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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
Hubbard News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Hubbard, April 22.-Mr. r. B. Swal-
1u.n was at Carroll this week, attend
ing the funeral of his mother.
Mrs. w. E. Nichols, daughter, Miss
Birn, and son Will, of Lake Park, are
here this week visiting the formers
sister, Mrs w. V. Wilson and family.
Mr. Will NJ. Boylan is at Cedar Rap
ids, for medical treatment.
Mrs. LYDIA Masshinam has gone to
Cedar Rapids to take treatment for
neuralgia.
Mr.. H. U. Swallum and family, who
started for Del North, Col, sent word
back that Mr.. Swallum was confined
to his bed in Denver.
Mr.. Emil Oestreich has purchased an
auto.
Mr. August Bethke is employed at
the Buck elevator for the coming sea-
son.
Mr.. Sam Hubbard has built an adj
dition to his dwelling.
Mr.. Ernest Dreir, and Miss Bertha
Nehring, We're married last night and
will occupy one of the Drier farms, the
most worthy couple.
MT. AdoipH biooIn HdS pulil al du-
dition to his dwelling.
Mr. w. c. Hoelscher is remodeling
his dwelling.
Rev. Mr.. Hoepner and family moved
to South Dakota. yesterday.
Miss Mary Lohr is the new clerk at
| the postoffice.
Messrs. R. r. swalIum and s. H.
Boeke have purchased autos.
| Mr. and Mrs. Gus Miller has a ten
pound girl at their home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
PosToFFlcE DEPARTMENT MAX
ING EFFORT TO EXCLUDE 1T
FROM MAILS.
LETTERS CONTAIN THREAT
WHICH is OBJECTIONABLE
Postmasters in Several Iowa Cities
Holding Up Letters Known to Con-
tain Prayer Sent Broadcast Thru the
State-Many Found With insufficient
Postage.

Postage.

L
Burlington, April 22.-It has been
discovered at the postoffice that some
one has started sending prayer chain
letters thru the Burlington office, as
we'll as thru other offices of the state.
This discovery was made when let
tiers We're held here bearing but 1-cent
postage. The clerks investigated and
found them to contain the prayer.
Now, these prayers are unavailable
because of the threat they contain.
That threat is enough to bring one
into Uncle Sans clutches, and if the
local authorities can in any way find
who is the author of the letters they
will be dealt with accordingly. There
is no telling how many have stamps
on. 1t has been found that about
twenty have been delivered and a num-
Der We're caught bearing the 1-cent
stamp, which, of course, makes them
unavailable. The postal authorities
wish it understood that anyone sending
to an accounting with Uncle Sam, and
that If the author of the chain can be
found proceedings may be commenced.
The plague, partially stamped out
within the past two years, is now
sweeping over the southwest and
other portions of the United States
with renewed vigor. But it is difficult
to check the onward sweep of this let
ter because it is spreading so rapidly
over a constantly increasing area that
it can not be overtaken. However, with
the government increasing its effort
to bring the practice to a halt, some
advances can be looked for in the
future.
According to information at hand it
has never been discovered who wrote
the first chain letter, nor what was
the motive that prompted it. The
chain may have been started by per-
son who maliciously sought 10 bring
religion into ridicule, or the original
writer may have been religious
crank. or a weak person laboring I'M
der an excess of emotion. 1t is gen.
orally supposed that the originator
vas either crank or an emotional
personal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
From All Over Southern Io1ua

distinction of being the oldest mu-
stefan in the service. Nearly fifty years
ago he entered the union army, and
it is for service on the battlefields of
the civil war that the medal is grant.
ed.
Burlington.
Hundreds of packages of snuff
are being sent out thru the mails to
Swedish residents of this city. The
packages are samples and are sent
gratis by large tobacco manufac-
turing firm. The letter carriers are
swamped with the snuff packages and
it is safe to say that a large proper
ton of the Swedish citizens of Bur-
lington will receive sample. A no.
tice on the outside of the package
authorizes the postmaster to deliver
the snuff to someone who uses this
form of tobacco if the person whose
address is on the wrapper does not
call for the package in ten days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
LAND FOR DEPOT SITE.
;nIt~ay Commission Makes Selection
at Iowa Falls.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, April 22.-The state
railroad commission has taken a hand
in the depot site problem of the st.
Paul & Des Moines road and has con-
demned tract of land just east of the
Farmers elevator in this city for depot
grounds and yards for the road. Up
TO the present time, the road has been
using the Illinois Central bridge and
terminals but with the completion of
their own bridge across the Iowa, they
are now seeking permanent quarters of
their own. A proposition was made
to the Ellsworth estate to buy about
three-quarters of an acre but the COM
pany regarded the price asked for the
land as too high and so the railroad
commission was appealed to in order
to adjust the matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
Fairfield.

Fairfield.
Saturday was planting day" at Old
Settlers Park at Fairfield, where about
200 trees were planted, besides num-
Der of vines and shrubs.
Washington.
The school board elected A. c. Full
Ter, of Storm Lake Monday afternoon
to the superintendent of public
schools. Superintendent Francis goes
to Cedar Falls. There We're twenty ap-
plications for the place.
Clinton.
The old bridge of the Chicago &.
Northwestern across the Mississippi
river will be wiped out entirely dur
ing the coming summer. The old piers
will have to be removed far below the
water line, and the task of raZing
the ancient bridge is of some magni-
tude, and will require several months
to complete.
Upton.
Henry Walters. the 14-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Walters, who re-
side north of town, was kicked in the
head and knocked unconscious one
evening, while feeding span of
horses. Dr. Van Metre was summoned
and revived the lad and pronounced no
bones broken. 1t is thought that he will
soon recuperate.
Missouri Valley.
Nichols Bros, of Farmer City, ILL.,,
who are already interested in one of
the largest if not the largest factory in
that state, have bought the land south
of the Updike elevator and will make
building blocks, pressed brick and or
namental goods. They also will do con-
tracing and building. During the sum-
rner and fall months they will erect a
large factory building and will hire a
large force of men.
Winchester.
The Horse Thief Association held its
annual meeting at Winchester some
days ago and following the usual rou-
tine of business selected officers who
W. Kerr, vice president; VIII Hast
ings, secretary; James Johnston. treas
urer, and Chalon Johnston, Stepher
Johnston, James Gilchrict, w. P. Meek
and j. S. Hope executive committee
This is one of the oldest and strongest
associations Of the kind in Iowa.
Glenwood.
| Mills county is in the throes of {
spelling contest mania. There was one
held in Glenwood, an admission being
charged, the proceeds going for new
seats in the court house park. 1t wal
conducted by the Womans Club ant
the high school pupils were the con
testtants with the club and the hus
bands of the members. There was a lis
of about thousand words. The younf
4 people won by big majority, mum
Der of them standing up and spelling
the entire list of words correctly.
Elliott.
A team belonging to Mr. Baird
which was stolen from the hitch racl
on the east side of the square at Ret
Oak three weeks ago, was fount
wandering along the road loose headed
for home by James Focht, "a few mile
south Of Grant, an inland town, TWEEN
lty-two miles northeast Of Red Oak. MI
. Baird was notified and came at ono
and took the team home with him. TIL
team was seen fifteen miles northwes
LOT Red Oak the next morning after tn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
LAKE coTTAeERs INDIGNANT.
Form Association to Protect Property
From Vandals.

Special TO Times Republican.
Mason City. Auril 22-Pursuant to a
call of a committee. about fifty owners
of property on the shores of Clear
Lake gathered at the assembly room
of the court house and after compar-
ing notes found that lawless element
at Clear Lake has been doing consid-
cradle damage to cottages. boat houses
and other property belonging to the
summer residents of Clear Lake.
George Peterson reported that some
nliscreant had cut the guy wires of the
toboggan slide last winter, causing 1t
TO blow down during the high wind and
become practically total loss. Several
cottages and lighthouses have been
broken into during the past winter and
the propellors and other brass parts
have been stolen from some of the
launches. The Clear Lake Protective
Association was organized.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
CONRAD PASTOR RESIGNS.
Rev. r. N. Buchanan Quits Presbyter-
ian church-A Successful Passionate.

Rev. r. N. Buchanan Quits Presbyter-
ian Church-A Successful Passionate.
Special to; Times Republican.
Conrad, April. 22.-Rev. T. N. Buch-
anan has resigned the pastorate OF
the Conrad Presbyterian church. In
the going of Rev. Mr. Buchanan Con-
rad loses good preacher. He has had
more than ordinary advantages which
have specially qualified him for his
work Beside his college education and
training in a theological seminary, he
has greatly enlarged his fund of infor-
nation by travel. He has been pastor
of the Presbyterian church in Conrad
for the past five years. During this
time the manse has been provided with
furnace, cement walk placed at the
rear and the building has been newly
painted The church has been rebuilt
and enlarged and beautified at cost
of $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
ii
BeImond News.

Special to Times Republican.
Belmond, April 22-Belmond has
again organized ball team, and will
have a better team than ever. Sherm
Pritchard is president and manager.
The Belmond Cornet Band has re-
organized and is a credit to the city.
Mr.. Keiser is instructor.
The drainage district stands good
chance In Belmond to get BLACK eye"
as citizens feel it an insult to call it
a slough, and use the drain for drain
ing cesspools.
This county, in this locality, will
soon be an ideal country, judging from
the amount of thing done, and to be
done This week, six crews, with an
average of seven men to the crew,
started work.
Fish Commissioner Siska has his eye
on the fishermen, and says he will nah
every one caught with a FISH, IL it is
a sucker T.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
Local Talent to Give Plays.
,ecial To Times Rennhlican

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, April 22.--Several more
or less pretentious productions of a
dramatic nature are scheduled for the
latter part of April and the fore part
of May. The first attraction will be
George AIDES The College Widow"
which will be put on by the students
of the college. The next will be an old
fashioned minstrel show under the
auspices of the Iowa Falls Military
Band Later on, play will be given
by the Columbian Society of the Con-
gegational church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
Workman kiIled hu rrain.

Charlton, April 22-Richard Doug
lass was killed at the foot Of White
Breast hill by the 90 passenger train.
Douglass was riding on a railroad BIZ
cycle. He lived at Luverne and was a
bachelor. He was the switch light
painter of the company. The heavy
grade was responsible for the accident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
NEGRO is HEIR TO $4,000.
California Authorities Endeavoring to
Find Trace of Missinu Black,

Sioux City, April 22.-Heir to an es-
tate valued at $4,000, Charles Elgin. a
negro, is being sought by the officers of
Oakland, Cal. Elgin ran away and
joined a circus in Fayette, Mo-, when
he was IL years old. Hiram Elgin, his
father, who was a cotton grower, died
recently in California. Elgin was mar
ried here in 1898 under the name OF
Charles Williams, to Kate Taylor, but
nothing has been heard of him lately.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
PLAN FOR ROAD WORK.

Board of Supervisors of Poweshiek
County Orders Equipment.
Special to Times-Republican.
Montezuma, April 22.-The board Of
supervisors met Tuesday, to take up
the matter of road work, and after due
deliberation, ordered railroad grad
ing machine. This machine digs .he
dirt and carries it over an elevator TO
any location the operators desire They
also ordered scrapers and a, large
roller, and camp equipment and cook
ing utensils have also been ordered, so
that the men will live right with their
work.
The supervisors have contracted with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
Marshall Marble and
Granite Works
VIM. A. SMITH
& SON
1os EAST CHURCH ST.
MARsHALLToWN, IA.

The oldest Marble and Granite Works
in central Iowa, in business continu-
ously for over forty-f1ve years. All
work in carving and lettering done
with electric tools.
Any one needing work will save
money by seeing our work and getting
prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

A guaranteed cough remedy is Bees
Laxative Cough Syrup. For coughs
colds, Group, wffooping- cough, hoarse-
ness and all bronchial affections. Best
for children because it is quick to re-
lieve and tastes good. Gently laxative.
Sold at B. A. Morgan's drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

Another Woman Cured.
Christiana, Tenn. -'' I suffered from
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that at times I thought I could not
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condition. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
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me feel like different woman. Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
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If you belong to that countless army
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs.
For thirty years this famous remedy
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pr0stration.
RyOu want special advice write
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
gsnns arsla1iia,nt su4usg tptfI y 1909

B. Stanton to superintend the work
here. They hope to have the work in
progress within couple of weeks. The
first work will be on the main road
between Montezuma and Malcolm. They
expect to work the main travelled roads
first
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
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WELL AND
STRONG
By Lydia E. Pinkhanl's
Vegetable Compound
Bardstown, ky I suffered from
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d lOuS Clue. LUZ
tors had failed to
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EPH HALL, Bards-
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

pertinent and successfully concealed
his real character, SO 1t is alleged.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-10-22
May Lose Noted Painting.

A famous painting, "The Last Spike. -
which pictures the scene of the driv.
Ing OF the last spike that marked the
completion Of the Central Pacific rail.
road and Its junction with the Union
Pacific, may be lost to San Francisco
John Washburn, son-in-law of the
late Thomas Hill, who painted the pic.
ture, is negotiating for its sale to an
Eastern man for $4,000. An effort is
making to arouse the people of San
Francisco to raise $4,000 in order to
save the painting for this city. saws
a San Francisco correspondent for the
New York Herald Should the effort
to preserve the picture to San Fran.
cisco fail the descendants of the men
who built the first transcontinental
road will endeavor to procure the pic.
ture for themselves.
Among those who have taken UT
negotiations with the estate are Mrs
Whitelaw Reid, wife OF the American
Ambassador to Great Britain; viii.
liam z. Crocker, D. A. Mills, Mrs
Charles B. Alexander and George
Croker, Of New York; Mrs. Coils P
Huntington, Princess Hatzfeldt. for.
merly Miss Clara Huntingdon: Mrs
Mountenay Jeppson, of London. and
Mrs. ]. Sloat Fassett, of Elmira, N. Y,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-10-22
The Worlds Greatest Cave.

Every one has heard of the Nam.
moth Cave of Kentucky, but few prob.
ably are aware that its discovery was
due to the search for suitable earth
for the manufacture of saltpetre. The
anxiety to find saltpetre earth was
due to the Embargo bill passed by
Congress in 1907, which forbade Amer.
lean vessels to sail for Europe and for.
eign vessels to land cargoes in Ameri.
ca.
The Americans needed gunpowder
and to make it they required saltpetre.
They had geen getting it from Spain
and Italy, but the Embargo bill stop.
ped that, and there was no American
supply Of the substance. A rowing
chemist, named Samuel Brown, had
shown how saltpetre, or potassium nit.
rate, could be obtained from cave
earth. And so the quest for caves
was begun, and assiduously continued
When the Mammoth Cave was
found, every part of the great cavern
was searched for cave earth. From
pit, byways, and avenues slayes car.
ried out the heavy loads Of petre
earth. Many thousands of tons were
treated, and the rude chemistry of the
day produced something like a hun.
dred thousand pounds of saltpetre
within two years.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-10-22
the kitchen

wrinkles
through willing
since you tiny baby she has sacrificed
She has shabby
s
She willing
hands to look white, and dish washing might
You the take things
should Welearned
the dishes that
IN drawer than she laste
How often
a
The entire household all
drudgery they take
Apart that, to
Hands
And then day the patient loving spirit
dear toi[won hands
peace and rest for she has been tired tired,
and tenderness has to them would
crawl hands
death appreciate
lives Is worth tears
would all
treats her mother she daughter good wife
Call her in the morning novel while her
mother cooks the dinner Also
the morning she is when call
great girls get into the looking mothers as
oldtashoned in IDEAS
girls may sure and that is that
their mothers ideas always the to follow
they
You be too
notice how mothers will after
this
Fairfax
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-10-22

Not the least among the legal scan
dals of the day Is the inquiry into the
sanity of Harry Thaw, recently in
progress in New York. 1t is a mere
commonplace to say that if this young
criminal had been a poor man he
would now be where the wicked cease
from troubling, but surely the fact OF
mis- wealth and social position should
De no excuse for making him one OF
the permanent institutions of the
country. In these matters of Grim
lnal insanity We might do worse than
adopt the English system. The mur
derer who is saved from punishment
on the ground of insanity is confined
In criminal lunatic asylum "durins
MS maJesty's pleasure" and it is his
maJesty's pleasure that he shall re-
main there for the rest of his natural
life. He never emerges again and
there are no judicial inquiries to pro
vide fat fees for attorneys or sensa
tlons for society. The idea that a man
VINO committed a savage murder two
or three years ago, and who was then
morally innocent on the ground of in.
sanity, may now have recovered his
sanity so as no longer to be terror
to his associates is too puerile for con.
sideration. Equally ludicrous is the
idea that judge, or indeed any hu.
man being, can determine whether OF
not he has SO recovered his moral re.
sponsibility. The man who has once
committed murder under the stress of
insanity may do so again. says the San
Francisco Argonaut, and it is hard to
resist the popular opinion that the
inquiry in New York was merely one
OF the preliminaries to this voone
mans release. The attempt NAV be
unsuccessful this time, but one dav We
shall awake to the unpalatable fact
that Harry Thaw is once more at lib.
erty to wreak his vengeance upop
whomsoever he will.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-10-22

In speech at the opening of the
Hudson and Manhattan tunnels VIII,
lam G. McAdoo said: I'VE believe in
the public be pleased policy as op,
posed to that of the public be ID;
We believe the railroad is best which
serves the people best; that decent
treatment of the public evokes decent
treatment from the public; that rec.
ognition by the corporation of the just
rights of the people results in recog
milton by the people of the just rights
OF the corporation This is an an.
nouncement of sound policy in cor.
poration management, and it should
receive the thoughtful consideration OF
railroad companies of every descrip-
tion. The public will be fair If it is
treated fairly. When 1t is persistent.
ly hostile there are always reasons for
its hostility, and it would be idle tc
contend that either the great transpor
tation lines of the country or the
street railways of our cities had lived
up 10 inc program that MI McAdoc
proclaims. They have often ignored
just complaints and have introduced
Improvements only under pressure
though they should have experts at
work to anticipate the needs of the
public. Where there was a proper
pride In the business and a proper
sense Of its obligations we should not
have to wait for protests and sugges
tions from without. AS soon as a bad
condition began to develop a remedy
would be sought for it before the
people had been put to an endurance
test. AS 1t is there is too great an
insistence on rights without much re-
gard for justice or of the ultimate
benefits to be derived from broad, lib
eral and progressive policy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-10-22

Managers OF charity bazaars in Lon
don have lately been selling "immu-
nifty tickets" of admission. The ticket
entities the holder to enjoy the social
and spectacular features of the bazaar
with immunity from constant request
to buy this, that or the other trifie
at an extravagant price The amount
charged for the tickets depends on the
good nature of the managers. Church
fair promoters in America might copy
the London invention.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-10-22

Another child shot by a revolver
which he and boy companion found
lying about the house and which they
began tossing about, ignorant of its
death-dealing powers. Is there no
way OF legally reaching the vacuous-
minded owners Of firearms who persist
In leaving them lying within reach of
children, fully loaded and actually In
viting death and injury?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-10-22

What shall be done to bring men
into the church? The question is
more easily asked than answered.
Much depends, of course, upon the
minister The trouble with too MANY
preachers Is that they do not attempt
to appeal to men. Indeed, 1t will be
found that where ministers possess
manly traits they do not have occa-
sion to worry over the emptiness of
pews. II their sermons are virile and
attractive, II they deal with the daily
problems OF life, II they help men in
meeting and conquering the tempts-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-10-22

One of these days the nations of the
earth are going to quit building
Dreadnoughts and devote their time
10 the construction Of fighting aero
planes.