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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-14
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

unexpected. Mr.. Everts death was
the result of troubles of a dropsical
nature Morgan Evert was one of
the pioneer settlers of Webster City
and in an early day few men were
better known in Hamilton county
than he. For many years he was in
the real estate business here and was
very successful. His many friends
among the early settlers of Hamilton
county will hear of his death with
much sorrow.
Boone.
Word has been received in Boone
of the death of Harry McColly, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. McColly, Of Ames,
which occurred at the home of a
brother in Oklahoma. The young
man went to Oklahoma last fall to
spend the winter and shortly after
wards sustained skull fracture in
an accident. He did not fully recover
from this when stricken with typhoid
fever. His mother was called to Ok
lahoma some weeks ago by his illness
and remained at his bedside until the
years old. The remains will be
brought ITO Boone county lol AIlei-
ment.
Jefferson.
News of the death Of Charles N.
Shircliff came last week as great
surprise to his Jefferson friends, few
Of whom had learned of his serious
illness. He left here at Christmas
time to pay a visit to his aged mother,
i,.lya
Vile, Ohio, and shortly after the first
Of the year he was seized with an
attack of muscular rheumatism. which
finally reached the heart He died on
, Friday evening, February %. The
funeral services were held Sunday,
March 1, at Kirkersville, and were in
charge of the Red Mems lodge OF
Newark, Ohio, who went over to the
neighboring town in a body to officiate
in this capacity.
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county. Here he bought farm Just
across the line from Hardin county.
In March, 1858, he married Minerva
Valentine, then resident of Hardin
county. Her fathers farm, or part
of 1t. was where the present town of
Union stands.
Minerva Valentine was born in Henry
county. Indiana, Sept %. 1899. Her
parents migrated westward in 1851,
taking her with them. She is mem
Der of the United Brethren church, OF
which her father was a minister doing
evangelistic work in those early days
There was no iron horse and Pullman
car to speed them over the prairies
on their honeymoon. but instead an OLD
fashioned carriage and trusty team
conveyed them to their new nome.
They recall many incidents of that
wedding journey, the hardshlps OF
which now seem amusing The couple
went to housekeeping on their farm IN
Grundy county, and together they en-
toyed the freedom and suffered the
privations Of the times. On June 3.
1860, they had the terrible experience
of having their home with all OF Its
CoIleIllS dtSlloSSo W O. SoAAAssAO' !" HAN'i
is still well remembered by the older
settlers. The house was frame
structure, and when the storm had
passed, scarcely two boards could be
found nailed together 1t seems mir
aculous that their lives were spared.
In 1861 Mr.. Bates sold his farm and
purchased one of 215 acres in Union
township. which has the distinction of
being the first home of a white man in
Hardin county. The land had been
settled by Greenberry Haggn in lS49.
Fourteen children-ten daughters and
four sons-have blessed the happy I'M
ion. Seven of the children are living
Mrs H. Fl. Barnes and Mrs. A. l..
Wood, of Union, Mrs. A. J. Cavana. Of
Eldora Mrs. G. B. Alexander. of Cedar
Rapids, Mr.. w. II. Bates, of Iowa City,
and Mr.. S. ]. Bates and Miss Edna
Bates, of Chicago There are now
thirteen grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Mr. Bates has held several local Of
fees of trust. He is a member of In
dustry Lodge, No. 225, I. o. 0. F. hay
ing been member since its organ
ization in 1871. and in 1877 he served
as District Deputy Grand Master.
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, she is only Is. The couple secured
their marriage license at noon yester-
day, and presumably are now mar
ried. Hatfield stole his girl bride
from the high school at Grimes dur
ing recess recently and drove with
her directly to the Polk county court
house. The girls parents reached the
city and joined the searchers.
Salem.
Mrs. ]. L. Ingrim met with very
painful accident last week. While a
kettle full of boiling water was being
placed on the stove, the kettle tipped
to one side and the contents were
thrown on her left arm. Ere the gar
ments could be removed the limb from
above the elbow to the hand was Sc
severly scalded. Altho quite sick and
suffering from the burns, she is get
ting along as we'll as can be expected.
Cedar Rapids.
The coming year promises to be of
unusual interest to local launch own
ers and great preparations are being
made for the opening of the outing
season. Already a. number of owners
have overhauled their launches and
will have them afloat just as soon as
the ice all goes out of the river. Sew
eral new launches are to be placed on
the river this season and there has
been some talk of organizing a launch
, club.
Cedar Falls.
A central school building for graded
and high school work, to cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000 and to contain
four rooms is the hope of people of
Orange township, which a good many
patrons Of the school would like
to see realized The plan is to COM
bine six sub-districts Of the ten into
one school district, and while the
matter was not presented early enough
to enable the people to vote on the
proposition at their spring election, it
is probable petitions will be circu-
lated and a special election called in
the near future.
Davenport.
A valuable team of horses belong
ing to DIR. B. Raben was burned to
death in a fire that destroyed DR.. Ra-
ben's barn at the rear of his home,
232 West Locust street shortly before
midnight The barn was also de-
stroyed and a buggy and harness
burned The origin of the fire is un-
known and there is a suspicion that
ii was of incendiary origin, altho
this will probably never be proved. The
fire was not discovered until 1t had
secured good start and as the horses
were confined in box stalls it is prob
able that they were smothered before
the fire was discovered.
Webster City.
Word has been received by Mrs.
f.. D. Colt that her brother-in -law,
Morgan Everts. died at Santa Cruz,
Cal, on last Thursday. March 3. Mr..
E,verts had been seriously Ill for some
time. having been confined to his bed
during all :of The present winter and
his passing AMay was therefore not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-14
Professor Holden Advises Farm
ers Against Sending Away
For Corn Seed
HOME GROWN is THE BEST
Holden Urges That Farmers Purchase
Seed Grown in Own County for Sew
eral Years-Those Having Surplus
Asked to Notify Department of Elk
tension at Ames College.
Special &c -.mes-Republlcan.

Special &c mes-Republlcan.
Ames. March 14.-Prof. P. G. Hold
en-, head of the department of agri-
culture extension of Iowa State col
lege, has issued another timely bull
letin on selection of seed corn, In
which he advises planters to utilize
home grown seed The circular says:
"rhe condition of much of the seed
corn to be planted in Iowa this year
is bad. This is especially true in the
northern half of the state.
MANY will find it necessary to buy
seed and being unable to secure 1t
near home will send away and pur-
chase it wherever seed is advertised.
In most cases this will lead to dis
appointment, for corn grown from
seed brought in from distance, es-
pecially from the south, will yield
considerably less than that from home
grown seed and will also fail to ma
ture as we'll
This department wishes to urge
upon those buying seed to secure that
which has been grown In their own
county for a number OF years. A large
number of experiments conducted in
different parts of the state during the
past three years have shown very con-
clusively that corn grown from even
good seed brought in from distance
yields less than an apparently poorer
quality Of corn raised in that local.
ity. They have also shown that i'm
ported seed will not mature as well
as the home grown seed.
'If someone in the neighborhood has
we'll matured corn which was har-
vested early it will be safer to select
the best ears from the crib, test six
or more kernels from each ear and
save for seed only those from which
six kernels grow strong than to send
away for seed which is not suited to
that locality.
MANY inquiries as to where seed
may be purchased have already been
received. Judging from past exper-
fence the greatest demands will come
about corn planting time, when many
will awake to the realization that they
have no seed corn and do not know
where to get any.
Il wish that those having more
seed corn than they need, which will
grow we'll and mature in their local
ity, to write to P. G. Holden, and make
it known, stating the name of the va
riety, whether it is early, and the price
per bushel, so that less fortunate peo-
pie can be directed to someone in
their own section Of the state for
seed.
II wish to draw attention again to
the great need of testing six or moro
kernels from every ear of seed to be
planted in Iowa this year"
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Muscatine.

MuSCattne.
Work has commenced around the
new court house site, and one OF the
three derricks to be erected was prac-
tically completed. About ten men are
working but Foreman Steve Mackey
stated that the gang would be IN
creased in day or two.
Carroll.
The city council has arrived at a
definite solution of the water question
in this city by entering into contract
with the Carroll Light and Heat Co.
to pump the water for five years. Inc
rate the city is to pay has been de-
cided upon and the contract entered
into. The rate to be paid is on slld-
ing scale and will vary according to
the amount of water used.
Des Moines.
Mike Heartney, once wealthy but
ruined by drinking, died yesterday as
the result Of a severe beating given
him by Tom Cooney when both men
were locked in the city Jail, ten days
ago. A charge of murder has been
filed against Cooney. Heartney was
the special protege of Judge G. c. Cole,
CIlG U0SL.hHONu III AoNsoS, "AAS
peatedly sought to reform him.
Alton.
The Commercial club Of Alton has
taken up the matter of securing an
opera house for that town, it being
the unanimous opinion that some kind
of public hall must be fixed up as
soon as possible After full discus
sion a committee was appointed to
report in two weeks as to what KIND
of an opera house could be built and
completely furnished for $4,000.
Burlington.
The steamer Eloise is being put into
trim for the opening Of the season,
which is now rapidly approaching.
President ]. A. Macarthur Of the
Northwestern Packet company, which
owns the boat, said last evening that
it was little uncertain just when the
boat would begin making trips. He said
the statement that the lGloise would go
into commission next Monday was an
error
Davenport.
Fire Chief John Stottenberg states
there is a city ordir ance requiring
public buildings of all nature to have
their doors open outward, as a pre-
caution against calamity in case of
fire. All school buildings of the city
are so constructed and Chief Stolten-
berg believes the danger of a catastro-
phe by fire has been reduced to min
imum in the public buildings of Dav-
export.
Des Moines.
Detectives are securing the city for
15-year- old Jessie May Moffit and
William o. Hatfield, who made a sem
sational elopement from Gines, Iowa,
and the Polk county Ia md jury is
preparing to bring al, Nrictment Of
perjury against William Iilier, 1858
West Twenty-third street. who swore
that the girl was Is year: old when
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-14
BURIED in SAME GRAVE.
Funeral Of Glen Rathbun and Wife
Murderer and Victim.

Funeral Of Glen Rathbun and Wife,
Murderer and Victim.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.
Sigourney, March 1.-THE funerals
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rathbun, the
former of whom committed suicide
last Tuesday in Omaha, after killing
his young wife, were held yesterday at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. ]. Ratllbun, the Rev. Charles N.
Pace officiating. Following the serv-
ices the remains We're taken to the
Sigourney cemetery, and inferred in
one grave, thus complying with the
request of the young husband.
The greatest sympathy and respect
was shown by the number Of sorrow
ing friends at the house and at the
grave.
The Rathbun family has always
been very prominent here. The dead
man was an only child and would
have inherited a large sum Of money
from an uncle and his parents. He
was home here a week ago visiting
with his parents. He was discharged
1son the army in January after three
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-14
MIR. and Mrs. William Bates, OF
Union, Celebrate Golden
Anniversary
MANY GUESS PARTICIPATE
Prominent and Respected Couple Of
Union Greet Their Frends-First
People Married in Town of Union =
Participated in Pioneer Experiences
Recipients of Many Valuable Presents

Union, March 14.-Today marks the
fiftieth milestone in the married life
of Mr. and Mrs. William Bates, a
highly esteemed couple of this town.
The event was celebrated at their
home in Union. After prayer and con-
gratulatory remarks by Rev. Mr.. Ward
of the NJ. E. church, dinner was
served to about seventy-five guests,
including the children and grandchil-
dren. old friends and neighbors. In
the afternoon a reception was held to
which hundred or more friends Of
the family came. Dainty refreshments
were served by Mrs. Alexander, Mrs.
Ca.vana, Miss Edna Bates and Mrs. S.
j. Bates.
The children presented their father
with a beautiful gold watch and to
their mother gold-handled umbrel-
la, and other many useful presents
were received. Guests from out Of
town were Mr.. and Mrs NJ. l.. Barnes,
Mr. and Mrs. Haskins, of Written; Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Valentine and family
of Conrad; Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey, of
Garden City, S. D.; Mr.. and Mrs. Ca
rothers, Mr.. and Mrs. Galloway. DIR.
and Mrs. e. d. Whitacre, of Marshall
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bates were married In
Union, March IA, 1858. They We're the
first white couple married in Union
and have lived in that vicinity for
the past fifty years. They have been
prise that has had to do with the de-
velopment and the upbuilding of Un-
ion township during these years.
William Bates was born in Hudders-
field, Yorkshire, England, April 30
1884. He was educated in his native
country. but when still boy Of 10,
in company with his brother Ben1a-
min, left home and came to America.
For a few months he was employed
in the wooden mills at Glenham, New
York. after which he came to Morris,
ILL.,, where he worked as farm Ia
borer until March, 1853. At this time
he Joined party of gold seekers who
went overland to the Sierra Nevadas,
where they arrived in August. Here
he was employed in the mines and In
driving pack mules across the noun
tains. During this time he made his
home at Little York. Nevada county.
Oct. 5, 1855, he left California by way
OF the Hawaiian Islands and the 18TH
mus Of Panama. stopping at Cuba His
stay here was short and he continued
to New York and thence to Morris, Ill.
In the following spring the pioneer
spirit drew him westward, and he mi
grated to Iowa, locating in Grundy
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New Sharon Items.

Special to mes-Republican
New Sharon, March 14.-Mrs. Geo.
Shlegel and little daughter left We'd
nesday morning to Join her husband at
Pierre, s. d.
The citizens consent to nominate a
candidate for mayor, two aldermen and
a treasurer, will be held at the, city
hall Thursday evening. March 10.
The Old Maids convention given by
local talent Friday evening at the Ma
sonic hall, under the auspices of the O..
E. S., was a decided success in point
of merit and attendance.
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CAR LOST FOUR YEARS.
Lumber Now on Way to Sioux Falls,
Original Destination.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, March 14.-Employes of
the Rock Island on this division are
telling of a curiosity that recently
passed thru here en- route to Sioux
Falls 1t was a car of lumber that had
been lost for four years. The car was
originally billed out at Seattle, and
destined to Sioux Fails. but it went
astray and has, it is said. been traced
over nearly every road in the country
before 1t was located and started for
it's original destination. The lumber
was brown with age, and showed I'M
mistakable signs of exposure to the
weather.
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RICHARD A. CARLETON DEAD.
and Ex-Postmaster Of Iowa
Falls. and Otherwise Prominent.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, March 14.-Ex-Postmas
ter Richard A. Carleton died at his
home in this city, yesterday, aged IS
years. Mr.. Carleton was a civil war
veteran, and for years was prominent
merchant and citizen of Iowa Falls. His
death followed gradual decline of
several months, but was primarily due
to tuberculosis. He is survived by his
wife, and two daughters, Mrs. c. H.
Burlingame, of this city, and Mrs. M. c.
Van Meter, Of Des Moines. The funeral
will be held at the home Sunday after
noon and interment will be made in
Union cemetery. Mr.. Carleton was a
native Of Maryland, being born in
Cumberland county in 1913. He came to
Iowa with his father in 1852, the family
locating at Iowa City. The deceased
was member of the I'd Iowa cavalry
and served four years and three
months. He came to Iowa Falls in 1870
and for many years was engaged in the
lumber and stone business
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Injured in Ogden Mine.

Boone, March 14.-Mr. Anton Lund-
stein, coal miner, was severely In
jured recently while in the Ogden coal
mines. A chunk of slate fell on him
while at work, pinning him to the
ground and receiving internal injuries.
The extent of his injuries is impossi-
BILE to state, but he will be confined In
bed for many weeks. This is the first
injury of any Importance since the
mines have been opened there.
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Hampton p. E. o. Officers.

Special to Times-RepubliCan.
Hampton, March 14.-Officers of the
P. E. o. sisterhood for the ensuing
years, recently installed. We're: Presi-
dent, Mrs. lone Boehmler vice presi-
dent, Miss Mary Faatz; recording sec
rotary. Mrs. Isabelle Hobson; cores
ponding secretary. Mrs. [rma Harri-
man; treasurer, Mrs. Madeira Bilder-
back; chaplain. Mrs. Hudson: guard.
Mrs. Harriet Mott; Journalist, Mrs.
Ella Robinson.
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FIRE DAMAGE AT oTTuMwA.
Flames Destroy Two Houses ane
Damaue Three Others.

Flames Destroy Two houses and
Damage Three Others.
Special to Times-Republican.
Ottumwa, March IA. - Damage
amounting to $4,000 was done here by
fire of unknown origin, which de-
stroyed two houses and damaged three
others. The large residences of j. K
Dysart and C. w. Messenger, 416 and
414 North Green street, were totally
destroyed, nothing of them being left
standing but a part of the lower walls,
badly burned. OF the other three res
licences to which the fire jumped, those
of Edwin DUNCAN and r. L. Stentz,
at numbers 412 and 418, we're the most
damaged A hole was burned in the
roof of each of these houses, and wa
ter did considerable damage.
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LAMP ExPLoDEs; GIRL BURNED
Miss Bertha 1uttemier, Of Manson,
Will Be Terribly Disfisured.
Hnoofal IN TinnS- r onNhlicQn .}

VblS8 00VSUd o0kS0tusS1St W Us0uS0US
Will Be Terribly Disfisured.
Special to Times-Republican.
Manson, March 14.-Another mis-
fortune has come to the G.. F. Butte
mier family here, the victim being a
daughter, Miss Bertha. While down
cellar, where she had gone after kind
ling, lamp she was carrying broke,
and the oil saturated her hair, which
caught fire. Her mother, who was at
. neighbours house, heard her screams
and rushed down cellar and put out
the flames, but not until the child was
fearfully burned about the head and
arms She will probably recover, but
will be badly disfgured. one ear being
almost completely burned off.
Another daughter is in a hospital
and is recovering from serious oper-
alton. The father is a tailor here.
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years of service in Cuba. His wife
visited here seven months ago. He
married her shortly after entering
the service in Des Moines.
Jealousy of his wife is the reason
assigned for the tragedy by those
who knew the young husband best.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-14
DANIEL MURRAY DEAD.
Probably Oldest Settler in osceoIa
Township, Franklin County.

Special /. Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, March 14.-Daniel Muir
ray, thought by many to be the old
est settler in Osceola township,
Franklin county, is dead, and his life
as we'll as that of his brothers, now
decreased, is a strange one. With his
parents and two brothers, Andrew and
John in 1856, the located on the farm
northeast Of this city, where they all
died. None of the sons ever married.
and after their parents death, no fe-
male help was ever allowed on the
farm, altho their parents died some
thirty years ago. The early invest
ments of the family proved good ones
and they died wealthy.
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Death Near Sioux Rapids.

Special to Times-RepublicaE.
Sioux Rapids, March 14-AIrs. Oney
Mckenzie died at the home of her
daughter east of town. Deceased was
one of the first settlers Of Sioux Rap
ids. The body was laid to rest in
Lone Tree cemetery.
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wouLD-BE SUICIDE FAILS.
Attorney j. B. Smith, of centerviIIe
Dashes Head on Pavement.

Dashes Head on Pavement.
SpeciaI to Times Republican.
ICenterville, March 14.-In the depths
Of dependency over an order issued
by Judge Vermillion for disbarment
proceedings against him, Attorney
John B. Smith, of this place, attempt
ed to commit suicide by dtishing his
head on the pavement, and is now in
a dangerous condition. He is chair
man of the democratic county central
committee of -Appanoose county.
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MUCH LIVE STOCK ,sMoTHEREo

Overturned Straw Stack Causes a
Grundy County Farmer $500 Loss.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Fails, March 14.-Barney Ables,
a farmer living in Grundy county, lost
$500 worth of live stock By the over
turning of straw stack that had been
undermined. The loss consisted of nine
COWS and five head of hogs.
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FARM FIRE NEAR MANSON.

Spark From Engine lenites Hay
Stakeholder News.
Special 10 Times Renublicaa
Manson. March IA fire started
by spark from a passing engine, de-
stroyed a stack of hay belonging to
G. E. Haney The fire department
rushed to the scene of the fire, and
saved number of outbuildings near
the hay stack.
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SERVED in cRIMEAN WAR.
II. II. Ashton, centerviIIe, Last Sur.
vivor of BaIakIava, Dead.

Special to Ti1nes-Republican.
Centerville, March 14.-H. H. Ash
ton, of this place, dropped dead here
yesterday afternoon. The deceased
aged Sc years, served in the Crimean
war under the name of Mcdonald, and
was the last survivor of the famous
battle of Balaklava.