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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
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tume dashed downward eighty feet 4
a distance OF one-third Of mile. o.
either side were walls Of granite LOO
feet high that gave no foothold.
Beyond the cliffs gained rapidly II
altitude until they reached mile In
height They must run the rapids OF
abandon the trip, and they did not
falter, though it was slipping into q
dark crevice from which there was nc
going back Powelrs boat was en-
gulfed In the plunge through the rap
ids. but its compartments kept it from
sinking. and no lives were lost.
On through the grand and gloom!
depths OF the most marvellous part OF
the gorge they proceeded for twf
weeks more when they approached 4
point where the roar of turbulent wa
ters announced many miles away tina
tie greatest test Mas ahead. They pu
In to one bank. ard day was spen
studying the series OF fearful cataract
ahead.
Here for the only time Powell. tn
ing the walls of the gorge and aba
doning the trip BE took observation
by the stars 10 determine their latitud
and LONGITUDE and estimated they ha
seventy-fve miles more to go. Theii
provisions were low. AT one time
almost concluded to leave the river,
his diary records.
On further study Of the situation
however. he decided that 1t would.
possible to let the boats over the frs
fall with ropes. then steer them neal
the right cliff to point Just above tn
second plunge There. he figured. Their
was chute that could be run safely
after which. by pulling with all power
across the stream to avoid great rock:
below, they could again proceed.
He announced that the party woulf
go on. Three members demurred ant
determined to leave the river. try1nf
TO reach safety over the mountains
The party split up. and one boat. II
charge Of its captain. o. G. Rowland
and two others. was left behind. The
three who stayed. 1t afterward was
learned. were killed by Indians while
crossing the range. Powell and hi:
party made the descent in safety. were
swept onward by smooth and rapie
current and the next day emerged
from the gorge. reaching, friendly
settlement and safety.-Chicago Post
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TRIBUTE 70 EXPLORER.
NATION WILL HONOR THE OAR
ING WORK OF JOHN WESLEY
POWELL.
MONUMENT TO OVERLOOK
GRAND CANYON IN WEST
Shaft ON Brink Of Colorado River
Gorge Will Commemorate Deed Of
the Illinois Soldier First Man to Go
Throush the Grand Canyon.

The daring of an Illfnoisan, job,
Wesley Powell. the first explorer tc
brave successfully the dangers Of de
scending the Colorado river through
the chasm of the Grand canyon. Is to
be memorialized by monument tina,
Will stand on the brink Of the gorge.
There is among the congressional
appropriations the sum of $1,000 fol-
the shaft, and plans are being made for
a tribute that tttingly will comment
crate feat that Is almost unique. II
Is for PCwell's record as a soldier and
a scientist as well as an explorer that
the nation sets aside the sum Of mon
ey. but the peculiar boldness Of under
taking to shoot the unknown rapids OF
a fiume, accomplishing vertical de.
scent Of 5000 feet In q distance Of less
than thousand miles, courstng mos,
of the way through unscalable walls
distinguishes his career.
The explorer died seven years ago
and already the remembrance OF his
noted expedition is being lost. The
fact that, though born In New York
Powell chose to reside in Illinois. that
he enlisted In the civil war as an I'LL
nois volunteer and was professor OF
geology at Bloomington, while his ex.
petition started from Chicago, has af
forded interest there to the proposed
tribute of the government.
The lure of the blank places on the
map and Indian tales Of "a mysterious
and dreadful gorge" were the inspira-
ton of the undertaking. which was be
gun TN May, 1869. -Four boats. none OF
them over twenty-one feet long, were
shipped from Chicago to the end Of the
partly completed Union Pacific line,
and the small party get out.
1--WE start with some anxiety" reads
one of the entries in the diary Of the
trip. "Old mountaineers tell Us that
the current cannot be run. The In
dams say, Water heap catch EN-
But all are eager to be or"
So into the far ing gorge they
plunged on q trip that was to take
months and from which the more timid
Of the party, whose courage 1aNeo
at the final test. were not to return
alive. They soon encountered rapids.
over which they had to lower the
boats with ropes. themselves climbing
around the cataract on the precipitous
sides Of the canyon. The boats were
provided with afr tight compartments
SO that they were buoyant even when
filed with water.
Early in June one of the boats was
wrecked in this ariuous process. A
week later another was all but lost,
breaking from control and dashing
away downstream. Fortunately it ran
into an eddy some miles farther on,
and the party caught up with 1t.
It was In the middle Of August,
three months after the start, that diff
culties were met that first caused the
intrepid explorers to pause and con-
slider. Arstretch Of water was before
them, to which the name Of Hell's
Half Mile has clung. in, which the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
WILLIE SORRY ~ FOR Fil I BOYLE.
Young whitla Does Not Like the idas
That His kidnaper Is In Prison.

Young Whitla Does Not Like the ides
That His kidnaper is In Prison.
Willie Whitla. the Sharon (Pa.) boy
who was kidnapped and recently re.
turned to Sharon from Cleveland, &C.
companied by his mother and others,
Is sorry that his friend ''Mr. Jones" Is
In the police station. He did not like
the appearance Of the cells when he
saw them the other day for the hrst
time IN Cleveland. On his way home
he began talking of 'Mr. Jones'" who
he insists, Is "good fellow. no mat.
ter what they say about him." and
asked, Mamma, where is Mr.. Jones,
or the man who is called James 81
Boyle, now|
"He is in prison, WILLIE" she an
swered.
'Do you mean that they locked him
up in that horrid place we saw to
day?" he said. II don't think that Is
nice at all OF them to lock him ul
there"
The mother tried to silence him
She talked to him about his playmates
ut home. He was not interested ir
them, but kept reyerting to the CUES
ton Of police stations.
Mamma. are they going to lock the
nurse woman up too?''
Eyes, Willie" she answered.
"That's funny" remarked the boy.
Willie and his old friend Tom Dill
had fine time on their way down tt
Sharon. Tom is the big, jolly engineer
Of the Erie train. Just before it pulled
out Of the Cleveland station Tom came
into the coach where Willie was In hi
mothers arms and said to him, "Hello
Bill"
"Hello, Mr.. Dillw answered Willie
politely.
"Now, just call me Tom" grinnet
the engineer, patting the boys head
Then Willie and Tom sat down to
gether and had a fine chat.
A delegation of young Whitlah
schoolboy chums met him at the sta
ton in Sharon. They cheered ant
whistled when he stepped out of thu
day coach. One urchin who stood nea
the train watched the triumphant en-
try Of Willie into Sharon and then
kicking the toe Of his shoe into thu
station platform, remarked sadly. Gee
1t must be great to be kidnapped"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFE LOCK.
Only Its Masters Voice Will Work
This Denver Inventors Device.

Denver March 30.-ieorge j. Char
plot, of Denver, has invented phono-
graphic safe lock which he says can
be opened only by the owner Tests
in the presence of experts substantiate
the Inventors claims.
Instead of knob on the door there
Is the mouthpiece of a telephone. A
delicate needle is attached to the dia-
phragm, the end Of the needle resting
in a groove of a sound record made
on a photograph cylinder. The word
which the safe is locked on is thus re-
corded and the one who uttered 1t
must repeat it before the safe will
open.
In the tests dozen men tried to inn
itate the voice OF the man who locked
the safe, but the lock would respond
only to the right man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
Far Shooting Gun.

'The finest weapon in the world Is
the verdict of experts on the new
twelve inch gun which will form the
armament of the newest British Dread
noughts, says a London cable dispatch.
It has the highest velocity Of any gun
yet made and has an effective range Of
eighteen miles compared with the six
teen mile range Of the present twelve
inch gun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
AIR SHIP COMPANY FORMING.

,u.stern Man Claims to Have Machine
suitable for Commercial Purposes.
Spokane, Wash, March S0.-One mil
lion dollars is the stated capitalization
of the Spokane Chicago Aerial Trans
portation Company, in process OF or
eanizing here, to manufacture a ma
chine with. a carrying capacity Of 200
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
ch.ek ON a Block Of Wood.

The Fourth National bank Of Gin.
einnati was given a check the other
day for S3 cents written on block OF
pine wood one inch thick, one foot
long and six inches wide, and the
check was paid. A Cincinnati real es
tate dealer became engaged in dis
pute with a tenant over broken VIII
dow pane, and the tenant. being con
PEELED to pay the expense, wrote the
check on the pine block.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
Prediction About Taft.

Don't look for any more strenuosity
from the White House. Fat men are
not inclined to great exertion. There
will be no more setting patterns of
horseback riding for government off,
cials.-Hastings (Mich.} Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
TAFT ESCAPES BAD TUMBLE.
Weight Of the President Too Heavy
For His Executive Chair.

weight OF Sn0 GFSSIOSUt boO gs0OVy
For His Executive Chair.
Under the weight of President Taft's
240 pounds, more or less. plus cares Of
state which have been pressing upon
him more heavily than usual since
March 4, the presidential chair. the big
oaken swivel chair behind his mahog-
any topped desk In the executive Office
at Washington. gave way the other
day, and the president extracted him
self from the wreckage just in time to
save himself from bad tumble.
He was not hurt nor gravely shock
ed, for. If the truth be told, Mr.. Taft
is not unaccustomed to such accidents.
Chairs in general are not built In con-
temptation of carrying SO much weight,
and he has ut sundry times had sad
experiences with them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
Those rireless poas.

Sir Leopold McClintock, the Arctic
explorer, who died recently, was once
giving an account of his experiences
amid the ice fields of the north.
1--WE certainly would have travelled
much farther" he explained, "had not
our dogs given out at critical mo-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

ment."
But" exclaimed a lady. who had
been listening very intently. II thought
that Eskimo dogs were perfectly tire
less creatures"
Sir Leopolds face wore w11lmsically
gloomy expression as he replied, "I-er
speak in culinary sense, miss"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
Curious Loss Of a Finger.

Simeon Erie, a teamster, leading a
horse through Mays Landing, N. j.,
lost finger the other day in an odd
manner. A sudden Jerk Of the horse
caught his finger in the halter ard
snapped It OF at the second Joint.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
w. r. NOON

Live Stock and General Sale Auction.
eer. Also have two Az by foot pool
tables for sale or exchange. Phone
1s1 Yellow. Office over 35 West Main,
Marshalltown. Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

stallion. Good wages to right man. C.
B. Damien, Melbourne, Iowa, Route 2.
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WANTED.

Wanted-Housekeepe for small fam
lily on farm. Highest character and
best reference required. c. r. Penn
berton. r.. d. g..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

Wanted-Girl for work part OF each
day, morning or afternoon. 504 North
First street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

Wanted - Bright young man to
learn barber trade Let's & Stevens,
sol South Third avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
CANADIAN LAND FOR SALE

CANADIAN LAND FOR SALE
Or on the crop payment plan. Iowa
land for sale for cash or on easy terms.
If you want to by, sell or exchange
land, merchandise or other properties,
state wants and send for contract
protecting owner, buyer and agent.
Write for guaranteed description Of
Iowa land bargains. Excursions first
and third 7, ,sdays Of each month.
Address "Poet-Land-Man," Ruthven,
Palo Alto County, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

For Sale = Good double set driving
harness practically new; also bike bug
gy, fine condition. C. L. Dunield.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

Wanted-Dishwashe at Henry Sun
delrs. Good wages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31
PIANO TUNERS.
]. B. S'CHWIETERT
PIANO TUNER.

Repairing and cleaning neatly done.
Leave orders at Schwiertert Music
Company. 10 Fast Main street. Phone
$40 Yellow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

For SaIe-My home place. liz North
Tenth street, six-room house. partly
modern, with barn, well and cistern
]. L. PraZak
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

For Sale-We have two good, new.
eight room houses, modern in every
respect, that we will sell on easy terms.
We will take a small payment down
and the balance can be paid in month
ly payments. Here is a chance to
own home Citizens Lumber Com
pany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

For SaIe-70-acre farm. 2A miles
southwest of Green Mountain. Six
room house, well and cistern, barn
40xsO feet, new hog house 1Sx2S, ce-
ment floor, fruit OF all kinds. one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

For saIe-Two more pair of good
young mules. coming four years old.
]. L. Wagner, Route 3, City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

For SaIe-In Ames, 10 acres close to
college ground; well improved; easy
terms Martin Anderson. Station "A"
$50, Ames, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

For saIe-Restaurant stock and fix
lures. Doing good business. Good loca-
ton. Other business reason for selling.
Address Alp, care T.-R.
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For SaIe-50 pairs of Pouter and
Homer pigeons at so cents a pair. Il
w. Matthiesen, Dysart, Iowa.
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Wanted-Stock to pasture. Frank
O'Brien, Marshalltown. Route 1.
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Wanted to Buy - A few settings OF
of good eggs, White Wyandotte strain
preferred. Address T-30, care T.-R.
Give price and time when you can de-
liver them.
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II. C. LDUNSBERRY,
ATTORNEY

"A 1ONINLI
Probate law and matters pertaining
10 settlements Of estates made spe.
eiaIty. Abstracts examined. Notary
public. Office over 105 East Main
street.
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ONE CENT A WORD.

fourth mile from school. j. l. Binga-
man. Route z.
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For SaIe-One thoroughbred Norman
stallion coming in May, weight 1875
pounds, will make ton horse or better,
with good style, action, good heavy
bone and fine disposition. Will take
some good draft mares in exchange. I
also have some good seed corn which
took some first and sweepstakes prizes
at Marshalltown short course. Write
or come and see me. 2. S. Grouse.
Liscomb, Iowa. Rural 2.
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|. A 320-acre farm for rent near Ring
sted, Iowa, 100 acres under cultivation;
fair improvements. Will rent for one
third of the crop delivered, and give
hay and pasture rent free. This is a
bargain. Write us. Drake & Ballard
Investment Company, Radcliffe, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-31

For Sale-Two full blood Shorthorn
bulls, serviceable age. County farm.
u. c. Koontz.
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Wanted - Thoroughly experienced
statesmen for linens. and domestics.
Give reference. age, whether married
or single, and salary wanted w. j.
Donelan & Co., Ottumwa, Iowa.
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APRIL, SPECIAL, IOWA CORN. LAND
100 acres, mile from town, $41.50.
800 improved mile from town $3.50.
24O 2 mile from town, improved $3.50
100 improved, mile from town, $3.50
e. E. Secor, Buffalo Center, Iowa.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-03

Ellis county desire to borrow books
from the Sims Library hereby
agree to comply with tue rules Of
the library, to pay promptly all fines
and damages charged against me,
and to give immediate notice Of
change of address,
The above is the form OF applica-
sion which is signed by the borrow
er when he registers at the Sims Lii
brary Then he pays registration
fee of % cents, and is given bor-
rower's card, good for an indefinite
period. On the card he can borrow
one book at time, or one magazine.
Books can be kept out two weeks
and can be renewed for another Two
weeks. A magazine can be kept one
week and cannot be renewed
Every family should have one or
more card holders among its mem
beTs. If you have not already regis
tered, call at the Library and ask for
an application blank Delay no lon
ger.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-03
NEW TRAIN SERVICE ON CEN TRIAL
Train VIII Make Run Between Dallas
and Houston in Little Less
Than Eight Hours.

The Houston and Texas Central
railroad has decided to establish an
afternoon train between Dallas and
Houston, effective Dec. 10. The
management has been considering
this additional train service for some
time, but did not believe the condi-
tions would justify the expense until
lnow This announcement was made
Thursday by c. X. Dunlap, traffic
manager. who spent part of the day
in Dallas.
The principal idea sought by this
arrangement is to afford service
that will enable passengers from
either Houston or Dallas and inter-
mediate points TO spend a full half
day in either of these points and re-
turn home the same night This
train will allow a Houston passen-
ger 10 leave Houston one night, ar
rive in Dallas at 1925 O'Clock the
following morning; leave Dallas at
l p. M, and arrive in Houston at
IS:55 p. m. A Dallas passenger can
do exactly the same thing in visiting
Houston, as the schedule provides
that both trains will leave Houston
and Dallas at | p. m. and arrive at
the terminals at S:55 p. m.
This new service will give four
trains a day between Mexia and
Dallas, and thSa trains day south
of Mexia and will enable travelling
men to cover the territory along the
line of the Central in much quicker
time than heretofore.
The train will make the run in
, little less than eight hours between
| Houston and Dallas, and will only
stop at the principal intermediate
points, such as Ennis, Corsicana,
MeXia, Bryan, Navasota, Hampstead
and two or three other points. The
equipment will consist of a baggage
car combination smoking car and
colored apartment, one of the new
steel coaches OF the Central, and
Pullman parlor broiler car There
will he no stops for meals, bur lunch
and supper will be served by means
Of the broiler service. The Pullman
company will furnish its best parlor
cars for this service
No name has yet been selected for
this train, but 1t is probable that 4
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-03
WOMEN TURN INTO BAD BANDITS
They Pinioned Arms of Girl From
Rear and Pulled OFF Trick in
Regular Way.

Cincinnati, Dec. 3.--IIighway rob-
berry hitherto a far as Cincinnati rec
ords go, exclusively confined to men,
was invaded by the gentler sex yes
terday morning when two women
held up and robbed Miss Norah Nc
Donald, a young and pretty stenog-
rapher
Miss Mcdonald was on her way
home from work when she was ac-
costed by two strangers of her own
sen, who desired direction as to their
way home.
Miss Mcdonald was giving them
the information when one of the
women slipped behind her and PIN
ioned her arms.
Her accomplice skillfully searched
the victim and secured S25. Both of
the "brigands' escaped.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-03
MOTION II OVERRULED.


J. p Pilgrim. who entered a plea
Of guilty in the district court to
charge OF incest, will appeal his case
to the court OF criminal appeals All
of Thursday was devoted to an ar
gument OF a motion for new trial
was oyerruled by the court Sentence
was then passed on Pilgrim
The case in which Pilgrim was
given a life term in the penitentiary
will also be appealed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-03
RUSH WARSH|PS
TO NICARAGUA
A Flag Officer Is Sent South to
Direct Campaign Against
Zelaya.
A REGIMENT OF MARINES
Any Hostile Act by Zelayan Govern
ment Toward Americans Viii Be
Signal lor Action Cruiser
Carries Field Pieces.

| Washington, Dec. 3.-Naval forces
of the United States are being moved
| forward to both coasts of Central
America for the purpose of protect
ing American life and property in
Nicaragua by force of arms, If the
necessity arises.
With the departure yesterday af-
ternoon from Philadelphia of the
troop ship Prairie with 700 marines
aboard for the isthmus of Panama,
and, if it be so decreed, for Nicara
qua. and with the sailing from Mag
dalena bay of the protected cruiser
Albany and the gunboat Yorktown
for Corinto, on the Pacific coast of
Nicaragua the activity of the navy
oceans that touch the Nicarguan
shores.
Besides tAe before mentioned YES
sells, the cruisers Des Moines and Ia
coma and the gunboat Marietta are
lying off Port Limon, Costa Rica,
ready for any cali on them, and the
guns of the little gunboat Vicks
burg are pointed toward the customs
house and town of Corinto The
gunboat Princeton is endeavoring to
make her way from Bremerton navy
yard, Washington, to Corinto also.
With the probability of many d.
ii ate questions arising ~ Nicaragua
and of their demanding immediate
response, the nevy department decidy'
ed to send flag officer to Nicaragua
to tax command of the American
naval forces. Rear Admiral William(
d. kimball was chosen for that du-
ty. He sailed for Colon, Panama,
yesterday on the Prairie, He will
make his way from there to Corinto,
doubtless, as rapidly as possible.
Admiral Kimball has been member
of the naval board of examinations
and retirements and of construction
for more than a year.
The transport Buffalo, according
to what is said to be the plans of the
officials responsible, will sail from
Panama for Corinto with probably
as many as l,l00 marines aboard
soon after the Prairie arrives at
Colon.
1t is not believed to be the inten-
tion Of the authorities to land mar
ines on Nicaraguan soil or to make
any other warlike demonstration
against that country for the present,
at least unless some hostile act on
the part of the Zelayan government,
directed against America or Ameri-
sary