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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
Burlington.

Burlington
Frank Clowers. for several years a
resident of West Burlington, was run
down by a Burlington freight, near
Carthage, H., and was badly mangled,
but may live. He stepped in front of
the engine as the train approached. 1T
is said he had threatened to commit
suicide. No reason is known for the
act.
Bloomfield.
James Sames, editor of the Bloom
field Democrat, met with a serious ac-
cident in the paper department, while
trimming paper with a large paper
knife which accidently shut down and
severed one of his fingers from the
hand. This is the second accident in
the past two months which has re-
suited in the total loss of four fingers
Council Bluffs.
A $4,000 investment is to be made
during this year by the Council Bluffs
Eagles in a large club building, and
construction work will commence as
soon as a suitable site is found At
tempts have been made to purchase a
site in several localities, but spirited
competitors have arisen who has raised
the price to the figures higher than the
fraternal members were willing to go.
kalona.
Volney Shaw narrowly escaped death
from an accidental poisoning, at his
home here. Feeling ILL., he entered a
closet and took from a shelf bottle
of supposed medicine Without look
ing at the label, he quaffed goodly
draught. A few seconds afterwards
he discovered that he had drunk from
a vial of poison. Skilled medical ala
was summoned, and after hours of
hard work, the doctor saved his life
The victim of the mistake is not en-
tirely himself, at yet, but his condi-
ton is much better, and he seems out
of peril.
| Boone.
Night before last as Engineer w. II.
Sutton was coming thru Carroll, he
hit a dog, with No. 6. Supposing that
the dog had been killed he paid no
more attention to the circumstance.
The dog, however, was a game one,
and when the train pulled into the
city that evening at 11:OO o'clock, the
dog was perched on top of the pilot,
smiling from ear to ear. The animal
had escaped without injury. He was
taken to the shops where he proved to
be the idol of the workmen Later how
ever, he slipped away and is now per-
haps somewhere on the streets.
Madrid.
| A peculiar and at the same time
fortunate accident Thursday night
occurred on the Milwaukee railroad
AS a heavy train proceeding at a
lively gait neared the river one of the
tires on a trailer wheel of the engine
broke. Ut seemed almost impossible
to stop the train in time to prevent
disaster but Engineer Rice turned on
all the appliances to bring the train
to halt and was successful. That a
disaster was averted is considered al
most miraculous by railroad men. An
engine was sent down from Wood
ward and the train pulled into Perry.
sigourney.
Mrs. Paul Seeber, woman past
middle age, living with her husband,
a mile and a half southeast Of town,
has disappeared from her home and all
trace Of her has been lost. She has
been demented thru the winter, and
had to be watched, as she had attempts
,ediher life once-in the water tank on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
From An Over Southern Io1ua

the farm. She seemed better of late.
and 1t was thought that she would i'm.
prove. But the other evening, she left
home and it is thought that she has
| thrown herself in the Skunk river, off
high bank, near their home, and as
the river is swollen bank full. there is
no possible chance for her. The river
was dragged near that point but to no
avail. Also a big pond, Cat Pond, lies
near their home and she may have
gotten into there. She left the house in
her stocking feet, so 1t is impossible
to track her.
Cedar Rapids.
At Mondays session of the city
council Councilman Huston made a
brief formal report on the bids for the
new Sixteenth avenue re-enforced
concrete bridge, stating that the Union
Engineering & Construction Company
Of Chicago was the low bidder, at $780,
459.79. He also offered resolution,
which was unanimously adopted,
awarding the contract to the above
mentioned concern. This bid does not
include the paving, which will cost
several hundred dollars, nor the bill of
the engineer $500. 1t is expected that
| work will be commenced next week.
| keota.
John Kiefhaber, one of Keota's
pioneer residents is dead, passing
away at his home here. Mr.. Kief-
haber an6 mis- wife moved to keota
in The e1rIy seventies, soon after
the town was laid out and have re-
sided here continuously since that
time Both were foreign born Of
German percentage, and spoke dia-
lect peculiar to themselves. They
never mastered the English language
and few, even among German peo-
pie, could understand their language.
Mr.. Kiefhaber was a tailor and for
years did the tailoring for the local
clothing stores.
Imogene.
The First National bank has paid re-
wards for the capture of A. ]. Walla,
the captured Imogene bank robber who
is now serving his sentence in the
penitentiary, and for the recovery Of
part of the money stolen, to the follow
ing persons: E. A. Moore, SIS, of which
$50 is for reward for his part in the
capture and s25 to help pay for his Ac-
cident expenses; William Hervey, $50;
L. s. Holmes, $50; Pete Kent, $50;
Lester Flynn, $50; c. Ross, $25; Mrs.
Stull, $25, for finding part of the
money; John Sims hired man, $40, for
recovering money, and other amounts
| were paid out to those who helped in
the hunt, making total of $3.50.
Lester Flynn was also given the re-
volver taken from the captured robber.
Burlington.
Music, drawing and manual train
ing are now taught in the public
{, schools of Iowa cities generally, but
Burlington has gone step further
and introduced folk dancing, as 1t is
called by Professor William Leander,
the teacher. At a meeting Of the
teachers the past week he drilled q
class Of boys and girls in the Scot
fish sword dance, the wooden shoe
dance of the Germans and Dutch and
the special dances Of several other
nations, including the highland fling.
The dancing exercises are held dur
ing recess and as substitutes for
games often played roughly, such as
crack the whip, red liner, blind mans
bum, black man, etc. The criticism
offered was that the play Of boys and
lgirls was essentially different, each
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
Deadly Danger in
Diseased Kidneys,
Few People Really Know What
Kidney and Bladder Dis
eases Lead To.

They frequently become incurable, II
neglected. And they often terminate
fatally, where the neglect is continued
Serious and dangerous disorders, of the
gravest character these diseases of the
attention too quickly, once they have
attacked the human system.
All arrangements of the kidneys anG
bladder, are the result of that deadly
poison-urlc acid-in the system. Some
of the consequences following closely
upon a neglected uric acid condition
are these:
Chronic Inflammation of the kidneys
bladder and passages, inflammatory
rheumatism, dropsy, gravel and gall
stones, chronic nerve disorders, dia-
betes, Bright's disease, etc.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
very quickly eliminate from the system
every trace of the deadly uric acid pol.
son. They accomplish this by reason O.
their we'll known antiseptic cleansing
curative, healing. and stimulating ac.
ton upon the kidneys, bladder ant
liver
Mr.. John Riha, of Vining Ia, writes
There are dozen people here who
have used these Pills, and they give
perfect satisfaction in every case.
have used them myself with fine re.
suits"
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pill:
are put UP in alright, sanitary. glas!
containers (to preserve full strength
and curative qualities), and are solo
by all druggists.
E. c. Dewitt & Co, Chicago, Ill.
want every man and woman who have
the least suspicion that they are af
fiicted with kidney and bladder dis.
eases to at once write them and {
trial box of these Pill will be sent fret
by return mail postpaid Do it today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29

having its psychological purpose, and
that play limited to the dance would
tend to make the boys effeminate.
Carroll.
H. B. King (Fatty) has been retired
after forty years in the service Of the
Northwestern railway company. He
has come to Carroll, from Eagle Grove,
and is making his home with his
daughter, Mrs. John Fiscus. He has
been allowed a pension by the COM
pany and with his allowance as SOL
der of the civil war is able to live
the rest of his days in comfort. 1t was
in June, 1868, that Henry B. King first
entered the service of the company as
a brakeman at Dunlap. He broke for
eight years, and for the last thirty
two years has been an engineer on the
road. In 1885 he took run on the
branches out of Carroll, and for the
last twelve years has been pulling a
passenger between Eagle Grove and
Des Mones. Mr.. King was member
of the Thtrty-Second Iowa regiment
and entered the service at Story City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29

bonds from time to time, sold and re-
sold the stock, and reaped immense
profits, all the while without any stock
holder having to pay one cent of cash
for his holdings.
From a bonded value of $4,000 the
plant increased to 100000 by these
characteristic company methods, the
monopoly from time to time, to ease
the public demand, giving a slight re-
dhction in the price to the consumer.
Members of the committee were not
slow to draw the parallel, inasmuch as
the Washington company has cetifl-
Gates outstanding to the amount of
100000.
Figures of Company.
Mr.. Good, reading from February,
1905 report of the Washington Gas
costing the company about $3.50 per
ton. He estimated that the company
should receive a return of $2.S5 from
the sale of coke and coal tar, altho the
sale of these valuable by-products are
not featured in the company's repre-
sensations to the public.
The great difficulty in adjusting gas
rates" continued Mr.. Good, sis that
comparatively few people are qualified
to speak with authority on the ques-
ton of cost and plant valuation, and
these few are interested in holding up
the price. Gas engineers all swear by
certain rules"
He recalled an instance in his ex-
perience where an engineer had testi-
fed that the depreciation in a gas
field was about per cent, indicating
that its life was thirty three years. Yet
this same witness, the speaker said,
testified that certain holder was
worth $1,000, whereas it had cost but
$500 originally and had been in use
thirty-fve years.
Facts Are Hidden.
II use this as an Illustration to show
how unfair gas engineers are in testi-
flying to facts" said Mr. Good. cit is
almost Impossible to get facts from a
gas company.
He gave several other instances
illustrative of the gas engineers ten
dency to give contradictory testimony
regarding depreciation in value and ac-
tual physical value. The repairs and
depreciation accounts of a gas COM
pany, he declared, We're two things
concerning which it was impossible for
the public to obtain authentic infor-
nation, because the companies had a
plan of charging to these accounts
even new extensions and then never
making a record of just where the ire
pairs were made. After the wagon
unloaded the pipe, he said, the tran
saction was entirely forgotten. and
there was no book record to show
where a repair had been necessary.
Representative Good in reply to a
question, said he did not fully approve
of the sliding scale, as in vogue in
MASSACHUSETTS,. because it was likely to
be unfair to the consumer The latter,
he contended was entitled to have
gas just as cheap as it could be made
and yet yield fair return to the
stakeholder.
Consumer Bears Burden.
Should the gas company be allowed
to make 100000 extensions and then
capitalize the amount?" asked Mr. Raj
ston. Where should the money come
from?"
ut should come from either stock or
bonds-1t do not know which," replied
Mr. Good. ut should not come from the
consumer, and this is where it has come
from heretofore-and the stakeholder
gets it,
In reply to another question the Iowa
representative said he thought an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29

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i The above is only one of the thou
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Pinkhsm Medicine Company of Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond . doubt that
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pound, made from roots and herbs,
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hope of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham, Of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

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sting out of corns and bunions. It's. the
greatest comfort discovery Of the Hage.
Aliens Foot Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain cure for
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
wHlTTEMoRE GIRL WEEDS.
Prominent AIgona Farmer Married
There Wednesday Morning.

Special to Times-Republican.
Whittemore, April 29.-At the Cath
Ole church, in Whittemore, at 9
o'clock yesterday morning. took place
the marriage of Miss Julia King, Of
this town, to Hugh MacMahon, a
prominent young farmer, from the AL
coma neighborhood. The church was
we'll filled with invited guests and rela-
tives of both bride and groom. After
the ceremony the wedding party drove
out to the Tom Mcdonnell home, north
of town, where sumptuous wedding
breakfast was served, and Where the
day and evening were spent in con-
gratulations and merrymaking. Mr.
and Mrs. Mcmahon will begin married
life Immediately on the grooms farm
north of Algona.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
Good Openings at Latimer.
all to Times-Republican.

SpeCIaI 90 Il1Hes- RepuUIICaH.
Latimer, April 29.-F. D. Smith is
having a new roof put on the former
c. Brown shoe store. This is a good
property, and our little city is living in
hopes that some one may rent the
building and put in first class stock
of shoes.
Another good property is the w. L.
Robinson building. which is vacant, at
present. 1t is a. new building, we'll
lighted and furnace heated, suitable for
a clothing store. Both of these build
ings are located on Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
NEXT MEETING AT AUBURN.
Sac County Sunday School Convention
at Sac City, Closes.

Special to Times Republican.
Sac City, April 29.-The Sac Coun-
ty Sunday School Association closed
its eighteenth annual convention here
last evening. The place of meeting for
next year will be Auburn, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, G. S. Needham;
vice president, L. E. Fitch; secretary,
Miss Lillian Wiseman; treasurer, F. s.
Needham; secretary home department,
Mrs. Hugh Mead; secretary teachers
training department, Mrs. r. Engle-
hardt; secretary temperance, Mrs c.
H. Schanck; secretary of missionary
department, Miss Anna Robinson; sec
rotary house visiting, o. Behren; Sec
rotary adult department, H. L. Eelle;
secretary International and bible read
ing department, Miss Blanch Drury,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
ga,ss a''ssn,tdaat 1arshaItuum sama Apri1 - ,aoa

auditor to examine into the company's
affairs and scrutinize its reports each
year would be an excellent thing. He
also favored the public utilities COM
mission idea.
He took little stock in the plea that
1t would cost the Washington and
Georgetown companies an immense
amount to increase the supply Of coal
gas in their products. The same water
gas apparatus could be used he said,
and as the plant was increased the
coal gas apparatus could be added,
thus Kidding the supply of too much
poisonous carbon monoxide
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29

People past middle lie usually have
some kidney or bladder disorder that
saps the vitality, which is naturally
lower in old age. Foley's Kidney Rem
edy corrects urinary troubles, stirnu-
lates the kidneys and restores strength
and vigor. 1t cures uric acid troubles
by Strengthening the kidneys SO they
will strain out the uric acid that set
Ties in the muscles and joints causing
rheumatism. Mcbride & Will Drug
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
Sheffield New. Not.s.
Special to Times-Republican.

SpeCIaI 20 T1mes-RepubIlcan.
Sheffield, April 29.-The infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stewart died
Wednesday, April %.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Salmon, Tuesday night. Mrs.
Salmon was formerly Miss Ada Miner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wilkinson will oc-
cupy the house recently vacated by
c. j. Webster, on Main street.
Mrs. j. Billiard is quite sick with
appendicitis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
Arlington News.

Special to Times Republican.
Arlington, April 29.-Mrs. Stoner has
been on the sick list for a couple of
weeks.
MIR. A. Bengen is still very i'll at his
home in this place.
Mr.. Tessler has been on the sick list
for some times, but with assistance
was able to get out Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
Marshall Marble and
Granite Works
VIM. A. SMITH
& SON
40 EAST CHURCH ST.
MARSHALLToWN, IA.

The Oldest Marble and Granite Works
In central Iowa, in business continu-
ously for over forty-five years. All
work in carving and lettering done
with electric tools.
Any one needing work will save
money by seeing our work and getting
prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
AFTER
: SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable c Compound
Milwaukee, Wis. -" Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has made

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
Typical Case of JuuoIinu,

PARTICULARLY appropriate to the 1oca!
situation was the Iowa representatives
comparison Of gas company methods
as illustrated by the tactics employed
by the Cedar Rapids company num-
Der of years ago. Capitalizing at $3.50,
900, he said, none Of which was ever
paid in, three promoters had issued
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-08-14
Crops In North Mississippi.

On our trip to North Mississippi
last week. it was observed that the
crops were much more backward
and unpromising than ID Lincoln
and adjoining South Mississippi
counties. In the counties Of Mar
shall, Union and Tippah, the only
ones through which we passed in
daylight, it was astonishing to note
how few fields there were Of early
corn. Not single field was seen
in which the fodder was ripe
enough to pull. In fully two
thirds Of the cornfields, the corr
ranged from knee-high to the fresh
silk and tassel stage. This condi-
tion of things was explained BY the
statement that the early spring
and summer were so wet, early
planting and cultivation Of most Of
the lands were impracticable. Most
of the cotton was young and small
and some of it very grassy. "A
liberal number Of pea and sorghum
fields were noted. In fact. it look-
ed as if a majority of the farmers
"
in that section were laying greater
store on corn and hay crops this
year than cotton
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-08-14
SOUTH LINCOLN NEWS.

e
Cotinued rains in our community
have given the farmers the long
face. Then it is worse on cotton
than the boil weeviI ever dared to
be.
This country is filed up with
knockers from all parts Of the
union. They say everything is con-
tinually going against them. If
the sun shines they grumble. and if
it rains it is entirely against their
will. Beware Of such folks.
Mt. Pleasant was treated to a
rare treat in the way of union
picnic. We enjoyed the speaking
very much. WI had one address
in the forenoon by M. As Brown,
of Yazoo City. whose talk was along
the lines Of unionism. Ia the
afternoon Prof. j. e. Woodward, Of
Heuck's Retreat. ADDRESSED us
on the subject of Education. Then
came Prof. Bracie Campbell. whose
address was very fine indeed.
Every one enjoyed Prof. CampbelTs
talk and predicts for him grand
and noble future. We cordially
invite all three Of the distinguished
gentlemen to come again.
Three cheers for the young ora
tor of Lincoln County
M. VIZ 4
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-08-14
Free Bageine Lost Through i Trick.

The Payne tariff bill is now a
law, and in the last hours of the
fight the South lost.
The tariff on cotton bagging re-
mains. In the senate cotton bag
ging was on the free list, but in
the house, through piece of par
liamentary trickery, the Southern
farmer will have to pay toll for
every yard Of bagging he uses.
The story of how the little job
was done is interesting. as told by
the Associated Press. 1t is as fol-
lows:
The senate today enoeavored to
correct the drawback provision of
the tariff bill in accordance with
Senator McCumber's ideas and to
add cotton bagging to the free list
as urged by the Southern senator's,
but the house turned down the
proposition.
Presenting the drawback amend
ment to the senate, Mr.. McCumber
urged its adoption. He claimed
that it was really through a mis-
take that the measure did not al
ready contain his provision, and
Mr.. Aldrich stated it could not be
regarded in that light. He said it
had not been considered by the con-
ferees.
The North Dakota senator, how
ever, having accepted Mr.. Nc
Laurirl's amendment providing for
free cotton bagging. 1T was made a
part of the resolution. In that
form it was adopted by the senate
without division.
When the resolution reached the
house, Mr.. Hanna of North Dakota
asked unanimous consent for its
Immediate consideration.
Chairman Payne was quick to
object, but Mr.. Livingston of
Georgia made a motion that the
resolution be considered.
Mr.. Payne made a point of order
against the resolution, saying that
it first should 60 to the committee
on ways and means. Speaker Can
non sustained the point and the
resolution was laid to rest, at least
for the present session.
So you see the power of the
speaker when he sustains points Of
order against the producer.
Ii there is any merit in protec-
tion Southern lumber does not get
all of it. The tariff has been cut
on rouggh lumber to $1.25 thous-
and.
So there is no occasion for rejoic-
ing down here on the first big tri-
umph Of Mr.. Taft's administration.
We are still to pay the freight.
Commercial Appeal.
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