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Williams news., 1909-01-30
PROPOSED ANIMAL BOUNTY

Apropos of the proposed bounty on the so-called hydrophobia skunk it is perhaps well enough to say that scientific men do not. as a whole, accept the belief that the diminutive spilagale is endowed with rabid producing germs. Blu, there is such a thing as being too skeptical and the dread of being classed as nature fakir is some ines carried little too far. In Arizona there have been repeated rases of death from the venomous bites of the little brute. One hap pened in Tucson not many years ago, says the Post, when a woman visiting her husband at Greater vile and, while sleeping in the open air, was bitten on the nose. The wound healed and nothing more was thought of it, but later rabies
 
 developed and caused her death. \ like case took place in Prescott within the past few months, when man by name of Scantland died n agony from the bite of the so ralled hydrophobia skunk; and nu- merOus cases have occurred within the past year in which bitten per sons have been obliged to seek re- lief through the Pasteur treatment. Taking this view of the case the law should declare them a menace to life and put a price on their beads: but, at the same time, care +hould be taken by which the lives ot the non-injurious animals should be saved. In southern Arizona there ire not less than four distinct epe cles of these little animals. which but for their mephitic odors would be considered and pfized as house. hold pets because of their unCom- mon beauty. Oddly enough the so-called hydrophobia skunk is the smallest and most handsome of them all. It is but little larger than a good sized kitten of the com mon house house cat, is inquisitive and playful as kitten can be, but that they are subject to rabies there can be no doubt ard their exter- imitation would, in this regard, be commendable. Like all of their kind they live on insects, larvae. small birds and rodents, and but for their one unredeeming fault would, from a scientific point of view, be a benefit to the country.
Williams news., 1909-01-30
The Knockout Blow.

The blow which knocked out CorbsGS was revelation to the prize fighters. From the earliest days of the ring the knockout blow was aimed for the jaw, the temple or the jugular vein. Stomach punches were thrown in to worry and weary the fighter, but if a scientific man had told one of the old fighters that the most vulnerable spot was the region of the stomach, he'd have laughed at him for an ignoramus. Dr. Pierce is bringing hoFe to the public parallel fact; that thd SGQmacS is the most vulnerable organ put of Nhe prfSe ring as well as in it. We protect bur Ihs&SS, throats, feet and lungs. but theAShSfnaNb\Ye are utterly indffer- ent to, until diseSSAtinds the solar plexus and knocks us out Make your stomach sound and strong by f6e. use of Doctor Pierce,s Golden MedicaI Discovery, and able spot. "Golden Medical Discovery " cures weak stomach" indigestion, or dyspepsia, torpid liver, bad, thin and inn pure blood and other diseases of the or ganS of digestion and nutrition.
 The "Golden Medical Discovery has a specific curative effect upon all mucous surfaces and hence cures catarrh no matter where located or what stage it may have reached. In Nasal Catarrh it is well to cleanse the passages with Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy fluid while using the vDiscovery as a constitutional rem edy. IVhy the "Golden Medical Discov- cry" cures catarrhal diseases. as of the stomach, bowels, bladder and other Selvic organs will be plain to you if you will read q booklet of extracts from the writ ings of eminent medical authorities en- dorSing it's ingredients and explaining their curative properties. It is mailed free on request. Address Dr. R.V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. This booklet gives all the ingredients entering into Dr. Pierce's medicines from which it will be seen that they contain not drop of alcohol, pure, triple-reiincd glycerine being used instead
 Dr. Pierce'S great thousand-page illus trated Common Sense Medical Adviser will he sent free, pa aper-bound, for 21 one cent stamps, or cloth bound for 31 stamps. Address Dr. Pierce as above.
Williams news., 1909-01-30

YES, you are pretty certain to find things in the paper that you don't care for, and some things that don't exactly suit you; it is ex
 pected that you will, and it makes no difference what paper you refer to- If the paper were gotten out solely and exclusively for you it might be arranged differently, but 1t is gotten out for other people a. well. Do with newspapers as you would with the dinner course at hotei-take what you want and pass up what you don't care for It. was set out for the other fellow.
Williams news., 1909-01-30

KNOWLEDGE is power; character is wealth. The young man who is noted for his integrity and ability is always in demand. Such young man is a capita list without dollar in his pocket, because his character and ability command big nonev everywhere. Therefore we Say to the mothers oF America, if you de- sire your boys to be big men. teach them to be truthful and just in all things.
Williams news., 1909-01-30
WHAT WE LONG NEEDED

The need of a public reading room has long been felt in Will jams. and its esta blishment re fleets the highest credit on the mem bers of the Woman's club, as we'll as on the gentlemen who have SO actively and earnestly assisted them. An institution of this kind makes for the hetterment of the entire community, and starts many d youth on the right road, who otherwise might become a menace to society. It's programme is to furnish a comfortable and home like place for any man or boy in the evening where he may read
 write letters or enjoy some form oi recreation or social intercourse
 Whether one feels the need of the place himself or not, he owes the duty to his neighbOr to give the place his hearty support. The social feature should not be the least. Cordiality has come to have commercial value and, other things being equal, the man who has the most friends succeeds the best in business. But aside from this consideration, which appeal. to a rather low motive, any man who eau be social and cordial with another man who does not interest him in any way, has added thereby to his own self culture and doubt less benefited another. We all know that pleasant word from our neighbor in the morning may put us right for the whole day and on the other hand one unpleasant word may breed more discord be fore the sun goes down than Roosevelt and a house of repre- sentatives. But speaking of friend ship. after all, books are our very best friends and he who reads most and reads best knows his fellow man best and is therefore best fitted to live. Let Us somehow part with the American notion that only those things are of value which have a commercial worth and let us seek those things which enable us to be happy with our surroundings and agreeable with our associates.
Williams news., 1909-01-30

THE newspaper man pays the bill and asks for no bids for what he wants. But there are plenty ot people who will wear out five dollar pair of shoes walking from print shop to print shop to find out which will do $2 job the cheapest What fools these print shop people be; they could not make chicken feed if they had all the business Of city of 10000 people of this class of patrons.-Prescott Courier.
Williams news., 1909-01-30
War on the macs

A hill has been introduced in the California legislature which might with good reason be taken up and passed by the Arizona law ma kers at this session. The California measure is leveled at little army of low characters in Los Angeles San Francisco and other cities who live on the earnings of unfortunate women, and there is every indication that it will become law.
 The measure makes it felony for the tribe known as macquereaux to take money from the female denizens of the under world, and will assist the police in driving the undesira ble element from the state It is estimated that 400 men of this class exist without work in San Francisco and that the number in Los Angeles is not much lOwer.- Yuma Sentinel.
Williams news., 1909-01-30

SENATOR BEVERIDGE tore through Arizona and New Mexico with his eyes under his coat, and has ever since opposed statehood on the ground that he saw nothing to justify it. Senator Beveridge is rated as personally very ornamen- tai; we wish we could say some thing pleasant about lis intellect ual endowment
Williams news., 1909-01-30

TUCsoN has been selected as the city to entertain the next conven- ton of the Arizona Federation oi Woman's clubs. There seemed to be no rivalry in the matter and the invitation extended by Tucson. through her delegates to the Yumu convention, with the same cordiality with which it was extended.
Williams news., 1909-01-30

WITH hot blasts going up and down Pennsylvania avenue iron the White House 10 the Capitol and back, the cold weather ougb' not to be much felt in Washington
Williams news., 1909-01-30

TIE Ohio man who has invented a current of air which will throw peopIs cut of the way of street cal is hot stuff all right.
Williams news., 1909-01-30

KANSAS increased her saving bunk deposits by $20,000.000 ir 1908. The rumnr of hard times last year must have been a cauard
Williams news., 1909-01-30
SATURDAY. JANUARY 30. 1909

WHY not esta blish a new court just to try Standard Oil cases? All its members would have life tenure
Williams news., 1909-01-30

WILLIAMS LODGE, NO. 15, I. O. O. F. mee ts w every Wednesday night at 80 o'clock in [. o. Q. F. ball. Visiting brethern cordially invited.
 J. H. Ellis. N. G.
 John Klock. V. G.
 H. A. Hicks. Sec'y.
 Joseph Blumberg. Treas WILLIAMS REBEKAH LODGE No. 10, meets every Friday night al : 80 in I. o. O. F. hall.
 Mrs K w. Williams, N C..
 Miss Julia Sughrue. V. c.
 Mrs Harriette Adams, Sec
 Mrs. Lizzie Kennedy. Ire as
Williams news., 1909-01-30
SOCIETIES.

GRAND CANYON ENCAMPMENT, No. : 1 l. Q. O. F. Meets every other Saturda, evening at l. O. 0. F. hall. Visiting bretherI cordially invited
 II. A. Hicks. C. P.
 J. n. Raudebaugh. &. ".
 J. H. Hudson. Scribe.
 Wm. Mccartney, Treas.
Williams news., 1909-01-30

aaEz WILLIAMS SssssS;@ sssS SeassssSz% AERIE, F. o. E. ~ Szzf No. 751. Meetings held every 2nd and 4th Tuesday in each month. Visiting brethern invited.
 J. D. Raudebaugh, P. ". P. FEE. Fousha. W. F.
 H. C. Sanders. ". V. P.
 w. Mccartney. w. Sec.
 J. H. Hudson, w. Treas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07
Features Worth Seeing at County Fair

There are so many interesting ex-
hibits at the county fair this year that
one hesitates to judge between them.
but a careful inspection of the things
displayed In both machinery and floral
halls will well repay one for the tune
spent.
You may have heard OF everbearscss
stra wberries, but did you ever see q
plant. at this season of the year, COW
cred with berries? There Is such a
plart to be seen in agricultural hall,
near the north door It is covered with
ripe berries, some of which are large
and luscious looking, and over among
the fruit exhibits are to be seen five
saucers full Of the ripened fruit. They
were grown by Harlow Rockhill, who
resides near Liscomb. Mr.. Rockhill had
half crate of berries on exhibition at
! the state fair. The plant produces fruit
the entire summer.
! Not far from this plant, in the ohil-
dren's department, are seven ears of
popcorn, remarkable for their dim1n-
utive size. They are so small as to be
easily overlooked, for none of them will
exceed two inches in length, ahho each
ear and every kernel. Of the yellow va
riety, are fully developed.
| The cfildren's department is m
charge OF Mrs. T. P. Low, and is one
Of the most interesting at the fair.
Here are specimens of the handiwork
of children under 10, consisting OF can
ned fruit, pickles, needle work, crayon
drawings, fancy work, besides various
vegetables raised by them which will
compare favorably with those exhibited
by their parents. Several varieties Of
IjelIy, made without direction by q sarl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07
SECOND WARD COUNCILMAN
THINKS UTILITIES DISCUSSION
BETTER BY COUNCIL ALONE.
M,BRlpE PROPOSITION
RECEIVED AND REFERRED
Gregory Moves to Refer to Committee
of Whole, Subject to Chairman Her.
man-Gresory Thinks Council Could
Accomplish More If 1t Conducted Its
Deliberations Alone.

The city councils expected rush of
business did not materialize Monday
night because of the fear that any i'm
portant action transacted might be in
validated because of the legal holiday.
After hearing the intermban PROPOSE
ton of j. H. Mcbride, objections to
the granitoid paving, and disposing OF
few minor matters adjournment was
! taken until tonight.
After the Mcbride proposition, as
given in the T.-R- Monday evening,
had been read. Mr.. Gregory moved that
the communication be referred to the
council as a committee Of the whole.
subject to the call of Chairman Her
mar, of the streets and alleys commit
tee. Mr.. Psenicka amended the motion
by including the mayor and city solicit
tor in the discussion of the proposition.
Mr.. Gregory explained that his ex-
perience in meetings of the committee
Of the whole led him to believe that
with others, excepting the members of
the council, present, the committee did
not accomplish very much. He thought
by eliminating all others, excepting the
members, the committee could accom-
plish a desired end more quickly.
Mr.. Good moved to amend the
amendment by deferrng action until
the next meeting. Mr.. Gregory rose to
a point Of order. that a motion to de-
fer did not take precedence over
motion 10 refer The chair overruled
the point but the amendment was lost
with Gregory, Herman, Hull, McCarten
and Psenicka voting no. On the orig
inal motion. to include the mayor and
city solicitor in the deliberations. Greg
DRY, Hull and McCarten voted no, and
the motion prevailed. All members then
voted on the original motion as amend
ed 10 refer TO the committee of the
whole, the mayor and solicitor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07
Han. They occupy both sides. near the

west entrance
Samples of the industrial and manual
training work in the city schools are in
abundance including many specimens
Of woodwork knitting. weaving, draw
ing. drawn work and needle and fancy
work Of all kinds. Not the least inter-
estlng are the product maps OF the
United States. These are so made that
the products of the various states are
shown Samples OF the Intellectual
work of the scholars are also shown.
The exhibits of the rural schools,
while not so elaborate as that of the
city schools, are In the opinion Of
Aaron Palmer, who is superintendent
Of the educational division. very choice
indeed. One Of the interesting things
to be found therein are samples of five
varieties of knots: another is map of
the United States, made of salt, show
Ing the elevations in various parts of
the country. This is the work of Mary
Mcclure, of the seventh grade, Pleas
ant High school, Timber Creek town
ship. shepherd and flock of sheep,
cleverly done in paper by another
member of the same school, Charlie
Savage, of the fourth grade, is an at
tractive feature, as Is also a dolls hat.
woven of straw and sunshades, woven
Of silk in two colors
The exhibits of fancy work and burnt
wood, near the south entrance Of Floral
Hall, are up to the high standard Of
former years and quite as numerous,
and the entries OF quilting, Knitting
and crocheting are, II anything, super.
Tor to those ever before shown IT a
MaEshs1l county fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07
PIONEER OF SOUTH
SIDE PASSES AWAY
MRS. MARIA CRAIG, FIFTY YEARS
RESIDENT OF CITY, DIES OF
OLD AGE.
LIVED SOUTH OF CREEK
FOR rHIRrY-sEVEN YEARS
Came to MarshaIltown in 1859, and Had
Resided Here Continuously With
Exception Of Two Years-Husband
Carried Mail to Newton Before Rail-
road Was Built.

Death at $50 Monday evening re-
moved the oldest woman, in point Of
residence in South Marshalltown, in
the person of Mrs. Maria Craig, tho
aged mother of w. G. Craig, 9O2 An
son street. Mrs. Craig's death was
due to general senility.
Mrs. Craig had lived continuously
south of Linn creek, which is desig-
mated as the south side, for thirty
seven years. She had lived in this city,
however, forty EIGHT years, coming
here in 1859 from Iowa City, where she
and her husband settled in 1850. For
two years after coming here she lived
IN the country on a farm, but the rest
OF her long life has been spent in the
city
When Mrs. Craig moved to the south
side there were only two or three fam
lilies who had already settled there, and
she is the last of the original group
of south side pioneers.
Husband Carried Mail Before Railroads
Mrs. Craig, nee Wheatley, was a ma
tive Of Ohio, and was born Jan. - 1922.
She became the wife of William T
Craig in the '40s, and when Mr.. and
Mrs. Craig settled here Mr.. Craig took
a government contract to carry The
mail from Marshalltown to Newton
This was before there was any railroad
between county seats of Marshall and
Jasper counties. Mr.. Craig died in this
city in 1891.
Charter Member South Side Church.
Mrs. Craig was charter member
of the south side church, now known
as the First United Evangelical Mrs
Craig was reared a Methodist, Joining
that church at the age of 49, Her le,-
ter was the first to be deposited with
the new church here.
Mrs. John Scully, Mrs. Craigs only
daughter, who died in 1888, was buried
from the church OF which her moth ar
was charter member, and hers was
the first funeral held in the church.
Mrs. Craig is survived by the one
son at whose home she died, and leave.
no brothers or sisters.
The funeral will be held from the
First United Evangelical church at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
William NJ. Force officiating. Inter-
ment will be in Riverside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07

not 8 years of age, are there shown.
Another thing you want to be sure and
see in Agricultural Hall is to be found
in the dairy exhibit, in the northwest
corner 1t is a duck moulded of butter,
the work of Miss Dannan, of Wash
ington township. 1t attracts great at
tent!cn.
Altho purse of s25 was offered this
year for the best exhibit by any town
ship in the county, only one, Washing
ton township, has entered such an ex-
hibit 1t is to be found in the south
west corner of Agricultural Hall and is
in charge Of D. v. Mclean. The show
ing is most creditable one. Samples
of Green Russian, Swedish, Silver
Mine, Edgeworth and Belgian oats are
shown, winter and spring wheat, clover
and timothq seed, a tobacco plant, a
cotton plant, a peanut plant, Am egg
plant, alfalfa, sunhower, fourteen
inches in diamater, fifteen kinds of
plums, eighteen varieties of apples, Ave
kinds of grapes, melons, yellow and
white corn. popcorn, asparagus, cat
tails and all the different varieties of
vegetables.
While the purse of $25, was offered
conditional on three or more townships
entering, it is likely that the fair man
agement will vote the money to Wash
ington.
Those who never saw a banana
plant growing can have their curiosity
gratified by visiting Agricultural Hail,
for one fully six feet high stands near
the south entrance.
The exhibits Of the Marshalltown
and rural schools are perhaps the most
interesting to be seen In the Floral
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07
HEAR PAVING DIRECTORS.
Five Petitions AGAINST Granitoid Are
Filed With Council

Five Petitions AGAINST Granitoid Are
Filed With Council.
Five petitions registering objections
IL era Titoid paving We're filed with
the city council and read Monday
night The DIRECTORS We're property
owners on Fifth street between Main
and State: Fifth street between Main
and Church: North Second street.,
South Third street, and South Fourth
street.
Among the reasons given were that
the paving was TOO expensive for
streets where the traffic was limited:
that no paving was wanted that cost
over s1.40 and that an adequate paw
ment could be laid for that amount
The petitions We're referred to the
committee of the whole, to return at
the next meeting.
Chairman Herman, of the streets and
alleys committee. said that as the peo-
pie of Marshalltown did not appear TO
want granftoid paving or any other
kind of paving, he wished the block
of Aoaving on South Third avenue. pc
titioned for a week ago, could be laid
this fall, SO that people could have a
chance to examine it. He thought they
would be so well satisfied with 1t that
by next spring the council could s.
ahead with the paving. as originally
planned.
Mr.. Herman made a, motion that the
mayor communicate with Blome &
Co., and see if the company could be
induced to come here and lay the block
of granitoid as soon as possible. Ths
block in question has heavy traffic
over it, and Mr.. Herman thought there
would be no better place to test it.
The resolution Of necessity on the
South Third avenue block, between
Nevada, street and the Northwes tern
right -of-way, is to come up tonight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07
NOT PRACTICAL, sAvs cLEARv.
Chicago Contractor Says Dam and
Walls Should Be Built Toaether.

Shica9o Nonkr0etor says Yam ana
Walls Should Be Built Together.
NJ. D. Cleary, of the Clearly White
Construction Company, Chicago, the
contractor who is low bidder on the
proposed work of building the concrete
dam and retaining walls, was at the
council meeting Monday night and de-
clared that it was not practical to
build the retaining walls this season.
and then build the dam at some other
time.
Mr.. Cleary said that the work could
be done this way, but that he would
not advise such procedure. Mr.
Cleary said that the principle Of con-
traction would make bad piece of
work if done at different times, and
that there would probably always be
leak where the dam was joined to
the walls. He also said that the work
on the dam would cost more if built
separately. because no contractor could
afford TO put it in alone at the same
figure that he could bid on it in con-
nection with the other work. The con-
tractor thought that if the city was at
loss to know what to do because
of finances, the retaining walls had
better be shortened, and the expense
curtailed in that way.
Mr.. Cleary said he was willing to
go ahead with the work on the walls
alone if the council so saw fit, but
that the work should be started as
soon as possible if it is to be done this
season.
The mayor read to the council COM
munication from Charles w. Nelson, of
the Marshall Ice Company. pledging
$1,000 toward the construction of the
dam providing the water was not
drawn off during the winter season in
any manner that would injure the ice
crop. Mr.. Nelson offers to give the
money in three annual installments of
equal amount, without any interest on
the deferred payments
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07
REPAIRING ROUND HOUSE.

Iowa Central to Rebuild Portion Dam.
aged by Fire.
workmen for the Iowa Central began
this morning to clear away the refuse
fire. IN preparation to the work of the
rebuilding that portion of the round
house, which was badly DANA ged by
fire a few weeks ago. A large portion
of the west end of the building was
so badly damaged that it will have to
be rebuilt, necessitating the tearing
down and building up of some of the
walls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07
CEDAR RAPIDS NOT COMING.
Annual Inter-club Golf Match Not to
Be Played.

Because series of CIRCUMSTANCES
has made it impossible for the Cedar
Rapids Country Club to get together a
team of golf players to send to this
city to play similar team of the local
Country Club, the annual inter-ciub
match of the two clubs has been aban-
dcned for this year. An effort was
made by the local club to induce Cedar
Rapids to senr team to this city
Monday. A letter received Saturday
b! c. H. E. Boardman, captain of the
local clubs team, from Mr.. E. j. CAREY
of Ceder Rapids, says that 1t was found
impossible to muster team. AS the
season is growing late no further effort
will be made this year. but it Is ex
pected that Cedar Rapids will send
a team here early in the spring