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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24
Walker-Pettit.

Mr.. Lon Walker and Miss Margaret
L. Petit, both OF this city, were mar
ried at the Methodist parsonage by
Rev. S. L. Ellis at 1880 o'clock We'd
nesday evening. Mrs. Walker Isl the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Il.
Petit, 3OS South Sixth street MIR.
Walker is a bridge carpenter. Mr.. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24
MARRIED..
Crofutt. Hawkins.

Mr.. Clarence Il. Crofutt and Miss
Golde Hawkins. both OF this city, were
married at y. m. Wednesday, in the
office OF the officiating justice. $. r.
Peek. Mr.. Hawkins Is farmer. The
young couple will reside near ST.
Anthony
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24
sAMMIs COMES TONIGHT.
EIks' Grand Exalted Ruler to Spend
Friday in CITY.

Friday this city will be honored with
it's visit from Grand Exalted Ruler j.
U. Sammis, of LeMars. Mr.. Sammis is
coming for the first initiation Of can
didates in the new Elks' building.
which is to take place Friday even
ing, and Mr.. Sammis is to be the
guest of honor for the event. It was
not without making an extra effort and
by making special arrangements that
Mr. Sammis was able to be absent
from LeMars Friday. but he finally
consented to so arrange his plans that
his visit would be made possible after
he had been repeatedly urged to make
every effort to come. He will arrive in
the city late tonight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

known as the Cedar Rapids and Des
Moines. The denomination has two
churches In this. city, the First and the
State Street United Evangelical
churches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24
Mrs. walker WIN live at sos South
Sixth street.
Soldiers, Home Concert.

The following program will be givens
by the soldiers home band at the as
sembly hall this evening:
March, THE Tempest" ..... .Grahui0
Overture. .The Mill on the Cliff
Reissiger
Waltz. "I.oveland" ........ Holman
Vocal solo. .The Holy City,. Adams
Mr.. III. A. Gageby.
Fantasia, pixie ......L angey
Descriptive. 'tThe Old Planters Rev
erie" ....... Luscomb
Characteristic, Foolish Samm
............ .A<oScy
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Special for Friday and Saturday, one
lot of black Heatherbloom skirts for
81. Nettie Ingledue & Co, the up-to-
date drygoods house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

For Easter dinner, native spring
lamb, at Pose market, 22s East Main
and 3O4 South Third avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Easter flowers in profusion at KEN
ble's. You are invited to visit our
greenhouses
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Ladies should wear Martha Wash
ingtoh shoes for those tired, aching
feet. Carl. the shoe man, sells them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

If you want your rooms papered
quickly and correctly, have Everist's.
opposite the methodist church, do your
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24
CoNFERENCECoMEsH HERE

Meeting Of Des Moines Conference Of
tho United Evangelical Church, Now
in Session at Cedar Rapids, Comes
Here in 1911.
The 1911 meeting of the Des Moines
conference Of the United Evangelical
church will be held in this city. This
day at the annual meeting OF the con-
ference which is now in session there.
A telegram brought the news to the
Tim es-Republican this afternoon.
There are two conferences of the de-
nomination in the state. They are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Attention Homesteaders.
Open meeting Friday night March
25, second floor Odd Fellows building.
Music, program and refreshments
Come and bring your friends. Com
mittee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Hear Howard H. Hays in his lecture
on Yellowstone Park He has toured
the park time after time with natural
lists, biologists and photographers and
is an able speaker. Central Church of
Christ, March %.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Views showing wrecker at work, at
NeWton's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Come and see the new wheels at
Hubler's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Mrs. Herbert F. Briggs and son Her
bert, of Berkeley, Call, arrived in the
city Wednesday evening. and will re-
main for a few days visit with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Mitchem.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Plenty of good early Ohio seed pota-
toes, direct from the Red River valley
the only genuine in town, at Brusters
Phone 935.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

When you sit down to your Easter
morning meal, you should have ham
that is the best. You can be sure of
this if you insist on your grocer or
butcher sending you Anchor brand.
This is made by Britain & Co., and
there is none better.
Mrs. Howard E. Eckles, residing in
west Vienna township, was taken sud-
denly and seriously Ill this morning. A
physician was summoned from this
city and later trained nurse from ST.
Thomas hospital was sent in an auto
mobile on an emergency call.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Special for Friday and Saturday the
best Heatherbloom skirt ever sold in
Marshalltown for 81. Nettie Ingledue
& Co., the up date drygoods house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

All the products put up by Britain &
Co. are made from the best corn fed
Iowa hogs. That you may know ii
from others each piece is branded. Tell
your grocer and butcher that you want
Anchor brand, you are sure then of
getting our product
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Butter 2S cents per pound, eggs Is
cents, at Bruster's. Phone $50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society will
be entertained Friday afternoon by
Mrs. E. w. Stone, 207 South Third
avenue, assisted by Mrs. E. w. Head
and Miss Hattie Long.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24
National bicycles at Hubler.s.

George J. Allen. optica: specialist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Brown. photographer, 10 West Main.
DR.. Billiard, osteopath. Is West Main.
DR.. Wood. eye. ear. throat. Glasses.
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Photos of the wreck at NeWton's.
liver Johnson truss bridge bicycles at
Hubler's.
Masquerade ball, Forney's Hall, on
Wednesday, March 80.
Whitney Bros. are sole agents for
the celebrated Bour coffee
Butter 2S cents per pound. eggs Is
cents, at Busters. Phone $50.
Kid gloves in all colors and silk
gloves, shades for Easter. at Benedict &
Brintnalrs.
We can promise a few more rooms
for quick work. Everist, opposite the
NJ. e. church.
Ceresota flour works for your benefit
bread or biscuits.
For Rent-Two large unfinished
rooms suitable for light housekeeping.
> North Fifth avenue.
Wanted-Every lady in Marshall
town to come to Skegg's wallpaper
store and inspect our 1910 wallpaper
Some people have trouble with their
feet, others wear shoes bought at Carts.
When they go on shoe troubles go off.
The best is none too good for you.
Try Van, the modern shoe repair man,
and get the best IL North First street.
Best skirt ever sold in Marshalltown
for 81, FRIDAY and Saturday. Nettie
Ingledue & Co., the up-to-Gate dry
goods house.
Every young man that expects to
buy pair of oxfords or pumps should
not do so before he inspects our splen
did line. they will please you. Larson
| e. C1or1apS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Masquerade ball, Forney's Hall, on
Wednesday, March 80.
Whitney Bros. are sole agents for
the celebrated Bour coffee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Photos of the wreck at Newton's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Every young man that expects to
buy pair of oxfords or pumps should
not do SO before he inspects our splen-
did line. they will please you. Larson
e, Clemens
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Kid gloves in all colors and silk
gloves, shades for Easter, at Benedict &
Brntnalrs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Our vegetable window is filled with
lettuce. onions, radishes, celery, Gu
cunbers, new cabbages, parsley, etc.
and the fruit window has it's usual
supply Of oranges, apples grape fruit,
bananas, lemons, etc. Reynolds &
Sheldon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

The funeral OF Mrs. Tena Salamo on,
who died Wednesday morning. will be
held from the German Evangelical
church Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, Rev. Albert Thiele officiating.
Interment will be in Riverside GENE.
tery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

The science of home making class
Of the Y. w. c. A. will meet in the
association rooms Friday evening at
s O'clock. Buying, Building or Renting
Home and Furnishing IT. will be the
subject for discussion. This class is
free to all ladies, whether members Of
the association or not.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24
Try Kemble,s sweet pea mixture.
Dr.. Wood. eye, ear. throat. Glasses.

Brown, photographer, 10 West Main.
DR.. Billiard, osteopath. Is West Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

See Old Faithful and Riverside geysers
playing and hear the cause Of geysers
and canyons, also the falls in Yellow
stone river $50 feet high, bears at gar
bage pit, elk, deer, antelope and the
most popular Of all, fish swimming un-
der water in views by Howard II. Hays
in his lecture on Yellowstone Park
Friday evening at Central Church Of
Christ. Tickets 25 cents, children under
IL years, Is cents.
The funeral Of d. v. Larkin, former
ly Of this city, who died at Montgom-
cry, Ala, was held from the residence
Of Mrs. Larkin's parents. MT. and Mrs.
Jacob Ottmer, IN Iowa Falls Wednes-
day morning at 1880 o'clock. The serv-
ice was quite largely attended, it be-
ing In charge Of the Episcopal rector.
The body was buried In the Iowa
Falls cemetery. Mr.. Will Topf and
daughter Grace, OF this city, and Mr..
and Mrs. Pollock, Of Clemens. attend
ed. Mrs. Larkin's plans for the future
nave nut yet Desn determined. She win
return to Montgomery In q short time
to try and make some disposition OF
the business, but further than that she
does not yet know what she win do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

The Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the First Evan
gelfcal church will meet with Mrs.
Briggs, 5 High street, Friday, at $3.50
n m
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

liver Johnson truss bridge bicycles
Illblar'S
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

The new spring and summer Queen
Quality" oxfords will delight every
woman who appreciates the beautiful
in dress. Yet they are inexpensive; So,
$3.50 and 81. Larson & Clemens.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24
Attention homesteadeI

"The Star spangled Banner
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24

Der Deutsche Unterhaltungs Kreis
will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs.
G. f. Schmidt, 116 North Second
street. The reading will be from Frau
Sorpe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-24
Ask for Anchor brand.

If dissatisfied with coffee try some
of Whitney Bros celebrated Bour line
Prices range from 20 to 40 cents Every
pound guaranteed to please.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-28

following day for lands that had been
offered for sale on Oct. 81. 1901. A. D.,
and no bids received therefor on that
day. That the morning following,
Oct. 81, 1901, whatever offers or pur-
chases were made of any of said
school or institutional lands were not
made In public but in private. The
representative of the state, d. J. Lax
daL had transferred his public opera :
lions pertaining to said sale from the
large and public room of the court
house to the small and private room
of the county auditor wherein dealings
were had with reference to the sale
Of said public lands That nearly all
competition and bidders, owing to the
public announcement made the even
ing Of Oct. 81, 1901, had left the scene
of operation of said sale and had gone
to their various homes or otherwise
believing that said sale had closed
with the exception of the pieces of
land that had been offered on Oct 81 !,
1901, and no bids being received there
for. That there were a few parties
present during the private session held
the following day after Oct. 81, 1901
in said county auditors office. That
the said D. w. McCanna, d. J. Lord
and a lew others including your Pc
titioner We're present That your pc
titioner did not hear any announce
ment on this day of the sale of the
said section sixteen (16) township one
hundred and fifty EIGHT (15S) range
sixty-five (65), and did not know that
day that said sale had taken place,
and did not know or learn of the said
sale for some several weeks later. That
your petitioner was in attendance of
said sale to purchase land, and that at
said sale your petitioner purchased
several quarter sections of school and
institutional lands, and that he desired
in particular to purchase the said sec
ton sixteen (16) in township one hun
dred f1fty-eight (158) range ixty-f1ve,
(65) and believes that he was hindered,
barred and deprived therefrom as well
as many others who desired to pur-
chase a part or adj OF said section
sixteen (16), by connivance and fraud
brought about and perpetrated against
this petitioner and others who were
willing and ready to purchase said sec
ton sixteen 16). That the said sale
III IU1GNCAlCG W LAlS ScIlO B5GLlOn Sixteen
(16) was a fraud and a misapplica-
ton and willful and unlawful CONVEX
sion of property belonging to the state
of North Dakota
That in answer to this petitioners
exhibit "a hereof the said ID. j. Lax
dal, the commissioner conducting the
sale Of said lands, made reply and set
UP as defense to the conducting of
the said sale in the manner which he
did, written statement OF letter pur-
porting to be In words and figures and
of the date as il set out herein In ex-
hibit 81 hereof, which is true copy
of said letter by the said d. J.. Laxdal.
as your petitioner Is informed and
believes, and that the said exhibit 81
is made part hereof as fully as II
1t were written herein. word for word.
That the said sale which took place
and was advertised to take place In
the town Of Cando. Towner county
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-28
KELLY HEARD THE
SALE WAS OFF

There Is no more honorable man I'm
North Dakota than Joseph N. Kelly,
superintendent of schools of the city
of Grand Forks. Mr.. Kelly was at
Cando on the day of the sale to buy
land. He heard the statement that the
land would not be sold and returned
to Nelson county where he purchased
several hundred acres. Mr. Kelley's AZ
fidavit is as follows:
State of North Dakota, county OF
Grand Forks: J. Nelson Kelly. first
being duly sworn, does depose and say
that he is a resident of Grand Forks,
N. D.. and that he is superintendent of
schools in the city of Grand Forks
state of North Dakota That he went
to Cando, Towner county, North Da-
kota, in the fall or winter of 1901 to
purchase school lands at the sale adj
vertised to take place at Cando, North
Dakota. That at the beginning of said
sale one Mr. Lemke suddenly died
One of the school land tracts which
wished to purchase was either near
or adjoining the Syndicate farm Dit
looked like valuable property. / am
not absolutely certain as to the des-
cription of the section, range or town
ship. However, know the land was
either just south or southwest OF the
Syndicate farm. and I think 1oining or
cornering this farm. / remember the
land was fenced in and had been used
as a pasture by Hon. ID. w. McCanna,
whom I was told at that time held a
lease to the section / can and do SOL
EMMY and positively state that the
representative of the board of univers-
ity and school lands. who was conduct
Ing the sale on that date, positively,
distinctly and definitely made the
statement to me in answer to an In
quiry concerning this section that this
particular section of land was under
lease and would not be offered for sale
at that time. I have since been In
formed that the description Of the
above land is section sixteen (16)
township one hundred and fifty-eigh
(158) range sixty-five (65) Towner
county North Dakota). was anxious
to purchase this particular piece Of
land as 1t was exceedingly fine land
and well located. After the above in
formation from the representative Of
the university and school lands. who
was conducting said sale, I felt sure
that said land could not be sold at this
sale, and falling as thought to secure
an opportunity to bid on this particu-
far land which | wanted, / went to
Nelson county, where purchased
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-28
School Land Fraud Charges
Supported by Affidavits

ty North Dakota, and upon oath states
that he did, prior thereto, to-wit: On
or about Dec. Z, 1907, file his petition
relating to the same subject matter
herein with w. L. Stockweu, the then
secretary of the board of university
and school lands. That on April 30.
1908 the said board of university and
school lands held meeting at which
time your petitioners petition of above
date was referred to by said board and
acted upon as follows: That your
petitioner was present at said time
and place of hearing of said petition.
That your petitioner had been inform
ed, prior to said hearing of said Pc
tttion, that If he insisted upon and
prosecuted the hearing of said petition
before the board of university and
school lands at that time or any other
time, that certain people and persons
who reside and did reside in the vi
entity OF Cando. North Dakota, would
ruin this petitioner financially. That
said threats were made to this your
petitioner at diverse and different
times after the filing of said petition.
That the said parties and persons who
made said threats against your petit
toner to show their good intentions
and ability to carry out said threats
cf persecution and for a trifing sup
! hwy upon and attach several quarter
sections of land belonging to this
petitioner, as the records OF Grand
Forks ond Towner counties will show.
That your petitioner was in a posi-
ton at the time that he could be ma
terially damaged by the parties who
made said threats. and that in order
that your petitioner might save him.
self financially he appeared before the
honorable board of university AMI
school lands on April 80, 1908, and
allowed his said petition SO filed to
be withdrawn and did withdraw the
same. That said petition so fled and
withdrawn is hereto attached and
marked exhibit "a" and made a
part thereof as fully as If the same
was herein set out and written herein
word for word in full.
That the sale of said school and in
stitutional lands as above described
began on Oct 81, 1901, at Cando. in
Towner county North Dakota. in the
main or large room of the courthouse.
That the said ID. w. McCanna was
present at the opening of said sale,
and that several pieces of land had
been sold and struck off to the bidders
at said sale prior to the death of one
Mr.. Lemke which took place at said
sale. That prior to the death of said
Lemke, AMI while the said ID. w. Me-
Gamma was present and at the opening
or beginning of said sale of said lands
1t was publicly announced by ID. =.
Laxdal that the said section sixteen
(16) In township one hundred and
fifty eight (15S) range sixty-fi (65)
would not be sold for the reason that
the lease thereof had not been sur
rendered by the party holding the
same That there was no public an
nouncement made on Oct. 81, 1901
that said section sixteen (16) woullI
be sold, but that ID. j. Laxdal did
announce on said day on the evening
thereof that he would receive bids tax
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-28

learn this sale was conducted secret
ly, fraudulently and against the inter-
est of the state of North Dakota.
That your petitioner as well as
many other men in the immediate vi
entity stood ready, willing at all times
to pay. and would have paid the sum
of sixteen dollars and a half (s16.5O)
an acre If the same had been put up at
public auction and sold as others ex-
pected said lands would be sold.
That your petitioner believes that
said sale is illegal and void. That
Immediately after said sale was made
a portion of said sale, to-wit: Half of
it was transferred to C. j. Lord and
F. L. Thompson by d. w. McCanna for
twenty dollars (s2O) an acre. That
this took place within a very short
time after the transaction, as far as
your petitioner knows, the same year
That your petitioner believes that
said purchase and sale was in fraud
of the rights of the state, and in fraud
of the rights OF other citizens who
were DESTROYS of bidding on and pur-
chasing the said section of land.
That your petitioner as citizen
asks that your honorable board may
take immediate steps to investigate
said sale, and all the proceedings re-
lating thereto, and that the honorable
board through the attorney general of
the state bring an action to cancel the
contract, il any has been issued by
your honorable board to the
parties claiming to have purchag< \
said lands heretofore described.
And your petitioner will ever pray.
etc.
Dated at Fargo, N. D., Nov IL, 1907.
d. B. Collins,
Petitioner.
+ Goth are acknowledged before a
notary.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-28
BLANCHARD BACKS
UP The AFFIDAVIT

Here's what man, who was famil-
lar with the situation, says regarding
the matter, giving his official o. k. to
the statements made by Collins:
, To the board of university and
school lands for the state of North
Dakota: /, the undersigned, Amos w.
Blanchard of Cando, Towner county,
N. ID. | have been a resident of Town
er county for more than seventeen
years and during that time have owned
real estate in different parts of the
county. / now own and reside on the
southwest " section H. township 1853,
range 65. Four years of the time !
have resided in Towner county. / was
foreman on the Syndicate farm, which
was then owned by e. G. Atkins & co.
of Indianapolis, Ind During the time
i have resided in Towner county my
occupation has been farming With
reference to the sale of section is,
township 1853, range 65, / will say that
i have never been able to learn how
the sale of the above described land
was conducted. At the time of the
school land sale in October. 1901. 1t
was the opinion and knowledge of all
the neighbors that this land could not
be sold on account of the lease to Nc
Gamma.
/ talked with James Fl. McPike and
he stated on several occasions that he
went to the sale on purpose to buy
part Of this land, and was OF the opin-
Ion that 1t had not been sold, and that