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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
Rastus Ellis, Grant City, Aged
Seventy, Still. Enjoys His
School Work
HE PREFERS COUNTRY SCHOOLS
Says the lnvigoratins Air Makes Him
Feel Young Served in tho Civil
War Before Settling in Sac County
Was County Superintendent of
Schools for Seven Years.
specIal to rimes-Repubncan.

Sac City, Dec. 14.-The oldest school
Rastus Ellis, of Grant City, in the
southeast corner of the county, has
this distinction. Coming west when a
young man, his veteran schoolmaster
became a pioneer settler Of Sac coun-
ty in the early sixties. Having been
we'll fitted for the profession, Mr.. FL
lis at once found opportunities to
teach and not long after was teach
ing his first country school in the
thinly settled west. One term was sue
ceeded by another. Later he was elect
ed to the office of county superintenI-
mt, which he held for seven years. For
two years he held the office of county
treasurer, and has been a justice of
the peace for nearly a third of a CEN
fury. During his long residence of
forty-two years, Mr.. Ellis has never
moved from the place where he first
settled, and has been teaching most
of the time in that locality.
IL have just completed II term OF
school which hope will not be my
last one" said MI. Ellis, when asked
concerning his long experience as a
pedago6.
How is it you have taught country
schools so long," he was asked.
The invigorating air of the coun-
try makes me feel young, and l enjoy
the work" he replied. Il am not done
teaching yet"
Tho seventy years of age, Mr.. Ellis
is very vigorous. His snow white hair
and beard, however, indicate his
years. He delights in conversation
n relating stories. When the vet
eran schoolmaster is around, he does
the talking. Mr.. Ellis was born In
Schoharie county. New York. May II.
1888. Before coming to Sac county, he
served in the civil war, rendering pa
triotic service to his country on the
field of battle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
State Health Dept. Orders
School Boards Arrest if In
spection is Stopped
MANY PARENTS OBJECTED
Daily Inspection Was Ordered to Pre-
vent a Spread Of Scarlet Fever,
Smallpox and Diphtheria, and Will
Be Continued Despite Complaints -
Outcome is Awaited With Interest.
specIa, to Times-Republican.

Fort Dodge. Dec. 14-Somewhat OF
a conflict resulted in the city today
between the school board and the
health department of the city. and for
a time the telephone wires between
this city and Des Moines We're kept
hot. Later developments are expected.
Thursday, acting on the recommen-
dation of DIR. Murray Wildanan, city
health officer. the council passed an
ordinance to inspect the pupils OF the
public and parochial schools daily, to
prevent n spread of contagious dis
eases. Accordingly a medical staff
was secured to carry on the work
and the first afternoon all was mer-
nv as a marriage bell. But yesterday
morning 1t was different. Many OF the
citizens objected to the inspection OF
their children, and numerous com
plants We're made to Superintendent
Mullen. Laying the matter before the
school board he was instructed to order
the medical men to cease their visits
to the schools, Messrs. Williams, But
Ter and larson, issuing the order.
Mayor Duncombe, who is also a mem
Der of the board, was not consulted
and Frank Gates, the remaining mem
Der, was out Of the city.
Yesterday morning n of the doc
tors appeared to inspect the school
assigned to him, and was ordered from
the building by Superintendent Null
len. He Immediately laid the matter
before City Physician Wildman, and in
turn he consulted Mayor Duncombe.
The state health department at Des
Moines was called up by phone, and
expressed a willingness to stand back
of the city health officers, and issued
orders to arrest the entire school
board If an effort was made to stop
the daily inspection of the schools.
At the present time there are a
number of cases of scarlet fever In
the city, as we'll as several cases OF
smallpox and d%iphtheria. and the in
spection was ordered to prevent a
spread Of the same. One child was
ordered sent home. being found to be
suffering from a badly infected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
LODGE suRRENDERs CHARTER.
New Providence X. P. Membership
Transferred to t:ldora.

New Providence X. p. Membership
Transferred to Eldora.
Special to Timcs-ltepublican.
Iowa Falls, Dec. 1.-THE knights CT
Pythias lodge at New Providence IN
this county, has surrendered Its char-
ter, and the remaining membership OF
the lodge will be transferred to the
Pythian lodge at Eldora. The DIS
banding If the New Providence lodge
recalls the organization OF the lodge
about seventeen years ago. When III
was instituted by Alpine lodge OF thls
city. Al the time, there was strong
opposition to the organization of Il Sc
cret society OF any kline in New Prov
idence, which is n of the ronge
Quaker settlements in the state. ire
lodge, however, vas instituted and
lived to see the major portion of this
opposition overcome thru the exercise
of the principles Of friendship. chari-
ty and b%enevolence by the members OF
the new lodge. The removal of many
of the old members depleted h RANKS
of the lodge and there being a limited
territory from which to draw new tim
Der, the remaining members decided to
diSband.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14

in which the s~,overnorship was at
stake, letters We're received from Du-
buq,le at the Cummins headquarters
in Des Moines urging the issuance Of
a statement by Governor Cummins
that he would o be a candidate for
senator to succeed Senator Allison.
These letters followed the speech of
| Governor Cummins at Fort Dodge
made in February and In which he
had said that he was not a candidate
for senator against Senator Dolliver,
the choice of a legislature 20 elect
Senator Dolliver being involved in the
1906 campaign.
Following the receipts of more than
one of these requests from the home
of Senator Allison, the attention of
Governor Cummins "a specially di-
rected to the matter by Manager f..
r. Conway of his ~governorship head
quarters.
Governor Cummins then wrote a
letter to Dubuque, in response to the
inquiry and request alluded to. dated
in April, 1906.
In this letter 1t Is stated at his Of
tiice he said that he was a candidate
for the republican nomination for gov
ernor, on which the campaign was be-
ing waged, and manifestly it would be
as uncalled for and improper for him
to announce that he was not a can
didate for a senatorship to be filed
far in the future, as it would he to an
nounce that he was not going to be
a candidate for president or supreme
judge or my other place not involved.
At the executive offices 1t has al
ways been insisted that this letter. in
fact, was a refusal to pledge the gov
ernor not to be a candidate for the
Allison succession.
Th language of Senator Dolliver on
this matter vas as follows:
He asked the support Of Senator AL
lison's nearest friends upon written as
surance over his own signature that
he favored the senator's recollection.
and that reports to the contrary were
calumnies, designed by his a~dversaries
to encompass defeat,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

proving his condition. During the
time hat Father Smith has had
charge of the church here he has
made many friends in the community
outside Of his own membership who
will, in common with those Of his w
parish, regret to see him leave, and
it is not too much to say that when
he goes he takes with him the good
will Of everybody who has made his
acquaintance. His place will be filled
here, temporarily at least, by Rev.
Father Vaughn who has been assisting
him for several weeks.
Waterloo.
Sunday, Dec. Is. will be a Joyous day
for themembers of the First Evangel-
ical Lutheran church. On that day
their beautiful new edifice at the cor
ner of Maple and High streetswill be
formally opened for divine service, and
will be dedicated with impressive cere-
moniesat 10o'clock in the morning. The
usual Sunday morning services will be
held at 10 o'clock, after which the ded-
'~ication ceremonies will take place, when
the Rev. Frederick Lutz, of Earl
vile, will deliver the sermon in Ger
man. The afternoon services will be
in charge Of Rev. P. Bredow, Of Month
cello, Iowa, who will also speak in the
German language. In the evening. the
sermon will be in English and will be
delivered by Rev. Knapp, s~uperintend-
ent Of the orphans home at Waverly.
Maquoketa.
William M. Fox Of Jackson county,
said to be the Oldest man in the state
of Iowa, is dead. Mr.. Fox has lived to
the great age of 103 years and up to
the time Of his death was hale and
hearty. He has had a wonderful va
riety of incidents and experiences in
his long life, not the least of which
was participation in two wars. He was
a veteran of the Mexican war and Of
the civil val. In the former. the Sec
ond lieutenant Of his company was u.
S. Grant. In the civil war he served
under Sherman. He counted several
bullet holes among his relics Of his
war experiences. Mr.. Fox was well
known for miles around Maquoketa.
He led a wandering life as a fish ped
dler. He usually put up at night at
one Of the farm houses along his
route and he was very well liked by
all who knew him. He vas married
three times. His last marriage oc-
Cured when he was SS years old and
his last wife is still living near Mon
mouth, in Jackson county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
LARGEST IN CLINTON COUNTY.
William Perido Exhibiting Ear Of
Corn Weighing Three Pounds.

Special to line s-Repub!ican.
Clinton, Dec. 14.-On the farm Of
William Perido, in Elk River town
ship, this county. is an ear of corr
which is supposed to be the largest
ever grown in Iowa. 1t is now in pos
session Of the farm owner. The ear
weighs three pounds, is IA inches in
circumference, and 141a inches long,
and contains about 1,400 kernels of
corn. This is by far the largest ear
Of corn ever exhibited in Clinton coun-
tH.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
BABE DIED OF NEGLECT.
Clinton Authorities Still Trying
Ascertain Identity of Parents.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Clinton. Dec. 14.-That the infant
whose remains We're found in a Gin
ton cellar, died from neglect and ex-
posture at the hands Of inhuman par
ents, was the finding of the jury i'm
panelled by Coroner Kellogg to inves-
tigate the affair.
The body of the babe. perfectly
formed. was discovered by Frank
Cormack, in his cellar. wrapped in a
black cloth. The body was found al
Z o'clock In the evening. and it's con-
dition Indicated that 1t had been dead
but a few hours. An autopsy was con-
Quoted. which revealed the fact that
the child had been born in a living
condition. but had been allowed to die
from depletion. neglect and exposure,
The authorities are still endeavorinS
to ascertain the identity Of the par
entS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14

Fort Dodge.
Superintendent Cavanaugh has beer
very fortunate this year in securing
teachers for the schools Of the county
at present needing but three to fill al
of the schools. Last year at this time
more than a score were needed, and tc
fill this demand a number were Inn
ported from Illinois.
Muscatine.
There were 149 conversions last
night and 11S at the afternoon meet
ing, making 2,455 so far in the Sun
day revival. Yesterday was a day OF
fasting and prayer and nearly every
store was closed in the afternoon to
allow the clerks to attend the meet
ing. The schools were dismissed and
the factories were shut down.
Keokuk.
Eugene Stack was up in the super
Tor court charged with breaking into
a. box car. He waived arraignment and
was bound over to the grand jury for
the next term of the district court.
Ills bond was placed at $500, in de-
fault of which, he was taken back to
jail.
Hartley.
The linemen were here Tuesday re-
placing the insulators on the tele-
graph line along the line of the c., NJ.
& ST. F. railroad. They reported ITS
broken insulators within a distance of
one mile from the station. They report
those insulators broken by the boys
shooting them with target rifles.
Vincennes.
Altho this has been an ideal fall
in the way Of weather the small grain
in this vicinity does not look as well
as it did this time last year. 1t may
be that the %droughty tendency may
have something to do with it. It is
not as far advanced and on the whole
the prospects are not as f1attering as
last year. But if the weather turns
out favorable, and spring opens up in
good shape, the outlook may prove to
be better than people anticipate.
EarIham.
Robbers entered the general mer-
chandise store Of Fry & Packard last
night and secured several hundred
dollars worth of loot. This Is the sew
enth successive year in which this
store has been entered shortly before
the holidays. Local talent is suspect
ed and efforts are being made today
to get bloodhounds to trace the rob-
bers. The robbers secured entrance
by means Of 81 skeleton key. Their lot
consisted of boots, shoes, clothing, to-
bacco, groceries and dried and canned
goods.
Cedar Rapids.
News reached this city today that
the postoffice department at Washing
ton has acted on the matter of the
unpleasantness between Chief Clerk
Weiss and his assistant, Mr.. T.. b.
Boyer, of this city, and that both of
them would leave the office here. Mr..
Weiss, it is understood, has been Of
Tered a first grade clerkship. while Mr..
Boyer has been offered a S1,100 posi-
ton either on the road or in Chicago.
Mr.. Weiss refused to accept the clerk
ship offered him and resigned from the
service.
keokuk.
Five young women. n middle-aged
woman n one young man lying pros
trate upon the floor of the Methodist
Protestant church, each one acting like
in a fainting spell. or grooming as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
BURNS DEFEATS HoKUF.
Powerful Bohemian outclassed il
Skill and Strength, at sibIey.

Sibley, Dec. 14.-In a wrestling
match here Thursday night between
Farmer Burns and William Hokuf,
the contest "a won by Burns. who Sc
cured the first fall in fourteen min
utes, and second fall in fifteen min
utes. Hokuf is a powerful Bohem-
ian. the heavier man Of the two. but
he was apparently outclassed in both
skill and strength, acting mostly on the
defensive. Burns, who has attained
the age of Al years. is a marvel of
physical power. and does not appear
to be over 30.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14

if in agony, was the picture presented
atHorn hallthe other evening during the
meeting which is a part Of the series
now in progress there. The speaker
of the evening, Rev. Mr.. S~treitenber-
ger, gave but a very brief address, be-
ing annoyed, apparently, by the con-
slant clapping of hands of a woman
who sat we'll towards the front of the
building and by the noise of thump-
ing pom the floor which a young man
near the organ made.
Clinton.
II. M. Eicholz has been appointed
t~rainmaster for the Chicago & North
western in Clinton. Mr.. Eicholz
comes from Huron, S. D., where he
held the position of trainmaster for
the company. He has already reached
the city, and will Immediately take up
his duties. He succeeds Trainmaster
S. A. Morrison, who has been assigned
to other duties by the company. Mr..
Morrison's new office is not an
nounced, but it is said the transfer
bis in the nature of a promotion for
the former Clinton trainmaster.
WaverIy..
! The Masons of this city had a big
banquet and celebration last evening.
About two hundred and fifty men,
bers of the Masonic order were in at
tendance from Waterloo and Cedar
Falls, with scattering representatives
from a number Of the smaller towns.
Comforting of degrees occupied the
early evening after which an elaborate
banquet was served at the Fortner
house, covers being laid for $50. Those
present from Waterloo were r. A.
Doty, Ralph Stevenson, H. Q. Kelly,
Sidney Simon and f. w. Coburn.
EstherviIle.
Frank Schultz, the ~15-year-old son
of Charles Schultz of Emmett town
ship, accidentally shot himself in his
right arm with a 22-rifle Thursday on
his way to Estherville. He was in a
lumber wagon with Will and Ora
Bombarger. They were bringing chick
ems to town in chicken coups and the
rifle was under one of the coups. Frank
tried to get it out, having hold of the
end of gun, and in doing so the trig-
ger caught and snapped. The bullet
entered the right arm just above The
hand and passed up toward the ell
bow.
Burlington.
The accident to the Agency We
nue. gates on Tuesday has resulted in
the posting of a notice in all the flag
shanties at the crossings in the city.
1t is to the effect that the gates are
to be lowered at the approach of a
train and to remain lowered until the
entire train has passed. Had his been
done at Agency street, the gate would
not have been damaged. The oper-
ator at that point opened his gate as
soon as the locomotive passed and
tried to lower them again as another
train approached from the other direc-
ton. In this way the farmers team
was caught or the tracks.
Hampton.
Rev. Father Smith a resigned his
pastorate of st. Patrick's church in
Hampton on account of ill health and
will spend some time at a sanitarium
at Milwaukee in the hopes of inn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
LETTER REFUSES PLEDGE.

Light in Which It is Regarded at Ex-
ecutive Offices.
Des Moines, Dec. 14.-It was said
o the office of the governor yesterday
that early in the campaign of 1906.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
GOES TO TWIN CITIES.
Oney Fred Sweet Sewers Connection
With Iowa Newspaper Craft.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, Dec. 14.-Oney Fred
Sweet, one Of the prominent young
newspaper men of the state, has sew
cred his connection with the craft in
Iowa and will become associated with
the newspapers of the Twin Cities. Mr..
Sweet is a former Hampton boy and
his last position with an Iowa paper
has been on the Daily Capital at Des
Moines Mr.. Sweet goes to Minneapolis
to take an assignment on the Tribune.
Besides his daily reportorial duties,
Mr.. Sweet finds time to do consider
able literary work. He also possesses
considerable ability as a cartoonist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
DolIiver Says He Will Prove It.

Washington. Dec. 14.-Senator Dol
liver, being questioned as to his reply
to Governor Cummins, said last night
that at a further day he will give to
the press a statement fully corroborat-
ing everything which he said in rela-
ton to Governor Cummins at Council
Bluffs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
DISPLAYED GOODS UNFAIRLY.
Lawsuit Against Constable and Firm
Result of Forced Sale.
Snacia1 m T1mes-RenuhlIcan.

Special to Times-NepublIcan.
Webster City, Dec. 14-Because Con-
stable Filloon, Of Hamilton county, did
properly display the goods at a
forced sale of a stock, he and the
wholesale house Of the Welch-Cooll
Company, of Cedar Rapids, are made
defendants in an action to recover ST.
400 damages. The suit is brought by
L. M. Howell, who has conducted rack
ct stores in Eldora, BOWS, Webster
City and other points in this part Of
the state. Howell, in his petition,
claims that the wholesale house, in
foreclosing, did not give the proper
notice of sale and that the constable
who acted as the auctioneer did not
display the goods in q name to
bring the highest bids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14

PILES CURED IN 6 TO ~ DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case Of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protrud ng Piles in 6 to IA days
or money refunded. soc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14

throat, and with a temperature OF lO".
The outcome is being awaited with
interest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14
a Break for Liberty

from stomach, liver and kidney trouble
is made when a Csc box of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills is bought. Mcbride &
Will Drug Co.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-11-21

Beware of the moth ball. A Paris
cablegram says; 'The naphthalene
moth balls, SO commonly used by
good housewives to preserve cloth
ing from moths and other insects,
were the subject of an attack this
week in the French Academy of
Medicine. Two neutrality-suspicious.
stated that the substance is not only
useless as a preservative, hut is
highly prejudical to health. The
moth balls give off oxide carbon, "a
poison to the blood corpuscles. They
cited several cases of asphyxia caus.
ed by napthalene fumes. The
poison is all the more dangerous a:
it's effects arc insidious and no
easily perceived until too late.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-11-21
RIVER OF SALT WATER.
Flows Inland In Greek Island and
Then Disappears.

One of the most curious phenomena
OF geography is found on the southern
coast OF the island of Cephalonia, in
Greece. 1t is stream of salt water
which for an unknown period left the
almost tideless sea and flowed inland
with a volume sufficient to furnish
water power to two mills. For some
generations the mills were operated
by undershot wheels which took their
power from this little river of ocean
water. They supplied -four to the
people OF the island until recently. but
now they have been dismantled owing
to the competition of larger and better
equipped mills.
The sea enters the land at four
points where the coast is practically
on a level with the salt water surface.
The four initial streams unite to form
the little river that flows inland in
broken rocky channel until 1t finally
disappears in the limestone rock and
SINKS into the earth.
This inland flow has continued al
most certainly Cor several centuries.
1t is far too great for removal by evap.
oration, chemical combination, CT even
physical absorption by poser or cav
erns in the rocks. What becomes of
the water that is constantly flowing In,
land and disappears finally in the fis-
sures that have opened in the lime
stone?
The question has been the subject
Of much study, but no conclusive an
swer has been given. 1t is probable
that there is an underground channel
which carries the water back into the
sea at no great depth below the sur
face. The constant influx of salt water
at Cephalonia is duplicated, as far as
is known, at no other point of thu
world.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-11-21
FELT DANGER AT HAND.
German saVant Tells of Experience In
Earthquake Country.

Hans Doring writes of singular ex-
perience in an earthquake while tray
cling in the desert of Cobb: II had
just dropped off to sleep, when woke
up with a feeling of great anxiety
which l could not explain other than
that l had presentiment that some
great danger was impending. II was
explained soon enough. All of sud-
den, while was still wondering whence
my sudden fear came, l heard a loud
noise beneath the ground which sound
ed as II subterranean express was
approaching. Nearer and nearer 1t
came and before could get of the bed
on which ! had been sleeping the COM
pound and the whole hamlet were
shaken by an earthquake. l thought
that my last hour had come and ex-
pected to see the walls collapse. The
rafters Of the roof ratified on the
beams and the whole house shook. If
the house had been higher 1t would
have collapsed, but the walls, not
quite ten feet high, are built of mud,
with an elastic framework OF wood to
carry the roof 1t appears that these
houses are built to resist earthquakes,
their simplicity and elasticity saving
them from destruction"