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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-15
oELwEIN HOTEL PLANS.
Three Story Building to 30 Erected
Will Cost $4,000.

Special to Times-Republican
Oelwein, Feb. 15-Architect Netcott,
Of independence, has presented his
plans and specifications for the new
hotel.
After satisfactory explanations by
the architect they were accepted by
the company, which will proceed at
once to submitting the plans and spec
ifications to bidders
The building will be four stories high
and 71x113 feet.
The building is. to be heated by
steam. and gas and electricity will be
used for Illuminating and cooking pur-
poses.
Work will commence as soon as the
frost is out of the ground and at the
end of few months $4,000 to $780,
coo building will rise on this site and
it will be one of the most modern hos
telries in the state Of Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-15
THREE YEARS IN PEN.
Alexander Sandy Case ls at Last De.
cided at Spencer,

Special to Times Republican.
Spencer, Feb. 15.-The Alexander
Sandy case, which has attracted con-
siderable interest in the Clay couAty
district court the past year, has finally
been disposed Of Sandy was arrested
at Des Moines about year ago, on the
charge Of raising check on the De-
Wolf & Wells company, of this place.
The check was issued by their agent,
r. 3. Lacey, at Green Grove, in pay
ment for grain. Sandy was let out on
$500 bail, but when court convened he
failed to appear. He was again ar
rested at Des Moines last week, and
his excuse for not being present was
that he failed to have the car fare. He
was brought to Spencer and pleaded
guilty to both charges, and yesterday
was sentenced by Judge Baily to three
years in the state penitentiary on each
charge, but both sentences will be
served simultaneously. He was i'm
mediately started for his new quarters,
escorted by Sheriff Pineo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-15
LACEY DROPS CHRISTIAN.
Will Support ottumwa Man for v.
MarehaI

Washington, Feb. 15.-No definite
action was taken by a conference OF
the members of the Iowa delegation
yesterday No vote was reached on
the candidates and it was determined
to adjourn until 10 o'clock next Mon
day.
But while no vote was reached on
candidates, there were important de-
velop1nents. BY vote of seven to six,
all the members of the delegation be-
ing present motion to postpone ac-
ton until March was voted down.
On this motion, the vote for postpone
ment was: Dawson, Birdsall. Dolliver,
Haugen, Conner and Hubbard; against
postponement, Hedge, Lacey, Hepburn,
Hull, Smith, Cousins and Allison.
A similar motion was voted down to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-15
Giadbrook Firm DissoIves.
,ial To Times RanIhlinan


Gladbrook, Feb. 15.-The clothing
firm of Pond & Paulsen have dissolved.
For number of years the firm has
done an extensive gents furnishing
business Mr.. Paulsen sold his share to
Mr. Pond who intends to; conduct the
business in the future. Mr. Paulsen
has not decided what he will do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-15
Tho hartwiek News.

opSCldl u lliISS-IbGpuDllCdu.
Hartwick, Feb. -15.-John Laboe and
family left Thursday for Holly. COL
where Mr.. Laboe has purchased a
farm.
John Jaroushiek, who has been man
ager of Hartwick's meat market for
the past year, has purchased a Touring
mill in Toledo. and will leave for that
city March 1.
At special business meeting of the
Congregational church membership
Tuesday evening, 1t was voted to build
an addition to the parsonage in the
spring.
Owing to inability to obtain cars.
the local elevator has been closed for
the past week.
The trustees of Jefferson township
met Saturday and awarded the con-
tracts for the road work Of this town
ship during the coming summer.
The McGivern sale Saturday at Vic
tor was largely attended by people
from this vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-15
RAILROAD WILL APPEAL.
District Court at Spencer Hands Dowr
Decision for Clay County.
cooo;o1 r. rr;%,,as DoD,,Il;oo.

-Spec1aI to 11mes-Repub1ican.
Spencer, Feb. 15-Action was brought
at this term of court by Clay county,
against the Minneapolis & st. Louis
Railway Company, to recover $110
taxes levied against the above com
pany as it's share of the benefit derived
from a county drainage ditch, which
was exeavated and tiled about year
ago, and which crosses the railroads
right of way one mile south of the city
limits. 1t tends to drain large area
adjacent to it. A decision was handed
down, with the judgment against the
NJ. & st. L. r. R. for $110 and costs.
1t is understood the case will be ap-
pealed to higher court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-15
HAMPTON JuRY pIsAcREEs.
NeIs Lackey Damage Suit May b,
Tried, in April.

sSs00S w HPTus
Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, Feb. 15.-The damage case
Of Nels Lackey. Of Latimer, against
John P. Rellihan for $1,000 damages
for alleged assault, said to have been
committed at Alexander last Deem
Der, which has been on trial in the dis
trict court here this week, resulted
in failure of the jury to agree. The
jury, after being out forty eight hours
was allowed to come in with the de-
cision that they could not agree, the
vote standing nine to three in favor of
Rellihan, from the time the jury went
out until 1t came in.
The case was hard fought by both
sides and unless it is dropped by the
plaintiff. will be tried again at the
April term OF court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-15
SUICIDE HAS TWO WIVES.

Fear Of Detection Made Claude Smart
Kill Self at Clinton.
Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, Feb. 15.-Fear that his sins
would find him out is now assigned
as the cause for the suicide of Claude
N. Smart. This motive was revealed
in a letter received by County Attorney
Keefe, written by County Attorney
Terry at Beatrice, Neb., where Smart
abandoned ca woman whom he had
married, having previously married a
woman in this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-15
RAILROAD EMPLoYE KILLED.
w. o. sayIes Fell at Prescott and
Struck His Head on Car Axle.

Struck his 7eao on Gar Axlo.
Special to Times Republican.
Prescott, Feb. 15.-W. o. Sayles, be-
lieved to have entered the railroad
company's employ from in the vicinity
of Winterset, was killed here while on
his first trip over the road and on the
second day after he had gone to work
for the, company.
Sayles stepped from the caboose as
the train entered the town, to throw
open a switch, and either slipped and
fell or his ankle turned. AS he fell he
struck the projecting end of the car
axle on the back Of his head, resulting
in almost instant death.
Sayles was about 20 years of age.
Among his effects was letter adj
dressed to Miss Milda Grass, at Lii
more, Ia. This was forwarded by the
coroner. The body was taken to Cres-
ton to await orders from his relatives.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
GRAZING OF SHEEP.
Regulations Issued Flockmasters Re
eardinp Idaho Reserves.

Acting Supervisor Grandjean OF the
national forests In Idaho, says the Boise
Statesman, mailed TO the sheepmen VINO
will Craze their hocks In the national
forests this season blank forms OF the
agreement which each must sign before
taking his flocks on the government ter
ritory. -
The agreement requires the sheepmen
at q time not later than July l, TO com
mence dipping OF their sheep under the
direction of the inspectors OF the United
States bureau of animal industry. ana
continue the operations until all the
sheep are dipped.
They must further agree not to trail
or remove any sheep from the forest
where they are grazing. after september
l. until they have been properly inspect,
ed by duly qualified Inspector and
found free from scab. In case any scan
IS found the sheep must be dipped un-
I'll they are pronounced free from the
infection.
The sheep are not allowed TO be in
closed In corrals within the forest boun-
daries until the Enclosures have been
properly cleaned and disinfected accord :
ing TO bureau instructions. and each OF
the sheepmen is required Ia render 20
the forest supervisor such assistance as
he may require In the cleaning, disin-
fccting or removal of them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
PROMINENT IDAROANS
HAVE A CLOSE CALL
Two Women Have Thrilling EX-
perience Just Above
ShOshOne Falls.
Special 70 Tho Tribune.

Special 10 Tho Tribune.
TWIN FALLS. Ida. May 2o.-Adrli'
in a disabled ferry boat in the swift
rushing waters Of the Snake river, MISS
S. Belle Chamberlain, state Superlhtsn-
dent OF Public Instruction, and MISS
Louise Johnson. State librarian. were
snatched from the jaws Of death when
almost on the brink OF The Shoshone
falls The women were crossing the river
with T. 3. Todd Of Chicago and H. ~.
Hebden OF Boston when the caole
snapped leaving the boat helpless IN
midstream The man in charge ol tnt
fcrryboat was inexperienced and lost ms
head and only for the presence OF NINA
of the two men i'm the party the FERRY
boat might have gone over the lalis
But both Todd and Hebdeu caught INC
shore end OF the cable before The Terry
was away from IT and locked II apoul
the beams OF the boat This held the INC
boat fast as the ferry tugeed IN ,tle
swlshng waters. For fully thirty MN
utes the party battled with the swift
waters of the raging stream. man on
the bank began 10 slowly pull the Terry
10 shore and with the assistance oi the
two men on board the boat was worked
TO within a short distance of the BANK
when the two women were put In a
sI5iff and sent TO the bank In safety a
short time later the men landed ana
hauled the ferry TO where the team
could be unIoaded The party had Nls-
tied the falls and were crossing the river
TO visit Blue Lakes when the accident
occurred.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
Name Found for Mysterious
Disease Among Animals
in Idaho.
MANY BANDS AFFECTED
AND DEATH RATE HIGH
Federal Bureau of Animal In
dustry Is Now Investigat
ing the Matter.

Big head is the name of a disease,
says the Pocatelo. Uda.) Tribune. which
Is greatly perpleNlng the sheep men In
the vicinity OF Soda Springs and Idaho
Falls and is causing the death of n
considerable number OF their sheep
About % per cent Of the sheep oil one
prominent sheep man have the disease
this spring and more than 100 of them
have died Other bands are affected and
1T seems but little can he done to save
the sheep.
The disease has appeared practically
every year In the vicinity of Soda
Springs one OF the largest sheep sec
tions of the State, since the sheep were
much more aggravated form this year
IL received its name from the effect
1t has on the sheep. When the disease
attacks them, in very short tune their
heads swell TO a very large size often
their eyes dropping out, Even If the
eyes do not drop out the sheep are
generally made blind.
While the sheep men have had TO
combat the disease for many years its
cause is still mystery to them II Is
now being investigated by representa-
tives of the bureau of animal industry
and the bureau of plant industry.
There were certain passes through
which sheep arc often taken TO and
from the range where the sheep nearly
always get the disease. IL is thouGhl
by some that the poison comes from
certain weeds; others believe it comes
from the soil. II the sheep feed where
This poison is Immediately after rain
the disease becomes much more VIDE
spread among them than at other times
Sheep men try to avoid these passes.
At Idaho Falls there are not so
many bands that are affected, but wher-
ever the disease is found II rs IN very
aggravated form. and wherever the dis
ease appears il is affecting large per-
rentage OF the entire band.
II Is the history Of the disease mat
it usually affects ewes with lambs, but
this year il is most prevalent among
the bands of dry ewes,
Efforts are being made by the sheep
men TO cure the sheep. but success
rul cure has not been found. The
sheep are usually driven to the banks
of a stream, where they may rest In
the shade of the trees or else theT are
driven 10 the higher hills where the air
cool,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
Ordinary Card at Emeryville.

SAN FRANCISCO. May pa rather
ordinary card was offered al Oakland
today, the favorites or well played horses
finishing In front In most Of the races.
Frank Flittner, first choice in the fourth
race. suffered some. interference. but
closed fast and got up In time To win
from sun Mark e. Blum bid up the
winner from $500 TO $1,000. but he was
retained
First race. FIVE furlongs-Saint Modan
l12 (Sandy). II TO a. won: Spapdraggon
los Graham. 20 10 |. second. Be Thank
ful, H. (Flsche). 16 TO ,, third. Time
l.02 kuroda. Swagecrlater San PIPER
Import, Balnade and ST. Bede finished as
named
Second race. six and half furiongs
seliug-Mitke Jordan. 12l (WilmoD S TO
| won; War Times, l19 (BoreD 8 10 s.
second; Fidia, 1i0 Or. Davis). . TO g
third, Time. %. Southern Lady H.
Ray Carlo. Princess Louise Proceeds Get
Rich Quick. Winnecook. Anne Kelly and
Polite finished as named,
Third race, SIX and d half furlonGs. sell.
ing-Red Rcyaard. l2l (KirschbaumJ. >
TO 2. won. Red ERA, liz (Gargau). to
], second; Sinner Simon. 12f Or. Davisl
10 !. third. Time. 20 10. Cauardo
John G. Graus. ROYAL Red. Cheripe Cold
en- Boy, Santec. Botterel. Bright Albert
and Oliviio finished named.
Fourth race. one mile and 4 sixteenth
seling-Frenk Flittner 100 Of WILSON,.
10 8. Won sun Mark los Carroll . to
>. second: Hugh MCGOWAN, ITO (Sandy),
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
JORDAN SAYS NOT GUILTY
Indicted Insurance Official Released
Under Eail of $4,000.

NEW YORK, May 2o.-Thomas D..
Jordan, former comptroller of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society. to,
day pleaded not guilty to eighteen in
dlctments charging forgery in the third
degrees, and one Indictment charging
perjury. Bail was fixed at $4,000 on
one count and Mir. Jordan was released.
Ban was furnished by Eugene c. Pot
ter,
The indictments were reported YES.
terday by grand jury which had been
investigating some of the transactions
OF the Equitable, disclosed by the re.
cent insurance investigation They
were based upon the so-called year and
transactions, similar to those which
inquired III the recent indictment cf
President John Rhcgsman of the Met.
ropolltan Life Insurance Company.
They consist Of entries made prior to
the annual report to the State Depart
ment of Insurance and designed, IL is
charged, 10 mislead the Superintendent
oil insurance as 10 the condition of the
company
Counsel for Mr. Jordan will have the
privilege of inspecting the minutes of
the grand jury which found the in
dictments.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
RIDES HORSE 75O MILES
TO WE'D HER LOVER
Wyoming Belle Successfully
Makes Hard Journey Alone
Because Papa Objected.

:. = :. = :. :. :. = = = = = = = =
=. Special to The Tribune. =
= HELENA, Mont, May 29.- :.
= Miss Fannie Morris, the hand =
= some young daughter of =
=, wealthy and prominent Wyom- :.
:. ing live stock man residing IN =
:. the Big Hole country, has Just :.
:. completed n remarkable horse =
:. back ride Of $50 miles, 10 meet =
:, and marry the man of her =
:. choice, against which selection =
:. there was parental objection. =
:. Robert Mcfarland was an EN- =
= ployee Mt the Fraunie Ranch, =
= in honor of whose owner tho i.
= town takes it name. He came =
= to Montana and secured en- !.
= plovment al Lewiston, at which :
:. place Miss Frannie arrived alone :
:, early this week. after a singular :
= overland journey, during which :.
- she crossed some of the rough I.
= est country in the West, but !.
:. without accident. Immediately :
thereafter the couple were =
:. united in marriage, and they =
= chose as their honeymoon trip :
= the same route back to the :
= had made alone. The yhad not :
:. Wyoming home that the bride :
= proceeded far when Mcfarland s :.
\ horse became unmanageable and ::
= its rider was thrown, dislocating :.
= his shoulder and it became nee :
:: essary to return to Lewiston, :
:. where Mcfarland is now in :.
= hospital, attended by his wife. :
= Mrs. Mcfarland says she is sure ::
= they will receive forgiveness !
: upon their return to Wyoming, :.
!. !. = :. = = = I: :. :. !. = i. =. = = ;.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Will Meet Friday Night to Take Up
Book Purchase Question.

The Board of Education will meet
Friday evening TO take up the matter
Of the purchase Of the school books
for the next five years. While it is
not likely that many Of the books will
be adopted, number have already been
passed upon by the committees. which
have been carefully examining every
one of the hundreds of the books be
fore them. They have nearly com
pleted the books for the grade schools
and are working upon the high school
books
AS soon as the board has disposed of
the book contracts, which will prob
ably be next week. the question of the
bond issue recently authorized by vote
Of the taxpayers Will be taken up. The
money market has not looked good to
the members of the board since the
authorization and they have been in
no hurry TO issue bonds,
The eighth grade teachers i'll the
public schools met in the board room
Wednesday and went over the exam
inatiOn papers prepared.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
WILL WEAR UNIFORM.
Well Known Idahoan to Command
River Steamer.

The members of the Commercial clubs
Idaho excursion who were treated so
handsomely by Mai. Fred r. Reed, when
at Twin Falls, Miner and Rupert VIII
be interested in the following from the
Burley. Idaho. Bulletin:
Superintendent D: G, MacWatters ana
Secretary Robert NJ. McCollum OF The
Twin Falls North Side company were In
Boise last week. and purchased uni
form for Mai. Fred r. Reed. who Is 10
command the steamer Mary McLane. The
Major was I'm Burley. Monday, and when
asked regarding the uniform stated that
there had been a miscarriage in Its con-
struction the collar having been cut too
much on the peek boo order and the
places for the shoulder blades having
been built too far below the upper deck,
The Major stated that while the con-
s,ruction was a little faulty, II would no
doubt attract attention and prove
drawing card for the new steamboat line.
If Manager Kartzke does not interfere
the Major will appear In his new suit on
the maiden trip OF the Mary Mclane.'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
BOISE IHTERURBAN
IS DOING SOME THING
viii Spend Immense Sum for
Park and Artificial Lake
Near City.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune
BOISE, Idaho, May 29.-The Boise &
Interurbau Railway company directors,
at . meeting recently held in Pittsburg,
which was attended by W. f. Pierce. a
local director of the company, voted 10
establish a park and en artificial lake
near this city, and 100000 was set
aside for that purpose. AT the same
meeting the directors also decided TO
extend the lnterurban line down the
Payette valley and appropriated Sl5O,-
600 to do the work with. In other di
rections during the year the company
will spend vast sums of money on It's
road running out of Boise, and it will
he one of the best equipped interurban
lines In the Northwest. The road be
tween Boise and Caldwell, the engineer
announces, will be in operation about
the 18th Of next month The park to
be established is to be called the
Pierce Park. and it will be similar
10 "rhe Oaks in Portland. The peo-
pie of Boise and surrounding country
will welcome the lake and the park,
and 1T is safe TO say that they will be
much used, At the present time this
city is short on places of recreation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
STRANGE, RICH STRIKE
Builders OF Railroad Encounter Ore
Body While Driving Tunnel.
Special 10 The Tribune


HELENA, Mont, May ga report
has reached here of one of the richest
strikes which has ever been made IN
Couer a lene mining district, The re-
port is TO the effect that l4foot ledge
of rich galena ore has been encountered
in the SalteZe tunnel, now being driv-
en- by the Chicago Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railway company through the
Montana Idaho divide.
To lend color TO the rumor, there was
filed here with the county clerk and re
corded Saturday last a notice and alGi-
davit of location of a tunning site by
the Monida Mining company, a Wash
ington corporation, which is known 10
he controlled by the Milwaukee people,
wherein the name of f. II Williams ap-
pears as locator and president of the
company. and that of c. +. Bailey as
secretary. The location of the claim
is identical with the location of the
Sales tunnel through The Montana
Idaho divide, the claim extending 5000
feet long and $50 feet wide. In the af-
fdavit il is stated that there has al
ready been expended i'm prosecuting the
work of a tunnel now in distance of
240 feet and i'm constructing power
plant and other improvements the sum
of $4,000.
The Monida company has already 10.
Gated numerous claims along the sides
of the tunnel site.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
History Of McGann Gang While Resi-
dents OF Utah

AXel Steele, Deputy Sheriff. has gone
to Bismarck, S D., to give evidence in
the case of Thomas McGann. who is on
trial there for murder. McGann is
known in Salt Lake as a member of
the notorious McRohert s gang. which
was driven out of town by Chief
Sheets after the Sheriff. s Office had
failed TO break up the gang. For A
long time this crowd had its headquar-
ters at Beggartown. near Murray, and
the county officials tried vainly to land
them for their many crimes. After they
located in Salt Lake they lasted but
short time. McGann served term
in tine county Jail in 1905 for burglary.
Others of the same crowd were Stephen
Olds, now putting in twenty years in
the State peuitentiary, and James
Moore serving out FIVE year sentence
there; j i. Roberts. Thomas Madden
and Frand Monroe.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
FATALLY SHOT.
Careless Handling of Gun Results in the
Death of John Davis,

Special 10 The Trihune.
HALEY. Ida. May 29.-John Davis,
a son OF B. w. Davis Of Salt Lake City.
was accidentally shot a sheep camp
in the hills near Carey a few days ago.
The youth was only Is years of age and
was n visitor at the camp. which is
owned by his father. He was carelessly
handling a 3S-caliber Colts revolver.
when Il was discharged. sending the ball
completely through the boys right
groin His father was near the camp and
soon had his son made as comfortable
as possible In a sheep wagon and hur-
ried TO Carey. \ messenger had been
sent ahead TO summon physicians. who
reached Carey before the wounded boy
arrived and did everything possible for
him, but there was little hope of his life
from the first. He died twenty -four
honrS later.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
Long Journey on Horseback.

Special 10 The Tribune.
BLAIR. New. May i9.-George u. Wen
ncr OF ST George. Utah arrived in Blair
last Saturday. travelling the whole dis
tance between the two points on horse
back Mr.. Nenner stopped In town for
a day to rest and pay a visit to his old
time friend, Deputy United States Min
eral Surveyor Alex Healy He continued
on his journey Monday morning. going
10 Inyo county, Cal. where he VIII do
some prospecting.