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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
Servant Girl Problem Grows
Acute at Boone and Societies
Take 1t Up
GIRLS WANT s1.oo PER DAY
Efforts of Salvation Army and Y. M.
C. A. to Secure Work of Unem
poyed Develop Peculiar Conditions
Many Unemployed by Housekeep
ers Can't Get Help.
Special to Times Republican.

Boone, Feb. 1.-The servant CIR
problem IN this city is causing big
wind" just at this time. The other
evening Captain Dystra, of the loca!
Salvation Army, appealed thru the coll
umns of the evening paper for help
from the people of Boone He cited
numerous cases wherein people had
come to him. with pitiful tales of hav-
ing nothing TO eat, no clothes and no
work in sight. The paper made a
strong plea for these people.
The next morning Mrs. II. a. Cham
bers called up the News Republican
office and stated that she had all kinds
of work to do about her home, which
could not be done by her servant and
that she wanted to get in touch with
the Salvation Army captain. She said
that she had tried, and SO had many
of her neighhors. to get satisfactory
help in the city, but without avail
The help when it does come, wants tc
run the entire household and leaves
il this privilege is not granted. This
interview did not suit Miss Olson. re-
siding on North Story street, and she
Immediately telephoned to Mrs. Cham
hers and asked for work. She STATED
that her demands We're 81 a day fol
homework. This Mrs. Chamber.
thought was eXorbitant and refused I,
pay Miss Olson then called up The
newspaper office and asked to have heI
side of the case stated. She claimed
to be worker of experience and abil
ity and that Sc per week for houseworl
was none too high. The Y. M. G. a. ha'
taken d hand In the matter and vii
try to give aid to those who seek II
Mrs. Mcpherson, the secretary of til,
Y. NJ. c.. A, is having calls every da.
for help, and she will consult will
the Salvation Army in an effort t
alleviate the situation. Meanwhile TIL
situation is growing warm and boil
sides claim they are right
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
DEAD AS RESULT OF MELEE.
Clinton Man Succumbs to Injuries Re
ceived in Fight.


ceived in Fight.
Clinton, Jan. 31.-The death Of Gus
considine, and peculiar complications
have followed fight in which we'll
known Clinton saloon keeper had re-
ceved injuries in Il fracas last Sat
urday night. and was being treated at
a local hospital: acute nervousness and
delirium developing which yesterday
placed him in precarious condition.
Late In the afternoon Mr.. Consi-
dine died. The death was not report
ed to Coroner c. +. Kellogg, who
would have at once instituted an in
QUESTION, the circumstances sur
rounding the case plainly demanding
such an investigation; and during
the night the body of Mr.. Considine,
who was a former Fulton man, was
taken in charge by Fulton under
taker, and moved across the river to
the Illinois town The removal OF
the body from Iowa takes the case
out of the jurisdiction of the Clinton
county coroner.
AS yet no information has been filed
against the men who participated
in the fracas in which Considine was
hurt last Saturday. 1t is said the
names of the parties are known to
the authorities. but 1t is doubtful if
any such action will be taken at this
time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
Blaze Which Threatened to
Destroy Business Section Con-
trolled With Difficulty
HIGH WIND MAKES FIGHT HARD
Clarke Building, Containing Hardware
Store and Restaurant, Totally De-
stroyed ~ Loss on Building and
Stocks Will Reach $14,ooo-Gener-
al State News.
Special to Times Republican.

special 10 zines epupilGdn.
.Nlgona Feb 1.-The business section
of Algona was saved from destruction
by fire this morning only thru hard
work on the part of citizens and iire-
men AS it was one business block
and the stocks of two firms We're de-
stroyed, at u total loss Of $4,000. The
high northwest wind and intense cold
prevailing ut the time made the fight
against the flames hard one.
The A. ID. Clarke building, occupied
by the Fakenhainer Hardware Com
pany and the G.. T., Campbell restau :
rant, was destroyed, with the stocks of
goods. The fire started In the upper
story of the structure at 4 o'clock this
morning, from an unknown cause
There was no insurance on the build
ing, which was valued at $4,000, and Is
atotal loss. The hardware stock is also
a total loss. The hardware stock is also
and insured for $4,000. The damage
to the restaurant stock was not total
some of the goods being saved. Mr.
Campbell estimates his loss at $1,000
which is fully insured.
The fire was confined to the Clarke
building with great difficulty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
This Advertisement

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
Williams.
snec,al to r,mes-T.eruhlican.

Williams, Feb. Miss Belle Ander-
son and Mr.. Ole Eide, of Rose Grove
township, We're married last week.
Miss Glen Tomlinson returned last
week from a trip with her father to
Cuba. She has resumed her duties
at Grinnell college.
A. W. Ross is visiting his parents
at Council Bluffs and attended the
wedding of his sister, this week.
w. II. French is visiting his broth
er at Arrappaho, Neb.
Frank Mason, manager Of the SPAIN
Rose Lumber Company, Is attending
the annual meeting of the company at
Dubuque this week.
Charles Miller living north of town
is visiting his aged mother in Penn
sylvania. He had not seen here in
thirty eight years.
Miss Bessie Hanlin Of Chicago, is
visiting her parents and other relatives
1or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
IOWA FALLS NEWS.
Chris johnson Compromises With the
Railroad-other Items of Interest.

Chris johnson Compromises With the
| Railroad-other Items of Interest.
Special to Times-RepuplIcan.
Iowa Falls, Feb. 1.-Claude H. Koon,
of the Ellsworth & Jones, Incorporated,
offices, leaves tonight for q delightful
| trip to Old Mexico. Mr. Koon goes
from here to Kansas City, where he
Joins an uncle who is the owner of
a coffee and rubber plantation near
Vera Cruz Mr.. Koon expects to be
gone several weeks and will visit a
number of historic places in the land
of the Aztecs.
An interesting event in secret society
circles this week was the visit of the
degree team Of Arcturu lodge, No. 100,
I. o. o. F., of this city, to Grundy Cen
ter. On invitation from the Grundy
Center lodge, the local degree team
conferred the initiatory degree on a
class of candidates. The secret ses-
sion was followed by a banquet and
a pleasant social session. The Iowa
Falls visitors were laid out. however,
| by the wreck on the Rock Island at
Dysart, and did not get home until
o'clock the following morning.
/
the attorney for Chris Johnson, Of this
city, and the Illinois Central Railroad
Company the basis Of settlement be-
ing the payment of sS75 to Mr.. John
son by the railroad company. Some
months ago, while in the employ of the
company as switch light tender Mr..
Johnson was knocked from a switch
stand by passing freight train and
received serious internal injuries that
have since incapacitated him for man
ual labor. The settlement on the above
basis was deemed more advisable than
attempting the collection Of a larger
sum in the courts.
Mayor B. r. Bryson and Barney
OMAHA are receiving the congratula-
tions of their friends on winning hon
ors in the big Chicago poultry show
with products Of their poultry pens.
They entered a cock and hen Of the
! Rose comb black African breed and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
The ORANGE IN ROMANCE and REALITY
INTERESTING STORY OF IT'S CULTIVATION FOR THE
PAST THOUSAND YEARS-PERFECTED BY
GROWERS In CALIFORNIA
By G. A. CHARTERS, Special Correspondent.

To most Of us IAN orange Is only an
orange"-and so-uness 1t has distin-
glished itself by being startlingly bad
like the coons OF song and story--they all
look pretty much alike to us. II the orange
we had for breakfast this morning hap
pened to please our fancy-well and good
1T Is forgotten along with the equally
interesting oatmeal or breakfast food. If
1t CHANGED to offend by it's lack Of flavor
or quality then--anathemas for the gro
cer--and little more.
Scarcely once in the course of the pos
sible three hundred and sixty-f1ve days in
which oranges may have their place on
our table, do we give fleeing thought to
their history or origin. TO be sure there's
little enough about the ordinary break
fast hour to send our minds a-straying
to the sunny shores Of Greece.
mad scramble for the first train, the
next car or the last something or other
Is the chronic early-morning American
state Of mind. Hence. breakfast Is men
tally sketched as a confused tumble OF
scalding hot coffee, cold toast. the morn
Ing paper. and-fruit Truly that orange
might have been never SO luscious, still
1t would fail to set US dreaming Of desert
caravans with their precious cargo. or
groves of the orient weighted with their
golden store.
And still-Greek Arab and Oriental
have all played their part in making his
tory for this ordinary, unhonored. un-
syllabled and unsung portion OF an every
day American breakfast.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
EIdora Social Events.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, Feb. 1.-The Maccabee hail
Of this city was the scene of a delight
full dancing party last night. Excel
lent music. was furnished by the Ken
nedy- Cady orchestra. The ladies gave
a leap year dance the first week in
January and the gentlemen made the
return dance as enjoyable as possible.
Several ladies and gentlemen from
Ackley and Iowa Falls accepted invi-
tations for the occasion.
The Ladies Of the Maccabees and
their friends will enjoy basket social
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. q. 9.
Perkins two miles north of Eldora
A short ride, together with the usual
excitement Of the basket rifling, prom
ises the lodge members happy time.
Mr.. Perkins recently sold his farm and
expects to build a residence in this
city in the near future.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
EDITORS TO HEAR BYERS.
Attorney General to Address Upper
Des Moines Association.

Fort Dodge, Feb. 1.-The program
committee of the Upper Des Moincs
Editorial association met in this city
yesterday and arranged for the next
meeting Of the association to be held
at Webster city, March &c and 81. At
torney General Byers will be invited
to deliver an address on "The Rela-
ton of Newspapers to the Enforcement
of Law" A new method will be In
augurated ut the Webster City meet
ing. The public banquet will be dis
pensed with and there will be no or
ganized seeing the town. for purpose
of writing up industries, Hereafter
this association will select its place of
meeting solely with regard to con-
venience and the desire of it's MEM
hers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
stroke, and the chances for his recov.

stroke, and the chances for his recov-
cry are very few
The father of Mrs. Gilman Smith,
who came here some weeks ago on a
visit, is very i'll Of heart trouble at
his daughters home. His prospects
for Improvement are not encouraging.
Mrs. Christiesen, of Howard town
ship. formerly Miss Orilla Winters, of
this city, is the proud mother of twins.
a son and a daughter born this week.
w. A. MoWery arrived In Traer this
week from Billings county, North Da-
kota, where he has been homesteading
the past year. Mr. Mowery proved up
his claim last week and will reside in
Traer permanently.
II. i. Clark has rented his farm Of
500 acres at s. per acre, for a term Of
five years, and will soon occupy his
fine residence in this city. Mr. Clark
was one of the early pioneers OF this
county and has been farming for the
past fifty-four years.
Frank Vorba sold his residence prop
erty in southeast Traer this week to
Frank Wanda. consideration $1,400. Mr..
Vorba and family have rented the
farm to be vacated by Wanda and will
move onto the same next month. The
deal was mostly trade.
James Burlington. who was operated
on some time ago in Sioux City hos
pital for cancer and who is in a very
precarlous condition. was brought to
his fathers home in this city where
he will remain with his parents Mrs.
Burlington and children will arrive
also make their home here indefinite
1y.
News was received this week OF the
death of Miss Frances German at her
home In Burdette. of tuberculosis Miss
German was employed in the T. III.
McGinnis store here as clerk for aver
McGinnls store here as clerk for over
many Traer people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
Story City Items.
Special TO Times Republican.

SpPCldl 10 lH,es-RepuOllCin.
Story City, Feb. IA peculiar acct
dent happened here last Saturday
night. Sid Nash was driving along
the street, and meeting Pete Peterson,
they had collision. Peterson was
driving a single horse and the thill next
TO Nash's team entered the breast of
one of Nashs horses, which died in a
very few minutes.
A. l.. Bartlett has moved to Nc
Pherson county, S. d. His family are
to follow in the spring.
Mrs. Bruner, of Waterloo, is here
visiting her mother, Mrs. Isabel Ander-
son.
Doug Doolittle, of this place, had
an arm amputated recently, the result
of bad case of blood poison. He has
the sympathy of all the people here.
George Bonde has rented q farm
near Reading, Mimi, and will move
up there about March l.
Joseph Faulhaber will move soon to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
..AppLEs OF GOID,,TO THE GREEKS

Oranges were apples of gold in the
garden Of Hesperides" to the Creeks
even the commonplace in poetic garb And
Observation-Disclosures breakfasts-even we
with our overwhelming, grip on things
material have vagrant instinct d truan,
lies the real. Though. to think of or
anges as apples of gold would, unfortu-
to our sordid Goth centurites that it did
to the Greeks. And the Garden of Hes
perdes," spite of repeated attempts of
well-meaning but misguided enthusiasts
to give It permanent location on the
as myths ever are Sour apples of
gold" must be left where we found them
part of the age of mythology and
marvels.
However. the more substantial, but none
the less interesting history Of the Medes
and Persans. gives us a somewhat more
orange. Here, one Theophrastastes OF
amorous intent presented the golden fruit
to his mistress Tor its beauty's sake and
for lack OF a better name called 1t the
"apple of the Medes."
The orange is known to have been OF
ancient and very. general cultivation IN
Asia and most authorities are agreed that
its nativity is Indo-Chnese.
Renowned as agriculturists, to the Chi
nese the credit is given for introducing
oranges into the Brahmaputra Valley a
century or more before the Christian era.
AS an Indication Of the important place
accorded to oranges in Chinese horticul-
ture, when the Emperor fitted out an ex-
pedition to blaze trail through southwest
China to India, oranges were included
among the necessities and so came to be
part Of the horticulture Of East India
as well as China
At much later period when the Arabs
carried their fierce conquests into the In
dian Interior, they found oranges growing
there and carried them away as spoils
of war into their own country. Charmed
by the novelty and delightful flavor of
desert found a name Tor the orange in
their own weird tongue. They spelled it
''naranj," which in pronunciation is not
a very far cry from our own "orange" and
mayor may not-have been derived
from "nagrung," the supposed Sanskrit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
rs MASON CITY ALMsHoUsE
Lansing, Mimi Contributes Latest
Unfortunate, a Destitute Boy.

Spec!a. to Times Republican
Mason City. Feb. IA boy claiming
to be II years of age. but appearing
younger, and said his name was
Charles Atch, destitute of money and
poorly clad. arrived yesterday from
Lansing, Mimi. sent here. he said. by
the city authorities there Mason
City Is further compllmented by her
sister cities by making her the aims
house of their unfortnnates. The boy
said he had been released few weeks
ago from the Minnesota Industrial
school at Owatonna. given suit OF
clothes and $75 in money. The clothes
were worn ont and the money spent,
he said most of 1T to pay for an oper-
alton on his eyes, which were very
crooked He was told to como here,
where he could find work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01

We're accorded first premium by the
judges OF the big show. These gentle
men are breeders of several kinds OF
fancy poultry, but did not enter any
other In the Chicago show,
a new time table goes into effect on
the Des Moines Short Line Monday,
as a result Of the extension Of the
passenger service to Hampton. The
morning passenger north Will leave
Dcs Moncs at $40 u. M. and arrive
here at III 80 Il. IN. The train will leave
here at . p. IN. for Hampton. arriving
there ut 3 o'clock, and will make the
return trip here at 4 p. IN. !Aftcr u
wait here of forty-tive minutes the
train will leave here for Des Moines,
arriving there at S:45. There is no
change in the running time Of the 9th
81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01

very i'll. is now improving nicely.
The fourth number of the lecture
course was the mission of Mirth," BY
Thomas McClary
The pupils of the high school gave
a mock trial at the Germania hall FRI
day night
George Becker sold his livery barn
and stock to Henry Damann, who has
now possession.
The Christian Endeavor society OF
the Presbyterian church will give
butterfly social" Friday evening, Feb
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
LYON COUNTY FAIR DATES.
Board Of Directors Fixes Them for
August rs to %.
Special to Times- Repuhlican.

Special to Times Republican.
Rock Rapids. Feb. 1.-August % TO
IS have been fixed as tho dates for the
Lyon county fair for 1908 This was
decided upon at a meeting of the rep
resentatives of the various fair asso-
Citations of northwest Iowa and south
west minnesota at meeting n few
days ago. This will give d continuous
circuit and enable the horsemen and
stock exhibitors to attend all the fairs
without any conflicting dates. The d.
rectors favor increasing the purses and
cash premiums in all classes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
VALUED BY ARAB PHYSICIANS A
THOUSAND YEARS AGO.

Even in those early days medicinal
value was attached to the orange. So
when the doctor looks wise and tells US
one more indication that there is nothing
new under the sun, for Arab physicians
used oranges in their pharmaceutical
preparations more than a thousand years
ago.
There, when the caravans were being
loaded making ready to wind their sinu-
GUS way across the desert and disappear
dissolving speck against the simmer
ing blue and gray Of sky and sand, each
softly-stepping big grey camel. guarded
by swarthy figure with shrouded head
and flowing burnouse. lowered his great
bulk with little moaning complaints to
and perfumes, rugs and tapestries. and
queer baskets of fruits lined and covered
with cool green leaves
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
Thornton News.
O Times-Republican.

Special to Times
Thornton, Feb George Long, Jr.
arrived last night from Ames to visit
his father, who is quite sick with
pneumonia.
III. P. Jacobson recently purchased
the brick store building on South
Main street, from Henry Price.
The heaviest snow storm Of the sea-
son is upon this section of the state
today.
Sidney Sarber and Miss Demaris
were married at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sarber last night, and will begin
housekeeping at once, near BOWS
where Sid has rented a farm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
Durinq the Tiff.
(Puck. J

Mrs. Houlihan (sobbng)-1 never
saw we till tn day before me unfor-
chnit marriage!
Mr. Houlihan-An' I often wisht ye
hadn't seen me till TIL day afther.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
REMARKABLE AGE OF ORANGE
TRIES.

So oranges found their way into Persia,
Syria, North Africa and eventually were
In Cordova the far-famed center of Moor
ish grandeur and luxury, there is said to
be still standing an orange tree which
was planted nearly seven hundred years
ago
Toward the end of the twelfth century
oranges were in cultivation in Seville and
the European markets Of today are carry
ing the same Seville or bitter orange. 60
skin, and extensively used on the CONT
nent for making marmalade and orange
Iwine.
authorities say is still in existence. wa.
planted by ST. Dominic for the Convent OF
st. Sabina h Rome some time in tbs early
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
Fixed for Winter.

(Kansas City Journal)
How can you be so cheerful with
the wolf at your door,"
He amt at my door any longer"
answered the poet. Yesterday we
sailed him down.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
Tho Manning News.

Special to Times Republican.
Manning, Feb. IA number OF our
people We're in attendance at the f.
NJ Wilson funeral at Templeton,
Thursday forenoon.
Mrs. Frank Kemp. who has been
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
ORANGE REACHES PERFECTION IN
CALIFORNIA.

There is much to be said in praise of
those other countries Of the globe, which
in spite of inadequate agricultural sys-
TENS and other adverse conditions sue
point which 1t had attained even fifty
years ago But it emained-as usual
for America, that little sister to the
perfection mark. And out of all America.
what more fitting than that the typical
Americans. the Westerners-the men from
California. the very edge Of tho brim Of
dustry the seven-league boots In which
It has made the strides that have put
orange-culture where it is today.
To California belong. the honor Of the
title "Orchard of &c United States" but
like all other badges II honor, IL had to
be fought for ard won. often at q us-
Inendous AcriheH
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
PILES CURED in 6 TO "a DAYS.

PAzO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching. Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in to IA days
or money refunded. soc.