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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
General Selling Induced by
Weak Foreign Markets and
Liberal Receipts
BREAK IN WHEAT AFFECTS CORN
Trade Lacked Snap Generally Incident
to Frost Scare, and Easier Feeling
Soon Followed the Firm Opening
Steady Tone in oats-Provisions
Weak, Pork. Showing Greatest Loss.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-The predicted
frost for the northwest materialized
last night, but the effect on the mar
ket was very slight, the opening being
and this, with liberal receipts in the
northwest, induced general selling, and
resulted in slump Of a cent in Sep
temsber and December. September
opened at 9s3s @9s&, and declined to
923t. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chi
cago receipts were SO6 cars.
SH,he market was dull and easy, the
last half of September closing Is q Il
lower, at SO.
Corn opened firm, on low tempera-
tures last night in large portion OF
snap generally incident to a frost
scare. The break in wheat soon
caused an easier feeling. September
opened at Tx @771s, and declined to
II. Receipts were 1S5 cars.
Sentiment was bearish all day. Sep
teinber closed off Il at II.
Oats.
Oats were steady. September OPP
ened at 1875 to 491s, and declined to
49A. Receipts We're 122 cars.
Provisions.
Provisions were weak, as the re-
suit of liquidation of SeptemberSa and
October deliveries. Pork showed the
greatest loss, the break being 20 to 80
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Aug. %.
Wheat-No. hard, 941a @97A; No.
2 red, 941s @95.s; No. hard, sSh q
e6A; No. 3 red, 9s1a @s4A;l Sept, OPP
ened. 9s1s @9sA; highest, ssa; low
est, ,925s; closing, 50; Dec, "a.
Ccorn-No. 2, 7S3a: No. white. 70;
No. 2 yellow, so; No. 8, 7S1s; No. 3
white, 7s1s No. 3 yellow, 1914; Sept,
opened, IT'S @771a; highest 771s; low
est, 76M;. closing, u; Dec. 655s @65& !.
oats-No. ) white, 491s @50; Sept,
opened, 1875 @491s; highest, 49k; low
est, 1915; closing, 491s; Dec, 4S&.
Chicago produces.
Chicago. Aug. q.
Pork-Sept, 14.10.
Lard-9.12.
Ribs-S55.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22

Wanted-Dining room girl Good
wages. Henry Sundell, 81 North Center
street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22

Wanted-Postoffice clerks and car
riers. Examinations will be held in Mar
shalltown and many other cities in
November. Particulars free. Washing
ton Civil Service School, Department,
4S4. Washington, D. G.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
'C00[N[SSSI0PSPANIC
Christmas Decorations in Eagle
Grove Church Ignited by
Candle
ENcIRcLED BY BLAZING WREATH
One of Sisters in Rescuins Mass Book
in Imminent Danger for Time
Flaming Wreath Falls, EMERGING
Her Person-Altar Boys Sit Quietly
Thru crisis.l
Special to T,mes-Republlcan.

Special to Republican.
Eagle Grove, Dec 2S.-Sunday NOR
ming at 1890 high mass in Sacred
Heart church quite q little excitement
was caused by fire which occurred
by reason of one of the candles on the
altar igniting the flowers and festoons
of evergreens remaining and being q
part of the Christmas decorations. AL
most without warning the many
Wreaths of evergreens were In flames,
and a panic was avoided only by the
calm words of Father OBrien, who
babe the people be quiet.
Several OF the male parishioners
rushed forward and with the aid Of
chairs and stools climbed to the very
top of the altar and removed the burn
ing flowers and decorations, and but
little damage was sustained. One o.
the sisters quickly yelled the chalice
and was in the act of removing the
mass book. when one of the flaming
wreaths broke from it's moorings and
completely encircled here. There was
a suppressed cry from the congrega-
ton at the iminent danger. Calmly,
however, and with a clever hand, she
pushed aside the flaming circle and
carried the mass book to a place of
safety.
There were fourteen acolytes and all
tar boys within the railing. no one os
whom moved after the words Of warm
ing from their pastor 1t was a beau
tiful sight to see the boys gowned in
cassock and surplice, sit silent and
undemonstratve with the flames leap
ing to the very ceiling. One of the
boys. Milard Murphy, at the cry Of
his mother. turned and found his lace
garments aflame, but it was quickly
extnguished, and no material harm
was done. Some of the valuable
candelabra We're ruined, but the loss
will not exceed 5000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
OPPOSE PAYMENT ON DITCH.
Hancock County Farmers Claim
Drainage Ditch is Not Deep Enough

Hancock County Farmers Claim
Drainage Ditch is Not Deep Enough.
Garner, Dec. 2S.-Claiming that the
drainage ditch district No. 8 of Han
cock county near Klemme was not con-
structed according to specifications
and that part of the ditch which
should have been depth of from eight
to nine feet, is only six, Fred AK and
fifteen other farmers whose land lies
within that drainage district are plain
tiffs in suit to restrain the final pay
ment on the work. This action is now
being tried in the district court in the
city and the defendants are the In
ternationa Drainage and Investment
company, who built the ditch. and the
board of supervisors of Hancock coun-
ty.
Tho amount involved is $4,000 ana
the ditch is one of the largest in the
county. The final payment on the con-
struction work would soon have been
made but for this action. Already the
case has taken up three days of the
time of the court and 1t is expected
to occupy all of next week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
BURNS LIKELY FATAL
Little Hope Hold Out for Recovery of
Matthew Cox, One of Victims of the
Explosion at Union-Details Of the
Disaster.

Special to Times Republican,.
Eldora, Dec. 2S.--Mr and Mrs. Mat
thew Cox, of Union, who were so ter
ribly burned in the explosion at their
home, Saturday, We're brought to
Emergency hospital at Eldora. Satur-
day evening, and their three children
are now at the Beecher home, in Ell
dora. Two of the children are severely.
but not dangerously burned about the
hands and arms. Mrs. Cox Is burned
about the hands, arms, face and back,
her hair also being singed off, and her
suffering is so intense that she has to
be kept constantly under the influence
Of opiates. DR.. Morse states today
that she will probably recover.
A large leather apron worn by Mr..
Cox, is all that saved him from death
at the time of the accident and he is
now in a precarlods condition, and
very often going int. commissions. DIR.
Morse holds cut little ntpe of his re-
covery He, Is a solid mass of burns,
except WHERE plVlSSlCN Ny ShS AS~eAA
err apron.
Mr.. Cox says the explosion was
caused by his carelessness. He had
Just noticed that something was wrong.
and picked up the brazier's machine
and threw it into the yard, but too late.
for hardly had the pieces left his hands
before terrific explosion wrecked the
room, and set fire to his clothing and
the building. Mrs. Cox rushed to the
aid of her husband, who was then
mass of flame. but only succeeded In
getting terribly burned herself
/ Mr.. Cox, a blacksmith by trade, has
been in the employ of the Wood Buggy
company, of Union, for some time. He
is also the inventor Of a. method OF
welding cast iron, and the gasoline
forge used in his experiments along
this line, is responsible for his trou-
bles. Mr.. Cox formerly had the ma
chinery used in his experiments. To-
Gated in a room in the building used
by the Woods Buggy company. but
Mt. Woods, fearing an explosion, had
ordered the machinery removed from
his building, and Mr.. Cox had taken
the plant to his residence in Union,
for further experiments. At the time
Of the explosion, he was using sew
enty pounds pressure. One of the brass
fittings had sprung a leak, and the
room was soon filled with gas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
The Rockford News.

Special TO Times-f Republican.
Rockford, Ded. 2S.-Rocllford will
soon have a new garage. The First
National bank has just about COM
pleted a building for that purpose,
having leased it for a period of ten
years to AL Palmer and Mr.. Albee.
There is strong talk of a new brick
plant, with a capital of 100000 here
in the near future. Rockford probably
has the best brick clay to be found
in Iowa.
The merchants all report a larger
holiday trade than usual. The streets
have been thronged with farmers every
day for some time.
John r. Waller took 400 pounds of
furs to Garner this week. He bought
them from the boys who are trapping
along THE river here.
A half dozen former Grinnell stu
dents who live here, are watching with
large hopes of success, the progress
of the Grinnell campaign for endow-
ment.
DR.. NcNinch IS laid up with q
sprained ankle.
Mrs. Brown, who has been spending
three weeks in Minneapolis with her
sister. ate Christmas dinner in Web
ster City with her daughter. She will
later go to Des Moines ito attend a
business meeting of a Women's club,
Of which she is a member.
The Catholic people have purchased
lots for a new church here. They will
hold services between Christmas and
New Years in the Baptist church.
yrha German lutheran church was
wired for electric lights this week.
Every church in town is now lighted
by electricity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
FARMER browns in WELL.
Falls From Windmill and Crashes Thru
Platform Into Water.


Denison, Dec. 28.-H. Jocks, a retired
farmer who has been living in Deni-
son for the past five years, was found
dead in an old abandoned we'll on the
farm place of his son, Herman Jocks,
in Goodrich township. Mr.. Jocks and
his wife went into the country to
spend Christmas, with their son, Her
man, who lives about four miles north
west from Denison. Mr.. Jocks and his
son, Herman, drove over an adjoining
farm to look at some stock and as
they were about to go home Mr.. Jocks
told his son to drive home and that
he would go over to see an old neigh
Der before dinner. When the hour ar
rived the son called up the neighbor
and wanted to tell his father to hurry,
but to his surprise his father had not
been there. Other neighbors We're also
called. butt the father had been seen
no where. Fearing some accident the
son and neighbors went at once to the
field where the son had left the faith
er and there at an old abandoned Well
and wind mill they saw an overcoat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
Would DE- N COFFIN
Sioux City Youth Breaks Into
Caskct Store in Order
to Suicide
SOUGHT TO SAVE TROUBLE
Said If He Died in Coffin There Would
Be Less Bother--offioer on Scene in
Time to Prevent Traeedy-Note to
Mother Found on Would Be Suicides
Person..
Special to Times-Republican.

Sioux City, Dec. 2S.-After writing a
farewell letter. to his mother, Elmer
L. Nelson attempted to break into the
store rooms OF the Sioux City Casket
company, in order, he says. that he
might commit suicide in a coffin, but
his efforts were frustrated by the night
Waterman. who turned him over to the
police.
II have planned suicide for some
time" said Nelson to Desk Sergeant
George PIERCE, but wanted to make as
little trouble as possible about 1t, so
thought if / could get into the caske.
factory, secret myself in coffin, and
then take poison and die. that all the
undertaken would have to do would be
to screw on the lid Of the coffin, and
bury me-"
in Nelson's pocket was this letter to
his mother:
Dear Mother: You will soon forgive
me for the wrong. / am going away
the 26th of this month and perhaps
you will never see me again. Your
broken hearted Elmer. p S.-When
1 am gone you will find me in a cof-
fin and grave Your son Elmer. p. S.
/ will not live until New Years. Good
BILE. mother"
TO Officer Harvey who made the ar
rest, Nelson declared that he Wanted
to die, and begged the officer to help
him enter the casket factory so he
could carry out his purpose.
"This old world don't hold much for
me-" said Nelson, "and / realize that
would be better off dead. My ideals
were always high, but my life has been
q failure. / blame no one but myself.
Had I left whisky and fast company
alone my ideals would have been real
lied. Now am nothing but q wreck
and you would do my family a service
by letting me carry out my intentions"
Nelson was locked in a cell at the
city jail and an espionage placed over
him to see that he does not commit
suicide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

hymns at their homes. Last SUNDAY
the homes of Joseph Jennings. Rev.
Winter and Gilmore Middleton, were
connected with the church and the
sermon and all the services were heard
with ease. This is a service people
unable to get to church will greatly
appreciate. Mrs. Winter was SO
pleased with the morning service
heard in this way she suggested some
hymns for the evening service. This
service is not designed for the able
bodied "stay-at-home," but those de-
tanned by sickness or age.
keosauqua.
There was q resurrection here last
Sunday, and as a result Arch Browns
bulldog, that.was supposed to be dead,
strayed or stolen, came to life. The dog
had been missing for nine days, and
on Sunday Craig Sherod was attracted
to an old we'll near, the creamery by a
noise that on investigation proved to
be from the lost dog. When taken out
he was able to go about, but evidently
was too stiff to feel like going on a
rabbit chase. He is now enjoying life
as. much as tho he had not tasted at
the bottom of a well for nine days.
The we'll was roughly covered, and 1t
is supposed that in. pursuit of game he
ventured under the board covering the
well.
Humboldt.
Thanks to the diligent quarantining
by the city authorities, and the vigor-
Gus steps taken by the town physi-
clans, Humboldt is now practically
free from diphtheria cases. The re-
cent diphtheria epidemic, If such It
can be called, taxed the patience and
ingenuity of the city officials to the ut
most. 1t was in so mild form that
many persons afflicted walked the
streets, and were actually not Ill.
Scholars in the public schools attended
daily, and yet were afflicted. With
these conditions It was nearly impos-
sible to stamp out the disease. Heroic
measures were adopted. The school
house was fumigated almost weekly.
Any child missing half day at school
had to have a physician's certificate
before 1t could return. In this manner
many cases were unearthed that would
not have been found with less drastic
measures. However, the desired end
has been obtained, and diphtheria is
now thing Of recollection only in
Humboldt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28

Struble.
j. A. Sayer is now postmaster of
Struble, taking charge of the office
Monday evening. For the past eight
years he has been manager of the
Sclnoeneman Bros. Lumber company.
He has also taught school at several
points in northwestern Iowa.
Clyde.
The school house at Clyde burned to
the ground on Monday night of last
week, the origin Of the fire being a
mystery It was a good building,
erected about ten years ago. 1t is a
great loss to the village, but of course
another school building will he erected.
Alexander.
Mrs. Japtze Miller, who was operated
on at Rochester last week Tuesday,
died the following day and the remains
were brought back to Alexander, Fri
day. She was buried in the cemetery
at Alexander, Friday afternoon, beside
that of her husband who had preceded
her by only two months.
Williams.
The ladies of the Methodist auxiliary
have but recently completed making
theiN payments on che new church
building erected a couple of years ago
and are now entirely out Of debt. They
are certainly due much praise when 1t
is known that they pledged $1,000 on the
building besides spending considerable
money for furnishing.
Belle PLANE.
John Gunsaulis, postmaster and
hotel keeper at Wright, died very sud-
denly from a peculiar cause last Fri
day morning Mr. Gunsaulis had been
feeling bad for several weeks and was
taking a tonic consisting chiefly Of
ginger ale. Upon arising he took his
regular dose and in a few minutes
became deathly sick. A physician was
summoned but he died before the doc
tor arrived. 1t is believed the bottle
contained germs of pton1aine poison.
Sac City.
Articles Of incorporation for the
First Free Methodist church Of Sac
City were filed for record with the
county recorder on Dec. Is. It Is re-
cited that members Of the Free Meth
odist church of North America met at
the residence Of John s. Wallace In
Sac City on Nov. 80, 1908, for the pur-
pose Of adopting articles of incorpora-
ton. Rev Edward Ballenger, district
elder, presided and John 8. Wallace
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
sz'esaRtu snua, aeteber Is 1908

They examined the we'll and there they
found the man drowned in about
twelve feet OF water.
on inspection 1t was found that II
brace on the wind mill some distance
above the well platform was broken
and also the we'll platform, The
supposition is that Mr.. Jocks climbed
up on tho old wind mill frame to put
the mill out of gear catching hoid
of the brace. which gave way, he prob
ably fell onto the We'll platform, which
broke under his weight, participating
Mr.. Jocks into the we'll.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
----------------------~---
WEDDING is SURPRISE.
Miss Theo Curtis and e. S. Oates, Iowa
Falls, Married Christmas Eve.

Special to Times Republican,.
Iowa Falls. Dec. 2SOne OF the sur
prise weddings of the holiday season
In this city. was that of Miss Theo
Curtis and Mr.. f. s. Oates. The young
people We're quietly married Christmas
eve, and failed to take any of their
friends into their confidence regarding
the tying of the nuptial knot. The bride
is the only daughter of Alderman Cur
It's. of the Third ward. and IS hand
some and accomplished young lady
who has been prominent in social,
church and lodge circles for several
years. Mr.. Oates came here several
months ago as electrician for the I'LL
nois Central road. and Is in charge of
several interlocking towers on this d.
vision of the road The couple Will
make their home in this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
NEW TIME CARD.
Goes Into Effect on, st. Paul & Des
Moines Road.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Dec. 2S.-A new time
card went into effect on the ST. Paul
& Des Moines road yesterday, which
materially affects the time of two of
the passenger trains of the company
schedule. Under the new card, the
northbound evening train leaves about
three hours earlier. and is due to de-
part from the southern terminus at 3: 10
p. m.. instead of at 6, and will reach
Mason City at 7:45 instead of at 1890
y. M, as heretofore. This will enable
northbound passengers to connect with
the eastbound train on the Milwaukee,
for Chicago and other points east, and
thus gives this city four trains to Chi
cage between 4 and 10 p. m. each even
ing, two of the others being on the
Illinois Central, and the other over the
Rock Island. The other change on the
Short Line is in the southbound train
in the morning, which goes twenty
minutes earlier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28

was elected secretary. The object or
the society is the maintenance Of di-
vine worship according to the rights
and usages Of the church aforenamed
and the acquiring, holding and dspos-
ing of church and parsonage property.
The trustees for the first year are
Samuel j. Phillips, John H. Baichtal
and John S. Wallace.
Allison.
r. r. Jungkunz has been given
contract by the board of supervisors to
place a new lighting plant in the court
room. The plant is the Detroit system,
will be of 100 light capacity, fand the
building will be lighted from basement
to court room, and lighted complete in
every respect The board has shown
most excellent judgment in the se]ec-
ton of plant. 1t will be the largest
individual plant which has been placed
in this section, the machine itself
weighing about $500 pounds.
Sigourney.
G. R. Speirs, wealthy and respected
citizen Of this county, was run over by
g. freight train Friday at Independence,
Kan, and instantly killed. The only
eye witness to the tragedy was a work
man, who said Mr. Speirs was stand
Ing by the track waiting, as he had
told the station agent, for q. freight to
make up which he intended to take to
a small town eight miles distant. This
man said that as the freight engine
backed in, Mrs. Speirs staggered and
fell under the rear wheels.
Napier.
Michael E. Judge one of the best
known farmers of Boone county, passed
away at his home in Colfax township,
one mile west Of Napier, Sunday NOR
ming at $40 o'clock, after an illness
dating from Dec. IL. The cause Of his
demise was pleural pneumonia. He had
not been we'll for some time, but went
about making arrangements for the
sale which he held last week, but which
on account of the sickness he was I'M
able to attend. He expected shortly to
remove to Boone to make his future
home.
Eagle Grove.
BY the courtesy Of Mr., Orvile Car
penter, manager Of the Iowa Central
Telephone company here, the Methodist
church has been wired and a trans
mitter suspended from the ceiling in
front of the pulpit so that Shut in
people may hear the sermon and the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
ASKS $4,000 FOR INJURIES.
i. j. Wangen, DEBORAH, Sues the Up
per Iowa Power Company.

A. j. Wangen, DEBORAH, Sues the Up
per Iowa Power Company.
Special to Times Republican
Decorah, Dec. 2S.-The Upper Iowa
power company is made the defendant
in a big damage suit filed in the district
court of Allamakee county. A. ]. Wan
ger, the plaintiff, demands judgment in
the sum of $4,000, for injuries received
in an accident while an employe of that
company. alleging that in fall occas-
stoned by breaking scaffolding on
Dec. 81, 1906. he sustained n fracture
of the breast bone and other serious
injuries of a permanent nature The de-
PENDANT was working on the first dam
built by the defendant company In this
section of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
CLINTON DEFoREsT DEAD.
Was Member of Famous Band Headed
by John c. Fremont.

Special TO Times-Repub!Ican.
Iowa City, Dec. 2S.--News has been
received here of the death at Susan
vile, Cal. few days since. of Clinton
DeForest, one of the very early set
tiers in this. county, and a man re-
puted to be the last surviving mem
her of the famous band which John G..
Fremont headed in his overland jour-
ney to the Pacific coast in 1S45. The
hardships which this band endured.
have become history and DeForest,
who some years ago visited his pioneer
friends here, was wont to recount the
trials of their journey, upon which they
were forced to resort to the flesh of
their companions for sustenance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
Rolfe Bank President Dead.

Rolfe, Dec. 2S.-W. d. McEwen.
president of the State Savings bank, of
this place, and for years prominent in
the business and political affairs of the
county, is dead. Mr.. McEwen came
to the county with the first settlers,
had faith in it's future, invested his
earnings as he could and became
wealthy thru the growth of the coun-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28
Thoroughly TractabIe.

H1s wife-"Willis, what would you
Ike to have me buy you for a Christ
has PRESENT."
MT. wellbroke-"O, Tn not particu-
nr. A new rug for the back parlor,
set of furs. orsome thingofthstt
set OF ,furs, or something Of that kind
will suit me as well as anything"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-28

the Max r. Winner drug store at this
place for the chloroform, he said that
he wanted enough to kill dog thai ne
wished to put out of the way. knowing
him we'll the pharmacist gave him the
poison without question.