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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08

Aianemann, whose weakness for liouor
is beyond hope. Hogan demanded a
jury and a verdict of guilty was soon
returned. The justice imposed a fine of
So2. The other case was that Of tho
state against Herman Harness who
mas worked at ditching in sheridan
township for years. He was charged
with giving Manemann beer. The fine
| imposed was $3.50, which was paid
also by the defendant.
Spirit Lake.
j. l.. Cother's home in Richland.
came near being destroyed bv fire A
prairie fire came across the vacant
quarter south of his farm. jumped the
road, and had 1T not been for the time
ly assistance of men working on the
road, A. l.. Landsberg's telephone gang,
and the neighbors, Jim's buildings
would have gone up in smoke. 1t re-
CURED hard work on the part of about
twenty people to get the fire under
| control
GoIdfieId.
The school house in the Oppendahl
district of Lake township, Humboldt
county, which had been rebuilt the past
| summer was burned to the ground
during a Halloween social, jack Ian
terms and corn stalks being used in the
| decorations. Some time during the ey-
enings ENTERTAINMENT it is supposed
that some corn stalks in the entry way
caught fire from a lighted candle in
jack o'lantern. The occupants escaped
thru the windows. All the clothing left
in the entryway was burned, also a
new organ, new desks and books. The
building and contents are an entire
loss, for no insurance was carried.
Epworth.
| The sudden and mysterious death at
Epwortll a. few days ago of Charles
Nance. a barber who conducted a shop
at Farley. has been. followed by much
gossip and runlors that death was not
| the result of natural causes. There is
no little excitement in the two towns
over the rather sudden death and the
| fact that three physicians refused to
| sign the death certificate 1t is said
that the stomach and intestines of the
deceased have been sent to the state
chemist at the University of Iowa for
analysis. The gossip in the neighbor-
hood is to the effect that the man died
of poison administered by another.
Sioux City.
/ Exit six boxes filled with dog cared
books from the office of the county SUI
perntendent of schools. Booker II
| Washington. the famous negro educa
tor has assumed what had come to be
known as a courthouse burden" and
has accepted the offer made by County
Superintendent II. 3. Morris to take the
books, the county paying the cost of
| shipment to Tuskegee, Ala. Each box
weighs close to $50 pounds and the
cost of sending the books to their far
southern destination will be about $50
| AS relics alone the books, to their
| aged owners. would be worth far more
than the freight paid to ship them out
of the county. AS school books their
value is not much above the cost of
| shipping them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
Northern Io1ua Items

Storm Lake.
Buena Vista and Highland Park tied
Friday. neither scoring in the fiercest
football game on the local field this
year.
Ida Grove.
1t is announced that the Ida Count,
Farmers Institute will be held January
3, and .. Township contests as well
as a county exhibit are planned, AND
a big program is being arranged.
Rock Rapids.
The we'll which the city has put down
at the electric light plant was aban-
doned at depth of 210 feet, the supply
of water found at that depth not be
Ing satisfactory and no prospects OF
anything better. The council has Or
dered a we'll put down north of town.
Lake City.
The Electrical Cement and Tile Com
pany, of this city, has closed a. con-
tract with the Calhoun county board
OF supervisors to lay eleven miles of tile
drain in the next eleven months. The
Tile Will range from six inches to two
feet in diameter and will be laid from
two to five miles north of Lake City.
Waterloo.
Fire of mysterious origin DESTROYED
$4,000 worth of property Wednesday
afternoon for Chris Venter. who is a
tenant on the Wash Myers farm. three
miles south of town. The blaze was
confined to the barn, granary and HOG
house, which were completely burned
together with contents, among which
We're three horses and eight hogs.
Whittemore.
Two farms changed hands in this
section recently and both at what are
considered bargain. prices. w. J.
O'Brien purchased the Charles Schalliu
farm i'm Lofts Creek township for $50
per acre. George Ziegler, from near AL
gona. bought the Tom Carmody farm
in Whittemore township for s65 per
acre. Each farm contains $50 acres.
Storm Lake.
Glenn 'Conaway Of Corning is living
in hospital here in a bad way from
blood poisoning. Mr. Conaway is a
painter, and short time ago ran a
splinter under the thumb nail of his
right hand. 1t is supposed that the
poison from paint entered the wound
and two operations have failed to re-
lieve his terrible suffering to any great
extent.
Ida Grove.
Henry Crane. who lives three miles
from Ida Grove, has what is considered
"a record breaking corn field Looked
upon all season as a remarkable field
it proved to be so when the corn it pro-
duced averaged 10s bushels to the
acre. Mr.. Crane carefully tested his
seed corn, and planted and cultivated
the field under the most up to date
and approved methods.
Carroll.
Justice Dunck had two Bookkeeping
cases tried to a jury in one day. The
first was against Bert Hogan, farm
hand in Sheridan township Defendant
was arrested on the charge of giving
liquor to a habitual drunkard, John
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
DRAINAGE UP IN THE AIR.
Establishment of Hardin Hamilton
WRIGHT Ditch Deferred hx Lawsuits.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Nov. S.--The big pro-
posed drainage ditch of the three coun-
ties of Hardin. Hamilton and Frank
lin seems destined to travel a rock,
road If the last meeting of the toip,
board of the three counties may be
taken as a criterion.
The board met here last week to es-
tablish the ditch, after hearing the re
port OF the appraisment of damages b,
committee. But before the DITCH
could be established several who hat
'slnned away their days of grace in AL.
ing objections. filed suits in the dis
arict court and then the matter was
up in the air
The joint board adjourned and viii
meet again in this city Nov is to try
and smooth out the wrinkles in the
proposition and get together on one OF
the big drainage undertakings in thi.
part of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
"coNsuLT MOTHER FIRST.
Member of State Industrial School
Still Under Maternal Influence.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. Nov. S.-A fine tribute to
a mother and example of her ultimate
influence over her absent son. is illus
trated in the case of one of the boys
in the State Industrial School for Boys
who deferred selecting his church aft
filiation until he consulted mother"
1t appears that at the revival meet
ings now being conducted at Eldora by
Rev. Milford Fl. Lyon, formerly mem
Der of the Ellsworth College faculty in
this city, 176 boys from the state school
have gone forward" and the ladies OF
F,ldora are raising funds to buy a bible
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
Shell Rock Briefs.

Special to Times Republican.
smell Rock, Nov. S.--Mr. and Mrs
Carl Hummel have returned from their
chicago trip, and will go to house
Keeping in the Mc1nroy property.
"A roller skating rink is being one
rated in the opera house three nights
each week.
DR. David Roberts. the cattle special
list. of Waukesha, Wis, will give a. lee
ture on the care and management OF
live stock, at the opera house this af-
ternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08

FOR each one OF these boys, In asking
the boys their church preference. fifty
i've chose the Methodist faith; forty
three the Christian. twenty seven the
Catholic. twenty three the Baptist.
fifteen the Presbyterian, seven tn.
Lutheran. one Evangelical. one Latter
Day Saints. one Congregational. and
one had no church preference white
one wished TO consult mother before
deciding the matter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
WIFE HELD FOR MURDER.
Dubuque Woman Charged With Civ
ing Strychnine to Husband.

Dubuque. Nov. S.-Sheriff Dunn ar
rived from Epworth. having in Gus
tody Mrs. Lucy Nance. charged with
the murder of her husband, Charles
Nance, by administering strychnine
The coroner's jury recommended the
ARREST. Nance was taken i'll Oct. 26 and
died Oct. IS. The. doctor refused to is
sue death certificate, the symptoms
being suspicious. A post mortem was
held and the stomach sent to Iowa
City. where Dr. Lockwood reported
finding strychnine. The woman is 40
years old and the mother of three girls
The family resided near Epworth and
are farmers. Gossip says the woman
is interested in another man
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
ROMANTIC CASE OF YOUNG GIRL
! SOLD AND Welded TO
WEALTHY CHINESE.
KNOWLEDGE OF HER ANCESTRY
CONCEALED FROM WOMAN
Doesn't Know Whether she i. Chimes.
or Japansse-Never Saw Husband
Until Welded = Learns American
Ways and Leaves Abusive Spouse
Likely Of international Importance.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, Nov Stranger than the
most enthralline fiction is the tale o..
the romantic career of pretty 24-year-
old Mrs. May Lee, who does not know
whether she is Japanese or Chinese
woman, her ancestry being concealed
from her. but who came to Clinton and
sought the protection of Rev. and Mrs.
b. l.. Kline to escape the thralldom Of
her Chinese wedding to Tom Lee. an
aged and wealthy resident of White
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
Blame Placed on Meterm.n.

Des Moines. Nov. S.--The coroncrs
liry signed "a verdict laying the re-
sponsihility for the street car wreck.
In which w I. Rohb lost his life and
siyty-iive persons were injured We'd
nesday. 70 Aotorman A. A. Person. Tho
verdict does not criminally impiicats
Person, Dat lays the blame on his i'm
experiences Ia running the street car.
The city has not yet decided whether
TO prosecute Person
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
Sheffield Youth Accidentally Shot.

Special 70 Times Republican,
Sheffield, Nov. Shy an accidental
discharge of his gun Roland Aborn. son
of Frank Aborn. OF tbs firm of Aborn
Bros. druggists, wax shot on the under
side OF The arm near the shoulder max
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08

ing a bad wound. He was leaning ON
his gun when IN some manner It was
discharged. He was brought home by
a companion with whom he was driy.
Ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
Objects of Association.

OoJeCtS OF ASSOCIATION.
The object of the Iowa Corn Growers
Association has been to create interest
in corn by teaching better methods of
corn growing and especially to send the
gospel OF good corn growing to every
farmer in the state. This has been ac-
complished largely thru the annual
corn exposition and contest held at
Ames. Hundreds of farmers have
gathered there each year to discuss the
subjects of corn growing, corn breed
ing. corn feeding and everything relat-
ing to corn besides enjoying the ben
Gifts of the instruction given along.
these lines. One-half of each evening.
is given over to the Iowa Corn Growers
Association to be spent in the discus
sion of these important topics. Every
corn grower in the state is requested
to send at least ten ears to be entered
at this Iowa corn show. Last year
$4,000 worth of prizes We're given
away to the winners in this contest. All
these premiums We're donated to the
association by merchants, commercial
firms. manufacturers, and up to-date
farmers, bankers and others. The show
for this coming winter will be held in
Des Mones and $4,000 worth of prem
|. iums are offered.
A few of the important outgrowths
Of the Iowa Corn Growers Association
have been the numerous corn shows
and short courses held turnout the
whole state. These corn shows have
been hacked by prominent merchants,
bankers, and corn clubs and they have
done a great deal in educating the
farmer along the line of growing and
breeding corn. The interest in these
! local shows has proven very strong and
this has. been highly satisfactory to the
promoters. Every farmer who has
taken part in any of these shows has
found the work very beneficial and
generally goes home with a resolve to
bring back next year the best ten ears
of corn produced In his district.
Two great national corn shows have
taken place in the last few years, the
first one at Chicago and thetlast one at
Omaha. Much credit is due to the Iowa
Corn Growers Association for the es-
tablishment of these shows. Prominent
men of this association have given
money and time for the organization of
these great corn shows which have
aroused a national interest in the sub
ject of better corn. The hearty CO.
operation of the agricultural press also
helped to make these national EXPOSE
! irresponsible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08

Justice DunclS had two bootlegging
cases tried to a jury in one day. The
first was against Bert Hogan, a farm
hand in Sheridan township. Defendant
was arrested on the charge of giving
liquor to habitual drunkard, John
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
RECEIVING ENEMIES UNAWAREs.

OF the 73 species of tree-destroying
insects and parasites Of this country
81 are of foreign importation. These
have been brought in on fruits, speci-
mems and plants by way of packing
materials and boxes as worms, eggs,
cocoons and nests. Like the San Jose
scale, the boil weevil and the gypsy
moth, which is making havoc in New
England, these pests have made little
trouble in their native climes, being
kept down by. natural enemies.
But when brought in here, unfortu-
nately, it takes time and lot OF ex-
Fermentation to determine what the
controlling factor is. The San Jose
scale is doing widespread damage and
calls for vigorous and vigilant costly
spraying. No parasite or other enemy
for it or for the bool weevil which
bothers the cotton growers SO serious
ly has been found. Producers Of all
kinds of fruits and other similar pro-
ducts are growing more vigilant fO
prevention. The cost of fighting these
pests already imported is a prodigious
and growing one.
The balance of nature is not to be
trifled with lightly. Those who would
introduce new varieties of plants must
beware lest with some advantage
they bring in great evils. Puny man
can start great things but he cannot
always tell how far they are going to
20 or in what direction, nor is he able
to stop them when he wants to.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
RECEIVER WANTED.

]. G. Haymaker has filed a petition
in common pleas court in which he
asks that a receiver for butchering
and meat business conducted by him
self and Charles H. Cooper at Minerva
be appointed and the partnership dis
solved. The plaintiff alleges that he
entered into a verbal agreement with
the defendant 10 open meat estab-
lishment on October ID, 1908, each
putting in like sum of money. Also
that in case a partner should put in
more money that he was to be reim-
bursed out of the first profits.
$226.15 was paid out by the plaintiff
for various things needed to carry
on the business. Plaintiff asks that
the receiver appointed have the power
to sell all of the stock of meats and
that he be paid his capital contrib
uted to business and also his equitable
share of the profits
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
SOUTH RANDOLPH.

South Randolph, March 8-Mr. and
Mrs. Eli Brumbaugh and Mrs. Eliza
beth Swinehart and Clyde Swinehart
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry BrumbaQgh Sunday.
There was a social held at the
home of Glenwood Holman Saturday
+evening, about thirty being present
The evening was spent in games and
music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pontious from
Springfield were the guests of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Pom
tious, Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Pom
tious, a daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Brumbaugh and
Mr.. Samuel and Isaac Brumbaugh
attended the funeral of their aunt,
Mrs. Andrew Brumbaugh at Canton
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Heimbaugh,
of Hartville. were the guests of his
mother, Mrs. Amanda Heimbaugh,
Sunday.
Mrs. Milton Pontious is on the sick
list.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
Agreeable Surprise.

The teacher, G. A. DAILY, and pupils
of Rudy's school, district No. 8, Jack
son township, were faVorably surpris-
ed last Thursday by the patrons Of
the district. A sumptuous dinner was
served, of which all freely indulged
After dinner it was suggested by Mr..
Shafer, who was manager Of the af-
fair, that the classes should recite
and a lesson in poetry and one in
prose be read.
After the completion of these reci-
tations, the teacher called for re-
marks. Several responded and ex-
pressed their hearts interest towards
the progress of the school, and its fu-
ture contingency along the cause of
education. The teacher then spoke
on the subject: How Can the Co
operation of Teacher, Parent and Pu-
pill Be Best Attained?" The school
then sang America" after which a
spelling contest was agreed upon.
The school spelling against Is par
ents and former pupils of the school,
and a grand victory resulted in favor
of the school.
Those present were Joel Treesh,
Daniel Devies, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Whitmyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Park Brick
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Rohr, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Tritt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Braucher, Mr. and Mrs. ]. w.
Shook, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitmyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Lesser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Mathie, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
StraWhicker, Mrs. M. w. Shafer Mrs.
Henry Heisa, Mrs. Loumis Braucher,
Mrs. Peter Schembechler, Mrs. Jno
Hitz, Geo. Shafer, Lewis Mathie, Ira
Mathie, Clyde Mathie, Clyde Brauch.
er, Master Harold Bricker, Master
Harold Heisa, Misses Olive Bricker
Ruth Shafer, Minnie Sarrick, Anna
Braucher, Hattie Heisa, Mary Straw.
hecker, Grace Bricker, Carrie Rim
niger.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
LABOR AND THE TARIFF.

The alleged benefits of protection to
the American workingman is one of
the stale arguments of the standpat-
ter. How ably high protective tar
iff assists the man who works in our
paper mills developed at hearings be
fore the select committee of Congress
on pulp and paper. John Norris, one
of the witnesses, proved conclusively
that little, If any, of the tariff bene
faction created through duties on pulp
and paper was shared by the working
man in the paper-making industry.
He who showed that paper workers in
New York State, where production is
heaviest, received less than any other
class of organized labor. The average
was $10.94 a week, which might be
considered almost living wage in
some communities. In some of the
other States engaged in the same in
dustry the wage was even less.
Claims of the high protectionist do
not stand the test. Their glittering
generalizations are vastly misleading.
1t is an open question whether the
tariff on pulp and paper should not be
lifted entirely. The congressional
committee has recommended that a
reduction from Sc to 81 ton be made.
Congress can go that far, at least,
without injustice to the paper manu-
factuTer
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
CASE TO JURY TODAY.

The trial of the case of Ohio against
Angelo Barila, of Alliance, charged
with shooting Joseph Butero, a fell
low countryman, with intent to kill
on January 8, 1909, was commenced
yesterday afternoon before Judge Am
bier and jury. Only one witness
for the defense remains to be exam
ined. The case will probably go to
the jury shortly before noon today.
The state is represented by Prose-
cutor Krichbaum and Assistant Pros
ecutor Pontius; the defendant by At
torney ]. A. Bowman. The jury fol-
lows: George Yarger, Fred Oakleaf,
Charles Spidle, Louis Geltz, Howard
Tolerton, Henry Riehl, George Pritch-
ard, Daniel Borkey, Amos Coy, James
Merwin, Calvin Finefrock and Simon
HANDLE.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
COURT HOUSE
SEEKS TO REGAIN PROPERTY.

Suit was commenced in common
pleas court yesterday morning by
Carolina McCurdy against Joseph Nc
Curdy and George H. Whike in which
the plaintiff seeks to have declared
void recent sale of the MeCnrdy
block between the defendants and to
regain possession OF property decided
to Joseph McCurdy. The petitioner
AYERS that she entered into an agree
ment with J. H. McCurdy whereby
she was to be kept during her life
time by the defendant and that he
was to pay a certain sum for the
transfer of the property.
The plaintiff asks the court to ap-
point a receiver to manage the real
estate involved which is located in
this city and Cuyahoga county and
that the defendants be enjoined from
collecting any rents. 1t is alleged in
the petition that Joseph McCurdy has
refused to give an accounting of rents
and that the sale of the McCurdy
block to George H. Whike was done
by connivance. Further, that all the
money due the plaintiff be considered
as a first lein on the premises If a
receiver be appointed. No receiver
was appointed yesterday by the court,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11

Chester NestTich will make his
home with Henry Haynam.
Miss Lillian Hawken and Mary and
Clifford Carson attended the Opera
given by the Minerva school Friday
night. 90
George Snyder spent Thursday
evening at Orin Crowls.
Mr. Cummings, of Sebring, was
visiting at Sutton Saturday.
Mrs. Anne Haynam, Mrs. John
Haynam and daughter, Nellie, visited
at Carsons Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Haines have
moved TO their recently rented farm
west of Mapleton.
Kenneth Crowl was Canton bust
ness caller recently.
Margaret Betz has been unable to
attend school the past week on ac-
count of a severe cold.
Friday number of householders
and interested friends of our school
helped the teacher and scholars cele-
brate by having a picnic dinner, 6s
being present. An enjoyable liter.
airy program was rendered in the af
| ternoon, the morning being spent
with the usual recitations. All were
pleased by the very good showing OF
the school. Among the visitors who
| responded for remarks were Mr.. Bar
| Der, making the point-that it is
| more necessary to have good edu
| cation, to make the most of farming
than in the average calling. Mrs
Betz spoke of the evident good work
and sincerity of the teacher, as evi
denced by observation and standing
of grades and department.