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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
MAY DE Of BURNS
Hooked Screen Door Respon-
sible For Serious Injury to
P"pejoy Woman
HELD CAN OF BURNING OIL
Kerosene Left on Kitchen Stove ls-
nited, and Mrs. Charles sires Started
to Toss II Outdoors, When Contact
With Door Thru it All Over Her =
Other Iowa News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Popejoy, Aug. 25.-Mrs. Charles
Sires. of this place, met with "A very
painful and serious accident yesterday
afternoon. A young brother had started
a fire in the cook stove, and left the
kerosene can on the stove. Mrs. Sires'
baby in some way upset the can, the
oil catching fire. Mrs. s;ires rescued her
baby without serious trouble, and
grabbed the can and ran to throw it
outdoors, but came in contact with the
screen door, which was hooked shut.
Her contact with the door threw the
burning fluid all over the front of her
dress, and before help could arrive,
she was badly burned on the abdomen
and lower limbs. She is in serious
condition and re are entertained
that she may die.
J. H. Mawson, a former resident and
business man of this place, is here
visiting old friends. Mr.. Mawson is
on his way home from New York,
where ne has been to attend a family
reunio4 after an absence of twenty
two years. He is now a resident of
Tenino, Wash.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
Madrid.

Madrid.
While working with a pile driving
crew on the Short Line, recently pur-
chased by the Milwaukee, George GU
lick cut his foot badly, and has been
forced to lay off from his work until
the wound heals. He returned to Ma
drid.
Reinbeck.
Il. j. Mason, south of town, threshed
forty-one bushels Of barley to the acre.
Jake Ramundt also threshed forty
bushels to the acre. Hans Ehlers had
forty-five bushels of oats and John
F,rier thirty-five bushels of oats. The
grain was of good quality and speaks
we'll for these men.
Roland.
While crowd of boys were riding
down hill in a coaster wagon, 1T upset
in such a manner that Thomas Brit
son was thrown onto the pavement
so violently that he broke his collar
bone The doctor dressed it and
Thomas is now getting on as nicely
as can be expected.
Dubuque.
1t has been suggested that merchants
in all parts of the city keep the lights
in their display windows lighted dur
ing the week Of the fair and home
coming. The streets will be thronged
with visitors until all hours of the
night and merchants are warned not
to be guilty of the oversight Of hav-
ing their places Of business in dark
ness.
Dysart.
The Mrs. Hepplewhite residence,
across the railway track, occupied by
H. w. Bielke, and family, was dam
aged badly by fire. The fire started in
the kitchen from defective chimney,
and owing to the distance that the fire
apparatus had to be taken to reach the
fire, it had gotten under good head
way before water could be played. But
after the fire boys got a stream on 1t
the fire was soon under control.
Clarion.
C. C. Covert has in his possession a
COPY of the Missouri Gazette which
was printed in ST. Louis, July rs, 1908
over a century ago. The subscription
price of the Gazette was SO per year,
paid in advance, and the whole paper
covers just as much space as the local
page of modern paper. One peculiar
feature is the use Of the letter #" in
stead of IS" whenever the latter letters
appears in the middle of a word. The
idea is not carried out, however, in the
advertisements.
Woodward.
While working with threshing crew
at Ad Stuber's place, Sam Shannon
was badly hurt by being kicked by a
mule, the animals hoof striking him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
Gasoline Explosion Kill. Woman.

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 25.-A distress
ing fatality happened at the home OF
lChauncey Rittenburg Sunday after
noon The victim was Mrs. Eva Ritten-
burg, his wife, residing at $40 South
Second street. 1t was about 1 o'clock,
and Mr. Rittenburg, under the direc-
ton of his wife, who is an invalid,
was preparing chicken for dinner.
He had lighted the burner of the gaso-
line stove and set the pot on. Mrs.
Rittenburg was sitting near the stove
and Mr.. Rittenburg had gone into the
front room. She called to him and
Instructed him to light the other burn
er Of the stove. AS he did so a ter
rible explosion occurred which threw
the blazing gasoline over the clothes OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Rittenburg. Mr.. Ritten-
burg, who was between the stove and
his wife, with calm present of mind
rushed into bed room and securing
a blanket smothered the flames which
enveloped his wife, He was too late,
however, for the flames had burned
her clothes off and the arms and lower
limbs burned to a crisp. She died
shortly afterward.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

on the chin, cutting a deep cash and
knocking him insensible to the ground.
He was picked up and taken to the
home of John Parks, where he lay I'M
conscious for more than an hour. DR..
Rogers was called and dressed the
wound Besides the imprint of the
mules hoof, it was found that he was
badly bruised about the right eye,
which perhaps was caused from fall
ing.
Clinton.
will the (river reach the standard
Glow water mark during the com
ing weeks of summer and autumn?
This is the question that is bother
ing the boatmen of the upper Missis-
sippi. The prospect at present is for
extremely low water and the Missis-
sippi's volume of water may dw1ndle
away until the up-cropping bars and
banks will be serious menace to nav
igation; in fact may compel the Dia-
mond 10 company to send its boats
to the bank long before the season is
over.
Traer.
A visitor from another state who
had heard SO much about corn crops
in Iowa resolved to test the growth at
Traer recently. For three days he
measured some corn and found that it
actually grew six inches a day, or
eighteen inches in the three days. S. p.
Smith has a stalk Of corn in his gar
den with five we'll developed ears and
one particularly developed On the
Peter McEwen farm Joe Phillips has
field of corn planted about the first
of June that shows many stalks ten
feet high with big ears Topping" over
the growth Of two and one-half
months. Ut promises fully eighty bush
els per acre.
Nevada.
Superintendent Welty has received
from the state superintendent office
returns from the recent examination OF
teachers in this county. The conclusion
is that of 14O would-be teachers who
took the examination here in July all
but nine got certificates of some sort
This is an exceeding high average OF
success and considerably more than
has been shown at any time since the
present system of examination was
adopted. 1t indicates not only that the
teachers are getting used to the new
arrangement, but also that the supply
of teachers in the county is likely to be
more nearly equal to the demand than
has recently been the case.
keokuk.
A hungry burglar was abroad in the
west end and at least three houses
were entered and canned goods and
groceries were taken. There is no clue
to who the person was who broke into
the houses and carried away the pro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
yhres- Observation-Disclosures anua. Aagnst Is 1908

were as follows: To sisters of the de-
ceased, Mrs. Ann Reilly, Brooklyn, N.
Y, $4,000: Miss Theresa Smythe,
Brooklyn, $4,000; Miss Mary Smythe,
Council Bluffs, $1,000; Mrs. Catherine
Gaffey and Mrs. Margaret Cusack
Bally Jamesduff. Ireland, $500 each;
Mrs Eileen O'Hanlon, Belfast, Ireland,
$1,000.
Requests of $500 each are made to
All Hallows college. Drumcondia coun-
ty. Dublin, Ireland, and to the Society
for the Propagation of the Faith; ms
library to st. Ambrose College. Dav-
export. while the furnishings of the
parochial residence are to be left as
parish property. Rev. Michael Flavin.
of Des Moines. and Hubert l.. Tinley,
of Council Bluffs, who were appointed
executors without bond, are directed to
expend $500 for the benefit of the poor
OF Council Bluffs, and $500 for the
benefit of ST. Joseph's College here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
What an Old Timer Has to
Say About easy Timers

Des Monies, la, June 5, 1908.
To the Public:
am now and have been employed
as janitor at the Manhattan building
for seventeen years, and have been
sufferer for twenty years from con-
stipation Of a nature that has
puzzled the best physicians of this and
other cities and l have spent $1,000 on
their puzzles. My age being So with no
natural teeth to chew my food is par
tally the cause of my trouble. A SAM
Pile package Of "cliff's Easy Timers"
given me by a tenant of tho building
is the first real relief ever received.
This picture and letter is freely
given to the Orc Medical Co., Des
Moines, Ia, and any one who wants
to know about the truth and sincerity
Of this can write or call on mo at the
Manhattan building.
(Sisned) c. r. WILLIAMS,
Janitor Manhattan Building.
"cliff's Easy Timers" for sale at all
the leading drug stores.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
HALE DOUGLAS RESIGNS.
Has Been Head Of Iowa College, Grin
neil, Library, Nine Years.

Grinnell, Aug. 25.--M. Hale Doug
lass, for nine years librarian of the
Iowa College library, has resigned his
position to take the post of librarian
in Oregon university, at Eugene. Ore
Mr.. Douglass went to Oregon and IN
vestigated the position thoroughly. his
resignation being received by telegram
on Friday. Mr. Douglass wishes his
resignation to become effective on
Oct. /. The position is considerably
better from financial standpoint than
the one in Grinnell. and offers possible
tiles of growth which are not found
here.
Mr. Douglass is the son of Rev. and
Mrs. Il. O. Douglass and almost every
body in Grinnell knows him and likes
him. Both he and Mrs. Douglass viii
be greatly missed when they go west
to take up their new work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
MAD DOG BITES FINE TEAM
Council Bluffs Man Will Lose Horse
Valued at Over 5000.

Special to Times-Republican.
Council Bluffs, Aug. 25.-An exciting
encounter with a rabbi dog and the
probable loss of q finely matched team
of horses valued at over 5000, was the
early morning experience Of Conrad
Geise, proprietor of bottling estab-
lishment here. Geise went to the sta
bles, and on opening the door was at
tackled by dog which had gained en-
trance thru small door. He barely got
the door closed in time and repaired
to the house, where he secured a gun
with which he killed the dog. He then
learned that the horses, which had
broken loose in their frenzy, were ter
ribly mutilated by the dogs attacks,
and will have to be, killed. DR.. McRob-
erts, who examined them and the dead
canine, is of the opinion that the dog
had rabies. The team of horses had
been greatly admired for their beauty
and we'll matched appearance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
BANKER STEALS. CORN.
Uses Auto to Haul to Market Tooth
some Roasting Ears.

Waterloo, Aug. 25.-A young Water
loo banker has been caught stealing
sweet corn from nearby farms and
bringing it to the city and placing ii
with grocers at cents per dozen ears.
The young fellow has been visiting the
fields of the Waterloo Canning corpor-
alton with his automobile and carry
ing the corn to town by the machine
load. He has been supplying several
stores and had contracted for future
deliveries when his plans were nipped
by the owner in whose field he was
operating Thursday. Prosecution was
dropped upon a settlement for the
corn taken. The fellow is part owner
Of private bank in this city and herea
tofore has stood well in the communi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25

/ visions but a party is unded Suspicion
and is being watched for by the people
| in the neighborhood The home OF
Sanford Hayden, the Brennan home
and third house were all entered the
same evening and in each case the
night thief stole something to eat, not
to appease an immediate appetite, but
taking things for future use. He Sc
cured quite an arrnload Of canned
goods, preserves and vegetables and
stocked up with enough stuff to last
| for several days.
DEBORAH.
Telephone company having the heav-
Ter part of their repairs practically
completed have begun to install the
residence 'phones. These are going in
at the rate of a dozen day, giving a
corresponding number of housewives
| the pleasure and convenience of being
con the map" once more. Something
over 800 contracts have been signed
down to date. Owing to the lesser ex-
pense of party lines and the selective
system used the demand for that kind
of service exceeds the supply at pres
emit. These are being installed on their
old call numbers, temporarily, and as
rapidly as possible they will be con-
nected up by the new "color call" If
being deprived of the service for two
months has induced a respect for the
phone that will bring a prompt re-
Spouse when the bell rings. something
has been accomplished toward a more
! perfect service.
Burlington.
Harry Barmeier, state game warden,
has returned to the city after visiting
Keokuk and F,t. Madison in the inter-
ests of the new fish and game pro-
tective association. He secured a
number Of members in those cities and
at the same time Dan Tubbs was
working up the membership in New
London and Mt. Pleasant with excel
lent results. AS result of his oper-
ations in Burlington Mr.. Barmeier has
secured here list Of rs members in the
association and expects to increase this
number. Local sportsmen are inter-
ested in the plans of the association
which promise to work revolution in
the system and in financing the game
and fish protective movement. The res
ident hunters license is the main thing
the association is working on at the
present time, and it is hoped to have
favorable action taken on this by the
next legislature. Mr.. Barmeier states
that the license would produce reven-
ne Of not less than 100000 a year, and
the tax would be small, but $1.00 per
shooter. The amount received would
be expended in the payment Of salaries
to competent game and fish wardens,
doing away with the fee system which
has proven unsatisfactory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
WAS in coMArosE STATE.
Man Picked Up for Dead Near Hum
boldt, Comes to Life.

Man Picked Up for Dead Near Hum
boldt, Comes to Life.
humboldt, Aug. 25.-After he had
been picked up for dead at the side
of haystack, where he had spent
the night, j. l.. Callahan, of Humboldt,
startled the inmates of the ID. K.
Johnson home near Badger by coming
to life before the arrival of the cor
oner, who had been sent for.
Callahan is a retired farmer who
operates clothing store in Humboldt
and is widely known. He drove to
Badger and was taken i'll on his return,
stopping at the johnson home, where
he refused to go into the house for the
night, but consented to use blankets
given him, and camped on the friendly
side of a haystack. The next morning
he was apparently dead and Johnson
sent messenger for a doctor and
coroner. Before either arrived Calla-
han recovered from his comatose state,
and is now recovering from the nights
exposure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
ENVIES BOY POLICE
New York Lad Would Like to Emu
late Example at Council Bluffs, and
Writes to Police Chief Of Iowa City,
for Credentials.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Aug. a5.-The recent
publication, in New York newspaper,
of an article devoted to the boy po-
lice of Council Bluffs, fired youth Of
the eastern metropolis with the idea
that he would like to emulate the eX-
ample made here, and he read with
envy, of the exploits of the juvenile
peace pressers of the west. But with
out the requisite credentials, the New
York youth wrote to Chief of Police
Richmond, of Council Bluffs, request
ing them His letter, which is charac-
teristic of examples Of this kind, was
as follows:
"Mr. Richmond, Chief of Police.
Dear Sir: / read in the paper that
you Il, we kid force to take care Of
the boys in your vicinity. Mr.. Rich
mond, 1 think if you would send me a
badge (star) ! would Ink l could
take care of the boys IN New York
vicinity. was very much interested in
the article and said to myself, How
glad would be if was a boy police
man
eff you send me badge, think l
could get small force of about tif-
teen boys and make a station house.
Please send me an answer, If you send
me a badge, if not, send me an answer
by mail. I am very much interested in
that force.
II am neat, respectable, intelligent
boy I am is years of age.
yours Truly,
MASTER BENJAMIN GOLDFAST,
mo. 2 East Hath Street"
Chief Richmond replied to the lads
inquiry, not forgetting to inclose u
badge" and explaining to him the
methods and purposes in organizing a
boy police force in Council Bluffs. The
chief was impressed with the lads
courage in thinking he could take care
of the boys in New York vicinity" and
believes that he possesses material for
the making of an ideal officer when he
reaches the proper age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
suena Vista Delegates Called.

Special to T1mes-RepuDI1cdH'
Storm Lake, Aug. 25.-C. H. Veg
ersleve, county chairman Of the county
central committee, has called together
again the republican county conven-
ton, which met in June, for the pur-
pose of selecting ten delegates to rep
resent the county in the state conven-
tion. called to select candidate for
indge to succeed Judge Bishop. The
county convention meets in the court
house. at Storm Lake, at IL a. m.'
Aug. 20.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
TYPHOID MAY CHANGE PLANS.
Intention is to Hold Northwest M. e
Conference at Rockwell City.

Sioux City. Aug. 25.-The annual ses-
sion of the Northwest Iowa conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church will
be held at Rockwell City in September.
1T is possible that the unrest caused
by the typhoid scare should make
a change necessary. The disease has
been rampant in the town since last
spring. The bishop to preside over
the conference is Bishop spellmeyer'
who has held His present position
since 1904. A farewell reception is
being planned for Bishop w. S. Lewis,
who leaves soon for China.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
Bio Real Estate Deal.

Lake Mills, Aug. Pa big real es-
tate deal which was recently closed
in this city is that by which a Clear
Lake party becomes owner of vast
amount of Lake Mills real estate.
Among his new holdings are the $685.
900 hotel and two or three residences.
This deal was made by MIR. p. M.
Joice, who takes western lands in ex
change for his Lake Mills properties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
REQUESTS ARE INTERESTING.

Administration Of Rev. Patrick
smythe's Will Ready to Be Reported.
Special to Times-Republican.
Council Bluffs, Aug. 25.-Among the
many interesting cases that will come
before the September term of district
court, will be the report on the admin
istration of the will Of the late Rev.
Patrick Smythe, pastor of st. Francis
Xavier's church. Rev. Smythe made a
number of requests Of interest to var
ious sections of the state, which are
to be adjudicated.
The most important of the requests
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
END REMARKABLE WALK.
East ST. Louis Couple Travel on Foot
to Waterloo.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Aug. 25.-Paul Krumbach
and wife, who have made their way
afoot from East st. Louis, arrived
here last night. They walked the en-
tire distance carrying their possessions
in grip. The coulpe are about 80
years old, and covered an average of
eighteen miles day. For consider
able distance in Illinois the lowlands
were submerged owing to heavy rains,
and they were forced to wade thru
water waist deep. They came here to
get work and the overseer Of the poor
and the Salvation Army fitted them
out with a stove and bed. They
brought cooking utensils in the grip.
Both are footsore, but happy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25

stone thrown by some one near the
train hit him on the head causing a
deep cash behind the ear. He was
brought into Des Moines, and taken
to a physicians office, where his
wounds were dressed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25

orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold
under positive guarantee to cure con-
stipation, sick headache, stomach trou-
BILE, or any form Of Indigestion. If it
fails, the manufacturers refund your
money. What more can any one do.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
UNCLE HIRAM BlssEL DEAD.
We'll Known Pocahontas Hotel Keeper
Passes Away in Canada.

Special to Times Repuh'ican.
Pocahontas. Aug. 25.-Word received
here says Hiram w. Bissel died Sat
urday at Vegreville, Can, where he
had gone in search of health. Uncle
Hiram" was a well known character
in northwestern Iowa, having kept the
Bissel house here for nearly twenty
eight years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
osaaard Gets Plum.

Lake Mills, Aug. 25.-Mr. M. A. Os-
gard has been appointed postmaster
here. This has been an interesting
contest, there having been eight or
ten candidates, all of whom worked
hard to secure the appointment. The
appointment Of Mr.. Osgaard meets
with general approval.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
STONE THROWN INTO TRAIN.

Boone Man Badly Injured and Taken
to Des Moines.
Des Moines, Aug. 25.-George Guten-
berger, of Boone, was seriously injured
yesterday while riding on a freight
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-11

ed his face gratefully to the cool night breeze, for he was worn with the stress and anxiety of the day, and there remained much to do. The bun galow had been speedily transformed into a hospital. One nurse. borrowed from a convalescent patient at tho Springs, was to be re-enforced by an other summoned by wire. from Wash ington.
 The ambassadors demand to be al.