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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-12

ives activity Identified IN politics and
public affairs In general. being elected
70 represent this district In the TWEEN
ty-fifth and Twenty-six general as
semblies. He was u veteran OF the
civil war, enlisting In 1851. In the First
Connecticut cavalry, serving thru the
war and winning tho rank OF iieuten-
ant and aide do camp. taking part In
over eighty battles. He came 20 Bel
mond In 1855. In 1854 he was married
to Ellen g. Cheney. TO which union
five children were born. Mrs. Human
passing away In 1879. In 1883 he was
married 20 Margaret #. Goode. who
died Feb, 10 this year. Mrs. Human
was widely known for her activities In
temperance circles.
Mr.. Human was actively engaged In
church circles. being a charter men,
Der OF the Congregational church here.
holding tho office Of deacon for over
fifty years. and for many years was
Sunday school superintendent, giving
generously Of both time and money TO
tho church's support. He was born In
1889, In Orleans county, Vermont. lie
was n man OF sterling character. who
never neglected a public duty or "a per-
sonal obligation. ana was universally
liked.
Funeral services were held Friday ut
the house and the church. Rev. Mr..
Horton, pastor. and Rev, Mr.. Hard
castle. Of Iowa Falls, officiating. In
terment was In Franklin Grove ceme-
terry.
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Northern Io1ua Items

to 9 cents more a pound as a result OF
their cooperation thru the associa-
ton. Iowa men hope to do the same
this year.
Ames-The Ames Poultry Club will
soon have one Of the largest meetings
| which has ever been had by the jun
iors of the entire county. The assoc
citation has the annual big show
booked for the first week in January
and they will play an important part
in the display during the session OF
the central Iowa fair. 1t is now pro-
posed to have q junior exhibit and a
start was made at a meeting the
other evening to secure a poultry ex-
pert to work among the farmers OF
Story county in a similar manner as
the county agents work over the state.
Iowa FalIs--The business and pro-
fessional men of Iowa Falls are max
ing active preparations for the estab.
lishment of n credit rating bureau
Bad accounts are a problem to the
business and professional men and
they purpose to establish bureau
which will have on file the credit
standing of every individual in Iowa
Falls and Iowa Falls trade territory
The purpose Of the Credit Rating Blu
reau is two fold. 1t will not only aid
In reducing the number Of bad ac-
counts with which the merchant is
obliged to contend but 1t will protect
those people who are worthy Of credit.
Stratford-The drowning northwest
OF this town Sunday Of Cecile Ander-
son was followed Monday by the
drowning OF George Harmon, whose
body was found after two days of
searching. MI. Harmon disappeared
mysteriously Monday and the fact
that he had drowned was apparent by
tracks traced to the river bank by
bloodhounds. Mr.. Harmon was mar
ried and leaves his wife. his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Harmon. who are
old settlers here, and brother and a
sister. Russell Harmon of West Bend
and Mrs. F. D. Hamilton of webster
City. He was born and reared here
and was about 36 years OF age.
Clear Lake--Fich brothers. real es-
tate agents here, have made pur-
chase of the Lindon ranch consisting
of 1850 acres of land southeast Of
Clear Lake. This Is the largest land
deal made in this locality since the
land boom started and involves $780,
600. D. II. Kenyon mas already made
the purchase from the Fitch brothers
Of one section of this land and the re-
naming 100 acres will be cut up and
sold in small tracts as there are four
sets of buildings on this part Of the
ranch. This land Is one of the best To-
Gated tracts in the county and rich in
fertility. 1t was purchased by Mr..
Lindon about thirty-fve years ago
for from S. to 81 an acre and has been
improved and tiled to an extent that
merits Its present value. !
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RETRENcHMENT AND REFORM
COMMITTEE ENGAGED IN MAX.
ING UP FINDINGS.
HOMESTEAD ATTORNEY
MAKES MILD ARGUMENT
Pierce PIsads He 10 Acting In Role Of
Bersfaotor and Not Prosscutor-At-
torneys For Commission Argue That
Patriotic Endeavor Has Been Vic
iousiy Attacked.
Special to rimes-Republican.

SpeClal 10 IlueS-ftepuplNaln.
Des Moines, July 12-.After hearing
the arguments Of the attorneys In the
Pierce Clum controversy Friday the
retrenchment and reform committee
delegated with the duty of tnvestigat-
ing these charges, went into executive
session following the noon adjourn
ment to discuss the framing of their
report. They remained In session until
late in the evening.
The various phases of the case and
the evidence were gone over by the
committee as a whole and portions OF
report were dictated to a stenog-
rapher. Just when the full report
will be ready is not as yet indicated by
the committee.
In his arguments to the committee
Friday Attorney Robert Haines stuck
to his original charges that the ac-
counts were not properly reported nor
all funds accounted for. He said that
the Homestead had not undertaken
this with any other idea than that an
investigation should be made and they
prosecutors but to present the evidence
they had for investigation.
The attorneys for the commission
and for Woodwork Cium urged not
only full exhonoration of the members
of the commission or it's officers from
the charge of improper handling of
funds but declared further that they
should be given recognition for hav-
ing done a big thing for the state in
managing the Iowa exhibit. They
declared the evidence showed that all
funds had been accounted for.
Judge Bolinger of Davenport said 1t
was a serious thing to make these
charges against these officers and
Woodwork Clum has stood them for
two years. He declared the evidence
had not substantiated them.
ATTORNEY B. F. Swisher, Of Waterloo,
in arguing on behalf Of the commits
sion, declared that the charges should
not be allowed to stand and that such
attacks would stifle the spirit Of pub
lie service.
Attorney Emmett FINLEY, Of Council
Bluffs went into legal points Of the
controversy and declared that under
the statute the commission was given
full administrative authority and tina,
they had the right to use the state
appropriation in paying their officials
for work done before the appropria-
ton bill was passed by the legislature
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Trasr News Items.
cini TO Times Republican.

Special to Times -RcpuDlican.
Taer. July le--Mrs. I. Kinner and
two daughters. OF Mcintyre, are spend
Ing the week with relatives ana
friends In Traer and vicinity. Mrs.
Kinner L. n daughter of the late Wei
come Mowery.
Miss Pearl Brown. OF Washington.
ID. c.. and Mrs. Charles La F1uer. OF
Chicago. are here for visit with their
sunts, Mrs. A. aravatt and Mds. Pru-
dence Feakins.
DIR. j. II. Naurith spent most OF tho
week In Minnesota looking after
farming interests
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Carlton. OF chi
cago Mrs. Ray Smith and two sons OF
Cedar Rapids. are visiting the Dinsdale
and Breckenridge families.
Mrs Frank vorba. west Of Traer
has been very Ill of gall bladder
trouble.
A little daughter OF Ray West was
badly injured by falling astride a
| manger.
Mrs. Henry Smead is In Marion TO
| see Mrs. ]. b. Jones. widow OF form
er NJ p. pastor here. Mrs. Jones re-
Gently sold her little farm and has
purchased n home In Marion.
Leo Cohrt Is in Detroit, Mich. to at
tend the national convention Of tho
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity az represent
| alive OF the chapter at the state uni
versty. He IL the district president OF
| tho brotherhood.
The r. ]. Smith and w. G. Mccor-
mack families and the Fletcher Nc
| Cormack family of Sioux City are. at
| Green Lake. Mimi, for n month.
DIR. Byrnes has rs guests his mother.
| of Sioux City, and sister. Mrs. Bierins.
| of Des Moines.
Miss Margaret OHern and Miss
Stella Powell are spending their vaca-
tions at Lake Okobojl.
Mrs. Milt owens of Arapaho. Colo,
| Is here visiting the owens families.
Mrs. John Erickson is spending the
| week in Cedar Rapids with her sister.
Miss Betima Slonberg. the young lady
who was terribly injured In the Traer
creamery a year or more ago and who
| Is still in the hospital in Cedar Rapids
| 1t has been necessary to graft skin on
| her head and at best 1t Is n slow pro-
cess, altho her ultimate recovery is
| expected.
Mrs. 8. p Smith. a former Traer
| lady died "Wednesday ut the home OF
her daughter Mrs. Theo Smith Carp
| enter in Waterloo. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith have been residents OF Traer
| since the early days until several years
| ago. when falling health compelled
their retirement from active life. Six
| brothers and sisters survive-"Tama
| jim" Wilson. Traer; w. w. Wilson, OF
Chicago; Mrs. L. II. Edwards, Water
| loo; Mrs. James Sloss, Traer; Miss
| Flora Wilson. Traer; Mrs. David Nc
| Whirter, of South Dakota. The funeral
was held from the u. p. church in
Traer on Friday, with burial In Buck
ingham.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-12
COMMUNITY CHURCH REVIVED.
Rural Community Rebuilds Church In
staIlins New Convenienees.

Special TO Times Republican.
Montezuma, July ia few years
ago the Beuiah church In southeast
Jackson township was practically
abandoned. Services were held there
irregularly and II looked as tho the or
ganization might give up the struggle.
Now the whole situation has changed.
While the church Is under the care OF
a minister residing in Barnes city
and who divides his time between the
two churches, the interests of the rur-
al church are individual and in effect
1t Is now u community church, The
| activities OF the organization are not
to be confined to one thing, but 1t is
| expected that clubs and organizations
for the benefit of the community at
large will be at work soon. 1t Is an
rounced that a moving picture ma
chine is to be installed soon and fire.
quent entertainments given. A farm
club is on the program also.
Within couple of years the church
building has been overhauled. The au-
ditorium is now convenient and is
much better furnished than many town
and city churches. A large basement
dining room with kitchen is a great
itIp III tdily oi TIC "olh Va
present movement.
The church is located in the midst
| of highly productive farming sec
ton. Altho there are several towns
within from four to seven miles the
people are loyal TO their own church
and as there is an unusually large num-
Der Of families with children in the vi
cinity there will be no trouble about
securing an audience.
On Thursday reception to the
many returned soldiers in the commu-
nifty was given at the church and an
interesting program rendered. Refresh
ments were served to every one in at
tendance. The large audience had an
unusually large number of children of
all ages. The effect of the community
movement can not fail to be great there
and the possibilities in the way of ed
| ucation and social and moral uplift as
well as in the broader phase Of the po-
litical life are very great.
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Webster city-Twelve men and four
ladies, members of the Berean bible
class Of the Methodist Sunday school,
motored to the Arthur Nairn home, Az
miles southwest of town last evening,
where they assisted in harvesting for
Mr.. Nairn, putting into shocks fifteen
acres of oats in forty minutes. Mr..
Marin is laid up with a double frac-
ture Of his right leg. the result Of be-
ing Kicked by a horse last Thursday.
Ames-The members Of the brick
layers union of Ames have agreed to
erect temple which they call their
own The building is to be two stories.
built of brick. and carpenters. who are
also organized. have proffered their
services free toward their share of
doing something for the union In
Ames. An effort is now being made to
secure a favorable location and the
work will proceed just as soon as this
Is done. .....
Primghar Burglars entered the
Primghar Mercantile Company store
at Primghar and stole about $500
worth of goods. Entrance was gained
thru a front basement window which
gave access to the inner back door
which was pried off. The goods taken
were expensive shoes. ladies waists
and goods along that line. The safe
was also tempered with and 81 taken
from the cash drawer. The Miller pool
hall was also entered. There $40 was
taken from the till and about 1000
cigars. The loss there is estimated at
about 5000.
Spenoer-Spencer is going to have
fine new, modern. fireproof hotel at
last. On Monday Of last week r. G.
Tangney Of Sheldon, owner Of the Ar
lington Hotel there, made a contract
with Mr. and Mrs. w. A. White and
Miss Lula Stouffer for the purchase
Of the Earring Hotel property, site,
building. fixtures, furnishings and
good will. contingent upon action to
be taken by the Spencer Commercial
Club and people Of Spencer in getting
behind the hotel proposition in real
way and arranging with Mr.. Tangney
on plans for hotel and the proper
financing Of it.
Spencer-Nineteen thousand pounds
Of wool was shipped out of this county
last week by the Clay County Wool
Growers Association. The car OF wool
included the wool from sheen belong
ing to sixty-two different farmers. The
wool was shipped to Chicago where It
will be graded under the auspices of
the State Wool Growers Association
and sold direct to the mills. Over q
million pounds Of wool has been ship
ped out of Iowa thru the state organ
lzation. 1t Is interesting to note that
this is the first time that Iowa sheep
men have made concerted effort to
market their wool with some syst
Ohio men last year, due to grading
and better marketing methods, made s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-12
DEFENSE WINS boiNT IN TRIAL
OF MAN ACCUSED OF MUIR
pERlNo MOTHER.
STATE SOUGHT TO SHOW
FEELING BETWEEN WOMEN
Blood Stains Figure Largely In Late
Evidence in Trial at Mount Ayr
Office Girl Tells Of Emerson Wipins
Up Spots on Floor Of Work Room in
Emerson Establishment.

Mount Ayr, July 12.-Continued ref
crence was made to stains on the floor
Of the workroom on the second floor
of the Emerson building, during the
testimony hear at the trial of Roy EN-
erson, charged with the murder Of his
mother, Mrs. Charles Emerson.
William Matlock was first called to
the stand in the afternoon by Judge
Maxwell for the defense. He was made
to repeat his story Of seeing Roy En-
| erson in the basement Of the building
| on the Saturday night before the trag-
edy. The defense finished the cross
examination with an attack on the
testimony given by Matlock before the
| coroner's jury.
Miss Francis DeVoe, office girl for
Drs. ]. w. and Orlow Oakley, was then
called by the state. She stated that
she had lived in Creston all her life,
knew the Emerson family well, and
last saw Mrs. Charles Emerson alive
about Q o'clock on the afternoon OF
which she was found dead.
Office Girls Testimony.
She testified to having seen Roy En-
erson about $3.50 and again about 4
o'clock that afternoon; being herself
absent from the office about an hour
during the afternoon but working un-
til 6 o'clock that evening.
The first she knew of the death of
Mrs. Emerson. she said, was when
Hoffman. the chauffeur called for DR..
J. w. Coakley, saying that Mrs. En-
erson had fallen down the elevator
shaft. She believed that this Was about
s: Is o'clock.
She went with DR.. Orlow Coakley to
the basement of the building, where
they found DR.. J. w. Coakley, Walter
Matlock and Roy Emerson. The young
er doctor did not go to where the body
lay, but led Roy upstairs to the office,
where Miss DeVoe followed. She claim
ed to have heard Roy say that there
need be no inquest. and that his moth
er's head must have been beaten to a
pulp. She went to call Roy's wife and
left Matlock and Roy in the Emerson
office.
Emerson Against Inquest.
Then she went to the second story
Of the building into the workroom
where she noticed DR.. J. W. Coakley.
Roy Emerson and William Ma+lock had
gone. And agai': she heard Roy say
| that he did no: want an inquest and
| that his mother must have walked into
the elevator shaft.
Later she went hack to the Emerson
office where she found Roy and his
wife. On the way to her own office,
DR.. J. w. Coakley stopped her and they
went to the workroom. where he show
ed her the floor and she noticed stains
which seemed to have come from some-
thing which had been dragged across
the floor.
The stains were about ten feet long
and led toward the elevator shaft, ac-
cording to Miss DeVoe. And she said
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EIdora News Notes.
,Decial to Times Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, July 12.--John Lundy, whose
home is now in Rupert. Idaho, has been
in this vicinity for several days look
ing after business matters and visiting
relatives and friends.
DR.. and Mrs. H. w. ENEMY, Mrs. Alb
bic Gilman and Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Bu-
chanan left Thursday for Lake Emily,
Mimi, for several weeks Of recreation.
At recent session of the city coun-
Gil Mayor Eincny appointed three Ii
brary trustees to succeed Mrs. Jennie
Quick, Miss Helen Burling and Miss
Clara Estabrook. The new appointees
are Mrs. Ruth Van Tiger, Mrs. Grace
Needham and Mrs. Elenoir S. Moffett
The mayor also appointed l.. F. Bur-
CESS as street commissioner to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Will
liam Policy.
Harry Lockwood has greatly i'm
proved his residence property by the
addition Of fine porch Oh the south.
Miss Myra. Whited has gone to Col.
orado Springs, Colo, for visit of sew
eral weeks.
Miss Merle Ayres has gone to Vel
lowstone Park, expecting to be absent
for several weeks.
Miss Kate Herr, aged So years, died
Thursday at her home in Written
southeast Of Eldora, after an illness OF
several months, death being due to
complication Of diseases.
Three petitions for divorce were fill
ed Thursday in the office of the clerk
of courts. Mrs. Vesta Hodge asks the
court to give her decree from Walter
Hodge on the ground Of non-support
and desertion; Mrs. Nettie Samis prays
for divorce from Sol s;amis on the
ground of cruel and inhuman treat
ment, while Mrs. Augusta Schwartz
wants a separation from Edward
Schwartz because Of alleged cruel and
inhuman treatment. The Hodges were
married in Marshalltown in 1914: the
Schwartz couple was united in Eldora
fifteen years ago; Mr.. and Mrs. Samis
have lived together for twenty-six
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-12
The Signs Request.

Many jest has been extracted
from signs by persons who do not
otherwise believe In them. But usually
the wit belongs to the observer, and
the sign is merely silent and pain.
fully unaware victim Of the end to
which 1t is put. Occasionally, how.
ever, the sign asserts itself. There %
one sign along the west bank OF the
Hudson that Is almost Olympian in its
satire. On one hand Is the tapping
river. while upward. on the other. tow
er the Palisades. At the foot OF that
threatening mass OF rocks are few
bowlders--each a ton or so in weight
which have broken loose. The sign
reads: please Do Not Roll Stones
Here"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-12
she noticed more spots At the mouth
Of tho shaft.


Stains Wiped uu.
When she went back to the work.
room later with DIR. Oriow the stains
had been wiped up, she said. They
made a search for the cloth, coming
upon barrel In which was, n baby's
casket. The doctor removed the cas-
kct and Miss DeVoe put her arm
down into the barrel, where she FOUND
bloody, damp cloth about halfwa,
down under papers. She said the doc-
tor wrapped the cloth In paper.
In the cross examination OF MISS
DeVoe by Robert Spence. OF Mount
Ayr, for the defense, It was brought
out that Roy Emerson WAS subject 70
fits and she figured that was why the
doctor was leading him upstairs from
the scene of the tragedy.
DR.. Orlow u. oakley was then call
ed to the stand by the state. He told
OF going to the basement and findins
DR.. J. w. Coaklcy already there.
Saw Blood Stains.
He asked his father IL Mrs. Emerson
was dead, and upon receiving the an
swer yes went back to his office. where
he had left a patient. He, too, de-
scribed the stains on the floor Of the
workroom and the finding Of the bloody
cloth.
w. f. Mitchell. Of Council Bluffs,
then jumped into the testimony OF DIT
Ccakley, on the defense. After his fierce
attack upon the doctors statements,
William Hoffman. the emerson chauf-
feur, was called to the stand by the
state, and was still on the stand when
court was closed.
IT was stated by the attorney for the
state that testimony for the state will
close Saturday, and that the defense
will probably call their witnesses be-
ginning Monday. Thestimony of wit
nesses for the defense will probably
consume the greater part OF next week
Wife's Remarks Excluded.
Judge Fuller today ruled that the
statements made at any time by Mrs
Roy Emerson. relative to her husbands
mother, Mrs. Charles Emerson, fol-
whose nurder the son is on trial. could
not be put in evidence.
Allusion was made to them in the
opening statement Of the attorneys for
the prosecution, and the plan Of the
state, it was understood, included an
effort to show that the alleged anti
pathy Of the younger for the older
woman, furnished an additional motive
for the murder.
The court ordered them excluded al
together. They did not get to the jury.
because objection was made by EN-
erson's attorneys at the very moment
effort was made to include them in
testimony.
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body Of Knights Templar and who has
been ono OF the distinguished vihitors
at this conclavc. was installing officer.
". w. Craig Of Dee Moines. acted ~
grand marshal during tho ceremony
and presented tho officers for instalia-
ton.
Tho appointive officers Of tho grand
commandery were announced today
az follows:
A. NJ. Jayne OF Cedar Rapids, grand
prelate,
Thomas w. wellington Of Fort Mad
lson. grand standard.
Clinton Cashier OF Boone. grand
sword bearer.
Nathan T.. Harrington Of ottumwa.
grand warden.
Amos N. Albcrson OF Washington.
grand captain Of the guard.
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News of Montczuma.
ial to Tipes-Republican.

special TO eS-RCpuDuCan.
Montezuma, July l:.-This immedi-
ate vicinity did not suffer the storm
Damage reported from neighborine
places. However, small grain was put
down badly and corn was blown over
in places also. In other limited areas
hail was the cause Of considerable
loss.
Superintendent J. N. Cunningham is
loading his household effects for ship
ment to his new home in Sheldon. AL
tho he was not formally an applicant
for the Sheldon position he was elect
cd and then he advised the Montezuma
board that he had the position offered
him. He further told them that he
would abide by his contract here If the
board did not see fit to release him.
Inasmuch as he had remained here at
a sacrifice last year the board took the
position that it would only be fair to
let him go If they could secure Some
one to take his place and upon sue
cessor being elected Mr.. Cunningham
was released. He has done most ex-
cellent work here.
While the telephone deal whereby the
Interior. Telephone Company sells the
Montezuma plant to the new Mutual
Company. can not become effective
until after the government has rcleas-
ed the telephone lines preparations for
the transfer are being made. S. J.
Zorn is to be the new local manager
and he is to commence work on the
18th in order. to familiarize himself
with the line conditions.
r. w. Bowers has a new home well
under way in the Sunny Heights adj
dition.
It is announced that J. r. Ritner, To-
cal manager for the Fullerton Lumber
Company, will remove from here soon.
Harry Rugg is to take the place.