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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
MODEL SALOON RA|D[I
Officers Seize Five Wagon Loads
of Liquor From Bierbach
Places in Missouri Valley
AIMED TO BE WELL CONDUCTED
Bierbach Had Monopoly on saloor
Business in Harrison County by Pay
ing High License and Employing
Floor Walkers to Prevent lnfractions
of re Law.

Special to Times Republican,.
Logan, Feb. 22.-By the direction OF
County Attorney Thomas Corwih
Smith, of Logan Sheriff Rock, accom-
panied by his deputy, Coulthard. ana
constable, Frank Peckenpaugh of Lo-
gan went to Missouri Valley Saturday
and arrested Mr. August Bierbach.
proprietor of the two saloons there,
searched the saloons. and captured and
brought to Logan that evening ivt
wagonloads of liquor.
Bierbach was arrested for the alleged
offense of maintaining a nuisance in
Missouri Valley. and will be given a
hearing on Friday Feb. &c Tho it is
asserted by Bierbach's friends that he
was running a model saloon. had floor
walkers of wide acquaintance, and in
fact, all of the frills of a Boston ice
cream parlor. permitting neither loud
talking nor immoral language, nor inn
proper actions. nor the sale of 100
many drinks per Individual nor even
one drink beyond the capacity of the
Individual, nor the sale to individuals
barred by the statute of limitation, nor
to minors and common drunkards. IN
fact, to so run the only two saloons in
Harrison county and in Missouri VAL
ley lin such a decorous manner that
these saloons would become a haven Of
repose and a source of elevation, yet
notwithstanding all of Mr.. Bierbach's
consideration for his patrons and The
Nd IL, 1,a to-, ~
for the alleged offense of maintaining a
nuisance.
1t appears that on the morning OF
Lincoln's birthday the Missouri Val
ley saloonists, not learning that the
day had been declared a legal holiday
kept both places open for about an
hour, and that a new tack has been
taken upon this evidence. Harrison
county is again without saloons and
the bitter fight has been re-opened
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

ETC., $3.50, making a grand total of
$4,000. This year they have handled
43,500 rats, totalling $10,S75; 800
mink, 1915; 400 skunk, $500; civet, fox,
coon, 'possum, etc, $3.50; 100000 pounds
of COW hides, $4,000. a total Of s15,5O0.
The firm have on hand unsold 10000
musk rat hides, which will bring them
over $4,000.
Knoxville.
L. r. Dawson and son have queer
horse shoe on exhibition at their es-
was taken from one of the mares .e-
Gently imported by A. C. Finarty. In
the matter of the amount of iron used.
it probably eclipses anything ever seen
in Knoxville. 1t has been made from a
bar of iron one inch square and retains
its original thickness turnout. It has
eight square holes chiseled to receive
the enormous spikes. and weighs three
and one-half pounds. The iron in it
would make three or four American
horse shoes.
Crariton.
S. Oppenheimer, O. ]. Israel and N.
G. Lutz, appointed to appraise the
value of property belonging TO the F.
r. Croker estate, have been busy at
this duty the past week. They have not
yet completed the work and filed their
report, but we learn the following:
The homestead property in Charlton
they appraise at $500; the drug store
property where the Dougherty store is,
at $500, and r. L. Pepper home prop
erty at $500; the Van Sickle home
property at s1500; building in Russell,
$500; Lacona property, 5000; twelve
lots in east Charlton, $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
MAYOR VS.. CANDIDATE
Cam a on at OttumWa Wakes
Warm and Present Mayor
Seeks Damages
RuGG ACCUSED OF ISLANDER
Political Advertisements Accuses Phil
lips Of Neglect of Duty and Of Keep
ing Police Busy at Ward Politics In
stead Of Law Enforcement - Fur
Likely to Fly.
Ruee ACCUSED OF ISLANDER
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
/ ottumwa, Feb % The municipal
| campaign wakes warmer as the date
of the election approaches. The latest
denouemeut Is tho bringing of a sGiS
for So. 900 damages for alleged SANDER
| by the present mayor. L. j. Phillips,
against John + Rugg. an opposing
candidate. The alleged SANDER grows
out of criticisms of the mayor in fail
| ing to enforce the laws and preserve
the peace in connection with recent
brutal assaults on women.
The suiti arises out of political NJ
vertisement which i'm the mind of The
plaintiff is false. and defamatory.
The petitioner AYERS that two news
papers generally circulated turnout OF
tumwa and Wapello county were
caused to publish upon Feb. is an ar
ticle in which the defendant did will
fully and maliciously and With the spe-
cifc intent to provoke the plaintiff to
wrath and to expose the plaintiff 20
Guile and to deprive the plaintiff of the
benefits of public confidence and So
cial intercourse
Further says the petition the plain
tiff Is now and has been for near two
years past the mayor Of Ottumwa and
the defendant by the article intend ed
to be understood and by the publicwas
understood as saying and charging
that plaintiff was and had been wholly
neglecting and refusing to perform
his official duties as mayor and that
he was. and had been, keeping the po-
lice officers of the city so busy in ward
politics working to secure His re-eles-
ton to said office of mayor. that they
had no time to devote to their official
duties; and that he advised the public
to carry firearms to protect them
selves and their families in their lives.
liberties and pursuit of happiness, Cor
the policemen of the city We're so bus
lily engaged in working for the plain
tiff's reelection they had no time to
furnish protection to the citizens from
violence and crime. The concluding
portion of the petition states that I'M
der the advice of an attorney the plain
tiff had abandoned his official duties
and turned over the management Of
the city affairs and the enforcement
of laws to an organized vigilance COM
mittee.
Because the aforesaid charges in
the article published are alleged to be
false and malicious and has damaged
the plaintiff in his good name and
fame in the sum of $4,000, this amount
together with the costs of the case is
prayed for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

Reinbeck.
Henry Lenthe had a good sale last
week. One mare sold for $3.50. Cows
sold as high as $50, hogs $3.50 md
corn so to 52h cents.
Napoleon.
The Bee Hive stock Of general mer-
chandise, for SO many years owned by
Charles Anderson, has passed
into the hands of w. A. Proctor and
John Robinson, who took possession
at once.
Lisbon.
The John NJ. Pfantz farm OF 100
acres, north of Lisbon, sold last week
for $4,000. Eighty acres on the east
side Of the road went to Chris Reiger
for $125 an acre, and the forty adjoin-
| ing Frank Frederick's went to Frank s
boys, Elmer and Ray Frederick, at
s115. The eighty had the house and
barn.
Newton.
Arthur Barber was arrested Satur-
day afternoon by Officer Robbins and
| is held as a suspect connected with
the recent store robberies which have
occurrtd lin the city and for an at
tempted entrance to E. O.. Duerss store
Thursday night. When he-was ques-
toned regarding the attempted en-
trance to the last named place he con-
fessed that he was the guilty person.
Berlin.
Hon. John Lundt purchased the
James Murray farm east Of Berlin
last week. He gets the home 100 for
~ 1o air w inst
south for 800 an acre. 1t is mighty
good farm and is worth the price.
Tama county farms are going up and
it will not be long until $3.50 an acre
will be common occurrence. Mr..
Lundt will rent the farm.
Ames.
The Freed school house four and a
half miles southwest of Anes burned
to the ground Tuesday night. The
cause of the fire is unknown. School
was held on Tuesday and when the
door was locked the teacher was sure
that the fire in the stove was safe.
Suspicion points to two men who re-
turned from Boone Tuesday night filled
up with the stuff that kills.
#. Dodge.
s. Joe Brown, shrewd colored at
torney of Des Mofnes, WILL represent
Tom Clay and Bertha NJ. Clay, who
are now inmates Of the county jail,
awaiting action Of the grand jury.
when their case is called. Attorney
Brown was in the city for short time
Thursday afternoon making an effort
to secure bonds for the colored man
and his white wife, but was unable to
close up the matter at that time. 1t is
expected. however. the amount q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
Smooth Bogus Check Crook.

onawa, Feb. 22.-The news has just
leaked out of the operations of a
smooth bogus check passer in this city
Counterfeit checks and drafts Were
cashed by several prominent business
firms for large amounts. The stranger
who gave his name as G.. w. Tubbs
spent few days at the Hotel Monona
and reaped harvest of money with his
checks, and when he left he worked the
hotel people for his board and S75 His
checks and drafts were all on Chicago
banks and he gave the usual story of
having unexpectedly run short OF
funds. Detectives are on his trail and
it is reported that he has fed to Min
nesota.
This is suppos to be the same man
who worked similar graft in Dubuque
and other cities of Iowa, under the
name of Mitchell, generally.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

/, bonds will be secured and the couple
will be allowed their freedom unit
the charge against them can be in.
grand jury.
Delta.
There came very near being seri
Gus accident out at Sim Payton's farm
near Delta Monday. Alonzo Bowen
| Will Garrett, William Bowen, and Mr.
/! Payton were butchering hogs, when
feed cooker near by exploded with ter
rife force, blowing the cooker abou
sixty or seventy feet into the air, enc
landed over in a field. ut was a might,
close call for all that were there. enl
they consider themselves lucky by es.
Gaping with bad shaking up.
Knoxville.
A house on the A. ]. Doughmar
farm one and one-quarter miles south
of Harvey, occupied by George Clerk
and family, as a residence, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire about
o'clock Monday afternoon. The con-
tents Of the building, consisting of not
only the Clark household goods, but a
great variety of different articles OF
furniture, bedding, etc, which Mr.
Doughman had stored away in the
upstairs rooms, were practically a to-
tai loss.
Newton.
The damage suit brought by John
Remington against Henry Allfree
came to close when the jury brought
| in a verdict for the defendant. The
plaintiff claimed that the trees for
which he asked $1,000 were cut down
by the defendant in 1907 without his
permission. They stood along the di-
viding line Of the Remington and ALL
free farms In Sherman township. The
defendants plea was that the trees
were in the way and interfered in the
building Of the line fence.
PIeasantviile.
There was temporary excitement
down at the home Of DR.. w. H. Merritt.
Water in the kitchen range reservoir
had frozen solid during the night. A
fire was Hndled in the stove on We'd
nesday morning and trouble followed.
An explosion resulted tearing the
range all to smithereens, breaking up
a lot of furniture in the kitchen ana
almost starting bad fire. 1t was only
by quick and strenuous work the fire
was eKtinguished. Very fortunately. no
one was in the kitchen whom the ex-
plosion occurred.
Burt.
One firm in this city during the fur
season of the fall Of 1907 and spring
of 1908 handled $4,000 musk rats at
2sc each, total $1,000; 400 mink, s1.4Oo;
$50 skunk. 5000; 10000 pounds COW
hides. $500: ciyst fox coon. 'psssum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
CHARLES FITCH LOCATED.
Missing Council Bluffs Man Found
in Naples, Destitute.

Council Bluffs, Feb. 22.-Charles
Fitch of this city, for whom state and
diplomatic officials of three countries
have been searching for the last four
months, was heard from in a cable
gram sent from Naples, Italy. The
message was to Manager Olmsted OF
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany at Omaha. a close friend, and
merely stated that he was destitute
and was coming home. He asked to
be cabled at once care the consul at
Naples, which was done.
Mr.. Fitch is lecturer and traveller;
he had spent some time in England
and on the continent. In a letter dated
Oct. 20, he stated that he was sick
and was hurrying to England from
France where he was to be operated
on. The letter was given to travel
ing companion to be mailed aboard the
train. This was the last that was
heard from Fitch until the cablegram.
Where he has been or what has oc:
Cured in the interim is the merest
conjecture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

HEARING SET FOR FEB. q.
Action Against Seventeen Sioux Cit,
Druggists Has Created Sensation.

Special TO Times Republican.
Sioux City. Feb. %. = Seventeen
Sioux City druggists against whom
the Woodbury. County Anti-Saloon
League has brought action. to secure
temporary injunctions for alleged
violations of the liquor laws will be
given a hearing in the district court,
on Feb. ~ The bringing of the ac-
tions has icreated sensation in the
city
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
AGENT ONLY TWO DAYS.
hemphiIl Finds Rock Island Work at
Iowa Falls Too Heavy.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Feb. 22.-After serving
as agent for the Rock island road here
two days. Agent Hemphill. who was
promoted from Rockford, resigned and
asked to be relieved. He found the
work imposed on him too heavy I'M
less assistance was given him. and as
this was denied, he declined to act
longer j. II. Reece, who has been
with the company at Waterloo. has
been named as Mr.. Hemphills success
sor, and has assumed the duties of the
office
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

4 Co. wholesale fruits of Des Moines
spent last Tuesday at Jefferson. Fred
is one of the successful men of the
road.
Candy Company OF Des Moincs. He
made his first trip for them last week,
and will cover his old territory that
he has made for the past seven years
for Rowedwick. Schmidt Il Co.. of
Davenport.
ID. B. Sig,worth, with the Lincoln
Paint Company. spent last Tuesday
at Maxwell. Mr.. Sigworth for a num-
Der of years was in the drug business
at Anamosa He is making splendid
success with road work.
Roy w. Wiioff, better known by his
trade as the Patent Hen Nest was
in Maxwell last Monday. Roy always
manages to get his share of the trade
for Swift Il Co, of Omaha.
A. c. Snyder. salesman for the Nc
Laughin coffee Company of Chicago.
started ont last week after a few days
illness. Altho at work, he is not as well
as he ought to he.
G. r. Williams, salesman for the
American Tobacco Company, was in
Traer last Thursday. c. r. says no
city in Iowa looks as good to him as
does Marshalltown.
G.. A. Gregson. of Marengo. started
out last week for the Black Hawk
Coffee Company of Waterloo over the
territory formerly covered by A. j..
Weadley, Mr.. Gregson will move his
family, which consists of wife and one
child. to Marshalltown some time this
week. We gladly welcome them to our
city.
Mr.. A. ]. Weadley started out today
for the Marshall Oil Company of our
city His territory will be northern
Iowa towns that have been worked by
a. T.. Arens. of our city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
Danison Will Be Brought Back.
al 10 Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Mason City, Feb. 22.-Howard
Danison. who some time ago
deserted his bride of day whom he
was forced to marry after being ar
rested on a seduction charge, will be
brought to Mason City to stand trial
for wife desertion Danison has been
under arrest at Hannibal, Mo-, on a
charge of larcency, but is to be re-
leased by the officers there. Sheriff
Holdren left at once for Hannibal to
secure the prisoner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
WEDDING AT CEDAR FALLS.
Miss May Wright Bride Of w. c. Rat
cliff, of Red Oak.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls. Feb. 22-Saturday even
ing. at the residence of Professor ana
Mrs D. Sands Wright at s o'clock,
was solcmnized the marriage Of their
second daughter, Miss May Lydia
Wright. to Mr. w. c. Ratcliff. of Rcd
Oak Both the bride and the groom
are graduates of the state university.
and the bride Is an alumnus of the
state normal school. where her father
has been instructor in mathematics
ever since the opening of the institu-
ton. The groom is county attorney CT
his resident county. About fifty friends
were present at the ceremony. which
was performed by the brides fether.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
MISSING Man Heard From.

Mason City, Feb. 22.-Thru a letter
news was received Of the whereabouts
of George Bostwick, six years ago
a prominent business man of this
city, but who suddenly disappeared
and from that time to this has not
been heardr from. The letter received
was from Bostwick himself and from
Arkansas, where he says he has been
living for some time and prospecting.
He is relative of ex-Mayor Brett, Of
this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
No internal Injuries.

Special to mes-Republican.
Logan, Feb. 22.-Young Mr. Carey.
son of Rev. Mr. Carey of Beebeeton,
who was injured by falling tree
Tuesday, is reported as still at the
home of Mr.. Kinney, where the acct
dent occurred, and still unable to walk.
There appears to be no internal in
juries, as feared at first. WlleJ able,
the young man will be removed to his
home at Beebeeton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
BURIED AT IOWA FALLS.
Adam Keller One Of Best Known Me:
in South Franklin County.

in South Franklin County.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls Feb. 22.-Adam Keller
was buried in the Catholic cemetery
here yesterday Mr.. Keller was one of
the best known residents of south
Franklin county, and had been prom
inent citizen of Lee township for many
years. He was SO years Of age and
had been sick for some time. His death
was Immediately due to paralysis,
which affected the right side. Some
time ago he was kicked in the face
and the injury never healed, and finally
developed tubercular tendencies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
Iowa City Defeats Normal.

Special to TImes-RepublCah
Cedar Falls, Feb. 22.-The basket
ball team from Iowa City defeated the
Normal team Friday night, by a score
Of IS to 10. There was a large crowd
in the gymnasium to witness the
game
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
b Store Burns at Fredsville.
Special to rtmes-Republican

Dixie, Feb. 22.-The store and entire
stock at Fredsville. owned by T. Slifs-
gard and Sons, burned Saturday night.
The fire started on the roof of the
building. AS to how it started, no one
seems to know.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
DOUBLE WEDDING NEAR ,ELDoRA

Aunt and Niece the Brides in cere-
mony at Upton Home.
Special to Times-Republcan.
+ E1dora, Feb. 22.-At the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Upton. four miles
east of Eldora, Wednesday evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

PILES CURED in 6 TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case Of Itching, Blind Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in to IA days
or money refunded SOC
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
life-lona Bondage

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to dyspepsia, liver complaints and kid
ney troubles is needless. Electric Bit
ters is the guaranteed remedy. SOC.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
PIANO,

musical instruments
that the greatest economy
and surest satisfaction come
from buying the product Of
men who are in love with
their work.
This IS Our reason for offer
ing you Crown Pianos and
Crown Combinolas.
Any one who knows about
the men and the factory Of
Geo. P. Bent Company, MAX,
ers Of Crown Planes, knows
that there is nothing too good
to use in their instruments.
Whenever you buy a Crown
Piano Of US you are absolutely
certain Of always being salts
fed; they keep their tone and
last indefinitely. We feel very
safe in selling them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

Fred Abel, salesman for G. c. Tai
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

c. NJ Coleman. landlord of the Pill
grim Hotel of Marsfalltown. while at
colfaN one day last week, taking treat
ment for rheumatism in his feet had
one of them scalded while taking
hot bath, which will conline him to the
house for some time. Charles is
of the II. c. Nj. A. and U. Z. L.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

Harry Comparet. salesman for the
Luthe Hardware Company, of Des
Moines, sold new stock at Colo last
week. Harry is one of the Marshall-
town hustlers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-13

May Robson win be seen at Jackson's s next Friday evening and Saturday matinee and night in her great success The .Rejuvenation of Aunt Nary which she has played for two whole seasons on the road without closing. As character actress Miss Robson stands alone. In the delightful role of Aunt, Mary she has created a part which stands alone, no one could DOT tray the part so true to life as Miss Robson. L. s. Sire, under whose man. agernent Miss Robson is starring has given her able support and the pro- iduction is one of the best seen on the stage From coast to coast Miss Rob- son has played this delightful comedy and critics have endorsed it one of the best seen in wears.
 The play is quite different from any thing of it's kind ever presented on the stage It is one big surprise for the theatregoer, it is new and different sort of comedy that makes one laugh with whole-sou!ed spirit. The lines scintillate with wit and hunor. and Aunt Mary is the center of it all, a big-hearted woman of generous inn pulses, all bound up in her pe-goat nephew.
 Aunt Mary is Miss Mary Watkins, Jacks Aunt Mary, wealthy warm hearted woman. left single in this world because the one she loved in her youth never returned after he left. She lived in the country with Lucinda, the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-13
FARMER COWLES
 HAS GOOD CROPS
The SiIo is Full to the Top, ''Taters" is Looking np, Pigs are Butter Fat, and HeHs are Laying Overtime.

Superintendent Merle Cowles of the Lakeyiew Home has been very sue cessful this year with his crops, not withstanding his limitations in the way of help and the drought, which he, with all the other farmers, suffered
 Fourteen of the forty acres under cultivation were used to grow corn. The silo is about filled with the ensil- age ffom the seven acres of silo corn. Theres will be enough 70 last into the middle of summer. The corn crop was good one. There is over an acre of cabbages and two acres. Of turnips
 The hay crop was light. The pota- toes. have not been dug, but -12. acres have been planted and the yield ought to be over 2,000 bushels.
 The pride of the town farm is in the rig pen. Superintendent Cowles has some of the finest porkers ever raised in the county If they were placed IpoE the scales they would tip the beam at two tons.
 Fresh eggs are supplied by the hens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-13
Many Gifts for
 Nellie 1. Teller

At the annual convention of the Shepherds of Bethlehem held in Will 1nington, Delaware, yesterday. John Bettss. of New York city. was elected Supreme Commander to succeed Mrs. Nellie l.. Teller, of this city, who was the first woman to be elected to the Ilace. Mrs Teller was urged to accept renominaticn by the convention but having passed through a very busy year in looking after the duties of the office she felt that she would prefer to retire.. Mrs. Teller was the recipi- e.Dt of many handsome gifts from va Tious lodges and individual members of the big organization. Pittsburg, Pa, was agreed rpon in preference to eight other cities as the meeting place of the next convention.
 The other officers elected were Will liam T. Miller, Pennsylvania vice com Ilander: Harry John Johnson, Ken