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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
Tho Sheldon News.

Special TO Times Republican
Sheldon, March 26.-The teachers OF
the Sheldon public schools have sent
out invitations to parents and friends
requesting them to visit the schools on
the general visitation days, March ~
and %. to see the regular work of the
schools. A reception will be given the
parents and friends from to p. m,
and light refreshments will be served.
Sheldon will soon have two more
good hotels the Howard and Sheldon
house. The Howard, on Third avenue,
has been closed down for the past six
months, undergoing repairs New steam
heat and all the modern conveniences
have been added to this popular house,
and it will soon be in first class shape.
The Sheldon house, corner OF Ninth
street and Second avenue, is also I'M
dergong general repairs. All rooms
are being papered, painted and kalso-
mined, and the outside is to have two
coats of paint and all fixtures are to
be new and up-to- date.
The new F'risbee residence in Grit
fms addition to Sheldon, has just been
completed, and Mr.. F'risbee is moving
in. This is one of the finest structures
lin northwestern Iowa, costing over
100000 1t is Of colonial style, and sit
uated so as to overlook the city.
w. M. Miers' and Eugene Fiebig's
new residences are nearing completion,
and will be ready for occupancy inside
of ten days. These houses are both
of the very latest and highest improved
patterns, and are surely a credit to the
city.
The Dutch Reformed church, in
Griffin's addition, is almost completed.
This gives Sheldon fourteen churches.
Mrs. S. A. Coles has purchased the
building she now occupies as a store
and dwelling, and is making extern
sive repairs on the same.
Carpenters, painters, plasterers and
all mcdaniel are rushed with work,
and all claim to be several days behind
with their work. Never did work open
up here like it has this spring. Paper
hangers are scarce.
A home talent play was presented by
the pupils of the high school at Sleep
er's Opera house, Friday evening, and
the opera house was crowded to the
utmost, people standing, and many
were turned away. The play was very
entertaining from start to finish, and
the performers handled their parts well
The Sheldon High School Athletic as
ISOLATION, for whose benefit the play
was given, realized about SIP as a re-
suit. The school feels very proud OF
the patronage given it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
Two Pocahontas Deaths.

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Pocahontas, March 26.-Mrs. Z. A.
Battershell, aged "a, died Sunday and
was buried here at 10 o'clock today.
Michuel Bartosh died at the age OF
"A years. He was one of the pioneers
of this county. having located here in
1873 and lived one-half mile northeast
of the court house. He was buried at
1890 today.
Court will be in session here this
week and next, with Judge Bailey of
Storm Lake presiding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
FEW FARM RENTERS.

Story City Claims to Be Banner Local.
ity for Owning Land.
Special to Times Republican
Story City, March give haven't
had very many changes of farm ten
ants around here because there are so
few tenants. We claim to be the ban
ner locality in the state, in regard TO
the percentage of farmers owning the
land they live on. Unlike other com
munities where renters predominate,
nearly all the farmers around here own
the land they live on, hence our pros
porous community. the well Kept farms,
the nicely painted buildings, and good
roads all around us. 1t is safe to say
that nine-tenths of the farmers within
radius of eight miles of Story City,
own the land they occupy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
Catholic Doctrine Expounded.
Special to Times Republican.
MANILA March 26-The mis-

OpeCIiI 10 IIlIleS-RepUUIlCdH.
Manila, March 26.-The mission
held last week at the Sacred Heart
church was largely attended, both at
the morning and evening services.
Many Catholics from the surrounding
country and also many nom Ca tholics
attended the evening service for the
purpose OF hearing the sermons deliv-
cred by Rev. r. S. Cartwright, C. S. P.
Of Chicago, who is conducting the
meetings, and who is an eloquent
speaker. A question box was placed
at the disposal OF those wishing to
ask questions on Catholic doctrine and
many questions were asked and an
swered. The mission closed Sunday
evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
Accident. At Vail.
Special to Times-Republican. /

Sp6CIdI 10 I IIIISS-IIVP0UIIOe1H.
Vail, March 28.-Miss Grace Kinsley
teacher Of the grammar room pupils
sustained a badly sprained ankle re-
Gently in jumping from buggy wher
the team became frightened. The in
jury kept her from her school duties
from Wednesday Of last week until
Monday of this week.
c. G. Mundy had two ribs broken
last week being kicked in the back by
a horse. He will be laid up for some
length Of time.
John Schmidt was thrown from a
horse. Saturday, and sustained q
broken shoulder blade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
with that school having terminated last
summer. The past few months haVe
been largely spent in travel.
HOME FROM EUROPEAN TOUR
President Shelton, Of Simpson Col
Ieae, Has Been Absent Nine Months.

Special to Times
Indianola. March 26.-Professor
Charles Eldred Shelton, president OF
Simpson college, arrived home yester-
Gay from a nine months tour OF Eu-
rope, and will again take up his work
upon the opening of the spring term,
April /. During his absence, Field Sec
rotary Fletcher Holman was acting
president Mr. Holman will take up his
field work again and complete the
raising of 100000 endowment in order
to secure $4,000 offered by Andrew
Carnegie.
The Simpson conservatory orchestra,
Professor d. H. Bonus, director. left
yesterday for ten days concert tour.
The orchestra is composed of twenty
five pieces and is one of the finest mu-
steal organizations in the west. They
will appear at Panora, Perry, Jefer-
son, Ames, Woodbine and Baglcy. ar
irving home on April 4.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
w. j. HoLDERNEss TAKES PLACE
Shenandoah Man Succeeds cIeaver Al
Iowa Falls as Telephone Manager.

Special to Times-Republican
Iowa Falls, March 26.--W. ]. Holder
ness. of Shenandoah, will succeed Fred
d. Cleaver as local manager for the
Iowa Telephone company in this city,
instead of Mr.. Parkes, of Ames. The
latter looked over the field here and
declined to accept the position offered
him by the company. Mr.. Holderness
has arrived and was checked in by
Mr.. Cleaver Saturday and Sunday. the
latter leaving at once for Dubuque,
where he is placed in charge Of the
company's affairs at that point
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
DUCK HUNTERS BREAK RECORD
Two Mason City Men Kill 211 in -Four
Days, at Lake.

Special tt Times-R publican.
Mason City, March 26.-The biggest
bagging Of ducks this season here was
made by j. c. Williams and Tod Ran
som. in four days shooting at Clear
Lake. in which they secured Eli ducks.
This Is believed to be by far the larg-
est number ever killed by two sports
men in the same length of time. The
ducks are in the very finest condition,
and are of all varieties. The present
week has afforded the best shooting
of any time in several years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

didate of the citizens and democrats,
defeated ]. f. Ford. the republican
nominee. for mayor by 500 votes. The
aldcrmanic contests were close, the
three republicans, Will Larson getting
Is, Homer Busby so, and Albert Os-
manson IS majority. respectively. II.
A. Cook, the citizen chosen, had 40.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Colfax.-Hahn and the rest of the re-
publican ticket won out yesterday. P
E. Johannsen is chosen city solicitor
w. q. Wells assessor, C. A. Brown
treasurer. The aldermen .are N. e
Weston, William Bold and Arthur
Dales.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Estherville.-At the city election yes
terday only 44S votes were cast, of
which w. P. Galloway. candidate for
mayor, received 80 votes for mayor to
A. c. Browns 1873. Galloway's major
ity is 172. Mr.. Galloway was the pro-
gressive candidate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Rev, Mr.. Pearson Leaves for Wichita.
Oskaloosa. March 26.-Dr. w l..
Pearson departed yesterday for Wich-
ita, Kan, to become the head OF the
biblical department OF Friends Univer-
sity DR. Pearsons has been member
Of the faculty OF the Penn college for
the past twenty years. his relations
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Eldora.-Four republican councilmen
We're elected here at the spring election
yesterday, c. e. Greet. John D. Reed,
Peter Jensen and Major Tyler. There
was no fight and the main question at
issue is that of street grading and
lower taxation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Denison.-The city election went off
very quietly. NJ. D. Wright, republic
an: f. f. Tucker, republican, and H. j.
Eggers. democrat, were elected coun-
cilmen in the three wards.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Eagle Grove.--Aaron Yearons won
from j. w. Henneberg in the mayoralty
contest yesterday by majority of 100.
The two men are prominent attorneys,
with many friends, and spirited con-
test resulted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
A Declaration Aereed TO

Miss stern-If it were not for their
wives some men would know very
little.
Mr.. Cutting-Yes; II it weren't for
my wife wouldn't know half Of what's
gazing on In the neighborhood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Iowa City.-George w. Ball was re-
elected mayor over Anthony j. Hanley
by 391 votes; Henry G. Walker re-
publican, city solicitor over George
Holbert by 121 votes The republican
ticket elected two councilmen, making
the council tie.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

publican TICKET won out yesterday. Z.
E. Johannsen is chosen city solicitor.
w. q. Wells assessor, c. A. Brown
treasurer. The aldermen .are N. F.
Weston, William Bold and Arthur
Dales.
Estherville.-At the city election yes
terday only 44S votes were cast, of
which w. p. Galloway candidate for
mayor, received 80 votes for mayor to
A. c. Browns 13S. Galoway's major
ity is 172. Mr. Galloway was the pro-
gressive candidate.
Eldora.-Four republican councilmen
We're elected here at the spring election
yesterday, C. e. Greet. John D. Reed.
Peter Jensen and Major Tyler. There
was no fight and the main question at
issue is that of street grading and
lower taxation.
Denison.-The city election went off
very quietly. NJ. D. Wright, republic
an; f. f. Tucker, republican, and H. ].
Eggers, democrat, were elected coun-
cilmen in the three wards.
Eagle Grove.--Aaron Yearons won
from j. w. Henneberg in the mayoralty
contest yesterday by majority of 100.
The two men are prominent attorneys,
with many friends, and spirited con-
test resulted.
Iowa City.-George W. Ball was re-
elected mayor over Anthony j. Hanley
by 391 votes; Henry G. Walker, re-
r1ih1ican oft
Holbert by 121 votes. The republican
ticket elected two councilmen, making
the council a tie.
Storm Lake.-The lnayoralty contest
resulted: A. o. Bancon, republican.
242; Eastman. citizens. 230. There
was no contest on the balance of the
ticket. including four aldermen, all
republicans.
Agency.-The republicans won out
in the election yesterday. They elected
C. f. Wheaton assessor, and R. c.
Haxson, Chester Reynolds and John
Springer, aldermen.
Forest City.--McKay and Hanson
were elected councilmen by 1872 and
1875 votes. There was practically no OPP
position The result means the closing
of local pool halls.
Emmetsburg - The republicans
elected the mayor and the democrats
five out Of six councilmen yesterday.
T. j. Duffy defeated Lewiss Stuhmer
for mayor.
Eldon.-Three aldermen were elected
here yesterday. They were c. Weber,
republican; Frank Shane, republican;
William Mahaffy, democrat.
Neola-The democrats elected their
entire ticket here yesterday by major
tiles ranging from 40 to 80. A light
vote was polled.
Charles City-H. c. Baldwin, candi-
date of the citizens. triumphed over II.
D. White. yesterday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Storm Lake.-The mayoralty contest
resulted: A. o. Bancon, republican.
242; Eastman. citizens. 230. There
was no contest on the balance of the
ticket. including four aldermen. all
republicans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Fort Dodge. F. Duncombe, can
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Charles City.-H. c. Baldwin, candi-
date of the citizens. triumphed over II.
D. White. yesterday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Agency.-The republicans won out
in the election yesterday They elected
C. f. Wheaton assessor, and r. c.
Haxson, Chester Reynolds and John
Springer, aldermen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

stuart-A. A. Montgomery, the
democratic candidate for mayor, was
elected here. his party also getting the
assessorship and one alderman. John
Backus. R. j. Mckee is chosen treas
urer and S. Monahan attorney. Both
are republicans The two other alder
men are H. D. Zenor and c. c. Lemar.
The new assessor is Charles Traver.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26

Neola.-The democrats elected their
entire ticket here yesterday by major
tiles ranging from 40 to 80. light
vote was polled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-19

our AIS revolver, began to shoot at It.
The first two shots missed the bottle,
but hit the pipe. The third shattered
the bottle. | hoped that the young
ruffian would be content. but he emp
tied the other barrels at the pipe, and
one. skimming over the pipe, whistled
through my hair as / crouched on the
other side.
Ware bridger' voice cried. to my
relief. -E,. ...s...-.
Rupert and De Gautet cried. "A mo-
ment!r and ran across. The bridge
was drawn back, and all became still.
The clock struck quarter past J. l
rose and stretched myself and yawned.
/ think some ten minutes had passed
when / heard q slight noise TO my
right pepred oyer the pipe aud saw
a dark figure standing in the gateway
that led to the bridge. 1t was man.
BY the careless. graceful pose j guess
ed it TO be Rupert again. He held
sword in his hand. and he stood mo-
tionless for Il minute or two. Wild
thoughts ran through me. On what
mischief was the young fiend bent
| now? Then he laughed low to him
self; then he turned his face to the
wall, took a step in my direction and,
to my surprise, began to climb down
the wall. In an instant l saw that
there must be steps in the wall; ii was
plain. They We're cut into or affixed
to the wall at intervals Of about eight
cen inches. Rupert set his foot on the
lower one, then he placed his sword
between his teeth, turned round and
noiselessly let himself down into the
| water. Had it been a matter of my
| life only | would have swan to meet
him. Dearly would / have loved to
| fight 1t out With him then and there
with steel-on q fine night and none to
come between us. But there was the
king l restrained myself, but I could
not bride my swift breathing. and I
watched him with the intensest eager
ness
He swan leisurely and quietly across.
There were more footsteps up on the
other side. and he climbed them. When
he set foot in the gateway, standing on
the drawn back bridge. he felt In his
| pocket and took something out. 1
heard him unlock the door. l could
hear no noise of its closing behind him.
He vanished from my sight
| Abandoning my LADDER saw l did
not need it now-I swan to the side
of the bridge and climbed halfway up
the steps. There I hung, with my
sword in my hand, listening eagerly.
The dukes room was suffered and
dark. There was light in the win
dow on the opposite side of the bridge.
Not a sound broke the silence till half
past 1 chimed from the great clock In
the tower of the chateau.
There were other plots than mine
afoot in the castle that night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-19
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when left it. | would rear it against
the>wall just by the bridge, and when
the bridge was acrosSI would STEALTH
ly creep on to 'it-and then if Rupert
or De Gautet crossed in safety itwould
be my misfortune. not my fault. They
dead, two men only would remain, and
for them we must trust to the con-
fusion we had created and to a sud-
den rush. We should have the keys
of the door that led to the all impor-
tant rooms. Perhaps they would rush
out. If they stood by their orders,
then the kings life hung on the swift
ness with which we oould force the
outer door, and thanked God that not
Rupert HentZau watched, but Detch-
ard. For though Detchard was cool
man, relentless and no coward. he had
neither the dash nor the recklessness
of Rupert. Moreover, he, if any one
of them, really loved Black Michael,
and it might be that he would leave
| Bersonin TO guard the king and rush
| across the bridge to take part in the
affray on the other side.
| So acknowledgements And that
our enemy might be the better lulled to
security | gave orders that our resi-
dence should be brilliantly lighted
| from top to bottom, as though we were
| engaged in revelry. and should so be
kept all night, with music playing and
people moving to and fro. Strakencz
would be there, and he was to conceal
our departure, if he could, from Fla
via. And if we came not again by the
morning he was to march, openly and
in force. to the castle and demand the
person of the king. If Black Michael
| were not there, as | did not think he
would be, the marshal would take Fla
via with him, as swiftly as he could,
TO Strelsau and there proclaim Black
MichaePs treachery and the probable
death of the king and rally ali that
there was honest and true round the
banner of the princess. And, to say
truth, this was what I thought most
likely to happen.
For / had great doubts whether Ell
Their the king or Black Michael or hat
more than Il day to live. Well, if Blacl
Michael died, and if l, the play actor
|
hand ana then died myself. it nigh
be that fate would deal as lightly Will
Ruritania as could be hoped, notwith
standing that it demanded the life o
the king-and 10 her dealing thus witt
me | was in no temper to make objeC
ton.
1t was late when we rose from con
ference, and | betook me to the prin
cess apartments. She was pensiv
that evening, yet when left her sh
flung her arms about me and grew 70
an instant bashfully radiant as sh
slipped a ring on my finger. L wa
wearing the kings ring. but l had ais
on my little finger plain band of gol
engraved with the motto of our fam
lily, mi Quae Feel" This l took OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-19

~ HE night came fine and clear. L
had prayed for dirty weather,
fs-,S9 such as had favored my pre-
ie vious voyage in the moat, but
fortune was this time against me.
Still, reckoned that by keeping close
under the wall and in the shadow L
could escape detection from the win
dows of the chateau that looked out
on the scene of my efforts. If they
searched the moat, indeed, my scheme
must fail, but 1 did not think they
would. They had made Jacobs ladder
secure against attack. Johann had
himself helped to fix it closely to the
masonry on the underside so that it
could not now be moved from below
any more than from above. An as
sault with explosives or a long batter
ing with picks alone could displace it.
and the noise involved in either OF
these operations put them out of the
question. What harm, then, could q
man do in the moat? / trusted that
Black Michael, putting this query to
himself, would answer confidently,
None" while even if Johann meant
treachery he did not know my scheme
and would doubtless expect to see me
at the head of my friends before the
front entrance to the chateau. There
said to Sapt, was the real danger.
"And there" 1 added, you shall be
Doesn't that content your
But it did not. Dearly would he have
liked to come with me had not utter
ly refused to take him. One man
might escape notice. To double the
party more than doubled the risk. and
when he ventured to hint once again
that my life was too valuable 1. know
ing the secret thought he chung to
sternly babe. him be silent assuring
: him that. unless tie king lived through