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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
NEWS OF TOLEDO.

First Entertainment in Y. N. C. A.
lecture course-othsr Mention.
Special to Times Republican.
Toledo. Oct 16.-The first number of
the Y. NJ. c. A. lecture course was
givcn in the u. b. church Thursday
evenins by the Houstons. who gave a
unique and delightful entertainment.
Misses Adella Morton and Maude
Baxter were Marshalltown visitors
Wednesday.
Mrs. Martin Stauffer and son Sher-
man, Of Pittsburg, Pa, are visiting at
the home of Prof j. f. Yorthers.
Rev. n. A. Mershon and family lef,
Wednesday evening for their new home
at Fayette.
Rev. Mr. Seese. the new United Rreth
ern pastor, and wife. arrived Thursday
evening from Altoona, Pa. DR.. Seese
will AL his pulpit Sunday.
o. j. Berger and Lewis Hall went TO
Ames Wednesday, where Berger &
Son have . contract for painting.
Mrs. f. ]. Cannon and daughten Mrs
Allie Haas, Of Chicago, are renewing
acquantances here.
Mrs. r. B. Richards, of Boone, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r.
Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
IOWA. 49,

attend that school. The building was
thoroughly 6umigated last night and
today and school it is expected will be
resumed Monday. "A special meeting Of
the school board will be held mean
while. to discuss the situation. Some
uneasiness manifest in Council bluffs
results from reports concerning con-
tagious diseases in Omaha, where 1t is
said hundreds Of cases exist in the Kel-
lum school. Thursday sixty one cases of
nasal dsphtheria were discovered and
the victims ordered to their homes and
quarantined. In this one school there
are ninety-four children under quaran-
tine. Diphtheria and scarlet fever has
ragged for weeks thruout western Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
POTATO DIGGING SEASON BRINGS
USUAL GANG TO COUNTY
SEAT "JUNGLE."
ESTABLISH MUNICIPALITY;
SLEEP IN SEPTIC TANK
sixty-Five Now Answer to Roll Cali
Arc Organized and officered-Arrest
and Fine Members for Misdemeanors
Less Trouble Expected Than For
merly From "JunsIe" Denizens.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Grundy Center. Oct. 1s.-The Jungle"
is fully established again after about
ten months rest. Potato season is in
gathering of hobo crowds into hobo
headquarters at the Jungle along the
creek north of town. This year "hobo
town" is more fortunate than last year,
for at present the new sewer septic
tank is completed but not In use and
this makes ideal sleeping apartments
for the clan.
AIT recent roll call of their chief,
sixty-five answered to their names, If
names you can call it.
The gang are occasionally employed
In shovel1ing potatoes in the cars. "A
few work each day, so that provisions
are supplied but they steadfastly re-
fuse to go out in the country to work
Either they demand too big wages or
the corn is not good enough to pick or
some other excuse prevents their leav-
ing town. They have elected officers,
and have their own municipal govern
ment. They have judge, policeman,
an attorney, cook and other officers.
Recently a couple of them got into an
alteration over game of craps and
they were promptly arrested by their
policeman, tried before their Judge,
fined $3.50 each, paid their fines. half
of which was used to pay their cooks
wages and the other half went toward
provisions. We challenge the state to
beat it.
Last fall the "jungle" was operated,
but without the present organization,
and they caused SO much trouble and
crime in our community that the may
or, marshal and citizens went in a body
to the Jungle" and cleaned house with
the entire crowd and sent them out of
! town in short order. Whether the same
drastic means will have to be resorted
to this fall remains to be SEEN but from
the appearance of many of the tribe
now here all they lack to commit
crime is good opportunity. The
Jungle" fill up annually at potato dig
ging time and is empty the balance Of
the year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
WEDDING WAS DEFERRED.
Thurman Man Overlooked Fact That
He Hadn't Been Divorced Year.

Sidney, Oct. 16.-So much occupied
with the purpose in hahd was Len
Porter, OF Thurman. while counting
Miss Madge Stephenson, the daughter
of neighboring farmer. that he neg
Looted to consult the recent changes of
the statutes of Iowa regarding divorces.
consequently. when he applied to the
county clerks office here for mar
riage license he was refused on the
grounds that he had not been divorced
from his former wife the required
length of time, ono year.
The wedding cards were sent out
some time ago, announcing that the
wedding would take place at the home
of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Stephenson, at the home near
Thurman. on Oct. 10. Elaborate prep
arations had already been made before
the Instructions were discovered, but
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
FIREMAN SUES NORTHWESTERN
ROAD FOR $4,000 FOR IN
JuRlEs.
ALLEGES HE WAS ovERwoRkEp
CAUSING FALL FROM ENGINE
Compelled to Make Several Hard Trips
Without lntsrmission for Rsst-At.
tornsys Say Case is First Of lts Kind
on Reeord-suit 10 Now on Trial
Other State News.

Sioux City. Oct. 16.-Declaring that
he fell from q Northwestern engine and
was injured. after having been com-
PEELED to work for nearly thirty con-
secutive hours, Robert Kerlin, of Mis-
souri, Valley, fireman on the North
western railroad, is suing the railroad
and E. B. Mcclure for $4,000. Mcclure
Is in charge of the engineers and fire.
men running out of Sioux City, and
claims he was forced to call Kerlin.
as other men were not available The
case is being tried in the district court
before Judge F. r. Gaynor
According to attorneys who are In
terested in the case there is not an
other one on record Of a similar nature.
There have been cases where railroad
man has been injured because he was
exhausted from working long hours on
the same run, but, according to ker-
lin, he was changed from one lob to
another.
The accident happened on Aug. 8,
1906. Kerlin alleges he arose at 1
o'clock on the morning previous to the
accident and fired a passenger engine
to Sioux City, from Missouri Valley
He then was sent back to Missouri
Valley as fireman on a freight train
From there he was sent to Onawa as
engineer and kept there on switch
engine for three or four hours He
went back to Missouri Valley about 10
o'clock that evening and fired freight
train to Sioux City. Kerlin went to his
room at Chicago house, but asserts
he was SO exhausted he could not sleep
but started for the depot, intending tc
go to his home at Missouri Valley
when he met boy sent to call him
He protested against going on duty
again, but was sent to fire q train
bound for Missouri Valley.
When near Whiting Kerln Eel
asleep, or became unconscious. and Eel
from the engine, injuring his head anG
back. It is feared he will suffer spina
troubles. The engineer looked back as
the train was pulling into Whiting and
saw the fireman lying on the ground
Kerlin claims he i. unable to perform
anything but light tasks as a result Of
his foil
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16

car here and accompanied Mr.. Lincoln
on the trip. An effort will be made
this fell to get something done for the
Coon in the way of a new supply Of
fish.
Ida Grove.
Hans Lund, who came to Ida county
in 1868 and is one of the Oldest best
known and most respected citizens OF
the county, has sold his farm. near
Gushing. to Carl and Ed volkert for
$127.50 per acre. and it is said that Mr..
Lund oontemplates moving with his
family to Texas I'D volkert will move
onto the Lund place next March.
Primghar.
The dwelling on George Slocun,'s
farm one mile north of town was burn
ed to the ground. The fire is supposed
to have started in the upstairs Of the
building from defective hue. Mr..
Mott, who was living in the house, was
unable to get any of the household
goods out of the upstairs, but every
thing below was saved with the excep-
ton Of the kitchen range.
corwith.
If any one imagines for moment
that there Is any let up on thing Just
let him attempt to get load from the
local factory. A $4,000 kiln of five inch
tile was opened up one morning recent
ly and by Ii o'clock the kiln had been
empied by local farmers. At one time
there were forty teams lined up watt
Ing their turns The tile were so hot
that they had to be handled with
gloves This Is taking them hot right
off the griddle.
Manson.
The first steam pillow ever operated
in Calhoun county is working on the
old Riebock farm, three miles west OF
town. Ben Seger. the lessee of the
place, has a twenty horsepower trac-
ton engine attached to gang OF
twelve twelve-inch plows and is turn
ing over 144 inches Of ground at every
move the machine makes. The plow
turns over on an average of twenty
five to thirty acres Of ground per day
and is vast Improvement over the
horse drawn affairs.
Fort Dodge.
e. S. Merritt of Des Moines, looked
up various pioneers in the city Thurs.
eleven years. Mr.. Merritt claims to be
the first child born in Fort Dodge and
there is little doubt that his claim Is
| true as he is the son of William II
| Merritt, registrar of the land office
| when Fort Dodge was an army pos
and he was born in the government
building located near where the Wah-
korsa school now stands. on April 26
1856
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
Northern I01ua Items
Rock Rapids.

Rock Rapids.
Rev. George B. Brown has been
transferred from Manson to Rock
Rapids, where he has been given the
pastorate Of the Christian church.
oelwein.
1t is given out on excellent authority
that the head officials of the Great
Western have made definite state
ment to the effect that Oelwein is to
have new passenger station next
year.
Clarion.
d. H. Eyler has closed deal for the
sale Of the S. NJ. Bender 160-acre farm
in Dayton township to H. Bruhl OF
Sandwich, ILL.,, the consideration being
Sis per acre, which is the top price
paid for farm land in this locality.
Gruver.
Following blaze in the store Of J.
N. Miller at Gruver, Miller was ar
rested on a, charge of arson and was
released under bond of $4,000. He
is accused of setting fire to the store in
order to obtain the insurance on the
building and stock, which amounted tic
$500.
Carroll.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby the Church Of God in this
place will hereafter have regular
preaching service Rev. G. w. Elliott
has accepted the charge, which in
cludes the Glidden and Carroll
churches. He will reside in Carroll al
Rev. Mr.. Newcomer did.
cs.ye.
Richard Richardson sold his farm Of
100 acres, about one and one-quartel
miles east of this city. to J. M. Morris
of Palestine, ILL.,, for SOL per acre. This
is the first farm in Mitchell county to
sell for over 800 an acre. Good lan6
in this county is advancing in price al
the time.
Alsona.
Auditor Anderson had issued ar
even 500 hunters licenses last Satur-
day and had on file fifteen more appli-
cations for licenses which he had beer
unable to issue on account of lack 81
necessary blanks. Kossuth seems t.
be great county for hunters. notwith.
standing the scarcity of game in recen
years. There has been practically NJ
| chicken hunting this fall, but there arr
some ducks in the country.
Jefferson.
! State Fish and Game Warden George
| T. Lincoln was in Jefferson with 9TH.
| fish car containing 10000 young pick.
erel, croppies and channel cat. which
were taken up and deposited in Storm
Lake. The fish averaged from a hal
to three-quarters of pound in weight
Deputy Game Warden w. H. Black
! burn, OF this city, was taken aboard tn,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
in BED
AND OUT
After Taking Cardui, the Wo-
mans Tonic, Mrs. Mills
of Uvalde Says She
Feels Like a New
Person.

Uvalde, Text was in bed and out.
writes Mrs. Thos. G. Mills of this town.
"and could not do any of my house
work. / have taken three bottles of
Cardui, the woman's tonic. and am
now able to do 1t myself and feel like
a new person.
IT am so thankful for your advice
and will always keep Cardui in my
house"
You should certainly waste no time
in getting bottle of Cardui, IL you feel
that you need a tonic.
No one can know so we'll as you.
whether you need one or not. If you
feel weak. tired, languid, lazy, unable
to work or take an interest in the
things and people around you; IL you
are cross, irritable. easily vexed. feel
like crying over trifles, and in general
what folks call "out of sorts" you
need tonic--you need Cardui. the
womans tonic.
You need not he afraid to take Car
dui freely and regularly, for as long
time as you feel 1t helps you. 1t is
perfectly harmless. contains no drugs
to form a habit, and can do you moth
ing but good.
While Cardui is medicine, 1t Is a
mild medicine. not a powerful danger
Gus, drug compound, that may exert
possible dangerous effects.
No, its mild. beneficial action is per-
fectly safe, and does not interfere with
any other medicine you may be taxi
ing, but its tonic action will help any
other good medicine to do you more
good.
| Try Cardui today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
BOUND OVER BUT INSANE.
Counsel Doesn't Ask Bail for Bolei-
Prisoner Acts Like Caaed Beast.

SVOuoOi 0OeSU ASK 0aib TOT 0OI0l-
Prisoner Acts Like Gagged Beast.
Special to Times
Mason City. Oct. 16.-After having
waived preliminary hearing William
Bolei has been bound over to the grand
jury on a charge Of incest. His bond
for bail was fixed at $4,000 and his
attorney said he would not ask for
bail, since his client was insane and
not safe person to be at large.
Bolei acts like a Gagged beast. He
hordes his dishes in his cell and seems
to be in mortal terror every time any
one approaches the bars which i'm
prison him. He also tries to hide every
thing he can reach. Bolei will have
his hearing before the insanity COM
missioners within few days. Today a
writ Of habeas corpus proceeding in
volving his three daughters is on in the
district court Leota and Lena, the two
eldest Of these, are the complaining
witnesses in the criminal action being
brought against their father. They fed
to the home Of their aunt, Mrs. Leta
Petry, and she has been summoned to
appear with them before the court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
Case Comes to Light at Burlington
Showing How Fiendish Work Of Pro.
curing Young Girls For Immoral Pur.
poses is Carried On.

Burlington. Oct. 16.-The approach
Of the Purity Congress, which con-
venes in Burlington tomorrow, will
give an additional interest to the
story told yesterday by one Of
Burlington's well known school teach
ers which ought to open the eyes OF
the parents and authorities to the
danger that is constantly lurking at
their doors from the fiends who deal
i'm white girls for the Immoral seryi-
tude Of Chicago and other large cities
OF the country. The story told by the
teacher is as follows:
Some time ago two handsome young
girls of foreign parentage came to this
city to live, and were soon members
Of a Burlington public school, making
rapid progress in their studies. Both
We're bright and attractive and quick
to learn. One day they came to tie
school greatly excited, and informed
the teacher that a cousin Of theirs, a
young man from Chicago, whom they
had never met and whom they did nc,
even know was their relative, had
come to visit with them. They de-
scribed his as q very nice young man,
who was much interested in their stud
les and their future
For several days the girls brought
new stories about this attractive
cousin to the teacher. One day
he had given them a fine treat
at one of the DOWNTOWN stores
On another occasion he bought each a
new hat and gave to both of them
spending money. Then finally, they
came to the teacher, much elated, with
the statement that they were not tc
GO ito school any more. but that the
cousin had arranged for them to 81
back to Chicago with him. The Older
one was to go on the stage at $40 q
week to slant with, while the older
was to have a position in the property
room, also at a good salary.
The girls told the teacher they were
tn leave that afternoon. The teacher
became greatly worried and finally
decided to investigate the matter. She
sought the father Of the girls and i'm
parted her fears to him. The latter
at once notified the police, and the
young man in question was ardested
and found to be an arrant rascal, de-
liberately intending to entice the limo
cent girls away to Chicago for unlaw.
full purposes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
WILL CASE ENDS ABRUPTLY.

Contest Withdrawn BY Grand sons, Who
Are Prospering in Texas.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Oct, ia sudden end
to the litigation over the will Of
the late ALLEN McLain came when at
torneys for the contestants announced
to the court that the contest had been
Withdrawn without prejudice. The
case had been all ready for trial and
the proponents had forty witnesses
called. Attorneys said that the COR
testants, two grandsons who had been
left out Of the will, had failed to come
from their homes in Texas for the tria.
They said they were doing so well
in Texas as to be distnclhned to come
to Iowa just to fight for a share of
their grandfather's estate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
MERCHANT AND GOODS GONE.

Hansell Merchant Disappears, Taking
Stock With Him.
Special to Times-Republican
Hansell. Oct, $50. Beifeld, VINO
had been running a general store here,
suddenly disappeared recently and did
not leave his future address. Some time
afterward his store was opened by the
sheriff and nothing was found but
empty boxes. The goods were moved
out Of town by team in the night evil
IDENTIFY.
Mr.. Joseph Daily led to the altar
Mrs. B. Kellogg. These people have
many friends here who wish them a
long and happy married life They will
reside south of town on one Of Mr..
Motifs farms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
LAWYER SUES RAILROAD.
Wouldn't Let Him Ride Without
Ticket-Claims $500 DAMAGES,

Avoca, Oct. 1&-Because Attorney
John Fletcher. of this place, was pre-
vented from boarding passenger trair
on the Rock Island railway for the rea-
son that he did not have a ticket. M
has brought suit in the district cour,
here against the company for S60t
damages. He alleges that he had I'm
portant business to attend to In Coun-
Gil Bluffs on the day in question ant
was greatly Inconvenience and dam
aged to the extent of $500 by not being
there,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
Ham pton entertainment Course.

Special to Times-Republican.
Hampton, Oct 16.-The executive
committee of the Hampton Lecture As
ISOLATION has received the dates on
which the various numbers of the
course of the season of 1909-1O will
be given. They are as follows: Chi
cago Ladies' Orchestra, evening of
Dec. 13: Elias Day Company. Jan. H.:
Skoogaard Concert Company. Feb. q;
Congressman Watson. of Indiana, Feb.
90; Wickersham. March 10.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
Hardin Pioneer Dead.

Iowa Falls, Oct. 16.--I. B. Stuart, a
resident of Ellis township, this county
since 1868, died at his homo south OF
this city. Thursday after a prolonged
illness. Mr.. Stuart was 70 years old
and Is survived by his wife and q large
family OF grown children. The funeral
will be held today. with interment fol-
lowing In Union cemetery, this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
"Another "Meservey Six" Acquitted.

"Another "Meservey Six" Acquitted.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Oct. 16.-A verdict Of
not guilty was returned last night by
the fury in the case of the state agains
j. C. Brown, a member OF the 'Meser-
vey Six" and formerly a MeserveJ
druggist. He was charged with con-
Quoting a. liquor nuisance while in tht
drug business In Meservey. Brown X
now living in Clinton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
WESTERN IOWA EPIDEMIC.

Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever RAGING
Council Bluffs School Closed.
Council Bluffs, Oct 16.-The Bleemer
school, the second largest in the city,
was closed by the school board Friday
as precautionary measure, number
of cases Of diphtheria and scarlet fever
having appeared among children who
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16

II is understood they were married. de-
spite neglect TO attend to the laws
formalties, tho ceremony being per-
formed in Omaha, 1t is stated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
THE PROFESSIONS
ATToaNEvs
H. c. LOUNSBERRY,
ATTORNEY

ATTORNEY
Probate law and matters pertaining
TO settlements Of estates made . spe.
eialty. Abstracts examined. Notary
pubiis. Office over 106 East Main
street.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-24
CITY BASTIlE BURNS
Town Hobo Resort Entirely Burned.
Fire Apparatus Saved

The old wooden shack which has
served as town Jail from the early
days of the town was entirely dcs-
troyed by fire from 9 to 5 O'Clock
this morning. Marshal Ellis gave
in the alarm promptly and two
lines Of hose were at once laid and
two streams of water were soon
thrown on the fire and a numerous
bunsh in more or less scanty attire
watched the flames confer a boon
on the community by Kidding it Of
the vermin-infested hulk, and took
precaution that the adjacent build
ings did not catch fire.
Had there been any wind blow
irg the fire would have caused heavy
| ,ss as it was in a very crowded dis
trict; but once again Kennewick's s
luck saved the day and benefit rather
than damage resulted. The town
will likely erect stone or brick
town hall and Jail in the near fu-
ture.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-24
MORE NORTH COAST MATERIAL

North Coast steel and lumber
have been arriving steadily this
week and the material yard north
of the N. P. depot presents lively
appearance. Wednesday new fiat
car lettered North Coast R. R. in
big white letters and numbered 600
arrived loaded with ties and was
switched off to the yard. This is
the first North Coast rolling stock
to reach Kennewick coming from
Chehalis where the ties were secur-
ed.
Another shipment Of important
ances is the large steel truss bridge
beams for the bridge across the can
al near the Martin ranch which are
loaded on three fiat cars and are
sixty feet long and weigh $1,000
pounds or more than forty tons
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-24
lUNOy & co. BUY BIG
BUNCH OF TURKEY RED
Total Fish Hook Flat Crop Purchased
by Local Firm.

"Wednesday Jas. Crowcll for c. A.
Lundy & Co. bought 29,0O0 bushels
Of turkey red wheat from a pool Of
the farmers Oh Fish Hook Flat and
the grain will be received at Levy, a
station on the North bank and chip
ped by rail to Portland. The rate
by boat would be cheaper, but after
conferring with Capt. Fred Lundy
it was feared the boat could not
reach it unless the Snake river rose
soon on account Of heavy rains. The
enterprise Of the local firm in get
ting this bunch of wheat over the
competition of a big exporting firm
which has been boosting prices when
bidding against local buyers this
season is to be commended. The
local firms are handling good
lunches of wheat from the surround
ing territory this season tho the
Horse Heaven crop is short.