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The Washington times., 1909-10-16
TIGERS ARE WARNED
BY THEIR COACHES
Must Make Good" in Game
Against Sewanee This
Afternoon.

PRINCETON. n. J., Oct. 16.-The hrst
thing the Princeton coaches did today
was to call the football team into a
conference, in which an effort was made
to impress upon the team the necessity
Of at last making good" in the game
against Sewanee this afternoon.
But little is known about the Tennes-
seeans except that they are counted
the strongest team in the South. and if
this is so, Princeton followers see an
other VI easy afternoon ahead of them
Read ind Hart the two big backheid
men, will play today. and this has
doomed the Tigers stock more than any
other one thing.
The Washington times., 1909-10-16
COACHES THREATEN
PENNSEY REGULARS
Say They Will Change Whole Team
Unless Form Improves
Today.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct 16.-Penn-
syIvania viii be satisfied with the small
est possible victory over the Brown
team this afternoon on Franklin Field.
The final workout Of the Red and
Blue in preparation for the game was
not at an to the liking of the coaches.
and they are planning to send IN a sec
Ond string ~ players, if the lethargy Of
the last few games Is evidenced IL to-
days battle.
The Washington times., 1909-10-16
, COSTLY STALLION DEAD.

famous stallion that was bought By
Charles Reed for 100000 when the
Nursery Stud was sold 20 settle up the
estate of the late August Belmont,
father Of the chairman of the Jockey.
is dead at Mr. Bclmonts breeding farm
IN this county.
The Washington times., 1909-10-16
CORNELL FEARS
FORDHAM ELEVEN
Latter's Good Game Against
Princeton Is Cause of
Worry

ITHACA, N Y, oct. l6.-Fear Is ex-
pressed among COmelVs followers that
the team Is facing It's first defeat OF
the season when IL meets the strong
Fordham College team this afternoon.
fOrueNs shave a week ago against
Oberlin, and the fact that FOrdham
held Princeton TO a TO q score ON the
same day. is the cause IF the appre-
hensiOn The Ithacaus will not be able
20 put their strongest lineup on the
field, as injuries and disbarmCute have
taken some Of the best men.
The Washington times., 1909-10-16

IS what viii be watched most closely
by the coach this afternoon.
Business held IO-to-O lead over the
hendalls yesterday, when the game
was called because the Business full
back, Hlnwood, either broke or dislOcat-
ed his right arm, up near the shoulder
The school team showed a marked i'm
proVement over previous form.
Incidentally, that Kendall outfit will
bear watching. The game yesterday at
Capital City Park only lasted about IF
teen minutes, but during that time the
independents showed far better football
than their opponents. Fumbles at in
opporlune times We're responsible for
their failure TO hold the high school boys
10 Notwithstanding score. On both
occasions when the Business team tai
lied, 10 was after the KendaIls had lost
the ball on tumble. Captain Boss,
an old Tech end, has been coaching
the independent team. ana deserves
credit for his achievement. The outfit
seemed well versed in both new and
old-sryle football and, as soon as the
wrinkles from lack of practice are
smoothed out, IL should be a well bal
anced aggregation.
Wonder what Field. Eastern. and Cur-
ningham, Central, Will do I'm the Yale
Army and Princeton-Sewsnee games to-
day
Announcement tndt Curly BYRD has
offered TO coach the Western High
School eleven and that his offer has
been gratefully accepted is a welcome
bit Of news to the followers of the Red
and White. ByrC has had but little
experience In the role of coach, hut
will doubtless be able TO greatly benefit
western He was acknowledged che
Of the best quarteTbacks I'm SOuthtrn
collegiate football last season, his hes d.
work being probably his strongest fea-
ture of play He has had many yea IS
experience on The gTidiT0n and, vii
one or two exceptions, should ma &C.
about the best coach obtainabie i'm these
parts.
Jack Baker. Washingtonian, is MAX
ing quite an impression as coach of thu
Rock Hill College eleven. His teaui
plays NJ A. g.. today.
The Washington times., 1909-10-16
MACK WON'T CHANGE
HIS TRAINING PLANS

PHILADELPHIA. Oct Connie
Mack said today that he would not con-
slider the offer of the Fort Smith Com
morcial League e. have the Athletics
train iu Fort Smith. Ark, next spring
We have already decided TO train in
atlanta and VIII not change our plans, d"
he said
The Washington times., 1909-10-16
is HOPEFUL
OF TYING YALE
Soldiers Will Employ Open Game
Against Big Blue
Team.

WEST POINT. n. Y, Oct. lG.-In hope
&c getting as good as a tie score. west
Point awaits the blowing of the whistle
that calls her 20 do battle with Yale
this afternoon
The army lads are in good shane.
though owing TO the fact that Yale IS
muCl the heavier. they viii probably
resort 20 an open game instead of t17.-
ing to bore their way through the huge
Yale line which, reports say, averages
more than 40 pounds.
The Washington times., 1909-10-16
KUBIAK TO SAIL
FOR PARIS TO-DAY
Will Fight Jeanette and Stewart
Before French
Sports

NEW YORK. Oct. 16--AI Eubiak, the
big Michigan heavyweight, viii sail
from the metropolis for Paris today.
Kubiak has three matches before him
in the French capital. The first is with
Joe Jeanette, and is scheduled 10 90
ten rounds Then he takes on jim stew
art, OF New York, ia a bout Of similar
duration Should Jeanette and Kubiak
90 the limit in the first bout they VIII
Be remstched 10 fight twenty-five
rounds.
The Washington times., 1909-10-16
MARTIN DEFEATS
HONEY MELODY
Philadelphia Boxer Has His Op-
pOnent Holding on at
Finish

MANCHESTER, n H. Oct 16-Terry
Martin. of Philadelphia. won a hard
fought decision over Honey Melody
last n ght at the Queen City A c, t1e
decision meeting with approval BY the
big audience.
Melody had the better Of the mill in
the early rounds. but as the bout pTO-
crossed Martin grew stronger. In the
a terrific pummeling and had him hold
ing on.
The Washington times., 1909-10-16
REASON IS PLAIN.

81 can't understand why Brown
should have failed.
Nor can ]. I always thought ne was
doing finely. He often came to me for
advice. Detroit Free Press
The Washington times., 1909-10-16
PUTS A NEW PHASE
ON SCHOOL PROBLEM
Rule About Weight Goes Into Effect Next Fall-Byrd
to Coach Westem-Kendals
Look Good
By MELVILLE.

/ Sh-h! It's leaked out. Those princi-
! pal fellows didn't tell all they knew
4 after that discussion of the high school
weight question tbe other day. and al
though what news did get TO u v -
true. there is still more. That weight
rule holds good and has been adopted,
but for next season.
In face OF the storm of protest which
naturally arose from the many Teen
supporters il was deemed unWise 10
adopt il for the present campaign, but
the decree has been passed, and unless
some unforeseen prevention arises we
viii have the weight ruling strictly en-
forced next fall
Under these circumstances the action
seems a fair one 10 ali concerned. View
ed from almost any standpoint il would
have seemed unjust to force the Tech
meal eleven out of the league just when
il has developed one Of its best teams.
That the scholastic organization is un-
evenly balanced is true, and the fact
concede twenty and thirty pounds per
man 10 their opponents does not seem
/ fair on the face of il. Then, under these
conditions there is always that prob
ability that players on the weaker
teams viii be seriously injured.
That is the proposition the various
/ principals had 70 thrash out, and now
that the fun story is known there can
be no doubt that the decision will prove
popular as well as beneficial
Don [ forget George Washington pia S
Washington College at National Park
at $3.50 today.
The promised shake-Up in the George
( Washington eleven has materialiZsd.
Probably the most important change
was that Of supplautiug Kelly. at quar-
/ ter, with Bryan Morse. and shifting the
former TO fullback. Crafts. the half
/ back, does not appear ia tho lineup.
Coach DOuEheTty has evidently seen ii:
I to keep him on the side lines Tor the
+ present. White and Ellis viii be start
ed iu the halves. Two new ends are TO
he given trials. Mig Johnston. tHe
former Eastern High School athlete, will
be found al the left extreme, and
Brooks. a veteran who has just report
ed. viii take up his old station on right
end. Last Saturday the line showed
/ good form and the work of the backs
The Washington times., 1909-10-16

IS what viii be watched most closer
by the coach this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1909-10-16

Don't forget George Washington plays
Washington College at National Park
AT $3.50 today
The Washington times., 1909-10-16

Wonder what Field, Eastern. and Gun
ningham. Central, Will do in the Yale
Army and Princeton-Sewanee games to-
day.
The Washington times., 1909-10-16

Jack Baker. a Washingtonian, is max
ing quite an impression as coach of tn
Rock Hill College eleven. His team
plays NJ A. q. today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
COUNTRYWIDE SEARCH BEING
MADE FOR PARENT OF
DROWNED GIRL.
NELs TAoRsoN TRAVELLING
SOMEWHERE IN FAR WEST
Messages Sent to Every Quarter and
Police and Trainmen Are on Lookout
For Father Of. Victim of Launch Ac-
cdent-Mi.s Thorsons Body Finally
Recovered From River.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Northwood, July 26.-Somewhere in
the far west Supervisor Nels Thorson
of Worth county, is travelling on his va
cation trip in ignorance of the fact that
his oldest daughter, Miss Nina, was
drowned in the Coon river at Abel
Thursday evening, and not knowing
that for three days the telegraph and
dreds of messages sent out in an effort
to locate him.
Every passenger conductor and
brakeman on the railroads over which
he is expected to travel is looking FOR
him, and have been furnished with his
description. Great daily papers in the
larger cities have promised that he will
not pass the gates of the union stations
without being accosted. Not only are
the special agents of the railways
searching for him, but the officers of
the public police departments as Well
No one knew just where to look for
him, as he did not know just where he
might go himself, so it has become
necessary to search the whole great
west, in order that the news of the ter
rible launch accident, which cost the
life of Miss Nina, Verne Macy, and
Mrs. Dawson, may be broken to him
Advices from Abel inform the people
here that Miss Thorson's body was re-
covered about noon Sunday, and will
reach here this afternoon The funeral
will probable be held as soon as pos
sible after the train arrives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
WILL 90 ON PENSION LIST.
City Marshal Clifford, Iowa Falls, One
of Few Officers So Honored,

City Marshal Clifford, Iowa Falls, Ono
Of Few Officers So Honored.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, July 2e.-City Marshal
Frank Clifford, of this city. is one of
the very few police officers in Iowa,
who will go on the pension list under
the new law adopted by the last leg
islature. pensioning policemen and
fire1nen who have served continuously
for twenty-five years. On the LIST of
next April, Mr. Clifford will round out
his twenty second consecutive year of
service as police officer in this city.
Year in and year out, with scarcely a
day off for cation. he has served long
and faithfully as the city's chief po-
lice officer, and his friends here are
naturally pleased to know that Mr.
Giffords long and faithful service is to
be rewarded by being one of the first
police officers in the state to go on the
pension list to be started under the
new statute. Prior to coming here and
entering the city's employ, Mr.. Clifford
was in the employ of the train service
of the old B., G. r. & N. road Thru
eleven municipal administrations, Mr..
Clifford has served with apparent sat-
isfaction to each new mayor, and his
re-appointment every two years, has
been met with public approval.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
TO ENTERTAIN IOWA VETERANS.
Hawkeye Soldiers at Salt Lake Form
Association to Do Honors.

Association TO 10 FVouoVS.
Salt Lake City, Utah, July 26.-To
entertain during the Grand Army en-
campment here from Aug. 9 to IA, all
veterans from Iowa, an Iowa associa-
ton has been formed by the former
residents of that state. The associa-
ton has selected offices in the new
Boston building on Main street near
the Mormon temple and will decorate
and arrange them for the reception at
all hours of the day and night of all
1owans. The rooms will be under the
direct supervision of Mrs. H. Warren
Smith, secretary Of the association and
formerly of Dies Moines.
"A good program Of side trips and
lunoheons has been arranged by the
club for the entertainment Of every
person from the Hawkeye state. Nu-
merous trips to neighboring canyons
will be made, including visit to Park
City, where Utah's richest and deepest
mines are found.
A LUNCHEON is also planned for LIB
erty park to be given near the end
of the week. It is expected that there
will be several thousand persons here
from Iowa and the plans of the club
are being made on an extensive scale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
Funeral of /. M. Ryers.

Des Mones. July 26. - With a
drizzling rain adding gloom to the grief
of the Byers family and the hundreds
of friends present. the funeral services
for the late Lawrence NJ. Byers We're
held at the family home. ST Helens on
Terrace drive, yesterday afternoon. The
pretty home was filled to OVERLOOKING
with flowers from sympathetic friends
all over the country. their fragrance
mutely expressing the sorrow of the
givers and the sympathy for the aged
parents of the young man who was so
suddenly taken from them. Carriages
lined Terrace drive it's entire length
and the spacious parlors of st. Helens
could not accommodate all the friends
number of them standing outside in
the rain during the services
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
Miner. Run Down by Train.

Des Moines, July 26-Harry Blakely,
a Marquisville coal miner was instant
ly killed, and Nels Danielson, another
miner, was seriously and perhaps fatal
ly injured by Northwestern passen-
ger train near the Iowa Pipe and Tile
works at East Fourth and Hayes
streets about o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
The body of the dead man and the
unconscious form Of his comrade were
discovered an hour later by George
Nichols, track walker in the employ
of the railway company, who notified
the officers at police headquarters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
The GRAND Junction News.

Special to Times Republican.
Grand Junction. July 26.-The Saliva
ton Army is conducting tent meeting
here. 1t is located on the school
grounds.
Farmers all report light oat crop
Several farms have been sold re-
Gently at better than 800 per acre.
The M. e. people have let the con-
tract for the rebuilding OF their church
and when completed. 1t will be the
largest and finest church in town.
The new store buildings OF Petit and
Morey each is almost ready for occu-
pancy.
F. ]. Harmed, bank clerk. and family
are taking an outing at Clear Lake.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
C.. 3. & @. to Build Cut. OF.

Muscatine, July 26. - Once more
Muscatine and the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy railway are being talked of
in the same voice, this time by a pro
posed cutoff between Chicago and
Kansas City. One proposition is to
build parallel with the Rock Island and
Milwaukee from Davenport to this
city and thence to Ottumwa, while
another is ito construct the line on
the east bank of the Mississippi and
cross the river at Muscatfne. Should
such a line be built, 1T would give
Muscatine another fast freight line
east or west, and should prove Of
inestimable benefit to the city and
its industries. Another plan is to
utilize the Muscatine North & South.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
eiven AIlnony Of $4,000.

Marble Rock, July 26.-Mrs. Nellie
Gable, who sued her husband, William
S. Gable, a wealthy land owner and
retired farmer, for divorce and all
mony to the amount of $4,000 on the
grounds of cruel and inlr,pman treat
ment, has made q settlement of the
case, accepting cash payment Of $4,-
900, Mr.. Cable to pay all the expenses
OF the case so far, together with her
attorneys fee They were married in
Prairie du Chien twenty-five years
ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
Tn1EsREPUBIICAN, MARsEALLTOwN, IOWA. JULY &C. 1909

former home was In Hardin county,
Iowa. A letter was dispatched to the
town marshal in Aclley and the reply
came back that The mother stlll lived.
This was after a~lapse Of twenty-five
years. The mother had sought In vain
all over the west for her child and had
finally given up the search and
mourned her child as dead. The answer
which came from the Ackley marshal
brought much good cheer to the mother
and the daughter and the reunion OF
mother and child has been most touch
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
State Buys More Land.

Glenwood, July 26.-The state board
Of control has added 200 acres to the
state farm at the Glenwood tuFtitu-
ton, bringing the total number OF acres
up to $40. The recent purchase in
cludes the I. N. Glover farm Of twenty
five acres, the Charles Upton farm Of
ninety-flve acres and the AL Sargent
farm Of eighty acres. The last farm
is near Pacific Junction, where the In
stitution pumping station is located
rhe price paid was 500 per acre fos
the first two and $50 per acre for the
Sargent farm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
Huston Locate. in West.

Centerville, July 26.-Mr. ]. X. Hus-
ton, formerly managing editor OF the
Daily Citizen. who has Just returned
from the west, makes an announce
ment which means the removal OF
himself and family to Pasadena. Cal.
where he has been making his head
quarters for several months while on
an extended visit in the west About
Sept. he will take up the duties of
advertising manager of the Pasadena
Daily News. one of the leading news
papers of California, responsible po-
sition which was recently offered him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
Min. Owner Crushed 10 Death,

Oskaloosa, July 26.-Tom Clements,
aged 80 years. a coal miner, was in
stantly killed while working in the
mine owned by him and his brothers,
one mile west of Beacon. Clement was
digging the coal with a. pick, work
ling under 1t, when without warning 1t
fell on him, killing him instantly. His
head was smashed into jelly by the
weight which pinioned him down. He
is survived by a wife and two chill
dren. He was popular Beacon boy
and his death has cast shadow of
gloom over the little village.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
County pitchins Not Success.

Special to Times Republican.
Grand Junction, July 26.--1f the
county ditching had been the success
that was claimed for IT, thruorlt north
ern Iowa, at the time the drai'as were
established and put in. Iowa lands
would be from $40 to s25 higher per
acre. In many instances It will have
to be done over, and in others. addi-
tional drainage put in. For the larger
districts where the main tile drains
has proved insufficient. the dredge
ditch is being agitated, for overflow
water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
cI;dden News.

Special to Times Republican.
Glidden, July 26.-G. Eaton and
daughter, Myra. have arrived home
from an extended visit to Boston.
Glidden is to have a second tewelry
store In the near future, just opposite
the furniture store on Main street
O. G.. Andrews met with a painful
fall from the hay loft one day last
week, breaking three ribs, but is rest
ing fine at the present.
Capt. D. s. Porter died Thursday
after lingering spell of sickness. Blu
rial was at Woodlawn cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
ARRESTS At RElN1Eck.

Four Fined After Pleading Guilty to
illegal Sales of Liquor.
Special to Times Republican.
Reinbeck. July 26-+County Attorney
Crazy and Sheriff Black, of Grundy
Center, came into town Saturday after
noon very suddenly and arrested Wal
ter Franklin, George Brandt. George
McCune and John Pritchett on the
charge of selling liquor Illegally. and
took them before Justice Gange. where
they pleaded guilty and were fined $50
and costs each.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
MOTHER FACES MURDER CHARGE
Mrs. oIiphant, Who Poisoned Children
Now in Jail.


West Branch, July 26.-N1rs. William
Oliphant has been declared sane by a
commission which sat in judgment
upon her soundness of mind at Tip
ton. Almost Immediately afterwards
she was remanded to Jail without bond
to await the action of the next grand
jury. The jury will not meet until
September.
Mrs. Oliphant was the mother who
poisoned her four children and at
tempted to take her own life on ac-
count of family troubles. The young
est child died and the woman was
arrested after the inquest but was al
lowed to remain in her own home in
order to convalesee.
She will now, however, probably be
indicted for murder ni-the first degree
and stand trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

grounds was occupied and with as
fine a field Of racing stock as one
would find anywhere. Many fast
steppers were here, and all who at
tended the races during the three
days, were more than pleased with
the events offered. Everything was
first class and the management are
to be congratulated upon the manner
in which they conducted things and
for the excellent entertainment aft
forded,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
c. P. RlNkER DEAD.
Body Sent Back from Colorado {
Sioux Rapids for Burial.

Body Sent Back from Colorado to
Sioux Rapids for Burial.
Special to Times-Republican.
Sioux Rapids, July 26.-Word was
received here Friday morning that c.
P. Rinker had passed away. and that
the body would be shipped here for
burial. The funeral was held from the
NJ E. church at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, conducted by Rev. ]. j. JEFF
ferry. After the death of his wife, four
teen years ago, Mr.. Rinker went to
Colorado to live with a daughter. Mrs.
H. d. Smith. The past four or five
years he has been going back and
forth from Colorado to Iowa.
Mr.. Rinker spent good deal of his
time here with his grandson, DIR. E. E
Smith.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
LONG SEPARATION ENDS.
Girl kidnapped in Infancy Finds Mother
After Twenty-Five Years.

Girl kidnapped IN Infancy Finds Mother
After Twenty-Five Years.
Eldora, July 26.--Mrs. G. TANNER of
Oregon. who is making prolonged
visit at the home Of her mother Mrs
F. Hayunga at Ackley. in this county
has had most interesting life history.
When little girl. residing with her
parents at Ackley. she was kidnapped
from the family home by her father
and taken to the far west AS she grew
older she had a great desire to know
who her mother was and something Of
her birth and early childhood.
She remembered her mothers name
and had q vague recollection that the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
HAMPTON MAN TRANSFERRED.

c. e. johnson New Short Line Agent
at Iowa Falls.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, July 26.-The Short Line
has named c. E. johnson as Its agent
here. commencing Aug. l. Mr.. Johnson
has been the company's agent at
Hampton since the road opened UP for
business to that point a year or so ago.
Mr. johnson will succeed Mr.. Austin,
who has been Joint agent for the Short
Line and the Illinois Central. He will
move the company's business to Its
own depot, which has just been COM
pleted, and on that date the road will
utilize it's new steel bridge over the
Iowa river here. Mr.. Johnson's success
sor at Hampton has not been an
nounced