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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29

being done? If it be true that such
secrecy is imposed by law then decent
men and women should Indignantly re-
fuse to serve in the capacity of guar
dian of such institutions.
The Illinois case emphasizes the
need of publicity. The public has the
right to know what is going on in the
state institutions it supports. 1t can
not know too much nor be too Well in
formed. 1t accentuates the duty OF
every citizen to inform himself as TO
character and performance of those
who distribute and apply the public
charities. Concealment is crime TO
make the insane and helpless paWns
in a political game, TO give incompe-
tents and brutes power over the UNI
fortunate wards of the state, is as
heinous as any crime in the category
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
A TREE WITHIN A TREE.
lISnnxYille JOurnaD

During the summer Of 1905. when
the writer resided in the Joseph Glib
son property on East Main street,
a large apple tree on the west lawn
blew down. That incident Of itself
amounted to nothing, but the man
ner in which the body Of the tree
split in falling revealed most re-
markable curiosity. On the inside
of that tree which was 10 inches or
foot in diameter and probably 20 or 20
wears old, found the form of
the original tree, just as 1T was at the
time it was transplanted from the
nursery a quarter of century ago.
The little tree appeared to be and
actually was loose from its outside
woody covering, and three or four
knots at a distance of about 3h or
feet from the ground showed plain
ly where the original limbs had been
sawed off. What was still more re-
markable was the discovery of the
fine wire which had been twisted
around the tiny trunk Of the orig
inal tree to hold the label in place.
The tiny, tree thus embedded in the
growth of years of wood accumu-
lations and concentric rings was
about feet in height and two inches
in diameter. OF course it was With
out bark and the entire body was
covered with a. sticky, rusty colored
slime
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
AN ACCOMMODATING CANDIDATE.

When the mayor of Sioux City was
last elected it was on a platform IL
censing gambling houses. Fills candi-
dacy was built upon the wide open
town. He was elected. The gamblers
held sway For some reason, the
school board thought necessary to is
sue an order forbdding gambling on
school property. The mayor had been
electe don a gamblers platform and
Sioux City was a gamblers paradise.
For a consideration they We're given
free hand, until the business men
and interests of the city demanded a
change. Then the police powers drove
herd on them and kept them milling.
Now this same mayor. whose plat
form called for licensed gambling
houses, is ready to run on an anti
gambling platform. you pays your
ballot and you gets your choice" 1t is
immaterial to him, it would appear.
HE is in the mayor business Order
your goods and have them wrapped
up. He'll deliver what you order.
1t may be that he Is a pretty good
mayor as mayors 60, but while men
retain respect for other men who hold
conviction stronger than political ex-
pediency and elevate Righteousness
above office holding, his theory Of
good Dick and good devil will leave
bad taste in the mouth. 1t is re-
qufred that men stand for something
definite. Under our present system
the candidates are points for the
forces Of good and evil government to
rally upon. He must represent a prin-
ciple or the lack Of 1t.
Perhaps Mr.. Sears will be re-
elected mayor of Sioux City. It is up
to Sioux City,.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
OUTSIDE POINT Of VIEW

Dr LYMAN Abbott wants to see in
Harvard University such a church as
DR.. Parker wants to see in Hartford.
"Why cannot you students. he asked
in his Tuesday address there, merge
your inherited denominational pref
erences and found here in Harvard
university a church that shall ne
broad enough to include all denomina-
lions. Jewish as the Ten Command
ments, and as Protestant as the Ser
mon on the Mount"'
So said the Hartford Courant the
other day. Not long after the same
paper had the following report in its
local columns: At the communion at
the South Church Sunday morning. DR..
Parker received to the church twelve
Young people, among whom Were four
of his own grandchildren. The formal
reception was service prepared for
the occasion, and in harmony with
DR.. Parker's recent utterances, and
portion of it is given as of public IN
terest. DR. Parker spoke as follows:
'This church is composed of per-
sons associated in the name of Jesus
Christ for communion in the worship
of God. for moral and spiritual Gull
ture: for corporation in Christian ser
vice. for the promotion of human well
fare in the prevalence of Christs king
dom: and for the mutual .helpfulness in
yirtuous and godly living.
I'VE believe that all persons. olde"
or Younger. who have such interests
and purposes at heart, should have
a. home in the church of Christ, and
their part in its services and prlvl-
leses. and we cordially welcome al!
such to membership in this church. Do
YOU with us, confess God as your
heavenly father whose good children
YOU will try to be- in all reverence and
obedience toward Him, and in brother
Nv kindness towards your fellow men?
"Do you, with US, confess Jesus
Christ as your Lord and master. and
your purpose to live as becomes his
disciples?
.Is it your will to unite with this
church as in agreement with its pur-
poses, to walk and work with US In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29

Half loaf is better than none.
Gladys marriage to the count is an
improvement over the Pittsburg mil
lionaire plan.
The attention of a number of Iowa
politicians is called to the announce
ment that peanut factory recently
established in Terrell, Texas. about
1900 bushels day are being handled.
There will always be a place to go.
According to W. r.. Curtis, Shaw
told too many good stories in New
York He forgot that only chorus
girls are permitted to amuse eastern
millionaires.
Perjury is committed every day In
divorce courts, according to Judge
lying that precedes marriage.
When Mrs Szechenyi sneezes her
husband should come a running.
The Allison club has no immediate
connection with the big stick poll
cies.
The complaint that the new gold
coins are not "truly American" is new
er heard at the cashiers counter. No
true American has been known to re-
f,,ca Than, ot any ia
An Independence weather prophet
advances a theory to explain the
presecne of the grip germ. He says the
native habitat of the grip germ is the
planet Mars, which is now Very near
the earth, and the germs have leaped
thru the intervening space. 1t seems
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
Mys,Aezg
Iowa Newspapers
THE MASTERS CRIB.
lHardin County Citizen.)


The Cedar Rapids Republican is
much exercised of late. There Is per-
haps reason,-the crib, the crib, the
public crib! 1t thinks this paper is
trying to confuse the people on the
Torbert letter. The paper is enjoying
itself. The Torbert letter has and will
help the progressives. 1t puts vim
and ginger into the ranks. Torbert
is a traitor and scoundrel, Allison is
willing to sit back and reap the re-
ward of treachery if there is any, and
Cummins under hot fire wrote let
ter which is doubly construed. II the
Republican and it's side partners came
into meeting with white hands, there
might be some excuse for wall. 1t
will be necessary for them to take an
humble place at the mourner's bench
and have few sins washed away be-
fore they come into services In the
role of high priests. Attend the Sun
day meetings,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29

A notable change in the newspaper
field of Webster county has been made
by the retirement of a. NJ. Dubois from
part ownership in the Lehigh Argus.
Hal Fuller, the junior partner now
owns the whole property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29

Gas to whether a man is rich or poor
has nothing to do with and cannot be
held responsible for his being good
citizen or a bad one" argues the OF
tumwa Courier. "A poor man or a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
LET soCRA1Es REST IN PEACE.

A Des Moines woman contributes to
one Of the local papers a column OF
"what Socrates would say in Des
Moines." That is, she says what she
desires and lays it all on the poor old
man who was hemlocked centuries be-
fore Jim Berryhill and zone Johnson
had perfected the Des Moines plan
and before women broke into the
newspapers. The conceit is pleas
ing one however. Suppose the worth
les Of ancient Civilizations came wan
dering back from beyond the Styx?
If Socrates come to Des Moncs and
managed to get up town. he would
without doubt have much of interest
and wisdom to impart after he had
in a measure caught up with the CEN
tury. II Cato the Censor, came in on
late train it would be worth while
listening after he got his bearings. 1t
would be enlightening to hear him on
the "skiver" incident and few other
incidents interesting and expensive to
the Iowa taxpayer. If Regulus should
express his plain opinion after looking
over the files of the Des Moines Cap
ital before and after Cummins' first
term, no doubt 1t would be harder
blow than the Larrabee letter. 1t
would be fun to see Aristides when
Uncle George came up to him request
| ing that "Cummins" be written on his
ballot of ostracism and Pompey might
| for one reason or another mistake the
Register and Leader for the Colossus
and Coon river for the roadstead at
Rhodes.
| When Horatius arrived in Iowa and
saw Liston McMilen standing alone at
the Foraker bridge he would naturally
| inquire where Lartius and Herminius
| had hidden themselves. The old fellows
would not all be entirely lonesome.
Nevertheless it is best to let sleeping
dogs lie and ancient solons and sena-
| tors r. l. P. II they We're TO come upon
our generation with their old fashioned
ideas, demanding explanation, it would
take all our time to explain many
things besides automobiles and troll
ley cars and even, at that the explana-
ton of much would seem to. them I'M
satisfactory.
Socrates also is safe from his own
Xantippe and others. Let him X. |. p.
too.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29

as tho this controversy might be set
tied at independence without taking up
the time Of the physicians and as
tronomers elsewhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29

The Hardin County Citizen wonders
'if the Dubuque Times will condescend
to tell the people of Iowa the exact
date when Senator Allison ever stood
for and made effective the enforce
ment of the liquor laws at Davenport,
Dubuque or any other place? There
will be no answer. Hypocrisy can
make no answer" says the Citizen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
Ines-92epubiear 9rars,a11tu,nr jnua gaurg ~ 1903

rich man can both be bad or they
can both be good the abundance Of
riches on the part of the one doesn't
make him bad. Nor the
lack of riches on the part OF the other
doesn't necessarily make him good
That Is matter that each man de-
cldes for himself whether he Is to
be a help or hlndrance to society.
Money or the lack of 1t does not have
to enter into 1T
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29

the peaceable promotion OF our com
mon interests?"
Upon assent to this statement, which
the candidates had previously studied
with the pastor and which may per-
haps stand as the future form for such
occasions, the service Of reception was
concluded in terms of equal simplicity.
A Marshaltown preacher on re-
cent Sunday. told his congregation
that while labor union was recently
holding a meeting, one of the speak
ers referred to THE church and hiss
es were heard from all parts of the
room. Later on the same speaker
spoke of Jesus Christ and cheers We're
heard from the same audience. The m
ference of course was the church and
the laboring man have little In COM
mon. This scribe will try to show
that church founded as DR.. Parker
would have 1t, l. e., a Christian,
Jesus Christtian church, will not only
enfod the laborng man but many
others today having no affil-
iaton with any religious or
ganiZation. For some reason un-
known to this writer at least. the bars
of creed are kept up in nearly If not
all Christian churches, with the re-
suit of many churches. weak in mem
bership and influence. There Is so
much ground, so large field to work,
that 1t would seen as tho the churches
would reach out in a practical way to
gather the harvest. In the ordinary
town. not 10 per cent are church mem
bcrs. In the larger cities the percent
age is still smaller. There's reason
for It.
Not to go irto the present self
evident condition of the non attend
ance Of the labofing man upon church
service. we can suggest why another
large class of men and women are out
side Of the church and its good in
| huence. 1t is this very II believe.
that DR. Parker finds an unnecessary
part Of Joining church" Strange as
1t may seem large number OF men
and women object to Joining
| church with any mental reserva-
! tons" To Illustrate The medical
profession is noticeable as class
| OF being outside church membership.
| With their knowledge of the functions
and actions of the human body, it Is
| simply impossible for them to stand
| up and honestly say to their friends
! and neighbors, I believe. etc. They
| know that certain "beliefs" of the
Christian churches are impossibilities.
| They are so constituted that in their
| practice If told by their patients that
these reported miracles happened last
week in lowe, they would simply
doubt the sanity of the relator, or set
| him down at once as members of the
| Annias club. Vet the preacher asks
the doctor to join his church and say
II believe"
| Useless Is a discussion concerning
| the miracles. The point here to be
| made is, would not the churches be
better off If thousands of men and
women We're on the church books as
members in good and regular stand
| ing, and still not only had doubts con-
corning many of these miracles, but
positively disbelieved them. One thing
is sure. If these unbelievers We're
| church members, and were there for
moral and spiritual culture" as DR..
Parker says. it would not only be a
good thing for the unbelievers, but the
| community in general.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29

tied at Independence without taking up
the time Of the physicians and as
tronomers elsewhere.
1t is asserted that the saving over
steam by the use Of electric power ON
the railways of the United States av-t
eraged $63S mile, which, II applied
to The entire railway system, would
effect saving of $1SS.5O0000 a year.
Joined to the saving effected by going
ont of politics the railroads ought to
get rich at a = cent fare.
Altho he is several years past the
ordinary retiring age, Admiral Dewey,
the highest officer in our navy. still
remains in active service The age linz
it does not apply to him, because he
received the formal thanks of congress
on account OF his victory in the Phli-
ippines. He is still one of the most
efficient of workers. and it was not
because he was not sufficiently ViRor-
Gus that he did not accompany thH
Pacific fleet in its long cruise. ON the
day after Christmas the admiral COM
pleted his SEVENTEEN year.
The Knoxville Journal announces the
candidacy of Henry L. Bousquet OF
that city, for the office of the clerk
of the supreme court of Iowa. MI
Bousquet is now filing that position
by appointment from the supreme
court The Journal says of Mr.. Bous-
quet: He is a man whom the re-
publicans of all factions and CLUES
can supporqt with the consciousness
that he is an efficient and honorable
public official and a loyal and uncom-
promising republican. He Is man OF
the highest integrity and gentleman
who is worthy of the highest consider
alton from the party he has served
Loyalty and we'll"
The Travellers Protective Association
OF America, made up of $1,000 COM
mercial travellers, has had a bill intro
duced in congress which promises, IL
passed, to do away, with the greatest
menace to the travelling public. 1t re-
quires the railroads to purchase steel
cars, allowing them ten years to dis
pose OF all their present equipments;
provides for a uniform standard of
roadbed, the aboishing of grade cross
ings. and compels double tracking and
a uniform and automatic system OF
block signals.
A notable change in the newspaper
field of Webster county has been made
by the retirement of A. NJ. Dubois from
part ownership in the Lehigh Argus.
Hal Fuller, the junior partner now
owns the whole property.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-10-17
CITY TRUSTEES.
Canvass Sewer Bond Vote and Allow
 Bills.

The City Trustees of El Centro met at the City Hall on Tuesday night, with all members present except Trus- tee Hamilton.
 The board canvassed the vote which was cast on october 12, on the propo- sition to issue. $4O,OOO for the pur- pose of constructing a septic tank sewer system for El Centro, and it was shown that III votes were cast; 169 votes were in favor of the bond issue; one was against the bond issue. and one ballot was defective.
 The City Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance providing for the issuance of the bonds and to re- port at an adjourned meeting of the board, to be held Friday evening.
 The board allowed the following bills: Holton Power Company, $3S.9O; w. o. Whealy, $225; c. A. Bradford, $6.25; Bryan & Gibson, $9000 Bryan & Gibson, $50; Fl Centro Plumbing and Machinery Company, $40.
 Trustees Brown and Pellet were ap- pointed a committee to audit the books of the City Marshal and Tax and Lii cense Collector and the City Treas urer.
 The board adjourned to meet Fri day evening, October 16, at 7:30 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-10-17
CHANGES ON MAIN STREET.
Business Concerns Seeking Larger Quarters and New Stores to
 Open This Month.

B. Solomon & Company have moved their department store to their new quarters in the center of the block of Holt buildings on Main street. This gives them fully double the amount of store space they have had, and they have filled it with goods. A fine win dow display is being made at their new place of business.
 Tenants were waiting for the two store rooms just vacated by the Salo- mon Company. The store room ad- joining the Dunaway drug store has been leased by A. D. Helms, and he will place therein a seed store. thus filling want long felt in this city The west section of this building has been rented by Mrs. J. F. Tout for her stock of millinery, which will be removed at once from the former stand on Broadway.
 William Egerer has taken over the lunch business conducted in his bak- cry by MT. and Mrs. Otis McCoid, and they have departed for Mexico
Imperial Valley press., 1908-10-17
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Los Angeles, Cali fornia, Oct. q 1908.
 A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by Jennie l.. Randall, contestant, against Homestead Entry, No. 10442, made December 16, 1903, for S. w quarter, Section "A, Township 16 S., Range 12 E., s. B. M. by Thomas B. Moore, Contestee, in which it is alleged that said Thomas B. Moore has never resided upon said land nor made any improvements thereon; that said entryman has wholly abandoned said land for more than six months last past; that said alleged absence was not due to employment in Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States in any capacity during war times.
 Said parties are hereby notified to ap- pear, respond and offer evidence touch ing said allegation at TO o'clock a.. m on Nov 23, 1908, before the Register and l.eceiver at the United States Land Of flee in Los Angeles, California.
 The said contestant having, in a proper affidavit filed Oct. 2, 1908, set forth facts which show that after due diligence per sonal service of this notice can not be made, it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publication.
 FRANK c. PRESCOTT,
 Register
 O. R. w. ROBINSON, 2S-4t Receiver.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-10-17

Charles H. Julian, of San Diego, well known in Imperial Valley, and a cousin of George H. P Shaw of Inn perial, lost his arm last week as the result of an accident while out shoot ing ducks on False Bay. He was in a boat with his little son, Archie, when the lad undertook to lay down a gun, but it slipped through his fin gers and the hammer striking the seat in the boat, Julian received the full charge of shot in his arm. The limb was amputated to avoid blood pois- oning.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-10-17
FORGOT HE HAD CORK LEG
John Jumped Into The Bay But Could
 Not Drown His Sorrows.

The cork leg of John Anderson, a vagrant for the fourth time in as many months refused to allow him to sink his troubles beneath the waters of the bay. He was found floating off the Folsom street wharf by two sailors, who took him to the harbor hospital. After the water had been pumped from his lungs, Anderson said:
 That's what I call hard luck. Every time I jump in 1 forget to take off my cork leg, and all get for my trou- ble is chill"
Imperial Valley press., 1908-10-17
NOTICE.
The Hearing of the Petition for the
 Fuller and Stevens Road.

The Hearing of the Petition for the
 Fuller and Stevens Road,
 Beginning at the northeast corner of section S5, and the southeast corner of section 26, township IS S., Range 14 E., s. B. M. thence west to a point near the northeast corner of section S4, town ship 15 s., Range IA E., $. B. M; thence in southwesterly direction to the north east corner of said section 34, township i5 s., Range 14 E. s. B. M; thence south along the east line of said section 34 to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of same; thence west along. the north line of the south half of said sec ton B. township t5~S, Range 14 D., S B. M., to the northwest corner of the south half of section 34 township 15 S., Range IA D., s. B. M.,"
 Will be held by the Board of Super visors on Tuesday, November 1O 1908, at 10 a. m, at which time all non-con senting property owners along said pro- posed road are notified to be present and show cause, if any they have, why said proposed road should not be declared a public highway.
 By order of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County California.
 D. $. ELDER,
 Clerk of Board of Supervisors of 2S-2t Imperial County, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-10-17
WILL PLANT COTTON

c. B. Jones. of Lockhart, Texas, ar rived in El CentrO last Monday morn. ing to look after his real estate inter ests here. He plans to plant from fifty to seventy-fiye acres of Texas cotton on his ranch, two and a half miles east of El Centro, and will plant the Mabane variety, which in Texas has demonstrated its ability to produce forty-two per cent lint. Mir. Jones is convinced that Imperial Val. ley has a great future before 1t as 8 cotton belt
Imperial Valley press., 1908-10-17

Fl Centro postofIice has kept up it's good record for the past quarter, al though that period included the quiet est time of the year This office is sued 331 money orders, amounting to 5 3,69716, and paid out on money or ders, $1,037.25. For the quarter, $1,- 371.7S worth of stamps were sold.