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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15

Sac City
The August term of the district cour'
for Sac county has adjourned, after
completing the work in one of the bus
lest terms in several years. Judge Pow.
ers issued an order committing SIX
children of Mr.. and Mrs. James Easte
to the Iowa Children's home at Des
Mones. They had been a charge tt
the county, their father not aiding III
their support. Many Sac county drug
gists were indicted by the grand jury
on charges of illegal selling of intoxi-
eating liquors. They are: o. E. Hug
lin, E. P. Pottieger, Alvah U. Perkins
Claude z. Perkins and ]. A. Engstrom
of Odebolt; A. y. Russian and f. j
Armantraut, of Wall Lake; j. M. Kelly
and A. E. Smith, of Early. Otto Rel:
and Dan Sexton, of Odebolt, saloon
keepers, were also indicted.
Davenport.
Motorman Dodge, on a Mt Ida car
and several other persons, were the
victims of a hoax perpetrated out or
East Thirteenth street by a gang OF
boys, who are evidently short on brains
and long on devilment. AS Dodge was
running his car down the grade on
East Thirteenth street, east Of Grand
avenue just after dark he suddenly
saw what looked like a boy lying or
the car tracks at Arlington and Thir-
teenth streets. He tried frantically
to stop the car before reaching it, but
could not and then to his horror he
felt the car crunching over the object
on the track. Dodge said he was
sure he heard a scream as the cal
struck the object, but If he did it was
from some one of the dozen young saw
ages who were peering out from behind
trees and bushes to see the fun, for
an investigation revealed only a hor-
riby mangled and lifeless dummy. II
was a very cleverly made dummy
however, and after being run over Still
looked enough like a boy to brighten
a. number of passers-by, who saw il
living on the track and thought some
one had been run over
Waterloo.
The bar calendar of Blackhawk coun-
ty district court is the largest this
September in it's history. There is q
total of 1856 cases in all classes for
hearing at this term, divided as fol-
lows: Law, 437, chancery 220, probate
1O6, criminal %. The great bulk OF
the cases filed were presented on
Thursday and Friday, when a total OF
40 new actions were made a matter
of record. eight of them being for di-
vorce, while almost an equal number
were for damages ranging from $1,000
to $4,000 each. Some of the cases are
filed on very slender grounds so far
as the petitions disclose and it is
likely several will be settled before
coming to trial. The jury work in
sight is considerable and is of such
character it would require several
Judges to complete all of them. 1t is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
Resignation of Professor Nc
Lean, of Animal Husbandry
Department, Is Latest
GOES TO MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
Mclean to Take Up Work in Southern
Agricultural Colleges Animal Hus'
bandry Department = Native Of On.
tario, Canada, and College at Guelph
Has Been Wanting Him.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Sept. 15.-The Iowa state col
lege is losing many Of Its best profess
sors this year. While every effort is be-
ing made to secure just as good men
to take their places, still it is with
feelings Of sincere regret that the stu
dents witness the departure of men
whom they have known and with whom
they have worked for years. Following
the designations of Professors Mckay
and Mcneil comes the announcement
that Professor Mclean will leave
shortly to take up work in the animal
husbandry department at the Missis-
sippi agricultural college.
Professor Mclean is native of On
tario, and has all a Canadians love for
fine stock. He graduated from the Nc
Master University at Toronto, in 1902,
after which he was member Of the
instructing force at the Ontario agri-
cultural college at Guelph for two
years. In 1904 he came to Ames, and
secured his B. S. A. degree from this
institution in 1905. He was Immediately
offered a position in the animal hus-
bandry department at the Colorado ag-
ricultural college, which he filled for q
year. At the end of that time he re-
turned to Ames, to fill the position of
assistant professor of animal husban-
dry Since that time he has been en-
gagged in the work here, and has been
one of the most popular instructors In
the agricultural department The On
tario college at Guelph has tried at
various times to secure him, but was
unable to pay sufficient salary. Pro
fessor Mclean goes to a land Of OPP
portunity for the animal husbandry
man, and will undoubtedly play an
important part in the live stock and
agricultural awakening. Of the south.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
BUILDS SPITE HOUSE
AROUND A BIG TREE
Freak Bungalow Constructed
Around Majestic Elm by
Des Moines Man
HE ABANDoNs BIG MANSION
Will Occupy Peculiar House as Home
-Neishbor Says Structure Was
Erected for Spite Because He Would
Not Purchase Lot at High Price -
News Of the State.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, Sept. 15.-Dr. A. g.
Fields freak bungalow built around a
giant elm tree at 1914 Twelfth street,
the construction Of which during its
progress has been watched by hum
dreds of curious Des Moines people,
is nearly completed.
Since July %, when The Capital first
gave to Des Moines people the story
and the first photograph Of this re-
markable dwelling. not a day has
passed but parties Of sightseers have
visited the Field property on Twelfth
street to see and wonder at the freak
idea of constructing a house on one
side of a lot where it Is necessary to
build a hole in the house to accommo-
date the tree or else fell the forest
giant
North Des Moines gossips' tongues
still are wsgging rnerrily with specula-
ton as to the origin of DR.. Fields
strange idea, and Charles u. walker,
the cigar jobber who resides just north
of the Field bungalow. continues to
give curious inquirers the impression
that but for him and his refusal to
purchase the Field lot at DR.. Fields
own price the remarkable bungalow
never would have been constructed.
Last July Walker swore legal ven
geance on DIR. Field for building a
bungalow it was so close to the boun-
separated the two properties When
DIR. Field put in the foundation for his
bungalow it was no close to the boun-
Diary line that It was apparent that
the workmen building the house must
stand upon Walkers ground. Walker
declared that he would enjoin them
from so doing and thus prevent the
construction of the house, but for one
reason or another he failed to carry his
threat into execution and DR.. Field
proceeded with his building unan-
noyed.
So far as is known DR.. Field never
has told to living mortal his reason
for building his bungalow so near to
the boundary line that the construc-
ton of shaft thru the house was
necessary to accommodate the tree.
Certain it is that DIR. Field wanted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15

firmation tour on Sept. Is, when he
will administer the sacrament at Cor
pus Christi church at Fort Dodge, Ia.
in the morning and at st. Joseph's
church at Duncombe in the afternoon.
The schedule is as follows: Is, Church
Of the Sacred Heart, Fort Dodge; II,
Moorhead; IS, Clare; q, Boone; %,
Ogden; %, Grand Junction; "a, JEFF
ferson; %, Churdan; rs. Vail; %, Bre-
da; ~, Arcadia; 30, Halbur and Ros-
ellie. The schedule for October follows:
1, Wiley; 2, Dedham; 8, Coon Rapids;
5, Salix and Onawa; s, Danbury, est.
Mary's); z, Mapleton.
Charlton.
The city council has exonerated A. d.
Gray, "a former city clerk and at the
present time county recorder, Of tho
charge of shortage in his accounts
while he was in the employ Of the
city. Sometime ago Wilkinson & Son,
expert accountants, after an examin-
alton of the city books, reported
counts. Mr.. Gray's attorneys, Penick
and Anderson, with another expert
accountant, Mr.. Worthington, Of Des
Moines, went over the books and sub
mitted report to the special commit
tee of the city council, in which they
accounted for the apparent shortage
The report of the special committee
has been adopted by the city council,
which amounts to a declaration that
Mr.. Gray is not indebted to the city.
Mr.. Gray had been indicted on the
charge of embezzlement. and this ac-
ton on the part Of the city council
will undoubtedly have great weight IN
the trial at the coming term OF court
this month
Davenport.
A slight hold on the sill Of els
tern was all that saved Mrs. Celia
Kirck of Davenport from being
plunged into deep water and drowning
on Thursday morning at West Branch
Mrs Kirck was one Of the Davenport
delegates to the district convention,
which met Wednesday and Thursday
in West Branch, and was a guest a!
the home of Mrs. Gruell The cistern
is located on the back porch, and In
entering the house it is necessary to
cross it, The boards, while solid on
top had rotted away on the under
side, and were very weak. The result
was that when Mrs. Kirck stepped up
on them they gave away suddenly, and
if she had not thrown her hands up
suddenly and caught hold Of the sill
as she fell, she would have been
plunged into a large depth Of water,
from which it would have been very
difficult to save her. The well is ono
of the deepest in West Branch and help
was not obtained for about five min
utes, when several men were called ana
assisted in bringing her out. She faint
ed away as help arrived, being ssvese.
~ bruised and exhausted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
MI. Pleasant.

Mt. Pleasant.
c. N. Nelson, Of Burlington, was Sc
aected as the architect Of the $4,000;
school house. Bids are to be advertised
for soon.
keokuk.
Fire, starting from mysteriou
source, reduced the barn on the S. e
Millspaugh place, No. SIT Orlean
street, to ruins, while the family horse
which was in the stall when the fir
was discovered, also lost its life.
Mason City.
The cords and veins Of the wris
were cut and the flesh Of his arm:
badly lacerated as the result of TIL
explosion Of pop bottle in the hand:
of e. O. Quandt, refreshment vendel
at the fair grounds and who lives a
615 North Superior street. The wound
was serious one.
Iowa City.
A smashed eye and broken nos'
was worth SIS, according to de-
cision Of Mayor q. w. Ball made yes
terday when he imposed fine of thu
foregoing amount upon Geo. Clarke fol
assaulting Fred Germer, the son of
well-known Iowa City business man
The deed was committed on the camp
us Of the university.
Madrid.
Mrs, Ben Wheeler Of Madrid. me-
with an unfortunate accident Monday
In which she sustained a broken collar
bone. She is quite an aged lady and
has been forced to make her way on
crutches for long time. Monday IN
walking on the sidewalk near her home
the end Of the crutch struck hole II
the sidewalk, throwing her to the
ground. She struck on her shoulder
with sufficient force to cause the In
jury above noted.
Mason City.
There was Al short but disastrous
runaway on Main street in front OF
the Parker building Saturday morn
ing about 10 o'clock when one of Rob-
ert Gibson's horses got the line under
his tail and commenced to kick and
plunge. They struck the iron trolley
pole on the corner and the sudden STOP
threw Mrs. Gibson, who was with her
husband in the wagon, out of the We
hicle and onto the pavement. She
struck on the back of her head and q
nasty wound was inflicted.
Tyrone.
Word was received here over the
telephone OF the serious, if not fatal,
injury of a two-year-o child OF a
family named Dillwell who reside if
teen miles southwest of Melrose on a
farm, in Wayne county The little one
was playing in some high grass and
weeds in the yard at its home when a
moving machine was put in operation
to NOV the yard and the child was not
seen by the operator until the sickle
had severed the limbs. The injury is a
desperate one and may cost the life OF
the infant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15

Clarion.
M. q. Lester has fitted up a cro-
quet ground back of his barber shop
and has lighted it with electricity, thus
allowing croquet enthusiasts to play
during the evening hours.
Cedar Falls.
Ed Rexstrew, of Cedar Falls, has re-
ported to the police that he is minus
800 worth of pearls and $35 in cash,
which he claims were stolen from him
a night or two ago while he and COM
panions were having a little time. Rex
strew made a similar report last year
of men robbing him of money and
pearls after giving a little banquet in
their honor The police are investi-
eating.
Des Moines.
The affinity microbe succeeded in
breaking up another home when a
divorce decree was granted Mrs. s..
G. Van Auken, wife Of one of the
best known members of the Des Moines
bar. The plaintiff alleges that her hus-
band became enamored of wealthy
widow who was at one time a client,
and that when she (the plaintiff) was
absent from home, the said widow was
provided with key to the Van Auken
home. The court granted the injured
wife $4,000 alimony. The family has
long been prominent in professional
and social circles.
OskaIoosa.
w. H. Heating is the proud possess
or of one of the bronze medals struck
- cn11iarc nv
the general government to be distrib-
uted among those who assisted in the
hard service in the islands Captain
Heating is the first Oskaloosa soldier
to receive one Of the medals. His
number is 967 of the many thousands
of soldiers who participated in the vol
unteer work, of the time. Any honor
ably discharged soldier who was in the
service in the Philippines is entitled to
one of the medals upon application to
the war department, and the usual
proofs Of identity and right to claim
the decoration.
Council Bluffs.
The Council Bluffs Grape Growers
association loaded it's last car OF
grapes for the season yesterday. Ac-
cOrulHS u MdIfdSei ". W. AeeJe 'he a.
ISOLATION has shipped only 100000
baskets of grapes this year, as against
100 cars. or 100000 baskets last year.
While the shipments this year have
been much less than those Of last sea-
son, the prices received have been as
low or even lower. 1t is said that this
is due to the fact that the grapes in
general over the middle west have rip
ened at about the same time, and con-
seq1ently the market has been flooded.
Council Bluffs and vicinity seems to
have been the only place in which the
crop was even partial failure, the
conditions here being due largely to
hail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
Man Who Made independence
Famous to Retire From
the Turf
SELLS ALL HIS TRoTTERs
Obscure Telegraph Operator Gained
Fame and Fortune in rhetorical Rise
Will Devote Time to Looking After
Landed Interests in the Northwest
On His Feet Again.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Timcs-Republican.
Independence Sept. 15.-Word has
been received here to the effect that
G. w. Williams, at one time owner
of Rush Park track and a large and
valuable stable of fast horses, has sold
all his animals and has quit the
breeding and race track business for
good and all. He says he will never
again enter upon the race track ex-
cept as a spectator.
His entire stud at Galesburg. ILL.,,
headed by Allerton (2:09 Id and Ex-
petition (2:15 3-4). two of the famous
Of living trotting sires, has been sold
to Harry e. Hopper of Indianola, Ia.
and he has retired from breeding and
harness turf.
been prominent figure in the trotting
world.
The cause assigned for this step is
Mr.. Williams desire to spend all his
time looking after his large interests
in the wheat lands Of the Canadian
northwest.
Twenty-Five years ago Williams was
a totally unknown Ito the outside
world), young telegraph operator at
independence, Iowa. His side inter-
est was trotters, and he had an ambi-
ton, not only to own and train, but to
breed them. AS his means were scanty
his beginning had to be humble II
consisted of the purchase of couple
of mares called Lou and Gussie
Wilkes, by Mambrino Boy, (2:26 LAD
that he picked UP for few hundred
dollars after they had been weeded out
Of the big breeding stud Of the Stouts
at Dubuque. But@he did not do as
most men would have done, breed
them to cheap sire and get a couple
of cheap colts. Williams, while a
strenuous doer, was wide reader and
deep thinker upon subjects that in
terested him, and besides that he was
equally ambitious. SO he did what
caused another big tax in his re-
sources; sent the pair all the way to
Kentucky and bred them to two of her
fashionable sires.
This was the spring of 1885. In
|1SS6 the two mares each produced a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15

Iowa City.
Frank Hutchinson, of this place sold
his farm of 140 acres which lies just
across the river from Iowa City, to
J.. w. Mullin, representing Denver
capitalists, for $4,000. The farm is
always used as the chautauqua grounds
for Iowa City. The Denver investors
will turn the farm into an addition to
the city.
Manchester.
One of the heaviest real estate deals
in which local parties have been in
terested in late years was closed when
party of six Manchester men became
Joint owners of a 13,000-acre tract of
Montana land in the Musselshell val
| lev. The investors are Senator George
w. Durham, George Miller, II. b..
Brewer, III. C. Smith, Robert Graham
and Joseph Hutchinson.
Mt. Pleasant.
The little 16-months- daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Asbury Messer, Of
Rome, was badly scalded by pulling
coffee pot filled with hot coffee of
the table. The little one climbed up
to the table, and, pulling at the cloth,
upset the coffee pot. The tender flesh
on the neck, arms, chest and lower
part Of the face was badly scalded
and the child suffered intense PAIN DR..
Huffman, of this city, was called and
dressed the wounds, and the baby Is
now doing as well as could be ex-
pected. A burn of that kind, however,
at this time of the year is always SER
ious, and the parents and friends of
the family are much concerned over
the child's condition.
Davenport.
A grand military ball will be the
closing feature Of the Spanish -Ameri-
can war veterans reunion to be held
here during the carnival week The
ball will be held on the night OF Sept
"a, that date being the day marked
by the carnival program as Spanish
American war day. A committee OF
the Spanish war veterans composed Of
Fred Vollmer, Louis Lasher and George
Martin of Company b, met with the
carnival committee of the Commercial
club and representatives of the Carnl-
val-Exposition company Friday night.
and made arrangements for the ball.
The war veterans committee secured
permission to use the Coliseum for the
ball Perhaps the best feature OF the
ball will be the music, which Will be
furnished by two large bands both OF
high class. The bands will be the
Fifty fourth Iowa Regimentai band,
formerly the Fiftieth Iowa. and Cal1en-
dos italian Concert band OF hfty
pieces, which is to play here during the
exposition Before the dancing the
two bands will give a concert at the
Coliseum The ball will probably be
one of the most popular events of the
carnival week and an immense crowd
lis expected,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
Section Adjacent to Jewell Has
Many Cribs Well Filled
With Last Crop
HELD PENDING CROP THIS YEAR
c. C. Wilson Discusses Windbreaks on
the Farm - Experiment of Sowing
!, Fall Wheat on Corn Land After Crop
! I. Laid BY = An Example in Barn
Building Near Ellsworth.
Special. to rimes-Republican.

Special. to Times-Republican.
Jewell, Sept. 15.-To the question
'.What sort of farming country is
that surrounding the towns of Jewell
and Ellsworth" a good answer would
be these two statements:
Several farms have lately changed
ownership here at a figure considera-
bly, above the 800 mark, and many OF
the corncribs on the farms yet contain
from 100 to 1000 bushels OF corn that
was grown here last year. One man,
Mr.. o. J. Johnson, living south from
Jewell, has about 5000 bushels Of old
corn that he raised himself and which
was left after feeding a lot of stock
for last winters market. He is ready
to sell 1t now because he can see that
q good crop Is certain in this part of
the country this year Natural fertility,
good drainage and careful, intelligent
farming have made this region one of
the very best in this part of the state.
Occasionally an enterprising farmer
here and there is demonstrating to the
public what can be easily done in the
way of growing first class windbreak
or shelter belt. Howard Grill, of Gold
field, at q total expense thus far of less
than $50, has on his farm one Of the
most promising groves that I have
seen. It is 81" shaped; extending about
500 feet east and west and 300 north
and south. The seven inside rows are
an improved catalpa, said not to win
ter-kill, sthe next three rows are Nor
way pines, then comes row OF null
berry trees and on the outside one of
Russian olives. Within this the fruit
for the home will be grown and the
olives. and mulberries besides afford
ing shelter from the wind are expected
to furnish plumber for the birds that
would otherwise eat what was intended
for family use.
It is to be observed that In projects
of this kind many men carefully plan
their tree plot but stop with setting
out the trees and in a year or two this
Is an unsightly and worthless weed
patch, In the case cited, however,
careful cultivation has been given
which If continued q year or two
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
New Industry.

'who is that striking looking man
near the head of the tablet" asked one
of the guests.
.That's Mr.. types" answered the
other. "Hes blood boiler"
What. A workman at the stock
yards?'
"No, no; don't you understand? He
writes these shocking stories of cor
poration cruelty to children and ignor-
ant employees that you read in the mag
azines'