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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-14
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NO. S39-160 acres 6 miles from
Greenfield, Adair county, Iowa, close
to school, R. F. D. and phone, roll
ing but not rough, good soil, we'll
Watered, fair fences, a good grove and
orchard, we'll watered, good stone
basement house of or z rooms.
cribs, granary, sheds, barn, etc., but
not in first class repair, price $3.50
per acre. Will take in exchange
good residence in Audubon or 40 or
so acres of good land.
NO. 34O-S0 acres miles from
good little town of 1000 people on
main line of Rock Island, between
Stuart and Atlantic, 1 1-2 miles to
school, on phone and R. F. D. line,
big grove and orchard, lays we'll ex-
cept about 20 acres in pasture we'll
watered, fair fences, a good 5 or 6
room house, sheds, cribs, etc., very
big barn but out of repair, eonugh
good lumber to build a good one.
Here is chance for renter or
some town fellow who wants to get
back to nature. Price $40 per acre.
Present owner has fair six room
house, barn. granary, cribs, sheds,
men mouse, hog house, about 40 acres
fenced with woven wire, hog pasture.
price only $50. $4,000 or $4,000 will
carry this fine stock and grain farm.
Well watered, deep we'll and wind
mill.
NO. 341-S0 acres 6 miles from
Greenfield, Adair county. Iowa. 1 -
miles to small country town, close to
school R. F. d. and phone. rolling
but not rough except a few acres in
hog pasture, good soil, finely watered.
we'll fenced, good soil, in good state
of cultivation, a good as new five
room house, stone foundation, cave,
we'll at house, yard and orchard
fenced, all kinds of fruit, granary,
corn crib, stable. hog house, COW
stable, etc. Rented for So per acre.
Price $65. $1,000 mortgage. Want
to trade equity for anything good;
cattle, horses, or good residence of
$1,000 or $500 taken in trade, Au-
dubon preferred.
NO. 342-100 acres close to coun-
try town, some of land lays we'll,
part cleared, balance heavy timber,
all underlaid with coal, coal shaft on
place in active operation during cold
weather. Owner gets lie per bushel
royalty. This will net him $500 to
$500 per acre. Two good houses.
A fine one of z or rooms, other 4
or rooms. Rent WE'LL Price S55.
Take this and live on your royalty.
Will take $500 good trade residence
or income.
NO.343-126 acres close to coun-
try town, IL mile to school and r. f.
D., lays rolling, some few acres are
rough, good soil almost new, about
half in blue grass, small improve
ments, fine water, a first class dairy
farm at low price, Price only $50
per acre. About $4,000 will handle
this, balance any time to suit. In
terest at 5 and 6 per cent.
NO. 344-Here's a bargain you
read about. It's snap you ought
to recognize anywhere. 211 acres
about miles from Casey, good roads
l IL miles to school, 1-2 mile to
R. F. D., about one-half of this farm
lays gently rolling, balance rough but
all good pasture land, in good state
of cultivation, best of soil, we'll
fenced and cross fenced, good grove,
big orchard, equity of about $1,000
for which he will take any good
trade to that amount No payment
for years, tnen about $1,000 at >
per cent, balance 5 years at per
cent.
TnTTnErRT ry7rnl
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-14

NO.343-126 acres close to coun-
try town, IL mile to school and R. f.
D., lays rolling, some few acres are
rough, good soil almost new, about
half in blue grass, small improve
ments, fine water, a first class dairy
farm at low price. Price only $50
per acre. About $4,000 will handle
this, balance any time to suit. In
terest at and 6 per cent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
BRAINS NEGRO WITH SHOVEL.
Quarrel Over Dinner Pail Leads t
Murder at Des Moines.

Des Moines, Sept. 14.--Killing ne
gro by blow over the head with
shovel, Charles Corson gave himself
up to the police Saturday night. He is
charged with murder. The killing was
the elimination of dispute over a 80
cent dinner pail. 1t occurred at 7:4b
in the evening at East Fifteenth and
Scott street In the southeast bottoms.
Alec Wrant. colored, $40 South East
Fifteenth street, % years old, en-
ployed at the Economy coal mines,
near the poor farm, was the victim.
Charles Corson resides on Maury street
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. He gave himself up to Mar
shall Hume at o'clock after the en-
tire neighborhood had been searched
for him. Corson did not, know that he
had killed Wrant until told by Mar
shall Hume.
Corson and his father-in;7- law had
picked Wrant up in their rig and drove
him home When they reached the
corner Of East Fifteenth and Scott
streets they prepared to separate and
Wrant took a dinner pail from the
wagon. Corson claimed the pail be-
longed to him and demanded it. say
witnesses to the affair. That started
the argument.
According to Corson's story, the ne
gro followed him for half block and
then assaulted him. He struck him
on the head with the shovel, he says,
in self-defense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
CLINTON COUNTY FAIR.
Livestock Exhibit Unsurpassed by Dis
trict Fairs, in General ExcelIence.

trict airSy IN Nenerat ExceiIence.
Special to Times-Republican
Dewitt, Sept. A.--H. f. Luck. OF
Ames. who judged the livestock at the
Clinton county fair this year says that
in numbers and general excellence. the
livestock exhibit surpassed anything
that he has seen this year at a coun-
ty or district fair. Nearly $50 hogs were
on exhibition, making showing Sec
ond in Importance only to that of the
state fair. The cattle were many Of
them good enough to have ranked well
in state fair ring. The poultry ex-
hibit was also very good. Not as many
horses were shown as had been ex-
pected, or as should have been consfd-
ering the large number OF first class
horses in the county.
The attendance was good during the
entire four days, but Thursday was
the banner day Three excursion
trains were run in from nearby towns,
bringing 10000 people. These, with
the people Of Dewitt and the neighbour
ing farmers, made a crowd that taxed
the capacity OF the grounds to the ut
most. and made the countenances Of
the fair managers broaden Into a grin
that none of the worries OF the day
could quite obliterate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14

mems clothing. Entrance to the esq
tablishment was gained thru rear
window, a pane being cut out and the
upper sash lowered after the catch
had been unfastehed. The pantorium
had unusually large and varied as
sortment on hand and cannot delinit-.
ely state their loss Thirteen coat
hangers and twenty-five pant hangers
were robbed of their burden. In adj
dition to those many others were
taken from the tables. The clothes
were stored on n table in the rear OF
the place. A memorial uniform was
for some reason rejected by the
burglars A fine and varied assort-
menr of all kinds of ladies wearing
apparel was left undisturbed, and is
evident that the robbers were agents
for males exclusively. The safe which
was opened was rifled but nothing of
value found. The dye room contained
many valuable clothes but the rob-
bers overlooked that portion OF the
place
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
Tho Toledo News.
to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Toledo, Sept. 14.-Arthur Yount has
returned from his summers. work in
| Canada, and win again take up his
work in the college here.
Professor Obey Kintz, the new dfrec-
tor OF athletics, and principal OF the
school of commerce. and his family
have arrived and are getting settled
in the Mrs Mira Morgan place.
Arthur G. Wade has rented Mrs. u.
j. Yeiser's farm, two miles east OF
town, now occupied by w. j. Wade
who will move to Wheatland, Wyo., In
February.
Hon. w. r. Johnston left Sunday
afternoon on business trip to' Chi
cago He will be gone about a. week
A. H. Erickson is learning how to
handle that new model Mason car,
which he purchased few days ago.
Joe Price is getting around, with
the aid of cane these days. His In
Jury was caused by running into pile
of stone in the streets of Tama, upon
which there was no light. He sue
ceeded in holding on to his horse.
r. p. Kepler, w. II. Holstead and
w. d. Kepler are home from their trip
to Canada.
The mems class of the Methodist
Sabbath school have challenged the
business mems Bible class Of the I'm
tied Brethren school, to play game
of base ball at the Athletic park next
Friday at 3 p. M, the proceeds to be
equally divided between the classes.
THE, challenge and terms have been
accepted
is opening day at Leander
Clark college. Hon. Fl. j. Stiger gave
the opening address. A reception VIII
be rendered the new members of the
faculty, and students Thursday even
ing. at the u. B. church.
Mrs Gertrude Shanklin and daugh-
ter, have left for Cedar Rapids, to
make their future home. Hubert VIII
follow after the fair.
Professor John X Weaver Is ex-
pected home from Mackinac, In a day
or two. He has been there to escape
hay fever.
Professor w; L. verny and family
have returned for the opening OF
school
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
Tho Hampton News.
q Times-Rep,,blican.

SSUaClaI TO I1n1eS.ItepuDllCd
Hampton, Sept. 14.-Mr and Mrs.
I'll e. Mccoy, of Hamilton township,
with Mrs. ". j. Phelps and Miss Dora
Elliott, sisters of Mrs. Mccoy, are in
|To,edo, O., attending family reunion
of the Mccoy family.
Miss Emma M. Rierson, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. u. Rierson, of this
city. was recently married in Chicago
to Mr. j. H. Mednikow, of New York
City.
n. H. Coble and wife will soon move
to Des Moines, in order to be with the
Matters son, Howard Crawford, who
has position with music firm in the
capital CITY, The Coble residence will
be occupied by S. H. Jones Of the
Iowa Central Telephone company.
r.. j. B. Robinson and family returned
Saturday from their automobile trip to
Minneapolis. ss
aDr. r. G. Rich and wife, who were
here visiting friends last week, re-
turned Saturday to their home at Da.
vid City, Neb.
mrs. Levi Talhelm is at Valentine.
Neb., for an extended visit with a
brother and sister. Mr.. Talhelm is also
away on visit, being at Topeka, Kas..
to visit his mother,
Miss Della McSwiggen has entered
upon her second. years work in the
Rock Rapids schools.
c. A. Haller, who was head miller
for William G. Beed when the mill
was in operation, has gone to Algona,
where. he will have charge of large
steam Touring mill. His family has
moved there also.
Mrs 8. w. Ferris has gone to At
tica, Ind, in the hope of getting re-
lief from rheumatism. Mr. Ferris ac-
companied her.
Miss Franc Seymour, who recently
underwent a serious surgical opera
ton, in a hospital in Dubuque, is i'm
proving nicely, and it is stated that
she will soon be able to return home.
Samuel f. Hall and family, late OF
Eau Claire, Wis. have again moved
to Hampton, and will make their
home here in the future. For many
years, Sam Hall, jeweler, was a
household phrase in this county. and
the many friends of the family will
be glad to welcome them back
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14

Des Moines, Sept. 14.--This is what
the unusually fine weather during the
month of August has done for the
corn crop in Iowa, Y according to the
monthly report Of the Iowa Grain
Dealers association, made public by
Secretary George A. Wells.
Altho rs PER cent Of the crop will
not be beyond the grip Of Jack Frost"
until about the latter part of Septem-
Der, data of the killing frosts for former
years, given out, by the United States
weather bureau. banfshes fear Of what
seemst to be the only danger the farm
err has to dread.
According to. the grain experts sent
out over the state BY the Iowa Grain
Dealers association, only Is per cent
Of the entire crop acreage will fail
to produce a crop under favorable
conditions, and the entire net acreage
will produce an average Of thirty-six
bushels per acre under normal con-
ditions. OF the, entir,, crop 70 PEI
cent will be matured by Oct. l, which
makes it almost impossible for the crop
to fall below 100000 bushels.
George M. Chapel, director Of the
Iowa crop bureau, who has gone to
Mason City to personally look over
the corn situation In that section,
placed the corn estimate on Aug. at
25O.000,000. Prof P. g. Holden of Iowa
State college, the seed corn expert, es-
timated the yield at 350,oo0,0O0, and
many other estimates have been made
by dealers well up in the grain situa-'
ton, who, since the month Of August
has passed, have placed the yield sew
eral million bushels above that OF
1907.
IN the southwestern part OF the
state, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and
Page counties, which produced
bumper crop last year, will not yield
q half crop this year because OF the
excessive rains and the untitled acre
age, nor will the entire southern por-
ton Of the state yield the crop of 1907.
But, with the exception of few coun-
ties In the extreme northeastern por-
ton, the rest of the state will give a
yield far beyond that of last year.
s Statistics from the weather bureau
concerning the frosts should put the
farmers at rest on this point. For the
past thirty years the average date for
the appearance of killing frosts has
been Oct..ts and for the past ten years,
Oct. IA. The earliest killing frost
which has appeared during this time
was on Sept. 20, 1899. Since that time
the killing frosts have appeared as
follows: 1900, Oct. s.. 1901. Oct. 4;
1902, Oct IA; 1903, Oct. 1s; 1904, Oct.
%: 1905, Oct. -; 1906 Oct. 10; 1907,
Oct. 1o. Early light frosts have APP
peared as early as Sept. 10, but the
late spring would indicate as 1t sel-
dom has failed to do, q late fall.
The corn weather of September ex-
ceeding that Of August, the corn yield
will be one OF the best in the history
Of the state, and with prices holding
as they now are, the farmers of Iowa
will go into winter quarters under as.
conditions as they have
ever known
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
Nearess Shot in ottumwa.

ottumwa, Sept. 14.-Mrs. Jennie
Smith, colored, was shot and instant
ly killed by Mrs. Cutler Robinson,
white, in a Smoky row" fight about
midnight. The trouble started be-
tween the two women early in the
evening, but was quelled at the time
by Patrolman Saunders. Later the
Smith woman, went to the restaurant
of Cutler Robinson and was followed
by Robinsons wife. Words ensued and
Mrs Robinson opened fire with re-
volver -Four shots were fired, two
taking effect. One shot pierced the
Smith woman's heart and the other
entered her hip She died almost in
stantly. A few hours later Night Cap.
tain Miers and Patrolman Black ar
rested the Robinson woman. The dead
woman was % years old and moved
here recently with her family from
Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
Grand Junction News.
to Times Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Grand Junction. Sept. 1.-THE editor
Of the Grand Junction Headlight, is
now visiting his old home in Pennsyl-
vania, and will return home in two
weeks from this time.
The Grand Junction band was out
last evening in full force, and gave
some excellent music.
The marriage of George Dugan and
Miss Esma Harmed, occurred at the
home Of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. j. Harnell Of this place. These
are very estimable young people, and
both were reared in Greene county.
They will move to Des Moines, where
the groom will enter the law school at
Drake University.
Politics is running pretty high, but
may calm down some before election.
Crops are maturing rapidly
Farmers report that fall blowing is
difficult, that the soil is dry and run
together with the summer rains
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
College Stock Judging Students
Won 1t Last Fall at
Kansas City
ARE ON FOR FOUR CONTESTS
The First Ono in Which They Will
Take Part Thi. Fall, viii Be at
Kansas City Again, On Oct. 12-
Something Regarding Grain Judging
Contests.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times-Republican.
Ames, Sept. 1.-THE college here
will be represented in at least four
judging contests this fall. two in live
stock and two in grain. The first stock
judging contest will be held at the
American Royal show, in Kansas City,
Oct. IL. The $500 trophy which the
Ames students won there last fall,
will be up again this year 1t Is expect
ed that Kansas and Missouri will put
up an unusually strong fight this fail.
The final contest will be at the Inter-
national Fat Stock show, at Chicago.
where teams, not only from all over
the United States, but from Canada
as well, will compete. This Is the only
intercollegiate contest in which the col
lege takes part. that is international
in character The advanced stock
judging class, under the management
of Professors Kennedy and Dinsmore,
will attend the Interstate fair at st.
Joseph, Sept. IL, where they Will be
given two or three days of practice
work. The results Of this workout
will largely determine who is to rep
resent the college on the judging
teams
The grain judging contests will be
held at the National Corn show at
Omaha. One will be over corn alone,
and the other over small grain. The
Western Grain Dealers Association has
offered a $1,000 trophy, in the form
Of silver sheaf of oats, which will
be given to the team doing the most
proficient work In small grain judging
Another trophy valued at $1,000 will
be given to the successful corn judg-
ing team. The agricultural students
are greatly interested in these con-
tests and the competition for the teams
Will be close
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
OLD PROBATE CASES ENDED.
Records Of the Court Cleared Up, a
Montezuma.

Special to Times Republican.
NIontezuma, Sept 14.-4At the Sep
TENDER term of the district court, now
lin session here, many of the old pro-
bate cases. some of which have been
unsettled for over twenty years, have
been disposed of by Judge Preston.
Thus the records OF the court have
cleared up, and the work Of the clerk
in attending to these old cases les
sened. &
Several OF the cases on the civil
docket were disposed of during the past
week. The Adams will case, being a
contest over the will of the late Walter
Adams, Of Grinnen, who lived in Jas
per county, near Newburg, before re-.
moving to Grinnell, was determined in
favor Of the proponents of the will by
a directed verdict ordered by the court
at the close of the contestants testi-
mony The proponents OF this will
We're the widow Of the deceased tess
tator and his children by his surviving
wife. The contestants were his child
rem by his first wife, now deceased.
BY his will, Mr.. Adams devised and
bequeathed all his property to his Sec
ond wife for her life, with the re-
mainder to his children by that wife,
bequeatning the children of his first
marriage only 5000 each The con-
testants sought to have the will set
aside because, as they claimed, Mr..
adams was of unsound mind at the
time he made the will. and also be-
cause Of the undue influence which
they alleged the proponents exercised
over him at the time the will was exc
ecuted. This, the contestants failed to
establish, the will was admitted to
probate AND 3Alslaughter, Mrs. Hughes
was appointed e4eeutrix of the estate.
The criminal cases for the present
term OF coaJ1:t are assigned for the
coming week Ais r q ng these, the first
to be tried. aythat OF the state VS..
Jesse Gregg, ffsKhich the defendant is
charged with adultery committed WITH
his wife's sister, Clara Burris. All the
parties reside near NTontezuma. Gregg
has been out on bonds since the last
September term Of court. his case, for
various reasons, not having been
reached for trial. The first indictment
found against him was dismissed by
the county attorney. with the consent
of the court and at this. term of court
the grand Jury returned a new indict-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
.gOAL CHUI[S BURNED
Iowa Central Has $4,000 Fire
Loss at Oskaloosa With
Origin a Mystery ~
'NcENDIAR'sM is SUSPECTED
Early Morning Blaze Causes Severe
Loss and Inconvenience to Company
Hot Blaze for Firemen to Fight
Much Coal Was Also Burned--Gen.
erfal News Of the State. -.
Special to Times Republican,

Special to Times Republican,
Oskaloosa, Sept. 14.-The coal chutes
in the yards of the Iowa Central rail-
way burned at an early hour this
morning, with a large quantity OF coal
stored therein. The origin of the fire
is a mystery. but incendiarism is sus-
pected by the local officials of the COM
pany.
The fire was a hot one and sur
rounding property was menaced for a
time. The company is greatly incon-
venienced by' it's loss because of the
difficulty in coaling its engines at. this
division point. The loss is fully $2O,-
600. The chutes will probably be re-
built at once.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
ment against Gregg, to which he has

ment against Gregg, to which he has
plead not guilty.
The case of r. Il. Walsh vs. Alfred
Paul, both parties residing near Brook
Ign, resulted in verdict for the de-
fendant Paul. This case involved the
question of damages which the plaintiff
claimed he had suffered from the kill
ing of his dog by the defendant The
defendant admitted the killing OF the
dog, but claimed that the dog had been
worrying his cattle, and had killed one
of his hogs. and for that reason he was
justified in shooting the dog The jury
took Paurs view of the case and as
result of the verdict, Walsh will have
to pay the costs, amounting to about
$65. Walsh, in his petition and testi-
mony, valued the dog at about $50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
Try to Wreck Train in Revenge.

Muscatlne, Sept. 14.-Angered be-
cause they had been thrown from a
Rock Island train when caught "bum-
ming" two tramps made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to wreck the Wilton
accommodation train. They placed a
number of ties on the track around a
curve and the engineer was unable to
stop. The ties inclined so as to lift
the engine, but by putting on all pow
er possible the engineer was able to
throw the obstruction to one side with
out derailment The suspects We're cap
tured at Wilton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
New. Of Union.

Special to Times Republican.
Union, Sept 14.-Mrs. Nellie Wall
has been spending her vacation with
her mother, Mrs. David Hauser,
left for Winona Lake, Ind. Saturday,
where she has a position in an art in
stitute. Her daughter Wilma accom-
panied her.
Mrs. H. c. Chaplin returned from
Ohio Saturday. where she has been
visiting for the past month.
The work Of tearing down and NOV
ing the old buildings off the Odd Fell
lows lots is completed, and the con-
tractors will begin operations tomor-
row.
j. ". Williams returned from his
Colorado trip, Saturday. II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
cHIckAsAw COUNTY FAIR.
Association Closes One Of les Most
Satisfactory Sessions.

Special to Times Republican.
New Hampton, Sept. 1.-THE Chick
asaw county fair closed Friday, after
one of the most satisfactory sessions
in the associations history. The
weather was all that could be asked
for. being especially satisfactory from
the standpoint of the Ice cream VEN
ders. The crowds were ample. and the
speed program and ball games were
especially good. The stock show was
even better than In former years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
Shell Rock News.
Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Shell Rock, Sept. 11.-Joi1n Davis,
who has been working for the past five
months for his cousin, Dan Jeroldman.
is spending few days in town, be-
fore returning home to New York.
Mrs, William Witt underwent a
minor surgical operation in the Wav-
ery hospital last week.
Mrs. Charles Winship and children
recently returned home to Plunmer,
MINI, after an extended visit with
the formers mother, Mrs. G. A. Ev-
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