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j. I. Clark

Central railway company demanding
that they Immediately reinstall the
telephone at the Central depot here
and provide suitable electric lights in
the depot and o nthe platform and in
addition they are also asked to pro-
vide connections with the c., r. l. &
P. railway at a point just north of
town, SO it will be possible for the
shippers to have their carload ship
ments transferred from one railway
to another at this place.
A marriage license has been issued
at Abba to Samuel o. Stump of Ed,
dyville and Nettie G. Neil of Abba.
Manager N. B. Holloway of the Ed
dyville Telephone Co., who resides at
Oskaloosa. was confined to his home
by illness Wednesday and could not
come to Eddyville that day to look aft
er the business.
w M. Stuber has sold his property
in Scribner's first addition to VIM.
Stuber and family have to vacate at
once, so they will move to other prop
| erty in Eddyville and Mr.. and Mrs
Cook will then move to Eddyville.
| Elmer May of Muchakinock yards is
louNSIluG llOll q IL dSIuIS VI lllS collar
bone.
The ladies of the NJ. g., church en-
tertained their husbands at pumpkin
pie social at the home of Mrs. Eva
Rector, on East Walnut street, Tues.
day evening. A merry crowd of about
thirty persons assembled and had a
good time with games and in social
way. The men who were present were
given an opportunity to try their skill
at trimming hats, and prize was Civ
en- to the one who did the best work
in this line, Will Hawkins being the
winner Pumpkin pie and coffee were
served
George and Earl Lane of Ottumwa
| called on their aunt, Mrs. A. L. Sur.
buer this week.
Mrs. Martha A Pence is visiting 4
| few days with her sister, Mrs. John
Dunlavy and othe relatives at Bloom.
field.
Mrs. Prof. Stops of Grinnell, was IN
town on business this week.
/ Mrs. ]. Wallace Johnson, west of
town, returned Tuesday from weeks
visit with relatives at Pella.
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CHAPTER vi.

Miss Osborne had asked Griswold to
await the outcome of the day, and,
finding himself thus possessed of a
vacation, he INDUCED his antiquarian
instincts by exploring Columbia. The
late afternoon found him in the love
ly cathedral churchyard, where an
aged negro, tending the graves of an
illustrious family, leaned upon his
spade and recited the achievements
and virtues of the dead. Men who had
been lawmakers, others who had led
valiantly to battle, and ministers to
the Prince of Peace mingled their dust
| together; and across the crisp hedge
a robin sang above Timrod's grave.
AS the shadows heightened, Girls
void walked back to the hotel, where
he ate supper, then calling for q
horse, he rode through the streets in
| a mood of more complete alienation
than he had ever experienced in a for.
eign country; yet the very scents of
the summer night, stealing out from
old gardens, the voices that reached
him from open doorways, spoke Of
| home.
AS he reached the outskirts of town
and rode on towards the governors
mansion, his mood changed, and he
laughed softly, for he remembered
Ardmore, and Ardmore was beyond
question the most amusing person he
knew. It was unfortunate, he gener-
ously reflected, that Ardmore, rather
than himself, had not been plunged
into this present undertaking, which
was much more in Ardmore's line than
his own There would however, be a
great satisfaction in telling Ardmore
of his unexpected visit to Columbia, in
exchange for his friends report Of his
pursuit Of the winking eye. He only
regretted that in the nature of
things Columbit is modern city, a
seat of commerce as well as of govern
ment, a place where bank clearings
are seriously computed and where
the jaunty adventurer with sword and
ruffes is quite likely to run afoul OF
the police. Yet his own Imagination
was far more fertile than Ardmores
and he would have hailed a troop OF
mail-clad men as joyfully as his friend
had he met them clanking in the high
way. Thus, modern as we think our
selves, the least venturesome amone
us dreams that some day some turn OF
| a street corner will bring him face tc
, face with what we please to call oul
, fate; and this is the manifestation OF
our last drop of medieval blood. The
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Miss Osborne forgot her anger; her
eyes narrowed dreamily at an agree
able memory.
''Was it at tuudge Randolph Will
son's?" as Griswold instantly.
why, yes, it was at Judge Wilson's,
Mr.. Griswold. How did you know?"
81 didn't know; I guessed; for
have sat at that table. The judge says
grace twice when there's to be ham
once before soup, then again before
ham,
'"Then thanksgiving after the ham
would be perfectly proper" IF
Miss Osborne was studying Girls
void carefully, then she laughed, and
her attitude toward him, that had been
tempered by certain official reserve,
became at once cordial.
Are you the Professor Griswold
who is so crazy about pirates? I've
heard the Wilson's speak of you, but
you don't look like that"
Don't look like a pirate? Thank
you! I had an appointment at Judge
Wilson's Office this morning to talk
over case in which I'm Interested"
II remember now what he said
about you. He said you really were a
fine lawyer, but that you liked to read
about pirates"
"That may have been what he said
to you; but he has told me that the
association of piracy and you was
most unfortunate, as it would suggest
unpleasant comments to those who
don't admire the legal profession"
"And you are one of those tide
Cric II
the Randolph Wilson's. They are very
strong for the tide-water families; to
hear them talk you'd think the people
back in the Virginia hills weren't re-
ally respectable"
Its undeniably the right view of
the matter" laughed Griswold, "but
now that I live in Charlottesville l
don't insist on it. 1t wouldn't be de-
cent in me. And have lots of cousins
in Lexington and through the valley.
The broad view is that every inch of
the Old Dominion is holy ground.
"1t is an interesting commonwealth,
Mr.. Griswold! but do not consider it
holy ground. South Carolina has a
monopoly of that" and then the smile
left her face and she returned to the
telegram. Our immediate business,
| however, is not with Virginia. or with
South Carolina, but with the miserable
commonwealth that lies between
"And that commonwealth" said
Griswold, wishing to prolong the res
pite from official affairs, chat state
known in law and history as North
Carolina l have heard called, by a
delightful North Carolina lady I once
met at Charlottesville, valley of hui
mility between two mountains of con.
ceit. That seems to hit both of us!"
North Carolina isn't state at all, .
Miss Osborne declared spitefully;
Its only a strip Of land where unin,
teresting people live. And now, what
do you say to this telegram"
Excellent. It's bound to irritate, and
it leaves him in the dark as to our
mean Governor Osborne's-inten
tons. And those intentions"
During this by-play he had reached
a decision as to what should be done
and he was prepared to answer wher
she asked, with an employment of the
pronoun that pleasantly emphasized
their relationship:
what are our intentions? 2"
1--WE are going to catch Apple
weight, that's the first thing-and un
til we get him we're going to keeI
our own counsel. Let me have a tele
graph blank and will try my hand al
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Il think it's impertinent, to say the
Best at the price.

least" he replied guardedly.
''Impertinent? It's the most con-
temptible, outrageous thing | ever
heard of in my life! Governor Dan
gerfield has dilly, dallied with that
case for two years. His administration
has been marked from the beginning
by the worst kind of incompetence.
Why, this man Appleweight and his
gang of outlaws only come into South
Carolina now and then to hide and
steal, but they commit most Of their
crimes in North Carolina, and they al
ways have. Talk about vacillating
course! Father has never taken steps
to arrest these men out of sheer re-
gard for Governor Dangerf1eld; he
thought North Carolina had some
pride, and that her governor would
prefer to take care of his own Grim
inals. What do you suppose Apple
weight is indicted for in this state?
For stealing one ham-one single ham
from farmer in Mingo county, and
he's killed dozen men in North Car
olina.'
She paced the corner of the veranda
angrily, while Griswold CROPPED for a
solution of the problem. The telegram
from Raleigh was certainly lacking
| in diplomatic suavity. 1t was patent
that if the governor of North Carolina
was not tremendously aroused, he was
playing a great game of bluff; and on
either hypothesis a prompt answer
must be made to his telegram
Il must answer this at once He
must not think we are so stupid in Co.
| lumbia that we don't know when
We're insulted. We can go through the
side door to fathers study and write
the message there" and she led the
way.
"It might be best to wait and see
what his letter is like" suggested
Griswold, with a vague wish to pro.
long this discussion, that he might en-
| joy the soft glow of the student lamp
on her cheek
Il don't care what his letter says
| it can't be worse than his telegram
Well answer them both at once"
She found blank and wrote rapid
/ ly, without asking suggestions, with
this result:
The Honorable William Dangerfeld
Raleigh, N. c..
Your extremely diverting telegram
III Appi6WGlSIL case received GnO
filed. Charles Osborne,
Governor of South Carolina.
i She met Griswold's obvious disap
pointment with prompt explanation.
4 you see, the governor of Soutl
Carolina can not stoop to an exchange
of billingsgate with an underbred per
son like that-a big, solemn, conceitet
creature in long frock-coat and {
shoestring necktie, who boasts of be
longing to the common 'pee-pull.' HI
doesn't have to tell anybody that
when it's plain as daylight. The way
to answer him is not to answer a
ALL"
"The way to answer him is to make
J North Carolina put Appleweight il
Jail for crimes committed in that state
and then, if need be, we can satisf.
the cry for vengeance in South Caro-
lima by flashing our requisition Their
is a rule in such cases that the stat
having the heaviest indictments shall
have precedence; and you say that il
this state it's only matter of ham
l am not acquainted with the Soutl
Carolina ham," he went on smiling
''but in Virginia the right kind of
ham is sacred property, and to stea
one is capital offense."
II should like to steal one such as
had last winter il Richmond" an,
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| rather have you inspect them than
have your father do it."
You mustn't say things like that!
thought told you your appointment
carried no social recognition. You
mustn't talk to me as though was
a girl you really know"
But there's no use of making-be
lieve such things when l do know
you!"
mot the least little tiny bit, you
don't. Do you suppose, if you were a
gentleman | knew and had been in
troduced to, would be talking to you
here in papa's Officer"
But / pretend to be a gentleman;
you certainly wouldn't be talking to
me If you thought me anything else. /"
Il can't even discuss the matter,
Mr.. Ardmore. A gentleman wouldn't
lie to a lady,"
! But If you know I'm liar why are
you telling me these secrets and ask
ing me to help you play being COVER
nor?" and Ardmore, floundering hope
lessly, marveled at her more and
more.
That's exactly the reason be-
cause you came poking up to my house
and told me that scandalous fib about
meeting papa in New Orleans. Mr..
Bassford is beautiful liar; that's
why he's papa's secretary: but you are
much more imaginative sort of liar
than Mr.. Bassford. He can only lie to
callers about papa being engaged, or
write encouraging letters to people
who want appointments which papa
never expects to make; but you lie
because you can't help 1t. Now, If
you're satisfied, you can take those
kilograms down to the telegraph Of
fee, and you'd better mail that letter
to Governor Osborne yourself, for fear
the man who's running the lawn
mower will forget to come for it,
The roll Of drums and the cry of a
bugle broke in upon the peace of the
afternoon. Miss Jerry rose with, an
exclamation and ran out into the
broad portico of the state house. Sew
eral battalions of a tide-water regi-
ment, passing through town on their
way to Camp Dangerfield, had taken
advantage of wait in Raleigh to dis
embark and show themselves at the
capital. They were already halted and
at parade rest at the side of the street
and mounted officer in khaki, gal
Looping madly into view, seemed to
focus the eyes of the gathering crowd.
He was a gallant figure Of man;
his mount was an animal that real
lied Jobs ideal Of battle-horse; the
soldiers presented arms as the horse
man rode the line. Miss Dangerf1eld
waver her handkerchief, standing
eagerly on tiptoe to make her sallita-
ton carry as far as possible.
who is that" asked Ardmore with
sinking spirit.
"Why. Rutherford Gillingwater, of
course
"Fours right" rang the command a
moment later, and the militiamen
tramped off to the station.
1t was then that Ardmore, watching
the crowd dispense at the edge of the
park. saw his caller Of the morning
striding rapidly across the street. Ard
more started forward, then checked
himself so suddenly that Miss Jerry
Dangerfield turned to him inquiringly.
whats that matter?" she demand
ed
Nothing. have been robbed, as l
hoped to be. Over there on the side
walk, beyond the girl in the pink sun
bonnet, goes my little brown jug. That
| lank Individual with the shabby hat
has lifted it out of my room at the ho-
tel, just as thought he would"
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BIRMINGHAM.

Birmingham-Nr. Clark and wife OF
Waterloo visited several days last
week with her uncle Samuel Condo
and family in town.
Mrs. ]. P. Bennett, north of town.
died at $40 Tuesday morning after a
long and very painful Illness. The fun
eral services were held Thursday aft
ernoon at / p. m. at the residence.
Azur Barton and wife returned thin
week from a lengthy visit at their
former home in Salem.
Mrs. VIM. Beardsley was at Fort
Dodge last week attending mission
airy convention.
]. S. Hope received dispatch Fri
day from his son Walter at Garden
their baby who has been poorly from
birth.
DR.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Randall, who
have been visiting here with friends
for the past two weeks went to Noun
Pleasant the first of the week where
they will reside this winter.
Miss Patti Sherman has been quite
ILL for several days, but is now improv
| ing.
! Fred Workman, who has been at
| tending school at Cedar Falls, has
returned home.
Rev. Mcneil of Libertyville visited
here the first of the week with Rev. L.
V. Nash.
Hugh Mccoy of Keokuk spent Sun
| day here with friends.
John Trotte of Cambridge. o.. spent
two or three days in town with his
brothers Cort and Joe and a good time
with his army comrade Porter Pleas
ents both of whom started from
Birmingham for Keokuk en- the same
day to enlist in the Fifth Iowa in
fantry.
Len Cook of Hillsboro spent the first
of the week in town with his daugh-
| ter Mrs. L. Sherman.
| Mrs. j. W Clark has returned fror1
! Ottumwa, where she has been in the
| hospital for treatment.
James Terrell returned ,Thursda!
from an extended viz. with lis sistel
at Colville. Wash.
John Norris arrived here from
Brook Park, Mimi, to spend the win
ter.
- e-eAsesee-e-,-e->e e-e-e-s-s &
EDDYvIL.E. :
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EDDYVILlE.

e - c-ae-& =
Eddyyille,-The Commercial club
and business men of this place will
this week send a petition to the Iowa
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The Little Brown lug
at Kildare
BY Meredith Nicholson.
Copyright Bobbs- Merrill Company
BY Meredith Nicholson.

Copyright 1sos-The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-06
SEEKS TO CALM NAVAL SCARE.
Germany Reported Trying to Quiet
Alarm Felt in ENGLAND.

Berlin. Nov. 6.-An Anglo-German
understanding appears to be under
consideration in high German govern
ment circles. The failure to reach such
an understanding heretofore is attrib-
uted to the method adopted by Great
Britain. After Sir Charles Hardinge
permanent under secretary of the Brit
ish foreign office, failed to obtain a
satisfactory reply to his suggestion
made at the meeting between King Ed
ward and Emperor William at Kron-
berg King Edward is understood to
have tried to persuade the Emperor of
Austria, whom he met at Ischl, ito make
friendly representations to Germany.
The author of an anonymous corn
munication which appeared in the
Kreuz Zeitung today discusses this
subject and asks what can be done to
restore among the British a feeling Of
security against German invasion and
so silence the mischievous agitation
concerning the naval preparation being
made in the two countries. Chancellor
Won Bethmann- n-Hollweg's rather "ob-
scure hints to Vienna" says the cores
pondent, would seem to indicate that
he was dwelling upon this question
and that it is now Germany's turn to
make a counter proposal, having con-
sidered the British suggestion unac-
ceptable" The writer adds that mutual
assurances might be made in writing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-06

the north central states to dominate the
high schools in their respective terri
tories.
Superintendent Crary said there was
not one of the city super rintendenis who
did not nook out to see that his high
school was on the accredited list
What Is that North Central Associa-
tion?' asked Chairman Edward LEROY
1T is a trust association of UNIVERSE
ties and colleges put together to. bring
the graduates OF high schools into the
universities and then place them back
in the high schools as teachers. They
VIII not have any one but university
graduates in the schools School men
in this state do not dare to say they
do not like it,
How many of the higher educational
institutions in this state are members
of that association" asked MIR. Leroy
Nearly all of them" was the reply
DO you really believe that2" asked
w. w. Jacobs.
II am not positive what constitutes
n trust. MIR. Jacobs said Mr.. Cary.
joining III the laugh. but if 1t is not
a trust l don't know anything about
what a trust is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-06
GRuNpY COUNTY VILLAGE LOSES
BUSINESS BLOCK AND
TOWN HALL. II
HAppY GENERAL STORE
ENTIRELY pEsrRoYEn
Building and Contents With the Town
Hall and oickey Building, Prey to
FIames-Mr. and Mrs. Aaddy and
Family Almost suffocated-Los Only
Partially Insured.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Rcinbeck, Nov. 6.-Fire OF an un-
known origin at Morrison early this
morning destroyed three buildings. one
of them business block, and another
the town hall. and a.. OF their con-
tents. Included In the loss is the en-
tire stock Of the Haddy general mer-
chandise store, valued at $500 The
total loss Is estimated at $500. Haddy
had $4,000 insurance on his building
and stock. None of the other property
was insured
Tho losses include the Haddy build
ing and stock. valued at $4,000; the
town hail. valued AT $500 and tho
DIckey building said to be worth $500.
The fire broke out In the Haddy
building 1t was discovered at about
o'clock by a farmer named Johnson,
and 1t is said that had the fire not
been seen Just when 1t was that Mr..
and Mrs. Haddy and TWO children. who
occupy part of the building for res
idence. would have been sufroca,ed be-
fore they could have gotten out
From the Haddy building the flames
leaped to the town hall next to it. and
from the latter the blaze was COM
municated to the Dickey building.
which stood alongside. This structure
was occupied by two bachelors
The little town has no fire depart
ment and the people had no means for
| fighting the fire. Morrison is small
town in Grundy county. four miles
west of Reinbeck.
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PRIZE LOST BY ACCIDENT.
Boiler Blowout Handieaps BattIsship
North Dakota-Four Men injured.


Portsmouth, n. H., Nov. e.-As the
new battleship North Dakota was
completing its four hour endurance run
at twenty-one knot gait off the New
England coast, with the battleshtp
speed championship Of America almost
in its grasp, a boiler room accident
robbed it of the laurels and sent it
scurrying into this port to land four
injured men.
The big ship, nevertheless, exceeded
its contract requirement of twenty-one
knots an hour, making 21.71 in the
first two hours, PISA in the third hour,
and 81 knots fiat as it hurried in on
the fourth hour to this port.
The injured men are: William H.
Grange, water tender; Peter McCon-
nell, fireman.; A. Petersen, fireman;
John Souden, coal passer
The North Dakota logged out Of the
Penobscot shortly after sunrise yes
terday, increasing Its steam as it pro-
ceeded, until at o'clock it was we'll
south of Mohegan.
Shortly after that hour 1t began it's
trial. On the first two hours the en-
gines developed $4,000 horsepower and
the water rate was we'll above the con-
tract. A few minutes after the battle
ship had passed Cape Ann, and while
it was entering the fourth hour of its
test seven inch tube in one of the
lower rows of boilers blew out and
filled the room with steam.
The engineers Immediately cut off
four Of the fourteen boilers. AS soon
as the extent of the injuries of the
firemen had been ascertained the North
Dakota was swung around and headed
back up the coast for this port, where
it was known that good harbor could
be reached shortly after the expiration
of the time limit
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LABoRER socIETvs GUEST.
Social Leaders Try to Show American
Citizenship Means Something.

st. Louis, Nov. 6.-Fifteen women
whose names come at the top of st.
Louis exclusive social register, whose
West End and whose families are of
the wealthiestf here. headed by the
wife Of w. x. Kavanaugh. the Deep
Waterway Associations president, gave
reception and patriotic entertain
ment yesterday afternoon to Paul Reps,
immigrant laborer from Russia. in cell
ebraton of .his becoming a citizen of
the United States.
They sang for him in solo and chorus
"The Star -Spangled Banner" Amer
ica," Columbia" Russia's national an
MY Old Kentucky Home" and Su-
vance River" The entertainment was
in Aeolian hall. and big pipe organ
was used. Reps wfe<and three small
children We're present.
Reps had challenged society to see
If it meant anything to become a free
and equal citizen. and society met his
challenge and made him its hero for
day Two weeks ago Mrs kavanaugn
received letter from Reps. of whom
she had never heard. asking her il 1t
his naturalization by hearing "Amer-
ica" and other patriotic songs sung at
a cost of $40 or SIS, all he could afford
to pay He added that he considered
it disgraceful that most immigrants in
celebrating such an event drink much
beer use bad language and fight