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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
ATTENTION, SOLDIERS!

Surely the testimony of one OF the sur
vivors OF the war OF 81 will carry con-
viction to the mind OF every thinking in
dividual. We all know the suffering and
privation which the men went through
during those years OF lighting, and also
the depleted physical condition OF many
OF them at the close.
Dodge Center, Mimi,
May 49, 1908
Gentlemen: am one OF the survivors OF the
U. S. sanitary commission of the civil war I
am 81 years old, and owe my comfort In living
these later years OF my life to your Shredded
Wheat, which have used from my first knowl-
edge OF IT, six years ago or more. / write to
say that l have just received your circulars.
The Vital Question: and Gen Booths '.Eu
Teka." I am amazed at the extent Of your op.
erations and the large. educative way your work
is extending. Thousands of our brave fellows
died Of sheer hospital starvation from inability
to assimilate the eternal toast and tea and
1arina and corn starch hospital Diet that
soon excited disgust. and could not be eaten
extreme south became invalided-a starch
dyspeptic--never saved" until ! found your
Biscuit. You have begun and done great
work. am glad to see you are getting part OF
yonr reward in this world. am
(signedD J. NJ sPERRY
The Natural Food Company OF Niagara
Falls will be pleased to send their Cook
Book. "The Vital Question" illustrated in
colors. free to any address upon request.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
PES a. ~ &iiDAIE..
rnculty - g'as ing Possessed

t..e Largest BIRDS.
"-ll lt;tve seen it esnlainee
In prs of tie ori.itha'ogie:i
sl.li IL II is Il water {
lac py {! cypress a,ia4eslle..
ct the ~. Of certain 5irs.5 g hall
poised ~ the mir without Wig t2o:ioA
"It is II favorite trek OF the go
condor. A.vay III the air. f;,i b.ya.a
the mountain pc these birds 'ian
poised rs saa il,s ~ il parcil !! .
solid rocl, Fry siai' w.ngs ara o
stretched, through glasses Nc
the sii.' s4o sn IS pa,ceptiil,t
They ieA..., u s; position for man.
minutes. sei..et...s for an hour. Eiil.
Ing u careful scrutiny OF everything be
low them i'll their search fer pi.S.
Then. with a SLIGHT fitting Of the wings
they flap slowly away. or. having
found what they were seeking, dar'
like bullet toward it. The eagle
hawk and other species have this same
faculty OF posing apparently on moth
ing.
These birds move about until they
meet AN uprising current Of air. Il
may come from Immediately beneati
them. from wind DETECTED by strikin:
Il cliff along the sea. or may com
from a great distance. where a rush
ing wial struck the side of noun
tain and WIS turned upward. Being
ON the wing most of the time in search
of prey. they have learned to utilize
these uprlshing mir currents for thei1
own purposes. Coming to one of these
and heading to the wind. they fix their
pinions ut an angle which will permit
them to rest there and scrutinize some
thing that has taken their attention
perhaps on the plain below. Thus.
while they seem poised on nothing, the
air current rushing upward buoys
them
You see the same thing in mid.
ocean when ships are followed by
flocks Of gulls. in some rare case clear
across the ocean. When the ships start
out the gulls fly here and there. some
times away on high and again skim
ming the surface of the water In
search Of food. AS the hours and days
pass they tire. and then you will see
them poise for rest on the air current
rising from the stern Of the ship. The
onrush Of an ocean greyhound creates
a swiftly rising air current in its wake.
This curls over like wave and rushes
into the vacuum made by the steamer,
and on 1t the gulls are carried along
without effort and at the same speed
at which the ship is traveling."-New
York Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06

will certainly make a very strong pay
for state honors this year. Last year,
SIMPSONS alumnus coach seemed to
have done better than any other man
the Indianola College has had OF late
years. This year l expect to see Reid S
team stronger than last year. Pract-
cally the same team and with big Bert
Kennedy heavier and faster than ever,
Simpson looks very good indeed.
Little can be told of Ames' strength
from the game with the Dodge
Light Guards OF Council Bluffs.
The Light Guards have hab
1t of sometimes being In train
in and sometimes not and of
sometimes procuring extra good players
and sometimes not that makes guaging
by them difficult. 1t appears, how
ever that Ames is in excellent physical
condition and plays a good game, con-
sidering the earliness of the season
Grinnell put up a plucky fight
against weight and superior training
on Northrup field Saturday. While
the score was generally expected to
run over thirty points, in view of Min
nesota's weight and speed this year.
Grinnell showed that she has good
0efenSe. some OF NeT new MATERIAL
such as Carson at back and Carl
son at end. showed up In way that
indicates Grinnell's superiority over
last years Scarlet and Black team.
Iowa's showing against the Normal
while not disappointing, was distinctly
not encouraging. The State Normal
team was not strong in offense but 1t
gained on Iowa a great deal too many
yards. tho never putting the ball in
side Iowa's territory. In offensive
work. the Hawkeyes showed steady
improvement. If Iowa can improve at
the rate she has shown the past three
weeks in offensive work and can mend
her defense at once, she may stand
show of winning her games this
year. victory over Minnesota, how
ever, is almost too much to hope for
from a green team in one short month
Of training. Coach Chalmers Is salts
flying the Hawkeyes completely as a
football coach and IL he does not see
the Gophers defeated this year, he will
have his old tram back to do the trick
another time.
brakes showing up to date points to
great game on Iowa field next Sat
urday between Drake and Iowa. While
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
He was an habitual drunkard never go
ing home from town sober, but was APP
parently sober when he killed himself.
WILL OPPOSE LOT THOMAS.
Ike strubbIe Of LeMars, Will Be Can
didate for Congressional Nomina-
town. No cause

Ike 0kVOpUIe ot 1SWatop WV 0o 49,"
didate for Congressional Nonina-
ton.
Special to Times Republican.
LeMars. Oct. 6.-That ex-Congress
man Isaac S. Strubble OF LeMars, will
be candidate for the republican nom
nation for congress next fall, TO sue
coed Judge Lot Thomas, is more than
probability. That Plymouth county
has others who would be perfectly WILL
ing to be hit by nomination lightning
in the persons of ]. U. Sammis, reven-
lie collector for the northern district
OF Iowa. and p. A. Boland, postmaster
at LeMars, is also another possibili-
ty.
Mr.. Strubble while in Sioux City
acknowledged his desire to be returned
TO congress, but he intimated this was
not the proper time to express his
candidacy. He desired first to consult
his friends more fully and at the same
time to let the time slip around until
his announcement became more oppor-
tune.
Asked directly Of he would not be a
candidate for congress. Mr.. Strubble
answered automatically: AT present !
am not candidate for congress, and
| IL it were necessary to arbitrarily say
whether will be should answer in the
negative But will be frank and say
that nomination for congress by the
republicans Of this district would be
a great honor, and it is not improbable
! that | may conclude later to ask the
republicans OF Plymouth county and
my other republican friends in the dis
trict to favor my nomination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
INSURANCE COMPANY LOSES.
Novel Lawsuit Ended at Manning
Northwestern Railway Defendant.

Manning. Oct. ca novel lawsuit
has just been ended here. after being
contested in the court several days.
1t was that of the German Insurance
Company, OF Freeport. Ill.,, VS.. the
Northwestern Railway Company. The
case was the outgrowth of a fire at
Glidaen. which destroyed. among other
properly, the residence OF Fl. Nichols
on which the company had policy Of
1900. The insurance company paid
Mr.. Nichols and brought suit against
the Northwestern for the amount al
legtng that the fire was started by a
spark from an engine belonging to
them. While the cause OF the fire was
admitted the company pleaded accl-
dent and claimed that they were not
responsible. The jury, after being out
five hours. returned a verdict for the
railroad company
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
DEMAND A RECEIVER
Stockholders of a Bank at Day-
export Wants It's Affairs
Investigated
CLAIM UNFAIRLY DEALT WITH
Now They Have Asked for Receiver
and Thorough overhau'ins Of the
Banks Affars-The Institution Was
Recently Merged With Another
Bank.

| Davenport, Oct ga sensation was
sprung on the Davenport public yes
terdax afternoon when 8 petition was
flied in the Scott county district court
fasking for a receiver for the Davenport
National Bank and charges were made
against the officers claiming that they
had mismanaged the affairs OF the
bark in making loans exceeding the
amount allowed by the banking laws
Of the United States.
The petitioners are stockholders of
the Davenport National Bank. II will
be remembered that the Davenport
National suspended business under
that name about a year ago, merging
with the Union Savings Bank
II was said at the time that the ac-
ton was taken to eurtail expenses. as
the two banks would do business bet
ter rs one institution and more eco
Ironically. II was ru1nored at the Tina
that the failure of the d. II. stuh.'
Company case had good deal to do
With the Davenport Nationals suspen-
sion OF business.
The stockholders who are petit,,niBg
for the receiver are Benjamin Barr
who has twenty-five shares: w. *.
lEaight, thirty shares; Mrs. f. l.. Gould
FIVE shares: ]. j. Humphrey. ten
shares: Mrs. Adelaine Meyers. four
teen shares; Walter Hender. eleven
shares: and r. NJ. Abbott, six shares
Hubheil &, Hubbell represent tbs plain
titfs and Judge Wolfe has set thq time
fer hearing the case for this afternoon
at o'clock.
The petition states the assets Of n"
cb.iga tons OF the d. II. Sstu;r Grain
Company $4,000. Hawkeye Elevator
Company, $4,000 tpractically the u. H
stuhr Grain Company; d. II. Stuhr
Grain Company. II. Esbert. trustee
s35.657; .. H. Strhr Grain Company
oyerdraft $3.50. The petition farther
states that these are Of lite value and
that the affairs of the bank were mis-
managed and the ass wasted
1t is further sta ted that the laws of
the United States do rot allow d. bank
70 loan more than 10 per cent of its
capital stock and that an amount
greatly in excess of that has been
loaned and therefore the officers of the
bank are personally liable TO the stock
holders for the shortags.
a list of interrogatories are APP
pended asking minutely about the loans
10 the Srnhr people and asking If let
ters were not received from the comp
tHol!er Of the treasury In regard to this
matter some time ago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
Yellowstone National PART.

THE Yellowstone Park is something
absolutely unique in this world, az far
as I know. Nowhere else In any civil
ICED country Is there to be found such
q tract OF veritable wonderland. made
accessible to all visitors, where at the
same time not only the scenery Of the
wilderness, but the wild creatures OF
the park, are scrupulously preserved"
President Roosevelt.
This delightful spot IS more easily
reached via the Union Pacific than by
any other line, The stage ride from
Monida, by the splendid Concord
coaches Of the Monica & Yellowstone
Stage Company. is thru scenery hardly
inferior to the park itself.
The popular route to the Yellowstone
PARK is now via the Union Pacific.
Very low rates during June. July and
August.
For further information call on or
address ]. w. Turtle. T. r. A.. 220 West
Fourth street. Des Mcines. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
Relative In Indiana Consents
to Furnish a Bond and Pris-
oner Will Be Released
APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT
Expected That the Papers Will be
Ready for His Release This Evening
Famous Case from Rockwell City
Affirmed by the Supreme Court To-
day-oeneral News.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. Eek Marshal
Richards will be released from jail at
Indianola on bonds this evening to
await an appeal to the supreme court.
to furnish the bonds ne .essary.
In tine supreme court today the de-
cision in the famous Castley V. Mitch
ell, suit from Calhoun county was af-
hrmed. 1t is a suit involving the claims
Of the widow of John Wallace, who was
deserted in England nearly forty years
ago. and who presented her claims
after the death of WaMace's second
wife at Rockwell City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
The erea. PARKS Of Colorado

Constitute one OF her chief glories
They contain fields. forests and plains;
they are watered by creeks and rivers,
and contain villages and farm houses:
they have springs and lakes where ho-
tells and other plices OF entertainment
are found for those seeking health and
recreation.
To enable people to reach tsese ia
vored localities without. unnecessary
expenditure of time or money the Union
Pacific has put In effect very low rates
and splendid train service from the
Missouri river to Denver.
Accommodations are provided for all
classes of passengers on these trains,
the equipment Including free reclining
chair cars. dining cars. buffet smoking
cars, drawing room sleepers, day
coaches, etc.
Full information cheerfully furnished
on application to j. w. Turtle, T. p. A.,
220 West Fourth street. Des Moines.
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
Her Big Forwards and Fast
Backs Giving S. U. Il. Back
ers Much Concern
IOWA SITUATION IN PERSPECTIVE
Strength and Speed of Drake and
Simpson EIevens Brought Into View
by Saturdays Games-Grinnell Team
Superior to Last Year's-The High
School Games.
IBy r. A. cook.]

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Oct. 6.-Chicago and Min
nesota have not the only elevens that
can run up scores that keep the talllers
busy this year. Drake and Simpson
did a few stunts in that line Saturday
that look very well.
Penn College Is understood to have
good minor team this year ana
brakes fine score against her indi-
Gates that the Christians are just as
strong this year as her opponents have
been rating her. With big forwards
and fast backs and ends, DR.. Monilaw
has a team that should make an excel
lent record this year
Sinnson's sixteen touchdowns
against the big, semi professional Still
College players show that Coach Reid
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06

The managers will come out about even
while some of the shows lost heavily.
The crowds We're as large as could be
expected when the weather conditions
were taken into consideration. The
free attractions We're all of an excep-
tionally high order. Nelson. the Won
der. who makes a perilous high dive
with his bicycle. was injured the last
day. and will probably not again at
tempt to accomplish the daring feat.
His injuries We're at first thought to be
fatal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
SUICIDE AT Dixie
Chris. johnson, an Old Bachelor,
Hangs Himself in His Granary-
Was Hard Drinker-Body Discov-
cred by Persons Passing Along Road.

Special to Republican.
Dixie, Oct. Chris. johnson. an OLD
bachelor about forty five years of age
committed suicide yesterday noon by
hanging himself in his granary. He
was seen hanging there by some peo-
pie who passed along the road. He
lived alone about two miles south Of
town. No cause for the deed is known
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
WAS NOT SWAMP LANDS.
Decatur County Officials cannot Re-
cover From State for Large Tract Of

Decatur County Officials Carnot Re-
cover From State for Large Tract Of
Land.
Leon, Oct 6.-Fred HoisinGton.
special agent of the United States land
office. after spending nearly week
here making Investigations, has decid-
ed that Decatur county can not re-
cover from the state of Iowa on sew
eral hundred acres of land as the coun
ty officials believed. BY an act in the
early SOS the government coded to the
various states certain lands known as
swamp lands which We're in turn
coded to the various counties. Certain
events lead the county officials to be-
lieye that Decatur county had not Sc
cured all the land that belonged to 1t
and hey sent to Washington for Il
special commissioner to investigate the
validity of their claim. The county
would have received several thousand
dollars had their claim been held valid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
poLLlvER AT RoLFE.
Discusses Protection and Endorses
cummins' Administration.

wv
cummins' Administrations.
Special to Times-Republican.
Rolfe, Oct. 6.-Senator Dolliver ad-
dressed big meeting OF republicans
here yesterday afternoon. estimated
at 1000 people. He complimented the
Cummins' administration with great
zeal and showed that the governors
conduct of state affairs is entitled to
the endorsement of every republican
voter In Iowa. He discussed the time
honored principles of protection, under
which the exampled prosperity ha
come to the people Of the nation, high
ly endorsing Attorney General Knox
policy with regard TO monopoies. He
paid touching tribute to Mckinley,
and commended President Roosevelt
for his wise and fearless administra
ton of affairs,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06

Iowa should win, there is no certainty
| of victory by any means. Drake S
heavy men distinctly have an excel
lent chance against the light Hawkeyes.
Iowa appears to expect close game.
for she has refused to play in Des
Moines on the baseball field which is
ten yards short in length and the same
In width. This refusal was perfectly
within Iowa's province, but it shows
that Coach Chalmers will not take
chances with field not of the usual
size. AT the present moment it looks
as if the Drake-1owa game would be
the closest of the state games this
year.
Coach Woodruff appears to have du-
bus success at Champaign with his
Pennsylvania system transferred to
western ground. Knox certainly put
the Illini to a hard test in the sec
ond half. threatening their goal many
times and allowing Woodruffs men
but one touchdown in the half. Coach
Woodruff, SO the story goes, offered in
directly before Director Huff of Hi
nois began negotiations with him, to
come to Iowa as knipe's successor for
$4,000. To this he was willing to add
the proviso he be paid not cent unless
Iowa had a winning team, that is, won
every game. 1t is improbable that he
has any such contract with Him. but
if he has, he can hardly be feeling
chesty about the pocket book jus.
now.
Both Nebraska and Purdue Were
strong in end runs Saturday. Purdue's
new Harvard coach Cults. appears to
have done much for the Indiana Uni
versity. Wisconsins opening game was
like Michigan's. quite satisfactory to
those who have been watching Yost
and Curtis with their teams in practice.
Wisconsin's game showed
how convenient it is to follow Min
nesota's example OF procuring a bril-
liant Indian player. Balm gained
great deal of ground for Wisconsin and
was generally Il star.
Yale rolled up the largest score of
her season so far against Vermont
but another Northern University
Maine, made hard work for Harvard
In all probability. however. Harvard's
coaches will be able to whip their men
into shape before long. The Crimsons
were late in returning for practice this
year, which accounts 1or harvard
poor early showing.
East High of Des Moines. began the
season well by defeating Harlan %
10 nothing. North High OF Des Moines,
and Boone played an interesting game.
both being BANKED. Cresco's defeat by
Independence by a score of II to moth
ing shows a strong team at 1ndepen-
aence or a weakened team at Cresco.
The loss of the two Davis boys. both
of whom are playing on the varsity at
Iowa. could not but have weakened
Buck Morton's eleven. CAPITAL
Park was a third Des Moines high
school to make a good record. Her de-
feat of Abel by % to shows that
the Des Moines city championship will
not alone be fought out between the
two sides of the river. as heretofore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

Public Awaiting Official Announce
ment Concerning Bank Investigation
at Iowa Falls.
Special to epubllcan
Iowa Falls, Oct. 6.-There are no
new developments In the situation at
the Home Savings bank, where it Is
claimed by the directors that irregu-
larities warranted the removal OF the
Cashier. Edward O. Soule. A corps OF
expert accountants are now going over
the books and records of the institu-
ton, and II will be several days before
any statement can be made TO The pub
lie regarding the investigation. Many
stories of various kinds are alioat but
are discredited. the public preferring
to await the announcement which 1t
is thought the bank officials will make
in few DAYS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
Dancer in Fall Colds.

Fall colds are liable 10 hang on all
winter. leaving the seeds Of pneumonia.
bronchitis or consumption. Foley's
Honey and Tar cures quickly and pre-
vents serious results. /. is old and re-
liable. tried and tested, safe and sure.
Contains no opiates and will not con-
situate. For sale by b. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
Land Seekers!

Owing to the backward season dur
ing August and September the Iowa
Central will continue their cheap round
trip rates to ST. Paul and Minneapolis
daily during October and November,
See agents for particulars
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
California and Arizona.

The Chicago Grrat Western Railway
will sell tickets Sept. 18th to Nov. 30th
inclusive, to points In above named
states at reduction of $500 from us
ual rates. II you contemplate going it
will pay you to inquire OF J. A. Ellis.
ticket agent MarshalltoWn. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
ELECTRICIAN is ELEcrRocuTED
Charles BIoomauist Killed in Sight of
Hundreds at Council Bluffs.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Oct 6.-Charles
Rloomauist. an .mploye of the Citi-
zens' Electric Light Company, was
eIectrocuted while working at the
company's sub-station here last even
ing. He was assisting with the trans
fer of some wires when he struck a I'VE
wire and was almost instantly Killed IN
sight of hundreds of people who were
watching the work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
pERRYs CARNIVAL NOT SUCCESS.
Bad Weather Most Of the Week Caused
Decreased Attendance.

Perry, Oct. S.--The Main street In
Perry yesterday had the appearance
of being struck by cyclone But the
town had just emerged from her second
street fair and carnival. 1t was not a
big financial success on account Of the
bad weather thru most OF the week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
Reduced Rates 20 Twin Cite.

The cheap round trip rates which
have been in effect via the Iowa Cen
trail railway during the summer months
will be continued daily during October
and November. See agents for par
ticulars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
PALMERCoLLEGE

The aim is to produce strong charact-
ers that win possess culture and intel
lect. Granduates of Palmer, Bushnell,
Union Christian, Antioch and Penn
colleges are OH the faculty.
Regular college and academic courses
besides the music, art, normal, COM
snsrciaA elocution and Biblical depart
meats. eau upon or address President
OF Palmer College. LsGrAad, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06

No danger of consumption If you use
Foley's Honey and Tar to cure that
stubborn cough. For sale by B. A. Nor
gan.