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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
IOWA PosTMAsTERs MEET.
c. o. Barry Of Walker, is Elected Pros.
dent of Association.

c. o. Barry Of Walker, is Elected Pros
ident of Association.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 2s.-The Iowa
League Of Postmasters of the Fourth
class elected officers at its session yes
terday afternoon in the criminal court
room at the court house as follows
President. c. o. Barry, of Walker;
vice president, F. E. Horning, of Shell
dahl; recording secretary, w. G. Swain
of Everly; financial secretary, F. T.
Metcalf, of Plea santville; treasurer, A.
r. Miner of Bussey.
R. r. Gardner of Tracey, w. B.
Keith of Mondamin and George Ander-
son were appointed as members of the
credentials committee. o. ]. Perdue of
Altoona, T. E. Maxwell of Crawfords-
vile and ]. C. Bergen of Livermore,
were appointed to the finance commit
tee.
tendent of registry of the postofffce de-
partnent, talked to the delegates on
the money order question, which is a
source Of considerable worry to the
fourth class postmasters. The post
masters objected to being compelled to
return money order receipts to patrons
of rural routes on account of the extra
trouble it causes them Mr.. Mundelle
explained that 1t was simply bust
ness proposition and that the patrons
were entitled to have the receipts. Al
present the carrier gives the patron a
receipt for the application and when
the money is purchased at the post
office another receipt is mailed to the
purchaser.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
Terrorizes Women and Children
in Suburbs of Waterloo and
Then Makes Escape
OFFICERS LOSE IN RACE
Man EIudes Them After Chase Of
Four Miles - Utters Terrifying
shrieks = Presumed to Be Escaped
Inmate Of independence Asylum
News of the State.
,anial "a r,mes-RepuhlIcan.

Special to Times-Kepublican.
Waterloo, Aug. 2s.--A raving maniac
. young man about "a years OF age
tearing his hair and shrieking at the
top of his voice, terrorized the women
folks in the vicinity of Litchfield add
ton. yesterday, and is still at large. A
call was sent in to police headquarters
for protection against the insane man,
and Officers Hazlett and Morris Nre-
sponded as fast as the patrol team
could carry them, but they were too
late, and, tho catching glimpses OF the
fleeing lunatic at the distance of half a
mile, and tho they chased him four
miles, they were obliged to return
without him.
Rubbing his head and tearing at his
hair the Young man ran frantically
thru Litchfield addition past some men
that were gathering sweet corn, and
disappeared in large field in which
there was much shrubbery and vege-
tation in which the unfortunate felioW
might hide. Even at the distance OF a
half mile the officers could plainly near
the mans yells and shrieks, and they
were terrible to hear. The women
folks along the route taken blythe pa
tient shut their doors and crouched In
the corners of their rooms, stricken
with terror.
The officers chased the man along
the Illinois Central and across a large
field, finally returning to the city by
way of the W., c. r. & n. railway.
They went out into the country as far
as mile post No. l. They ran mucn
of the way and were dripping with per-
spiration when they returned to the
city hall.
No one seems to know who the in
sane man is. He is believed to be
stranger and probably has escaped
from the institution at independence.
The people in that part of the city
will probably not rest easy until the
patient is captured and taken care OF.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

volume copy of the Parkersburg
Times, dated August II, 1870, edited
by w. L. Palmer. All of the papers
are still published but have changed
hands several times during the inter-
vening years, and have grown into
large, newsy sheets. A photograph of
the pastor, Rev. z. r. Ward, was also
in the box. The old structure was
built by S. S. Steele, contractor and
builder, of Iowa Falls, so card read.
Among other articles deposited in the
corner stone were a small Bible, hymn
book, doctrines and disciplines of the
M. E. church, coins of the time in sill
yer, also some of the old scrip or shin
plasters, as it was commonly called.
Davenport.
Neil C. McInnis, for years connected
with the offices of Drs. Middleton, and
Decker, and highly esteemed by all who
knew him, died Sunday morning at 9
o'clock at his home, 1872 Park. Lane.
Mr.. McInns was soldier of the regu-
lar army for twenty-five years be-
fore he received an honorable dis
charge He was born In Glasgow,
Scotland The ringing report of
piSlol snot OIL IHilu sliee.' DSl"oeh
Brady and Perry, Sunday night, at
tracted big crowd Of people. During
a quarrel between Albert Jasper and
Dick Allen, the latter pulled a gun and
fired, with the evident purpose Of
frightening his antagonist, and not
with the purpose of inflicting any great
bodily injury Sheriff Eckhardt and
Deputy Sheriff Jack Marinan were
quickly on the scene and placed both
men under arrest. In police court Jas
per was fined s25 and costs and Allen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28

Abba.
Fred Wynn has sold his fine span Of
mules to Oskaloosa parties for S475.
Upton.
Miss Alvina Brinckmann, Of Daven-
port, was visiting relatives at Upton,
and received an attack Of hemorrhage
of the lungs Sunday, and died at noon
Monday. The body was sent to Dav-
export.
Muscatine.
Word was received in the city stat
ing that Martin G. Nolta, of Dexter,
formerly of Bloomington township, had
been killed in an accident, and that
the remains would be brought to the
city Tuesday, from where they would
be taken to Bloomington for interment.
OsceoIa.
A. Swanson, of Galesburg, Ill, an ex-
pert bricklayer on paving work here,
attempted to get on No. eastbound'
and fell under a car. His skull was
fractured, his left hand crushed, his
toes cut off his left foot His hand
was amputated and he may recover.
Cedar Rapids.
Robert Mather, the we'll known real
estate and land man, died yesterday
morning at 4:40 o'clock at his resi-
dence, 80 Fourth avenue, after lin
gering illness. He underwent an oper-
alton about ten months ago at Battle
Creek, Mich, and never recovered from
the shock.
Waterloo.
John H. johnson, of ss> Paul. has
stock of merchandise in the double
store at ia and 116 East Fourth
street, the negotiations having been
completed Saturday afternoon. The
sale includes the stock on both floors,
and the store fixtures. 1t is under
stood that the transfer involves about
$4,000.
Iowa City.
A petition has been filed for trial In
the September term of the district
court, in which Joseph Miller, the we'll
known horse dealer of this city, sues
the Rock Island for $1.100 damages
The plaintiff alleges that the defend
ant company negligently handled
shipment of horses for him, and the
delay in transferring them at Lone
Tree and in the treatment Of the
horses while in the care of the com
pany was such as to entail a heavy loss
upon him.
Des Moines.
Another accident which, under ordi-
nary circumstances, would have re-
suited seriously and perhaps fatally
occurred at the state house. when a
heavy door in the south elevator shaft
became dislodged and fell fifty feet
down the shaft, narrowly missing the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28

top Of the cage which was moving to
meet it. The door was the one. which
closes the shaft at the attic floor, and
the crash oceasioned by the fall start
led every occupant Of the building,
with the thought that the death-deal
ing accident of 1904 was being repeat
ed. The heavy door, after falling fifty
feet, struck a cross beam in the shaft
few inches above the top Of the NOV
ing cage, and the deadly momentum
was thus checked. Investigation
showed that the springs attached to
the small wheels which control the
sliding action of the doors in the shaft
were rusted away.
Clinton.
The Spiritualists Of the Mississippi
Valley Association, who have for the
past three weeks been represented at
Mt Pleasant park in Clinton by mem
bers from all sections Of the valley
and many visitors from more distant
points, yesterday brought to close
what many have pronounced the most
successful conference of the history of
the organization. In every way the
meetings have been splendid success,
and all in attendance have expressed
themseIv pleased with the course of
entertainment and the value of the
work that has been accomplished.
Oskaloosa.
The back room OF County Auditor
John w. Doak's' quarters at the court
house resenbled hide house this
morning, more than place for stor-
ing old records. The cause of the
oh oh ha hv q
legislature last winter of law provid-
ing for a bounty of 10 cents for pocket
gopher claws E. w. Mortland, a
farmer residing few miles from this
city, holds the record thus far as the
champion gopher catcher of Mahaska
county He brought to the auditor s
office Saturday 2S7 pairs of gopher
claws. The circus, which brought a
large crowd to the city today, also
| brought lot Of claws. 1t is estimat-
ed that the back room of the auditors
office now contains nearly 1000 claws.
New Hartford.
The corner stone of the NJ. E. church
at this place was removed recently
preparatory to erecting a new edifice
on the present site. The stone was laid
August 26, 1870, thirty-seven years
ago and the contents which We're re-
moved consist of copies of the papers
published at that time In nearby viii
lagos, among which are the following:
A copy Of the GAINESVILLE Star OF the
West bearing date Of April %, 1863
edited by Frank Case: Cedar Falls
Gazette, dated August 10, 1870, edited
by c. w. and E. A. Snyder; GFundy
County Atlas. dated August 9. 1870
published at Grundy Center and edited
by L. D. Tracy; also a modest No. i
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
Walter Knowles, Of Jefferson,
Hears From Wife Who Eloped
With Negro Porter
WIFE UNDER A STRANGE POWER
If Facts Are True, It is One of tho
Boldest Crimes Ever Committed =
Mrs. Knowles Says She Has Tried
to Escape From Negro, Charles
Vaughn, But FJIed-Asks for Help
special to Times-Republlcan.

Special to I1meS-RepuDllCdli.
jefferson. Aug. 2S.-Mrs. Walter r.
Knowles. wife of the mail carrier on
route No. 2, who, a few months ago
so mysteriousy disappeared from the
city, alleged to have eloped with
negro porter. Charles Vaughn. who
had been working at the Jefferson no.
tel writes a letter to her husband in
which she states that for the past
month and while she was in company
with the colored man, she has been
under a strange power, and in semi
conscious state of mind. If the facts
are true. and there is little reason for
doubt. it is one of the boldest crimes
and every effort should be made to
apprehend the man, and bring him TO
Justice. A few months ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Knowles had some slight family
difficulty, and Mrs. Knowles left her
home and secured work in the Jef-
ferson hotel. 1t was there she met
vaughn, ana NHClC, II 10 'eANSN' =.
first used the strange influence over
her. A few days later, the husband
on going to the hotel to have talk
with his wife, in the hopes that ne
could induce her to return home, sud-
denly found that she had left for chi
cago, in company with the negro.
Every effort was made then by MIN
in locating her, but to no avail. me
officers were telegraphed at head
quarters in Chicago, but the couple
cleverly eluded the efforts in finding
them. Several months passed by. and
still no word from Mrs. Knowles. Then
finally after four or five months let
ter was received by friend OF the
woman. and in this it was first learned
that the black man had some strange
power over her. She also stated that
she had been using every effort toses-
cape and begged that people come
and release her
Recently Mr.. Knowles received let
ter from his wife, who is now staying
with her father on a farm in South
Dakota, and in this letter the bare facts
of the case are exposed. She says
that for months the negro cast a
strange spell over her, and used her
at his will She begs for forgiveness,
and asks her husband to forget all.
She also states that during time
when the negro was absent from their
quarters, which was on State street in
Chicago, she managed to escape down
town, and had tried to find work, when
to her surprise the man came upon
her, and dragged her back to their
rooms.
If such is the case. and it really de-
velops that the negro had myster-
ious power over her, every effort will
be used by the young husband to bring
him to face the charge. Mr.. Knowles
has been making preparations to sue
for divorce, but has delayed the trial
wishing to learn the truth Of the story
his wife has written him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
Boss Insect Of Tribe That
Threatened Destruction OF
Court House is Found
DAMAGE TOTALS THOUSANDS
Destruction Wrought by Millions OF
White Ants in WapeIIo Court House
Extensive - Woodwork Eaten Thru
in PIaces-slaushter is in Progress
Contract Let for Repairs.


Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa, Aug. 2S.-"The depreciation
of the million of white ants at the
court house will cost the county thou
sands" said Contractor Robert Nc
Masters whose firm, the Ottumwa MIL
& Construction Company, mas been
given the contract of repairing the
damage done. : Ii has been found that
the deadly ants have eaten the flooring
in the rooms in the east side OF the
building occupied by the county super
visors. the supervisor of the poor, ana
the janitor, and all these rooms. except
that of the supervisor of the poor, VIII
be replaced with tile flooring. Inc lat
ter room will have concrete floor.
After a week of searching, the queen
ant has been discovered in the vault
IN the county superintendent room.
This ant, which has capacity OF eo'-.
oo0 eggs a day, is several times larger
than the others. With the cause re-
moved the contractors are tearing up
the woodwork and killing the other IN
sects with perafine old, kerosene ana
creosote. The wood is being burned IN
order to make certain that the eh.iie
breed will be exterminated
This is the farthest north the whlle
ants have ever been found. They nave
been reported previously as far north
as Boston. but never in as large num-
bers as found here.
How thky came to infest the court
house is mystery, unless some Of
the insects or eggs were brought to tne
court house in documents received at
the county superintendent Office 1roh
Washington.
Two years ago attention was at
tracted to the condition OF the wood
work in some of the ground MOOR
rooms. Nothing was done at the time,
but few weeks ago it was decided 10
repair the wainscoting where 1t was
needed Contractor McMasters was
called and after tearing out some OF
the boarding he came upon nest Oh
the ants. Samples were sent to the
State Agricultural College, and Mr..
McMasters' fears were confirmed A
campaign of determination was then
begun. which is still proceeding.
A large portion of the flooring and
wainscoting has since been torn down
and some OF this has been almost eat
en- thru, in many places the woodwork
showing to be as thin as postage
stamp. The ants must first be re-
moved entirely and new woodwork and
tile flooring put in before the damage
is repaired.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
TWO FAMILIES LEAVE slRLEY.

Dan Mahoney Goes to Denver - N.
knnIinger to Go to Germany.
Special to Times-Republican.
Sibley, Aug. 2s.-Dan Mahoney, who
has resided in, Sibley for number of
years, has departed for Denver, Col.
with his family, where they will reside
in the future. Thes move is made on
account of Mrs. Mahoney's health. A
farewell reception was rendered the
estimaIble family before their depart
ure.
N. Kinnlinger, merchant tailor, has
decided to leave Sibley, after being in
business here for about twenty years.
His family will soon go to Washing
ton, D. c., to make an extended visit,
and Mr.. Kinnlinger expects to make
a trip to Germany as soon as he can
dispose of his shop, and when he re-
turns will probably locate in Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
A PECULIAR DEATH
Arthur Henderson Washes Finger, and
Father Unaware of Boys Heart
Trouble Submits to His Being Given
Anesthetie - Boy Died in Few Min
utes.
,ecial to Times-Repunlican.

Special to Times Republican.
'Creston. Aug. 2s.-A peculiar death
resulted at Lorimor when Arthur NJ.
Henderson, young man of that city.
had his finger mashed under pile
driver. The boys father. thinking to
spare his mother the shock, took him
to the hospital, without notifying the
mother and told the doctor that the
boy was in healthy condition and a
fit subject for an anesthetic. Chloro-
form was administered and in few
minutes the boy was dead from heart
failure. The boys mother knew of
his heart trouble, but kept itSfrom the
boys father.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
RURAL LETTER CARRIERS.
Has Largest Attendance
Since ORGANIZED.
Observation-Disclosures,

Special to Times ReDuJlca
Des Moines, Aug. 2S.-The sixth an
nual convention Of the Iowa Rural
Letter Carrier Association met in Des
Moines Tuesday at the Commercial
Club rooms. The attendance was
much larger than al previous meetings,
and the victory which the carriers
have won in the past, in increasing
their salary from $50 to s75 per
month is to certain extent respon-
sible for the large attendance as the
carriers are now enjoying their long
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
MANY TO STATE FAIR.
New Providence and Clifford Sent
Large Delegation to Des Moines.

New Providence and Clifford Sent
Large Delegation to Des Moines.
Special 70 Tirnes-Republican.
Clifford, Aug. estate fair visitors
from New Providence, nearly. swamped
the morning Iowa Central train. Mon
day and Tuesday. Among those going
were L. M. Rash, E. L. Rash, NJ L.
Butler, Mino Butler, Cal Rash, Railmer
Cook
N. C. Hutchins, John Snyder, L. I.
Kersey, John Sheldon, Bert Davis, Jim
Mabie. Fred Thornton, Tom Norman,
and Mort Brooks all went to the Bar
mum & Bailey show at Marshalltown.
Professor F. A. Styles, D. A. Sedgeon
and a number Of others went to the
Friends meeting at Oskaloosa.
Charles Miller and daughter Pearl,
and W. r. Craig and wife were among
the Clifford people to see the big show.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
TEACHERS STILL SCARCE.
Condition in Union County Serious :
Low Wages the Cause.

Special to Times-Republican.
Creston, Aug. 2S.-There is a dearth
of school teachers in Union county that
is proving to be more serious than ex-
pected. School starts in few weeks
and there are number of schools for
which no application has been made.
This is the result of the low wages pre-
vailing, many schools paying only S2a
to $35 a month. Clark county is also
confronted with the same trouble, fifty
schools in that county being reported
without teachers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
NAB CROOK IN sLEUTH's ROOM.
While Chicago Detective Males Toilet
Thief Enters Room.

Des Moines, Aug. 2s.-John Kennedy.
a hotel crook, was arrested yesterday
as he was in the act of proving in the
room Of James Mccarthy, a Chicago
detective. The detective was changing
his trousers in the closet of his room
at the Kirkwood hotel. when the hotel
thief entered and calmly began making
a inventory Of the goods in the room.
Mccarthy made a dive for the thief
who broke away, but was caught IN
the hall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
TWO THIEVES ARRESTED
Believed implicated in Recent Box Car
Raids at Mason City.

Special to Times-Republican
Mason City. Aug. 2S.-As result OF
a raid upon box cars, from which a
quantity of goods, valued at many
hundreds of dollars. was taken, Floyd
Scott and Will Burmeister believed to
be implicated, were arrested yester-
day. Their homes were searched and
a part of the goods found, and the Of
ficers think there are other members
of the gang, who will be discovered in
short time. The cars all belong to
the Central the goods being consigned
mostly to Minnesota points.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
COURT OPENS AT cREsToN
Many Interesting Cases to Come Up
One. Harry keck, Against the State.

Special to fines Republican
Creston. Aug. 2S.-The August term
of the district court was convened
Monday afternoon by Judge ToWner.
An assignment of cases was made, the
first one being the case of Harry Keck
VS.. the State of Iowa, where the de-
PENDANT is charged with assault with
intent to kill The case was set for to-
day The most important case ON the
civil side of the docket is the case OF
Clark Williams VS.. Clark county, in
which the plaintiff sues for $4,000 as
damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned In an accident in which he broke
thru county bridge with a team OF
horses and was severely injured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
MRS. GLASS VERY ILL.
Ex-senator's Wife, Of Mason City, In
iured in Recent Western Trip.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. Aug 2s.--Mrs. j. D.
Glass. wife of ex-senator Glass, of this
city, is quite i'll at her summer cot
tage at Clear Lake, from the effects
of an accident received during re-
cent trip thru Yellowstone Park, where
she was knocked down. and run over
by tallyho and four. Fortunately
the horses leaped over her body but
the wheels of the conveyance passed
over her limbs bruising them badly,
from the effects of which she is unable
to walk She has other bad bruises
of serious nature. Mrs. Glass is
sister of Hon. Milton Remley. of Iowa
City, and of Judge Remley of Ana
mnsa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
STANDARD HAS FIRE LOSS.

BURNING oil overflows at Waterloo =
Manager Smith Injured.
Special to Times-Republican.
Waterloo, Aug. 2s.-Fire in the
Standard Oil company's east side plant
here yejterday evening DESTROYED s15.'
900 worth of property. F. w. Smith
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-28
VACATION ENDS QUICKLY
James Metcalf, Council Bluffs, Die:
While Visiting Mother at Milford.

WHIIe VTSItII19 V0e'Fe1 de VIII VI IT
Special to Times Republican.
Milford, Aug. 2s.-James Metcalf, Of
Council Bluffs. died at the cottage of
F. J. Day at Miller's Bay. Monday, of
typhoid fever. He came to the lakes
about two weeks ago to spend two or
three days with his mother and was
taken sick before his vacation was
over. He was a fine young man Of
good habits, and travelling salesman
for a company in Omaha.