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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-22
BUILDING AT CLARION
Flat Building to Cost $4,000 Will Be
Built by J. Fairbanks.

sios Summing WI SNSS X'SSS~S W -
Built by J. Fairbanks.
Special to Times Republican,.
Clarion. April 22.-J. Fairbanks will
soon commence the erection of a six
suite fiat building, to cost about $780,
900. Bert Clark has the foundation up
for his $4,000 dwelling, and E. B.
White has commenced a $4,000 dwell
ing. Bert Simmons will let the con-
tract for a neat cottage soon. These
are all in South Clarion. e. M. Callen
der has purchased three lots and will
erect one dwelling sure, and possibly
two.
Others are thinking Of building. One
reason there has been no building
lately is that those owning lots have
placed exorbitant prices on them, but
now they can be bought for more rea-
sonable prices. The one great need for
Clarion is an UP to date hotel building.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-22
NEW OPERA HOUSE FOR Dixie.

T. Reisinger and Son Have Purchased
Two Lots-Citizens Pleased.
Special to Times Republican :.
Dixie, April 22-T. Reisinger & Son
purchased two lots north of the Broth
erhood hall and will erect a modern
opera house, The ticket office, vesti-
bule and foyer will occupy much space
in the front part of the building while
above extending few feet over the
audience room will be a pleasant gall
lery. The interior will be frescoed.
Citizens of this community are antici-
pating pleasant times as Dixie will
make good theater town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-22
GIRL WOULD NOT USE DOOR.
Arrest Of SchooImaster Follows His
NSnankinu of Girl Student.

Atlantic, April 22.-Ray Cornell, aged
25, teacher in the school in Grove
township was arrested for assaulting
Miss Nellie Leeheart, daughter of a
prominent farmer It is alleged that
Cornell spanked the girl, who is is,
soundly while she was climbing thru a
window.
Cornell claims he had repeatedly
warned the students to use the door
as an exit instead of the window, but
the pupils continued to disobey him.
When Miss Leeheart decided to use
the window, Cornell fnterposed. The
girl was still rebellious, it is said, and
began climbing thru, when the teacher
adopted physical measures
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-22
SON, NOT FATHER, ASSIGNS.
Iowa Falls Man Who is Bankrupt is
Morgan Hinchley, Jr.
Specla1 To Times Ranublican

Iowa Falls. April 22.-The news dis
patch from this place Saturday, in
which reference was made to the
bankruptcy proceedings against Nor
gan Hinchley, possibly did an injustice
to another party by that name. There
are two Morgan Hinchleys residents
of Iowa Falls, father and son. 1t is
the junior Hinchley who has been
forced to assign and go into the bank
ruptcy court The father of Mr..
Hinchley is stock buyer of this place
and his affairs are in no way involved
with those of the son.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-22
sIBLEY GETS CONTRACT.
Cement Company to Construct Suite,
Lake Tile Drain for $6,683.
70


Sibley, April 22.-The Sibley Cement
Company has been. awarded by the
board of supervisors for constructing
the Sutton Lake tile drain in Sutton
Lake drainage district for the sum of
s6,6s3.4O. The only other bid was by
j. H. Kunton of $1,000 for cement tile
and 1880 for clay tile. The ditch will
be over three miles long and fifteen and
twenty inch tile are to be used except
at the mouth, where it will open for
distance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-22
JEWELL WINS GAME.
Ellsworth College Team Defeated b,

Ellsworth College Team Defeated BY
4 Score of to z.
Special to imes-Republican.
Iowa Falls, April 22.-1'he Ellsworth
college base ball team played its first
game Of the season with Jewell; Sat-
urday, the game resulting in the de-
feat of Ellsworth by score of to 2.
The loca, team is now making up its
schedule with teams from other col
leges in this part of the state and
about half the games will be played on
the home grounds. The team will be
uniformed this spring with new suits
bearing the college colors of purple and
old gold.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-22
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.
MasonvilIe Blacksmith Loses Life Try
ing to Board Fast Train.

Special to Times Repubflcan.
Manchester, April 22.-Jack Behan, a
blacksmith at Masonvile, in attempt
ing to board a. fast east bound freight
at that place Saturday, fell under the
wheels, and both legs were severed
from the body. He died at s o'clock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-22
Scratch May Cost Arm.


Mason City, April pa scratch on
his thumb inflicted while performing
an operation. may cause the loss of an
arm f,r DR.. Phillips. OF Hanlontown,
brother OF w. L. Phillips: of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
Opens a Bureau.
ROCK ISLAND ENGINEER STRICKEN
INSANE in CAB FIGHTS FIREMAN

Atlantic, Iowa. July 1S.-Deyeloping
a case of raving insanity while at the
throttle of his locomotive pulling 4
heavy freight train over single track
of the Rock Island main line in Iowa
Benjamin Merksen. the engineer, drove
his iron horse from Valley Junction to
Atlantic. distance of so miles. befo, e
his fireman was able to overcome him
When the train reached here it requir-
ed the efforts of several men to re.
move the engineer to a hospital
Merksen had been sick and had nGt
worked for two weeks. He reported
for duty at Des Moines on Tuesday
and was sent out on his regular ru...
After leaving Valley Junction the fire.
man, Will Robson, noticed that Merk-
| sen was talking to himself. Finally
Merksen told the fireman a man was
pursuing him. trying to force him Il
! take cocaine. He kept up this haran
que despite the efforts of the firema.
to quiet him.
After leaving Adair Merksen pull Il
the trottle wide open and got the trail
under terrific speed. The train tor,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18

through the town at rate of 90 miles
an hour.
The fireman knew the train had a
meeting point at Atlantic. % miles dis
tant, and tried TO quiet the crazed Gu
gineer without success. The train's
speed increased and Merksen gave IL
heed to the grades. going down hills
at speed that threatened to dash the
train into the ditch.
The head brakeman suspected that
something was wrong and came foi-
ward to the engine Seeing him start
over the tender, Merksen stepped down
from his seat in the cab, and. grasp.
ing coal pick, threatened to brain
the brakeman if he came into the Gao
The fireman took advantage of the di
version to shut off the steam. Then he
clinched with Merksen, who was /;
large and powerful man.
Coming over the tender. the brake
man took hand in the three coruera.
contest Merksen fought like de n
on, and it was some time before tn,
two men We're able to overcome hia
and force him into a corner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18

the bureau which Mr.. Lagercrantz is
to establish.
The editors of Swedish newspapers
and Swedish ministers in Chicago yes
tcrday received from the "emigratiou
Investigation committee of Stockholm
Il circular calling on them to ascertain
from each of as many as possible Of
their Swedish-Amcrican readers auI
parishiOners:
Asks Essential Facts.
The chief causes of his emigration
from Sweden.
His present condition and earning
power
Whether he is employed in aSricul-
tural mechanical or other pursuits, or
as an unskilled laborer.
When and how often he has visite l
Sweden, his family connections ii
Sweden and in the United States, and
i'll what trades he has been employed in
this country.
Editors of Swedish newspapers are
asked by the royal Swedish statistical
department to publish this request fo-
information at intervals. and to send
all data to the Royal Swedish consul
ate, II State street, New York CITY
before Oct l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
Initiate Man as Joke: He Dies.

Corbin, Ky, July 1S.-By way of Il
joke, two employees of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad yesterday in
fiated John Ballard with compressed air,
and were startled when he died Bal
lard was grinding a valve when the
two men forced an air hose into his
mouth and turned on ninety. pounds
pressure. Ballard fell over dying The
jokers summoned physician. but n
was unable TO save Billiards. life. The
mans intestines were inflated to the
bursting point. He was 20 years lli
and had been supporting his mother, Il
widow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
STATE FlREMEN
SHOW MUCH SKILL
Annual Tournament Opens at Kewa.
nee, With Big List of Events on
First Days Program.

Kewanee, H., July 1S.-The state
fiIemen's annual tournament was be
gun yesterday A summary of the
events follows:
100 yard dash-Won by Fleming
Peru; Bell, Arcola, second Anderson,
Pennington, third. Prize, $40. Time,
10.
Hose race-Peru, :2G 4-5; Rivcrdale. =.
80 1-5; Pennington, 81 10; Venice,
SO Is. Prize. SIS.
Ladder climbing contest-Cody Ar.
cola, first; Stoltz, Edwardsville, see
ond. Time :O5 4-5. and :0G.
Hook and ladder race-ArcOia,
so 10; Edwardsville, :3i 30
Platform contest Edwardsville
81 4-5; Arcola, 80.
Hose race to platform-Peru, :3S:
Arcola, 100.
Hub and hub race-WOn by Peru
time "a Arcola second. % Is.
Hose race between Kewanee and
PrinCetOn-Won by Kewanee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
Ten Thousand Members
of the Order March in
Blazing Sun.
THRONGS LINE THE WAY
Result of Election of Officers
Made PubIic..-War on Col
ored Society Declared.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 1S.-The eli
max of the reunion of the Elks WIS
reached today when more than 10000
members of the order reached six
miles along Broad street III their an
nual parade. Nearly all Philadelphia
took holiday to see the spectacle.
Needless of scorching sun thous-
ands of men, women and childre i
stood along the route of the proce,s
sion for hours and waited patiently ua
til it passed by.
EIks Announce Officers.
Philadelphia July 1S.-Complete Of
fetal returns of the election in tla
grand lodge of Elks here Tuesday
We're announced yesterday. Thos
elected are:
Grand Exalted Ruler-John X. Ter
er, Charleroi, Pa.
Treasurer - Edward Leach, New
York.
Esteemed Loyal Knight - w. 4
Leickie, Dowagic. Mich.
Lecturing Knight - Bayard Graz
Frankfort, Ind.
Leading Knight - John d. Shea
Hartford. Conn.
Secretary-Fred c. Robinson, Du
buque. Iowa.
Trustees-Thomas. b. Mills, Supa'
ior, Wis; Thomas McNutly, Baltimore
Charles c. Schmidt, Wheeling, w. V.
| Flag Day June ii.
The grand lodge decided to establis'
flag day for Elks June IA. \ resoh
ton was adopted callinS-fer-tAe al
| pointment of a commission to COnfe
with congress to find means to prcven
! misuse of the Elks' emblem. II
Memphis lodge was authorized {
prosecute negro Ells of that city. Il
competitive drill by marching club
the Toledo, Ohio. Cherry Pickers
and the Detroit Turkish Zouaves'
were stars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
FARMERS DRASTIC
IN AID OF COMBINE
kentuckians Resort to Rawhide ana
Dynamite to Keep the Mem
bers in Line.

Hopkinsville, Ky, July 1S.-A thrcsh-
ing machine owned by John Fields,
farmer, was destroyed
this morning by dynamite concealed in
wheat. Two labOrcrs were injured
Fields had been warned to join the as
sociation before attempting to thresh
the wheat.
twenty-five men took Nathan Hesler,
aged 50, a Trigg county farmer, from
home at midnight at the point of a shot
gun and mercilossly fioEged him with
Il rawhide. Hcsler was a former mem
Der of the farmers association, but de
serted several months ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
Annual Rampage Of Wat
er Does the Usual
Amount of Damage.
Three STATES ARE HIT
Loss to Property General In
Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Eastern Ohio.

Pittsburg, July 1S.-The loss of sew
eral lives and great monetary damage
is the result of heavy rains throughout
western Pennsylvania, east Ohio ami
western Virginia during the last 50
hours. The river and mountain streams
are out of their banks and live stoc!
has been drowned. bridges and build
irgs washed away, railroad tracks
swept off or undermined, trolley sy5-
TENS demoraliZed, electric light plants
put out of commission and hundreds of
families compelled TO abandon homes
and seek refuge on higher ground. A
McCombs, w. Va. the home OF NJ.
Harry Ballard was wrecked by hig;l
water and three young children
drowned.
Loss Half Million.
Clarksburg. w. Va. July 1S.-More
tnan half Il million dollars damage re
suited from cloudbursts, storms and
foods last night at Suburb and along
the Cheat river valley i'll Preston coun-
II and this vicinity. Houses were
washed away, the main line of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad is out of COM
mission, and telegraph and telephone
wires down. Coleman Morris, Il farmer
of this county, was struck by lightning
and killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
GERMAN BOYS TRY TO DO
AMERICAN TRICK; DIE
Eddie Giffard, One Legged 6icycliss
Prevented From Performing
Hive Dive Disappears.

Berlin, July 1S.-The state depart
ment at Washington has instituted in
quiries here as to the whereabouts cf
Eddie Giffard, a one legged trick ~
cycle rider, who has disappeard mys-
teriously. Giffard gave several per-
formances in Germany. which includ sd
dive into tank. but the authoritip5
refused to permit him to continue be-
cause of the fact that several bo,
who endeavored to initiate his trick,
were drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
NO LIGHTS ON AUTO;
OWNER LOSES LIFE
Train Speed at New York-Two
Fatally Injured.

along at express speed, two autom0-
biles, filed with merry makers return.
ing from Coney island, crashed headon
early today. The consequence is
man dead and two others fatally In
jured. The dead man, Thomas f. Done
han of New York was impaled on the
spokes of his own mahcine The in.
jured are Chapman Ropes of Morris
town, n J. and an unidentified man.
Donohan's machine carried no lights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
SUCCEEDS Mr.. HAMILTON
George 3. Sucker New Head of Union
Electric Company.

George b. Sucker. a prominent con-
tractor of Harrisburg, Pa. has beeh
elected as successor to Naudain Ham
ilton. late president of the Union Ele1-
trio Telephone & Telegraph company
which has an exchange in this cit5.
Mr.. Hamilton, it will be recalled, C.
Gently died while at Hot Springs, Ark.
So far as is known here the change
in the presidency will not involve anv
new policies on the part of the com
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL
William A. Stein is Chosen President
for the ENSUING Year.

At the regular meeting of the Tri-
City Allied Printing Trades Counci,
held last evening at the Industrial
Home hall, the following officers wera
elected for the ensuing year:
President-WilliamA A Stein
Vice President-W. J. Rank.
Secretary and Treasurer-Benjamin
StohnL
Sergeant-at-Arms-L I. Siemon.
Board of Trustees - Chairman
Thomas Journey, Frank Brenik, Johl
Cramer, and T. X. Mccoy, and as OK
ofIlco members of the board Preside Il
Stein and Secretary Stohm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
BIG PRIZES TO BE OFFERED
State Fair Will See 100000 Distributed
to Winners.

100000 will b. awarded TO exhibitors
at the Illinois state fair, Springfield,
Sept. 27-Oct. ,. 1907. There is no fair
in the United States that offers sucn
magnificent premiums as are offered
to exhibitors at the greatest fair on
earth" this year
The premiums have been increased
in every department and new and ir2-
portant classes will be found in the
premium list.
Entries are rolling in from every
state in the union, as well as from
Canada and Mexico to compete for the
fortune which will be awarded TO tie
successful competitors.
rTI,, eco uon caG Gb will no aODortipu al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
EXPLOSION CAUSED
BY A BAREBACK
Naval Board of Inquiry Completes
Finding in Accident on the
BattIeship Georgia.

Washington, July 1S.-The naval
court of inquiry in the case of the eX-
plosion on the Georgia will find the
accident resulted from a bareback, "
meaning that when the breGch of the
S.inch gun was thrown open after it
had been discharged some shreds of
burning cloth or unconsumed gas were
given upon the powder about to be in
serted for the next charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
Maccabees Elect Officers.

Detroit, Mich, July 1S.--The SUI.
preme tent. knights of the Maccabees
of the World yesterday afternoon elect
ed:
Supreme Commander-D. p. Markey.
Port Huron. Mich
Lieutenant Commander-M. F. Elk
ins, Lexington. Ky.
Recorder-L. E. Siezler, Port HUI
ron, Mich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
CIRCUS SEATS DROP; 20 HURT
BIeachers Collapse and 100 Persons
Hurled to Ground at Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 1S.-A section
of seats gave way at show in the
circus grounds on Scranton avenue
yesterday afternoon, precipitating 10o
people to the ground. The section
which gave way comprised fourteen
tiers. No one was killed, but twen'.
persons sustained injuries of more
or less serious nature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
Pittsbura Still BroiIs.

Pittsburg, July 1S.-Ten fatalities
due to the intense humidity and al
oppressive heat wave occurred here
yesterday. making over score of
deaths within the past thirty-siX hours.
Many persons were prostrated AMI
their condition is serious. The suffer
ing in the mills and manuiacturiIg
districts is worse than has been eX-
perienced for years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
in CATALOGUE WAR
Retail Merchants of West Open
Fight on Chicago Mail
Order Houses
THROUGH HOMETRADELEAGUE
Commercial Associations of Several
Middle Western States Are Civ
ing Assistance.

Chicago, July 1S.-War has been de-
clared OH the great catalogue houses
of Chicago and other cities by the 50O,-
Geo retail merchants of the west In
one of the most striking economic
movements this country ever has
known, the small dealers are fighting,
as they say, for their lives.
The mammoth institutions. employ
ing thousands of workers, doing their
business entirely through the medium
of their bulky catalogues, spending no
money in the communities from whence
they derive annually millions of dol
lars of patronage, are forcing increas-
ing numbers of home merchants TO the
wall and, so their opponents claim,
are making commercial graveyards OF
once prospectus towns
Includes Manufacturers.
In this life or death struggle, jobbers
and manufacturers also are involved
with the retail merchants.
An organized attack on the cata-
loguC institutions is to be made by the
Home Trade League of America, which
mas existed for several months in the
Monadnock building, largely as a pub
licity bureau. but which is shortly TO
incorporate and institute Il more sys-
tematic and aggressive campaign
against the catalogue houses through
Il board of p managers, with a vice
president and an advisory committee
| Of 10 members from each state
| Commercial Associations Are In.
The backbone of the league is form
cd of commercial associations, national,
state, and local in character. in Hi
nois. Wisconsin, Iowa. Michigan. Kan
sas and Minnesota The officers of as
: sociatiOns in scores Of cities are in con-
stant correspondence with the league,
which will continue to have its ma
tional headquarters in this city. Off
GERS of the league will be selected from
the most aggressive of the leaders OF
these associations SnLlusinGSs men.--
Wall Order Houses See Conspiracy.
In many parts of the country retail
trade associations are taking up the
fight following a policy of their own
which, however does not have the ap
prOval of the league. One of these
Ischemes has been for the members o
ia retail lumbermcn's association il
Iowa 10 write TO the catalogue house!
asking for catalogues, each membel
agreeing TO write two or three letter:
"a week. calling for answers. Cata
logues ordinarily cost 81 each and il
addition there is the expense of stamp
and stationery.
For months this has been going on
and the catalogue houses have now ap
! piled to the district attorney of north
crn Minnesota 10 take action agains
these thousands of individuals TO
I using the mails in furtherancc of a cor
spiracy to injure their business.
. Prosecute Lumber Dealers.
Paul Z. Ewert, assistant Unite
y States district attorney at ST Paul. wi
q direct the prosecution of the retail lun
p Der dealers who are accused of an i
. legal combination in restraint of con
petition. The principal charge is thu
IL they are using the mails to drive OF
Iseveral concerns which have been sci
! ing lumber through the northwest b
v means of mail orders. Most of thes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18

In addition TO the above thC various
live stock associations offer $4,000 in
special premiums, thus making il
worth while for every exhibitor of live
stock to sit up and take notice" of the
greatest fair OF the greatest state"
in the union.
Reduced rates for exhibits and pas
sengers will be given by all railroads
and the Illinois state fair of 1907 VIII
go down in history as the most sue
cessful fair ever held in the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
Play for Sympathy.
FOUR DOCTORS SUSPENDED
Attempt to Grow Dogs Together Proves
Disastrous.

New York, July 1S-Drs. G. b Lay
son, Frederick ~ -JOhnson.- Arthur a
Brown and Lester d. Lang, hospitd!
ply have been rcprimanded AMI
suspended by the commissioner of pub
lie charities of fIebbord because they
tried by surgical operation to make
two dogs grow together in Siamese
twin fashion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
PRESENTS NEW PROPOSITION
American Delegation to Hague Woulo.
Protect Vessel Owners.

The Hague, July 1S.-The American
delegation has presented to the peace
conference the following proposition.
IF for any reason captured neutral
vessel cannot be tried, the vessel must
be released.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
Fourteen Drown in Sweden.

Copenhagen, Denmark. July IS
Fourteen persons are reported drown
ed at Marstrand. Sweden, by the CAP
sizing of d sailbOat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-18
Korean Emperor in Huff
Refuses to Give Up
the Throne.
REQUEST OF NO AVAIL
Declares People Have No Right
to Interfere With His In
herited Rights.

Seoul, July 1S.-The Korean minis
try has resigned.
1t is reported the emperor is very
angry at the minister on account of
their having advised him to abdicatc
He said to them he occupied the
throne by right inherited from his an
cestors and that his subjects had no
right TO advise dethronement
Play for Sympathy.
Seoul, July 1S.-Placards were pos
ed today i'll one of the thoroughfarcs
calling for the death of all Japanese
officials III Seoul. The ministers wcre
strongly gaurded and every precauti0E
taken to prevent riots and attacks
upon officials.
The emperor is reported to be too
worried to take food or sleep. But
this is considered to be one of his
usual maneuyers TO enlist the sympa-
thy OF his people