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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

City work in Grants Pass, Ore,
has been suspended on account Of
a strike of laborers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

The Ellensburg Beet Culture as
ISOLATION has contracted to deliver
to the sugar company the product
o. 1000 acres.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

WAS ROBBED
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scrfpps News ASsocfation)
WAITSBURG, Wash, Jan. g. -
The postoffice here was entered
last night, the combination of the
safe worked, and $50 in stamps and
money secured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

Mayor Black of Bellingham an
nounced last night that all forms
OF gambling would be stopped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

j. H. Adams, Portland bridge
tender, was severely burned yester-
day by an explosion of gas which
was ignited by an eletric switch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

Rev. Edgar P. Hill of Portland
addressed the federated trades of
that city last Sunday evening. DR..
Hill is delegate to the federated
trades council of Portland from the
ministerial alliance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

Lee Price, a North Yakima paint
er, committed suicide yesterday by
shooting himself. He had been on
a prOtracted spree.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

Rhesidents of the Willamett, Ore
gon, valley, are seriously consider
Ing adopting irrigation. Hereto
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

The Antlers hotel of Ellensburg
opened yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

A meeting of the stock holders
In the Jumbo (Hump) Mining com
pany will be held tonight at --.'-
ton. 1t is said a determi
fort will be made to remove .~...-
Brown as manager of the company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

Active work on the survey of the
Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul be-
tween Butte, Montana and Evarts,
was commenced yesterday. Mr.. A.
G. Baker who has charge of the
work says trains will be running
into Butte by 1908.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

All gambling has been stopped in
Tacoma.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

The following is given as an in
cident in an encounter in a village
street: "At the foot of an image
of the Virgin, a Prussian dragon,
strong as a Goliath, drags one of
our officers-a handsome, artisocra-
tic lieutenant-frOm the saddle,
and with the butt end Of his rifle
smashes his skull.
Another dragon clutches my
neighbor and twists him round in
the saddle, backward until. with a
sickening crack his backbone snaps
asunder."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

The Wenatchee commercial club.
through Senator Ankeny, has re-
quested the reclamation service to
make thorough preliminary sur
vey of a proposed irrigation canal
to water the arid areas In the vicin-
ity of Wenatchee. The land to be
irrigated soncists of between 10000
and 10000 acres and is very fertile.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03
After koenigeraetz.

After the battle of Koeniggraetz,
the authoress hurried to the battle
field to search for her husband
amid the dead and wounded. She
thus describes the terrible spec
tacle, the contemplation of which
caused her to swoon, afterward
bringing on an attack of delirium.
"To right and left of me CORY
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

Anna Hjanstad, a year old or
phan Of Seattle, will file suit
against the Canadian Pacific rail.
way for $4,000. Two years ago,
when an infant, she contracted
carlet fever as did her mother,
they were compelled to travel in a
car with infected persons and in
this way contracted the disease.
The girls mother diea, and she is
blind and insane as result of the
disease.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-03

The 0. r. & N. and the Northern
Pacific put into effect Jan. 1 the
new joint rate on coal shipped from
Roslyn via Wallula, as agreed up
on with the state railroad com.
mission. The principal points af-
fected are Walla Walla, Dayton,
Starbuck, Pomeroy, LaCross, Wash
tucna, Winona, Pullman, Garfield,
Pennington, Elberton, Oakesdale,
Rockford, Tekoa and Colfax.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
gires as22epa1ltra asrlnnrI au,ua 0etnhrr y 1905

supreme court by representing tnat the
city was proceeding to take forcloia
possession under it's condemnation
proceedings, the condemnation oelns
the only question now before the su-
preme court. 1t Is also claimed tnas
Judge Parker was visited at Toledo
Tuesday night by one Of Mr.. La
Plants attorneys and that he refused
to restrain the city, whereupon the su :
pr,sme court was resorted to.
The claim of Mr.. LaPlant's repre- :
sentatives that they were not awar';
of the writ issued until few DAYS
ago, is scoffed at by the city. MT.
Van Law says that this writ was bas-
ed on the order signed by Judge Burn
ham and it is the city's contention
that 1t does not exceed the purport OF
that order. But the application OF an
order obtained when the dam was IN
tact to the condition in which 1t now
exists, gave rise to a controversy over
the extent of the application OF the or
der issued by Judge Burnham which.
to, settle the order Of the court, Judge
Burnham was asked to and did issue
a further order, which found express
sion in the writ enjoining the defend-
ant from preventing the city from re-
pairing or maintaining the dam. This
writ was served on Mr.. I4aPlant, as
shown by the returns in the sheriff
office. altho it is possible that his al
te,rneys were not informed regarding
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
FAIR MEETING SOON
Stockholders and Others Interested
Will Meet in East Court Room Sat-
urday-Plans for Purchase Of Fair
Grounds to be Considered.

A meeting OF the stockholders of
the Marshall County Fair, Association,
as we'll as of all others interested In
the success Of the fair, will be held
Saturday afternoon at o'clock, In
the east court ROOM At this meeting
the question of purchasing the fair
grounds will come UP.
The association will take up the
matter Of purchase OF the grounds, un-
der the option held, and the PROPOSE
ton to dispose of sufficient additional
stock to make the purchase will be
considered and probably decided upon.
Ownership of the grounds would place
the association on a better financial
footing. and would induce street car
extensions and other permanent i'm
,provements because Of the assurance
that the annual fairs were to be per-
manent.
An interesting feature Of the meeting
will be the report Of Secretary W. NJ.
Clark, who will present detailed
statement of the financial condition of
the society and of the earnings and
expenditures of the recent fair. The
meeting promises to be and should be
largely attended.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
Preliminary Surveys For Inter
urban to Be Made in the
Near Future
KlLLEY OPENS OFFICE
Establishes Headquarters From Which
to Direct the Field Work-PersonaIly
Walks Over Three Proposed Routes
to Milwaukee Surveyors
Expected Soon To Run Lines South.

Engineer e. q. Killey. sent here BY
Hamilton Browne to inspect the pro-
posed routes for an interurban con-
Meeting the Milwaukee railway with
work in systematic manner, and is
prosecuting his investigation with Wig
or. He is SO far satisfied with condi-
tons that he will place a crew OF sur
veyors in the field at once.
Mr.. Killey, after driving over the
routes, is now engaged in walking ov-
er them, to gain a better insight to
physical conditions of the land. We'd
nesday he walked to Melbourne today
he is walking to Haverhill and from
there will go to Ferguson and walk to
this city.
Mr.. killey has engaged surveyor
and helpers to come to this city for
the purpose of running preliminary
lines between this city and the three
towns. Melbourne, Haverhill and Fer
guson. These assistants are expected
to arrive in the city Friday or Sat
urday, and will begin work at once up
on reaching here
Mr.. killey has rented rooms and es-
tablished offices over 112 East Main
street, from which the field work-the
making OF the preliminary survey is
being directed. He will remain here
in charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
CLERK DERBY RAISES QUESTION
City Official Visits Des Moines to
Present Municipal Indebtedness

City Official Visits Des Moines to
Present Municipal indebtedness
Question.
City Clerk L. Derby has returned
from Des Moines. where he held a
conference with the committee from
the state auditors Office, which has
in charge. the work of preparing UNI
form system of accounting, to be
adopted by all cities Of the state un-
der the new law. Mr.. Derby present.
ed the matter of figuring municipal in
debtedness over which a controversy
has arisen since the state experts made
up their report after examining the
books Of this city. The states ac-
countants figured in as part Of the
city's Indebtedness those claims which
were not yet due and which had not
been presented and approved by the
city council, and to this Mr.. Derby and
the other Marshalltown officials OBJ
ject, on the ground that such claims
are not part Of the indebtedness UNI
til passed upon and approved, as fire.
quently the claims for large amounts
are rejected. The chairman Of the
committee and the government expert
from Washington, who is now in Des
Moines, agreed with Mr.. Derby's posi-
ton. but some Of the members Of the
committee did not The question will
now 60 to the state auditor for de-
termination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
FOND OF PIES
But Had to Give Thorn Up.

hut Had to Give Then1 UP.
Anyone who has eaten New England
pies knows how good they are.
But some things that taste good,
don't always agree. A Mass. lady had
to leave off pie, but found something
far better for her stomach. She writes:
six or eight years ago chronic liver
trouble was greatly exaggerated by eat
ing too much fat meat, pastry and par
ticularly pies, of which I was very
fond.
Severe headaches. dizziness, nausea
followed. and food, even fruit lay like
dull heavy pain almost unbearable7F
had peculiar 4spells'-flashes Of mt
before my sight. l could read If a
word and the rest would be invisible.
"a feeling of lassitude. and confusion
of ideas made me even more miserable.
I finally decided to change food alto
gether and began on Grape-Nuts food
which brought me prompt relief-re-
novel the dizziness, headache. con-
fused feeling, and put me on the road
to health and happiness. 1t clears my
head, strengthens both brain and
nerves.
Whenever enter our grocer's store,
he usually calls out six packages of
Grape Nuts!'-and he's nearly always
right" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Greek, Mich. There's a reason"
Read the famous booklet, THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
Beethoven Meeting. Begin.

The first regular meeting this sea-
son Of the Beethoven Club, was held
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Myo Hurlbut. who was assisted
in entertaining by Mrs. r. 8. Patten.
A social hour and serving of a light
lunch followed the program, which
was as follows:
"Current Event" Morehouse.
Piano numbers, Wedding Day
(Grieg), and wedding March"
(Mendelssohn)- Miss Bessie Nc
Nicely.
Piano duet wedding Procession
Observation-Disclosures Lyra Benedict
and Pauline 'Grumme.
Piano, Cradle Song" and Going to
School"-Fevila Hurlbut.
Piano solo. "Minuett' (Riupok) =
Miss Pauline Fraley. Of Albion.
Vocal, Love in the Springtime" =
Mrs. Myo Hurlbut.
Piano numbers. Waltz" Chopin
waltz" (MoszkowskD. and Waltz
(Strauss)-Mrs J. w. Lloyd.
The next meeting, in two weeks. will
be held at the home Of Mrs. Lloyd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
POINTS FOR SMOKERS
Ways to Use Tobacco Without lnjurlno
Your Health.

Ways to Use Tobacco Without lnjurlno
Your Health.
IL you observe the following rules.
you may smoke as much as you like
without any harm
In the first place, smoke good cigar,
in the second place never light cigar
The second time. The other rules are
never to stay in cloud of smoke ana
never chew the end of cigar
The first rule to smoke good cigar
Of course means to smoke a Wads-
worth Bros Chico, for which B. A.
Morgan has the local agency.
"Altho the Chico cigar is made with
a long clear Havana filler" says Mr..
Morgan, land is equal in flavor, frag-
rance, and all qualities that go to make
a good smoke to any Of the ten and
fifteen cent brands, yet it sells for only
five cents.
st buy direct from the maker. thus
saving any middleman's profit, and in
the Chicos give my customers the best
smoke for their money that they have
ever seen.
IF there is anyone in Marshalltown
that has not yet tried the Chicos,
want him to come in today and get
one"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
4so1p sTlRToN in TOWN.
Is Candidate Against "our eob"-And
Has Been State Senator.

6as Been state senator.
State Senator Robert C. Stirton, of
Monticello, the Jones county demo-
cratic nominee for congress in the
Fifth congressional district, was in
the city today shaking hands with
democrats and republicans who might
be expected to vote against Mr.. Cous-
ms. Mr.. Stirton is man of clean
moral character, banker, a member
of a school board, director in the cleo
trio light company, Senator from the
Jones-Cedar district, and an all-around
active and leading citizen. AS state
senator he has had very creditable
record and is pleasant man to meet.
but he is chasing forlorn hope if he
really expects to be elected to con-
gress this year.
While it is true that leading repub-
licans like Editors Murphy and Dox-
see in Benton and Jones counties are
secretly working against Cummins
end Garst, and in the north part of
Linn county the standpatters are even
holding schools of instruction to teach
voters how to cut these two candidates
at the head of the ticket, in conse-
quence Of which the Cummins repub-
licans in those precincts are Threatens
ing to retaliate, yet in the west end
Of the district where the large repub-
lican majorities are produced. the
rank and file are preparing to vote
the straight republican ticket.
If Mr.. Stirton, or some man like
him, were as good Cummins re-
publican as he has been a Cummins
democrat, and should make the cam
paign for nomination instead OF an
election, he might see q star of hope
to which to attach his chariot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
POLK WANTS TO COME.
Des Moines Interurban Man Looking
Towards MArehalltoWn.

Des Moines lnterurban Man Looking
Towards Marshalltown.
There is evidence that II. H. Polk
Of the Des Moines interurban system,
is investigating Marshalltown with the
idea of building an electric line into
this city from a connecting point with
his Colfax and Newton line-probably
from Newton Recently Mr.. Polk and
others went over the ground between
this city and Newton, and 1T is an
nounced that arrangements for financ-
ing the project have been made. How
much encouragement a Des Moines
line would receive from this end Is
not apparent at present, but 1t is GER
tain the people prefer a Marshalltown
company with lines radiating from this
city 1t is understood that Mr.. Browne
is aware of Mr.. Folks plans but that
he is not disturbed by them and pro-
poses to go ahead with his Marshall
town scheme.
The Dies Moines Capital announces
that Mr.. Polk, with several engineers
and the representatives Of an eastern
bond company, made trip in an au-
tomobile over the territory between
Marshalltown and Newton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
STOCK MEN TO MEET
Meeting of the Corn Belt Meat Pro.
ducsrs' Association Of Marshall
County Will Be Hold in East Court
Room October 27.

A meeting Of the Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association Of Marshall
county has been called by the score
tary, E. A. HILL Of Green Mountain.
for Q o'clock on the afternoon OF Sat-
urday, Oct. q, in the east court room
Of the court house. Different business
CT Importance is to come UP, chief
among which is the election Of a pres
ident to succeed Walter Hixson of Ma
rietta, who has resigned. The cause OF
ldixson's resignation is not giveh.
The Marshall county organization is a
part of the Corn Belt Meat Producers
Association of Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
GOLFERS TO CEDAR RAPIDS.
Part Of Country Club Team Goes To-
day-Match Friday.

Part Of Country Club Team Goes To-
day-Match Friday.
Part Of the members Of the Country
Club golf team, which will play a team
Of the Cedar Rapids Golf Club at Ce-
dar Rapids Friday, left for Cedar Rap,
ids this morning. Others will go this
evening, including several ladies of
the club. Those who went this morn
ing were F. e. Stewart, Lloyd Maxwell.
Graham w. Lawrence and John Wood
bury, Jr. An invitation by telephone
was received here this morning from
the Cedar Rapids club asking that as
many ladies as could should come. AS
result Mrs. Lloyd Maxwell, Mrs. c..
H. e. Boardman, Miss Matena Nelson
and perhaps others, will 50 to Cedar
Rapids tonight. Other members Of the
mems club will either 60 to Cedar Rap
ids this evening OF Friday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
Local Weather Record.

The extremes in temperature Wed
nesday were 73 and 40 degrees. COM
pared with the same maximum and a
minimum Of As degrees for the day
The RAINFALL amounted to
.2s OF an inch. The temperature at
1880 o'clock this morning was 81 de-
grees, degrees warmer than at the
hour yesterday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18

That has been our attitude from the
beginning, is our attitude today, and
will continue to be our attitude with
respect to the handling of the work IN
every department of our shops"
Possible Stumbling Blocks.
There are possible stumbling blocks
in the way Of arbitration. which may
Illustrate the prospects of settlement.
Mr. Noonan asks the strikers to return
to work pending settlement. Whether
they will do so, with John Greene
foreman of the shop during the period
Of arbitration, is not known. 1t is evil
dent the strikers are inclined to think
the offer of the company to arbitrate is
rather tardy, in view of the fact that
they were told that Master Mechanic
Feeley said he would advise Mr.. Noon
an of the committees offer to arbitrate
soon after it was published Mr.. Noon-
an, however, emphatically stated last
night that the first notice he had OF the
offer was Wednesday, while on his way
to this city. Officials OF the company
are inclined to believe that the strikers
will insist that ait least one member
of the board of arbitration shall be
strong union sympathizer. On the
ability to overcome these possible diff
culties depends largely whether or not
the strike is to be settled by arbitra-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
q. Il. RUTH SERIOUSLY ILL.

Well Known Business Man Has Dyph-
theria-Some Better Today.
Mr.. q. H. Ruth, Of the Marshall Oil
Company, is seriously Ill at his home,
8 North Fifth street, with diphtheria
His condition was somewhat alarm
ing Wednesday, but today he is
slightly improved. Mr.. Ruth was In
disposed on Monday, but was able to
look after his business on that day.
Tuesday he was confined to his bed
and his physician diagnosed his all
merlt as diphtheria. The Ruth home
has been placed under quarantine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
TWENTIETH CENTURY MEETS.

Club Open. lie Year at the G. r. Kir
by Home Friday Evening.
The first meeting of the Twentieth
Century Club for the season will be
Friday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. F. Kirby. The feature Of the
evening will be the Shakespearean re-
citsl by Mr.. Marshall Darrach. Of New
York city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
soIdier.' Home Band Concert.

Soldiers Homo Band Concert.
The following program will be rem
dered tonight by the Soldiers Home
band, In the assembly hall at the state
institution:
March. "Kilarney'' ........... Losey
overture .Tancred" ........ Rossini
Duet, cornet and baritone, Wood
lana whispers'' .... Losey
Msssrs. Gageby and Fosdick.
Caprice, Dance of the Honey
Bells" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mantla
Medley, "Bits Of Remick's Hits"
Descriptive, Tramp. .... .Laurendeau
In.ermezzo. Cherry. ..........A Albert
National Air.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
WARD COMING HERE
Young Man Who Will Represent
Al - IN India "a Sneak.

YOUTH WITH WHO VIII TtSP' e0S1ss
M. e. A. in India to Speak.
Allen A. Ward. who will represent
the local, and other Iowa Y. M. c. AS
in Bangalore, India. in the associa-
TONS missionary work, is expected to
arrive in the city Friday afternoon. He
will remain over Sunday, and will
speak at the Sunday afternoon meet
ing at the Y NJ c. A. Mr.. Ward
leaves for India in November. The
money to part the local associations
share of his expenses and salary was
subscribed at meeting of the Search
light Club last fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
RECEPTION FOR PASTOR.
Mstt.odists Meet to Congratulate Rev.
M. N. Smith and Wife.

NJ. N. Smith and Vito.
A reception was rendered Rev. Merle
N. Smith and Mrs. Smith at the Meth
odist church Wednesday evening. by
members Of the church, to give express
sion to their appreciation OF the pas
tors return to this charge for another
year. The affair was attended by sew
eral hundred members, and was very
informal The guests were received by
Rev. Mr.. Smith and wife, and the
members Of the official board of the
church. A welcoming address was
mad. by H. ]. Bennett and Rev. Mr..
Smith responded. A social session fol-
lowed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
ALL QUIET ON THE IOWA.
Dam Controversy Restine-Mr. \

Dam Controversy ReetIn9-Wr. Va''
Law Disputes Mr.. eoardnan's s.
Claims.
There are no new developments IN
the troubles over the mill dam and the
city's efforts to repair the same. M
further legal steps are contemplated
by either side, pending the hearing OIL
the injunction before Judge Burnham
next Monday and the hearing in the
supreme court.
The city's legal representatives
claim that Mr. LaPlants attorneys Sc
cured the restraining order from the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18

Stomach dosing will not cure catarrh.
Breathe Hyomei and Its germ killing
air will cure the disease Mcbride &
VIII sell on guarantee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

"A Human Slave" Presented Before a
Small Audience.
Bill at the Odeon last night was "A
Human Slave" sensational melo-
drama with plenty of hair-raistng
scenes and situations. The audience
was small and the play was fairly well
presented, and seemed to please the
audis-ce.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18
Announcement.

lMr. Roy 3. Brown, representing
Younker Bros, contract and interior
decorating departments. will be at the
Pilgrim hotel October 18th, 18th and
goth, showing complete line OF lace
curtains, draperies and carpets. In
terror arrangement Of homes critically
and artisticaNy executed.
YOUNKER BROS, Inc,
Des Moines Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-18

Mr.. Noonan Leaves.
MIR. Noonan left almost as suddenly
as he came. Few knew he was in the
city last night. He came from Min
neapolis in the ordinary coach Of the
Centrals passenger not using his
private car. as is his usual custom. He
remained in the city over night, but
met none Of the committees He went
to Oskaloosa this morning, where wage
schedules of other departments are to
come up.