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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
Arlington News Items.

Special to Times Republican.
Arlington, Jan. George DeBeck
and Verne Gerhardt are spending
their vacation from Fayette with their
parents at this place.
Mrs J. Trimble Is visiting at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Devries.
Miss Eta Zindler. who has been
clerkins for voogd & Co. for couple
OF years. has given up her position.
Her many friends will miss her IN the
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. N Rients have re-
turned to their home in George. after
a short visit with relatives at this
place.
The marriage Of Miss Rose WESLEY
daughter OF Mrs. WESLEY. OF this place
and Mr.. Hellmuth Parlow, OF Burling-
ton, was delayed few hours Thurs }.
.ay IN account Of the non arrival OF
the marriage license They were &c
be married at noon but the license
didn't come so the wedding part,
waited until evening. The license
came in the evening mail. st
the marriage took place about
o'clock, Rev. Mr.. Rooster officiating
Miss WESLEY has lived here num-
Der OF years. and is well known. Mr.
Parlow Is in business at Burlington
for which place Mr.. and Mrs. Parlov
left Friday morning. where they vii
| he at home to their friends after
Feb
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
FIRE At sIBLev.
Store Building and Contents Ent;rsl!
Dsotroyod-No Insurance.

Store Building and Contents Entirely
Dsstroysd-No Insurance.
Special to Times Republican.
Sibley, Jan. Fire of unknown
origin destroyed the H. X. Rogers store
building about o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The building was q double front
frame structure and burned like tin
der before any Of the contents could
be saved.
The building is owned by man liv-
ing in San Jose, Cal. and 30 far as
is known no insurance was carried on
the building or its contents.
One room WAS used for storage and
contained large quantity Of house
hold goods including pianos. Another
room was. used by the Western Elec-
tric Telephone Company for . shop
They lost all tools and supplies.
The Council Bluffs Remedy Company
lost big stock Of remedies and stock
food.
The big plate glass windows in the
garage across tho street were cracked
By the heat and other buildings nearby
were scorched. The loss will probably
not exceed $500 or 5000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
ssoo otTs LONG TERM.

esntsnes pay In jasper District Court
4. q Newton.
Newton, Dec. 3e.A1bert Mathews. Of
,Colfax, and CHARLES .eego. Of Baxter,
wsts brought 1efose the court to have
sentence imposed upon them. Math-
sw1 punishment was hxed at six
months in the county. tall. with the ad-
ditional requirement that he be held to
pay the costs Of his prosecution. An
appeal bond was hxed in the sum Of
$1,000.
Charles sego, who was recently
found guilty Of the crime Of larceny
from the person Of Henry wehrman,
was also sentenced by Judge Will
cockson ut this time. His attorneys
had fled . motion for q new trial
which was revisited by the county at
torney. The motoin was over-ruled
by the court ana the sentence Of the
court was that $3.50 % committed "a
the peniten1iary ct IT Madison al
hard labor Socsa period not to exceed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01

'Afteen years ana that No pay the costs
OF The prosecution. Bond on appeal
Wa fixed In the sum Of $4,000 which
was promptly furnished. His attorneys
will appeal the case to the supreme
court at once. W
N. T. Weston, Of Colfax. appeared
before the court today and pleaded
guilty on . charge Of contempt Of court.
for violating an injunction restraining
him from selling Intoxicating liquors.
The court imposed fine Of 5000 and
costs Of prosecution upon Mr.. Weston.
Charles Turner. Of Mingo also plead
ed guilty in district court today to the
charge of the illegal sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors and was fined $500 and
costs of prosecution by the court. An
additional sum Of 325 was also taxed
to Turner. the same being attorneys
fees allowed to the states attorney in
such cases. The decree of the court
also orders that Turner stand COM
mitted to the county Jail until the fine
and costs are paid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01

what 10 known 90 West Gate. the ~
nnoval Of tho trolley from the wire
caused the lights IN the car 70 - out
A she and the other passengers en-.
deavored to feel their way from the
car in the darkness. she tripped upon
the stub end Of broken Stat with
which the car was floored and WAS
caused to fall.
The second suit resulting from the
same accident 10 brought by the hus-
band. L. d. Williams. who sets out tho
alleged facts substantially a. above
asking damages In the sum OF $4,000
because Of the injuries to his wife,
The case will probably come up for
trial during the January term OF the
district court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
Northern I0,ua Items

0was given small piece OF peanut kef-
mel Sunday, which became lodged IN
it's throat. The resultant irritation was
so severe that 1t was not long till the
little sufferers throat was swollen I'M
til the child could scarcely breathe.
The mother was badly discoura ged, but
hoped her little one would live till she
| reached Iowa City. 1t was pitiful
case, as the sufferings of the child
| were most intense.
Auburn.
| Farmers near Auburn have pur-
chased quite a number OF young cat
tie, shipped from Sioux City, consigned
from Dakota. Some Of them are doing
well, but the herd purchased by Will
liam Hensel seemed to have the germs
of black leg and he has lost Ave head.
DR.. Beck was called and vaccinated
the whole herd and some died after
the injection Of the serum. 1t is
thought that possibly something was
wrong with the preparation and the
manufacturers have been notified.
odebolt.
The ]. w. Hartman residence was
destroyed by fire between 2:30 and
4:3O a. m. The family was awakened
by the smell Of smoke, and when the
members arose to leave the house !,
was Allied with smoke and a part OF
| the northwest corner was badly burn
ed. Two families lived in the house
| The Hartrhans lost most Of their fur
piture and clothing, and Mrs. Sharon
| the tenant, los: everything but cloth
ing. The fire was caused by a defective
| furnace. There was $1,000 insurance or
the house and $500 on the furniture.
Fort Dodge.
William ellison. a porter, who re-
| Gently came to the city from the south
developed case Of smallpox and was
taken to the detention hospital that
twas erected a few years ago wher
smallpox infested Fort Dodge. The
house has been unused for many years
AS the man has only been In the city
a short time It is thought he has not
spread the disease among local people
He called at a physicians office to f1nd
out what the nature OF his illness was
When the physician discovered small
pox he locked the man In his office
and summoned the city authorities
who took him in charge.
ERADICATE.
u Lee Anderson was riding a horse
along a line Of traps ne was lookint
after near ERADICATE, when q red fo'
Jumped from the grass and scamperet
away over hill. Just as he was pass
ing out Of sight Mr.. Anderson got
good sight and fred. The fox wa.
, probably sixty rods away. but az MI
Anderson was shooting a high powe
rifle he felt sure he was getting tn
. ball near the mark. The snow few a
|. the spot where the fox was and exam
!. ination found blood on the snow. TIL
! next day trailing hound was brough
out and followed the fox probabl.
eighty rods into some long grass wher
| 1t was jumped and engaged the dog Il
} conflict. A passerby with gun -s::he
: in and ended the hght by shooting tn
r fox. 1t was handsome red fox an
+ It's left hind foot had been shot prac
tically OF tho II hung by a strip o
4 skin. mr.. anderson ;;uei,e6
> wounded large wolf later but faile
ITO bag It.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
News Of Buffalo Center.

=
Buffalo Center Jan. 1.-Some ex-
element Is being caused in our COM
munity in regard to the proposed new
town seven miles northwest of here. on
the Rock Island. midway between
Germania and Rake. 1t Is fourteen
miles from Germania to Rake and
quite large space of country rs eight
to twelve miles from market and pro-
moters think 1t good opening to plat
town. 1t Is in the midst Of splen-
did farming country and thickly
settled.
Probably the largest real estate deal
contaminated in northwest Iowa In
years was completed recently. where
by Frank Crosse, OF Algona. becomes
the owner OF 1000 acres just across in
Kossuth county. paying therefor an
even $4,000. The land is unimproved.
The high school pupils have under
taken to raise the money to pay for a
piano for use in the school,
Mrs l.. H. Yost. who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis. at
Iowa City. is home again and recov-
erin9 nicely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
FORMER CONVICT At FORT MApl-
con Makes 4aMsGLF osNox.
Iovs At PRISON.
WARDEN. sANoGRs ELECTS
HIM FROM OFFICE IN HURRY
Once Nsseriepp pr'senss Insults sand.
sss end 10 Mfsrstsd II Encounter -
cslsred Convict Also Takes . Hand
and PummsIs Nevak-osnsra News
Of lewa.

IT. Madison. Jan. frank Novak.
who was sentenced to life imprison-
msnt for ono of Iowa's most cold
blooded murders and whose sentence
was committed TO his release few
months ago. Wednesday evening ell
tered the warden's Office unannounced,
demanded permission to speak to GER
tain inmates and terminated his con-
versation with series Of insults to the
warden and the warden's family. All
order to leave the room met with no
compliance nor cessation OF the mall
elections and the warden picked up the
ex-convict mad threw him bodily from
the office.
Convict Takes Hand.
The warden has his office In his resi-
dence. which adjoins the prison. A
convict, Dimmitt, had been ut work in
tho warden's kitchen and was Just re-
turning to the cell house. In 80 doing
he had to pass thru the Office. Dim
mitt had undoubtedly overheard some
of the ex-convict's remarks. and I'M
known to the warden, had followed
when Novak was making his hasty
exit At any rate, az Novak was de-
posted on the outside Of the door.
Dimmitt stepped around the warden
and planted fist In Novak's face with
such force as to bring him to the side
walk with several teeth missing and
other conditions which later required
the services OF q dentist.
Dimmitt, the colored convict, SEEM
ingly realized the serious breach he
had committed. but only regretted the
fact that he had been unable to finish
up the Job. as he expressed it. "even
II he had to swing for It."
Called Once Before.
Wednesday evening. Dec. 20, while
Warden Sanders was attending a con-
ference Of state officials In Des Moines
Novak. it IL reported, went TO the
warden's residence and entered the
front door unannounced and began tc
converse with the warden's little boy
Recognising the visitor tho warden's
wife entered the room and inquired
what was wanted. He stated that he
wanted to see Convict Wallace. BeinI
advised that she could do nothing re.
garding the matter. rNovak retired
stating that he would call again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
Marble Rock.

Marble Rock.
The new brick school building here
caught fire and was damaged to the
extent Of $4,000. The school house was
almost finished and was one OF the
| best in the county outside Of Charles
City. The fire started In the basement
Manson.
welker Cochran, 12-year-old bill
| lard expert, is home for his vacation
from Chicago. He was accompanied
home by his instructor, Mr.. Perkins
The two will put on an exhibition al
the billiard parlors In Fort Dodge dur
ing the week.
Nj. Vernon.
The poultry association of Mt. Yer
non closed a very successful sho"
There were about $50 birds on exhibit
ton. There were many close contests
The SO loving cup for highest scor-
ing pen went to ]. A. Rhodes. OF Cedar
Rapids, on Black Langshans.
Akron.
Mrs. Lydia Farmham, the oldest res
ident OF Akron III point OF years pass
ed away at her home here. During the
past year she had been great SUI
ferer from a malignant cancer, at.
tecting her face, destroying her sigh
and finally resulting In her death.
Fort Dodge.
Police officials commenced vigor'
GUS campaign against allowing minors
| in pool halls as has been the custom
here for some time past. All OF tht
pool hall owners have been notified
that they will be prosecuted If thu
custom is continued.
Lake View.
The commissioners Of insanity came
to Lake View to consider the case o
Robert Therkelsen, a young man OF z.
wears. who has been mentally derange,
for the past three years. and suffers
particularly from dependency. He wal
adjudged fit subject for treatmen
in the state hospital at Cherokee ant
was taken thither.
Ida Grove.
Harry Neal, who has been resi-
dent Of Blaine township for nearly
quarter of a century, held q public sal
and has gone to Excelsior Springs. Nc
where he expects to make his futur
home. His sale was one Of the mos
successful Of the season, his Short
horn cows bringing as high as $71.5
and six head Of cows averaged $50
head.
Sioux City.
Daniel H. Talbot. aged 81 years. ex
pired here. following an apoplecti
stroke. Once ono Of the wealthiest me-
in Sioux City. with yearly income
over 100000, he devoted all his mon
ley to scientific pursuits and died
pauper. He gained distinction as a
crnithologist, being regarded as tn
leading authority in the United State
on the habits and species OF the vii
ducks.
Cedar Fails.
4 After travelling all the way from. tn
little town Of st. Ansgar to Ceda
Falls to consult . physician about he
infant child. Mrs. Emil Bublitx left Il
J Iowa City. the local surgeon having de
} clined to undertake the operatio
which would have to be performed
I relieve the child's condition. The chill
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
ausacRIDERs sEo,N ACTION TO
RECOVER ALLEGED OVER.
CHARGES.
CLAIM $s,ses COLLECTED
IN EXCESS OF LEGAL RATES
Suit at Council Bluffs Grows Out Of
Merger Of Bell and independent
Lins,-esaun in Behalf Of 1s4 Sub.
scribsrs-cIaim Based on City ordi.
nance Regulating Rates.

~
half of 1874 subscribers to the tele-
phone system in Council Bluffs, w. II.
Green, Jr., brought suit in the district
court Saturday against the lndepend-
ent Telephone Company Of Council
Bluffs, asking for the refundins of So
S63 that Is claimed to have been eX-
acted from them In excess charges.
1t is recited in the petition that the
Independent company acquired the Bell
system in this city about Jan. l, 1911,
and that during the past year the COM
pany has been charging in excess of
the rate fixed by city ordinance, and
list of the 1874 accounts in which it Is
claimed the amount of the overcharge
has been assigned to Green IL incor-
porated in the petition filed.
In over a hundred Of the accounts
the amount of overcharge claimed Is
$48, which would be years charges
on the second telephone instrument
that has been required while the teie-
phone company has been completing
its arrangements to enlarge It's Scout
street switchboard to sufficient ca
pacity to care for all the telephones on
both systems. At 81 a month, the
charge for business telephones on
straight line basis, the amount OF the
charge for the extra instrument re-
quired would be $4S per year each.
In twenty-five cases the claim FOL
oyercharRe Is less than $4S, ranging
from as low as 50 in some instances to
S38 in others. In two cases. those OF T.
Parkinson and S. A. Pierce & Co. claim
is made for overcharge OF $50.
The aggregate, amount OF the claims
all of which 1t is stated have been as
signed to Mr.. Green. Is $5,s63. Judg-
ment is asked for that amount, with
interest and costs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
NEGROES svs ron DAMAGES,
AlIsas Discrimination in Refusal 90
Rent Dance Hall.


Ottumwa, Jan. 1.-Sam Mitchell
Roscoe, Gum. Lorenzo Vinson and
Orville Spots. four young colored
men. have brought action for dam
ages In the sum Of 500 from George
b. Huyck and the A. o. U. w. lodge
upon the claim that they were refused
permission to use the lodge hall for
dance after they had contracted for 1t.
The petition filed in the court OF Jus
tice w. j. Berry recites that the
young men invited number Of friends
from out Of the city and made big
preparations for a dance. The platnt-
IFS assert that they rented the hall and
secured their receipts for the same.
The guests arrived and In a body went
to the hall. The petition states that
they were then refused permission to
use the hall by Mr.. Huyck, an officer
in the A. o. U. w. lodge. The out OF
town young people were forced to re-
turn home without dancing. BY this
refusal the plaintiffs claim they were
damaged in the sum Of 500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
NO CHRISTMAS FIRES.
Santa Claus Fails to Pull on His Usual
Holiday Stunt.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 1.-Santa Claus is
safe and sane guide for Iowa people;
not a fire casualty at Christmas time
was reported to the state fire marshal.
The only two big fires Of the state
in December were those at Fort Dodge
and st. Charles and Santa Claus had
nothing to do with starting either.
Mr.. Roe sent out prior to the holi-
days a warning to the people in regard
to the danger Of fires at Christmas
festivities and especially where Christ
mas trees are lighted with candles.
Whether this had any effect or not
the fact is that there were no fires
reported. In fact the number Of fires
in the state this winter has been un-
usually small.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
one saloon in Manning.

Manning, Jan. This town for some
time has supported seven saloons. but
the Moon law has made change.
John Frahm has been granted a license
to operate the only saloon here and will
pay tax to the town of $4,000 for
that privilege. Not saloon IL now
open. but after Jan l Mr.. Frahm will
reopen his saloon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
RossEo THEIR GUESTS.
Two Missouri Valley Men Held Fo
Alleged Robbery.

Special to Times-Republican.
Logan. Jan. Jim and Ben Pounds
are now being detained here following
the less Of $40 by Jim Daily at the
Pounds home at Missouri Valley on
the night Of Dec. 81. Both men assert
their innocence.
Daily alleges that he went to the
Pounds home on the night of Dec. q
and when the sun shone in the morn
ing he discovered his money and the
Pounds missing. Taking the matter
up with Sheriff Rock Jim Pounds was
apprehended at Council Bluffs and
Ben Pounds at Omaha. Jim was given
preliminary hearing and held to
answer to the grand jury and Ben
Pounds will be given hearing Tues
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
Small Fire =t 10 " Fails.
| to T1mes-Repub!ican.

Special to Times
Iowa Falls, Jan. 1.-Fire In the base
ment Of the w. v. Shipley & Co. store
Saturday caused small loss estimated
at from $50 to 5000 on stock The fire Is
supposed to have been due to the Chin
new and stack to the furnace burning
out. causing the joists of the first moor
to ignite. The fire department succeed
ed in quenching the blaze without
turning in any water on the nrst moor
thus averting damage by water to the
stock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
PADDED NEWSPAPER LISTS.
State Law Department. Has knottS
Problem 70 Solve.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 1.-The law de-
partment Of the state is wrestling with
n problem as to what constitutes
bona fide subscriber to a newspaper.
In a certain county 1t Is alleged that
about the middle OF December pub
Usher secured a list o: large mum
her Of non-subscribers and placed
these names with addresses on his
mailing list. He notified all that the
paper would be sent on trial and I'M
less they ordered 1t discontinued 'hes
would be regarded as subscribers al
ter two weeks. The question IS whoth-
err subscribers secured In this way are
to be regarded as bona fide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
,NrERuReAh COMPANY SUED.
Accident on Amss Line Results in Suit
for $4,000.

Ames. Jan. damages in the sum
Of $4,000 for personal injuries received
a year ago, are the basis of couple OF
suits which have been filed against the
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
railway. Farley Sheldon and Homer
Loring receivers, by Belle and l.. u
Williams.
In the petition Of the former. which
was filed in the office Of the clerk o.
the district court the plaintiff sets ou
that on the evening Of Dec. 20, 1910. sht
was a passenger upon car of the de-
fendan: company CT her way home
from Amel and as the car stopped a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01

When YOU want a reliable medicine
for a cough or cold take Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. It can always be DE-
pended upon and is pleasant ahd SAKE
to take. For sale by oil dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01

FAD J3S1 T.-R WANT Aoe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-24
Bids on Highway Work.

Advertisements for bids for a mum.
Der OF highways to be suiE as part of
the main system and oil bIe state aid
plan will be made by the state high
way department within the next 30
days and the list will be made up by
Commissioner E. NJ. Bigelow within
a few days. The commissioner held
a conference with officers of his de.
partment and will push the road
work, although as soon as the ques.
tion of the use of the money from au.
tomobile licenses is determined op.
erations will go much faster. The
construction of roads on the state aid
plan depends largely on the use of
this money, which amounts to about
s1,4OO,OOO, representing the income
from that course for several years
Whether a court suit to determine
what should be done will be entered
or not no one seems to know at this
time,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-24

three that manned lifeboat No o, gave
a story of the wreck from the mo-
ment that the Titanic struck the ice.
berg. He insisted Ismay went into
the first lifeboat.
81 am certain l saw Ismay leave by
the first boat that went over the side"
Jones said. I'VE all knew at the time
that she was goner. The first boat
off was in charge of the second officer
and Ismay went with him. OF the 300
members Of the crew that were in the
quarters forward but forty-seven that
| know of managed to get away. They
were crushed when she struck. The
same death came to the first cabin
passengers that were quartered for
ward"
Mrs. Julian Smith OF West Vir-
ginia, who lost her husband, was bit
ter in her denunciation of Ismay.
81 saw Ismay leave in the first
boat" she said, "and / thought then
it was done probably because ne was
i'll. But ! learned afterward that he
was in perfect health and had been
banqueting with the captain when
the crash came. When we were TAX
en- off on the Carpathia he was put in
the best stateroom, in infinitely more
comfort than the twenty-six widows
aboard. He kept in seclusion for the
greater part of the time. On his door
was sign that read: Please don't
knock"
In Bed When the Crash Came.
Mrs. Dickinson Bishop of Detroit,
Mich, in an interview said
81 was the first woman in the first
boat. was in the boat four hours be-
fore being picked up by the Carpathia.
was in bed at the time the crash
came, got up and dressed and went
back to bed being assured that there
was no danger. There were very few
passengers on deck when | reached
there, after / decided that it would be
better to investigate the matter of the
crash more fully.
There was little or no panic. The
behavior of the crew of the Titanic
was perfect. My husband was also
saved, thank Cod"