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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
". |, DOUGLASS |S DEAD AT FLORENCE Home of R, L, Eley Destroyed
 By Fire CRAPHOPHONE IS SAVED Damage to All Crops From the Recent Cold Spell Is Very Great-Many
 of the Crops Must Be
 Replanted.
CRAPHOPHONE IS SAVED

Florence. April 17.-(Special.) )-william influential family in this county, died this morning at his home at Centre Star, aged 70 years. MT. Douglass lost his wife about eight years ago and since that time he has seemed to have lost all in- terest in life, his death being due to this cause rather than to any bodily i'll, it is believed. The deceased was a man of means and highly respected. He is sur vived by seven chldren-Mrs. Taylor of Cosper, Tex, Mrs. w. l.. Ingram of Flor ence G. A. Douglass of Birmingham and Mrs. Andrew Jackson, R. R., ". L. and Miss Gertrude Douglass, all of Centre Star.
 Last night at Il o'clock the home of R. L. Ely on Hill street was entirely de- stroyed by fire, The family was asleep when the fire started and did not have time to save anything except a grapho- phone. The house belonged to w. A. Hyde and was insured for $500. The furn- iture was insured for $2oo. Total loss, $120o.
 
 Reports coming in from all over the county confirm the worst fears in regard to the damage done to fruit, garden truck and strawberries by the late frost. The fruit crop, including peaches. apples and plums which was valued last year at $20,- 600, Is completely destroyed, and the ten der garden truck is also almost a com plete loss.
 The farmers and planters were earlier than usual this year with their planting and had bought more seed up to the present time than in any previous year. Conservative estimates, made by men in a position to know, place the amount al- ready expended for seed and labor at 5000, and this Is almost a total loss as the planting will all have to be done over
 The injury to early strawberries is very slight, as they were too far ad- vanced to be hurt, but the late berries, which comprise a large per cent of the crop in this section, are injured at conservative estimate, % per cent, the frost of ten days ago doing more damage than the recent freeze. Last years berry crop in this county was worth about $5000. Many acres of cotton had come up, and this and the entire Irish potato crop will have to be replanted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
MISS ELIZA NELSON
 DIES AT ATHENS
Is Stricken With Paralysis in
 Bath Room
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Discuss Plans for Making Improve ments on Public Roads of Lime stone County-New Court
 House Is Discussed.

Athens, April 17.-Miss Eliza Nelson died at the homo of her niece. Mrs. Ed ward Gilbert, here yesterday afternoon. She was stricken with paralysis last Fri day and never regained consciousness. She went into the bath room to take bath and while there she was visited by the fatal stroke and called for her niece and collapsed just as the latter reached her. She had many friends and was one of the most excellent characters in Athens. She was a sister of J. L. Nelson, county cotton weigher and had host of rela- tives and friends here. She was about 50 years of age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18

Ringleader Flour makes light, feathery, nutritious bis cults.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18

The court of county commissioners was in session yesterday for the purpose of arranging some plan to begin the road work, but as yet nothing has beeR defin- itely determined upon. It is likely that the legislature will be asked to pass law creating a road commission al its ses sion in July and formulate some plan for spending the money recently voted for road purposes
 The commissioners are coming in for some criticism because they sold the bonds to the first firm that came along offering to buy; in fact selling before the bonds were ever voted for. conditioned upon the vote being favorable.
 Since the bonds were voted there has been large number of letters from va rious cities seeking information about the bonds, and 1t is quite evident that the county could have as easily had a pre- mium as to have sold at par. The bonds bear 41R per cent interest payable semi annually
 New Decatur sold her bonds at pre- mium. The effort of the grand jury to have the county build new court house is meeting with strenuous opposition in the county. and the court is being peti- toned not to build but to add more vault room to the present building, which seems a very sensible proposition. The com missioners have not acted on the matter yet, but it is generally believed that they will not favor a new court house. Tho county is out of debt and with some thing like $5000 in her treasury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18

The log fires failed to save the peach orchards here. Dr. l.. J. Wright filled his orchards with roaring leg fires and stayed awake all night tending to them and re- plenishing the logs but all without avail. While this method may have been suc- cessful elsewhere 1t did not prevent the freezing of the Elbertas on the mountain side south of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
chamnaone Drinking Made Easy.

The best spring medicine is Hoods Sar- saparilla because it purifies the blood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18

The Robert DonneIl Presbytery, which held its last session at Huntsville, was ir vited by Dr. Denson, pastor of the Pr byterian church in this place, to me with his congregation at it's next session, and the invitation was unanimously ac- cepted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
S1A1[ CONVENTION
MIL Be SMALLER
Next Republican Gathering Will
Have 454 Delegates Less
Than Last Year
RESULT OF A sTANDPAT BOLT
Two Conventions to be Held This Year
Primary Law Does Not Control
First, But Applies to second-Early
Convention Will Decide Attitude Of
the State on Presidential Questions.
pecial 10 Times-Republican

Special 10 Times Republican.
.Des Moines, June s.-Some figuring
has been done recently as to the size
of the republican state conyention TO De
held early next spring or late in the
winter, which convention will decide
on the attitude of Iowa in regard to
presidential matters and the national
administration. The call for the con-
vention is likely to be made somewhat
early so as to give the freest oppor-
tunity for consideration of the matter
The convention will not contain as
many delegates by 454 as the conven-
tion of last year. The losses are pret-
sty evenly distributed among districts.
The following shows the district rep
resentation in the last state convention
and in the next with the loss for each
al diStriot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
Two Illinois Villages Nearly De
stroyed, Killing Several and
Injuring Many More
MANY LIVES LOST IN KENTUCKY
Ten or Fifteen Are Reported to Have
Been Drowned in cIoudburst Which
Struck GradyviIle So Details Of Dis
asters Measre, Wires Being Down -
Disasters in Foreign Countries.


Terre Haute, Ind, June S.-The Wis
lage of York, ILL.,, was destroyed by .
tornado last night. Several were
killed and scores were injured. Twen1
ty-flve or thirty houses were destroyed
The details are meagre. as the wires
are down.
York is located on the Wabash river
southwest of this city. The known
dead are Henry Rook. aged 50. and
Mrs. Malinda Pinkston. aged As. The
members OF the families Of the twc
victims were more or less injured. The
number Of injured is placed at thirty
A special from West York stated that
owing to the wires being down and
bridges washed away, communication
with York was impossible. 1t was fur
ther stated that forty or fifty houses
were demolished. The cyclone struck
the village short after the supper hour
and ragged for several minutes. Re-
ports from points south Of here in In
diana say the storm was severe and
several inches Of rain followed, doing
big damage. No casualties are re-
ported.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08

death. "Was this specifically for the
Gregory matter or Were you general
salaried officer, for killing people,?
81 drew the money whenever I needed
It,
"You didn't care what you did to
get money, so long as it was not work,
did your"
II did not work much"
Orchard said there was no fixed
schedule of prices for his crimes. he
never asked for money until he needed
lit. Orchard said he had written the
story of his life in book form.
"When you and Jack Simpkins were
talking about your experiences In the
Couer d. Alenes," questioned Richard
son. didn't you tell Simpkins that II
had not driven you out
of Idaho you would be rich man?
That your former partners In the Her
cules mine were all millionaires?'
"I told him part of that" Orchard
replied. 81 said my partners were all
rich men,"
Senator Borah wanted to know If
this question was for purpose OF m
peaching witness by Simpkins, who
never had been apprehended.
"Yes, replied Richardson" just as
soon as your Pinkertons produce him.
1--WE are producing the Western
Federation as fast as We can," de-
clared Boarh.
"And as a matter Of courtesy to you
we have brought on many federation
officials and will bring more If you
let us know about It," Richardson final
ly declared.
Orchard Admits Crime Of Arson.
At this point Orchard created some
thing of sensation by adding the
crime of arson to his long list of mis-
deeds. He and Johnny Neville decided
to burn Neville's saloon near the 1nde-
pendence depot. collect the Insurance
money and divide it. He said he set
fire to the saloon with some of the
"Pettibone DOPE" Orchard got SlO0
OF the $500 insurance which Neville
collected After the arson experience
Orchard said he deserted his second
wife and started off on the trail with
Neville and his son. Orchard said he
had sent some money to his first wire
,since he had been in the penitentiary
here. He said Warden Whitney ad-
vanced him $50 on some guns, field
glasses and things which could be sold
after his trial.
Where did Whitney get the money?
"He said he got 1t from the COVER
nor
Orchard said he had also sold lock-
ct and chain and sent the money to
his wife Altogether he had got Sis
since his arrest. Court adjourned at
this point until Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
TORNADO KILLS FOUR
Strike. Town Of New Minden. III.

Strike. Town Of New Minden, Ill, ~
juring Many Others.
st. Louis, June 8-A telegram from
Nashville, ILL.,, says that tornado
struck New Minden, ILL.,, early today,
killing four and injuring score.
The dead are:
Mrs. Henry Weihe. and two chil-
dren.
A child of Carl steumeyer.
The most seriously injured are:
Mrs. Carl steumeyer. may die.
Herman Weihe.
A child of Henry Heseman.
A score Of others are bruised. The
storm struck the northern portion OF
the town and most OF the houses de-
stroyed were country cottages. The
German Lutheran church was badly
damaged. the parochial school was DEF
molished, but these buildings practical-
ly were the only ones In the village
proper, damaged.
From this point the tornado ccntin-
ued and levelled about seven or more
farm houses. Much live stock was
killed.
At covington. considerable property
damage was done. but nobody was
hurt.
Henry weihe died during the day,
making five victims Of the tornado,
and wiping out the entire Weihe fam-
ily.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
SURPRISE IN FEARING.
Miss Dott Roberts and Fiancs ker
Plans Secret-other News.


Special to Times Republican.
Gearing, June S.-A wedding which
was quite a surprise to the brides
many friends here, took place in Mar
shalltown Thursday, when Miss Dott
Roberts daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Roberts, was united in marriage
to Mr.. Vincent Kersey, of C1emons. No
one was let into the secret until the
happy couple started for Marshalltown.
and every one was much surprised.
Mr.. and Mrs Kersey will go to house,
keeping in Clemons, where Mr.. ker-
sey is operating a sawmill.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. B. Grimes ard
daughter Mable, are in Eldora, where
they went to attend the graduating
exercises. Mrs. Grimes cousin, Miss
Genevieve Toilette, being member
of the class.
Mrs. Leo Wing went to Waterloo
today. to be gone several days.
Mr.. Clyde Wyckof returned Friday
from Drake University and will spend
the summer vacation at home.
Olive, the baby daughter of j. L.
Armstrong and wife, is seriously i'll
with pneumonia, following an attack
of measles. Her life was almost dis
paired of Thursday night, but she is
reported better at this writing.
Mrs. Charles Green and baby Ilo,
returned to, their Nevada home FRI
day, after spending two weeks in the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Albaugh.
At the election of officers for the
I. o. o. F. Tuesday night, William
Kersey was elected noble grand; Mar
| tin Looming. vice grand: George Mead
secretary, and c. w. Powell, treas
urer.
/! Harry Lightfoot returned Thursday
| night from Clinton, where he had
! been attending the grand lodge meeting
! of the Masons.
Mr.. John Muir. who has beer clerk
| ing for ]. l.. Armstrong, returned to
his home Wednesday. He has been
sick since Saturday, and went home
| to recuperate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
IOWA TEACHERS PLucky
Will Open Studio in Munich for Their
Countrywomen.

Eldora, June s.-1nstead of going to
Germany for the purpose Of finishing
their education, two bright Iowa girls
are to start for Munich to open stu
dio and there teach instead of being
taught. The two plucky young women
who will go to Germany are Miss Lou
cen Pattee, former teacher in the
Dubuque and other Iowa city schools.
now of Oak Park, ILL.,; and Miss Wea-
.ver, formerly of Iowa Falls and Web
ster City. The school over which the
young ladies' will preside will offer ad-
vantages for college preparation, mu-
sic and art, and the women believe
that there is now a splendid opening
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
FARMERS GRAIN COMBINE.
Organization Perfected Which Will
Irx 10 Fix Prices.

Organization Perfected Which Will
Try to Fix Prices.
Omaha, June s,-The 200 delegates
to the convention of the American So
|ciety Of Equity practically completed
the organization Of the dollar wheat
combine" the most formidable ever
attempted to control the prices OF
grain. 1t is to be known as the Grain
Growers Department of The Ameri-
can Society of Equity.
It adopted a constitution and set Of
bylaws which plainly indicate its OBJ
ject. They state in so many words
that the purpose Of the organization is
to control distribution and name q
minimum price at which it's members
may dispose of their farm products,
which are enumerated as being any
thing from wheat to broom corn. The
matter of finances has not been over
looked, and the organization makes
pledge to it's members whereby they
may borrow money in any reasonable
sum which may be secured by their
holdings of grain while 1t remains in a
granary yor elevator.
1t was announced to the meeting
that over 500 banks had pledged
themselves to make loans to the menu
bers of the association when indorse-
ments were made by properly ac-
credited officials.
When the finance committee reported
it was to the effect that all conven-
tion expenses had been arranged for
and that a good fund was in sight for
the field work, which is to begin at
once.
Chairman Pauley of that committee
and three other members, all bankers,
were unanimous in a statement that
535 banks all over the country were
|ready to furnish all the money neces-
sary to carry out the objects Of the as
sociation. The plan Is to make low
rate loans to farmers on their grain
after it is thrashed and hold it in as
sociation granaries and elevators un-
til the price demanded can be obtained.
The plan also contemplates European
agency for shipping grain direct to
European markets.
committee on crop intelligence re-
ported a plan whereby all information
is to be withheld until 1T is called for
by the association statfsticfan.
Article II Of the constitution says:
"The purpose and objects Of this de-
partment are to complete the thorough
organization of grain growers; to reg
ulate production; to direct marketing
and to do every other thing that may
be necessary to secure profitable prices
for wheat oats. corn, barley, rye, buck
wheat, hay and all other similar crops"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
PAGE ONE.
TeIeoraphic News.

eHN6 SNss
TeIegraphie News.
Tornado and Floods Kill Many.
New Minden, ILL.,, Blown Away.
Twenty One Dead at Gradyville, KY.
NKarl Hau Confesses Murder Crime.
Creates Sensation on Two Continents
Orchards Story Remains Unshaken.
State Convention to be Smaller.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News.
Colonel Palmer for Governor.
Cubans Captured and Fined.
Diphtheria Victim Escapes in Night
Clothes.
Iowa as Manufacturing State
Program for G. A. r. Encampment.
Creston Business Men Mad.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
Coupling Allison and Kretschmer.
Orchards Evidence.
A Cheap Conception Of Uncle Sam.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
Sunday Reading.
PAGE FIVE.
General News:
Jap Lament Grows Tiresome.
New Type of Airship.
Oddly in the News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
War on Debt Is Begun.
Captains and Men Are Chosen.
Teachers List is About Complete.
Abbott Succeeds Wilbur on Board.
Dr. Krause Found Dead.
Changes in NV. Time.
Manufacturers Jobbers Organize.
Local Comment.
PAGE EIGHT.
Markets and General:
Wheat Closed Firm.
Corn Closed Higher.
Cattle About Steady.
Gain in Hogs Lost.
Hartman to Escape.
Wall Street Feels Better.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
Total :. .......

This is figured out on the same basis
as that which has prevailed in re-
publican politics for many years. The
losses represent the extent OF the rail-
road bolt of last year. 1t will be
smaller convention than for several
years. but there has been much COM
plant in recent years that the con-
ventions have been too large for good
work.
The new primary law has nothing
whatever to do with the next state
conventions, as the first primary will
not be held until several months after
the conventions are held. None Of the
rules which have been made for gov
erning conventions or the selection OF
delegates will apply. There will be no
selection of new state committee at
the first convention, as that is spec1fl-
cally provided for in the primary law
and must be done at the convention
which follows the primary, which Will
be held in July. 1t will not be posi-
BILE, therefore, to organize for the work
of the national campaign until in July
of next year.
1t is learned that some of the mem
bers of the G. A. r. here are preparing
to carry little local quarrel to the
encampment at Dubuque and to at
tempt to magnify lit into something OF
statewide Importance. 1t appears that
Custodian McCurdy, in charge of the
state house. has decided upon ap-
pointing as janitress in the state house
Mrs John Campbell in place Of Mrs.
Billings, who has held the position
several years. Mrs. Billings is SOL
diers widow, and because of this 1t
will be claimed that there is animosity
toward the veterans. But as a matter
of fact the new appointee is not only
a widow Of soldier but she was
wife of a soldier while he was in the
service Her husband wasN. formerly
MAYOR Of Des Moines and very pop
.ular man. The change is simply a per-
sonal one. intended to better the serv-
ice. but an effort has been made to
secure signatures about the state house
for protest against the change. The
position is not an especially desirable
one but it is important that the ap-
pointee be under the direct control of
the custodian to secure the best serv-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
OFFICER SCORES WEST POINT.
Colonel Ayres Comes to Support Q
Wife in Damage Suit.

West Point, ~ Y, June s,-Lieuten-
ant Colonel Charles G. Ayr today
came to the support of his wife in her
action for 100000 damages against
the commanding officers of the mill
tary academy. Ayres declared today
that the charge that the influence of
women at West Point is detrimental to
the cadets of the academy is due to
jealousy, and that the criticism of Mrs.
Ayres is a tissue of falsehood by Of
ficers of the army anxious to hurt Mrs.
Ayres. He added that the attempt to
settle the matter by appeal to a mill
tary court would be suicidal, as his
experience has convinced him military
Investigations are a farce and have
been used for years as a means to de-
stroy an officers record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
DEMURRER ovERRuLED.
Judge Matthews, Dubuque, Passes on
Saloon Injunction Proceedings.

Judge Matthews, Dubuque, Passes on
Saloon Injunction Proceedings.
Special 10 Times Republican.
Dubuque, June S.-Judge Matthews
today overruled the demurrer of the
defendants in the saloon injunction
proceedings attacking the constitution
ality of the prohibition law. In sus-
tanning the motion of Attorney Lyon to
strike the testimony of Defendant
Howes, a saloonkeeper in the in1unc-
tion proceedings, Judge Matthews
held that section 1912 of the code IS
unconstitutional. The judge held the
defendant has unalienable rights which
no legislature can deprive him OF.
Judge Matthews leaves for ireland
shortly and adjourned court sine die.
Judge Benson will hear the rest of the
saloon cases. 1t is reported a COM
promise has been reached between the
temperance workers and the saloon
men,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.

Log Chain obstructed Southern Pa
cific Rails Near Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, June S-According to
a statement of railroad officials, an
attempt was made early yesterday to
wreck the outbound overland Southern
Pacific train, short distance north OF
this city. A track walker discovered
a heavy log chain bound across The
rails at the siding switch, which, if it
had not been discovered, would have
thrown the train off the track.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
PROFESSOR GILBERT RESIGNS.
Will Leave University Of Iowa for Uni
versity of Illinois.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, June S.-Professor Barry
Gilbert, for several years past an in
structor in the college of law of the
State University of Iowa, has resigned
his position to accept similar posi-
ton in the University of Illinois, at a
considerable increase in salary. Dur
ing the coming summer, Professor Gill
bert will prepare a case book in law
to be published by the West Publishing
Company, of ST. Paul.