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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
THORNTON NEWS BUDGET.
Active Preparations For Farmers and
Merchants Annual Picnic-Local Briefs

Active Preparations For Farmers and
Merchants Annual Picnic-Local Briefs
Special to Times Republican.
Thornton, July 27.-Great prepara-
lions are being made for the third an
nual farmers and Merchants picnic,
to be held here Aug. Is. The roast OK
Of course is the big feature. The Lat
inner band will furnish the music. In
the forenoon Professor Benson Will
make an address. After the dinner
street sports and the big horse parade
in which very liberal prizes are to be
offered. will be the main attractions.
Horse racing and good ball game
will also be put On at the driving park.
Prizes will be awarded for all kinds OF
farm products, which will be on ex-
hibition in the engine house. TO COM
plete the program first class enter
tainnent will be given in the opera
house in the evening. by colored
company Of seven people. known as the
Virginia Jubilee Singers. Take a cay
off and come to Thornton the big day.
Editor Moore has commenced the
erection of his new residence on west
Larch street. He expects to have IL
ready for occupancy by Oct. /.
Some new cement crossings have
been put in on Larch and Maple
streets. Mr.. Sweeley has also completed
new cement sidewalks on his property
Services in the Methodist church
Sunday were very interesting. Rev.
Mr.. Walker planned q sunset service
for the morning. which was appropri-
ate for the older people Of the COM
!nunity. Some of the little girls pre-
scented each old person present with a
bouquet in recognition of their pres
ence and all pronounced the service q
success In the evening Rev. Mr..
Shirk Of Des Moines gave an address
on the work Of the anti saloon league.
He is a very able speaker.
Mrs Meade Of Paw Paw, Ill, is here
to visit her son Art and family. TWO
of her grandchildren accompanied her.
as they had been visiting relatives
there for some time.
Bert Meade has sold his farm south
Of town to A. S. Miller.
Percy Engebretson she!led about
5000 bushels of corn here last week
for the elevators.
Oats harvest is on in earnest these
days and the crop is reported fair, be-
ing best on low ground
Mrs Schroeder is chaperoning
party Of girls at Clear Lake for about
ten days. Those in the party are
Nina Rarn1am, Henrietta Schoeneman,
Ruth and Fay Harrington. Aline and
Aletha Clemens, Ella and Ethel Bowen,
Laura Bluett, Florence Laymon.
The Farmers State Bank, with B. j.
Ag,er as president and G. ]. Schroeder
as cashier, expects to begin business
on Monday. Aug. l, In the Harrington
building west Of the postoffIce.
On account Of the dry weather sew
eral fires have started along the H.
road track from sparks from the en-
gines.
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Refuses to Come Over.

Davenport. July 27.-There are fur
ther developments in the fight to bring
Jim Dallas TO Davenport thru requisi-
ton papers from Peoria, where Dallas
IS now held by the authorities of that
city pending the issuance Of extradi-
ton papers which will bring him to
Davenport. where he will be forced to
stand trial on charge of larceny by
bailee. II is claimed in a telegram re-
ceived at the police station, that the
assistant states attorney OF Peoria
has refused to permit Dallas to be re-
turned to Davenport and will fight ev-
cry move that Is TO De made TO per-
NIT his detention here. Detective James
Quinn has returned from Peoria where
he had gone after the man. Dallas
is the man who is claimed to have Sc
cured a. $50 shotgun from the Ceur-
worst store some time ago On a two
days trial and then skipped from the
city with the gun.
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"BilIy" Williams Dead.

Des Motnes, July 27.-"Billy' Will
Iiams, the old time minstrel, who has
made millions laugh and who was well
known in Des Moines because Of the
difficulties he encountered here in his
temperance work some years ago, is
dead at Elizabeth. N. J., aged &c.
Five or six years ago Williams with
his wife and two small children be-
came a public charge in Omaha He
was ill, and benefits were played for
him, while many people voluntarily
contributed toward the support Of
his family.
After his recovery, Williams went
on temperance lecturing tour thru
out the middle west and became Ill and
finally stranded in Des MONIES when
charitably inclined people cared for
him and finally sent him back east
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
SEES INsURGENT VICTORY.
Cummins Predicts Control of National
Convention in 1912

Kansas City, July Ex-senator AL
bert B. Cumnlins, who passed thru this
city last night enroute for his home in
Des Noines, in an interview predicted
that the progressive republicans would
control the republican national con-
vention in 1912 and that the progress
sive republicans might control con-
gress before that time.
In the senate Senator Aldrich and
Senator Hale are going to retire and
there won't be anyone in the senate on
that side to take UP the reins Of
authority that Aldrich will lay down
There is bound, therefore, to be a
disintegration of that force. Ready to
take it up in the senate is a militant
aggressive organization of insurgent
senators. As nucleus of right now
we have fourteen senator's fairly well
identified with US in the senate.
II have gained the impression that
In Kansas the sentiment Is overwhe1m-
dng1y progressive
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Lightning Doesn't Strike in Sleep

Lightning Doesn't Strike In Sleep.
Doctor Brewer should have advised
those who are nervous in thunder.
storm to go not merely to bed but to
sleep. There is popular tradition
that lightning will not kill anyone
who Is asleep.
The folk lore of lightning Is ex-
tensive and peculiar. According to
one school, the splintersS Of tree
struck by lightning are an infallible
specific for the toothache. But the
most pleasing superstition Is that
which used to be cherished by the
boys of Yorkshire village who be.
lieved that If they mentioned the
lightning Immediately after fash the
seat of their trousers would be torn
out. No boy could be induced to
make the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chron.
tcle,
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COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF IOWA
TO HOLD CONVENTION IN
AUGUST.
WILL MEET THREE DAYS,
AUG. II, 18 AND 10
viii Discuss Primary Law, Highway
Problems, and Other Live Topics
Colonel Bake to Be Present to lax
Good Roads Making - County Audi
tors 70 Meet at Same limo.

Cedar Rapids, July 27.-The super
visors Of the ninety-nine counties OF
the state vii! make public their views
of the state primary law at the an
nual convention OF the state assocla-
ton of supervisors which IS 10 De Ae4o
in Cedar Rapids on Aug. Il, Is and -
In connection with the supervisors. Tic
county auditors OF the state "1H -ioAN
their annual meeting.
The following program has been pre-
pared by Secretaoy j. II Tagsert OF
Page county.
Wednesday, Aug. II.
Subject for discussion, Legislation
Recent and Necessary; topic County
HOSPITALS" New Road Laws. the
Primary Law After Two Trials, Inc
Hunters License Law. 'Officiai Sd
aries" Drainage Legislation. Irac-
ton Engine Laws
Those taking part in the discussions
are T. E. Hauhe of Clinton, l. >. FISH
err OF Clinton, j. G. butcher OF Scott
George A. Brinkuan OF Lee, 9. q.
Wright OF Cedar and S. S. McGralh OF
Boone.
Thursday, Aug. 10.
Subject for discussion: Perm nent
Bridges and Culverts." Those taking
part in the discussion are: z. j. MaIly
of Polk, j. P Kingsley Of Dubuque.
w. b. Robinson OF Delaware, w. II
WaIrath of FayeCte, Henry Schroeder
OF Fayette, Theodore Goessling OF
Scott, H *. Smith of Henry, c, A
Hovnd of Black Hawk, A. p Miller OF
Buchanan, John NJ. Graft of Iowa.
Those taking part in the discussion
of The topic OF Highways are: F. T.
Morris of Polk. c. P. Walker OF Greene,
J. II. Petribone of Des Motues, j. II.
Mathis OF Polk, George Johnson OF
Black Hawk, Col. w. F. Baker OF Pot
tawattamie, ]. c. Marley OF Powe-
sheik, E D. Blackman of Dallas, Will
lam p. Secrist OF Linn. Peter Swenson
of O'Brien, c. ". Gam bell Of Henry
w. H Britton Of Adair, H. L. Shaken :
berry of keokuk, c. L. Marks OF Har-
din.
Friday, Aug. 10.
Taxation will be the topic for dis
cussion on Friday. Those taking part
in the program are: Godfrey burst OF
Woodbury., Z. c. Powers OF johnson, A
3. Carter of Palo Alto, G. A Meyer Of
4 w. H Creese OF Washington. Charles
+. Mordhorst of Clinton, T. H McQutLen
! of Dubuque, Allen McDuff Of Linn. E
NJ. Murphy of Montgomery. Thomas H
I Parsons of Calhoun, George H Oar
! rington of PottaWattamie, O. F. Olson
! of Pocahontas. William Weiner OF Har
! din, c. H. Blackwenn of Palo Alto, c
/ E. Soners of Cerro Gordo.
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Fire at Fair Grounds.

Shenandoah, July 27.-Fire of I'M
known origin at midnight destroyed
the remainder of the old cattle sheds
belonging TO the Shenandoah Fair As
ISOLATION. The loss. which amounted
to several thousand dollars. was par
TALLY covered by $500 insurance. Sec
rotary Goldberg said that this loss
would in no way interfere with the fair
to be held the week Of Aug. 8. and that
the association would put to work a
force large enough to replace the sheds
by a modern cattle barn. The new
sheds adjoining the old ones, and
which had just been completed, were
not damaged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
Bodx Buried at Montour.

Special to Times-Reputlican
Montour, July 27.-The body OF Mrs
Fannie Paxton, the former old resident
of this community who died at Sill
verton, Ore, a few days ago, was
brought here for burial, interment TAX
ing place in the Montour cemetery
Yesterday afternoon The funeral was
held from the Methodist church at 2
O'Clock, in charge OF Rev. Mr.. Hayward.
The Willard family quartet furnished
the music.
Mrs. Paxtons death was due 20
Brights disease. The pail bearers
were Messrs. Hiram Avery, George
Tenney, Thomas LaDue, ]. P. Howard,
M. r. Princehouse and William Cros-
kew
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
IowANs INHERIT FORTUNE.
Des Mones Residents to Get Large
New York Estate.

Des Moines, July 27.-Mrs. Katherine
Johnson, of 1921 West Fifteenth street.
and her three children have received
word that by the death of great uncle
In New York City the family has fallen
heir to a vast fortune. Until they heard
that the uncle was dead the Johnsons
had heard nothing of their New York
relatives for more than twenty years.
The Johnson family in Des Motnes is
composed of Mrs, Johnson. son, AL
bert, 81 years old; a daughter, Julia,
"a years old; and a daughter Jennie,
80 years old Albert is a solicitor for
the Des Moines Produce Company in
East Dies Moines Julia and Jennie
married brothers, James H Van Ros-
sum of 1890 Twelfth street, a pressnan
for Successful Farmer, and j. G. Van
Rossum, of 1907 Thirteenth street.
real estate agent.
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Chance in CITY Editor.

Sioux City, July 27.-Joe Mccormick,
who has been city editor Of the Journ-
al, will leave that paper early next
week to accept a position az city edi-
tor Of the Gazette at Cedar Rapids. The
place he will take is that made vacant
when w e. Holmes came here to ac-
cept the commissionershiD ri the Sioux
City CONNER cial Club.
Mr.. Mccormick has been on the
Journal for three years. He came hero
from Manchester, Iowa, where he had
been engaged in the Newspaper busi-
ness on his own account
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SUNDAY TAKING VACATION.
Noted Evangelist Viii! Rest Balance Of
Season on Washington Farm.

Season on Washington Farm.
Waterloo. July 27.-Billy Sunday. the
famous baseball evangelist. who comes
to Waterloo, Nov /. has held his last
revival services for the season and has
retired to his farm in southern Wash
ington, where he will take we'll
earned rest, that he may be ready to
enter into his work in the autumn
with renewed strength and enthus!-
asm.
In the years TO come he with his
good wife plan 10 locate permanently
on this ideal farm where they are now
spending a few weeks in quiet en-
joynent of their sur 5undings.
DR. Frank Cole, of this city, who has
had the correspondence with Billy
Sunday with regard to his engagement
In this city next November, has had
a recent letter IN which he states that
he will be well rested and ready for
the work Of his proposed campaign in
this city at the appointed time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
Bio Muddy Breaks Low Record.

Sioux City, July s7.-The Missouri
river gauge broke all low records for
the month OF July yesterday when 1t
Registered stage Of 81 feet, The
lowest previous record for July was es-
tabHsted July 81, 1900, when the
etream dropped to S.5 feet Rain Is
still scarce article along the upper
course or the missouri, and il is pIt
able that tho stream will fall still tar
Their below the record,
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the bench by Governor Carroll he IS
said to have expressed a desire to nave
the case taken to another court.
Judge DeGraff has conferred with
Judge Howe, and 1t has been agreed by
both parties that If there is no com
plant on the part Of County Attorney
Thomas j. Guthrie, who will prosecute
the case, and NJ H. Cohen. who ap-
pears for Governor Carroll. the case
will be given to Judge Howe to try.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
Murderer Junkin Converted.

Fl. Madison, July 27.--John Junkln.
confessed murderer Of Miss Clara Ro.
sen Of Ottumwa, has been converter
to the Catholic faith. From prayer
book he reads these lines: 20 Lord. my
God, my Savior. accept with resisna-
tion-yea, even with cheerfulness. the
death that Thou has destined for me-
While repeating this prayer to himself
his lips move. He was converted ny
Rev. Father A. J. ZaiseS 01 ~ AAdI:
son.
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HAVOC OF LIGHTNING.
Finest Barn in Vicinity of Kent De-
stroyed-Much Stock Killed.


Special to Times Republican.
Creston, July PA large barn, new
ly built, on the Morgan farm, near
Kent, was restroyed will all it's con-
tents, Monday afternoon, being struck
by lightning. The barn was conceded
to be the finest In that section 1t is
understood that Mr.. Morgan carries
sufficient insurance to cover all loss.
Reports Of stock being killed by the
lightning in Mondays storm, continue
to come in and will aggregate a big
loss all totalled. NJ. w. Keelser, south
west of here. lost a fine COW; Frank
Matthews. living north OF the city,
found two head lying dead In his pas
ture, and w. s. Walters, of Pleasant
township, had fine team OF horses
killed while still hitched to a mower
in the field Monday evening
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Babe Dead From Acid Burns.
speeiaI IN Tirnes- Ren,II1ican

Thornton, July 81. - An accident
which proved fatal occurred to the g.
months old child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hurd, seven miles northwest Of
here. The mother and child were play
ing when a small bottle Of carbolic acid
was spilled on the child's breast, burn
ing int otis abdomen and causing
death after six hours OF intense suffer-
ing into It's abdomen and causing
funeral services at Mesevery from tie
NJ E. church
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HOWE TO TRY CARROLL.
JUDGE DeGraff Prefers Not to Act Be-
CAUSE of Eriand shin.

Des Moines, July 2T.-Upon Judge
Howe Of the equity division Of the dis
frfct court probably will devolve the
duty OF sitting as Judge in the trial Of
Gov. B. F. Carroll on the charge of
criminaIly lfbehng John Cownie, form
er member OF the state board OF con-
troll.
The case would rightly come before
Judge DeGraff, Of the criminal divis-
ion of the district court, but because he
uas appointed to his present place on
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lad was riding horse 1dtched to the
hay fork, when large forfuI Of hay
was being sent UP and its weight
caused the horse to back up, and final
ly fall. 1t fell across the boys abdomen
crushing him and rendering him help
less. He had, however, begun to re-
cover, and to take solid food and exer-
else a little. Saturday morning he
grew worse and Sunday passed away.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
Rhodes Scholarship Exams.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 27.-President Mao
Lean. of S. U. l., announces the next
examinations for candidates for the
Rhodes scholarship, to be held in Iowa
City, on Oct. 25 and rs. DIR. Mac Lean
will be pleased to hear from prospec-
tive candidates who desire details.
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Few comnetitor.

But you must admit" said Reggy
Sapp. as he toyed with hia hatband.
that have great deal of self-pos-
session"
How fortunate" replied Miss Ia
basco, witk rigid twinkle In her eye.
II am sure no one else would care to
possess you" STRAY Stories.
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coIdren Home For Aged Women.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City. July 27.-The Mary O..
Cnldren Home for Aged Womer Will
be formally opened here on Aug. To-.
1t is the $4,000 property donated to
the city, by Attorney Steven A. Coldren
Of Kansas City, a former Iowa City
citizen, whose mothers name it bears.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
Boy Dies Of Injuries.

Special to Times-Republican.
Creston, July 27.-Leonard. the IL
year-old son of A. v. Williams. living
near Lorimer died Sunday afternoon
from injuries he received the first day
of July, while helping put up hay. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
No Argument There.

NO Rr0UmenI JheT0s
Diogenes once asked aims of . sour
tempered man, who said:
"Try to convince me that ought to
give"
Had I thought you amenable to
reason" said Diogenes. II should have
recommended you to go and hang
yourself"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE.
Drowned Man at Waterloo Resuscitat.
Al Nv Reasank md Reaa>.

Cd by Prompt and Proper Effort.
Waterloo, July 27.-Frank White
house, OF this city, owes his life to
Messrs. Eason, Fred Ogburn and Ed
Strayer. who saved him from drowning
in the Cedar river. Whitehouse, who
can only swim q few strokes, left the
party Of bathers and started off down
gtrean1. He had only proceeded about
forty feet when he became exlrausted
and without cry for help sank be-
meath the surface. On coming uD
again he waved his arms beckoning
for RssistAhcA.
The three mon noticed his strange
behavior and started At once for tho
drowning ..an RefnrA thew eeanhAA
him he sank for the third time and
disanpeared from aiEht. Willis Wad-
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Chanfberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets gently stimulate tho liver ana
bowels to expel poisonous matter.
cleanse the system. cure constipation
and sick headache. DoId ~ al ue.i-
err.
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Wealth and intellect.

1.-THE wealth and intellect Of the
town were there" We'll. describe
what the wealth wore, and work in
few of the epigrams that the intellect
let fall"-Louisv1lle Courier-Journal
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REGIMENT eREAks CAMP.
Features Of Closing Day at Cam
LOGAN.

Logan.
Special to Times-R Republican.
Iowa City, July 27.-Camp Logan, OK
the Fifty Fourth Iowa regiment, broke
camp today. The last events of i'm
portance We're the review of the regi-
ment by Governor B. F. Carroll The
award of the beautiful sword, present.
ed to the best drilled company by
Colonel Howell, was made by Lieuten-
ant Turner, of Fort Des Moines. Com
pany K, Grinnell, won the sword.
which goes to Captain j. w. Cogswep,
its captain.
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1aboosd tho Rats,

1.-The forewoman in our department
won't allow us to wear rats In our
hair" she protested. isn't she the
old cat." suggested her friend.
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him he sank for the third time and !
disanpeared from sikht While wad- !
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25C a pair.

Infants Dept. Third hoor-Ele'snth st
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ford, Mass, and Miss Ruth Iarner and
her house guest, Miss Herman. of Syra-
cuse, n. Y. Presiding In the dining-room
were Mrs. Benjamin Crompton, Mrs. ".
E. Edmonston. and Mrs. J. NJ CuIp.
The debutante wore gown Of ivory
satin draped in chiffon with bertha OF
duchess lace on the bodice and the
overskirt edged with a flounce OF lace
She carried an old-faEhioned bouquet OF
white gardenias and maidenhair ferns.
Mrs. Hendrick was handsomely gowned
I'm black velvet and chiffon. Mrs. Sypret
Hendrick wore pale blue satin draped in
chiffon, with festoons or tiny pink rose
buds and Mrs. Edgar B. Edmonston was
gowned in apricot satin iraped in change
able apricot marquisette. with a coat
effect OF lace and trimmed with touches
or fur. -
Mrs. Hendrick viii also give a dance
for her daughter some time in January,
and December u she will go to Balti-
more TO attend the first Monday german
on that date and the first Tuesday
dance December 20. as the guest of her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin w. Han
drick.
Bishop and Mrs Earl Cranston are at
their apartment at the Ontario for a few
weeks. They viii go TO Porto Rico the
last OF January, where they will remain
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Unusual Value at $500.
COrSetS and Fancy Carriers.

~ORSETS make dainty gts-from We are
showing elegant Assortment of the latest mode-foregn
- and domestc-pretily boxed.
We are also showing attractive line of Fancy Carriers which
very dainty and pleasing gifts All neatly appropriately
boxed-ready for presentation
Broche Corsets white pink and blue with silk lacers $3.50
Broche Corsets white pink, and blue with silk lace $500
Broche Corsets in white only with extended skirt and silk lacers
$3.50
Other models of white silk boche, $780, $780, $780, and
$500
Carriers of pink white and blue ribbon, trimmed with fancy
bows Soc
Carriers of pink white and blue ribbon trimmed with ribbon
setes, $100.
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Umbrellas as Gifts.
Two Special Values.

NNE of the most practical
Igifts you can give-or re-
ceive. Two items that
should interest those contemplating
giving an Umbrella to some woman
or girl friend.
Women's 26-inch Black Silk
Umbrellas, fitted with 12-inch
sterling silver handles.
Special price, 1896 each.
Women's 26-inch Black Union
Taffeta Umbrellas, with natural
and mission wood, and gold, silver,
and gun-metal trimmed handles.
Special price, $500 each.
Main hoor-o st, entrances.