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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21

abou, 60 600 feet of boards piled up
and has logs enough ready for the saw
to make about $1,000 feet more! wal
nut. cherry. oak, cottonwood, maple
and several other kinds OF wood, are
to be found there and will form the
principal part of the material required
for a new house and barn. II suppose
that will be used for sheeting, re-
marked visitor to the place the o'he.
day. as he picked up dark colored
board that looked little rough ana
dingy "Why, man." exclaimed the as
tonished farmer, that's quarter-saWed
cherry and will make the finest KIND
OF finishing lumber" After that the
owner of the lumber did the talking
and the other simply listened. Several
of the men who are doing this sort OF
work expressed the belief that por-
ton Of every FARM might be prohtably
planted to trees with the single pur-
pose Of making lumber of them. Waste
land, if there is any on the farm mas
often been suggested as the place &c
| try the experiment One of those with
| whom I talked objected to that, how
ever, saying that wet. sour land coulo
not be successfully used for trees any
more than for grain crops About
twenty years lis the shortest time In
which one could expect to grow TIM
Der large enough to saw up prohtably
Mr.. Leise. besides being the posses
sor OF large pile of lumber. owns
what is perhaps the largest traction
engine in Marshall county, 1t is sale
there are only three of them owned II
this state. 1t is of 25-horse power
/ and was built to draw a string of plow!
across some big farm in the northwest
| The owner uses it to accommodate TIM
| farmer who has threshing to do ant
doesn't want the job to last very long
! Five thousand bushels Of oats is an or.
dinary days work around that ma
chine. if enough help can be obtained t
i, keep 1t going. Last year one man Wht
had ten-acre field detained the on
ward progress of the huge outfit bu
| fortytive minutes, when it was ready
| to steam on down the road to the mex
| job. c. f. WILSON.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21

villisca.
Mrs. Mary A. Lawson, a resident OF
| this vicinity since 1862, was found
! dead in her bed here Friday morning.
Patton.
). r. Taute had bad cash cut in his
head : one day last week. The wire
stretcher with which he was tighten
ing fence broke and part of the stretch-
er hit him on his head.
Newell. !,
The two Newell creameriesl made
and shipped last year between twenty
two and twenty four carloads Of butt
ter, which brought around $4,000 per
car. or a total of upwards of 100000.
Woodward.
Charles Harlow was out at his farm
Monday, and while attempting to climb
/ a fence, caught his shoe and fell, with
the result that his right wrist was
broken.
Coin. .
The $4,000 building bonds Of the
Coin school district were awarded by
the school, board Monday last to the
First National Bank of Shenandoah,
their offer being the best of the bids
received. Three Chicago and New
York bond houses were bidders against
| them.
Hopkinton.
Lenox college Is making great prep
arations for the celebration of their
| tiftieth anniversary in connection with
commencement week, June lib. One
day will be devoted to national pro-
gram Governor Cummins, Senator
Allison and committee of ten senators
| and representatives appointed by the
Legislature will be present to particl-
pate.
Nodaway.
| P. D. Minick and son, A. A., are the
new owners of the Nodaway mill. The
property was sold at sheriff's sale at
the court house in Corning, Saturday
and they were present for the purpose
Of buying. Just what disposition they
will make of the mill is not definitely
known, but they will probably make
some necessary repairs and employ ar
experienced miller to run 1t.
1 Reinbeck.
Great preparations are going for
ward for the graduation exercises 81
our high school, which are to occur as
| follows: Glass day exercises, Friday
May "a; baccalaureate sermon, Sun.
day. May rs. The baccalaureate ad-
dress will be given by Rev. Tower il
the Congregational church and the bal
ance of the exercises will be held in the
opera house. DR.. Mclean of the S. u
I. at Iowa City. is expected to give the
| address at the graduating exercises
! Tuesday evening.
Monroe.
Chester circuit accidentally injured
himself In such way that it is feared
he has crippled himself for life. In the
afternoon Walt Hazard drove out to
the farm of Mr.. circuit to have Chet
help break colt to drive Everything
went well until Mr.. Hazard started
| home, when Chef remarked he be-
llieved he would drive to town and beat
| Hazard He jumped into the buggy
caught up the lines. turned the horse
too quick cramped the buggy, turning
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
Farmers in Vicinity of Liscomb
Provide Material For Their
New Buildings
COTTONWOOD is MUCH USED
Estimated That Nearly 100000 Feet
of Lumber Will Be Sawed in North
Marshall Within the Next Year -
PROBLEM of High Timber Prices
Solved for the Farmers.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Lscomb, May 21.-The constantly
diminishing supply of lumber in this
country continually brings to the
mind of the future builder the Ques-
ton: where is the lumber to come
from that is to be used in building the
houses and barns that must be erected
in the years to Gomez" Occasionally
some new building material Is invented
and for a time it is thought by some
that here at last is a substitute for
lumber, but every time any Of these
substitutes are used. the builder, when
he figures up the total cost of his
house, barn or whatever building ne
may have put up, finds that he has
spent more money than If. he had used
the same material that his neighbor
did-lumber.
II every community in the state OF
Iowa would avail itself of it's oppor-
tunity in the way of manufacturing It's
own lumber to the extent that this 10
cality is doing, partial solution at
least of the question of finding sup
ply of building material would be
found. \"During the next year." de-
clared Mr.. Elan Williams man. who
is probably as well posted on the sub
ject of forest and fruit tree growing
as any one in this county, North
Marshall county will saw UP some
where from 100000 to 1000 600 feet
of lumber" Nearly all this viii be
used in local building. Part Of this
will be sawed from natural timber but
no small portion Of 1t will b. cotton
wood and other planted trees. Mr..
Williams asserts that many farmets
in his vicinity are each year buying
catalpha, ash, walnut and other varte-
ties of forest trees, planting hem pri-
marily for wind breaks but with view
also of their ultimately being used for
lumber.
Henry Leise has on his farm south
east of this place a corn crib that is an
object lesson in the use of home
sawed lumber. 1t is 100x33 feet and
will hold $4,000 bushels of grain. About
As. 900 feet Of lumber was used In Its
construction and it's entire cost to the
owner was about $500. For the past
six years Mr.. Leise has been picking up
small quantities of standing timber
wherever he could find them. getting
them sawed up and storing the product
in his big crib. AT present he has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
Division Chief and Operating
Department Clerks of North
western Invited to Boone
MEETING CALLED FOR MAY %
wv. e. 4aroan, Chief Clerk to Super
intenisnt WhaIen. Will be Host, and
in tn. Evening Banquet Will be
SERVED is to Hold a. Similar
Meeting Every Two Months.
snecial 10 rime.- Republ,can.

Special to Times Republican.
Boone, May 21.-Tuesday, May 70
an important railway meeting ana
banquet will be held In this city, with
Mr.. w F. Hargan, chief clerk to su-
perintendent w. III. Whalen, as host.
The meeting will be held in the after
noon OF the 2sth. and in the evening
banquet will be served by LANDLORD
Applely in the Northwestern hotel.
The meeting will be held for the
purpose Of bringing to Boone all OF the
]. division chief clerks of the North
western system and also of the operat-
/ ing department of the general offices'
I In Chicago. Mr.. Hargan has for some
time been planning to invite TO Boone
these chief clerks, for the purpose OF
forming an Organization, at which time
views could be changed and ideas
copied from the various divisions and
general headquarters Of the North
western company. The organization
VIII be perfected in the afternoon and
OFFICERS elected. At the banquet in the
evening, program Of toasts will prob
ably be given. The new organization
win meet once each two months IN the
various division headquarterScities ana
from the interest taken at present II
(gives promise Of resolving itself into
an important organization of North
western chief clerks. .
There will be chief clerks in attend
ance from the following divisions:
Wisconsin division, Chicago
North Wisconsin division, Fon du
Lac, Wis.
Galena division, Chicago.
Il & M. division, Mason City.
Northern Iowa division, Eagle
Grove.
81 Sioux City division, Sioux City.
Madison division, Baraboo, Wis.
3 Ashland division, Amigo, Wis.
Lake Shore division. Green Bay,
wis.
Peninsula division. Escanabat Mich.
Minnesota division, lWinona, Mimi :
Dakota division, Huron, g. D.
IN. & N. w. division-Eastern di-
vision, Norfolk, Neb.
N. & N. W. division-western d.
vision, Chadron, Neb.
Wyoming Northwestern division -
sCapser, Wyoming.
Chief clerks Of all general offices IN
operating departments, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
Commencement at Manila.

Special to Times Republican.
Manila, May 21.-Active prepara-
lions are in progress for commence
ment exercises of the high school. On
Sunday evening Rev. U. G. Lacey, OF
the Presbyterian church, will preach
the baccalaureate sermon On We'd
nesday evening, May 20, the class play
Under Two Flags" will be given
Commencement proper will take place
Friday evening, May 81, when 7
Brooks Fletcher will deliver the class
address.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
FELL ONTO DRAG
Horses Drag to Barn Lifeles. Body Of
Young Man Working on Farm
Near AIden--Was Probably Seized

Special to es-Republican.
Alden, May 21-orvis Hitler, a young
man working on the farm for John
Talon, was killed yesterday morning
by falling from the riding cart onto
the drag with which he was narrowing.
He was subject to fits, and 1t is pre-
sunled that in fit he pitched forward
onto the drag. and the horses kept
going and finally went to the barn,
dragging the lifeless body.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
n. /. ADAMS ELECTED.
Junior at S. U. I. District Deputy o
Phi Delta Phi Fraternity.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, May 21.-H. u. Adams, a
junior in the college of law of the State
University OF Iowa, who for seven
years before entering the university
was superintendent Of schools in Fay
cite county has been elected district
deputy of the Phi Delta Phi fraternity,
national organization whose mem
bers are drawn from the students In
law colleges. The last natiopal con-
veution was held at Columbia, Mo-, and
thru Mr.. Adams, The next convention
will be held in Iowa City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
/ Pocal,ontas News.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Repubpcan.
Pocahontas, May 21-Pocahontas for
the first time in years will celebrate
Decoration Day.
"A severe frost Sunday night killed
potato vines and fruit here.
Pastures and oatfields are four
weeks behind time in this territory.
The base ball nine of our town won
a game from Gilmore, played at Gill
more. by the score of 8 to Q.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
Upton BOY MISSING.
Ray Potter, Altho Only Fiftesn, Has
Stature of. Young Giant.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, May 21.-The police thru
out eastern Iowa are looking for fif-
teen year-old Ray Potter, who left
his home in Upton. and cannot be
found. Potter is young giant, be-
ing over six feet tall, andNweighing 100
pounds. He has heavy eyebrows and
wore/a blue suit and a soft black hat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
THOMPSON ELEVATOR CHANGE.
Farmers Make Purchase From James
EIlickson-Other News.

EIlickson-Other News.
Special TO Times Republican.
Thompson(M May 21.-The farmers OF
Thompson purchased the large grain
elevator OF James Ellickson, on Satur-
day. Mr.. Ellickson retires after fifteen
years in the grain business. Tho farm
ers will operate a cooperative eleva-
tor, also handle coal in connection with
their grain business
The big steam ditcher that is nearing
completion Just north Of town, will
start digging this week.
The small grain is doing nicely In
this part of the state. Corn is being
planted. rapidly, the ground being In
fine condition to receive the seed. We
had quite a frost Sunday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21

For stomach troubles. biliousness and
constipation try Chamberlain's Ston-
ach and Liver Tablets. Many remark
able cures have been effected by them.
Price, % cents. Samples free. For
sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
CONFERENCE At Dixie

Or. IIiff Present at Cedar Falls District
Methodist Conference.
Special to Times Republican.
Dixie. May 21.-The Cedar Falls dis
trict conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church Is being held in Dixie this
week. There are many able speakers
present. Among them is DR.. T. G.
Tiff, of national reputation, having been
superintendent of missions in Utah for
at least twenty-five years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
FALLS FROM scAFFoLD.
J. 3. Reed, Painter, Had Only Re
Gently Located in Ames.

Gently Located in Ames.
Special to Times Republican.
Ames, May 21.-J. b. Reed. a painter
who was working on President storms
house at> the college yesterday fell
fourteen feet from a scaffold, sustain
ing injuries that will disable him for
week to come. Just how the accident
occurred he Us unable to tell. He was
taken to the college hospital. The
doctor reports that no bones were
broken. Mr.. Reed just came to Ames
a short time ago, and took up his work
with the stewards department at the
college.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
POTATO RAISING POPULAR
Farmers in the Vicinity Of Manila
Have Succeeded Well.

Special to Times-R Republican
Manila. May 21-Potato raising is
getting to be quite an industry In this
vicinity. Last year number OF farm
ers put out fifteen or twenty acres each
and succeeded so well that upwards Of
200 or more acres have been planted.
ranging all the way from ten to forty
acres each.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
MISSING MAN APPEARS.
VI. Moredick starts From Clinton for

Lyle Moredick Starts From Clinton for
His Home In Chicago.
Special to Times-Republican.
Clinton, May 21.-After disappearing
completely for two weeks, and fright
ening his wife and other relatives into
the belief that he had been robbed and
killed, Lyle Moredick, Chicago barber
~ho came to Clinton to huy=out the 7.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
NORTH CORNVIlLE.

John McAulliff and Joseph Dorithy
OF Quincy, Mass, arrived in town,
Saturday, at the Red Horse Inn, visit
ing their friend, Frank Hodges.
Very fine, dry weather Grass and
crops are looking well, although
some have not got done planting.
Mr.. Cross, wife and son of Augusta
we're in town last Thursday and Fri
day in their new auto.
Forrest Mckinney and Joe Bos-
worth of Madison were in town, Sun
day on their motor cycles.
Manly Lambert and mother of Ca
naan visited, last week, at Mark Ger
AIDS, Jr.
Arthur Savage was home from the
drive, Sunday.
Albert Green of Moscow visited his
father, Thaddeus Green, last week,
returning Sunday
Thomas Booker visited at Thaddeus
Green's, Sunday.
Try Java and Mocha coffee, 2Oc, at
Bates.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
CARATUNK.

Mrs. G. S. Witham is visiting
friends in Sindy.
Mrs. Olive Carter is the guest of her
son, G. W. Spaulding.
Chas. Hackett and wife of The
Forks visited at Sherman Beans Sun
day.
Moxie River drivers got out Thurs
day of last week.
Mrs. Henry Carbino went to Water
vile last week for treatment on one
of her eyes.
c. A. Spaulding is having large
run of company this spring.
Trout and salmon are being caught
of good size and weight.
A touring car from Waterville with
two ladies' and two gentlemen passed
through town to day to Pleasant
pond.
Jas. Spaulding has a crew of thirty
FIVE men on his section of the Main
river.
The new books for the public Ii
brary are expected soon.
At the dance at Washburne hall
Friday night ice cream and cake were
served by Mrs. Washburne and Mrs.
Spaulding.
There will be church socable
Friday night at the church where ice
cream and cake will be served. Let
every one attend.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
Samp and How to Cook II.

Samp Is one Of the most delicious and
appetlzlng Of all corn products or by
products.
Give us the bowl of samp and milk
BY homespun beauty poured!
So sang Whittier. Whittier didn't
know how to eat He lived on air.
The very suggestion of milk with samp
Is nauseating 1t Is worse than mush
and milk and grits and cream. Roger
Williams knew all about samp, and
this Is how he had it cooked: Crack
the corn into about four pieces to the
grain. Soak it all night in water
Skim Off the skins which float In wa
ter Boil on a slow fire until tender
with 4 piece of salt pork in the pot
When the water is dried out, introduce
some good butter, some salt and pep
per and serve hot. The Indians of
Massachusetts used any kind Of fresh
meat for IA havoring and called the
dish "saupac' You may have all your
oatmeal homlRy, grits mush meal,
polenta. etc, but let me have the samp
when | can't get "lye hominy. New
York Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
The Goat,a Change of Faith.

Near a small Baptist church not far
out of the city there lives an old Irish
man who keeps goat. One day, find
ing the church door open. the goat
wandered inside and browsed around
among cushions and books, much to
the detriment of those articles. The
-. 511aaceG to catch the animal at
his mischief and lost no time In going
to the owner to complain. You will
have to keep that goat tied up" began
the minister HE went into my church
Just now and But we was allowed to
proceed no further. The old Trishman
held up both hands In amazement
"Wlnt into your church, did he? Thin
I can't be responsible for him no more,
tn ongrateful haste If that goat has
turned Protestant | wash me hands Of
him New York Times.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
The Old ENGLISH Danes, Schools.

The descriptions of some of the
danes and other schools of the early
part of the nineteenth century are ex-
ceedingly interesting. Many of these
ancient teachers were unable to write
an intelligent answer to a simple ques
ton. One on being asked as to the
terms on which she gave instruction
replied: "NOt understanding the ques-
lion. answer thus: With a view of
reading the Bible We have the au-
thority OF the late Lord Shaftesbury for
the statement that one of these poor
creatures. being asked If she gave
moral instruction to her scholars re-
piled NO, l can't afford 1t at shil
lngs d week" A more amusing an
swer, however, was that of the teach
er who was asked whether proper at
tention was paid to the morals Of the
boys under his care. His answer was
that they did not teach morals there,
as they belonged to the girls depart
ment Westminster Gazette.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
HARMONY.

Eugene Dow of Medford, Mass,
was in town on business one day last
week.
the Sunday school children had a
very interesting concert at the church
last Sunday.
The Maccabees have a special meet
ing on Thursday evening.
Thirteen grangers from this town
attended the Pomona at st. Adams
last week.
Mrs. s. F. Marble returned to her
home in Skowhegan on Monday. She
has been visiting friends in town for
the past two weeks, and they were
glad to have her here.
Harmony Grange has recently been
incorporated as grange organiza-
ton.
Z. H. Reed and friend returned
from their fishing tour last week and
generously furnished several of his
neighbors and friends with a good
mess of trout.
The concert and sociable at the hall
last Saturday evening was well at
tended and all had a good time.
from that time.
The young people will have dance
at the hall next Wednesday evening.
Two young men and three young
ladies from this town graduated from
the NJ. c. Institute last week. Viz,
Carl Rhoades, Clair Turner, Mertie
Willis, Ida Cromwell and Sadie Her
rick.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
A Rebuff For Or. johnson.

DR.. Johnson called one morning on
Benjamin West to converse with him
on American affairs. After some time
Mr. West said that, he had young
American Colbert Stuart living with
him. from whom he might derive some
Information, and introduced Stuart.
ing thus invited to take a part In IT.,
when the doctor observed to Mr.. West
that the young man spoke very good
English and, turning to Stuart. rudely
asked him where he had learned It,
Stuart very promptly replied: Sir,
can better tell you where | did not
learn It, 1t was not from your dlction-
ary"
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
EAST NEW PoR1 LAND.

Our spring has come so late and
cold that some farmers have put i'll
less than the usual amount of seed up
to this writing.
Grass is growing quite well consi-
dering the lateness of the spring
E. T. Fish and son, Harold, of High
land were visitors in our place last
week.
Thomas Johnson is building an ad-
dition to his stable also newly shin
CLING the old part and newly shingling
his house.
The few warm days give us cheer.
A white deer and a young moose
were seen in our neighborhood.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
MAYFlECD.

Miss Eva Bryant has returned to
her work in Madison.
Mrs. Vina Webster has been with
friends in Bingham for the past few
days, but is now at home.
Howard Bryant lost a nice horse a
short time ago.
D. w. Clark of Abbott has been
with friends in this place for few
days
Mark Draper and Ray Haskell of
Brighton were in town, Sunday.
Work has begun on the roads.
Annie Campbell is with friends in
Abbott for a short time.
G.. E. Flanders was at Bingham,
Saturday.
Mrs Addie Millett and little daugh
ter, Doris, has been visiting at her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Adkins,
Elsie Jewett and Rena Brown were
in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Fitzsimmons also Mil
ton Reynolds and mother from Bing-
ham passed through town, Monday,
Mark Webster is still helping care
for his father in Bingham.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
BROWNS coRnER-CANAAN

Mrs. Minnie Bigelow of Skowhegan
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Maria
Goodwin.
Dixmont Friday where they were
guests of Chas. Porter and wife until
Sunday.
Mrs. Enoch Purinton is visiting
her son, II. L. Purinton.
Cassie Written of Clinton in COM
pany with her grandmother and aunt
is passing a week with her father,
Lonville Written in South Canaan.
Orrin Morrow visited Mrs. Maria
Goodwin Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Everett Damon visited We'd
nesday with her son, John Maxwell in
Hartland.
Sadie Burrill of Skowhegan is with
her brother, Chas. Burrill and family
Miss Burrill is in poor health.
Chas. Hanson who has been in the
home of E. c. Purinton for the past
four years has gone to visit his father
in Shirley.
Leonard futile has moved his fam
lily from the Purinton rent into the
1ohCi iIOdoC III bhCh
Wesley Keen, wife and son, Harold
of Clinton passed Sunday with her
parents, Chas. Burrill and wife.
Isaiah Crowell of Pittsheld was at
G. B. Chase's Thursday.
Wilbur Clark and Chas. Nichols
with their team are hauling lumber
from the steam mill in Cornville to
Skowhegan for Marcus Parsons.
Frank Hubbard and family passed
Sunday in Cornville at Mrs. Mary
Tuttle's.
Saturday G. B. Chase and wife and
Carroll Bryon went to Clinton to the
barn raising of Alpheus Gerald. Mr..
Gerald will have when completed a
very commodious barn "a TT. long and
81 feet wide.
Wesley Rolfe and wife of Pittsfield
were guests of VIM. jewell and wife
Sunday.