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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10

/ amounts to about $4,000. Mr.
Melgaard also has the contract for the
Highland Dawson ditch, which was
begun last fall, and which will be
completed this summer.
| Scranton.
The following parties left Scranton
for Chicago Monday night: F.. E. Fey
with losd of cattle for himself and
q load Of hogs for A. D. Fey. Will
/! Butler with load of sheep. H. c.
Brown with load Of cattle and load
Of hogs George Knauss load of cattle.
Joseph Tefft, load each of hogs and
cattle. II. B. Baker a load Of cattle
and load Of hogs. Mr.. Harrison Paup
sent a load Of, hogs.
Iowa City.
An Infatuated COW attacked Mrs.
Robert Saas Of South Sharon, while
she was engaged in milking her, last
Saturday morning. Her screams
brought her husband to her assistance,
but it was not until all were badly
bruised that the animal could be
beaten away. Mrs. Saas had her back
and hip injured and Mr.. Saas in some
manner ran prong Of the pitch fork
he was using as club into his limb.
Grand junction.
C, A. F'leck closed deal Saturday
evening whereby he becomes the owner
of the j. P. Woltz & Son livery barn,
together with the teams, buggies, ETC..
and also the Woltz residence just
west OF the barn. In exchange Mr..
Wolff gets the live stock and farming
implem ents belonging to Mr.. Flick
and tho rent of one Of his fine farms
for the year. The deal was made on
the basis of $500.
Newton.
y. e. Ressler has bought Of James
G. Livingston the thirty acre place In
Palo Alto township, known as the
Murdoch place, two and half miles
southwest of town-the consideration
being $4,000 or about $50 per acre.
1t will be long, long time before Mr..
Ressler will move away from Jasper
county again He and his family re-
turned recently from Redfield, 8. d.
They moved into their new home in
Paio Alto the first of the week.
Esther,iIle.
Thursday mornings fire alarm was
turned in and the fire companies re-
spondel promptly. The cause of the
alarm was fire In one of the rooms
Of the Central Hotel, owned by John
Bork There was a bed underneath
one Of the chimneys in the house and 1t
is supposed that a spark from the
chimney falling on the bedding set it
on, fire. The damage consisted in burn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
Senior Council at s. U. l. Dis
GUESSING Peek-a-boo Waist and
"Screen Door" Stocking
BLOW TO UNIVERSITY co.EDs
No Official Action Has Been An
nounced, But an investigation Has
Been Progressing for Some Time
Subject of Dancing UP for Consider
alton.
Special to Times Republican.

Iowa City, May 10.-A little l,aiety
has been added to the closing days OF
the scholastic year by an investigation,
said to have been conducted by the
versity. into the ACCESSIBILITY of elm
mating the peek boo shirt waist and
the screen door stocking from the
wardrobe Of the university coed.
While no official action with reference
to the matter has been announced and
no authoritative statement has been
made, 1t is understood, nevertheless,
that the investigation has been pro-
crossing for some time.
The subject of dancing was also up
for consideration and it is said to- have
been proposed to confine this form of
recreation to Friday and Saturday
nights during the school year. The
senior council of nine is composed of
the presidents Of the senior classes
in The nine colleges of the state uni
i'm the nine colleges OF the state uni
versity This council acts as sort
of upper house. while a lower house
is composed OF delegates, from each
class and organization in the inatitu-
ton.
Invitations are said to have been
issued to the various sororities to
send delegates to confer with this
council and the above named subjects
were takenl up. Representatives of the
student body at large are unwilllng<to
discuss the matter for publication, but
they declare emphatically that the
peek boo waists and the open work
hose play very inconspicuous part
in the social life Of the institution and
need not cause very great alarm to the
administrative forces.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
DYING WIFE DESERTED
Eagle Grove Woman Placed in
Fort Dodge Sanitarium, Hus-
band Disappears
WIFE IS NEAR TO DEATH
Year.oId Baby Also Deserted, Having
Been Left in Caro- of DisreputabIe
\ Woman--chiId Now Being Cared for
BY Proper Persons--searoh for Hus-
band unavaiIins.
special to Times-Republican.

Special to TimeS-Republtcan.
Fort Dodge, May 10.-Evidently de-
serted by her husband and with year
old babe on her hands, Mrs. Radcliffe
formerly OF Eagle Grove, is dying OF
consumption at the Kline sanitarium.
Together with his sick wife and a
child Of little more than year OF
age, Radcliffe came to the city about
week ago from Eagle Grove. On
last Saturday he took his wife to the
Kline sanitarium for treatment, leav-
ing the child at the home of rather
notorious character on the flats. He
was known to be In the city over Sun
day, but since that time has disap-
peared, no trace of him being found
either here or at Eagle Grove, ma
tural superstition Of desertion follow
ing.
Last evening members Of the police
force raided the home of the woman
who had been Keeping the child. Get
ting wind Of the raid. she was able
to get away before the arrival of the
police, who on entering the house,
found no one but the little one, cry
ing Justify.
Knowing or the circumstances, Rev,
Seltz of the German Lutheran orphan
age offered to take the child and give
1t home until such time as the
father would choose to dispose Of 1t.
Physicians give the woman but a
few days to live. The police are
searching for the husband
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

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ing the bedding and some clothing. A
few pals of water dashed on the bed
kept the fire down till the fire company
arrived, and then the opening Of a
window and throwing the bedding out
into the street was all that remained
to be done
Reinbeck
Phil Gier had quite a narrow escape
from being killed last Friday after
noon. The horse he was driving ran
away and threw him out, his head
striking the cement walk with force
enough to render him unconscious for
several hours. Little Johnnie and
Adeline Gier were in the rig with him
when the accident happened but they
escaped without injury. The runaway
occurred near the Gier home and was
caused by the horses bride bit break
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
J. H. Vice sold fine span OF young
horses last week for $506.

M anson.
J. H. Vice sold a fine span Of young
horses last week for $605.
Rippey.
The Ira Sheets 2Oo-acre farm has
been sold, 100 acres to Mrs. Christina
Lofstedt and sons, and eighty acres
to J. J. Cannon. The 100 sold for $50
an acre, while the eighty sold at SIS.
Cedar Falls.
from Independence and begins perman-
emit work for the Presbyterian church
Dat this place next Sunday. DR.. FANS
IS man of ability and the people here
are fortunate in securing him.
Fairfield.
The seventeenth annual convention
for the Burlington district Of the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary society Of the
Methodist church will be held with the
Methodist church in Fairfield May IA
and Is.
Cooper.
Last Sunday the children, grand
children and a number of intimate
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Schil-
ling gathered at that parental home
and celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
Of their welded life and a very enjoy
able time was had.
Mt. Pleasant.
frankie Byrum, little son Of Byrum
the butcher while playing ball Satur-
day afternoon in front Of his home on
South Main street, was kicked by a
horse under whose feet the ball had
rolled. The kick glanced from his
head and badly lacerated his arm from
shoulder to elbow.
Cedar Rapids.
An inquest was held in the under
taking parlors Of S. S. Beatty TO de-
,termine just how Frank Krejce came
to his death. The jury gave verdict
which ,exonerated the railroad COM
pany from any blame and showed that
Kreici had intent of suicide and with
that intent laid down on the Northwes-
tern tracks just previous to the time
he was struck by train No. 10.
jefferson.
Nels Melgaard Of Churdan, was in
the city Monday, concluding his con-
tract with the board of supervisors
for the construction of the Greene
Calhoun ditch. His contract includes
that portion of the improvement
which carries a tile DRAIN. and he will
not only dig the ditch, but furnish all
the large tile, which are to be made in
the cement tile factory Just completed
by himself and his partner, Mr.. Num-
ssnmaier, at Churdan. The contract
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
THREATEN Fl. DODGE SALOONS
Temperance Organization Insists Tha,
Four Must Close.

WI tVs0oS SsOS0s
Special to mes-Republican.
FIT. Dodge, May Theoretically every
saloon man in Fort Dodge has received
a letter of warning In which the clos
Ing Of four saloons at once was asked
and the starting of proceedings which
would close all If this action was not
taken was threatened.
The letters were mailed in Fort
Dodge and were signed Secretary
Temperance League" The four sa-
looms which are asked to be closed at
once are: Fireman. and Shourek,
Long and Kruckman, A. ]. Groat and
Thode and Eichenlaub. 1t is claimed
that the first three are not located
the lrequired 800 feet from the Ger
mani lutheran school and that the
consent Of nearby property owners
has not been secured .bX Thode and
Eichenlaub.
evidence Is held, which can close
every saloon in town." says the let
ter. land unless these four are closed
at once, proceedings will be started
against all"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
NEW WALL LAKE DITCH.
Will Benefit Both Railroad Lane| and
Town-Other News.

Special to Times-Republican.
Wall Lake, May 10.--A good job was
done the past few days by Charles
Finley, in putting in a ditch from the
railroad land thru the Mohr pasture, to
the large ditch in the goose pond con-
Meeting with the creek that passes
thru the town. This will not only drain
the land, but let the flow OF water
from the town go off freely.
The annual convention of the Ida
Grove district meeting of the Woman,s
Home Missionary society of the M. r.
church will meet here on Thursday and
Friday, May 16 and II. A good pro-
gram is being arranged for the occa-
sion.
Townsend and Cowan have disposed
OF their stock OF farm nipple ments,
wagons, buggies, carriages, ETC., to
Victor Staah. This will give Mr..
Staah full control of the machinery
business here, while Townsend and
Cowan will confine their trade strictly
to lumber and coal, and some hard
ware.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10

prosperous, and everything indicating
a rich and prosperous future, notwith-
standing the recent decision Of the
U. S. supreme court as to Cuban own
ership of the island. Altho disap-
pointed in their hopes that the Island
would be retained as u. 8. territory,
the people are disposed to accept the
decision in good faith, and to now turn
their whole attention to united eff
fort to developing the island to its ut
most and to making 1t the richest,
most beautiful and most desirable spot
among the islands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10

nounced the sacred ceremony.
The groom is the son of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Rasmus Peterson, Of Milford,
while the bride is II daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. d. T. Emmerson, of this CITY,
and favorably known to all. Mrs Pet
terson has for some time past been
employed as operator for the CltlZens
Telephone Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson VIII, after a
short honeymoon. take up their future
home at Milford.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
PAULLINA SALARIES RAISED.
Present Corps Of Efficient Teacher,
Reelected by School Board.
Special to Times Republican. Z

SpeClAI 10 lIIMeS- HepUDHcHH.
Paullina, May 10.-The school board
of the independent school district of
Paullina, reelected the following
teachers, and increased the salaries of
same: Professor J. j, Billingsly, SUI
perintendent, at 3115 per month; Miss
Edith George. of Ames. and Miss Ethel
Hutchinson Of Guthrie Center, $55 per
month each; Miss Helen Algyer of
PaulHna, $50 per month"; Miss Loretta
Williams Of Ames $50; Miss Mamie
Cowan OF Paullina, $45; Miss Ida Ma
comb Of Paullina, $40. The school
board feel that they have secured a
strong corps of teachers for the ensu-
ing school year. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
sLAME CITY AUTHORITIES.
Council Bluffs Demand strtoter Pr

Council Bluffs Demand strfcter Pre-
caution Against Spinal Meningitis.
Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs. May 10.-There Is
considerable apprehension in medical
circles as well as in the homes of
many people of this city, that an cpl
demic of spinal meningitis will occur
here Recently there have been sew
eral deaths Of children from the dis
ease. The women in the neighborhood
where the cases exist, have been hold
ing indignation meetings. Many OF the
mothers believe the city authorities do
not realize the seriousness Of the stu
alton and are demanding that efforts
be made to check the disease, and at
once
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
ANOTHER JAPANESE SERVANT.
Hon. S. /. Moore, of Boone, Secures
Bright Young Boy From Toxic.

Hon. S. L. Moore, of Boone, Secures
Bright Young Boy From Toxic.
Special to Times Republican.
Boone, May 1O--Hon. S. T.. Moore
president of the First National and
also the Security Savings bank Of
Boone, the well known philanthropist,
has just secured from Toxic, Japan, a
japanese servant. The mans name is
S. Arase and he will have general
charge Of Mr.. Moore's household, do
the cooking. and purchasing and be Mr..
Moores' personal attendant The young
man Is quite well educated and fin-
ished in the Japanese schools, what
would be the eighth grades In the
Boone school. He is now studying DUR
ing his spare moments and has books,
etc, equal to full course in an ordin-
airy high school He Is worker and
has already taken hold Of Mr. Moore's
household in a business like man
IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
SLAM ON THE WOMEN
Warning to Travelling Mon to Avois
OskaIoosa During Biennial Resented.

OskaIooSa During o'oHrta'
Special 70 Zines Republican.
Council Bluffs, May ia Councll
Bluffs woman read a sign In the hotter
lobby today. advising travelling men 70
avoid Oskaloosa during the state con-
yention of the federated clubs. the lat
ter part of this month. Her indigna-
ton knew no bounds. That anyone
should consider travelling men of more
consequence than women was beyond
her comprehension. When the matter
was explained she became pacified. tho
rot entirely convinced, 1t Is feared.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
LIKES THE ISLE OF PINES.
Former Iowan Who Has Investment.
There Visits His Old Home.

Special to Times-Republican.
Osceola, May 10.-R 1. WALL presi-
dent of the Santa Fe Land Company,
Isle Of Pines, w L.. has been visiting
here this week, with his brother, DR.. T.
M. Wall. Mr.. Wall is heavily interested
in land investments in the Isle of
Pines, and also in fine city property in
Havana. He first turned his atten-
tons to the Isle of Pines about six
years ago, and has been living on the
island nearly for years He represents
conditions on the island as being very
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
OLDEST PERSON IN DUNLAP.
Mrs. HeIen A. Ford Celebrates Goth
Birthday Anniversary.

0PCCIuI " .
Dunlap, May 10.--A unique birthday
party was held at the residence Of
r. T.. Pease, as a surprise on Mrs.
Helen A. Ford. on her Goth birthday
anniversary. She is in fairly good
health, but weak from an attack Of the
grippe. She has only one living rela-
tive, j. l.. Pease, of Portland, Ore.
About forty dropped in during the
afternoon, to congratulate her on be-
ing the oldest person in Dunlap. They
were treated to nice refreshments.
Mrs. Ford went to Chicago by boat
when it had only about 200 Inhabitants.
She has lived in and around Dunlap
for the past forty-five years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
Items From Ute.

Special to Times Republican.
lJte May 1O-The deputy game war;
den of Council Bluffs, spent two days
in this part Of Monona county. this
week.
The drysweather is making the far
mers very uneasy. Small grain is
coming up unevenly, while sorne has
been up a month. Lots Of it can be
found in the same fields just sprouting,
and the question is, how will 1t ripen?
Some have begun planting corn. The
hay crop is beyond redemption.
j. w. Barnhart had a fine young
mule badly crippled few days ago,
by hunters carelessly shooting on his
farm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
Lecture Course for Dixie.

Special to meS-RepubHcan
Dixie. May 10.-Mr. M, G. Gilbert. Of
Cedar Falls, who represents the Red
path Lyceum bureau has closed a con-
tract for lecture course in Dixie. One
hundred season tickets we're sold by
Mr.2Gilbert. after which the committee
took the matter Off his hands and guar
arteed-tte necessary amount.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
WEDDING At SPENCER.
Mrs. Ivsh F. Emmerson Married to r,
A. Peterson, OF Milford.
Special to Tlrnes-Republican

Special to Tines Republican.
Spencer, May 1o.-The marriage OF
Ralph A. Peterson, of Milford, to Miss
Ivah r. Emmerson, of this place, was
celebrated at the home Of the brides
parents. on West Second street, at
noon Wednesday. The home was pref
tily decorated for the occasion, and
a goodly number Of friends and rela-
tives of the contracting parties en-
joyed the festivities. Rev. Ernest r.
Day, Of the Congregational church, pro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
BOYS START FIRE.
Amphitheatre at Carroll Fair Grounds
Rurns--Small Boys TO Blame.

Burns-Small Boys to Blame.
Special to Times-Republican.
Carroll May 10.--About p. m. yes
terday the fire alarm sounded and a
smoke was seen curling UP at the
southeast part Of town. The fire
proved TO be the old amphitheatre at
the fair grounds Shortly before the
fire broke out. three small boys were
seen leaving the structure and entering
grove nearby. This makes the sec
ond amphitheatre to burn at. Carroll,
the first one being some years ago, at
the famous Kite shaped track, just west
of town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
DEATH OF JOHN GRAY.
Was Yell Known Citizen Of Jefferso
I'm Poor Health for Several Years.

I'm Poor Health for Several Years.
Special to Times Republican.
Jefferson, May 1o.-Mr. John Gray,
we'll known citizen, died at noon
yesterday He has been in poor health
for several years, but some weeks ago
acute Bright's disease set in. His fam
lily were all at his bedside.
Mr. Gray is one Of the best known
business men in Greene county. Up
to a few years ago he, with Mr.. KEEL
logg, was in the harness business. File
had long been identified with the JET
ferson Standard, and was one of it's
largest stockholders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
Charter Oak Mill Reopened.

oFec1d1 70 Hes-IsesPuO11rSs,ee11I1'
Charter Oak, May 10.-The Charter
Oak Touring mill, which has been idle
for the past four years, has been re-
fitted and machinery repaired, and
opened for business by Mr.. f. s.. Raw
Inns, Of Kansas Sity, Mo. This was
been an industry that the citizens Of
Charter Oak have long wanted, and
now that 1t is running regularly, sat
isles a long-felt want.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
Charter Oak Items.
Special to Times Republican.

Charter Oak, May 10.-The German
Lutheran church Of this place finished
the dismantlement and removal of their
old church edifice here yesterday, and
will next week commence work upon
their new $4,000 building In west Char
ter Oak.
One of the large social events OF the
season will be the sacred concert given
by the choir Of the NJ. E. church of
this place, next Sunday evening. This
organization has several professional
singers in 1t, and they will be assisted
by leading outside talent. Mrs. Ash
fords cantata, THE. Beatitudes," will
Hbe rendered This organization has
achieved quite a reputation for placing
some Of the finest work given in this
part Of the country. and many leading
artists have thru their efforts been
brought here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
Shell Rock News.

Special TO 11fneS-H
Shell Rock, May 10--Miss Edith Bar
ton. who has spent the winter here
with her aunt, Mrs. J. Christy, left this
week for her home at Desmond, S. D.
Miss Leila Stanley came up from
Cedar Falls. where she is attending the
normal school, to spend Sunday with
Miss Mildred Waite.
wade Artherholt and son George
from Primghar. are In town for a few
days visit with Mr.. Artherholts par
ems.
Miss Fern Ross, who is attending
school vat Cedar Rapids, is home for a
short visit.
James Davis Is still very III at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. b. Phelps.
Mrs. w. j. Flower is enjoying a
visit with her sister, Miss CHASER, oil
Dumont.
AS Charlie Smith, who In teaching
west of town, was driving to school
Tuesday morning, his horse became
frightened and ran away. throwing
Mr.. Smith from the vehicle and In
,uring him quite seriously.
Mrs. John Mcnamara. who accom-
panied the remains of her mother to
Warren. Pa. few weeks ago. returned
home Friday. Her daughter, Miss
Anna Duffy. who has spent the winter
with her sister in Chatham. w. Va,
returned with her.
Misses Lillian and Matilda Yarcho,
and Dora Cain have been granted cer-
.tificates to teach, and have secured
schools near Kesley.
Mrs. H. G.. Newcomb will arrive
home Friday from Peoria. ILL.,, where
she has spent the winter with her
daughter. Mrs. r. S. Kenyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mullen left
Tuesday for New Rockford, S. D..
where their son Earl has been for the
past two months, putting his land in
readiness for the spring crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chamberlin, of
GAINESVILLE, are here on account of the
illness Of the formers mother. Mrs. d.
c. Chamberlin
Robert Blake has been very III for
the past week, but is now slowly re-
rnuorinc
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-05
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.

AS an astronomer might say it
would b. rash indeed to dogmatize re-
specting the impossibility of there
being any life at all on the Moon
but dogs delight to bark at ghosts
as well as to chase automobiles.
There is no doubt that the Santa
Fe Moon once enjoyed a splendor all
its own, when the earth and every
common sight seemed appareled in
Celestial light" and the Man in the
Moon held he key to every political
treasure of the Sunshine Territory.
Then the dogs that now bark at the
Moon were Men of the Hour" bask-
ing in the effulgence of the great
luminary that never needed a rush
light In it's search for honest men.
The force OF gravity perhaps holds
the Santa Fee Moon to its old course.
But the Frost has so chilled and kill
ed the fair flowers of lunar influence
that several members of the legisla-
ture have taken their own lanterns
to Santa Fe. and no longer depend
upon the moonshine of the New
Mexican for guidance.