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Copper and other Metals.

New York, June 9.-Lead firm, at
$4.47k@4.50; lake copper dull, t12.75
@12.s7A; bar silver, SIC per mi
st. Louis, June 9.-Spelter lower,
SALTY.
, 1908-06-09

FOR RENT-Two unfurnished
rooms; 81 month. 42O south Fourth
, 1908-06-09

WIRE AND COCOA DOOR MATS
WILL KEEP THE HOUSE FREE
FROM MUD. w. H. HOLIDAY CON-
PANY HAS EN-. 254t2
, 1908-06-09

FOR RENT-Six-room furnishe
house in desirable location. Enquir
at this Office. eod-t
, 1908-06-09

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms; We,
ry reasonable. 915 Grand avenue
, 1908-06-09
CAME TO ATTEND
FUNERAL oE FRIEND.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Pearson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed o. Moen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Olson Of Virginia dale came
this morning to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. ]. w. Johnson this afternoon, be-
ing joined by Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lund
and family OF the Big Laramie and
others.
, 1908-06-09

Why not got all the news whom It =
nsws by reading The Republican,
, 1908-06-09

FOR RENT-Furnished housekeep-
ing rooms. Cor. University and Sixth.
eod-lf
, 1908-06-09

MISUNDERSTANDING and plain
sewing, 4O6 Tenth street. je15
, 1908-06-09

FOR RENT-small furnished house.
Mrs. Atkinson. 254t3
, 1908-06-09

FOR RENT--Modern house. 8. N
Ware. 250t,
, 1908-06-09

FOR sALE-5-room cottage, with
barn. 1880. NJ. T. Ulen, Il
, 1908-06-09
Wool Market At ST, LovIs.

Wool Market at st. Louis.
st. Louis. June 9.-Wool steady.
Territory and western mediums. 1870
Ice; fine mediums. 10013c; fine, go
lie.
, 1908-06-09

The Denver, Laramie and North
western car Yellowstone passed
through the city today, bound for Han
ma with a party of investors.
, 1908-06-09
New York Financial Market.

New York. June 9.-Prime mercan-
tile paper, 3k@4 per cent; money on
call easy, 1h@1A per cent.
, 1908-06-09

ws.hly ass.s1e.a ea,y 4 ) ysss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13

Wednesday to work at the home of
Fred Schuett on Grandyicw avenue.
instead she met Gertrude Mum, and
was taken to their home. The child
was sick which taken in. and remained
at the Mum home until last night. A
notice telling that the police were
looking for the girl, caused the Munns
to notify the authorities. The child
was taken in custody and returned
home last night.
Considerable difficulty was had howe
ever in taking her to the depot. for
the girl dreaded return to her former
home. She alleges cruelty, claiming
that her parents illtreated her to such
an extent that she ran away. Her
father then had her placed In re-
form school, but her good behavior
won her an early parole. She did not
wish to return home after leaving the
institution, so came to Muscatine. The
Munns intend to adopt the girl, and
will fight If necessary, any move that
will be made to place her in the Old
home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
FROM AN OLD BILL OF SALE.
Interesting Inventory Of Items Of .
Sale Of Hundred Years Ago.

A bill of sale of personal property
100 years ago was very important
item, and was recorded on the desk
books of the county with all the red
tape of a land sale. There are some
very interesting items noted among
these old sales Of personal property,
and it is amusing to take up some OF
the accounts and note the inventory.
of items. In sale of personal prop
erty by John Eddington Of Spartan
burg, to William r. Smith, also Of
Spartanburg, under date Of May 8,
1906, the following are few Of the
items which include bill Of goods
that sold for $50:
Two feather beds, one straw bed,
one cattail bed, two white sheets,
three checked sheets, two dutch
blankets, two homemade blankets,
one oven and lid, one pot and hooker,
one skillet. three pewter basins. one
half dozen pewter plates, one dish,
ten pewter spoons, ten cups. two quart
bottles, one big wheel, one water pail,
one pig, two plows, two swingie trees.
two clevers, one ak, one handsaw, ono
foot adze, one drawing knife, one cur
~ comb, two mems saddles, one shoe
tool. two meal bags, one sack bag. one
trunk, and the men and women wear
ing apparel, etc.-Spartanburg Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13

singly and i'm pairs but to no purpose
Their horses have been scared, and
their dog: run over and killed. FINALLY
they have gotten together and decided
to lay their wrongs before She sheriff
collectively and see If they will have
more weight than individual protests.
TO this end signatures are being OBJ
tanned TO a sort of petition which VIII
he presented in few days. Sheriff
Dunn has expressed himself as will
ing to do all in his power to break up
the auto scorching, even If he has to
swear i'm an extra set of deputies and
a merry war is expected so IN. rbe
intrjcacies of the law are a handlcaD,
however and he must have the NUM-
bers of the offending machines ana, AZ
most of the offensive scorching Is be-
ing done at night, when the dim tall
lights OF the machine do not show on
the number tags. it seems ne has MS
work cut out for him.
The farmers threaten unless the
scorching stops that they will .ake the
measures forced onto the New Jersey
farmers, and will halt the scpfchers
with shotguns long enough to find out
their numbers and report them % tbs
auth, nrities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13

SdItOIs
While hunting Sunday, Maurice
Griffin had the misfortune to acci-
dentally discharge his shotgun, lnjur-
ing his right hand quite severely.
Newton.
Mr.. Henry Jensen living northwest
of town, was stricken with paralysis
on Thursday of last week. He had not
been we'll for some time previous and
his condition is considered quite SER
ious.
Nemaha.
Thirty-six Woodmen and Royal
Higlllanders husked fifteen hundred
bushels of pop corn for John Burnquist
on the latter's farm last Thursday.
They picked practically all his corn
that day.
Nevada.
The Nevada Woman's club lad its
annual dinner and entertainment Mon
day evening at the home of Mrs. Chas.
p McCord. The occasion was very
pleasant and was attended by IL com
pany numbering between forty and
fifty.
Bows.
The first corn husking story of the
season comes from the A. c. Ander-
son farm in Vernon, where Floyd Nc
Pike one day last week, husked 105
bushels of corn, by weight, N ten
hours. We expect to hear of many
more such in the near future.
GIidden.
George Arson was severely hurt Sat
urday. He was using King road
drag and struck some sort of an OBJ
struction In the road which gave .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
MAJOR BYERS WANTS
JOB As ]. 5. CONSUL
Des Moines Man to Be Urged
for Appointment to For
eign Service
HAS SUPPORT OF SENATORS
Byers Prefers to Return to Former
Post in Switzerland, Where He
Served a Number Of Years - Does
!, Not Hope for Place Occupied by tho
Late Consul s. c. Mcfarland.
Special to T,mes-Republican.

Special to TtmeS-Republ1can.
Des Molnes, Nov. 13.-Contirming a
report which has been gaining circula-
ton, Major S. Fl. M. Byers of Des
Moines, poet and author, admitted the
possibility OF his re-entering the con-
sular service under the new admins
tration.
"The Iowa senator's" he said, "have
before the administration, and l may
CO."
do you know the country which is
to be suggested?" Major Byers was
asked
NO." he replied. ''I do not.
would like to go back to Switzerland,
where used to be. I know the coun-
try there, know the people and would
enjoy it. The years spent in the
consular service in Switzerland were
pleasant. Ny position there was Gre
ated by Secretary, of State Blaine. But
the place made vacant in Switzerland
by the death Of Mr.. G. s. Mcfarland
will be filled, I presume. by some
other man now In the consular service.
'fhe law secured by Secretary Taft
provides that"
No action in the matter will likely
be taken before congress meets. when
his appointment can be confirmed.
Major Byers stands high in tiplo-
matte circles annd his appointment
would please all Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
City of Davenport Proposes to
Avoid Payment of Dam
age Suits,
MUST KEEP WALKS IN REPAIR
Owners Of Property Served With No
tice That They Are Responsible Il
Accidents Occur from Defects in the
WaIks-Test to Be Made in Suit A.
ready Commenced Against City.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, Nov. 13-That the city Of
ficials intend to hold property owners
liable for all damages arising from
accidents occurring by reason of de-
fective sidewalks. notice Of which was
published some time ago. was made
evident today, when in the $4,000 dam
age suit of Grace Thomas VS.. the city
of Davenport, the defendants, thru
City Attorney Donegan, filed an
amended answer in which they ask an
order of court requiring that John
Volkers be made a party defendant
with the city.
Mr. Nolkers owns the property at
Second and Pine streets, in front of
which is the sidewalk on which Grace
Thomas was injured and which she all
legged was defective.
The city of Davenport in It's amend
ed answer filed in court, asks that
Mr. Vokers be made a joint defend
ant for the reason that the injury, IL
any, sustained by the plaintiff, was
caused by the failure of said John
Volkers to keep the sidewalk on which
said injury is alleged to have occurred.
in proper repair and for the further
reason that any judgment which might
be obtained against the city Of Dav-
export, would ultimately have to be
paid by Mr.. Volkers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
SYMPATHY WITH BOY THIEF.
Sight Of Gold Tempted Sioux City Wal
Beyond Endurance.

" r
Special to Times-Republican.
Sioux city, Nov. IA pitiful case
IS that of little Glenn McKenda, a mes
asezrleSaagssg a1stailed- ~te.<c0e~s for the
Blue Valley Creamery company who
buried $S0.6S in a hole in the ground
at Mizkon park. and returning to the
creamery, related q thrilling hold-up
story
Two hours later ne confessed to
Jack Newell, city detective, ard ac-
companied that officer to the spot
where the treasure was buried. Yes
terday he was arraigned in police court
under charge Of larceny by embez-
element filed by l.. w. Hener, assistant
manager Of the creamery company.
"The sight Of so much gold turned
nv head. It looked so nice and shiny
/ could not resist the temptation to
try and keep 1t for myself. After
IT was buried and could not see it
/ knew had done wrong and I am
sorry. 1 will never do it again" sobbed
the boy in police court.
Sympathy is all with the small Gull
prit. Denied the love of his parents,
forced to fight the world ssinglehand-
ed while yet in his boyhood for the
right to i've it is little wonder that
he fell in love with the bright gold
pieces which meant riches beyond
dreams to him.
"My father does not care and I have
no friends" was all the lad had to say
when o. T. Naglestad, acting; police
Judge, advised him to seek advice. The
case was continued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

violent lurch. Mr.. Arson fell on the
sharp edge in such a manner as to
fracture two of his ribs. 1t was with
extreme difficulty that he could get
near enough to the house ITO summon
aid. He had been confined of his bed
since but is improving.
Collins.
The members of the Collins school
board went to Woodward Friday even
ing and returned Saturday afternoon,
for the purpose of looking over the
large high school building at that
place and looked UP suggestions in
regard to the new school house which
will soon be erected here.
Newton.
A fire that no one seems to be able
stage at the north end of the K. P.
hail. last Friday evening. 1t had a
good start, but was readily put out. in
volving loss to the Pythians of about
$50, and to the owners of the hall, but
a small amount.
Hampton.
A young Russian named Stephen
Obluslli, was brought before the com
mission of insanity Friday and his men
tai condition found to be such that he
was committed to the hospital at indie
pendence where Sheriff Jernegan took
him the same day. He has been at
work for Matt Miller in West Fork
since last March and has no known
relatives in this country.
Dana.
MIR Emanuel Marker, living near
Dana, has been quite sufferer the
past two weeks, as the result of an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13

accident not at first considered serious.
He was in stall with colt that be-
came frightened by mass Of hay that
fell in front of it, and in charging
about damned Mr.. Marker against the
indicated above.
Council Bluffs.
A curious freak of nature in shape
of calf footed Shetland pony will be
exhibited on vacant lot on West
Broadway between Seventh and Eighth
streets. This marvellous freak looks
like a colt save for three cloved feet.
1t cheWs it's quid like calf; has hair
like calf, but it's head and upper part
of it's body is that of a Shetland pony.
Clarion.
B. P. Entrikin of Washington, d.
c., spent Friday afternoon calling on
old Clarion friends. Once every four
years Mr. 11ntrikin comes to Clarion
and drives up to Cornelia. where he
casts straight republican vote. He
is We'll known to the older residents of
this vicinity. He located at Clarion
thirty nine years ago and when the
town boosted of but four or five resi-
dents. and continued his residence
here for twenty-one years. During
this time he served as clerk of the
courts for period of six years. For
the past eighteen years Mr.. Entrikin
has been employed in the government
printing office at Washington. d. c.
He started in AT a salary of $1,000 per
year aud now holds the responsible
POSITION of paymaster at a salary of
$3.50 per year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13

The speakers general attitude will
be pretty plain before the end of the
short session. He will have opportun-
ity to indicate whether he believes
his policies, or those of the president.
were indorsed at the polls. You can
figure out either result. The speaker
and his associates in the house man.
agement can reasonably claim that
their program, in the main, won at
the national convention, and was in
dorsed at the polls. The president
can just as strongly insist that a huge
popular majority for his candidate was
also a majority for his program.
iety to beat the democrats, the coun-
try utterly forgot to indicate which
kind of republicanism it meant to place
in power! ~
Some PIums to Give Out.
Speaker Cannon will have some inn
portant committee chairmanships to
distribute if he is reelected. Judiciary
will need chairman, and it is now
adays rather the most important pol
icy committee" in the house. Before
the speakership election, it will be
-pSlS WSil hIloNH WIietl SoPN VI SIldli
man is to be named for judiciary, for
postoffice. for interstate commerce, and
who is to be named to succeed Mr..
Sherman on rules. The indicated
choices for these places together with
the course of the speaker in the short
session, will largely determine wheth-
er there is to be opposition to him
for another term as speaker
That Speaker Cannon feels that his
program of conservatism, OF holding
back. of reluctance to be hurried into
progressive" legislative enterprises,
has been Endorsed, is apparently indi
Gated by his speech about conservation
of natural resources, development OF
waterways, construction of the 18TH
milan canal, etc. He Indicated very
things, and pointed out the Importance,
primarily, of looking after national
finances.
But there is the best authority for
the statement that despite his conf
dent air, the speaker is nervous about
his situation. He hurried down east
as soon as election was over, and it
is understood that his powerful friends
among the interests concerned witt,
tariff revision, are ready to use all
energies to assure his continuance in
the chair during the tariff revision
session. 1t is a huge stake to play
for this Of controlling the house when
it is making a tariff law. There will
be some fast playing, and the result
will not be determined for some months
vet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
INJURY WORTH $4,000
Anes Workman Struck on Head b,
Falling Brick.


Des Moines, Nov. 13.-Is it worth
$4,000 to be struck on the top of the
head with brick dropped three stor-
les? This Is what Tom Fultz Of Ames,
says in a suit started in the local fed
eral courts for that amount against
Contractor H. W. Schleuter of Chica-
20 and his bond company, the Empire
Surety company.
Fultz was one of the men who
worked for Scnleuter when he con-
structed the new agricultural HALL at
Ames college. He says that he was
going about his duties when he sud-
denly felt himself rudely Jared. Then
he says he knew no more for several
weeks, and in fact he has never re-
covered from the shock; but upon re-
gaining consciousness he learned that
a brick, dropped from point on the
third floor, had hit him on the top Of
the head.
schleuter has failed, and the bond
company is therefore made defendant.
Schleuter is the contractor who built
the new court house at Des Moines and
is very we'll known.
An effort will be made to have the
case tried at the coming term of court
next week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
COMMISSION HELPLESS

Railroads Declare Commerce Board
Can Not Order Safety Appliances on
Engines Not Engaged in Interstate
Commerce.
Chicago, Nov. 13.-The railroads are
trying to curtail the power which the
Interstate commerce commission is as
suming in the administration of the
safety appliance law. Before Judges
Grosscup, Baker and Seaman yester-
day, the Wabash road and other roads
which have recently been fined by the
federal courts for violations, presented
arguments on appeals from the judg-
were originally heard.
The contention Of the railroads is
that the commission has no power to
order safety appliances upon engines
and equipment which are not used in
interstate traffic. They. therefore, de-
sired to be relieved of the commissions
supervision and regulation in so far
as it is being applied to equipment and
power which does not actually apply
between the various states.
Altho power and equipmSpt used in
freight yards cannot be Said to be
strictly engaged in interstate commerce,
the contention of the government law
yers is that they are an essential ad-
junct of interstate commerce. Attic 1t
did not appear in the arguments of
counsel, it is stated that the railroads
are contesting the fines imposed he
4ssaxse they believe that the interstate
commerce commission is unjust in it's
enforcement of the law. The railroads,
according to several operating officials.
would be perfectly willing to submit
all their cars and equipment to the
jurisdiction and supervision OF the
commission, provided the law was be-
ing enforced fairly. 1t is claimed.
however that the inspectors of the
commission are nearly all former rail-
way employees, who are members OF
the various labor unions, and that they
are purposely hunting UP technical vio-
lations Of the law and violations which
operate to the injury of none.
It is even claimed that the attack
upon certain railroads whose officials
have been free in their criticism of the
acts Of the commission has been per-
sistent UP to the present time it has
been the custom Of the railroads to
plead guilty when the violations have
been technical and throw themselves
upon the mercy of the court Persistent
fines, however, in such cases, the court
apparently having no discretion in the
matter, have determined the railroads
to resist the assumption of such ex-
tensive power by the commission.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
MAY Keep Millions Here.

(F,rom the Washington, D. c., Herald.)
1t would seem that there has been
hardly any stronger argument adj
duced in favor of postal savings banks
than these figures, showing how much
money is sent abroad by alien laborers
on this continent. Last year over $17,-
100000 went to Austria-Hungary, and
nearly $10.O0O,000 to Russia, in postal
orders That money was all earned
here, and, off course, the men who
earned it had right to do what they
chose with it; but it does seem a.
shame that the American people, who
paid this money in wages, should be
deprived of the benefit that would ac-
crue from it's being deposited in Ann
erican banks. Undoubtedly the ques-
ton will come up before the approach
ing session Of congress, and such has
bene popular e6ucation and argument
on the sahjec, that it seems more than
likely that the necessary legislation
will be enacted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
Up to "Unc1e Joe" Cannon
To Earn Right to Reelection

T But the utterly unexpected happened.
The republicans did not suffer a ser
ious loss in the house, and 1t was one
of the curious results of the election
that a considerable number of the
men who had been forced to pledge
themselves against the speaker, were
defeated. A man setting out to figure
up scheme of general Endorsement
at the polls. for the course of Mr..
Cannon could hardly have fitted things
together in fashion better calculated
to demonstrate that the country was
for the speaker and in favor Of his
continuance in the czarship.
Opposition Not Organized.
Since election it has become plain
that the speaker and his friends place
this construction in the result. Like
wise, it has been made plain that the
opposition to him has lost much of its
eagerness for a fight.
But the possibility Of a determined
opposition has not disappeared Tho
distinctly "jarred." the antagonism to
Mr.. Cannon has not been knocked out.
1t is taking the count, and gaining all
the time possible 1t will be on it's
feet again for another round if occa-
sion justifies.
The thing which would be considered
to justify, would be an attitude of per-
sistent opposition, at the short session,
by the speaker, to the Roosevelt pol
icies. If during the next four months
Speaker Cannon does two things, he
will be faced with determined oppo-
sition for reelection These two things
are:
To oppose the Roosevelt policies,
personally and thru his control Of the
house machinery.
To permit it to become understood
that if reelected speaker he would re-
organize his committees in such fash
ion as 10 make them generally hostile
to Roosevelt policies
Up to the Administration.
There has been no conference of the
anti Cannon forces in the house. No
plans have been laid. All that IS
known certainly is that the president
owes nothing to the speaker, that Mr..
Taft sympathizes with the presidents
feelings, and that there is a powerful
element of dissatisfied republicans in
the house who will be disposed to take
whatever cue comes from the admin
stration-outgoing and incoming.
The men who have ranked as op-
posed to the speaker insist that they
want liberalization Of the house rules.
They want the speakers power less
ened. They demand that the majority
of the house shall rule. If they could
get assurance of these things, they
would be willing to accept Mr.. Can
non again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
Commissions Under Scrutiny.

New York Journal of Commerce)
One item of federal expense that
seems to be attracting some attention
in Washington during the general re-
vision Of estimates that is now in pro-
gress in that which covers the cost of
the various commissions appointed
during the past few years. There are
more than a dozen of these bodies IN
existence and in one way and an
other the total outlay involved by
them is annually raised to an exceed
ingly high figure. Some of them COM
missions are now firmly established as
parts Of the governmental mechanism
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
Modesty in Chicago.

An ambitious young Chicagoan re-
Gently called upon a publisher of nov
els in that city. to whom he impaired
.confidcntially the information that he
had decided to write a book" and that
he would be pleased to afford the pub
Usher the chance to bring 1t out. May
! venture to inquire as to the nature
OF the book you purpose to write?"
asked the publisher, politely. co." came
in an offhand way from the aspirant
for fame. II think of doing something
on the line of Les Miserables.' only
liyelier YOU know"