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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16

Radcliffe.
Another business change has taken
place in Radcliffe wherein NJ. r. Bur-
we'll traded his stock Of merchandise
to G. B. Hopley, of Mason City.
Rippey.
The farmers are reporting the In
roads Of some kind of a worm in the
corn fields. It is not exactly the old
fashioned wire worm but the results
are the same Over in Boone county
the reported ravages Of this beast are
of alarming character.
Burt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dufel, living
north of town, were badly frightened
Saturday when it was discovered that
one of their smaller children had drank
some fly poison. The child was hur-
riedly brought to town and the prompt
application Of enetics saved the child 9
life.
Fonda.
In keeping with a custom Of many
years. standing Father D. j. Heelan,
pastor of the Catholic church of this
city was surrounded by number of
his friends among the clergy on Tues
day. July g. The occasion was the
anniversary of his ordination to the
priesthood and this year marked the
25th anniversary, or the silver jubilee.
SchaIIer.
Joseph W. Sargent, who was the first
merchant to sell goods in Schaller, died
June % at his horne in Lynch, Neb.,
at the age of flfty-six. He was In the
mercantile business in Schaller from
1881 to 1896, and at the time OF his
death was conducting store in Lynch.
His death was due to a paralyGc
stroke The remains were INFERRED In
Burt.
There came near being drowning
accident at the river last Friday.
While Chris Boettcher and two Of his
boys We're fishing the older one fell
in and after going down couple OF
times Nh Boettcher jumped in to save
the lad and while getting the little
fellow out the second boy became
excited and also fell In. required
considerable hustling on Chris part
but he succeeded in saving both boys
Clarence.
Two damage actions Of more than
ordinary importance have been filed
within the last week in the Office OF
the county clerk Ane.s8s Anssacaln1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
SMALLPOX ON TRAIN.
Davenport Negro Worked in Diner Er
Route From Texas.

Route from IeSdSs
Special 10 Times Republican.
Davenport, July ia negro giving
the name of Bert Walker and who is
reported to have been found at Sis
Harrison street was discovered to be
very i'll with the smallpox and was
Immediately removed to the pest
house.
Walker stated that he had come
thru from Texas on the Elks' train
Saturday morning and he stated that
he had been employed on the diner
while coming thru.
When the man was examined in
the evening he was found to have 4
we'll developed case of smallpox and
is very sick with the disease.
The physician states that he can
hardly see how Walker escaped notice
on she Eiks' train as his face and
hands must have been broken out at
that time
The statements of Walker have
aroused some apprehension among
the men who have heard of the case
as to whether or not the colored man
has not been the means of spreading
the dread disease among the body OF
Elks that travelled from Texas to
Philadelphia.
Walkers case is the third one that
has been reported in Davenport since
Friday morning. The other two were
Fred Thomas. also q colored man,
who resided at 10 East Fifth street,
and James Warner. white man
who was taken from 20s1a Brady
street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
GROOM 5 FATHER RA1E
Mapleton Man Seeks to Have
Marriage Of 16-Year-Old
Son Annuled
HE PuRsuEs NEW COUPLE
paI.L n "a AID Cora channnian the
HE PuRsuEs NEW COUPLE
Ralph Lee and Cora Champion, the
Latter Teh Years the Senior of Her
Lover, EIope-Married, but Father
Cannot Find Them Threatens to
Prosecute Witness.
10 :1rnes-Republ1can.

Special to .ffnes- Republican.
Sioux City. July 16.-As a climax TO
the sensational elopement and mar
riase of his 16-year-old son, Ralph
Lee, to Cora Champion, 26 years of
age, in Sioux City last Friday, John
Lee, wealthy cattleman, of Mapleton,
arrived here yesterday with an attor-
ney, and will Immediately start pro-
ceedings to annul the marriage.
In addition to the annulment of the
marriage, Mr.. Lee threatens to prose-
cute for perjury, John Oleson, of this
city, who was the witness to the eff
feet that young Lee was q years of
age.
The young boy loved Cora Champion,
even tho she was ten years his SEN
Tor, and when his father refused to
consent to the marriage, the two laid
plans to elope. They arrived in Sioux
City last Friday. and appeared before
County Clerk Trip for a license.
Swears to Age.
The clerk refused to issue the Ii
cense until the boy produced a witness
to swear that he was of age, and the
couple hurried out to find the witness.
They found John Olson, a painter,
working on the interior of the court
house building.
Oleson said he was willing to swear
that young Lee was 81, and the mar
rage license was issued, Rev. ]. K.
Ballou performing the ceremony on the
spot. 1t developes that Oleson worked
in Mapleton year ago. and was
slightly acquainted with young Lee,
and taking his word for his age, was
glad to accommodate him.
The irate father arrived and Sc
cured the services of Deputy Sheriff
Pecaut in locating Oleson, who dis
claimed all intention of wrong doing.
and said he thought the boy was Of
age
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
A FIGHT OVER MILLIONS.
Charges Made Against Burlington Heir
for Influencing Father.

for Influencing Father.
Special 20 Times-Republican.
Burlington, July ia fight for the
millions Of Hiram Higgins of Spencer,
Iowa, has been begun in Los Angeles
where the suit is attracting widespread
attention owing to the prominence of
all parties concerned.
In it are involved a strange COM
plexity of people His only daughter,
Mrs. Lillian c. Rand of this city, who
married a Burlington millionaire, is
accused of completely and double
dealing and Of poisoning the mind of
her father. Her relative, Carrie
Rand, caused a sensation some time,
ago by uniting her fortunes with Prof
Charles Heron, who was the leader Of
the colonoy of free love and its orig
inator. Heron was formerly on the
he and his wife decided So wed with
out the formality of the complete mar
riage ceremony
The suit brought In the California
city is by Mrs. Emma C. Higgins and
her son, William r. Higgins. of Spen-
Ger, to set aside the probate of the
will of the late Hiram Higgins, who
moved west several years ago where
he died. His fortune, which is estt-
mated at various sums, provides that
it shall be held in trust, the income
being enjoyed by his widow, son and
daughter and that ultimately it shall
go to his three grandchildren, children
of his only daughter, Mrs. Lillian G.
Rand.
The allegation is made and upon It
hangs the whole complaint that I'M
due influence was used by Mrs. Rand
in inducing her father to make JUST
the will he did make. Plaintiffs aver
that at the time the will was made
the testator Wa aged and decrepit,
and that the daughter poisoned the
mind of her father against his son,
persuading him that the son was I'M
dutiful and undeserving.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16

as The Spanish Government VS.. Man
uel Marenp, eli al" in which the de-
partment of justice of the United
States will appear in conjunction with
the Spanish government in the pros
ecution of the swindlers.
Probably there has never been a
more complete and persistently oper-
ated graft in the world anywhere than
the pitiful story of the poor Spanish
girl whose father is in prison. The
letters received by James Carter,
ditch contractor at Barnum, small
town west of Fort Dodge. laid the
cause of the trouble to the war with
Spain in Cuba.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
Waterloo Child Bitten BY Pois-
onous Insect is in Critical
Condition
Ee 10 BADLY SWOLLEN
Bug Bit Little Girl on the Ankle, and
the Poison Has Affected the Entire
Limb - Species Of the Insect Not
Known Fever Brought on by the
Poison.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to TimeS-Republican.
Waterloo, July 16.-zatha, the g.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
James Pilson is lying in critical con-
dition as the result of the bites of some
poisonous insect The child was bitten
Saturday and since then she has
grown rapidly worse.
The poison impaired to the little girl
by the bug which bit her two or three
times on the ankle has rapidly spread
and at the present time the limb as far
up as the body is swollen to twice lis
size. Altho the attending physician
thinks that it has about reached its
height. The constitution of the girl
has already been seriously affected.
fever and other kindred ailments hav-
ing resulted.
Species Of the Bug Not Known.
There is some difference of opinion
as to what sort of bug could have
inflicted so serious an injury. 1t
might possibly have been a species of
the larger spider often known to be ex-
csedingly poisonous, or some mosquito
who had previously drilled into an in
fected object. Whatever the insect
was the place where he drilled into
the little girls ankle has risen to
twice the thickness of the leg, and is
of marble whiteness, while the flesh
around the bite is also greatly swol-
lon and is fiery red
1t is hoped the treatment that is be-
ing administered will stop the pro-
gress of the swelling, for if it adj
vances much further the life of the
child already in danger will be in very
imminent peril.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
Tank in Humeston Creamery
ExpIodes, Causing Death of
Howard Wood
BLEW UP WHILE BEING MOVED
Hot Liquid Thrown All Over Woods
Body-Death Brings End to Days Of
Terrible Suffering IS. Peterson Also
Very Badly Burned-He Will Prob
ably Recover.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to mes-Republican
Humeston, July 16.-Breathing hot
ammonia fumes and fearful burns due
to the hot liquid scattered over his
body thru the explosion of an am
monia tank at the Humeston creamery,
Howard Wood died here after several
days fearful suffering. S. Peterson,
buttermaker, and Mr.. Wood, engineer,
Of the plant, were changing the Local
ton of an ammonia tank when 1t ex-
ploded, throwing the hot contents all
over both men. Mr.. Peterson was
terribly burned about the face, arms
and chest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16

men in this town who would be plum
tired out" by an excursion OF that
kind.
Upton.
Rumors that Upton was to have
saloon have been abroad for several
weeks and last Friday materiallzed
when a place was opened in the Lower
building by Pat Moylan, who it is I'M
derstood represented brewery az
Davenport. The first quarters mulct
tax was paid to the county treasurer
and the saloon did a rushing business
until Monday morning, when an infor-
nation was filed before Justice Argo
charging the illegal sale OF intoxicat-
ing liquors. The necessary papers
were served by Sheriff Barclay, who
found several barrels of beer and other
liquor on hand and took same in
charge. There has been no attempt to
reopen since Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
DAvENPoRTER MISSING.
Curtis Williams at Manitou, COL, Sud
denly Disappears.
Special to TfYnes-Renuhlican

Manitou, Col, July 1s.-There Is
much excitement here over the disap-
pearance of Curtis Williams, young
man who came from Davenport, Iowa
with his sister, Mrs. Eta Jones, ten
days ago to spend the summer.
Saturday evening Williams left his
sister at the hotel, saying that he was
going downtown to mail a letter. He
has not been seen since and all efforts
to locate him have proved futile, Mrs.
Jones is Frustrated with anxiety, and
strangers who have heard of the case
are interesting themselves in her be-
half. Williams is 26 years old and was
in good health and spirits. His sister
fears he is the victim of foul play, al
tho 1T is not known that he carried
much money.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
BODY FOUND IN MISSISSIPPI
May Be Farret of Dubuque-Body Of
Price Not Recovered.

Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine, July 16.--While hunting
for the body of Theodore Price, who
jumped from the high bridge here Sat-
urday, fishermen discovered an I'M
known floater, who is believed to be
William Block, of Davenport The
foater is in a bad state of decom posi-
ton and had evidently been in the wa
ter for a month or more A bunch of
keys and a bottle opener given out by
the Dubuque Mailing Company were
the only articles found on the body.
Frank Smith, of this city, thinks the
man is Nick Farret Of Dubuque, who
was drowned six weeks ago. The de-
scription fits Block better, however,
100 pounds, six feet tall. and wearing
blue overalls and shirt. Price has not
yet been found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
ROB MASON CITY HOME.
Thieves Enter J. %. Quinn Residence,
and Steal $50.

opecIdI TO IHIeS-ftepuUllCdH.
Mason City. July 16.-Sneak thieves
entered the home Of j. D. Quinn, OF
this city, shortly after o'clock this
morning, securing some $50 in money
and other valuabes. Mr.. Quinn had
risen from his bed about o'clock and
gone out of the house, being absent
about twenty minutes. During his abb
scence the thieves entefed, taking a
purse lying within a few feet of Mrs.
Quinn, who was asleep. 1t was the
work Of experts because no alarm was
made and because of the manner in
which they had ransacked the house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
AFTER GRAFT EVIDENCE.

Spanish Prisoner Game Still Being
Pursued in Iowa.
Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, July 16.-Notwithstand-
ing there are now confined in prison
in Madrid the perpetrators of what is
known as 1.-The Spanish Girl Graft, -
letters continue to be received, pur-
porting to come from the girl in Spain,
the latest being sent to several persons
in this vicinity.
United States Attorney Frank Fa-
vile has received instructions from
the department Of Justice at Washing
ton to collect all the evidence he can
as soonN as possible, that it may be
used in prosecuting the grafters. There
is now on file in the district court OF
Ell Hospicio, Spain, proceedings known
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
MILLIONS OF TOMATOES.
Ono Hundred and Seventy Acres De
voted to Plants Near keokuk.

Special TO Times Republican.
Keokuk. July 16.-The largest tomato
field in the United States. and in all
probability the largest in the world, Is
located just at the edge of Keokuk.
The field is the property of the keo-
kuk Canning company and comprises
ITO acres. The patch is exactly one
mile in length and a third of mile
wide. 1t has total Of 1850 plants to
the acre, making grand total of $780,
900 plants. The rows of plants, II
stretched out in straight line, would
reach almost 100 miles
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
BRAKEMAN LOSES FOOT.
Ira Brock Fell Under Car While Sci
tinu Brakes at Atlantic

''S Ss'~SS "s 1Ne'dH11Cs
Atlantic, July 16.-Ira Brock, a
brakeman employed on the Rock Is
land, was injured east of this city.
He was setting the brakes on top of
the train on which he was running, No.
955, and the jerk of the train caused
him to lose his balance and fall. The
wheels passed over his right foot,
MASKING it so that amputation was
necessary, and the other foot was also
badly injured. His right arm was
injured In such way that his elbow
Joint in that arm will be useless the
rest of his life. He was operated on
at the hospital here where he is rest
ing easily. Brock is 26 years of age
and lives at Valley Junction, where
he has q wife.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
LoRlNe CHURCH DESTROYED.
Small Cyclone Does Great Damage I,
the [ itfIe Town

Small Cyclone Does Great Damage to
the Little Town.
Special to Times-Republican.
Boone, July 16.-Monday afternoon
during the wind and electrical storm.
the Mt. Zion church at Loring, new
village on the Newton and Northwest
ern just south of Elwell, was entirely
destroyed by a miniature cyclone which
passed over that section. The path of
the storm was apparently about hun
,dred feet wide and the church was al
mots in the center. The depredations
of the storm extended for distance
of about a mile. The house Of worship
was picked up from it's foundation and
carried for distance of nearly forty
feet, when it was dashed to the ground
and completely DESTROYED.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
FOUND DEAD At oTruMwA.
Wife of John Greer Not Worried Over
His Absence.

Special to Times-Republican.
Ottumwa, July 16.-John Greer. of
14o4 Railroad street left home Sun
day afternoon, telling his wife that he
was going to the old Milwaukee round
house in the east part Of the city to
play cards with few friends. Yester-
day his dead body was found by Mrs
Carries Olstrob, who was driving her
cows to pasture. The body laid just
outside the round house. The police
We're at once notified and the body re-
moved to a local morgue. No marks
of violence were found and it is sup
posed that Greer came to his death
from heart failure. Mrs. Greer, wife
Of the dead man, said:
. fIm so used TO. his goinE zRMaS. that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
Rains Delay Farm Work.

Waterloo, July 16.-Farmers in
Black Hawk county are delayed in
their work by the continued rainfall
for the first fourteen days of the
month of July The rainfall has not
been abnormal for the period, but it
has been extended over so many days
that the man behind the pillow has
been unable to get into his corn fields.
and at the present time the hay is
ready for harvesting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
DEATH FOLLOWED INJURY.

Semo Starwich, Austrian, Struck by
Crowbar at Buffalo.
Special to Times-Republican.
Davenport, July 16-Semo Starwich,
an Austrian workman at the quarters
near Buffalo, was killed as the result
Of an accident Monday evening. He
was working in the quarry, prying a
stone with a crowbar. The bar Slipped
and struck him in the abdomen, rup-
turing him badly He died shortly af-
forwards. The accident occurred be-
tween and o'clock. He was one of
a gang of Austrians engaged at the
quarries and living near by. The body
will be buried at Buffalo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
lNrERURBAN PROJECT.
Pocahontas is On the Map for Pro
posed Lines,

Pocahontas is On the Map for Pro-
posed Lines.
Special to imes-Republican.
Pocahontas, July 16.-The project OF
an interurban from Fort Dodge to
Spirit Lake has again been brought
before the public here; several promo
tiers OF the scheme have been here at
different times.
Also an electric line from Rockwell
City via Fonda to this town to con-
meet with the Fort Dodge line is
talked. If such scheme natures Po-
cahont;as will do her share toward fin
ancing these roads. Several of our
citizens were up to Enmetsburg in
order to assist the people there to or
ganize
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
Death Of Belmont Resident.

SpeC1aI 10 ITneS-FepuUIICdH.
Belmond, July 16.-The death of Mr.
C. o. Clark, aged 81 years, occurred at
his home in this city. Deceased was a
good citizen and a veteran of the war,
being in a New York company.
The corn in this vicinity is coming
nicely, oats are headed nicely and
there is a good prospect for small
grain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
GAS PLANT BLOWS UP.
Adair Lighting Plant Destroyed-kon
Injured in Explosion.

Injured in Explosion.
Adair. July 16.-Late Sunday after
noon the city gas plant exploded. Three
shocks were felt several blocks away
George Goodhart, the manager had
been at the plant fifteen minutes be-
fore and was on his way home when
the explosions occurred.
Mr.. Stillwell. living, near the plant,
telephoned Mrs Goodhart, who was
very much excited and telephoned her
son, Charles L. Goodhart, proprietor
of a grocery and confectionery store,
that the plant was blown up and his
father killed. The young man tainted
and his condition is serious. The plant
will be rebuilt.
No one was hurt by the explosion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16

did not worry when he failed to re-
turn home last evening. He was often
very late
Greer was As years old. Besides his
wife he leaves five children
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
sHERIFFs TO MEET.
Annual Session of Iowa Association at
Cedar Rapids, Wednesday,.

Veudr tdPrusi W9uteSuuy'
Special to Times-Republican.
Cedar Rapids, July 16.-lt is expect
ed that about seventy five will attend
the Sheriffs' Association of Iowa, which
will hold it's annual meeting here to-
morrow. They will be entertained in
a fitting manner Hotel Montrose will
be. the headquarters Of the associa-
ton. An interesting program will be
given. largely devoted to the best
methods and the duties Of the sheriffs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
To Vote on the Water Works,

Wesley, July 16.-Wesley is soon to
put on city airs, the town council hav-
ing in response to a petition of citizens
voted to submit a water works prop
osition to the people for vote. The
election will be held August 5.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
The Sentence Approved.

Twenty-Five years impr i H.
ment, twenty of which shall be at
hard labor, is the sentence of the
court-martial which recently tried
Maurice Burke. a seaman attach
ed to the cruiser Tennessee, for
numbering James A. Doug g.,
chief master alarms and assault
ing and attempting to kill VIM
McCool, master-at-arms, both of
that vessel. The sentence has
been approved by Secretary Met
calf. Burke's crime was COM
mitted OH the night of February
9th, last, while the Tennessee was
lying at the League Island Navy
Yard, Philadelphia. He return
ed in an intoxicated condition af-
ter being given shore leave and
when summoned before his su-
periors, drew revolver, killing
Douglas and wounding McCool.
Washington dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
Newspaper Men Have a Round.

Elizabeth City, April 25.-A
lively scrap took place this morn
ing in the main Offices of the
Economist Publishing Company,
between the manager, F. F. Co.
hoon, and news editor Porter.
Mr.. Porter was with the company
only a month or SO ago. This
morning he entered the Office and
requested Manager Cohoon to give
him a check for his salary. The
manager replied that this would
have to be done by Mr.. Chaplin,
manager of the Daily Economist,
published by the Economist Co,
An alteration ensued and Porter
struck the other man two heavy
blows in the face. Mr.. Cohoon
pressed the fire poker into service
and between the three the com.
pany's type was pied to consid'
erable extent, no one being pres
ent to stop the conflict. Mr.. Co
hoon received several Sc r i ou
blows. Mr.. Porter paid a fine o1
five dollars in the police COURT
Special to Charlotte Observer.