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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30
The Beaman News.
special to Times Republican

| Special to Times RePupiieah'
| Reaman. Nov. 30.-The corn is all in
the crib in this vicinity. The quallty
| g GOOD and the yield averages fifty
two bushels per acre. There is but
verv little feeding here, on account OF
stock cattle being high. and most OF
the farmers think there VIII be more
money in selling the corn.
Frank Miller and wife have gone to
Haeerstown, Nd, to visit for month.
,rhey will also go to Baltimore, Wash :
ington. d. c. and Harper's Ferry. Mrs.
Miller was born near the old battle-
ground at the latter place.
George Hitchcock and family have
gone to Des Moines, to visit relatives
for few days.
O. J. Lapp has rented the Leland no.
tel and is putting 1t In fine shape He
has the reputation Of being a first
class landlord. Randall Brothers. who
purchased the restaurant, are enjoying
a fine trade. Lester Rhoades has gone
to Oklahoma to spend the winter. He
expects to work in the oil fields.
Mrs w. w. Brooks. has returned
from Ft. Dodge, where she has been
VISITING uer QduSHteI, NILS W ~
Money.
George Sharp, living four miles
north Of town, has $4,000 bushels of
corn, 200 fat cattle, 1000 sheep and
! hogs, also 500 tons of hay. worth
5 per ton-ample cause for the high
price of land
Amos Myers and wife, Ross Brecht-
bill and wife, Tip Wallace, Charles
and John Ryan. will start for
Grants Pass, Ore, Tuesday, to make
their home there.
Mrs. Ryan, of Vienna. is slowly dy-
ing of cancer of the stomach. She eX-
pressed a desire to see all members OF
her family once. and is fully aware
that the end is near.
Mrs. Boylan and children, of Hub
bard, and Mrs. Kaeneman and child
rem. of Eldora, are here visiting their
parents.
Dave Simms' new house is about
and ready for occupancy.
He has fine home.
King Hiram, Abiff Dew will soon
move down in the woods north of the
Evans farm.
Frank Myers, principal of the schools |
Ut West Liberty, and his brother. Clare, |
| student at the S. U. l., are visiting I
ut the parental home this week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30
Iowa at Washinnton

Washington, Nov. S0.-Reese Hill
burn has been appointed postmaster at
Fernald. Story county, vice E. L.
Drake, resigned
The secretary of the treasury has
selected the site for the public build
ing at Iowa City located at the north
west corner of Main and Estes streets.
Application approved to organize the
First National bank Of Dyersville: cap
ital $4,000: officers, w. E. Bedows, w.
II. Neshaug, D. j. Murphy, w. c. Earle
and j. NJ. Leppert.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30

loo; X. f. Beal. Fort Dodge.
Membership by Observation-Disclosures
I. Moore, Keokuk; Second-C. n
Brainard. Iowa City; Third-I. i
Stout, Eldora; FOURTH. l.. Hanson
Oelwein; E'ifth--C. M. Modlin, Toledo.
Sixth-D. III. Jay, Eldon; Seventh
Adrian Cross. Perry; Eighth. A.
Tonet. osceoa: Ninth--T. j. Nichols
Atlantic; 1enth-H. NJ. Sparboe, Web.
ster City; Eleventh.. j. Reeves, Ha-
warden.
Sewerage oisposal-John w. Budd
Des Moines; Chas. p. Chase. Clinton
j. r. Brady, Ottumwa
Municipal Exhibits-T. H. Mac Bride
Iowa City; j. L. harrington, Iowa
Falls; H. L. Thomas, Red Oak.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30

/. Rock Island train between Nora
ssrrinss and Rock Falls. Their arrest
saor fol,ou,ed. Crockett was sent over
the road for ten years a4lla ras vas
sentenced to fifteen-year term
Rrockett was released over year be-
fore the end of his term because OF
his good behavior during his term OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30
Banquet for conoressman Conner.

6aHQUct TOT congressman VoHHeF.
Denison, Nov 30.-Invitations have
been issued for a. big banquet to be
given at the Hotel Denison on Tuesday
evening in honor of Hon. j. P. Conner,
who leaves in Il few days for WASH
!ngton, where he will again take up his
duties as representatives from the
Tenth district. The tickets are SO and
over 200 invitations have been issued
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30
Foxy Mother

Mother, George proposed to me last
night
is that so? guess your father and
had better object to him and Their
he'll surely marry YOU"
With such foxy trick as this being
put up for him, there was no chance
for George to escape.-Detroit Free
Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30
A Life Sentence

Of suffering with throat and lung
trouble is quickly commutad by DR..
Kings New Discovery. SOC and s1.OO.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30
NINE YEARS IN PEN.
Frank Brockett. Would Be rrai
Wrecker, Secures His Release.

Special to mes-Republican.
Mason City, Nov. 30-After serving
nearly nine years in the penitentiary
for an attempt to wreck train, Frank
Brockett has been released, and has
returned to his home near Nora
Springs. It was over nine years ago
that Brockett and Frank Fay, both at
that time mere boys, nearly wrecked
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30
MoNToUR GIRL WEBS.
Miss Florence Paxton, Bride of Mr.
Perry Hall, MarshalItown.

Special to Times Republican.
Montour, Nov. 30.-On Thanksgiving
day at high noon, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Paxton, two and
one.half miles southwest of Montour,
| was celebrated the marriage Of their
eldest daughter, Florence, to Mr.. Perry
Walter Hall, Of Marshalltown. The GER
emory was witnessed by about thirty
of the immediate relatives of the con-
tracing parties. Rev. Hayward, OF
Montour officiated.
The bride wore a pretty gown Of
delicate grey colored nuns yelling. Fol-
lowing the congratulations, a bounte-
Gus two-course dinner was served by
Miss Augusta Paxton, Mrs. Harry Car
ter and Miss Ella Carter, all aunts of
the bride.
Mrs. Hall graduated from the Mon
tour high school in 1905. She is an
accomplished musician, and has been
quite prominent in both church and
social circles. The groom conducts a
fruit farm one mile south of Marshall
town. The young couple went immed-
lately to their new home, where they
will be at home to friends after Dec.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30
A Break for I;L..

A Break for Liberty
from stomach, liver and kidney trouble
is made when Csc box of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills is bought. Mcbride &
Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30

Guests present from a distance were
Mrs Carrie Carter, grandmother of the
bride: Miss Ella Carter and Mrs. Har-
ny Carter, the brides aunts. of Eldon;
the groom's mother, Mrs. A. A. Hall,
his brother, Mr. T. L. Hall, wife and
son. of Marshalltown; Mrs. George
Conant, wife and daughters Cecile,
Ruby, Katy and Irene, and son George
and Mrs. j. L. Rudy and two children,
of GarWin.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-06
INSURANCE
AGAINST WAR

1t is a serious matter that, by vote
Of 1919 to SO, the four battieship pro-
gramme recommended by the President
has been rejected by the House. No
body wants to put a cent more than is
necessary into battleships. They pay
no direct dividends to their owners,
and the value of the indirect profit on
them in the protection and preserva-
ton of peace is apt to be less appre-
ciated than it deserves. Battleships
are insurance against war They are
very dear to build, unproductive when
built, and very expensive to maintain.
But all insurance is costly and unpro-
ductive. 1t would be an enormous eco
nomy If we could do away with the
need of fire-insurance or even make
material reduction in the cost of it.
The loss by fire last year in this coun-
try was about 1914, 100000; the lnsur-
ance loss was SIPS, 100000, and doubt
less the cost of insurance was consid-
eraby more than that sum. Besides
this cost of insurance premiums we
must reckon as part of our fire-insur-
ance bill the cost of maintenance of all
the fire-apparatus and firemen in the
country. Measured up against our fire
insurance bill our war-insurance bill
does not seem so big Last year it was
about $2OO,OO0,0 OO about $4,000, 900 for
the navy and $102,OOO,0OO for the army.
1t is, of course, a pity we have to pay
so much. Whenever all the leading ma
lions can agree to diminish the chances
of war and carry less war insurance,
we can and will join with them in do
ing so. But until there is such agree
ment it will be bad economy for us to
save money on our war insurance.
Congress is willing to vote two battle
ships and a couple of golfers, and to
authorize naval expenditure of nearly
sos, 900, 900. That is by no means
niggardly provision, but in the judg-
ment of the experts it does not quite
warrant us in feeling that as against
the chances of war we are fully in
sured .'-Harper's Weekly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-06
MINISTER WI A VEGETARIAN.

NEW YORK, May 6.-Wu Ting
Fang, the Chinese Minister, attended
a food scientists dinner given by Eu-
gene Christian last night, and declar-
ed in a speech that for the past two
years he had abstained from all in
toXicants, tea, coffee, meat, fish and
fowl, and had lived on nuts, fruits and
vegetables. After telling of the foods
and beverages he had avoided, Minis
ter WI said that the two-years diet
ing had cured him of rheumatism, scia-
tica and govt, and had taken twenty
years off his age.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-06
THE UNITED
STATES NAVY
CContinued from page fourteen.)

The old Navy was the strong arm
which inspired fear and respect In
foreign antagonists. The new Navy
will worthily .perpetuate the reputa-
ton of the old, and while the Ameri-
can flag floats over a keel our coun-
try will know that it's interests will
be protected and its dignity maintain
ed.
THE AMERICAN FLEET IN THE
PACIFIC.
As the feet of Admiral Evans
steams up the west coast of the Anne
ricas the men behind the guns will
be constantly reminded of notable
deeds of daring, courage, and enter
prise. Pizarro in Peru, Balboa at the
Isthmus of Darien, Cortes in Mexico,
and along it's coast the names of his
famous lieutenants will call to mind
stirring deeds. At Magdalena Bay,
where the big guns were fired for
the first time on the Pacific, they
saw the land to which the great
Conqueror of Mexico gave the name
California, which was later made to
cover the entire region between the
Sierra and the sea. At San Diego
they will hear of the brave and earn
est Father Junipero Sierra, the ad-
vance guard of Christian civilization,
who founded there the first of the
tWenty-one missions that linked the
fertile region of Alta California to
Spain. Monterey will recall the Spanish
count, whose expedition to that coast in
1862 gave to the bay its name. Sir
Francis Drake also sailed along those
shores and gave his name, too, to
bay further up the coast. And the
attempt of the Russians, coming down
from the north, to take possession of
the rich country reaching to the
snowy mountains will be recalled by
the remains Of the old fort built by
them near the mouth of what to this
day is known as Russian River.
But at Monterey there will be re-
called an incident in which was shown
the same spirit which has actuated
our Navy from the time our first YES
sci of war touched the water with
her keel. California was Mexican ter
ritory, though held by the Mexican
Government by a precarious tenure
England had long before, as had
France, cast covetous eyes upon her
rich valleys, and for some years pre-
vious to 1916 the former power had
kept on the Pacific coast fleet ready
to pounce upon the fair land at the
first chance that would offer her an
excuse to take possession. The Unit
ed States also had in view the ac-
QUESTION Of that part of the continent
which would round out our territory,
and we had at the time on the Paci
fic coast small squadron. June Z,
1876, Commodore John D. Sloat lay
ia the harbor of Mazatlan on the u.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-06

s. s. Savannah, and at San Bias, only
SO miles farther from Monterey, lay
Admiral Sir John Seymour on the Bri-
fish line-of-battle ship Collingwood.
Both were waiting for the opening of
hostilities between Mexico and the
United States to sail northward and
take possession of the coveted coun-
try. BY special message from Mexi-
co Commodore Sloat received news
that the Mexican forces had invaded
Texas, and at once hoisted anchor
and on the same day was on his way
to plant the American flag on Cali
fornia soil. The British admiral sail
ed on a similar errand the next day,
but Sloat beat the Englishman up the
coast by two weeks, arriving July 2,
while Seymour did not arrive until
July 16.
TAKING POSSESSION OF CALL
FORNIA.
In the meanwhile Commodore Sloat
had taken possession of the country
in the name of the United States,
and had raised our flag at Monterey
July Z, 1916. When the COllingwood
sailed into Monterey Bay she was an
chored within a pistol shot of the Sa-
vannah, which had been joined by
the Congress and sloops of war Lev
ant and Cyane. The American YES
sells had their crews at quarters, and
all that was needed was to run out
the guns in case the British admiral
designed trouble. But none came, for
Seymour, though reluctant to acknow-
ledge it, was forced to see that the
American flag indeed fioated over the
town of Monterey and, boarding the
Savannah, grimly made his compli-
ments to the American commodore
amid scarcely concealed preparations
for action.
You seem to be about to give your
men some practice in art of gunnery,"
he said.
81 did not know" said Sloat, point
ing to the American flag waving over
the town, but that it would take
some practice to keep it there"
But tell me, Commodore" said Ad-
miral Seymour, What would you
have done had you found the flag of
some other nation floating there, and
that flag guarded by a ship of the
line?"
81 should" replied Commodore
Sioat, have at least fired one shot
at it, and perhaps have gone to the
bottom, and left my Government to
settle the matter as it thought best"
This was the spirit of the old Navy
whose commodore, in his general or
der before taking possession of the
fairest part of our territory, said:
We are about to land on the terri
tory of Mexico, with whom the Unit
ed States is at war; to strike their
flag and hoist our own in place of it
is our duty. 1t is not only our duty
to take California, but to preserve 1t
as a part of the United
States at all hazards.
That is the spirit of the new Navy
also, as was demonstrated by Dewey
at Manila. Admiral Evans men will
find their high ideals of duty, courage,
and patriotism already long establish
ed by brave deeds on the greatest
ocean of the globe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-10

1t seems that the anti-prohibition
lists who appeared before the demo-
cratic executive committee to oppose
the submission of the prohibition
proposition put Scotch in their
own wheel. An Austin dispatch says:
Considerable chagrin is felt today
among anti-prohibitionists here as a
result of the meeting of the state
democratic executive committee re-
garding the prohibition issue on Off
ciai ballot. Ants claim they were
outwitted, as under the present stat
us person may vote on the propo
sition for state prohibition and also
for the provision favoring enforce
ment of the present local option laws
and strengthening same. 1t seems in
the last proposition the words
but against state prohibition are
left out. This omission, it is claimed
by the ants, give the pros all the
advantage, as they can vote for state
prohibition and also for the enforce
ment and betterment of the present
local option laws.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-10
THE BRYAN CANDIDACY.

The Richmond News Leader is in
the depths, with no ray of light to
quicken its hope for place at the
Washington pie counter. Its talk
runs thusly:
The News Leader opposed Mr..
Bryan as strongly as it could. We did
our ut most to organize opposition to
put him inside the party, to discover
and put forward some candidate
worthy to measure strength with
him. Our belief was, and is, that
Culberson, of Texas, was the strong
est democrat in sight The Bryan
supporters, however, were as they
are yet. active, aggressive, insistent.
The opposition was, as it is yet, in
ert, leaderless, disorganized and d.
vided, apparently without plan or
purpose, concentrated on nobody We
see no sense in wasting ammunition
shooting idly into the air We have
no time to spend in foolishness. no
strength to use in futile beating of
the bushes. We know no cause for
political paralysis All that can be
done is to ease the pain as much as
possible and let the case work itself
out Mr.. Bryans nomination and de-
feat we believe equally certain. Our
purpose is to help get the democratic
party through with as little damage
and decentralization as possible, and
especially to hold the organization
together here in Virginia. The coun-
try needs the party. No worse calam-
ity could come to this republic than
the final disappearance of the demo-
cratic party"
The only cure for that sort of
thing-we say it respectfully but
firmly-is mustard greens three
times a day, says the Waco Times
Herald.
If the Bryan supporters are ac-
tive, aggressive and insistent, doesn't
that spell something! The really
weak chap doesn't hold his follow
ing on the burning sands of the des-
ert.
Our belief too, was that Culber-
son was the better proposition, and
this because we fancied the country
had tired of so much strenuosity;
that it would be glad of an oppor-
tunity to get back to the constitu-
ton.
But maybe the time for the reac-
tion-always there's a reaction if
the patient is 10 get well-has not
set in; an inert, leaderless and dis
organized opposition 70 Bryan seems
almost conclusive on this point.
Why be cast down? Why not the
merry heart? The darkest hours is
just before the dawn. Mr.. Bryan has
the personal affection of millions of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-10
VIII Address Convention.

Having previously promised to de-
liver an address before, the State
Convention of the Christ an church
which is now in session at Thorp
Springs, regret that | VIII not be
able to meet with the Main Street
Christian church tomorrow morn
ing at $50, but glad to announce
DR.. Walton has consented to speak
to the congregation in my absence
at this hour. | earnestly desire every
member of the Main Street Christian
church to meet at the church tomor-
row morning at $3.50 to hear DR..
Walton. j. B. BOEN,
Pastor Main Street Christian
church.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-10

Some way or other there seems to
be national connection between
fewer laws and better laws" and r.
r. Williams for governor Anticipat-
ing his election Mr. Williams says:
Il shall strive to reduce the operat-
ing expenses of the state government
and discontinue such offices as are
an expense and no profit to the state.
| oppose a state tax commission and
state revenue agent, and many other
offices with fat salaries that are of
no benefit. Let the controller and the
tax collectors of the various coun-
ties collect the tax, and the assessors
under the commissioners court make
the assessments as under former
laws. | favor state guarantee of
bank deposits, SO that all state bank
deposits may be absolutely safe.
favor fewer laws and better laws and
subscribe to the old Jeffersonian
maxim: The less the people are gov
erned, the better they are govern
ed -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-10
1.-THE ORIGINAL COMMERCIAL
SIN"

Since the beginning of recorded
history it has been regarded as i'm
moral to attempt to get something
for nothing. This is true whether
the attempt be in the form of petit
larcency. burglary, highway robbery
or the more subtle forms of steal
ing, such as selling gold bricks
and other articles of alleged value
which are worth nothing or at least
less than is purported on their face.
l believe that to the evil of water
ing stocks can be very largely traced
most kinds of graft, both public and
private, also the great financial up
heavals and the prolongings of the
resultant business Expressions. The
practice of issuing securities and
stocks, with only partial value or no
value at ali back of them, has been
so common in this country as to cal
lous public sentiment to the extent
that many otherwise reputable peo-
issue and sale of stocks of this kind.
The worst feature of the public in
difference is the common belief that
there is no legal remedy. In my opin-
ion the wrongs growing out of the
watering of stocks are infinitely
more far-reaching than the evils of
intemperance. AS a matter of fact,
remedies have been found in other
countries and what has been done
there can be done here All that Is
required is public awakening and
realization of the peoples losses and
wrongs following in the wake of this
corporate piracy.-C. c. Hanch in
American Industries for June
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-10

For the first time since the gov
eminent began keeping records the
country's emigration in a stated pc
giod has exceeded immigration. Dur
ing the seven months that have now
elapsed since the October panic 467,-
000 working people have departed
from our shores, while only 337, 900
have arrived-an excess outbound of
100, 600, and these figures are the
more impressive when it is remem-
bered that $4,000 of the $4,000
immigrants came in during Noyem-
Der, before the European had grasp
ed fully what was to follow our fin
ancial panic.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-10
If this amendment lies the only hope

of this amendment lies the only hope
of improving the country schools.
Every newspaper in the state is
urgently requested to publish this
in full and to render
such other assistance as may be nee
essary in order that the people of Tex
as may be awakened to the absolute
necessity of the adoption of the pend
lating to public free schools.
F. NJ BRALLEY,
General Agent.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-10
OBITUARY.

On the 10th day of May, the an
gel of death visited the home of ].
T. Shannon and claimed for It's vic
tim his only son, Robert, aged "a
years, seven months and IL days.
Robert L. Shannon was born Oct.
7, 1883, and departed this life May
10, 1908 He leaves an indulgent ia
Their, loving sister and other near
relatives to mourn his loss. His mo-
ther preceded him to the spirit-land
some two and a half years ago. He
was an obedient son, an affectionate
brother, kind and generous, was low
ed and respected by all who knew
him. He will be sadly missed in the
community where he lived. Stricken
with that dreaded disease, consump-
ton, for nearly two years he bore
his suffering with fortitude. All that
could be done by either climates,
skilled physicians and loved ones
was done, still the malady held on
to its prey and slowly but surely
Slapped his young life away. We know
not of the spirit as it winged it's way
back to its maker, nor of the
soul spent here on earth. Mayhaps
during his long illness in some lone
ly hours he meditated on the Savior's
tender love and held sweet commun-
ion with him alone. To the bereaved
We extend our deepest sympathy and
while there is another one gone from
your home leaving a deeper sorrow
in your hearts put your trust in Him
who doeth all things WE'LL and
those he loveth he chastiesth. You
miss from the family circle the COM
partnership of son and brother, his
voice no more you'll hear. Every
thing awakens afresh the sorrow in
your hearts and reminds you of the
loved one gone. No words, however
sweet from the lips of friends can
bestow to you any comfort but Him
who said come all we that are meek
and heaveny laden and | will give
you rest" Dear ones carry your bur-
den there. A FRIEND.