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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-06
WAS A sTEEPLEJAoK.
James H. Thompson of This City
 Dies Suddenly.

Bridgeport, Dec. 5.-James H. Thompson of New Haven. who was a sort of "steeplejack" by profession, died suddenly of uraemic poison in an ambulance yesterday afternoon while being transferred from the Com mercial house to the Bridgeport hos pital
 The unfortunate man was stricken with an organic trouble last Saturday, but did not summon medical attend ance until yesterday, when physicians from the charities department ordered him to the hospital. He died on the way there.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-06
SUNDAY sCHooL HTsroRY

The advanced teachers training class, under the direction of the Re ngious Educational Federation, will meet this (Friday) evening at. the Dwight Place Congregational church at D. m. The topic for discussion will be the Religious Educational Work Among the Jews"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-06
FIRE HORSES rIooFs

Sharpening up" the fire department horses-75 of thenl-to prepare them for for their dashes over the slippery city streets was a troublesome tasb which kept the fire officials busy resu- lating their systematic removal from the houses to-d&ys @
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-06
2O% Discount.

As an extra inducement to early Christmas buyers as well as every day buyers, we will allow during the entire first week of December 8 cash dis count of 209S from our entire stock of staple and holiday Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Shades, Curtains, Stoves, Ranges, Dinner Sets, etc., etc.
 The only exception to our 20% allowance is on Phono- graph goods, the prices of which are fixed at the factory.
 Goods stored for later deliv- cry free of expense.
 This is THE chance of the year. X.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-06
Donahue,a Caso NolIed.

The case against Thomas Donahue
 for breach of the peace on Hugh Dona- Ehue, of 12l Adeline street, was nolled in the city court. as 1t Is understood
 that the accused has taken a trip to Ireland
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-06
ships Cook fin Trouble.

John Stevens, cook of the ship syl- via, was in court charged with a breach of the peace. Judge Mathewson suspended judgment, and the old salt bowed his most gracious acknowledg- ments to the court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-06
AsHrs IN crLLAr. cAusrs r1RE

Hose Company No responded shortly before o'clock last evening to a still alarm call from the home of Samuel K Page at s14 Humphrey street. Ashes in the cellar caused the fire, which was extlnguthed before any damage had been done.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-06
Boy Charged With stealing MIX.

Vineenzo Manchillo, aged 12, charged with the theft of quart of milk from the doorsteps of Herman c. Gericke, 75e Congress avenue, was placed in the care of the probation officer by Judge Mathewson until April 24.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-06

If the Baby is Cutting Teeth, be sure and use that. old and we'll tried remedy, Mrs Windows Soothing Syrup. for children teething t soothes the child. wind coiIc and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents 6 bottle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-06
NEW ENGLAND COLLEGES.
Meeting to Discuss Administration
 Scholarship and Athletics.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec 5.--Many vi- tai and timely topics regarding the ad- ministration, admission requirements, curriculum, examination, athletic rela- ticnship, and general standards of the higher institutions of learning were proposed for discussion by the associa- tion of colleges of New England, which met at Harvard university to-day tor its fifty-first annual meeting.
 The first session was held in the Phillips Brooks house this morning with the following principal universi- ties and colleges of New England rep resented. Harvard. Yale. Brown, Dart mouth, University of Vermont, Will Hams. Bowdoin. Middlebury, Amherst Trinity, Wesleyan. Tufts, Boston and Clark.
 Nearly all of the institutions repre- sented have suggested what seemed tc each as important questions for gener- al debate, problems not of .looal ra- ture but such as apply in some meas ure to higher education throughout the country
 The meetings will continue through tomorrow.
 Secretary Anson Phelps Stokes ant Prof. Tracy Peck are in Cambridge representing Yale. President Flavel s Luther of Trinity, and Professor Ric,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24
John C. Bass Presents Morning
side School Money to Equip
Athletic Field
BASS A FORMER eRlDlRoN HERO
Sioux City College Athletics to eene-
fit by LiberaIity Of Member Of the
Student Body-senior in the School
and Captain of the Foot Ball Team
His Home in Marcus.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Republican.
Sioux City, April 24.-Two hundred
students armed with shovels and
spades, and driving the teams on the
scrapers started yesterday afternoon at
/ o'clock to slope the northeast bank
of the new athletic park and by so
doing show their acceptance of a prop
osition by one of their number to pay
the original cost of grading the park
if the students would apply $500 which
they raised on cement bleachers. John
c. Bass, of Marcus. Is the student who
makes the $4,000 donation, and, with
his father, signed a note for that
amount yesterday morning.
A. mass meeting of the students In
the college chapel yesterday, Coach
John l.. Griffith, athletic director at the
college, submitted the proposition OF
Mr. Bass, and it was quickly accepted
by the students, who at the same time
agreed to slope the bank and prepare 1T
for the laying of the cement bleachers
The plan is to make the bleachers $50
feet long and ten tiers high. and the
seats are to be twenty two inches wide
When completed the bleachers will seat
1900 people. The work of putting in
the cement is to be, commenced as soon
as the students have leveled off the
bank, and the plan is now to have the
whole completed by May 3, the day OF
the big dual meet with Brookings Ag-
ricultural college. That date is to be
May day at the college, and the ded-
ication ceremonies for the bleachers
will make up part of the days pro-
gram.
JotSs,C. Bass, Of Marcus, the student
who makes this offer, has for the last
two years been captain of the college
foot ball team, and is now a senior in
the school. He was three-time winner
of the Toothaker trophy cup, which is
annually awarded to the foot ball man
who in addition to making the team,
secures the highest grades in his stud
les
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24
.sApLY BURNT sTARTlNa ElRE.
krs. Eugene Davis, Tama, injured In
Kerosene Explosion.


Kerosene Explosion.
Special to Times Republican.
Tama, April 24-Mrs. Eugene Da-
Wis. while trying to re-kindle the fire,
had put in some paper and It would not
burn, 80 she threw in some kerosene
and the oil exploded, burning her about
the face and arms and singeing the
hair. Assistance soon came and a doc
tor was sent for, who promptly dressed
the wounds. She is getting along nice
ly, but fears are entertained that the
burn will leave an ugly scar. Mrs.
Davis Is young married woman and
o twin sister Of Mrs. Walter Ha1tsel, Of
Marshalltown. But little damage was
done the house, except to mar the in
terror with<soot.
Mr.. John Towne, of Denison, stopped
over between trains on his way back
from Iowa City, where he had been at
the bedside of son, who had been
operated upon. Mr.. Town and Mr.. J.
L. Bracken, of this place, were in the
same regiment together during the
civil war, and they like to meet and
rehearse the doing Of those terrible
days.
Mr.. George Brush, of Sioux Center,
has sold his store and other real es-
tate, and with his family, has. moved
here for while at least, at the par
entail home OF Mrs. Brush, Mr. and
Mrs B. C. Bentley, who are getting
pretty we'll along In years and neither
are very well, physically.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24

any swelling until after he was about
to start for home and then the pressure
on his brain gradually affected him I'M
til he became unconscious while on hts
way home. His good team managed to
bring him home safely.
AckIey.
The families represented in the con-
gregation of the United Evangelical
church gave the new pastor and his
family a welcome and house warm
ing' last week, one evening. They
went bearing baskets full of good
things to eat, to cheer, and the joy and
general good will of the company went
far toward evidencing to Rev. and Mrs.
kaupt that they are welcome Corners to
Ackley.
LeMars.
DR.. C. c. Polling, president Of West
ern Union college, and Rev Emil Muel-
Ter, are hustlng among the business
men of LeMars for subscriptions tow
ard a gymnasium for the college. The
board of trustees Of the college re-
Gently donated $1,000 towards $4,000
gymnasium, and the student body
raised another $1,000 The soliciting
committee is meeting with fair sue
cess.
MccaIlsburg.
C. q. Ely, the man who has the
contract for the open work on the War
rem McCallsburg drain, has his ma
chinery at this place and has COM
menced the excavating for the large
open ditch starting north Of here and
running east about three miles. The
work will probably last well thru the
summer as there will be some quite
deep cutting toward the east end Of
the ditch.
Usage.
Plans for the erection Of fine resi-
dence on North Sixth street, 31x35,
with additions in rear 16x19, have been
drawn for F. P. French, to be erected
the coming summer. This house marks
the beginning of new era in building
in Usage. The walls will be built with
rock faced cement blocks, with panel
faced corners. When finished this will
be one of the largest and finest resi-
denees in Usage. and will be modern
in every particular It's construction
will be watched with much interest
Sisourney.
Court was busy hast week with q
case from Richland township. The
heirs of Mary Halferty are trying to
nave a guardian appointed for this
elderly woman. claiming thar ahe IL OF
upsouaA. u2knd and @s1nall1e toAhAnAle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24
FIELD MEET At AMEs.
State Record Broken in Sixteen Pound
Hammer Throw by Uhl.
cpaoio1 ~ rfmas Rep1,h1fcan


Ames, April 24-The result OF the
recent track meet at the Iowa State
college was very pleasing to Trainer
Watson. and the prospects of the team,
before bright, are much brighter if the
men keep up their good work and take
on the form the advanced season
should give to them. The men who APP
peared were all in good trim, and some
of the records are exceptionally good.
Hubbard, who runs the four-forty,
was unable to go into the race because
of illness Saturday. Had he been in
the race 1t would have made more
points for the sophomores. The soph-.
ignores were conceded the winners by
all the dope singers at the beginning
of the meet, but; before many of the
events it was plainly seen that the
seniors were faction to be reckoned
with, and they finally succeeded in
taking the meet by the neat score Of
SO, whereas the sophomores got only
46. The juniors got % and the fresh
men tailed the line with II points. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24
CROPS NEWS FROM AUBURN.
Farmers Generally Do Not Believe
Oats Crop Was Injured.


Oats Crop Was Injured.
Special to TimesRepublican.
Auburn, April 24.-There is consid-
cradle comment as to whether the late
frosts We have had have injured the
oats and fruit.
Several farmers are of the opinion
that the oat crop was not injured, as it
had good root and showed no evidence
of damage by the frost and the freezes.
1t is generally conceded that the SAL
walton of the crops lies in the fact
that it has been SO very dry all spring,
and with little snow during the winter,
otherwise the damage would have been
greater. There have been no report Of
blowing, up the oats for corn, nor for
resolving. The backwardness of the
season is considered as good reason for
the safety of the fruit crop, unless it
is straw berries, which have not been
kept covered WELL
1t has also been noticeable that the
condition of the spring has enabled the
farmer to get his small grain in more
thoroughly than for many years, he
being able to work the low ground to
good advantage. The grass is very
backward, owing to the temperature
and moisture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24
SUIT REVEALS SCANDAL
Plymouth County Merchant Says
His Wife Has Been In
trapped
SUES RICH LAND OWNER
SUES RICH LAND owNEI
"A. f. Carpenter Starts Action for $780,
600 Against Oliver King for AIiena-
tion Of Wife's Affections - Auto
Causes $4,000 Suit in the Same
county-ResponsibIs for Runaway.
Special to Times-Republican.

LeMars, April PA. F. Carpenter,
who conducts general merchandise
store at Potosia in the southwest part
Of Plymouth county, has sued Oliver
King, retired farmer and war veter-
an Tor $4,000, claiming King has alien
a)ted the affections Of plaintiffs wife
Carpenter married Miss Lizzie May
Crouch in Sioux City on September 1,
1893. and two children have been born
to them, boy and a girl. The girl.
Lillian, is years old, and the boy
Orrin, 2 years old
The plaintiff sets forth that he lived
happily with his wife untiiN-,ne, 1900,
whom King began paying her attentions
and alleges that the defendant pre-
meditatedly laid traps to seduce and
debauch the plaintiffs wife. ]. U.
Sammis and J. B. Kass, OF Sioux City.
are attorneys for the plaintiff.
The defendant is a wealthy land
owner, having two fine farms In LIB
erty and johnson townships. He has
most estimable wife and adult chill
dren Both parties at suit are related
to pioneer families and the scandal
brings grief to more than one house,
hold
Rudolf Erks, a well to do farmer In
Preston township, has Instituted a
damage suit against Scott Ewers, q
wealthy stockman OF this city for $10,-
600. Erks claims that Ewers' autemo-
bile frightened his team on December
II, 1905, when Erks was hauling load
Of lumber to his farm west of town.
Erks was thrown from the load and
sustained a compound fracture of the
left thigh and had his left hand broken.
He was confined to his bed for seven
teen weeks and has not been able to do
a days work since.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24

Abbott.
| A small but destructive fire broke
out in smoke house at VIM. Johns
one day last week. The building, be-
sides several other small buildings were
destroyed. Thirty-fve gallons OF lard
burned, as well as some Of the sum-
mer's supply of meat.
Burlington.
The first river excursion of the sea-
son is expected to run Sunday, April
%, when the City of Providence will
leave ST. Louis on her initial up river
trip. She will bring a bunch OF
young people to Keokuk and then pro-
coed probably as far as Burlington
Atlantic.
The cost of sustaining the poor Of
Cass county for the month of March
was but cents head, according to
the report of Poormaster Mullins just
made. There were twenty five calls for
help that represented eight-six peo-
pie and the total cost to the county
was but s192.5o, or an average OF 8
cents a person.
Mason City.
At the meeting of the board Of equal
ization, Mayor McConlogue and the
city council decided that the curfew
whistle should be blown again, and
that the ordinance governing this fea-
ture should be enforced to the letter.
from April to October /, the ordinance
reads that the curfew shall sound at
$50 o'clock each evening and that from
October 1 to April it shall be sounded
at $3.50 o'clock.
creseo. :.
There has been flied with the clerk of
the district court a petition in which
A! C. Campbell, ex-sheriff, claims Of
Howard county the sum of $1,000 as
due him for services rendered prison
ers confined in the county Jail. which
services are designated as "all neces-
sary attention and washing required"
such as clothing, bedding and other
things necessary to the health and
comfort of said prisoners.
Grundy Center.
Will Buus has fully recovered from
his strange accident of a week ago. He
was butchering beef in the country
when the derrick fell and struck him
on the head Will finished dressing
the beef and came home and that is all
he remembered until the next morning.
He has no recollection of driving home.
Reaching home he was put to bed and
remained there until Friday morning.
He th3Ssp that tho bioM ~ MT cause
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24
HEATER BLOWN UP
Aged Mason City Lady Narrowly Es-
oapes Death in Explosion - Child
Falls From Second Story Window
Without Serious Injuries = Painter
Injured in Fall.
Special to T,mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. April 24.-By the ex-
plosion OF gas heater in a bath room.
MRS. Telford, an aged lady or this CITY
was injured yesterday, and narrowly
escaped death. A large fragment Of
iron missed her head by only a few
inches, and buried itself in the wall
near by. The heater was blown to
fragments. 1t had not been working
well for some time, when the attempt
to light 1t was made.
The 2-year-old child Of Amos For
syth fell from the second story of it's
home yesterday to the ground. 1t was
not seriously injured and will recover.
August Silman, painter fell from
ladder yesterday, striking a scat
folding. and suffering the breaking of
several ribs, besides other painful in
juries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24
EARLY GRAIN DAMAGED
Condition of Small Grain i'll
Northern Iowa Not Very
Promising
MANY FIELDS BEING REsowN
Late Planted Fields Arc All Right -,
Uncertainty as to Extent Of Fruit
Damage in Northern section-some
Varieties Will be Short crop-Gen-
eraI State News.
Special to Times-R-publican.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. April 24.VCrops, es-
pecially early sowed oats, are not in
very good condition. according to re-
ports from the country received today.
The early sowing had time to partially
germinate during the warm days Of
March, and the hard freezes of the past
few weeks have seriously injured T..
Many farmers say they will have to
risk poor stand Or perhaps half
crop, or resow their land, which man.
of them will do. Later sowing, which
did not have time to terminate, is COZ
sidered all right.
Fruit is said not to be damaged, tho
there are many early varieties that look
as if they will suffer some. The pHom-
Use was for a heavy yield Of fruit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24

sophomores would have very likely won
had it not been for few surprises
that would probably not happen once
in ten meets held under the same con-
ditions and with the same men en-
tered.
The most exciting event OF the day
was the taking of the mile relay race
by the senior team, Cave being the
man at the finish He surprised the
entire crowd, and, tho by a very small
margin, succeeded in taking the race
and landing five very important points
for his class.
Perhaps the most significant feature
of the whole days meet, when 1t comes
to considering the future appearance
of the team, was the breaking OF the
college record in the sixteen pound
hammer throw by Uhl. He threw the
hammer 1875 feet and g. inches, which
isl even better than the state record
If he keeps up this work, and there
seems to be no reason why he should
not, the chances Of the state| college
in this event at the state meet are very
bright indeed The shot-put throw
was taken at So feet, inches. No
alarmingly fine records were made in
the sprints, but the wind was such as
to be bar to the same had the men
been able.
The next meet will be with the West
Des Moines high school April %, only
the freshmen of the college appearing
in the events, and the next intercol-
legiate meet will be with the univers-
ity of Nebraska, May 4, the same day
the base ball teams of the school play
their annual game.
The state college team had things
all their own way in the game with
Highland Park college Saturday, and
the game ended with 10 scores for
Ames and 0 for the Des Moines team.
The next game will be April 80 with
the Nebraska Indians.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24

the Wabash. as he was going to work.
He turned in the alarm, but 1t was
many minutes before sufficient help
could arrive to fight the flames. In the
same building with the meat markes
was a furniture store, belonging to
Ward & Bell. From here it spread to
the implement house on the south side,
occupied by Blosser & Son and then
to T. G. Rogers barn across the alley.
All the furniture was saved from tn
furniture store, but nothing MUGS
from the meat market All the We
hicles, among which was an automobile
belonging to o. C. Zook, were saved.
Some machinery belonging to an out
slider was burned in the barn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

her estate Of ninety acres Of land and
| Is a widow and advanced in years. She
is fighting the appointment. Many
witnesses have been used thus far and
| it is expected that she herself will be
called to the witness stand, and her
showing will probably have much to do
with how the case is decided.
tsioux City.
Mysteriously disappearing from his
home, the little 11-year- son Of Mr..
dropped completely from sight. and it
is feared that he has been kidnap ped.
Thinking that perhaps the lad would
turn up Tuesday, the mother waited
until Wednesday to notify the police,
and now an earnest search is being
made by the city officers to locate the
missing lad. The police Of other cit
les have been notified to keep on the
lookout. There are no clues.
Fl. Madison.
w. F. Kumleh, late chief OF police, is
at st. Elizabeth hospital suffering from
a severe bullet wound in his left leg
beloW the knee He was on his way
home, it is said, the night he turned the
office over to his successor, and in
changing his 3s-calibre Smith & Wes-
son revolver from one pocket to an
other it was discharged, the ball enter
ing his leg just below the knee and
followed down the bone about six
inches, where it was extracted and
found to be perfectly fiat from contact
with the bone.
Grundy Center.
The oldest school building in Grundy
county in Beaver No. is to be torn
down and replaced this summer with q
modern structure. The present school
was built in 1860 and was located a
mile north and about q quarter Of a
mile east of where 1t now stands, or on
the northeast quarter Of the northwest
quarter Of section one The school was
built by Nelson Peck, who also drew
the first house logs into Grumpy coun-
ty for his father, William Peck, in 1853
The house was located on the no1th-
west quarter Of section 6, Fairfield
township. The school house will be
replaced by the most modern school
that has ever been built in the county.
The old building has stood for forty
seven years monument to the liberty
loving patriots who built it and who
believed that good education was one
OF the necessary things to good citl.
zensAiD.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24
MORRISON is BETTER
Episcopal Bishop Gradually Recovering
His Health.

Special to Times Republican,.
Waterloo, April 24.-Bishop T. N
Morrison is gradually recovering his
former health and vigor while travelling
in Europe. Acting Bishop George w.
Hinkle today received letter from
Rev Morrison dated at Venice, Italy,
April Z. in which the bishop assures
his friend that he is making steady
progress toward complete recovery.
About five months ago Bishop Morri
son was granted leave of absence for
an indefinite period to travel abroad
until completely well. He had worked
beyond his strength and was unable to
longer stand the physical and mental
strain, and a trip to Europe was
deemed advisable. The letter received
by Mr. Hinkle carries reassuring news
that he will return to America about
the first of June in time to attend the
commencement at st. Katharines
school at Davenport, where Bishop
Morrison has a daughter.