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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
CASE FIVE YEARS OLD
A. Judson Wells, Of New Jersey,
Suing the Western Union Tel
egraph Company
PLAINTIFF PURCHASED A CLAIM
Message Sent Thru Telegraph Agent
Who Did Not Confirm 1t With Bank
Officers, Was Origin Of the Litigation
Two Verdcts Have Been Reversed
In Court Of Appeals.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
than local interest is assigned for trial
in the district court OF this county for
Tuesday, being that of A. Judson
Wells VS.. the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. The case already has
a history Of five years. and has twice
been on trial in the district court, but
each time the verdict was reversed in
the court of appeals on technicalties.
About five years ago man by the
names of Barnes, residing in Denison,
purchased cattle to the amount of S.
972 of Schriver Brothers of Britt, ten
dering in payment therefore check on
the local bank. Schriver Bros. refused
to accept the check unless the same
was guaranteed by the bank on which
it was drawn Barnes was at that
time doing business in the name of his
wife, E. S. Barnes. He arranged with
the cattlemen for shipment of the
stock to Denison, consigned to them
selves, and in care of the agent of the
railroad. Then in the meanwhile he
returned to Denison for the avoWed
purpose of acquainting the bank with
the situation. Instead, however, of do
ing as agreed, he telephoned to the
agent Of the telegraph company at
Denison message from his own home,
debating message to the cattlemen,
supposedly from the bank. The opera
tor sent the message without taking
the trouble to confirm the same with
the officers of the bank.
Then word was wired back and the
stock was handed over to Barnes, who
took The shipment to Omaha where
he disposed of it and temporarily dis
appeared. Schriver Bros. have sold
their claim to A. Johnson Wells, of
New Jersey, who is suing the Western
Union Telegraph Company to recover
not only the original $S,972, but the
accrued interest for the past five years,
making the total sum in excess of SILL
600 The Denison bank which was i'm
posed on by Barnes, is former Secre-
tary ShaW's institution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

, posed that Daniel Sutherland was at
the Odd Fellows Home at Thermolito,
California, and the announcement is
the first intimation that his relatives
had that he was not in California.
Ida Grove.
! At the annual meeting of the Grain
| Shippers Mutual Fire Insurance as
sociation held here Will e. Johnston
was reelected president of F. d.
Babcock vice president. The associa-
| ton has $7,00OOOO in risks. 1t plans
entering Minnesota this spring.
Audubon.
A short time ago James Law traded
his livery barn and stock to j. M Cole
of Earlham for farm in South Da-
kota. Now he has traded his farm
of $40 acres out east of Audubon and
| other property for a thousand acre
farm near Jamestown, N. D., belonging
to Mr. B. Gorrington of Nevada.
Monticello.
Mr.. John Abendroth, whose arm
was amputated last week, did not
survive the operation long, and died
last Thursday night. The loss of blood
previous to the enforced amputation,
and the enfeebled condition of the pa
tient were against recovery. The re-
mains were taken to Wisconsin by the
widow.
Wapelo.
John Tillman, eldest so nf Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. r. Tillman, of this city,
passed away at his home this after
| noon after an illness of but few
days of cerebro spinal meningitis. :.
Mr.. Elmer Stats, residing in the south
part of Wapello, who has been very i'll
with spinal meningitis, died at his
| home.
Ollie.
Edna Holmes, the little 11-months-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Holmes, while playing on the
| floor Sunday afternoon, picked up a
pin and put it in her mouth. The pin
| lodged in her throat. The baby was
| Immediately attended to and the pin
was taken out all right. The baby is
getting along alright with only Il sore
throat as the result of the accident
Sigourney.
S \. James, whose name and deeds
| have. lon. been linked with those of
the advancement of keokul county.
died last week ut the home of his
daughter Mrs. II. A. Seamans in
Lawrence. kas., at the age of 81 years
! . months and 20 DAYS In the passing
away Of this man. keolSuk county lost
good citizen and patriotic man. and
orc who has been in the thickest of the
| fight Tor her advancement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28

SmithIand.
Mrs. Margaret Rawlings, wife Of
John Rawlings, a well known miller of
Smithland, died suddenly Wednesday
| night. Heart failure is supposed to
have been the cause of death. The
funeral will be held Sunday. Inter-
| ment will be in Mt. Hope cemetery.
WaverIy.
]. E. Brereton, for the past twelve
years pastor of the Congregational
church at Waverly, has rendered his
resignation and has accepted a call to
| the pastorate of the Congregational
church at Emmetsburg. A larger
congregation, a wider field and better
compensation are said to have been in
ducements for the change.
Blanchard
| Miss Althea Montgomery. our most
efficient principal of the schools, met
| with very painful accident at her
boarding place at Mrs. Montague's last
| Saturday evening. She had been u.s.
ing an acetyline gas lamp for some
| time and as the flame sometimes got
| dim she increased the light by Shaking
| the generator. This she did Saturday
eVe1llliS WIFI oil cAplOSlOii lOilO"CA
setting fire to the room and also bad
| ly burning her face and hands. Miss
Montgomery with rare presence of
! mind carried the lamp out of doors
else the house might have been burned.
The explosion was heard by several
of the neighbors who rushed in and
put the fire out and attended to Miss
| Montgomery's injuries which altho
very painful were not dangerous.
Forest City.
County Supervisors N. X. Anderson
chairman, Albert Field and P. H. Moe,
and Auditor L. ]. Nelson were at Buff
| falo Center on Friday to meet the
west end populace and talk over the
merits and dement's of proposed drain
age district No. 6, established under
the new laws" Fully 500 taxpayers
appeared before the board in the city
hall at Buffalo where the session was
| held. 1t was a most harmonious gath
ering, and the pros and cons OF pro-
| ject involving an increased taxation
of some $4,000 on that territory was
discussed without any i'll feeling. The
general sentiment was not against the
| district as Il whole, but each lndivid-
/ nal protested against what might be
/ assessed against their lands. On
these grounds the majority was
against the project
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
6 QUARREL OVER DEPOT SITE.
Merry War Between BurlingtopeRail
road and Citizens of PrescoSs

Special to Thnes-Republican.
Corning, Jan. 2S.-There is a little
boy" game being played by the resi-
dents Of the town of Prescott in this
.(Adams) county, and the Burlington
railroad, which has been going on for
three or four years. The railroad
crosses the principal street just below
the business part, and right there was
the depot, and the people objected to
the street being blocked while freight
was being loaded and unloaded. The
railroad company moved their station
house a half mile west, but that was
not satisfactory. The crossing was
not blocked, but a half mile was too
far to walk to and from the depot.
Then the depot caught fire, and the
thoughtless ones said, "let it burn"
The railroad company seemed to think
1t was the people that said that, and in
spite Of petition to put the new de-
pot on the old site at the crossing,
they commenced to build on the site
of the one burned. The town appealed
to the railroad commissioners, who
decided that on account of bridge
which would have to be replaced by
a very expensive structure, in order
to give switching room. the railroad
was Justified in putting the station on
the site of the one burned. They did,
and now the town authorities have
given notice that all trains must slow
down to ten miles per hour while
within the corporation. including fast
mail. It is said that the railroad will
retaliate by stopping only Nos. IL and
IA, local passenger trains, and the
railroad is about to be lost sight of
in the merry war among the residents
to determine who was to blame for
making a fuss in the first place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28

Sioux City.
Mrs. John E. oliver, wife of Judge
Oliver, of Onawa, died at a local hos
pital of blood poisoning following an
operation last Monday.
BeImond.
The Berry estate sale was we'll at
tended and as whole Melted the es-
tate $1,000, cows bringing from SIS to
$40 and horses 500 to $3.50. People
are buying freely.
Dubuque.
Alma Tieden, a young woman under
arrest in Washington, ID. c., charged
with theft from a jeWelry store, is the
daughter of James INieden, who is a
Elkader. She went east a year ago
to study painting.
Scotch Grove.
A stranger has written to one of the
relatives of Daniel Sutherland, for
mer resident of Scotch Grove town
ship, and brother of Mr.. George
Sutherland, announcing his death at
some place in Idaho. 1t was sup
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
PLANS A BIG STEAMER
100000 Vessel For Use On
Upper Mississippi in Light
House Service
COMPANION OF THE LILY
The Latter is the Supply and 'nspec-
ton Steamer, and the New One, To
Be christened the Dandelion, Will Be
In the Buoy service-other Iowa
News.
Special to -imes-Republican.

Special TO Z OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Clinton, Jam 2S.--At a cost of $4,000
the United States government VIII
huild and fit out magnificent steam
er for use on the upper Mississippi
river in the light house service. Plans
are now being prepared for the steam
er. which will be constructed during
the present year. The boat will be a
companion OF the light house tender
Lily. and will be used in the Fifteenth
light house district, including the Mis-
sissippi from the head of navigation
to Cairo. the Missouri to Kansas City,
and the Illinois to LaSalle.
The Lily is the supply and inspection
steamer; the Dandelion, for so will the
new boat be named, will be in the buoy
service. The name is given in con-
formity with the custom of naming the
light house boats after flowers; thus
the Oleander in the Sixteenth district,
the Goldenrod in the Fourteenth, and
the Colunbine in the Thirteenth.
The old Lily had a busy year of it,,
attending to her 800 lights in the big
Fifteenth district. During the year
her crew increased the number of day
marks in the district from sixteen to
249 also To attend the 500 lights along
the upper Mississippi, and the other
two rivers in the district, 345 men
were employed in the past year. The
Lily steamed 6,714 miles in the year
4 It is reported that the government
is considering the resumption of the
light service on the Missouri, which
was discontinued in September, 1896.
when navigation practically ceased on
that tributary of the Mississippi be-
cause of the eccentricities of the con-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
JOHN c. HuBlNGER DEAD.
kcokuk Resident Was at One Time
Wealthiest Man in Iowa.

I<eol>uk, Jan. Is. John {. Hublnser.
who was long time the Wealihiest
man in Iowa. died last night. He was
inventor of the secret of making elas-
tie starch which he sold several years
ago for $3.50, 900 to his brothers. VINO
now own the largest independent
starch concern in the world, located ut
keokuk.
Mr. Hubinger lost most of his mon
ey because of dabbling in too many
things at one time. He at one time
owned the Mississippi Valley Tele-
phone company with exchanges from
Keckuk to Minneapolis, the electric
light plant, the street car system ana
dozens of other concerns in keokuk,
but lost them all because of poor man
agement. He was just getting on his
feet again when stricken with pneu-
monia week ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
YOUNG MAN NOT IDENTIFIED.
Body Of Youth, Killed at Dubuque.
Sent to cissectinq Room.

Dubuque. Jan. 2S.-The body of
Charles Bramblee. the young man
killed by the Illinois Central week
ago, has been shipped to the state uni
versity medical college. Every effort
was made to discover his relatives, and
his home but unfortunately they We're
futile. He had been working few
days in local hotel and while re-
turning to Gaena. ILL.,, fell under the
train and his life was crushed out.
Chicago and Kansas City people with
missing friends viewed the remains,
but did not identify them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
IOWA FALLS PASTOR LEAVES
Rev. j. r. Hargreaves Accepts Call to
Iowa City Baptist Church.

Special TO Tlmes-Republlcan.
Iowa Falls, Jan. 2S.-Rev. j. r. Har-
greaves, who has accepted a call to
the Baptist church at Iowa City,
preached his farewell sermon to his
lock here Sunday, and with his family
leaves this week for their home in Iowa
City. AT the service, resolutions Of
regard and regret We're presented and
unanimously adopted by the congre-
cation. A farewell reception was held
by the people of the church, who pre-
sented the retiring pastor, as testi-
monal of esteem, with a fine buffet.
No steps have been taken by the
church as yet to secure successor to
fill the vacancy in the pulpit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
INTEREST TWENTY CAPITALISTS
Are Helping Finance the Sac County
Fair Associ alton.

Special to Times Republicsn.
Sac City, Jan. 2S.-Twenty Sac City
capitalists are now interested finan-
cially in the Sac County Fair Associa-
ton. At meeting of the stockholders
recently held, the following directors
were chosen: Phil Schaller, w. l..
Stun, Y. A. Heagy. w. A. Nutter, l.. A.
Wine, D. H. Beimer, T. II. Price, S.
l.. Watt and J. E. Robbins. 1t was de-
cided to hold the county fair the sec
ond week in August. The directors
elected Phil Schaller president, w. L.
Stun vice president, w. Fl. Pettis sec
rotary, George B. Perkins treasurer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
Popejoy News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Popejoy, Jan. 2S.-Seweall Cleve-
land. who has been running the black
smith shop for the past two years for
Harry Anderson, has rented the same
for a term of years. and took possess
sion yesterday. Mr.. Cleveland will
move his family here from Alden, and
Mr.. Anderson and family will move to
Silver City. where he has good po-
sition awaiting him.
II. 3. Lathrop and family leave this
week for Marshalltown, where Mr..
Lathrop has secured work in the Iowa
Central shops.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28

of Castalia, who Owls a hotel build
ing at Clear Lake, in which two per
sons. Mrs. Nolte and A. p. larsen.
were detected selling liquor and in
dicted. The argument used by the at
torney for the owner of the building
was that he, being absent from Clear
Lake. was not aware how his building
was being used. out the supervisors
held that that did not excuse him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
PARALYTIc GETS PENSION.
Congress Grants Petition of Wife Of
Phillip Showers of Fraser.

Boone. Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Phillip Show
ers of Fraser. has received word from
Washington, ID. c.. that a pension OF
$50 per month had been granted her
husband. who for the past two years
has been totally helpless, suffering
from paralysis. Some time ago the old
soldiers of this county took up the
Showers pension matter and after
congress convened. p. ID. SWick sent
the papers in to the department. Sena-
tor Doliver agreed to do all he could
for Mr.. Showers and at an early date
got the matter taken up. Congress
acted without delay and increased the
pension from s12 to $40 per month.
Mr.. Showers has been in the constant
care of his wife since taken sick and
the increase in pension is a merited
one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28

of which is offered on corn alone
A domestic science course is aiSo
had in connection. one of these We're
held here last winter, which met WIN
great success, and it is thought thas
this year it will be even more success
full on account of u greater territory
interested,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
DISTRICT COURT AT SPENCER.
Case of J. S. Dennis VS.. Streight Bros.
Of Fonda, Most Important.
Snaaiol Ia Tinaas-Rexnihl;can

Of Fonda, Most Important.
Special to mes-Republican
Spencer, Jan. 2S.-The February
term of the district court convened
here yesterday with Judge Galley of
Storm Lake, at the bench. Most of
the time yesterday was spent in lining
up the different cases. The docket is
comparatively light and most of the
cases are of minor Importance.
The case attracting most attention Is
that now on trial. ]. S. Dennis vs..
Streight Bros. of Fonda. Dennis is
now serving a ninety days sentence in
the county Jail for bootlegging. but is
out on parole in order to law his case
against Streight Bros. in which he
seeks to recover damages sustained
while employed in the defendants tile
factory some months ago, and which
it is alleged was caused by negligence
on the part of The defendants.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
MUCH BEER coNFIscATED.
Thornton Blacksmith in Trouble-Plea
to Remit MuIct Tax.

Special TO Tfmes-Republican.
Mason City, Jan. 2s.-As the result
Of raid upon a blacksmith shop at
Thornton, made by the sheriff Satur-
day night, a quantity of beer was
confiscated. Henry Peters, who is ac
cused of vending the liquor, was hailed
before the court here yesterday to an
swer to the charge. The case was
postponed.
A plea was made yesterday before
the supervisors to remit the mulct tax
against the property of o. Skoggrudt,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
Less Grippe at Armstrong.
poc,o1 to

Armstrong, Jan. 2S.--The grippe cpl
demic has somewhat subsidized. Nearly
all children are again in school But
one death was reported as the result
of grippe, this being an elderly lady,
in which the disease developed into
pneumonia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
How to Avoid Pneumonia.

You can avoid pneumonia and other
serious results from a cold by taking
Foley's Honey and Tar 1t stops the
cough and expels the cold from the sys-
tenn as it is mildly laxative. Refuse
any but the genuine in the yellow
package. Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
SHORT COURSE AT SPENCER.
Hundreds of Strangers Entering Con
tests and Competing for Prizes.
Sna..al To Kenuhlican

Special to rimes-Republican.
Spencer, Jan. 2S.-The northern
Iowa short course in agriculture which
began here yesterday and which is
conducted by Profs. P. G.. Holden.
Mosher. Bliss. King and others Of Ames
is attracting hundreds of strangers to
the Mace from all over the northern
part Of the state. The following coun-
ties are directly interested in the
course and are entitled to enter in all
contests and compete for prizes Of
fered: Clay, Dickinson, Emmett, Palo
Alto, Cherokee, O'Brien, Pocahontas,
Humboldt, Buena Vista, Lyons. Osce-
ola, Kossuth. Sioux and Plymouth.
About three hundred dollars in cash
prizes are being offered, two hundred
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28

PILES CURED IN 6 TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching, Blind Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in to IA days
or money refunded soc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
GOING WEST FOR HEALTH.
Belle PLANE Union Editor Compelled
to Give Up Newspaper Work.
o,>,so, - rir,o. p>,uh1scop

Iowa Falls. Jan. 2S.-Edito1 Ira A..
Nichols, of the Hardin County Citi-
zen, returned yesterday from Belle
Plaine, where he spent Sunday with
his brother in law. the editor of the
Belle PLANE Union. Mr.. Nichols in
forms us that the editor of the Union
has been, compelled to give up news
paper work and will go west for his
health.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13
New Workers Careless Regarding Wealth

about their money Two whose de-
posits were over $4,000 each wers
found after weeks of search and much
expense, and both were surprised to
discover that they had this money on
deposit, since all record of it had es-
capped their minds. That anyone
should forget matter Of $4,000 cash
seems unbelievable, yet the records
show that more than 500 persons have
done this. In one case a now wealthy
man had deposited $4,000 in 1884 and
had forgotten all about it. He was
therefore surprised when informed
that he had nearly $4,000 standing to
his credit.
Still further evidence of the New
Workers. carelessness in regard to
money is given by the fact that in the
care OF this one Institution are moro
than 100 accounts standing in the
names Of persons deceased whose
families or executors have never even
obtained letters Of administration. In
view of these figures it seems proba-
BILE that many million dollars are in
New York banks whose owners have
forgotten about them
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13
Gateses Withdraw from Wall Street

was special partner, was, previous
to its dissolution, one of the largest
speculative firms in Wall street, and
was a powerful factor in market af-
fairs. It's change transactions were
very large and it's personnel Of GUS
toners formidable.
When father and son left for Europe
after the dissolution of their firm Wall
street believed their losses had ran
up into the millions because Of the de-
cided turn of the market against the
position which they were believed to
have maintained. The Gateses stated
then, however, that they had not in
Cured the losses that were attributed
to them.
Although John w. Gates was not a
member of the stock exchange, he was
one of the largest operators of his
day. Besides the firm of G. G. Gates
G. Co., he was connected with several
other commission houses. AS for the
Gates firm at the time of its dissolu-
ton, John w. Gates said that during
its career it had done about eight per
cent. of all the business done on the
stock exchange. In addition 1t had
done huge volume Of business on the
other exchanges and in the outside
market.