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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
MISSING MAN HERE.

Member Of Soldiers Home Returns
From Furloush and Causes Worry
70 Family.
The Des Moines paper prints some
what sensational story concerning the
mysterious disappearance" OF William
H. Howard, Of 719 East Fourteenth
street, Des Moines, which the police
are investigating. II is declared that
Howard disappeared Tuesday after
noon after drawing his pension, and
that he was supposed to have $153 In
his pockets. His family believed. he
had met with foul play, hence the in
vestigation on the part Of the police.
II the Des Moines police had tele-
phoned to the Soldiers Home in this
city, they could have learned that
William II. Howard reached this city
last Tuesday evening. in good health,
and is again quartered in the institu-
ton of which he is a member. Howard
came here directly from Des Moines,
after having been out on q six months
furlough. He has been a member Of
the home since August, 1901, and was
a veteran of Company c. Twenty-third
Iowa infantry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
Arthur Blackburn Does Not
Give Up Hope That New Trial
Will Be Granted
HERE TO SEE HIS ATTORNEY
Has Been at Boone, clerkins for J. S.
Mccormack; Goes to clemons Fri
day Night to Visit Mother-ls Dis
appointed Over Recent Decision and
Says He 10 Not Guilty.

Arthur Blackburn, Of Clemens, the
young man whose conviction of the
crime of rape on Alta Pearl Scott, of
this city, was affirmed by the supreme
court this week. arrived in the city Fri
day afternoon from Boone. where he
has been for the past month in the en-
ploy Of ]. S. Mccormack. who Is in the
cigar business there. Blackburn said
that he was making no concealment OF
his whereabouts in any sense of the
word, and that the officers, il they had
wanted him, could have found out
where he was by asking either his att
torney or his mother.
Blackburn has not given up hope.
by amy means, of securing l new trial.
and his attorney said today that peti-
ton for rehearing Of the opinion rem
dered in the supreme court would be
dled within the limit Of sixty days.
prescribed by law. The law grants an
appellant thirty days time in which to
serve the attorney general and clerk of
the supreme court with notice that a
petition for rehearing will be filed, and
thirty days more in which to file the
petition.
Blackburn said Friday night. before
going to Clemens to spend Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. Ruth Blackburn,
that he was greatly disappointed at the
affirmation Of his sentence of five
years by the supreme court. It Is
pretty tough to go to the pen." he said,
"but am game enough to go and take
my medicine IL the supreme court
finally says that must. I am young
and can stand 1t, and wouldn't care
SO much for myself or any one were
It not for my poor old mother, who is
70. She would never recover from the
blow and would die of a broken heart.
/ think Of her, and not OF myself, altho
I realize just as fully as any one. that
I can never live to outgrow the dis
grace Of having once been In the peni-
tentiary. ! was surprised today. in
talking to several here, to know how
many friends have. OF course know
that sympathy does me no real good.
and at the same time 1t makes me feel
much better to have folks tell me they
are sorry, than to think that they be.
lieve got what ] deserved. have al
ways maintained by innocence OF this
crime, and still claim that / am not
guilty"
Blackburn went to Clemens on the
6:10 train, and expects to return to
Boone Monday to remain until final ac-
ton is taken on the petition for q re-
hearing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
sale opens at Henry Pappe's Monday
at 5 q. M. Prices IS, so and Is cents.
MYSTERIOUS FoNTANELLE.
Manager Downs Has a Sensation ~
Ctore.

tVldUdAGr SOWuS uS&0 -
Store.
Beginning Sunday night Manager
Downs has sensation in store for his
patrons. 1t is the Mysterious Fontan- :
ellie invented by DR.. Joseph tarreil' OF
England. The act is one that has mys-
tilted all Europe and New York. Ihls
is an exceptionally difficult act TO Sc
cure but Manager Downs says hothills
is too good for the Bi1ou.
The figure Is transported securely
strapped In stoutly built CABINET
and causes the doctor much anxiety
and trouble, he having had three suits
against the railroad companies Tor
breakage of the figure during his
American tour. 1t is said to be the
only mechanical figure or automatoil
SO closely resembling human being
in walk, gesture and appearance as to
mystify the most sceptical and SEND
them from the theater in a state OF
wonderment. The figure can even De
made to write its own name by means
of a set of keys upon switch ooard
electricity being the power that makes
this feat possible.
When it is opened the interior
mechanism can be plainly seen IN OPP
Grafton, as both the interior and ex-
terror are brilliantly illuminated with
incandescent lights. The doctor prom
ises Marshalltown some startling
and novel demonstrations next week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
Justices salary and saved the county

Justices salary and saved the county
that much.
"The county has done all. and more,
than the lease with the city calls for.
AS to the facts in regard to the ar
rangement with the council, the agree
ment was (and 1t is in contract) that
the county was to board the city pris-
oners without cost, on condition that
there should be no costs charged to the
county in mayors court. As to the
stone, the city was to have that, II
it had paid for it, and the city was to
send a committee around to make ar
rangements to that effect. The COM
mittee never came, SO we decided we
had better keep the stone for county
use.
I'm regard to the hospital bills that
the board has refused to allow, we
think in the first place that there was
no demand from the public for the re-
moval of the hospital. and it was only
to please High View residents, and
some Of their neighbors, who seemed
to have pull with the council. Inc
removal of the hospital has resulted Ill
large costs which the board think un-
necessary and, for that reason, do not
think that the taxpayers outside OF
Marshalltown should help build an ex-
pensive hospital for the city, which
they cannot use themselves.
"The question is, Where is the d.
viding line?' Can the city build a $10,-
900 hospital and make the taxpayers
outside OF the city pay two-t thirds Of
1t. and we have no say in the matter?
l will leave it to the taxpayers to de-
eide who are the hair splitters.
Mr.. Ingledue is candidate for
mayor; he has swelled up idea about
himself. I think the people of Mar
shall county are intelligent enough to
recognize and appreciate mans
abilities If he has any, without his be-
Ing continually advertised in the pa
pers. The board has always labored
under the impression that its mem
hers who were elected to look after all
the taxpayers interest, instead OF Mar
shalltown in particular, and we have
not changed our minds.
Respectfully yours
wv. HI. JONES'"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
..PlNCHED THE FIRM"
Entirely Without Criminal Intent
Members Of a Prominent Business
Firm Find Themselves in Trouble.


One of the leading firms of decora-
tors of central Iowa finds itself in diff
ficulty over the purchase og Its new
spring stock of goods. Some weeks
ago Dinges & Everist placed large
order with a noted wholesale house for
a heavy consignment of wall paper,
Later they duplicated the order. The
first installment of $4,000 rolls has ar
rived and the other is to be shipped
soon. The firm finds itself pinched
for room and will sell out the first in
stallment at bargain prices to make a
place for the new shipment. Every one
who trades in Marshalltown knows
that when this Arm cuts prices it cuts
to the bone. Hurry and get the benz
eft Of the heavy reduction of prices
and the first selection from the new
stock. Some one is going to save big
money on this springs interior decor
atoms Why not you? It's all in the
little, dingy old building opposite the
Methodist church where the rent and
the prices are always low.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
STOCK MEN THURSDAY
Annual Meeting Of Marshall County
Corn Belt Meat Producers Assooia-
ton Will Re Held in East Court
Room Next Week.


ton Will as Held in East Court
Room Next Week.
The annual meeting of the Marshall
County Corn Belt Meat Producers AS
ISOLATION will be held on Thursday OF
next week in the east court room in
this city. The forenoon session will be
devoted to business matters, and the
meeting will be called to order by
President w. w. Hixson at II o.
clock. Election Of officers will follow
the regular routine Of business.
The afternoon session will begin at
2 o'clock, and following musical num-
bers by the Iowa male quartet, Mr.. H.
c. Wallace, OF Des Moines. associate
editor Of Wallace's Farmer. will deliv-
err the principal address. A paper writ
ten by w. Chester Strock, of Des
Moines on Duties and Liabilities Of
Railroad Companies in Transporting
Live Stock" will be read either by j.
H. Egermayer or Secretary e. A. Hill.
This paper was one that created so
much favorable comment before the
state association, where it was recent
ly read.
The meeting Of the stockmen OF the
county will precede the two days
farmers institute, which will convene
on Friday and continue thruout Satur-
dav
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
Local Comment

No one has been asked, What is the
matter with Marshalltowno" now for
more than year past, but II by acct
dent that question should ever be pre-
scented again the answer is fully con-
tanned in those 596 votes against the
interurban. Marshalltown business men
have often been asked why does this
or that town in our newer states with
much less population seem to do just
as much business and to be growing
faster than the older towns like Mar
shalltown. The answer is contained In
those 500 votes against an interurban.
An old town like Marshalltown has
large number of residents who are here
merely for the comforts of living. They
have no business enterprises which
they are pushing and they do not ex-
pect to sell their homes. It Is a mat
ter of Indifference to them whether
their town grows or whether other men
do any more business, hence their lack
Of pecuniary interest causes them to
oppose a tax for a railroad. The re-
suit is that the boosting element of the
population is not only reduced mater
tally but is actually opposed in its eff
might be fewer people but every man
is there in search Of his fortune, push
ing and boosting and investing for the
future. His kind will equal in num-
bers the boosters of an older town of
even greater population and will not be
opposed by the other class who are
there merely to live in comfort upon
their rents or their interest. It is q
problem of pecuniary interest with ev-
cry man.
However, the interurban Is assured
so far as the tax is concerned and the
booster wears broad smile. No one
thing has put up public interest In
Marshalltown among people living OUT
side so much as the carrying of this
election.
Speaking of the comforts Of living
in Marshalltown and the beauty Of the
place, travelling man has contributed
a suggestion which ought to be adopted
by the Retail Merchants Association
It is this: From the first Of April to
the first of December no stranger
ought to be allowed to spend single
Sunday In this city without being TAX
en- r. drive about the town. There
are own.. Of automobiles and carriages
enough in town who would be glad to
volunteer their services IL they were
only organized. There are thirty-fve
Sundays to be provided for. Three
conveyances per Sunday would do the
work. Let the Merchants Association
call for thirty-dlve volunteers. Hire
some enterprising store clerk at Q
nominal fee to manage the work. Re-
duced to a system each conveyance
would be called upon only three times
during the entire summer. With gen.
eral manager employed to organize the
system and go after volunteers for
each Sundays assignment no Sunday
visitor in Marshalltown would fail to
see what a desirable city 1t would
make for his own family. The plan
would spread our fame abroad from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
JONES HAS HOT REPLY.

Supervisor Accuses Mayor Of Adver-
Using and Insists Upon City Paying
It's Own Bills.
ITO the taxpayers of Marshall coun-
ty: AS the city council have spent all
of the city money and now want to get
their hands in the county cash box,
think that after the criticism of the
board of supervisors, and myself in
particular. by Mr., Ingledue and his
council, that owe it to the taxpayers
to state some Of the facts in the case.
1T has always been the policy of
the councilmen Of Marshalltown to
take everything they could get from
the county and pay for nothing. AT
the present time they are owing the
county $500 for board bills for their
prisoners of three years ago; also
from 500 to $500 for stone the same
year; besides, nearly $500 in justice
court costs, which they should have
paid to the justice, in their poll tax
suits, which would have applied on the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
In tho District Court.

Arguments in the case Of the Colean
Manufacturing Company vs. r. A. Ely
were commenced this morning. Court
adjourned at noon until Monday morn
ing, or until such time in the day as
the jury could get back to town.
A motion for continuance in the
case Of Frank Rickert vs. the. Mar
shalltown Light, Power and Railway
Company, which was filed by the COM
pany's attorney, was argued before the
court this morning. Judge Parker did
not give ruling on the motion.
An application for the discharge of
p. w. Archer, guardian Of DR.. H. L..
Getz, and the release of DR.. Getz from
his guardianship was filed this morn
ing. The discharge of Mr.. Archer is
asked because he has moved from the
civ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19

Massachusetts to San Francisco. i.
would prove 1000 per cent invest
ment. 1t might be supplemented with
pamphlet Of this city and its CONNER
cial and social advantages.
~
II anyone ever had a doubt as to the
benefits of a straight salary for the
mayor over the fee system, which had
been the practice for SO many years be-
fore Mayor Ingledue was elected, such
doubt would surely be set at rest by
the figures to be gained by the report
OF the executive officer for the twenty
one months he has been in office. Mag
or Ingledue is a busy man in private
affairs and he Is just as busy in his
municipal duties. The report shows
him to have done business amounting
to over $50 1000, and in that time to have
earned what would have been to pre-
decessor s3.6l9.2e in fees. This goodly
sum is turned over to the city and
county treasures, into the public cof-
fers. The doing away of the fee sys-
tenn also has q tendency to relieve both
mayor and police officers OF the sus-
picions Of petty graft, which have al
ways been more or less prevalent.
-
The public will watch with interest
the prospective controversy between
the city council and board of supervis-
ors, relative to the payment Of the costs
incurred in improving the detention
hospital. The contention of each body
that the other foot the bill gives
promise of developing g lawsuit before
the differences of opinion are adjusted.
With fighters on both sides the battle
would doubtless be quite spectacular,
but If such thing is possible it should
be avoided. Arbitrate, gentlemen. Ar
bitrate.
The death of Louis Armbbruster this
week removes another pillar from the
pioneer structure built for this COM
munity so many years ago. Those who
were fighting an interurban on the day
of his death should have recalled the
fact that Mr.. Armbruster was among
the first to give $500 from his own
pocket to secure the old Wisconsin,
Iowa and Nebraska road which is now
the Chicago Great Western. Mar
shalltown would never have become
the present beautiful city that 1t Is and
the railroad and manufacturing center
that 1t is had not Its pioneers been
men willing to invest on its future.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
MRS. sHEPLEY SAFE.

Daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. McEi-
roy Not in Kingston Disaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. McElroy Friday
afternoon received q telegram from
Boston saying that word had been re-
ceived from their daughter, Mrs. Louis
McElroy Shepley, who is spending the
winter in Jamaica, that she was not in
the Kingston disaster, but at the time
lit happened she was at Port Antonio.
A response to their inquiry was secur-
ed thru cable to the Boston Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. McElrcy were naturally
greatly relieved to know that Mrs
Shepley was safe. Port Antonio was
not in the stricken section Of the is
land
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
KILLER KILLED HIMSELF.
Examination by Coroner Shows NJ

Examination by Coroner Shows No
Cause for Suspicious Of Murder.
Coroner Levi Latham, Of Benton
county, who, few days ago, stopped
the funeral OF Mr.. William w. KILLER.
a member of the Soldiers Home Of
this city, in order that he might con-
duct an investigation as to the exact
cause of Kibler's death, has decided
that the man alone was responsible for
his death, and that he shot himself
thru the head, with suicidal intent, as
first reported in these columns. No
blame OF any kind was attached to any
member Of the family, and there was
declared to be no ground for suspicion
Of murder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
Rally of Sunday Schools to Be
Held Sunday and Monday,
January 1928
1T is lNTERDENoM,NATloNAL
Meetings Will Be Held at Methodist
Church Sunday, and at conaresa.
tional Church NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Sunday School Workers From Out
Of City Will Take Part.

The program for the interdenomlna-
tional Sunday school institute, TO ne
held in this city Sunday and Monday.
January q and %. has been prepared.
The Sunday meetings, both morning
and evening, will be held at the Meth
odist church, and those Of Monday,
which include a banquet, afternoon and
evening meeting, will be at the Con-
gregational church. The prominent
Sunday school workers from out of the
city, who have been given place on
the program, are DR.. G. ]. Kephart, D.
D., Of Toledo, president of the State as
ISOLATION; Rev. Charles Roads. d. d.,
Of New York, and Mrs. Mary Foster
Bryner, Of Peoria. III.
The opening session Of the institute
will be held at the Methodist church
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. A sec
ond meeting will be held at the same
place in the evening, at 1880 o'clock.
The Monday afternoon meeting will be
at o'clock at the Congregational
church, and at 6.15 supper will be
served at the same place, with the
closing meeting following at 8 o'clock.
Sunday Meetings.
e. r. Lay will be chairman OF the
Sunday afternoon meeting and H. B.
Miller will act as chorister. The pro-
gram is as follows:
selection-High school girls glee
club.
: Scripture reading-Rev. L. B. Xix
Prayer-Rev. Merle N. Smith.
Selection = High school boys glee
club.
Address, Teacher Training Actually
ccomplished"-Rev. Charles Roads,
D. D.
Address, Promoting Home Bible
Study'-Dr. C. j. Kephart, d. D.
Open parliament, Grading the Sun
day School-what and How"
Benediction-Rev. q. H. Doan.,
B. w. Sinclair will be chairman of
the Sunday evening meeting. when the
following program will be observed:
Selection-1mperial male quartet.
Scripture reading-Rev. E. B. Jones.
Prayer-Mr. C. H. Morris.
Address, Observation-Disclosures CO.
operation"-Dr. c. j. Kephart.
Address, "The Best Now and the
Best Possible"-Rev. Charles Roads.
Offering.
Benediction-Rev. p. H. Hines.
Mondays Program.
Miss Louise Miller will be chairman
of the afternoon meeting at the Con-
gregational church Monday and Miss
Gertrude Miller will be chorister.
Scripture reading-Mrs. z. II. Doan.
Prayer-Mrs. Ella McKim.
+ Address. work in Elementary
Grades" -Mrs. Mary Foster-Bryner.
Round table-Mrs. Ella McKim.
Benediction.
Following is the program for the
supper, at which Rev. c. w. McCord
will be ,toastmaster:
Invocation - Rev. William Pence
James.
After dinner talks-state Secretary
B. F. Mitchell, Superintendent of
Schools Aaron Palmer, Rev. w. p.
James, J. A. Cattell, T. I. WATSON and
others.
At the closing meeting, following the
supper, w. T. Smith will be chairman,
and H. B. Miller will be chorister. The
program:
Scripture reading and prayer-Rev.
L. B. Hix.
Address, "our Local Needs and How
to Meet Them to be sup
piled.
Address, "The Child We Teach
Mrs. Mary Foster-Bryner.
Offering.
Benediction-Rev. g. 8. Lang.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
WANT SCHMIDT FOR COUNCIL.


Petition From Second Ward Voters Ask
Merchant to Run.
A petition, circulated by Mr.. George
Wilton, and signed by several voters
Of the Second ward, will be presented
to Mr.. G.. F. Schmidt today, asking
that he consent to become a candidate
for the city council to succeed John
Sieg. Efforts in years past to get Mr..
Schmidt to accept public office have
proved futile, but those on the petition
are in hopes that this year Mr.. Schmidt
will see his way clear to accede to the
request of the voters.
A candidate from the Third ward
is already in the field in the person Of
Mr.. A. j. Clark. a grain, stock and pro-
vision broker of the city, who Is an as
pirant to succeed F. w. Iseman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
REVISED ASSIGNMENT.
Judge Parker Makes New Assignment
for Next weak

for Next Weak.
Judge j. M. Parker this morning
made a revised assignment Of jury
cases for next week. The assignment
Is as follows:
Monday, January 21-,John A. Sieg
VS.. F. L. Meeker.
Tuesday, January Jefferson VS..
Mundell: Rickert VS.. Marshalltown
Light, Power and Railway Company.
Wednesday, January 23-Schmidt VS.
Reese: Petersen Heat, Light and Water
Company vs. Marshall Oil Company:
Reflector Printing Company vs. T. F.
Bradford.
Thursday. January 24-Castle Horse
Company VS.. Bacon, Hobbs VS.. Hughes
Anna Anderson VS.. Wiley Ward, ct AL
Friday, January 25--Probate. regard
ing the estate OF Marshall Wright:
Winters VS.. Iowa Artificial Ice and
Refrigerating Company
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
Mem. Meeting at LeGrand.

Sunday afternoon at o'clock there
will be held mems meeting at the
Christian church. There will be music
by the Palmer College male quartet and
a gospel talk by the pastor of the
church, Rev. e. G. Kerr. The object Of
the meeting is to perfect an organiza-
ton to provide for mems gospel meet
inpa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
Local. Weather Record.

Forty-two and Is were Fridays tenn
perature extremes, as against 81 and %
for the day preceding. Forty-one was
registered at 1880 this morning, as
against 20 for the corresponding hour
Friday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
Presbyterian Vespers.

The Presbyterian vesper Service will
be held as usual in the church at 5
o'clock tomorrow. Rev. McCord will
preach on "True Service" Miss Ruth
Ball will sing Shelley's abide With
Me" The regular organ and quartet
program will be given.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19
WILL CHECK LIST.

Barber Asphalt Company Will Go Over
Treasurer's Schedule.
]. n. Killmar. general western agent
Of the Barber Asphalt Company who
was in the city Friday said before he
left that he would have an expert from
the company's office in Des Moines
come here Monday to check over the
list Of property owners and amounts
involved in the asphalt paving settle
ment. Mr.. Killmar expressed satisfac-
ton with the schedule as prepared by
Treasurer j. p. Cooper.