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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
Southern Io1ua Items

iby c. E. Mincer, of Hamburg. Mr..
Mincer exhibited over sixty varieties
of apples and in addition to taking all
| Of the blue ribbons won 500 in mon
ey. One barrel Of apples which he
exhibited, he sold to a retail dealer for
| S36 Mr.. Mincer, whose orchards are
| famous turnout the state, received a
great deal of publicity last spring at
the time of the late freeze. when he
saved his yield by heating the orchard
with oil pots.
Cedar Rapids.
| Remarkable tales are being told
about the big hail storm week ago
Saturday. by campers who are return
| ing from the Palisades. All the cam
pers say that as late as Sunday. which
! was eight DAYS after the Storm there
| were piles of hail in the Swallowed ra
vines. The campers used the hail to
| good advantage Some Of them packed
| fish into the ice. Those campers who
left the Palisades during the week car
ried their fish home packed in hail.
Des Moines.
| Something like 1000 people We're
dumbfounded when they arrived at the
state fair gate Wednesday to discover
that they had been swindled out Of so
cents each in the purchase Of tickets Of
admission which We're counterfeits
People pouring into the city in i'm
mense crowds, to save time and escape
the crush at the gates eagerly purchas-
ed the pieces OF pasteboard which the
grafters had for sale No arrests have
been made but the state fair authori
! ties are making diligent effort to locate
| the grafters
Fairfield.
| The handsome new entrance to the
Parsons College campus at North Main
street has been completed and formally
accepted from the hands of the archi-
tect and contractor by the ladies' aux
Hilary of the college al special meet
ing called for that purpose. The new
entrance stands today one of the most
i beautiful and imposing monuments to
| the efforts of the loyal women who
| have taken such an untirlng interest in
| the upbuildng of Parsons College. 1t
has been erected by the ladies' auxiliary
at a cost of $500 and is one Of the most
| beautiful entrances to be found any
where in the middle west. 1t is of
Clipped paving brick handsomely set
| off with solid stone trimmings
| Newton.
| The home OF Arthur Charlesworth. in
the College Addition, was the scene of
quite an exciting time late Wednes.
day night Mr.. and Mrs. Charlesworth
had been away for the evening and
were just returning home when they
noticed man coming from the front
door, and a few seconds later heard
shot ring in the night air. The man
started to run and upon their arrival
they found that their son, Oscar. who
had returned home few minutes
previous to them had fired the shot at
the man whom he had seen leaving the
| front door. Another son was at home
asleep in his room. and a further ex-
! animation Of the affair proved that the
burglar had entered his room and stol
en- his gold watch, and when the shot
was fred was SO frightened that he
dropped it in the front yard, where 1t
was found the next morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
SUED FOR FINGERS LOSS
DR.. f. Soc, Prominent Shelby County
Physician and Surgeon For Fifteen
Years, Made Defendant in Damage
Case.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Harlan, Sept. 3.-Louis Peterson, a
young farm hand living in Clay town
Iship of this county, has brought suit
in the district court here against DR..
p. Soc, a prominent physician and sur
geon of Elk Horn. In October, 1909,
Petersen sustained an injury by which
the little finger on his left hand was
fractured and crushed He employed
DR.. Soc to attend him and he now
claims that the doctor carelessly, neg
lgently and unskillfully examined and
treated his finger and that he suffered
blood poisoning and it became nece.-
|sary to amputate that finger and an
other one also
Petersen claims that by reason Of the
blood poisoning and necessary amputa-
ton he has partially lost the use Of his
hand and has suffered great pain on
account of DR.. Secs unskllfulness,
that he will be permanently crippled,
and asks damages on these grounds.
DR.. Soc is very prominent in this
county, where he has practiced for fif-
teen wears
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
RURAL CARRIERS MEET
STATE CONvEN.
TIoN SESSION HELD At
AMES.
NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
TO BE HELD IN DIES MONIES
Old Officers Reelected and Delegates
to National Conventio., Chosen-Su-
perintendent SpIman, of Washing
ton, Among the Speakers - conven-
ton Just Closed Best Ever.

Ames, Sept 3.-The Iowa Rural Let
ter Carriers Association closed its
eleventh annual convention here. At the
business sessions of the convention, it
was decided that the next convention
will be held in Des Moines.
The convention this year was a
most successful one, altho there were
not so many delegates present as there
has been some time in the past. There
were over 100 carriers in attendance
and eighty-four delegate votes in the
convention.
The convention was held in the new
agricultural hail. which was most
ideal place for holding such meet
ing President Stanton made the ad-
dress of welcome on the part OF the
college, Mayor Sheldon in behalf OF
Ames, and samson Wier, of Story City,
in behalf of the Story county carriers.
These were responded to by r. =.
French, of Humboldt, chairman OF the
board.
Hon. w. r. Spilman, of Washington,
general superintendent OF the rurai
division of the carriers, made a talk
upon matters pei ColAAAAi5 W
vice, which was to have been followed
by an address by Elias Frey, of Pen
dleton, Ind, president of the national
association, but who had not arrived al
that time Adjournment was then made
until after dinner.
The delegates met again at 2
O'Clock and Mr.. Spilman made another
address and conducted his question:
box. Following this President Frey
made his address and Thomas II. NC
Donald, secretary of the Iowa High
way commission, made a talk upon
good roads, his subject being Better
Roads for the Iowa Carriers.
E. F. Richey, of Fort Dodge, secre-
tary of the Mail Carriers Benefit AS
ISOLATION, made a talk upon insurance
and G. Roy Wagner, representative
of a manufacturing concern OF PEORIA
talked upon the subject Mail Was-
ons.'
In the evening the delegates were
the guests of the Ames Commercial
Club at a circus party The delegates
attended the Dode Fisk shows In
body and enjoyed delightful evening
A number of short papers of inter-
est to carriers were read followed by
Mr.. Browns address. Then came the
reports of the different officers. All
old Officers were reelected: w. G.
Romer, of Lyons, is president: w. S.
Hoon, of Ames, first vice president;
William j. James, of Council Bluffs,
second vice president, and Bert b.
Child, of this city, secretary and treas
urer which office he has held for six
consecutive terms. The delegates
named to attend the national conven-
ton, to be held in Little Rock Ark,
Sept. 20 and 81, We're Vice Presidents
Hoon and James. r. L. Harmon. Of
Clinton; F.. F. French. Of Humboldt.
and Bert B. Child, of Nevada. who is a
delegate by virtue of his office. Des
Moines was selected as the place for
holding the convention next year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
TOLEDO GIRL WEBS.
Miss Jessie Porter Becomes Bride OF
MechanicsviIe Man.

Mechanicsvile Man.
Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Sept. 3.-There was
celebrated at the home Of Rev. Frank
Caldwell No. III Fairview avenue,
Council Bluffs. pastor Of Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal church, at Sis o'clock
Thursday afternoon the marriage OF
Miss Jessie Pershing Porter. of Toledo,
Iowa, and Mr.. Frank B. Simpson, OF
Mechanicsville.
The home was beautifully decorated
with palms, ferns and roses. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Mr.. Cald-
well, who is cousin of the bride The
only other persons present were Mrs.
Caldwell. the pastors wife, and Mr..
and Mrs. J. Hursh Owen. of Toledo,
uncle and aunt Of the bride.
Immediately after the ceremony an
elegant three course dinner was served
by Mrs. Caldwell, roses being the table
decorations. A chorus of young ladies
gave most delightful serenade during
the evening which was followed by an
i'm provised orchestra, dish pan serv-
ing as bass drum. This orchestra,
which was made up of the near neigh
bors, furnished but one number. which
was a very lengthy one. Rice was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
FINAL RIVER SURVEY.
Commissions Work From Mouth to
Webster CITY NEARING Com pIetion.

Commissions Work From Mouth to
Webster City Nearing Completion.
Webster City, Sept. 3.-The work Of
the Iowa drainage, waterway and con-
servation commission, in making a de-
tailed survey Of the Boone river to
ascertain it's water power possibilities
will soon be completed and the report
filed with the secretary of state. L..
V. Hites, secretary of the commission,
has gang Of surveyors and expects to
push the work to completion. In the
preliminary work the power possi'bili-
ties Of the Boone in this vicinity were
found to be of considerable conse-
auence and it is hoped that the next
general assembly, before which the
result of the commissions work along
the conservation line will be laid, will
take the proper measures to protect
all such resources that the state may
have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
DETECTIVE CALLAHAN, COUNCIL
BLUFFS, FIRES UPON FLEEING
MAN WITH FATAL EFFECT.
OFFICER CLAIMS THAT HE
DIDN'T SHOOT TO KILL
William Fry Had Served Two Terms
in States Prison, Broke Away From
Officer and Paid No Heed to Warn.
inss or Shots-Excitns Chase anc
Instant Death.

Council Bluffs, Sept. 3.-Following
an exciting chase covering over mile.
during which several shots were fired,
and an automobile called into requisi-
ton to aid in the chase, Detective
Thomas c. Callahan, of this city, shot
and killed William Fry, an ex-convict,
as he was running down Tenth street.
at $3.50 yesterday afternoon. The shoot
who had followed the officer and the
fleeing man in their circuitous route
thru the west end of the city. Fry was
shot thru the neck, the bullet severing
the iugular vein and causing instant
death.
According to Callahan he had no in
tention whatever of killing the man.
and aimed for his legs. but caught his
toe in the uneven pavement. the shock
throwing his arm up as the gun was
discharged Fry's body was removed
to Cutters morgue, where it will be
held pending the inquest Monday morn
ing.
Two Terms in Prison.
Fry, who was % years of age, has
long caused the police department.
much trouble He was given one year
at Fort Madison in 1904 for burglariz-
ing the Younkerman feed store, and
in 1906 was given nine months at the
same place for robbing a residence.
He has recently been selling 100
pound sacks of sugar for ridiculously
low prices and Callahan had been de-
tailed to arrest him. The detective met
Fry at the corner of Broadway and
Tenth and calling him to one side
asked him about the sales which he
had been making. Fry admitted hay
ing sold the sugar, but stated that he
was doing it for third party.
You had better come to the station
and explain to the chief" Callahan
told him.
Fry agreed to this and went peace
ably until they reached Eighth street,
when he broke away and ran behind
some buildings and into a coal yard.
The Detectives Version.
Il imediatelytgave chase" said Gala
han. Following him thru the alley
and into the coal yards. I shot three
times into the air, and called to him to
stop, threatening that the next time
would shoot at him. He paid no heed,
however, and lost him on Seventh
street. There I met j. B. Long in his
automobile and got into it. AS we ore"
near the corner of Tenth street and
Avenue r, I saw the crowd which had
been following us, and just as l was
passing in the auto Fry broke out, and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
Mt. Vernon.

Mt. Vernon.
Herbert Hogle sold his fruit farm Of
20 acres to ]. II. Fulwider for $4,000
and the latter sold his place of two
acres to Mr. Hogle for $4,000.
Pennington.
Instead of $500 surplus left after
paying all expenses of this years Far
mington Chautauqua. information now
is that the surplus cash in the treasury
is about $500.
Fremont.
Chester Roquet met with an accident
that will keep him from work for some
time. He was hewing logs at his farm
east of town when the AK slipped and
cut cash four inches long in the In
step of his left foot.
Council Bluffs.
One thousand uniformed Woodmen
Of the World from eighteen cities of
Nebraska and Iowa, attended initiation
ceremonies at the auditorium Wednes-
day night following the annual picnic
at Manawa in the afternoon.
Cedar Rapids.
Thomas Carney, veteran railway
fireman and engineer, died Thursday at
his home at the age of 46 years. Mr..
SdIllcy DeSdI Ills iaAiN1s SSA sASS "1SAA
the old B. c. r. & n. His career as
of thirty years
WeIlman.
The J. K. Yoder sO-acre farm, near
Breen Valley was sold to c. c. Niffe-
negger, the consideration being $3.50
per acre. The same day Sol Single
mans farm of 80 acres was sold to
| ~
bought this place seven years ago and
has more than doubled his money on
it.
Davenport.
For having stabbed Jack Miller
in a hand-to-hand fight, which occur
red Tuesday night in the east end, and
then escaped arrest. Clarence Newton
bartender, was placed under arrest
by Detective William Bishop and is
now held in the county Jail under a
charge of assault and intent to inf1ict
great bodily injury.
| MMaTenyo.
gasoline stove explosion in the
home of George Kibler. east OF town.
was followed by a destructive fire,
which burned the house to the ground,
along with most of it's contents. Mr..
KILLER, who was endeavoring to start
the fire. was painfully burned about
the hands and face. tho it is not believ-
ed that his injuries will prove serious.
Des Moines.
Rev. j. Edward Hanson. OF Des
Moines, we'll known over the west as
an exhorter and evangelist, was report
ed from the Swedish Lutheran hospital
in New York as recovering from the
effects OF a deep wound on the back Of
the head which he received when a
folding bed occupied by himself and
wife at friends home a. Flatbush,
collapsed, the top crashing down and
striking him on the head. His wife
was not hurt.
Hamburg.
To be practically the only Iowa ex-
hibitor of apples at the Iowa state fair
at Des Moines and to carry away the
bulk Of the awards. is the record made
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
A Notre Dame Lady's Appeal

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This simple discovery banishes uric
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

lapsed into unconsciousness withoue
giving any further information.
The police wero called and removed
him 20 headquarters where he was
placed under the caro- Of City Physf-.
elan Saylor Detectives were immedi-l
ately assigned 10 the case and are
searching the neighborhood for clue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
GREEK LAeoRERs ROBBED.
Miscreants Plumber Boarding Ca
While Men Are at Work.

Special to Times- Republican.
Logan, Sept. 3.-Seventeen Greeks
We're both surprised and keenly dis
appointed here yesterday when they
returned from work and discovered
that some one had broken the lock to
the boarding and bunk house car and
carried off 500 worth of clothing and
other effects.
Owing to the lack Of executive abll-
ty or perhaps knowledge of the proper
thing to do under such circumstances.
the Greeks failed to notify the officers
of the law until some hours after the
robbery. thereby giving the culprits
ample time to escape.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
Badly Hurt by Robber.

Des Moines. Sept. 3.--Dan Shaw. OF
Tara, Iowa. staggered bleeding into
the switch shanty OF the Iowa Transfer
Company at East Thirteenth and Vine
streets. at o'clock yesterday and In
formed tho railway men there that he
was from Tara. and had been slugged
and robbed. He sank in a chair and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
BANNER YIELD OF OATS.
James Mooty, Grundy County, Has 100
Weighed Bushels Per Acre.

Special to Times Republican.
Grundy Center. Sept. 3. - James
Mooty has just threshed out field OF
thir,v-Ava acres OF oats that weighed
out los bushels 10 the acre. Come on
with your oats stories and let's hear
OF a better Yield than this.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

furnish music. and noted speaker will
address the people. There will be two
games of ball and plenty OF other sports
to entertain the old and young.
a new racket store will open UP here
next week, to be called tho Bee Hive"
and will be located In the Dumont
block. under the management OF
Thomas Leese. a Butler county man.
living near Aredale
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
pUMoNT NEWS BUDGET.
List Of School Instructors = Annus
Corn Carnival-Other Notes.

LIST OF ScHooI TnSeruCeUTs V''''ua
Corn Carnival-Other Notes.
Special to Times Republican.
Dumont, Sept. 3.-The Dumont pub
lie school will open Monday with the
following corps Of instructors: Princi-
pal. J. P. Johnson. of Cedar Falls;
assistant principal, Miss Mary Newell
Central City: grammar. Miss Edna
Char berlin. Albert City: second inter
mediate, Miss Beth Neer. Grlswold;
first intermediate Miss Geneva Kreig-
err, Dumont: primary, Miss Katherine
Baumgardner, OF Dumont Professor
Johnson comes into the town a stranger
but we'll recommended by the faculty
OF the State Teachers College.
On Sept Is and 16 Dumont will hold
her sixth annual Corn Carnival" The
Geneva band Of seventeen pieces will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
WORKER KILLED BY FALL
Archie Harmon. Of Mason City. Has
Skull Crushed While Engaged in
Erecting Steam Press at Brick Plant.

Special to Times publican
Mason City. Sept. 3-Art Harmon
who was employed by S. c. Culver
was fatally injured yesterday after
noon by fall while engaged in erect
ing a steam press at the Farmers Co
operative brick and tile plant. He
fell a distance of about twenty feet
striking on his head The skull was
crushed at the base Of the brain. Har-
mon died during the night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
A FREAK OF THE STORM.
Half Hundred Sparrows Killed Under
One Tree

Glenwood, Sept. S.-A peculiar incl
dent of the storm here was the large
number of sparrows killed Two chill
dren Of Rev. and Mrs r. w Burton
picked up ffty-four dead birds, nearly
all of them under one big tree. At
first 1t was supposed they had been
killed by a stroke OF lightning. but
after examination 1t was thought the
heavy gusts of wind had blown them to
the ground and that they persisted in
the heavy fall of water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
FACE TERRIBLY DlsFleuRED.
Boy Falls Twenty Feet, Landing Upo,
Brick Sidewalk

Brick Sidewalk.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada. Sept. 3-Perched in tree
viewing the performance of Texas
Buds wild west show at Ames. Clif-
ford Mccarthy. a 16year-old boy. fell
a distance OF twenty feet. striking
with his face upon q brick sidewalk.
His face was terribly disfigured. one
arm broken, an ankle sprained and he
was otherwise injured. He was taken
to a nearby house and surgeon called.
and afterwards taken home. He Is now
resting as we'll as could be expected
and the attending surgeon is of the
opinion that he will recover
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
Safe Medicine for Children.

Foley's Honey and Tar is a safe and
effective medicine for children as it
does not contain opiates or harmful
drugs. Get only the genuine F'oley's
Honey and Tar in the yellow package.
Mcbride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
WEALTHY BUT NOT HAPPY.

W dSoH CITY woman Seeks OIVoFce anu
Aiimony From Affluent Husband.
Special to Tim es-Republican.
Mason City. Sept. 3.-Mrs. Leonora
Holcomb instituted proceedings for
divorce against Homer I. Holcomb. to-
day, asking the custody of two minor
children and alimony. She AYERS in
her petition that he is worth $4,000.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1910-05-20

Hicks tree planting this spring
has been very successful.
Solignac and Lesbos are cutting
some mighty fine alfalfa.
S. j. Smith has completed his big
well ten miles south and will put in
a good acreage yet this year.
W. p. Metcalf of Albuquerque,
saw the valley Saturday and is now
a Mimbres booster.
s. w. Almy is the latest to order
an electric pumping outfit of the
Deming Ice & Electric Co.
Mrs. Martha CHANNEL and daugh-
ter Kate. of Carizozo, formerly of
West Virginia. have located on their
fine quarter section west of the city.
F. B. Schwentker of Albuquerque,
one of the prominent insurance men
of the territory, manager of the
Pacific Mutual, has been here a few
days looking into land development,
Just like all the rest he likes 1t.
W. E. Brock and sister Lulu, have
caught the spirit and are now LAND
owners in the valley, half a section
each, south of the city. McCan &
Laffoon did the business. They
have likewise sold c. c. Rogers an
other half section four miles south
Word from Washington has JUS
been received that the decision o.
the Las Cruces Land Office in favol
of Miss Margaret Paxton, contested
last Nov. by VIM. Carey, on grounds
of non-residency, has been sustained
by the General Land Office.
W. j. Evens brought to this offic'
Saturday. bunch of headed ry'
four feet high and as fine a speci
men Of bearded wheat three fee
high as was ever grown in tn
ground, also headed in splendi
shape. During the winter it wa
grazed off three different times.