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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
FIFTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Gathering of Relatives Help Mr.. and
Mrs G. & McMichaeI Celebrate.


Mrs G. e. McMichaeI Celebrate.
Today marked the fifth wedding an
nivcrsary Of Mr. and Mrs. George ~
MclMichael of this city. and the event
was celebrated by large company Oh
near relatives al their home, ana lhat
Of Mr.. and Mrs j. @. Adams, MRS.
McMichaers parents. S02 west ohurch
street This was not exactly the an
nual reunion of the Adams FANNY, as
plans are being made to celebrate that
event in August A sunptuous dinner
was served at ! O'Clock, the house pc
ing prettily decorated for the OCCASION
and after the dinner the day was spent
with music and a general good iline'
The members of the family present
from a distance, and who VIII remain
in the city and its vicinity some time,
visiting numerous relatives, We're MI.
and Mrs Walter Adams, of Boulder
Colo, Mrs. S. Il. Waters and daughter
Aleda, of St. Joseph, Mo. Mr.. V. f.
Williams. OF Kansas City, kas., MI
o. r. Adams, and daughter Helen, of
Sac City: Mrs. Jennie Wray and mt.
Roscoe W. Adams, of Lafayette, Ind;
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Corwin C. Williams and baby son,
and Mrs. G. F.. Williams and little son,
all of Ferguson; Mr.. and Mrs. Emery
B. Adams and children. of Hubbard;
and MIR. and Mrs Joy Adams, or
Staples, Mimi; also Mrs. ]. Q. Adams
brother DR. Theodore Livengood. and
wife. of Hubbard and Mrs. Adams
niece, Mrs. Fred Horton. and her hus-
band DR.. Horton, of Eldora. From the
city there were present MIR. William
Adams father of the Adams brothers
and sisters, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. O..
Adams and family.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23

did feloniously, deliberately, premedl-
tatedly, and of malice aforethought as
sault Lepley with a deadly weapon,
the kind and character of which are
unknown.
Unfounded Rumor Laughed At.
A rumor that created conslderaoie
excitement in the "levee' district ano
that made the prisoners in the jan
very nervous. was brought to the city
by an Iowa Central freight brakeman
Monday evening. The trainman de-
clared that an armed posse of residents
and farmers of Union and CLIFFORD were
on their way here with the intention OIL
taking Pcll from the jail and lynchihs
him Sheriff Hutson gave the matter
no attention whatever ana dldh even
sit up to welcome the visitors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
MRS. RoLLo BROWN DEAD.
Former Manager of MarshalItown Base
Ball Teana Loses Wife.

The Cedar Rapids Republican has
the following to say of the death of
Mrs. Rollo Brown, wife of last seasons
manager of the Marshaltown base
ball team, now identified with the Ce-
dar Rapids team:
Mrs Rollo Brown. wife OF the first
baseman of the Cedar Rapids baseball
team. died at the home of her mother,
Mrs. b. f. Willard in Springville, at
$40 Saturday evening. The SAD news
will cause the deepest regret In this
city and in several Linn county com
munfties where Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
have many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Brown have been
married about four years They have
a little daughter, about years, old.
Mrs. Brown had been ailing and on
Thursday Mr.. Brown was called from
the ball park Just before the game
was called by a message announcing
that his wife was seriously III of APP
pendicitis,a and that an operation was
thought to be necessary. He at once
FASTENED to the bedside Of his wife.
The operation was performed that
night But it was too late and Mrs.
Brown grew worse until IaSt evening
when death came
Mr. Brown is a son OF A. n. Brown
formerly of the Central City News
Letter. His wife was the daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. 3. r. Willard and she
did not long survive her father. who
died last March. Life seemed full Of
promise for Mr.. and Mrs, Brown.
They had host of friends. dear lit
tie daughter and Mr.. Brown was
achieving success both in baseball and
in other lines of work Death came
as cruel blow to their happiness and
their hopes, and everywhere there will
be the deepest sympathy for the be-
reaved husband"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
WEEDS IN CALIFORNIA.
Miss Lavisa OverhoItzer Was Former
Marshall County Girl.

A recent issue of the Pomona, Call
Daily Progress. July II, contains an
account of the wedding there of Miss
Lavisa Overholtzer. who for a time
made her home with her sister Mrs
Frank Swearingen, of Liscomb town
ship The description Of the wedding
is as follows:
"a simple but impressive wedding
ceremony took place on Wednesday
at high noon at the home Of the
brides brother. Oscar L. Overholtzer
on Alvarado Court. the contracting
parties being Miss Lavisa Overholtzer
and Edon Wright Moreland. Mr.
Moreland is civil engineer in the
employ of the Western Pacific 1t Sum
oil near Alamada. Only the imemdiatc
relatives and a few friends were pres
ent. The ceremony was pronounced
by Dr. Wesley X. Beans, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Van Wagner. of Sunol.
"rhe rooms of the residence were ar
tistically decorated in color scheme
Of white and green. The couple stood
while the ceremony was being pro-
nounced before the mantle, which was
banked in ferns. Roses, carnations
and orange blossoms were prominent
in the decorations The bride wore a
beautiful gown of cream batiste and
carried bouquet of cream roses.
"Air. and Mrs. A. w. Tower of Los
Angeles, acted as best man and ma
iron of honor Just before the cere-
mony Miss Maud Wright rendered
sweelty Lohengrin's wedding march
and at the close, Menhelssohn's Spring
Song. At the close sumptuous we'd
ding dinner was served"
Iowa guests present at the wedding
were Mrs. Alice Swearingen, of Mar
shalltown: Mrs. Mary Ferrin, of Cher
okee and Mrs. Minnie Frick, of Rock
we'll City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23

away down the track so that both Nc
CURE and Keyes counted. Plunmer
hit to Harris who fell down while
fielding the ball. Dalton hit to Burg,
but Foster nuffed the throw, and
PlunMner scored. Linderbeck hit to
King in center field, and Dalton came
home with the throw, which Forney
dropped. Rudd ended the performance
by tanning out
The locals started scoring at once in
their half. Harris got hit, and King
drove two-bagger to the right field
fence, scoring the short stop. Reyes
was dragged out Of the box and Ben
nett was put in. Burg swung on him
for drive over second, King Juggling
in the winning. The score in detail:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
TAKES PRISONER BACK.
Sheriff Porter, Of Wyandotte County
Kansas, Comes for Kelly,

Sheriff j. E. Porter, Of Wyandotte
county, Kansas, arrived in the city this
morning. and, at $50, left for Kansas
City, Kas., in charge of John "A. Kel-
ly, arrested here as fugitive from JUS
tice, charged with grand larceny. w. H.
Goble, a farmer who lived near the
Leavenworth county line, for whom
Kelly was working at the time he COM
mitted the theft of a watch and cloth
ing, Is the complaining witness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
DEATH At QUARRY.
Mrs. Kate vokoun, Agen 70, Had Livee

Mrs. Nate Vokoun, Ngeh rs, Had Lived
There Twenty-three Years.
Mrs. Kate Vokoun died at Quarry at
1:15 O'clock this morning, at the age
Of 70 years. She had been Ill Of a
hard cold for two weeks, and was at
the home of son. Antoine vokoun.
Mrs. Vokoun had resided at Quarry
for the past twenty-three years Her
husband died before she moved there,
but she is survived by four children,
Antoine. of Quarry; Frank, of this city:
James, living in Hamilton county, and
Joe, living in the old country. One
child, Fannie, died in infancy.
The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock
from the residence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
Burt Pell Will Answer in Pre-
liminary Hearing to Most Ser
ious Crime in Calendar
coRoNER's INQUEST FINISHED
Jury at O'clock Monday Evening
Concludes Its Evidence, and Returns
Verdict Placing Responsibility for
Lepley's Death on Pell--PreIirinary
Hearing July 80.

Murder In the nrSt degree, tHe Hiost
serious crime In the criminal calendar
is charged against Burt Pell, WAC
caused the death Saturday evening OF
John H. Lepley of Clifford, by admin
istering a blow back of the left ear
Deputy City Marshal Michael Clark
filed the information in Mayor lngle-
dues court this morning, and Pell was
raigned before the mayor at lO:30. He
entered a plea of not guilty, thru his
attorney, who asked that Tuesday.
July 80, at a. M, be fixed as the Tune
of the preliminary hearing. This the
court granted, but refused bail of any
kind.
Inquest is Completed.
The coroner's inques, vas completed
at O'clock Monday eve,fing, after the
Jury had been in session since IL
o'clock. A large number of witnesses
was examined, and all who Witnessed
the crime, even Pells friends them
selves. testified that Pell hit Lepley
The best witnesses for the state were
Day Baggageman Nate thompson
and Night Baggageman j. l.. jackson,
Of the union station, who We're the
nearest to the scene of the crime. me
evidence OF both these witnesses was
very positive. and agreed to letter.
Neither, however, could testify that
Pel held anything in his hand when
he hit Lepley AS to the manner of the
assault, however, and as to the 1act
that Pell hit his man back of the left
ear. where the badly confused surface
was shown, and where the fractures or
the skull were sustained, both Thomp-
son and Jackson We're of the same
opinion.
The verdict returned by the coroner's
jury is as follows:
"An inquisitlon holden at the sher-
IFS office in the county Of Marshall,
at 10 a. M, July %, 1907, before !. S.
Willard, justice of the peace, acting
coroner upon the body of John Lepley,
by the jurors whose names are hereto
subscribed. The said jurors, upon
their oath, do say after having exam
ined the body, and heard the evidence,
that we do find the deceased came to
his death by violence, and that the
said head and body has upon it the fol-
lowing marks and wounds, toWit: a
large confused wound of the scalp on
the left side of the head, just back OF
the left ear, also fracture OF the
skull beneath said confused wound of
the scalp, which, in our Judgment, was
sufficient to and did cause the death
of the said John Lepley. and said
wounds We're inflicted by Bert Pell
And we the jury do further find
that one Bert Pell was responsible for
the preparation of said violence and
death.
Given under our hands at the time
and place of said inquisition above
mentioned.
"owEN ruoMpsON
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
"OWEN THOMPSON,
r. L. JONES,
e. M. DODGE"

Attorney Ridicules First Degree.
Pells' attorney ridicules the fact that
the state has brought charge of first
degree murder against Pell, and in
court this morning said that the infor-
nation was not justified in the face
Of the coroner's verdict, which had
declared no generalization. The in
formation as drawn specifies that Pell
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
INCREASE FOR JUNE.

Iowa Central Paid Out More Money
This Year Than Last.
Agent B. f. Moffatt, of the Iowa
Central railway, has completed the
payment Of the June payroll, having
disbursed a total of s26,583.36, as
against s25, 76347 for the corresponding
month last year, an increase of $S19.Ss
over last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
FOR NERVOUS DISORDERS

Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
Restores strength and induces re-
freshing sleep without the use of dam
gerOuS drugs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23

Marshalltown $50 2-7
Quincy ...........0 l 0 0 0 As
Earned runs, Marshalltown A. Quincy
/; two base hits, Plummer @ King 2.
Giffen 2, kennedy; sacrifice hits, Burg,
Dang; stolen bases, Burg; bases on
balls, off Giffeh 2. off Keyes 2. struck
out, by Giffen 4. by Keyes 2; wild
pitch. Giffen; hit by pitcher, Kennedy,
Twohey, Harris. Time of game, 1:47.
Umpire. Eckman. AttendauceSa175.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23

In the District Court.
Judge Parker had before him today
for hearing the injunction case coming
out of the divorce proceedings brought
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
LACE AND EMBROIDERY SALE.
Wednesday Morning at 8 O'clock al
Benedict & RrintnalI.

Too many all over embroidery and
all over laces, must go for 60 cents a
yard Wednesday. Just the thing for
waists. This is a bargain for some
ona
BENEDICT & RRNTNALL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23
If Many
1dden Deaths.

tse prevailing in this
erous because so decep.
-SSA tive. Many sudden
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ID by it--heart dis
,17-2-1E case, pneumonia,
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%R%H>a%s-, EsE4.G heart failure or
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E\I-&SS INK Mn the result of kid
S%1hAHfA EN ney. disease. If
sYHAHik \N SN kidney trouble is
VvSAtntElD allowed toadvance
M ~. IN thekidney-po
ss--,.2sss-, ed blood will at
tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder. or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
cure IS obtained quickest by proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking DR.. Kilner's Swamp-Root, the
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It corrects inability to hold urine and
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address, Binghamton, N. Y. on every
bottle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23

by Mrs. Maria C. Smith of State Cen
ter, against George l.. Smith
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-23

lse prevailing in this
erous becauses so decep.
.S.N tive. Many sudden
LAY deaths are caused
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29

The Vice President has been called non commit
tai In fact. he has sometimes been classed with
Senator Allison on this account No doubt he has
earned the reputation because he careful in speech
and considers all questions we'll before deciding them
A newspaper rushed to Fairbanks
when he was Senator with sensational despatch
from Indiana. and wanted to know the facts
Come in l will tell you the facts said Far
banks, and taking the correspondent into the back
room he again carefully read the DESPATCH and said
The facts are that do not know a single thing
about this
Won't you comment on it," asked the cor
respondent.
How l comment when l don't know any
thing about it, asked Fairbanks showing his
evasiveness
And for fifteen minutes the debate went on and
the newspaper man didn't get thing upon which he
could hang story.
At the Chicago convention in 1904 Fairbanks de-
termined not to be placed in the attitude of seeking
the nomination for Vice President, or either ac-
ceptng or declining a nomination before it
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face and speak to me: Ye sinner yel" said
Father Dan.
" How dar We? Ye double dyed vagabone ye!"
said Nellie
Ye moral outcast, We imp O. darkness said
Father Dan.
Ye limb " the divil, God forgive mel" said
Nellie
Ha -ha-ha! We unprncipled heathen" said
Father Dan.
Ho-ho-ho, Ye onregenerate miserable spawn
ye!' said Nellie.
Il thought gave We pledge not many weeks
ago?" said Father Dan. who all this time had the
stick suspended, meaning to unburthen his stomach
of all the gall this fellow had earned, before he
would lay the corrector upon him.
l thought We TUX the pledge from his reverence.
pagan?" said Nellie.
| TUX" said Jimmny Haraghey "a pledge not
to drink whisky. barrin on me own lam Father
Dan Gallagher an Nellie Haraghey, does the both
yez that?" and with his toe he indicated some
thing the floor by the side of the counter. That.
said Jimminy is sod cut this mornin out lv
the lime kiln iv the Cruked Park, Plaise
Father DAN stan back an let me finish this dior.
and Jmminy stepped the sod. off which he had
been coerced, and threw off the glass with the hand
of an adept.
Nellie Haraghey went around the public houses
of Ballintra and collected FIVE sods of her husbands
land and feed Lacky Gorrive for casting them into
the river
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offered to him Every effort made to get some
affirmative negative expression from him. without
the least success
Finally the Indiana delegates held meeting, and
as Fairbanks the head of the delegation he was
present and it was expected that he would declare
himself. Different men spoke and pledged the dele
gates to obey the slightest wish of their senior Sena
tor who the central figure of the vice presi-
dental situation. If he wished their support, he
could have it if he desired them to go out and
deny that he candidate they would do that
and much more to the same effect. Then Fairbanks
was called upon, and spoke at some length.
After the meeting was over group of the most
prominent delegates were found together, and they
were asked what had been done.
Nothing" was the reply.
Sc Did Fairbanks speak,"
Yes, for quarter of an hour"
What did he saw
We'll I'll be hanged if l know" was the reply Of
one, and the Others acquiesced.
Which goes to illustrate that YOU needn't try to
get Vice President Fairbanks to commit himself if
he is not ready to do SO.
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aghey's frkin this day: and whilst he was
marking it with strange hieroglyphlcs, and
whistllng undisturbedly under the hail of abuse
Mrs. Haraghey showered upon him for CIV
ing her farthing a pound less than he gave
Nancy McLogue. than whom Mrs. Haraghey
(by her own statement) could make better
butter with her eyes shut, Jlmminy Haraghey
had slipped away, and when he came. back
Nellie fixed him with stern gaze, and said,
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blighted. and signing for Hudys yet I'm
tasted shirts, which now, alas! it was
never to relish.
With much adroitness, Jirnminy Har-
aghey soon after managed to decoy Mel
lie to the window of Mr. Harkin S
drapery, and there easily contrived to
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anticipated. direct for Owen Cor
mans public house; and with his
little bag draggin' behind him into
Owens he SUNK Haght" Nellie
sardonically CALCULATED. as she fol-
lowed God be thankful" she said
the next moment for up there
stepped to her nose none else than
Father Dan
Father DAN" she said. happy
daith to yei But it S meself is the
glad woman to meet yer reverence
this minute! What do you think
What do We think. Father Dan. but
that vagabone man iv mine is just
afther steppin Until Owen Germans
public house! Come with me
Father DAM" and she got the
good man by the elbow and
pulled him along at a rate which
his age and growing stiffness
had years ago compelled him to
renounce.
But in his heart he was furious
with this Jinminy Haraghey. and
the clutch upon his stick grew fercer
as he neared Owens door
But when with Nellie he burst
inside, and there found Jinminy
Haraghey-the recently pledged
Jimminy-with a large glass of
sparkling whisky fastening On its
way to his eager lips, the good
mans rage exceeded even Nellie's
Jinminy's arm and glass were sud
denly stayed, his eyes opened
wider in terror, and he stood like
one mesmerized.
Father Dan raised his stick, and
then Jimminy backed away a
step, and the spell was broken
Father Dam For the Lords
sake!" he said in eager appeal.
Ho-ho-hol Ye scoundrel'" said
Father Dan
Ha-ha-ha, Ye parjured vii
lain!" said Nellie
How dare We look me in the
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lose her-aS poor man, he
thought. But Nellie was of
the order of woman who sleeps
with one eye open She has
eyes in the back iv her head
Dona1' O'Donnell had said of
her. Nellie kept one eye on
Mr.. Harkin 's'drapery window.
and with the other followed
Jimminy. as he skunk away
amongst the crowd With the
good ostrich sense peculiar to
him Jimminy made sure not
to look back at Nellie, but on
the contrary kept his eyes
bent on the ground as he con.
trived to lose himself more
and more securely at each
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ilIlllllIly HdIdSueS,
come over here an blow
yer breath on mel"
But Mohammed of
course had to go to the
mountain. .Jimminy Har-
aghey's breath betrayed
that he had once again
been indulging in spiritu-
Gus liquors. And once
again Jimminy Haraghey
solemnly protested and
swore that he had kept
his pledge inviolate, and
that, if Nellie did, by
extraordinary smelling
powers, scent liquor on
his breath, it was the
scent of a small little
dhrop he had punished on
his own land that day.
Faith, me boy" Nellie
assured him, "I'll lay me-
self out to catch We, an
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A dinner party given by Vice President
Fairbanks, one of his guests sought
to interest him in making a delicate
allusion to the probability of his be-
coming President.
Il think" said the guest, that 1
should like to live in Switzerland, if
for no other reason than that they
have an excellent custom regarding
the head of the Government. The
people there can tell accurately not
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Branne's little year-old calf had to be sold 1t
brave and purity calve an we'll doin
wan, good luck to it,; but it thrived upon i'll
gotten goods 1t had developed a morbid taste
for Mrs Hudy Gallaghers wash. 1t had started
with little bib of the childs "a brave, sonsy lad
God bless 'tD. and approving of the flavor of this
had next attempted one of Mrs. Hudys own checker
aprons For few weeks it disspated upon aprons
but its tastes becoming more cosmopolitan it soon
began to indulge in handkerchefs skirts bodices and
some other articles that it should have had more
delicacy than to look at, much less put tooth in
All this was bad enough and sufficiently disturbed
the social relations between the Haraghey and the
Gallagher households; for Mrs. Hudy Gallagher had
visited the depredator with well merited personal
chastisement and Nellie Haraghey had recrininated
All this, say was bad enough but matters reached
climax when one morning. Mrs. Gallagher having
washed Hudys white shirt against his going to pay
the rent later in the day. and having put it out upon
elegant one(, Brannie bad calf had come
along and helped itself to light lunch off the shirt
'front.' and finished up with dainty morsel or two
of dessert off the cuffs and tail And. well after
that Brannies bad calf had got to be sold
And on this particular fair of Ballintra within
short time after Nellie had laid herself out for Jim
miny. Nellie and Jimminy walked off the shame
faced calf the fair disposed of as dishonest
breeder of ill will amongst neighbors, Jimminy
meandered behind the calf whilst Nellie sat in the
cart amidst locks of hay and straw and bags con.
tanning corn tor the horse basic and other things
After deal of haggng and much loud talk and
round and sound abuse from Nellie, Talg McFaggy
at the runous price of pound nineteen and six
pence The ruinous price say advisedly; for Taig
swore he was ruined and Nellie loudly proclaimed
that she was robbed If one had been able to enter
into the calfs feelings it is more than probable it
would have been found lamenting over prospects