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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16

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Many men argue that 1t is hard to
keep stiff bosom shirts in proper con-
ddtion for social functions. If you are
of this opinion for goodness sake try
The Meeker Laundry once and convince
yourself that The Meeker Laundry Co.
will launder your linens IN manner
that will not mar your personal appear
ance for any occasion. Make it point
to entrust the laundering OF your shirts,
collars and cuffs with The Meeker
Laundry Co. at all times. The slow
and careful laundry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16
EDITORS CLOSE MEETING.
Have Splendid limo at Rockwell
Next MEETING at EstherviIIe,

Rockwell City, March 16.-Last night
closed the session of the Upper Des
Moines Editorial Association, conceded
the best ever held. Sixty editors were
in attendance and took part in many
discussions on various top
les tending to show the press Of Iowa
is in sympathy with public sentiment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16
GrinneII Defeats Drake.

Grinnell, March 16.-Iowa college of
Grinnell defeated Drake university of
Des Moines last night in the annual
intercollegiate debate, by a score Of
p to 1. Grinnell had the affirmative
of the question, Resolved That cities
of the United States should own their
street railways The team was COM
posed of H. P. speer, L. M. Thompson,
and H. G. Kinsley, while Drake was
represented by Harlan Dupree, Cur
ME Moss and M. r. Hammer. The
Judges were G. w. Turner of Des
Moines, Attorney G. Van Law of Mar
shalltown and Judge w. J. Clements
Of Newton. Senator Charles Peterson
was chairman
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16
KILLED IN KEokuk YARDS.

Joseph Roberts, Foreman Of Switching
Crew, is Crushed to Death.
Keokuk, March 16.-Joseph r. Rob-
erts foreman of a Burlington switching
crew in the Keokuk yards, was Instant
" killed last evening, being crushed to
death by getting caught between two
cars.
Two Tickets at MapIeton.
Special to Times Republican
Mapleton, March 16.-Two council-
men are to be chosen at the municipal
election March %. Two tickets are
filed with the clerk, the citizens, nam
ing j. G. Hammond, and w. A. Perry,
and the peoples naming j. p. Spring
err and w. H. Chrisman. There prom
Uses to be quite contest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16
THE SCHOOL DEBATERS
Clarion, Sheldon and Elkader Secure
Honor. in State oratorioal Contest
-Ames Wins Two Debates in Tri.
angular Meet.
Special to Times-Republican.

Il
Special to Times Republican.
Centerville, March 1s.--So many peo-
pie came to Centerville yesterday to
attend the interscholastic oratprical
contest and so many local residents
wished to hear the declarations that
the program had to be gone thru twice.
First 1900 people heard the students
at the opera house and then so.many
had been unable to gain entrance to
the theater thatit was decided to hold
the affair over again at the Methodist
church. where nearly another thous-
and were waiting. Clarion, Sheldon
and Elkader won the honors Of. the
evening, Elsie Sheplee OF the farst
named town winning in the humorous
recitation, Victor Button OF Sheldon
capturing the. honprs in the dramat-
ic event, and dis Layton of Elkader
winning in the oratorical department.
Second in the humorous class was
Leonora Jackson, Of Manila; second
in the dramatic, Nell Saurman Of Col.
fax, and in the oratorical class, Leon
ard Reed OF Spencer.
Spencer will be the scene Of next
years meeting.
superintendent C. L. Love OF Grun-
dy Center, was elected president of the
association; Superintendent e. N.
Gibson OF Centerville is the new treas
urer, and A. Haver, of Spencer is Sec
rotary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16
Amos Hests GrinneII.

Ames, March 1s.--Ames defeated
Grinnell here last night in the annual
intercollegiate debate by two to one
vote OF the judges. The agricultural
school took the affirmative Of the ques-
ton, Resolved, That cities Of the
United States should own their street
railways" The Ames debaters were
l.. G. Schantz, A. "A. Burger and E. S.
HASKELL while the Grinnell team was
composed of H. B. Quarton, Charles
Boardman and w. H. McClenon. The
judges were w. r. Boyd OF Cedar Rap
ids, S. A. Loos Of Iowa City, and Judge
c. A. Bishop of Des Moines. Mayor
Charles Sheldon Of Ames was chair
man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16
Ames 4 Winner.
[al to es-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 16.-Three Iowa
colleges met last night in annual de-
bate at Des Moines Grinnell and
Ames. Two teams were furnished
from each school. Ames captured two
debates, one against Grinnell, to 1,
and the other from Drake university,
at Des Moines. Grinnell defeated
Drake at Grinnell, the Des Moines
college failing to score from any OF
its opponents.
After a closely contested debate at
the Drake auditoriam last night on
the question: Resolved, That cities
of the United States should own and
operate their street railways" the
judges, by a vote of two to one, de-
cided for the negative, thereby award
ing the victory to the Anes team.
The question was ably presented and
discussed from various points Of view.
G. v. Gregory, A. C. Steele and j. II.
Guthrie, OF Ames, represented the neg
ative, and George Brammer, Henry
Peterson and Guy Stearns represented
Drake and the affirmative.
The judges were the Hon. Nate q.
Kendall, speaker Of the house; the Rev.
E. T. Hagerman, and Judge Scott NJ
Ladd, Of the supreme court. A large
audience was in attendance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16

There is ITO be an excursion from
along the lines OF the Minneapolis &
st. Louis railroad, from as far as AL
bert Lea, to the legislature on March
%, and several hundred school child
rem will be brought here. Excursions
OF this character have not been as fire.
quent this year as in the past, but the,
Minneapolis is quite active in the ex-1
cursion business in this state and in
Minnesota.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16

DR.. Elliott in the house has intro
duced bill making it a punishable Of
tense to distribute samples Of medi-
cine on doorsteps where children can
get hold Of them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16

The senate committee on appro-
priations has approved and recon-
mended the appropriation for the
bronze statue Of James Harlan to be
placed In the hall Of statuary at Wash
inRthn
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17

About two hundred head of my cattle scat
tered and strayed from the mountains about
the head of Bager and the head OF Hood River
that are likely to come out at Hood River,
Mosier, Eight Mile, Fifteen Mile, Tygh Valley
or Wapnitia.
My mark is crop offthe right ear and un.
derslope of the left. think all my cattle are
marked with this mark
My brand Is a spear point or arrow head,
generally on the hip. All of my cattle
have this brand except few of the ~"
cattle hereafter referred to,
Many OF the cattle, were purchased by me
rom other parties and have their brands in
addition to mine. Among these are () "SM"
brand, t2) "heart" brand, 81 "E" brand, (l)
some have the ''circle bar" brand, generally
on the side, t5l ID" brand Some of these cat
tie with the I'D" Drand do not'have my spear
brand. t6l ''stilrup'. brand on the side, (7)
"sevenup" brand nn the hip or side.
In addition to hese brands and some 9TH
ers not described, good many OF the young
cattle are marked with two notcnes or dew
laps in the brsket.
Ans one seeing any OF the above cattle will
confer favor by letting me know at The
Dalles. oregon, and will gladly pay for any
tryuble In the matter.
d27 ALFRED S. BENNETT.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17


was part of 1t. But to show his Joy
might spoil the plan, and 1t was too
early In the game to risk anything.
49," he said, carefully controlling
his voice to the tones of polite interest
$50 you did miss us!"
Miss them! She thought how intense
ly she had missed them-and him. Yes.
Bobl During the three months of her
absence she had come to long for the
sound Of his voice, the merry laugh In
his eyes. How happy she had felt
when she saw him at the station the
night before! Not that she meant to
show her change Of feeling toward
him. She had refused him too emphat-
icaliy before sailing to willingly ac-
knowledge that she had made mis-
take. For time she would not ac-
knowledge 1t even to herself.
But she had never thought that Bob
would 30 destroy the beauty of his
home, the home she had learned to
love
"Bob." said she again, ignoring his
last question. "why did you do it?"
"I'm leaving here soon" he said, out
wardly calm.
Leaving here2" she gasped.
"Yes." he answered nonchalantly.
'Tm going to the city to be nearer my
business, and as | don't care to sell
this place or rent 1t thought ought
to think up some way of making II pay
the taxes at least"
'Oh, Bob!" she cried tearfully, am
biguously. How could you" Then
she ran precipltately to her own home.
Bob gazed after her dubiously Per.
haps her father was right, but he
doubted It, OF course she had always
loved Bob's place, and her Ideals of
beauty were both sensitive and mill
tant. The house and yard certainly did
look sight too. The plan was worth
trying. Bob felt that anything that
might make her reconsider her answer
to the great question which he had
propounded to her was worth trying,
and the income derived from the ads.
was not inconsiderable. The papers
had devoted great deal Of space to
the discussion Of the signboards being
installed on such beautiful private
property, and consequently the Chez
Rup food had received a great guam.
tity Of free advertising.
That night at dinner the girl in
formed her family that Bob was plan
ming to move to town.
"Ah." said her father, 81 heard he
had a young woman on the string down
there. He Is very attentive to her, they
say. OF course / wouldn't tell you II
I thought that there was any possiblli.
ty of your reconsldering the answer
you gave Bob in the spring. You can't
blame the boy for seeking consolation,
and they say that she is very wealthy"
The girl forced herself to eat her
salad calmly. So that was the reason
he had taken her Homecoming so east.
iy. Another woman had captured his
fancy. Well, she would keep her Sc
cret.
The next day Bob came over to the
house for a conference with her. father.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17
Cupid-Adyertising
Agent
By FRANK n. WILLIAMS
Copyright. 1909. by E. c. PARCELS

j
4~~~NN~~~N~~N~~~~4
''What do you think Of itT' the man
asked the girl as she stood before the
gate.
Slowly, scornfully, the girl surveyed
the house and lawn, once beautiful, but
now dlsfigured with large signboards
proclaiming the virtues of Chee-Rup
Breakfast Food.
81 Think said she forcefully, "that 1t
is simply shameful"
"Oh, come nowv' said the man.
rDon't you think 1t rather enlivens the
nelghborhood? This aristocratic section
of the town had seemed rather dull to
me lately. By the way, how did you
enjoy your tripT
Bob" said she severely, don't try
to change the subject. AS soon as they
told me what you had done while ]
was away | came right over here to
persuade you to take them all down."
''Imposslbler he cried. 1--WE got
contract. You wouldn't want me to
break contract, would your
No, she wouldn't want him to do that.
One of the incest things about Bob
was his trustworthiness. Moreover, she
didn't know whether the law would al
low him to break It.
"0h. Bob," she cried In sorrow, "what
made you put up these unslghtly
things? Can't you see how they spoil
the looks of the whole street? From
our veranda we look directly at that
big yellow one: Why be blue? Eat
Chez Rup Breakfast Food and be hap
py.'"
There were tears In her eyes.
"Oh," she continued, II was thinking
how happy I'd be to see the dear old
home again. and then you must spoil
II alll Oh, Bobr'
Bob felt decidedly uncomfortable, yet
happier than he had for several
months. She had been homesick, not,
of course, for him-that was impossible
but for the town as a whole, and he
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17

The italian housewives Of the poorer
classes seem to have one Interchangeable
recipe for baking. Agents of charita-
BILE societies have found this out by the
women always asking for certain
number Of pounds OF flour, Just enough
for one baking, In their grocery lists.
They make the -four into number of
loaves, which. put into one pan, bake
into one great loaf. The size of the
family seems to make no difference. II
the family is small, the bread simply
lasts a little longer and gets q little
drier. The bread Is very good when
fresh. They do not use as much yeast
as American cooks, and the bread Is
very crusty, something on the order of
French bread. The poorest families
also use a great deal of "polenta."
This is merely -four stirred into boil
ing water, after the manner of old
fashioned American 'hasty pudding"
only that -four Is used instead of corn
meal. No people in the world are so
devoted to wheat -four as the Italians.
Whether In the form of bread, polenta
or the omnipresent macaroni, 1t forms
the bulk OF their diet. -- New York
Globe
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17
Goes Addition on the Market.

We have placed in our hands for sale,
all the lots belonging to II. C. Coe in
Goes Addition to Hood River.
Lots will be sold at the price of 5000
and up for the next 30days. This is the
best opportunity to secure lots in this
beautiful portion of Hood River ever
offered the public.
Then umber is limited and the choice
should be made early. One lot with
house, was sold last week. Five lots
and house were sold yesterday. Two
more to-day. They will not last long at
these prices
For further information see
w. j. BAKER & co.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17

Food don't digest? Because the stom-
ach lacks some one Of the essential d.
gestants or the digestive juices are not
properly balanced. Then. too, it is this
undigested food that causes sourness
and painful indigestion. Kodol For In.
digestion should be used for relief. Ka-
dol is solution OF vegetable acids. II
digests what you eat, aud corrects the
dificiencies of the digestion. KodoI
conforms to the National Pure Food
and Drug Law. Sold by here Williams
Pharmacy.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17
". ]. BAKER & co.

No. |. 20 acres, 81 miles FROM towi !.
GOOD house and barn. 1000 apple tfess-
40 in bearing All cleared, and IN ger.
eral farming. Price $4,000 Tn q
place can be secured by 81 900 cash ay
ment. and balance at 90 per cent.
No. 2. 5 acres, two miles from town.
acres in berries. Price $2,700.
No. 8. IA acres, eight miles from
town, one mile from graded school, All |
lies upon railroad. Good fruit land,
no waste ground. Price s75 per acre.
No. A. 40 acres miles from town, I2
acres cleared and in hay. No other lln-
prosetuents. Price $50 per acre.
No. 5. 40 acres, miles out, % acres
cleared, Tin orchard. Will trad. for
dairy ranch. Price $500.
No. q. 20 acres 3 miles out. Good
house aud barn. IL acres young or.
chard, 219 acres Strawberries, some
meadow land and about q acre waste
land. II taken soon tons hay in barn
and winters supply of wood will 20
with purchase price of 5000.
No. Z. Is acres mile from upper
town. B acres young orchard, acres
strawberries, balance fertilized for gar
den truck. IL inches water with place
No. s. 20 acres, miles from town.
10 acres in orchard. Small house and
outbuildings. Price, $500.
No. g. 80 acres 81 miles from town.
1900 trees ,sthree and four years old.
This is one Of the finest places in all
Hood River, Price, sl7 800.
NO, 10. % acres near Pine Grove
School House. II acres i'm orchard and
part of II in full bearing. Varieties are
principally Newtowns and Spitzen.
bergs. House and outbuildings. Price,
$4,000.
No. IL. 81 acres miles out. AZ set
to trees, Newtowns and Spitzenbergs,
with peach trees set between rows. |
Good Groom house. Daily mail and
telephone. Price $500.
No. IL. 10 acres miles out. No i'm.
provements. No waste land. Price
81 500.
No. 13. 43 acres miles out. acres
IN bearing, acres young orchard. Oly |
3 acres waste ground. House, barn,
fruit house and fine spring situate to
pipe into. house. Price $4,000
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17
STRAY CATTLE

Phone 121.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17
Beautiful Home for Sale

Twenty acres, ten in fruit trees, ia5 bearing:
70 cherry trees In full bearing. All ciesred
but 21< acres: 10 acres need no irrigation: s0me
timothy: acres plowed ready for grass 8
inches OF wafer goes with place; also s tons OF
hay; wood all under shed for winter. A
$500. house, six ro0ps bath room and
pantry: barn and other outbuildlngs, all new
good water. fine roads and town only ~
miles: mail right at the door every day. Price
$50 per acre; $50 per acre cheaper than land
sold all around the place Don't pass by this
place without seeing IT. Address, g. W.
smith. X. T. d. No. q Msyis
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17

Just miles east of Hood River. in
the Mosier valley, &. ID. Morgan has
some excellent fruit land in large or
small tracts which he can sell cheap 4
taken soon. Parties wishing to buy will
do well to write or see G. ID. Morgan,
Mosier, Or.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17
Modern rerseners.

Recently city editor in Ottumwa,
Ia, was informed by phone at late
hour that prominent citizen had
died suddenly. Calling one of the
reportorial staff, the city editor in
structed him hurriedly, and the young
man shot out Of the office on double
quick. Some twenty minutes later he
returned, and as he fastened to the
corner where his typewriter stood the
city editor asked him:
"Well, what about it?"
"Oh, nothing" said the young man
as he began making the keys rattle,
"only as Mr.. Blank was walking along
the street he says, I'm going to die,
and he leaned up against the fence
and made good. Judge.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17
Car Of Wood Wanted

Either pine, fir or mixed with oak.
In answering state price on board car
and what o. X. & n. station. Can find
buyers for several cars. Address G. L..
Ireland, Moro, Oregon. n39tf
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17

Lawyer examining witness)-Do you
know the man who formerly owned
this gun2
Witness-Yes, sir.
lawyers he in the courtroom?
Witness-No, sir.
Where Is hef
Witness I don't know.
Lawyer-When and where did you
see him lasti
Witness Six months ago-at his fu-
neral.-Detroit Tribune.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17
WOOD FOR SALE.

i am prepared to furnish mill and slab
wood, also other kinds OF wood.
l have new steam wood saw and am
prepared to do saving. Also do general
team work.
FRED HOWE.
pb1,a IDI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
CONE NEW UPERINTENDENT
OF RICHMOND DIVISION
Railway Man Now Located Alexandria Transferred
by Southern to This City to Succeed
Captain West
captain West

Mr. A. +, Cone, now assistant super
intendent of the Washington division of
the Southern Railway with head
quarters in Alexandria. VA, has been
appointed superintendent Of the Rich
mond division, with Headquarters in this
city, to succeed Captain w T. West,
deceased, The appointment of Mr.. Cone
must have been made Saturday. but did
not become known here until yesterday,
Whether O successor to Mr., Cone at
Alexandria has been announced could
not be ascertaned in this city yesterday.
The new superintendent is well-known
in Richmond, where he formerly resided
and whore he has many friends, He
was formerly one of the corps OF train
dispatchers in this city, and proved an
efficient and popular man, being sub
seauentiy promoted to a more RESPONSE
BILE position as assistant superintendent
OF one OF the main line divisions. He Is
a man about forty or forty-tlye years OF
age, Mr.. Gone is expected TO report for
| duty here In a day on two, possibly to-
day. He had not arrived yesterdS*,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
KNOCKED OUT SIX
one At TER OTHER.
Young Man Felled Opponents as
Fast as They Came. Within
Reach.

There were seven actors in this little
tragi- comedy. The day was Saturday,
one and half hours before midnight.
The setting of the scene was brllan.
with an array OF iridescent glassware,
bottles of fancy design. stems and
small glasses OF delicate pattern. The
play consisted of only one act. and
the duration OF time was about five
minutes. At the end OF the fitting
moments one actor had covered HIM
self with glory; the others, themselves
with dust and dirt
The hero was about to drain stein
of foaming lager. Before 1t could
touch his lips an insult was offered
Some one slapped him. Quick as u
flash--Diamond Dick couldn't have
done it better--he swung his strong
right arm round and felled his oppo-
nent with a blow. 1t was blow OF
the knockout variety, and the man
writhed in the dirt on the floor. He
had five friends, however and they
them ore at time, and it required
but one blow for each. He knocked
them all down. and stood over them
supreme in victory,
One of the attacking party how
ever, managed to crawl behind him.
He held the hero from behind, while
another of the seXtet struck him from
| the front. Here 1t was that others
(, interceded.
But the hero had no furtherftroub'c
| Though lie invited further attack, there
was not one of his assailants who
cared again to throw down the gaunt
| let. The police did not appear or
| the scene. and the crowd dispersed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
WHAT TEACHERS GET
UNDER MEM SCALE

s'Che increase in tho salaries of public
school teachers proposed by the Coun-
ell and certain to be adopted by the
Board of School Trustees, has been
figured out by City Accountant George
IS Crcnshaw, The average, according
to this official, for the teachers OF the
district schools il just 15.6 per cent,
and that for the fewer teachers In the
High School is onertentt. of one per
cent greater Both classes OF teach
ers it rs assured In advance, will be
we'll satisfied If the Board of Alder
men accepts the figures as they arc,
Nevertheless the district teachers may
he counted upon TO be there Tomorrow
night for the moral effect of thor
presence. At the Common Council
meeting they saved the budget from
failure to pass that body, rs without
| them 1t would have been difficult to
! hold the members in the chamber dur.
| ing the ninety minutes recess while
| the absentees We're being run down.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
ASSESSMENT Is MUCH
BELOW ACTUAL VALUE

According to the records az the transfer
OF real estate In all sections OF the clty
during the past year, gathered ara
complied by Commissioner of the Rev
these properties averaged about siIo
for every 500 of assessed valuation.
In other words, lot actually sold for
Sl,4Oo Is assessed at only $1,000, on tina
average, In the case of realty In the
western portion of the city, the as
sessed values and the actual sale values
are in the ratio OF about 1a to 10,
These figures demonstrate that while
of values In exceptional cases, gen.
orally the properties are assessed faI
below their aotual recorded value.