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The Globe-republican., 1906-09-20
The Age Of Machinery.

We live in the age Of machinery.
The thinking, directing mind becomes
daily of more account, while mere
Drawn falls correspondingly in value
from day to day. That eccentric phil
osopher Ebert Hubbard, says In one
Of his essays, where a machine will
do better work than the human hand,
we prefer to let the machine do the
work"
1t has been but few years since
the cotton gin, the spinning Jenny
and the power loom displaced the
hand picker, the spinning wheel and
the hand loom; since the reaper and
binder, the rake and tedder, the now
ing machine took the place of the old
cradle, scythe, pitchfork and hand
rake; since the friction match SUI
perseded the flint and tinder; since
the modern paint factory replaced the
slab and muller, the paint pot and
paddle.
In every case where machinery has
been introduced to replace hand labor,
the laborers have resisted the change;
and as the weavers, the sempstresses
and the farm ]aborers protested
against new-fangled looms, sewing ma
chimes and agricultural implements,
so in recent times compositors have
protested against type-setting ma:
chimes, glass blowers against bottle
blowing machines, and painters
against ready mixed paints. And as
in the case Of these short-sighted
classes of an earlier day, so with their
lmitators Of to-day, the protest will
be in vain. 1t is'a protest against civ,
.jlization, against the common veal,
against their own welfare.
The history of all mechanical I'M
provements shows that workmen are
the first to be benefited by them.
The invention of the sewing machine,
instead of throwing thousands OF wom-
en- out of employment, increased the
demand to such an extent that thou
sands of women have been employed,
at better wages, for shorter hours and
easier work where hundreds before
worked in laborious mis- ry to exc
out a pitiable existence. 1t was so
with spinning and weaving machin-
cry, with agricultural implements-in
fact, it is 50 with every notable i'm
provement. The multiplication OF
books in the last decade is direct
result of the invention OF linotype
machinery and fast presses.
The mixed paint industry, in which
carefully designed paints for house
painting are prepared on a large scale
by special machinery, is another i'm
proyement of the same type. The
cheapness and general excellence OF
these products has so stimulated the
consumption of paint that the de-
mand for the services of painters has
correspondingly multiplied. Before
the advent of these goods a well-paint-
ed house was noticeable from its
rarity, whereas to-day an ill-painted
house is conspicuous. ..--
Nevertheless, the painters, as a
rule, following the example set by
the weavers, the sempstresses and the
farm laborers of old, almost to man,
oppose the improvement. 1t is real
improvement, however, and simply be-
cause of that fact the sale OF such
products has increased until during
the present year it will fall not far
short Of 9OOO0,0O0 or 1O0,0OO,0OO gal
Ions.
Hindsight is always better than
foresight, and most Of us who deplore
the short.sightedness of our ancestors
would do well to see that we do not
in turn furnish terrible examples" to
Our posterity.
The Globe-republican., 1906-09-20
Pension Head Works SAVING.

Washington. Commissioners Of Pen.
sions Warner has worked economies
In the service which have saved the
government s2O1 ,346 during the last
fiscal year. He has reduced the ex.
lenses of the bureau $92, ,552, has cut
helexpenses of special examiners $780,
s98, Of examining surgeons 100000
has made a saving in salaries and
clerk hire at agencies Of s7,242, In
rents and contingent expenses Of
q agencies, 1864, and In the examina.
tion Of pension agents has saved
;2.sHO.
The Globe-republican., 1906-09-20

after 20 days with a somewhat better
report and gave reasons for the faith
that was in them They had travelled
all through the spring wheat district;
had driven 1,400 miles through the
grain country, besides travelling thou
sands of miles by rail; and they had
visited 90 localities and knew where
Of they spoke. They reported: Wheat,
9O,25O,OOO bushels, on i,750,000 acres,
with an average yield Of 10 bushels
per acre. The western division of
the Bank of Commerce also investi-
gated with the following result.
The Globe-republican., 1906-09-20

Cape Girardeau, Mo-, Sept. 15.--
Charles Smith, one of the defendants
in the r9onage case, was identified by
number OF negro witnesses as the
man who employed them to work at
Sikeston, Mo. All of these witnesses
corroborated other witnesses concern.
ing their forced employment. There
we're 40 black men working there.
After testomony by United States
Marshals Wild and Morsey, Col. Dyer
announced that the government rest.
ed its case. i.l }-u. i}i
The Globe-republican., 1906-09-20
An Odious Comnarison.

Doesn't scrubbly look cheap beside
that magnificent, well-dressed wife of
'his?" "'i N i'iE
Il 4 should say SO! He looks like .
bar-tenders shirt-stud beside the Koh-
i-ncor."--Judge.
The Globe-republican., 1906-09-20
THE PEONACE CASE
Negroes Tell of Being Compelled
to Work Under Armed Guard
Without Pay.
MULE WHIPS FOR The WEAK
Some Startling Testimony Produced
In the Trial of wealthy Mis- beg
sourians-Cnse May Last
Three weeks

cane GlrdrQeau, MO, OcpI' Los nv
testimony taken Wednesday in the
case In the federal court In which the
Smith brothers of Sikeston and flVe
employees are charged with holding
negroes in slavery developed the sys-
tenn used at Sikeston. r
II developed the fact that there
were two camps in which the men
were kept. On the Woods place,
there were two shacks. On the no
gers place, where most of the work
was clearing underbrush and hand
ling logs, white man with his fam
lily Of four children lived in two rooms
and from eighteen to twenty-one ne
groes lived in the third room in q lit-
tie lean-to frame house of one story
The negroes were kept locked in the
room with windows barred and Gov
cred with barbed wire.
The first witness called Wednes'
day morning was Henry Stokes, a
ragged Virginia negro of 40, with
scraggly beard and mustache. He had
served five years in the Ninth caval'
ry and came to Missuorl as a soldier
at Jefferson Barracks. Stokes mad
been in Memphis looking for work in
April.
II saw Mr.. Charley Smith, the
young man, in Memphis he said,
"and he told me he would pay me $l.5o
a day and pay Saturday nights. |
wanted that so could send the money
to my family. | thought it was all
right so | hired to them. There were
fifteen of us when We reached Skies
ton at ] o'clock in the morning. Mr..
Charles Smith, the oldest one, met
us at the train, put us in three wa
CONS and took Us to the farms"
II was locked in the shack forty
eight nights, every night until l es-
capped, The clothes put on at LIT
tie Rock the day before | hired tc
Smith at Memphis took off on the
fifth day of June, the night after |
escaped. The place was full of in
sects and by the time had been there
one night | was covered with creep
mig insects"
The negro told of two negroes,
Robert Butler and another, who es-
capped but were hunted down and
brought back by Fields and Woods,
two guards. He had seen the negro,
Jim Hayes, escape. Hayes had sug-
gested that he run, too. But |
couldn't run fast" he said. When
Hayes ran he said he saw Joe John
son shoot twice and Floyd Woods
| shoot three times at Hayes before
| the negro reached the timber.
my partner" he said, was trying
to move a long log that six mules
could hardly pull, and he couldn't
move it. Mr.. Bill Woods whipped him
with a big mule whip cause he
couldn't move the log. He wasn't
strong enough
The negro described the system OF
working when they worked with
leans. A force of negroes with
teams would work close together AT
each end Of the field a white guard
would stand or sit with gun and
watch them.
i The government has "a witnesses
and the defense 1856. The prosecution
spent the entire day examining four
witnesses, all negroes 1t is estimat
cd that eight witnesses day will be
all that can be handled, and at that
rate court will necessarily be in ses
sion two or three weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
The Marathon News.
Special TO Ttmes-Republican.

Marathon, Jan. 6.-S. c. Bradford,
real estate dealer of Storm Lake
transacted business in town Tuesday
and Wednesday.
w. j. Hannum and son Robert, were
over Sunday visitors in town as the
guests at the j. E. Allison home.
The home of A. d. Betsworth is I'M
der quarantine for scarlet fever, one
of the little girls being afflicted with
the disease in a light form.
Albert Anderson and Mary Livenine
were united in marriage at Storm Lake
on Wednesday of last week.
James Bruce, of Rolfe, and Miss Ella
Foval, of Marathon, We're united in
marriage at Des Moines last Satur-
day.
DIR. L. c. Hunsworth is enjoying a
visit from his father, O. w. Huns
worth of Cedar Falls.
George Roberts returned to school at
Ames on Tuesday, after his holiday
vacation at home. Three young Mexi-
cans. Jose Madrozo, Iagnacio and Jose
Bailleres. natives of Laon, Mexico, who
are under the care of George Roberts.
and spent their holiday vacation at
the Roberts home, also returned to
school Tuesday.
S. j. Rudolph, of Brooking, S. D.,
is here visiting relatives and friends.
This is the first visit since moving to
Dakota three years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
Hubbard News.
c;,, ~ Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Hubbard. Jan. 6.-Mr. H. U. Swal-
lum of Belle Plaine, has bought the
Winters drug stock and took possession
Yesterday. He will be welcomed
back to Hubbard by his many friends.
Mrs. II. w. Early, of Liscomb, and
daughter. Miss Roxy, of Gearing, came
here yesterday for a visit with Mrs.
Nix
Mr.. ]. P. Winters is at Traer attend
ing a sick brother.
Mr. Herb Hough purchased trotter
from DR.. Gethman, of Eldora, Tuesday.
Messrs H. w Fannon and Arthur
Chilson, of Eldora, We're in town Mon
day. The latter lectured at the Friends
church on africa"
Mrs. w. c. Hoelscher and sister. Miss
Minnie kaufman. returned this morn
ing from a weeks visit with their sis
ter. Mrs. E. Chin, at Van Horn.
Miss Georgia Alsup visited her sis
ter. Mrs. j. r. Alexander, at Union
the past week.
The infant child of the late Mrs
Henry Brand, Jr., died and was buried
Yesterday.
Mr.. Monk and daughter, Thelma. are
at Dyersville, visiting the forme.ss
brother
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
News Of Lohrville.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special 10 'llfncS- lNGpliDiiSe1ii.
Lohrvlle, Jan. 6-Mrs. II. G.Wood-
cock. an old resident of Cedar town.
ship. died at her home of paralysis.
The Chicago Great Western passen-
ger. east-tbound yesterday morning.
ran into cut filled with snow at the
east end of town. breaking in two, the
coaches remaining in the cut the en-
CINE passing through.
VIM. Ferguson, son of the depot
agent at Wightman. this county, died
of that dread disease. diphtheria. last
night. He was taken sick last Mon :
day.
b. Morton and Miss Winnie Denmar
of this city, We're married last Wednes-
day evening at the home of her par
sents. Rev. Ambrose Wight, of the
PRESBYTERIAN church officiating.
Miss Ida Cover, a teacher in the
Valley junction schools. is home
spending the holidays and vacation
with her parents.
Miss Leon Wright. of Fort Dodge. AT
one time a teacher in our schools, was
here attending the Norton Denman
wedding She is distant relative
e. w. Powers new brick block is
nearing completion. 1t will be ready
for occupancy by the first of the
month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
The GrinneIl News.

SDGcl9I 10 puOllSoIl.
Grinnell, Jan. 6-The snow storm of
Wednesday completely demoralized the
train service on the Iowa Central and
traffic was suspended from noon We'd
nesday until early this morning. The
snow pillow and engines sent to clear
the track were stalled between Grinnell
and Marshalltown and did not reach
this city until after five o'clock
Thursday. A number of cars and en-
gines of regular trains ran off the
track in drifts between here and Sears
boro. The Rock Island track was kept
open and the regular trains ran prac-
tically on schedule.
A heavy snow fall such as that of
Wednesday calls attention to the meet.
of provision by the city for cleaning
sidewalks on the streets where cement
walks are continuous. A horse and
driver with an inexpensive snow pow
can keep all the substantial walls in
the city clean with very small ou.
Law, This plan should be as accepta-
BILE to Grinnell as 1t is to cities ana
towns farther north. In New England
even small villages make provision for
this work at town expense. The snow
shovel method is at best slow and Ia
borious and before the average citizen
can clean his walks the snow is so
packed that the sidewalk cannot be
we'll cleaned. Miles of walks in Grin
nell have not been cleaned at all nee
the big snow. There are now at Least
fifteen miles of cement and stone walks
and on number of streets ali Of the
inch board walks have been replaced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
TO REBUILD CHURCH
Fine Catholic Structure Destroyed at
Rockwell Will be RepIaced-Move-
ment Started to Secure the Neces-
sary Funds for Same.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. Jan. 6.-The movement
is already on foot to rebuild the Cath
olic church at Rockwell, which was
burned to the ground last Saturday
a. M Rev Father Burns, who has been
pastor of the church for the past
twenty five years. gave out the infor-
nation today, and says he will begin
work as soon as the insurance of $780,
600 is adjusted. 1t is believed that the
insurance, with the material left un-
consumed, from the old building, will
be sufficient to erect the new struc-
ture at a saving almost of the first
cost of the old building. Father Burns
intimated that the new structure would
cost about $4,000 if his plans are car
ried out The interior finish and the
alter will be of most elaborate design
and finish. The parish is a large and
wealthy one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06

take place. 1t was expected at first to
have it on Tuesday Then n movement
was started to have it Monday as it
was thought there would be little to
do and it could be easily reached at
that time. Now there is a claim that
canvas of the work to be done is such
that the message cannot be reached till
Tuesday.
The caucuses are TO be held this af>
ternoon in the committee rooms. There
is very little work to be done at the
caucus. The house has two places to
fill. that of sergeant arms for which
there are four candidates: Hazelton,
Bycrs, Hefi'letinger and Barber; and
reading clerk, for which there are two
candidates. Knowlton and kepford In
the senate there are three places to be
filled Enrolling clerk, for which Miss
McCreedy and Miss Black are candi-
dates; postmistress for which Miss
Stevenson is the only candidate. and
bill clerk. held the last session by Della
Clary of Warren county, and for
which there seem 10 be no candidates
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
.gmes- 5epahrur 3arsllalltun,, aona, aarmrp 1906

adopted at once and the plan extended
as fast as the building of walks that
viii bear the weight of hors will
permit.
T.. j. Trafton, veterinary surgeon, hiss
sold out his practice here and con-
tracted to enter the government ser
vice in the United States army.
Mrs l.. NJ. Stage Is visiting her son
Carl at Wyoming, III. She left yes'ter-
day.
Mrs. w. A. Preston has returned
from the Iowa City hospital.
Mrs. Katherine Bray Haines return
ed to her home in Des Mones yester-
day.
Miss May Watkins who has been the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Bray the
past fortnight. returned yesterday to
{ tip1pp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
AGED COUPLE MARRY.
lsiah Bisss, 80 Years Old, and Miss
Macy, 60 Years, Wed.

Special 10 mes-RepubIican.
Iowa Falls. Jan. 6.-With a view to
making a home for each other. lsiah
Biggs and Miss Lydia Macy both OF
this city. have plighted their troth
and were united in marriage by the
MAYOR this week. The groom is about
eighty years of age and widower.
The bride is a maiden lady in the six
ties and for many years made her
home with her sister, Mrs. Anna john
son. east of this city. Mr.. Biggs is a
pioneer resident of Iowa Falls and
both parties are we'll known in this
part of the county. They will go to
housekeeping in East Iowa Falls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
NAME A CITY TICKET
Caucus of Republicans at Des Moines
Select City Ticket to be Placed Be-
fore Primaries in the Spring - a. B
Elliott for Mayor.

/
| Des Moines, Jan. 6.-The following
ticket was agreed upon by a meeting
of republicans at the Slavery hotel last
evening and Will be placed before the
voters at the primaries next month";
| For mayor-A. y. Elliott.
! For treasurer-John 3. Lucas.
| For auditor-Joan b. Hawk.
| For en3ineer-G. A. Eberhardt.
For city soicitor-John b. Sullivan.
For RESPONSIBILITIES w. Schranm
For police judge-No nomination.
For park commissioners = West
side. w. b. keffer; east side, Isaac
Brandt
For alderman at large-East Side,
Oscar Thorson; west side, l.. Elton
Ellis.
For ward aldermen-First wari. c..
Alnley; Second ward, j. Howard Hem
ry Third ward, G. HI. Sibey; Fourth
ward, c. G. Van Vliet; Fifth ward
George Yarn; Sixth ward John O.
Staly; Seventh ward, George S. Rel
head.
The meeting was the result of a call
issued Thursday by A. B. Elliott, j. G.
Olmstead, and John j. Hamilton.
Down with incompetence"
Down with graft.
Down with grafters"
Clean up Des Moines politically
These epigrams We're shouted from
throat 10 throat last night by tn.
forty eight men assembled. The plat.
form was adopted. the plan outlined
and 8. definite city campaign will be
waged. The finance committee is APP
pointed to secure funds for the cam
paign. A committee has been chosen
to carry on the political work and av-
cry effort will be made by the men
who inspired the meeting to bring
about the election of the office seekers
whose name appears on the slate
1t was decidedly an anti-corporat!o
meeting. a decided MacVicar meeting,
for upon the ticket appea-s majority
of the candidates, who ailel In t,e
last several MacVicar campaigns.
Among them is A. B. Elliott city treas
urer under the MacVicar regime; John
Lucas ami John Hawk avowed Mac
Vicar men; Col. G.. A. Eberhar,lt, John
B. Sullivan and Charles w. Schramnl.
a.; CT them strong supporters of .he
former r,;t1or. In the alderlnanic sla.e,
j. Howard Henry and John O. Staley
are both former MacVicar men. George
Yard is backed by w. w. Wise for
the Fifth ward.
The call for the meeting issued yes
terdav teIs the purpose cf the assem-
lily. Several hundred OF them were
sent to or..mtnent republicans. Forty
eight responded and took great activ-
lty in the meetings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
CHICAGO MAN ACCEPTS.
j. Hamilton Lewis to Speak Before the
Upper Des Moines Editorial Asso-

Special to Times Republican
Iowa City. Jan. 81. Hamilton Lew
is, attorney for the City of Chicago,
will be the principal speaker before the
Upper Des Mones Editorial Associa-
ton. at its meeting in this city on the
evening of January Is. Word was re-
ceivel from him yesterday. stating
that he would appear The local COM
mittee of the Commercial Club had
been in negotiation with Governor
Johnson of Minnesota, but he was I'M
able to come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
Keats the Music Cure.

"To keep the body in tune" writes
Mrs. Mary Brown. 90 Lafayette Place,
Poughkeepsie, n Y. Il take DIR. Kings
New Life Pills. They are he most re-
liable and pleasant laxative I have
found" Best for the stomach. liver
and bowels. Guaranteed by Mcdonald
& Mahood, druggists. 25 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
ARREST MURDER SUSPECT.
Arrest Of Man Thought to Be Slayer of
Minnesota Sheriff.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Jan. 6.-Word was re-
ceived here yesterday that one arrest
had been made of n suspect of the
murder of Sheriff Hovey of Hayfield.
Mimi, who was killed last Saturday
night while attempting the capture of
supposed robbers of a store. The man
under arrest was caught at farm
house midway between Hayfield and
Rochester. He gave his name as Nc
Nug and said his home was in Omaha.
When he arrived at the farm house he
was almost frozen and half starved He
was we'll dressed Beyond telling his
name and his residence he refused to
give further information. Posses are
securing the country between Hayfield
and Austin and Rochester but this is
the frs step toward running down the
supposed murderers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
Homeseek.rs: Rates.

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rates, time Of trains. ETC., call on
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