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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27
DYING IN OMAHA HOSPITAL.
Mrs. AIva stearns, Formerly Of This
City, Hopelessly III Of tuberculosis.

CIey, TopeTessTy III OF TupercuTosTs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Stearns, former
residents of this city, the former being
son OF Charles Stearns, at one time
well-known mechanic and business
man here, are having their full share
of family affliction, at their home in
Omaha. Last June they lost their little
3-year-old daughter, who died sudden
ly, and now Mrs. Stearns is hopelessly
i'll of tuberculosis in the Methodist
hospital at Omaha and Der death is ex-
pected at any time. Many friends Of
the Stearns family in this city will
sympathize with them in their trouble.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27
Citizens Lumber Company.

Three hundred six Market street, the
only place in the city to buy the best
grades of lumber and roofing at the
very lowest prices possible. We have
2x4, 2x6, 2x8, and 2x10 inch dimen-
sion from SIC to $40. Also best roof
ing, one ply, $1.25; two ply $3.50; three
rfly e.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27
Local Weather Record.

as compared to So and 6S for the day
preceding. At z this morning 70 was
registered. as compared to n for the
corresponding hour Thursday morn
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27
klhDLINe FOR SALE.
Here is Your Opportunity to Get
kindling at a Bargain.

is clearing away the wreckage caused
by the fire and have large amount of
kindling which they will sell at 81
load, on the grounds. Phone 293.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27

OCCIITT9 IHSNSSSeFJ y
Another experiment demonstrated the
need of early seeding If the best quail
ity Is desired The average farmer is
inclined ITO put off seeding until the
last moment but this is a grave mistake.
The great majority of farmers do not
put their oats in early enough. Mr..
Nelson admitted that the experiments
conducted on the Marshall county farm
seemed to disprove the wisdom of early
seeo1ng, but he said the average re-
suits Of all Iowa experiment stations
bore him out.
In Marshall county the results Of this
test are shown as follows:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27
a Eierc. Attack

A Fierce Attack
OF malaria, liver arrangement and kid
ney trouble, is easily cured by Electric
Bitters, the guaranteed remedy. SOC
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08
FLOWING WELLS.
Lyman County is Becoming Noted
For Its Many Artesian Wells.

Lyman County is Becoming Noted
For It's Many Artesian Wells.
Lyman county, one of the new
counties in the Missouri river section
of the state, rapidly is becoming not
ed for the number and volume of
the artesian wells which have been
sunk by homesteaders and ranchers
in the county.
Prior to the construction a couple
of years ago of the Chamberlain
Rapid City line of the Chicago, Mil
waukee G. st Paul Railway company,
which passes entirely through Ly-
man county from east to west, this
county was devoted chiefly to stock
raising, and it was difficult matter
to secure water on the higher ground
away from the water courses.
The construction of the railroad
caused the country to be filled by
homesteaders, and with the object
of solving the water problem, many
of these have drilled artesian wells,
securing good flows which give them
an ample supply of water for do
nestle and stock purposes and a
surplus which flows to low places
and has formed a number Of little
lakes.
For great distances around these
artesian wells the ground has become
thoroughly saturated underneath as
well as on the surface, and little diff
ficulty is now experienced by home
steaders and ranchers in the adjoin-
ing territory in striking water in
ordinary wells. Water has been
struck in these common wells at nu-
merous points where years ago wa
ter could not be found after digging
as much as forty and fifty feet.
The artesian we'll drilling machine
Of Ben Clark has Just struck flow
of fifty gallons per minute from a
two-inch well on the homestead of
Edward Baccus, two miles east of
the little town Of Mcclure, situated
in the northern part of the county.
The drillers struck the first flow at
1,625 feet. but it was determined to
go deeper and ascertain if there was
not stronger flow further down
and the result is that a miniature
gusher was struck. By drilling the
last forty-five feet the flow of water
increased about 600 per cent.
The artesian possibilities of Lyman
county are only beginning to be,
realized, with the result that during
the coming twelve months scores II
not hundreds Of small wells will be
drilled in various parts of the coun-
ty.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

persons representing most of the
great activities and all sections Of
the country, have been before the
committee. This was large task.
1t ought to have been intrusted to
commission of impartial experts who
would have time to go over these
schedules much more carefully than
do. Such body could make a re-
port on which congress could base
it's revision bill. With its necessary
limitations, however, the committee
has probably done good work.
AS the new congress will be called
in session about the middle of March
by President Taft, the revision bill
will probably be ready to report to
the House a day or two later. All
the present republican members of
the committee have been reelected
except one or two. Their purpose is
to have the revision measure ready,
in its general outline, by March 4.
The new finishing touches which will
after the extra session begins. The
revision bill of 1897, the present
Dingley law, was signed by Presi-
dent Mckinley on July "a. 1t is
not expected that such quick work
will be made this time. Thorough
ness and intelligence in the revision
are what is wanted and not speed,
and President Taft and the Ameri-
can people will insist on having
these.
The volume of the countrys i'm
ports is double as large as it was
in 1897, and the work of bringing
the schedules into harmony with
the new conditions is much more
difficult than it was then. The news
papers, however, have made a bet
ter study Of the subject than they
had at that time, and they will be
able, with their suggestions to aid
congress. Mr.. Taft has said that it
would be better to leave the tariff
as it is than to have the wrong sort
of revision, and that is how the party
feels about it. Honest revision will
be had, in which the interests of the
worker and the employer, the con-
sumer and the producer, will be kept
constantly in view. The platform
promise of genuine revision will be
kept, in spirit and in letter.-Globe
Democrat.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08
WILL FACE COURT MARTIAL.

Son of the Late General Fremont to
be Tried iii Cuba.
Washington, Dec. 30.-A general
court martial has been ordered by
the president to assemble at sagua
la Grande, Cuba, on January 9Th,
to try Maj. Francis P. Fremont, a
son of the late General John G. Free
mont, on charges of mis-statements
concerning Maj. Wallace o. Clark,
of the 5Oth infantry.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08
Public Land Sale.

Department. of the Interior, Rapid
City Land Office, S. D.. August 14th
1908.
Notice is hereby given that as d.
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under the pro.
visions of the Act of Congress an.
proved June 9th, 1906 GA Stat
$40, we will offer at public sale to
the highest bidder, at 9 o'clock a
M, on the 10th day of October next
1T this office, the following tract 81
land-serial o656. viz:
North half of northeast quartz,
of Section 26. township 4 north
range z east, B. H. NJ.
Any person claiming adversely
the above described lands are adyer.
Used to file claims or objections on
or before the time designated for the
sale.
John L. Burke, Register.
Myron Willsie. Receiver.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08
Huffman Won From Barry.

Lon Angeles, Dec. .3O.-Kauff.
man, of San Francisco. won from
Barry, OF Chicago, tonight in the
thirty-ninth round. Barry's sec
onds threw towel into the ring af-
ter their man had been terribly
beaten. Neither man showed cham
pionship cleverness.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08
LAYING Down the Tariff Lines.

In beginning, as It has Just done,
the actual work Of framing the tar
III revision bill the Ways and Means
committee has made an early start.
It has been having hearings for the
past six weeks. Several hundred
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08
Progress of 'sNight Riders" Trial

Union City, Tenn, Dec. 30.-Can
wife testify for her husband was
the question raised in the might
riders" trial today and decided ad-
versely, but wives Of some of the de-
PENDANTS were permitted to testify
to an alibi for other defendants. 1t
was also brought out that on the
night of the murder of Capt. Rankin,
half of the population of Reel Foot
Lake region spent the night with
the other half.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

ed and II the slayers of Senator Car
mack are punished for their crime it
will have tendency to discourage
the practice and to abolish that I'M
written law at least.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has commanded that all of the
big eastern railroads and the steam
ship companies engaged in carrying
sugar shall not continue to make
what is known as carriage allowances
holding that these are rebates in vi
olation Of the Elkins law. Testi-
mony had been taken showing that
of the 1880, 100000 pounds Of SUI
gar shipped in 1907 from Brooklyn.
Jersey City and Yonkers. upon which
allowance for carriage was made, on
ly seventy per cent could have been
said to be carriage. The defense of
the carriers was that the allowances
were published and paid to all re-
tiners alike. They also CHALLENGED
the jurisdiction Of the commission.
The commission was informed that
"a process Of drying up retineries in
Philadelphia has been going on for
years, and that unless normal con-
ditions were restored those retineries
would soon be entirely dismantled
The allowances referred to were
made to all of the nine refneries To-
Gated in New York.
-S-
Statistics prepared by the depart
ment of agriculture show that the
farmers of Iowa and the Dakotas
are the most prosperous in the en-
tire country. North Dakota leads in
the annual income of each farm
worker, with total of $755.62, ow-
ing to the unusually large farms of
that state. Iowa is second with an
annual income of $611.11 for each
farm worker, and South Dakota
close third with $605.69. Nebraska
farm workers earn an annual income
of S554.7S each. The average num-
Der of acres worked by one man in
North Dakota is 1874, in South Da-
kota 1856, in Nebraska 90 acres, and
in Iowa only so acres. Thus consid-
ering the number of acres worked,
the Iowa farms are the most pro-
ductive in the United States. The
average number of buildings on each
Iowa farm is sS1S.S7, which is the
highest mark for farm Improvements
of any state in the union except the
older eastern commonwealths South
Dakota buildings average $412.03
for each farm; North Dakota $426
and Nebraska s5S6.o1. Value of i'm
plements and machinery on each
farm in these states averages as
follows: Iowa. s196.55; South Da-
kota, s203.14; North Dakota, $685.
81; Nebraska, s164.11. North and
South Dakota lead in the average
number of horses to each farm la
borer, averaging six each, while To-
wa has four and Nebraska FIVE. Iowa
outranks all except the eastern
states in the number Of mich
COWS and the value of poultry on
each farm. averaging seven each of
the former, and poultry worth $780,
so. South Dakota farms have an
average of six mich COWS each
North Dakota four and Nebraska
five. The value of poultry on each
farm in these states averages as fol-
lows: South Dakota, $40. North "a
kota, $13; Nebraska, s21.S0. In per-
centage of farms worked by tenants
in each states Illinois is at the head
of the middle western states with
percentage of 1913. Iowa has a ten
ant per centage of $40, South Dako-
ia, 21.S, Nebraska 305, and North
Dakota only S.5.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

The optician at Trowbridge's will
give you perfect At II spsctasles.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

The Board of Cancellation estab-
lished by the Anthracite Strike Com
mission three years ago to settle dis
and their employees, and the aboli-
ton of which was recently demanded
by the union conference at Scranton
has published a report of its work.
During the period 1876 complaints
were disposed of, IA cases remaining
unfinished. OF 1876 cases, "A were
not sustained, II were sustained and
s partially sustained, while other
grievances were passed upon by an
umpire. The board is composed of
three miners and three operators, a
majority vote being sufficient for a
verdict.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

Notwithstanding the unanimous
protest against the Jail sentences i'm
posed on Samuel Gompers, John Nit
chell and Frank Morrison, the Cen
trail Federated union has receiv-
ed from Mr.. Gompers a letter in
which he notified the unions that he
had discontinued on the advice of
counsel, the I'VE don't patronize"
list in the future issues of the Fed
erationist, the labor organ. Upon
hearing this the Central Federated
union also decided, upon the advice
OF the chairman, to suspend its I'M
fair list for while. This was agreed
upon at the same gathering where a
resolution protesting against Judge
Wright's decision was adopted.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

The Pennsylvania railroad is on
the eve of introducing reform in the
manner of announcing stations to
passengers. A device will be placed
in each coach by which numbers
designating the stations will be
shown automatically where they
may be in plain sight of all occu-
pants. A schedule showing the
names of the stations and their cor
responding numbers will be posted in
a convenient place. When one thinks
of the average brakeman as he goes
through the train calling out the
names of stations, the reform about
to be introduced by the Pennsylvan-
ia seems quite worth while.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

| 1t leaked out in connection with
the order of the Pennsylvania Rail
road for 1855, 900 tons of rails that
after secret negotiations the steel
rail makers of the Pittsburg district
had finally consented to supply the
rails at $2S ton, while permitting
the inspectors of the railroads to be
present at all times to determine
how much shall be cut off of the
top of the ingot from which the rails
are to be cast. The concession came
when it was learned that the Penn
sylvania had begun negotiations
with foreign makers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

nounced themselves for the examin-
atoms for consular appointment in
July and November, only eighty-two
presented themselves before the ex-
amfning boards and only forty-two
passed the examination. The gov
eminent boards express regret and
chagrin at this showing. Since the
consular service was taken out of
politics consular appointments have
become desirable for those seeking
a life work. for sooner or later there
will be such reforms worked as will
make the consular post the stepping
stone to places in the diplomatic ser
vice. The consular service is all the
time becoming more important, and
the number of posts to be filled will
continually increase. Young men.
might we'll turn their attention to it.
The trouble with Mr.. Lee ]. Spang-
Ter. the Nyack. N. T., prophet, is that
he was too precipitous. He wasn't
willing to follow precedent and the
rules and regulations set forth by
the nea.s prophets union, but, tried
to rush things. and consequently he
failed. Mr.. Spangler gathered q
band OF the faithful together In Ny
ack and told them to prepare for the
end of the world. Up to this point
he was clearly within the lines Of
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

Reports of railroad earnings for
October do not support the claim
OF necessity under which the expect
ed advance in railroad rates, to take
effect with the new year, was order
ed. While 1t is true that the gross
earnings declined 66 per cent as
compared with October of a year
ago, the net earnings increased al
most as much. or 6.3 per cent. And
dividends are paid according to net
earnings. The financial storm Of
1907 broke in October but not early
enough to effect the volume of freight
handled in that month. Accordingly,
the gain in earnings is made over a
prosperous month, time when the
railroad companies did not even
think Of an advance in rates.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

The unwritten law which prevails
in some southern communities and
which provides that it is an act of
courage and not punishable by the
law to shoot down a man the per-
petrator does not happen to like, or
who has said something that has
aroused the sensible nature of the
devotee of the code bids fair to re-
ceive crushing blow in Tennessee.
A Tennessee court has refused to adj
NIT to bail the men who shot former
Senator Carmack, and there is fair
chance for their conviction. 1t is true
that Carmack lived by the sword and
1t was fitting. possibly, that his end
should. come as the result of the ex-
pert use Of his venoumous pen. New
ertheless. the practice Of carrying a
revolver, and of revenging insults,
fancied or real by its use, custom
all too prevalent In the north as we'll
as in the south. should be. discourage
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

ed and If the slayers of Senator Car
mack are punished for their crime it
will have tendency to discourage
the practice and to abolish that I'M
written law at least.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

and Cashier Vilsack of the German
National Bank for conspiracy in
having given the committee $4,000
last June to make the bank a city
depository. Among the councilmen
arrested were those known in the
city as the "big six" Their names
are Brand, Seffel, Ferguson, Klein,
Melaney, WATSON and Atkinson. The
charges referred to cover a period of
two years and fabulous sums are
said to have been paid to the ac-
cused men. No move was made until
ample evidence was obtained. All
of this evidence was not disclosed at
the hearings before Magistrate
Brady Wednesday, but enough was
given to hold the accused on heavy
bail, while many other disclosures
were promised. The accusers said
they would show that lightweight
councilmen had taken money from
the "bg six; that there are only
six who can't be bought; that for
passing one ordinance, sixty divided
s45,000; that the price of votes
ranges from car ticket up to $1,000
and that the names of President Civ
en- of the Farmers Deposit Bank,
VIM. A. McGee, republican city
chairman, and other men of promin-
ence in politics and business had
been interested in one way or an
other. MCGEE is the Pittsburg pro-
tege of Senator Penrose. Robert Will
son Of Scranton, who did the princi-
pal detective work, told how the
members were baited with money in
observation of officers in hiding.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08
Tho Union Publishing Company.
Subscription, $3.50 year.
Federal Judge Taylor at Cleve-

Federal Judge Taylor at Cleve-
land, after hearing the claims of the
creditors against the Municipal trac-
ton Company, has announced that
it will be necessary to increase the
rate OF fares from three cents in
order to pay expenses, including the
rent of $73,233 a month to the
Cleveland Railway company, which
owns the lines, and is controlled by
the old Cleveland Electric Company.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

precedent. But then instead Of tell
ing his followers that Gabriel's
trumpet would sound about the third
ond Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, thus giving the faith
full time to forget it, he bulled right
into it SO to speak, and said that the
old world was doomed to see its
finish within twenty-four hours.
When the day went along about as
usual without any disturbance, the
prophet found it extremely difficult
to make dignifed getaway.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-16

to be n of the most enthusiastic
hackers of the new enterprise.
Although the plans of the promot-
ers are not announced. 1t is said that
the proposed line will start at Stone
wall, on the Clark road. 1t will then
pass southerly into the Hornsilver
country, the possibilities of which
can scarcely be over-estimated.
Hornsilver is shipping by wagon,
both to Cuprite and Stonewall, but
the haul of about fifteen or sixteen
miles is costly. The northerly slope
of the Gold Mountain country would
be taken in, and thus stimulate les
sees in that old territory. Ida
would be the next point, lying about
fifteen miles almost west, and over a
comparatively level stretch OF coun-
try. Ida Is a copper country and
has vast deposits of ore that could be
made to pay with railroad facilities.
Then, the story goes, the road would
run %northerly into the Silver Peak
section, where gold, silver and lead
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-16
NOTICE OF FoRFEITURE.

To j. c. Sullivan and j. G. Mcyiear.
You are hereby notified that l have
expended, during the year of 1907,
the $500 for assessment work on the
following named claims, situate in
the Golden Arrow Mining District.
Nye County, State of Nevada. in or
der to hold said claims under the Re-
vised Statutes of Section 1924 of the
United States, and within ninety DAYS
from the publication of this. or
within ninety days after the publica-
ton thereof, you fail to or refuse TO
contribute your portion of such ex-
penditure as a co-owner. which
amounts to SIS each for your inter-
est in the said claims, will become
the property of the subscriber. your
co-owner of the Irish Lad, Desert
Mine and Grant mining claims.
EUGENE LOCKE.
First publication: November z
1908. 49, .
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-16
Railroad for
the Ubehebe

Before many weeks surveyors Will
be in the field outlining a route for
a railroad running from Cuprite
through Ida to Silver Peak, accord
ing to an excellent authority yester-
day. The establishment of the sys-
tenn would inject new life into the
camps mentioned. as we'll as Pal
metto, Hornsilver, Gold Mountain
and other districts.
The line will be part of the Clark
system, the policy of which has al
ways been to boom and boost the
southern section of Nevada and get
action upon vast bodies of low grade
rock that can not be handled at a
profit by wagon. Senator Clark's
0 is heavily interested in the Sill
yer Peak country. and he is reported