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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20
WOOD IN VAN buren, COUNTY
TKeosauoua Rep,1blican.1


Mr.. George C. Duffield, whom all our
people know as one Of the pioneers of
Van Buren, county, says that since
1853. he has sold from his farm near
Pittsburg, $4,000 worth of cut wood,
most of which he had delivered to
Keosauqua citizens. He says that If
there are any who doubt these figures
he can show to such persons, on his
books, the proof of 1t in the name Of
every Individual to whom he has sold
wood and the price for same from 1853
to this time. There is perhaps no far
mer in Van Buren, county who has
lived here a considerable number Of
years, who keeps a more detailed book
account of his business than Mr.. Duff
feld-not only Of his business, but he
has diary Of every days home Incl
dents along with the condition of the
weather extending back to beyond the
war days of 1861.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

Noting the rumor that e. E. Clark is
slated for the office Of commissioner
of labor to succeed Carol D. Wright,
the Belle Plaine Union says: "The Sc
lection would certainly be gratifying
to Iowa railroad men, and a deserved
recognition merit"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20
FEDERAL SUPERVISION.


State supervision Of insurance COM
panies has effected many radical re-
forms in forms of policies and treat
ment of policy holders and nunberless
abuses have been thereby corrected.
President Roosevelts recommendation
that the department of corporations be
given authority to enforce federal sup
ervision Is opportune and wholesome,
az should receive prompt attention
from congress at the long session IL
not the present one. II a small par.
of the things told in the current maya
zines Is true relative the conduct Of
the big insurance companies and their
flnanceering, 1t is high time the policy
holder has the assistance of the fed
eral authorities in securing an econ
omic administration OF the funds and
business of these gigantic corporations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

They Usually Do.-"So he's really
dead. Well, he made hard fight. If
ever man had an iron will he had"
Yes, but I'll bet the lawyers will
break t."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

"The standpatters would seem to
have it understood that the republic
cans can. never revise the tariff, and
the only way any change in the sche-
dulles can be made is by voting the
democrats into power" observes the
Boone News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

1--WE will wager that some of the ia :
theirs who have to pay the Christmas
bills this year will develop into advo-
Gates of the simple life Modern So
ciety has brought network of GUS
toms that much burden existence"
says the Audubon Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17

who. could tell you that Ichabod Wash
burn was a Congregational deacon OF
the old school, who made fortune by
founding the wire-making industry IN
this country, at the town of Worcester,
Mass.
In the December number of the New
England Magazine, George F. Hoar and
Alfred 8. Roe together give an interest
1t is the first time that any authentic
information about this man, who was
evidently quite celebrated in the east,
has been published this far from home.
The writer of the article seems to
know little of Washburn college as
Washburn college knows of Deacon
Ichabod. He says that The thinks
Deacon Washburn was the principal
of the western states" Evidently the
writer ought to be supplied by the
Washburn authorities with some recent
literature about the present size and
standing of Washburn college.
Here is the story about Deacon Icha-
bod Washburn, together with a. repro
duction of the portrait of that interest
ing man, as printed in the New England
Magazine:
The greatest single industry in
Worcester, city or county. is that of
wire drawing, and the man who gave it
a beginning and invented the appliances
which led to its pre-eminence was
Ichabod WaShburn, who was born in
the town of Kingston. down in the OLD
Colony, August IL, 1913; through his
mother. who was Bradford, descend
ed straight from the longtime governor
of Plymouth colony, William Bradford.
His father he never knew, he having
died during the infancy of the subse-
Quent industrial leader.
The mother was a careful woman
of the old style, and she early taught
her boy the Assembly Catechism,
and taught it SO thoroughly that he
never forgot any part of it, and this
was done before the lad was nine
years of age, for at that time he was
bound out to a harnesSmaker in the
neighboring town of Duxbury. He
had no easy time during these years,
being chore boy and workman, and
all at as little expense as his master
could or would assume. He had
some schooling, though not much, but
he did his part well, and, young
though he was, learned to make har-
nesses so thoroughly that when four
teen, and he had returned to his
mothers, he made for a cousin, who
furnished the material, a harness of
such excellent quality that forty
nine years afterwards the latter still re-
tanned some parts of it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
NEW PHONE PLANT.
Work Started on a $4,000 Bell Con-
tract at Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. IA force of
men is at work installing the switch
board and battery plant at the new
building to be occupied by the Missouri
& Kansas Telephone company. 1t will
require about two months time to
complete the installing of the board.
The work is being done under the
direction of G. H. Keep of the Western
Electric company of Chicago. This
company has the contract with the
telephone company for Installing the
plant.
1t is expected that in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 will lbe expended in
installing the switchboard and the
other machinery used for generating
the power and handling the wires in
the building. This will not include
any work which may be done on the
outside.
The switchboard which is being in
stalled is one of the finest built. 1t is
of the same pattern as those used in
the largest cities, and is as up-to-date
as any made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
THE QUARLEs-CooPER BILL.
The High Rates on Railroads and
Shippers.

Washington, Dec. 17s--The Quarles-
Cooper bill permitting the interstate
commerce commission to fix railroad
rates was the subject of hearing by
the senate committee on interstate
of Milwaukee, chairman of the execu-
tive committee on the interstate COM
merce law convention, held last summer
at ST. Louis, was the principal speaker.
In response to an Interrogation from
Senator Tillman, Mr.. Bacon said he was
confident that the bill represents the
wishes of the business interests in pro-
viding for suspending the finding of the
commission in cases of appeals.
''Then," said Mr.. Tillman, you don't
agree with the president, who recon-
mends that a rate fixed by the commits
sion go into immediate effect?"
Replying to questions by Senator Gull
lon, Mr.. Baker said that the shippers
would prefer the suspension of dates
fCr go days pending an appeal with a
time limit on appeals to giving unlimit-
ed time and allowing the rates to go
into immediate effect. He said in re-
Spouse to Senator Elkins that in case
rate fixed by the commission was too
low the railroads would have no re-
course on account of the loss sustained
but he agreed with Senator Tillman
that such a condition would be no worse
on the railroads than would a rate that
is too high would be on the shippers.
H. r. Fuller, representing the railway
labor organizations, made an argument
against the bill relieving narrow gauge
roads from some of the requirements
of the safety appliance laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17

Having always had a liking for ma
chinery, he soon embraced an oppor-
tunity to learn the blacksrniths trade
in the town of Leicester, getting to this
famous hill-town by means of a sail
ing vessel from Plymouth to Ros ION,
and thence by stage to his destination.
Here the character of the boy and man
was indicated in his hiring a seat in
DR.. Nelson's church, paying therefor by
money earned by making pot-hooks in
overtime. At last he bought the UNI
expired term of his apprenticeship, for
learning a trade meant something in
those days, though he did not consider
himself free till he reached his TWEEN
tieth birthday.
Before attaining his majority he
started business for himself in Mill
bury where he made plows after the
primitive style of those days, and, in
getting scythes to sheath his mould
boards, his name becomes mingled with
that of Paul Within, another of tine
county's industrial princes. Next he
worked in the armory in Millbury, the
same one that started Thomas Blanch-
ard on his road to fame. In 1919, he
went to Worcester, having found a
place in a machine shop, then the
height of his ambition, and as forger
and finisher he did credit to his leather
apron. Soon he was manufacturer on
his own account, and we see him max
ing some of the earliest wooden ma
chinery used in the country. With
partner he next made wire and wood
screws.
1t was not till 1881 that he reached
what proved to be his life work and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17

great prize of his adopted city, for it
was then that he first eSsayed the draw
ing of wire. Then the operation was Of
the crudest possible character, and i'm
mediately Mr.. Washburn devised means
of multiplying its utility many times.
Before Washburn the limit of one man
was so pounds a day; he at once raised
it to ten times that amount. Nor did
he stop there, for he was the man who
introduced the drawing block, device
which has not been changed nor i'm
proved upon in all the intervening
years. Therein, or thereon, lies the Sc
cret of the cold drawing of wire, so that
today $500 pounds is no great task for
a man in a single day. In 1884 he came
down to the site of the great mills on
Grove street, and in a shop built for him
by Stephen Salisbury, started afresh-
OF the original edifice. three stories in
height, Mr.. Washburn used only one
floor, and his entire force consisted Of
five men. Like a deep rooted oak the
plant grew syInmetrically, and in time
covered every foot of many surrounding
acres. In 1910, the central works were
started, Mr.. Washburn having purchaS-
ed the South Worcester water power,
and their growth has been steady ever
since. Then, in 1S47, came the start in
Quinsigamond. now by far the largest
of the three plants, this venture being
made because of the necessity of having
rolling mills of his own, and today the
mills are self sustaining, in that they
make their own steel, roll their own
billetS and draw the wire TO any con-
sistency desired
For many years the great show place
of the North works was the old edifice
in which for more than half century
has been made nearly all the piano wire
used in this country, Mr.. Washburn
having entered upon this work at tie
suggestion of Chickering, whose name
is inextricably blended with that of the
pianoforte. What possibilities Of sound
at the touch of the Paderewskis and
Rubensteins of the musical platform
have been developed here!
In everything that made for the
good of his adopted city, Mr.. Wash
burn was always at the front. To
him is largely owed the building of
the city's great Mechanics hall, upon
whose walls hangs an excellent por-
trait of the mechanic and philan-
thropist; he gave literally to every
educational and benevolent enterprise,
and what is best of all, he started an
industry which has given employment
to many thousands of men, thus con-
tributing more than any other one man
to the permanent upbuilding of Worces-
ter. AS time advanced, he felt the need
of assistance in his many duties, and
he associated with himself his brother
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Charles and his son-in-law, Phillip L.
Moen, and though Charles afterwards
withdrew from the firm, his son,
Charles F., later came into the bust
ness, thus making a harmonious and
symmetrical enterprise known around
the entire world. Notwithstanding the
correctness of his living, such burdens
as he had borne had left their impress,
hence many working years were cut off
when he was stricken by paralysis in
February, 1868, and though he rallied,
it was not to resume his place in his
counting room, passing on to the other
world December 80, 1868.
When sold a year OF two ago to the
American Steel company the plant en-
ployed 1000 men in Worcester, support
ing a population of at least $4,000 peo-
pie, besides its establishment at Wau-
kegan, Illinois, and one in California
for the manufacture of ocean cable.
Deacon Washburn was kin to the fam
Gus family who in Maine and in the
west have been SO well known in pub
lie life and in other ways. He was a
man Of great public spirit and generosi-
ty, very religious, a believer in the old
fashioned Congregational creed in its
austeYe strictness, hard and sharp in
making his bargains, but generous and
liberal with the fortune he had got in
that way. He was, I think, the prin-
cipal founder of Washburn college in
one of the western states, and large
benefactor to charities and religious
belonged, and the founder of the Wash
burn shop in the Worcester Polytechnic
school, whose method of instruction in
the mechanical arts was copied at Mos
cow and in return partly copied from
Moscow by the archaeological Institute
in Boston, and which has been literally
initiated in several technical schools in
this country, including the Miller fnsti-
tute, the Rose Polytechnic in Indiana,
the State Institute in Georgia, and
some others.
1t would take a volume to describe the
marvellous processes which have been
brought to perfection In Worcester in the
development of the wire industry alone,
which, when it was sold to the American
Steel company was the largest in the
world and able to hold its own against
the competition of the world without the
aid of tariffs. It is impossible to distins
guish the contribution to it's success of
the various eminent men who have been
in the employ of the Washburn and Moen
company, or who have been among its
partners Among the most distinguished
have been Mr.. Philip l. Moen, who mar
ried Ichabod Washburn's daughter; his
son, Philip w. Moen, who died September
Il. 1904; Charles H. Morgan, George Fred
Daniels, and Hon. Charles G. Washburn
well known as an eminent member of
both houses of the Massachusetts legisla-
tIr0.
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FOR THE LOSS OF AN EYE.
A $4,000 Damage Suit Is Being Heard
at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Kan. Dec. 17.-One
of the biggest damage suits ever tried
in the district court. is now being
heard before jury. The suit is that
of H. R. TenEick of Kansas City,
Kan, versus the Kansas City-Leaven-
worth electric line foI $4,000. The
plaintiff claims that on January 20,
1904, while a passenger on a. Kansas
City-Leavenworth car coming from
Kansas City to Leavenworth an mean
descent lamp globe fell from the top
of the car where it had been insecurity
fastened to the back of the seat in
front of him where it burst and the
flying glass struck him in the left eye
ball. 1t is alleged that the flying glass
cut the eyeball and eventually caused
the eye to become totally blind. Ten
Eick further claims in the petition
that the right eye is becoming affected
out of sympathy for the left eye and
that he will eventually become blind
in that optic also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
LODGE NEWS.
MasOns to Celebrate Christmas
on December 26.
Big Preparations Made for the
Event.
NOT ON 8 q n ID A Z.
Memorial Issued for John ID
Rush.
Other Items Of Interest to
Lodge People.

Grand Commander ]. C. Postle-
thwaite of the Grand Commandery OF
Kansas has issued the following bulle-
tin concerning the observance OF
Christmas by the order:
Jewell City, Kan, Dec. 6, 1904.
To the Officers and Members of the
Grand Commandery and the several
Communicates within the jurisdic-
ton of the Grand Commandery OF
Kansas:
Sir Knights-The Grand Encamp-
ment of Knights Templar of the
United States of America, through its
duly authorized committee on Christ
mas observance, presents the follow
ing sentiment for the Templars in the
coming Christmas service:
To our Most Eminent Grand Master,
George NJ. Moulton:
May the Prince of Peace reign in all
our hearts, and his love unite all ma
tons.
The grand master sends the follow
ing response:
All hail the day when love divine
Shall ennoble and dominate every
heart,
Each for others and all for God.
The several commanders of this
quested to convene their comman-
deries in their respective asylums at
IL o'clock a. M, on Monday, Decem-
Der 26th, 1904, (the 25th falling on
SuHodyIi anu eAtShu d COZ udl INVITA-
ton to each resident sir knight, and
to all TemplarS sojourning within
their jurisdiction, to unite in the cere-
monies and services of the day.
Christmas, the day of days, merits
the true Templar's earnest devotion,
and with its song of peace and good
will to men, place in the ceremonies
and services of the order. Let the
services of that day be such as may
fully verify to each Templar the full
meaning of Emmanuel.
That these services may be held in
church, if desirable, dispensation is
hereby granted to all communicates in
this grand jurisdiction to appear in
public in full Templar uniform on
Christmas day.
The several commanders are re-
quested to promptly transmit to the
grand commander full report of the
character of the services held, with
the number of sir knights in attend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
A Continual Strain.

Many men and women are constantly
subjected to what they commonly term
financial or family trouble. 1t wears and
distresses them both mentally. and physi
cally, affecting their nerves badly and
bringing on liver and kidney ailments
with the attendant evils of constipation,
loss of appetite, sleeplessness, low vitality
and despOndency. They can not, as a
rule, get rid of this continual strain, !"
but they can remedy it's health-destroy-
ing effects by taking frequent doses of
Green's August Flower. 1t tones up the
liver, stimulates the kidneys. insures
healthy bodily functions, gives vim and
snirit to ones whole being, and event
uaily dispels the physical or mental dis
tress caused by that continual strain. -
Trial bottle of August Flower, Csc; reg
uiar size, 75c. For sale by Rowley and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17

First Methodist Episcopal church,
corner Sixth avenue and Harrison
street. William Copeland Evans, d. D.,
pastor. Residence 500 Topeka avenue.
Sunday school at $50 a M; prea ching
by the pastor at IL a. m. Jefferson
street Sunday school, 8 p. m. Junior
EpwOrth league, p. m: intermediate
and Senior Epworth league, 6:15 p.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
HOLIDAY Low Rates.

To accommodate holiday travellers a
rate of one fare plus SO cents for the
round trip has been placed in effect
by the Union Pacific. Dates of sale
December "a, 25, &c, 81 and January
1 and 2, with final return limit Janu-
airy 4. Inquire of J. c. Fulton, depot
agent; F. A. Lewis, city agent, 52S
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
To Improve the salt works.

Hutchinson, Kan. Dec. 17.-Ten
thousand dollars is being spent at the
Barton salt works in this city in the
erection of a new dairy salt mill.
The Barton works were nearly de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th of August,
1903, little over a year ago. Imme-
diately men were set to work to re-
build the works. The plant is now
better adapted for it's purpose than the
old one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
SONS OF ICHABOD
How Many Know How They Got
Their Name.
Founder of Washburn College
Little Known in West.
HIS RISE FROM RANKS.
Blacksmith's Apprentice He Be-
came q Manufacturer.
Benefacti0ns to Education and
Religion Many.

There are mighty few people in To-
peka who ever knew anything about
Ichabod Washburn except that he gave
$4,000 and his name to Washburn col
lege, when that institution was called
Lincoln college and needed cash. It is
highly probable that there is not a sin
gle member of the Washburn faculty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
Cured PARALYSIS.

w. S. Bailey, P. o. True, Texas, writes /:
MY wife had been suffering five years
persuaded to use Billiards. Snow Eminent
which cured her all right. have also
used it for old sores, frostbites and skin
eruptions. 1t does the work" 25c, soc, 81. 90.
Sold by Rowley & Snow and w. s. Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17

First Congregational Tenth and
Harrison, Francis L. Hayes, D. D., pas
tor. Services at II a m. and 1880 p
m. Morning subject, 1.-The Need of a
Reaction Toward Puritanism.'' Even
ing: a special service in recognition of
Forefathers' day. See programme.
Sunday school at 9:45; Christian En-
deavor: Junior, 2:45; Senior, 6:15 !;
prayer and social meeting Thursday
1880, subject 1.-THE Puritanism for the
Twentieth Century"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17

Central Park Christian church, cor
ner Sixteenth and Clay street. Bible
school at 9:45; preaching and COM
munion at IL. Preaching by Rev. r.
". Lesson, subject 1.-The Savior's Ad-
dress to the Woman at the Well"
Junior Endeavor at p. m; Senior
Endeavor at 6:15; preaching at 1880
by p. G. Moody. Everybody welcome.
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m; evening sermon at 1880, by the
pastor; class meeting at 1880 p m.
Tuesday; prayer meeting on Thursday
at 1880 D. m. Morning sermon subject
1.-The Supreme Fact of Revelation
Evening subject Life Lessons From
Vision Hours" All seats are free and
a cordial invitation is extended to all
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Quinton Heights school house. Sun
day school, 3:15 p. m. Mr.. John E.
Manley will speak at 1880. subject
1.-The Simple Gospel" Special music.
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First Baptist church, at the taber-
nacle, Tenth and Jackson. Sunday
school. $3.50 a.. m; preaching at II a.
m. and 1880 D. m. by Rev. S. H. Bow
yer, d. D., recently called as pastor.
Junior and Intermediate c. E., $3.50 D.
m. Seward avenue Sunday school,
BIS p. m; Christian Endeavor meet
ing at 6:15 p. m.
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Seward Avenue Tabernacle. Sun
day school at 3:15 p. m. Preaching
at 1880 p m, by Rev. ]. NJ. Crooks.
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Walnut Grove NJ. E. church; F. E.
Ade1, pastor. Morning sermon by
Rev. J. A. Stavely, at II a. m; even
ing sermon by Rev. ]. j. Skinner, 1870
p m. Sunday school, GAS a. m; Ep-
worth League, $50 p. m
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The installation of the officers for the
next year of Topeka council No. 1857,
Royal Arcanum, took place at their hall
on Thursday, December Is.
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ance; and should misfortune prevent
any commandery from participating In
this observance, a prompt explanation
is requested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17

Spiritualist meeting, Security hall,
Seventh and Kansas avenue. Sunday
evening at 1880 Director Occult
Science club, Mrs. Eta S. BIedsoe,
speaker; Mrs. Inez Wagner, test
medium. Seats free.
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Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. $3.50 Sunday
will be addressed by Rev. T. ]. Pear
SON. This is Mr.. Parsons third talk
They are very popular. Solo by Geo.
Adamson. All men welcome. Per-
Bonal workers class at $3.50. Young
mems class on Tuesday at $3.50.