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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Iowa Insurance Examiners Re-
port Demands That Methods
of BusinessBe Reformed
MANAGEMENT CALLED DOWN
While the Company Is Solvent Its
Statements Do Not Agree With
Those Of the Examiner-Future Wei.
fare of the Company Demands RadI-
cal Reforms.

Des Moines, Aug. 2s.-Auditor Car
roll has given out the report of John
M. Emery, inspector for the Iowa in
surance department, of the condition
Of the Northwestern National Life
Insurance Company of Minneapolis,
which absorbed the Northwestern Life
& Savings Company OF Des Moines
last August.
Mr.. Emery says he finds the COM
pany solvent, but that he feels called
upon to say that the future welfare
Of the company demands radical res
forms. especially in the matter OF the
readjustment of its policy contracts on
scientific basis and the reduction OF
its expenses of management" Mr.
Emery finds that the company has a
surplus OF approximately 100000. as
against over $366,000 as given In the
company's own statement of its con-
dition. Mr.. Emery makes this differ
ence because Of charging to liabilities
certain funds which the company did
not These items are savings fund
liability. equation and liability. prem
iuns paid in advance, liability on for
mer officers contracts. due Blair &
Reynolds for reinsurance, salaries,
rents, etc.
Mr.. Emery's report comedies at
practically all points with that OF $.
II. Wodf Of Philadelphia. who was hir-
ed to make very thorough examina-
ton OF the company, and who is one
OF the best known actuaries of tho
country. Mr.. VOLTS report is under>
stood to have been filed in Minnesota
last night. 1t was because of the de-
lay In filing the publication of this re-
port that many policy holders are be-
coming uneasy and asking a receiver
for the company, as Wolf was hired by
the company to make the examination.
Mr.. Emery makes rather sensa-
tional statement regarding the old of
ficers Of the company, who, he says, at
the time the present officers took con-
troll, hold contracts guaranteeing them
their positions for long periods of
years, in some cases, twenty-five years.
They relinQuished these contracts only
on a condition guaranteeing them a
sufficient income to pay off in a few
years the agreed value OF the old con-
tracts. with interest. At the time of
the examination, the unpaid portion of
these contracts amounted to over $4s,-
00n. which Is one of the items charged
by Mr.. Emery to liabilities, but not so
chs rgcd in the company's statement.
MIR. Emery also calls attention to
sorae peculiarities in the matter of real
estate deals, wherein the daughter of
the president OF the company has
bought Minneapolis real estate to be
8 Old shortly thereafter to the insurance
company at a good profit Mr.. Emery
says he has no reason to believe that
there was any intention to sell to the
company at the time the first purchase
WAS made, but that it is impolitic for
tho officers to profit from the deals Of
the company beyond their salaries
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
FIND vALuAeLs PEARLS.
Lacrosse Students Were Lucky With
Their Fish Bait.

Special to I1meS-RepuDilcan.
Dubuque, Aug. 26. - A story
Of a lucky find in pealrs comes
from Lacrosse. Opening q clam
to use the flesh for fish bait. Myron
Savage and Giles Doud, high scheol
students, found valuable pearl. De-
sorting the fish and hunting for more
pearls they gathered !, basketful oe
clans, in which they foald another
pearl, larger than the first. which they
claim Is worth betw.,n $500 ana $500.
Savage and Doud were fishing in
Black river in the chan lei known as
Upper Black. The supply of 1ninnows
gave out. Doud saw s. solitary clam on
a boom. He secured it. SAYING he
would try clam :lesh for bait. sche
meat was taken OUT, exposing o per-
fectly shaped pearl III the shell.
THE boys did no more fishing. They
found a bushel basket. which trey filed
with clans. They ooenei them, che
by che, until there remained but sim
gle clam. No pearls ha been found.
II think l will locate pearl in this
Just to break the monotony," remarked
Doud as he picked up the last clam
1t contained a peal more beautiful
.han the first
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
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DEDICATE NEW CHURCH.
Seventh Day Adventists at Hampton
Begin Three Days Services.

Seventh Day Adventists at Hampton
Begin Three Days Services.
Special to Times Republican.
Hampton. Aug. 26.-The Seventh
Day Adventists of this city. who have
just completed, at a cost of $4,000. g
new church building here, w. decida,e
the house OF worship Sunday. Three
days services, marking the dedication,
will begin this evening, when Rev. G..
G.. Rupert, of Topeka. Kas., Will de-
liver the address. Services Will he held
Saturday at 10: 80, 3 and o'clock, con-
Quoted by different visiting clnrsymen,
who will be In attendance. Sunday
morning at II O'Clock. in the afternoon
at 8, and in the evening, at 8, the Gloss
ing days services of dedicatica will be
held. The dedicatory address proper
will be delivered Sunday afternoon by
Evangelist Luther Warren. of Omaha.
Special music will be provided for this
service The new church has been un-
der course OF construction eight
months, and the building is the result
of tent meetings conducted by the pres
ent pastor of the church. and Rev. Paul
E. Curtis. of Lincoln, Neb. The men-
bership of the new church numbers
thirty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
A SALOON KEEPERS TRUST.
fDubuuue Tines


The saloon keepers OF Cherokee have
had a disappointing experience with the
trust idea. There were six of them.
and, as they had not taken the precau-
ton to obtain the consent of the COM
munity in the manner prescribed by
law, they were subject to frequent pro-
secutions. These were expensive and
they concluded to reduce expenses by
consolidating the six establishments
into one. Should the keeper OF the con-
solidated saloon be enJoined, one of his
silent partners would resume business
at once at one Of the old stands.
Having no competition, he would do all
the business formerly done by the six.
This was the calculation, but the re-
suit did not justify 1t. The one estab-
lishment fell very far short of doing
the business formerly done by the six.
The explanation suggested is that
there can be no such thing now as
making the rounds and accordingly the
old rounder goes home after taking a
drink or two at the one saloon avail
able.
Monopoly of the liquor traffic seems
to work the same way in the hands
of those who acquire 1t for the purpose
of reducing its evils. The introduction
of the dispensary plan at Raleigh.
North Carolina, is said to have been
followed by large reduction in the
consumption of liquor In that town. A
monopoly in the potato business can
be established without reducing the
consumption, for nobody eats potatoes
lust to be social or seeks potato
warehouse in quest of congenial COM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Blown Bodily Out Of Door.

Waterloo. Aug. 26. Shortly after
noon yesterday, Mrs. Peter Butler, OF
this city, met with an explosion while
handling a gasolene stove, that caus-
ed injuries which are nearly fatal. Mrs.
Butler had lighted the stove AID was
leaning over it when it exploded. She
was blown bodily thru the door OF The
small kitchen, the door being broken
from it's hinges. In a mass of flames
she ran to tub of water nearby and
ducked herself in it. She is badly burn
ed, however, about the face, arms, neck
and body. and her injuries may result
seriously. Prompt service saved the
home from being destroyed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Capital Stock.
state banks & 10.156.60o
Savings banks 12,17S.bO0
Private Banks.
.,2a,sss.soo
Total

Private Banks.
The American Bank Reporter
Journal which is accepted as authority
on banking matters. in its issue OF Feb-
ruary. 1904, states that there were at
that time 557 private banking iEstitu-
tons In Iowa. with q capital OF $780,
75O,22O and estimated deposits OF $59,-
6S4 ,S60.S3.
Rscapituiation.
From the figures above given the fol-
lowing recapitulated statement OF the
condition OF all Of the classes Of bank
ing institutions in Iowa, Is obtained:
Individual deposits $252.s65, 0o0.oo
United States deposits. 2.7bS,324.55
Total capital stock -. 60.ll9,52o.0O
Assets of State and
Savings banks $4,000. 161,610,6lS.54
Resources Of National
Comparative Figures.
1t is Impossible to obtain the data
for a comparison OF the condition OF
the private banks Of the state with for
mer years, but the reports OF the Ma
tional, State and Savings banks are
available, and from them d comparison
can be made. which, beginning in 1895.
dawning, teaches lesson of great In
terest Just at this present time.
On June 80, 1896. the total individ-
ual deposits In the State and Savings
banks of Iowa amounted to $49.966.
1879. On April 80, 1904, the depos-
its in these banks had reached $751;
471,SS9.41. This is gain In deposits
in these banks in eight years. of near
~ 200 per cent.
In 1886, the individual deposits in the
National banks OF Iowa amounted to
334,s74,764.00. June 9, 1904. these de-
posits had increased to $s1,s0s,7s9.76.
or 4 gain in eight years OF nearly $50
per cent.
Combining the deposits OF the Ma
tienaI, state ana Savings banks of
Iowa, we have the following showing of
deposits In this olass OF banks and also
the amount Of deposits per capita:
Deposits. Per Capita.
1883 6e.S4l.S57 $4,000
1900 ............. 143,713.s62 GAO
1904 ........... 1s3.iso.139 s4.74
It must be borne in mind that tho
ahove figures refer only to the incor-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Bows Boat BeImond.

Special to Times Repuhlicai
BOWS. Aug. 26.-~0ur base ball team
has a series of three games this week
Wednesday they played Richmond al the
harvest home picnic at that place The
score WAS tied at and ] until the
twelfth when Dows scored three win
ming the game. They played the Bos-
ton Boomers on their home grounds
10 large crowd. The game was loose
ly played, frequent errors made by
both teams. Batteries-Boston Bloom
ers--LilIy Emmett and Davie Bows
Burretts and Smith Score-13 to II
in favor Of Boston Boomers. The
Dows team went to Clarion today
where they play the local team
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Iowa Newspapers
FUNERALS.
manson Democrat


Some funerals are SO different than
others. One is quiet, decorous, sad /:
another is full of show, vulgar and
stand grief, and ends with gallivant-
ing of the morbidly curious crowd in
a pushing. crowding, jostling process
sion around the church to view the
remains" of the poor. helpless de-
ceased. The cold, CHASTITY, expression
less face of the corpse seems to be an
irresistible magnet, drawing the idly
curious to gaze morbidly upon it for a
few moments, then turn away with
maudlin tears and more maudlin re-
marks. Why not keep the poor dead
face covered from the vulgar gaze Of
such people? IL they must see 1t, why
not go to the house. when it is lying in
state before the funeral and there
take their last look? Why make a
hfppodrome of funeral to satisfy the
idle, morbid curiosity Of such people?
And why should q minister take adj
vantage Of funeral to make his SER
mon an advertisement for himself or
his church? 1t would be far better.
If he cannot say few words of praise
for the deceased and offer some
crumbs OF comfort to the bereaved, to
say nothing, but read a few verses
from the Scripture and let the choir
and the organist do the rest. And
why do so many people seem to wish
to make the death of relative the
occasion for advertising themselves?
The more show and pomp they can pile
on, the more satisfied they seem
to be. The grave has hardly closed
over their heads before they rush to the
newspaper offices with a card of
thanks as long as the moral law and
signed by every member Of the fam
lily. In some Of the cities they are
even publishing lists of the names OF
those who sent flowers to the funeral!
Why not begin now, turn over a new
leaf and strive for more privacy and
real decency and decorum at funerals?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
ANTI . MARRIAGE CLUB
An Organization at Des Moines Known
40 Single Filsrs," Whose Object IL
To Discourage Marriase-Has Large
h~.nL>rehsa

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 20. - Des Moines
has a ull-fledged anti-marriage club
and the club will begin its labors in
earnest for the 19o4-1s05 season at the
meeting which has been called for next
Saturday evening. Strangely enough
this club has been fiourishing on West
Grand avenue for several months and
not until today when the announce
ments were made for the fall campaign
has It's true character come to light.
The first meeting will be held Satur-
day evening at the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Dickson Jones, on West Grand
avenue road. Mrs. Jones is secretary
of the club. and +. II. Gillette. well
known In Des Moines, is president.
I'VE have about fifty members now"
said Mrs. Jones this morning, land the
prospect is good for big increase
soon. AS soon as we get the meet
ings running I am sure that the mem
bership will spread. The present mem
bership will is confined to residents OF
West Grand avenue from the Walnut
creek neighborhood to Greenwood park.
AS soon as the true character of the
club becomes known the membership
will be enlarged"
I'VE are known as the 'Single-Fil-
ers.'" said Mrs. Jones. THAT means
that We are all single. Not member
OF the club Is married"
Have any ever been married." Mrs.
Jones was asked.
ooh my, yes. Just because you
have been married once is no sign you
cannot be single again. Why, Mr.. Gill
lette the president, has been married
and rye been married but we're sin
gle now
do both men and women belong?"
Mrs. Jones was asked.
Yes, and that ID what 10 threatening
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
browns IN WATERING TANK.
Wife of Danish Farmer Living Near
Osaoe Meets Peculiar Death.

Usage, Aug. 26.-Mrs. knute knud-
sen. the wife of prominent Danish
farmer living a few miles from this
city, met death in peculiar manner
at her home Wednesday,. Her husband
discovered her lifeless body in water
inr tank near the barn. The suppo :
sition is that Mrs. knudsen had gone
to the tank to deposit the milk IN the
morning. and as she reached over the
tank she was seized with a faintlng NJ.
falling in the water and drowning, not
being able to rescue herself Inc
tank contained only water enough 10
cover her body. She was middle aged
woman and was we'll known In her
community.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
THE coMPANIoNSHIP OF CRIME.
IClarion Democrat1

Our exchanges TEEN with accounts
of miserable pot hunters" who are
depicting the stock Of young prairie
chickens before they are big enough
to afford real sport for the hunter"
and OF pirates" who catch fish with
seines for no other purpose except to
eat them. and all contrary to law,
which aims to preserve both for the
delectation of sportsmen. who hunt
and fish for the manly pleasure OF
killing. 1t is terrible. but we are
free to say that our sympathies are
with the pot hunters and pirates.
We believe 1t is more noble and manly
to hunt game for the table than
for the so-called sportman-like glory
Of killing. And 1t does seem that the
object of our game laws is to compel
one class of men to raise game for the
privilege OF seeing another class Of men
kill it. The law preserves the game
to a certain date, prohibiting the man
from killing 1t before that time on his
own premises, even il 1t were damaging
his crops, but on that certain date a
bunch OF gentlemanly sports, with edu-
Gated dogs and modern appliances for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Actual Condition of the People
Shown by Record of Bank
Deposits
STEADY GAIN FROM 1896 TO 1908
sowa's Banking institutions Credited
With Large Part In the country's
General Growth, and Prosperity
Comparison OF Deposits BY Table Of
Statistics.
Special to Tirnes-Republican.

0pSCidi 10 4lIneS-JtepuDllCan.
Des Moines. Aug. 26.-One Of the best
indications of the prosperity of the ma
ton is shown by the condition of it's
banking institutions.
The record of bank deposits show
more clearly than any other element OF
commercial life. the actual condition of
the people. The report OF the comptrol-
Ter of the currency is a record which
shows the prosperity of the people, and
by comparison. shows the increase in
this prosperity year by year.
Going back to 1895, the year when
people turned to the republican party
again for assistance in getting out of
the mire of hard times, a comparison of
the deposits in all the banks of the
country year by year, certainly teaches
. lesson the people are not liable soon
TO forget. The steady gain in bank de-
posts from 1896 to 1903. in all the banks
of the United States, is shown in the
Following table.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26

street. Edward Peck and Miss Dali
Meeker were married yesterday after
noon, Rev. Hrst of the United Brethren
chd.ch officiating. Both contracting
parties are highly respected. The groom
IS prosperous young farmer of Black
Hawk county, and his bride is charm
ing young school teacher of Bremen
county. They received various gifts or
household furniture amounting to $500
froin the bsuiness men of Cedar Falls.
The ceremony passed off very quietly
and the crowd was orderly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Puts an End to It All.

A grievous wall oftimes comes as
a result of unbearable pain from over
taxed organs. Dizziness. backache,
liver complaint and constipation. But
thanks to DR.. Kings New Life Pills
they put an end to it all. They are
gentle but thorough. Try them. Only
25c. Guaranteed by Mcdonald &
Mahood, drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Special Round Trip Rates Via Chicago
Great Western Railway.

Commencing June 2S and continuing
thereafter on each Tuesday during july
and August, 1904, the Chicago Great
Western railway will sell round trip
tickets at very low rates to Banff Hot
Springs, Ala, Laggan, Ala, and Field
3. c. For further in formation apply
to j. r. Harding, agent Marshalltown
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
WOULD ADOPT A CHILD.
Iowa Woman Fooled by the Protests of
Her Townspeople.

Her Townspeople.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-With Anna c.
Davis, of Algona, Iowa, speeding to
Chicago in the hope of securing child
from some institution here. letter
signed by 100 Of the leading citizens of
the little town has been received by
the police, asking that the woman be
not permitted to adopt child, as she
is mot the proper person to care for it."
The case is peculiar one, and the po-
lice at Central station are in doubt as
to the proper course to pursue in the
circumstances.
The woman is said to have spent
years In her efforts to adopt a child,
but In vain. The residents OF the town,
whatever their reason, have always
prevented her accomplishing her pur-
pose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Steamboat Rock News.
Special to Times Republican.
Steamboat Rock. Aug. 26.-Po

Special to Tines Republican.
Steamboat Rock, Aug. 26.-Postmas-
ter II. Luiken went to Chicago where
he was joined in marriage on the 18th
insr at the home of the brides daugh-
ter ON Coyler avenue to Mrs. Anna
johnson, Rev. DIPPED of the Second
German Baptist church officiating.
After short wedding trip across the
lake to Holland. Mich, they arrived
home on Saturday the goth where a
fine reception was given them by their
relatives.
The Steamboat Rock Roller Mills
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
MAY RAISE BREAD PRICE.
Bakers in Davenport and Other Cities
Make Increase in the Price.


Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, Aug. 26.-The recent rap
Id rise In the price of flour has COM
PEELED the bakers of the Sri-ct,as to
slightly advance the price nf their pro-
ducts. Different plans for accom-
plishing the purpose viii be adopted by
different firms. Across The river The
bakers have decided to reduce the size
of the loaves while hero the advance
will be much less.
One of the largest firms of Daven-
port has recently discontinued the sale
of tickets. The tickets We're sold six
for quarter. Now The loaves are
sold at cents each. This is only very
slight advance and will hardly be no..
ticcd by the majority OF CON shme~s
of bakers bread. This same firm has
increased the price to the retailers one
sixth of cent per loaf. At this price
they will secure two loaves less FOR
dollar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26

killing. appear, and in a couple Of days
clean out the accumulations Of the
season. 1t would seem that man
who protects and raises a flock OF
chickens and who, like Jacob, of old,
yearns for the gamey favor of deli
cious stews or fries, is deserving Of
the first chance at it, but if he gets
it, he has to watch his opportunity
and harvest them at the right time,
which is before the sentlemanly sports
men get in their work. The fish law
works the same way It is ia charge of
q state fish warden, who appoints ii
great many deputies, and empowers
these deputies and their friends to seine
out certain kinds of fish. A few years
ago they seined out the vicious pickerel
which lived on the young carp, that the
state was vigorously engaged in stock
ing the lakes and rivers of Iowa with,
now they are seining out and destroy
ing the carp, which ii has been learned.
are not a game fish, and destroy the
spawn OF the gamey pickerel. Welt.
the result of it all is, that a few selects
in every community can have FISH
whenever they want them, and the mis-
cradle pot hunters. whose daily toll
ing for bread prevents them from en-
joying day or week of whipping the
river with a pole and line. when they
wish to smell the odor of frying fish.
have to pass it up. and we are just
mean enough, if we saw lot of pot
fishers assisting the game warden III
denuding a stream of outlawed carp,
that we would take fish or two and
keep close mouthed, and there are plen-
~ of other such criminals in this state.
PUBLICITY NOT PERSECUTION.
webster city Freeman ribune1
The Des Moines Capital says the
man-Tribune has Indignantly
pursued j. w. Blythe for several
months past. This is simply another
one of the Capitals misrepresenta-
tons. This paper has simply pointed
out the fact that Blythe is a railroad
tool and as such is unfit for political
leadership in Iowa. He is cousin
german to j. J. Hill and the Northern
Sureties company. His business and
financial relations are such that he is a
dangerous counsellor for the people
when the peoples interests conflict
with those Of the railroads. There is
nothing malignant in this statement.
1t is the plain truth and the Capita!
and other railroad organs know it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Lake Mills News.
pecial to 1imes-Republ,can.

special to Times-Repubit3an
Lake Mills, Aug. 25.-Married, August
23d at the residence of the brides pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Gregg, Mayor
II. H. Dorland and Miss Jennie Gregg.
The residence Of B. NJ. Bangs just
south Of town was burned to the
ground Wednesday afternoon: the
household goods were saved.
The ball game yesterday between
Lake Mills and Forest City resulted in
a score of to 1 in favor of Lake Mills.