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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-02


MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY.
1.-The name and location of the COM
pany. Maryland Casualty Company,
Baltimore Maryland.
2-Naine OF president, John 7. stone.
3-Nare of secretary, James f. Mitchell.
1.-The amount of IT'S CAPT
tai stock is ...s,.....S Io0,OOOOO
5-Tne amount OF its capt
ital stock paid up is. Too. 10000
6-The amount OF It's assets
THE amount Of It's iie 6il
tab is ,.......,....... 2,7l9. .4Oo,7S
S-The amount of its IN
come during the pre-
CedinS calendar year. 2,60l ,3S30S
9-The amount of its eT-
pendltures during the
preceding calendar
year 80. ......,, 2.S1l. $50 s1
l0-The amount OF losses
paid during the pre-
cedng calendar year. 1.1lT.2641i
1.-THE amount of risks
written during the
year 80. 80. S42.e2s. $1,000
l2-The amount OF risks In
force al the end OF the
year -, ............ go. .31S. 9s4.Oo
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-02

For the year ending De-
the condition q
GUARDIAN FIRE IRsuAl
PANy.
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pany-Guardian ~
Company, PittstprH
Name OF presldent-E
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come during the
ceding calendar
9-The amount Of lf
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paid during ins
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written durins
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
cERRo eoRDo DISTRICT COURT.
Nearly 100 Cases Filed, Some Of Then,
Of Considerable Interest.

Special to Times Republican
Mason City, Sept 7.-Nearly a hun
dred cases have been filed in the dis
trict court the past week, which, with
other business left over from last
term, will make the coming September
term, probably one Of the longest and
busiest Of any terms in many years.
Court convenes September 49,, with
Judge c. p. Smith on the bench, and
preparations are being made for as
rapid work as possible.
While the cases are more or less OF
a minor character, there are a few
which will create considerable inter-
est. Mrs Belle Londergan. wife. OF
Con Londergan, one of the principals
in the cases against the Bank OF
Thornton, has filed suit asking for a
full accounting Of the proceeds OF
what is known as the Londergan farm,
assigned to ]. D. Barlow, president of
the defunct bank prior to his assign
ment She alleges to have purchased
the farm for s13.500 in 1901 and to
have paid $500 down and given notes
for the balance, that later that year
this farm was assigned to Barlow, but
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07

feet. He struck on, his head, but es-
capped with wretched back and
bruised head. Fireman Bert Gillett,
who was in the cab, was unharmed.
Newell's Pathetic Death.
Among the worst hurt was joshua
Newell, an Illinois Central freight con-
ductor who has been in the service for
the last twenty years. Mr.. Neweii
left Waterloo yesterday morning to
make visit Wsth his brother pan'
who lives at Winslow, sixteen miles
distant from Waterloo. He had about
four more miles to go and was anticl-
pating a pleasant vacation from his
railroad duties when the train crashed
into the freight He was picked out
of the Wreckage shortly after Win
both legs broken and his left arm was
crushed at the elbow so badly that II
was amputated at ence, and he was
hurt internally He died before reach
ing the hospital.
Dan Newell arrived on the scene
SHORTLY after the accident and assisted
in caring for his unfortunate brother.
On the way to Waterloo Joshua re-
marked to his brother:
"This Is tough luck, Dan. Been rail-
roading for twenty years without serl-
Gus accident and then get on a passen-
ger train for sixteen mile jaunt and
be fatally wounded"
Josh. Newell is widely known
thruout Iowa and Illinois, especially
in railroad circles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
GENTRY BROS. LOSE MEN
Manager speers Bumps Against High
Wages in the Far West.

Spokane. Wash, Sept Thirty
ranvasmen, an elephant handlers tho
camp cook, and two candy butchers
connected with Gentry Brothers dog
and pony shows, touring the north
west. quit the circus at the close Of
the two days engagement in Spokane
to go into nearby lumber and rail-
road construction camps, where from
So to 81 a day is being offered for la
borers. I. C. Speers, manager of the
company, said that most of the men
had been with the circus all season,
and that they left because they had
opportunities to better themselves
The men were orderly and assisted at
the last performance also helping to
load the wagons and animals onto the
cars. He added, When 1t comes to
competing with employees who pay SO
and "a day we have to quit; that's
why we couldn't hold, the men. We
have been losing them right and left
ever since we came into the Spokane
country"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
FRENCH DEFEATS DICKINSON.
Davenport Player Bests Present Tri
State Cham pi onsE1ip.

Davenport Player Bests Present Tri.
State Champi onshp.
Sioux City, Sept. Warren Dickin-
son of Des Moines the title holder in
the Tristate Golf association, was de-
feated in the semi-final round by
Decker French of Davenport. Not until
the final hole of the most interesting
match of the tournament was the con-
test between the two settled. At the
end of the thirty fifth hole the big
Davenport PLAYER was one hole to the
good, making him dormie one. Dick
inson lost the final hole, the match and
the championship. The long driving OF
the Rock Island Arsenal club player
was the feature of the match, His
wooden shots were of great length, and
his iron play was a revelation to the
local golfers.
In the finals for the championship
French will meet Sioux City player,
]. Fred Toy. Toy worked his way into
the finals by defeating Charles Winter
BILE of Primghar in the semi finals by
the score of 2 up and l to go. F'rehch
is picked to win the final match. He is
in excellent form and 1t will be hard
for the Ideal player to equal his long
play and even his work on the green's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
PROBABLY ROCK ISLAND COUPLE
Bodies of Man and Woman Found a
Muscatine Partially Identified.

Bodies of Man and Woman Found at
Muscatine Partially Identified.
Muscatine, Sept. THE man whose
body, together with that Of a woman,
was found opposite Geneva Island in
the Mississippi river, may be Ernest
shultz, formerly Of Rock Island, ac-
cord1ng to a statement made by
Schultz's brother, Gus.
Coroner Morton has learned that the
woman who left Rock Island with
Ernest Shultz Monday evening, was
Mrs F. Dome, of Rock Island.
According to the brother, Ernest
Shultz and a woman clothed as was
..the body found. in a white waist and
black skirt, left the Rock Island boat
house Monday evening, going to a
shanty boat below Rock Island, where
he was living.
The woman was married, but she
and shultz are said by the brother to
have been fond Of each other. This
fondness, it is alleged, caused a quar-
rel between the woman and her hus-
band and Gus. Shultz says that his
brother was arrested at the instigation
of her husband not more than three
weeks ago.
After leaving the boat house, the
brother says nothing was seen Of
them. He Identifies the description
given Of the mans clothing as that
worn by his brother.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
HORACE S. RAND INDICTED.
Prominent Iowan Mixed Up in Scandal
in Idaho, With Borah and Others.

Boise. Idaho, Sept. 7.s-Horace 8.
Rand. prominent lumberman and capt-
talist of Burlington, Iowa, was served
with notice Of an indictment re-
turned by the federal grand jury last
April, charging him with conspiracy to
defraud the United States government.
Besides Mr. Rand. the Burlington
millionaire, the indictment includes
Senator William e. Borah, who be-
came prominent as one of the attorneys
for the state in the famous Haywood
trial here; Frank Martin, attorney gen
eral of Idaho under Governor Steunen-
berg's administration: j. T. Barber and
Sumner G. Moon, stockholders of the
Barber Lumber Company, residing in
Wisconsin; j. l. Wells. P. H. Downs,
John Kincaid. L. M. Pritchard Will
lam Sweet, and Albert M. Palmer.
The indictment charges that these
persons entered into unlawful conspir-
acy in September, 1901, and various
other times, to secure by fraudulent
entry timber lands in Boise county,
Idaho.
The Burlington, iowa, man is a
brother-in-law of Joseph w. Blythe
also of Burlington, attorney for the
Burlington railroad and at one time
considered dictator Of Iowa politics.
He is also a son-in-law Of the late
Senator w H. Gear and a brother Of
Mrs Carrie Rand Heron and the late
Charles Wellington Rand, whose wild
ow is at present in the limelight in the
sensational case wherein an effort is
being made to break the will of her
father, Hiram Higgins, millionaire.
While Horace Rand, the lumberman,
is probably the wea1thiest Of the
wealthy Rand family he lives rodestly
In small but comfortable home in
Burlington. Both he and his family
are counted among the most popular
in the Iowa city among all classes. Be-
sides owning extensive lumber inter-
ests, Mr.. Rand is large stockholder
in several Burlington banks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
Markets and General:

that she has, not received any Of the
proceeds, and asks that full account
ing be given. There are number OF
other cases growing out of the bank
settlement. which will be up for hear
ing.
The principal damage suit is that OF
e. E. Brown against the Northwestern
States Cement plant. He asks for $3.-
$40 as damages received from personal
injuries encountered while in the em-
ploy of the company.
There is g. well founded belief that
a contest will result when the will of
the late Mrs. Hattie Day Ogden is
probateed. This will disposed of about
$4,000 of property. Mrs. Pierce and
daughter, of this city, being the sole
heirs, while several other relatives are
left nothing. u
The grand jury meets September II,
1t already has has twenty cases booked
for investigation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
TELEeRAPHERs SUED BY POSTAL
Dispute Over Pay for Messages Basis
Of Action,

Chicago, Sept. THE Postal Tele-
graph company has began suit against
the Commercial Telegraphers' Union
of America on the grounds that they
had contracted debt on the trans
mission of messages and that no pay
ment had been made thereon.
According to officials Of the tele-
graph company no answer was made
when the bill of the telegraph COM
pany was presented to the union. Upon
inquiry they were told that the union
declined to make payment unless the
telegraph company would certify that
the messages had reached their destin-
alton by sending Chaser" after every
message. The company refused to
comply with this request and as no
settlement could be reached by tele-
graph the suit was brought. The trial
is set for September II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
QUITS AMEs TRIPS
Board Of Trustees Of College Decide to
Run Nd. More Annual Excursions
Trying to Settle With Contractor
SchIeuter.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Sept. AT the meeting of
the board Of trustees of the Iowa State
College yesterday afternoon it was
voted to abandon the annual excur-
sions for the farmers, formerly run
on the Northwestern.
One week ago, when the board was
in session, it was voted. on the plea Of
Governor Cummips, who was present,
to continue these popular excursions.
but since that time Travelling Passen-
ger Agent Jones, of the Northwestern.
has been getting busy. and the board
was Informed that the company would
not grant the trustees special trains.
The only arrangement he would agree
to was to place extra, coaches on the
regular trains and in view of the at
titude OF the company, the board vot-
ed to abandon the plan altogether.
The opinion here is that the North
western is trying to make the 2-cent
fare law as unpopular as possible.
A committee of the trustees, COM
posed of McElroy, of Newton zmunt,
of Iowa City, and Governor Cummins
is in session this afternoon, meeting
with Contractor Schleuter, his attor-
ney, and the agent for the bonding
company, in an effort to secure COM
pletion of the college buildings under
the Schleuter contract. 1t is believed
that some arrangement will be made
with the bonding company whereby
the work will be continued under ttss
contract
The resignation Of Mary S. Rausch
as head of the domestic science ex-
tension department, and II. P. Baker,
head Of the forestry department., were
accepted. Both have secured better
positions. Mr.. Baker goes to the
Pennsylvania State University, and
Miss Rauscll to the Colorado agricul-
tural school at Fort Collins. A sue
cessor for neither was chosen.
The board arranged the staff for
the extension department, on which
there are several new instructors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
KILLED BY LIVE WIRES
Electric Company EmpIoye at Fort
Dodge Receives 1,1oo Volts - Home
in Manchester, Iowa.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge Sept. Clarence Hen
ry, aged 25, an employe Of the For,
Dodge Light and Power Company, was
electrocuted at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The man was making repairs ir
changing transformer which was
grounded. He reached the wires. re-
ceiving LOO volts. Physicians worked
with the body but were unable to re-
suscitate the man. He resides at Man-
chester and had been employed hers
but a short time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
FACE ONE.

TeIegraphic News:
Dead in Wreck Number Fourteen.
Three Of Injured Die.
Explorer Mikkelsen and Party Safe.
Ocean Greylaounds in Atlantic Race.
Rates on Sheep Under Protest.
Chicagoan Kills Wife With Cleaver.
College Excursions Abandoned.
Moors Ask for Truce and Peace.
Noted Prelates at Dubuque.
Live Wire Kills Young Man.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Assyrians to Face Murder Charge.
Novel Plea in Court.
Dead Man Identified
Witness in Ancient Suit for Millions.
Surprises Promised in McKown Case.
Man Fined, Asks to be Hanged.
FACE FOUR.
Editorial:
Farms and Other FactorieG
In the Matter Of Belief"
Able to Have Good Times.
Looker-On in Iowa.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
PAGE FIVE.
Foster Warns Insurance Companies
Oddity in the News.
Story, The Spoilers.
PAGES SIX ANB SEVEN.
City News
Grand jury Indicts Ten.
Partial Report is Made.
Kennedy Wants to Transfer Games
Attorneys Win From City.
Price of Beer May be Raised.
A Big Lani Transaction
Local Comment.
Base Ball.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Markets and General:
Lack Of Wheat Demand.
Corn Strong and Higher.
Hogs Up 4 to 10 Cents.
Cattle Non1inally Steady.
Arabs Plan New Attack.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
KILLED WITH CLEAVER
Wealthy Chicago Man Murders Wife
in Horrible Manner and Attempts to
Take His Own Life.

Chicago, Sept. Mrs. Fred M. Fish,
wife of wealthy retired Chicago
broker, was found murdered in her
home in Evanston early today. Fish
was found with his throat cut, in the
same room with his wife. The police
believe Fish murdered his wife. first
shooting Her with shotgun and then
hacking her in horrible manner with
butchers >cleaver, afterwards at
tempting suicide His recovery is
doubtful. The only cause assignable
for the tragedy is ill health and de-
spondency on the part of the husband.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
New Ship Lusitania Starts on
Initial Voyage Across Allan 9
tic, Liverpool to New York
HOPES TO BEAT LucANrA
Followed Fast Ship Out of Harbor by
a Few Hour. = Officials Say No
Race is Planned, But Preparations
Indicate Speed Contest is On in
Earnest. z..I

Liverpool, Sept. What was cons
sidered an epoch making event was the
departure today Of the Cunard limo
steamer Lusitania, the largest Atlantic
liner on her maiden voyage to New
York. The Lucania left about three
hours earlier than the Lusitania, mak-
ing possible trial Of speed across the
Atlantic between the swiftest steamer.
with reciprocating engines and the
largest turbine liner.
Officials OF thesc cunard line say no
race is contemplated, but engine crews
have been busy for a week past getting
everything in readiness with the expec-
tation that the engines will be called
upon to do their utmost on the trip.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
Rival suItans Head Armies.

Tangier, Sept. 7.-Events in Morocco
are marching on with great rapidity.
Yesterday both sultans were reported
to be leaving the rival capitals Of Fez
and Morocco City at the head of armies
which had been levied in hot haste,
which may decide within a fortnight
the destiny Of the Morocco monarchy.
The immediate objective point of these
forces in the ancient city of Rabat.
Both sultans are sons Of the same
father. They are daily issuing pass
ionate appeals to the patriotism and
religious enthusiasm Of the nation,
each denouncing }his rival as being
worse than an infidel traitor to Islam.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
Identification Positive.

Spec1aI TO TlUes-Repub1cah
Muscatine. Sept 1.-THE bodies Of
the man and woman found locked to-
gether in the river here have been
identified as Ernest Schultz and Mrs.
Ed Daum of Rock Island. Gus Schultz.
brother Of the dead man, recognizes
the articles taken from the body as
belonging TO his brother Ernest. It has
developed that Mrs. Ed Daum recently
deserted her husband and ran away
with Ernest Schultz. They took boat
from Rocy Island Monday and started
for schultzs cabin down the river,
where they probably intended to stay.
That was the last seen of them. Wheth-
er 1t was suicide or accident Is not
known. The bodies will be exhun,ed
by the relatives today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
POISONED CANDY SET IN NAIL.

Il -. (.
Racine People Made ID aN6 steglgats
Accused Of Crime, i Arrssts 4
Racine, Wis. Sept. Accuse "
having sent poisoned candy thru The
mails to, number Of Racine peoples.
Miss Adelaide Korizk, member OF q
prominent family Of this city, among
them Mrs. Kent and her daughter.
and Mrs. Morgan, have been poisoned
by boxes Of candy sent to them as
samples. Mrs. Morgan reported the
matter to Mayor Horlick, who is lat
chemist. The mayor analyzed thetcandy
sent to her and found arsenic in; It.
He turned over the matter to Chief
Of Police Baker, who arrested Miss
Korizk. The accused woman was
pronounced insane by physicians and
will be sent to an asylum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
eRuNDY WILL HOLD BIG FAIR

Report That Annual Exhibit Had
6een Abandoned Entirely Untrue.
Special to Times-Republican.
Gfundy Center, Sept. Tt has been
enormously reported by. the Eldora
Enterprise that Grundy county will
not hold a fair this year, on account
Of financial difficulties. The report
was entirely unwarranted and wholly
untrue. Our directors have saved no
time nor expense to make this years
exhibit the very best in the fairs his
tory. The society does not owe cent
and has several hundred dollars in the
treasury. A number Of special at
fractions have been secured. the races
are filled, and there is not an empty
stall in any of the sheds or barns, or
in the stock pens. Grundy county
will hold its annual fair at Grundy
Center on Sept. 10, II and IL, 1907.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
NOTEDPRELATES HERE
Member Of German Reichstas Among
Catholic Visitors at Dubuque Meet
ins-other Arrivals.

Special to Times-Republican.
Dubuque. Sept. 7-Distinguished
visitors arrived in Dubuque today to
attend the convention of the Central
German Society Of America next week.
Dr. Bitter, member of the center party
in the German reichstag; President
Oelkers, of Newark N. J.; Abbott Con-
rad. of the Benedictine monastery at
Conception, Mo-; Archbishop Messmer,
Of Milwaukee; Bishop Schwebach, Of
Lacrosse, Wis, being in the party.
Monsignor Falconio, papal delegate.
arrives tonight, and the entire Catholic
populace will turn out in greeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07

shown that the business Of the nation
should be run on the principle OF
square deal to every one and special
privileges to none, be he rich or poor.
That, he said, had been the principle
of the present administration, and IT.
would be with the republican admins
trations to come. He expressed con-
fidence in the ability of the people to
rise up and regulate whatever abuses
might exist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
Father kiII. Son.

st. Louis. Sept. locked in a cell
awaiting the coroner's inquest Chriss
tian Kelley, Sr., aged ~, grieves over
the death of his son, whom he stabbed
to death last night. The son, Chris
ton, aged 90, came home last night un-
der the influence of liquor. He was
reprimanded by the father and it is
claimed by the father that the son
attacked him with chair. In the
struggle the elder Kelley, in self-de-
fense, stabbed the son with pocket
knife.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
I. ..R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
The Weather.

The Weather.
Sun rises Sept. at 5:42; sets at
6:26.
Iowa and NIissouri-G fair
and cooler tonight and Sunday.
Enthusiastically showers and
cooler tonight and Sunday, fair and
cooler. ~
night and Sunday; cooler tonight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
4PLEAsEr COSTS MONEY!.
Philadelphia Phone Girls andt sub'
scribers Must Not Say Word.

Philadelphia, Sept Hereafter $50
girl operators of the Keystone Tele-
phone Company will not say please
to the subscriber, and the subscribers
have been requested not to say
"please" to the operators. A. ]. Ul-9
rich. traffic manager of the company,
says, the girls in answering calls, and
patrons in making them, use the word
100000 times every twenty-four hours.
Estimating that it requires a half Sec
ond to say the word, 1900 minutes are
consumed every twenty-four hoursy
which is loss of 125 hours
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
/RonRERs GET 5000 IN CASH.
Seven Charges Of Explosive ussd in
81 Blowing Up Vault OF Bank.

seven Vn1roes OF E1PtUssve .sse'3 -
IS, Blowing Up Vault OF Bank.
frankfort, s. D.. Sept. THE James
River bank at this place was dyna-.
mlted between and 4 o'clock yester-i
day and the robbers escaped with So
600 in cash and with valuable papers.
Seven charges Of dynamite We're.
used In blowing up the vault and thei
safe. Persons aroused by the explo-,
sion were prevented from interferina
by guards who were stationed ct the
front and rear Of the bank. Frank
Fitzpatrick, hotel guest, who sought.
to break thru the line Of guards, was
shot. His wound is not dangerous.
Many shots were fred to hold the on
lockers at bay.
"A posse has been organized and is
seeking the robbers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
RECEIVER FOR CHICAGO FIRM.
Liabilities Of Este Heating Company
placed at 100000.

Chicago, Sept. Ia receiver was
today appointed for the Este Heating
Company. The Liabilities are placed at
s1o0, ,08o. with little assets. Charges
are made in the petition that r. w.
Gale. president OF the company. DIE
verted large gums OF money from tha
company for his own use. /
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07

In the hearing of the North Carolina
rate case at Washington. D. c., Comp
troller Plant of the Southern Railway
company testified that tbs methods en-
ployed in computing the earnings OF
the road were those used by the IN
terstate commerce commission and the
North Carolina corporation commits
sion,