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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-18

young man OF sterling worth. loved
and esteemed by all. The bride wore
dress of white albatross, bouquet
of white roses and smilax, the groom
the conventional black suit"
Thursday, Oct. 20, 1890.
Treasurer McLeran has given no.
tice that there are now sufficient funds
on hand to pay all outstanding war
rants drawn on the county funds which
have been presented and endorsed prior
to June l, 1890; also those on the poor
farm fund which We're presented and
endorsed prior to Sept. 1, $780,"
"A quiet but pretty home wedding
was that which occurred at the home
of the brides parents, one mile north
Of Haverhill yesterday afternoon at
2 o'clock, the high contracting parties
being j. S. Calhoun, of this city. book
keeper for the Frudden Lumber Com
pany, and Miss Matte Cronkelton, Of
Haverhill, Rev. Bowers, of the Chris
tan church tying the silken knot. The
bride is young lady of many accom-
plishments and will be valuable
acquisition to the social circles of this
city"
Green Mountain correspondence:
Pearl Somers was home to see her
pa and ma Sunday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-18
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALETOWN

! tramp made his escape. III
Sunday, OCT. 10, 1890.
Mr. Jess Troutner, of Charles City,
was in the city the guest of Miss
Maude Haines.'
Monday, Oct 20, 1890.
Mr.. Charles H. Smith, late with the
Woodbury. mills, has been appointed
general delivery clerk at the postoffice,
vice Charley Haas, whose health did
nos permit Of the steady work and
| confinement. MIR. Haas will, however,
assist as an extra hand during busy
| hours"
Henry Boggie has been promoted
| from hostler to extra engineer and Ed
| Cole, who has been firing engine 20,
takes his place. Same Cole is firing
the 33 for Engineer Willard"
Tuesday, Oct. 81, 1890.
Carpenters and all mechanics are
very busy"
The bar docket of the district court
is in the hands of the printers and will
be completed tomorrow. 1t comprises
| ninety cases." (The docket of the Sep
TENDER term, recently closed contained
423 cases.)
CLERK Cammack issued a marriage
license yesterday to Robert E. Haines,
of Taylor township, and Miss Mile j.
LaPlant, of Bromley"
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grumme cele-
brated their twenty fifth marriage an
niversary last night at their home, 500
West Main street, in delightful man
ner by inviting in a large company OF
their friends to assist them. At the
! same time Mr.. Grumme celebrated his
DIST birthday, having been born in
Hanover, Germany. in 1899. Progress
sive cinch was INDUCED in until a late
hour, after which refreshments of a
high order were served. The first
ladies' prize was taken by Mrs H. E.
Smith, the second by Mrs. A. Janney.
NJ H. Haviland secured the first prize
awarded to the gentlemen and G. W.
McNeeIy second"
John H. Burlington and Miss Sarah
A. Dawson, both of Albion, Were mar
T Rsda5 in this city by FS1v. William
. Wednesday, Oct %, 1890.
Mrs. A. +. Wilbur is the possessor
of beautiful plant known to botanists
as the cosmos, which is now displayed
in the window of Wilbur Densel G.
Click. Il has four different kinds Of
blossoms on at present red pink
cream and white The plant is in
digenous to California"
Jacob Buchanan, aged 50, died of
dropsy at his home, 404 May street
At the home of the bride, near
Rhodes, Frank A. Gowdy took as his
wife Miss Lizzie A. Flora Rev. ]. H.
Henderson of this city. performed the
ceremony in the presence of 100 guests.
The bride IS one of Marshall coun-
tvs best teachers and the groom a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-18
Stark Sells Houses.
START TRACK THIS WEEK
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Ready to Begin Work of Extending
Street Car Extension West in Sum-
nit Street.

The Iowa Railway and Light Com
pany will begin today the extension OF
its soldiers home line west in Summit
street Tuesday or Wednesday. The
curve for the turn from Thirteenth into
Summit was delivered on the ground
today. Tools were taken there and a
gang of workmsF-was assembled
The company has asked the city to
give it the permanent grade for the top
of the center of the pavement. 1t ex-
poets to let the contract tonight or
Tuesday for paving between its rails
and TO the end of the ties on both sides.
II expected to do this work while lay
ing the track as soon as the city
started paving Summit street, but since
the paving project has been put over
the public utilities decided to go ahead
and do its share without waiting The
city will abut its pavement of the street
up TO the street car pavement when the
Improvement Of the street is under
taken,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-18
PROBATE NOTICE.

Office of the clerk of the district
court. state of Iowa, Marshall county.
SIS. District court October term, A.
D., 1915.
To whom it may concern:
You and each Of you are hereby no.
tilted to appear at the court house in
Marshalltown, Iowa in said county, at
Q o'clock a. m, on the md day Of
November; 1915. to attend the proof
of and probating an instrument in
writing to be the last will and testa-
ment Of E. NJ. Santee, late of Marshall
county. Iowa. deceased, at which time
and place you viii appear and show
cause. if any, why said will should not
be admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof, I have here
to subscribed my name and affixed the
seal of the district court, this 4th day
of October, A. D. 1915.
lseal.l S H. Reilly.
Clerk of the-district court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-18
Mayor Makes Renort.

The quarterly report of Mayor I. S.
Willard for the three months ending
Sept. 80. which was filed today. shows
the mayor collected S1,S12.22 in fines,
licenses and fees The collections We're:
Licenses, $661.25; fines, si5G.05;
mayors fees, $333.56; officers fees,
S16736
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-18
Miss Broadhead Verv Low

Miss Broadhead, who has been i'll for
some time OF heart trouble, is very
much worse At noon today the
chances of her living thru the day and
night We're slight. Miss Broadhead is
at the home of her sister. Mrs Emma
Speers, 201 North Center street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-18

night ct 1880. AT that time board Of
directors will be elected to have charge
Of the county organisation. They will
employ a secretary. Fred M. Hanson.
student secretary Of Ames, State Secre-
tary w. M. Parsons. OF Des Moines. and
prominent men OF the county. will
speak,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-18
I'm. c. a. MEETING THURSDAY.

Men Interested in County Organization
to BE in Session Here.
Men of the county who are interested
in the organization of county Y. NJ. G.
A. will meet In the assembly room OF
the city association building Tuesday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-18
LODGE BUYS SITE 5ox1oo FEET TO
REPLACE BURNED HOME
OF ORDER.
NEW SITE is IN MAIN
STREET EAST OF ELEVATOR
Odd Fellows Expect to Erect Two
Story Brick Building, With Lodge
Room in Second Floor-WiIl Sell Site
of Burned 6uiIdins-Cther Gilman
Real Estate News.

Eden lodge. l. o, o. F.. Of Gilman,
whose building was burned a few
weeks ago, : planning TO build new
buildlns. From H. j. and George F..
Failor and II. Sutherland, the lodge
has purchased two lots on Main street
for the building site. The price paid
for the lots has not been made public.
They are III Main street east of the
elevators anS very much more central
than the site where the old building
stood.
The lots are each 25x10O feet, giving
the lodge q frontage of fifty feet on
which to bulld. The lodge is planning
TO buli a two-story building. the
ground floor of which is to be adapted
for a mercantile business or businesses.
The entire second floor will be APP
By the lodge.
The lodge received $3.50 insurance
on its old building and con-
tents, and expects to sell the old site.
This will furnish nucleus for the
building fund
Stark Sells Houses.
Two houses on one lot east Of the
Methodist church have been sold By
Y william stark, Of Story City. TO Mrs.
Heng, a widow. and Lester B. Gregg,
both Of Gilman. stark got $4,000 for
the two properties. Gregg, who bought
the west one is said to have paid $500
FOR H. Mrs. Heng gave $1,000 for the
other.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
FRIDAY

The trai of the State vs Merriwithers and Dingie, charged wilh the killing of Hernandez, a Mexican chauffeur, near Douglas. is sill or this lfieInoon as We go to press. About seven witnesses were s,il! ,o be examined late this af tcrnoon. and il is no, expected that the introduction of evidence will be com pleted before tomorrow morning Dep uty Sheriif ChaS Gross occupied the St tand the most part of yesterday and sll morning today. and ConSla able sam tayhaIs. was sH tb!s af.eTnoen
 The casr is being hard tough, by both the prosecution and the defense. and especially as 10 law points and technicalitit :, which have come up >ev- ei al times during the trial The jury yhich is sil,ins on the case, is as fol-
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
WINSLOW COUNCIL HAS
 RATE FIGHT ON HAND

PHOENIX, March i7.-Formal com. plaint against the rates charged by the Winsiow Electric Light & Power Com pany and it's alleged refusal to comply with the order of the mayor and coun ell of that town was filed yesterday with the corporation commission.
 The complaint after giving a table of the rates charged for electric service. states that the council on or about Jan uary l ordered the company 10 run the street lights only for certain hours each night This. it is alleged. the company refused to do. but has continued burn ing the lights all night long and charg- ing the town fai rate of Ss B per light. The company has been given ten days in which to answer or satisfy the order.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
DOING IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF C0CH|St co.
 THURSDAY

Almost the entire morning was spent today in the securing of Jufy for the ease of the State ys Merpmithers and Dinsit, the TWO Besroe. charged with he lill.ns of heNican chauffeur ReaI Douglas
 IL is expected that the case will oc- cupy the most of tomorrow. as there gre quite num6er Of witnesses . ts sxanircd.
 Following is th@ srec;ai vea;re wh:ch -sPorted this morning 7 E Coles. V F Banks. c Hines. \ Fawcett. |. E Montgomery S Chase. John Mead ows. Y Dailons. [ l. Riley and s F. McDsuicl.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
WELLkNOWN REINSTATEMENT
 IN HISTORIC TOMBSTONE

Among the visitors in the county seat today wete W. T. Bill Owen. city editor of the Douglas Daily Dis patch. and Ely Martin. occupying a similar position on the Douglas Daily International
 This pair of wellknown newspaper men are up from the Smeiter City as witnesses in the case of the State Vs Merriwithers and Dinsle. charged with the murder of a Mexican chauffeur near Douglas last month. which IS on ir the superior court today.
 And t al came about like this When The murder story broke" at the time Of the crime, it was natural that. the two Gews gathereTS. wishing to gain s scoop for sheir respective papers, in terviewed the two sileged murderers. and practically gained from them The same confesslon that was given 10 the officers at the nme oi arrest This is considered by the state side of the case as a good piece of evidence in their favor. and the result was that the two pencil pushers were subpoenaed 10 sp pear in the case. for the state But it'll do us good to be able to take is tns many historic sights while here. any~sY," commented Editor Owen. as he gazed absur at 4 few an- tique sights about the ''Proseectsr' and ''Epitaph" sanctorums. 'Yes. '' avered Editor Martin. even if it did take three automobiles to bring us here. I'm soSts glad came"
 And it might be mentioned that Mir Martin did have considerable hard time getting here. experiencing trs ak-downs and having to change Ela- chimes twice on ,he trip.
 The duo will remain during the trial and in their spare moments are busy visiting things Of historical interest aboutsthe Old Camp.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
MURDERERS RETRIEVED
 BY PARDON BOARD

PHOENIX, March lS-Pending a decision by the supreme court of the Knox Laird case. the board of pardon and paroles recommended thirty day reprieve for the five men sentenced to hang Friday al the state prison. This action was expected in view of the fact that the status of the board, while up- held in the superior court of Pima coun ". is now before the supreme court for final settlement. Tn addition to the five considered. number of other min or cases were passed on by the bo-~d and recommended for executive elem enoy.
 The resolution of the board susper- ding further consideration of the fl VI eases. and recommending shat the five than thirty days from the date set for their execution, expressly provides that the action taken shall not indicate in [ C slightest degree the final action of the board The order was unanimously adopted at today's session.
 The recommendation concludes with the words:
 Tt is hereby further ordered that the action herein taken is to the end that the said supreme court may pass upon the grave questions involved in said application that justice may be done on behalf of the people of the state as well as on behalf of the above named defendants. and shall indicate not in the slightest degree the final action of this board 1"
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
tperybody Danced

iarre crowd Of dancers turned out 5t nighl to attend the liz St Patrick s Ball siven by ,hs Bremen of Protec- sion Hose Company. No. 5. The hail was p-cttily decorated with green. n d witt lag bunting while in th=.rea. he Pro ection Hose Company.s Alag was hung The music was by Ire Ivey Or chcstra and everyone enjoyed them srlyes to the fullest exteat. dancing un til about 2N0 o'clock thi, morning.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
WANT ARIZONA TO BUILD ROAD T0 GRAND CANTON

During the recent session of the Utah Legislature. th, following took place as Iecited in tho Los AnseleS Times
 An appropriation of s5Z 0OO to com plete Ite UsaE ink oi the highway from Yell l-wStCEe fa:k to tie Grand Canyon Wa. passed The work will be cone by convicts A memorial has been addressed 10 the Arizona ieg,slat- nc astiue Ari4nnl to construct ;he twenty mil'> ol the road in that State"
 It IS quite likely that the Legislatures oi Arizona will be unable to act in this matter and should they SO desire there i1 no doub but what the towns and counties along the nor, hern route uf The ocean-to-ocean route road would lsht the matter of an appropriation to
 ,andstill. for no doubt they feel that we should build our cross countr, roads first before we build extensions to road that would only benefit our neigh ''oI on the nOilh and be but another -tcp to further the movement of let ing Utah get hsr claws on that fine stretch of country on ihe north side of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. The idea is pretty but its deep and far reaching import is too serious to pass.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
ST0Rk GAINING ON
 THE GRIM REAPER

An increase of 20 per cent in the number of births reported in Arizona in 1913 over the year preceding. and . four per cent decrease in the number of deaths recorded. is shown in the vii tai statistics for the last year just made public at the office of the department of public health.
 Births in 1914 reported to the de- partment numbered 1. .662 as compared with 393s the year before The num- Der of deaths for the year was 3465. making the gain in population in births almost 1900. In 1913 the birth. rec. erded were only 33s in excess of the deaths. Deaths for 1914 numbered 3465 as compared with $500 the year before The table of births and deaths by counties for 1914. showing gain or loss in population for the year. as com piled from the statistics furnished by the state health department. follows:
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
sETnne FORTH MvANIleEs
 OF TIE DoRDERuMD ROUTE

The Douglas Division of the Arizona Good Roads Association has joined Tsuesssne in boosting the Borderland Route. e is evidenced by the good work Oscar K. Coll is do.ns for the Douglas Division. Of which he is s~crr taYy.
 Ihere n no route crossing Arizona thss can be compared with the Border iand ia any of the many ~ays one can judge an automobile road
 First and pre-eminen, is the fact that II IS the only route that is open all the year around; three hundred and sixty hve days in the year. and that i. the one main thing an autoist want, 10 know-can 70 when want to.
 Yes. you certainly can. over the Bor- deriand. As an evidence of this fact Los Angeles. after having tried by methods fair and unfair. to boost an- other route finally threw up the sponge and put her seal of approval on the Borderland.
 IL is now up to Tucson. Tombstone Bisbee. Douglas. Lordsburg. Demins and Fl Paso 10 all pull with the one object in view. that of letting the world know that the Borderiand, the racing route. is the one sure bet for eross country travel and we heartily jsin the hustiing Oscar in his efforts to spread the good tidinEs to all motor ists.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
NOTICE
Serial No. O26O72

Department of the Interior. United State, Land Office. Phoenix. Arizona, March 1918
 N tice is berebs givsn that apple .,ion ha, b n flied in this office n adjust to survey Fo: ~si Lieu Selection of Walter L. Vail, No. ,ss Tues n Series. under the provi i yas Of the 4,, of Iane {, 1897, t3o Sits. ,6i and amen. : ments thereto. to read tor ,h- following d scrihed land:
 NEH Srk. Sec as. T i9-S. R re-E. G & SRM.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely the lands described or desiring to object because Of the mineral character of the land. or for any other reason. to the disposal to applicant. should file their affidavits of protest in this office or or before the and ray Q rrl tsts
 THOMAS ?. WEEnIN,
 Register. First Puh NJ so 'IS
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
NOTICE
Serial No. 026O73

pepartment of the Interior United s,ates Lana OffiCe. Phoern an1oba Marc. s. 1918
 Notsce is hereby giv.n that apple ton $ bsen filed in this fife. to adjGs, 10 sure, F,s r-f Lieu selection Walirr L Val. No, a7 Tucson Seri' s. under tte rrv s,ou- of the Act iun iS-7. go Sfafs, .sol ard smapd- Us thereto. to Lad for ihe following de. crTb land:
 MEX Nwh Sec 3. TIe> K F. G 'RM
 Any and all persons claiming adversely fhr lands described CT desiring to object because of the mineral character of the land for any other reason. 10 the disposal 70 applicant. should file their affidavits of pro t.s5 . in, nh: ca or oeio-e the s7..i day Of AZ IL rors
 THOMAS P. WE DIN.
 R.gi-l First pub 20. IS.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
WINNERS 0F TUCSON
 PHOENIX ROAD RACE

TUCSON, March lS.-Joe OCounell won the Phoenix Tucson road race to- day after highly sensational ride in the record time of three hours and thir- teen minutes.
 The previous Phoenix Tucson motor cycle record was made last fall in the Fl Paso Phoenix race when Erwin C.. Baker covered the l30 mile course in 3:20
 Lorenzo Boido. winner of last fall s Stu Diego Phoenix race. was second. in 3:25
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
NEWSY ITEMS
 OF ARIZONA
Prspared ia Condensed Form From
 All Over the State
New insurance Company

- Formal application for permission ,o transact business in Arizona and state Inent of business for the year 1914 has been filed with the corporation con- mission by the American Bankers In niance Company oi Chicago, by b T.. Watkins. representing the compar In company. which Is already Q tiblished in over twenty states. will le necessary papers are flied.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
From Fridays Daily.
Irrigation Rate Soon

The Huachuca Water company ex- poets to get their new irrigation rate for this season from the Corporation Commission almost any dry now, when hey will by advertisement. announce the rate and conditions under which patrons may enjoy the same after sign .ag a contract similar to that signed last year One thing, Mir. Gardner says. is sure. this yesrs rate will be less than that of last year. as they strongly commended same to the Commission.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
Explains Loss

That the state land commission has never conceded any failure to comply with the regulations of the departme ut of the interior relating to the pubiica- tion of notices of the 7I4OO0 acr, s withdrawn which have just iapsed to the United States, is the statement of Chairman Mulford Winsor of the com. mission. who declares that the states preferential right was abandoned while the matter of publication was still in dispute.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
LARGE SHIPMENT OF
 CATTLE TO BE CROSSED

B1SRFE. March l9.-Special per ission was obtained yesterday morn ing by John Hohstadt, Stewart Hunt and q few other stockmen to cross 26OO head of csttle from Mexico at La Morita. the location of the old customs. house east of Naco The Arizona live stock sanitary board waived the quar- tine on Mexican cattle. that the cat tie might he crossed
 The board decided to give this per mission at the urgent request os the 'attlemen. who explained that ihe cat were on the road out of the country and close to the boundary line when the quarantine went into effect and consequently ii would be hardshi ip to drive the cattle back to the ranches No other special perm its of tn, kind will be granted by the board. most HroDab!y.
 C. Breton. customs collector at Ma co, Sonora. said yesterday that the re- port brought to Douglas by Carranzz Consul Ives G. Leievier that 5uG head
 ad heen crossed at Naco sine, the quarantine went into effect n few days ago. was erroneous
 The customs dufy on the cattle cross "d yesterday varies from x4 to S.n a head, according to the age of the ca Ie a discount of fifteen per cent being gwen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
Abundant Water Supply

The McNeal basin is rapidly fillin with water, This great reservoir in the lower end of the Sulphur Springs valle !, has been built by nature and will hol, billions of gallons of water for irriga ton purposes. The great snows in tlt Chiricahuas and Dragoon mountains together with the .copious rains of u t past season, are bringing from thu mountains on all sides. hundreds o small streams of pure soft water th.. are emptying into the great basin.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
Witnesses In Case

Among those who are in the city to- day from Douglas on the Diugle Merri- wethers case are: Deputy Sheriff C. E Gross. Constable s ] Hayhurst. Jus tice of the Peace " NJ Tayiar Capt. NpTlp, nefgt. Sweeney and Private Mason oi the nihth cavalry. Albert Sames, w. E Tester. Ely Martin, W. I. Owen, end Alfred Paul.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
CATS AND CANARIEs
 IRE NOT DEBARRED

Whether the drastic Arizona quaran- tine line, prohibiting the introduction of live stock and poultry compels trav- elers to leave behind their pet dogs. eats. parrots and eanaries when they cross the state line was the inquiry that reached Gov Hunt yesterday from Carnett King. passenger traffic agent of the Fl Paso and Soufbwestern at Fl Paso. The pets, the inquiry stated. are carried in baggage cars as excess baggage of the owners.
 The matter of the scope of the quar- sutipe as if relates to pets was at once t.ken up at . conference between mem hers of the Live Stock Sanitary Board .-d the rovernor, and after some de- liberation 1t was ruled that pet dogs .cd eats could hardly be cIassed as five stock. and that canaries and par. ,ots wouId not prove dangerous to the ~.,,le r.i.ius interests of the state. rnvelers into and across Arizona will .s.r.fere be allowed to bring their pets -;sh then, subject to the regulations sf the cousos carriers
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-21
MURDER REPORTED
 FROM BEARDSLEY

PHOENIX. March l9.-A frightene d Mexican from the Beardsley district brought word to the sheriff's office this morning that two Mexican sheep herd CTS had engaged in a quarrel and that one had shot and killed the other. He was unable to give the names of the parties.
 Sheriff Adams left for Beardsley inn mediately taking with him deputies Murphy. Sears. Brawner and Bush No word had been received from the sheriff at an early hour this afternoon