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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
Scranton News Briefs.
Special to Times Republican

Scranton. Jan. I'd. D. Duning. a
former resident OF this place and a
prominent member OF the Grand Army
of this.'city suffered severe stroke
of paralysis Thursday night at about
10 o'clock and now lies in an uncon-
Scious condition.
Claude Huffman. who is making good
in the Jersey Red hog business, receiv-
ed a fine male hog yesterday by ex-
press from Harlan.
James Cook left for Steward. Ill.,,
Thursday to attend the funeral of his
mother, who died at the advanced age
Of 81 years. Mr.. Cook has the sympa-
thy Of his many friends in his bereave-
ment.
Some of the farmers who built silos
here last fall have just commenced to
feed out of them and speak in glowing
terms of the condition Of the feed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
IOWA FALLS PYrA,ANs.
Delegates and Aiternatcs Chosen 70,
Grand lodae

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. Jan. 7.-Alpine Lodge No.
Z. knights Of Pythias. of this city. has
chosen the following delegates and al
ternates to represent the lodge at the
next session OF the grand lodge. which
meets in Dubuque /: Delegates. William
Kane. John Walker ]. O. Gregg, G. NJ.
Wheeler, 3. r. Bryson: alternates. f..
b. Hay, E. d. Whiting. Peter Mccall
lum. Loren Hezzelwood. DIR. ]. Fl.
Stooksberry.
This lodge has completed arrange
ments for Its big anniversary celebra-
ton, which will be held next Tuesday
evening. when the silver anniversary Of
the institution of the lodge will be OBJ
served. Elaborate preparations have
been made by the various committees
and it is estimated that between 200
and 800 will participate in the celebra-
ton. The lodge is one of the oldest and
largest in this part of the state and has
been prominent in the Pythian order for
the past TWENTY-FIVE years
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07

in the criminal division and mono OF
them Of Importance or likely to come
to trial. There are 125 old cases on
the docket. fifty new cases. and forty In
the probate division. The cases Of the
greatest Importance likely to come to
trial are eleven appeal cases from the
assessment OF the board OF supervisors
in the Boone-Story drainage district
No. case.
There are but five divorce cases set
for the January term. The cases are
Gertrude Edwards versus Walter Ed
wards. Lizzie Oftedahl versus John Of
tedahl. John w. Fair versus Emma
Fair, William II. Heacock versus Irene
Heacock, and Ole VanGunday versus
Hattie VanGunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
Tama News Briefs.
Special to Times-Republican.

Tama, Jan. 7.-Mr. Will Dolash.
pharmacist at George Ardusers drug
store, was married to Miss Pauline
Newcomer. of Toledo, the marriage
taking place at the home of the brides
sister at Ottumwa.
George Carpenter has sold his fran
near ITama and bought hardware
store at Lorimer, where he and his
family will live.
Henry Carmichael is homo to spend
the winter with his family. but expects
to return to Huron, n. D., in the early
spring.
A. ]. Dingee, one Of the older citizens
Of the county, died at the home Of his
son-in-law, Ben Cory, south of town,
early Wednesday morning. Mr.. Dingcc
was one OF the well known men Of this
section and filled one Of the county Of
fices for number of years.
Mrs. w. T. Glendy died at his home
in Tama Wednesday at 1880 after a
long illness Of cancer of thes tomach.
She leaves a family of four children
The funeral was from the home this
afternoon at o'clock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
FORMER STORY CITY MAN sERv
ING TERN FOR OHIO CRIME HE
DID NOT COMMIT.
AFFIpAviTs BEING TAKEN
TO PROVE AN ALiel
Nisls Nielsen, Who Recently Left Story
County, Reached Ohio Just in Time
to Be Arrested With People With
Whom He 1oarded-ProbabIy Will
Secure New Trial and AequittaI.

Specia, to Times-Republican
Nevada, Jan. Local officers are
interesting themselves in the case OF
Neils Nelson, a former resident Of
Story City, who Is now confined in tho
Ohio state prison at Columbus serving
a sentence for a crime of which it is
known that he is innocent. The trial
judge interested himself in the case OF
the man and communicated with the
county attorney of this place who is
cure for the man a new trial and ac-
quittal
Nelson, a single man who had lived
at Story City for six or seven years,
left there about ten months ago for the
east. He was recently arrested in COM
pany with one John Farley and wife,
with whom he was rooming at Coving-
ton, and taken to Cincinnati, to answer
to a charge Of robbing freight cars Of
the B. & o. s. w. railway back for a
period Of several years. Nelson, known
to be innocent of any connection with
the crime, was advised by Farley that
he would see that evidence would be
produced that would clear him. Neil
son was without means and had been
under the care Of doctor for several
months, and Farley had money to hire
a lawyer to look after the defense. The
lawyer looked after the Farley case but
did nothing toward securing evidence
to establish the innocence Of Nelson.
They were indicted under three counts.
tried and convicted on the first. plead
guilty to the second and sentenced to
serve seven years in the penitentiarq.
Appeals TO Judge.
AS soon as Nelson was sent to prison
he wrote a statement of the case to
Judge Wade Gushing setting out his
case and stating how he had been away
from Iowa but a few months but had
no way to prove the case. The judge.
realizing that he had been poorly rep
resented in the trial Of the case and
that the attorney had not even given
him fair deal by asking for a new
trial, evidently believed the mans story
and wrote letter to the prosecuting
attorney Of this county enclosing the
letter of Nelson. Mr.. Handley has
made an investigation Of the case and
is we'll impressed with the truthfulness
of Nelson's story and will secure the
proper affidavits from people of good
standing we'll acquainted with the man
and forward them to the trial Judge.
which will be the means of securing a
new trial and the probable liberation
Of an inocent man. -
Nelson worked at the painters trade
while in Story City and was a man Of
good repute. He is brother Of Mrs
Morten Johnson, wife Of we'll known
farmer OF west of that city, and has
other relatives of good standing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
IOWA FALLS WANTS SLOGAN.
Commercial Club Inauguratss .Adver'
Using Catch Line Contest.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, Jan. Iowa Falls wants
a suitable slogan to use in advertising
the city and the board of directors of
the Commercial Club has decided to Of
fer prize for the best catch line sub
mitted The contest will close at noon.
Feb. 1. and will be open to everybody
in the city.
are to be mailed to the secretary OF the
Commercial Club up to noon of the
first Of next month and marked slogan
contest" The board of directors Of the
Commercial Club will pass on the vari-
Gus slogans submitted and award the
cash prize.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
COURT CASES AT NoRrHwooD.
Decision Against Iowa Central For
$500 Damaaes-other judgments.


Special to Times Republican
Northwood. Jan. THE January
term of the district court closed yester-
day. There was but one case Of gen.
eral interest tried. suit brought
against the Iowa Central Railway Com
pany to cover damages for the death Of
Nub Frederickson, who was killed by
one Of the defendants trains about a
year ago. The jury awarded the sum
Of $500 against the company.
Judgment has recently been rendered
in two important cases tried before
Judge Clyde at the November term Of
court. In the case Of the Central
States Ditching Company against
Worth county. to recover s1.40O as ball
ance due for digging ditch with a
floating dredge. judgment was for the
defendant. In the case Of Mrs. William
Beiderman against fraternal insur-
ance company to recover life insurance
on policy issued to her deceased hus-
band there was also judgment for the
defendant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
Manning and Vicinity.
to Times-Republican,

Special to Times-Republican
Manning. Jan. T. Joe Stewart has
sold his farm of 24O acres, near town.
to three parties. each taking an eighty.
The buyers were Joe Wilson, J. r.
Karsten and Ed Wiese
Mrs. A. w. Carlyle has returned from
Calgary. Canada. where she visited with
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson are NOV
ing from their farm into the home
purchased by them Of Mrs. c. NJ. Bar
Der on First street.
Mrs. G.. NJ. Barber and her daughter
in-law. from Los Angeles. Cal, are
making an extended visit in Manning
and Denison.
Superintendent and Mrs. Myer arr.
spending some days with Mrs Myer's
parents, in Ogden.
There has been an unusual amount
Of sickness in this community the pas t
--.outh
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
Visit. After % Y..r..

Spec1aI to Tfmes-Republican.
Lake City, Jan. John S. Dellinger.
owner and proprietor Of the Astoria
(Ore.) Morning Astorian. is here for
a visit with old friends in the vicinity.
Dellinger lived here twenty-three years
ago. and has not been here since. Since
leaving this vicinity, he has been con-
nected with twenty different newspaper
enterprises. almost all Of which he
founded. He has the honor OF having
started the first newspaper In Alaska.
the Skaguay Alaskan. He left here
at the age Of II, practically penniless
and is now worth a considerable
amount Of money.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
eowR,E SHOW IS SUCCESS.
Professor Holden Awards More Than
$500 in Prizes At Gowrie.

Gowrie, Jan. THE Gowrie Corn and
Poultry show, under the management
Of the Northern Iowa Poultry Associ-
alton, in spite Of the bad weather the
first Of the week is proving decided
success. Awards valued at more than
5000 were made on the corn by Pro-
fessor Holden, Of Ames. He also adj
dressed number Of people in the opera
house in the evening.
The best grand champion sweepstake
for the best ten ears Of corn any vari-
ETY. was won by p. A. Swanson & Son,
Gowrie. The sweepstake on the best
single ear was won by Porter Hender-
son, Randall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
Accidents Il Nash u.

Special to Times.Republican.
Nashua, Jan. This town has been
fairly alive recently with accidents.
While chopping wood with Hue Par
sons. NJ. Sadler had the fingers Of both
his hands nearly chopped off by an
accidental blow Of the formers ak. The
Deitz boy, who was attending school.
seriously injured his knee and 1t Is
feared the injury is permanent, while
J. r. Bentley let plank fall on his foot
and he Is temporarily disabled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
DRAINAGE DITCH ISSUES.
Question Involved in Case Against
Harrison County Supervisors.

Special to Times Republican.
Logan. Jan. 7-Shall the whole
drainage district pay for laterals con-
structed after the original plan has
been completed? is an issue involved in
the case entitled George Weatherly ct
AL, versus the board of supervisors of
Harrison county. Also, shall the land
owners on the lower reaches of ditch
previously completed at their expense
pay for the enlargement of the ditch
to accommodate the additional flood
waters caused by Strengthening the up
per reaches of the stream. or shall the
expense incurred in charging the low
er reaches of stream be borne in pro-
portion to the benefits along the stream
thus improved? are issues now involved
in the foregoing named case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07

began his duties this week. on the
bench. The most important cases on
the docket will be the criminal cases on
the state VI. William Hershey. OF Rim
ard. for the murder Of his brother-in-
law, William Anthony. this winter. and
the criminal case against John Dee
lenEer, Of this county. for seduction.
There are the only criminal matters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
Manning Railroad Agent Rstirss.
Special to Times.Republican


Manning. Jan w. A. Matlack.
who has been agent for the c. & NJ w.
Railway Company for the past eighteen
years and who has been located at
Manning for the past two years. takes
a leave Of absence this week to take a
position as assistant cashier in the
Buffalo Center Savings Banks at which
place he has purchased an interest and
also has land interests. He has worked
almost continuously all these years
without being sick q day and has only
lost about hree weeks for pleasure
trips.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
Iowa nd Washinaton.

Washington, Jan. Pensions were
granted to Iowans as follows: Anthony
Bell. SIS; Louis A. C. Goldsberry, $12;
Elizabeth Mckinney. $12: Henry H.
Mercer, SIS; Mary A. Wise. $12.
Carl o. Minor, Of Polk county. has
oeen appointed clerk in the war de-
partment.
Civil service examinations for rural
carriers will be held on Jan. %. at
Adair. Duncombe. Manly and Rock.
well City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
THoRNToN's BANNER CROWD.

Town Of 500 Gets Out Largest Attend.
anee Upon Dairy Specials Visit.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Jan. I'm all the trip
thus far made by the state dairy train
Thornton, a small town southwest OF
this city, with a population of some
800, turned out the largest crowd The
train was damned with people from
tender to the rear end Of the rear coach.
The crowd was estimated at 400. When
the disagreeable weather came on and
the country roads became impossible.
the business men offered premiums for
the farmers drawing in the largest
crowd. Business was suspended while
the train was in town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
STORY COUNTY COURT.

Oockot Not Large Ono-OnIy fjV0
Divorce Cases.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Jan. 7.-Districr court will
convene here Monday morning with
Judge c. F.. Albrook. Of Eldora. pre-
siding. The grand Jurors will report
for duty on Monday afternoon and the
trial Jurors at 10 o'clock on the morn
ing Of Jan. Is. the first day OF the Sec
ond week of the term.
The docket is not a large one, there
being but 221 cases. OF these six are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
GRAIN ENTRIES LARGE.
Good Quality Of Cereals on Show .,
Am0a

Ames.
Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Jan. I'm spite Of the bad
weather which tied up many exhibits
that were on their way to the corn and
grain shows here. entries are fairly we'll
filled, and the stun on exhibition is Of
very good quality. The judging will
be completed this week. There are 230
exhibitors in the junior contests. and
127 in the Iowa Grain Improvement
Associations show. The entries will
probably average two to the exhibitor.
Work on sheep and dairy cattle has
been completed. The excellent herd
from the college dairy farm furnished
splendid material for work along this
line.
William Crownover, Of Hudson. will
send up some Of his best horses for use
in the horse judging work at the short
course here next week. L. j. Baird. OF
Ames. will also furnish a number. In
addition there will be the regular col
lege stuff. comprising some Of the best
draft horses in this country.
The meat demonstration Monday will
be the best ever held. 1t will be under
the direction Of Uncle John Gosling as
usual. Among the splendid beef ami
mails to be cut up will be Buttonwood
Dick, first prize 2-year-old Polled Dur
ham at the recent international. and
Elm Park Lad. second prize Angus
yearling at the same show. Some OF
the prize winning international sheep
will also be use used.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
MineoIa.

Mineola.
A head-on collision between a pas
senger and a freight train on the Wa
bash at Mineola reduced two engines
to scrap iron. killed some livestock
and severely shook up the passengers
but did not dangerously injure any
one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
INDICTMENTS ARE FOUND.
Two Men Accused Of Wreeking Farm
er'a Home

Special to Times-Republican.
Scranton, Jan. 1.-THE grand jury at
Jefferson returned indictments against
Jesse Davis and Reuben Dorman on
the charge Of wrecking farmers
home north Of town short time ago.
Lawyers interested expressed the
opinion that this case would not be
tried at this term Of court, owing to the
pressure Of other business of the court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07

Calhoun County Court.
Special 20 Times-Republican.
Lake City. Jan. 7.-District court will
convene Jan. % at Rockwell City, with
Judge NJ. E. Hutchinson. OF this city, who
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10

Thousands Of Acres VIII Be Given
Settlers In North and South
Dakota

st. Paul, Minn.-Extensive prepare
tions are being made by big western
railroad systems for handling the
throngs of landseekers expected to be
attracted northwest in the next two
or three months by the opening of lands
to settlement under the government
homestead laws.
Two of these openings, including
opportunities for homestead entry on
over 100000 acres in North and South
Dakota, are scheduled for the immedi-
ate future. The registration will begin
August IA at Minot, N. D.
In this case the land subject to home
stead entry will approximate $4,000
acres and has been appraised at prices
ranging from $1.56 to Sc an acre.
The land in the reservation comprises
some of the choicest in North Dakota
in the northwestern part of Mclean
county, just south of the Great North
ern g transcontinental line.
In addition to the usual homestead
filing fees the homesteader will have to
pay the appraised value of the tract
which he picks out from $3.50 to Sc an
acre. Shortly after 466,562 acres OF
government farm lands are to be
opened to settlement in the Pine Ridge
and Rosebud Indian reservations, South
Dakota.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
Swallows His Teeth.

Marion, O.-Charles Smith, aged
thirty, of this city, is in Grant hos
pital, Columbus, having swallowed his
false teeth with the plate attached.
Doctors say he will recover. Smith
swallowed his teeth in the night when
on hunting trip in Richmond county.
An X-ray examination disclosed the
teeth crosswise in the esophagus.
Later, by muscular contraction, the
teeth passed into his stomach, where
they still remain. Gastric juices will
eventually eat up the plate.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
FRESHlES FAIL IN GEOGRAPHY
River Rhine Is Placed In Asia and
Memphis, Mobile and Venice
Are Strange.

Madison, Wis. Many freshmen
when they enter the University of
Wisconsin, cannot locate important
cities, rivers or mountain ranges. in
their own or foreign countries, accord
ing to recent tests made by the de-
partment of geology in the classes In
physical geography. The results Of
the examinations this year corrobo-
rate those of previous years
Surprising ignorances of the loca-
ton of prominent cities In the United
States was discovered. Many could
not tell in what state such well-known
cities as Richmond, Mobile, Memphis,
Butte, Syracuse, Nashville, Spokane,
Atlanta and Scranton were.
Some of the students could locate
only four of the following ten cities
by telling what country each was in
Vienna, Venice, Lisbon, Bombay, Bue-
nos Aires. Hongkong, Athens, Mos
COW, Shanghai and Melbourne.
Fully one-third showed remarkable
ignorance in regard to even the ap-
proximate location of the Rivers
Rhine, Volga, Gauges, Orinoco and
Euphrates. Some placed the Rhine in
Asia and others in South America.
In trying to locate the Pyrenees,
Caucasus, Himalaya and Sierra Ne
vada mountains and Mt. Mckinley.
nearly half of the freshmen missed
two or three out of these five.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
THRILLS BLUFF GIRL
PETTICOATED MAIL CARRlEH
FOUND ROUTE TOO DAN
0EROUe.
Job Required sIxteen-Ysar-oId MIss
to Ride Twenty-Five Miles Daily
on Horseback Through Haunts
Of Wild Animals.

Tacoma, Wash.-That life may be-
come too strenuous for oven young
woman of not yet sixteen years Of
age has been brought home forcibly
to Angels Camps former mail carrier,
pretty Miss Helen Bonner, who has
left the wilds of Calaveras county's
Sierras for seat In the Fremont
school, which she has come to attend
preparatory to enrolling at young
woman's seminary.
Being sister-in-law OF Marshal Mo
Kay. superintendent of motive power
for the United Railroads company at
Angels Camp, Miss Bonner was ap-
pointed mail carrier for Angels Camp.
Her job required her to ride on horse
back daily twenty-five miles to the
nearest postofflce and there receive
the communications destined for the
people at the camp. During her
twelve months incumbency of the po-
sition she has encountered expert
ences which would cause men of
twice her age to seek Che simple life
In prefence to the peaceful noun
tain regions.
Her first experience was with rat
Cesnake, which she killed after hav-
Ing evaded' the reptiles attack by
just hairs breadth Among her
trophies are also the skins of two
mountain bears, which at different
times had made her job as mail car
rier an arduous one, but the most
thrilling of her experiences occurred
/ do 10
resign her position and come here.
While returning to Angels Camp
with bag of mail hitched to her sad
die she espied a panther In the
bushes.
THE animal was looking at me and
| felt instinctively that 1t meant to
attack me-" said Miss Bonner in re,
lating her experience. Il gave the
spurs to the horse, but he also had
seen the panther and seemed too
, frightened to move on. l knew then
| that it would only be matter of Sec
onds before the big feline would
Jump at me-
Il had a revolver strapped to my
side and l pulled it out and fred
quicker than l can describe 1t now.
The shot missed the panther, but sue
ceeded at least in frightening the
= horse, which bolted away, and though
he seemed to run away with me his
+ gait could not be too swift for me
then. Never in my life was l as
scared for my life as 1 was then, and
the next day l resigned my job as
k mail carrier.
f Il love animals and am not afraid
p Of snakes, but l have seen all l want
e Of them during the past year and ]
don't think that l shall succumb tc
the Call of the Wild very SOON"