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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
CONTRACTS ARE LET
Newton G. northwestern Extensions
Are Arranged For, the Grading Con.
trac': Going to Nevada and Boone
Parties-Route of the Line.

Special to mes-Republican.
Boone, April General Manager
Blake of the Newton & Northwestern
mas awarded the contracts for grading
the new lines of his company between
Des NIoines and Kelley and Kelley to
Ames. The award was made to firm
to be composed Of Peter Shugart, OF
Nevada, the well known railroad build
er, ard J. l.. Stevens, of Boone, who
built the Ames and College road, now
merged into the Newton & Northwes-
tern.
The contract calls for about twenty
two miles of new construction from
Flint Valley where a junction is
made with the Polk system, to Kelley
and from Kelley to the west line of
the Iowa State College grounds at
Ames, where junction is made with
the Ames & College road. In all
about 100000 yards of dirt will be re-
moved. The work is to be completed
not later than August LIST and provides
for a penalty for not having the work
ready for track laying by that time.
1t is expected that much Of it will be
completed before that time, so that
track laying can be carried on all dur
ing the summer season and the road
put In shape for the overhead work and
ballasting crews about the middle of
August. This will give time for the
completion Of this work and the open
ing of the road for service by Novem-
Der list.
The line will leave the interurban
northeast from Highland Park, at a
distance of about one mile and will
run due north along the west side of
the Polk county poor farm road to An
keny, where it will cross the North
western and from that point on to
Kelley. From Kelley the line road
will take an almost air line to the
Iowa State College grounds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
News Of GoIdfieId.
al to Times-Republican.

Special to Tmes-Republican.
Goldiield, April 5.-iMiss Jessie Foote,
of Iowa Falls, is visiting her grand
parents here.
H. B. Draper, life insurance agent,
of Algona, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Bruce Riley, and is helping care for
his father, who is making his home at
Riley's.
M. Rasmussen purchased the George
Green farm west of town last week,
for $50 per acre. The land is located
two miles from town, is well improved
and is worth the money.
w. Farmhouse, of Tama county, was
looking after business matters in this
city Wednesday.
Fred Tyler returned to his school
work at Drake University, Des Moines,
Tuesday.
Banker Ross is looking after real
estate business in Minnesota and Da-
kota.
McCracken's boat house and all the
landings at Riverside park We're
carried out and demolished by the re-
cent high water.
r. H. Godfredson is building barn
on his property in. the west part of
the city.
w. E. Merenes, of Cedar Rapids, has
been in town this week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
PERKINS, PETITION CIRCULATED.
Perkins Decision Said to be Contingent
on Showjno Made.

OF oHoWln9 MaQe.
Des Moines April 5.-The Perkins
managers have been quietly giving it
out here for several days that they ex-
pect to spring a surprise on the Cum
minis people one of these times. 1t
developed that they refer to a petition
signed by Des Moines and Polk county
people asking George D. Perkins to
put his name on the official primary
ballot to be voted in this city May l..
They are circulating the rumor that
they can secure the signatures of a
large number of people to this sort of
petition, the personal influence of such
| men as James G. Berryhill LATE
Young, G. w. Johnston and others, be-
ing sufficient to secure many signers
1t had been stated positively among
the Perkins politicians that Mr.. Per-
kins had definitely concluded, after the
return to Sioux City of his manager,
A. F. Call, attorney for the Great Nor
thern, not to put his name on the bal
lot here, but this decision now is
said by them to be contingent on the
showing to be made thru the petition
whose circulation they want widely
reported.
The time for deciding whether to
put the name on the primary ballot
here will expire twenty days prior to
May 1, under the primary law, which is
applicable to this community, alone.
That leaves approximately five days in
which to secure the petition, if it all
ready has not been circulated. But it
is limited in railroad circles that the
petition is not to be secured, the rumor
being circulated with the understand
ing that the moral effect" of rumors
of personal opposition to Governor
small, is the thing desired.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

be laid in wet cuts to afford better
drainage and prevent softening of the
tracks, slides, etc.
New Ties and Track.
On the main line 225,000 new oak ties
will be put in position and several
miles of track will be laid with new
steel. Az
Two steam shovels will also be en-
ployed during the season on widening
of cuts and fills Dirt removed from
cuts will be used on fills where need
ed to widen them so that the track
may carry heavier and wider ballast.
Another important item will be the
building at different points Of about
$4,000 rods of new fencing.
About $500 yards of crushed stone
is to be used for riprapping embank-
ments in danger of overflow from
streams.
1t has also been decided that all
bridges and buildings between Daven-
port and Atlantic will be painted this
season.
At Valley Junction.
A new store house for Valley juno
ton is to be built
All yards ana Sectlon forces die " NC
brought up to the full complement OF
men, the yard track gangs to have
twelve and the section gangs six men,
so that these can supplement the track
Improvement work.
AS yet no extensions of the second
track west from Iowa City have been
decided upon and none of the num-
erous undertakings for grade and curve
elimination have been authorized. tho
these may be undertaken later in the
season.
No new construction for the Iowa di-
vision has been authorized and there is
little probability that anything will be
done until another year on proposed
cutoffs east of the city and in the vi
scinity of Avoca.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
Clear Lake News.

Special to Times Republican.
Clear Lake, April with the COM
ing of spring weather and the opening
of the lake, hunters are in evidence on
the streets.
Mayor Olsen took his office Monday.
The meeting of the Metal Filling
Club held here yesterday was we'll at
tended by dentists from different parts
of the state.
The Clear Lake Furniture Company,
who a short time ago sold out their
stock of goods to Robert Williams,
have closed UP their store.
John Smith who has clerked at
Halvorson Company's for about nine
years. will start this week for Spokane.
He does not expect to return here.
Mrs. Amelia Penton, of this place,
was buried yesterday.
John Cobb. j. w. Eddy and Walter
Skene, of this place, have been drawn
to sit on the petit jury in the April
term Of court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
SEEK IOWA ESTATES
American Consul at Bordeaux, france,
Writes to Clinton Postmaster, Stat
ing Claims Of French Families, and
Asking For Valuable information.

Special to Times Republican.
France are evidently seeking to estab-
fish their claims to estates which they
matter is explained by a letter receiv-
ed by Postmaster w. S. Gardner, from
d. l. Murphy, American consul at Bor-
deaux, France, in which the latter asks
information concerning couple of
Frenchmen who are said to have come
to the Mississippi valley last century
ana opened mill al some point along
the river. The letter is as follows:
Bordeaux, France, March 18th, 'O6
Dear Sir: am seeking informa-
ton concerning two natives Of this
region. Jean Audoire and Pierre Bien-
Venue, who emigrated to the United
States early in the last century and
established themselves at some point
along the Mississippi river where they
conducted a milling business.
Audoire died, it is believed, some
time between 1910 and 1S4S, ana
Bienvenue at a later date.
There are several families here,
good honest people, who claim direct
descent from these men, who, they de-
clare, left estates to which they can
establish legal claim.
win you have the goodness ito
make inquiries among the old settlers
within the delivery of your office and
communicate 10 me any information
m no 70 oh al
the matter? Thanking you in adj
vance for the courtesy of reply 1
am. Very truly yours,
ID. l. MURPHY,
American Consul at Bordeaux"
The two names are unknown in this
locality, and the probability is that
their milling establishment was not
in the vicinity of Clinton, or that If
it were, it antedated the memory of the
Oldest settlers here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
ROCK ISLAND IMPROVEMENTS.
viii Spend Over Million Between
+ Davenport and Bluffs.

Des Moines, April 5.-Superintendent
Jones, Of the Rock Islands Iowa divis-
ion. yesterday morning announced t1at
his company has approved plans Tor
improvements on the main line between
Davenport and Council Bluffs that VIII
necessitate the expenditure of S1.250,O0O
during the next six months, and work
upon which Is now being started.
Fifty miles of road will be treated to
new ballast, which will necessitate the
employment Of several trains during
the greater portion of the summer sea-
son. This work will be done between
Newton and Colfax, Bonneville and
Earlham, and Menlo and Atlantic.
About twenty bridges on the main
line are to be replaced with heavier
steel and iron structures. and the old
ones are to be removed to replace pile
and wooden bridges on branch lines.
One of the important new bridges will
be a, steel girder bridge on the east
bound track across Four Mile creek.
Over $4,000 feet of draining tile will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
California Excursions.

On account of the Imperial Council
Ancient Arabic Order. Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine convention, Los Angeles
Calf. the Iowa Central Railway will
Ssell tickets to San Franciscl and LOS
Angeles, Calf, from April % to Nay
S, limited to July 81 for retura passage,
,at rate of one fare for the round trip.
Bate will apply going via any direct
route, returning via any other .iirect
route. Stop-over privileges gra 1ted.
For further particulars call OF agen IS
or address A. B. Cults, G. P. G. T. A .
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
Grand Junction News.

Special to Times-Republican
Grand junction., April 5.-The roads
are fairly good, but not many find the
way 10 town. The farm work is re-
ceiving attention, and seeding will
commence as soon as the soil will per-
nit.
Horses of al kinds are being bought
UP at fabulous prices, a good. fair team
bringing s40O, and some teams more,
in this locality.
A number of our young people that
are away attending college were at
home last week and part of this on va
cation.
Politics, local and state. are warm
ing UP in earnest, and every voter is
made to feel that he is an important
factor.
This is the season that school teach
ers rustic for positions The board
here are getting some very desirable
applications.
w. w. Wertz has gone to Leone to
take charge of plant for Swift s. Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
j. H. Derfinger, of Aurora, Ia.
Arrested on Charge of
Embezzlement
AMOUNT SAID TO BE SMALL
Is Taken to Waterloo to Await a Pre-
Iimins,ry Hearing, Which Will Be
Held saturday-said to Have Taken
Insurance Funds-General News of
the State.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican,
Waterloo, April 81. H. Derfinger
was arrested by Sheriff Caldwell at
Aurora. Iowa, for alleged embezzle-
ment OF insurance funds. He is in Jail
here awaiting a preliminary hearing
which will be held Saturday. The
amount he is alleged to have embez-
zled is understood to be small, proba-
bly, less than 5000. On account of Der
fingers previous good reputation his
arrest caused quite sensation in his
home town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

-DI III = --SiIh
fit followed by chill. Would bite my
tongue until the blood ran out of my
mouth The best physicians did not help
me, but Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer did
ard / have not had fit since began
its; use. Mrs M. J. Atwood, Sigourney,
Iowa.
Il had epileptic fits so that was
liable to fall anywhere at any time.
l suffered for ten years without getting
relief from the doctors, who charged
me over $1,000. AT last was cured by
Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer. I have not
had a fit since I used the first bottle"
Mrs. Joseph Keller, Converse. Ind.
Surely medicine that will cure cpl
le,ptic fits, the most advanced and fatal
form of nervous disease, may be de-
pended upon to cure all the milder
forms, such as nervous and general de-
bility. nervous prostration. sleepless-
ness, weak heart action, and all kinds
of weakness. which are but the starting
points. 1t is sold by all druggists at 81
per bottle. i. w. Brant Co.. Albion,
Mich.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
EPILEPTlC FITS
Doctors Saw Cannot Be cured-Those
Cured Prove They Can Be.

Those who have had epileptic fits for
years and who have been disappointed
i'm the use of doctors and other medi-
cine. naturally believe that there is no
permanent cure and accept their sorry
condition. enduring their affliction as
patiently as possible. 1t is for such per-
sons that we publish absolute evidence
from those cured who had tried every
form of treatment and failed until they
found Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
PAINT HENDERSON PICTURE.

L. e. Gibson, Of Des Moines, Commits
stoned to Execute Life Sized Portrait.
Des Moines, April 81. e. Gibson,
a we'll known East Des Moines artist,
has been commissioned by the Cedar
Falls G. A. R. to execute life sized oil
portrait of the late D. B. Henderson, of
Dubuque, for that organization. Mr..
Gibson expects to start the work at
once, and will probably complete it in
a month or six weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
Low Rates to North and South Dakota

Low Rates to North and South Dakota.
Greatly reduced rates made to North
and South Dakota and many points in
northern Minnesota, via the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway, every
Tuesday during March and April. For
further information regarding rates.
routes and train service. ask nearest
ticket agent of the Chicago Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul Railway, or write today
to F. A. Miller general passenger
agent, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
WoMEN's VOTE COUNTS.

Carnegie Library Proposition Turned
Down Third Time at Guthrie Center.
Special to Times-Republican
Guthrie Center. April 5.-After Bit
ter fight, the proposition of Andrew
Carnegie to build a $1,000 library here
if the city would vote $500 annually to
support it. was defeated for the third
time. Three hundred women voted on
the proposition, and it was defeated by
ninety-one votes. The total number
cast was 616, every possible eligible
voter in town being at the polls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

Wanted = BY married man, situation
as foreman ON farm; reference given.
Address LIS, care Times-Republican
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

Wanted-By married man, situation
O. groomsman of stable horse, or as
coachman. Address L-5. care of Times
Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

Wanted-Good sized horse for family
use. Peoples Cash Grocery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

Wanted = Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping, centrally located. Ad-
dress Ma, care Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

s, Wanted = Everybody to know that
Che AMERICAN DISPATCH MES
!SENGER co. DELIVERS Parcels and
Packages.
Reliable messengers Furnished.
Prompt service, reasonable rates.
Phones-New, 805; Old, IS.
j. F.C r O SBY
s2s N. First Avenue. Manager
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

For Sale - A horse. Enquire 104
East Webster street.
For Sale One horse wagon, top
buggy, kitchen cabinet. 1104 West
Main. Old phone ISL.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

z Wanted = Competent girl for gener-
al housework Good wages. Mrs. B. w.
Sinclair. 407 North First street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

Wanted - Good live men to act as
local agents for Canada lands in Mar
shalltown and other towns of Marshall
and Story counties. Harter & Bur-
gett, Albion, Iowa.,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

For Sale 80 100000 acres of land in
Canada and the Red River Valley, of
Minnesota and North Dakota. Inquire
of Joseph Coher. Green Mountain, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

Coast Shipments - Reduced freigh.
rates on household goods to Denver,
.Spokane and Pacific coast points; fire.
quent shipments, lowest possible rates.
& The Boyd Transfer Co.. Minneapolis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
ONE CENT A WORD
WAN ED.

Wanted = Tailor; good man, come
at once 4 P johnson, Nevada. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

For Sale - Eggs for Matching from
pure bred Barred Rock fowls. Eclipse
Strain 81 per setting, two for s1.5O.
Also dozen hens of same stock.
Mrs j. A. Blow, Beaman, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

Wanted-Dining room girl. Inquire
104 South First avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

Wanted-,NIan for farm work. Apply
at Elzy's office, City Natl Bank bldg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

Wanted - First class barber, sober
and Industrious. Address Robert Todd.
Eldora, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

chandise; invoice s2,500.00; clean
stock; rent $1,000; money maker for
right party. Liberal discount for cash.
Address Box 8, Albion, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

Wanted--Dining room girl and cham
Der maid at Stoddart hotel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

eral homework, Immediately. Mrs.
Chas. Hull, 40S West State street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

For Sale - Household furniture, 20I
South Fourth avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
70 r r e N T.

For Rent or saIe-3O acres three
miles northeast of this city, fairly i'm
proved. Inquire of w. R. Moon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

Wanted - Non-union compositors
steady employment guaranteed. w. p.
Jefferies Company, Incorporated, Los
Angeles, Calf.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

For Sale or Rent-A cottage, with
barn, on North Fifth street DR.. David.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

For SaIe-Registered red polled bulls
Two miles west of Bangor. w. P
WINERY, Clemens, Ia, Rural Route /
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

For Sale White Rock eggs for
Matching, s1.o0 per setting. Special
matings of Fishel stock. E. H. Keller,
the clothier, Marshalltown Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

For Rent - Good room house
close in. Modern except furnace. w
G. Kane, lit West Main.
For Rent-A new five room modern
cottage North Second street. Hop
,kins, Hopkins block.
.on Main street, formerly occupied by
postoff1ce. w. B. Kibbey, MARSHALL
town, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05

For saIe-on easy payments. bar Ak
lures. new and second hand billiard
and pool tables. billiard and bowling
supplies We lead in cheap prices. Tho
Brunswick Bake Collender Co., Mar
shelltown, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12
eET.uP.ANp.eET.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Oskaloosa
has firm that is doing well for itself
and incidentally is giving Oskaloosa
splendid advertising. 1t has just Sc
cured the contract for the plumbing of
the government building in Ogden,
Utah. And in the past few years it
had contracts for work In government
buildings in Creston, this state; Butte,
Mont; Salt Lake City, Utah; Kirk
vile, Mo-; Pekin, H.; Kansas City,
Mo-, and Joplin, Mo. All of which
goes to prove that it is not necessary
to move to Des Moines or to Chicago
in order to spread out and reach a
wider field. Everywhere or anywhere
is the center of the earth from which
a man or a firm can spread to their
utmost ability. If the man or the
firm understand their business and
have the necessary get-up-and-get and
that business genius without which
success is very difficult to attain, then
it matters little where they begin.
They are sure to spread out and reach
wider and ever widening fields.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12
urred in any year since 1889 except

Cured in any year since 1882 except
1900.
Bradstreet's Classics the causes OF
failures under eleven heads and of the
eleven, "lack of capital takes the
lead as most prolific in inducing 1ail-
ures, and Incompetence" comes next.
To them SIS per cent of last years
failures are ascribed. The man who
has exceptional business ability can
make start with practically no CAPT.
tai and score success. Men of only
average ability who are handicapped
by the lack of adequate capital are
likely to go to the wall, even when
general commercial conditions are
favorable. An encouraging sign is
that the number of failures due to
fraud was small as compared to other
causes. If any reliance can be placed
on percentages the commercial world
is not permeated with dishonesty.
The public, which has read so much
about grating in high places, in poll
tics, and high finance, may take COM
fort in the thought that dishonesty is
not rife among the average business
men of the country.