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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-03
ILLINOIS RURAL ELEcrRlcs.

Several Lines Incorporated-ToIuca &
Eastern Merged.
Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 2.-Secretary of
State Rose today received notice OF
the consolidation of the Toluca and
Eastern Illinois Railroad Company and
the Toluca and Northern Railroad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-03

Land for saIe-A fine S0-acre farm
well improved; or 160-acre farm well
improved. and larger tracts if you
want them. All near Marshalltown.
Also land in North Dakota, SIS to 50 per
acre that VII! double in value in the
next year. All kinds of city property
tor sale or trade. Offices over 35 West
Main street. New phone ISL.
~ j. AlIard. w. r. Moon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-03
Iowa at Washinn4a.

viva a. vsdSHjn0COns
Washington, Sept. 3.The postoffice
at O,Leary, Plymouth county, has been
discontinued, mail to LeMars.
The comptroller of currency has an
proved the Des Moines National bank
OF Des Molnes as reserve agent for
the Merchants National Bank OF
Greenville. and National Live Stock
Bank of Chicago for the Pella National
Bank of Pella.
Patents granted:
Charles W. Caldwell. Waterloo
acetylene gas generator; Joseph p.
Cannon. Elmo. wallpaper hanger.
Charles r. Harper, Marshalltown. wise
and bracket: Aaron G. Houdyshell. Tn-
ma township, shock loader; John w
Kelley and c. w. Adkins. Hastings.
stock waterer: Newton W. Lyon, Brigh-
ton, corn shock carrier; Wilson 4. Ne
Laughlin, Clear Lake, automatic chr
and elevating track; Freeman C. Rob
inson and j. r. Green, Council Bluffs.
burglar alarm: Charles w. Robinson.
Des Moines, sulky pillow: James H. VIII
son, Mount Ayr automatic gate.
Pensions to Iowans:
misunderstanding Hennick. Clin-
ton. Sc.
Increase, reissue, etc.-Ezra w. Reed.
New Albin, $40: James H. Evans. Leon.
$12; Harrison McCufley, Cedar Rapids.
$12; Solomon Hoffman, Soldiers Home.
Marshalltown. $40: Joseph Lathen.
Ruthven, IS; Henry Collins, Stuart, IS;
Thomas Boyle. Foster, $50; John
Scherning, Dubuque. $40; Sabine t..
Comstock, Soldiers Home, MARSHALL
town SS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-03
Ban on "The Awakeninq."

st. Louis, Sept 3.-"The Awaken
ing a story of creole life in Louisiana,
written by Mrs. Kate Chopin of this
city, has been placed under the ban
with the works of lola, Balzac. Mark
Twain, Walt Whitman and other noted
writer's by Horace Kephart, librarian
of the Mercantile library, because it
was objected to by some members Of
the governing board.
The copies on the shelves Of the Mer-
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

Emma Brown is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doad Barnes spent
Sunday with Tom Stewart and
family.
Our merchants, the Messrs.
Beamer, are buying lots of tur-
keys. They started two wag ms
to market with four horses, a
wagon all loaded with turkeys.
The roads were so bad that Her.
man Worley, who was driving the
one team, had to get another.
Mrs. Eda Stewart has been suf-
fering with pain in her left shout.
der for the past three weeks.
Lea Brown and wife spent Sun
day with l.. Cauthorn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18
\lnna....(I-...aallA
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
BEAN GREEK.

1t is expected that Asa Filing
ton will arrive home Christmas
from S. ID. In honor of the event
there will be a party at his fathers
house Christmas night.
One of our boys firing of single
biessedness and finding no encour-
agement to launch on the sea of
double wretchedness, has gone
south.
Theodore Campbell of Monroe
visited his sister, Clara Martien,
w. II. Wilson, Marion and
Shannon Willingham attended
lodge meeting of M. w. A. at Mo-
limo Saturday night.
A certain very popular young
man, coming in very late and get
ting in bed with his uncle, soon
lost in the arms of Morpheus, was
soon heard to say, "Why, hello,
where did so many pretty girls
come FRONT Would like to kiss one
of you as I.haye never kissed a
girl yet" Which one did you
want to kiss the worst, Johnnie.
Butter is so scarce out this way
that one of our most courageous
hOusekeepers was seen skimming
the buttermilk one day last week.
We are glad that our neighbors
are beginning to show their appre-
citation of the efforts of our chief
by sub scribing for the best paper
in the cOunty-we mean the Mes.
SAGE, of course.
A small audience of brethren
and friends gathered ut the Brau-
er bridge on Salt River to witness
the ordinance of baptism admins
tered to the new converts, Mis- ses
Callie and Altha Willingham by
Rev. Il. p. Todd, on Tuesday OF
last week. The ice of about an
inch thickness had to be cut GU
of the way.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18
NORTH MOLlNO.
of the way

Had some rain, sleet and snow.
The roads are in fearful cOndi-
ton. All travelling has stopped.
Occasionally you see person on
horseback.
John Mundy who has been Wis
iting his daughters in l. T. re-
turned home last Saturday. He
says they have good crops and
they have plenty of rain: the
ground is muddy. Says it is hard
to get their crops gathered.
Joosiah Martin will be % years
old Wednesday, Dec, II. About
20 persons are invited to his house
to eat turkey with him, tho he
isn't aware of it yet.
Mrs. Jane Greed visited home
folks last Sunday near Strother.
The rain and mud is hard on
the farmers; hardly any of them
have their abundant crop gathered,
and not a great deal of it hauled
that they had engaged.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18
TO SANTA CLAUS.
Some Letters, Given in the
Gibbs Own Lam
guage.

j. w. Atkins, of Audrain
county, who is teaching the Peak
School, near Santa Fe, writes us
the following:
Enclosed find letters to Santa
Claus, each written in the child's
own language. If you have space
and time please select and publish
the best one. Consider the adj
vancement of the pupil in select
ing. We will have a Christmas
tree Christmas eve. Our letters
have not been remodeled but each
is as first written.
Mr.. Atkins letter suggests two
or three good things. He is en-
deavoring to show just what the
pupil can do, without any "doc-
toring" of the manuscript. Much
of your character is often shown
in the letters you write, even in
children.
We are not going to try to Sc
lect the chest one" of these letters;
each is most interesting and we
publish them all, as follows:
Peak School. Dec. 9. 1902.
Dear Santa Clause. i will write
you letter. There are so many
things to bring me. that will just
ask for few. Will you Please
bring me a doll carrige and doll
and a pair of skates. | belive |
will close.
Good-by Santa Claus.
Your loving
Ella Cook.
sd Rea DER
Peak School Dee 9. 1902
Santa Fee
Dear Santa Clause | would like
to have great many things so |
will take a few things want
knife and some candy aud or
auge and pistol and story book
and some nuts
Ionr loving
Albert Smit h
(3rd Reader.)
Peak School
Dec 9 1902
Dear Santa Clause
| would like to have IN orange
and sack of candy. all the
other girls want so many things
that | will not ask for moor.
| will close.
good by Santa clause,
Nellie Peak.
| (3rd Reader.)
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18
LOVE A COMMODITY.
A Judges Very Sensible
Decision.

Macon, Mo. Dec. l4.-"Love
and affection when expressed as
the consideration in a deed means
Just what it says" remarked Cir
cult Judge n. NJ. Shelton, in de-
Gliding the case of a mother against
son in court last week.
On September 20, 1900, Mrs.
Hannah Latchford, aged 7S years,
decided to her son, William, her
little home and lot in West Macon,
Gin consideration of 81 and affec-
ton" Later Oh conditions became
such that she instituted proceed
ings to recover her property. In
this she was supported by her
other children. The petition to set
aside the deed alleged mental inca
pacity of the mother at the time
the transfer was made and failure
of consideration.
The old lady is now living with
her daughter, Mrs. 7. j. Hack
ley, No. 80 East 18th St., Kan
sas City.
In summing up the case the
court said:
1.-THE proof shows a failure of
consideration, and it will not be
necessary to make ruling on the
other allegation-that of mental
incapacity. The defendants evil
dence discloses that, while he pro-
vided shelter and a place to sleer
for his aged parent, he failed in
the more important element ex-
pressed in the deed. She had {
right to demand such treatment as
springs from a loving heart, which
is expressed in a thousand and
one loverlike acts of every day
life.
"In other words he should have
made her feel that he was sincere
ly glad to have her with him ant
that her slightest wish was hi:
greatest pleasure TO fulfill. Ole
people are peculiarly sensitive il
this regard. While going down
the sunset side of life the il shrunk
en- arms reach out in pitiful ca ger
ness for bestowal of caresses
that mean they are loved and ven
Grated. They have Il right to eX
pect this, even when they have M
property to bequeath in return
and much more so when they have
bartered all they have to favor
ite son for his gratitude and hi
love, which means more to then
than anything else IN the world.
1.-THE finding will be for thu
plaintiff, and an order will be mad
reinvesting the property in tn
mother"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

We have established a few
schools in the PHILIPPINES, built a
few churches and cleaned some of
the streets of Manila. We have
done that people little good but
that doesn't answer the argument
that we have any right over there.
England and all the other imperi-
alistic powers are helping their de-
Tendencies, too, but these govern
ments are not deriving their just
powers from the consent of the
governed. We are still fighting
the Filopinos and beating them
down. They are not pacisfed and
we never will be on that ground by
their consent. 1t Is miserable
piece of business we are engaged
in over there and we ought to get
off those islands rs quickly as pos
sible.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

scription establishes regularity. 1t is a
strengthening tonic, soothing the nerves,
encouraging the appetite and inducing
restful sleep, 1t contains no alcohol
neither opium, cocaine or other narcotic.
NJ wish to tell you the benefit we have
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Everything that could be thought of was done
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no, the picture of good health, until about the
age Of fourteen. then in six months she was so
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Prescription my daughter would have been in
her grave to-day. When she had taken one.
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and we bought another one, making only two
bottles In ALL and she completely recovered.
Since then she is as we'll as can be-"
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free ON
receipt of al one cent stamps to pay
e~pense Of mailing only. Address DR..
R.V. Pierce, Buffalo. NY
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18
MiSSOuri'S Future.

Washington, Dec. l4.-Rep-
resentative Richard Bartholdt of
St. Louis addressed his fellow
Missourians and their friends at
the first meeting of the Missouri
Society for the season. Mr.. Bar
tholdt said that Missouri, already a
great State, is destined to be far
greater. In his belief, Missouri is
to become one of the greatest
Commonwealth of the Union.
The coming Worlds Fair III st.
Louis will bring an impetus to
that city and the State of Missouri
that cannot be overestimated.
Speaking of the origin of the pop
ulation of Missouri, he said there
is a greater variety of peoples with
in her borders than in any State in
the Union. Every State is rep
resented there, and the peoples OF
every country on the globe have
their representatives in Missouri.
"There is, after all, very close
kinship between the great majority
of our residents" he said "The
invaders of England in the Fifth
Century, and the Normans, who,
in turn, conquered the conquerors,
were descendants of Germans, who
migrated to Normandy 100 years
before. All the descendants of
the English people who have come
to this country from the beginning
are likewise descendants of the
Germans. ! claim that England
is not the mother of this country,
but, rather, that the old father
land is the mother"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18
HE'S A SNOB.
A Fool and His Money are
Soon Parted

Lincoln, Neb. Dec. PA man
who says he is Z. j. Richards of
New York is in Lincoln spending
much money. He says he was an
attorney for George Gould i'll the
Colorado Iron aud Fuel fight and
made $25, 900. He hired a special
train to come from Denver over
the Burlington. He has been here
ten hours and has spent So 900 an
hour. Three hotel porters are
helping him about the town, one
carrying an extra coat, another Il
cane and another hat. The var
ious sights of the city were taken
in. His first act, however, was to
settle for the special train which
he said brought him from Denver.
This bill was due the Burlington
road and amounted to $3.50. The
clerks, walters, bell boys and por-
ters of the hotel by afternoon were
standing about in lines waiting his
passage and the tip was never
lacking.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

a prominent Mexico business
man said to us last week: III Ii ked
your paper better than usual this
week, in all its departments, and |
heard another one of our citizens
say, 1 believe the MESSAGE grows
better every week" And we hear
compliments like this very occa'
sionally.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

City Clerk ii. G. Sanford Of St.
Charles writes s. j. Buckner of
this city regarding the electric
light plant in that town, owned by
the city: I'VE are more than sat
isied with municipal ownership,
we are pleased"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

A writer in the School Independ-
ent urges that he believes in en-
downing colleges, but why not en-
dow public schools, also! Sure
enough, say we, consolidate the
schools, then endow them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

The Vandalia Leader has en-
tered its twenty-seventh volume.
The Leader is one OF
the best papers that comes to our
desk.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

"Gid' Barbee, of the State Dem
ocratic committee, thinks it SLAM
der to be charged with running a
saloon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

The farmers are the only people
who are not organized for the pro-
lection of mutual interests. When
they are ground down little more
maybe they'll see the point.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

Mexico ought to be as well off
as Columbia, have Il gas plant.
The wood problem is going to
force the necessity of such an en-
terprise to the attention of our
people before very long.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

for much Of the
a fter misery of
womanhood. Not
only does Nature
often need help
in t he regular
establishment Of
the WON a n y
func tion, but
there is almost
always need Of
som e safe
s tire II ct h ening
tonic, to over
come the languor,
nervousness and
weakness, co m
monty expert
ced at this
time.
DIR. Pierce
Eayorite Pre-
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

Government ownership OF the
railroads would be a starter toward
q quick settlement of the trust
question.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

The trusts are together in organ
ization; so is nearly every other
interest Of the whole country. The
farmer is the only fellow who is
going it alone.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

Let the city own the electric
light plant and let the manage
ment be chosen as are our school
boards. Partisan politics should
be, and can be, left out of the
question at all times.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

Hannibal owns her electric light
plant. 1t is a paying Investment
and the citizens of town are brag-
cling about it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

Really, is it not easier for the,
here and there, "heavy taxpayer"
to pay his taxes than for the taxpay-
ers in generalf
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18
THE TRYING TIME

In a young girls life is reached when
Nature leads her uncertain steps across
the line which divides girlhood from
womanhood. Ignorance and neglect at
this critical period are largely responsible
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18
Your little friend

Nody Smith.
2nd Reader.
Peak School,
Dec. 9. 1902.
SAINT Clause.
They are great many things.
But l cannot get them. | want Il
watch horn Knife, and IA third
reader
Clayton Rodgers.
| will close my letter now.
Strother Mo.
2nd Reader.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

Let's buy at homeland pay
at home own our electric light
plant.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

John Scbnetter is another st.
Louis boodler who gets four years
in the penitentiary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

Mexico needs gas plant and
cheaper light-light cheap
enough that the masses can have
light.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18
Peak School
Dee. 9 1902.

Dear Santa Clause, i will
write you few lines. You may
bring me whatever you choose. I've
nothing else to ask. l will close
for this time.
Yours truly,
Orah Smith.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18
9th Reader.)


Orah Smith.
9th Reader
Peak School.
Dec. 6, 1902.
Dear Santa santa Clause |
believe that | am getting to big,
so | will not ask for so many
things. would like to have a book
and a pistol and caps to shoot. |
believe that is all
| will close
Yours Truly
Fred Peak.
(4th Reader.)
Penmanship
Dec 9 1872
Dear Santa clause
want so many things | don't
know what to ask for | want Il
speach book, and doll and some
candy and and a orange | will close
for this time
Your little friend
Dora Smith
iItb Rooder\
feak school
Dec. 9. 1902.
Dear Santa Cluse.
w;,I foil Won What I
In
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7 will close NV lettsr
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Peak School.
Dec 9 1909
Dear Santa CIousa.-
uould lilo to bova , Good
many things but only ask for a
rev; wouiu ike 10 nave d scrap
and orango and soma neannts
and some cookies, a handker.
chief. | will close for this time
Your friend.
Annie Bledsoe.
to Santa clause
(4th Reader
Peak School.
Dec @ 1909
Dear Santa clause:-
7 will NOT ask for many thinps
tb;c t;ma will ask For -. ro,
doll q tov nistol and some cans +,
Shoot in # and oil tho candy vor
nlease 70 hrino me
vo,,,. r,,1,.
o', Wy
d. H. 1ohhstoh'
9th Reader.
Peak School
n n 100,
no co,+a r,.
I'm .,-,, &C.,, -. ,,1
lie. 1e 900. ,,Iaa.o
Can't, r,o,,,o
Coodh,
Two sr;th
so,t, Eo
Mo
(2ud Reader)
Dec @ 1000
Do,r Santa Clonsa.-
7 Will NOT ask for only - fnv
tbinos would like RI have
Sat of China dishes - bio DOH -,
orange some candy some neannt,
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-18

Peak School.
Dec. 6, 1902.
Dear Santa santa Clause. -: |
believe that | am getting to big,
so | will not ask for so many
things. Iwould like to have a book
and pistol and caps to shoot. |
believe that is all
| will close
Yours Truly
Fred Peak.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-19
MOFFAT HAS MONEY TO BUILD
HIS GREAT WESTERN ROAD

ton Of the railway and Will let CON
tracts Mt once for grading the sur.
vcycd portion. The work OF surveying
the route west OF the range will be
pushed along rapidly.
THE railway will open to develop
mcnt and to trade with Denver mer.
chants . new and rich territory not
now reached by any railway. and It's
construction should be Of great bcncht
To all tho railways now reaching Dcn.
vcr, ~ well n TO the city Itself. Yet
In making our financial arrangements
We have mot with active opposition
from tho strong financial combination
controlling tho roads north cf Denver.
This. however. will not prevent
tho building Of the road. The people
OF Denver arc bound together In sup
port Of the enterprise by their own 10.
tcrcst. and opposition Of the railways
to our project will accomplish nothing
but injury to themselves.
NO set Of men II strong enough to
shut Oh from development rich ter
rltory larger than the state Of Penn.
kyivanla. nor to bottle up and control
tho trade and growth Of . city like
Denver"
Mr.. MoiYat was asked to confirm the
atory that George J. Gould was Inter.
cstcd In the railroad. hut declined TO
discuss that question. Il have said
all want To say now" said Mr.. Mof.
fat
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-19
RAPID PROGRESS
OF PACIFIC CABLE

San Francisco. Dec. i5.-Thc com.
mcrcial bodies OF this city held re-
ccption n the Palace hotel Thursday
in honor Of Clarence II. Mackay. q. w.
Ward. William II. Baker and Edgar c.
Bradley Of tho Postal Telegraph Com.
pany. The gentlemen arc here To Wit.
ncss the commencement of tho laying
Of the now cable between this city
and Honoluiu.
Mr.. Ward In an address said:
"You can form some opinion Of the
extent Of this great work. when tell
you that tho length Of this cable will
be three and onc-haif times that OF
an Atlantic cable. When this IL com.
pictcd our system will reach from
England and France to China. three
fourths Of tho distance around the
globe. And venture TO predict that
we shall be able TO beat Puck's proph.
ccy Of girdiing the earth In forty
minutes BY sending a message from
San Francisco In onc.fourth Of that
time.
"Thc first section. now about to b
completed. will probably be completed
about Christmas day. or say by the
first Of January. The remaining sec
tions. starting from Honolulu. touch
Ing at Midway and Guam. to Mayla.
5000 miles Of which have already
been manufactured. will be laid and
In operation. I hope. by the nrst of
June next. The whole length Of the
line will be about 10000 nautical
mica"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-19

Denver. Dec. I:.-Thc Republican
this morning says:
A rciteration Of the announcement
made by David II. Monat several
weeks ago that the money for tho con.
struction Of the Denver. Northwestern
& Pacific railroad had been secured
vas made last night by Mr.. Moiiat on
bis return from New York City. where
he has been to complete tho details
goe the financing Of tho big project
Mf. Noiiat made the trip direct nom
New York City. He left New York
Wednesday night. Mrs. Motsat came
With him and W. @. Evans was also
In the party. In addition to the an
nounccmcnt that tho funds for the
road had been pledged. Mr.. Moflai
also, for tho nrst time. made q public
rcfcrcuce to tho opposition which no
has encountered from Mr.. Hartman
and other dnancicrn who control the
roads north Of Denver.
but their opposition to our project
will accomplish nothing but injury to
themselves" said Mr.. Modas-
"You may say" said Mr.. Monat.
that wc have now completed our sur
yeys on that part Of the route Of our
railway which II cast OF the conu.
genital divide, and have secured the
best crossing Of tho main range In
Colorado.
.'Wc have succeeded In securing the
money TO proceed with the cons'ruc'