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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

new conditions sought would add 70
the cost of production. A five dollar
fine was passed by resolution of the
Mystic union and the state officers OF
the miners, it is claimed unsuccessful
ly endeavored to induce the men to re-
cind the resolution from the books
of the local union. The miners, the
operators claim, refuse to do the work
they did last year.
IT. Madison.
George Mattern of Donnellson, chair
man Of the republican county central
committee, met the township commit
,teemen at the court house in this city
to select candidates to fill the vacan-
cies on the county ticket. Henry Hey
ing of this city, was selected as a
candidate for auditor and J. H. Hosier
of Pleasant Ridge township, was Sc
lected as a candidate for supervisor.
Anita.
In it's current issue the Anita Trib-
sune declares its intention to publish
list of all republicans who vote the
democratic ticket at the coming pri-
mary in this precinct, and also the
names of all democrats who vote the
republican ticket. 1t claims that IL
all papers interested in fair primary
would do this, 1t would deter many
voters from changing their party af-
filtations at the coming. contest only to
vote their regular party ticket at the
following election.
Burlington.
A suggestion which will probably be
adopted by the National tuberculosis
league in the fight against the white
plague has been made by a Burlington
man who was appointed one Of the
members of the committee of one hun
dred. The suggestion is that all cities
either abandon the practice of dry
cleaning of streets or else have all this
work done at night. The contention is
made that the dust of nhe streets con-
tains thousands of germs which. when
are breathed by the people on the
streets and the disease thus spread
Des Moines.
The last issue Of the Reform Advo-
cate, the Jewish publication issued in
Chicago and edited by DR.. Emil Hirsch
is so devoted to articles on Iowa's cap
ital that 1t practically amounts to d
"Des Moines edition" Half of the
entire magazine Of one hundred pages
chronicles Jewish affairs and happen
ings in central Iowa. The leading ar
ticle. "a History OF Jews in Des
Moines," by Miss Annetta Mann, the
New York philanthropist who is con-
Quoting the Roadside Settlement, is de-
cidedly Of boosting nature. Other
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Montour.

Special to TtneS-RepupuCaH.
Montour, May 2s.-Rev. ]. H. Hay
ward delivered a splendid memorial
sermon at the Congregational church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Curphy have
returned to their home in Des Moines.
Rev. O. H. l.. Mason, Of Boone, will
deliver the haccalaureate sermon at
the Congregational church Sunday
evening, May 81.
Mr. Edward Cronk returned to his
home in Des Moines Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Benton went to Ne
vada Thursday, for short visit with
relatives and to be present at the
graduating exercises OF the high
school.
Mr. and Mrs. r. M. Yenny and Mr..
and Mrs. D. w. Blakely spent Thurs
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Finney.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Bufkin started
Thursday morning for Dayton, to be
present at the graduating exercises
Of the high school there.
The children Of the primary and
intermediate departments of the Mon
tour high school, presented a four act
play entitled RED Riding Hood" at
the public school building at p. m.
today.
Rev. D. w. Blakely returned from
jackson, Tenn, early in the week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30

articles in the magazine deal with the
history and progress Of the Jewish or
CARNATIONS and synagogs in Des
Moines and devote considerable space
to the work accomplished by the wom-
en- working in the interests of charity
About twenty pages are devoted to per-
sonal mention of prominent Jews in
Des Moines. A great number of cuts,
furnished by the Greater, Des Moines
committee, were used to illustrate the
articles.
Perry.
While the destruction Of the Perry
Methodist church by lightning last
week was in a way an unfortunate
thing, yet much handsomer new
church will arise >from its ashes, the
financial campaign conducted by the
church members assuring that. In
the adjustment with the insurance
company $6,725 insurance money was
received. Up until Saturday night
$4,000 had been subscribed, making
the total s12,725 for new church at
that time 1T is expected to increase
this subscription to at least $4,000
and to build church which will be
one of the most commodious in CEN
trail Iowa.
LeMars.
Fred Becker, president OF the Le-
Mars Saving bank. has sold an inter-
est in the concern to j. L. Mitchell,
of Lester. Iowa, and A. w. Dula, Of
Tea. S. d. Both have been engaged in
the banking business for a number Of
years. Mr.. Mitchell having conducted
bank ait Lester for the past eleven
years, and before that being with the
First National bank at Sheldon. The
officers of the bank as now constituted
are: Fred Becker. president; j.. l..
err, cashier, and A. w. Dula, assistant
cashier. Clarence Becker. who has been
associated in the business will with
draw.
Clinton.
Just at a time when it looked as tho
1t would be necessary to abandon the
annual tournament OF the Iowa State
Firemen's association, Clinton came to
the rescue with an invitation. and with
a guarantee that the $4,000 necessary
for the payment of the prizes will be
raised. Dies Moines was to have enter
tanned the rfiremen this year. but late
in the season announced that 1t would
be impossible to make arrangements.
Then the tournament went begging. for
1t is no easy matter to raise funds
sufficient for the payment OF the
prizes, and 1t began to look as tho it
must go by default. 1t is probable the
tournament will be held the latter part
Of July.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
Mason City Merchants Appeal
to Mayor to Stop Summer
Street Shows
ARE DETRIMENTAL TO MORALS
Mass Meeting to Be Called to Protest
Against Licensing of Carnival Com
panies = Morality and Not Business
Benefits Grounds for the Protest -
One Show Already Licensed.
Special to 'rimes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, May 3O.-Mason City
merchants - some of them, at least
are opposed to street carnivals being
prevent the coming OF what is styled
two Cheap john carnival companies
to Mason City this summer, and the
first move to that end was made by a
number of prominent business men of
the city who called upon Mayor Nc
Conlogue asking for his cooperation.
While no agreement was reached, this
much was accomplished, that a mass
meeting will be called and that the
sentiment of that meeting will largely
determine the fate of the show Mayor
tMcConlogue has already signed the
license of enc company and for that
reason hesitated about taking action
to prevent its coming.
The merchants based their argu-
ments in protest, not only upon bust
ness, but upon moral grounds. For
the week the carnival will be here it's
following will contaminate the youth
more than q year of association I'M
der ordinary circumstances, say the
business men. Everything is done by
the men and women with these
shows" said one prominent business
man this morning, ''to corrupt our boys
and girls and some of it's results are
terrible" The mayor looked upon that
phase of the question with good deal
of favor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
Breaking Of Millionaire SHELLS
Will Will Be of Benefit to
the City
HAS MUCH PROPERTY THERE
Real Estate Was Tied up Under Will
and Could Not Be Sold or Improved
Property Was to Be Held in Trust
Twenty Years = Heirs Will Now Sc
cure Possession.
Special to Times-Republican.

Fort Dodge, May 3O.-The verdict OF
late Col. Thomas Smell pleases Fort
Dodge citizens. The result of the trial
news to the business interests.
While the breaking of the will on the
ceased, relieves the heirs from their
obligation to erect a $150,000 building
in Fort Dodge as was the last wish OF
the aged millionaire. the heirs
have expressed themselves as will
ing and anxious to erect the build
ing whether the will was held to be
legal or otherwise and it is believed
their promise to the people of the city
will be kept.
AT the time of his death Colonel
Thomas Smell was one of the largest
landholders in Webster county and
according to the terms of this strange
will this property was to be held in
II uSI ulllll tWSllty SCdAS Oh lSA eAAS
death of his youngest grandson or u
period of nearly one hundred years.
as result of the breaking
of the strange document 1t is now
believed considerable portion of that
property will be placed on the mar
ket and as a result the valuable lots
in Fort Dodge which the millionaire
has allowed to remain vacant for
years. will be disposed of and will
soon be occupied by handsome dwell
ings greatly to the betterment of the
city.
The corner on which Col. Thomas
Smell expressed a desire to erect a
S150,000 office building after his death
as memorial is one of the most
in the city and even if the
heirs fail to keep their promise and
erect the structure it will probably
not long remain idle but will pass
into the hands of men who realize
the income such building would
bring them. At the present time "A
portion of the corner is vacant and
the remainder occupied. by ramshackle
firetraps too unsightly to be allowed
On the principal streets of our city.
The decision of the heirs as to future
action will be awaited with a great
deal Of interest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
NEW SHARON HAPPENINGS.
Large Audience Greets Graduates :
School and Other News.

Large Audience Greets Graduates -
School and Other News.
Special to Times-Republican.
New Sharon. May 30.-The Christian
church was packed to the limit, to
greet the class of '0S, Thursday ev-
ening, the event being the commence
ment exercises. The Beckman orches-
ira, of Oskaloosa, assisted local talent
in furnishing an excellent musical pro-
gram. The members of the class are
as follows: Ferd HI. Bates, lrma
Heinzman. Mabel Jennings, John Nc
Cutchen, Bess Martin, Martha Louns-
bury, Pearl Catterson, Josephine
Baughman, Wilma Lawrance, Gertrude
Binns, June Lawrance, Alma CroWder
Tracy Phillips. Hester Way. and Louise
Ratclff feature of the program
was the class song, accompanied by
the orchestra.
Miss Allen, who has resigned as
teacher in the high school. leaves for
her home at Forest City Miss Grace
Crandan leaves for Nebraska. She also
has resigned.
The seats for Central park have ar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30

Fonda.
Clarence omtvedt, a son Of A. T.
Omtvedt, living northeast of town,
sank into comatose sleep and died
during the night. The young man had
had several of the spells before and
little alarm was felt by the family. He
was about 90 years old.
Clinton.
Miss Louisa Horn, pretty corset
seller, has brought suit in the Clinton
district court, seeking tb recover dam
ages in the sum of $4,000. Miss Horn
declares the plastering fell from the
ceiling in the store, striking her on the
head and inflicting injuries to her
brain which are of permanent char
acter.
Dubuque.
A desperate struggle occurred on
Bluff between Fourth and Fifth streets
about ten o'clock Monday night when
Tom Mannos and George Spire clashed
in murderous battle, and 1t is
charged that the former had laid in
wait for Spire and attacked him with
a knife. Sspire is at Mercy hospital
and Names is incarcerated in the
county Jail.
PelIa.
The Genital University at Pella,
announces her f1fty-f1fth commence
ment exercises to be held June 5 to 10.
This institution is almost sixty years
of age The Central University Of
Iowa will have for her commencement
day speaker, Professor Ira Maurice
Price. of the University Of Chicago,
who will speak on 1.-THE Call Of the Flu
ture"
CenterviIIe.
A misunderstanding between the coal
companies and the local board Of the
miners union Of Mystic still exists. AS
a result the mines are not operated.
An all day session failed to adjust mat
tiers. The operators claimed that the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
FIRE PANIC AVERTED
Large Lamp Falls to Floor, Starting
Fire, During Hubbard BaccaIaur
cate Sermon, But Cool Heads Pro-
vent a Second Boyertown Disaster.

vent Second 6oyertoWn DISASTER.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, May 30.-Cool heads
and prompt action averted what might
have proven a second Boyertown dis
aster, at Hubbard in this county. A
big crowd had gathered at church
to listen to the baccalaureate sermon
delivered to the high school graduating
class. During the services. large
lamp hung in the center of the audi
forum by a rope, fell and set fire to
the building, and started a panic in
the congregation. The lamp struck a
man on the shoulder then fell to the
floor, where the scattered kerosene
added fuel to the flames. Cool heads
and the remarkable presence of mind
of the members of the audience, how
ever, enabled all to act wisely, with
the result that the incipient blaze was
until the fire was confined to regis
ter in the floor and this was soon ex-
tinguished by water before the fire
department arrived on the scene.
A portion of the congregation made
a rush for the outer door, 'but found
only half Of the door open. The crowd
that sought the blocked exit were so
firmly packed against the doorway
that it took the strength of seven or
eight men to push open the other
half of the door and let the crowd
out. Altogether the accident was a
most fortunate one, and its ending was
wholly due to the sensible manner in
which the audience took the situation
and the cool-headedness of few lead
erS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
STORE FLOODED At oTTuMwA
Rising Waters Cause Loss Of $4,000 to
Phillips Stock.

tttSI0S W0IcfS cause LOSS OF Sf,VOO TO
Phillips Stock.
Special to Times-Republican.
Ottumwa, May 3O.-A damage of
$4,000 to the stock of Phillips big
store, here was caused by water back
ing from the Des Moines river thru
the drain, and into the basement,
which is used for the grocery, meat,
china ware and bargain dry goods de-
partment.
The water began to reach the Phil
lips basement when the river gauge
registered above the thirteen feet
mark, and when the river had reached
stage of sixteen feet, eight inches,
the basement contained three feet of
water. There was still two feet of wa
ter in the basement after the river had
fallen considerably.
Central addition was completely
flooded yesterday. All the families,
about thirty in number, have moved
their effects from the menaced district.
Turkey island is covered and the trees
are partly submerged. The water is up
to the boathouse and is flooding the
lowlands in the rear of the West End
Presbyterian church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
Items From Meservey.

Special to Times-Republican.
Meservey, May 29.-The Meservey
Incorporated Creamery Company be-
gan operations Wednesday. Hans Ka-
terd, the buttermaker, formerly had
charge of the Palsville creamery, and
Is highly recommended. Three teams
are hauling cream at present.
The public school closes this week.
Miss Kuppinger, of Mason City, has
been engaged as principal for next
year. Professor Palmer will attend
school again. The primary teacher is
retained for another year.
llMeservey will celebrate the glorious
Fourth this year and promises all Wis
itors good time.
John Stauffer, who has been visiting
friends and relatives in Indiana, re-
turned home yesterday.
The Grimes township primary cleo
ton will be held at this place this
year, and a large vote Is, expected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
SPENCER AGAIN CHAMPION.

Base Ball Team Finishes Its Second
Successful Season.
Special to Times Republican.
Spencer, May 30-The state base ball
championship again goes to Spencer.
The game with Colfax, who claims the
southern Iowa championship, was
played here Thursday, and resulted in
a score of 8 to 0 in favor of Spencer.
Another game was played by the
above mines Friday afternoon, but the
visitors failed te, make match for the
already champions. Cory and Mann
constituted the battery for the home
team. This finishes two successful
seasons for the Spencer high school
team, in which they have not been de-
feated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
f,eddIer Knocked Out.

Boone. May 3o.-While r. B. Inger-
soil, druggist, was selling the build
ing occupied by the Olmstead Cloth
ing company to j. H. Rockenborg for
$4,000, an insulting needle vendor
dealt Mr.. Ingersoll powerful blow
in the face for refusing to buy. James
Ingersoll, a brother of the assaulted
man, put the needle vendor out of bus
mess while an excited street crowd
cheered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
NEVADA GIRL QUIETLY WEEDS,
Miss Edna Morse, Handsome and Pop

Miss Edna Morse, Handsome and Pop
ular, Scorns Fashionable Wedding.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, May 3O-Nevada people
have just been surprised by the an
nouncement of wedding, that, while
it does not tend toward the romantic.
does have decided tinge of the ec-
centric. Some time ago Miss Edna
Morse, one of the most handsome and
popular young ladies of the town,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
M. Morse, and graduate nurse, in
formed her people that she WAS to be-
come the bride of Benjamin Burch, a
young Des Moines student, who was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30

bluffs of the Missouri river northwest
of Sidney. When last seen he appeared
one day when the Brightside school
were having a picnic. He was seen
standing on a high Bluff entirely nude
except that he wore woman's sun
bonnet on his head. A posse was
formed and an attempt was made to
capture him, but he made his escape.
1t is thought that he is some insane
man. but his identify is a MYSTERY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
Dead at Aae Of 1o1,

Ottumwa. May So.-George NJ. Lent
ner.. aged 101, is dead at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Kirkpatrick at
Highland Center A short time ago he
celebrated his hundredth and first
birthday and at that time was appar-
emily in the best of health, but since
has failed rapidly. He is survived by
one daughter. There are living twenty
one grandchildren and forty one great
grandchildren and one great great
grandchild.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
GRUMPY COUNTY BIRTHS.

Total Number Last Year 157 Boys and
1S7 Girls.
Special to s-Repubican.
Iowa Falls, May 3O-A most discrim-
mating record OH the part of the pro-
verbal stork was made in Grundy
county last year, where exactly the
same number Of girls. were delivered
to the homes of The county as the bird
found places for boy babies. The total
number Of babies born in the county
was 314.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
BROWNS IN clsTERN.

III Health Causes Suicide of Prom
inent Davenport Mans Wife.
Special to Times Republican.
Davenport May 30.-Despondent, it
is believed. because of i'll health, Mrs
Peterson, wife of prominent resident
of this city, committed suicide yes
terday by jumping into a cistern,
where her husband found the body
after missing her, and starting
search.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
KILLS HIMSELF IN JAIL:
Insane Man sransIes Himself With
Blanket at keokuk.

Keokuk, May 3O.-Olaf Sierverston,
who was brought to Keokuk from
Hamilton, ILL.,, where he has been run
ming around demented, killed himself
in the county Jail here early yester-
day by tying the blanket around his
neck and then strangling to death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
Flood Causes Wreck.

Fort Dodge, May sO.-Yesteraay the
Lehigh train on the Chicag, Great
Yves tern railroad met 'th an accident
one-half mile north of the big bridge
a short distance from Lehigh, as a re-
suit Of the heavy rains Of the past sew
eral days.
The engine passed over the washout
in safety, but a telephone message
from Lehigh in the afternoon stated
five cars of merchandise left the track
and were badly demolished. II Is ex-
pected the branch line will be blocked
for the remainder of this week, before
the wreckage can be picked up. The
accident interfered materially with
the plans of many from that section of
the county who expected to come to
Fort Dodge to spend Memorial day.
Wild Man at Large.
Sidney, May 30--A mysterious wild
man is reported to be living in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30

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WEDDING At Dixie.

seats for Central park have ar
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-08-19
WEST DEN1soN.

DR.. Earl Leighton. of Chicago. is
visiting friends here few days.
James Finneran and family visited
at the w. j. Bauman home Sunday.
Mrs. John Blackman visited at the
C. P. Harvey home on Friday.
Norah Fitzpatrick is on the sick
list this week.
John Duffy and family visited with
his sister, Mrs. w. G. Pollock, on
Sunday.
Leslie Blaine. of Boone. was a
guest at the Blackman home the first
of the week.
The little son of Geo. Powell and
wife has been very sick the past
week. from swallowing single nail.
He is now out of danger and improv-
ing rapidly.
Carl Blackman is reported as being
on the sick list
Inez Howe and Lillian Brooks left
on Saturday morning for Boulder
Colorado. where they will visit unit
the first of September. They were
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-08-19

accompanied by DR.. Earl Leighton,
of Chicago. and will be the guests
of his parents while there.
Margaret Champion was a guest at
the home Of her brother, Ed, last
week.
Fred Smith took diuner with his
sister, Mrs. John Blackman. on
Thursday and also did some shopping
in Denison.
Julia Fitzpatrick is the guest of
her sister. Mrs. Mike Heating. this
week.
The directors are having the school
house cleaned up spick and span before
school opens this fall.
The farmer are getting uneasy
about their grain that is standing out
in the shock. as the rain prevents it
being threshed. Lucky is the man
who stacked this fall. Els NO wonder
they go about with a broad smile on.
The many friends OF John Black
man and wife are pleased to learn
that they will remain in this neigh
borhood another year at least. All
who know John and his good little
wife join in saying they can not get
along without such good people. We
like to keep them with us.