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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06

respect, and doubted not that the per-
son to whom 1t was addressed was an
undertaken. At the depot in the city
a man appeared and took charge Of the
remains" There was a suspicious
game warden, however, who had re-
ceived some information from the
north. He approached the man who
had charge Of the box and asked what
was in it.
The man hesitated second, and
then said it was corpse. It was the
hesitation that made him lose. The
game warden opened the box with a
blow Of hammer, and, looking in.
said: IF you had made corpse plural
you would have told the truth"
There were 1900 dead quail in the
box
Not long ago member of the Audu-
bon society found box Of snow bunt-
ings in front of commission house.
What are these?" he asked of the
dealer
Reed Birds" said the man.
Rats" muttered the questioner.
That word cost him his case, for
when 20 minutes later the game war;
den appeared at the store on informa-
ton lodged by the bird protector, the
snow buntings had disappeared as COM
pletely as though they had come to
life and had fed to their summer home
within the arctic circle.
EDWARD B. CLARK. !
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
INSURANCE Il, eEnMsNY.

Sylvester Baxter. in the Atlantic for
July shows how widely different or
CARNATIONS may so-ope-ate for the I'M
provement of cities
For instance g rnost admirable ex-
ample is to be found IN the great ma
tional insurance institutions of Ger
many. organized to protect the work
ing classes against the suffering and
restitution caused by accidents. sick
ness, and infirmities of old age The
law requires employers and employees
to contribute to funds established for
the purpose. the national government
also giving financial assistance. These
funds are administered by great insu--
ance organizations carried DON coon
eratively by employers and employees
These organizations, having large
sums at their disposition, are I'M
portant factors in the money market
Very sagacious they give preference
where possibly, to objects Of a ben
Efficient character. For example. tbs
sickfunds insurance organizations thus
assist the establishment of sanitariums
for the treatment of tuberculosis ar
enlightened self-interest teaching thai
It is paying investment; the more
sanitariums the less tuberculosis, con-
sequentlly the lighter the draft upor
their treasures.
In the same-way, these insurance or.
CARNATIONS perceive that by issuing
loans at lower rates than could be pro.
cured from ordinary financial sources
for the building OF better houses for thc
workink classes, they are more than re.
paid for the difference between these
and the higher rates that might be Oh.
tanned in the open market, since thei,
dwellings mean better health: conse.
quently lessened expenditures for sick.
ness and death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
THE MASON CITY "sr,,ur .

A Mason City minister has been do
ing small stunt Of police duty. Not
CARRIED in the uniform OF the finect-tn
Mason City-but armed with a billy
and adorned with star he has walked
the streets for afew hours clothed with
police powers. He failed to wear uni
form because the ordinary police garb
On Mason City was too small for him
to get inside of. But he tramped about
the streets as a full fiedged police Off
Ger. followed by curious crowds all OF
whom we are Informed by the press re-
ports are *ery'respectful.
It may be presumed that the preach
q has been pretty prominent in urging
reform In Mason City. Perhaps he had
found fault with the ,poiicaand police
men. He was offered the place Of Chief
OF police. Refusing that he was
"stumped" to act as a policeman and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06

life than the three species named. In
addition to their beauty the gladness OF
! the early years stirs them to song.
As the summer wanes, however, the
birds lose their beauty, dropping their
gay attire for garb of dun color.
It Is doubtless unnecessary to say
that the dealers, in selling the tune
tul spring beauties, made no mention
Of the fact that with the coming OF fall
their plumage would be dulled and
their sweet voices changed to dis
NAL creak. The purchaser bought
and learned later that he was "sold."
The ends to which dealer would go
to make a sale are illustrated by an
experience once had with a side
walk merchant, who was offering
Gagged bobolinks to the passers. I
said to the man that some one had
told me that the bird would lose its
voice and It's beauty in the fall. He
assured me with never change of
countenance nor even the suspicion
of a twinkle in his eye that all his
bobolinhs came from certain county
In the Hoosier state where the quality
OF the food and water was such that
the birds never moulted and never lost
their springtime song.
Members of the Audubon society
caused the arrest of man who had
trapped five goldfinches In a city sub
urb. The trapper was one who sup
piled the great city dealers with ma
tive songsters. The case was q test
one. The man who was arrested had
little money, but the bird dealers raj
ned to his defense. The case was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06

cred prisoners have been summoned to
court and fined.
Probably it may seem to the pet
bird owner that the law Is drastic and
one which should be repealed, but
when he learns the real facts III tho
case he may be willing to admit that
the lawmakers knew what they were
about. Until within few years scores
Of species of native birds were
trapped. Gagged and sold with IMMUNITY.
To-day the traflc is largely confined to
hooking birds minus polyglottus)
and to cardinal grosbeaks Cardinals
cardinalis), or, as they are called moro
frequently, redbirds.
The fight Of the bird protectors
against the dealers and trappers Of
hooking birds and redbirds is hot.
Many Of the northern states have laws
against easins Wild birds which are
extremely faulty in the wording. II
the bird 10 brought from another state
the owner Of 1t cannot be convicted In
the state in which suit Is brought.
This is true. however, II comparative.
" few states. In others the posses
sion Of any living bird, no matter
where It was trapped, is made an Of.
Tense.
The recently enacted Lacy law,
which Is part Of the interstate COM
MERGE statute. makes 1t illegal to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
A PRETTY OLD SETTLER.
Newton Record1

u.l
Last Monday about o'clock the To-
cal editor Of the Record marked on his
"notch-stick" the fifty-fifth year of his
residence in Newton. 1t has been a
good long while since that evening Of
June %, 1854, when with father.
mother, two brother and two sisters.
we, only ten and one-half years old
then, came into Newton from our Indf-
ana home, having made the trip from
Davenport in a wagon. Newton was
a very small village then, out on a big
prairie, without single shade tree in
the town. We had good relatives here
and the people were very kind to the
new comers': but mother would get
homesick for her kindred back in In
diana; the disease was contagious and
we would all have Spells: but we got
|over 1t after while. Hall Of the fam
lily Including parents. have long since
passed away, diong with majority OF
the people who were'livins here then.
The boys who on the Fourth OF July
which came q few days after our ar
rival-took Us out to the swimming
hole in Cherry.creek over In vowers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
KILLING QuACK GRASS.
TAleora Courier

We can now tell a little quack grass
story, not from hearsay but from actual
observation. We have had a close ac-
quaintance with half acre patch of
quack grass for the last four years and
did little labor to exterminate it but
failed. Finally, last year, there was
no attempt made to crop the patch, but
it was summer fallowed, tho not very
intensely on account Of press Of other
work and unfavorable weather. But 1t
was plowed and disced and narrowed
several times before harvest and
plowed twice only after harvest. But
that did the business. we examined the
ground last Saturday and found rot
a vestage Of quack. The ground will
now be sown to nillet or some such
crop. Thus it is evident that every one
can get rid Of his quack grass by going
after it,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06

then they are apt to sing, thus be.
traying theiE presence to the ear of
the searching officers When it comes
to transporting dead game birds, how.
ever. the problem is an easier one to
solve. All kinds Of subterfuges are
employed to get game to the city mar.
ket from states out Of which its
shipment Is illegal.
The old scheme was to ship ruffes
grouse. quail, woodcock and the rest
Of the game birds in boxes marked
poultry. Tits little deception was
enough in tho days when few people
cared whether the game laws were
Kept or not. in the present day Of an
awakened conscience 1t IL a different
matter, and shippers are put to 1t to
get their game to the cities without
having It discovered and seized by the
watchful officials.
recently saw several dozen guam.
which had been taken from the mat
tress in a folding bed, the bed and the
mattress having been shipped to the
city as harmless bit Of household fur
niture. Many a barrel of apples has
core Of grouse. and below the upper
layer Of eggs in the ordinary shipping
box frequently are found wooecock
and quail.
1t was left for . Minnesota man to
Guido all others In ingenuity when It
came to question Of an attempt to dc.
ceive the game warden. Not long ago
pine box Of the regulation comn.in.
closing size and marked; on the'outside
Corpse" was delivered to city com.
mission house. Tho box came through
on q passenger ticket. as is usual
whom a body Is shipped The rail.
road people treated that package With
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06

transport birds from one state into
another il they have been illegally
trapped.
Bird protectors were confronted by
hard task when they started the
work OF preventing the traflc in native
American song birds. Hundreds Of
men. the majority Of them Germans
and Italians, who had been engaged in
the same kind Of work IN the old
country. made their living trapping
birds during the nesting season, in
the suburbs Of the great cities. In
the north the birds captured most fire.
quently were the goldhnch, the bobo-
link tDoiichoaJz c::yy::!-c.ust}. and the
indigo bunting (Passerina ,cyanea).
The capture Of birds Of these three
species 10 one of the easiest matters
in the world, the victims actually
seeming ito fall over one another in
their anxiety to get into the trap.
The device used for their capture looks
like an ordinary bird cage, save that
midway between the top and bottom
1t is divided into two parts. In the
lower section decoy bird is placed.
The upper section has a. swing door
In the roof. which opens and lies back
fat on the top Of the cage. Within is
perch upon which the victim. lured
by the notes of the decoy bird, alights.
It's weight upon the perch frees q
spring and the door In the root closes
with snap.
The men who sold bobolinks, indigo
sirds and goldnnches after having pur-
slassd them from the trappers were
guilty o. . petty deception which GER
.ainly had its humorous side. There
are no more beautiful birds In spring,
lime ~ the whole range Of feathered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
WHAT HAPPENED TO DOC.
[lAudubon Repuhlican.l

1t doesn't always pay to grant the re-
quest of another, even Il he !s your
neighbor Last week William Krauel,
who is one Of our good citizens, asked
his neighbor, S. A. McHargue, to bring
him a case Of beer the next time he
went up to Manning or Templeton in
his automobile. Doc" did so and on
Monday he was picked up by the au-
thorities and fined 800 for transport
ing liquor for party not holding a
permit to sell the same We do not
know. but We assume that neither Of
these men understood that bringing it
here for neighbor who wanted it for
his own use, would be violation of
the law. But the law is strong, definite
and conclusive that the offender
shall be fined 800 and costs for each
offense and pay the costs of prosecu-
ton, including reasonable attorneys
Zee to be taxed by the court" Before
you touch, taste or handle" the stun
nowadays. you would better take IN
the law, because 1t is a two-edpen
sword that is likely to cut both soinr
and coming.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
Topics of the Times

Half dozen women were seriously
injured in bargain counter rush in
Detroit the other day. Why doesn't
Mr.. Jeffries put on one of these excit-
ing affairs in his Los Angeues arena?
The Tennessee night riders have
been granted new trials by the supreme
court. Sometimes the anxiety of
righteous prosecution defeats its own
object.
The Iowa supreme court has decided
that the opportunity to bid for public
work must be offered to all alike and
that every man must have his chance
to do work for the public without re-
gard to lodge, religious or union affilia-
tons. And that is not only good law
but ordinary decent common sense.
Major Rathbun is said tobe grooming
himself as a candidate for the COVER
norship However, the major will not
cut great figure in the next campaign
as regards his candidacy. If he is wise
he will keep out of conest in which
he can find nothing but disappointment
and a knowledge that he seems slow to
learn.
The Fremont voters will hold their
annual meeting at Mt. Pleasant Sept.
Is. Why not somewhere nearer the
center Of the. state and in a city more
accessible by railroad than Mt. Pleas
amt? The gathering would be much
more satisfactory as to numbers and
to the members of the association were
it held in any of the more central To-
Gated towns
Knee high? The biggest noise In
Iowa yesterday was the corn growing?
So far the Aldrich team has hit evry-
thing put over the plate. Why doesn't
Pitcher Taft bend a few over the corn
ers and get called strike or two. AS
part of.the tariff revision battery he
tas showing nothing like the form dis
played last fall In practice What's the
matter, glass arm?
Was Senator Cumrnins' assertion
that Aldrich needs salt air prophetic
of trip UP Salt river by the distin.
guished gentleman from Rhode Island ?
The Sioux City Journals Progress
Edition" recently issued is an evidence
! that Iowa newspapers have kept pace
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
THEY KNOW THE T.-R.
TEf nodoa Nfessenoer


Aside from whatever value the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil will be to Its
new owner on account OF it's power
as a political organ there seems no
doubt that the stockholders may an
tlc1pate profitable returns on their in
vestment from the newspaper as a
business proposition. 1t is located in
one Of the larger cities of Iowa and
mas no competitors. except such as
furnished by Omaha, which can
not supply the place of the local daily
no matter how much they may be
taken and read in addition The
Marshalltown Times Republican has
peen supreme in it's own field to the
same degree. The men back of it ara
able to keep up the pace set by the
successful manager of the Nonpareil
When they take the management of
their new property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
cIGARET SMOKING BY BOYS,

lCedar Rapids Republican.
The minor who has been in the
habit OF smoking cigarets will have
to change his habit, beginning next
Monday. After that 1t will be illegal
for anyone under twenty-one to
smoke the little coffin nails. A boy
caught smoking them can be arrested
on the spot. The law seems to be
all right in its intentions, but who is
going to enforce IL? Is the police
force going to do so? Can the sheriff
be everywhere? What private citizen
is going to interfere with the habits
OF others. 1t seems to us that the
new law is one more added to the list
Of the laws that will not be enforced
and that will breed in the public mind
a disrespect for other laws. Our stat
laws that are nowhere enforced.
Some people think that all that is
necessary is to have the law, but
laws that are not enforced are really
very injurious in that they breed a
d!scespcct .or all laws. We have so
MANY laws that most Of them, or
many OF them, are looked upon as
jokes. Who thinks seriously OF obey
ing all the laws? Take this anti-cig-
aret law, who can enforce it, who
will enforce 1t? This is wide world
and there are many hiding places In
1t. cigaret is easily slipped be-
tween the lips and 1t is as easily drop
ped to the ground. The only thing that
1t would seem to be able to accom-
plish is to make few more hypo-
critics among the boys of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
J. H. AUGUSTINE,
Holder OF certificate.
Notice Of Expiration.
To Ella G. Palmer Frank Laursen. Ar
thur Fanrsen and all known. omnars.

To Ella G. Palmer, frank Laursen. Ar
thur Faursen and all known, owners
and agents:
You are hereby notified that the
following described real estate sit
uated in Marshall county, Iowa, towit:
Lots No. one and two, Il and y. in
out block No. twenty-three (2s), In the
town Of Albion. was sold Cor the taxes
of 1903 and 1904 on the fourth day Of
December. 1905. to J. II. Augustine,
that the certificates Of sale tlfereof
have been assigned TO and are now
owned by ]. "A. Augustine, and that
the right Of redemption will expire and
a tfeasurer's deed for said land will be
made unless redemption from such
sale be made within ninety days from
the date Of completed service Of this
notice. You will govern yourself ac-
cordingly. ST
Dated this third day Of July. 1909.
]. H. AUGUSTINE,
Holder Of Certificate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
TndEsREPUBLICAN, MARsHALLTowN, IOWA. JULY s, 1909

Grove. have all gone, and even the
swimming hole has dried up-gona
with the other pleasant memories.
But, enough OF this. We only meant
TO write a three Of four line item, and
our stubby pencil has almost led US
out into deep water" But we can't
help sometimes thinking some Of the
many things which have happened in
the past fifty-five years; and yet We
are but a hoy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
A Poet. Work.

"A letter by Robert southey. just
discovered, contains the lament that
everybody reads poetry but no one
buys 1t. In this ago people do not
even read It but they continue to
read "The story Of the Three Bears
Without moving II was originated by
the great Dost.-philadslphiA Inquirer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
THE LODGES.
r MASONIC NOTICES.
@visitors always WELCOMES.

MA0ONJC NJ tIC60s
Evisitors always welcome. I
/V\Hall over 1857 West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE 1os A. F. q AZ
M. work on third degree Friday even-l
ing, July .. 1880 p. M. q. Hoeck. w.s
M. NJ, II. s. Lawrence, Sec.y.
SlGNET CHAPTER No. as. r. A. NJ.
Stated convocation Monday, July 10.
g. III. Boggie. H Pt
1. S, Willard. secy.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL R. & 8.
M.-Stated assembly Monday, July 10,
p. m,
A. D. Meeker, Z. /. N.
1. T. Forbes. Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR COMAIANDERY NO,
80 K. T.-Stated conclave Tuesday ev-
ening, July 20, at o'clock sharp.
r. M. Wilbur. e. G.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. o. >.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday,, July
IA, at p. m.
Mrs. Geo. Downing. W. NJ.
Edna c. Fularton. sAcy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
Iona Newspapers
"a PENNY SAVED" ETC.

L11t StTllNeI.
one business man in LeMars we'll
known for his economical proclivities
saved a few cents annually by picking
up the ice in front Of his next door
neighbor's premises carefully gathering
up the fragments and chips which the
iceman leaves on the sidewalk after
washing and trimming chunk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
TWO WARDS.

dio ALTO republican,
F1lo Poarch has gone to take charge
OF the Register. Its former proprietor
and editor has gone to the bad. At one
Tune no man in Bancroft was thought
more highly Of than Wilbur Laidlev.
A preachers son, with a splendid ed
ueation and prosperous business he
deserted 1t all and left for parts un-
known criminal, jumping his bail
bond. Two words sum up the whole
sad tale. Whisky gambling. IT'S
short but deep and the wife and chill
dren left behind must bear the burden
OF the disgrace and poverty resulting
from 1t. There are others that are not
50 very far from the Register at the
present time that need to ponder well
the lesson Of strong drink and think on
Laidley's case. With SO many practical
and sad Illustrations Of what whisky
does for a man 1T Is strange that when
grim alcohol puts one down and out
another fresh and bright steps up and
says here I am, I will take the place
OF him who is gone. Thus 1t goes on
year by year and we presume that
these prodigal sons will continue to
live on the husks that the swine refuse
to eat until the end. Man learns the
lessons Of his wellbeing SO slowly, O.
So slowly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06

ut puts the president in an awk-
ward hole" says the Des Moines Trib-
une, speaking Of Senator Aldrich's
statement on the proposed corporation
tax, TO have his chief spokesman so
brutally frank about a measure the
president has seriously urged. The
president will one day wake to the fact
that Senator Aldrichis not only using
him to club his friends with, but is
putting him in a ridiculous light a, the
same time. The president might better
have stayed by the men who are act
ing as he talked"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES

Observing a story that Judge Smith
Mcpherson. While out riding with a
millionaire brewer of ST. Louis, lost his
way and the two spent the night in
finding the way back to the city, the
Ackley Journal remarks: He is not
the first judge TO lose mis- judicial bear
ings while hobnobbing with million
aires
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
Time.

Time.
cts a sort O. curious" said Uncle
Jerry PEBBLES; "but when a man is
workin' for another man he's always
a wantin' to go and see the ball
game. When he's workin' on his own
time he gets stingy with It and can't
spare it."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
Notice Of Expiration.


ers or agents.
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing described real estate situated in
Marshall county, Iowa. to-wit: Lot No.
seven G), in block No. three in the
village of Minerva, was sold for the
taxes Of 1903, on the 9th day Of De-
cember. 1904, to ]. H. Augustine; that
the certificates Of sale thereof have
been assigned to and are now owned
by J. H. Augustine, and that the right
of redemption will expire and a treas
urer's deed for said land win be made
unless redemption from such sale he
made within ninety days from the date
of completed service of this notice.
You will govern yourself accordingly.
Dated this Bird day OF July. A. D..
1909
J.H. AUGUSTINE,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06

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