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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
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KILLS MOTHER
Hancock. Mich, Boy, Coolly lights
Cigar, After Beating Parent
to Death

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Hancock, Mich, March 16.-Mrs.
Joseph Hamill, aged SO was beaten to
death today by her son, Joseph, aged
%, while she was preparing break
fast. The son is supposed to be in
sane from brooding over imaginery
troubles. After the killing he lit a
cigar and coolly walked down the
street.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
Explosion Of Gas and Fire
Destroys Upton sinclaire's
Home, Halicon Hall.
JUST after BREAK OF
DAY 1HS MORNING
One Dead, One Fatally and Eight Seri.
ously Injured in Jumping From
Third Story Windows Financial
Loss About $35,OOO-Well known
Literary People Among the Injured.

Assocfated Press to The Evening Times.
Englewood, N. j., March 16.-By the
burning of Halicon Hall, home of
Upton Sinclaire's Cooperative Colony
today, one man, Lester Briggs, a car
penter of Providence, r. l., was killed
and eight of the colonists were in
jured in jumping from windows. Mrs
Grace MCGOWAN Cooke, a we'll known
writer Of short stories, is believed to
have suffered fatal injuries, and her
sister, Miss Alice MCGOWAN, also
writer, and Miss Leonie Fechtenberg,
Is badly injured.
The financial loss is estimated at
$4,000. Fifty-five members of the
colony and workers employed by
them, occupied the building, which
was a three-story structure, located
on a hilltop, and formerly used as
school for boys. An explosion of gas
which occurred on the main floor
started the fire about dawn today.
Englewood, N. j., March 16.- Hall
con Hall, home of Upton Sinclair's
colony, was destroyed by fire early
today. The blaze was preceded by an
explosion which seemed to occur in
the ball room, which was at the ex-
treme, end of the building from the
boiler room. The flames spread with
such rapidity that the fifty-five colon
lists had to flee for their lives without
having time to save any of their be.
longings. Five of the colonists were
injured in jumping from the windows.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
HAD THREE DAY
BATTLE, SAYS
CABLE
Honduras Forces Said to Have
Given Nicaraguans Severe
Drubbing.
THREE WELL KNOWN
GENERALS we're KILLED
General Barahona, War Minister Of
Honduras, Commanded Successful
Army-Battle Front Extended Over
Distance of Eight Miles-Conflict
Occurred Round Maleras and Izaga,
A..oeiated Pres. Cable to The Evenins

A:sociated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
San Salvador, March 16.-Gen. Bar
ahona, war minister of Honduras, ac-
cording to advices received here today.
has defeated after three days fighting
at Maleras, Izaga and Salsana, the
5000 men commanded by General
Gutierras, commander of the Nicara-
guam forces.
The dispatch adds that Generals
Gutierras and Balladares and Gamere
were killed. The Hondurans left many
killed and wounded on the field.
The fighting extended over front
eight mics long.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
FOR A JEWISH REVIVAL.

New York, Mar. 1e.-Dr. Emil
G. Hirsch, rabbi Of Sinai congre.
cation, Chicago, will be the chief
speaker tomorrow at the last of
q series Of three meetings prelim.
mary to the founding Of a free
synagogue and the inauguration
J Of q Jewish revival. The promOt-
ers Of the movement plan to es.
! tablish free synagOgues. to be open
every day in the week, in an effort
ITO stem the growing spirit Of ra-
\ 8t10nalism among the younger gen.
laeratfOn Of Jews and to cause them
.sto return to the rites and observ.
4 ances Of their fathers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
MUST SHOW CAUSE.

St. Louis, Mo-, March 16-Judge
in the United States circuit court has
issued an order requiring the Missouri
Pacific and Iron Mountain railroads
to show cause April "a why they
should not be permanently enjoined
from making cheaper rates through
Kansas City than on the same commod-
ity routed by way OF st. Louis.
The application for the order was
made by five st. Louis grain con-
Germs,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
FOR WELFARE OF YOUNG MEN.

Dallas, Texas, March 16.-This was
another interesting and busy day for
the delegates to the state Y. NJ. C. A.
convention in session here. Follow
ing the customary devotional services
there was a brief session for the dis
posal of unfinished business At the
regular session f. b. Travis of Port
Worth discussed THE Boy Problem"
and X. 4. Shumaker spoke on Prob
lem Of the Young Mems Unemployed
Time" This afternoon the conven-
ton divided into sectional conferences
for the discussion of the various
branches OF association work. To-
morrow number of the prominent
speakers attending the convention will
occupy the pulpit Of local churches.
A large number of Chicago fans are
with the champion White Sox in Mex
leo.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
NATIONAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION.
Associated Pres. to The Evening Times.

New York, Mar. 16.-The eighty
second annual exhibition of the Ma
tional Academy of Design opened to-
day, to continue until April 20. The
prizes to be awarded this year in
clude the Thomas B. Clarke prize of
$500 for the best American figure COM
position, the julius Harrgarten prizes
of $500, 5000 and 500 for the three
best pictures in oil colors, the Inness
gold medal for the best landscape,
and the Julia A. Shaw memorial for
the most meritorious work of art in
the exhibition by an American woman.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
Cortelyou's Former Order on
Change in Methods Of Weigh
ing the Mails
IS OBJECTED TO BY THE
R. R. MAIL SUPER|NTEkDEhTS
Meeting of These Gentlemen Held
Yesterday in Chicago-Unanimously
Agrees That Under the Order the
Present Efficiency Of Service Could
Not Be Maintained.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Chicago, March 16.-The big mail
carrying railroads have decided to
make an appeal to the new postmaster
general against the rule which ex-
Postmaster General Cortelyou pro-
mulgated, requiring change in
methods of weighing the mails.
A meeting was held yesterday by
the superintendent of mails for near
ly all the heavy mail carrying roads,
and it was the general opinion that
new order, if carried out, would make
it impossible for railroads to furnish
the present service.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
MAY BE RIGHT MAN.
Kansas Officials Have Man Who May
Have Robbed Hunnewell Bank.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Wellington, Kansas, March 16.-The
man captured at Caldwell and suspect
ed of having taken part in the robbery
of the Hunnewell bank Monday night
was today identified as Charles Allen,
a gambler recently from Wichita. AL
len refused to talk. He is totally
blind, his face is raw and the ends
OF his fingers are missing. 1t is be-
lieved he was injured in the explosion
at the bank
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
WOULDN'T THAT
SCISSOR YOU.
p: :'::'':: :; '':::!a....,;; ;r..,... Shear.
Taken from Kansas Woman's
Anatomy Today
Associated Pres. to The Evening Time,

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Wichita, Kas., March 16.-A pair of
five-inch surgeons scissors were
taken from the thigh of Mrs. w. r.
White. of Braman, Okla, at the
Wichita hospital today. She was op-
Grated on for tumor four years ago
and the scissors were left in the alb
domenal cavity. The scissors worked
through her body to her thigh, caus-
ing excruciating pain. They were
discovered with the aid of the X-Ray.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
ORDERS WORK STOPPED.
Union Pacific Ceasing Improvements
Because Of Rate Legislation.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Omaha, March 16.-The Union Pa
cific railroad has announced that work
on the Athol Hill cutoff near Chey-
enne, Wyoming would be discontin-
ued because of legislation entailing a
cut in rates.
Tho Athol Hill is between Denver
and Cheyenne and is the heaviest
grade on the system. 1t was design
ed to construct fifteen miles of new
road. Eight hundred men will be
thrown out of work. Mighty per cent
of grading has been finished.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16

rade given by the Ancient Order of
Hibernians. Numerous balls and
banquets are scheduled for tonight in
various parts of the city. No day is
more universally celebrated in the
metropolis than that set apart to do
honor to the patron saint of Erin,
and the Irish today surpassed all pre-
vious records in the enthusiasm of
the celebration.
Honey Melody and Joe Thomas will
no doubt come together again for a
longer fight.
President Jake Wells of the Vir-
ginia baseball league owns chain
of theaters through the south.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
EXTRA
LONDON VISITED BY
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE

: London, March 49,
!: Three big ware houses in
the Finsbury district Lon
!: don's busiest industrial
!: center were Quilted by fire
!: this morning, causing dam
age to the amount of about
!: $1,000,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16

EXTRA
MINERS CAGE FELL,
KILLING TWENTY-FIVE
Times.

Associated Press Cable to The Evenins
Times.
/: Saarlouis, Rhenish. Prussia
/: March 16.-Twenty.two miners /:
/: were killed this morning at the F:
/: Gerhard coal mine. They were F:
/: descending one Of the shafts in a
/: cage, when the cable broke near (:
the top and the miners plunged /:
/: down several hundred feet. They (:
/: were instantly killed.
/: The mine belongs to the Prus. F:
: sian government, which has nj. /:
I: ready begun an official inquiry T:
/: into the accident.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16

The Dillon family of horses, includ-
ing Mary Dillon 2:071a and fifteen
little billions are being trained by
Millard Sanders at Memphis.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16

Ex-Manager Collins OF the Boston
Americans is working like horse at
Little Rock Jim intends to play ball
this season.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16

Lake Charles, Alexandria, Lafay-
cite, Opelousas and Monroe, in Louis
lana, and Orange, Texas, comprise the
new Cult Coast baseball league.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16

Il The new Ponce de Leon baseball
park in Atlanta will be ready by June
81. The Atlanta team will play at Pied
mont park in the meantime.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16

1t is said that Mike Donlin of the
Giants is to become a minor league
mangnate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
ONEIDA.

Quite number of our citizens at
tended the Earlville Carnival last
Thursday and all report a good
time.
Mrs. Bagsby who lives near Man
chester spent part of the past week
with her sister Mrs. j. j. Moser.
Miss Maud Hutchens of New
Providence, Iowa, will leave for her
home this week.
Mrs. +. M. Burbridge has been
quite i'll the past week. Her many
friends hope she may soon recover
Misses Caroline Moser and Sadie
Fowler spent Wednesday and
Thursday witliIelatives near here.
Rudy Moss entertained several
of his friends Saturday evening.
Arthur Parker and son, Hugh,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
EARLVILLE,

Mrs. Rudolph Jones and daugh-
ter Ula returned to Dubuque Sun
day after short visit with relatives.
Ny. Carl Schrader returned from
a KS visit with her daughter
morn. Manchester
Miss Blanche johnson Of Man
chester is visiting friends and rela-
tives in town this week.
Mrs. Frank Schroeder and little
daughter Elsa OF Dubuque are
guests at the Louis Schaller home
this week.
j. w. Jacobs is moving into the
house vacated by Elmer Gould this
week.
F. Mertz and daughter Emma Of
Dubuque were guests at the home
of F. Werkmeister last week.
Mrs Dora Gibbs of Farley was re-
newing acqnaintances in town one
day last week
John Goldsmith sold his house
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
BA1LEY's FORD.

Orman and Elvira Hartman WIS.,
tied with their friends, Roy and
Avis Grommon Sunday of last week.
l.. M. Davis and wife CT Man
chester visited at G. B. Davis's
Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. Clara Conner and son Harry
spent Sunday of last week at the
home of w. J. Joslin.
j. w. Hartman, wife and daugh-
ter Elvira and Avis, Chas. and
Clair Grommon attended the carni-
val at Earlville last Thursday.
VIM. Petlon was in Manchester
Wednesday of last week.
Tillman Grapes and daughter
Myrtle were in Manchester last
Thursday.
Avis and Chas. Grommon were
in Manchester Tuesday of last week
Mrs. Chas. Grommon of Man
chester spent part OF last week with
Mrs. r. E. Grommon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
THORPE.

Bert Bowers and wife drove to
Strawberry Point last Sunday.
Harvey Jefferies is stacking for
Dan Sark.
Mrs. Delbert Clark visited with
her mother, Mrs. Croyle near Oneida.
Mrs. H. A. Kane stayed over Sun
day with her parents, d. Sark and
wife.
Marguerite Works visited with
Manchester folks Saturday and Sun
day.
drove to Dundee last week.
Mr.. Mace, the picture man, was
in Thorpe last Thursday.
Marguerite Croyle spent a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Clark,
the past week.
Grandma Bilhorn is visiting with
her daughter, Mrs. John White. /.
Amsy Work was through here
last Saturday selling jewelry.
Luther Wiltsie and lady friend
drove through Thorpe last Saturday
Alva Carpenter Of Strawberry PIT
spent Sunday at the Charles White
home.
The ice cream social for the bene.
fit of the Woodman and Royal
Neighbor at Thorpe was we'll at.
tended last Saturday evening, the
proceeds being twenty seven dollars
Charlie Daisy Just returned from
a visit in Dakota with his brother
Frank. Charlie thinks there is nc
place like Dakota.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
Smart Bow Wins

The visitor was examining the class
of small boys. He held the chalk in
midair.
"What number shall draw OH the
board?' lie asked of one hoy.
The boy replied, "Thirty-two."
The visitor drew the number back
ward, which made twenty-thr4e.
as that right?" asked the vifitor.
Eyes, sir: yes, sir" answered the boy
in timid way.
What number shall take now?" he
asked of another.
The boy answered, "Sixty-two,"
whercupon the visitor drew the num-
Der backward, as before-twenty-siS.
els that ight:" he asked.
YES, SIR replied the boy.
A long way back u bright eyed boy
held up Il wavering hand.
"What number shall draw for your
asked the visitor.
The boy called out. Forty four"
Then, when the visitor had drawn It,
he yelled out. Now, If you are sc
blamed smart, twist that around"-
New York Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
The BOOMERANG and Its inventors

The boomerang is rather Il puzzle.
One might think that the highest laws
Of mathematics had been laid under
contribution in the perfecting of 1t.
The conyeXity on one side, the tiatness
on the other and the sharp, knlfelilic
edge on the inside of the conveXity
have the air of having been carefully
thought out. Yet the people who In
vented this singular weapon cannot
count higher than five and are desti-
tute Of all the arts and amenities of
life. Theirs is perhaps the lowest
plane Of human life. Some people have
assumed that the boomerang was the
creation Of an older and higher civil
cation, but for this there is no evidence.
1t must be the product of an age long
empirical use Of throwing Weapons
London Spectator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
NORTH MANCHESTER.

MIR. and Mrs. Hundredmark are
ENJOYING visit from their sister
and husband from Indiana.
Miss Ruth Reeves is spending a
few days in the neighborhood the
guest of Miss Elsie Scott.
Mrs. Hattie June Stocks is visit
ing relatives for few weeks.
Geo. Kaltenbach was an over Sun
day gnest of his parents, Fred Kali
tenbach.
Mrs. Cornell and dau ghter
Myrtle are attending camp meeting.
Chauncy burlington, wife and
son Charlie, are home for an extend
ed visit. Chauncy is taking his
vacation naturally he would come
home.
Vernon burlington has gone to
St. Paul to visit his daughter, MIS-.
G. R. Nelson, and family.
We wish to thank the North Man
chester people who so generously
patronized our social last Friday
evening.
Mrs. Hattie King visited friends
in Oelwein a few days last week
Miss Hoppus returning with her.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
County Correspondence.

mer Holscher and Misses Blanche
and Gertrude Moreland, Norma
Hang, Ella Mertep, Gertrude Boil
singer, Lucille Lands and possibly
others whose names VIC did not
learn.
Miss Esther O'Neal is over from
EdgewooG to spend some time at
the parental home here.
Miss Voelker, of Dubuque, was
guest of Mrs. VIM. Adams the
first of the week.
Miss Martha Craig is at home
from an outing of two months at
Boulder and Denver, Colorado.
Art Meier, Of Postville, is con-
Quoting clothing sale here this
week, in w. H. Bush's store room.
Ray Quinn, Of Volga, made a fy-
ing visit here the first of the week.
While in the city he was the guest
of his aunt, Mrs. VIM. Adams.
Mrs. J. Il. Buchanan, of Dyers-
vile, is spending few days with
relatives at the Walker House.
Miss Florence Miller expects to
leave the last of next week for
Brookings, S. Oak. where she will
teach again.
Word comes from Aberdeen,
South Oak. that daughter has
recently been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
z. w. Knee. Colesburg friends ex-
tend congratulations on the happy
event.
Wesley Schwietert. of Burt, Iowa
is visiting here at the home of hii
mother, Mrs. j. B. Schwietert
The young folks enjoyed party a,
the Charles Bergman home, Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Claude Coon went to Dyers
vile, Friday, for visit with par
ents and friends.
j. r Merten is laid up for re
pairs, having run the tines of
pitchfork into his leg while stacking
the other day. The injury, thougl
painful is not Thought to be serious
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Miersen
Chas. Miersen and wife and j. W
Smith and wife and George Kelle
represented Colesburg at the Ne,
Vienna Harvest Home on Wednes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
A Financial Embarrassment.

A lady who had kindly remem-
brance for all her domestic servants
met an erstwhile waslierwoman and
stopped to ask her how she Jared.
"Oh, mem, it's turrible tinanshul dis
thress me altthe childer's In"
why, what is it? Are you out of
employment
mo, mem. Works in fair state o.
stiddiness and not clint do owe, but
it's lashins O. trouble I've got!'
Are you not paid promptly"
"As promptly us the day cooms
round"
"Nyhat is your financial distress,
then:'
well, mem" lin burst Of horror),
whats KILN me is, earn SO the
week an pay So for me boord, an
God only knows how do t!'-Short
Stories.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

To paint the lily; to gid refined
gold" whel taken in u literal sense,
seem processes too absurd for serious
deliberatio.. Flowers of unnatural
hues. however, bloom in florists wiz
dows, and the color green as applied
to the carnatlon is no longer confined
to the title of book. But the Persians
do even worse things in the name Of
beauty. They dress up their flowers,
according 70 Mr.. Wills in 1.-The Land
of Lion and Sun"
Persia Is not land Of flowers. Tin
MAS, conyolvulus, asters, balsams, wall
flowers, chrysanthemums, marigolds
and roses are the principal blooms of
the country.
The Persians, not content with the
plain flower, cut rings of colored pa
per, cloth Or velvet and ornament the
bloom, placing the circles of divers
hues between the first and second rows
Of petals.
The effect is strange. One, at first
glance, supposes he sees a bouquet Of
curious and bizarre flowers of entirely
new varieties.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
DELHI.

Misses Hattie and Lizzie Beal,
Sarah Clough and Mrs. F. E. Slim
son visited friends in Independence
and Waterloo last week.
e. H. Fleming has purchased the
House property on Main street.
Miss Clara Barr was down from
Manchester Wednesday.
School opens Sept. 2 for the COM
ing year. W. II. Hammond, Prin.
cipal; Miss Grace Young, Inter-
mediate; Miss Clara Barr, Primary.
Fl. A. Durham and Miss Rena re-
turned from the east last week.
Mrs. Frank Howard and son have
returned to their home.
A A. House returned to Chicago
Thursday.
Mrs. L F. Cummings and niece
of Hopkinton were guests at z. J.
Hopkins Thursday.
Leonard Little is visiting his
friends at this place. He will at
tend Yale the coming year.
Gladys and Wilma Adams had
party for their little friends last
Friday afternoon.
Miss Edna Minkler Of Chicago is
visiting her parents.
Mrs. Miner Harwood of Straw
berry Point spent Sunday here with
her husband.
Ice cream and cake will be served
in G.. A. R. park on Saturday even
ing, August 81. Proceeds for the
band boys.
D. ]. Schnittjer and wife have a
fine boy born Friday, August %.
The M. E. Aid Society have a
supper in G. A. R. hall on Wednes-
day evening, August %. Price 10
and l5c.
Charles D. Pulver of this place
and Miss Leila Tietge of Earlville
were married Wednesday, August
81, 1907, at the home of the brides
parents near Earlville, Rev. w. A.
Alcorn, pastor Of the Congregational
church officiating. The young
couple are well and favorably
known in this place and many
friends extend hearty congratula.
tions. They will be at home in
Ames after Sept. Is.
i Mrs. Morgan of Des Moines, is
visiting her son Fred and family.
Mrs. Geo. Barr and son of Man.
chester are guests of her parents
G. +. Fleming and wife.
Mrs. R. NJ. Bondurant and Mrs
p. &. Fleming are visiting relatives
Mrs. Belle Saunders is visiting
her son, B. T., and family.
j. W. and Harry Swinburne are
spending the week in Des Moinef
and attending the State Fair.
The Bell telephone company are
busy putting up their new lines.
! Geo. Pulver and wife, Harry Pull
yer, Miss Docia Britt, Mrs. Ella
Pulver, j. w. Swinburne and wife
and Harry Swinburne attended the
Tietge-Pulver wedding at Earlvill.
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Nancy Darlington died q
her sons home in Cedar Falls, Sun.
day, August 25, 1907. aged %
years The remains were brouthi
here for burial on Monday. Funer
al services were held at TIE M. Z
church at 2:30 p. m. conducted by
Rev. r. @. Lusk.