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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-22
U. S. Army Passes Through prakevilI.


Drakeville.-The United States regu- /
Drakeville at o'clock Monday after
noon and camped over night, leaving
Tuesday for Eldon. There were 500
IN the rank. They were nice looking
orderly set Of men and everyone was
glad of the opportunity Of seeing them.
Many from Bloomfield came up in the {
evening.
A. F. s1nock made a business trip to
ottumwa, one day last week. -
Miss Mollie Goodlander was Suns
day visitor in Centerville.
Attorney Thompson Of Burlington fa
visiting his parents at this place.
Misses Fay Goodlander, Merle Sloan.
Goldie Ralston and Orpha Carlisle
spent Sunday afternoon with Bernica
and Edith Rothenstein.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Wood, Ed Wood
and Mrs. Clara Housley spent Sunday
near Mark With the Park Woods fans
lily.
MT. and Mrs Will Putnam spent
Sunday at the parental Pullman home
near Belknap.
James Worrell Of Ash Grove attend
ed quarterly conference here last Moffs
day
Mr.. and Mrs. John Housiey left Sat
urday for Moper1y, Mo-, for visit WITH
their son and wife
+. l. kinslnger and family spent
Sunday with Hubert and Nellie Kirls
singer near Bunch.
DR.. Fred Clark spent few days
last week with his sisters, Mrs VIII
Putnam and Miss Anna Clark, leaving
the last Of the week for WATERFOWL,
Ill. where he expects s. locate q
| Ffnis Jones and son Ralph, Ed Sloan
and Hugh Foster left last week fotsi
Dakota to harvest.
| Mrs. Lulu Carlisle and daughter. Ora
pha left Tuesday for their home ins
| Lincoln Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs Tim wilcox are NOV
| Ing into Mrs. wilson's property this.
week. Mrs. Wilson expects to visit for,
a while.
| Elmer Myers is visiting his parents
at this place.
Mrs. Mamie Bunten has returned
from Ottumwa. She Is much improved
In health.
Mrs. Craver, missionary from Mex
| leo will address the people at tho
M. e. church Sunday morning.
Boise, Idaho, Aug. 21.-The annual
session of the South Idaho Methodist
conference began here today with
Bishop David H. Moore presiding.
About $50 clerical and lay delegates
are in attendance from all over east
ern Oregon and southern fdano.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-22

and Mrs. D. E. Simmons. came home
Saturday
Walter Crook lost a valuable COW
Friday night, struck by lightning.
Wesley Hancock and daughter, Alma
were shoIpers.in Ottumwa Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Hancock
son, August Is.
Miss Mary Crook lost valuable
horse Friday night, struck by lightning
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-22

on account of the threatening weather.
E. R. Hem and w. A. Dawson at
tended L. Q. o. F. lodge at Selma Sat
urday night 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
News Of Wesley.

SpeC1dl 10 i lIleS-HepuDliCdu.
Wesley, Sept. 1s.-This is great corn
weather, and corn is making fast. An
other ten days and the bulk Of the
crop will be out of the way of the
frost
Nels. Groundwork and w. A. Giles
pie, OF Algona, were Wesley callers
Sunday.
Rev. r. A. Harwood closed his sec
ond year here last Sunday as pastor
Of the M. e. church, and left for con-
ference at Sioux City Monday. Rev.
Harwood has filled the pulpit here very
satisfactorily for the past two years,
and his many friends are hoping that
he may be returned for next year.
The two new elevators, the Hunting
Elevator Company and the Farmers
Elevator Company, are busy receiving
grain.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Butts, of Chica-
go, are here visiting Mrs. Butts SIS
ter, Mrs. Nell Church. who is very
low with consumption.
Miss Edith Lloyd started Monday
morning for Mount Vernon, to resume
her school work in Cornell College.
Homer Lawson left Monday for
Iowa City to attend the university.
Thomas Presnel was called to Find
lay, O., last week, by the death OF
brother, as the result of an accident
He is expected home this week.
G. B. Hull left for Dickey county, N.
D., Monday. to look after some of his
land interests.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
Garrison News.

Special to Times Republican.
Garrison, Sept. 1S.-Forest Spring
stede is spending the week at Marion.
This week will sec the finish Of the
canning season which has been very
poor, owing to the irregularity OF inc
maturing the corn crop but While th's
is true, it Is also true that the Qualltv
of the pack will be much better, pc
cause most of the corn was packed
the same day it was gathered.
Hayes Henkle lost a valuable colt
last week via the barb wire route.
w O. Halverson is now working for
Bostrom Bros.
Rex Bcresford is attending school at
Ames.
Last Saturday morning and evening
Rev. Frank A. Gageby, of West I'm
ion, preached in the Presbyterian
church.
The Rock Island railroad will build
cement walk from the depot. to re-
place the ancient plank walk which is
now doing duty.
The old Thompson implement house
is being torn down by Alva Thompson
and will be used in building a hog
house on his farm.
The campers on the Cedar have re-
turned and report most pleasant
outing.
One of Clayte Harwood's horses took
Bert Tintel a rapid ride Sunday aft
ternoon but Bert was game and sue
cecded in heading toward a tree and
stopping the horse, with nothing In
jured except one wheel, the shafts
and Bert's nerves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
Steamboat Rock News.

Special to Times-Republican.
Steamboat Rock Sept. 1S.-Mr. Mes
sa, former station agent at this place
has moved his household goods tc
LNimer, where he now has a position
as agent.
Mr.. H. o. Gable has moved his fam
lily into the house formerly occupied
by G. Nessa.
Mrs. L. johnson returned Monday
from a weeks visit with relatives at
Reinbeck
The Steamboat Rock roller mills
are running night and day to keep UT
with their orders.
Mr.. O. E. Curtis and Charles Alden
have fitted up a prairie schooner and
started out on six weeks trip. They
intend to spend part Of the time fish
ing in the lakes and rivers northwest
from here.
Our, schools are again running in fine
shape. The board of education made
a good selection of teachers. Pro-
fessor Hightower is the principal, Miss
Bird has the grammar room, Mrs
Carpenter was retained in the inter-
mediate, and Miss Wilkinson Is head
Of the primary department.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
The erinnell News.

Special TO Times Republican.
Grinnell, Sept. 18.-Judge John Ware,
Of Omaha, is spending few days here
on business.
Rev. S. A. Martin, Of Nebraska,
is here for new days looking after
the renting of his 240 acre farm, which
lies in Richland township, Jasper
county.
Dwight E. Bued left yesterday for
Jefferson, where he has a position as
a teacher in the high school,
Ed r. Potter, of Los Angeles. Cal,
is spending a few days among old
friends and rnewing old acquaintance
here.
Frank Bailey Of Cook township, Sac
county, is visiting his brother, l. S.
Bailey, Jr., and family. This is the
first time he has been here for more
than twenty years. He went to Sac
county thirty-one years ago and has
lived on the one farm continuously
during all that time.
George Frazier, who is a railway pos
tai clerk on the Albert Lea G Abba
run, is spending a few days at home,
and incidentally nursing rheumatic
attack.
Miss Larson, of Sac City, is visiting
her relatives, the Newtons, on South
East street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
City of Dubuque Startled By
Populations Of Employe Of
Water Works
EXPERTS UNCOVER
GRAFT
Former Superintendent Arthur McAr-
thur Now Under lndictment-Pecu-
lations Covered Period of Several
Years - Further Probe to Be Pros
ecuted.
Special to Times-Republlcan.


Dubuque, Sept. 1S.-Messrs. Press
ley, Fawks and Lautzky, the expert
accountants who have been auditing
the books of the water department,
have completed the examination OF the
consumers ledger, and it was unoffi-
cially announced that the defalcation
of former Superintendent Arthur Nc
Arthur will run up to approximately
$4,000.
At the time Of the first discovery 1t
was believed the superintendent pecu-
lations would run into the thousands,
but few thought that they would go
above $1,000.
1t is not known what the exact
amount of McArthur's offenses was,
because the experts have experienced
difficulty in interpreting the consum-
ers' ledger.
When the experts were employd by
the city council they were limited to
600 hours work. From the beginning
it was realized that the task Of auditing
the books would be a most arduous one
but the work has been harder than
anticipated.
They found the consumers ledger a
badly tangled affair, without dates or
system and filled with almost illegible
figures Five hundred hours were
spent in this part OF the work, and the
accountants heaved a sigh of relief
when they completed it.
One hundred hours remain for them
to work and they have begun the ex-
animation of the coal books. These
books are looked upon as the bearers
of evidence of graft in the purchase
of coal
According to the consumers ledger
and the cash book Macarthur pilfered
continually for years. Judging from
the shortage discovered Macarthur stole
his last dollar as he had the first and
all tn rest. collecting the money and
forgetting" to enter it upon the cash
book
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
Sac City News.

Special to Times-Republican.
Sac City, Sept. 1S.-Farms in Sac
county are no longer purchased at a
moderate price. Last week Samuel
Hahne sold his farm of III acres in
Eureka township for $112.50 per acre.
In the same locality, William Higgins
farm of 1877 acres, was sold for $112.50
per acre.
Judge s. NJ. Elwood has been elected
president of the Farmers Savings
Bank, succeeding Reuben Lewis.
Henry Schaefer, of near Early. will
seek a divorce from his wife at the
October term of the district court.
They lived together but two months.
The plaintiff alleges that his Wife has
been cruel and inhuman both to him
self and to his children, and that she
was addicted to fits of violent anger.
in which she used vile language and
uttered such threats against his life
and that Of his younger daughter, as
to make him fear to return to his home
while she is there.
The Sac City Canning factory has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
Tama County Girl, Daughter of
Secretary of Agriculture,
Seeks Stage Career
HER FATHER is AGeRIEvED
Miss Wilson Now in Paris and Cables
News to Washington = DeReske
Blamed for Her Ambition-Noted
Teacher Grows Enthusiastic Over
Her voice-Tama Friends Delighted.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-When an
Iowa girl says she will-she will.
This is what Paris yesterday learned
when Miss Wilson, daughter of the
United States secretary of agriculture,
took the bit in her teeth" to use a
Yankee expression, and cabled to her
father at Washington her determine
ton to sing in grand opera despite his
energetic opposition-an opposition
that has swelled the receipts of the
Atlantic cable.
The young Tama, Ia, woman is now
in Lucerne, where she has been for
some time, visiting the American con-
sui and his family. Friday of this
week she is expected to return here
and resume her voice training under
the great De Reszke.
1t is this same De Reszke that Sec
rotary Wilson blames for the decision
his daughter has reached, according to
the understanding here De Reszke
does not go into spasms of admiration
over every feminine voice he hears,
even when 1t comes all the way from
Iowa, but in this case it is understood
he laid down the law to Miss Wilson
the handsome girl from the United
States corn belt, and told her She must
let nothing stand in the way of a ca
reer that would land her in the ranks
Of the prima donnas.
So cablegram has come to Wash
ington telling the agriculture secre-
tary that his daughter is obdurate and
will enter public life the moment the
voice master says she is ready.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
Items From Vail.

Special to Times-Republtcan.
Vail, Sept. 1s.-Mrs. C. c. Vail, who
has been in the Presbyterian hospital
at Omaha for a serious operation, is
recovering nicely.
Grandpa Downey, an old and re-
spected citizen, died in Jacobson town
ship Thursday, and was buried in St
AIMS cemetery Saturday.
A heavy rain fell here Tuesday
night, but no frost is expected for a
couple of weeks, and corn is doing
splendidly.
Mrs. P. Norton, who has been i'll for
some weeks, is, at this writing, very
low.
Mrs. NJ. P. Ryan and daughter Ma
RE, visited relatives In Detroit over
Sunday.
George Nicholson. of Denison, was
here Saturday on business.
Misses Grace and Faith Guline, OF
st. Louis, who have spent the sum-
mer with their brother Harry. went to
st. Joseph, Mo-. Tuesday, to enter
school
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
SKIN DONATED BY FRIENDS.
Life Of Coon Rapids Man to Be Saved
by Grating.

Coon Rapids, Sept. 1S.-Dr. Jewell
found it necessary to graft skin on the
burned portion of John Fritchie in or
der that he might have better chance
for recovery Eight persons barred
their arms and the doctor cut pieces of
skin from them in size all the way
from nickel to half dollar. These
We're placed in patches over the burns
and are apparently growing nicely. The
persons who offered themselves We're
Andrew and Christian Sorenson, May
or Browning, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Brut-
sche, Lena Fritchie, Mrs. Gerbreck and
Mrs. H. e. Jewell. More grating will
be necessary, and in order to procure
enough cuticle, about one hundred per-
sons will be needed as volunteers.
About thirty more have expressed a
willingness to be operated upon for
Mr.. Fritchie's benefit, and next Sun
day more grating will be done.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
NEW GASOLINE COACH.
Passenger Car Propelled With Own
Engine Shown in Iowa.

SpeCidt u u.
Dubuque, Sept. 1S.-Tuesday after
noon the people of Dubuque had the
opportunity of seeing the latest in
vention in passenger coach locomotion.
This new invention, which has just
been completed, was in the shape OF
single passenger coach, passing over
a standard gauge track, and run by
gasoline power.
The coach is an ordinary passenger
coach of standard size, and is oper-
ated by means of gasoline engine.
When passing along the tracks 1t has
all the appearance of a large trolley
car, with the exception that there is
no trolley wire or pole. The coach,
which holds some twenty-five people,
passed thru the city over the Illinois
Central railroad, on an endur-
ance run between Omaha and Chica-
go. The invention of this kind OF a
coach has been watched with interest,
not only by railroad men, but also by
all who are interested in mechanics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.
Washington Attorney Fails in Sui,
Against Josephine Collects Uncle.
SpeciaI m .rimes- Repuhljcan


Washington, Sept. 1S.-The jury re-
turned a verdict last night for the de-
PENDANT, in the case of p. j. Hanley,
attorney, VS.. w. Fl. Anderson. .Hanley
sued Anderson for $1,000 attorney
fee for defending Josephine Collett, a
niece of Anderson. Miss Collett was
acquitted on a charge of murder, she
being accused Of having had a part
in the crime for which William Maggie
was tried and convicted Of the murder
of Carl Brady, on Island B, above
Muscatine two years ago last June.
Mr.. Anderson is a wealthy farmer
and had rendered Hanley $25 before
the trial. Hanley had some cores
pondence during and after the suit,
with Anderson, but the latter had flat
ly refused to pay cent more. The
argument took up all day in court yes
terday, and it was after three in the
afternoon when. the case went to the
jury. Hanley argued his own case,
and was assisted during the trial by
Attorney Wenger, of Rock Island.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
wEYERHAEusER IN MuscATlNE
Millionaire Lumber Prince Comes to
Iowa on Business.
70 pap,th1icoy

Millionaire Lumber Prince Comes to
Iowa on Business.
Special to Times-Republican.
Muscatine, Sept. 1S.-Frederick
Weyerhaeuser of ST. Paul. Mimi, the
millionaire lumber king, and conceded
to be the richest man in the world, is
guest Of this city. The great lumber
dealer, together with a number of his
friends, arrived on the Steamer F.
Weyerhaeuser, the largest private
pleasure boat on the Mississippi river.
At the landing the tourists were
met by several local lumbermen, and
meeting of the Musser Sauntry Land
and Log Company was held in the
cabin of the boat, The meeting was
presided over by Frederick Weyer-
haeuser.
The business of the past year was
discussed and the members of the
company We're very well pleased with
the results. 1t is the intent of the
company to extend its possessions and
it is thought that more property will
be obtained by the company during
the coming year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
Why should this be the case


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All of these symptoms are indica-
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
NEW MASON CITY PASTOR.

People Of Christian Church Call Rev.
G. e. Roberts, of Lake City.
Spacial 10 Times Republican.
Mason City, Sept. 1S.-The people OF
the Christian church of this city have
called to the pastorate Rev. George e,
Roberts, of Lake City, to succeed the
Rev. C. p Smith, resigned. The new
pastor will take charge November 1.
He is a man of fine education and a
graduate of both the literary and the
illogical departments of Drake univer-
sity He was pastor of the Christian
church at Maxwell for six years. and
has been one year at Lake City where
he has done excellent work.
The local Christian church has a
membership of 500 and Is considered In
every way the strongest and leading
church Of the denomination Of the
state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
coLvlN CASE DISMISSED
Waterloo Youth Arrested for Throwing
Switch Released.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo Sept. 18.-Clyde Colvin,
the 16-year-old boy who was arrested
some time ago for throwing switch
in front of an Illinois Central engine,
did not have his hearing in Justice
Kepford's court Tuesday morning, but
was released on the recommendation
of the county attorney. The evidence
of eye witnesses showed that Colvin
had no intention to do damage by
turning the switch, but thought he
was accommodating ]. w. Williams,
the operator at the block station. The
report that the lad, after throwing the
switch, hid in the weeds is declared to
be false by the enginemen on the To-
comotive, who say that the boy after
discovering he had thrown the switch
wrong, threw it back again and al
lowed the locomotive to proceed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
MRS chAs. A.RockvvooD

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
lama Is Pleased.

Tama, Set. 1S.-News has reached
here of the decision of Miss Wilson,
daughter of Agriculture Secretary
James Wilson, whose home is here, to
enter upon grand opera work.
Tama is proud of Miss Wilson, and
the wise ones here have predicted ever
since she was little miss in short
dresses that the world would some
time hear Of her voice.
Exactly what is the attitude of Sec
rotary Wilson in the matter is not
known, except that he has always been
bitterly opposed to having his daugh
ter take up the stage as a profession
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
BAD FREIGHT CONGESTION.
C. e. N. w. Has More Than 1900 Car
loads Now in Clinton Yards.

Special t. Times eepubltcan.
Clinton. Sept 1S.-More than 1900
carloads of dead freight have accu-
mulated in the Clinton yards of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Company, and officials of the company
are at loss how to move the freight
with expedition, because of the lack of
power. The fall rush has. commenced
on the railroads. and will continue
during the winter and coming spring,
when the facilities of the great COM
pany as to locomotives and power are
taxed to the utmost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
FATHER SHERMAN POPULAR.
Drawing Large Audiences to Mission
Meetings at Eldora This Week.
Snecial 10 Tlmes- Ren1lhlican

oPSCId1 10 : I1IIeS- INCPuOIICsA11.
Eldora, Sept. 1S.-Rev. Father Sher-
man, S. j., is drawing large audiences
every night at ST. Mary's church,
where he is holding a mission this
week. These audiences contain great
number of Grand Army veterans, all
Of whom fought under General Sher-
man. Many of these old soldiers recall
seeing Rev, Father Sherman as a boy
Of seven years, visiting his father and
becoming interested in. camp life in
general, in 1863. Father Sherman is an
eloquent and entertaining speaker. His
audiences are largely Catholics.
While in the city he is the guest Of
Rev. Father Convery. of St Mary's
church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
MAKES MONEY OFF eoPHERs.

Dan colvin, Rockford, Gets Bounty and
and Five Cents Apiece From Farm
ers.
Special to imes-Republican.
Rockford, Sept. 1s-Dan Colvin has
caught 227 pocket gophers northeast Of
town, on which he gets 10 cents boun-
ty each and five cents apiece from the
farmers for catching them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
gh.ss- eud1xat 51nsrlltn,r gnua September IS 1907

already packed a million cans of corn
so far this season. The factory VIII
be in operation for two more weeks.
Rev. N. f. Douglas has moved 10
Iowa Falls, where he will be pastor OF
the Episcopal church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
#. Dodge.

TT. Oou1e.
Louis A. Thorson, one of the best
known of Fort Dodge's business men,
and at present city treasurer, is about
to leave Fort Dodge, altho he will
maintain his interests here, as before,
and will go to Delfield, North Dakota,
to manage and live on his 800 acre
ranch at that place,