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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY COUNTY
RECORDS WERE MOVED HERE
FROM MARIETTA.
BIG DAY IN HISTORY
OF MARsHALLToWN
Ten Head of Oxen, Bearing Safe With
County Records, Drawn in Bob Sled
Down Main Street, With Judge
Smith Riding on Top-Local People
Served Turkey Dinner.

Altllo it may not be generally known,
not being within the recollection OF
many people now living, this is an an
niversary day in the history of Mar
shalltown. Just fifty years ago today,
on the last day of the year 1889, Mar
shalltown became the county seat Of
Marshall county, and the county rec
ords We're transferred from Marietta to
this city.
The day was one of great rejoicing
in Marshalltown, and one of gloom in
Marietta Marshalltown took on it's
gayest holiday attire. and every one
Wore the smile that failed to come off.
a big dinner was spread for the people
who had made the overland pilgrimage
thru the snow, in bringing the records
to Marshalltown. Turkey in those days
was not selling at % cents pound, and
turkey made up the principal part of
the big meal that was served by the
good women of the town to the hungry
men who reached the business part of
town at o'clock in the afternoon.
Safe Drawn by Ten Oxen.
Down Main street moved the pro-
cession, headed by ten head of oxen
drawing a bob sled that contained the
records. On top of the safe rode Will
serving the last day of his term,
which had been filled with exciting
episodes during the drawn out
county seat fight.
Others accompanying the delegation
from Marietta We're ]. L. Williams,
clerk of courts: William II. Weathery,
sheriff; and Thomas Mercer, county
treasurer.
| Last Event in Years of Struggle.
The moving of the county records,
and the formal establishment of the
county seat in Marshalltown, was the
last event in the years of struggle that
| characterized the county seat fight. The
question had been voted on two years
before, and Marshalltown had won. The
appeal was in the courts, however, and
the final decision had just been made
in Marshalltown's favor.
At the dinner, served in one of the
upper rooms of the old county building
called court house, speeches were made
+ by Pete Hepburn and others. Sew
eral from the Marietta side of the con-
troversy also spoke, and the beginning
was made for an era of good feeling to
heal the wounds of the preceding siren
uous years.
Fifty years ago tomorrow the new
officers of the county took their seats
William Battin succeeded w. c. Smitl
as county judge; Thomas Scholfielt
followed Thomas Mercer as treasurer
and Ed Lockwood became sheriff il
Weatherly's place.
There are not many of the old timers
who took an active part in the count.
seat fight who are now alive. In Thu
city there are called to mind William
Battin, Alva Arson. Horace Arson
William Bremner, George Click, an'
Jud Garfield There are others who o
course were interested in one side o
the other, but who were not living il
town at that time. Those mentioned ar
now residents of the city and were a
the time the county seat war was on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
MANY DEMANDS FOR HELP COME
TO DEALERS IN THIS
CITY.
RAILROADS coNFIscArINo
MARsAALLToWN SHIPMENTS
Twenty Five Car Loads Were Taken by
Iowa Central NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to Railroad Commission Offers No
Relief-ToIedo Indian School Short;
Also seaman, Conrad, and Written.

Daily telephone inquiries to local
serious shortage in the fuel supply of
the smaller towns in this part of the
state, and the local dealers are APP
pealed to for help. The dealers are I'M
able to do anything to relieve the sit
uation, however, as their own coal is
being confiscated by the railroads
while in transit to this city
While there is nothing serious in the
local situation as yet, some of the
cheaper grades of coal are becoming
short This is true especially of the
Iowa steam coal furnished on con-
tracts, such as the soldiers home.
Central Takes Twenty-Five Cars.
On Wednesday the Iowa Central con-
fiscated twenty-five car loads of coal
consigned to dealers in this city. Most
of it was of the cheaper grades, and
some of it had already been recon-
signed here to dealers in the smaller
towns.
One dealer, who had several cars
taken by the railroad, called up the Of
flee of the board of railway commits
sioners, to see what action could be
taken against the road.
Commissioner Eaton, of the boar l,
told the dealer that the railroad had
no legal right to take the coal, ard
that it was larceny. the same as tho
some one else would steal a dealers
coal. Mr.. Eaton said. however. that 1T
was the sort of larceny that was con-
doned, because if the railroads do not
have coal for themselves they can not
haul coal for others.
The dealers, however, claim that the
Iowa Central is not contiscating the
coal for itself, but for the Minneapolis
& st. Louis. The dealers also say that
| it would not be so bad if the railroads,
after confiscating the coal, would pay
for it as any other customer is expected
| to. The dealers say that it takes long
time to get their money from the roads
after the confiscation, owing to the red
tape required, and that then the roads
want to pay the price at the mines aho
evade the dealers margin.
| Toledo Indian School Short.
| Among the towns that have made in
tuuiries here for coal are Toledo, where
1.-THE government Indian school is Sit
luated: Tama, Garwin, Beaman, Con-
rad, Written, Clifford, Lawn Hill. Rad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
NEW FIRM JANUARY FIRST.
After This Date the Firm of Peter
Mayer Will Be Peter Mayer e. Son.

Mayer Will Be Peter NJ layer q Son.
On January first Marshalltown will
welcome to its business firms a new
member in the person of Henry S.
Mayer. Henry S. Mayer is a son of
Peter Mayer, the druggist, and has
been actively employed in the store
and is not new to the people of this
city. Peter Mayer has been in the
drug business in Marshalltown for the
last twenty eight years; seventeen of
these years he has been in business
for himself at the present location. The
firm of Peter Mayer and Son extends
to all the old customers of this store
cordial invitation to call and invite
the general public to become custom
ers. Especial attention will be given
to prescription department and the line
of Mayors own remedies will be kept
up and added to from time to time,
and goods usually found in a first class
drug store can be found here. The
store will be known as 1.-The Quality
Store"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
PRES1YTERiANS ELECT.
Elders and Trustees Chosen-Brother
hood officers Elected.

At meeting of the Presbyterian
church and it's auxiliary. the Pres
byterian Brotherhood. held Thursday
night, elders and trustees for the
church We're elected and officers OF the
brotherhood We're chosen. The follow
ing are the elders elected: w. Z. Smith.
c. L. Townsend. l.. Derby. +. w. Ise-
man. C. A Newcomer and William
Barrie. Messrs. Smith and Townsend
are the new elders, the others being
reelected. Tho new elders will be Or
dained next Sunday morning.
The trustees elected. all of whom,
are new ones. are Messrs. n. B. Rea-
soner. l.. D. Nitek. c. A. West, T.. L.
Fosnacht, Dr. George Painter, w. A
Anderson. and George Reynolds
+. j. Whitaker was elected president
of the Brotherhood and Harry Cox was
chosen secretary. Preceding the bus
mess meeting the brotherhood sat down
TO supper which was served by the
ladies in the basement of the church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
STATE WILL DEFEND sLYcoRD.

Accused Slayer Of Batesole Without
Funds to Hire Lawyer.
The state of North Dakota will be
forced to defend Joe Slycord, accused
of the murder of Frank Batesole, who
was arrested at Grinnell few weeks
ago Slycord is at present held in the
Jail of Foster county, North Dakota.
awaiting trial. He is without funds to
employ an attorney.
Slycord is charged with numbering
Batesole. near Darlington, n. D.. early
in November. He was arrested in the
country near Grinnell by the town
marshal of Grinnell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
VAN LAW IN DEBATE.
Senator Of This City to Participate in
Ter, perance Discussion.

Senator C. H. Van Law, of this city.
will participate with other well-known
Iowans in a debate on a phase Of the
temperance question at Cedar Rapids
Saturday afternoon. The debate will
be held in the Y. NJ. C. A. of that city.
under whose auspices it is being given,
as feature of the New Years day
entertainment the association is pro-
noting.
The question to be debated is, BE It
resolved, that the legislature Of Iowa
should forthwith submit to popular
vote for adoption an amendments to the
constitution of Iowa prohibiting the
manufacture and sale Of Intoxicating
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31

liquors within the state" The affirma-
tive is to be taken by Senators A. ".
Proudfoot. of Indianola. and Shirley
Gilliland, of Glenwood. Senators c. H.
Van Law and e. G.. Moon, of Ottum-
wa, will have tho negative side of the
question.
Senator Van Law said this morning
that so far as he knew the debate had
no further significance than merely
furnishing live subject for a debate
promoted by the Cedar Rapids assoc
citation, and that it was in nowise con-
nected with any state wide prohibitory
movement
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
~" Cancels Game.

Because of the meeting of the
Searchlight Club on Tuesday, Jan. II,
when Premier r. B. Robin, of Mani
toba, will be the speaker, Physical Di-
rector A. B. Dawson, of the association,
has been compelled to cancel the bas-
ketball game scheduled with the Y. NJ.
C. A., of Cedar Rapids. The game was
to have been played in this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
RESUME WORK ON TANK.
container For City Water is Amos
CompIeted.

Completed.
After an enforced idleness of a few
days. owing to the extremely cold
weather. work on the city's elevated
pressure tank. was resumed this morn
ing. The tank itself is just about half
finished, altho the tower which sup
ports it has been completed for some
time.
The general dimension of the tank it
self are 22x2S feet, and the end OF the
spre which surrnounts its top VIII be
175 feet about the ground, almost as
high as the court house Spire. The
land on which it stands is about TWEEN
ty-three feet lower than the level on
Main street, near the court house. so
the tank itself will have pressure
enough to lift water about $50 feet at
that place. In the depot district. where
the ground is much lower the fall Will
give the tank even greater lifting
power,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
Local Weather Record.

Five above zero was Thursdays
lowest temperature, compared with 10
below zero for the day before. The
maximum temperature Thursday was
25 above, which was twenty degrees
warmer than Wednesdays highest
mark. The temperature at o'clock this
morning was 20, compared with for
the same hour yesterday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
ANTICIPATE YOUR WANTS.

Special Values offered You in All
Kinds Of Good Clothes.
Why not come and share in the spe-
cial values we are Offering in suits
ana overcoats. You should see the nice
greys, smart party strips, elegant black
and blues. We have priced them so
low that it will pay YOU to buy for fu-
ture wants. If you only could see the
splendid values we are giving in black
suits at $25 you would come on the
run Trousers and fancy vests too.
HOPKINS & SONS.
Popular Tailors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
TO CUT ICE MONDAY.
Marshall Ice Company to Begin Har-
vest Next Monday.

The Marshall Ice Company will be-
gin to cut its annual harvest of ice
next Monday. The first cut will be
for Britain & Co. 1t will be taken
from Asher creek. a short distance
above where it enters the river. The
ice is clear. and from ten to eleven
inches in thickness. The ice on the
river is not so thick, but is it expected
that by the time the Britain & Co
pack is up, work on the river will be
commenced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
HEALD SELLS PROPERTY.
Owner Disposes Of Bust.
.aee and Peeidence pron

Owner Disposes Of Bust.
ness and Residence Property.
A. w. Head, of Minneapolis, Thurs
day sold the one story frame store
building on East Main street, near
Eighth avenue, and three dwellings at
the corner of Eighth avenue ana State
street. The store building and the lot
on which it stands was sold to Jacob
Schirmayer, a retired farmer of this
city. The price was $4,000. The dwell
ings were sold to Hans Madsen, chief
engineer at the pumping station, for
IS ,OO0 All of the properties were pur-
chased for investments.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
Referee Sale.

The undersigned will sell for cash,
at public auction, at the front door of
the court house, in Marshalltown, Iowa,
on Jan. 10, 1910, at 2 o'clock p. M, the
southeast quarter Use ~ of section
twenty, (2O), township eighty-three
(S3), north, range nineteen west of the
5th p. n., Marshall county, Iowa.
GEORGE GILBERT,
Referee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
Good Money For hoas.

c. H. Phillips, a farmer living south
west of the city, delivered at Lamoille
Wednesday forty-two head of May pigs
of his own raising. The consignment
averaged 215 pounds, and brought a
total of 1924.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31

cliffe. and Ellsworth. Inquiries have
also come from points almost as far
west as the Missouri river.
Csnfiscation Order Still Effective.
The conf1scation order at the Iowa
Central was still effective today. and
on Thursday night all the coal that
was brought in here by the Central was
taken,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
To Our Many Customers.

The year just closed has been the
most prosperous in our business. This
is due entirely to our many friends
and patrons and we wish to thank
them for their liberal patronage. Our
constant aim during the year to come,
will be, if possible. to give you better
service than in the past. Whitney
Bros.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
postoffies Holiday Hours.

Holiday hours viii be observed at
the postoffice on New Years day. and
carriers windows will be opened from
IS to II. No deliveries will be made
either in the city or in the rural dis
tricts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
Geo. |.
Andrews

Quality counts in canned goods just
as much as price. We have made
D special effort to carry canned
goods of the very best quality, Sc
slecting that which we know to be
superior in every way.
We HAYES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
Morveo;,ns, New Year,s Service,

Norwegians' New Years Service.
A New Years service will be held
Saturday at m-Norwegian Lutheran
church. Rev. O. Qualen will give the
address on The Unfruitful Fig Tree
The service will begin at 1880.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09

are homes prepared for them OF
course il is always better o. buy
a homeif possible. but when thu
isn0t within reach. then next
best thing Is b. rent q farm ln a
country where be- can make good
'or himself and family, and % .
d sure thing that 4 man can DO
better in West Texas especially
ON the plains than be- can ln most
ans other part of the state We
suggest that those who nave land
put in a feH hundred acres ard
build some houses and see fhe f.
feet 4 il.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09
THE WHOLE sJyLED MAN

THE WHOLE SJyLED MAN
You don mccth.m uoa as Of
ten as 900 use 20 but be- rs none
toe less welcome. The good old
fashioned whole sol.ed fellow.
the one who always meets you
with q God speed and q happy
smiling face.
Time was when he could be-
met at the corner grocery or the
barn raising but with the chang
es 81 time he is fast disappearing
OF course we older people re-
member him and always will lie
was the life Of the circle in which
be moved He was the delight
Of the children and the JOY OF the
older ones. The good ola fash.
Toned whole souled man. God
bless him and peace 20 his mem
Dry He was OF "a stamp peculiar
TO lbs own eHvirons. tie make
the sun Co shine In darsenad cor
nes Ills heart beat in unison
with every emotion surrounding
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09
BUILD FARM HOUSE

One Of the best ways we know
Of 10 get farmers into Lubbock
county would be- for our land
holders TO build some tenant
houses on their land and get
some good reliable farmers %
rent the land. This would put
the land IN better condition and
would sell more readily than in
the raw unimproyed state. j.
would bring just as many new
families 10 the county az there
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09

II you are not sure tho title Of
your land is what Il should - let
me kccugrApb Abstract Company
mare a1etrtct "a u and find
out lZ-u
Miss Mamie Greer - Fort
Worth. who has been W.tIH.
friends here .eh f0r her home
Friday morning.
j. VI Cakes of TuIia was a
business visitor .l Lubbock last
FRIDAY Mr. Oakes is an old lard
hlaored friend ~ ye local writer.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09

The future Of Lubbock de-
ponds altogether on what the
people make It, True we have
the advantage. uaura. as can
boz bat az the same time we
m. keep right boz after the
matter and everything ina. pops
uD chat viii Boz of benefit 90 the
t9Hn and tHe country FOB genera.
should ha looked after .mmei..
ata.. and gone after with "a dee
termination chat HIU wH The
people ol Lga.lc. are noted .u
their enterprise and We cannot
afford f5 .ot the reputation get
ava. from us. and in order o.
keep 3D. ue should live up to q
in every sense Of the word.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09
FLAMBUoYANT PONPoSTY

Some Of the slow pay" fell
lows Of this city get bot in the
collar II they find their names
listed with the Merchants Asso-
citation. Every man IN town has
received due warning about this
matter. II you won't make an
effort TO pay what you owe is 1t
fair for the merchants 10 carry
you from month 70 MONTH
Flambuoyant pomposity will not
settle the question. You will
have 10 stand up 70 rack, let the
chips fall where they may.
Very often a person is compelled
% DO an unpleasant duty II
the shoe iInches you should get
busy and pay up. The man who
tries will win.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09
THE TITLED MAN

# 1890 80 " f''tAha NAAh AAsAAaF H'..'A
ed is for the best, il il is beyond
the reach it is the only thing
worth while.
This is one reason why the
titled" reprobstes Of Europe
find such Easy picking among
the wealthy girls Of America.
They come over 70 thes. shores
and hold dazzling bait before
the eyes Of the silly heire-s ard
she swallows il at one guip.
The hour Of retrospection comes
and Miss Silly finds herself
stranded among a bunch Of ig-
norant snobs who have cared for
anything In her life except The
money she once called her own.
but was s1andered by the Iibcr-
tine 20 which she linked her life.
Preccpt and example do not
have any effect on the silly
American aairess. She thinks
that she vii. not be subjected .o
the humI.iat.Ons Of other gir.s.
who have made the same choice.
Thus il goes on from day % day.
Could they only realize that the
best title is TO be- rightfully call
ed a Christian gentleman. and
next % that an American gen
tleman, how much Of sorrow
sadness and broked heartedncss
they would escape.
One disadvantage under which
the American iabOrs as against
the foreign Top, is found in the
fact that the foreigner is raised
On idIcness and among associates
that know nothing save % derel-
Op The bestiaI clements and
among women that have no
higher sense of honor than the
common harlDt Breathing, as
they do, these brcaths .. death
dealing surroundings, they come
20 our fair land fully .4lipped
lu All The arts and sciences Of
the professional ma.u.r. le
American leads a ..teol activity
he must needs be- a. work. His
idle hours are but the demand Of
the body Tor rest. 81. cannot
hope % compete FOR d .ur dam
sci against the artistic methods
Of the thing that has practiced
nothing else. Here 10 where the
silly American girl shows her
lack Of sense in choosing the tin
So as against the real She
takes the fop and the price she
pays for her folly IL worse than
death. Poor America heiress.
We should draw close the mantle
of charity when thinking Of
their sad plight and strive 10
safeguard those who nave not
taken the step. Titled men are
American men. They are the
real kings Of the world. Let
This thought once become iva
planted as il should and ye for
eign fop will have n seek new
fields % exploit. Let shine the
lustre Of truth in dealing with
this important subject and keep
our American ideals elevated
above the money market, where
the purity and money Of the
girls Of our land are exchanged
for the hollow honor of hollow
foreign title. II these who have
taken the step could only have
known what they learned short
ly after, they would have spurn-
e. those moral lsper .s though
they bad been dead. reptiles.
Purity and foreign nobility are
at cross purpose. They d1 not
dwell. iH tha same atmosphere
Keep .Hc r.r no bonn. .g teach
'ug them wr.. constitutes "a real
tue Make American patriots
.| Chan. ID .... . d.. L.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09

MalFiu Harper, Notary Public.
Office Plains Abstract and Title
Co. ~ %
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09
man, il however he is the right
type and advocates the proper
IDEAS in governmental Affairs.

We do not believe in supporting
a waller" dog Just because he
is a democrat, and We don't be
iieve in supporting a man just
because he IL from the west II
he is not q competent man. All
things being equal, we are for
The westernor every time
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09

For sale, office building cheap.
See pIcrcp Bros. ~ n
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-10-15
WILSON WILL 60. TO MEXICO
0inistof @ Belgium q Succeed Am
eaosador Thompson In Neigh
boring Republic

Washington--Henry Lane Wilson.
American minister to Belgium. viii
aeon be ofncially named to succeed
David e. Thompson ~ ambassador to
Mexico Mr.. Wilson has besn notified
of his appointment by the state de-
partment and b clearing ~ his busk
mesa 1t the legation In Brussels pend
ing his departure for his new posi-
Mr.. Wilson. who - . native Of Crav-
lordsville. Ind. has been In the dipae-
matte service since 1881, when he
was appointed minister to Chile. h
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-10-15
rEoaOIIT Hut 4 sd Mum
xacaoo0k oooaoe which o5okoao ~.
ooss6s6 u - ossry - ~oavj1
CopporSe31.s

L11QA@ YArmOutl hum1ss1 q
3ortm Nn0y counts IN, - = nany
eAye t1Anhttants n IL - tOwn
NJ cfe6ited With m openlhAnded gen.
srOs1ty. Peggotty told David Copper.
aeia, you remember, that X was the
Anest paace h the universe. to which
h boy replied that - mound or two
ntkAt have improved II. and also
hat n the land hAd been . little more
separated from the sea and the town
End the tide had not been quite "a
mach MIXED up. like toast ana water,
Il would have been much nicer But