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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
Hundreds OF Head OF Cattle
Hogs and Sheep Perish in
Recent Storm
HEAVY LOSSES NEAR WESLEY
Horses, Cattle and Hogs Valued at
Several Thousands CT Dollars Die
From Exposure-Many Sections of
State Report Similar Losses = Ono
Man Loses $50 Head of Sheep.

Special to Times Republican.
Wesley, Feb 3-During the blizzard
Thursday night and Friday, Mike
Matren and son lost thirty three head
of cattle. and eleven head of sheep.
Some Of the cattle We're registered
stock One COW they had recently
bought paying $3.50 for her. Their en-
tire loss will foot up close to $1,000.
Mike Mammoser lost twelve head OF
fat hogs which were smothered in the
snow, and one yearing colt His loss
is estimated at $3.50.
John NIcMan. five miles west of
town. lost three head of young horses,
valued at $3.50. Reports are still COM
ing in from different parts of the coun-
ty, of cattle, horses. sheep and hogs
that have been killed by the storm.
We are still without telegraph and
telephone communication however. The
Milwaukee railroad company has Il
force of men between here and Britt,
putting up the telegraph line. They
report $50 poles broken off between
Emmetsburg and Mason City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
SHERCLfFE 70 PRISON
Colorado Sheriff Starts West
With Iowa Man Who Once
Escaped From Him
PRISONER CLOSELY GUARDED
With Trusted Deputy Sheriff Takes
Every Precaution to Prevent An
other Escape--Governor johnson
Honors Requisition of Colorado Ex-
ecutive-Under Long Sentence.
to Times-ls Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Minneapolis, Feb. fisherman Nor
ris, alias Frank Sherclffe recently
tried. here on q charge Of train robbery.
for participation In which Owen Ball
of Marshalltown. Iowa, is serving a
sentence in the Minnesota state prison,
and on which charge Shercliffe was ac-
quilted, Is enroute TO Colorado. in
charge of two officers to serve long
sentence for murder.
Governor johnson signed requisition
papers late yesterday returning Sher-
cliffe to the Colorado state prison at
Canon City. to serve twenty-year
sentence. Sheriff w. e. Dwyer. OF
Leadville and James II. Gildea. a
deputy. arrived on an early train with
papers from the governor of Colorado,
but had to wait at the capitol until
after noon. Governor johnson has
been at Rochester with his wife. who
is recovering from an operation, and
the train which brought him back was
late
The Colorado officials started west
with their man las night, determined
to take no chances on his escape, for
Shercliffe is noted in criminal records
and has outwitted the authorities many
times.
The offense for which he is under
sentence in Colorado is the murder of
John w. WEIGH at Ileadville. June %,
1898. After his conviction he escaped
from two officers. They We're in the
smoking car and all We're talking with
a travelling man. Shercliffe asked per-
mission to go to the toilet ROOM and
was allowed to go in alone. as he was
handcuffed and the train running at
full speed. He fastened the door. and
then with his miracles smashed the
window glass and escaped.
Sheriff Dwyer does not intend to
have any window glass smashed this
time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
CIarinda.

SidilHOds
The express car on the Clardnda &
Tarko branch of the Burlington route
caught fire about 6 o'clock and was
quite badly damaged and had to be
sent to the repair shop. The fire caught
from the stove in the car. Had 1t not
been for the prompt action of our fire
company the car would have been
burned to ashes.
GIidden.
Several cases of pneumonia are re-
ported about town. Most Of the measles
cases are we'll on the road to recov-
ery. The outbreak occurred mostly in
the second primary room at the public
school building. It will not be definitely
known for some days yet whether or
not the other rooms are to have a SIM
liar experience.
Traer.
The ]. H. Nauerth drug stock was
sold this week to two Grundy Center
gentlemen, Arthur McGovern and Ir.
James W. Gaffey. The business will
hereafter be conducted in the firm
name of the McGovern Drug Company.
Mr.. Nauerth will hold. some stock In
the company and does not purpose
leaving Traer.
OeIwein.
Freddie Lake ct al vs. G. w. Daniels
NJ J. Conway, American Bonding COM
pany, ct al The plaintiffs are the three
minor children of l.. G. Lake, of Oel-
vein They ask $4,000 damages from a
saloonkeeper, who they allege sold
their father liquor against the consent
of their mother, causing him to aban-
don his family and cease to support
them.
Valley Junction.
The. First Valley junction Savings
Bank will open For business next Mon
day. Feb. 1, succeeding the private
bank belonging to Herman and A. E.
Raaz. known as the First Valley juno
ton Bank. And it was the first, in fact
as we'll as in name. The new bank buys
tne Raaz block and takes over the
property business and good Will OF the
old bank.
DEBORAH.
Thirty-flve new bridges were placed
over Winneshiek county streams at
cost of a,uproximately $4,000. Repairs
to other bridges, cost Of lumber, piling
and administration ran the total bridge
account up to nearly seventy thousand
dollars. This will make 1908 as the
most expensive in the history of the
county save the twain in which the
new court house was constructed.
WayIand.
A rope about eight feet long was
found tied to the leg of hog In w.
H. Clifton's hog pen last Thursday
night Indications are that the owner
dropped the end-that is. the end-of
the rope in the hurry Of leaving the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
Eczema Lodges in the Skin
Not a Blood Disease-cured by Oil Of
Wintergreen Compound.

For many years eczema was supposed
to be blood disease and was erron-
eously treated as such, but now the best
authorities agree that eczema is only
skin disease and must be cured thru
the skin. The eminent skin specialist,
DR.. d. D. Dennis, first discovered the
eczema germ and his discovery was
quickly taken up in both Germany and
France.
To kill the eczema germ and at the
same time heal the skin, DR.. Dennis
compounded oil of Wintergreen, thymol,
glycerine, etc. The remedy is a liquid,
not a mere salve, hence it sinks right
into the pores of the skin. Washing
with this oil Of Wlntergreen compound
seems to take the itch away at once;
soon the scales drop away and the dis
ease disappears. The prescription has
now been used so long as to have prov
en- it's absolute merit and we do not
hesitate to express our confidence in
D. DID. Prescription. Mcbride & Will
Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
LIABILITY TO A
SECOND ATTACK
OF RHEUMATISM
A New Hartford, Iowa, Mans
Experience With Temporary
Relief Methods and With
DR.. Williams Pink
Pills.

Doctors say that a person who has
had rheumatism is more liable to be at
tackled by the disease than one who has
not.
The whole truth probably is that the
first attack was never really cured and
the second attack was q return of the
same old rheumatism4
Until the rheumatic poison is driven
from the blood you will be subject to an
attack every winter or every damp day.
Mr.. +. NJ. Church, of New Hartford, ,
Butler County, Iowa, wasted q lot of
time securing temporary relief. He says:
81 began to be troubled with rheuma-
tism about ten years ago. when noticed
1t in my right arm and shoulder. This
was after hard days work and the
pains bothered me more or less every
day after that. They were steady aud
t1ragging-like and often became so
severe that felt sick all over and would
have to go to bed for two or three days.
The pains were always more intense
after had been working and using my
arm, while every spring the rheumatism
seemed to be worse. When pressed on
The bone of my arm, it hurt SO that I
pould hardly stand it.
81 had been in this shape for nearly
shree years and had used nearly every
thing in the way Of external applications,
such as plasters, poultices and liniments.
These seemed to relieve the pains for q
short time, but they always came back.
'.About this time I read Of DIR. Will
Hams Pink Pills in paper and began
to use them. felt relief after taking a
few boxes of the pills and continued the
treatment until completely cured. The
pills took the disease out Of my blood as
/ have never had return Of it since.'
Dr. Williams Pink Pills do not simply
deaden the pain; they cure the trouble
which causes the pain. They are guar
anteed to contain no narcotic, stimulant
or opiate. Those who take them run no
danger Of forming q drug habit. The
pills act directly on the blood, building
it up and strengthening the nerves.
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or direct by mail, postpaid, OF
receipt Of price, 50 cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the Or. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
New Religious Sect Among
Tama Redskins Causes Youth
to Shoot Himself
DRINK TO SEE GREAT SPIRIT
Religious Rites With Alcoholic Accom-
paniments Menace to Reds on Tama
Reservation = Harry Davenport,
Crazed by Mescal, Shoots Himself
on Street in Tama.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

Tama. Feb. 2.-Something of a sem
sation was created in Tama. on Mon
day, by an Indian committing suicide
on the main street of the city. His
name was Harry Davenport. He was a
single fellow, and we'll known among
the white people. He spoke very good
English and was a ieweer by trade,
that is, he made Indian jewelry.
He was in town early on Monday
morning, in fact, is said to have spent
the night here. having been at Mar
shalltown on Saturday. About 10
o'clock, he walked down the south side
Of the street until he came to the main
corners Of the town, then stepped out
into the center Of the square, pulled
out a 32-caliber revolver, and placing
the mule at the center of his fore
head. pulled the trigger Death followed
instantly, as he scarcely made a move
after sinking to the ground.
These Indians have for the past few
months been addicted to the use of a
drug or liquor made from mescal. a
product Of a species Of cactus OBJ
tanned from New Mexico. The habit is
one brought to them from another
tribe. They brew the mescal and make
a sort of liquor, which when taken,
produces an effect something like that
of opium. 1t makes them crazy. They
call it a religion, insisting that when
they drink mescal they can see the
Great Spirit, the happy hunting ground
and look down the entire vista of eter-
nal life. The practice is growing among
them, and, unless&the Indian depart
ment looks after the matter, it will
develop dangerous condition before
long. An Indian. under the influence
of mescal, is as liable to kill any one
else as himself. This Harry Daven-
port was victim of the use of the
drug. He has been living at the home
of Joseph lesson, who is interpreter
of the tribe, and lessons place is the
headquarters of the mescal drinkers.
The Indians We're notified of Daven-
ports death, and the body was taken
to the reservation, where it is presumed
the new sect Of mescal drinkers gave
him the burial rites of religious
zealot Why these redskins are per-
mitted to go about the country car
rying concealed weapons and white
men are not so permitted, is a guam
dairy with most people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

pen, to return to the bosom of his fam
| lily. The hog remained very much at
tached to her end of the rope and
squealed her satisfaction at having out
pulled the man at the other end. 1t was
this squealing which attracted George
Netterfield's attention as he came home
from town about midnight. George went
to the pen, but did rot notice anything
wrong with the hogs and went in and
went to bed and Will found the rope
the next morning. So the rope belongs
to Clifton until the owner calls for 1t
Scranton.
On last Monday Mr.. G. F. Cain pur-
chased of Mr.. G.. w. Shaffer the no.
acre tract lying Immediately southwest
of Scranton, the consideration being
500 per acre. This is the highest price
yet recorded in this locality for an un-
improved farm, this tract being entire
ly without buildings and yet 500 per
acre for piece of Green county land
so favorably located is considered gen.
orally to be very reasonable.
Patton.
The building committee for the tele-
phone company met Saturday after
noon and decided to accept Joel Shaw's
lot on the north corner of block 4,
across from the Nd. F.. church. The Dot
Is 35xl32 feet, and they have submitted
plans for the building to contractors.
The figures on both brick and frame
buildings will be considered. This will
make a pleasant location for the CEN
trail office.
Cedar Falls.
Accusing him of desert1on of his wife
and children, who live in this city the
grand jury which recently adjourned,
returned an indictment against Jesse
Deputy Sheriff Raymond placed the ac-
cused under arrest at that place Mon
day, but he Immediately gave the re-
quired bond of $500. The true bill ac-
cuses Mr.. Highly of having deserted his
family about a year ago. There are
three minor children and his wife.
Granger.
The county surveyor and a county
supervisor We're, present at the last
meeting held in Granger to decide
whether or not Beaver Creek should
be Strengthened. Preliminary survey has
been taken and it has been decided to
straighten the creek in Grant, Beaver
and Des Moines townships. The present
plan is for a 30-foot ditch and the av-
erage cost will be IS an acre for the
land made good. This will be a great
advantage. as it will give them several
additional acres over which the river
now flows.
Cedar Rapids.
Robert Shirley. Of Belle Plaine,
was brought before. United States
Commissioners J. o. Stewart Friday
forenoon on a charge Of selling liquor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02

I without first having gone thru the for
mality of procuring a government IL
cense. He waived the preliminary hear
ing and was bound over to the April
session of the federal grand jury under
bond of 5000, which he> was able to
furnish Shirley has just completed a
ninety day sentence DIN the Benton
county Jail at Vinton for bootlegging,
ing by Deputy United States Marshal
Healy, on the government charge.
Belle PLANE.
The 400 acre farm dn Homer and
Iowa townships. belonging to the
| Scheel estate, was sold this week for
$40 ,40O Adam Landgrebe of Dysart
purchased 100 acres in section 16,
Homer township, for $105 an acre,
Henry Junge of Elberon, eighty acres
in section 20 for slO4, Lizzie Raabe
eighty acres in section II for Sill and
Alvina Sch1eiman eighty acres in sec
tion 10, Iowa township, for $50. Ut was
the largest cash real estate transac-
| lions made in some time.
sigourney.
A fire occurred at the George Stein
Ike home in Van Buren, township early
last Sunday morning that appears TO
be of incendiary origin. They dis
covered it at about 5 o'clock. after it
had made considerable Roadway. The
wind was blowing from such a dfrec-
ton that only tlla good work Of The
neighbors prevented the nearby build
ings from burning. The horses had
been united and turned out Of the
barn. By daylight they could follow
tracks from the point where the fire
originated for considerable distance
until the grass Of the meadow prevent
ed any further trace.
Lansing.
James Strong, aged about so years,
an employe of the Turned Button fac
tory and living in the old McAneny
house at Columbus, met death while
engaged in making repairs on his well
Wednesday afternoon. The iron piping
had been uncoupled at the bottom of
the we'll, and a portion was left stand
ing in an upright position. ladder
was put down and on this Strong
started to descend after tying a rope
about his body. The ladder broke, the
knot in the rope became united, and
the mans body became impaled upon
the piping below. Strongs wife was
holding the rope. He was a man weigh
ing 23O pounds. 1t was necessary for
several men to descend and lift the
body from the iron piping which had
entered several inches. It was the in
tention to take the injured man to La
Crosse on the afternoon train in the
hope that his life might be saved, but
death came directly after he was
brought to the depot and before the ar
rival Of the train.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
Surveyor of Customs Dead.

Burlirgton, Feb. 2.-George Luddle
surveyor OF customs Of the eastern
Iowa Illinois district for the past nine
years, is dead here. after an illness of
several weeks. His death creates a
vacancy in the ranks of the govern
ment officials of this city and takes
away from the official family one of
the most pleasant. obliging and eff
cient men who have ever held office.
Mr. L,iddle was born Aug. 10, 1851,
in kastorf. Gilhorn, Hanover, Ger
many. and came to America at the age
of II years, settling at ST Peter, Mimi.
He came to Burlington in 1S7N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
Tama County Farmers Lose.

SpGSldI W
Traer, Feb Numerous reports in
this vicinity of devastation of properly
by the storm last Friday are now be-
ing circulated. Henry Snow, north
west of town. lost six cattle in the
storm, the animals being frozen to
death. The c. & n. w. depot at
Nooerhies. small station just north
of Traer, took fire from an overheated
chimney and was burned nearly to the
ground before any one noticed it. Sew
en- or eight farmers south and east of
town report their windmills blown over
and so broken as to be beyond repair.
The work of restoring broken tele-
phone poles and wires, and repairing
damage to buildings, is being hurried
ly carried on. A large force of men are
at work restringing wires which were
torn down by the blizzard. Repairs that
are being made now are only tempor-
airy, and it will take a month or six
weeks to get things entirely in shape.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
MANY PATIENTS TURNED AWAY
Agitation for Another tuberculosis
Hospital in Iowa is Growing.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Feb. 2.-Local physicians
members of the medical faculty of the
State University of Iowa, and many
of the students heartily favor the pres
ent agitation to have another tubercu-
losis hospital in the state of Iowa, for
the use Of patients i'll the more ad-
vapced stages of the disease.
At the present time, large numbers
are turned away from the present hos
pital at Oak Dale, because they are
too far gone. 1t is now proposed to
give these patients as much relief as
pOSSible
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
BRAVERY PREVENTS BAD FIRE.
Home of Hon. J. j. Clark, Mason City
Threatened With Destruction.


Mason City, Feb. 1.-The home of
Hon. j. j. Clark. judge of the district
court. was threatened with destruction
by fire. and but for the prompt and
heroic action of Judge Clark and his
son, Edward W., who is clerk of the
district court in this county, the house
might have been destroyed. The flames
originated in the bath room, and when
discovered. that room was all ablaze.
Judge Clark walked thru them to the
fawcet at the further end, and sue
ceeded in extinguishing the fire. with
the aid of his son, who fought the con-
flgration from the outer end
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
FROZEN WHILE DRUNK.
William Ellis, of Waterloo, May Lose
Both Hands.


waterloo, Feb. at may cost Will
liam Ellis both his hands and ears for
that last drunk, when he got out on a
lonesome jag, bare headed, without an
overcoat and without mittens. Ellis
who was found in the north part of the
city badly frozen, was taken to the
police station, after he had been thawed
out by friends at a red hot stove
At the time he made no complaint, al
tho his hands had been frozen stiff,
as were his face and ears.
When released from the jail his hands
were horribly swollen, being three
times their natural size. His ears were
puffed out in a great swollen mass
and his eyes were nearly shut by his
nose, which had pulled out to twice it's
ordinary dimensions. He was given
medical attention at once. The prob
abilities are now that he may be a
cripple for life. He is a painter by
trade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
FOUND DEAD ON CLAIM.
Iowa Railroad Men Regret Death Of
Jim Babcock, Former Conductor.

VII" 6dUeoeK' Ut n1or OV''uo'
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Feb. railroad men in
this part of the state regret to learn
of the recent death of Jim Babcock,
an old time conductor on the b., {.
r. & N. road before its absorption of
the Rock Island system. He is report
ed to have been found dead in bed
on his claim. near Watertown. s. D.
He had a record of thirty years active
railroad service, twenty five of which
We're in the service of the B., C. r. 81
N. as conductor. He retired from rail-
road work about four years ago, and
took up a claim near Watertown. He
was a veteran of the civil war. and is
survived by his wife and an adopted
daughter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
WEDDINGS AT HAMPTON.
Several Have Taken Place There in
the Past Week.

Special to imes-Repubttcan.
Hampton. Feb. 2.-At the home of
the officiating clergyman, Rev. Dewitt
Clinton, was solenlnized Wednesday,
the marriage of Mr.. John A. Miller and
Miss Anna Teppert. both young people
who are well and favorably known in
this community. The groom is son
of Jacob Miller, and is hard-work-
ing and prudent young man. The bride
has made her home with Mr.. and Mrs.
O. F. Myers for about two years. and
her acquaintance have only words of
commentator for her. They left the
same evening for Chicago, and after a
stay of few days there. will return
and make their home on the William
Barry farm, east of this city.
Miss Mabel Appleby. of Latimer, and
Mr.. Frank E. Stafford, of Council Bluffs,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
Prisoners to the Pen.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Feb. 2-Sheriff Lund
left yesterday afternoon for Fort Mad
ison with William Retiring and Joseph
Kenzie, the former to serve a sentence
not exceeding twenty years, for for-
gerry, the latter not to exceed seven
years, for obtaining money under false
pretenSeS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
EBERT" SALE DEAD.
Old Time Iowa Printer Passed Away
in Chicago.

Specia! to Times Republican,.
Mason City, Feb. 1.-The death of an
old time Iowa printer occurred recent
ly i'm Chicago. Herbert C. Sale known
at one time over most of the state as
Bert" Sale. died very suddenly. A doZ
en- years ago he was foreman in one
of the newspaper offices of this city.
He was a member of the fire depart
ment, and "A renowned sprinter. win
ming many honcrs in the old hose team
tournaments. In Chicago he won q
place for himself among the best print
ers of that city. Besides his immediate
family in Chicago. he is survived by
his mother. Mrs. S. c. Sale. and broth
en- A. r. Sale both of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
Hamilton County Pioneer Dead

Webster City, Feb. John Kies-
ecker, one of the oldest pioneer resi-
dents of Hamilton county passed away
Sunday morning at the home of his
son. III. c.. Kiesecker, in this city. al
the age of 50 years, ii months and 20
days. His death was due to bronchitis
which attacked him two weeks ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-02
Cattle Frozen Near kanawha.

Special to TimeS-RepuDlican.
Kanawha. Feb. 2.-The storm of Fri
day was the worst experienced in this
section for years. Many wndmills
turnout the country are torn to pieces.
or entirely blown down. Stock that
was not we'll sheltered suffered terri
bly,. and some was frozen to death. d.
L. Duncan. east of town. lost five head
of cattle. and a farmer northwest Of
town. near Corwith. lost sixteen head.
We received the first mail since the
storm, yesterday.