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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29

.EIkader.
Sidney Powell, who came from Yer
mont to Clayton county in 1855, dice
suddenly here Of pneumonia. He wa:
down town Friday, well in spite of nj:
n years.
Lython.
Last Friday evening Agile Holm at
tempted to start the kitchen fire with
kerosene and experienced little ex.
plosion. Her hands and face were
burned quite badly, but by promp
and efficient treatment it is hopes
that her face will heal without leav.
ing any scars.
Garrison.
Marshal Hardinger has received a
letter of inquiry from Melhior Busch
kiewiez. residing in Presmirowo by
Lady, Posen West Preusen, wanting
to know the whereabouts of Marie
Wunder, whom the writer supposes to
be in Garrison or vicinity. Marshal
Hardinger has made diligend inquiry,
but has failed to locate Mrs. Wunder.
Fort Dodge.
An important real estate transfer
makes a lot west of Hoaglard's gro
Gerry store at the corner of Eleventh
street and Central avenue, the posses
sion Of Henry frost The other person
concerned in the deal is Andrew How
er, who receives payment for the
property going out of his possession
at the rate of 5000 per front foot. The
lot is 3Ox140 feet.
Marathon.
Irau ~ n.
neers Of Marathon and Buena Vista
county, died at his home in the
south part of town Thursday fore
noon of pneumonia, after an illness OF
about ten days. Andrew was perhaps
one of the best known men in this
section, having been in business in this
town for nearly twenty-five years He
formerly resided at Alta.
Mt. Pleasant.
The Burlington route was made de-
PENDANT here recently in a damage suit
for $4,000 for the burning of Maurice
Cronin in the tool house Of the COM
pany Nov S. The suit was instituted
by F. M. Davenport as administrator
of the estate. Cronin was asleep or
living in a stupor when the house took
fire and his, body was consumed. The
plaintiff claims that the railroad al
lowed the building ito be used for i'm
proper purposes.
Knoxville.
Mrs. Frank Cox from near Dur
ham. was before the insanity COM
mission yesterday afternoon and was
adjudged insane An order was issued
which was to the effect that she should
be sent to Mt. Pleasant. A few hours
later-about O'Clock in the evening
while the woman was in charge of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
City Council in Doubt Whether
Addition Was Taken Into
City Legally
RESULT OF RECENT FIGHT
Latter Was Waged to Allow City
Council to Make Good Its Offer to
Give Free Water and Exemption
From Taxes for Ten Years, to Ply
mouth Clay Products Company.
Special to Times-R Republican.

Fort Dodge, Jan. 29-Did the city
council of Fort Dodge legally take in
to the city during the past summer
the Plymouth addition, and is the same
now subject to taxation on the part of
the city? This is matter which is
puzzling the members of the city
council The question has been re-
ferred to City Solicitor Nj. j. Mitchell
and City Surveyor c. III. Reynolds, but
their report, presented to the council.
shows they have not arrived at con-
ciusion, and additional time has been
given for further investigation.
The matter is result of the recent
fight made by several property hold
ers in the city, to allow the city coun-
ell to make good it's offer to give free
water and exemption from taxes for a
period of ten years to the Plymouth
Clay Products Company. At the time
the company was organized, l.. T..
Armstrong, the president, addressed
communication to the Commercial
club, Offering to build factory at q
cost of not less than $225.000 and en-
ploy not less than eighty men at the
start, increasing the force to double
that number in a short time. on con-
dition they We're given free water and
exemption from taxes for u period OF
ten years. The matter was presented
to the city council by the Commercial
club and that body, desiring in every
way to upbuild the city. granted the
concessions, as it had done to many
other enterprises.
When the time came to lay the water
main to the plant, it was discovered
that it was necessary to cross tract
of land not included in the city linn
it's, and to settle this, the owners OF
the property vacated and plated the
same and allowed it to be taken into
the city Shortly before the compile
ton of the plant, several property
holders in the city brought injunction
proceedings to restrain the council
from the granting of free water and
exemption from take as agreed, and
the courts upheld them, the decision
being that there was no binding con-
tract between the city of Fort Dodge
and the Plymouth Clay Products Com
pany. Now. the owners of the Ply
mouth addition, who are also the prin-
cipal stockholders in the Plymouth
Clay Products Company, assert If
there was no contract, 1t Is not nec-
essary for them to allow their holdings
to be taken into the city limits and
made liable to city taxes. Rather they
prefer to pay for the water at meter
rates. which will make a saving of
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year to them.
The matter is still being investigated
by City Solicitor Mitchell and City En>
gineer Mitchell, but it is safe to say
that before the next two weeks have
passed it will be discovered that the
property holders who were anxious to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
J. s. BurToLpH TO WE'D.
Engagement Of Former Well Known
Iowa Falls Man, Announced.
c.aaial "a ,nas.Rannhiican

Iowa Falls, Jan. 29.-The announce
ment Just made in Minneapolis of the
engagement of ex-Postmaster James
8. Buttolph, formerly of this city, Is
received with interest here, where MIR
Buttolph resided for years. The an
nouncement was made by Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Quist, of Minneapolis, that
their sister, Miss Mae Ryan, was en-
gagged to wed James S. Buttolph. MI
Buttolph was postmaster here under
the Cleveland administration. bu,
moved to Pequot. Mimi, several years
ago, where he has been engaged IN
banking. The wedding will take place
in February.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
News of Dickens,
Special to T,mes-I.eruhlican.

Special to Times-I.epuhlican
Dickens, Jan. 29.-John Derry has
sold his store and stock of goods to J.
Duncan. Mr.. Duncan now owns a
store. in Langdon, but will close out
there Immediately and take possession
here Mr.. Duncan was formerly res
ident here, and will be welcomed back
again.
Mrs. w. j. Edwards died at the home
of her son, Will Edwards, Monday,
January 81 The funeral was held to-
day and she was buried by the side of
her husband, who died about two years
ago at this place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
gtes- 32rph!iram Observation-Disclosures, apma gaaasg p l9us

guard the city treasury. and thereby
prevent the granting of concessions to
enterprises have not
only damaged the city in the eyes OF
manufacturers. but have kept from
the public Golfers the taxes on Vaiu :
able tract of land, a sewer pipe rae
tory built at a cost of S225.00O. and the
water rent from the same. all for the
value of the water consumed IN inc
same for q short period of years
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
Barn Burns Near Laurens.

Special to Times RepubliCan.
Laurens Jan. CIV. D. Cooks
barn, in Marshall township. burned
yesterday evening about o'clock. The
fire started in the hay NOV, and its
origin is mystery. All the livestock,
ABOUT thirty head of cattle and several
horses, were saved The building, a
large amount of grain and some farm
implements were destroyed. The loss
will total over $4,000, with but 5000 in
SuranCe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
FUNERAL HELD AT FRASER.
Henry Watson, Pioneer Coal Dealer
Dropped Dead Sunday Afternoon.

Special to Times Republican.
Boone. Jan 29.-Tuesday forenoon
from Fraser was held the funeral Of
the late Henry Watson. a pioneer coal
dealer who dropped dead suddenly
Sunday afternoon The services. in
charge of the Foresters lodge. We're
largely attended and many followed
the funeral party to the cemetery at
Mineral Ridge, where the interment
WAS made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
FIRE NEAR NEW HARTFORD.
Farmhouse Owned by George Richard
son Destroyed-other News.
Special TO Times Republican.

SpeClal 10 IlmeS-depuONcdn.
New Hartford, Jan. 29.-About 10
o'clock Tuesday morning the house
owned by George Richardson on the
county line about two miles and a halt
southwest of New Hartford, caught
fire in the chimney and burned to the
ground. Jim Klodt was living in it.
The neighbors rushed in and helped,
and they saved the furniture and al
most all their household goods. 1t
was very fortunate that the wind was
in the right direction or else there
would have been more trouble saving
the barns. The house was insured. Mr..
Klodt intends to move on the old AID
Webster farm which he bought
The dance in the Honlihan hall Mon
day night proved successful. There
was a good crowd and fine music was
furnished by the Gates orchestra,
from Mason City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
BOY PERFORMS DARING ACT.
Sets Fire to Powder in Car Contain
ing Dynamite, at Scandia Mine.
Special to Times Republican.

Madrid, Jan. 49, - Last Friday the
men We're unloading two cars of giant
powder at the Scandia mine. 1t has
been customary not to leave these cars
of powder nearer than one-fourth
mile from the shaft. While the teams
and men were at the powder house I'M
loading; their loads, a young boy by
the name of Marty Gordon, farmers
boy, was hanging around the cars, and
in the absence of the men, spied a
can that had been broken open. He
poured out stream on the car floor
where there were still 12e cans and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
FRIGHTENED Into Fits

Frightened Into Fits
by fear of appendicitis, take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, and away goes bowel
trouble Guaranteed Csc. Mcbride &
Will Drug Co.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07
OsLER HAS HIS JOKE.

Dr. William Osler indulged in the grim joke of sending bottle of chlor- oform 10 twin brothers of his acquaint- ance at Albion College, Mich, who eel ebrated their Goth anniversary last week The doctors friends have al ways insisted that his suggestion that when persons reached the mark of three-score years they become worth less and should be chloroformed was merely a little play of humor. Of course that Is true. No sensible per son ever supposed the doctor expected the chloroform proposition to be taken seriously. But he was serious enough in the reasoning and opinion which led up to it, and it is that fact which has been resented b. the public and led to the presentation of overwhelm- ing evidence that his logic and con- clusions were false The doctor in the same talk also held that the creative and initiative period of a mans life ended when he was fOrty. That is equally contrary to the experience of mankind.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07
DIVORCE GRANTED
 MRS. AURORA HANSEN
Story of the Romance and Trouble of Couple Well Known Here.

After a married life of nine years filled with romance and trouble, Mrs. Aurora L. Seass Hansen was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce yes- terday from. A. G. Hansen, who won his bride in the first place by killing a man before her face in duel in Ari- zona to save her from possible death. Thus saith the Los Angeles Times of Sunday morning. and the story is of considerable local interest for the story of MT and Mrs. Hansen was mainly enacted in this county where both are well known.
 Continuing the Times publishes suf- ficient of her genealogical tree to es- tablish her relationship to several not able Illinois people. among them her brother-in law. O. w. Stewart, chair man of the executive committee of the national prohibition party, and a Chi cago university professor It then re- health, her engaging in the business of ranching south of Tempe. and the in cident that led to their marriage as follows: Tt was early in 1898 that her future husband appeared on the scene. He was a widower and was employed by Miss SeasS to clear certain portions of her ranch. Her great uncle, Aaron ranch for a visit. He was an old miner. a Forty miner and a friend in their palmy days of Flood, Fair and Mackay.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

"Thaw helps clear city of great fall of snow" says a headline in a New York paper, but this does not mean that the scion of one of Pittsburgs leading families has been set to work with 9 snow shovel.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

While there Miss Seass had trouble with a neighbor. a German. over an irrigating ditch. This neighbor had filled in one she had had dug, and when she went there with Hansen and a number of peons to open it. this man stood guard with rifle and threatened to kill any one who disturbed the ditch.
 But Miss Seass advanced, and the man turned the rifle straight toward her with d menacing gesture. At that moment Hansen shot him down where he stood Hansen was arrested. tried and acquitted. I tell you, said Mrs. Hansen, I worked hard to get him ac- quilted. and he became my hero. You know how it Is with a girl He was of fine presence, handsome and reckless. He was acquitted on June 4, and on July we were married"
 Then followed the allegation that Hansen became addicted to gambling and in order to save what was left of the ranch Mrs. Hansen's father took iI over and the family moved to Garvan- followed and she ayers that one day he struck her and circulated stories that she was insane. Finally on July 4, 1907. nine years to day after their marriage. she told him they would have to separate. Suit was instituted last August ana was decided as above. on the ground of cruelty.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07
PHOENIX. ARIZ., FEBRUARY :. 1908.
THE REMOVAL OF sTILLINGs.

hF4hNtN A l. UT lAAA-i-NNAs'"
 If President Roosevelt had removed Charles A. Stillings. public printer of the United States, a year ago. no sig nificance would have attached to the act. But the decapitation of MT. Still ings day before yesterday will natur- ally raise ar inquiry as to why it was performed NIT. Stillings had been charged with TO new offense: in fact so great a lrll had come about the government printing office that most people who had been aware of the pre- vious disturbance believed that peace had been established.
 MT. StnIings was appointed public printer two years ago last November. Almost from the beginning there was war between him and the Washington Central Labor Union growing out of a dispute between him and the local typographical union in regard to the use of machines. That industrial dis pute was submitted to the president and was dismissed by him. the public printer being sustained.
 Then an attack was made upon Stillings on the ground of mismanage- ment of his office. He was charged with the violation of the federal eight hour law and with improper if not un- lawful, discrimination among the em- ployes of the office. He was further charged with a disregard of the civil service rules and with being somewhat of 2 t--rant.
 Petitions setting forth the delin- quencies of Stillings bombarded the White House, and labor delegations from the Central Union and from or ganizations in different parts of the country called on the president in per son. They were curtly dismissed. hav- ing been given to understand by the president that Stillings was a man af- than a year ago. and MT. StiIlings ap- peared to be pretty firmly established. The unions ceased agitating his re- moval and the matter was all but for gotten suntil it was announced on Wednesday that Stillings had been re- moved. Even the Central Labor Union had not anticipated that action, for it knew nothing of it until the ukase had gone forth, though a delegation bear ing precisely the same charges which the president had previously disre- garded called at the White House a few hours later. So far as is known no charges had been lodged in the meantime
 There will be a tendency to asso- ciate the presidents spontaneous ac- quiesence in the harshly rebuffed de- mand of the union rear earlier with 1fis changed attitude toward organized labor as disclosed by his special mes sage. Those who had already suspect ed the message to be a political docu- ment. a stump speech, an appeal to class prejudices in the guise of state paper, win find confirmation of their suspicious in all the circumstances preceding and attending the removal of Stllinss.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

It is recorded. in an industrial note in an exchange, that Arkansas pro- duced over aOO.OOOO0O shingles last year. This news will cause a sudden revival of the small boys interest in the subject of abolishing corporal pun ishment
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

NIT. Bryan again makes it's plainly understood that he does not care a farthing whom the democrats nominate for president as long as the man is William Jennings Bryan.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

A mar has been arrested in Boston for stealing a glass eye. When Bos- tonian enters upon a life of crime he may be counted on to do something perfectly devilish.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

An Ohio man has been sent to jail for stealing a graphophone. The in sane asylum would seem to be the proper place for him.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

The Rochester Democrat Chronicle, friendly alike to President Roosevelt and Governor Hughes, finds that after all tlNey differ only temperamentally. That reminds us that an early humor- fist found the only essential difference between paradise and Hades to be in the latter's lack of water and good so- Ciety. Now that the Democrat Chron- noticed a tenperamental difference be-
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07
PHOENIX BUILDING BILL
 PUT INTO THE HOUSE
It Carries sf5o,ooo for the Purchase of Site ard Cost of Construction.

Washington. D. C.. Feb. 6.-(Special) Delegate Smith Of Arizona today in troduced bill in the house providing S150.000 for the purchase of a site and the erection of q public building at Phoenix
 John s. McIlvaine has been appoint ed postmaster at Christmas, Ariz.. vice A. l. Wing, resigned.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

The announcement that the duty on French champagne has been reduced will have only an. academic interest for the people of Georgia.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07
FARMERS LISTEN

Highest spot cash I pay for your useless truck. such as Bottles. Old Rubber, Copper, Brass and General Junk Get the money See me now.
 6. BACkAL,
 Arizona Bottle, Metal and Junk Go. IS South Fifth St. Phoenix. Ariz
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

NEW NOTARY.-John McGowan of Douglas was yesterday appointed l notary public by Governor Kibbey.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07
FAMOUS INDUSTRIAL LIBERTY
 BAND AND ORCHESTRA.

Now ready for engagements; dance and concert work; parades, picnics, etc. Latest popular and classic music furnished. Y. Bustos. Director. 112 F. Adams St. Phone I'll. Best of ref erences.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

The heav:- snows in eastern cities are a godsend to the unemployed. When we come to think of it, since the beginning of McKinley's administra- ton until this winter. it was more diff ficult to cird r1ec 10 shovel snow than il was to find snow for men to shovel.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

tween the president and most other statesmen of the present day
Arizona republican., 1908-02-07

The war department has not exhib- ited great forethought in calling upon the ohio national guard to defend the United States against the Japanese when there Is such a condition of un- rest in the Buckeye state.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

Speaking of sBspsry remlas3 me
tAat Peaches andaI Wok astiying trip
10, Niagara Falls NOT long ago. 4.
FIN not out to describe the Falls,
Bunch,4so don't throw this letter down
and scream for help.
=, When we stepped or the cars we
found, stretching. out as far as the
pocketbook could reach, .ine OF
hacks. .riyer.going hacks (which had
been standing so long IN the shadow
Of the falling water that, they seemed
to- be Ewing each other the Mime
hahs.. 4(Indj2n, jokel .,.,.,... +. ~. ...-r,.
Eighty-seven hack drivers with
tears in their eyes and beer in their
voices, when possitee, coaxed Peaches
and me to jump on boardYthefr cata
marans land be commissioned oyer tS
the Falls. but after long and bit
ter fight our consciences won the vic
tory, and we walked. am,
Like all great things in this world
Bunch, the Falls of Nfagara started
out from avery. small beginning and
gradually worked itself ,up to fame
and fortune. ~ ~
Il When IT started out AWAY back II
the woods,the Niagara, river had nc
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
''''''' -. ''s 49, $500.
EAT EATEM'S EATABILITY
EASILY THE MOST
EATABLE b.: =.
EATING EVER EATEN.

think the idea Of changing a green
hillside. into treatise on indigestion,
and making all the pretty trees along
the roadside point their branches In
the direction of a drug store is wrong,
but maybe I've too much poetry in my
veins and not enough business,
/ took a little trip from New York
to Philly last week, and it was then
that the foregoing thought hit me a
belt In the thinker. se
It's only question of short time,
Bunch, when our American scenery
will be changed to pill news.
l looked out the car window with
the laudable intention of admiring all
the geography as it rushed by, but be-
fore l could enthuse over two spruce
trees and IS blades of grass, large
sign shut off my view and caused me
to see this: a.s-
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
Preferred Captivity to Hunger

A pet goldfinch escaped from his
cage and few into a tall tree In the
back garden. There he sat, singing
his sweetest and rejoicing in his un-
expected freedom. The cage was
brought out. stored with a generous
supply of seed and lump of sugar
and placed on the top of step.ladder;
but he scorned to look at 1t, and de-
fed his former masters with victori-
Gus song.
This was kept up for. halliday.
and, when 1t seemed that the goldfnch
had gone for good, 1t occurred to one
of the distressed people to rattle the
seed in the tin box in which II, Is kept.
This sound, known in the household
as ringing the breakfast bell" was
familiar one to the bird. and, being
unused TO find his own living, he was
very hungry. :, ,s;e y
|. 1t suggested seed, sugar, 'lettuce and
other dainties, so he hoped down
slowly from bough to bough. until be
was close to his cage. There he stood
! for some time. evidently hesitatiag
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
A Strange viii.


A law case with strangely dramatic
adiuncts was lately before the SUI
perior court of st. Petersburg, The
odd circumstances leading to the legal
proceedings were as follows: =
One of the wealthiest land owners
near Smolensk died not long ago,
and after the funeral the heirs looked
vainly for the will, but,iwthoiit sue
cess. r. :.
A few days later, young man, see
Ing graphophone on table in the
dead mans library, put into 1t a record
which he supposed was that of popu-
lar Russian song. To his. amazement
and terror, instead Of song he heard
the voice of the dead man recite the
words of the missing will.
The heirs were notified of the dis
covery, lawyers were summoned, aud
they lost no time in examining the
record containing the will. 1t was
found to be flawless, and the question
then arose whether a will left ON a
graphophone cylinder would be deemed
valid by the courts. 1t is, therefore,
on this unique point that the superior
court mustrender Its decision. Sunday
Magazine.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

!, Dear Bunch: Yours from Nice*'re-
ceived; also Alice's letter-to Peaches
I'm, wise to the,good time you're hav.
Ing. old pal, and, believe me, wish
we were with you.
1t must be aces to travel through
the Riviera and. pipe the forget!me-
nots and the magnolia blossoms bloom.
Ing all over the place, while the lair
Is laden with the scent of roses and
the. song of the nightingale makes mu'
sic for the midnight. ..lunch-7w whath}s !.
Not bad on the poesy thing this
morn, eh, Bunch?
Holy mackerel! I'd like to see you
travel over..this part of the universe
and get a peep. at any .forget.me-n
or Einasgieoias :NofAing 'doing:sf 8
Over here, Bunch, the wild-eyed ad-
vertiser is abroad in the lapd, and his