cerro Gordo County
as Result of High Water Placed at
$4,000 - Crop Conditions Are Ser
Special to imes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. July 16.-From careful
estimates made by the supervisors over
the county, the loss from recent rains
will exceed $4,000 to bridges and road
ways. Almost the entire south part
of the county is denuded of bridges.
The streams are bank full and travel Is
almost impossible.
The crop conditions are serious. Corn
is backward and the recent rains have
prevented farmers getting into the
fields so many of the fields are over
grown with weeds. There is consider
able alarm felt over the hay and oat
crop. The graders on the Short Line"
have abandoned work, as much of their
right of way between here and Hamp-
ton, not already graded, is under wa
ter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
President Of the Lee Syndicate
OF iowa Newspapers Dies
in England
HEART DISEASE THE CAUSE
The End Came at the Home Of Col.
Frank Mahn, Relative-Was Head
Of ottumwa, Muscatine, Davenport
and Other Papers-His Death Was
Sudden.
Special to Tirnes-Republican.

Special to IlmeS-RepuDllcan.
Ottumwa, July 16.-Alfred w. Lee,
of this city, president of the Lee Syn
dictate of Newspapers. is dead in Not
tingham, England. A cablegram to
Ottumwa late Monday afternoon
brought the unexpected news of his
death, which occurred at the home of
Col. Frank Hahn, relative of Mrs.
Lee. Death was caused by heart dis
ease from which he had been a suf-
ferer.
Mr.. Lee and family had been in
England for several weeks, where they
had gone for pleasure trip.
Mr.. Lee sailed from Montreal, Cam
ada, June Z, on the Allan line steam
er, Virginian, and landed in Liver
pool, June IA. From there he went
to London and then directly to NOT
tinghan to visit Colonel Mahin, U.
S. consul.
Mr., Lee was born in Johnson coun-
ty, Iowa. July s, 1858, the son of John
public schools and at the sss of 13
Years of age was admitted to the State
years was admitted to the State Upi-
Sersity of Iowa, the youngest student
ever admitted to that institution. At
the age of 10 years he was thrown on
his own resources and decided to adopt
journalism as his profession.
He went tt, Muscatine and started
to work on the Journal at Sc week,
and rose rapidly in his profession.
In 1885 he had advanced so rapid
ly that he became a partner in the
business OF. the Journal which paper
later became a member of the Lee
syndicate. He went to Hutchinson,
Kas., in 1889 and became business
manager of the News, remaining
there only short time.
In October of 1890 he came to OF
.tun1Wa and purchased the Courier,
and made his home here ever since.
About eight years ago he with other
parties purchased The Times of Dav-
export, and he has since been identi-
fed with this paper.
Later the syndicate Of which he was
president purchased the Mluscatine
Journal and more recently the Cour-
ier-Post of Hannibal, Mo, and the
Tribune of Lacrosse, Wis. These
papers composed the Lee syndicate.
After a long period of hard work
III connection with perfecting the
plans of the syndicate, he planned for
the European trip as vacation, hop
ing to secure a Il good rest after his
lane, 1,oarc ne work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
STREET Bellies NAa[
Maiden Lane, Des Moines, With
out Girls---Boy Babies Are
Numerous
BABES BORN ARE ALL MALES
stork Bringing Girl Babes to Des
Moines Has Always Stunned the
street-Would Change Its Name -.
List of the Boys Born This Year
Other Oddities of the Lane.
,pecia1 10 Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines July 16.-Des MONIES,
has a street officially named Maiden
Lane" by the city council. on TINS
street since the opening of this year
there have been born five boy babies.
Three other boy babies were born on
the street in the year or two before
that. and no girl baby has ever been
born on the street. The street is but
three blocks long, and the eight boy
babies were all born in the space OF.
two blocks. There is but one girl liv-
ing on the street, and she is years
old.
Residents Of the street are debating
about changing the name OF the street
in order 10 make it conform TO the
facts. There has been talk of calling
1T Roosevelt avenue. Other people OF
the city, who have heard of the street
and have waited years for the stork
to favor them with boy, are arguing
against this and may circulate pc
tition of renonstrance to be presented
to the city council if the attempt TO
change the name is undertaken serl-
ousIy In the meantime real estate on
the street has taken boom. ShreWd
real estate men are trying to gobple
the choice lots, which are few in num-
Der.
The arrival of boys was not so nu-
merous at first. Harvey Porter, real
estate man, built nice home at the
corner of Maiden Lane and Ingersoll
avenue. Soon after. "a bouncing boy
arrived. a popularity of all the boys
born on the street is that they are all
particularly bright. Following this
boy was born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
G. Thompson, at 646 Maiden Lane,
within a few months after they had
moved to their new home. built on the
street. Then boy, a red haired boy,
arrived to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Bowen,
living next door to Thompsons. This
was all previous to the year 1907.
Here is the record for 1907 to date
for the street between Ingersoll ave-
nue. and Center street.
their second.
MT. anu MISS. otepilell VI. L llolllpsoll,
boy, their second.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bowen, a boy,
their second.
Mr.. and Mrs George ]. Howell a
boy, their first.
Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Kefe, a boy,
their first.
The street is ONE of the newly settled
streets of the western part of the city.
There are not a great many families
living on it. There are three families
living on the street with no children
at ALL and one with one girl. All the
rest of the families have boys exclu-
sively.
So far as children are concerned, it
works nicely, for everyone wants boy
and is tickled when he gets it, Nbut two
of the families this year started into
the fancy chicken business and now
are complaining that nearly every
chick Matched this year is a rooster.
One family prides itself on having
some very expensive white Orpingtons,
and every one Matched this year to a
chick is a rooster. Another family has
some pure blooded Buff Rocks, and all
most every one they have Matched this
year is a rooster.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
BURNS KILL infant
Fort Dodge Babe Upsets Coffee
Pot and Meets Awful
Fate
BODY WAS TERRIBLY BURNED
Accident Happened While Family Was
at Breakfast-Death Resulted Few
Hours Later in Spite of All That
Could be Done-Hot Drink Covered
Head and Neck.

Special to Republican.
Fort Dodge. July 16.-Grasping the
handle of the coffee pot while its moth
ers back was turned at the breakfast
table yesterday morning, the IL
months old infant of Mr. and Mrs.
John Anderson upset the scalding
fluid over its body and died several
hours later.
Every effort of the doctor to relieve
the child proved futile the burns being
too severe to save it's life. Most of
the hot coffee went over its head and
neck, and the baby died within few
hours in terrible agony.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
LEAP SAVES MANS LIFE.
Horse Struck by Lightning Horse
and Buggy Thrown Over Bridge.

ana buggy III0Wn OVST 6FI0Sos
Special to Times-Repuplican.
springdale, July 16.-Ernest Cole
had narrow escape from dea:h yes
terday, when the buggy in which he
was riding was thrown over the side Of
the Cedar river bridge near Rochester
and he saved his life onlySby perilous
leap from the buggy to the bridge floor.
Cole was returning home from a
visit with relatives at Rochester.
While crossing the bridge a bolt of
lightning struck the horse, throwing
it against the north railing of the
bridge The railing burst: and the
horse plunged thru the frail wood
structure down into the river, dragging
the buggy with it in it's mad flight.
Cole leaped from the buggy in time
to save his life. Going toward Roch-
ester he secured assistance and then
returned to search for his buggy. Tho
the search was continued until late
yesterday, not a sign of the horse or
buggy was found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
Iowa at Washington.

Washington, July 16.-The postmas-
ter at Ames, Iowa, will be allowed two
additional letter carriers from Sep
TENDER L.
The Northwestern National bank OF
Minneapolis is approved as reserve
agent for the Commercial National
bank of Waterloo.
The gross receipts of the Des
Moines postoffice as announced for the
month of June We're s45,925. against
$4s,e24 for the same period of last
year. a decrease of $2,699.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
DEATH AT Dixie.

Special to Times
Dixie, July 16.-The funeral of the
15-months- baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Lutiens was held at o'clock Sat
urdav morning. conducted by Rev.
Trfmble. Death was due to compiled
tion of chronic infantam and measles.
The body was buried beside three other
BOYS of the family at Britt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
Funeral Of West Liberty Dentist.
neeial to Times-Republican.

Special to imes-Republican.
West Liberty, July 16.-Dr. E. H.
Dillingham;, of this city, died yesterday
after an illness extending over the last
several days. He was 50 years of age
at the time of his death. Congestion OF
the lungs is given as the cause OF his
death.
DR.. Dillingham; has resided in West
Liberty for the last 40 years, and is
survived by his wife and one daughter,
Miss Nellie. :.
The funeral services were held at
2 o'clock this afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
BIG CROWD AT TOURNEY.
One Hundred Twenty five Golfers at
Rock Island TODAY.

One F1unoreQ twenty-five So'ie'S az
Rock Island Today.
Special to Times Republican.
Rock Island, ILL.,, July ia big en-
try list is completed for the trans-
Mississippi golf tournament commence
ing today. There are 125 entrants,
Des Moines. Omaha, st. Paul, Kansas
City, Colorado Springs and many 9TH
er outside cities being represented by
some of the best amateurs of the west.
The program was also announced for
the second annual invitation tourney
of the Rock Island Club to be held
August 15-17.
Among the late entries was that of
Jaffray of Minneapolis, winner of last
wears tourney; Walter "4o-hole' Fair
banks of Denver, Bun" Guinand and
Warren Dickinson of Des Moines, ana
many other we'll known golfers are
among the early arrivals here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
BARN AT HAMPTON STRUCK.
Horses and Livestock of J. n. Van
Nuys' Saved-Loss About $500.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Hampton, July 16.-During a severe
electrical storm about D o'clock this
morning, the large barn of j. H. Val
Nuys, was struck by lightning and
completely destroyed, but owing 20 the
prompt action of the fire company the
horses and other live stock We're taken
out before the fire had made much
Roadway.
Mr.. Van Mugs loss will be consid-
cradle as the barn was valued at $1,000
or $1,000, and contained about ten tons
of hay and several hundred bushels OF
grain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
keIIooo News.

Special 70 lmes-Repub1lcan.
kellogg, July 16.-Ernest Martin has
recently purchased an automobile.
Rev. Frank Robey, pastor of the
c,amnbellite church, was absent nearly
all of last week on trip south, to
Missouri.
Rev. Richard Breeder of Newburg,
has been appointed to fill out the year
in the Kellogg circuit of the Methodist
church.
Rev. III. w. Muester leaves this week
TO prepare for his work as instructor
in Latin at Iowa Wesleyan University
next year.
improvements of the town are going
on steadily Kellogg is wide-awake.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
Dr. Daniel Elected Director.

Davenport, July 16.-Dr. J. A. Dam
iel. of this city, and member of the
Davenport Whist Club, was elected
director of the American Whist League
of which the Davenport club is part.
He was given this office at the meet
ing of the league held in Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16

ford, L. L. birmingham A. c. Seaman.'l
+. M. Mccullough, Claus Borge. j. f.
I.anzon, w. G. Mcdowell, G. L. ked-
ing c. j.. Briggs, Richard Kuehl, AL
bert Mei1 f. e. Wood, Henry Hass,
"A. 10. Heidi, John F'leischman, John
Fleischnan. John Louritzen. S. +.
Lauer, w. NJ. Letters, r. z. Randolph
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
JOKE IN REMARRYlNe CLAUSE.
Lawyers Find Way to Evade the Law
In Divorce Statute.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Des Moines. July 16.-Shrewd law
yers who make a speciality of divorces
quietly obtained while you wait" have
already discovered method by which
they can evade Iowa's new marriage
after-divorce law, they say.
There is a joker In the new law. 1t
is clause which says that by per-
mission OF the judge granting the de-
cree the parties may remarry as soon
as, they desire.
1T is not necessary to insert In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
Relieved.

81 wouldn't marry you if you were
the last man in the world
"All right, then. Let us be friends.
L shall not, after this, have to fear if
call on you occasionally that you
have expectations"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
mETHoDlsTs AT MAoUoKETA.
Conference Ended Its Sessions Last
,Nioht - Rev, Anderson Spoke.

Conference Ended It's Sess1uHs last
Might - Rev. Anderson Spoke.
Special 10 Times Republican.
Maquoketa, July 16.-The last quar-
tery meeting for the conference year
was held in the Free Methodist church
in this city commencing Friday even
ing. Services were held Saturday and
Sunday, closing last evening Win d
union service of all churches. Pre-
siding Elder Rev. G. A. Anderson was
In charge of the services and deliv-
cred the closing sermon. This is ms
last visit here as he will be assigned
to other charges the coming year.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-11-22

ceoes- Examination ~ Mrs- 0rsdlsy
Hss Gene 70 IN End.
washIngton. New. 2i.-Cross-exsni'
nation Of Mrs.. bradley was CONCLUDED
Thursday morning at 1925 O'Clock.
When she took the stand At 1910
o'clock Attorney Baker began the
questioning oy bringing out the facts
CONCERNING Max Browns stay at his
Idaho farm In 1909. She said she did
not leave the farm because Of Max's
presence there.
Mr.. Baker brought out a statement
from witness that she was arrested
for adultery IN 1902. Both she and
Brown had been arrested three times
on that charge Mrs. Bradley said Mrs
Brown instlgated the arrests. She said
that Notwithstanding these arrests she
continued her relations with Brown,
both at Salt Lake and nj the farm
Much notorieiy was given the case,
she said. when the arrests were made.
She said in reply to other questions
that she continued to live with Brown
Notwithstanding the exposure OF them
by arrests
She also told of visits OF her pastor
Rev. DIR. Utter. TO the farm In 1902.
HE came to see you nj the instance
of Mrs. Brown. did he not?" asked
Mr.. Baker.
He said he did," the witness re
piled.
did he not try TO get you TO leave
Mr.. Brown"
He did"
Extracts from letters OF Mrs. Brad
ley to Senator Brown were read In
which the name Schroeder. Evans. Nc
CURE and the priest" were mention
ed. Mrs. Bradley declared Senator
browns jealousy OF these men were
not Justified. She added she knew
these gentlemen to be astonished n
learn their names had beer referred
10.
When the relations between herself
and Senator Brown first became
known. Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Bradley said
the senator instantly advised her to
say nothing and deny everything.
Mrs. Bradley testified Brown ard
she frequently auarreled. and on one
occasion she struck him In the mouth
with an umbrella and he said cruel
things to her.