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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-17
gug gaszdag @rtubsr l 1888

BILE investment in beet sugar factories
will probably be at this meeting. If we
would like to have beet sugar factory
located here we should certainly have a
representative delegation in attend
ance.
We have the soil which will without
expensive fertilizers raise as good beets
as they raise in Germany and France
We have the good water and lime al
hand and the coal not far away, and q
home market for what a factory could
make. but if the strangers who propose
to engage in the manufacture of beet
sugar ever find this out some of us viii
have to tell them. Yours truly,
WILLIAM BATTIN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-17
Real Estate Transfers.

Carrie A. Atkinson and husband to
Josephine Carlson, three acres IN Tim
Der Creek township $500.
Herman H. Wolken to Daniel Bruck-
lacher. thirty acres in LeGrand town
ship, $4,000.
S. A. Bellnap and wife to Edward
Yocom half of lot 3, block 8. Nancleve,
$500.
A. NJ. Van schaick to Louis Land
strom, lot 3, block 2, NanSchaick's ad-
dition. $500.
G. g. Buck and wife to j. Giffert Cute
kunst lots 10, II and u. block 81, State
Center, $3.50
Joseph schilling to j. Giffert Cute
kunst, lots /, and 8. block 81, State
Center 5000.
G. c. Buck and wife to John Cute
kunst, lot .. block 81. State Center $50.
Joseph Schlling and wife to John
Gutekunst, lot 4. block 81, State Center,
$40.
Anna Cole and husband to Frank
Brennecke and A. w. Head, north half
of lot 5, block .. Anson's second addi-
ton. $1,000.
John Davis to David Rankin, lot Is,
block "a, Gilman, $3.50
Frank Brennecke and A. w. Head to
Ann Cole. lot g. block 4, and lot 4. block
I. Brennecke & Heads addition, $500.
Allen Pemberton ct al. to Jesse j.
Wall, one-quarter acre in Marietta
township, 81. .
Carrie Nelson. c. "A. Baker and wife
and f.. d. Baker. to Alvin Cole, 1910
acres in West Marshall, $4,000.
Martha Jane Hauser to J. j. Wall.
five acres in Marietta township, a.
Sarah A. Price and husband to j. j.
Wall, five acres in Marietta township,
81.
George Dawson to j. J. Wall five
acres in Marietta township. 81.
Samuel b. Dawson to Jesse j. Wall,
fifteen acres In Marietta township, 81.
Thaddeus Binford and wife and
Charl,s C. Gilman and wife to T. L,
Lloyd, lot and part of lot 3, block
s. Riverside addition. $3.50.
It's dangerous-stop that cough and
avoid lung trouble. Nothing so good as
Mulrs Lightning Cough Cure. It's safe
for children: 25 and SO cents. Guaran-
teed by all druggists Far ssle by Nc
Bride q Will Drug CO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

A Poor show Greeted With Fine
House-.rhc Same Old story.
AS poor a show as any one could pos
sibly desire and as good house az
Manager Speers could possibly wish for
for the best kind of production, was
the record at the Odeon Monday night,
when there was presented to standing
room Only transforming affair
called The Pay Train" The play was
very much on the blood and thunder
order. with hair breadth escapes that
pleased only the gallery. 1t was the
same old story-a good house when
sIaac,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-17
FUR SALE.

At Lee ~ Benedict's Wednesday.
October Is.
On Wednesday, October is, we will
give a special sale from samples of one
of the largest fur factories in the coun-
try. Special orders and measures
taken in Jackets and capes. In almost
all cases can deliver collarettes, jackets
and capes on day of sale. Lee & Bene-
dict.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-17
HE w ANTS TO KNOW
Voter and Tax Payer Asks Some
Pointed Questions in Local
Politics
Has Republican or Democratic Off
cial Been More Economical
Auditors Figures.

The following letter, which carries
the signature of a We'll known resident
of Timber Creek township, is given
publication in these columns for the
sake of the information reply To its
questions may bring to the voters OF
Marshall county:
Editor es-Repubican: wish To
say that / have been subscriber to
your twice-a-week paper for many
years and like il very much. | am
Republican. / have always voted the
good old ticket straight but there IS
one thing that is botherng me and
wish your paper would help ME out on
lit. 1t is just this: Some fellows came
down our way working for the re-elecr
! ton of the present incumbent to the
loffice of sheriff of our county, and they
i told US that We ought To vote for him.
4 in the interests of economy They said
| that the present sheriff had cost the
county several thousand dollars less
/ than the former sheriff did, who was a
republican. Now. En- a republican,
and did not swallow this story, but Ia.
like to know the facts I'm taxpayer
\ and believe in honest government 1
( have nothing against Mr.. Mcpherson
personally. and if he is running his Of
fce much cheaper than other sheriffs
have DONE I'd like to see him get the
credit for it. and If he isn't | want to
know that. too so as can tell JUST how
big liars those democrats were that
i told me the story.
4 we repunicans IN ms 1owhship are
all pretty we'll satisfied with things IN
general, including politics and the part
oar Party = taxing. ana u m any
lua9e We az vote the iickst straish'
from governor Gown 70 coroner, yours
y TEX,
llffpef ersfk ioWtlsfllp.
The point raised Was something that
We could not. from our own knowledge.
answer, 50 the editors of this paper ap-
piled 10 the auditors office for q COM
Eparative statement Of the expenses OF
the sheriff : office under the republican
sheriff. Mills. and the present demo
cratic Incumbent. Il is as follows;
Editp, TimesRe Republican: The rec
ords of this Office show the expenses OF
the sheriff office for the last four
years TO be:
W. ID. MILLS.
lS96.-s.. ~. -. ........ 5000 s,29s.7l
iSs7.... -. -. -. -. ~. s.sS;,. 81
Total. $500. $500 SIS. 092. 6,
j. w. NJ PETERSON.
ls9S.. .............S 9.6l40'
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
The Farmers Prosperity.

Last spring, says the World
Herald, Nebraska farmer, hav-
ing some wheat in his bins and
needing some barbwire to fence in
a pasture. went to The hardware
dealer in his market town and
said:
I want to get 600 pounds of
barbed wire, but have. no ready
cash. However, l have some
wheat, which is worth so cents per
bushel. How many bushels of
wheat must / bring to town to sell
for enough to pay you cash for the
wire!"
Barb wire is worth 81. 80 per
hundred. If you want to trade
wheat for that much wire you
must haul in twenty-seven and six
tenths bushels of wheat
Circumstances over which he had
no control prevented the farmer
from hauling out the wire at that
time. But last week the same
farmer went to the same hardware
dealer and said;
u couldn't get around to that
wire deal last spring, but Pm
ready for it now. I'll haul in the
twenty-seven and six-tenths bush
els of wheat tomorrow and get that
600 pounds of wire
"Ah, but you'll haul in more
wheat than that" replied the hard
ware dealer.
"Why!" queried the farmer,
but the wheat is worth just as
much now as it was last spring"
Very true" replied the dealer,
but the wire is worth more. II
has gone from $3.50 per hundred
to SO. 20 per hundred"
Wire has gone up and wheat
remained downi" asked the far
mer.
THE wire trust"
The farmer walked out in a
thoughtful mood. He was think
ing how prosperous he was when
what he sells remains stationary
or decreases in price tho what he
must buy keeps going up.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

Dick Dalton former Collector of
the Port in st. Louis, has made
enough off his apple orchard over
in Rails County that he intends to
do little lawing. Dalton is a
ranting single-taxer. Now as to a
test he will make in the courts, a
dispatch of the 14th inst. from
New London, Mo-, says: Col.
Richard Dalton of SavertOn called
ON Collector Weaver yesterday and
paid the State and county taxes
assessed against his land, but re.
fused to pay the personal taxes as
sessed against his personal proper
erty, and invited Collector Weaver
to bring suit. Dalton holds that
personal property in not subject to
taxation in Missouri, and will
make test case of the matter,
carrying it to the court Of last re-
sort
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
AN AUDRAlN FARMER.
he Writes About the Even
ln9s Spent at Home.

V. V. Swartzendruber, of Ro.
wena, this unity, writing in the
Live Stock Indicator on "Evening
Entertainments For the Family
says:
The evening entertainment for a
family should be of diversified na-
ture, but the parents should see that
it is from a good standpoint, me-
thing that will develop the minds
OF the children. Children who are
going to school shoull study their
school lesson FIVE evenings in the
week, aud Saturday evenin, they
should consult their Sunday schO ii
lesson. The older children should
take part with their parens in read
ing agricultural pap'rs. On
should read while the others listen.
and every time he gets through
with a sen ence he should stop and
give a chance for a short discussion
l think it is very necessary for the
farmer to cultivate his mind, and
also the minds Of his sons, on farm
theories, and seek the best methods
Of farming, and make the surrOud-
iugs as they should be in a genu-
inc, plea, ant farm house. 1t is pit
iful that many farmers do not get
any farm paper at all, but get f'om
three to six, and maybe more, polit-
ical papers, which a farmer has
very little use for, and will read
nothing else. Some will devote the
long winter evenings to playing
cards, which, in my estimation, is
nothing but killing time. | say
time that cannot be improved bet.
ter than to devote it to playing
cards is not worth living. Above all
let us not forget our religious rrac-
tice, as that come' in its turn, too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Offer! Our Circulation this Week 1900! Subscri

ity of purchasing a municipal plant.
The success and economy of muni-
cipal electric light plants for small
cities has been amply demonstrated
in Frederick, where such a plant
has been in operation nearly ten
years, to the great satisfaction of
the people in every way. They
have the satisfaction of knowing
that their city is well lighted at a
cost much below the average charge
of the private corporations, the ex-
pense of the plant being kept down
TO the lowest possible figure.
Recently Cumberland has adopted
the municipal ownership system,
and success has also followed there.
1t will be in order for HagerstOwn
to follow suit, and thus keep pace
with her rival cities in this inn
portant phase of municipal man
agement.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

criminals, and could have been
captured, punished and destroyed,
And Mckinley does nothing and
Griggs says he cant" and Hanna
declares openly for the trusts and
snaps his red and vulgar finger in
the face of the law. And the Qucs-
ton is: What is the public going
to do about itH
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Municipal Ownership
Maryland.

Read this observation by the Bal
timore News:
Municipal ownership of cleo
trio light plants is one of the
phases of progressive city gov
ernment that has shown marked de-
velopment in Maryland during the
past few years It is now being agi-
tated in Hagerstown, where the mu-
nicipal authorities have declined to
renew ten-year contract with pri
vate electric light company, and the
people are considering the feasibil-
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
THE TRUSTS--RAPINE
CONSPIRACY AND CRIME

Every reader of the MESSAGE
is asked to carefully peruse the
Shermsn Antitrust law given be-
low and then the comments on
same by the Verdict. You ought
thea to be able to fully understand
who is to blame for the continued
conspiracy and crime of the trus s
against the people. Here is the
law;
An act to protect trade and COM
merce against unlawful restrain S
and monOpOlies. Be it enacted by
the Senate and House If Repre-
sentatives of the United Sta'eS OF
America in Congress assembled.
Section 1. Every contract, combi-
nation in the form of a iru t or
otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint
of trade or commerce among th'
several states, or with foreign ma
tons, is hereby declared t. bp lt.-
gal. Every person who sh i
make any such contract or engage
in any such cOmbinatons or con-
spiracy, shall be deemed gully of a
misdem' amor, AMI, on conviction
thereof, shal! De punished by fine
not exceeding five thou,and dollars,
or by Imprisonment not eeding
one year, or by bOih said punish.
ments. in the decretiOn of the court.
SEQ. 9, Every person who shall
monopolize, or attempt to monopo-
lie OF conspire with any other
person or persons to monopOlize
part of trade or commerce among
the several States, or with foreign
nations, shall be charged guilty of
misdemeanOr, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars,
or by imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or by both said punish
ments in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 3. Every contract, comb
nations in form of trust or other
wise, or N piracy in restraint OF
trade or commerce in any territory
of the Unitel Sta es or of the Dis,
trict of Columbia, or in restraint oI
trade or C mmerce b tween any
such territory ct teriitorie, and
state or states or the District ct
Columbia or with foreign nations,
is hereby declared illegal. Every
p. r,on who shall make any CON.
trait or 'ngSge in any such com.
biuatiol s or conspiracy, shall he
deemed guilty Oft misdemeanor,
AID, on convection thereof, shall
be punished by fine not exceeding
five thousand dOllors, or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding on year,
or by both said shments, in
the discreet on f the court.
Sec. f. TIL. several circuit
courts of III, United States are
hereby invested with licton
O prevent and restrain violations
Of tn s act; AMI it shall be the
duty Of the several dis rict attor.
ueyS If the United Sites, in their
Respective districts, und'r the di-
reeiion of the Attorney General, Ia
institute proceedings in equity to
prevent and restrain such viola
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

tons. Such proceedings may be
by way of petition setting forth
the case and praying that such vlO-
latiOn shall be enjoined or other
wise prohibited. When the par
ties comp a'ned of shall have be II
duly notified of such petition the
curt shall proceed, as soon rs may
be, to the hearing and determine.
ton to the case; and pending
such petition and before final de-
cree, the court may at any time
make such temporary restraining
order or prohibition as shall be
deemed just in the premise.
Sec 5. Whenever it shall ap-
pear to the court before which
any proceedings under Sec. 4 of
this Act may be pending, that
the ends of justice require that
other parties should be bro 'ght
beiure the court, the court NAV
cause them to be summoned,
whether they reside in the district
in which the court is held or not;
and subpoenas to that end may be
served in any district by the mar
shall thereof.
Sec. 4. Any property owned un-
der contract or by any combina-
tion, or pursuant to any conspiracy
(and being the subject thereof
mentioned in Sec. /. of this Act,
and being in the course of trans
p rtation from one state to anOth.
er, or to a foreign country. shall
be forfeited TO the United States,
and may be seized and condemned
by like proceedings as thOe pro-
yided by law for the forfeiture,
seizure and condemnations of prop
erty imported into the Unitei
States contrary to law.
Sec. 7. Any person who shal be
injured in his business or property y
by any other person or corpora
tions by reason of anything for.
bidden or declared to be unlawful
by this Act, may sue therefor III
any Circuit Court of the United
States in the district in which the
de e'endant resides or i found,
without respect to the amount in
controversy, and shall recover
threefold the damages by him sus-
tained, and the cost of suit, includ-
ing a reasonable attorneys fee.
Sec. 8. Tn It the word "pprsOn'
or "persons,' whenever used in this
Act, shall be deemed to include
corporations and associa ions ex'
isting under or authorized by the
laws of either the United States,
the laws Of any of the territor es,
the laws of any State or of the
laws of any foreign county.
Approved July 2, 1890.
Above is next years issue
There is the law-the law against
the piracy of the Trusts. 1t il rs
much the law as the statute &
against murder, arson, robberv,
larceny, perjury, piracy or trra.
son. There's no more OF re 'snn
for enforcing one than the other.
There is the law which makrs
every trust an outlaw. No court
has rejected II. That law Is in
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Wei! Known at Rush Hill,
This County.

The MEssAGEc clips the following
from the Tallula (lll.) journal.
The bride was partly raised at RI sh
Hill, this County. Mr., Middle
ton, father of the bride, was form
erly editor of the Rush Hill Ban
ner;
Mr.. Chas. Hicks and Miss Mar
tha Middleton, were married Mon
day evening at 400 O'Clock Dec.
II, at the residence of j. T. Taps
scott, in this city, Squire N. L.,
Randall officiating. The wedding
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

The Irish of this country are
aroused and are sending men to
help the Beers in their war against
England. A dispatch from Cleve
land, Ohio, says that "all over the
country the Irish are now joining
with the Dutch and sending vol
unteers to South Africa" This
uprising means great blow
against England. Queen Vic will
get no assistance from the Irish of
America in raking her chestnuts
out of the fire in the Transvaal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
An Object Lesson.

Here Is I'm object lesson for peO-
pie who are building houses, or
otherwise using lumber:
Lumber in '9S, per 1000 ft.-.....$12
Lumber in '99 per 1000 ft-.....- Is
Increase in cost of production. 90
Increase in profit Of lumber
Trust.......................-.......5 per cent
Increase in cost to consumer,
....................................6Q mar cent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

DR.. j. G. Parrish, of Vandalia,
is getting up in the councils of the
Republican party. He has been
down at Washington working to
have the next national Republican
convention held in st Lonis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

Paris is losing her co ored popu.
lation, and the App 'al says that in
some measure it seems an oasis of
good luck in the desert of trouble
and loss caused by the smallpox
outbre axis. Tha drkies c.n find
no employment and are moving
away to avoid want and suffering
thru the winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

force; valid and full. And vet
the trusts exist, Hundreds of
trusts-all to break the law as
much rs any vessel chartered fer
the slave trade--haye been formed
within two years; hundre Is
already flOurished. These still
proceed and flourish and extend
and multiply. And yet there's tn.
law! Why isn't this law rniorceds
What's the mater? The trusr s
have captm cd-or, rather, the
trust constructcd-the present nd-
ministration. They hold McKin.
ley in check aud pawn. Th.v
bought him his election in 1896.
They ar to buy him the e'e,tion
next year. They ar. piedg d to
to put up millions to that end
As return, they ar. to 60 unwhir.
ped four years. The trusts brought
the Presidency tor Mckinley.
Mckinley concents t. them.
They named Griggs, Of Nv Jcr-
s"y, Mckinley's Aitorlry General.
GriggS >ays that he ha' NJ power
to prosecute a trust; that no law
gives him that power; that he
would be officious and go beyond
his limits should he interfere with
trusts. The trusts are in league
and sombre covenant with Hanna,
the master and manager of our
mannikin President. And Hanna
applauds and d-f~nds trusts from
the stubborn stump, making no
Disguise, promising them safety.
Aud yet there's the law! un-
amended, unrepealed, undecidei
against. If it's not in force, then
there s no law in tn" land! If it's
invalid then al law is invalid!
Aud Mckinley and Hanna and
GriggS have taken oaths to en-
force this very law. They don't;
tn Y say they never will. The
antitrust law reprinted above is
to he the issue. The qu's'ion will
be: Shall these monsters be met
and checked? Democracy and
Bryan already reply with yes.
R"publicani,m, with Hanna Nc
KinIey, says NJ And tn" voter
must make his choice. The is e
sn'r: Shall NV b" IaSscd? hut:
Shall % law b, emf re dp There no
doubt OF the existence If the
trusts, nor of the harmful in quirv
and malignance of their methods
Ten years ago, Vest, as chairman
of an investigation, reported the
villainy of the Beef trust, with
names and dates and details of
specific ruin it had conspired and
brought about. Within II year
the Standard Oil has been charged
with attempting with $4OO, 900 to
bribe Ohio's Attorncy-Gcncral.
The trusts force the railways to
break the Interstate Commerce law
and compel railway officials to
commit perjury. The trusts have
put men out of employment, strang
led small competitors, put up
prices of goods, fieeced and swind'
led investors with watered stocks
and bonds.
Their story for ten years has been
one of rapine, and extortion and
conspiracy and crime. And all the
time this law existed, as it still ex.
lists, and these same trusts were
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

j. w. Coakley and wife, near
Rush Hill, are home from an en-
joyable visit to relatives in Vir-
ginia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

A reporter for this paper met
the remains of some guzz!ers sup
per on one Of our prominent
streets the other day and, b .ho,d,
the fellow hal thrown up his
collar button.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

That was an old age, 90, reached
by Mrs. Harriet Howe, who died
in Mexico last week. Mrs. Howe
came to Audrain County from
Rutland County, Vermont. in
1863.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

The price of beef cattle keeps
jumping up. A drove of Polled
Angus cattle sold in Chicago the
other day at 81 cents a pound.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

The race for Sheriff in this
County next year promises to be q
merry one. There will be from
ten 10 fifteen candidates.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
I I JES' ! FORE ! CHRISTMAS
BY EUGENE FIELD.

Father calls William, sister calls Will
Mother calls Wilie-bu the feers call me Bill,
Mighty glad amt grl-ruther be a boy
Without them sashes curls and things Fauneroy
Love to chawnk apples an go swmmn in the lake
Hate to take the castor-ile they give f'r belly ache
Most all the time the hull roun me-
But jes fore Christmas I'm good as | kin be!
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

Got yaler dog named Sport-sck i'm the eat
Fus thing knows she doesn't know where she is att
Got a clipper sed an when us boys goes out to slide
Long the grocery cart an all hook an rle
But sometimes when the grocery mans Worried cross
He reaches at with his whip an arrups up his hoss;
An then laff an hoer: Oh you tcched ME-
But jes' fore Christmas I'm as good as | kin be!
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

For Christmas, with its lots candies cakes an TOYS
Wu made thev FIR kids, and naughty boys
So wash face and bresh hair yer ps and u.s.
An don bust out pantaoons an don't shoes
Say yesslIn to the ladies, an yessr to the men,
An when theys company don't plate fr again
But thlnkln NV the things you like upon TREE
Jes' fore Christmas be as good as kin BET
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

j. j. Walker, near Rowena. is
feeding a fine drove of mules-l1
head-which he holds for the mar
ket.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

was II quiet one, only few friends
of the contracting parties being
invited. The groom is one of
Tallula's most Industrious young
men, having been born and reared
in this city and is at present in the
employ of the TaIlula Coal Com
pany, while the bride is the eldest
daughter of J w. Middleton, busi.
ness manager of the Tallula Jour
nal,
The young people have the best
wishes of their numerous friends
for their future happiness and
prosperity. They will reside and
have gone to housekeeping in the
beautiful property Of Mrs. A. II.
Patterson, ON Ann street.
Did you ever laugh until you
cried, TOMMY"
Yes, only this morning"
What att"
We'll. pa stepped on tack and
| laughed; then pa caught me
laughing and ! cried"
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Christman next Monday.

The price of coil oil his been ad-
vanced 35 per cent.