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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-21

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CITY NEWS

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Taken to Halletsville.-Paul McAllis
ter. whose case was transferred to La
Iyaca county by the district court a few
DAYS ago, was taken to HalletSville yes
tcrday afternoon, to be confined in the
Layaca county jail. lie Will there await
his trial which it is expected will take
place sometime in January.
NORTHERN SPY has arrived, call at
lilo Elizabeth Street and get acquainted,
Ladies especially invited.
Useful Souvcnirs.-A very useful little
gift which is being presented to its pat
roms by the Frontier Lumber Company
is a Tin match holder, which may be hung
on the wall. ByitS use, II may always
be able to locate the matches and be
saved much time often spent in looking
for those highly important household
necessities.
Millinery Sale-All hats at 80 per cent
off, during sale. Everything in millinery
line at half price now instead of after
Xmas. 129tf
For Charity Ball.-Arrangcmcnts are
being made for the first annual charity
ball, to be given in tht Nivier Opera
House, corner of Tenth and Levcc streets,
on the night if December -. This will
be the first Of what is is intended shall
be an annual event in this city. the pro
cccds going for the benefit of the poor
Brownsville. Tickets have been printed
and placed on sale ut the Putegnat drug
store and at the Whitman pharmacy. The
prices Will be $50 a couple, a lady and
4 gentleman or two ladies being consider
ed a couple. Mrs. b. G. Stegman and
Miss Geraldine Kelley have been appoint
ed a committee to decorate the hall, fOr
which Christmas decorations will he
throughout. A light supper will be serv-
cd. Mrs. Bernard l.. Cain is chairman
of the committee on refreshments.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
SON OF IDA GROVE FARMER DEAD
FROM EXPLOSION OF WHISKY
BARREL.
TOUCHED MATCH TO eUNo
HOLE, HAVOC FOLLOWS
Twelve Year. Old Boy Instantly Killed
and Brother Injured Explosion
Heard Four MiIes-Barrel Secured by
Parent for Putting Down Pickles.
to Times-Repub!ican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ida Grc-.> Aug. 21.-The 12-year- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Burmeister.
residents of Grant township, six miles
south of Ida Grove, met with tragic
death yesterday afternoon. and an
other smaller son had his right HARD
badly mangled.
The father, who is farmer. had
purcha sed whisky barrel at a saloon
in aBttle Creek for the purpose OF put
ting down pickles. He took it home
and the son who was killed, drove the
cork out of the hole in the top, it hav-
ing been corked up by the saloon
keeper after the contents had been
drawn. Taking match the little fell
low stuck it into the barrel, and a ter
rifle explosion took place. being heard
by neighbors for four miles. When
the parents rushed to the place where
the barrel had been left it was found
that the older boy had been instantly
killed. and the other boy seriously in
jured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
Is MURDER ACCIDENT
Widow Of Officer Shot and Killed Dur.
ing Riot Sues Travelling Mons Asso.
citation for nsuranes-companyc Con-
tends Death Was Not Accidental.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Aug. 21.-Mrs. Belle
Lewis. Of this city. began suit in dis
trict court here today against the Iowa
State Travelling Mems Association to
recover the value Of policy carried
by her husband, George Lewis. On Oct.
2. 1911, her husband who was spe-
cial agent for the Illinois Central Rail
road Company. took out policy in the
Iowa company for the full amount per-
mitted under its rules, which was to
be the total amount of an assessment
of 50 upon each of the members of the
company. At the time Of the death OF
Mr.. Lewis the membership is alleged
to have exceeded $500, and the allie
CATION is made in the petition filed
by the widow that the assessment re-
suited in the collection of $500. Judg-
ment is asked for $4,000. Mr.. Lewis
was shot and fatally wounded in ILL
nois during the progress Of labor
troubles, by a man named Bacon. The
Iowa association refused to pay the
face Of the policy because, 1t commended.
death was not due to accident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
COMMISSION Proposed TO LEVY
TAXES IN LARGER CITIES OF
STATE.
TO TAKE AUTHORITY FROM
COUNCILS AND SCHOOL BOARDS
Special Commission In Each City
the Population Of Which 10 50 Per
Cent Of Entire county-Dss Moinss
40 . Bad Example.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times
Des Moines, Aug. 21.-The Iowa leg
islature will be asked this winter to
give authority to commissions in every
county Of the state where city's
population exceeds so per cent Of the
total population of that county to die
tate the marer and amount Of taxes to
be levied on the taxpayers OF that city.
This is the important outcome of the
tax conference held at the Polk county
court house yesterday afternoon at the
suggestion Of Mayor James r. Hanna.
of Des Moines.
Already a tax commission has been
provided by the general conference
called by Mayor Hanna yesterday. The
present commission is now composed
Of eight members, being made up Of
the chairmen Of the four taxing bod
les Of the city and county. and one
representative from the commercial
club, greater Des Moines committee.
East Des Moines Commercial League
and trades and labor assembly,.
Des Moines' system OF taxation was
bad, was the concensus Of opinion at
the tax conference called yesterday.
The fact that the school board OF Des
Moines is levying tax upon the
people Of practically the same amount
as the city's council is produced as
evidence of this fact. The city coun-
Gil believes such errors are existing IN
other communities thruout the state and
believe that a uniform taxing body is
the solution Of the problem.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
CORN FIELDS FLATTENEo.
Much Damage Done BY Storm in
Blaekhawk County.

Much Damage Done BY Storm in
BIaekhawk County.
Cedar Falls, Aug. 21.-The five rural
carriers out of Cedar Falls, who cover
the territory within radius OF
twenty-five miles, give some interest
ing data concerning che storm Sun
day night. The wind seems to have
been in streaks. For mile or so the
corr was not molested and then there
will be a strip Of mile or two where
it Is lying almost fiat on the ground.
Then another section will be encoun-
quite conspicuous.
The sugar cane northwest Of the
city was quite badly tangled. Some
of the farmers who had drilled corn
for the purpose Of filling their silos
find the crop almost fiat on the
ground. But these cases seem to De
the exception. The great bulk OF the
corn is not seriously injured.
The International Harvester peo-
pie. who were just beginning to sup
ply the territory with corn harvesters.
state that the tangled condition will
prevent harvesting Of as large vol
ume as was anticipated.
The rural carriers noted the ef-
fects Of the lightning on barns, trees,
and telephone poles. Considerable
stock was killed. Elmer E. Newton,
secretary OF the Black Hawk Mutual
Insurance company, which insures
farm stuff exclusively, is getting re-
turns from all parts Of the county con-
corning the destruction Of property
from lightning. While no one loss IS
so very large the number Of smaller
ones amount to considerable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
Nav Sharon Brevities.
, IN Times-Republican

Snecial to Times Republican.
New Sharon. Aug. 21.-The BODY OF
Jesse Stanley. who was killed near I'LL
man last Sunday, was brought mere
Tuesday and laid at rest in the Stew
art cemetery. west Of town. Mr. stan
lev was the son Of ]. NJ. Stanley living
near Taintor. :,
Tracy r. Phillips, of Muscatlne' 10
spending a part Of his vacation at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. =.
w. Phillips. south Of town.
Mrs. Elmer Watland spent seVerai
DAYS last week at the parental home III
Montezuma, called there by the Illness
of her mother. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. McGrew. OF Dassah'
Mimi. are visiting at the Griffey home.
They are touring in their car.
NJ. S. Downey has the plans com
pleted for new, strictly up-to date
residence to be built this fall on MS
farm. four miles south Of town.
The work of putting IN the thir's-
five foot steel poles to carry the wires
for the electrical transmission IS no"
completed and the work OF string1ns
,he wires will soon be finished and
then New Sharon will enjoy an all daS
lighting current for the first time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
Southern Io1ua Items

!, was pulled into the boat the eel eXtri-
Gated itself and then ensued a struggle
which only ended when the eel slipped
out of the boat and into the water.
Clinton.
Frank Fletcher. an old employee of
the, Taber, Lumber Company. was
drowned the other morning in the log
boom at the company's plant just south
of the city limits short time after he
had reported for work. Fletcher was
working in the force that RATS the
logs from the boom to the gangway up
which they are dragged into the mill,
where they are sawed into lumber.
Fellow employees who witnessed the
accident. say that Fletcher stepped out
on pile of logs floating around in the
boom. but whether Fletcher lost his
balance. or the log turned with him.
| they were unable to say. At any
rate Fletcher was soon discovered
struggling in the water and before help
could reach him, he had sank.
Griswold.
On account Of infantile paralysis in
| California, J. D. Shere has wired for
his wife and children to start from
Long Beach at once. Mr.. Shere and
! ter in hopes of improving his wifes
| health. He had returned to Griswold
| this summer to operate his threshing
machine, and has just received the
| news of the plague from Long Beach.
A great many deaths have been re-
ported in Los Angeles up to last Satur-
day night Only one death has been
reported in Long Beach. but other
cases are developing, people are leav-
F, ing as fast as possible, 1t ia reported
DR.. r. B. Chisholm, Of this place. has
also wired for his wife and children.
who are visiting with her parents in
Long Beach. to come at the earliest
possible time.
lows City.
Christ Hanson. who works for q
farmer In Scott township. was minus
q horse and buggy. when he came to
90 home Saturday night. The matter
was reported to the police who at first
| thought 1t was case Of horse steal
Ing. Sunday the report came from Ok
ford that well-to-do farmer had
driven home a rig which did not be-
long to him and the Iowa City authori
/ ties were asked to find the owner.
County Attorney Hart and Marshal
Miller went to Oxford to bring back
the horse and to interview the absent
minded farmer. The farmer. whose
name the authorities do not wish to
disclose. had evidently taken a drop too
much. His family. who had come up
with him on the train. had left him to
shift for himself. The old man had
| finally awakened from his slumbers
and decided to go home. He saw a
horse hitched along South Clinton
which looked like one he used to own
TO he took 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
ELoPERs DEFY PARENT.
Youth Threatens to Shoot Prospective
Fathsr.in. Law.

Waterloo, Aug. 2l.-An elopement
took place Sunday night despite the
stern disapproval on the part of the
girls father when VIII Campbell,
aged 81 years, and Miss Annie l..
Rogan. aged 20 years. of 1917 Black
hawk street. ran away to Cedar Rap
ids with the intention of marrying.
Monday morning a note left by the
girl to her father was found. 1t read:
81 have decided to marry Willie
We have left for Cedar Rapids"
willie" is no slouch as Romeo.
so Mr. Rogau informed Chief Leigh
ton, who was notified of the affair
When told by the girls father that
his presence about the Rogan nome
was very annoying to the head OF the
family, Campbell was undaunted
"A!, you have to do is to keep STILL
he told the father. II don't want TO
marry YOU, so be quiet" Talk OF re-
yolyers and much firing In the direc-
ton of the elder Rogan's anatomy by
the desperate wooer rather put
quietus to parental objections.
The real objects Mr.. Rogan has to
Campbell as son-in-law Is that VIC
voung man has not the best moral
record, so it is declared. He fas Just
been paroled from the state reforma-
tory at Anamosa, where four years
ago he was sent on conviction OF the
charge of forgery. He was sentence!
for seven years but his case was ac'ea
on favorably by the state board o.
parole recently. No steps have peeh
taken by the police to trace the couple
as it is presumed that they are now
welded. It is rule of the par"'e
board than men on probation can not
marry without consent OF the board
but as Campbell has evidently beat the
board to It no action will be taken
against him if he shows an inclination
to lead an honest life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
F. A. KENYON FACES AccusERs.
Brother Of Senator Appears and Gives
eond-Dseliness TO Comment on Case.

Brother Of Senator Appears and Gives
eond-Dselinsss to Comment on Case
Sioux City. Aug. 21.-F. A. Kenyon.
president Of the Iowa Land and Gravel
Company arrived In Sioux City yes
terday and began preparations to de-
fend himself against the charge Of
forgery brought by w. c. Page, gem
eral superintendent Of the company
The trouble arose in settling the at
fairs of the company.
Mr.. Kenyon appeared In Justice H.
w. Pitkin's court and the case was set
for hearing Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock. He put up $500 bonds, which
were signed by A. B. Beall and w. L..
Ogden.
The accused travelled all night in
order to be here yesterday. He was
in northwestern Iowa when he learned
that warrant had been issued and
started Immediately for Sioux City.
MIR. Kenyon declined to make any
comment on the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
ToorHPIck IN STOMACH.
West Tabor Boy in Serious Condition
and Doctors Disagree.

Special to- Times Republican.
Council Bluffs. Aug. 21.-Sufferins
from some development Is result OF
swallowing toothpick two weeks ago
Hubert Miller, the 13-year- old son of
Mrs. Lille Miller Of West Tabor, is In
a precarious condition. Meanwhile the
physicians who have been called ir.
consultation in the case are disagreed
as to the cause Of the lads physical
suffering. For several days the boy
has been unable to stand erect on ac-
count Of severe pain in the region of
his stomach and upper bowels
The physicians agree that this is
due to gastric irritation. but are dis
agreed as to what causes the irrita-
ton Some of the doctors think that
it is caused by the toothpick, which
they say is probing the delicate in
ternal membrane and when the boy
stands erect the muscles press against
the inflamed parts.
On the other hand other physicians
say that the toothpick has nothing to
do with the trouble except perhaps
the arsenic which is used to bleach
the toothpicks may have poisoned the
patient
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
,,.b,r,, Le,au. Select. Forest City.

Mason City, Aug. 2l.-After selecting
Forest City for the next place or
meeting. and electing officers, the an
nual convention Of the Young People
League Of Scandinavian Lutheran
churches, representing northern Iowa
and southern Minnesota, adjourned ar
ter several days session at Albert
Lea.
The leading ministers OF the denom-
nation appeared on the program. as
well as members of the faculty OF st.
Olaf College. Mortified. and Waldorf
College, Forest City. The last session
of the convention was taken up with
addresses by the Rev. G. n. urdai.
Northwood, Iowa, and Prof. l.. w. Boo,
Forest City. The officers of the league
are: President. Ignatius Bjorli, North :
wood; vice president. Rev. Nervig, Al
bert Lea: secretary. Miss Belle Ander-
son, Forest City treasurer. c. N. ur-
dal. NOrthwOod.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
District Rebekah Convention.

Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, Aug. 21.-Wednesday'
Sept 4, Webster City will entertain
the eleventh annual convention OF Re-
hekah lodges Of Districts 40 and "a
composed Of the lodges OF Hamilton
and Webster counties. Purity and Su-
perior lodges of this city are preparing
to entertain some four or five hundred
guests. The officers Of the association
are:
President-Mrs. Rena NJ. Jewett.
Webster City.
Vice president-Mrs. Minnie Stuart
Webster City.
Treasurer-Mrs. A. G. Sanders. Fort
Dodge.
secretary-Miss Olive Jewett. Webster
City.
The executive committee is composed
OF Mesdames Jessie Grant and Dnsheck
OF Fort Dodge, Mrs. Ida Blake, of
Homer: Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor OF Le-
high, and Mrs. Eva Craig. OF Kalo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
Story County Court Sept. 9.

SOpC1dI 10 IITiVS-
Nevada. Aug. 21.-The september
term OF the district court Will convene
in this city on Sept. 9 with Judge C..
e. Albrook on the bench. The last day
Of filing petitions for this term OF
court is Aug. 80 The prospects are
for a light docket. The grand jury
panel for the year consists Of William
Albright. Of Lincoln: Lew Baldus. OF
Lafayette; j. f. Campbell, OF Frank
lin; A. c. Coll. OF Indian Creek: r.
F.. Fantz. OF Grant; John Fitzgerald.
Of New Albany; s. r. Frey. of Mil
ford: William Gates. ST.. of this city:
J. w. Grosclose. Of Union: Peter
Orning. Of Story City: J. c. Oxley. OF
Collins: and Jacob Risdal. OF Howard
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
SHADES TROUBLES.
Friends Put Ogden Man In For Fines
at Des Moines.

Friends Put Ogden MAN IN For T'"ss
at Des Moines.
Ogden. Aug. 21.-A. F. Shade or
Ogden found that an auto trip to Dies
Moines was expensive. He went TO
town with couple Of friends, so 1t
seems, and they stopped the machine
at west Third and Walnut street.
Shade went away and left his friends,
William Rood and A. ]. Lawler. IN
charge. After a while they decided
they would take a ride. They started
the engine and one pulled the wrong
lever and the machine backed into the
big plate glass window Of the Har-
bach building.
The police took charge Of the auto
and when Shade appeared to get ms
machine he was met by bill OF $4S
for the broken window. Then ]. w.
Jerney, chief Of police, arrested him
for running car on demonstration
number. Then Rood and Lawler were
arrested for careless driving. They
pleaded not guilty to all charges when
arraigned in police court and will be
tried Friday afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21

Of the earth for nifty feet ana CONTAINED:
thirty-one feet of water. n. A. Moore
head. an old time citizen OF Ida Grove.
owned the residence now occupied by
Professor Schlaefer and In 1877 ne
attempted to dig a well on the bound
airy line of the two lots. AS they are
located at the top OF the hill, he gave
up digging the we'll after digging for
ninety feet, and covered the hole over.
While the water In the old well might
possibly be surface water from the re-
cent rains. still II Is Ice cold, trait
not usually found in water that runs IN
from rains, The well will be filled up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
Ottumwa.

Ottumwa.
Dave Chesser. a notorious character
Of Ottumwa, was bound over to the
federal grand jury under bond Of ST.
500. charged with the theft of two
United States mail bags which were
taken from the Milwaukee depot here
last Friday.
Iowa City.
Suhindra Bose. Hindue Of Calcutta,
India. has been selected professor of
Oriental politics and civilization" a
new chair in Iowa university He will
give instruction in the political rela-
lions Of the United States and the
orient He Is the first native Of his
land to be called to an educational
post in this state.
Shsn andoah.
Fred Tyler a wealthy young farmer
we'll known in southwest Iowa, who
lives just south Of Shenandoah, went
violently insane Saturday night and
the assistance Of four neighbors were
requested to subdue him. He will be
taken to Omaha for treatment. His
ALTERATION was totally unexpected and
a terrible shock to his friends.
Shenandoah.
G. w. McGrew, arrested on q charge
Of drunkenness Saturday night, tried
to commit suicide by hanging himself
in his cell in the city jail. He tore the
blankets into strips to make a rope
and hanged himself to bar in the
corner Of the cell He was discovered
by an attendant and cut down before
serious injury had taken place.
easlsy.
Clifton b. Plumb, the 22-year- old
son of F. H. Plumb, fell from the tor
Of the farmers elevator while working
He was standing on the scaffofding
The board he had hold Of broke and he
fell to the ground, q distance Of fifty
five feet. His head was cut and his
chest hurt and he was badly bruised
but is not thought to be in serious
condition.
Des Moinss.
Mrs. Mildred Taylor filed charges OF
assault with intent to commit murder
against her husband. F. E. Taylor. who
she claims drugged her while she was
asleep early Saturday morning. and
went out to have high old time"
with two other women. II an affi-
davit. the wife claims the husband adj
mitted the high old time" but says
he did not drug her. Taylor has made
his escape from the police.
Museatins.
George Nelson. q fisherman, who ID
located some miles below this city on
the Mississippi river. upon his visit
here on Saturday afternoon told Of
having been forced to put up a fight to
sec;,re a five foot eel Nelson states
that he had been fishing with net In
the river and that he trapped an eel
fully five feet in lnegth. When the pei
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
EDUCATORS NARROW ESCAPE.
Ella Grove Man Almost Falls Into
Abandoned Wei! While Moving Lawn.

Special to Time s-Republica0.
Ida Grove, Aug. 21.-Prof. George
Schlaefer, superintendent of the Ida
Grove schools. had a narrow escape
from being precipitated into an old
we'll this morning. Professor Schlaefer
was moving the lawn between the
residence occupied by him and that Of
Sheriff MCLEOD. when a chunk of dirt
dropped Just as he stepped on it. Upon
investigation 1t was found that the
opening disclosed by the disappearance
of the dirt, led down into the bowels
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21

bune Of Burlington and Col. s. w.
Brookhart Of Washington county. b.
E. Jones OF Burlington will also an
nounce his candidacy for the nominal
ton between now and Monday. It was
declared that this movement Is by d.
rection of the national Roosevelt COM
mittee, Congressman Kennedy being
one OF the two republican representa-
tives in Iowa who announced their 10y
alty to Taft
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
Allison News Notes.
cial to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times RepuDIichn.
Allison. Aug. Civ. s. Bell reports
that eight and one-fourth inches Of
rain has fallen since the beginning Of
harvest
Mrs. I. H. Hart received message
announcing the death Of her father, at
Hebron. Neb
Mr. and Mrs. ]. T. Cook have moved
to their new home at Bristow
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Babcock are the
parents OF a young daughter, a late
arrival In their home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
Boy Accidentally Shot.

Special to Times-Republican.
Thornton, Aug. 21.-Dr. Carlson re-
ports an accidental shooting at the
home Of Hans Peterson on Sunday.
Albert Wonsmos, who stays with the
Peterson family. with some neighbor
boys was playing with a gun that had
cartridge lodged in the barrel. In
trying to punch 1t out it was discharged
and the ball entered Albert's hip and
lodged near the spine. The boy Is rest
ing eaSy.