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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
The Traer Letter.

Special to Times Republican
Traer Dec 15.-Mr. Stone, employed
as rural mail carrier out of Traer. had
narrow escape from a serious acct
dent this week He was returning from
has route when his team became I'M
manageable and started to run. After
running a considerable distance they
upset the mail wagon and dragged Mr..
stone for short way. He was con-
siderably bruised and will be laid up
for several days.
Attorney c. A. Pratt, accompanied by
a large number of witnesses, went to
Toledo this week to attend the McTurk
will contest case, which is to be tried
IN Me district court. The suit is
brought by one of the heirs, who claims
his father at the time he made his will
was not competent, and the plaintiff is
cut out of a part of his share The suit
involves a $4,000 estate. The case of
Patterson versus Brown will also be
tried this week. In this suit the plain
tiff brings action against James w.
Brown, of this city, for $4,000 as dam
ages caused by the automobile which
Brown was driving soaring the plain
tiff's team. thereby causing runaway
and injuring the plaintiff. The Emer-
SON. Nauerth damage suit was set for
this week also, but it is not likely that
1t will be tried this term of court, as
the plaintiff is now langushing in jail
on charge of drunkenness. The other
cases will be bitterly contested by both
sides.
MIR. and Mrs. Perry Clark, who have
been employed by Charles Scott at
Bakers Grove the past season, have
moved to Traer.
Howard, youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Gravatt. is recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever The mother is
now i'll and it is feared that she Is af-
T, flicted with the same malady. A daugh-
ter, Mrs. King, of Cedar Rapids, is
| here caring for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Harrison, who
have been employed by Herman Har-
der the past season, moved back to
Traer Monday and will occupy rooms
in the old Rogers hotel building.
| Miss Agnes Law is at home from
| Chicago for vacation of several
weeks. Miss Law is employed as in
! structor in the Cummnock School OF
| Oratory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wood and
I daughter Ethel contemplate going to
California soon to spend the winter.
principally in San Diego.
John Lorenzen andN Chris Paulson
left Monday night for Germany, to
| spend the winter with relatives. They
expect to return about the first OF
April.
Dick Heller. a former Traerite, has
decided to move back to Traer. He
recently held closing out sale near
Estherville, where he has been farm
J ing several years, and with his family
will move here within short time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15

storm Lake.
Father Luellman is dead here at the
age of 76 years. He settled in Buena
Vista county in 1892.
Charter Oak.
Theodore Muster of this, (Crawford)
county, has just sold a 40 pound hog
for $50.75. The sale was made at
Ricketts,.
Ida Grove.
The board of supervisors Of Ida coun
ty refused to accept the bid of the Ida
County Medical Society to do the coun-
ty work for year for s1,25o. The
board accepted a revised bid of $1,000
from the society.
Neville. a
The farm of A. L. Rawson, near
Neville, has been quarantined by the
state veterinarian. Rawsons horses
suffering with anthrax, contagious
equine disease. In the last two weeks
he has lost six horses valued at 5000
per head.
Raymond.
Postmaster Smith, of Raymond, was
fined $50 in the federal court at Du-
buque for purchasing $40 worth of
stamps in his office, the same being
sent out in payment of merchandise,
and thus raising the appropriation for
his office 500.
SibIey.
Another exchange in western Iowa
has been absorbed by the Western Tel
ephone Company here, which has
closed deal with the owners Of the
Exchange at Sibley, buying the entire
plant for $4,000. The exchange has
about 800 patrons in the town of Sib-
ley and as many, if not more, rural
patrons.
Ida Grove.
Auditor Warner of Ida county. has
just completed the compilation of the
tax figures and announces that the
total value of property in the county is
s4,229915. But fifty-four real estate
properties were sold at the annual de-
linouent tax. sale of the county. Of
these but one was a farm property
It's owner redeemed it the next day.
MapIeton.
The new st. Marys Catholic church
was dedicated today. The ceremonies
were conducted by Rt. Rev. p. j. Car
rigan, bishop of Sioux City, beginning
at 10: 80 a. m. Rt. Rev. f. x. Feuer-
stein. of LeMars, preached the sermon
in German, and Father Nalley, OF
Maurice. spoke in English. About forty
! nr,asts were &; attendance The church
edifice completed cost about $4,000.
Nashua.
Doris. the 4-year-old daughter of MIR
and Mrs. Bernard Bullen, of Nashua,
met with an extremely painful acci-
dent at the home of neighbor. She
ran in to visit the family, who were
at supper, and in some way upset
cup of scalding hot tea over her face
head, neck and shoulders. The little
one was taken to a physician but is in
a precarious condition and her life Is
despaired of.
Ida Grove.
John j. Schmitz, who died here, was
a resident Of Ida Grove for thirty-twc
years. A master of five languages, a
native of the province Of Lorraine
France, builder of steamboats on the
Mississippi in the early days and q
veteran Of the civil war with five years
Of brilliant service, he died here al
the age of rs years He leaves a widow
and four children. He was a master
cabinet builder and his inlaid tables
and furniture were works of art.
Dubuque.
Mrs. Lucy Nance, held to the grand
jury on charge Of having poisoned
her husband at Epworth, has beer
Quite i'll for several days and is un.
der the care Of physician. Whethel
her sickness Is due to . nervous
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
IOWA THEIR HOME.
Ninety Per Cent Of S. U. ]. Student.
Live Within This State.

Ninety Per Cont Of s. U. j. Students
Live Within This State.
Special 10 Times Republican.
Iowa City, Dec. 15.-Ninety per cent
of the students in attendance at the
university are residents of the state
which supports the institution, accord
ing to figures issued from the office of
the university registrar. Iowa furn-
ished 1882 students last year Illinois
came next with thirty five and South
Dakota furnished twenty-eight. Can
ada, China, Japan and Mexico all have
representatives in the student body.
OF the counties of Iowa, johnson coun-
ty easily leads with 1874, which, of
course. is partially accounted for by the
fact that many people move their resi-
dence here when they intend sending
children to school. Linn county comes
next with seventy. Polk sends fifty
four, Washington fifty three, Muscatine
fifty one and Scott fifty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
VALUE OF DOCS EYE.
Ex-Attorney General Remley Sues For
Damages of 1928.

Ex-Attorney General RemIey Sues For
Damages of 1923.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, Dec. 15.-The value Of a
dogs eye has just been put in con-
troversy in the district court here in
the trial of the case of Attorney Milton
Remley, ex-attorney general, against
Robert Rarick.
Last summer Rarick's automobile
ran down the Remley dog and injured
it. among other things knocking Out
an eye. In the present suit the plain
tiff asks for s42s damages. The dog
himself was offered in evidence this
morning by defendant, that the. jury
might see his condition and judge how
much he was injured.
The plaintiff was on the stand yester-
day, testifying to the peculiar intelli-
gence and affection of the dog, which
he was allowed to do. but the court
ruled out all testimony as to the dogs
breeding
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
LAKE CITY NEWS. .
Farmer Hangs HimseIf-Death of Rev.
r. L. McCord.

r. L. Mccord.
Special to Times Republican.
Lake City. Dec l5.-Rudolph John
son hung himself Monday night at his
farm six miles north of town. No
cause is known for the act He was a
single man and lived with Roy Hanks
the tenant on his farm.
Rev. r. l.. McCord died at his homo
in the north part of town Tuesday
morning at o'clock. He is one of the
old settlers here and was very well -
do. owning several farms In this and
adjoining counties. as we'll as being
interested in several banks in north
western Iowa. He leaves wife and
three sons One of the sons is banker
at Sac City, one is an attorney, and
one physician. The latter has been a
medical missionary in South Africa for
the past ten years. and just arrived
home last Saturday morning. Rev. Mr.
McCord was one of seven brothers. all
of whom Were ministers of the Cos
pei.
The new Carnegie library building is
about completed and will be opened up
early in the new year.
The brick work on the new NJ. t.
church is progressing rather slowly
owing to the unfavorable weather.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
To Build Clam Hatchery.

Muscatine, Dec. 1.-THE clam hatch
cry will be in operation next spring.
and the first work toward the propaga-
ton of the clam well under way by that
time. according to a statement made
by Claudus Wallich, field superintend-
ent of the United States bureau of fish
cries. who has arrived to take charge
of the work of construction at the gov
eminent biological station now being
built at Fairport.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
MARsHALLTONly

the right Of way and the townsites,
consulted these residents when 1t be-
came necessary to select name and
they voted that 1t be named Wright
There was already a Wright, however
in Iowa, and so the citizens voted for
the name Craig. and official announce
ment has been sent out that this name
has been agreed upon by the North
western officials,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15

treasurer; H. s. Mendell, w. p. Mendell
and Mrs. William Capellon. of this
place; r. L. Mendell. merchant of
Popejoy; Mrs. Anna Nichols. of Lake
Park. and Mrs. f. NJ. Amory. of Los
Angeles, Cal. Twenty Ave grandchil-
dren and eight great grand children
also survive
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
G,idden News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Glidden. Dec 15.-Miss Winnie Pow
ell went to the hospital at Carroll yes
terday to undergo an operation for APP
pendicitis, as this is the second at
tack. Her many friends hope for her
safe recovery.
Snow every night until sleighing is
quite fair for light loads
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Davis lost their
son Gary, aged years, of dlphtheria,
Saturday No other cases have devel-
oped.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
Woman Found Dead in Bed.

Iowa City, Dec 15.-Mrs. l.. f.
Chamberlain, a pioneer, was found
dead in her bed at Tiffin. when her
husband sought to awaken her about
O'clock in the morning. She had been
i'll some time. but fatal termination
was not anticipated. She was 63 years
of age. and had lived her entire life in
or near Tiffin
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
One Year for vaaracnx.

Sioux City, Dec. 15.-Just as John
Sanders. negro, was beginning to
breathe freely in the police court after
charge of threatening to kill that had
been lodged against him was dismissed
for want of prosecution. he was or
dered to stand up and plead to charge
of vagrancy. He pleaded not guilty, but
police officers testified that he has not
been a steady worker, so he was or
dered to jail for year. He will start
the service of this sentence as soon
as he completes a fifteen-day sentence
for disturbing the peace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
NEW PASSENGER STATION.
Great Western to Build One Of tn
Finest at Mason CITY

Great Western to Build One Of the
Finest at Mason City.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Dec. 15.-Officials of the
Great Western in Chicago have an
nounced that new passenger station.
and perhaps new freight depot, will
be built in this city early next spring.
The new passenger station is to be
one of the finest between Omaha and
the Twin cities and the Great West
ern plans to spend large sum in it's
erection
The local yards will be also greatly
increased in size. All of these i'm
provenlents are made necessary by the
greatly increased freight and passen-
ger traffic to and from this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15

The peculiar properties of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy have been thor
oughly tested during epidemics Of in
huenza, and when it was taken in time
we have mot heard of single case of
pneumonia Sold by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
NEW TOWN NAMED.

Station on Hawarden Branch to 81
CoIIed Craig.
Sioux City, Dec. 15.-Craig L. Wright
attorney for the Northwestern railroad
has been honored by ethe fact that the
Northwestern railroad has named one
of the new stations on the Hawarder
cutoff for him. The selection of the
name was made 10y the railroad al
the request of the residents near the
station. Mr.. Wright, who purchased
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
Hans ereitmann Says:
sOf you vouldt hit der mark In life.
you moost not only elevade your
sighdts, but set your. vindgache."

A Blow in the Baek-An overcoat is
, necessary nuisance and the tendency
to take it off on warmish days in late
autumn and winter is as strong as it
Is unwise. A treacherous wind hits
you in the back and the next morning
you have lumbago. Rub we'll and of
ten with Perry Davis Painkiller and
you will be astonished to find how
quickly all soreness is banished.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23

monkeys males ards varying
prices according to and
Mr. &oosevelts headquarters
of William Northrup Macmillan
the President his big
bsa The farmhouse
connnces of luxurious jungle
enable persons sitting the wide bungalow
roaming
There is great feat still
pOrnton
discover the real Of the Ne
has visited the
into the Mediterranean
his thirst the whence runs
ri
uncoquered problem Of African
lean accomplish it? Mr.
Cairo He will be close to the Nile
failed
The of research to the naturalist
Mr. Werner the
California if could
teak Of vares of
rubber choke to death be
swmy gades full Of lilies
including the goliath beetle and tho sotso % 49, 4
toucan grosbak quail heron famingo
Forests Abound n Kinds of Big GAM
This forest
highest Of beasts the animal
Its fauna embraces the elephant and
the nightingale sweetest
takers the wohored viper the
python largest of land snakes The
III that part OF Africa to which Mr. Roosevelt
mon as Jack and their roaring around the
~ Ne1' ="
The rifles
would
by Mr. Scous and others
among the will be the deaeaing Remington 85abr
which can stop anything from carries five car
nauay loads and cocks itself The bullet
crumbes any bone 1t hit
Will penetrate inches solid
mo plate through ordinary will no
1--WE white in the all porte and rOr
the overland parts the Journey which will
there - '' 0peDu year
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23

HEoDoRE ROOSEVELT, completing twenty years
public service is to a
y faunal naturalist o a out
fitted by the Smithsonian Institution Washington
HS! Ms ' S.l: ss sansas q
lshmHn, r. j. CuniDghume a collection
ods reptiles insects and botanical
oe deposited the United Suites National
The party will sail from a
they will board German Mmba
OF Africa and thence
ture which reproduced party
remain months NalrOb will
fora Nyanza The expedition
down the whole length Of the Nile reaching
Much Of the hunting
Africa where the Uganga Railway will be
pOrtation NaOb which
IL expected the President
who wi" them their
party wnl proceed direct United from
First Of ALL Mr.
shoot British East Africa
10 khI sixty animals very
1t sufficient to axemists
Guiding two elephants male opy hppopoam
Gbas (no mOuntan) cheetah
OF the larger species
a0ece ten wild Of
Successful Hunters Easily Pay Expenses
tt win Mr. Roosevelt
bearers
se The successful huntGr
wards that await him considerable
white
animals delivered alive and
Railway Rhn
$zo giraffe half grown SITS to $O
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23
BosToN'S MAN OF MUSCLE.
Handles BALES OK Hay and Barrela
of Flour with Great Ease.

Handles Bales OK Hay and Barrels
of Flour with Great Ease.
For downright strength few men cab
equal Antonio Perry, a general man
employed by the Charles Lawrence
company, who is called the fastest bo-
mana packer in Boston, says the Globe
OF that city. Antonio, who is better
known as Tony throughout the dis
trict, was born in the island of Flores
In the Azores group, which is under
Portuguese jurisdiction. He has the
dark skin Of the Latin races. but he
Is pretty good Yankee after living in
America nineteen years.
10 look at Tony as you pass him IN
me street you would think he was a
man OF good physique without extraor.
binary strength. But that is where
Tony would deceive the average man.
His weight iS 175 pounds and he ia K
rect inches tall, but he Is a mass NJ
C1uscle, and no task seems too hard for
him. Tony was 80 years old last Nav
aud he looks the picture of health and
mas cheerful, sunny disposition. The
'oost he ever weighed was 100.
1t Is difficult to tell In words who,
Tony can do, for when you do tell II
the things seem easy. Tony can tie
bales Of hay four high without assist.
ance. That sounds easy, but when vou
come to lift bale Of hay weighing $50
pounds up as high as your head and
put 1t on three other bales, it REQUIRES
unusual strength. But Tony does this
and other things just as difficult.
one day some one was jollying Tony
about his strength and said: "Why. Won
couldn't carry barrel of -four across
the street" That remark nettled TONY
and he replied with some spirit. ~
couldn't, eh2 Well, l bet you the pr,ca
OF barrel Of -four that can carry a
barrel Of -four on my back from here
TO the ferry and from the ferry on tha
other side to my home In East Boston "
That offer called for a take-up or ,
oackdown and the wager accordinolv
was made. Tony lives at 1O1 LiverpooI
street, East Boston, and he had M aim.
Guilty In triumphantly carrying the -four
10 his home. II tried to get the sama
man to bet me that couldn't carry
two barrels strapped together, but hs
wouldn't do it." said Tony when speak.
Ing NJ the incident.
Tony says he never saw anvtb,nc 10.
.nat any other man was willing to take
hold Of that he wouldn't tackle
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23

Two ladies, who had known each
other in the years gone by, met on
the street. One of them, who had been
married for some years, was pushing
a baby carriage in which were fine trip.
let's, all girls. The other lady had beer
in the bonds of matrimony a couple
of weeks. "What beautiful children! /"
exclaimed the newly married one with
much interest, after the two friends had
exchanged greetings. "Yes,' replied
the proud mother, "and it was the
funniest coincidence. At our wedding
supper the boys who played with my
husband in the orchestra serenaded him
and played Three Little Maids, from
'The Mikado.' Isn't that queerq" The
newly married one gasped for breath
and turned pale with horror. "Merci-
full heavens!" she cried, cat our we'd
ding supper, couple of weeks ago,
Tom s friends serenaded him also, and
they rendered the sextette from
Lucia "
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23
Prices Paid to Producers

Timothy hay, SIG ton; grain bou !,
ton; alfalfa, $40 ton; oats. A. a. az ~
feed wheat, $1.65 cwt; milling wv NV
$I6O@I.7O cwt; whole barley a. s'a Y
cwt; whole corn, old, $3.50 cwt w.t. 200 20
$1.45 cwt. new
Hides-Green, SC lb; green hin.
ID; green calf, Toe ID; green kips o. ~ 9
salt kips, &c lb; green salt bulls g. ~ ~
green salt hides, &c lb; dry butcSo. y
hides, good, 15c lb; dry country h;a
good, 14c lb; wool, 1O@12c III. sha a'S
lings, 15@25c lb; city butchers, sto sai
&c; wool, rough, S@1Oc lb; lone wa',
pclts, 8@1Oc lb. "OOl
Live stock-Steers, live WEIGHT ~
lb; cows, live weight, 315@4c ID. : sb a,a'
live weight, 5h@6c ID; hoes ny
weight, 6A@7e lb; veal, rough anS s
hevy, 3@415c lb. 1
Poultry-Live hens, 13@14e ~
dressed hens, 14@14Hc lb; live rooster.
Zoe ID; spring chickens, dressed 1sS
17c lb; turkeys, live, 10000 lib; dressas
21@24c Id; geese, 2O@22c lb; dncE.
live, 15c ID; dressed, 18c ID.
Ranch eggs-Case, $3.50 case c.,.
count; $500, loss off.
Butter-Good ranch, zoe; butter fat
351ac; Davis butter, 35c ID.
Washington Wheat Market
Fltzville, Wash.-Bluestem, $11o,
red, Csc.
Davenport.-Bluestem $1.1O; club
Csc.
Walla Walla.-Bluestem, $1.2O; club
$1.O3; red $1.O5.
Tacoma.-Milling: Bluestem, 81 2sA
1870. Export; Bluestem, $1.23; club
$1.13; red, $1.Os.
Portland, Ore.-Tracx prices: Club
$1.1S; bluestem, $12O@1.25; turkey red
$1.15; red Russian, SLIP; valley, SLID
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23
MOTHER FOX KEEPS WATCH.
Animal Uses Every Means to Attract
Men Away from Her DEN.

Animal Uses Every Means to Attract
Men Away from Her Den.
Hunters found den OF foxes in the
pills south of Hagerstown and unearth-
I'd five little ones about as large as
well grown cats. writes the Hagerstown
correspondent of the indianapolis
News. The mother fox escaped before
The hunters reached the den, which
was lined thickly with soft grass and
Feathers. Instead Of running away she
kept within sight while the hunters
worked with their shOvels.
She apparently understood what they
were doing, for she endeavored BY
every means to attract them away
FROM their work and toward herself
She approached quite near and acted
As If lame and distressed. She Womb
lie down on her side and writhe along
the ground, utering whines and means.
Then she would limp Off as if very
Iame' going very slowly and haltinS
frequently.
The hunters were not to be drawn
away from the work in hand by such
tactics, and finally, after much digging
came upon the den where the five
pretty little fellows were shrinking.
They made no resistance and seemed
father to like the handling and pettins
they received. All Of them were taken
20 q farmhouse, where they are COLI
Gned. They will not be released, but
will probably be painlessly dispatched.
Grown foxes do not make good neigh
borB In farming communities. Hunters
gay 1t is very rare for mother foxes
90 leave all their young in one place.
b their cunning habit TO scatter the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23
Snckane Shows Coming.

Manager Charles Muehlman announces
the following attractions for the Spo
kane theater for the month of May:
April 80, "Mills of the Gods, -
May 1-2, "Mills of the Gods"
May So, Richard earle.
May rs, Norman Hackett, "Class
mates'
May go, Lillian Russell in "Wild,
fire.
May 10, Mischa Elman.
May 13-14-15, "The Gingerbread
Man. -
May 10, Black Patti.
May 21, Governor johnson.
May 24-28, "The Merry Widow"
May 1890, Otis Skinner
May 81, Nine. Nazimova.
June /, Nine. Nazimova.