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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
DRUG COMPANY At IOWA CITY
SUES TRAVELLING AGENT
FOR DAMAGES.
ALLEGE THAT HE SOUGHT
TO TEAR DOWN BUSINESS
Then Planned to Start Another Com
pany With Himself at Head-Sensa.
tionaI Suit involving Iowa City Bus
mess Men Damages Claimed in
Sum of $500.

Iowa City, Aug. 1.-One of the most
sensational cases in the history of Iowa
City was commenced when the Shrader
Drug Company brought damage suit
against d. L. Hoover for conspiracy TO
wreck the business of the company,
claiming $500.
The petition contains extracts from
a score Of letters from Mr.. Hoover to
Charles T.. Williams. of Leroy, Ill, an
other agent of the company, in which
there are most astonishing revelations.
Hoover refers to officers of the COM
pany as fools and ours.
Following the fling Of the petition
Mr.. Hoover transferred to his wife
three residence properties in Iowa city,
now rented by c. NJ. butcher. j. NJ.
Cash and N. L. Deaton, and two mort
cages. one for $500 and the other for
$4,000. 1t is claimed that the transfer
is illegal, as intending to defraud a
creditor.
The petition recites that Hoover was
an officer and stakeholder in the
Shrader Drug Company until Jan. s.
1905 when he sold out, and on which
date he became u general sales agent
for the company. Charles Williams
was sales agent until his discharge a
year ago.
Motive Of Plot.
Mr.. Hoover refers TO plan OF start
Ing stock food company, in partner
ship with Williams, as soon as the
business of the Shrader company is
ruined.
The petition says:
That altho the said Hoover and the
said Charles We're In the EN-
ployment OF plaintiff and receiving and
accepting compensation for their ser
vices under and by virtue of said con-
tracts, they did knowingly disregard
and neglect their duties and obliga-
tons TO plaintiff and betray the con-
iidence and trust reposed in them by
plaintiff; and that said Hoover and
Charles did thru correspondence and
thru personal interviews and meetings,
recklessly. unlawfully. wilfully and
maliciously plot, conspire and confed-
crate together with the fraudulent and
malicious intent and purpose wrong
fully TO injure the business reputation
and property rights of plaintiff. by
inducing and endeavoring to influence
other employees and agents of plaintiff
to violate and disregard their contracts
with the plaintiff"
Further complaints are:
That they wilfully and maliciously
neglected and fadled to make sales OF
plaintiffs goods. as they could and
should have done.
That they represented to plaintiffs
agents, employees and customers that
the plaintiff was insolvent and had re-
duced its formulas and cheapened its
goods: and that they advised agents
to sell TO unreliable customers and
tried TO curtail the demand for plain
tiif's goods.
That false and libelous matter was
published by the defendants, by in
serting the same in various letters
written by Hoover and sent 10 Charles
E. Williams, by him made known TO
third parties"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01

to a state convention that they do not
supervise II 1t Is in thedr power
1--WE were defeated at Ottamwa as IN
Nebraska, but but think In both the
issue was elected. as Abraham Lincoln
said when he was told that he would
not be elected to the senate against
Douglas He said may not be, but
the issue will be elected and 1t was"
In this connection the Iowa Citizen
quotes Judge Wade as sayings Il am
tired Of having 1t said that belong to
the whisky party and wish tho people
to know where the democratic party
stands ON the liquor question"
THE Judge always has been known
as the greatest joker in Iowa." was
General Weaver's comment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
FATHER DEAD. FAMILY ILL.
Several People Poisoned, Presumably
From Bad Water.

Ottumwa, Aug Frank Houk, a
prominent farmer nine miles northwest
of Ottumwa. Is dead and his wife and
two little sons and Mrs. Houks par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. John Dixon, are
seriously i'll from drinking water out
of a low well. DR.. d. T. Rambo. of
Chillicothe, who attended Mr.. Houk' s
case, says death resulted from cholera
morbus and while the other members
of the family are likewise affected he
does not believe that there will be any
more fatalities. Mr. Houks death oc-
Cured at $40 Sunday morning. He
was 35 years of age and was well
known over the country. He was a
prosperous farmer.
The members of the family do not
know when they contracted the disease.
but believe that 1t was the early part OF
the week. Mr.. Houk was in Ottumwa
Tuesday and was taken seriously sick
the following day. The other members
of the family We're later stricken. one
of the little boys is in a serious condi-
ton
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
GENERAL JIM THINKS DECLARA.
TON WILL AID REPU6-
LICANS.
VERY DANGEROUS ELEMENT
IN DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
OId.Foaey Idea Seventy-Five Years
Behind tho Times is Aged States
mans Views Of Ottumwa Declare.
ton on Liquor Question-Says Judge
Wade is a Joker.

Des Moines, Aug. 1.-"Nhat do You
ocratic platform" was asked OF Gen.
James b. Weaver, who was in the city
yesterday.
u despise IT," said General Weaver.
Il regard is as very dangerous ele-
ment in the PLATFORM. 1t is regula'
oId-fogy liquor plank such as we We're
familiar with Il. our boyhood days and
is seventy-tive years behind the senti-
pient OF the people
The danger is that !; will make the
difference between victory and defeat
n the coming election. We had Car
roll in hole and am not certain he is
out OF il yet But the action at OF
tulnwa must have made him happy
Il am astontshed that you have no.
published in your paper the roll call by
counties on my motion to strike that
plank from the platform. l denan ded
and secured roll call by counties so
that the people might be informed as
to just who supported the plank. The
roll call was the hub OF the whole
thing and why have not the papers
published it?
River Counties On the Job.
1T shows the river counties We're
solid in favor OF the plank, but the
temperance men We're no, awake TO the
situation.
I do not think that the people Of
Iowa know that the national liquor in
terests are thoroughly organized in this
state and in all states in the northwest,
and there is not a delegation selected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
Farm Proved a Gold Mine.

Dewar. Aug. Tony Ellis and his
son Frank from Lost Nation, Iowa.
were here to view the Fritz farm with
the expectation OF buying $50 acres
at $40 an acre, but the present owner
IS now asking 1885 an acre. Before re-
turning home they offered August
Kurtz $40 an acre for his 200 acre
farm adjoining Dewar. but Mr.. Kurtz
refused the offer Three years ago Mr..
kurtz bought this farm of I. Reed for
SIS an acre and 1t was considered dear
a, that. but 1t has doubled in value IN
three years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
colfax Ma, Deserts Family.

Colfax. Aug. Roy Rex, travelling
agent for the Watkins Medicine Com
pany, and who, with his wife and little
daughter have resided in this city for
the past three years, has disappeared.
1t is reported he has been working a
confidence game on Colfax business
men for some time by borrowing money
upon various pretexts, issuing checks
on the banks, etc. until he saw danger
ahead and lef. for parts unknown a
few days ago. His wife, from whom he
took about $40 and left without a cent.
Is distracted over the affair. They
formerly lived in Fort Dodge before
coming to Colfax. Officers are trying
to locate the missing man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
MUscATlNE MELON CROP SHORT.
Growers Say Dry Weather Has Cut
Yield so Per Cent.

Nuscatine Aug 1.-The watermelon
crop on Muscatine island does not
promise TO be very large this year
owing 70 the dry spell which this coun-
~ has experienced for the past few
weeks According 70 the staten? ent Of
several OF the growers on the Island
the crop this year Will not be more
than half as large as il would have
been had the melons received the nee
essary amount Of rainfall The melons
are also late this year, having been on
the market last year about the middle
Of July The growers expect 10 be able
10 bring few 10 market early
this week, bu. the time for shipment
OF the juicy fruit TO the large markets
by the carload !s still several weeks
AWAY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
Love. Gons. .prinks Acid.

Council Bluffs, Aug. L-Brooding
over the absence OF her sweetheart,
Mabel Florence Welker, an 1s-year-old
girl committed suicide at the family
residence, 8z7 Sixteenth avenue, yes
terday morning at 1880 o'clock by
drinking carbolic acid. Altho heroic
efforts were made to save The girls life
she died within an hour.
The act was committed In the pres
ence OF the dead girls 11-year-
sister who ran screaming into the
yard, where her uaetsoe Vas at work,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
Boy Amputa.es Thumb.

Special to Times Republican.
Harlan. Aug. 1.-Joseph, the Agar
old son of Henry Mester, prominent
German farmer living in Westphalia
township, accidently struck his thumb
with a large butcher knife while play
ing Saturday evening at his home. The
thumb and one finger were nearly
severed from the hand and several
stitches were necessary to hold them in
place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
EnsiIaae Keeps All Summer.
nes-Republican

Special TO Times-Republican.
Mason City, Aug. 1.-The last objec-
ton TO silos and ensilage has been
overcome Heretofore It has boon
argued that ensilage could not be kept
thru the summer. James Skinner now
knows better for he tried II. Having
ten tons at least left this spring In his
sile he did not throw 1t out as custom
airy but covered II up. On account OF
the scarcity of grass he has uncovered
it and stock prefer eating 1t now to
fresh mown hay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01

saying that Mabel had taken some
medicine and was deathly Ill.
According to her parents. Mabel was
infatuated with John Christensen, until
recently a resident of this city, but
who is now located In Butte, Mont,
Since his departure two months ago,
he has been writing regularly, but the
dead girl has been brooding over his
absence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01

Dysentry IS a dangerous disease but
can be cured. Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has
been successfully used in nine epidem-
les Of dysentry. It has never been
known to fail 1t is equally valuable
for children and adults. and when re-
duced with water and sweetened, IL is
pleasant to take. Sold by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01

II your liver is sluggish and out OF
tone, and you feel dull. bilious, con-
stipated. take a dose Of Chamkberlain's
stomach and Liver Tablets tonight be-
fore recurring anu you isIs
in the morning. Sold BIZ all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01

In the nature Of disclosure. He writes
a sif he had inside information, and
he Is a man who is very close
to the standpat leaders here and in
some sort of information has come to
a position to know what they are talk
Ing about in private conferences. There
Is suspicion that his prediction is near
~ in the nature of a disclosure of con-
idential information. The fact is that
some sor tof information has come to
the standpat candidates who are on the
state ticket and who desire above ev-
erything else that a rupture be avoided.
which Information causes them to feel
nervous about the situation. There is
talk of n conference among them TO
control certain delegations and prevent
any bolt from the convention. II men
like Palmer, Morrow, Bleakley, Evans.
Towner. Kennedy and Smith call a halt
on the hotheads, even as they did four
years ago. ell talk OF splitting the
convention wide open will cease. II is
expected they viii do this II the s,u-
alton becom es as dangerous as il was.
when Ed Hunter had everything primed
for a walk-out in 1905.
The Carroll Plank.
a new phase has turned up as 70
the plank relating TO Governor Carroll.
Some OF the other candidates on the
state ticket are becoming interested.
They have informally discussed the
propriety OF getting together and hav-
ing a heart TO heart talk with the Car
roll mara gers 70 see II danger can not
be avoided. II the convention makes
a blanket Endorsement of Carroll and
all his acts. which would mean approval
Of the attack on the board OF control,
and then the courts should find him
guilty. the party would be in danger.
The other candidates see no reason
why Carroll more than others in state
office should receive special mention
They suggest a general resolution
covering republican government Of
Iowa, approval Of republican legislation
in Iowa, congratulations on good gov
eminent IN Iowa, with no mention OF
any one Of the hundreds responsible
therefor. If this should be done Il
would leave the party in best possible
condition TO gather around 1t all the
elements and 10 win a big victory no
what happens. This may be
accepted as the solution Of the prob
lem.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01

ent battle Johnson and the hospital authorities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-19
BRINGS RESPONSE 70 MESSAGE
AFTER TRAVELLING ELEVEN
MONTHS.
WAS SHIPPED FROM NEBRASKA;
PURCHASER MADE NO PROTEST
If Aged Egg Was Stale Man Who Pur-
chased 1t Was Not Aware of It
Travelling Man Wrote Name and Ad-
dress on Shell and Gets Answer After
Incident Had Been Forgotten.

Creston, Feb 19.-One day last April,
for the Farrell Syrup Company, was go
ing thru West Point, ENeb., he stopped
off there to visit William Steiren, the
leading grocer Of that place. Mr..
Steiren was busy at the time and Nc
Quiston sat down to wait.
AS he was waiting he noticed a case
of fresh country eggs lying close beside
him. So, in an distracted manner. he
took one of the eggs, wrote his name
and business address upon the said hen
fruit, and replaced it in the case. He
thought nothing more about it.
Thursday, returning from trip thru
the west, Mr.. McQuiston found the fol-
lowing letter awaiting him:
FEB. 4, 1910. w. A. McQuiston-
Dear Sir: I write to you thru very
strange way. 1 found an egg with
your address on it. l am with Childs'
Grocery Company. ] am very anxious
TO find out about the western states
with reference to work and wages and
chances for young man. l also
would like to exchange some scenes on
postals. Hoping to hear from you soon,
l am your friend,
HOWARD w. LOUDER.
"517 Division street, Camden, N. j."
The little eleven-month journey of
the West Point egg has been the source
of great shock to Mr.. McQuiston. who
is now wondering what became of the
other fruit in the case and what the
pure food investigators would think
about it if they should but hear.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-19
FARMERS INSTITUTE AT ALDEN,
Most Successful Vet Held-Spiendid
Addresses by Governor and Others.

Special to Times Republican.
Alden Feb. 19.--The most successful
farmers institute ever held here is now
in session. opening with an address of
welcome by II. S. Butten and response
by I. c. Nichols. There were addresses
by A. Sykes. on Corn and CATTLE" by
Prof. G. w. Patterson and e. w. Wolf
on THE Dairy" and C. IS. Bryson on
Poultry"
The feature Of the institute. how
ever, was the address OF Gov. b. f
Carroll on the farm and it's needs
horticulture agriculture, good roads,
good homes. etc. He brought out one
fact on apple raising that every farme
should know. He said that In a talk
he had recently with one of our most
successful fruit raisers he asked how
he cared for his orchard--if he fer
tilted. and how the man told him he
kept his orchard in clover. moving
it and letting 1t lie on the ground Ia
mulch and enrich it, and the second
crop of clover would grow up thru il
till killed down by frost. He said
life in the ground also, with spraying
is the secret of success in apple rails
ing that every farmer or fruit grower
should put in practice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-19

these companies do not show them to
be slowing away big sums in their cof-
fers or declaring big dividends.
Only three of the dozen or more in
terurban companies in the state paid
dividends during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1909, and Of these three the
only company paying a dividend Of any
size was the Cedar Rapids & Iowa
City line, the road which has attacked
the state 2-cent fare law on the claim
that it is prohibitive and prevents q
fair return on money invested.
The other roads to declare dividends
We're the Boone suburban with $1,000
and the Tama & Toledo, with $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-19
EXPRESS EARNINGS ENORMOUS
Companies in Iowa Hav1 Big Profits
-lnterurban Earnings Small.

-lnterurban Earnings Small.
Des Moines, Feb. 19.-Express COM
panies operating in Iowa were prosper
Gus to a surprising degree during the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1909, as
shown by the 1909 report of the state
railway commission. now practically
completed.
Every company has declared large
dividends, the total paid by all COM
panies to holders of common stock be-
ing s5,46920O. This was on a total
capital stock of s43000,OOO.
One company in particular paid big
dividend. 1t is the Great Northern Elk
press Company. Dividends Of so per
cent on its capital stock were paid
This showing of prosperity of the
express companies will probably be
used by shippers and manufacturers in
support of their petitions for lowered
express rates, and in REPUTATION of the
claim of some of the express companies
that a lowering of rates would cause
the companies to operate at loss.
Embodied and made part of the same
report of the railway commission are
figures on the electric railway COM
panies of the state. The reports Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-19
CHAMPIONSHIP IN DOUBT.
Iowa Anxious ITO Meet Grinnell in De
cisive Game.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. Feb. 19.-'Who won the
1910 basketball championships in Iowa?"
is a question which will probably not
be decided owing to the fact that the
University of Iowa and Grinnell tives
viii; not meet in the deciding game
of series of three contests. Neither
team has a satisfactory open date un-
til after March and then the players
on both teams are called to the track
and baseball squads in their respective
institutions.
Students in the University of Iowa
are exceedingly anxious that the game
be played at all hazards. 1t is sche-
duled to be here if played and the en-
thusiastic believe that the re- organized
five will be capable of defeating the
scarlet and black and thus gaining the
coveted honors. Tho Hyland and West
were lost to the team Schmidt, Smith
and Murphy have been filling their
shoes in great fashion and the decisive
defeat of the Missouri team here We'd
nesday evening has done much to
arouse enthusiasm over the prospects
for the state championship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-19
Beaman News Budget.

SpeCldt W IlIIiSS-IeSpupllCdH.
Beaman, Feb. 19.-The passing of
Uncle John Sharp makes distinct va
cancy in this community Mr. Sharp
Sixties afterward moved to Marshall
county and finally located in Grundy
county. where the rest OF his life
was spent. He has spent several win
tiers in California. 1t was not thought
that he would go so soon. Neverthe-
less, he had lived to a good old age.
81 years.
Mrs. Ross Wallace and little twin
girls. Ruth and Newry. are having a
severe siege of scarlet fever.
George Hitchcock has moved into his
new building. one which would be a
credit to much larger town.
The new opera house will be COM
peted in two or three weeks.
Mrs. Joseph Blow. wife of an old
Marshall county veteran. is very low.
as the result of a general breakdown
and heart failure. due to old age.
At dance here the other night blood
flowed freely in free-for- all fight 1t
is said that a girl was the cause of the
miX-up.
Agent Hutchinson says that at one
time there We're $4,000 bushels of grain
standing on the sidetracks at this place
for shipment.
Sixty cars of livestock We're shipped
during the last sixty days and twelve
carloads ready to go as soon as
cars can be had
Thomas McClain, of Dell Rapids, S.
D.. brother of DR.. w. II. McClain,
was shaking hands with old friends
here during the week. He says South
Dakota had abundant crops but this
country still looks good to him and
that he will put central Iowa up
against the rest of the world.
The 400 met with Banker Evans
Wednesday evening. Games and ice
cream, were the principal part of the
entertainments
d. L. Runner, w. T. Baumgart. John
Nickerson, Frank knight, +. l.. Miller,
George Sharp. George Coates. Frank
Hortman. John Weise, Charles Ncker-
son. Warren Walters. Will Nickerson,
f. McMartin. and G. c. Petit all ship
ped cattle, hogs and sheep from this
place recently. Mr.. Baumgart's hogs
reached the top last Monday. $40.
Burt Callahan, who was operated on
Il few weeks ago for appendicitis is not
convalescing as rapidly as his friends
could wish: in fact it will be close
call for him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-19
GoTcH BACK HOME
Noted Iowa Wrestler Returns for Short
Vacation From Tour of Over $1,000
MiIes-TeIIs of Future Plans in In
terview
special to Times-Republican


Special to Times-Republican.
Humboldt, Feb. -9.-Frank Gotch,
who has just finished thirteen weeks
engagement with the Jeffries- Gotch
Athletic Combination and is taking a
few days vacation at home, granted
the T.-R. correspondent an interview
regarding his recent travels and eX-
periences, and among other things said:
During the thirteen weeks we
travelled over $1,000 miles, practically
crossing the country twice, and filling
dates in nearly every state of the
union and in Canada. We probably
played to the biggest business of any
similar troupe that ever travelled for
the same length of time. After rest
ing a few days I shall leave for Chicago
to start out for a series of handicap
matches.
eff Jeffries whips Johnson next July"
continued Mr. Gotch, I'VE shall make a
tour of the world together, taking in
Africa, among other countries, and Wis
itirg some of the same portions of that
country which have been traversed by
the Roosevelt party"
When questioned regarding the fin
ancial success of the tour he declined
to give figures, but smilingly intimated
that the returns were very satisfactory.