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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
The Modesty Of Women

Naturally makes them shrink from the
indelicate questions. the obnoxious eX-
aminations. and unpleasant local treat
ments, which some physicians consider
essential I'd the treatment Of diseases OF
women. Yet, if help can be had, it is
better to submit to this ordeal than let
the disease grow and spread. The trouble
is that so often the woman undergoes all
the annoyance and shame for nothing.
Thousands>o f women who have been
cured & DR.. Rerce's Favoritc Prescrip-
ton writA> in. depreciation OF the cure
which dispeh3es Will the examinations
and local treatments:AT There is no other
medicine SO sure and safe for delicate
women as "Favoritc Prescrlption:" 1t
cures debiIitating drains, irregularity and
female weakness. 1t always helps. 1t
almost always cures. 1t is strictly nom
alcoholic, non secret, all its ingredients
being printed on its bottle-wrapper; con-
tains no deleterious or habit-forming
drugs, and every native medicinal root
entering into its composition has the full
endorsement of those most eminent in the
several schools of medical practice. Some
of these numerous and strongest of pro-
fessional endorsements of its ingredients,
will be found in pamphlet wrapped
around the bottle, also in a booklet mailed
frse on request, by DIR. R. V. Pierce, Of
Buffalo, n. Y. These professional en-
dorsements should have far more weight
than any amount of the ordinary lay, or
non-professional testimonials.
The most intelligent women nowadays
Insist on knowing what they take as med
icine instead of opening their mouths like
a lot of young birds and gulping down
whatever is offered them. 1Favorite Pre-
scription is of KNOWN COMPOSITION. 1t
makes weak women strong and sick
women we'll.
Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt Of stamps to pay expense Of
mailing Onlp. Send to DR.. r. v. Pierce,
buffalo, n. Y, q one-cent stamps for pa
per covered, or 81 stamps for cloth-bonnd.
If sick consult the Doctor. free of charge.
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredly confidential.
Dr. Pieree's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
~ regulate stomach. liver and bowels.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
ONE OF THE BEST IN STATE.
New Deep Well, Third in Last Few
Years, at Washington.

Special to Times Republican.
Washington, Aug. Throwing 500
gallons per minute for over sixty
hours. the new deep well lowered by
the city here to depth of 1,S0S feet.
proved to be better well at the end
of the test than it was at the begin
ming. The gauge showed that the water
was eighty feet from the top at the be-
ginning and at the end of the test it was
seventy feet from the surface. This is
the third deep we'll lowered here in
the past few years and it is said to be
one of the best in the state, The water
is pure and soft, blush in color, a
striking contrast from the yellowish
color of the water from the old wells,
st. Clair Lewis. formerly of Oskaloosa.
has been superintendent of the water
plant here for the last sixteen years,
and is considered one of the best men
in charge of water plants in the state.
having pulled the city thru its water
famine without a complaint.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

from Des Moines, Colfax, Grinnell and
other points coming to join with them
in big picnic at the fair grounds,
commemorating Emancipation Day.
The colored band welcomed the visit
ing friends and furnished music
turnout the day. VIM. E. Fine was
master of ceremonies, and the orator
of the occasion was Attorney S. Joe
Brown of Des Moines, who made a fine
address.
Mt. Vernon.
The board Of supervisors are at
work building new concrete bridge
to take the place of the old wooden
structure which has spanned Indian
creek on the Marion Cedar Rapids
road This road is macadamized the
entire length Of it's six miles and is
the finest boulevard in the state with
out almost any exception. The old
bridge however. has been "shaky" for
some time so that a new one to take
it's place was deemed almost a neces-
sity.
AIgona.
The city mail delivery started Sat
urday. 1t has been we'll patronized,
and while there has been some errors
made, it is thought by the end of this
week everything will be running
smoothly. After the work is system
lied business delivery Of mail may
be expected about 9 a. m. Immediate
ly following the residence district will
be served The afternoon delivery
begins at 2:1 after the arrival Of the
midday trains. A third delivery will
also be made thru the business dis
trict at 1920, upon the arrival Of the
Milwaukee from the east.
odebolt.
Mrs. Amelia Jacobe was seriously
burned about the arms and slightly on
the face while lighting a gasoline
stove. She had lighted the fire and left
the room; during her absence the fire
went out and gasoline was leaking.
She wiped up the waste gasoline and
threw the rag in pail OF water near
by and again lit the fire. An explosion
of the vaporized gas followed and her
hands and face were burned. She put
her hands in the pail of water and the
gasoline soaked rag in the pail had
caught fire and she was more. seriously
burned on the hand and right arm to
shoulder She suffered considerably
from pain yesterday,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
EpwoRTH ASSEMBLY MEETS.
Thirteenth Annual Gathering of Meth
odist Workers Begins.

Special to Times Kepupucan.
Colfax, Aug. The Iowa State Ep-
worth league assembly and training
school opened its thirteenth annual en-
campment at Epworth park yesterday.
Rev. A. A. Walburn, pastor of the
Colfax Methodist Episcopal church.
gave the welcome address to the large
crowd Cartoonist Alton Packard
opened the program at O'Clock last
evening. The management is enthus-
iastic over the outlook for this years
work The number of tents already
occupied Is greatly in advance of pre-
vious seasons, and the white city Is
assuming great proportions Col.
George w. Balm will be here today, and
Billy Sunday is Saturdays attras-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
HAND CRUSHED IN coes.
o. J. Strike, Forest City, Climbs
na...a c;xA. Ea>A Af4a. Aeeidenf


o. J. Strike, Forest City, Climbs
Down Sixty Feet After Accident
Special to Times Republican.
Forest City, Aug. 7.-Carefully extri-
eating his hand from the cogs of the
windmill in which it. had been acct
dentally caught, Oscar ]. Strike, altho
painfully wounded and weak from the
loss Of blood, succeeded in retaining
his grip on himself and climbing sixty
feet to the ground, from the top of
the windmill where he had been oiling
the machinery. Even then he did not
give up, but hitched up and drove to
town to have a physician dress his
wounds. Arriving at the doctors Of
flee, he collapsed. He will recover,
and will regain at least the partial use
Of his hand and arm. He lives four
miles northwest of the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07

, feet of where the bolt descended a
| week ago, tearing another hole IN the
roof and otherwise damaging the
home. The repairs had not been made
and. the insurance company will now
have an opportunity of making both
losses good at once. None of the fam
| lily were injured altho Mr.. Howard
was stunned momentarily.
Northwood.
C. 5. Nikirk was here last week
from Manly after a load of apple bar
rels. Mr.. Nikirk and Nerve Parker
loaded a car at Grafton with Duchess
apples which they had sold outright to
a Minneapolis commission firm, these
being the first apples shipped from this
vicinity. The fruit is solid, of good
size and quite plentiful in yield.
DyersviIIe.'
This town is making great prepara-
tons for it's annual picnic and barbe-
cue celebration which is to be held on
next Thursday, Aug. Is. j. j. Ament.
the marshal of the day, is at the head
of affairs, and he, with the able assist
ance of his committeeman, are work.
ing with vengeance which makes it
look as if the event this year will sur
pass all similar events of former sea-
sons.
keokuk.
The Huiskannp shoe factory, accord
ing to the agreement between the COM
pany and the city, will remain in Keo-
kuk for the next nineteen years, at the
end Of which time the factory build
ing will be the property of the COM
pany Hereafter the company will pay
taxes also. The manufacturing COM
mittee Of the city council did some
hard work in the renewal of a con-
tract with the company.
Northwood.
During the storm Monday night.
lightning struck and killed five head Of
cattle, belonging to H. H. Myli north
west of town. There were in the bunch
one COW and four steers and they were
found huddled together near wire
fence which the lightning had first hit
and communicated to the cattle. Alex
Lombard, northeast of town, lost a colt
the same night by lightning and John
Kendall &, Sons at Manly found two
fine colts dead Tuesday morning.
Newton.
Tuesday was a big day for the col
ored people Of Newton, delegations
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07

Denison.
The body of an unknown man was
found on the public highway near
Denison, where it had laid to all APP
pearances for some time. 1t is sup
posed that he was tramp and was
overcome with the heat on his way
to Denison.
Iowa City.
About year ago while working
around the yard S. H. Lutes lost his
lower false teeth out of his vest packet,
and after an exhausting search gave
them up for good The other day while
digging potatoes he unearthed the
teeth, little the worse for their long in
terment
Joice.}
The Joice creamery started last Fri
day morning under. the management
of Mr.. Gylleck He reports that 5000
pounds of milk, $40 pounds of cream
were taken in, that forty-one patrons
were in attendance and more are add
ing to the list daily. The first churning
was done on Saturday morning.
Story City.
A farmer living three miles east of
Story City marketed load OF corn
the other day for which he received
50 cents per bushel and he reported
that he got fully sixty bushels to tho
acre last fall, or out of his land. $41.40
per acre. Another bumper crop Is
promised.
Monticello.
An attempt is being made to find
places for carload Of Chicago chill
dren in the vicinity Of Monticello. 1t
is planned that these children be
given a two weeks vacation out in the
country where they can forget the hot
and dusty city and get acquainted
with green grass and fresh air.
knierim.
Ben Egli. who lives near Knierim,
had neighbor to cut his oats last
week Mr. Egli has small ditch
in his oat field to drain the water out.
and Mr.. Neighbor got too close to the
ditch, and the horses mired down and
fell; before he could get them out, one
of them drowned.
Marathon.
Last Monday night lightning for the
second time within the past two weeks
struck the home of j. S. Howard, To-
Gated in the southeast part of town.
This time the bolt struck within a few
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
STRANDED IN INDIANA.
Wild West Show Organized in iowa
Doesn't Last Long.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, Aug. THE wild west
show organized in this city several
weeks since, Went up against the real
thing in Indiana short time ago, and
the show went to pieces. One of the
.proprietors returned here, wiser man
in experience, but a little short finan-
cially, as result of his role as
angel for the enterprise. The other
proprietor has gone to ST. Louis with
the stock. which included several wild
and unreliable bronchos fresh from
the hills of Wyoming. Poor business
tells the tale
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
LIGHTNING PLAYS FREAK.
Stits House, Divides and Each Bolt
Does DAMAGE.

Bagley, Aug. During storm We'd
nesday night lightning struck house
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Skin
ner and three children. At the time of
the flash Mrs. Skinner was sitting on
bed upstairs while Mr.. Skinner was in
the dining room below. Both were
stunned, but not injured. The children
escaped. The bolt ran down the CHM
ney and divided, part going down the
roof at the side of the house into the
ground, splintering shingles, siding and
a door casing. The other part of the
bolt reduced the casing of a partition
upstairs to kindling wood and threw
the door some distance into the bed
room where Mrs. Skinner sat. The
house is badly wrecked, and it is mir
aculous that the occupants escaped
serious injury. The loss is covered by
insurance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
ghres- :tars,atnut an1ua, Agust 1908

is dead at his home in Winfield Miss
Cora Smiley. who held a chair in Wash
ington academy. and later went to Par
sons college TO take chair, is also
daughter Mr. Smiley was SO years OF
age and native of Pennsylvania. He
has been a resident of this part of the
state for many years. He was a sollc-
itor for the Burlington road many
years He owned large farm west of
Winticld
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
Fiftieth at Davenport.

Davenport, Aug. THE bugles are
sounding for the men of the Fiftieth
Iowa to gather in Davenport during
carnival week for a big reunion of the
men who followed the flag in the sum-
mer of 9S. The ball was set rolling
last evening at Armory hall when
about forty Davenport service men
voiced their unanimous opinion in fav-
or of the reunion. In order to bring
it about, say the men back of the pro-
ject, it is necessary for every loyal
Davenport service man to boost with
all his might.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
STORM HITS cREsToN.

Club Tents Blown Down on chautau-
qua Grounds.
Creston, Aug. 1.-Two Of the club
tents included in the 'Vhite city" at
the local chautauqua grounds We're
blown down and strewn over a consid-
cradle distance during the wind and
electrical storm here yesterday morn
ing. Some damage to property was oc-
casioned but no persons were injured.
Lightning struck three places in
town shattering the tower on the new
Franklin school building on the south
side, tearing a chimney to pieces on
the residence of Gus Anderson and
disrupting the telephone wires at the
home of Ed f. Holderness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
CUPID is VICTOR
Delaware Girl Who Eloped Twice,
Welded to Lover, Whose Mother
Aided Them, After Many Difficult
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque. Aug. "A long series of
troubles incidental to the elopement
of Irene Slick and George Taylor, were
brought to happy conclusion by the
dismissal of the case in the justice
court against Mrs. Jessie Riordan, at
Earlville, "a Delaware county town
Mrs. Riordan, who has had varied
matrimonial career, was held on a
charge of enticing the girl away from
her home-in other words, assisting
Bert Taylor her son, in his elopement
with Miss Slick. who is under age
The couple are happily welded now
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
LIGHTNING DAMAGE GREAT.

Two Barns Near Washington, and
House in Town, Struck.
Special to Times-Republican
Washington, Aug. 1.-Two barns
west of the city were struck during
severe electric storm here Wednesday
night, and burned, including considera-
BILE contents. One Of the barns be-
longed to j. W. Nebergall. and the
other to Oliver Leppert The residence
of Mrs. A. Hickey, in town, was struck
and partially damaged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
On cIerqymen.
washington Star.)

Bishop Potter, at an ecclesiastical
dinner in New York, read "a Coopers-
town schoolboy's essay on Clergy
men" The essay, which created much
amusement, was as follows:
"There are three kinds of clergymen
bishups recters and curats, the bish-
ups tells the recters to work and the
curats have to do it, A curat is thin
married man but when he is a recter
he gets fuller and can preach Longer.
sermons and becums good man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07

liam HILL Of Portland, was FRUSTRATED
by the heat. Hill is but fifteen years
old. He was building a fence on the
farm of Homer l. Holcomb near this
city A physician was Immediately
called and he was restored to con-
seriousness after an hour Of frantic eff
fort His condition is serious but the
physicians say that he may recover. He
was taken to his home in Portland
soon after the prostration and is there
receiving the best OF care.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
NEW FARM LAND RECORD:
Sum of $125 An Acre Paid for South
ern Butler County Property.
Snenial RI T.,peSRanuhlican

Iowa Falls. Aug. IA new record
for farm land in this part of the state
has just been set by transaction that
involves the transfer of, a finely i'm
proved farm in the southern part of
Butler county. The sale was made by
Walter Austin to Mrs. j. Johnson, who
paid the fancy price of SIPS an acre for
the property. Mr.. Austin expects to re-
turn to his old home at Lancaster
Wis. Another deal just made was the
sale of the 1OS acres owned by the
Rieken estate, near Ackley, by Referee
Sherman Rath, at $103 an acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
Twentieth at Cedar Rapids.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, Aug. ii. c. Duncan
of Davenport and A. r. Mccullough of
Rock Island. We're here yesterday max
ing arrangements for the reunion Of
the Twentieth Iowa regiment which
will be held here October IA and Is.
The regiment took an active part in
the civil war and quite a number of
the veterans will gather at the reun-
ion
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
PURCHASES vINToN BONDS.

Davenport Firm Buys $4,000 Worth of
Refunding Water Bonds.
vinton, Aug. George NJ. Bechtel
& Co., of Davenport has purchased
$4,000 worth of refunding water
bonds of Vinton, an action ratified by
the Vinton city council last week.
George White represented the NDav-
export firm before the council. The
city will issue $4,000 Az per cent re-
funding bonds, due $4,000 in 1911, 81
900 in 1913, $4,000 in 1915 and $1,000
in 1915
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
MUCH BEER DESTROYED.
Tom Easan, Clear Lake, Pleads Guilty
to Conducting Liquor Nuisance.

Special to Times Republican,.
Clear Lake. Aug. T. Two hundred
and fifty-five quart bottles of beer
We're destroyed here yesterday by an
order from Justice Marchs court. Just
before this. Tom Eagan, the man wllo
owned the beer was fined $50 and
costs for conducting liquor nuisance.
Eagan had pleaded guilty to the charge
in Justice HOLSTERS court. The beer
was captured by Marshal Hyde. near
lakewood Park. last week. Before the
beer was destroyed. Eagan asked that
thirty-five bottles be spared to him for
his own private use, but the court re-
fused the request.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
Negro Held.

Special to Timcs-Repuhlican.
Clinton, Aug. Hugh Brown, the
Clinton colored man, who is charged
with the murder Of Fred Fields, known
as Peaceful Henry was arraigned
before Police Judge F. r. Leffingwell
this morning for his preliminary hear
ing. Brown was held to the grand jury
without bail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
Crocker's Famous Brigade Will
Meet at Oskaloosa Sept. 8
and 10
FOUR REGIMENTS
INCLUDES
Preparations Being Made for the Re-
union of the Fiftieth Iowa Infantry,
to Be Held at Davenport-Twentieth
to Meet at Cedar Rapids, Oct. IL
and Is.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-RepubG1can.
Oskaloosa, Aug. 7.-Crocker's famous
brigade is planning to hold its four
teenth biennial reunion here September
9 and 10. Robert Kissick, chairman
of arrangements is sending out notices
to all the loyal members that Oska-
loosa is prepared to entertain the vet
Grams well. Oskaloosa sent to the from;
] 300 of its best men out of a popula-
tion of $4,000.
This brigade included the Eleventh,
Thirteenth. Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Iowa regiments.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
Cold Comfort.

Cold Comfort.
cts such small chunk of ice you
give me for fifty pounds" complained
the house wife.
"Buu notice, ma'am, the firm and ex-
cellent quality of it," said the iceman.
In buying ice your motto should be,
Not how much, but how good
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
HUXLEY TO HAVE NEW SCHOOL
Bonds in Sum Of $500 Voted for Its
Erection.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Aug. 1.-THE little village
of Huxley, down in the southwest cor
ner of the county, is soon to have a
new school house, they having voted
bonds in the sum of $500 for the
erection Of same, and the bonds were
recently disposed of to George M.
Bechtel & Co., Davenport concern.
All arrangements are being made for
the perfection of the graded school for
the town. something that has been
contended for, for some time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
WINFIELD FARMER DEAD.

William Smiley Resident Of That Part
Of the State Many Years.
Special to Times Republican.
Washington, Aug. William
Smiley, father of Mrs. ]. B. Grail, wife
of a leading dry goods merchant here,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
wouLp.sE SUICIDE FAILS.

Frank Harmer, Burlington, Fires Two
Shots, Neither Penetrating Skull.
Special TO Times Republican.
Burlington, Aug. 7.-Altho firing
two shots at his head, Frank Harmer's
attempt at suicide proved unsuccess-
full. Neither of the bullets penetrated
his skull.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
That City is Chosen Over
keokuk For the 1909
Convention
MAckEY ELECTED PRESIDENT
Muscatine Man Is Chosen to Highest
office-L. r. Maxwell, Of Marshall
town, First Vice President-other
Officers EIected-Davenport Gets
First Prize for Attendance.
special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Aug. Z. - Dubuque was
chosen yesterday over Keokuk as the
place for holding the next Elks' state
convention, the vote being 202 to 127.
Keokuk afterwards generously moved
to make the choice unanimous.
There was lively contest for presi-
dent, the two leading candidates being
Phil ]. Mackey of Muscatine, and Thos.
c. Henry of Des Moines. Mackey was
elected by a vote of $50 to 122. The
Marshalltown Elks seconded Henry's
nomination and other cities looked
with favor on the Des Moines man,
but when the vote of all lodges had
been cast and counted, Mackey was in
the lead. Other officers were elected
II. Maxwell of Marshalltown: second
vice president, A. w. Brown, of Wa
terloo; third vice president, William
kerwin, of Oelwein; secretary. j. r.
Frailey, Of Fort Madison; treasurer, A.
Henigbaum, of Davenport; doorkeep-
er, Claude Baker, of Centerville; SER
geant at arms, I. Stidgill, of Ottumwa;
chaplain, Rev. G. w. Hinkle of Water
loo; trustee for three years, Henry
Louis of Iowa City.
Davenport Wins First on Mileage.
Davenport with seventy two mem
bers present was awarded first prize
for the greatest amount of mileage.
Des Moines with eighty-tWo members,
was awarded second prize The greater
distance to Davenport overcame Des
Moines' superior numbers. Oelwein was
given first prize for having the largest
percentage of membership present, and
Marshalltown secured second prize.
Davenport was awarded first place as
the finest appearing lodge in the par
ade. Iowa City was second.
The parade, which was two miles
long, with over a thousand Elks in line,
with scores of decorated floats and in
dustrial exhibits. was finest ever wit
messed in Waterloo.
There were 109 Des Moines Elks in
the parade. The capital city delega-
ton headed the procession dressed in
white with purple neckties In all 1856
lodgemen attended from Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
A Ton of Gold

could buy nothing better for female
weaknesses, lame back and kidney
trouble than Electric Bitters. soc. Nc
Bride & Will Drug Co.