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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-16
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that was lacking was the Incorporation
Of the town. With this accomplished II
was felt that public Improvements
could be better looked after and that
the town would grow rapidly. The
proposition carried bysa vote Of IS
yes to l9 no
Des Moines.
Charles Smith, negro. has been
ordered taken back TO Fort Madison to
complete a sentence of fifteen years for
utterance a forged instrument. After
spending more than nine years in
prison he was released some time ago
on parole. Smith got drunk last week.
He visited the police station one night.
He was scantily attired and claimed
that small negro Was after him
with a knife. Drunkenness was re-
eponsible for the negro being sent back
to prison.
Upton.
A terrific hail and rain storm vis-
tied Upton and vicinity Tuesday morn :
ing. Much damage was done to the
fruit crop and fire caused by light
ming. totally destroyed a barn on the
George Simmermaker farm, south OF
Upton. causing loss Of $4,000. part
Of which is covered by insurance. Half
of the fruit crop has been destroyed by
hail stripping the trees of embryo
fruit. The heavy rainfall which ac-
| mpanied the storm, has caused
streams to overflow their banks and
| much damage has resulted in the
washing out of fences in rural districts.
Upton.
Peter Graham. % years old. a
wealthy farmer residing near Upton,
was drowned in swollen stream,
+; Tuesday afternoon, while fixing fence
| that had ben washed out by high wa
ter caused by heavy rains. Mr.. Ora
ham was alone in the field and is sup
| posed TO have been crossing the stream
on a log preparatory to stretching q
| wire. when he lost his balance and fell
| into the raging torrent. He was unable
| to get out and the swift current car
| ried his body some distance away
where it was found by persons who
formed a searching party after he
failed to return home. Mr.. Graham
has been a resident of Cedar county
during his entire life and has wide
(, acquaintance. He leaves wife and
several children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-16
EIGHT HEIRS LOCATED.
Many Are Found Who Would Claim
Share Of Wheeler Estate,

Special to Times Republican.
Webster City. May 16.-Due to the
unusual publicity given the case, Harry
O. Cutler, administrator OF the $4,000
estate Of E. S. Wheeler, who recently
died in this city, has already located
eight heirs and has communicated
with many other people VINO would like
to be heirs but are not
Mr.. Wheeler died without will leav-
ing no wife or children nor any heirs
whose whereabouts were known and II
was feared for a time that all the
estate would go to the state OF Iowa. a
brother, however. has been found ir
Kansas. The other heirs are nephewe
and nieces three Of whom live in Chi
cago. TWO in Ohio. one in Georgia ant
npa in Oklahoma
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-16
P. e. o. Closes Convention.

Burlington. May 16.-The twenty
first annual convention of the P F. o.
of Iowa closed a three days session
last night. with the election of officers
as follows:
President. Mrs. Walter McHenry. OF
Des Moines; first vice president. Mrs
Lillian Long Griffith. Of Harlan; sec
ond vice president. Mrs. May France
of Burlington recording secretary. Miss
Bessie Brown Manning. Of Keosauqua:
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Stella NJ
Porter. of Ottumwa: treasurer. Mrs
Cornelia ]. Sawyer. of Sioux City; or
ganizer, Mrs. Louise Hensely, OK Grin
nell
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-16
low. Patents Granted.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. May 1.-THE following
patents were granted to Iowans for the
week ending May 10. as reported from
the office of Wilfred C. Lane. patent
attorney, sos Croker building, Des
Moines:
Animal trap Henry H. May. New
Albin.
Coin holder, Walter A. Lewis, Ba
tavia.
Folding step. Philip NJ. Engelhardt
Swaledale.
Transmission device, Thomas H
Williams. Buxton.
Spark plug. Charles F. Johnston. as
signs one half to c. c. Eldridge and
one-h half to E. ]. Beebe, Marshalltown.
Harness buckle. Emmett c. Drake
and E S. Brown, Blockton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-16
DAMAGES FOR DEATH OF INFANT
IN EXPLOSION SOUGHT IN
WATERLOO COURT.
GRocERs CHARGED WITH
FILLING WRONG OIL CAN
Alleged That Gasoisns Was subst,-
tuted For ksrossns-Defens Alleges
Family and Friends INDUCED in
Drunken Orgy at Time and That
Explosion Was Due to carslessnsss.

Waterloo, May 16.-Selection of q
jury was made yesterday and exam
nation of witnesses commenced in the
trial of a suit for $4,000 damages in
stituted by Mike Rumincsk against
the grocery firm of Durham & Sob
ner. The action is the result OF the
death of 4-months- old grandchild
of the plaintiff, who was burned to
death at the Rumincsik home, EOS
Manson street, on the morning Of July
>, 1912. The alleged substitution Of
gasolene for kerosene on the part of
the clerk who filed the order, is
charged by the plaintiff The fluid was
placed in a lamp by the mother of
the child and exploded, catching fire
to the bed clothes and cremating the
infant
On the morning Of July 3, the de-
livery wagon of the defendant COM
pany called al the home and left two
cans on the rear porch. one Of these
was a one gallon container for kero
sene and the other was a larger can
for gasolene. On July 3. Katie An
drich. an 1S-year old stepdaughter of
the plaintiff arose at l O'Clock in the
morning and refilIed the kerosene
lamp with oil when her father re-
turned TO the home for his night
lunch. Mr.. Bumincsik is employed or
the night shift at the Illinois Central
ice houses.
Mother Tells Of 6abys Death.
The young mother left the 4-months
old infant sleeping on the cot beside
her bed She lit the lamp in the
kitchen, returned to the bedroom anu
retired Ten minutes later, according
to her testimony, the lamp exploded
the flames caught the bed clothes and
the baby was SO severely burned that
she died at the hospital at 3 o'clock on
the afternoon of the following day.
Examination of the principal wit
ness for the plaintiff. who is the
mother Of the dead child, progressed
with difficulty. owing to the fact that
she can not readily converse in the
English language. The Rumincsik fam
lily are Russian people who came to
this county three years ago. During
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-16
Montour erevities.

Special to Times Republican.
Montour, May 1.-THE town council
at its last meeting elected T. G. Gibson
as mayor to fill the unexpired term OF
Mayor Bringleson, who has moved on,
CT town.
Mrs. Charles SWingle. who has been
quite sick for several days, is improv-
ms.
John r. Godfrey, of Eagle Grove. sole
a twenty-acre wood lot to E. o. Harris
consideration $50 per acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-16
GIBsoN's BODY INFERRED
Nevada Authorities Fail to Locate
Friends Of Dead Man.

Nevada. May 16.-Failing to secure
any positive identification or word from
friends or relatives of Joe Gibson, who
died here Wednesday morning from
murns received in burning box car
on the Rock Island the fore part of the
week. the body was inferred in the
Nevada cemetery yesterday afternoon
This action was taken upon the advice
Of the state board Of health The in
tern7ent was at the expense Of the
county
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-16
Costly Treatment.

Il was troubled with constipation
and Indigestion and spent hundreds of
dollars for medicine and treatment
writes C. H. Hines. of Whitlow. Ark.
Il went to ST. Louis hospital. also 10
a hospital in New Orleans. but no cure
was effected. On returning home be-
gan taking Chamberlain's Tablets. and
worked right along. used them for
some time and am now all right
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-16

women will 60 up on the hill and be
used for an educational exhibit It Is
the most moved building on the
grounds. II was originally built by the
Burlington railroad a. their private
building. Then It was taken for Sec
retary's office and later for tho use OF
the ladies. The old greenhouses will
be torn down and the floral exhibit will
go into the old Valley Junction dining
hall, which was originally the dairy
building.
These changes are all in carrying out
the general plan for the improvement
of the grounds as adopted some years
ago.
Reports to the state department OF
public instruction indicate more or less
trouble out in the state over the ap-
plication Of the new legislation as to
school funds on interest A number OF
inquiries have been received as to who
It is that approves the guaranty bonds
which the depository bank puts up. 1t
is held this is by the school board In
some places 1t is represented that since
the school treasurer Is not to get any
salaries nobody will act as school treas
urer. But the department believes that
In every community there will be found
some public spirited person who will
act as school treasurer without COM
persation. Inasmuch as banks must
pay interest on state money.( and city
funds. it is believed that there will be
little trouble in getting them to pay
interest on school money. The entire
new law will be included in phamp-
let giving all the new school legislation
soon to be issued.
The members Of the state board Of
control will go next week 70 Fort Madi-
son. Anamosa and Davenport and thus
complete the semi-annual visitation Of
the state institutions. Every member
of the board is required to visit every
institution at least twice a year and
the board always goes as a whole and
makes a thorough inspection OF all the
institutions A great many other visits
are made: but at these formal visits
the board hears from any or all who
have desire to appear before the board.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20
JUDGE lands WOULD
PROBE CLEO MATTER
|nstructs Grand Jury to Look
Into Compromise

Chicago, March 18.-Judge Lands,
in the United States district court, in
structed & special grand jury to in
vestigate alleged butterine frauds
compromised by the internal revenue
department on March 4. The grand
jurors are to learn if the manufacture
ers were not guilty of conspiracy to
defraud the government under section
81 of the national penal code.
The jurors also were instructed 10
ascertain If any member of the ma
tional government was guilty of con-
spiracy.
This compromise, continued Judge
Lands, was based on the law giving
the internal revenue department au-
thority to compromise cases where the
internal revenue law has been violat-
ed.
III the manufacturers have been
guilty of %conspiring to defraud the
government, however, the case comes
under section 81 of the federal penal
code," said the court, "and a charge
made under that law cannot be COM
promised by the treasury department."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20

Man Accused of Trying to Bride Legis
Iators Will Be Placed on Trial
in May.

Ben j. Ness, charged with attempt.
ing to bride two members of the leg.
islature, was released from the Bur.
leigh county Jail under bonds of So, 900
after spending about ten days behind
the bars.
The net term Of the Burleigh coun.
ty district court will be held in Bis.
marck in May, with Judge Nuess!e
presiding, and then Ness will be ar.
raigned.
The Ness bribery case is the first
in the history of the state. When Ness
was originally arrested on the charge
OF attempted bribery he was held I'M.
der $4,000 bail. On the same day pro.
ceedings against him were instituted
in the house Of representatives, and
ne was found guilty and sentenced to
tour days Imprisonment in the Bur.
leigh county Jail. In. the meantime
the state authorities had pressed their
action against him with the result
that he was held for trial under So, 900
bonds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20
WANTS A RECEIVER N ED
Attorney General Proceeds Aqains,
Grand Forks COMPANY.

Application for the dissolution of
the International Securities company
and the appointment of a receiver to
close up its affairs is made in a COM
plant lodged in the district court of
Grand Forks county, with Attorney
General Andrew Miller as the relator.
Misrepresentation in the sale of
stock and contracts, nAsmanagement
and misrepresentation Of funds and
property and systematic looting of the
company by the general manager, E.
Sandlier, are features charged by the
attorney general, based upon a report
by the state bank examiner.
March % is the date on which
Judge Cooley will hear the arguments
on the order to show cause why a re-
ceiver should not be appointed and the
affairs OF the company wound up. In
the meantime the directors and Off
GERS are %enjoined from making any
transfer Of any Of the company's in
terests.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20
Another Line Into Canada.

Word comes from jamestown to the
effect that, the Midland Continental
railway, which has completed and is
operating a line between Edgeley and
jamestown, will extend it's road north
this coming summer. Material for
thirty miles Of this extension is now
on the ground and it is planned to lay
$50 miles altogether. This line will
probably run in a ~northeasterly direc-
ton to Grand Forks, where it will
cross into Minnesota and open up the
wide strip Of country between the Red
River and the old line of the Great
Northern. This territory includes some
of the richest farming and dairying
lands in the Northwest and it is much
In need of railway facilities, having
sufficient traffic developed to furnish
profitable business at once.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20
STEFANSS0N GOING NORTH
North Dakota Explorer to Lead Four
Year Expedition.

Vilhjalmer %Stefansson, an old North
Dakota boy and a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Dakota, discoverer
of the blonde Eskimo, made public in
an address recently at Grand Forks,
his plans for the four year expedition
he plans to lead to the Arctic next
May. During this time he hopes to
wipe off the map much of the white
space indicating UNEMPLOYED regions
of the far north.
Stefansson and his companions,
eight or ten picked men of science,
will sail out of Esquimault, B. c., neal
Victoria, the latter part of May or
early in June, on the PAT ton steam
whaler Kartuck.
The Karluck will carry the party as
far north as possible. Under favor
able conditions they expect in Septem-
Der to reach land somewhere in the
Beaufort sea, now unexplored. There
they will establish a base, sending the
vessel back and remaining during the
winter. In the spring they will 20
north. They will return to civilization
in September, 1916.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20
DAKOTANS TAKE UP CURLING
Grand Forks to Build a Rink This
Summer.

Sufficient stock has already been
subscribed by the promoters of the
Grand Forks Curling club to insure
the construction Of a ring the coming
summer and Grand Forks will be on
the curling map next winter.
For several years the city has been
actively engaged in an effort to Sc
cure such an enterprise and recently
the Crank Forks Commercial club has
taken hold of the matter with the re.
suit that a site has been purchased, a
company has been organized and much
of the stock has been sold.
The Grand Forks curling enthusiasts
plan to hold an annual bonspiel, not
only interesting to the players of the
Twin Cities. Duluth, Winnipeg and
other sections, but drawing from the
smaller towns in the northern part of
the state, making this b%onspiel the
stepping stone for them to bigger
meets of the Northwest.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20
WELL KNOWN MEN JAILED
Convicted of Using the Mails to De.
frand,

New York, March 16.-Aged sons of
two of Americas immortals are in
the Tombs prison awaiting the result
of their appeal from sentence of a
year and a day in the federal peniten.
tiary for having used the mails to de-
fraud in promoting mining schemes.
They are Julian Hawthorne, New
York, aged sixty-seven, the son of Ma
thaniel Hawthorne, the great novelist,
and himself a writer of international
distinction, and DR.. William ]. Morton,
New York, aged s~iXty-seven, the son
of William T. G. Morton, who gave to
the cause of suffering humanity ether
and the first application of it as an
anesthetic in surgical operations and
himself a leading nerve specialist and
]discoverer of new methods of applying
local anesthetics.
With them is Albert Freeman, aged
forty-six, former New York broker, the
promoter of the Hawthorne mining
schemes attacked by the federal au-
thorities and who faces the severe
sentence of five years and three days
in the Atlanta prison.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20
Over Ninety People Killed and
Scores Hurt in Storm.
RETURNS STILL INCOMPLETE
Damage to Property Cannot Be Esti.
mated. but Will Have to Be
Computed in Millions.

New Orleans. March 13.-Indications
from late reports are that more than
ninety people We're killed, scores Sc
verelv injured and great property loss
sustained in the disastrous electrical
storm which swept parts Of Georgia,
Tennessee. Alabama, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Texas.
Eighty odd deaths have been report
ed and the total loss of life probably
will be increased when wire commune
cation is restored in remote sections
devastated by the cyclone. The dam
age to property cannot be estimated,
but will have to be computed in mil
lions.
Twenty-Five persons are reported to
have persisted in Georgia and dam
age to property is roughly estimated
at 100000 Calhoun, Gordon county.
Georgia, and vicinity bore the brunt
of the storm in that state, where
eleven persons are reported to have
been killed. The other fatalities in
Georgia We're nine at Tucker, four at
E~aglesville. three at Charleston and
two at Columbus.
Late reports from Tennessee have
increased the death toll in that state
to twenty-three persons.
The loss of life in Alabama is esti-
mated at thirteen, although several
persons still are reported missing.
Five negroes were killed near New
Decatur, three persons persisted at
Calera and two each at Hokes Bluff,
GAINESVILLE and Duke.
One death has been reported in Tex
as.
Late reports from Northern Missis-
sippi raised the death list from seven,
as first reported, to thirteen. These
fatalities occurred in seven counties.
Wire communication with a number
of towns struck by the storm still is
interrupted. No more deaths have
been reported from Louisiana.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20
Tariff Revision First Business
Of Extra Session.
PRESIDENT ISSUES THE CALL
Congress Will Assemble on April 7
and the Task of Revising Sched-
u'es Will Begin at Once.

Washington, March 1S.-The eXtrs
session of congress called by Presiden,
Wilson to assemble April Z will begi1
with nothing but the tariff revision
bills before it. This fact was made
clear iii a statement by Representa-
tive Oscar w. Underwood, chairman
of the house committee on ways anG
means. Until tariff legislation is We;
under way in the house no genera.
committees will be named and no 9th
er legislative subjects will be taken
up.
The president specified no subject
for the extra session in his proclama.
ton, but it is fully understood that his
message to congress at it's opening
will dwell upon the need of tariff re.
vision. If currency, Philippine indie.
pendence, Alaskan affairs, woman sui.
frage or other pressing questions are
forced upon the attention of congress
it will be only after the Democratic
leaders of the two houses and the
president are convinced that the sue,
cess of tariff revision is assured.
Discuss Income Tax Plan.
The Democrats of the ways and
means committee have begun a re.
vision of the intricacies of customs en-.
forcement in the administrative sec
tions of the tariff and informally dis
cussed the income tax plan in a gen.
eral way without attempting to reach
a decision as to that new revenue
raising scheme designed to add per.
haps $500, 600, 900 to the treasury funds.
While the income tax details hinge
upon the final estimate of the probable
Venue from the fourteen schedules
the disposition of the committee ma
Jority is to inaugurate the system with
probably a l per cent tax on a mini,
mum of $4,000 annual income.
The big fight pending now is the al
ways controversial schedule X, the big
wool schedule on which a final vote is
likely within three or four days. The
advocates of free raw wool in the com
mittee have counted upon winning in
the end, regardless of what the prob
able attitude Of the senate might be.
The majority already has settled upon
free raw cotton and upon sharp reduc-
tons in the cheaper grades of textile
manufactures.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20
VERY SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
Interesting Results From Better Farm.
ing Campaign.

Two hundred and %sixty-one meetings,
with a total attendance of 1920
farmers, have been held during the
past two months by the field repre-
sentatives of the Better Farming asso-
citation. Instruction vas given in ag.
ricultural subjects of vital interest to
the farmers, particularly live stock,
better seed corn and alfalfa. A nota-
BILE feature of these meetings is that,
with few exceptions, they have been
held in the country districts away
from the town, thus making them &C.
cessible and allowing taking up of
different problems locally.
To make these schools as practical
as possible illustrative material was
used a great deal and demonstrations
with live stock were given as far as
it was possible. Stock Judging by in
structors and students was a feature
Of several schools, notably at Grand
Forks, Minot and Larimore, where big
meetings were held.
Among the largest schools were the
NAoku - SOln dllu S1OFcI Gull
yention, the Mouse River Loop short
course, each lasting a week, and the
sessions in Cavalier and Bottineau
counties. The Bottineau county schools
had an additional feature in the way
Of home economics for ladies'. This
proved very popular and will be in
troduced generally.
A number of the larger short
courses have been entirely self-sup-
porting, the farmers locally taking
care of all expenses. The school held
under the auspices of the Larimore
Farmers club was conducted in this
way and was we'll attended by an in.
terested and enthusiastic audience.
The meetings will be continued into
the spring as long as there is call for
them and the farmers find time to at
tend. They are scheduled we'll ahead.
The school sessions, together with the
work of the farmer clubs of the state,
are creating interest in better farming
and have been a strong factor in pro-
noting the Introduction of more live
stock, better seed and the like.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20
ORDERS MEXICAN
BATTLE TO STOP
American Officer Brings En-.
gagement to an End.

Nogales, Ariz., March 14.-Constitu-
tionalists overthrow the federal garri-
son at Nogales, Sonora, and now are
in possession of the border town, after
a fight which continued with little
abatement for twelve hours. Casual
ties are estimated at 100 dead and
twice as many wounded on both sides.
Private Allen A. Umf1eet, Troop G.
Fifth cavalry, U. S. A., was seriously
wounded by a rebel bullet while doing
police duty nea the international line
here. The shot passed through his
face from nose to ear. No other Amer
leans were injured.
The United States soldier was shot
when the attack was at it's height.
Lieutenant Colonel Tate, in charge of
the Fifth cavalry patrol, instantly sent
word to General Obregon, in command
of the rebel forces:
You have shot one of my men.
Cease firing or | shall be after you at
once"
At the same moment the firing from
the regulars, under Generals Roster
litzky and Reyes, slackened. By some
p~reconcerted arrangement Lieutenant
Colonel Tate called his bugler and or
dered him to sound the Mexican cease
firing order. The federal garrison
instantly obeyed, but desultory firing
continued to ONE from the besiegers.
Colonel Obregon succeeded in hold.
Ing back the fire from his men so that
kosterlitzky and Reyes, with their
forces, We're able to cross to the Unit.
ed States, where they surrendered tc
Colonel Wilbur f. Wilder, Fifth cav.
airy, who arrived late to take com.
mand of the American troops. The
Mexican federal soldiers stacked their
arms before the American troopers
and d%isbanded.