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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
GRAND JURY BUSY.
Nerthwoed Court Business Heaviest
N Ten Teass-6oy confesses Theft

Nerthwood Court Business Heaviest
IN Ten Tea:s-6oy confesses Theft
special to Times-Republican
Northwood. March 2S.-A $40 tick
ct 10 Chicago. will in all probability
cause Melvin Juison, aged 16, of this
town, to spend the balance of his
minority in the industrial school at Ei-
dora He plead guilty yesterday after
noon TO an Indictment charging the
theft OF two tickets from the Rock Is
land depot, and will probably be SEN
fenced today.
This grand jury has the heaviest
business Of any convened in the last
ten years. Two men, Carl Vester and
Charles Graham, are awaiting its
action for grain and chicken stealing.
and one woman. Josephine Stiley. is
charged by her husband with a statu-
tory offencA The Stiley woman, the
two men, and Severt Thoen. who is
awaiting trial for forgery at Austin,
across the line in Minnesota, are said
to be members Of the same gang.
which the o6iceas say has been re-
sponstble for a. lUtaof grain and poultry
stealing during the last five years.
The onense with which vester is
charged. and his and Thoen's COMES
sions opened the way to other pros
ecution1. 10 the Stealing in the night
time OF a lot Of chickens and turkeys.
and a load Of grain. from Wallace Nc
Kinney, colored.> Mckinney is the only
negro farmer in that part Of the
state. So &
Several cases are ready for trial on
the civil side. and the term will prob
ably last the three weeks allowed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
ON VERGE OF TREMENs.
Dr.. Harry Kelly Kept In Normal cendi'
ton bv Constant Medical Attention.

Dr.. Harry ksIIy Kept In Normal condi-
ton by Constant Medical Attention.
Des Moines. March 29.-Buoyed up
under strong medicine, DR.. Harry d.
Kelly. charged with the murder Of
Clarence Woolman and Edmund Ster-
ling, IS being kept quiet by the physi-
clans who are watching over him.
He has been removed from the pad
ded cell IN which he -*-:: placed upon
his arrival at the county Jail and now
occupies one of the strong cells on the
second floor OF the bastile.
According to DR.. Thomas D,ihags.
who Is attending Kelly, the medicine
which IL being administered II al that
keeps the accused man from going out
Of his head and possibly flying into .
At Of delirium tremens.
The liquor has worked itself out OF
KeIly's system and It has left his body
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
NEW STEAMBOATS, ON LAKES.
Complete Excursion Circuit Of All the
Lakes to Be Established.


Spirit Lake. March 29.-Fred Rolf
who has been conducting the steamboat
line on Lake Okoboj for the past
twenty years has just returned from
trip to Chicago and st. Louis, where
he has purchased a big steel hull
steamboat for passenger service on
east and west Okoboj. The new boat
has a capacity of 125 passengers and
will take the place OF the Iowa boat,
which will be put on Spirit lake for
passenger service and excursionists.
Mr.. Rolf will establish complete cir
cult of all the lakes for excursionists
this year. carrying the excursion par
ties on the Des Moines and the new
boat to the isthmus where they will
be transferred to the Iowa and take in
Spirit Lake. The passenger boat on
Spirit lake will popularize the lake
more than ever and the establishing
Of the excursion circuit will materially
increase Okoboji and Spirit Lake as
a pleasure resort.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
MRS. ooRcAs WRIGHT DEAD.
Aged 6rinnsli Women Passes Away q
Home Of oauahtsr, Mr.. Rohy.

Aged orinnsii Women Passes Away at
Homo Of Daughter, Mrs. Reby.
Special to Timrs-lscpublican.
Grinnell. March 2S.-Mrs. Dorcas L..
Wright died at the home OF her daugh-
ter. Mrs. w 8. Roby. s22 East street,
this city. yesterday afternoon. OF the
weakness Of old age. having passed her
Goth birthday on the first day OF Janu-
airy last. Mrs. Roby is her only sur
viving child. One other, son. her
eldest, died in infancy. Mrs. Wright
was born in Canaan, n. H.. and was a
direct descendant OF revolutionary
stock, having had a grandfather who
served In the continental army. She
was a member Of Spinning Wheel
Chapter. Daughters Of the Revolution.
of Marshalltown. When IL years Of
age she went to Lowell, Mass, and
lived there until her marriage in 1871.
and after that date most Of the time
until she and her husband came to
Grinnell. Iowa. in 1890 to make their
home with their daughter. In 1903 her
husband died. In 1907 she became to-
tally blind and for the past four years
she had been confined to her bed. She
was a devoted wife and mother and
ever thoughtful Of others and ready to
make sacrifices for them. The funeral
will take place from the home at 2
o'clock on Thursday afternoon and the
body will be taken to Lowell, Mass, to
be laid beside that Of her husband
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
WEALTHY BOONE RESIDENT
VICTIM OF BOGUS PREACHER
AND PALS.
SIGNATURE TO WEDDING
CERTIFICATE WORTH $500
Supposed Evidsneins Of Ceremony
Proves 70 Be "Promiss to Pay for
$soo-hen. J. r. Doran, Former
Membsr Of Legislature, vietin,ixed
Out Of Large 3um-State News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Boone. March 2s.-Hon. ]. r. Doran,
formerly representative from this coun-
~ and worth a half million dollars.
unwittingly, with Mrs. Doran, signed
a negotiable paper for $500, believing
their names were going as witnesses to
the marriage certificate.
A man called at their home asking
TO stay all night, saying he was mis-
lister OF the gospel. Doran said it was
not his custom to take in strangers, but
likewise not his custom to turn away
ministers. so the man was invited in.
Next morning a supposed bride and
groom arrived and asked Doran to
marry them. The latter said he was
not minister nor a judge. but that
a travelling minister was there. The
alleged ceremony was performed and
',he Dorans were asked to sign their
names as witnesses The paper later
proved to be worth $500 to the bogus
preacher, and was of course negotiable
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

bill to require that railroads shall have
at least two pay days each month. The
same committee reported unfavorablS
the Malmberg bill to require certain
information I'M the reports Of the rail-
road companies, which information may
now be secured by the railroad com.
mission II 1t chooses to do SO.
The Grout bulk sales bill came to the
floor OF the senate today from the ju-
dietary committee with favorable
recommendation. The bill is almost
sure to be passed in the form in which
1t came from the house as 1t Is the
mildest form of bin that has ever been
attempted The business interests OF
the state are solidly back Of it.
The senate committee on compensa-
ton Of public officers decided that the
pay OF secretary of the state board OF
health should be $4,000 a year and this
to include all compensation of every
kind
The house bill to make the estates
of nom resident insane liable for @he
support OF patients went to the senate
calendar today for passage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
RECORD BREAKING SESSION.
Summer Session at State University
Promises to Set New Mark.

special to eS-Repub I1Can.
Iowa City, March 29-The 1911 sum-
mer session of 5. L. l. promises to be
a record breaker in certain respects
The plans thus far laid include the
giving of number Of important
courses by lending educators, of Iowa
ard other states. More heads Of de-
partments and full professors than
ever before will participate. Courses
of lectures open to the general public
will be given by Prof. W. c. Wilcox
dean of the college of liberal arts. and
Prof c. H. Weller. of the Greek and
archaeological department. These are
new features. The Iowa school for Ii
brarians will be held in connection
with the summer session. under the
auspices of the Iowa library commits
sion The college of pharmacy Will
conduct two special courses. The Iowa
lakeside laboratory at Lake Okooool
will be used as natural science sta
tor, for research in summer. for the
third consecutive season
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
HORSE CLIMBED TO LOFT.
Mare Follows Colt Up otalrvvay .
Barn at eldoea.

Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora. March 29.-EIade Sheldon. OF
Eldora had a most unique experience
the nrst Of the week. Sheldon has
an old buckskin mare that has . colt
following her. The mother and the
colt had been turned loose in a neigh
boris barn, where they were being
kept. When Sheldon went in the
morning to to look for the two animals
he failed to see them but observed
a commotion in the hay loft overhead.
On going into the loft he found the
mother and the colt there apparently
contented.
It seems that during the night the
colt had gone up the steep winding
stairway to tho loft. the mother, who
is old and about blind following. For
time Sheldon was at q loss to know
how to get the two down. After some
delay John Walker managed to get q
harness on the mare. and by placing q
block and tackle to the harness and
fastening same to the floor. led the
mother down the stairs flrst taking the
colt down. After the colt was taken
down the only trouble was to keep
the mare from going down too fast.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
FME Loss HEAVY.
Linn Grove Blaze Causes Damage Of
&31,0oo-Insuraneo $4,000.

Observation-Disclosures $1Z,3UO.
Linn Grove. March 29.-F1re which
started in the J. F. Hayes implement
building at 1890 Monday evening.
communicated with other structures.
entailing a loss amounting to over
$4,000. The town has practically no
protection and the FIRE practically
burned itself out unimpeded by the
efforts OF the people who turned out
with buckets an dsought to save the
property Of their neighbors. The tndi-
vidual losses are as follows:
Lewis Brothers. livery stock, loss ST.
600: no insurance.
Fred Mangold, implement stock and
building, loss $4,000. with 5000 insur-
ance.
Hotel building, loss $500. with no
insurance.
A. ]. Ericsson, meat market. loss
81, 900. partly covered by insurance.
]. F. Hayes. implement stock. loss
So. 900, with $1,000 insurance.
Ed Fountain. owner of implement
building. loss $1,000; insurance $1,000.
Blacksmith shop and building. loss
$1,000; no insurance.
Everett Phillips. two warehouses and
hardware stock, loss $1,000: insurance
$500.
Fran Helm. barber shop. loss $500,
insurance $500.
William belong, restaurant. damaged
$500; covered by insurance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
LIFE SENTENCE PROBABLE.
Law Gives Court I:..!= Discretion II
J. 8. johnson Raps Case.

Law Gives Court 1:..!e Discretion in
J. 8. johnson Rape Case.
Special to Times Republican.
Fldora, March 2s.-J. S. johnson. the
man who. yesterday was convicted in
Judge c. E Albrook's court Of the
crime of rape upon the person Of Hazel
Noach, will undoubtedly be given q life
sentence. Many persons about Eldora
seem to have in some manner conceived
the idea that his sentence will be TWEEN
ty years. but such Il not the case.
Under the new indeterminate sem
tence law passed some four years ago.
the court has no discretion in passing
sentence for . pendtentiary offense, 20
that it IL now . settled fact that John
son will get q life sentence. His only
hope Of ever gaining his freedom must
be thru an appeal to the supreme court
or thru tho board OF parole.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
ossosM LsAvss coLLses.
'lssad u De Me,nss oe,,ss, osrds ~
i0nation 60 Trustees.

'head a. De Meinss oeseel oswdo ~.
i0nation 60 Trustoeo.
Dee Moines. March 49, PresiAeA1
Loran d. Osborn. Of Des Aoin00 Col.
lege. has submitted his resignation 20
the board Of trustees OF the college.
which = In two.day session In Do
Moines.
The announcement Of his resignation
was made Tuesday afternoon following
the meeting Of the board and came -
a surprise. President Osborn later con.
hrmed the report, but preferred 20
make no authorized statement until
this afternoon following the closing
session Of the board.
According to the statement made BY
members Of the college board Of tr,as-.
tees. President Osborn has received .
fattering offer to become president Of
q college in an eastern state. Presi-
dent Osborn became president Of Des
Moines College hve years ago and un.
der his management the college has re.
ceived 100000 in donations for per-
manent endowment and . large cen.
trail college building and gymnasium
have been erected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
POLK DEBT ONE MILLION.
First County Report to Stats Under
New Law is Made by Recorder.

Des ,Moines. March 2s.-Mrs. Polk
County owes her creditors the sum Of
s1,001,72 according to the special
report compiled by Deputy County Re-
corder Frank Miller, which will be filed
with the auditor OF state.
The present is the first report made
to the state under the new law which
was enacted by the general assembly
OF 1909. 1t provides for an itemized
statement OF the receipts and disburse-
ments OF the county each year.
The total Indebtedness Of the county,
according to Mr.. MilleTs report, Is
made up as follows:
Outstanding warrants .....S i76,72167
General county fund ...... 300, 500 90
Court house fund bonds. O,OO0O 90
Other bonds .............. 64.500.00
Total -. ............. 81 ,0O1, 721 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
Among the Best and Highest Priced
Land in Dickinson County.

Special to TlnleS-Republtcan.
Spirit Lake March ga deal was
closed here Tuesday whereby Joseph
N. Lepley, a prosperous progressive
farmer of near Union, Hardin coun-
ty. comes into possession OF the John
H. Becker 1e5-acre farm, one mile
north of Arnolds park. The farm Is
one of the good ones Of Dickinson
county, being well located, we'll i'm
proved and well worth the round price
of S1o5 per acre paid for it. Mr. Lep-
ley who was born and reared in Har-
din county, expects to move on the
place this spring and make the farm
his future home. Mr.. Lepley is one
of about a dozen Hardin county men
who have bought farms in this county
for a home, a number having moved
in here this spring from around FL
dora and Union.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

weak and his mind Eighty. Dr.. Duhigg
reduced his medicine and the ef6ect
was 20 bad that the potions had to BE-
strengthened.
A Kellys strength increases he win
be given less and less medicine. and 1t
will then be possible to learn what
condition his mind Is in.
Since his confinement In the county
jail he has slept but little in spite Of
his sleeping potions that have been
given to him. and he has eaten scarcely
anything.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

city. The theme Or The esevtcoo 49,
woven about ne sogsptusAl A go:
"0rsatsF 1--we hath No NAN tlan 49,
that ~ law down his lie fep ~
friend"
Nearly $1,000 have b1aa subscribed
In two days for the WooamAn falnily,
consaSeing Of widow and 11vo chill.
dren. the oldest Of Wasom 10 ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
LEG CAUGHT IN SAW.
Dumont Man Meets With Peculiar Ae.
eidsnt Which May Prove Serious.

Special to Times Republioan.
Dumont, March 29-Rox Bloom met
with quite a severe accident He was
engaged in saving wood for William
Sleek A good deal Of sawdust had
gathered beneath the cav and he went
to kick II out and whether he lost his
balance or miscalculated, his leg was
caught in the saw and badly lacerated.
He was rushed to q surgeon and 1t Is
thought that he win recover without
serious trouble.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

Hundreds Attend Woodman Funeral.
Council Bluffs, March 29.-Hundreds
attended the funeral of Clarence Wool
man, the officer shot in Des Moines
Saturday by DR. Kelly. also Of this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
HAT WAS EXPENSIVE.
Northweod Man Has to Dig Up $685.
For q Five Dollar Derby.

Special to Times-Republican.
Northwood. March 29.-Stealing IS
hat from a passenger on a Rock Is
land passenger train two weeks ago
cost August Frederickson, tiler.
SASS, in addition to the price Of the
hat He and a companion rough
housed" the train. while returning to
the Iowa side from Albert Lea. the
nearest wet town in Minnesota Spe
cial Agent n. Morweiser of the Rock
Island caused his arrest Tuesday and
he plead guilty before Mayor Finch
last evening. The hat belonged to A.
T. Lampman, a Center Point stock
man. He was asleep when 1t was
taken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
S.S.S.P ERr eID soRl sEAl'

If quantity Of normal blood Is placed In vessel
and vigorously whipped with bunch Of twigs, white,
sticky Substance clingng the twgs and bind
ing together This is natural element Of the crcu
laton and is known as plasrna brous constuent-and
is the true healing quality Of the blood This pasmc prop
ey frequently destroyed by impure in the
blood vital fluid not only loses is to heal
but becomes of irritation to wound
or ulcer on flesh Continually the blood discharges the
impurities the place and gradually the infection spreads
and enlarges The nuttve corpuscles also
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

the man. stripping the nssh from the
bone OF one OF his less, ana rsndss4hg
him conscious. In this condition 10
was found In the afternoon. In addition
TO the wounds. he was badly chilled
and IL in q precarious condition. It II
doubtful whether he will recover.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
Ao,d Man Cord By Cow.

Sidney, March 29.-Mr. George Clark,
a farmer, nearly 80 years old and re-
siding with his son, Robert, fve miles
north OF here, was badly gored by
COW while doing chores. The COW had
just given birth to a calf and attacked
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
MINISTER ACCEPTS CALL.
Rev. q. r. Bolton, Of Minnssots, Comes
70 Iowa Falls Church.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls. Mrach 29.-Rev. H r.
Bolton, Of Mapletin, MINI, has ac-
cepted a call to the pastorate Of the
Christian churches in this city and
Robertson. Rev. Mr.. Bolton has been
pastor Of the Christian church at
Nfapleton for the past seven years and
comes we'll recommended. He will
move his family here about April
and take up the duties Of this pasto-
rate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

Piles Cured in 8 20 - Days.
Paso ointment IL guaranteed to cure
any case OF itching. blind. bleeding or
protruding piles In six to fourteen days
or money refunded. Fifty cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
PIMPLES CURED IN TEN DAYS
OR YOUR MONEY BACK.

Any one who has pimples boils.
blackheads. liver spots, open sores and
eruptions should know it is because Of
bad blood. The circulation has become
contaminated with matter that has dis
leased the blood, which is being forced
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

tissue skim and
andU 81
sale It dug TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. AIlANTA "a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

The senate railroad committee today
reported for passage the White bill to
require that at every telegraph station
the railroads shall maintain a bulletin
on which must be shown statement
Of the lateness OF every late train. ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
UNION MAN BUYS FARM.

Total =. ..............sl,oo1,721.s7
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

Allen of Jefferson has introduced a
bill to require that mutual insurance
companies shall each year make a full
financial statement and mail same to
every policy holder at Ice g. sixty DAYS
before the annual meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

Representative Penn is father of
bill, to make an additional cause for
divorce, that of being addicted to the
use of narcotic drugs.
Sharp County record., 1911-01-06
DEATH OF A GOOD WOMAN.
wife OF Postmaster c. T. Kerr Dies Following
n A Very Brief illness.

Mrs. Alta May Kerr, wife Of Post
master Calvin F. Kerr, died at an
early hour Monday night, after only
a short illness Of congestion Of the
brain. Mrs. Kerr was taken i'll
Sunday night and grew rapidly
worse, soon lapeing into uncon-
sciousness. Her death was a shock
to her friends, many not knowing
of her illness until all hope Of her
recovery had been abandoned The
burial occurred at the cemetery just
below town Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Alta May Kerr was born in
Beardetown, Illinois, May II, 1854,
and, her parents having died, she
came to Arkansas in 1882, where
her brothers, the late John S. Med
ley and others, had already located.
In August, 1883, she was married
to Calvin F. Kerr, She leaves, be-
sides the stricken husband, nine
children, two Of whom, Misses Ellen
and Edna, are in Iowa with rela-
tives and who could not be notified
of their mothers serious illness in
time for them to reach her bedside.
She also leaves three brothers and
q sister, NJ. NJ. Medley of Montezu"
ma, Iowa, L. I. Medley Of Yell
vile, Ark, Cos Medley Of North
Dakota, and Mrs. Ellen Blount Of
Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Kerr was one Of Evening
Shades best ladies and had the
friendship Of the entire town, She
led a devout Christian lie, being a
a member Of the M, T. Church
South and was entirely devoted to
her family, She was a woman
who always had a kind word for
those with whom she came in con-
tact, and was faithful in her atten-
ton to the sick and distressed, Ilel
life was a noble one, worthy Of the
emulation Of those who must follow
| her
The greatest sympathy is ex'
pressed by all the friends Of the
family for the bcreft husband and
children and other relatives, whose
( grief and loss i5 beyond measure.
Sharp County record., 1911-01-06
R Z { D

Our new constable, j, Il, Norman,
seems to be onto his job all O. k.
Dean Johnson and family Of
Lebanon township visited at the
home Of i. +, Johnson Sunday
Dr.. and Mrs. G. 3. Rowley enjoy
ed d visit last week from their
daughter and son-ln-law Of Ken
lucky,
Master Jewel Butler spent New
Year day with Charley MilliGan.
The two boys claim to have had a
good time,
Rev, p II. Sullivan Of Grange
was meeting some Of his friends in
this section Sunday, Uncle Till"
Sharp County record., 1911-01-06

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