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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24
WANT COLUMN

WEATHER-Tonight and Wednes-
day fair Max 70. Min. 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
MANY FIELDS RUINED
Considerable Part of Iowa Corn
Acreage Will Have to Be
Replantcd
WORK PUT BACK TWO WEEKS
Field Work About Where It Was Two
Weeks Ago - Excessive Moisture in
Many Portions of the State Some
cultivatins Permitted During Past
Two Days.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Mones, June 2.-The weekly
weather and crop bulletin, issued by
Director George NJ. Chapel today,
says:
From Monday morning to Friday
night, the temperature was consider
ably above normal, with frequent and
general showers The rainfall was ex-
cessive; the total for the week at many
stations exceeded the monthly normal.
Continuous rains prevented any field
work being done until Saturday, and
the loss to crops by washing and
floods will be considerable. A great
deal of corn will have to be replanted,
and, as a result, there is now nearly
as large as acreage to be planted as
there was two weeks ago. The early
planted fields are becoming very
Weedy, but the more favorable condi-
tons which prevailed during the last
two days afforded an opportunity to
do some cultivating on high and well
drained land. All small grain, grass,
clover, and potatoes have made rank
growth, but reports indicate that the
condition is good except on low land
where the grain is becoming yellow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
sires a5lnslalltuu,r suua aune 1908

cent higher on cattle. 2.3 per cent
higher on hogs and 10 per cent higher
on sheep than the rates from Nebras-
ka points to Omaha.
The Iowa to Chicago rates are "a per
cent higher on cattle, AZ per cent high
er on hogs, and so per cent higher on
sheep than the rates for the same dis
tanccs from Michigan points to Chi
cago
These are simply few examples of
the manner in which Iowa stockmen
and farmers are Disseminated against
by the railroads" Mr.. Wallace said;
In all cases Iowa is given the worst
of it; Notwithstanding the fact That
we are the greatest live stock state
and originate more live stock freight
than any other state in the union. Thls
is not the stockmen's fight alone, 1t Is
the states fight"
The cases of southern lumber rates
and alleged discriminatory rates to Des
Moines as compared with rates to
Minneapolis and st. Paul will be ar
Rued before the commission Saturday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
DEMISE OF W. II. WEIGH.
Pioneer Newspaper Man Of low
Passes Away in Chicago.

Pioneer Newspaper Man Of Iowa
Passes Away in Chicago.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, June 2.-Word has been
received here of the death at his home
in Chicago last night of William II.
Welch, one of the pioneer newspaper
men of Iowa, and formerly owner OF
the Des ,Moines Leader. Mr. WEIGH was
so years of age, and Is survived by
wife. two sons and four daughters.
He came to Des Moines from Du-
buque in 1878, and with W. w. Wit
mer purchased The Des Moines Lead
err. In 1877 he and Wilmer bought
the Western Newspaper Union, with
which he was connected for four years.
He sold out his interest in The Lead
er to Mr. Wilmer in 1882, and in 1887
repurchased it with Frank Clarity and
John Watts. A few years later he sold
it outright to John Olsen and A. n. r.
Zeigler He bought back into the Wes-
tern Newspaper Union in 1898, and
was with the company for seven or
eight years. finally selling his inter
ests to various parties. He then went
to Chicago. where he has been en-
gagged in the newspaper business
MIR. WEIGH owned considerable
property while in Des Mones and was
ranked among the wealthy men of the
city. He owned beautiful home on
West Grand avenue, the same property
as now occupied by the st. Louis acad-
envy He was also identified with j.
G. Berryhill and Simon Cassidy in var
ions ENTERPRISES
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
CATTLE CONDEMNED.
Twenty Head Near Waterloo Afflicted
With Tuberculosis.

Waterloo, June 2.-One of the most
extensive cases of tuberculosis re-
ported in the county for several years
has been discovered on the farm of
Dave Heiple near Dewar. Twenty head
have been condemned and thirty head
are still to be examined. Fourteen of
those that are condemned are mich
cows and are valued at s35 to $50 per
head, and the balance are young heif-
ers. Thirty head of steers are yet to
be examined and it may be possible
there will be more found to be
afflicted.
Some months ago Mr.. Heiple sold
bunch of butcher stuff to the pack
ing house here and last week he ship
ped them car of hogs. When the ami
mails were slaughtered it was found
that some of them were affected with
tuberculosis and the matter was re-
ported to the state veterinary, who
sent Deputy Inspector Hayzlett, of
Oelwein, to examine the herd with the
above results
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
LAUNCH GOES OVER DAM.
Three Waterloo Boys Have Thrilling
Experience.

Waterloo, June 2.-Three occupants
of the Captain Kid launch, owned by
j. Hileman, escaped what seemed to
be almost certain death from drown
ing in the Cedar river, when the steer
ing apparatus of the launch gave out
and the boat with it's passengers went
over the dam, head on.
The launch which is eighteen feet
long and equipped with one of the
fastest engines on the Cedar, was in
charge of Joseph B. Watson, who Is
employed as bill clerk at the c., r. l. &
p. freight depot. Accompanied by
Fred Hayes, ten years old, and another
young lad, the young men went up the
river for an early morning outing. Re-
turning about 10 o'clock they attempted
to make a landing near the Rock Is
land freight depot, but just as the boat
had been headed towards shore, the
steering apparatus broke. The engine
was in perfect working order but young
Watson was powerless to steer the
launch out of the swift flowing cur
rent. The occupants were rescued af-
ter a hard struggle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
b. w. Norton. Mason City Team
ster, Loses Life in Lime
Greek
NOTHING KNOWN OF RELATIVES
Norton Went to Mason City From Du-
buaue, Only Week Ago, and Is Be-
ieved to Have Had No Family
Was a Union Man-Accident Was
of Peculiar Nature.
Special to Times-Republican.

Mason City, June I'm trying to
city, was thrown from the back #
another into Lime creek, yesterday at
ternoon, and was drowned himself.
Norton drove team for Ernest
Thraves, and at the noon hour left his
team unhitched on the banks OF the
stream at the old stone quarries, about
two miles north Of the city. One of the
horses, with his harness on, had gone
down into the creek and became en-
tangled in the harness. Norton,
thinking the horse might drown,
stripped the harness from the other
one of his team, and leaping to his
back went down to rescue the other
horse. When he came near the en-
tangled animal. the beast he rode be-
came frightened and threw his rider
into the streau. Norton was thrown
over the horses head and the animal
lunging. struck him in the breast with
his front hoof. Ernest Thraves. who
saw the accident, said that the last he
saw Of Norton was as he was struck
by the horses hoofs and beaten down
into the water.
The authorities were called at once.
and Chief of Police, Sheriff Holdren
and Deputy Sheriff Buchanan went out
to try to find or rescue the man. The
horse ESCAPED unaided from the
stream.
The body OF Norton was found sew
eral rods below where the accident
occurred. and near the west shore,
late in the afternoon. Norton came
here from Dubuque a week ago and
went to work for Thraves. IIe car
ried a union card which was found
in his pocket. Norton has no family
here. Nothing is known Of his ante
cedents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
DIES ON COLORADO CLAIM.
Remains Of Miss Belle Howard Sen
Back to Madrid.

Special to Times Republican.
Madrid. June Belle Howard, some
five or six weeks ago, went from Ma
drid to a small town. in Colorado, and
with her fiance, young man by the
name of Jack Kennedy, miner. in
tended taking up a homestead. Miss
Howard was not in her new home long
until she contracted a fever She
fingered along only seven days, and
died Her remains were sent to Ma
drid for interment in the cemetery
south Of town, by the side Of her
mother, who died about ten years ago.
Miss Howard intended changing
her name to Kennedy in short time,
but death interfered. Miss Howard
was 10 years old, at her death, and
left stepfather, one sister and one
brother, and a host of friends, to
mourn her loss, as she had many
friends and was bright young lady.
Her sad death was a surprise to all
her friends, as she started from Ma
dri din the best of health.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
SAYS DOCTOR USED REVOLVER.
Magnetic Healer Under Arrest in ce-
dar RAPIDS.

dar Hapt0S.
Cedar Rapids, June Wv. H. Boat
man, q magnetic healer, who came to
Cedar Rapids several months ago in
company with M. Eta Grice and OPP
ened a sanatorium at 515 Fourth ave-
nue., was arrested on "a warrant issued
by Justice Nugent and Is being held
at the city Jail on a charge of attempt
ing to murder his former partner H .
will he arraigned this afternoon
or evening, and in the meantime Coun-
ty Attorney Haas and the police are
endeavoring to ascertain the facts In
what appears to be somewhat COM
plicated affair. Boatman Is accused of
shooting a 32-caliber bullet at Mrs.
Grice, a charge which he denies by
stating that she fired the bullet herself
in order to brighten him into believing
she was trying to kill herself.
The shooting was the result of a
suit in which they became involved
some time ago when they were part
ners in the magnetic healing business
and started suit against Samuel
Walker which landed them in all
sorts of trouble. Walker had taken
treatments from them to the amount OF
$3.50, which he refused to pay be-
cause Of alleged injuries he received
while taking the treatment. The mag
netic healers started suit in Justice
Sloan's court to get the money, and
Walker in turn sued them fol. $4,000
damages for the alleged injuries and
also started suit for alleged practic-
ing medicine and holding themselves
out to cure disease without having
certificate authorizing them to do so.
The suits for one reason and another
have been postponed from time to time
and have not come up for trial as yet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
Masons at Cedar RAPIDS.

Cedar Rapids, June 2.-Officers and
delegates to the Masonic grand lodge
of Iowa are gathering rapidly in the
city today Many of those whose work
required them to be here in advance
or for whom discussion was necessary
as to the affairs of the grand body
during the past year We're present
yesterday. 1t is with generously ex-
pressed pleasure that these representa-
tives of Iowa Masonry come again to
Cedar Rapids. Time after time they
have experienced the hospitality of our
lodges and of our citizens generally
and they know that they will be well
treated during their stay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
FIND INDIAN SKELETONS.
Bodies Unearthed Near Gutenberg
While Digging Sewer.

While Digging Sewer.
Gutenberg, June 1.-The city coun-
Gil, having given the l. O. o. h. lodge
a permit to put in sewerage system
for their building into the Mississippi
river, the work of putting in the same
was commenced Wednesday morning.
Since there was quite force OF men
working it did not take them long to
have trench three feet deep dug, from
the building to the edge of the river
bank. AT this depth two Indian skele-
tons We're found. The first found was
discovered and dug out by MIR. Fred
Block. Together with the skeleton
many brass trinkets We're found, such
as arm bands, rings, ear rings and
crosses. Two peculiartties of the first
find are that hair was still clinging to
the base OF the skull and that one OF
the trinkets bore the name Joe" in
printed letters. Pieces of blankets
were also found with both skeletons.
The second found was discovered
some half an hour later than the first
by George Kirch, who engineered the
job of digging him out so as to get
all of the bones out as perfect as pos
sible. The only thing found with this
one besides pieces of blankets were
numerous small snail shells.
Both skeletons, which were In fair
state of preservation, together with all
trinkets found. were brought up to the
public school. Professor Pye will clean
them up and use them to the best adj
vantage in study.
They both lay with their heads to
the west and feet to the east, accord
ing to the known custom of Indians
huryin. their dead so as to face the
rising sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
SHOT By STRAY BULLET.
Popular Nurse Of r. Dodge at Poin
of Death.

Popular Nurse Of r. Dodge at Point
of Death.
Fort Dodge, June 2.-WhAle walking
In the rear of the Duncombe hotel yes
terday, Mrs. Elmer King. popular
and well known nurse, was accident
ally shot by a stray bullet from a tar
get rifle, and last night was at the
point Of death.
Sam Buttericks, an employe of the
hotel, was shooting at mark, when
one bullet went thru a crack in the
fence, striking Mrs. King, wno was
going by. The bullet entered the abb
domen, made four perforations in the
intestines and lodged on the opposite
side of the body. Mrs. King was taken
hurriedly to the hospital and operated
on at once. She retained some con-
sciousness, and assisted in prepare
lions for the operation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02

and fast rule while the present set
board is in charge OF affairs. Thai
the edict Of the committee Of teac1s
and will be contained in their reporS
the full board Monday evening.
one exception will be the high sch
Two members Of the board are
posed to the plan. They take the
sition that in buildings where ne pl
cipals do no actual teaching, n Q q
was employed, he could not Only 81
ervise the work of the entire schs
but could teach class also VII
would effect an actual saving.
teachers committee, however, regal
this plan as 3impracticable. The me
bers of the committee hold that
order to obtain competent men
principals Of the schools. the salal
necessary would be prohibitive. ii
thought that final disposition OF
matter may produce clash at
board meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
GREAT WEEK FOR IOWA.

Cases to Be Argued May Change
Freight Rate System Of State.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 2.-This week is to
be a great week for Des Moines and
for Iowa is Washington. Cases which
may change the freight rate system of
the state will be argued two days be-
fore the full body Of the interstate
commerce commission. Freight Com
missioner E. G. Wylie, who gathered
together the evidence in the cases
against the railroads heard here In
February, and H. c. Wallace, who is
interested in the case brought to Sc
cure fairer rates on live stock between
Chicago and Iowa points, have already
gone to washington. Attorney N. I.
Guernsey will leave tomorrow night to
conduct the arguments in the cases.
The arguments in the case of the
Corn Belt Meat Producers association
against the railroads will be heard to-
morrow. Mr.. Wallace feels that con-
ditions Of freight rates on live stock in
Iowa are badly in need of remedy and
advances the following arguments:
The Iowa to Chicago rates are SO per
cent higher on cattle, IL per cent high
er on hogs, and per cent higher on
sheep than the rates for the same dis
tances in Iowa.
The Iowa to Chicago rates are 20
per cent higher on cattle, 16 per cent
higher on hogs. and 36 per cent higher
on sheep than rates for the same dis
tances from Missouri points to East
st. Louis.
The Iowa to Chicago rates are 80 per
cent higher on cattle, 10 per cent high
er on hogs, and 80 per cent higher on
sheep than the rates for the same dis
tanccs from Missouri points to Kansas
City.
The Iowa to Chicago rates are 13 per
cent higher on cattle. II per cent high
er on hogs and ~ per cent higher on
sheep than for the same distances
from Kansas and Nebraska points to
Kansas City.
The Iowa to Chicago rates are Is per
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
OPEN TRANsoM SAVED HIM.
Man Who "Blew Out the Gas" Saved
by Lucky Chance,


Sioux City, June 2.-That L. s.
RACER, of Salix. Ia, is alive is due to
the fact that fan light in his bed
room in the Merchants hotel, Third
and Douglas streets, was inadverntly
left open.
Altho cautioned by w. L. Hemphill,
proprietor of the hotel, to turn out the
gasc," RACER went to sleep with. the
gas cock turned part way on. The
deadly fumes escaping thru the tran
som were detected in the morning by
the proprietor, who forced the door
and dragged the unconscious man from
bed. A physician and three hotel at
tendants carried him to fresh tir, where
he was restored. He departed for home
in the afternoon. little the worse for
his experience.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
FARMS FLOODED At MADRID.
Crops Must Be Replanted If River Sub.
sides in Time.
tai ~ Il Ill

special u i lines. tSeUuUltGetH
Madrid, june 2.-The Des Moines
river is now the highest it has been
this year. All the bottom lands near
this year All the bottom farm lands
near the river are several feet under
water, and the corn crops that were
planted, have been destroyed. Much
damage is expected, as all indications
are that the river will go higher. Most
OF the farmers who own farms along
the river bottom, had just finished
planting corn, and others had fine
stands that had planted a few weeks in
advance. In order to get anything out
of the land, it will all have to be
planted over, providing the river
should recede in time. Dallas county
has been drenched with water for the
past week, and farmers have not done
any work in the field for several days.
The fields are getting foul, and grass
and weeds are growing faster than the
corn. Our heavy rains have damaged
the chicken and hog crop SO per cent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02

lions properly, the German Baptist
Brethren conference is asked by two
Of its districts to change the church
form of baptismal ritual.
The revision of the church rule, If
granted, would place the time for ask
ing these questions to baptismal APP
plicants after they had been immersed
and We're in dry clothes and in proper
frame Of mind to answer intelligently.
The memorials to the annual con-
ference came from the Paradise Prairie
church district and the district of
western Pennsylvania.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
LITTLE GIRL BURNED.
Clothing Catches Fire While Playing
In the Yard.


Boone, June Monday between $3.50
and 1920 o'clock Oracle, the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hen
ry, residing at Seventh and Allison
streets, was seriously burned. The doc
tors in charge state that she will prob
ably recover altho the nature of the
injuries are not known at this time.
Oracle had secured some matches
and went out OF doors. Mrs. Henry
was up stairs when she heard the
screams OF the little girl. Rushing to
the open air with her neither, Mrs.
Duncan, Mrs. Henry found the flames
burning the girls neck and one of her
ears. The fire was quickly put out
but not before other injuries had been
done. She is fortunate that the fnjur-
les are not much more severe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02

ing up behind and passed them going
at a high rate of speed. The horses be-
came frightened and started to run.
Miss Humble jumped and escaped in
jury, but her mother, who is a large
fleshy woman. could not jump and was
not so fortunate. She hung to the lines
till the neckyoke broke and the tongue
dropped and ran into the ground,
throwing her high into the air. She
was thrown about fifteen feet, head
foremost and landed in the gutter at
one side of the road.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
STOLEN MERCHANDISE FOUND
Mason City Railroad Car Robbers Had
Used Barn as Cache.

Special to Times-Republican.
Mason City, June 2.-Various arti-
cles of merchandise stolen by car rob-
bers from cars in the Milwaukee yards
some weeks ago, have been discovered
by the police under one of the barns
of the Mason City Transfer & Storage
company, where they had been hidden
by the robbers. The goods included
several dozen pairs Of shoes, large
number of fine shirts, and several ex-
pensive grips and suit cases. The rob-
bers had used the hiding place under
the barn as cache, intending to re-
turn to get the goods, but they be-
came cognizant Of the fact that the po-
lice knew their hiding place and have
not appeared to claim the stolen goods
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
WARRANTS BRIGHT FUTURE.
Meeting Of State Kindergarten Asso
citation Was Great Success.

Special to IlmeS-RepuDllcan.
Cedar Falls, June 1.-The State
Kindergarten association closed very
enthusiastic and successful convention
of two days in this city, Saturday.
Nearly every one of the larger cities
in the state had representation here,
and over sixty delegates were regis
tered. The kindergarten teachers in the
normal served luncheon Friday noon,
and covers were laid for 100. The adj
dresses were excellent and the result
of this the first annual convention of
the State kindergarten association
warrants bright future. The place Of
the next meeting was left with the
executive committee. The officers of
the association will hold over for an
other year They are, president, Miss
Florence E. Ward, Cedar Falls; vice
president, Miss Louise Huntington, Des
Moines; secretary and treasurer Miss
Agnes Turner, Oskaloosa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
MASON CITY SHOPS REOPEN
c. e. N. w. Machinists and Mechan
ical Men Back at Work.

N5PSSteSt 70 = 3ttt'Ss' 1sSEo1-fNs1hH'
Mason City, June 2.-The shops of
the Chicago &. Northwestern railroad
in this city, reopened yesterday after
shut down CT ten days. True to the
promise made at the time the order
came from Chicago for the shutdown,
the shops reopened on June 1. All ma
chinists and mechanical men have
been out of work, only the absolutely
necessary engine repairs having been
done during that time. The men well
come the opening of the shops, and
with plenty of work to do a further
halt in the work is not expected for
an indefinite time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
DESERTS TWO CHILDREN.

Sioux City Woman Disappears, and
Police Fail to Locate Her.
Sioux City, June 2-Secreting her
4-year-old son in some as yet unknown
place, and depositing her 3-weeks- old
baby on bench in the Northwestern
passenger station, Mrs. William MUIR
ply mysteriously disappeared nearly .
week ago. ALI efforts Of the police to
locate her have thus far been futile.
The penalty for child abandonment in
Iowa is from one to five years in the
penitentiary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-02
Thrown hiah bal Ale.

webster City, June Mrs Edward
Humble and daughter. who live about
nine miles north of town, were driv-
ing team hitcned to q TOP buggy
Friday afternoon going east pm Sec
Nond street and were near the market
sQuaso whom an automobile canae puff