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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
Topics of the Times.

"A Standard Oil letter cast upon the
waters, returns after many days.
| < se1S 5if5 -"
If an American army officer must
be able to walk fifty miles in six days,
how fast would the enemy have to go
to keep out Of range?
Whenever the mass of farmers and
breeders go crazy to sell livestock some
few shrewd people make money pick
ing up snaps.
If the president really wants to
know about farm life, let him come
out into Marshall county and observe.
Most farm homes would be able to
lodge him in comfort.
Speaking of President Roosevelt,
isn't he apparently able to take care
of his own future?
Inquiring Lady-"How much milk
does you COW give a day."
Truthful Boy Bout eight quarts
lady,"
Inquiring Lady-"And how much Of
that do you sell?'
Truthful Boy" Bout twelve quarts,
Human Life.
This affinity business calls more
loudly for big elm club than for
court procedure.
Hughes may not be able to carry
New York. but he could roll up q
corking big majority in Iowa. That
is the difference between states and
people.
The New York Sun says Hughes IN
jured himself by "injudicious remarks
about crooks The "crook" vote in
New York must be- it appears, handled
judiciously. More Of it should be
handled judicially
The campaign verse is apathetic in
keeping with the campaign, and pa
thetic in literary sense.
Testators do not always depart this
life in forgiving frame of mind
Mrs Catharine e. Heckler, of Port
land, Ore, bequeathed to her husband
81, payable in monthly instalments
Mr. Heckler is referred to as "the in
dividual who married me in 1906"
Perhaps that is all it was worth.
Instructor-Mr. Smith. Kindly name
the bones of the skull.
Student Smith--Well. sir, I've got
them all in my head, but l can't think
of their names just now.--Bohenian.
A school teacher was endeavorng to
convey the idea Of pity 10 the nem-
bers of his class. "Now supposing,'
he said, "a man working on the river
bank suddenly fell In. He could not
swim and would be in danger of
drawing. Picture the scene, boys and
girls. The mans sudden fall, the cory
FOR help, His wife knowing his peril
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
THE APPROACHING STORM.

When the thunder caps loom TIP In
the west and the grumblings of an
approaching storm becomes manifest.
the wise farmer whose hay is in the
field gets busy. The action of the
Iowa state health officers in session
just adjourned is the threat of approach
ing storm that should be needed by
stock raisers. There will be serious
Legislation against infected herds, leg
islation that will stamp out tubercular
disease from the herds of the state. 1t
is as certain as any reform that calls
insistently for legal measures.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
Looker-On In Iona

| Allison. Oct. 17.-There was an ex-
hibiton of nerve and grit on the part
of four of the citizens of this town.
last week, worth mentioning. On q
farm a few milese out, lived a man,
who had been at one time an inmate
of an insane asylum, and came back
home cured" few months ago. The
man lived alone on the farm, with the
exception of his father, an man totally
blind. depending on this insane son
for everything. And strangely enough
the insane son was a model. in respect
to his care of his aged father, and some
sane sons will do better if they follow
his creed. But the crazy man had q
grudge against cattle. Hogs, horses
and sheep were all right, but cattle
needed killing. He almost starved to
death his own cows and steers, till the
neighbors interfered and compelled
him to feed them Once he loaded
yearling and two calves into wagon
then started the team on a dead run
for town, and on arriving on the
scales in front of an implement house,
deliberately threw them out on the
ground, saying the United States de-
tectives We're after him. Last week
he commenced shooting the neighbors'
CATTLE and when taken to task, plainly
stIted he should continue to shoot all
cattle he pleased, and also to shoot
any men that came out to take him
back to the asylum. 1t was well
known he carried a gun when he went
out into the fields to work, or around
the barn when doing the chores. Some
NO. +<, IA Clo
sent word to the sheriff, and in his
absence the deputy, living here, taking
three men with him, started out the
afternoon the writer was in town, to
get the cattle shooter. Knowing what
was ahead of them it certainly took
nerve and courage. The sequel proves
it. When these men arrived on the
farm, the insane man was at work
fixing up the corn crib He said moth
ing and the posse wore just as mum.
But the lunatic jumped for his gun not
ten feet away and deputy sheriff and
his men jumped for the crazy
man. The insane man shot charge
into the legs of one of the crowd,
aimed his gun for the heart of another
and only because one of the posse
placed his hand under the hammer
there would have been a dead citizen.
But even then with the gun taken
away he put up a fight, that required
the active work of all four of the men
from town. Finally he was overpow-
cred and taken to the Jail.
And here Is strange condition of
affairs The writer is told that these
four men doing their duty as citizens,
doing an act which required great per-
sonal courage. absolutely taking their
lives in their hands, did so with no
recourse on state or county, if during
such fracas they We're crippled for
life, or In case of death, the widows
or orphans. made SO by citizen doing
his duty TO the state, have no claim
on the taxpayers. To state it plainly
the man shot in the leg must pay his
doctors bill and lose his time while
prevented from following his usual oc-
cupation. If this is true. and the in
formation comes from citizens well
posted, there is need of another law
on the statute book.
And one more thing is worth men,
tioning. And that is the too common
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
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Important Decisions
Compiled by West Pub. Co. ST. Paul
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APPRENTICESHIP.

The contract of an apprentice pro-
vided that he should serve an appren-
ticeship of four years and thirty days
at varying rates. the number of hours
amounting in all to 1890. AT the eX-
piration of the contract he was also to
receive 500. When he had worked
11,5391a hours the compensation for a
part of which had been voluntarily, In
creased above the contract price, he
was informed that his time had eX-
pred. but that on account of the in
crease in his wages, he was not en-
titled to the 500 referred to above, He
was also informed at a later date that
the time had not yet expired. He had
been at the company's shop for four
years and two months. In Denver En-
cheering Works VS.. Newman, 96 Pa
cific Reporter 175, the supreme court
of Colorado held that as the increase
in wages had been voluntarily made 1t
did not affect the right to the 500, and
that the time put in was sufficient.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

The city of Denver enacted an or
dinance authorizing certain improve
ments, and which undertook to deter
mine that all necessary preliminary
proceedings We're had as required by
the city charter. The charter makes
such determination conclusive Subse-
quently notice that objections would
be heard. if filed within certain time
was published. but no time or place
of hearing was specified. Written OBJ
jections We're filed within the specified
time. but no opportunity for argu-
ment was given. The United States
supreme court held in Londoner VS..
Denver. 2S Supreme Court Reporter,
70s. that the law making the decision
of the council conclusive of preliminary
proceedings. was constitutional, but
that the failure to give opportunity for
oral argument rendered the assess
ment invalid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
Personal Liberty.

There is much being said in these
days about personal liberty The two
great political parties of the state of
Illinois have ventured to insert into
their platforms what is speciously
called personal liberty plank" Let
US not be deceived by Understanding
phrases. The only liberty that we
should covet is the liberty to go along
the lines of sobriety. the liberty to run
the engine on the rail, not into the
ditch; the liberty that is secured by
society organized in the interest of So
briefly, purity. decency and modesty.
"The liberty of the saloon and the
brothel" is a contradiction in terms.
The liberty of dissipation is awful sla-
very. Personal morality is too small
and uncertain a thing in the twentieth
century Of the Christian era. We want
communal morality. the state or
ganized in the interest of sobriety and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
TURNTABLE DOCTRINE.

Defendants left some large gas pipes
lying in position to be easily moved
by children. In an action to recover
for the death of a child killed by one
of the pipes rolling over him. the cause
of the accident was held to be the act
of leaving the gas pipes in the street
and was referred to by the st. Louis
court of appeals in O'Hara VS.. Laciede
Gaslight company, ITO Southwestern
Reporter, 642, as death trap for chill
dren playing upon the street in rem
dering judgment for plaintiff.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
Married Man in Trouble.

A married man who permits any
member of the family to take anything
except Foley's Honey and Tar. for
coughs, colds and lung trouble, is gull
ty of neglect. Nothing else is as good
for all pulmonary troubles. The gen
uine Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no opiates and is in a yellow pack
age. Mcbride & Will Drug company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
He Got His Wish.

A German peddler. raped timidly al
the kitchen entrance Mrs. Kelly, angry
at being interrupted in her washing
flung open the door and glowered at
him.
did yez wish to see me?" she de-
nanded in threatening tones.
The peddler backed off a few steps.
well, if did, he assured her with
AN apologize grin, Il got my wish;
thank you.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

lions. while Spanish protestants may
be counted only by hundreds. At
heart, the English speaking protestant
is no more liberal than the Spanish
speaking Catholic.
Nevertheless, while all this is true,
we concur substantially with the hope
of our protestant contemporary that
all vestige Of religious intolerance
will disappear equally from Catholic
as well as protestant countries
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
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and hearing his screams, PUSHES i'm
mediatelv to the bank. Why does she
rush to the bank?
After pause small voice piped
forth:
please, sir, to draw his insurance
money. "-Home Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

practice Of releasing from our insane
asylums, so many insane people, as
cured" when the officials of the
asylum, and the friends of the patient
must know a relapse is likely to occur
at any time. Not only that but we
sentimental people of Iowa, so dislike
to incarcerate a human being in an IN
sane asylum, we frequently send dan
gerous cases to the poor farm. or fall
ing that wait till the crazy person kills
some one, and then if unfortunately,
he fails to commit suicide, we bring
such insane people before lunacy
commission and send them away to
be cured-and discharged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Come on now!" demands the Chel-
sea Independents "None o yer durn
fooling. Hustle around and get that
house cleaning out of the way. We
are in no humor to stand much monkey
business
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

"Some of those contingent con-
tracts may be bluffs" admits the
Sioux City Journal land some of them
may not. Whether rightly or wrong
~, there are a lot of good business
men who think Bryans election would
be had for business
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
Useless.
<r TN
tho MIL

Gateman Cat the musical comedy)--
Don't you want to come back?
Castleton--No.
We'll. take this pass check anyway.
You can hand it to some chap on the
outside
MY dear fellow. I haven't an enemy
i'm the. world
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

The Oelwein Register suggests with
the circle off the ticket candidates may
rest assured that a personal canvass
is mighty good thing to have in the
family. Lest we forget, lest we for
get, you know"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

child urinates TOO often. ifthe urine scalds
the flesh. or IT, when the child reaches an
ace when Z should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wes-
ting, deper1 rpon it, tfecause OF the diff
culty is 1..dl ev trouble, and the first
step sllouie - towards the treatment OF
these important organs. Thus unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition OF
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
hapit as most people suppose.
Women as. we'll as men are made nllser.
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and bot1, need the same great remedy:
TIE mild aud the immediate effect OF
Syamp-Root is soon realized. It ssold
by druggists, i'll fifty 49,
cent and one-dollar S9 2
size bottles. Yon may sts N sssa;;sssiSsss
have sample bottle ss= &k=
by mail free, also a Home of swa1npRoo'
pamphlet telling all about Swa1np..Roott,
including many OF the thousands OF tesll-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. IN writing DR.. Kilmer & Co..
Binghanlton, n. Y, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name. Swamp Roos'
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the aa-
dress, Rulg],annnn. n Y. on every
hottie.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

"Rascality has no politics. A thief
is a thief, whether he be democrat
or a republican, says the Odebolt
Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not unco1n-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
WILLS.

In Conner vs. Skaggs, III South
western Reporter 1882, wherein one
daughter had been Disseminated
against by a parent because her mar
rage did not please him. the Missouri
supreme court, speaking by Judge
Lamm, finds from the evidence that
there was no undue influence of lack
of testamentary capacity and there
fore affirms the judgment of the lower
court against the contestant, but adds
this interesting bit of advice to the
other heirs "There is inferential evil
dence, as we see it, that the mother,
when the hand of death rested heav-
lily on her. left an injunction that the
more fortunate children and grand
children of Joseph Skaggs may find
lasting happiness in remembering and
obeying-an injunction meaning that
they should see to it that the unbend-
ing rigor of their fathers will should
be tempered with equity and mercy. The
enforcement of that tender and solemn
injunction lies far beyond the jurisdic-
ton and domain of earthly courts, but
peradventure. it is none the less a
proper subject of judicial comment and
judicial hope"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
Honen as Vel as lden Are Made
Miserable by Kianey and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mint,
discourage and lessensan1bition; beauty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

The Sheldon Sun predicts that Gov
ernor Cummins will win, basing its
opinion on belief that Il large ma
jority of Iowa republicans are pro-
gressives. AT the June primary he
was opposed by the most popular man
that ever asked for the votes of the
people of Iowa, and he was less than
10000 votes behind Senator Allison
was the only man who could defeat
him, and the standpat crowd knew 1T.
Let the will of the people prevail; let
us have peace; let us give Taft and
Sherman and Cummins and Hubbard
and the entire republican ticket an
old time majority.
old time majority"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

Take It here in Butler county. the
charge is made that the sheriff IL en-
forcing the liquor laws, and for that
reason fight is being made upon
him." says the Clarksville Star I'VE
do not know whether the charge IS
true, or not, but it shows what men
will do if an officer attempts to do his
sworn duty. If officers are to be con-
demned for doing their sworn duty,
why have laws?" inquiries the Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17
LIABILITY OF MARRIED WOMEN

LIABILITY OF MARRIED WOMEN.
The United States circuit court in
Allen West Commission company VS..
Grumbles, 161 Federal Reporter, 461
in deciding on the liability of a mar
ried woman to garnishment by her
husbands creditors, where the orig
inal action was instituted under section
$40 of Kirby's Digest against the hus-
band, says the decisive question is
whether a personal judgment can be
rendered against her, and decides that
it cannot be and that the proceedings
should not be maintained.
SPLITTING CAUSES OF ACTION.
An agent employed for five years at
salary of $4,000 per year was dis
charged after serving six months. He
brought an action for the damages he
sustained and which he might sustain
up to, the time of trial, but without
prejudice to his right to bring subse-
quent suit or suits for damages accru-
ing after the trial of this cause" Dam
ages were agreed upon by counsel,
should plaintiff be allowed to recover
on the complaint Judgment was for
plaintiff. Another action was brought
for wages which accrued after this
verdict. The United States circuit
court held in Flanders VS.. Canada, A.
& p. S. S. Co., 161 Federal Reporter,
37S, that, Notwithstanding the defend
ants contention that there was but
one cause of action originally, this OBJ
lection not being raised upon the first
trial could not be on the second.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

Sometimes" says the Davenport.
Democrat, STRAW shows which way the
wind blows. But the vote taken on a
railroad train, on a street car, can be
made to show anything wanted"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

There isn't a subject that he can
not talk upon says the Vinton Eagle
referring to Mr.. Bryan. "He never was
in business, yet he can tell just how
it should be run. He knows every ill
of our commercial life is heir to and he
has a constitutional or statutory rem
edy for it. He cannot be elected to
the presidency but he knows Just
what he would do if he could be elected
to the presidency"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

"A Britt man says that there are
two things that he wants kept clean.
politics and base ball." states the Britt
News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

And one more thing is worth men
tioning. And that is the too common
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
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ETEMPERANcE UNION.
Members Limited to Fourteen Drinks
Of Liquor Daily.

signing the pledge" is no new thing,
as is proved by researches in Italy.
Interesting particulars of what would
sppear to be the earliest examples OF
written pledges TO abstain from gam
bling and excessive drinking are given
in the Turin Studi Medievali by Signor
Girolamo Biscaro, who has discovered
three such documents in the archives
of Milan. The first of these records Is
an oath sworn on the gospels by Gia-
como Pasquaii and Armanino Duca
to the effect that for two years they
will abstain from gambling In Pavia
or within three miles thereof and will
likewise refrain from inducing others
to gamble on their behalf The penal
ty for any breach of this oath is fixed
at soldi. payable TO Papio Bovatorio.
In the second document Perano de
Bono promises Uberto de Proto to
abstain from gambling for certain
period, exception being made on be-
half of the game of bismentiro. at
which. however, he was not to lose
more than denari on any one day.
Further, he undertakes not TO visit
any inn for drinking purposes before
the hour of yespers on Monday. A
breach of either clause OF the pledge
involves the payment OF soldi 10 De
Proto. BY the third document Sileto
Ferrario expressed his willingness to
pay Il denari TO his brother Lamperio
should he be persuaded to play for
money in any place of public resort or
to spend more than denari on intoxi-
cants in any one day.
The motive for these contracts Is not
stated, but 1t Is presumed that they
were entered into by employees whose
masters wished to keep their proclivi-
ties in check. There is nothing in the
documents to suggest the existence OF
any organization for the promotion Of
temperance. The honor of being first
In the field In this respect therefore
still rests with Germany. where two
temperance societies were founded In
the sixteenth century.
OF these the Order OF st. Christie
pher was formed by Sigismund de
Diettrichstein on Jan. IS. 1917. and the
Order of Temperance by the landgrave
Of Hesse on Dec. %. 1900. The men,
bers of the one order were pledged to
abstain from toast drinking. and the
members of the other undertook not
to drink more than seven glasses OF
liquor ut q time, and that not oftener
than twice day.-Chicago News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the citi-
zens of the Second ward of the city OF
Richmond, Wayne township. Wayne
all others concerned, that I, the I'M
dersigned applicant. a male inhabi-
tant OF said State and over the age of
twenty-one years. of good moral
character and being and having been
continuous bona fide resident OF
said Wayne Township for more than
ninety days Immediately proceed
ing the date OF this application.
intend to apply 90 the Board
of County Commissioners of said
County and State at their next
first Monday in December. 1908. for a
license to sell intoxicating, spurious.
vinous and malt liquors in less guam
tity than five gallons at a time. and
permit the same to be drank on the
premises where sold, in accordance
with the provisions of an act of the
General Assembly of the State OF In
diana, approved March 18th, 1875, an
well as other laws of the State now in
force
And further state am and will be
the actual and sole owner and pro-
prietor of the said business. should a
license be granted to me, and that
I am not acting and win not act az
the agent or partner of another in the
conduct Of the same.
Being In the building situated on part
of lot on Fort Wayne avenue, and on
lot IL on North Eighth street in Bickle
& Laws addition to Richmond. and
being the lower room, on the ground
floor of two story brick building
situated on part lots numbered two t2D
and eleven I'D in BickIe & Laws adj
dition to the city Of Richmond. Wayne
county, Indiana. which said building
is numbered 1917 Fort Wayne avenue
and 412 on North Eighth street in said
city OF Richmond.
1s-23-30- GEORGE H. THEURER