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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES OF
DUBUQUE AND NORTHEAST.
ERIN IOWA TO CONVENE.
SESSIONS AT MANCHESTER
WILL LAST THREE DAYS
Dates Set Arc Sept. ~ to 2s-proeram
as Arranged, Covers All Portions Of
Church Work-Distinsuished Mis-
sionairies and Others to Be Present
Genera! State News.
Special to Times-Republioan,

Special to Times-Republican.
Cedar Falls, Sept. 1S-The. fall meet
ing of the Congregational churches in
this section of Iowa will be joint meet
ing of THE Dubuque and Northeastern
Iowa Associations and at Manchester,
Sept. 81, % and 20. The program will
be as follows:
Monday Evening.
7:30-Sermon, Rev. Marion Willett,
DEBORAH. Communion, Rev. G. NJ. Or
Wis, Summit church, Dubuque; Rev. o.
M. VanSwearingen, Strawberry Point.
Tuesday Morning..
8:30-Organization and Business
9-The Living Church. Her Worship.
Rev. Wilfred E. Mann. McGregor. Her
teaching, Rev. Frank M. Sheldon, First
Church, Dubuque. Discussion.
10-Devotional hour, led by Rev. H.
w. futile, Grinnell
1.-THE Living Church Her Policy.
Rev. Herbert j. Hinman, Cresco. Her
Service, Rev. George w. Durham, Man
chester.
Afternoon.
1:30-Business.
2-nhe Proposed Union of the Asso.
Citations, Rev. Walter H. Rollins, Wa
terloo; Rev. Burton H. Cheney. Mo-
mona.
to 5-Woman's Hour, Mrs. G. M
Orvis, presiding.
Devotional exercises.
Report by the secretary of the wom-
ans Home Missionary Union, Mrs. Or
Wis, Dubuque.
"Glimpses of Womens Work in
Northeastern Association by Mrs. F
w. Pease, Postville
Address, Turkeys Awakening" by
Miss Susie Orvis, Dubuque, recently re-
turned from seven years of work in the
mission field of Asia Minor
Address, 1.-TWO Hundred and Fifty
Miles up the River Mimi" by Mrs. E
r. Towle, of Grinnel, who last year
took a tour of the globe with com
pany of w. B. NJ. 1. officers.
Two minute reports from the socie-
ties.
Evening.
7:30-Opening service.
7:45-"The Brotherhood Movement
George E. Pike, Waterloo, president OF
the State Congregational Brotherhood.
The Brotherhood in It's Religious
Aspects" by Prof. S. K. Tompkins, OF
the State Teachers College, Cedar
Falls.
General discussion of the brotherhood
movement.
Wednesday Morning.
s:30-Separate business meetings o.
| the Dubuque and Northeastern Asso.
Citations.
address by Miss Lydia Finger
Chicago.
1o-Devotional hour led by DR.. J. E
Snowden, Cedar Falls.
11-Practical value-Of the Praye,
Meetings, Rev. Warren w. futile
! Waucoma; OF the Evangelistic Meth.
DDS. Rev. Albert R. Rice, Waverly.
Discussion.
Afternoon.
1:3O-Business.
1:45-Practical Values, continued
OF Other Church Organizations Rev
NJ. LUTHER Stimson, Elkader; OF Gu,
Associational Relations, w. j. Suckow
| Grinnell.
2:45-Discussion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18

at 1t. 1t is understood that under the
terms Of the settlement, Mr.. Nichols
pays the costs accrued In the case and
gives the PLAINTIFF an encyclopedias for
use In the school at Robertson, the
plaintiff being the schools candidate
In the subscription contest conducted
by the Citizen last spring, and dissat-
'sfactlon over the decision resulting in
the action at law being brought to Sc
cure what the plaintiff considered her
rights.
At this term of court an unusual
number of divorce cases have been dis
posed of and DEGREES have been granted
as follows: Alice Oldham from Bert
Oldham. Edward Fardyce from Floy
Fordyce, Belle Southland from william
Southland, Matte Aldrich from W. H.
Aldrich, Sarah Agnes Palmer from S.
H. Palmer. The divorce case of Ethel
Madden VS.. Elmer Madden was con-
tinued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
Land Deals at Traer.
| to Times-Rep,,blican

Special to Times Republican
Traer, Sept. 1S.--The Bitch farm of
264 acres north of town, was sold to
Peter E.ngel living near Gladbrook. The
price paid was $135 per acre This
farm was of late owned by George
Saul, who purchased the same a few
months ago at considerably lower
figure.
Hans North. the new blacksmith
who succeeded Ben Waters, has pur-
chased the cottage left by GRANDMOTHER
Steffen and will move in onto the lot
next to his shop and fix it UP for a
dwelling.
The Andrew Wilson cottage on Pres
byterian hill, was disposed of to r. G.
Stoakes at a consideration of 1900.
Mr.. A. j. McGovern, who has been oc-
cupying the same, has rented the
Grimm property in south Traer just
vacated by Mr.. Welton and family, and
Will move into it next week. Mr.. Will
son. the owner of the proptry expects
to leave next week for Scotland where
he will reside in the future.
| Elmer Cox has purchased the WIFI
West cottage. in southeast Traer, and
will take possession Nov. /. Mr.. IVES,
has made no definite plans for the fa-
| ture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
Northern Io1ua Items

! and operators of Iowa arrived ait after
two days elaboration. The resolution
by which the settlement was made was
offered in executive session. In addi-
ton to providing that the miners re-
turn to work at once and the old rental
be continued, the resolution provides
that the joint board shall take up the
question of the house rent at its meet
ing next week in Des Moines and form
ulate a settlement of the question. the
agreed rental to apply from Sept. nm
TIL the end Of the scale period March
1, 1910.
Madrid.
Preliminary steps looking to the
manufacture of the Sutherland wagon
pox We're taken when a mass meeting
attended by number of the business
men, was held in the city hall Com
mltteeS We're appointed to ascertain
the cost of manufacturing the product
and to canvass for the sale of stock.
The canvassing committee will not en-
ter the field until they are able to
definitely state the approximate cost of
the article. The announcement re-
ceived at the fair guarantees that a
ready market can be found for the box
and the business interests here are
unit in their desire to have the box
manufactured here.
Newton.
Rev. w. II. Perdew is the new pastor
that has been appointed by the Iowa
Methodist Episcopal conference to take
the place of DR.. w. p. Stoddard. He
has a family and will arrive to preach
Sunday morning. Rev. Mr.. Perdew was
educated in Iowa. In 1S94-95 he preach
ed at Columbus City. In 1896 he en-
tered theological school in Boston
where he graduated after taking a four
years course. In 1900 he became the
pastor of the Methodist church at New
Sharon. Was there three years then
went to Minneapolis where he STAYED
three years. His next appointment,
was at Centerville three years ago and
it is from that city he comes to New
ton.
/! Davenport.
A dastardly attempt to wreck one o.
the passenger trains of the c. B. & @
road at LeClaire, was made at an earl,
hour Wednesday morning. AS a result
| of the attempt, a number of the hes
detectives in the 60" service are nov
quietly working on the case and 1T IL
understood they have a party unde,
suspicion. Wednesdays attempt wa
made to wreck the passenger trail,
which enters LeClaire at 5:45 a. m. (
pipe had been placed in the frog of tn
switch which the train passes over nea
the depot The pipe failed to derai
the train as expected and only resulted
in the humping of the coaches and tn
jolting of the passengers. This is tn
second attempt made to wreck tn
same train within the past two weeks
At the time Of the first attempt, 1t wa
overlooked by the officials on th
theory that the pipe may have acct
dentally fallen into the frog. wher
however the identical thing llappene
two weeks later, they at, once becam
convinced it was no more than an at
tempt at train wreckfng and now rav
their detectives at work in the hope
Of gaining a clue which will resul
in the arrest Of the guilty parties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
MRS. BURNETT LOSES CASE.
Failed to Convince Court Of kinship
to Dead Hermit,

Special to Times Republican.
Creston Sept. 1S.--tThe case brought
In the district court here by Mrs. Andy
Burnett of this city. to secure por-
ton of the estate valued at $4,000, of
+. r. Vorheis. an aged hermit, who
died on a farm near Murray last De-
cember. has come to close after a
bitter fight. the court holding that the
plaintiff failed to establish her claim
that she was a cousin of the recluse
An appeal has been taken to the SUI
preme court.
The evidence introduced by the
plaintiff to establish her kinship was
interesting inasmuch as It presented
complications not exceeded in many
pieces of fiction. Briefly, Mrs. Burnett
sought to trace her relationship to
Mr.. Norheis in the following manner:
About ninetyfour years ago. in Ire
land, according to the claims of Mrs.
Burnett. there lived a couple, Michael
EMS and wife, who had two sons,
named Bernard and Edward The
mother of the boys died at the birth of
Edward. but before death she request
ed maiden sister to care for the elder
son, Bernard, then about years old
This the sister did, according to Mrs.
Murray. and later came to America.
bringing the boy with her. Several
years afterward, she Is said to have
married man named Norhies and to
have changed the boys name to Ralph
Vorheis.
According to Mrs. Burnett. Edward
Ennis, brother of Ralph Norheis. came
to America and married, settling at
Usage. Later he moved to WOODBURY.
To him We're born four children, Mrs.
Burnett claims, these being the plain
| tiff, Mrs. Brady of Chicago, Capt. John
Ennis of Kansas City, and Bernard
Ennis, an employee of the Burlington
railroad. Later, Mrs. Burnett claims,
Ralph Vorheis married and moved to
Michigan, where three children were
born to him. Two died in infancy, but
the third, the plaintiff claims, was
Eben Vorheis, the dead hermit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
How's This?

We offer one hundred dollars re-
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
+. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in, all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally. acting directly UPON the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
|: Take Halls Family Pulls for consti-
patton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18

| Carrollton.
w. D. Bradley, Of CarrolHon, has
filed a petition in the federal courts
asking that he be declared a bankrupt
When he engaged in business in Car
rollton he was supported as security by
Messrs. George Lamont and G.. H. Car
ter for something like $4,000.
Cedar Rapids.
The business district of Cedar Rap
! ids is to be lighted with the boulevard
system in use in number of large
cities. The are lights are, to be re-
moved from the downtown section and
the boulevard system, with incandes-
at proper intervals along both sides
of the streets.
Stanwood.
A movement has been started by the
parties interested, to consolidate the
| Stanwood Savings Bank and the Cti-
| zens' Bank. The name of the new bank
has not been decided upon, but it will
| have a capital of 100000 and surplus
Of $500 and will be managed by a
| board of directors of nine members
The officers will be the present official
staff of the two banks.
Grand Junction.
| Ole Swedin has sold the electric light
plant to Wellington Jackson, of New
ton, who will take possession Dot. /.
We are not acquainted with the new
proprietor and have not learned any
thing in regard to his plans, but we
expect to see him improve it and give
us first class service. Mr.. Swedish will
return to his home in South Dakota
as soon as he turns the business over
| to the new owner.
coIfax.
Another land deal was completed
here last Saturday, in which Mr.. w. c
Pierce, of Colfax, purchased from Mr.
W. H. Hyde, the place three and one
half miles southeast of Colfax, known
as the w. II. Moore farm, 100 acres
which Mr.. Hyde bought just two years
ago from Moore for $4,000 or $50 pei
acre. Mr.. Pierce paid Mr.. Hyde ST..
800 or $11125 per acres for his bar.
i gain after Hyde gets tire profitable
crops off of 1T, and possession will be
given March 1.
BasIey
Three carloads Of the mains for the
L
pipes are being distributed along the
streets. John Day has the well COM
pleted. He put down a six inch hole
and at the depth of forty-six feet
stopped in vein Of artesian waite,
that seems inexhaustible. The wei
was tested, thirty barrels Of water be.
ing pumped out in as many minutes
Lowering the amount in the we'll very
little. Another test will be given with
horse power. 1T is now expected thai
work will begin on putting the sys.
| tenn in next week.
Des Moinss.
The 400 miners who have been OF
strike for almost two weeks at tn,
mines of the Enterprise company, nea;
Des Moines, will return to work at ono,
and the company will rescind tn,
notices which proclaimed an increas
in the rental Of the houses In which
the employees live. This was the set
Element at which the join excessive
board, representing the coal miner
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
WILL REVIVE ASSOCIATION.
Hardin County Papers to Put Activity
Into State Organization.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Sept. 1S.-President
Frank E. Furry, of the Hardin Count,
Editorial Association, has taken the
initial steps looking to the revival OF
the county press association, which has
lain in a dormant condition for several
years. This step is in the shape of an
appointment of a committee of three
consisting of S. b. Stonerook, of the
Iowa Falls Sentinel; Mrs. o. E. Win
ter, of the ckley Journal, and Paul c
Woods, of the Eldora Ledger, who are
given authority by the president to Sc
lect the date of meetings
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
Want Pastor Returned,

Iowa Falls, Sept. 1S.-At a meeting of
the official board of the First Methodist
church of this city, last evening, the
board, by unanimous vote, extended
call to Rev. A. T. Bishop to return
here another year. This action, taken
on the eve of the district conference
indicates the wishes of the board will
be heard by the conference and Mr.
Bishop returned, his first pastirate
here having been very successful.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18

crease is due to big additions to the
school and municipal levies. the former
being increased from 1916 mills to 3S7
and the latter from IS to So County
taxes are the same as last year at Is
mills and the levy for state purposes is
S.9 as compared with levy of mills
last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
Injured While BATHING.

Speclal to mes-Republican.
Clear Lake, Sept. 1s.-One of the
delegates at the big Sunday school con-
ventton here, Rev. A. E. Moulton. of
Clarinda, wah badly injured while
bathing in the lake last evening. He
dived from the dock at the bath house
beach and his head struck some OBJ
struction beneath the water A long
cash was cut across his right temple
Rev. Mr.. Moulton has been able to go
ON with his part of the program in
spite of his injuries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
INJURED IN A RUNAWAY
Mrs. N. +. Farrell Probably Fatally
Hurt at creston-Harness Broke on
Steep Hill and Woman is Thrown
Thirty Feet,

Special to Times-Republican.
Creston, Sept. 1S.-Mrs. NJ. F. Far
fell, of this city, was seriously and
probably fatally injured in a runaway
accident while returning from the
cemetery, where she had been to place
flowers on her husbands grave While
coming down a hill. a portion of the
harness broke, frightening the horse
she was driving, and the animal started
with terrific speed, throwing Mrs. Far
rell about thirty feet in the air. She
alighted on a wooden bridge, sustaining
severe internal injuries. The latest re-
ports from here are of a discouraging
nature, and it is feared she will not re-
Cover
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
Warninu.

Do not be persuaded into, taking any
thing but Foleys Honey and Tar for
chronic coughs, bronchitis, hay fever
asthma and lung trouble, as it stops
the cough and heals the lungs. Nc
Bride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
Taxes Are Increased.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Sept. 1S.-Tax levies for
Mason City for the year 1910 make a
total OF. 1916 mills, an increase of lis
mills over last year, when the total for
the city was S2.1 mills. This large in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
Case Settled Out Of Court.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. Sept. -isAThe windecker
damage suit against Ira A., Nichols,
publisher OF the Hardin County Citi-
zen Of this city, which was scheduled
fer a hearing in the district court at
this term has been settled without the
attorneys in TIL case getting a whack
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
oyster Beds Neglected.

Oyster Beds Neglected.
New Jersey gets $s,00o.Ooo a year
from its oyster beds. but could get
s40,000,O00 from the same source If
the available tide land was properly
seeded and cultivated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
THE PROFESSIONS
ATTORNEYS
III. c. LOUNSBERRY,
ATTORNEY

Probate law and matters pertaining
20 settlements Of estates made sps.
eialty. Abstracts examined. Notary
public. Office over 1os East Main
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-05-21

forage rs given in article No 6 should
re followed.
Some time toward the close Of win
ter the corn should be tested. For a
preliminary test 4 hundred kernels
nay be taken from as many ears in
ii1erent parts Of the room. If the
.orn has exceptionally strong vitality
the kernels may all terminate. In
case some Of the kernels fail to grow
or any considerable number show
weak sprouts each ear should be test
ed separately in order that the weak
ones may be discarded. The method
Of making this test has been described
so many times in agricultural papers
and bulletins that it will be unneces-
sary to give it In detail here. 1t SIM
ply consists in placing several kernels
from each ear in a corresponding
square in the terminating box. In this
way the vitality Of each ear may be
readily determined.
Shortly before planting time the
ears should be shelled and run through
a seed corn grader to take out the butt
and tip kernels and divide the rest
into even grades. The next step is to
block up the planter and run through
a sample Of each grade. changing
plates until set is found that will
drop the required number Of kernels
practically every time. If this is done
and we'll tested seed used good
stand will almost certainly result
Avoid too deep planting. All that is
necessary is to have the seed we'll COW
cred with moist soil. If this can be
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-05-21

as that which the main field receives
The time for special treatment
comes when the tassels begin to ap-
pear We have already learned that
inbreeding Is weakening and that
cross fertilization develops strength
and vitality. In order to prevent in
breeding in the individual ear plot
should be pulled out as soon as they
appear. In order that these may be
removed before they shed any pollen
it will be necessary to go over the
field every other day for week after
the first tassels start. At the same
time any tassels from weak, barren or
spindling stalks in the other rows
should be removed. In this way only
pollen from healthy, vigorous stalks
is allowed to mature. Thus the ears
on the detasseled rows, being cross
fortified and having only strong,
healthy male parents, have much
better chance Of producing large
yields when planted than would ears
picked from the general field.
The most important point, however,
is the selection of high yielding
strains that is made possible by hay
ing the ears planted in individual
rows. When harvesting time comes
the produce of each row should be
husked separately and weighed. 1t
will be found that there is great
difference in yield. The highest yield
ing rows, provided the corn is of
next years breeding plot. The rest
Of the good seed ears from the detas-
seled rows should be planted in
small field, known as the multiplying
plot" The best of the seed from this
multiplying plot can be used to plant
the general fields and for sale.
By continuing this breeding process
from year to year a strain of corn
may be built up that will far outyield
the ordinary corn Of the neighborhood.
In addition to the increase in yield
which will result on your own farm, q
trade in seed corn may be built up
that will add materially to the years
profits. There are many variations in
the plan Of breeding here outlined, but
the essential point in all Of them is to
select the best yielding individual
ears and to prevent cross pollination
as much as possible.
After the seed corn has been picked
it should be stored in such a manner
that it will pass through the winter
unintured. The hints in regard to seed
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-05-21
Schively Will Resign Once.

Olympia-John II. Schively will
resign his Office Of insurance com
missioner Of the state He has al
ready announced that he would re-
sign were II not for the fear that his
bondsmen. II he resigned. would sur
render him into custody at Spokane
and that he would go to jail 1t is
on the public mind. were he jailed,
as the fear OF actual imprisonment
that has deferred him so far from
taking the step that would retire
him to private life
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-05-21

~1NCE corn is the principal crop
u grown over so large a section
~ Of the United States it is i'm
portant that we learn as much
as possible regarding the best meth
DDS Of producing it. The average
yield of corn in the United States in
1877 was only 23.7 bushels per acre.
Many of the best farmers are able to
obtain an average yield Of sixty to
seventy bushels per acre year after
year. There is no secret in their
methods. They are simple enough to
be applied to every farm in the corn
belt There is no reason why the
average yield per acre should not be
nifty bushels or more instead of less
than half that, as at present.
In preparing to raise a maximum
crop of corn there are two main fac
tors TO be considered-the soil and the
seed. OF these two the first is prob
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Lewis Asks INVESTIGATION.

Olympia-John G. Lewis. state
treasurer. has handed q letter to
Gov. Hay demanding that his ONCE
be Investigated, though he took up
his duties only last January He
says that the Office has been so con-
Quoted that no breath of suspicion
has ever been cast against the of8cs
but as he expects to remain In once
for four years he says 1t Is only
fair that the committee Investigate
this Office.
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HamiltOn's Bonds Set at $4,000.

Olympla--Pnrsuant to the desire
Of the defendant for quick action in
the prosecution of the states case
against former Adjutant General
Hamilton, under arrest for the en-
bezzlement Of state military funds,
Hamilton was arraigned Saturday
morning. after spending his first
night in Jail. He waived examina-
ton and was held for trial at the
superior court. bonds being fixed at
$4,000. which he so far has been
unable to secure.