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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
MORE PEACEFUL FEELING.

The situation in regard to Venezuela
is improving again. and the impression
is growing that Minister Bowen will
soon have a clear field for a pacific set
Element of the international trouble.
The strained situation resulting from
the German bo~mbardment OF the Vene-
xuelan fort has been icllowed by a vol-
untary explanation upon the part of the
German government, which has dis
ayowed any intention to pursue or OPP
press Venezuela or tc do anything not
warranted by good faith or by the laws
Of nations.
While there was lust ground for
anxiety on the part OF our govern
ment, assurances have been conveyed
which put at rest all such fears, In so
FAR as words can quiet thean. Instead
OF seeking trouble with the United
States there is now at hand the best
evidence that Germany has none but
friendly intentions. and that in all of
her operations in South America she is
eager to retain the good opinion n
good feeling Of the United States. These
assurances haye, been warmly received
in Washington and lift a load of ankle
~ from official minds.
II may, be significant that a change of
German attitude was brought about by
the protest of the British nation, fol-
lowing the bombardnient of Fort San
Carlos. The British government did not
specifically protest against the bonn
bardment, but did enter objections to
INV further seizure of Venezuelan ship
ping or property, pending the efforts at
washington to secure an arrangement
for arbitrating the difficulty.
English public opinion was almost as
much aroused in condemnation OF the
bonrbardmen as American opinion was,
and IN response to the demands Of the
press the British government, 1t Is SAID.
served notice at Berlin thai 1t would no.
endorse further hostile action.
The prudent attitude of the United
States has won public approval Now
that the German government has
adopted more conc:liatory peaceful
methods, 1t is believed in Washington
that the whole episode will come to a
speedy settlement by means Of an
agreement to arbitrate the claims n a
raising OF the blockade.
The disappearance Of any cause Tor
hostility toward the German nation is
cause for congratulution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
BOUGHT THREE INCHES OF LAND.
Minneapolis Man Paid $500 for a Yer,
Small Strip Of Land.
IMinneapolis Tribul

The smallest real estate deal eve
consummated in the city of Mime
apolis was effected today when ne
gotiat;ons were completed for the pur-
chase by the owners of the Donaldson
Glass Block from f. II. Peterson Of a
strip of land twenty-five one-hun-
dredths of a foot on one end, twenty
eight one-hundredths ola foo on the
other, and 100 feet long. If the word
might be used, the property fronts
on Sixth street, with its bold e4panse
of three inches and a fraction.
It's small end hits the private alley
in the rear of the Glass Block and the
Peterson building. Its purchase price
was $500.
Next to the insignificance of the size
of the plot, which on the big legal blue
print is represented by a single narrow
white line, the transaction is unique in
that it took several months of negotia-
tons and the attention of half a dozen
lawyers to perfect It.
When L. S. Donaldson made his plans
for the erection Of the annex to the es-
tablishment some eight months ago, he
had them drawn according to the size
of the property on which the presens
temporary annex stands n which he
leased for the purpose.
1t was found. however, that the Pet
erson building extended only to within
about three inches of the Peterson lot
line and that a small irregular space
would be left between the walls of thu
annex and the Peterson building If Mr..
Donaldson were to remain within his
- ,.,, ,.wnx,;pon with shfc ,,aSfr ctvt,rfrrro Z
Being a good neighbor of Mr.. Peter
son, Mr.. Donaldson consulted the furni-
Iture man and asked him whether ne
would be willing to part with his three
inches of land. Mr.. Peterson agreed to
sell the strip and Mr.. Donaldson in
structed his architects to go ahead with
their preparations for erecting the new
building on the basis OF the added three
inches.
Accordingly, some few thousands Of
dollars worth Of steel beams and grid
ers were ordered from the foundries,
and they were ordered with the added
three inches of length made necessary
in consequences of the decision to erect
the wall Of the Glass Block annex fiat
up against the Peterson building.
When the trivial. or supposedly triv-
tai, matter of transferring the property
was taken up by Mr.. Donaldson's at
Itorncy, L. NJ. Keith, however, it was
found that there were a number OF
legal details to be gone into before l.
could be accomplished. Soon the dea.
over three inches Of land developed into
as mammoth a proposition as
would be the sale of st. Paul to the
municipality OF Minneapolis.
There was no disagreement between
the participants, but technical legal
propositions presented themselves il
great number.
1t was settled. however, and the
transaction will be recorded soon.
T. j.. Janney, the real estate man,
conducted the real estate negotia-
tions.
And L. S. Donaldson feels better
about his extra long big iron beams.
Work was begun last Monday on the
artesian we'll which is being sunk on
the annex site, and so SOC as the
weather will permit the work of tearing
down the present one-story annex will
be commenced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27

| cams emaciated, and there was not g
pound of flesh on his bones. A turn TO:
the better came. and the boy began to
improve. His skin did not grow sc
fast as the bones. anG the flesh began
to crack and separate, particularly or
tbs arms and legs. He suffered greatly
from this stretching cf the skin, which
finally burst. The breaks in the kin
are now healing, and the physicians
think that scars may not be left. The
boy was at an age when ha would be
expected to grow, and being in bed for
so many weeks assisted nature in in
creasing his height. When taken Ill
the youngstsr was four feet tall. On
leaving bed he lacked but a half inch
of being five feet tall. His growth was
at the rate of half an inch a week.
If everybody knew that your house
was for rent someone would want 1T.
A fifteen cent for rent ad in a paper
everybody reads will tell them all about
it.
There are hints of spring in the last
week OF January.
The Isle of Pines, south Of Cuba, is
the original of Robert Louis Steven
sons Treasure Island Professor
John Finley has been visiting the is-
land and in writing of the expert
enc says that, eve at this late and
unromantic day, he found men digging
for treasure there.
Uncle Sam is not balancing a Ven
ezuela chip On his shoulders.
A perpetual pencil is now manufac-
tured In which conical-shaped leads de-
scend upon a pressure of the cap into
what is practically a split cone, and for
this reason these points are held much
morsi firmly than by any means hereto
fore known, simply because a cone
within a cone naturally secures regid-
ity. a simple pressure on h cap gives
a new sharp point. 1t is filed like a
repeating rifle with small conically
s%hapened pieces of lead, and the maya
zine holds about twenty pieces when
fully charged.
A chemist employed by the New
York board of health to analyze various
prepared foods sold in the groceries
of the city obtained 373 samples and
found that S15 were adulterated. His
report Is said to have been start
ling"
According to figures furnished by the
avenue department at Washington, In
one year 6,s05,749,96s cigars are con-
by the cigar smokers OF the
States. For every one of the
a65 days of the year. beginning June
Goth. 1901, and ending June goth. 1902,
lS,919,S62 cigars were consumed. In
every second of the twenty-four hours
comprising each day, 21S new cigars
were lighted and 21S stubs were thrown
away. There were go cigars consumed
every man, oma and child in the
States.
Sezso--Ruyter is not an author; he's
a born chemist.
Tizso-Why:
Sezso-Every novel he writes be-
a drug on the market.-Brook-
Ign Eagle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
L0oKER-0N IN IOWA

Buffalo Center, Jan. 26.-Not every
one knows that the tax ferret business
in Iowa is now conducted on as regular
a system as that of banking or insur-
ance. The company Is incorporated,
elects officers and has corps of book
keepers and assistants, as we'll as one
or two experts in certain lines. A rep
resentatiye of the company calls IN the
county supervisors, and generally
makes q contract for Is per CEN of the
amount of discovered or unpaid taxes,
they, Of course, getting one Of the tax
money until 1t is actually paid to the
county treasurer, thus leaving the
county So per CEN the net gamer for all
such money that comes in as a result of
their work. The mode of procedure Is
somewhat as follows: First, the super
visors give them an order for access to
the books of the county. One man looks
over the assessors books, f~amiliarizes
himself, making memoranda of all tax
es charged up to all taxpayers whose
assessment is over, say. s $1,000. This on
personal property, for these tax ferrets
pay no attention to real estate. AnOth-
er employe looks ove the county books
and makes a transcript of mortgages
and deeds and sales Of all kinds of
property, being particularly careful as
to dates. Then a bookkeeper, whose
special ability is in this line, COM
pares the two written reports with the
taxes John Jones and John Smith have
actually paid as shown by the county
~treasurer's reports and books. Now
they are for business. They find that
John Jones, on the first of March, 1899,
sold a farm for $500 cash and a $500
mortgage, but in some way avoided
paying taxes on both cash or mortgage,
or on one and not on the other. John
Jones receives a polite notice from the
tax-ferret company, that they find
these things on the records. and also
they find no taxes paid on the same.
Will he please call and explain the dis
crepancy. John generally drops In the
next. day. Sometimes there is an ex-
PLANTATION that is satisfactory. Perhaps
John invested the $4,000 in cattle out in
Montana and paid taxes there. John
possibly bought some government
bonds. John may have sold the notes
and mortgage to some n else, and in
vested the proceeds In some silver
mine. All these things come out and
John feels better when the tax-ferrets
announce themselves satisfied that the
silver mine stock is worthless, or the
cattle froze to death after paying taxes
in Montana. But If John has been
forgetful, IL he is absent minded and
forgot some of these little things When
the assessor came around, then a set
Element is agreed on. John is to pay
the county treasurer h back tax of so
many dollars, and when so paid the
company gets Is per cent of 1t.
Of affairs sometimes. The story goes of a
This business unearths curious state
poor minister, working for $500 a year,
who was induced to pay back taxes or
an assessment of 100000, and the fol-
lowing year gave in that amount to the
assessor. one hears of one Of our COM
fortably fixed citizens. who sold a farm
for several thousand dollars, got his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
pislocated Her Shoulder.

Mrs. Johanna soderholm. of Fergus
Falls, Mimi. fell M dislocated her
shoulder. She had a surgeon get it
back in place as soon as possible, but
1t was quite sore and panied her very
much. Her son mentioned that he had
seen Chamberlain's Pain Balm adver-
tised for sprains and soreness, and she
asked him to buy her a bottle of 1t,
which he did. 1t quickly relieved her
and enabled her to sleep, which she had
not done for several days. The son
was SO much pleased with the relief 1t
rave his mother that he has since
recommended 1t to many others. Fo"
sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27

For Trinine Faults OF the SKIS. !
Trifling faults Of the skin may DO
concealed when It Is desired to wear
evening dress by a judicious use oe
cold cream and powder. The neck and
arms should be covered first with tho
cream, which then should be removed
with q soft linen cloth. Powder then
must be applied literally and, carefully
brushed OF. II there are hollows in the
neck, the powder must be used in them
with some additional lavishness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
Finds Way to Live Long.

The startling announcement of a dis
covery that will surely lengthen life is
made by Editor Q. H. Downey, of Chu-
rubusco, Ind. 81 wish to state" he
writes, that Dr.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption is the most infallible
remedy that I have ever known for
coughs. colds and grip. It's invaluable
to people with weak lungs. Having this
wonderful medicine no one need dread
pneumonia or consumption. It's relief
is instant and cure certain" Geo. Pow
ers guarantees every SO CEN and 81
bottle, and gives trial bottles free.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
Very Low Rate. 70 the Pacific Coast.

Very Low Rates TO the Pacific Coast.
On Feb. Is the Iowa Central railway
will place on sale special one way Colo
mist excursion tickets at extremely low
rates, and continue the same daily to
and including April 80, 1903. Points in
California, Washington. Oregon. Mon
tana, Idaho, Arizona, ETC., are included
in these excursions. See local agents or
address the undersigned for detailed in
formation az to rates. thru tourist cars,
etc. a.. B. Cuts, G. r. & T. A.. Minne-
apolis, Mimi.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
Heads Should Never Ache.

Never endure this trouble. Use at
once the remedy that stopped 1t for
Mrs. N. A. Webster, of Winnie. Va. She
writes: ''Dr. Kings New Life Pills
wholly cured me of sick headaches I
had suffered from for two years." Cure
headache, constipation, billousness; Is
cents at Geo. Powers drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
Tho seeret of Tong Life

Consists in keeping all h main or.
gans of the body in healthy. regular ac-
ton, and in quickly destroying deadly
disease germs. Electric Bitters regu-
late stomach, liver and kidneys, purify
the blood and give a splendid appetite.
They work wonder in curing Kidney
troubles, female complaints,
diseases, constipation. dyspepsia, and
malaria. Vigorous health and strength
always follow their use. Only 50 cents
guaranteed by Geo. Powers, druggist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27

cut this put and take 1t to any drug
store and get a free sample OF Cham
berIain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
the best physic. They cleanse ana tn-
yigorate the stomach, improve the ap-
petite and regulate the bowels. Reg
ular size. csc per box. For sale BY ~
DIR .ggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
California and South Via Wabash
Railway.

Every Wednesday the Wabash runs
a thru tourist car to California. First
class Pullman every day. with only one
change.
To Florida via Wabash in forty-eight
hours.
ty-six hours.
To Hot Springs. Ark, in twenty -four
hours.
II passengers have to change at all on
the Wabash, remember it Is always in
union stations.
Cheap winter tourist tickets on sale
to nearly all points.
Call on or write s. w. Flint, p. & T.
A.. Des Moines. love-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27

FRIEND

does diminish the pain accompanying
maternity. With its aid mothers q and
do bring healthy, sweet ~dispositioned
aud ideal babies into the world.
Morning sickness, 0 = breasts and :
circulating pains caused by the gradually
expanding organs, are relieved By this
penetrating and relaxing 1ini1nent.
Among the manifold aids to childbirth
Mothers Friend has grown in popularity
and gained a prestige among rich women
as well as poor; it IS found aud welcomed
in the mansion as well as in the cabin.
gthe mother's agonyo Of mind
anddiminisiiing pain a beautiful influence
is wrought upon the child. and instead ct
peevish, il-tempered and sickly forms .ou
have healthy, laughing humanity, remain
ing a blessing everto you and It's country.
All Druggist sell Mothers Friend at 9r.oc.
Write for our free Book ..11o4horhOoAse
the BRADFiELD REGULATOR CO.. Ailaata. &c.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
a Scientific Discovery

Kodol does for the stomach that
which it is unable to do for itself. Ko-
dol supplies the natural juices Of di-
gestion and does the work OF the stom-
ach. Kodoi digests what you eat and
enables the stomach and digestive or
gans to transform all food into rich.
red blood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27

The crowned heads Of every nation,
The rich men, poor men and misers
All join in paying tribute to
DeWltt's Little Early Riser.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27

Puts a smiling face on trouble. makes
your blood run hot. Makes the sky
look blue. The sun always shines on
those who take Rocky Mountain Tea.
IS cents. Mcbride & Will Drug Com
Ipany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27

The universal demahd for fiction is
shown by its gradual Introduction into
those periodicals which have hitherto
confined themselves exclusively to solid
thought. Such publications as the
North American Review, the Forum
and Popular Science Monthly have al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27

Sezso--Ruyter is not an author; he's
a born chemist.
Tizso-Why?
Sezso-Every novel he writes be-
comes a drug on the market.-Brook-
Ign Eagle.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1903-04-01
Perkins, Greek.

fDasmuch as "Ptow Boy" got of
al such q lively gait. / thobgbt
would send you few items from
our creek.
Our farmers are busy sowing oati
J. III. Harold Our sawmiai mar
is making some fine lumber.
Harry Dehl has bis store build
ing about complete and will bt
ready to open up for business in q
short time.
John Deck has quit logging and
gone TO farming. John enjoys
farming.
Mrs. A. 3. Myers has returned
from q weeks visit to her sister
near Ealma.
]. J. Murray, our nimfod, bas
changed his gun for the plow.
Doc Myers has quit prospecting
for mineral and gone to prospect
ing for q crop. That's right, Doc
A. 3. Myers Is on the sick list.
Tobe Mitchell and wife are also
on the sick Inst. BUcKsEOET.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1903-04-01

lead, except Cape; Wayne second
Let US make Bollinger hrsu What
do you sayl
The Fourth term opens April Z,
and new classes will be formed for
the benefit of the teachers entering
at that time, aud who wish to raise
their certificate grades As this is
the Spring term and The branches
started at this time will be carried
thru the summer school.
Willis Bray, president Y. M. G.
A., attended presidents conference
-at Fayette March 27, 2S and 20.
0. G. Wiley, . Reynolds c6nnty
student is dangerously sick with
typhoid fever.
W. o. Finney was called to
bis home at Kennett few days ago;
cause unknown to the writer,
A party of dozen Normal stu.
dents visited Jackson Military
Academy last Monday week, and
report o pleasant day.
NoRMALfrE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1903-04-01
Shru1n.

Health is generally good in this
locality.
Tom LaDRston and family Of
Hurricane visited ia this YicInity
Saturday night and Stnday.
Rev. Alfred Conrad i6lled bis ap.
pointment at Plainview church Sat.
urday and Sunday.
John o. Ridings Is buSy hauling
rails and building faHce.
W. II. Patton aud family visited
at the home Of o. A. Rhodes
recently.
6. M, Denton, who has been
teaching near zalma, is at home on
q Visit.
A. ]. Lincoln is fencing q large
pasture for his Angora goats.
P. s. Patton still keeps bis banjo
in tune.
Peter Welker is making bis an.
vii ring these days
From present indications, by the
time young chickens will do TO fry,
there WIN be a wedding in this
vicinity.
Jefie limbaugh has employment
IN Cape county.
Garden making seems to be the
program this week.
Several oil our farmers are about
done sowing oats
Marsh LangstoN our violinlst,
was down from Hurricane on vis.
1t last Thursday.
J. ;. Patton has cleared and fene-
ed large new ground this spring.
JOSH AND JIBLES.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1903-04-01
MS. A. Notes.

The primary department began
its second month Monday. The at
tendance last month was exception
ally good. Some new pupils tbii
week.
But few Of our students took the
teachers examination last week
tho several visited.
Mr.. Mayfeld is up from Arkan
sas 10 attend the MS. A.
The Excelsior Literary Society
will give an open session Saturday
night in Masonic ball. The lead
ing feature will be q play entitled
Cupid's CEpers.
Visitors last week were Miss
Betty Cameron, Mesdames Hender
shot and Fdlkerson. We would be
pleased to have more patrons visit
the school.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1903-04-01
No.. Liberal Offer,

iArmer readers should take ad-
t. If the unprecedented clubbing
|his year mako, which includes
r papeT, The Live Stock IndicrN
W bocial Farmers Institute Edt-
Is The Poultry Farmer. These
m |icaSions are the bost Of heir
1 sh6uld be IN every farm home.
= se add, for local, county and
|sws. eutown paper, The PRRss
the price Of the four one year
- Never before was 90 much
bading matter offered for 50
mount Of money. The three
med, which we club with our
wsH known throeght the west
Aena themselves to the readers
attention upon Ehsre mention.
= Stock indicator is the great
fIn and live stock paper of the
ne Poultry Farmer is the most
poultry paper for the farmer.
be Special Farmers Institute
are the most practical publica-
the promotion Of good farming
llished. Take advantage ofthis
er, as n viii hold COED for a short
Saifieles Of these papers MY
'ned bfealling at tbs Office.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1903-04-01

Spring weather and iarmstE are
ell busy. ~
The sIngiog 81 Locssi Grove Sat.
ardAy night wss almost a sS,lure,
AZ very few we're present
Messrs. George RIlsel Jr. aud
Brother, Quo. who have employ.
msnt 10 81 hohIs. came down last
Thursday 70 vint relatives and
friends. tA
7. J.. MrGraw Of Belmont was
up las. week looking Hfaer bis farm
and visiting friends.
Miss Hattie Hanson of Lutesville
spent last week vita her sister,
Mrs. VIII Phelps.
Mss Alma Ritkei visited Miss
Nellie Huskey Sunday.
The prayer meeting at EbeReser
was we'll attended Saturday night
Miss Hattie Hanson visited at
Thomas Huskey's Sunday.
Phelps Brothers received 4 com.
plete stock or dry goods last Satur.
day for their new store, which is a
great convenience for the people Of
our community.
Thos. HuskeY, superintendent Of
the May6eld stave factory, camo
home TUESDAY.
Since school closed the small boy
may be seen vending bis way up
or down the creek, with fishing
rod and bait cup.
Franklin Shanks 6Bd MISS Sarah
Grader were married by Rev. VIM.
Bishop, March rs.
Mrs. John Hanson visited Mr..
and Mrs. Will Phelps Wednesday.
Misses Nellie Huskey and Alma
'RitEel visited Misses Tory and
Morzilla Allen Saturday. JAKE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1903-04-01
More Shorf Stories.

Conkey's Home Journal is another
monthly magazine which has discov-
cred an increased demand for short
stories, and presents five in It's April
issue, which also shows an increase
OF eight pages. In addition to the
short stories, there are several special
illustrated articles and several de-
partments for the home, as well as q
department Of music. Thismagazine
has mofe than kept its promise made
to its readers a year ag, to Guido all
its competitors in the ive-eent maga-
zine field,