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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
Iowa at Washington.

Washington, May 17.--Edmund M
Powers, appointed rural carrier, Joseph
r. Collins. substitute, at Hampers Fer
ry.
Postoffice discontinued at Pickering,
mail to Gilman. Finehford mail to
GAINESVILLE.
]. F. Pappe OF Sioux City has been
appointed food and drug inspector and
chemist In the agricultural depart
ment.
Complete rural delivery service has
been ordered established in Montgom-
cry county June /, total number OF
routes in the county 10 seventeen, OF
which the following five are rear
ranged:
Red Oak, routes and 8; Stanton,
route /; villisca, routes 2 and T. 9th :
err routes in the county are as follows:
Elliott, routes and Q; Grant, route i;
Stanton, routes 9 and 3; Villisca,
routes l and 8; Red Oak, routes 2, 8.
4, 6 and Z. /
Complete service Is ordered estaib-
lished in Fremont county July l; total
number OF which the following four
number OF routes In the county is
.twenty-two: Of which the following
four are new:
Imogene, route No. 4; Percival, route
No. 2; Sidney, route No. s.; Tabor,
route No. 2. Other routes in the coun-
ty are as follows:
Bartlett, route 4; Hamburg, routes
1, 2, 8, 4 and S. Percival, route i; Sid
ney. routes and 2; Farragut, routes
and 2. InOrene routes 2 and &
and 2; Omogene, routes ], 2 and 3;
Riverton, route 1; Tabor, route 4;
Thurman, routes ] and 2.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17

the government to capture them were
unavailing. In 1882, aged ana broken
down. Bellacoscia voluntarily delivered
himself into the hands of justice. So
great was the national admiration OF
his bold exploits that the court %
Ajaccio acquitted him, but the police
expelled him and he sought a home In
Marseilles. He could not endure his
exile more than a few months and SEE
cretly returned to end his days In the
wiltls of Corsica.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
Hi. Mistake.

II guess Peeyish won't quarrel with
his wife so much when he gets out Of
the hospital x
How did he happen to get hurt?"'
"He was so busy while crossing the
street, telling his wife that the woman.
wasn't born who could run over him,
that the lady in the motor car was onto
him before, he had time to dodge" -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
THAw PICTURES SUPPRESSED
Exhibitor Fined Heavily for Display
ina Views Of Tragedy.

ina Views Of Tragedy.
New York, May lion complaint oi
counsel for Harry II. Thaw, John Han-
ser was fined $lo0 for exhibiting NOV
Ing pictures purporting to be repro
duction of the Thaw-White tragedy
Hansers arrest was brought about by
Thaw, who, having heard Of the PIC
lures being on exhibition In First
avenue amusement placed, caused pri-
.vate detectives to make an investiga-
ton. When the prisoner was arraigned
Thaw's attorney asked that heavy
penalty be imposed. He declared that
the pictures were harmful and not
what they purported to be.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17

Blotches, PIN pies, flesh worms, black
heads, are unsightly and denote impure
blood HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will drive them away, carrying people
clear to the top floor Of health and
happiness. 4 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17

cal reformer despite his wealth. The
stalwart faction tried to unite on Hat
ten after it was seen that neither Con-
gressmen Cooper nor Esch could get
enough votes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
A Rural Critic.

DR.. B. D. Evans, the mental expert
of the Thaw trial. was criticising at a
physicians dinner the browbeatlng
methods of cross examination that the
courts permit.
But any criticism" DIR. Evans end
ed, has been feeble. and what good is
feeble criticism? The critic to score,
must be epigrammatic. unexpected, hui
morous.
Thus, in my native Bridgetown. a
candidate for congress, spoke at mass
meeting. and afterward a politician
asked an old farmer what he thought
of the speech. @
wall, l dunno said the old man,
soberly, but I think SIX hours rain
would a. done us a lot more good !" Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
Dedication Odd Fellows and Orphans
Home, Mason City, Iowa, May 2S,

For the above occasion the Iowa
Central railway will run special ex-
cursion, in order to enable Odd Fell
lows and Rebekahs located along the
line to attend the celebration. The ex-
cursion train will leave MarshalltowH
at $40 a. M, arriving Mason City
1850 a. m Returning, leave Mason City
1880 p. m. Round trip rate only sl.50.
See Iowa Central agents for further
particulars.
Girls will smile thru the years,
Their eyes will always glisten with
glee, a
They will never be hidden by tears,
If they take Rocky Mountain Tea.
Mcbride & VIII Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
Where7

Where, where shall rest he found
Rest for the weary soul,
Who has, to spend the whole year
round
Shoveling in the coal! s,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
Popular Excursion to the Twin Cities

Popular Excursion to the Twin Cities,
On Saturday, June LIST, the Iowa va
Central will run their first popular
excursion ITO Minneapolis and ST. Paul az,
Leaving Marshalltown att 1890 r.. M,
arriving Minneapolis Sunday. 200 q.
IN, and St. Paul, 7.35 a. M, at the ex--
3ceedingly low rate of $500 for the
round trip. Tickets good to return on
any regular train not later than No.
4, leaving st. Paul 1925 p. M, Mime
apolis $500 p m, Monday, June 3rd.
This will enable you to see all the
points Of interest around the Twin
Cities.
"A tourist sleeper will be attached to
train and those desiring reservation
can obtain same on application, to
agents. Rate for double berth, accom-
modating two people, only $1.00. Us.
The lakes. parks and other points
OF attraction where entertainments and
the best recreation can be had are too
numerous to mention At the low rate
you cannot afford to miss the trip. See
bills or consult ticket agents for In
formation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
(To Be Contlnued.)
Many Drop Dead

from so-called heart trouble. when the
real cause is acute Indigestion, easily
durable by Electric Bitters. so cents.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17

r The rich nutrimento Of Pabst
- Eight Day Malt, the flavor Of
k n the choicest hops, and the
AN Pabst Perfect Brewing
Process make pure, appetiz-
: ing Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
How. Thi.2

How's This? i#,.
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for. any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
/ We, the undersigned, have known
r. j. Cheney for the last is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free Price, Csc per
bottle Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
pile. Cured Il s 20 II Days.

PAzo OINTMENT is. guaranteed to
cura any case Of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in s to ~ days
or money refunded. Soc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17

Judging From Appearances.
IT guess hey've caught that wife
murderer"
Anything in the papers about ftp
mo, but I saw several women with
big punches of flowers hurrying toward
the Jail a little while ago."
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07
SPANISH KING as
GETS IN STORM
HAD TO PUT INTO eREsT-RoYAL
COUPLE HAVE AN ATTACK
or sEAsIckNEss - WILL
TRAVEL OVERLAND.

BreEt. Dec s-Tao British battle
ship ReHovn, with the King and
Queen Of Spain aud their infant son.
the Prince Of the Assturiss. on board
was forced to- pat IN here yesterday
on account OF the heavy gale blowing
in the channel. The RenoWn left
Portsmouth. England. yesterday for
La Rochelle. France. whence the
King and Queen OF Spain purposed to
travel overland to San Sebastian
The King and queen Of Spain are
returning from a visit to King Ell.
ward and Queen Alexandra.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria
decided to spend the night On board
tho Renovn. Tomorrow they will 20
By train 10 Bordeaux, where the king
viii be examined By a specialist in
connection with the recent operation
On his throat.
There was a very heavy sea in the
channel last might and the Renown
YES tossed about 50 flelsntlr- that the
rc-ai couple zere seassck
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07
Straight Railroad Track.

In spite of the apparently matle,
matical straight lines which many OF
the western railroads appear TO follow
on the map, il has been stated that the
record In this respect will be beaten
BY The new national trunscontinental
railroad otherwise known as the
Grand Trunk Pacific, 70 Mules of which
will be constructed without a curve.
Five years ago, however, length OF
II miles Of perfectly straight railroad
track was constructed on tue extern
sion Of the Rhodegia railroads from
Bulawayo ia the direction OF the Vic
toria falls So Tar therefore, as the
length of straight line is concerned,
the record is held by the portion OF the
Rhodesia railroads above referred To-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07
FURRY IS OVER
IN KANSAS CITY
FEW WITHDRAWALS FROM ANY
BANKs-PREsIDENT OF BANK
OF COMMERCE WANTS oP-
PoRTuNlTY TO LiouIDATE
CONCERN.

Kansas city. Dec with few
Withdrawals from auy OF the local
banks. aud the increased deposits. the
financial situation here today had sp-
parcntiy assumed normal conditions.
Leading baRlaeTs tias@-eyeniag asserted
that todsy.s 9ciiQn, 81 depoAtoTs in5i-
Gated thai INC Hurry following the
closing Of the National Bank of Com
merce had entirely subsidized and that
all cause for alarm was over A small
bank at Argentine. Kas.. which closed
yesterday. re-opened for business to-
day while two small banks. one in
Kansas and one in Missouri. that had
deposits with the Commerce, closed
These we're the State Bank Of Admire
Kansas. deposits s125.9 900. and the
Bank Of Stotesburg. at Stotesburg.
No. deposits under $4,000. DR.. ".
S. Woods. president OF the suspended
Institution. made a declaration that he
could liquidste the Bank Of Commerce
m ninety days K given an opportun-
ity and want dividend Of IS to 50
percent fgF. dssesitor- dsciaf,-i e.
soon zsz records can b comrlloe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07

tl Il
electric signal systcrs and after hav
irg once gorged themselves on the
curralt which is so essential 10 their
system they just couldn't leave Y
alone
"Then they got wise to the storage
closet up In the station, and wriggled
w there every night to replenish the
dying electrical emhers In their bodies
at the expense Of the company. she
peculiar electrical currents they ex-
uded from their bodies had the. same
effect as that new electrical anaesT
thetic the scisltists are experimenting
with now. 1t put all the operators
Sso worked at Linlithgo to sleep
IF that eel hadn't got tangled up
In the meshes of that Swiss cheese
the mystery never would have been
solved. guess that's about the most
peculiar and withal true electrical oc-
currence on record"
Say put in the tall, cynical con,
dnctor, there must be some OF them
cells gettin' in their fell work on this
division, for had TO stop an wake M.
no less than six operators in a dis
lance Of 10 miles last night
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07
WERE CARRYING orr CANOE.
Wonderful story as Told b3 the Yer
acious Guard.

Curious things happen on the Maine
lakes II isn't The prohibition law
that affects ycfaetiy. apparently
| not a hit Of it, MS the piny air
which undoubtedly is stimulating sto
the imaginative perceptions A guide
told me this story by tie smudgc
fire AT the door Of a log camp this
spring
There was Il gang Of canucks &C
Goose Lake, where we had our
sports camping n they had some
sort Of trawl rugged up on the HIKE
with the shore end made fast to a
canoe Laws? They didn't care
about no laws 1t was cert'in sure
great place for ducks and white
perch schools of 'em--and for geese
and sports At night us would hear
EN- honking overhead and settling
on the water for supper and lodging
the geese. not the sports
Zone night went down TO the lake
for water an hour or SO after the Ca
nucks had set their trawl But | did
MT draw no water | yelled for HE
canucks 10 come quick and get their
canoe, an they cone quick The ca
noe was going out pretty fast. aud
there was the greatest hoaklne and
splashigg out on that lake that you
ever heard
Well. when they got hold O. that
canoe and drew it in they had perch
on nigh every hook b that trawl, and
hooked 10 the perehes and Aapping
outrageous was the geese. They had
tried to walk away with the whole
outfit, fish. trawl canoe and all"
Is it true story q
You city sports make me tired"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07

Psoucsh liquor dealers will prob
ably do lively holiday business in
Illinois towns as a result of the re-
cent elections. Cairo dealers are
barred By The regulation just made
by the express compaaics. that their
agents must not receive liquor park
ages for dry" towns in this state
Under the protection, OF the inter
state commerce law. The dealers IN
stae can do bushes in. the dry
towns Of every state except their own.
However, a grave responsibility aud
a difficult one Is put upon the ex-
press agents who are Instructed to
refuse packages which they know or
believe contain alcoholic liquor and
which are destined for dry towns.
How Is the agent to know OF she
licvey that a package contains alco-
holic liquors when It has a form and
AT expression as free from guile as a
pumpkin pie or gum drop, How Is
he 10 know OF believe that under
meath an extrior which plainly and
smphafieally proclaims eggs. OF over
sils or peanuts. there lUrk dozen
pinfs Of The besdy fIuid which may
cheer or lead 10 hades. accerdiuk 10
the manner u rs nse. tndef thesn
clrsumstsness The ezprtss agents IN
ti41ef feFnz mpzt cultivate thar
L1e,,tzs hey nstt hare olfs>toT1
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07

Governor Dcneen made one of the
btst political speeches ever male in
Cairo, THURSDAY night. and those who
come after him with view to dis.
Srediting him to their own advantage
have difficult task before them.
The governors talk was plain bust
ness talk regarding affairs of the
state Of very great Importance and
given in d way that went home to
every hearer. There was no sign
Of boasting and little or no attempt
at disparagement OF others. Probably
the governors chief purpose in com
ing here was to define his position on
the proposed new primary law. which,
as matter of fact, is the only i'm
portant issue between him and his
opponents. And the governors posi-
ton on this issue Is clearly and EN-
phatically on the side Of the people
and against the bosses
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07

organs which are acute to avdegrce
Beyond that OF the ordinary organ OF
that kind, and they must be particu
.larly educated In the line where they
are expected to produce knowledge"
orr belief without violence to the
package; they must have Sherlock
Holmes noses and Sherlock
Holmes noses are not running
orouuh hunting day and night jobs In
express offices in this country Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle has monopoly
Of them and keeps them busy over in
8F
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07
DECEMBER Z IN HISTORY.

l7S7--Delaware, the first state ratifiet
the Constitution.
l796-Washington delivered his last
address to congress.
1S2G--Srttee. the Hindu rite of burn
ing a widow on the funeral
M pyre OF her husband, abolished
In India.
1S37--Rebcls defeated at Toronto.
1SS9-General Sir Redvers Henry
Butler, OF the British army,
born. M
1S73-Serious riots at Vicksburg,
Mississippi
lS75-President Grant recommended
nonsectarian aud compulsory
education in his message to
congress-
Sic Daniel H. Chamberlain sworn
In as governor Of South Caro-
lima.
SI7-Cen Benjamin Hnger. of the
Confederate army. died at
Charleston Born 1906.
Ss6-- Defeat Of the Cuban Insurgents
and death of the rebel leader,
Maceo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07
LOTTERY MEN ARRESTED
IN st. lou's-were Agents Of New
York coneern-sl.5oo Worth Of
Tickets Month Distributed

St Louis, Dec. e-The arrest Of
Charles DrisseIi and Camille Krankel
and the confession today Of RrisseIl
that he has been the distributor OF
si.5o9 worth Of lottery tickets in St
Lnnis every month. for almost two
ears the tsoliee believe has brought
g light the workings Of an extensive
letter. scheme. Hundreds - tsskets
and books IF the lottery cyncern xsre
seized
D.ls.e.l. AID E1asLsI llz tssz =
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07
cA|ROE[.KSL0DCE
TO BUILD TEMPLE
APPROVE PLAN OF BUILDING
COMMITTEE ANp VOTE TO
FORM CORPORATION.
WITH $4,000 CAPITAL
Subscription Books to Be Opened as
Soon az Legal Prelimnaries Can
BE- Perfected--Much
Enthusiasm.

Cairo Lodge No. 65i, Benevolent
Protective Order Of Elks held an I'M
I portant meeting. last night at then
hall on Commercial avenue. lA-s
had large attendance by resident
and nonresident members, and there
! was much enthusiasm and COOL
time. with luncheon. Tho important
business before the meeting was the
report OF the building committee ap-
pointed some time ago, to inquire INTO
land report upon the proposition 70
erect q fine Elks Temple in the city.
This report has been looked forward
to with steadily growing interest by
| the members many OF whom are anN-
ious that the lodge shall have a home
Of its own. Tho committee made
thorough inquiry into the subject and
reported last night in substance as
follows:
First-The lodge as such, can not
own real estate, as under the consEs
tuition Of the order all title 70 real es-
tate must be vested In the Grand
Lodge.
Second-Tho lease on the present
lodge aud club rooms does not ex-
pire till Jan. /. 1912.
Third-The dues. etc, of the 265
members are at present based upon
the present expenses of the organiza
ton and do not yield sufficient in ex-
cess Of the needs OF the lodge to pay
for building and site,
Under these circumstances the com
mittee recommends that q corporation
shall be formed to be known as sElks
Club OF Cairo. Illinois, with capital
stock Of $4,000, one thousand shares
Of $50 each. the subscription boots
for which shall be opened as soon as
tho necessary legal preliminaries can
be completed, the shares to be pay
allie in monthly installments OF 81
each for fifty months
Members of the lodge shall be re-
uuested and their friends invited to
subscribe for these shares as they
mas. desire.
This new corporation thus formed
shall be controlled by board Of d. |
rceiors made up of members OF the |
lodge in good standing and shall elect |
its own officers including a treasurer
under bond
AS soon as possible as the funds |
accumulate, and when suitable oppor |
tunity presents itself the corporation
shall purchase club house site and |
upon payment OF the stock shall equip |
a club house with lodge room to cost
with site and furnishings not to ex-
coed the capital stock of the corpof
atior.
Plan Approved.
The report OF the committee was
received and discussed with general |
and a set of resolutions were /
framed and adopted to carry
The plan into effect. The resolutions
declared that the lodge receive and
approve the committees report and
concur in the general recommends
ton that the building committee be
with authority to complete
rs plans with any modification that
may be found necessary and report
same at the next meeting of the lodge.
and that three committees OF three
members each be named by the Ex.
llted Ruler. whose duty it shall be to
solicit subscriptions from
odge members to the capital stock of |
The proposed building corporation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07
DEEP WATERWAYS

The pronounced success atteIidan.
upon the first agitation or the lakes
Ito-thegulf deep water. channel Is being
seriously impaired by the clanors OF
Ia whole brood of recently Matched
deep waterways ranging from the Al
Ileghanies to the Rockies. j.
There is Georgias governor, for in
stance, not-foot after Georgia's dele.
gates to rebel against the. lakes-to- the.
gull channel and use all ,endeavor TO
open up channel from the Ohio via
the Tennessee through the state of
Georgia to the Atlantic ocean Min
nesota calls for a twelve to fifteen
foot channel up to st. Paul, aud upon
that must depend a short waterway to
Duluth by way OF the st. Croix river.
Deeper channels for the Wisconsin,
the Illinois and the Des Moines rivers
are also being talked about. In the
Ohio river valley there is a twelve
foot channel from Pittsburg to Cairo
to be made. and then the beds OF the
Monongahela. Wabash. Kentucky and
Kanawha will have to be attended to.
The Missouri River Improvement AS
ISOLATION demands a deep channel to
Omaha, and when that is realized a
nine-foot channel into Montana is re,
garded as entirely feasible. South OF
Cairo there is no END OF river i'm.
provement 90 be considered. Deep,
channels up the Tennessee to Chatta-
nooga and mp the Arkansas to Tulsa
IN Oklahoma are among the schemes
that have been outlined.
Most OF these projects Ia an engi-
neering sense are practical: some OF
them would prove most useful. but
the Fcnrteen.Feet- Through.the-Valley
the father of them all, must come
first. We would suggest. then. that
alb tles4 usnallet mouths would do
web b keepi theGp seires cIose,l-.until
thei iagsme tipoR which they depend
toSa slpge fytent for food. has been
provided bot.
There Is no euref way of killing
prJect than by bringing to the front
at the critical moment OF its appeal
Tor existence countless other appeals
'of ike nature. Therefore. II these
numerous deep waterways measures
are expected to be Developed at al.
the wise course to pursue in their be
pali Is strong pull aud pull all
together inthe interest Of the chan
mel. the actual existence Of which will
eanss The Others to besnnse absolutely
iiecesaiy - onteereiatAppeai sf
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07
Board Of County Commissioners
]. J. JENNELLE, Chairmax
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN J. GAUSN
Time CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RYS

BELT line cars due 10 leave Second nj 90
ing north on Commercial Ave-, every Is slE
utes from .. m. TO II y. fn.
Going north ON Wslnut st. every is minute
from 6:D8 IN. to 1883 u. m.
POPLAR ST. LINE Holbrcok Ave, car du
10 leave SeconN st geng nefth OF Hoibrool
Ave. at 5:57s 6 q; 6.42; s:57: TIA 8. 10. and %
same minutes every hour until lo:42 and II IA
.. nj.
Going west on Twenty Eighth st. ut b.f9f
j;ia; st3f. G.49; and 7:0a - m.and on same nia.
ltss every hour until 1884 and 1900 p. ~.
Poplar ST. cars due 10 pass st. Mary'E park
IL minutes after leaving Second ST.
BELT LINE OWL CARS north ON walnut
1888 p. m. 1884 a. M; 1870 d. M; 2.S0 q. m.
$3.50 a. M, 4 30 q. M; 80 a. IN.
North on CommeTciai--l2:00 p. M, 100
a. 200 a. m, 90 n. m. 4 100 .. m. a. m.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pAas Wsws
thirty fourth st. Is minutes after lesvtns
secnnd st
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-07

Governor peneen said at the court
herse Thursday night. that be would
call special election for this con
gressional district at an early date,
10 give the people of this district an
opportunity TO choose successor to
the late Congressman Smith. II Is
understood that this election will be
called for an early date In February
II is matter of some conjecture Just
how the election Sill be held since
the primary law has been again
wiped out by the supreme court. But
II due respect Is paid to the late
congressman whose successor is 10
be chosen, the people will be given
every opportunity 10 say whom they
want. for CONGRESSMAN Smjti<s +
ways favored the primary method ID
which the peepaefweref aiRVed n *
press their wishes fr<ekA-hencef his
strength with the Masses 3