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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
LAND FRAUD ALLEGED.
Dispositions Being Taken at Mason
City in South Dakota Case.


City in South Dakota Case.
Special to Times-Republ1can.
Mason City, July 31.-A number OF
attorneys from this city and from
Mitchell, S. D., are here this week TAX
ing dispositions in case pending in
the Dawson county, South Dakota,
court, known as Winter vs. Johnson.
William Winter, the plaintiff, alleges
that thru fraud, Johnson secured an
option of a long time with easy pay
ments, upon a large tract of land
owned by him in that county. This
fraud Is alleged to have been practiced
when Winter, who is an old man, was
i'll last winter, Johnson taking advan-
tage of his weakened condition and Sc
curing the option.
Mr.. Winter lived for many years In
Canton, S. D., and in Mitchell. He Is
the father Of George E. Winter, for
merly cashier of the Commercial Bank
Of this city, and is a man of wealth.
Johnson is said to be prominent
land owner and farmer of Dawson
county. The case promises to become
a bitter contest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
FOR STEALING AN ONION.
culprit Let Go, But Case Against Him
Was Considered "Strong."


Special to Times-Republican.
Dubuque, July 31.-To be arrested
for stealing an onion is rather a novel
state of affairs. yet that is just exact
~ what happened to one John Boyce,
on. lower Clay street, and to all ac-
counts there was strong" case
against him.
Boyce had been celebrating and was
in rather dilapidated state when he
came staggering down the thorough
fare. A basket of onions out in front
of a grocery store happened to catch
his eye. and he proceeded all unafraid.
a woman who clerks in the place
ran out onto the street and inquired
of him as to why he had not asked her
for one instead of taking it, whereupon
he promptly invited her to be con-
signed to region not particularly
famed for its chilliness.
Officer Cody happened along in time
to hear the woman's. indignant re-
spose to the fellows rudeness. and he
was placed under. arrest In police
court he was let go.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
MRS. CAROLINE M'LEAN DEAD
We'll Known EIdora Woman's Demise
Followed Serious Operation.

Special to Times Republican.
Edora, July 31.-Friends of Mrs.
Caroline Mclean were shocked to hear
of her death yesterday. She was OPP
Grated upon Saturday at Emergency
hospital for strangulated hernia but
the operation afforded only temporary
relief, as modification had already set
in before the operation, and being nat
urally feeble. she did not recover.
Mrs. Mclean was the relict of Rev.
C. F. Mclean, and a sister of Joseph
and Jonathan Edginton of Eldora, all
of them old settlers. Mr.. Mclean was
one of Eldora's first Methodist minis
tiers, coming here in the early sixties,
and was later presiding elder of that
denomination. Upon retiring from the
ministry the McLeans made their home
in Eldora. Death claimed Rev. Nc
Lean few years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
bikes School System Good.

Special to Times Republican.
Dixie. July 31.-Dike has a good
school system. and as a demonstration
two teachers have resigned, being pro-
rooted to the Waterloo schools. Miss
Edith Porter the intermediate grade
teacher. has been employed in East
Waterloo. and our principal, Mr.. Har-
ry Moore. has also been employed in
East Waterloo. Mr.. c. w. Roadman,
an estmable young man living near
Dixie. has been elected for another
year IN East Waterloo. His sister Vel
ma. ha:. been elected to position in
-LeMsrs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
LADS FRANKS NEARLY FATAL
Six Year Old Herman Child of Boone
Gives Little Cousin Nux Vomica.

Special 10 Times- SUPERINTENDENT
Boone. July S1.-Children's play
came near being fatal to two Boone
lads. Lets play Doctor said Marvin
Herman, aged years. to his S-year- old
cousin. Johnnie Herman, son of the
cashier of the First National bank.
The younger boy did not understand,
but when his cousin found bottle OF
nux vomica he readily took the large
dose which the other measured out.
Immediately the infant went into con-
vulsions and for time his life was
despaired of. Late last night the ply
sicians thought they might possibly
esaNa him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
Iowa Falls Telephone Change.

Special &, Times-Repup,car.
Iowa Falls. July 31.-The Iowa
Telephone Company has just an
nounced the appointment Of d. N.
Cameron, of keokuk, as local manager
for the company here. to succeed w.
]. Holderness. Mr.. Holderness goes
to Des Moines to take up a special
line Of the work for the same COM
pany. He came here from Shenandoah
and his Des Moines appointment is
understood to be promotion. Mr.
Cameron takes charge Of the COM
panys business in this city al once.
He was formerly located at Ottumwa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
FIVE YEARS IN PENlTENTlARY.

George johnson, Arrested at Council
Bluffs, Convicted of Horse Stealing.
Special TO Times Republican.
Creston, July 31.-George Johnson,
arrested several weeks ago on the
charge of horse stealing, at Council
Bluffs, was sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary at Fort Madison, in
the district court at Corning, Monday
afternoon by Judge Towner Johnson
entered plea of guilty. The crime
for which he was indicted was the
theft of three valuable horses from
farmers living near Corning the first of
July. Johnson is notorious crook
and has done time in the penitentiary
on several previous occasions, having
been sent up from Creston. several
years ago for the theft of some bag
gage at the Burlington depot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31

yond announcing d determination 10
end his life. He was on good terms
with everyone so far as known, and IN
good spirits previously.
He had taken a small rope, which
had been used on a bundle of binding
Irvine made moose of one end and
slipped this over his head. He then
took a ladder and climbed till his head
was close to the roof. where he fast
ened the rope to rafter, Jumping on
he ladder, causing death by strasu-
,ation.
The deceased leaves his daughter at
Lone Tree, son near West Liberty,
and two sons in Dickinson county.
No inquest was considered necessary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
OLD MAN HUNG HIMSELF
Conrad Range, Of Lone Tree, Commit
ted the Act With Small Rope.

teU CTe NCS WIFI a 0rTIaTf Et0P9'
Special to mes-Republican.
Iowa City, July 31.-The body OF
Conrad Range. a well-known farmer
living with his daughter. Mrs. John
Schaapveld, near Lone Tree, was found
yesterday hanging to a rafter in the
granery. where it had been for several
hours. The deceased was n years old.
He had been suffering from rheuma-
tism, but his ailment was not serious.
He left note written in German. but
it could not be read entirely. as it was
poorly written. It contained little be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
Colonel o'keefe Leaves State.
snecial TO Observation-Disclosures.


Creston, July S1.-Creston has lost
Colonel John O'Keefe, one of the ear
Hest settlers of this county and an
old resident of the city, he having gone
to ST. Louis, where he will make his
home with his son. Colonel O'Keefe
was one of the most eloquent orators
in the state, and was prominent poll
tician He is witty and genial Irish
man and prominent men all over the
state are proud to number "The little
colonel" among their friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
SAFETY PIN BANK.
Large Sum Found Pinned to Clothing
of Lake Mills Farmer When Ar
rested.

rested.
Special 10 Times Republican.
Mason City, July 31.-The novelty
Of safety pin bank with deposits of
over s6,000 was unearthed at Lake
Mills yesterday. by the arrest of AL
bert Brake, farmer living west of
that place. Brake, had been arrested
only few days ago for abusing his
wife, the abuse taking on a worse form
than beating, for which he is now In
Jail.
Last week Brake wanted his wife
to accompany him to the races at
Forest City and because she refused,
sat upon her in the streets of Lake
Mills and beat her until he was in
terfered with by bystander, where
upon Brake fed. He was found late
that night in an alley. and the officers
who placed him in Jail and searched
hhn, as is the custom, found $6.444 in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
lowAN HAS UNIQUE CANE.
Latter is Made of Horns of Steers ane
Buffalo,.

Latter is Made Of Horns of Steers and
Buffalo.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls July 31.-William Chas-
sell, one of the pioneer residents Of
Iowa Falls, is the possessor of I'M
ique cane presented to him by his son,
Harry j. Chassell, Of Gillette, Wyo.
The cane is made of concrete layers of
horns of steers and buffalo of the
western plains. The cane is highly
polished and shows a variety of colors.
1t was made by bank cashier serving
a six-year sentence in the Wyoming
state prison for embezzlement, and the
article represents the prisoners spare
time during his imprisonment. The
cane is very artistic and decided
nQNeltY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
DEATH AT EMMETsBURG.
l.. L. Crosse Suffered Terribly From
Cancer Of tho Tongue.

Special to Times-RepubIican.
Emmetsburg. July 31-L. l.. Crosse.
of the firm of L. l.. and ]. P. Crosse.
died at his home in this city Monday
night. at $3.50 o'clock Mr.. Crosse has
been suffering from cancer of the
tongue for the past eighteen months
He was a good citizen and member
Of the Masonic lodge of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
MRS. M'LEAN DEAD.
Was Pioneer Of Hardin county-cou.
sin Of Late President Mckinley.

Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora, July 31.-The death Of Mrs.
Caroline Mclean, a pioneer of the sos
in Hardin county, occurred yesterday.
Deceased was 7S years of age. Her
husband was a prominent clergyman of
the Methodist church and held pas
torates in Brooklyn and other eastern
cities. She was a cousin of the late
President Mckinley and leaves rather
a large estate. She had no children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
MAY PROVE MURDER.
Body Taken From the River at ottun

wa Buried.
Special to Times-Republican.
ottumwa, July 31.-The body of a
man named Sullivan was taken from
the river near the foot of Union street
here last night. Wounds on his head
indicate that he had been injured be-
fore he entered the water. Sullivan
came here about month ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
Last Supreme Effort.

Last Supreme Effort.
In last supreme effort, to cure con-
stipation, biliousness. etc, take DR..
Kings New Life Pills. 25 cents. NC
Bride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-31
Only 3 and A BURGLAR.
Cedar Rapids Officer Captures
Boy Emerging From Store
With Stolen Money
ROBBED THE CASH REGISTERS

Lad Entered Building With Skill of
Professional - Penitent After Being
Placed in Jail and Cried to Be Per-
mtted to Go to His Home-WiIl Be
Punished.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-12-13

that sort Of thing at Cambridge Is ab-
solutely prohibited
1t is generally thought that the man
who wOuld display his n" ia the
streets or In the yard is the sort OF
man who wishes people TO know that
he has done something. Therefore. the
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-12-13

re shs cOrsss Nan Il 6 ss ) FIas %
aNation.
What a dag IS TO a nation a varsity
letter Is to a college man. Like q ban
ner, varsity letter Is clustered around
with comedies and tragedies. with
yearningS and heartburnings. The
"H" OF Harvard. the ''Y' Of Yale. the
AP" Of Princeton aud the varsity let
ters Of the various other colleges and
universities have meanings TO college
men which never occur to others And
there are strict rules. and conditions
surrounding the letters.
Every Harvard athlete who wins an
"H" sweater must obey the unwritteB
rule Of that university-the rule which
says succinctly that an H" sweater
must not be displayed save on the field
OF action Even In such appropriate
places Il ought not to make its appear
ance with excessive frequency. On or
dinary occasions good taste at Har-
ward inspires a varsity athlete 20 wear
a class or prep school sweater. At
Yale a "Y" man. II he be a modest
fellow generally. may aDDear even in
The National tribune., 1907-08-22
Ey JOHN McELRUY.

particularly in rushing the Merrimac
thru to completion. There could have
been no Mcrrimac had Mcclellan taken
the Navy Yard at any time in the eight
months that he had been in command.
The manner in which Gen. Joe john
ton had stolen march upon Gen. NC
Clellan had added another load to the
heavy weight he was carrying, and
March II, Immediately after learning
this, the President had relieved him of
the command of all other Departments
except that of the Potomac. 1t certain
ly seemed as If this was all he could ad-
minister. and Halleck at St Louis and
Ruell at Louisville were left to them
selves.
The Prince de Joinville remarks that
at this time Mcclellan seemed badly
disturbed and very anxious. He called
q council of war of his corps command
ers at Fairfax Court House March 13,
and laid before them the question.
should the Urbana plan be carried
out" There were present at this meet
ing Gems Mcdowell. Sumner, Heintzel-
man and Keyes. After some informal
conversation Gen. Mcclellan laid before
their consideration the proposition of
moving further down the Chesapeake
and making Fortress Monroe the base of
operations. This he had previously con-
Sidered, and on Feb. had written:
Should circumstances render 1t not ad-
visable to land at Urbana we can use
Mob Jack Bay, or, the worst coming to
the worst, we can take Fortress Monroe
as a base. and operate with complete
things as they needed elsewhere for for
tiicatioHS against the Union army, and
The National tribune., 1907-08-22
At Bridgeport, Ala.

Editor National Tribune: I think Nc
Elroys history of the Army of the
Cumberland is nearly perfect. but he
also makes some mistakes. Take, for
instance, a battle at Bridgeport Ala.
Aug. 27, 1862. l was there about that
time, but I cannot remember of any
engagement at that time; we were
cooped there with about 10000 ra-
tions. one company of 33d Ohio guard
ing supplies. but. thank the Lord, got
out without any loss, the 3Sd Ohio GO
ing to Battle Creek, where they had an
engagement, using a large quantity of
wagons. tents and supplies The maps
in his illustrations are incorrect. but
we must not expect at this late day to
find in your great journal everything
as perfect.as it should be-John Wrat-
ten, Cincinnati, Q.
Our correspondent is in error Aug.
q, 1852, Col L. A. Harris, I'd Ohio
commanding the Ninth Brigade, learn
ed that the enemy was crossing at
Bridgeport. He sent forward Mai.
Pugh, 4th Ohio Cav. TO attack the enc
my and drive them back The Confed-
crates were a brigade under the COM
mand of Gen. S. B. Maxey. There was
skirmishing and cannonading all day.
AT night Col. Harris retreated, carrying
off all the stores he could and burning
the remainder. He lost one man killed
and nine wounded-Editor National
Tribune. q.
The National tribune., 1907-08-22

opposite 1t by a siege and a combined
naval and land attack, leaving Wash
ington secure.
As that wonderful fleet of more than
400 vessels, which had been secured
thru the colossal energy of Assistant
Secretary Tucker. sailed away. one after
another loadedto the limit with troops,
the nakedness of Washington began to
be alarmingly apparent, and here be-
gan the differences between Mcclellan
and the President which have furnished
so much food for bitter recriminations
by the partisans of both sides 1t was
found, as the embarkine progressed.
that Mcclellan had only left 10000 men
Immediately in and around Washing
ton, and these were all new and un-
drilled troops. This President Lincoln
and Secretary Stanton regarded as a
distinct and wilful violation of orders
and of McClellan's promise to them. On
the other hand. Mcclellan insists that
he really left 10000 men, including
The National tribune., 1907-08-22
Capture of Fort Pillow.

Editor National Tribune: What led
up to the massacre of Fort -Pillow?-
r. H. White. Arlington. Mass. 81: ..--.
In the Spring of 1864 Gen. Forrest
raided West Tennessee to disturb Ou;.
communications. and particularly to
gather in the great numbers of men
who were eluding the conscription
officers. We had recruiting stations at
Union City. Fort Pillow etc. where
white regiments were being organized,
etc, also colored regiments. Forrest
wanted to break up these and the rebel
aninosity against both kinds of troops
was intense. He captured Union City
March "a, made a rush on Paducah,
but was repulsed. and then turned on
Fort Pillow. He was ait first repulSed.
when he sent in a flag of truce Under
cover of this he gained a good posi-
ton, from which he made a successful
assault. He claims that in addition to
killing the negros he drove about 200
Tennessee Tories into the river.
where most of them were drowned
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-08-22
(To be continued.)
The Eirs. sneneer carhine.

Editor National Tribune: l. write to
ask you at what time the Spencer car
bines were invented and issued to the
cavalry. In looking back to those days
the question arises why the infantry
We're not armed with the Spencer seven
shooter more rapidly, instead of COM
pelling our soldiers to use the muzzle-
loading rifle to the end of the war
While the Spencer rifle is inferior to our
present army rifle, would not the gen.
eral arming of our infantry with the
Sencer carbine bayonet attachment have
made our army invincible long before
Antietam and Gettysburg Isaac Wal
ton, Fairbury, Ill.
The first Spencer carbines We're
bought by Gen. John T. Wilder with his
own money. and for his famous brigade
of mounted infantry. This was early in
1863. He demonstrated the great value
Of the guns, and thereafter the War
Department began to issue them to the
cavalry as fast as they could be made
Undoubtedly the war would have been
brought to an end very much sooner if
the infantry had been furnished with
breech-loading arms early in the war
The Regular Army officers were strong
ly opposed to this. They reasoned that
If a man was furnished with such arms
he would at once fire away all his tar
gets and be disarmed.-Editor National
Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-08-22
CHAPTER TX.

THE VICTORY AT kERNSTOWN.
Plans for Destroying the Merrimac-Mc-
Clellan's Plans Observation-Disclosures
Between Him ana The President.
Stonewan jackson Tries TO Recover
Possession of the Vniley-Receives n
Sharp Dcfcat-The Corps Commanders
of the Army of tho Potomac-The PEN
insula.
Plans for Destroying the Nrrrimac.
For the moment everything else
seemed to be forgotten in the North. all
thoughts being occupied with plans and
suggestions for getting rid of the terri
BILE iron monster which had played such
havoc in Hampton Roads. So long as
the Merriinac was in existence no one
on the Atlantic seaboard felt safe. There
were innumerable schemes for encom-
passing her destruction. The one which
received most countenance from the
authorities in Washington contemplated
running her down by number of swift,
powerful wooden ships. Commodore
Vanderbilt, who was at that time sup
posed to know more about shipping than
any other man in the mercantile navy,
favored this plan, and offered a fine
new ship named after himself for the
purpose. He was summoned to Wash
tngton to consult over the matter, and
went to Fortress Monroe to consult with
the officers there. Beside his gift of the
Vanderbilt he placed at the disposal of
The National tribune., 1907-08-22

The Government another fine swift
steamer, the Matamora, which he had
1t Fortress Monroe. There were soon
eoilected seven fast steamships. lying
with fires banked, ready to ram the
Merrimac the moment she should ven-
lure into the clear, deep water, where
They could get a fair run at her. Her
commander knew of these preparations,
and kept her close to the shore bat
teries and IN the intricate channels of
The upper roads, where she could not
be reached.
Other plans were to cover Hampton
Roads with RATS, on which would be
mounted the heaviest artillery, which
would simply overwhelm the Merrimac
with storm of fire. There was also
,alk of running up upon her with swift
lhip, and dropping shells into her
tmokestack by men lying out on yards.
Dne of the widest schemes was that of
lowering the bay with strong seines,
which would catch and clog her pro-
Peller. There was at Fortress Mon
roe at that time the largest
cannon ever cast, 15-inch Rod
man, which had been named for Secre-
larry Floyd. 1t was proposed to change
Its name to the Lincoln gun. but it
WAS finally christened the Union" gun.
1t was believed that shot from this
would disable the Merrimac, and there
were many propositions as to placing 1t
where it could get in its deadly work,
The National tribune., 1907-08-22
River Batteries.

Editor National Tribune: 1 am q
school boy, and would like to know
what ever became of the batteries on
the Mississippi. Red River and the va
zoo and other inland rivers.-Wesley
kremer, 427 Willow Ave-. Hoboken.
y. j.
The embankments were allowed to
sink back into the earth again, while
the guns were collected by the Govern
ment into various storage places and
broken up or given away.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune
The National tribune., 1907-08-22

BREvET MAJ.-GEN. NATHAN KIM
BALL.
on a raft, on the Rip Raps. or some
where on the shore. Nothing came Of
this, however.
Derangement OF McCIellAn's Plans.
When the news from Hampton Roads
reached Gen. Mcclellan he was at Fair
fax Court House, and he and those
around him realized at once the i'm
portance to the projected campaign.
There was brought home to him at the
same time his failure TO do what the
Navy Department had been begging him
to do for months; that is, take Norfolk.
To capture Norfolk was as easy as 1t
would have been to clean out the bat
teries which were blockading the Po-
tomac, but Mcclellan stood as stead
fastly against the one as the other. In
the meantime the Confederates had
been making the best possible use Of
the great Navy Yard. robbinS it Of such
The National tribune., 1907-08-22
Second Mixes.

Editor National Tribune: I have
been subscriber to your valuable
paper for years, and I am very much
attached to it. 1 think you have done
a geat deal of good for the "old boys"
Keep hammering away for the second
wives until they are fairly treated II,
ID. Wheelock, Battery H, 1st N. Y. H. A.,
Winthrop, n. Y.
The National tribune., 1907-08-22
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The National tribune., 1907-08-22
Beginning the Advance.

Gen. Mcclellan arrived at Fortress
Monroe April 2, and found there five
divisions of infantry. three regiments of
cavalry. the artillery division and artil-
lery reserve. making altogether $4,000
electives and 100 guns. This force was
moved out in the direction of Yorktown
to give room for the other troops which
were to follow. Gen. Keyes, with
COUGHS and Smiths Divisions of the
The National tribune., 1907-08-22

those who were within easy call, and
gives the following figures: