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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
The KEGS Exploded.

Sioux City, May 27-In front of the
Stephens-Kennedy liquor store reposed
two kegs. They were whisky kegs and
were as well behaved as any receptacle
Of that kind ever was. No one ever
looked for them to put on the didoes
they did shortly after the town clock
struck IL. Just at the hour when
workers were hurrying to lunch, when
the street was filled with people, came
a loud boom! then a bang! and the
heads of two whisky casks went SAIL
ing across Fourth street In q south
erly direction.
No one ever heard of . whisky cask
exploding that way before and there
was great excitement and more or less
turmoil. Even the man who had paid
paT ttis Ss;S:.s- attention to whisky for sew
eral years could not explain It. It Just
happened
Examination Of the casks developed
that there was fire in each OF them
so 1t is assumed by the owners thereof
that someone dropped matches in them
No one knows why.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
eRlNNELL's LARGE CLASS.
High School to Graduate Sixty Three
YOUNG People Next Wedne sday.

Young People Next Wednes day.
Special 10 Times Republican.
Grinneu, May 27.-The largest class
ever graduated from the Grinre,l high
school Will receive their diplomas next
Wednesday evening, at the Cong-esa-
tional church from the hands of pres
ident Of the school board. John I. Cess
ma At that time and place The follow
ing program will be presented
Music-High school orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. H. \. Dasco.nh.
Music. Lion and Mouse wa.tzes-
High school orchestra
Salutatory-Robert Woodwork.
Grafton. Liberia, the Black Repup c
Julia Wheeler.
Looking For,v ard-David Sutherland,
Grafton, The Holy Grail-C!arence
Stahl.
class history-Annett Mccormick.
Music. one The Niller's Wocing;
two. The Revel OF the Leaves-Senior
double quartet.
Grafton. The American way-Erma
oswald.
class poen-Ruth Suckow.
Grafton. The Inediciency OF he
Courrs-Ralph Longley,
class song-Blancae stone.
Address TO the juniors-Col!H Mar
tin.
Response-Elbert Ross.
Grafton, The Development Of the
Kindergarten-E Frahm.
Ealedictory-Carrie E. Smith.
Music. one. Natures Lullaby. L. NJ.
Gordon; two, Rocked in the Cradle o.
the Deep-Male quartet.
Following is the list Of names OF the
graduating class:
latin course = Margaret Blakely,
Odpha a. Bonewell, Frances Isabel
BRAY. Helen Marie Bump, Floyd Dale'
Emma Henrietta Frahu, Pearl Mae
Garrett. Jennie a. Hillnan. Bertha NJ,
HICKMAN, Ralph Lyman Longley, LOIS
Katherine Morris. Grace {. Murray
Ray Myers. Leonard Elijah Newton
E-rna Roberta Oswald. Estella Evelyn
Pare,y. Mabel Genevieve Randolph,
Edith NJ. Rollins, Edward G. Squire
Clarence r F. Stahl, Violet Mary
Steaks. Blanche Stone, Ruth suckoW'
oslo c. Taylor, Julia Brookings, "ini-
fred Gates.
English .Course-vista Marguerite
Blood, Clifford L. Braiey. Marjorie on
thank Brown, Mary Margaret cars
rom. william Joseph Carter, Eugene
E. Day, Esther Harpster, Louis Jud-
kins. Donald Finley MAR, Collin Bar
tow Martin, Allen Meachau. Mabel
Morgan. Darcie Beatrice Mckee, Fran
ces Ph;llpott, Edward Patton, Lila d.
Porter, Walter L. Reichelt, Charlotte
REYNOLDS. Charles F. Kicker. Carrie +
Smith. Carrie VI. Smith, David Suth-
erland, Bertha a. Swaney, Rachel May
Swaney, Mahlon H Savage, Alvin D.
Ward. Charles Edward Wiley, vera
Marguerite Wrage. Robert N. Wood
worth. Bernice Florence Scandret.,
Chester ]. Newcomer.
Latin ard English courses-Annetta
3. Mccormick. Bazel Mae Mccoy, Car
net Morgan. Florence E. NJ. S.ahl. Guy
Meryin Steele. Elsie Rachel Stillwell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
CREDITORS ARE SCORED
Judge Mcpherson May Rule Against
Big Concerns Presiding Claims
Against Bankrupt as Preferred.

Special to Times-Republican.
Council Bluffs, May T.-Judge Smith
Mcpherson Of the United States dis
trict court delivered himself OF de-
cidedly emphatic statement in court to-
day on deciding a motion in the Weld
ner bankruptcy case from Manning,
Iowa. Hearing was had upon the in
tervention Of six creditors who claim
priority right in settlement Of their
claims by reason Of conditional sale
contracts. The intervening creditors
were the International Harvester Com
pany, H. H. Van Brunt Of Council
Bluffs, The Van Brunt Manufacturing
Company Of Council Bluffs. Parlln.
Oreridorf & Martin. the Western Rock
Island Plow Company and the Pioneer
Implement Company.
Weidner was in the implement bus
mess at Manning, and since he was
declared bankrupt the six creditors
named have filed claims of title 20 some
of the property now in the hands OF
the trustees in bankruptcy. These
claims were based upon contracts
which reserved title in the sellers until
the implements had been paid for.
Judge Mcpherson raised a cry OF
fraud and declared such allowance of
claims of priority was, to say the least,
unjust to the other creditors. He stated
that he would not permit them to take
possession of the property under he
conditions sale contract unless he were
compelled to do SO in order to save
himself from reversal by the circuit
court of appeals and he said that he
must be shown decisions by the appel
late court of this circuit. supporting
their view. Judge MCPHERSON stated
plainly that he believed that the al
lowance Of priority by reason of the
condition sale of contracts would be
lending the courts aid to fraud upon
the other creditors.
The largest claim of the intervenors
is held by the International Harvester
Company, and is for $4,000. The court
will rule on the motion within a few
days. The decision will be of interest
TO implement dealers, wholesale and re-
tail. everywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
pIckEY WINS HANDICAP.
Davenport Shoot High Score Over lis
Competitors.


Des Moines, May 27.-J. E. Dickey
of Davenport, yesterday won the west.
ern handicap. the trap shooting event
which ranks second to none in the
country with the exception Of the
Grand American handicap. Mr.. Dickes
broke ninety-six targets out of 100
winning first money and the champion
ship trophy without the necessity Of
shooting off a tie. TWO years ago, when
5. F. Ebert of Des Moines won the
handicap on the same grounds that
yesterday saw Mr.. Dickey's victory
four men were tied for the first place
and Mr.. Ebert was compelled to shoot
at forty extra targets after the COM
pletion of the main event in order to
secure the trophy.
Mr.. Dickey shot from the sixteen
yard line. In other words, he stood
sixteen yards from the trap when the
targets Were thrown. Other shooters
We're handicapped in the order of their
general average. those who ranged
highest being compelled to stand at the
twenty-five yard stake, six yards be-
hind Mr.. Dickey.
The winner of the western handicap
this year is a new shooter. He has
been shooting over the traps little more
than year and the tournament which
yesterday closed in Des Moines is the
third registered shoot and the first in
terstate event in which he has partici-
pated.
The western handicap was the last
event on the program of the big tour
nament, which has for four days kept
Des Moines foremost in sporting circles
in the country. The big race was shot
in the afternoon, and with 119 entries
it required barely two and one-half
hours to complete it. In the morning
there were five regular twenty bird
events, with the same list OF entries,
and the shooters finished the contests
in two hours and thirty-nine minutes.
Altho he won neither of the trophy
events, R. A King of Delta, Colo,
Chicago University Undergraduate, fig
ures as the star among the amateur
shooters entered in the tournament.
Kings handicap in the big event was
too great for him to overcome and he
did not figure among the winners, but
in the scratch events he had the high
amateur gun alone on Wednesday and
Thursday and tied with j. Graham OF
Long Lake, ILL.,, for the honor on Tues
day.
Fred Bills, who led the professional
the first three days of the tournament
and tied with Walter Huff of Macon.
Ga. for high professional score in the
preliminary handicap. was forced to
drop back a notch yesterday when
HUFF with 191 had the high gun for the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
Children to Learn Patriotism.

Des Moines. May 27.-Patriotic edu-
cation of the children Of Iowa, the coll
lection Of historic relics. and the mark
ing Of historic sites will be the work OF
the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton Of Iowa during the coming year.
Plans for the new work were discussed
al a meeting of the state executive
board al the Chamberlain yesterday.
Miss Harriet Lake, of Independence.
president Of the state society, presided.
Members OF the executive board are
The state officers and the regents OF
each chapter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
RADCLIFFE COMMENCEMENT.
Program to Be Given at Close of Public
Schools Tonight.


Special 20 Times Republican.
Radcliffe, May 27.-The Radcliffe
public schools will close this evening
with the following program:
Song-'"The Banner OF the Free,
High school.
Recitation-"The Little Seamstress.'
Ethel Ruemper.
Rose march and drill-sixteen girls
of intermediate room.
Dialog - The Questioner, Franci:
Mueller and Hazel Gronsdahl.
Mother Goose Songs-First primary
Drill-"The March Of the Red. White
and Blue Second primary.
Duet-"The Quarrel" Eugene Stuk-
enberg and Edith Hanson.
Recitarion-"Those I Love-" Thora
Drake.
song-'Dolly. Stop Weeping Sec
ond primary girls
Recitation-'The Gunner and tbs
Bird Elmer Wiener.
Piona instrumental-Will Thalman.
Song-"The Merry Farmers Second
primary boys.
Dialog-"The Dead Bird Athena
Himmei and Anola Taps.
Dialog-"Guess What Is In Ny Poe
ket." Lee Bennett and Lenard Luglan
Uncle Dicks Mistake, "-Clarence
Rorem. Amy Moore. Alice Wykle, Glenn
Drake. Ruben Wykle.
Piano Substituting Song" Dee
Himmel.
operetta THE Merry Company
Grammar room.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
GOT A BAD MAN.
Charged With Being Member Of Safe
Blowers Gano.

Sioux City, May 27.-Ed Miller, alias
Iowa Blackey,' alias Nebraska Har-
ry," alias George Lyle" shuIled IT,
TO police court closely guarded. He
was represented by counsel and Ut
tered no word.
The first charge against him was
that Of carrying concealed weapons
He was arrested by Detectives Curtis
and Carraher, and was found 10 B., car
rying a 40 calibre Colts revolver rally
loaded. He was known as a desperate
man and was grabbed from behind. Be-
sides The gun was dope" outfit and
several small steels wedges. These
wedges are used by expert safe Glow
ers 20 pry the door of a safe Sd as 10
be able TO inject nitro glyceriua or
"soupy" as it is called Also he had
several drills and pliers.
His attorney pleaded not guilty TO
the charge Of carrying concealed weap-
ons. and the case was continued until
June ?.
Then came the surprise L. C. Whit
ney. county attorney, produced an in
formation sworn out by j. Fred Toy,
charging Miller with being one Of the
gang who blew the safe at Randolph,
Neb.. on the night of April 3. and es-
capped with something over $1,000. l..
also said he was the same man referred
20 as John Doe. VINO is wanted at
Harrington, Eeb. 4 continuance was
taken in this case also, until june ..
In all the years that ]. B. Richards,
chief OF police. has been in the business
of thief catching, ne has never before
arrested man with as many tools for
safe cracking as Iowa Blackey' had
on his person when arrested. This Is
the first time he ever found wedges on
a man.
R S. Whitley, commissioner of pub
lie safety, said he considered the arrest
Of Miller one Of the best in years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
Peanut Rooster Exploded.

Washington, May 2I.-Pedestrians on
the square shortly after o'clock were
trea ed to a narrowing spectacle, when
the new peanut and popcorn rooster.
the property Of F. NJ Kelly. exploded,
and injured Mr.. Kelly and ]. E. Grit
fifth, local agent of the Great Western
Accident Insurance Company. of Des
Moines.
Mr.. Griffith was talking Insurance to
the peanut vender and ne did not no.
tice that the steam VS. rising in the
gauge. In the explosion Griffith was
hurled some twenty feet and stunned.
Kelly was also knocked 10 the pave
rnent but was not rendered unconsci-
Gus. Both were taken to nearby
physicians Office. where their injuries
we're dressed, and it was found that
neither was much the worse for the
accident. altho they were burned con-
siderably by escaping steam and water
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27

San Francisco. May 27.-Glen c.
Merritt. naval wireless operator, who
is said TO come Of prominent Des
Moines, Iowa, family, is under arrest
at Vallejo, charged with raising a gov
eminent pay check from IS TO $500 and
passing il in this city. According TO the
federal authorities Merritt has made a
partial confession. His arrest has de-
pressed him so, il IS said, that since
his Incarceration on the cruiser West
Virginia, ne has attempted 10 harm
himself by banging his head against
the iron bars
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
Funeral Of Hampton Suicide.

Special to Times-Republican.
Hampton, May 27.-The funeral ser
vices Of Miss Tillie Johnson, who com.
r1itted suicide at her home here Wed
nesday morning by cutting her throa
with razor, were held at the Congre'
gational church at o'clock this morn
ing, conducted by Rev. James Tomn.
son. and the body was then taken t.
BOWS for interment.
The report that Mrs. Johnson, moth
er of the girl. died the night follow.
ing the latter's rash act, proved to b
incorrect.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
GLEN c. MERRITT, PROMINENT IN
DIES MONIES, UNDER ARREST
IN CALIFORNIA.
RAISED IS PAY CHECK
TO $500 AND PASSED 1T
Merritt Naval Wireless Operator and
Saio to Belong to Prominent Iowa
Family Attempts to Harm Himself
After Being Imprisoned in Cruiser.
ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Rep publican.
Des Moines, May 27.-Glenn c. Mer-
rift is srenographer here and is at
home at work. He does not know any
one OF the same name in California,
and nobody here knows the navy OPP
orator under arrest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27

READ THE T.-R. WANT ADS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27

was thrown into the ditch. When
picked up It was found that his hip
was badly crushed, his head broken
open in two places and he was injured
internally. 1t is thought that he can
not survive the shock
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
TRAIN HITS DEAF MAN.
John scheidesser Fatally Hurt a:
Eioin, Iowa,

Elgin. May 27-John Scaleidegger
was fatally injured while walking on
the railroad track. He has little truck
patch not far from his home, and with
hoe thrown over his shoulders, was
going 10 work. He is quite deaf The
engineer Of an approaching freight saw
him and whistled and rang the bell,
but Mr.. Scheidegger did not hear It.
The pilot struck him on the nip and he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
Kendall Bros. & West

Real Estate and auotionssrins, loans,
and insurance. Over 101 East Main
street, MarshalItown, Iowa. Phone 7s3.
For sale, eight-room house at sos East
State street. A bargain. Lot at . big
bargain in Electric addition. Wanted to
borrow $1,000. Gilt edge real estate Sc
cuxity. Eight-room house. good base
ment, good barn, chicken house ana
park. lot soz1s0 feet, nice shade trees
well located win take in small property
on exchange IN or out s.:ss
Leaving town reason for selling. For
Bros, & West.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-06
WASHINGTON LETTER

Washington, April 2S.-When Geo.
w. Cureton, who lives up in the
northern corner of Georgian Dade
county to be eXact-pinned his faith
stamp authorizing him to make whis
key, and proceeded to do 50. he go-
himself. the state of Georgia, and
even the federal government itself.
into peck Of trouble. He and two
federal revenue agents are landed
in Jail, the State Of Georgia defe /;
the national government to release
thew, and for the last six months
there has been a bitter legal fight
which has only just terminated
The whole controversy would have
been avoided in the first place If
Cureton and some of the others in.
volved had realized that the United
States does not license" anybody
to go into the liquor or tobacco bust
ness. The license must come from
the state or district where the bu-
siness is to be carried on. The
national government merely insists
that those who engage in the brsi-
ness must pay tax to Uncle Sam
for the privilege of doing so.
Nor does it make any difference
to the national government whether
or not those who want to pay such
tax live in prohibition district
as it is always ready to sell the
stamps which SHOW that the tax lag
been paid and which guarantees liar
there will be no federal interference.
In one town in the dry state OF
Kansas ever 100 such stamps were
sold last year and in the state o.
Maine-alse stronghold or prob ib.
tion-over 500. But Cureton's case,
in the prohibition state Of Georgia,
was a peculiar enc.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-06
MUST PAY FINES TO WIFE
Waterloo Judge Has Novel Plan IN
Dealing with DRINKS that He
Thinks Will Win

Waterloo, Iawo, April 26-Levying
fines upon the heads of families and
suspending the same insofar as the
city is concerned, but obliging the
defendants to pay the amount to
their wives for the support of them
selves and their families, is the uni
que method employed by police JUS
tee Caldwell. When me1 of famil-
les plead guilty to drunkenness or
offense. they must pay the fines
levied to their wives, who make re-
port to the chief of police when the
full amounts have been paid. If they
do not they are brought to prison and
made to work on the streets.
"Wives and little children neei
the money more than the city does, -
says the court, land l do not fear
censure for placing bread in the
mouths of hungry children rather
than placing the money in the city
treasury"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-06
BALL|NGER TAKES
WITNESS STAND
GMVHS THE LIE TO CLAWS IN HIS
TESTIMONY ON THE ALAS
KA COAL CLAIMS.
WOULD ACT tbs SAME AGAIN
If He Had the Matter of Listing
Them clear to DO Over-Has NO
Interest in Claims.

Washington, April 29-Richard A.
Ballinger, secretary of the interior,
tsek the witness stand before the
congressional investigation ommit-
tee today. He made no opening state
Aent, but Attorney Vertrees COM
henced asking questions
CLAWS made a wilful and deliber-
ate misstatement in his testimony
here that we talked over the Alaskan
cases and that l mentioned several
persons" said Ballinger to the con-
gresaional Investigating committee,
ePaaining the clear listing of the
Cunningham claims, that the ev.-
seace showed them clear and if he
lad it to do over again he would act
the same.
ballanger testified that he always
enforced the law, and said he ac-
cepted commissioner of the land OF
flee only after he had been urged by
Senator Piles of Washington and
Secretary Garfield and President
Roosevelt. who telegraphed him 1t
was his duty to accept.
Ballinger said he was friendly to
Garfield and has never had any in
terest in the Alaskan claims.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-06
UNO[RTAKER
GIVES Ev|uENCE
IN THE HYDE TRIAL AT KANSAS
CITY THIS MORNlNG-NAME
Is X. B. MITCHELL
PREPARED BODY FOR BURIAL

Kansas City, April 29-R. b. Nit
chell, undertaken, was the first Wit
ness today in the Hyde trial. lie
said he prepared the body for burial
and was surprised when the eXamin-
ed the casket few months later ana
found the screws loose and the body
frozen.
Undertaken OFT described Chris
man SWope's funeral.
Former superintendent Harry j..
Cook, described Forest Hill cemetery,
He said no one entered the Swope
vault and tempered with the coffin
Miss Georgia Compton and Leon
roa Copperidge said they attended a
Thanksgiving dinner with DR.. Hyde
at Sowpe's and drink from the family
cooler and later had typhoid.
At noon Judge Latshaw received A
telephone message that Mrs. William
BeebeX, wife of one of the jurors,
was at the point of death from a
second operation at the hospital.
Both sides waived their rights and
Juror Beebe was sent with the mar
shall to the bedside of his wife.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-06
GOV. HUGHES AS
SUPREME JUDGE

Washington, April 2S-1ndications
point to unanimous confirmation
by the senate of the appointment Of
Governor Hughes of New York 10
the supreme bench. Senator BoraA
of Idaho, member of the judiciary
committee. endorses the appeiat1ons
President Taft has received lae
Acceptance of Gov. Hughes Of New
York to be associate justice of the
United States supreme court. His
nomination was on the way to the
senate five minutes after the ac-
ceptance was received. The official
notification will be made Monday.
Hughes will remain as governor until
October and take the cath at the
fall term of court, o. Ne sesond
Monday in October.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-06
LITTLE "PRAIRIE PIGS"
HELP MAN MAKE SALE
Sturgis Real Estate Man is Alleged to
Have So Called Then-Fifteen
Cents a Pound.

Pierre, April 29.-An enterprising
real estate dealer of Sturgis is charg-
ed with having used colony of prai-
RE dogs to assist him in disposing of
a tract of land He had out an east
ern land seeker, who was making his
first tour of the West
They approached the dog town.
and the eastern man wanted to know
what the curious little animals were.
He was told they were "prairie pigs
and highly priced bringing fifteen
cents pound on the market, and
that they went with the land, as a
part of the purchase price.
This was enough for the eastern
man, and deal was closed at once
for the tract, and the eastern invest
or returned home" to get ready to
come out and reap ready made har-
vest of fresh pork from his purchase.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-06
AUTOS CAPTURE OLD
HOME OF COW PONY

Cheyenne, Wyo., april 20. - The
automobile business is booming in
this section, several new agencies be-
ing established in the last month.
There are now more than 200 motor
cars in Cheyenne, with a population
of about $4,000, and at the rate of
increase the city will soon have 400
OF 500 machines. Garages, tire vul-
canizing shops, supply houses and
rent stables are springing up on all
sides, giving employment to large
force in the aggregate. Cheyenne,
the home of the COW pony, is rapidly
becoming the home of the motorist,
and the former are being relegated to
the rear.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-06
MORE REDUCTION EXPECTED
In Flour and Butter, Particularly
Butter, Because of Attack ON
Elgin Butter Board.

Chicago, April 21-Comparisons
of the cost OF wholesale prices, show
that the cost OF living is decreasing
Comparisons with December, 1903
prices, show decrease as follows:
Wheat 8 1-2 cents, corn 13 ga
cents, oats ga cents, flour 60 cents
potatoes Is cents, eggs II cents, but.
ter 5 cents, cattle 35 cents, hogs s!
lambs 60.
Further reductions in flour and
butter is expected, particularly in
butter, because of the government
attack on the Elgin Butter board
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-06

were inspecting a loaded gun, and
Just as Guiaboli handed it to Fosim
it was discharged, the former receiv-
ing the full charge in his body, he
dying almost instantly.
Fosini was greatly objected by the
tragedy and for time it was feared
he would end his own life. The re-
mains of the unfortunate man have
been shipped to Chicago, where he
has relatives.