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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
Two Concerns In Des Moines
Have Signed contract Civ
ing Eight-Hour Day
OTHERS ARE HOLDING OUT
inducements arc Offered Country
Printers to Come to Des Mones, But
Union Men are Succeeding in Getting
Them to Join Their Ranks in Most
Cases.
special to Times Republican.


Bcs Moines. Dec. 26.--rhe eight
hour movement of the printers Of Iowa
ana the nation have been given a big
impetus in this state by the results of
the labor difficulties here of the past
two or three weeks. WEIGH and Lewis
4 Wallace. two job concerns here.
signed the scale from the first, and
now the Register L. Leader job office
has signed There remains the Kenyon,
the Miller, Koch Talbot and the Iowa
Printing Company yet to sign. but
conditions seem at this time to be
playing into the hands Of the printers.
They claim that the action of the Iowa
Printing Company in declaring lock-
out before the expiration of the con-
tract, has assisted them. Under the
strike provision the printers are paid
So a week if married and 81 a week If
single, during the strike. This makes
1t a. golden opportunity for country
printers to get to Des Moines If they
are ambitious for the glare of the city.
Many of the country printers in the
small towns are not paid to exceed SO
a week. The employers are busy in
ducing the country printers to come
to Des Moines and take the place Of
the strikers. AS soon as they come
the union representatives present to
them the fact that if they join the un-
ion they will get 50 a week during the
strike, or 81 If unmarried, and that as
Al,.1 IT, :e,N
the regular union scale and perman-
ent position in Des Moines. During
the strike the union may not be as
careful to get In good men as ordinarily
but they exercise a good deal of care
as they claim the poor printers do the
employers more damage than good.
The country printers coming to Des
Moines are making ascarcity of printers
out in the country, and the country
employers are coming to Des Moines
to get printers and are paying them
the union scale and their car fare for
short period while they are getting
out rush work All of this they claifn
works to make a scarcity of printers
for the city shops and hence is sure to
end the strike, especially as three out
Of the seven big shops in this city have
signed the scale, which gives eight
hours at SIG a week with an SIS scale
to 20 into effect a year later. There
are contracts expiring in other cities
of the state the first of the year and
the printers allege that they are glad
the trouble here started early ana IS
out of the road. They think they can
manage to keep scarcity going every
,ybara fiji tho eight-h day for which
they have been contending for SO many
years is signed up all over the state.
They have collected monumental
strike fund for the purpose and are
now drawing on it. There are indica-
lions that the trouble in this city Will
be at an end in few days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
Piles IA Years
Horrible Case Cured Painlessly With
Only Ono Treatment Of Pyra-
mid Pile Cure.
Frse Package in Plain Wrapper Mailed
to Everyone Who Writes.

Ia 81 have been terrible sufferer Of
piles for fourteen C14) years and dur
#ang all this time you can have an iees
But l found no relieflwhateVcr, ] felt
there must be something that could
cure ME without having to undergo an
operation which might kill ME.
Now, after trying but one treatment
Nt your Pyramids ! am free, free -
tell all sufferers of this dreadful els.
case to try this medicine-the Pyrarnii
Pile Cure. 1t will cure when all others
fall. Sincerely yours, George Eraneish,
Echellburg, Pa.
Anyone suffering from the terrible
torture. burning and itching Of piles will
get instant relief from the treatment
We send out free at our own expen So,
In plain sealed package to eversons
sending name and address.
Surgical operation for piles is suicide.
cruel unnecessary and rarely pernla.,
mont success. Here you can get a
treatment that is quick, easy to apply
and Inexpensive, and free from tho
publicity and humiliation you suffer by
doctors examination.
II Pyramid Pile Cure is made in the
form OF easy to use" suppositortes
The coming of cure is felt the mo-
ment you begin to use 1t, and your
suffering ends.
Send your name and address at once
20 Pyramid Drug Co, 1921 Pyramid
building, Marshall. Mich, and get, by
return mail, the treatment we will send
you free, In plain, sealed wrapper.
After seeing for yourself what it can
do, you can get regular, full-'size
package OF Pyramid Pile Cure from any
druggist at so cents each, or on receipt
OF price, we will mail you same our
selves IL he should not have it
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
Masons Organize at Manila.

HpeclHI 10 I1mes-RepuDIlcan.
Manila, Dec. ga movement has
been started on the part of the Mason
ic following here, to organize lodge
The deputy lecturer, Melvin .Mattison
Of Persia, has spent several days here
at different times, In instructing the
new officers. The following officers
have been selected: j. G. Richter, w
M; A. L. Hart, S. W.; F. L. Jackson
j. W.; William Crabbs, Sr., deacon;
Charles Denyster, Jr., deacon; L. A
treasurer; Homer Baker and DR.
Gardiner, stewards. The new organ
ization hopes to be in position to be-
gin work soon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26

mother, young Magirl left the little
home in Manchester to go out into the
world to seek his fortune. He was
then a young man Just few years
past his majority. He drifted about
from one locality to another for twen
ty years and was not heard from by
any of his five younger brothers and
sisters, until about ten years ago the
surviving members of his family in
directly heard that he was a substan-
tial farmer and ranch owner in Okla
homa.
About six years ago the father of the
motheriess children died and Mr.. Dav
export was appointed administrator of
the estate which he left. Again they
made a renewed effort to locate the
long missing brother, but to no avail.
Believing him dead the estate was pro.
bated and an equitable adjustment
made among the heirs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
Death at Manning.

Special to Tmes-Republican.
Manning, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Catherine
Rademann died at the homo of her
daughter Mrs. George Ohde, Jr., on
Tuesday morning. She was a resident
of Omaha and came here to visit her
daughter, about three months ago. She
was taken sick with Bright's disease
soon after her arrival and fingered
longer than her friends expected.
At a special meeting of Salona Chap
ter o. e. S., four candidates were in
itiated and the newly elected officers
installed. A fine three-course banquet
and few appropriate toasts succeeded
the installation.
Ieona ,Wiese, who has been in the
hospital at Council Bluffs for the past
two weeks, is expected home soon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
HAY FORK IN SIDE
G. w. Deibner, of Spirit Lake, Meets
With Painful Accident-Hayfork
Fails and Wounds Him in the Side.

Special to Times Republican.
Spirit Lake, Dec. 2s--Last Friday
afternoon while Deibner Brothers were
at work filling the NOV in their livery
barn with hay. large hay fork at the
top of the barn, slipped from the car
rier and fell, striking G. w. Deibner
in the side and making a very ugly
wound. He is confined to the bed and
will be for some time. Mr.. Deibner is
very fortunate to get off as well as he
did, as had the fork penetrated little
deeper, the wound would most likely
have proven fatal. He is now improv-
ing, and will be himself again in a few
days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
Graham Eddy, of Clinton,
Veteran Railway Postal Clerk,
succ,lmbs TO Apoplexy
FoRTy-rHREE YEARS SERVICE
peci.ll 10 Times -Replbliean.

special To Times Republican.
Clinton. Dee. 20 tsialtan Eddy, Of
this city. a veteran la the governments
railway mad service, with u run on
the Milwaukee between Davenport aud
Dubuque, was found dead in his cur ut
s o'clock last evening. ~ BelleYne,
Apoplexy was the cause and the end
came very Sudden. At Green Island,
the first station south Of Bellevue,
Eddy was all right, threw off the mail
pouch and received the sack from that
place. At Bellevue the car door was
not thrown open, and the cause was
Investigated. Eddy was found on the
car floor, dead.
Mr.. Eddy had been a railway postal
clerk for forty three years. and at the
time of his death was 70 years of age.
He served for thirty three years on
the Northwestern, with run on the
Midland, between this city and Ana
mosa During the past ten years he
has been on the Milwaukee. He had
resided in this city fifty years. Few
men were better preserved at his age
that Mr.. Eddy, and only short time
ago he took the postal examination,
passing without a single error.
Mr.. Eddy's body will be brought to
this city this evening, it having been
held at Bellevue today that the cir
cumstances of his death might be fully
looked into by the coroner. Mr. Eddy
is survived by his aged wife, who is u
years old, and two sons, Charles ~,
and Harry S. Eddy. of Chicago. the
sons were both notified Of their ia
theirs death last night. and will be
here for the funeral The arrange
nents for the funeral, however, have
as yet not been made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
IOWA WINS TROPHY
Students of the State College
Take First Prize in Corn
Judging Contest
THEIR AVERAGES ARE HIGH
Nebraska and Kansas Students Far
Behind the Iowa Boys in the Matter
of Picking Out the Best corn-cook
Trophy Will Remain in Iowa Another
Year-Other News.

special to Times Republican.
Ames, Dec. 26.-The Hon. A. q. Cook
of Odebolt founded the Cook Trophy
at a cost of $3.50.
When the corn judging contest was
made a part of the International Ex-
position at Chicago, this Trophy was
awarded for the student team selected
from the different agricultural colleges.
The contest required each one of the
five students composing the respective
teams to place the three best ears and
name reasons for selecting, using sam
pies of several different kinds Of corn.
The following table of markings in
dicates the high character Of work that
was shown by the Iowa team.
Iowa. Ne,b. Kan,
First highest member. SO rs "a
Second highest member 20 SIS SO
Third highest member. 81 40 49.7
Fourth highest member SO 42.2 AL
Fifth highest member. AIS SO 80
Average for each
student ........... 65.5 54.8 1913
Z Such pronounced victory was no
accident. Professor M. L. Bowman,
who had the training of the Iowa
team. deserves great credit for his un-
firing and well directed work. The
members of the team were: O. A. CO.
hagan, Blakesburg, Ia, L. w. Ellis.
Anamosa, Ia. e. P. Humbert, Corning,
Ia. F. G. Trip, Ruthven, Ia, d. E.
Fish, Abel, Ia. and H. p. Ashby, Cres-
ton, Ia, alternate. These students APP
piled themselves earnestly and faith
fully and the wide margins indicated
in their victory. honors OF high
character.
1t is expected that the Cook Trophy
will be on exhibition during the short
course, Jan. 1st-13th, at Ames.
This beautiful trophy will be INSTALL
ed at once at the Iowa State College,
and Will be on exhibition at the short
course in corn and grain judging,
which will be held from the End to
the 18th of January, and 1t is expected
that even greater number Of farmers
will be present than at other times,
when the list has numbered into the
hundreds.
This trophy will become the property
Of any agricultural college in the Uni
ted States who wins it three times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
STREET CAR ACCIDENT FATAL
pes Moines Parents Already 6ereaved
Lose Another Child Christmas Day.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 26.-Friends IN
this city were saddened by the sorrow
which came to the F. L. Leonard home
Christmas day, when Claire Leonard,
aged 10 years, died at Mercy hospital
from injuries sustained in street car
accident Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The boy was caught on the trestie
and dragged for some distance under
the car 1t was thought at first that he
would survive and DR.. Hanawalt, com
pany physician for the Des Moines
city Railway spent many hours at the
bedside in the hospital trying to save
the youngsters life. The death throws
a gloom doubly deep over the Leonard
home because Of the death OF the o.
year old son Lyle, who succumbed just
a few days ago to diptheria.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
Concert at Manila.

SNSCIdI 10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~
Manila, Dec. 26.-The Temple quar-
tet gave high class concert at the
opera house last Wednesday evening.
This was their first appearance In
Manila, but they We're greeted with
a large and appreciative audience.
This was the record number on the
lecture course, Alton Packard being
the first on the course. The next num-
Der will be given on january IL.
The public schools closed Friday Tor
a vacation Of two weeks. Many OF the
teachers have gone to their homes to
spend their vacation, and some will at
tend the Iowa State Teachers meet
frc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26

settled in Garry Owen Jackson coun-
iy. where she lived with her HUSBAND
until the year 1850, when she came 10
Clinton and settled on farm west OIL
the city, on what is now the Second
avenue road. From there the famiis
to a farm north OF Dewitt, ana
in 1876, into the town of Dewitt. AZ
ter the death Of her husband In 1870,
Mrs. Connole came to Clinton, and had
since made her home with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Wolfe, wife of Judge f. -.
Wn1fa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
FUNERAL AT MANILA.

Remains Of tho Late S. A. Alfred Were
Inferred at Walnut.
Special to Times Republican.
Manila, Dec. 2s.-The funeral Of S.
A. Alfred was held Sunday, at the
Presbyterian church, of which he was
member. Rev. Bryce, OF Denison
conducted the services. Interinent took
place at Walnut, Monday.
Mr. Alfred was born in Connect
cut in 1928. He was married at Roch-
ester, N. Y, in 1853 and soon after
wards came to Iowa, locating at WAL
nut, where in 1873 his wife passed
away. He was married again and in
the eighties came to this vicinity where
he has since made his home, with
son, l. B. Alfred.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26

ting, and that team ran into her buggy.
Her companions went back to help the
first load, Francie remained on the
step looking back when the rear COL
lision occurred, and in the mix-up of
the wreck she was dragged some
twenty rods. Her shoulder blade and
collar bone were broken, ear torn off,
and she has internal hurts, vomiting
blood, and unconscious most of the
time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
Nevada Trade Was Good.

Special to Times-Republ1can.
Nevada, Dec. 26.-Christmas trade is
about over, and the merchants are
looking pleasant, for the reason that
they have had such a large business,
several of the oldest firms reporting
as large and in some instances larger
than they ever had before, since going
in business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
LOST RELATIVE RETURNS.
Sioux City Relations Believed Thomas
p. MaeirI Dead Ten Years Ago.
Specfal to Times Republican

Special to Times RepuDI1can.
Sioux City, Dec. 26.-Thomas P. Ma
girl, brother of Mrs. w. C. Davenport,
wife of the chief of police of this city,
who left home as a young man thirty
years ago and has been mourned as
dead for the past ten years. walked in
to his sisters home Christmas morning
and gladdened the hearts and homes of
his relatives here.
He had to introduce himself, as he
was q stranger to the woman, whom
he had left as little baby girl S years
old in Manchester, Ia, thirty years ago.
Now a white haired man of SO, tanned
by the sun and wsa ther Of the Oklaho-
ma ranch Of which he Is owner, he il
also happily married, with a wife and
nine children upon his broad acres
SHORTY after the death Of their
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
DEATH OF MRS. coNNoLE.

D;as in CIinton-Resident Of Iowa for
ga Years.
Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Thomas Con-
mole, for GA years resident of Iowa, IS
dead at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
P. B. Wolfe, on Seventh avenue. Mrs.
Connole had been resident of Clinton
county since the year 1850, and thus
was one Of the pioneers Of this eastern
Iowa county.
The deceased was 80 years Of age.
Che came to Iowa in the year 1910, and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
Death Of Joseph HoIbrook, Near Corn.

Special to Times Republican.
Corning, Iowa. Dec. 26.-Joseph r.
Holbrook, one Of the old residents of
Adams county, died very suddenly at
his home, north of Corning recently Of
neuralgia of the heart, aged "a years
and 81 days. He was born in New
Hampshire and located in Adams
county in 1852, since which time he has
been an honored resident of the coun-
ty. A wife and eight children survive
him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26

Maud-1sn,t and 80 too old to hope
for any Improvement? should say
not. One just begins to live. Take
,Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. You
will be blooming fair at so. IS cents.
Tea or Tablets. Mcbride & Will Drug
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
AILlNG PEOPLE
TRY THE BITTERs.

1t has restored hundreds of sickly
people to robust health during its So
years. experience and it will help you,
too. It will strengthen the entire sys-
tenn and cure Heartburn. E3loatins,
Neusea, Poor Appetite, Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, costiveness, chiIIs, Colds,
Grippe, or Malaria. Try it today, also
ask your druggist for a free copy of
our 1906 Almanac.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26

Ralph and Ray Ralyea, brothers.
aged 10 and IL years, were drowned
while skating on the Coldwater river
at Coldwater, Mich Their bodies were
found clasped in each others arms.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-05-25
THINGS

Franklyn Roberts, stage manager Of
the siberia" company at the Boston
theater, was last season with "The
Pit"
Jerry and Helen Cohan were great
.favorites in the days Of their vaude-
vile successes. Both have strong char
acters in Little Johnny JONES'"
Sadie Connolly, n of the best de-
lineators Of the Celtic character on the
American stage, is playing Biddy Ro-
nan in Shadows Of a Great City"
The Cuban and African midgets who
accompany Bonita in her act in wine,
Woman and Song" are the cleverest
bunch Of "kid" actors seen in a long
time.
The mystical dress suit case from
which sever pretty girls are dragged
forth is a source Of great wonder and
delight to all the children who witness
"Humpty Dumpty."
Maude Lillian Berri wears a hat in
her Mexico" song in "Humpty Dump
ty' which has been actually worn on
the other side Of the Rio Grande. 1t is
a genuine sombrero.
Margaret DAILY Vokes, coincidence of
the Ward and Vokes company, will
star next season under the direction Of
e. D. Stair in a comedy which has been
especially written for her.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-05-25
GOWN GOSSIP.

Many Of the small turbans are devel-
oped in flowers.
There is one thing to say for this
years ~hats-they have the charm of
infinite variety.
White organdie is among the most
fashionable Of thin materials. This airy
fabric is probably the best ever made
for youthful evening gowns.
Most beautiful Of the inexpensive lin
gerie waists are those Of embroidered
batiste trimmed with lace. These are
so sheer and thin that they are usually
made over a silk slip.
Ons of the new blues is called sake
and is very attractive, being softer
than corntlower and less metallic than
turquoise. 1t is one Of the few light
blues which tone we'll with navy blue.
New York Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-05-25
BASE HITS.

Heidrick says he has a kick coming
on1account Of the salary offered him.
President Noyes announces that the
Washington club will sell no season
tickets.
President Hedges Of the st. Louis
Americans is pleased at the showing
Of his team thus far.
Slugger Stone, the Milwaukee re-
cruit, is making a disappointing show
ing at bat with the st. Louis Ameri-
cans.
Arthur Raymond, the Detroit clubs
"kid' pitcher, has signed with the
Jackson club Of the Cotton States
league. .-....
Pitcher Martin, whom the Boston
Americans lost by a mistake during
the drafting season, has signed with
Toledo.
Pitcher Kitson Of Detroit divides
with Elmer Flick of the Cleveland
club the honors Of being champion po-
tato grower Of the American league.
The Shreveport (Tex.) club has sign
ed Catcher Samuel Leslie, who cap
tanned the University of Texas base
ball team and played right tackle on
the football eleven Of the same institu-
ton.
The Connecticut league has passed a
rule that empowers umpires this year
to discipline a player by ordering him
out Of the game instead Of imposing a
fine when the conduct Of the player
makes IT necessary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-05-25
A Quotation Traced.

Who wroteNhe words ga prospect all
on fire?" They are quoted by Words
worth in his Evening Walk" and Pro-
fessor knight and his helpers had been
unable to trace it. But NOVEL; Smith
communicates to the Athenaeum his
discovery that it comes from a long
forgotten poem, Sunday Thoughts"
by Moses Browne. Moses Brownies
phrase lives like a fossil in Words
worth's poem. Browne died in 1857
and was not unknown to DR.. Johnson,
at whose suggestion he brought out an
annotated edition Of the "Compleat
Angler" His Sunday Thoughts" was
reprinted as late as 1906. He held the
living Of Olney for a short time dur
ing Cowper's residence there and had
John Newton for his curate.-London
Globe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-05-25
THE ROYAL Box.

The most regular visitor to the art
galleries Of London is the Princess of
Wales.
When the czar Of Russia dimes out,
except it be at the house Of a very in
innate friend, he always takes his chef
to cook his food and, as is the case
with King Edward, takes his own wine
along.
Kaiser Wilhelm has decreed that la
dies decollete dresses shall not be cut
square and that gentlemen not entitled
to wear uniforms shall appear at court
functions in white knee breeches and
hose.
Preparations are being made in lead
ing European capitals to receive EN-
peror Menelik Of Abyssinia, who is go
ing on a tour the coming summer. 1t is
expected that Rome, Berlin, Paris and
London will vie with each other in Civ
ing the dusky potentate the time Of
his life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-05-25
A Monetary Problem.

Aman in Chicago has 500 cents which
he can't spend, can't sell, can't melt
up, can't give away and which he
can't ever keep. At least if he does
any Of these things he is breaking the
law, and he hasn't figured out the an
swer yet. He is proprietor of a num-
Der Of penny-in-the-slot machines, and
the 500 pennies are the mutilated coin
that the machines have accepted in six
months without his consent. He can't
sell them for junk copper because they
are bad money, he can't pass them Off
as pennies for the reason that they are
bad pennies and might cause him to
pass some time in Jail, and If he keeps
them he is liable for carrying bad mon
ey. Technically the owner OF the pen
MES violates the law whatever he does
with them.-Kansas City Journal.