Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-08

adulterat S .rd. Fined $40 and costs.
Christ < }. waverly, fined SIS for
selling y that tested less than 3 per
cent b. = fat.
Bur - IN Vinegar & Pickle Works,
for selling; pickles in which saccharin
is used.
Waterloo Creamery Company at
Council Bluffs S25 and costs for SELL
ing cream which had been adulterated
by using a thickener.
S. A. Turner. Davenport, s25 and
costs for using a preservative known
as Formalin.
II. II. Super of Odehol. H. j. Nc
Morgan of Smithland, each s5 and costs
for selling adulterated lard.
j. d. Lorentzen of Harlan, s25 and
costs for not keeping creamery in SAN
itary condition.
The fines go to enrich the school
funds in the county where the prosecu-
tion takes place.
The big hearing by the Iowa railroad
commission. at which time it VIII take
up the recIassifications in score or
two of different commodities, viii not
be held TIL October "a instead of Octo-
Der II as first announced The change
is made because the Western Trunk
Line Association is to meet in Chicago
oct. II and the representatives OF the
railroads and big shippers all wish to
be there in attendance on it. Many or
the same questions will likely arise at
the Chicago meeting.
Unknown to most Iowa citizens the
state historical department has some
of The most valued collections in the
world, and many articles that national
museums of England and America
would be glad TO secure. Many years
ago when Hon. Charles Aldrich started
the historical department he was un-
able to get the Legislature interested
more than to get little corner OF the
state library, with permission that he
serve as curator without pay. He mad
previously collected some very rare
things and very valuable things, such
as manuscripts and letters, and these
he loaned 10 the state'as the nucleus OF
the department There are thousands
of dollars wrapped UP in this collection
and the money represents much OF the
life savings of Mr.. Aldrich.
In this collection are pages of the
original manuscript of MacCauley's,
England, pages from the original man
uscript of Darwin's Origin OF Species;
letters from Lord MacCauley; letter
by Sir John Moore; letters by Yelling
ton: a letter by John Wesley; letters
by Grant, Lincoln, Sherman, Sheridan.
Logan, Mcpherson, Bernardin ST.
Pierre, author of Paul and Virginia;
letters by Linneus, the founder OF nat
ural history, and many others The
letters by American statesmen, includ-
ing those by Lincoln and Blaine, con-
tain information of valuable histori-
cal nature and are worth several hum
dred dollars each if they were to be Of
fered for sale. which they will not
When the supreme court meets
week from tomorrow it will listen to
oral arguments in the case of Charles
Thomas. convicted of numbering Mabel
Scoffield. Thomas attorneys have fled
petition for rehearing ana IL is on
this motion that the case comes up. IL
is about the only one that mas at
tracted state wide attention that VIII
be considered. There are no new points
in the case.
Judge Josiah Given, who has been
critically i'll during the past week, was
reported last night to be much lmprov-
ed. and the alarm which his familN
has felt has been much allayed. Judge
Given is residing with his daughter
Mrs. J. G. Gardner. of 1442 West Ninth
street, for the winter.