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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
v. c. poLLlvER's FUNERAL.
Senator and Other Relatives Attend
the Services.

Senator ana Otner nelatlVs0 NeteOo
the Services.
Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge. Feb. Ex-senator j. 2.
Dolliver, accompanied by a sister, Miss
Gay Dolliver, dean at Morningside coll
lege Sioux City, arrived from Wash
ington, D. c., this morning at o'clock
to attend the funeral of their brother,
v. c. Dolliver. The remains of the
latter will be buried at Clermont, Iowa.
where his wife a aedaughter of ex-Gov-
ernor Larrabee, was buried. The lat
ter sent a telegram from st. Peters,
burg, Fla, that he would be unable
to get here.
Rev. r. H. Dolliver, the only other
brother, accompanied by his wife,
reached here Tuesday morning from
their home at Joliet, III. Mr.. and Mrs.
E. r. Graham and two sons, Wiltsey
and Robert, of Evanston, I'LL. are also
here. Mrs. Graham was formerly Miss
Molly Dolliver c. r. Robbins. a
brother in-law, residing at Cedar Fails,
arrived Tuesday.
The services were held at $3.50 this
afternoon from the Methodist church,
Rev. George c. Fort officiating. Fol-
lowing the services the remains were
viewed by friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
GAIA MAN MISSING.
John cleehorn Believed to Be an EN-
kn--1nr


bezzIer.
Primghar, Feb. 27.-John Cleghorn,
a young business man and the leading
merchant of GAIA, the first station
south of here, has suddenly disap-
peared. Ugly rumors are also In cir
culation that he also took with him
considerable Of the firms money, and
that his alleged shortage runs into the
thousands of dollars. He is a partner
Of Salisbury Brothers, grain and stock
men, and also general merchants.
1t is said he handled all the funds
of the concern and carried the check
book, doing all the banking and nearly
all the stock buying and selling.
Search is being made for him, but up
to nearly a week ago no trace OF him
has been found.
Cleghorn comes of one of the most
prominent families of O'Brien county.
1t is said he has always been regarded
as a good spender when away from
home, and that he evidently became
involved in a number Of debts which
he was unable to meet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
MAY IDENTIFY BODY.
Dead Stranger Found at Dewitt May
BE Des Moines Mans Brother.

Dead Stranger Found at Dewitt May
Be Des Moines Mans Brother.
Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, Feb. 27.-The identity of the
dead stranger found near De Witt re-
Gently, may be determined by a letter
received yesterday by Chief OF Police
Loren. The letter was written by
William Weisbrod of Des Moines. who
says that his brother has been missing
since last August, and altho he heard
indirectly from him in Dubuque and
Davenport, he had not been able to
find any trace of him of late. The Des
Moines man says the description OF
the dead man at Dewitt, as it appeared
In the papers. answers to that of his
brother, who is German. and who
had an infirmity which made one OF
his legs shorter than the other
The authorities have taken steps to
get into immediate communication
with the Des Moines man, at 1t is be-
lieved the dead stranger whose body
is being held at Dewitt, was his
brother.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
FINDS GIRL AFTER A YEAR
Little Daughter Of Arkansas Man.
Stolen by Gypsies Last March, Found
Il. lllinaia

Little Daughter Of Arkansas Man:
Stolen by Gypsies Last March, Found
in illinois.
Chicago. Feb. 27.--After search or
nearly a year, in which almost every
gypsy camp in the south and northwest
had been visited, Cecilia Demetro, II
years old daughter of wealthy Greek
in Little Rock Ark, who had been
kidnapped March 1. 1906. was found
Monday in a camp near Thorton, HI.
The little f;irl was given shelter In the
police station here.
Trace of the girl was obtained by
Leo Demetro, her father, who had
searched for her eight months in vain.
Then he met gypsy in Salt Lake City.
who learned of his sorrow. The man
promised to inform him should he ever
hear of the camp in which the child
was held.
Accompanied by four deputy sheriffs,
Demetro went to Thornton late Mon
day. Just beyond the outskirts OF the
town Is a camp consisting of more
than 100 tents. 1t was there that Ce-
celia was held prisoner. When the
Greek coppersmith and his companions
arrived the girl was playing on the
prairie with several other youngsters.
The gypsies at first resisted, but after
fight the girl was rescued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
WHERE DID j. D. DROP CASH?
Boston News Bureau Cannot Figure
Where Wealth Has Gone.
PoStop Eeh o--Tha Boston News

Boston, Feb. 2i.-Ine Boston News
Bureau says:
The apparently official statement
for John D. Rockefeller that he owns
only 20 per cent of Standard Oil, that
he is worth less than $300,000,000 and
that his income could not exceed $2O,-
100000 in his most prosperous year
raises the natural inquiry as to what
has become of Mr.. Rockefeller's money.
1t is well known that he has been at
times a heavy speculator. and it is
generally known that this plan does not
pay.
I'VE known that Mr.. Rockefeller
ought to be worth more than $1,000.-
100000 at the present time If state
ments made by his own family few
years ago as to the amount of his
wealth had. any basis of truth.
"Mr,, Rockefeller has not given away
enough money to reduce his fortune to
$500. 100000, and the question naturally
arises as to where he lost his money
He publicly announced that he did not
originally invest in Amalgamated.
Then where did he lose it?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
CRASH At WEDDING.
Eighty Guests Hurled Into Basement
by Collapse Of Floor.

Special to Times Republican.
Knoxville, Feb. 27.-During the con-
rratulations following the ceremony
which united in marriage Miss Bessie
Davis. daughter of c. K. Davis, to Mr..
II. o. Green, of Hope, Ark, a floor col
lapsed. precipitating nearly eighty
guests into the basement. Few escaped
without at least slight injury, and a
number were quite seriously hurt. The
bride and groom were receiving their
many friends in the large room where
the nuptials had Just been held, and
some eighty of the 125 guests were
crowded into the place, when without
warning the entire. floor gave way and
threw the entire party into the base
ment nine feet below.
The JOY of the occasion was turned
in the twinkling of an eye into sad
confusion. Darkness added to the ter
ror. and above the cries for help could
be heard the means Of the wounded.
Those on top were taken off from the
victims underneath as soon as possi-
BILE. and the work of rescuing the in
jured was begun at once. Doctors and
carriages converted into ambulances
were hurried to the scene and the un-
fortunates cared for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27

well. The fire by this time was max
ing its way upwards and the smoke
was growing so dense that even the
experienced firemen could not stand 1t.
Captain Carson endeavored to get Miss
Maxwell to go down the ladder put
she refused, and evading the attempt
to detain her, rushed back into the back
part of the building in search of others
of the little ones. When the firemeh
were finally able to make their way
to the back portion of the building
she was found lying on the floor. with
a little one beside her. All those VINO
perished died from asphyxiation. The
building was unprovided with fire es-
capes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
GEORGE PRATT ON THAw.
Member of New York Journal Staff
Says He Should Be Convicted Of
} Times-Republican.


Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Feb. 27.-That Harry K.
Thaw will never take the stand in his
own defense for fear District Attorney
Jerome would prove him a worse per-
vert than Stanford White, is the asser-
ton of George Pratt of the reportorial
staff of the New York Journal, who for
two months last summer worked exclu-
sively on the Thaw case and interviewed
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Harry Thaw
score of times. Mr. Pratt is now re-
covering from an illness at the home Of
his mother at Vermillion. s. D. He
himself placed in the hands of the dis
trict attorney an affidavit of mother
who claims to have rescued her four
teen-year-old girl from Harry Thaw in
a Pittsburg hotel, after Thaw was
married to Evelyn Nesbit. The mother
said she went to the hotel with the
police, at midnight, and that the police
placed Thaw under arrest. Mr.. Pratt
denounced both Thaw and his wife,
and declares Thaw should be convict-
ed of murder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
PUBLIC SENTIMENT STRONG.
To Seek Change Of Venue in Case Of
Premo VS.. Mohan, Sioux City.

Premo VS.. Mohan, Sioux City.
Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Feb. 27.-Representing
that publics.sentiment In favor of the.
saloon keepers lis SO strong in Wood
bury county that justice cannot be se-
cured in case against a saloon keep
er, A. VanWaganen will make an effort
to secure a change of venue in the case
of Millie Premo, against Joseph Mo-
han. The plaintiffs husband was
killed in fight over q game of cards,
and she charges the saloon keeper with
the responsibility of her husbands
death, because he sold liquor to him
in violation to the law Seventy five
citizens OF Sioux City have signed an
affidavit and claim prejudice in favor
Of the saloon man in both Woodbury.
and Plymouth counties. The affidavit
declares that the influence OF the sa-
loon element is so strong that the most
law abiding citizen who may be elected
to office cannot find enough public
sentiment back of him to enable him to
enforce the liquor laws.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
100000 FOR WISCONSIN.
MiIlionaires Plan to Present Great Site
for New Capital.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 27.-One of the
most noteworthy public gifts in history
will be made to Wisconsin when, If
present plans are carried out, group
of millionaires purchase the business
center Of this city, wreck the present
houses and hotels, and turn the whole
tract of six square blocks into a park.
the center Of which will be the states
new $5,O0O,0O0 capitol.
The purchase of the land desired will
cost approximately $2.000,O00. ALI of
the land needed, except two tracts, has
been secured thru options. The price
of that which has already been secured
is $1,60O.000
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
ATTACKS v PHYSICIAN.
Trouble at Pri May Disrupt and
Break .r wo Families.
SneCial To 'TfmeS-R epubliCan

Trouble at Pri May Disrupt and
Break Lr wo Families.
Special to Times-Republican.
Primghar, Feb. 27.-John w. Chap
man, lumber and coal dealer, and DIR.
William r. Sealey both we'll known
citizens. of Primghar became engaged
In such lively fist fight yesterday
that Deputy Sheriff Price was called
upon to separate them. The trouble
was caused by Chapman accusing DR..
Sealey of treating his wife other than
in a professional capacity. Mr.. Chap
man declares he discovered things
which from his standpoint were no
part of any system of medical treat
ment
All parties are about so years Of age
and prominent 1t appears that Mr..
Chapman's suspicious were of long
standing and he had warned the doctor
to keep off his premises some time pre-
vious to this. DR.. Sealey is also a
married man, and each family has a
number of grown up children. 1t Is
likely to disrupt and break up both
families
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
CHILDREN IN PANIC
Thre. Hundred and Fifty Pupils of the
Garfield School, of Chicago. Fled
From Rooms - Fuse of stereopti-
con Machine Burns o1t-None seri-
ousIy Injured.

Chicago, Feb. s7.-Three hundred
and fifty pupils of the Garfield school
fled panic stricken from the rooms to-
day, when number of children who
were playing with a stereopticon ma
chine in the upper part of the building,
burned out fuse. Despite the ut
most efforts Of the teachers. some
smaller children We're badly bruised in
rush for the doors. None was ser
iously injured
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
Conferences Reports Agreed 70.

Washington. Feb. q The conference
reports on the following bills were
agreed to today: Authorizing the al-
lotment and disposal of surplus lands
in the Rosebud Indian reservation Of
South Dakota; granting to the Cow
0rnment the right of appeal to the SUE
preme court Of the United States in
criminal cases; the river and harbor
bill; the District Of Columbia, naval,
with the exception of one amendments
and the army appropriations bills.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
"FALsE,r SAYS SENATOR pLATT.
Sweeping Denial Made to Charges ii
Mae Moods Divorce Suit.

0W0ORUU2 00UU0t SW0OO 70 OttOV808 III
Mae Woods Divorce Suit.
Washington, Feb. 27,-When Senator
Thomas c. Platt was questioned yes.
terday concerning the reported fling
of an action against him for divorce
by Miss Mae Catherine Wood -his old
time Nemesis-in the New York sue
preme court he said:
ut is true that a suit for divorce has
been fled For the present / do not
care to discuss the case in the news
papers. / deny her allegations in every
particular. They are as false as false
can be-"
Miss Wood has long been threatening
to sue Mr.. Plat for divorce. claiming
to have abundant evidence that she and
the aged New York senator were mar
ried 1t Is understood that Miss Wood
processes to have in her possession ope
or more letters from the senator which
uphold her contention of marriage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
Patterson 'Ha, Great Hop,,.

Washington, Feb Predicting
that government ownership OF RAILROADS
will be an accomplished fact, within the
lifetime of the present members OF
the senate, yet not anticipating speedy
action in that direction, Senator Pat-
terson, Of Colorado. today. made an 60
haustive presentation Of the SUBJECT
In advocacy Of government ownership.
'Pattersoh's Remarks pfedftated bill
recently introduced by him providing
for the acquisition Of the railroads o.
the country by the government
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
KENDALL REVERS[S
RULING ON VOTE
Miller Appeals But House sus-
tains Speaker By Over
whelming Vote
ANTI.rREAr,Ne BILL KILLED
House Committee Puts ouietus on tho
Measure-senate Passes Mates Bill
Giving Minority Stockholders in In.
surance Companies Representation
House Holds Recess.
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, Feb. 27.-The house to-
day concurred in the amendments to-
the two-cent fare bill, made by the
senate. Speaker Kendall announced
the reversal of the ruling on the vote
OF yesterday, on an appropriation for ex-
penses for dedicating monuments, and
declared the bill passed. Miller, of
Bremen, appealed from his decision.
The house sustained the ruling Of the
chair by vote of 20 to 5. Speaker
Kendall following the vote sustaining
the chair with the announcement that
it was not an appealable decision, but
that he thought the house should take
action on it, and for that reason sub
smitted 1t to a vote Of the house
Bills introduced in the house were:
By Koontz, providing that with the
consent of property owners, roads eaa
be limited to thirty feet wide.
BY Grier, reciprocal demurrage blu.
By Darrah, bill amending the code
so that the road tax can worked out.
Miller Of Bremen, occupied the mousse
floor for a half hour just before ad-
iournment at noon, on question OF
personal privilege to explain his posi-
ton in relation to the soldiers monu-
ment appropriation, during which ne
read the expense account for the trip.
The house adjourned at 2:S0 O'Clock
this afternoon, and no committee meet
ings were held. out of respect TO Lee,
OF Emmett, whose mother was buried at
that hour.
|, The senate, after spirited debate,
passed the, Mates bill, providing Tor
a minority representation of stock on
the board of directors of insurance
companies, by vote of Al to 3. Dun
ham introduced bill to transfer the
banking department to the treasurer OF
state. and municipal accounting to the
secretary of state, also to appropriate
$4,000 additional for tuberculosis
sanitarium at Iowa City.
The senate passed bill to revise and
enlarge the poison schedule, and re-
quire druggists to make a record of ell
sales.
The Newberry bill to require pure
seeds and pure stock food was debated
at length, but was not put to a vote.
The house committee on suppression
of intemperance voted to indefinitely
%vno tho hi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
scALDED TO DEATH
Engineer Loses His Life in Passenger
and Freight Train Collision on the
Wabash Road, Near Mexico, Mo. -
Twenty Arc Injured.

st. Louis, Feb. PA collision oc-
CURED on the Wabash railroad near
Mexico, Mo-, in a heavy fog this morn-
ing. One was killed and twenty were
injured. The collision was between an
passenger and a west
bound freight. Engineer William Sluc-
ing was scalded to death. None Of the
injured was seriously hurt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
,owANs GET RHODES HONOR.
r. w. Clark and J. w. Wodgrow on
the Lists.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb 27.-Dr. Parkin,
the administrator here, yesterday an
nounced the result Of the American
examinations for Rhodes scholarships
for Oxford university. r. w. Clack
and j. w Wodgrow are the success
full Iowa students. The scholarships
are worth 81, 500 year for three years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
Declares N. Y. c. Stocks Ac.
quired By Union Pacific,
Bought In Open Market
is ASKED ABOUT OTHER STOCKS
Hartman Declines to State When He
Bought Stock Of st. Joe and Grand
Island Or the Purchase Price-Ad-
mts Possibility of Figures Being
Correct-kahn Next Witness.

New York, Feb. 2T.-In an investi-
cation of the Union Pacific railway by
the interstate commerce commission.
Edward H. Hartman was again a wit
ness today, but only for short time.
Hartman testified that the Union Pa
cific had purchased the St Joe and
Grand Island since last year for 81
022.000. The witness had owned prop
erty and sold 1t to the Union Pacific,
but he declined to state when he
bought the stock of the st. Joe and
Grand Island, and what he paid for it.
Witness said the st. Joe and Grand Is
land was not a parallel and competing
line. Hartman said that New York
Central stocks acquired by the Union
Pacific We're bought in the open mar
ket, but refused to say whether he or
any OF his associates were interested
in the sale at the time Of the Union
Pacific purchase. Kellogg asked the
witness if it was not fact that of
the $22,00O.000 said to have been spent
on the Alton, $740.000 was made up OF
car trust certificates, and million loan
lToHl hollib lLOcU N SOiIiJd SO tu0
expenditures on the line out of the new
securities sold, We're only about $1S.-
100000. Hartman said that possibly
these figures were correct. Witness
was then excused, and Otto Kahn, Of
Kahn. Loeb & Company, took the
stand.
Severance asked Kahn II any direct
ors of the Union Pacific We're owners
of the Alton stock sold to the Union
Pacific. Witness said that his firm
owned an insignificant amount of the
Alton stock sold to the Union Pacific.
but as to the holdings and sales OF
clients OF his firm, he must regard oil
that relationship as confidential. Wit
ness denied any connection with or
knowledge of the sale of Alton to the
New York Life Insurance Company.
Kahn said that his firm had pur-
chased the Southern Pacific stock con-
troll, which afterward passed to the
Union Pacific. but he insisted that it
was not bought with the understand
ing being that it was to be offered to
the Union Pacific. Hartman, he
thoughty was in favor of purchasing,
but his firm took a big risk in buying
Southern Pacific stock, as the remain
der of the board might not approve Of
its purchase, and 1t would be left on
their hands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
PLAN CHURCH GYMNASIUM.
Board of Trustee. Of Tama N. e
Church Will Spend $1,000.

Special to Times Republican,.
Tama Feb. 81. - Excavating has
been in progress under the main body
Of the NJ. E. church. 1t has been
planned by the board of trustees to
spend about $1,000 for the purpose
of establishing a basement gymnasium
and to that end a nine-foot basement
room is in process of construction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
Fish Refuses to Wranale.

New York, Feb 27-Stuyvesant
Fish was asked by the Associated
Press today what answer, if any, he
cared to make to the accusations which
E. H. Hartman preferred yesterday
before the interstate commerce COM
mission.
II have little to say" he replied. II
shall not be drawn into a wrangle with
that gentleman He and / sustained
close relations for many years, and
We're Jointly interested in many large
affairs. All of those transactions as
indeed all the transactions in which I
ever engaged, will bear the closest
Scrutiny"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
cRuNDY CENTER NEWS.
County Recorder Jacobsen Locates in
North pakota-sale Brings High

Special to Times Republican.
Grundy Center, Feb. 27.-H. P. Jac-
obsen left Thursday night for Mandan.
N. D., where he will make his future
home. He expects to go into the alb
stract business in an unorganized
county, of which it is expected that
Mott will be the county seat. These
counties are all expecting to organize
the coming summer. Mr.. Jacobsen has
been our county recorder for the past
six years, and has q: host OF friends.
He is also a member of the Arm OF
Jacobsen & Kessler, clothing dealers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
NOTABLE uNloNlsT VICTORY.
Unionist Holds Lincolnshire, England,
Seat First Time in Years.

London, Feb. 27.-By the election in
the Brigg division, Lincolnshire, yes
terday, which resulted in notable un-
ionist victory, Sir Berkeley Sheffield
was returned by a ma jority of 1i6 over
the liberal candidate This will be
the first time since 1894 ths. unionist
has held the seat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
Illinois Merchant Suicides.

Waverly, ILL.,, Feb. 27.-George d.
Bradford. prominent merchant, COM
mitted suicide by shooting today. Ill
health was the cause.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27

to that given at the coroner's inquest
treating of her relations with Bywat-
ers, beginning three years ago, when
they We're regarded as engaged lovers,
up to the enactment of the tragedy
which resulted in the death of her hus-
band at the hands of her brothers She
told of her improper relations with By
waters before their marriage. and OF
the criminal operation performed upon
her at Bywaters' suggestion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
VOTE $4,000 FOR ORPHANS.
Grand Lodge Contributes to Complete
Mason City Home.

MASON City home.
Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, Feb 27.--The sum of
$4,000 to finish the orphans home be-
ing rebuilt at Mason City, was voted
at a special session of the grand lodge,
1. O. o. F. One hundred and fifty
members of the grand lodge were
present and approved the necessity of
the added appropriation for the home,
which was the occasion for the call
OF the meeting.
The trustees Of the orphans home
submitted a report showing that the
total cost of the structure and equip
ment would be $76.160.41. The amount
previously appropriated being $4,000,
a balance of $2116041 was reported as
necessary and the lodge voted to ap-
propriate an even $4,000.