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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-11
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chairman OF the educational board and
| has done gratifying work In urgin6
lchapters TO contribute for tho educa-
ton OF the worthy young women OF tne
Hand. all OF whom agree to return the
money at the earliest possible date. ~
Ia philanthropic way Of helping otn-
ers to help themselves.
New Sharon.
Archie white. l0-year-old son OF
Charles White OF Mil Grove, while vis-
| ting at the home fof his grandfather
John Cox, last Thursday. caught MS
hand In the cider mill and lacerated
one Of his fingers. The nall was torn
or and the services Of physician
were required to dress the wound.
Amos.
The I. S. C. Student, the college pa :
per OF Ames, viii be under the man
jagement OF j. b. Emerson and John 8
IDodds this year. Emerson will be edi-
tor in chief and Dodds Will have
charge OF the business end OF the pa
per Mike Emerson In the orator VINO
1 represented Iowa In the interstate ora
itorical contest and won first place last
spring.
Burlington.
mashed and W. NJ. snyder had finger
lacerated and the end cut at tht
Peoples Gas and Electric Company's
power house by the falling OF a cas-
} iron gate on the stoker Mr.. Snyder
! saw the gate falling and knowing tht
consequences II 1t fell on Davis triee
to catch 1t and thereby received a bad
|ly cut han0 The men received medica
aid Immediately and the wounds are
getting along nicely.
Des Moinss.
James McCay, s. years old. walked
into the police station to be allowed Z
stay over night, as he said he wa
without funds and had no place Z
sleep. He told the police OF how n
had gone on claim in the southern
/ part OF North Dakota and spent mos
, , of his money improving 1t. Most o
, the crops In North Dakota were burnet
s up during the drouth this summer. n
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will have nearly $50 when the COM
plete list Is ready and the total en-
rollment for. the grade schools Is In
the neighborhood Of 1900. The in
crease over the first enrolment Of last
year is heavy and indicates the steady
growth Of West Waterloo. Everything
is in excellent shape in all the schools
with good prospects for the coming
term.
Radcliffe. hi
During the storm Wednesday about
noon, the Kunz elevator was struck by
lightning. The bolt entered the roof OF
the cupalo, passed down the steel lined
loading spout and out into the car that
, was being loaded. "A blaze was started
but was put out with a pail of water
before the fire boys arrived. which was
gotten started the building would have
| burned as the fire was higher than the
! water tower.
Radcliffe.
Last Monday while Roy Anderson
| was making nay on the New York farm
| for William Wiener, in driving up to
| the barn on Load of hay, the wagon
| upset, throwing Mr.. Anderson to the
ground where he fell on pile OF
/ stones, the rack and hay on top of him
Both knees were dislocated and bone
broken in one ankle besides othe!
bruises. The patient was brought tc
his home and physicians set the bones
Mr.. Anderson had a very narrow es-
icape from death.
Nashua.
| When the Sig Four fair was in pro-
gress in this city Thursday three bust
ness houses we're broken into and rob-
Der of sums ranging from a few dol
| lars to about $500. During the after
noon from 1880 o'clock to 4:So all the
business houses closed for the fair and
1 the robberies were committed during
! this time The heaviest loser was
Mayor F.. s. Morse, who owns a jewel
ry store His safe was broken into ant
about $500 in money and number o.
notes and other valuable papers were
taken, the ~oobers carrying off the
money drawer and its content. At R.
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Z. Cagley's grocery $50 was secured
and NJ. L. woodbridge lost the. con-
tents Of his cash register, probably
about SIS. An entrance was attempted
into NJ. j. Hershherg's dry goods store.
The loss was ret discovered until the
proprietors returned from the fair
grounds and the police are without any
clue to the robbers.
Cascade. A
Fire started by a lightning bolt de-
strcyed the large barn on the farm
OF Thomas McAlister. four miles east
Of this place. Along with the barn, q
shed, 1900 bushels OF grain. large
quantity Of hay and farming machine
cry were destroyed. The loss OF the
barn is estimated at 1000, on the shed
$500, but no estimate has been placed
on the loss of grain. etc. which belongs
to the tenant on the farm, Robert Nc
Nally. 1t is said the loss Is about
half covered by insurance.
charIes City.
| The DIR. Smith residence property on
| Wisconsin street the sale of which
1 was announced few days ago. was
| transferred to the local lodge of Elks
the consideration being $4,000. The
| building is stone structure two stor-
| les high with an attic and a four story
tower, an attractive and ideal place
for a lodge home and it is situated or
plot of three lots 19Sx132 feet, With
possibilities for beautiful and attrac-
tive park and retreat. in all making
an inviting place when 1t becomes re-
modelled to accommodate lodge pur-
poses The location is also convenient
| it being only one block from Main
street and across Hulin street from the
new postoffice building site.
Waterloo.
| The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance of John Greene and the find
| ing Of q grip full of money on th'
west bank of the Cedar river Thurs.
day morning, was, explained Thursda.
night when Greene appeared at police
headquarters to claim his property. HI
| said the valise had been stolen from
a truck at the Rock Island depot afte
lat had been checked from Mt. Auburn
! to Waterloo. About 6 O'Clock Thursda,
kevening a poorly clad old man of 81
years wandered into the police station
and sought Acting Chief H. T. Wag
ner. To him ne said he had heard {
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laSssn city.
rs. Jud9 8 Weaver az the Iowa supreme
! court WAS fined 81. and costs by JUS
ticA Rankin sor violation OF the law
govorning side lights onspleasure boats.
Jud6o Weaver Is spending the sum
&mer q Clear, Lake.
Stanisy.
NV ednesday afternoon during the Sc
we're electric storm the Union church
I was struck by lightning The steeple
was completely demolished and big
hole was torn in the ceiling over the
\ belfry. Alarge part Of the flooring was
also destroyed. The building is fully
insured.
q Clinton.
over 700 business men from Dubu-
n que Bellevue, Sahula and Clinton jour
3 neyed down the, river on steamboat
Thursday 10 call on the business men
OF Davenport The steamer stranded
IN the Moline rapids and the visitors
Rad to .be landed in barges and con-
1 thine their journey. on the cars and by
automobiles.
Amos.
lAt the national convention Of the
Delta Tau Delta fraternity. held in
y
Hawkere fraternity, petitioning or
3 ganization at the Iowa State College
4 This adds another to the list of strong
\ national. fraternities on the campus
The men here will be initiated this
fali.
Dubuque.
Counterfeit money Is again floating
In the city. This time it is of small
denomination. SO no one will be badly
crippled II he happens to have one
OF the coins passed on him. 1t is
well executed zone cent piece" 1t is
& a little under size, has the color OF
dime and may be passed for dime,
which II was in the establishment OF
concern which deals exclusively ~
pork.
Waterfoo.
The enrolment Of pupils at the
west side schools has been very heav.
for the faIl term. The high schoo
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James Finnerty's large barn. eight
miles from here. was burned with a.
its contents and a loss Of $4,000.
pss MeiWss.'
Ell Hardin; for years detective ana
a. one time chief Of detectives OF Dies
Moinss. died at the hospital Friday OF
consumption. His wife died Few
wears ago in California.
Bedford.
Three head OF horses. 100 hogs, much
machinery, grain and hay were de-
stroyed by fire when the barn ol
Charles Steele. three miles east OF
town. was burned. James A. Turner
was the tenant.
Atlantic. !
Miss Mary Moore has sued the Rack
Island railroad for $500 damages for
injuries received in the recent wreck
at Adair. She was on her way from
| Des Moines to Wiota. She says sne
was permanently injured
Winfield.
Aeroplane flights by the Curtiss avi'
ators will be the feature of the Win
field fair which will be held here Sept
IL to Is inclusive. The feats OF th'
airmen will take place on Wednesday
the second day Of the fair.
Harlan.
| There were over 700 guests presen
when Miss Mary Schmitz married Al
bert A. Engel at st. Bonifce Catholic
church. 1t was the largest wedding II
the history Of the county and a corne
band and string orchestra played a
the reception which followed.
Council Bluffs.
Much work has been done by Super
intendent Rothert during the summe
preparatory. to the opening OF the stat
school for the deaf and dumb on Sept
10. The building has been overhauie'
and new rooms added to the buildln'
and many improvements made.
Alba.
Mrs. Helen Townsend has jus
LOANED $1.75O of P. f. o. money t
needy girls to help them along Wit
their education. Mrs. Townsend
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ala. ana "a - linAnciAlly Eallo 4
sold on few bel0nainGe 49, i
FOR HIS daughters home eight M y. 3.
south Of OrinnelL ~ u
Dc AAsinss. II at ss M i
FIRE OF unknown orfgin early 9sl1x
morning damaged the festauTaAts e. 81
Christy OF Mulberry street. cAnoe1g SAYs
loss OF $4,000 The nrs started ~
rear az tho dining room and = tAeseoes
ond nrc of, the morning ~ - al.
place, ThcA flames endangsreAs - ..
store room OF tho LA1mtle
COMPANY. wiiero SO. 900 worth - 49,
were Kept ara also the ofIieeS q -
justice OF the, peAce. The 1resnen ~,
hard work TO control the flames. ~ !.
Radcliffe.
The Mrs. X. l. Larson home - go
east part OF town had close call 6oS9
fire early Tuesday morning during ~
electric storm Tho ltghtning struck
the chimney following the stovepipe'
down to the moor where i killed tns
| net dog. tore up some Of the moor an0l
passed out thru the wall where tt hre1
tho building but was cxtinguishe0f
with a nail OF water by Bert LAfoon.s
who happened to be spending the night
at home.
Fairfield.
| Fairfield boosters recently secured
the Dexter Washing Machine Conn
pany, the big washing machine CON
Germ OF Dexter, Iowa. and now planss
are being made for the erection OF =,
building for this plant. Architect =. ~
Dilbert, OF Ottumwa, IL In the city con.
ferring with those interested. Il Viii
be a few days before the plans are de-
cided upon after which work will at
once be begun. It Is expected that the
factory Will be In operation here ~
Jan. !.
Columbus junction.
Harry Gets. local harness maker
was slugged and robbed here while on
his way to his home shortly before
midnight Thursday night. AS ne ap.s
preached the top OF the steps at the
foo. OF the Second hill" two men
stepped out Of the darkness and at.
Hacked him. The men struck him. ren-
4 dering him unconscious. When he re-
covered consciousness he was lying on
tho sidewalk. with some $50 which Nc
had on his person missing.
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~ - money had been discovered and
10 IN shed 70 lay claim to 1t. After a
searchinr, examination by the depart
,,.nt GrxSne ,establlshed to the salts
fact,on ~ I'll AiS title to the valise and
contents. with trembling fingers he
looked over The papers. counted the
notes and deposit slips. which amount
ed TO more than $500, counted the
s47o in cash ana then in a Quavering
voice announced that the currency was
short $3.50. He claimed to have had
q a5O IN currency when he checked the
grip the night before at Mt. Auburn.
According to hts story the property
was taken from the baggage trucks at
the Rock Island Tuesday night and
carried to the river bank where the
thieves took part OF the cash and de-
parted.
Nevada.
Messrs. Curtiss and Grimes have sold
from lockwood farm state fair prize
winning Berkshire to go to South
America at long price. From Rock
wood farm has also recently been sold
Berkshires to go to California. Massa :
chusetts and Virginia; Short Horns to
go to Utah, and Percherons to Vir-
ginia. Not all OF the good stock goes
abroad, however, as many OF the best
animals from Rookwood farm have
been bought by Iowa farmers. The
sales of this farm are only examples
of what is being accomplished by many
Of the pure bred breeders of central
Iowa, where the best of all classes OF
livestock is bred and raised.
Dubuque.
| Word was received in Dubuque from
! Cheyenne, late Thursday afternoon
| that Archbishop J. j. Keane will arrive
! in the city Tuesday evening. Sept. II
! Arrangements have already been per-
fected for special train which will be
sent out from Dubuque to meet the
new archbishop. This train will leave
over the Illinois Central at $50 Tues
day morning and will run to For
Dodge. where the meeting will occur
Returning. the special train will ar
| rive in Dubuque at or 1880, when the
ceremonies of installation will immedi-
ateiy follow at the Cathedral. There
will be a dinner served. Immediately
| following the installation ceremonies
| but the place has not been positively
| determined, tho it will probably be IL
the Cathedral hall.
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Partial list oe magnificent full-page
colored plates:
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80 Specimens CT Mankind, of differ
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Types Of Aeroplanes.
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143 Flags Of Nations of the World.
IL Principal Breeds Of Horses.
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Latest Types o. Automobiles. The
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SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tendeTfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold. artful wife OF a
drunken prOspeCtOr in a western mining
town. They prepare to elOpe in a blind
ing blizzard but ara confronted by the
maudlin husband. He is shot by the
wife. but the chivalrOus boy pins a
note 70 the body taking, the crime
railroad station the woman's horse
falls exhausted; the youth puts her
on his own and follows hanging 10 the
stirrup strap. Seeing he Is al impedi-
ment. the woman thrusts her escort into
a snow drift and rides on. Half-froZen
as the train bears the woman away.
twenty-five years later, this man, George
Gormly, is a multi-milIiOnairg in New
york. He meets Eleanor Haldane, a
beautiful and wealthy settlement worker,
ana co-operates with her in her work.
Gormly becomes owner OF a steamship
Nne and finds himself frustrated In pier
dermeE, backed by the Gotham Traction
Company. An automobile accident on a
stormy Christmas eve brings the Hal
canes TO his country home. GOrTnly
makes the marOOnes party comfortable.
n a confidential talk with Gormly, Miss
Haidane enthuses on her settlement work.
and longs that he shall benefit mankind
With his wealth and business talents. He
determines 10 do so and announces that
De viii be mayor Of New York and re-
1eem the city from corruption. Mr.. Hal
Zane In n long desired interview with
Gormly, makes an Indirect proposition 60
compromise the fight which the latter has
the Gotham Traction company, and which
Haldane Is suspected Of being the head.
boldly announces his plan OF
TO Haldane.
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people Of New York who have do"1:
Haldane, her curiosity getting the 49,
ter Of her discretion.
1T is here" said Gormly, extending
to her a copy of The New York Planet
OF Christmas morning, which had been
brought over from the station by spe-
cial messenger by his direction.
The morning paper!" exclaimed the
girl. with a laugh.
Not so much the morning paper, in
teresting though it usually Is, but
something that appears therein"
What is that?"
ALLOW me"
He took the paper from her. opened
1t until he came TO the advertising sec
ton, and then handed it back to her.
In bold type covering a whole page
she read the following:
Mr.. George Gormly offers himself to
the people of New York as a candidate
for the mayoralty IN the forthcoming
election. Mr.. George Gormly submits
the following as his platform:
Honest administration of the laws In
the interest Of the people; the preser-
walton of all the rights and privileges
OF the people; the operation of the
public franchises by the people. or IL
by corporations, the due safeguarding
of the rights Of the people; the aboli-
ton of graft; a non-partisan admins
tration in which Honesty" and Hon
or" shall be the watchwords, which
shall be conducted on business prin-
in the ancient and admirable
acceptance of those words.
MI. George Gormly pledges his bust.
ness and personal honor, which the
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with him for a quarter of a century
have had ample opportunity Of testing,
that, II elected, he will administer the
affairs of the city honestly and with
the same care and ability with which
he has striven to carry on his own
business to the satisfaction of the pub
lie. He would advise the voters, IL
they are in doubt as to what his bust
ness methods are, to refer to their
mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters
who have been patrons of his store.
In the hope that better days are
drawing for New York. Mr.. George
Gormly has the honor to wish his
friends, and those whom he must to
his great regret characterize as his
enemies. a very Merry Christmas and
a happy and prosperous New Year"
Eleanor Haldane read this extraor-
binary announcement aloud. Then she
handed the paper back to him and
extended her hand. joyfully exclaim-
ing,
1T is perfectly splendid. It's the
finest thing i have ever heard. Moth
ing could have delighted me more. 1
am SO glad to see you ~irrevocably
committed to the step! am sure you
will be elected. and
What, my dear child" broke In tho
cold voice of Mrs. Haldane, who was
just descending the stairs, lis giving
you such Joy. may ask?"
Mother" said the young woman,
turning to her and lifting the paper
from the table, what do you thinkf
Mr.. Gormly has announced himself as
candidate for mayor OF New York q
the spring election"
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He Handed Her the Paper.

vaguely; "but for persons in-er-
trade"
Yes" said DR.. Deveaux, politics az
a rule Is made up of barter and sale,
| believe"
IF that's the case" interposed
young Haldane facetiously, I'll get ia
Their to buy me the office, and"
His sister turned on him contemptu-
ously. Livingstone" she said. this
Is a serious matter. The people of
New York have been robbed right and
left In every way. Everybody knows
that. We have the worst administra-
ton that has yer disgraced the city.
Mr.. Gormly, for the sake OF he eo-
pie. is going to try to make things diff.
~ferent."
They all say that" laughed Living.
tone. Il don't mean anything person
al OF course. Mr.. Gormly."
Say whatever you like. Mr.. Hal.
dane" returned Gormly c~omposedly.
Il expected that the notice would
cause discussion; indeed | wrote IL
for that purpose, And while much
mat you have said. DR.. Deveaux,
about politicians and the political sit
uation is-generally true, | wish 10 as
sure you that | reserve barter ana
trade for my business, and II | can
not be elected by the votes of the
people on a plain, straightforward is.
sue such as ! present. then shall
cheerfuily devote the rest of my life
70 minding my own business"
The man who minds his W bust.
ness" said Haldane the elder, who
had entered unobserved by the rest Of
the groun. and had listened leg
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Indeed" began Mrs. Haldane loftily
surveying Gormly through her lorg
nstte, g" am quite surprised"
y think it's awfully Jolly" broke in
Miss Stewart, who had followed the
elder oma into the hall. 81 didn't
know that gentlemen mingled in pol
tics as a rule. l thought 1t was all
reserved for the Sachem society"
What you don't know about the pol
tics of New York would fill a large
book, Miss Stewart" said Livingstone
HaldaEe, who had entered tile room
with Or. Deveaux at the same time.
Il am afraid it will be a sad day for
the men," said the doctor, when the
women begin TO take intelligent inter.
est in men, not merely as men but
as politicians"
What has started the political dis
cussion?" queried young Haldane.
Mr.. Gormly has," answered his Sis
ter. He has announced himself an
candidate for mayor Of New York"
And l said that l never knew that
gentlemen went into politics." inter
posed Miss Stewart.
They often enter" said the doctor,
as gentlemen; but infrequently leave
with the same degree"
That's right" answered Living
stone. 1T is rather a nasty game to
play"
But don't you think" asked Gormly,
that if a few more gentlemen would
play it, it would become a cleaner
gamer"
"Of course, it would" ~assented the
vivacious Miss Stewart. Mr.. Hal
dane. why don't you enter it your
self"
by Jove!" exclaimed the young
man, that wouldn't be a half bad idea.
would it. sis? Fathers always talk
ing to me about a career and all that.
l wonder why that wouldn't be a good
game!"
It's expensive enough as a pas
time" said DR.. Dreveaux, ito rank
with horse racing and automobiling
and other pleasant enjoyments of the
harmless rich"
Il should not think" said Mrs. Hal
dane ponderously, "of allowing my son
to-associate himself with"
Mother" cried her daughter, you
forget that Mr.. Gormly-"
Quite so, quite So" said the lady