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The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-27

St Louis, Mo-, Dec. p. - One of the first day of next March the siren whistle of Mississippi steamer will ann ounce the "old river days" with a modern corpo- ration trimming. River traffic killed by the competition of the railroads, will endeavor to reha bilitate itself, and to reverse present conditions, becoming a competitor of the railroads.
 The Mississippi Valley Trans portation Company, backed by $1O, O,000,0O0 and a set of determ- ined men, will endeavor to give tangible evidence of the need of the deepening of the channel by the establishment of a line of freight and passenger carrying boats. The concern is headed by w. K. Kavanaugh, president of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Wat erway Association, and one tn e most prominent figures in the efforts to secure from Congress appropriations for the great work of rebuilding the biggest river in the United States.
 That the success of the re-es- tablishment of the river days will have direct effect upon the quest. ion of deepening of the Channel is the belief of the men situated in the cities and the towns that fringe the rive, pwho have been behind the movement for the deepening of the channel.
 The freight rates will be the big factor in the fight. The new company intends to fight the freight rail rates that drove the old packet off the river, by mak- ing it the factor in regaining trade. The company, with set of boats constructed by engi- neers with modern ideas, to meet modern conditions, will go after bulky heavy freight" and will offer rate that is expected to make the merchants interest ed, and give their business to the boats.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-27
Take Notice

Unless arranged before January 1st. your note or ac- count will be turned over to our attorney for collection. This means you, if you owe us and it is past due.
 Mcdaniel Hardware Co.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-27
IF YOU KNEW

how quickly HALLS TEXAS WONDER relieves Kidney, Bladder and Rheumatic trouble you would never suffer. It gives a quick and permanent relief. Write for testimonia IS, E. W. Hall, 2926 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo. Sold by Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-27

A message from the manager of the opera house at Gurdon states that The Beggar Prince" is an excellent attraction and pleased a packed house there. They pay our house tonight.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-27
NEW BOATS BY
 THE FIRST OF MARCH

$10, 900, 900 and a Set of De- termined Men to Endea- vor to Give Evidence of Deeper Channels in Our Largest River.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-27

Capital Stock, Paid Up, $35, 100000
 Surplus, $8,750.00
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
BUILDS TINY LOCOMOTIVE.
c. S. Mccloud, Of Clarion, Has Per
fect Railroad Enoine,

Clarion, Jan. 11.--One of the small
est steam engines ever built is the
product of c. S. McCloudso of this city.
Five years have been consumed in the
completion of this baby engine. Be
sides his own time he figures the COST
of building it at about 5000. 1t will he
of interest especially to the railroad
boys to give description of this crea-
ton, five and one fourth inch gauge,
flve-inch driver. cylinder one and five
eighths inches in diameter, with a two
inch stroke. Total length of engine
and tank. fifty-sxs inches; heighth of
some stack above rails, fifteen inches;
weight of engine and tank loaded with
coal and water ready to run, LOO
pounds The boiler is constructed OF
one eighth inch steel and is six inches
in diameter in front and seven inches
rear outside of the Jacket. There are
thirteen half-inch fues. The flrebox IS
five and one-eighth inches long two
and seven eighths inches wide and
seven inches deep. The miniature loco
motive is complete in every detail and
runs to perfection.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
FILTRATION PLANT NEEDED.
Water Used at Glenwood Institute, Is
Full Of Iron.

SpcCldi 10 llU'PS~ hepuUllCAH.
Glenwood, Jan. lin the efforts
(which the state board have put forth
to secure a supply of pure water for
the state institution for the feeble
minded at this place, one after another
difficulty has been met, the latest con-
fronting the board being the necessity
Cor q filtration plant, the water which
was finally located and diverted to the
institutions use being found so full Of
iron as to be almost useless.
To render the water fit for all pur-
poses. two huge cisterns or reservoirs
are being constructed, which will be
used as settling basins. They will cost
about $4,000. In the bottom of the els
terms will be constructed filter-like
arrangement, thru which will pass the
iron sediment the plan contemplating
the thorough cleaning of the cisterns,
on alternate days. Each cistern will
have capacity of 10000 gallons, re-
curing the excavation of 5000 cubic
yards of earth. The construction is of
cement the walls being two feet thick.
Almost a trainload of material will go
into the construction, 100000 pounds
of cement and crushed rock being re-
quired.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
BABE WEIGHS POUND
Little One at Sioux City Apparently
visorous--sister Weighed Only Two
Pounds at Birth,

Sioux CITY, Jan. 11.--Mr and Mrs.
]. r.. Dolph. 1901 West Fourth street.
are the parents of the smallest baby
ever born in Sioux City.
When the stork visited their homo
about ten days ago he left a tiny
girl baby. weighing but one pound.
The wee. little bit Of feminity, which
has since been the wonder and ad-
miration of their friends. is perfectly
formed and from the start has been
astonishingly healthy.
The little tot is now but fifteen
inches long and has added but lirtle
weight. All of the garments which
had been made in anticipation of the
advent of the little stranger We're
found to be much too large and USE
less. Since her birth the little gir!
has been kept swathed in rolls If
cotton. and it will be kept In that
way until 1t has grown to fairly Or
binary proportions
The little tot is not the first one
of diminutive size which has been
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dolph. Their
oldest daughter, now 5 years of age,
weighed only two pounds at birth
However. another daughter, now 3
years old. weighed eight and a quarter
pounds when she saw the light OF
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
"AD" BABY DISAPPEARS.
Mrs. Rogers and Infant Lose Thorn
selves in Des Moines.

Des Moines, Jan 11.-Interested In
the pretty little baby whose young
mother inserted lads" In the daily pa
pers Offering to give 1t away, many
people have called at the wellington
hotel Saturday only to find that both
mother and babe have mysteriously
disappeared
Mrs Rogers left the hotel Friday
noon, leaving no address. She did
not even go to the desk, but settled
with the bell boy for her bill and quiet
ly left. Whether she received some
word from her husbend or has found
cheaper quarters is not known.
She said Friday that her husband
had sent her money from time to time
while she was in Britt but that he did
not know she had come to Des Moines.
"He sends money, that's all" said the
young wife sorrowfully. ""He hasn't
written once"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
.[LDORA FARMER GONE
Frank Corbett Disappears, Leav-
ing Team in Feed Shed
at Eldora
HAS HARD TROUBLE WITH EAR
Some Think He May Have Conc to
Consult Specialist in Some Other
Town, But Cannot Understand Why
He Should Not Have Notified His
Family, in That Case.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, Jan. 11.--Frank Corbett, a
farmer who lives four miles north OF
Eldora, came to this city last Saturday,
put his team In a feed shed, and dis
appeared as completely as tho he had
been swallowed up by the earth.
Many of our people saw and talked
with him, and about / o'clock p. m,
he bought a revolver at the hardware
store OF Thomas Larson. The, gun was
a 32-caliber, and he said de did not
want full box of cartridges and only
bought dozen
Since that time he has not been seen
by any of his friends. On account Of
his strange actions of late, some of
his friends became very anxious about
him. soon after his disappearance. Mrs.
Corbett came to Eldora Sunday. to try
to get some trace Of him. She found his
team still at the feed shed.
Mr. Corbett has been having con-
siderable trouble with one of his ears
Of late. and had been advised by a
physician that the trouble was caused
by a ruptured blood vessel, and this,
with other things, seemed to cause him
to worry great deal. so some people
think he may have gone to Marshall
town or elsewhere, to consult a spec
ialist. but 1t is hard to account for his
leaving without notifying his family.
Mr.. Corbett had just sold his farm
of lat acres, to A, w. Mitterer, at $50
per acre, and had sold five acres Of
other land at $40 per acre, but these
deals were not finally closed, and he
had only received very small pay
ment on the land. He has had no trou-
BILE with his family. and they are nat
urally very much worried about him,
and have enlisted the aid Of Sheriff
Walsh in the search.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
Attempt to Be Made to Increase
Membership Of Iowa Rail
Commission
SUPERVISION OF WIRE LINES
Several Bills to &c Presented to Leg.
isIature-one Calls for Members to
Devote Entire Time to Work-L-iquor
Interests Alarmed Over Possibility
Of Resubmission.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 11.--Among the
- !, ~ ,s,.a hefora the
,
present session Oh ehe ies's's''u'e'
which convened today, are three LOOK
ing towards reorganization of the rail-
,.aa ,,,,..,a,
these piiis fpfoNiVe io4 e'e 'p'o'''
ment OF commissioners by the governor
instead of election by the people. One
,,ro,,,,.s for ev. ,a,,,,,ss,oners In
stead OF three' ana as orisihaiiy drawn
prohibits the appointment of a lawyer
as a member of the board, but pro-
,.iae. f,r tho onnoi,+,n.nt of nm Mt.
.oiiiey loi .iie eoi''ii'iss'o' "i'o s''A''
devote his entire time to cases before
the board.
Tho h,,,. also nr,,,,aa that menhers
oi 'iie coi'iiiiissioh sha'i oeN"ee '''e'.
entire time to the work, ana 1t lis SAID
that an attempt may be MADE TO en-
large the powers OF the board by plac-
ing telegraph and telephone lines I'M
der their supervision.
Opposition 70 the Measures.
There will be considerable opposi-
ton to these measures and 1t is pos
sible that no legislation OF so radical
a nature with reference to the COM
mission will pass. However, there will
be strong effort made to increase
the membership Of the board, Ut being
argued that the board is not large
enough to give prompt attention to all
matters brought before 1t.
There will be opposition ITO the prop
osition of a board appointed by the
governor The original law provided
for an appointive commission, but the
law subsequently was changed and the
board made elective.
The temperance people are beginning
to show their hand. The anti-saloon
league and several other temperance
organizations and many of the church
associations will petition the legislature
for the adoption OF resolution for
the resubmission Of the prohibition
amendment to the state constitution.
The league Of state marshal clubs will
present bill for a law providing
for the appointment of district mar
shals to enforce the liquor laws. 1t
is probable that efforts will be made
to amend the present mulct law. One
proposition is to have the petitions OF
consent" expire by limitation in three
years instead Of five.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
Annual Athletic Dinner.

Iowa City, Jan. 1.-THE annual Gath
letic dinner of Iowa university was
held Saturday night at the Burnley
Imperial, attended by foot ball men, base
ball and track athletes and basket ball
players The members of the board Of
athletic control were present as hosts
to the athletes. The list of guests also
included the freshman foot ball play
ers.
An excellent series of toasts were
given, indicating a general feeling of
good will among the representatives of
the university and. between them and
the faculty members who are interest
ed in athletics.
The toasts were as follows: Presi-
dent MacLean, Ideal Athletics" l. A.
Stutsman, TRACK Athletics" Mark
Catlin Confessions of a Coach" Fred
Johanssen, Base Bali" Chester Buck
uer. Basket Ball" C. N. Kirk, Foot
Ball." DR.. Van Bpps, Presentation of
Freshmen Insignia"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
The Kanawha News.
Special to Times kepubiican.
Kanawha Ian. lie, C. Lucas

Special ITO Times republican.
Kanawlla, Jan. lie. G. Lucas, Will
Brunmund and Dale Petheram went
to Rochester, last week, to consult the
Mayo brothers.
Severt Sjovangen was putting up Ice.
last week. The ice is taken from West
Lake. three miles east of town, and is
very nice this year.
oliver Fosen is running the creamery
during the absence Of b. Q. Brownlee.
who is at Ames for a couple of weeks,
taking short course in butter MAX
ing.
DR.. Ladd, of Traer, was in town a
short time ago. He was up looking at
ter his farm, northeast of town.
Our stock buyers are quite busy
these days They shipped five cars OF
stock a week ago Sunday.
Revival meetings are being held at
the M. E. church, conducted by Rev.
Wunderlich, the resident minister.
Quite a little interest is being taken in
the meetings All places of business are
closing at 1880 p. M, during the time
the meetings are being held.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
Changes at Britt.

Special to Times Republican,.
Britt, Jan. 11.-Mr. j. B. Hathaway
has traded his general mercantile
stock and building here in Britt TO
party by the name of Hardman, from
central Missouri. Nj. Hardman will
take charge of the business next week,
and is moving here with his family.
Mr.. H. II. Mullin has been elected as
general manager Of the Farmers IN
dustrial union, of this town, a posi-
.tion formerly held by Mr.. George =.
Hardwick for two years. Mr.. Mulsn
hasl just moved here. with his wife,
from Arnold.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
BUSINESS MEN TO ORGANIZE.
Montezuma to Have Business Mons
Association in Near Future.

Montezuma to Have Business Mons
Association in Near Future.
Special to s-Repuhlican.
Montezuma, Jan. 11.-irhe business
mon Of Montezuma are planning tho
organization of a Business Mems as
ISOLATION in the near future, and Mon
day night has been set as the time Cor
the first meeting for the purpose OF
drafting a constitution or some other
preliminary form of organization. In
the past, the business men have had
several meetings to discuss matters of
general interest, but the purpose of the
new organization. as now thought Of.
is to concentrate and systematic their
efforts for tho general good of the
business and other interests of the
town. by some form of permanent Or
ganiZation.
The new train schedule of the Iowa
Central road here meets with general
approval. The earlier departure Of both
the morning and evening trains, en-
ables travellers to make better connec-
tons at Grlnnell with the Rock Island.
going either east or west, in the NOR
ming or evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
WILL NEGOTIATE LOAN.
To Pay Present Debts Of Franklin
County Agricultural Society.
,necial to Times- Repuhlican.

SpeClai 10 i HlleS -ItepupllSaI.
Hampton, Jan. lin hopes of in
fusing new life into the enterprise,
and putting 1t on a permanent founda-
tion meeting will be held this after
noon for the purpose of rejuvenatins
the Franklin County Agricultural So
ciety, which has floundered along In
financial difficulties for several years.
1t is now proposed to incorporate the
society and change the management
thruout. A loan will be negotiated TO
pay OFF the present debts of the So
ciety, and start 1t off in good shape. il
the plans Of those interested in putting
the organization on a paying basis, cnl
giving the county a good fair. are
matured at the meeting this afternoon,
the prospects are bright for adding an,
other successful county fair to Iowa's
long list of similar enterprises. 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
Bode Items,

Special tn Times Republican.
Bode, Jan. 1.-THE Iowa State
Blacksmith association will meet at
Des Moines, for the purpose of per-
fecting the organization, and to try
and get a lien law passed by the pres
ent legislature. Mr.. j. A. Hamilton,
the secretary, will be present, and have
the matter in hand.
A petition is being circulated, ask
ing for an election on the question OF
consolidating several outside school
districts with the Bode district
C. H. Haugen has sold his restau-
rant to b. K. Kinseth. Mr.. Haugen
will accept the position as deputy
county auditor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
JAMESON SENDS ANSWER.
To Contest and Charges Made +
Congressman w. p. Hepburn.

Special to Republican.
Council Bluffs, Jan. 11.-William D.
Jamieson's answer to the contest and
charges Of Congressman William p.
Hepburn to seat In congress from
the Eighth Iowa district, was prepared
by firm of Council Bluffs attorneys,
and has been served upon a represen
tative of Congressman Hepburn, at
Clarinda.
T The answer made by JAMESON is an
exceedingly formidable document as
to size, containing twenty-seven type
written pages. In addition to con-
tanning a reply to nearly all Of the
claims made by Hepburn's. managers
as basis for the contest, 'Jamieson's
answer sets up a claim of insufficiency
of notice of contestant. Details at
great length, alleged facts which will
be made the basis of the defense, de-
claring that 1,052 Illegally counted
votes should be deducted from Hep-
burns total OF 20,126 votes given him
in the official canvass; that Hepburn's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11

<
use only a common uuinine hair tonic
70 keep my scalp and hair in perfect
condition" Not ------'s Tair Tonic?"
asked the reporter, mentioning one Of
the best known brands on the market.
should say not" replied Miss Gra
nam. Il make my own hair tonic and
then know there is luinine in it--and
then, too. it costs me only one-third as
much. get an ounce OF Beta Quinol at
the drug store and then mix 1t with half
q pint of water and half a pint Of alco-
mol. simply shake these we'll together
and then have more than pint of
good quinine hair tonic. 1t keeps the
hair soft and fluffy, promotes its growth
hhd-well you can see for yourself
what it does and she shook her
beautiful tresses. Perhaps other wom-
en- could use Miss Graham's recipe
with profit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
TOWN MARSHAL DEFENDANT.
II. n. carhart, Sheffield, Alleged =
Have Made Unwarranted Arrest.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Jan. 11.-The town mar
shall OF Sheffield, II. n. Carhart, IS
made defendant in suit for $500
damages, brought by Liekweg, in a
case just filed in the Franklin county
district court In his petition, the plain
tiff declares that he was arrested by
Carhart on Dec. IL last, while the
PLAINTIFF was in a restaurant at Shelf
field; that the arrest was unwarranted
and without the due process of law;
that the plaintiff was confined in the
town Jail which was cold and unheated
and entailed physical suffering: that
the defendant demanded 50 before ,lee
would release the plaintiff, and that the
latter paid that amount in order to
secure his release from the, Jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11

entire vote In certain precincts should
be thrown out, because the election
officers adjourned and left the ballot
unguarded before completing the
count and that to Jamieson's vote
should be added 1913 votes. which were,
it is claimed, illegally thrown out be-
cause OF alleged identifying marks,
which were not such in fact.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
Traer News Letter,

Special to Times-Republtcan.
Traer, Jan. 1.-THE Elberon- Gu
tier Telephone company held their an
nual meeting at school house No. 2,
south Of town, to settle old bills and
elect new officers for the ensuing year.
The following officers were elected:
President, E. C. Mason; vice president,
Charles Parizek; secretary, F. P.
Houska; treasurer, Emil Knoop; trus-
tees, William Wilson, Frank Wanda and
John Cherveny
L. D. Fretts arrived here this week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
Methodist Edifice at Lake View
Entirely Consumed
Sunday Night
ONE OF FINEST IN COUNTY
Building Erected About Ten Years
Aso-Loss is About $4,000, Partially
Covered by Observation-Disclosures Had
Not Vet Assembled for Services
News of tho State.
snec,al to r,mes-Republican.

Special to Tines Republican.
Sac City, Jan. 1.-THE First Meth
odist church building at Lake View
burned to the ground last night. It is
supposed to have started from the fur
mace. 1t was one Of the finest church
buildings in the county at the time OF
its erection about ter years ago. The
loss is about 5000. partially covered
by insurance. Services were not In
progress when the fire broke out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
FARMERS BLOCK INrERuRBAN
Ono Hamilton County Township Re-
fuses to Vote Tax Aid.

webster City, Jan. 11.-By the over
whelming vote Of 11s to 81, the farm
ers in Scott township, located in the
extreme southeastern corner of Hamil-
,ton county, refused to vote a tax Of 4
per cent to the Waterloo & Ames in
terurban line, thus refusing them a
right Of way thru the township. The
people of the township were not OPP
posed to the road or to giving assist
ance so much as they were to the
route. The survey ran diagonally thru
the township from one corner to the
other, cutting every farm thru which
it passed In a similar manner.
The action of Scott township prob
ably blocks this railroad project at
least for the time being. Radcliffe
and Story City located almost at each
diagonal corner of this township,
touched by the survey, has already
voted the 4 per cent tax.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
wILcocksoN TO PRESIDE.
District Court convenes at Montezu
ma for January Term.

Special to Times Republican.
.Montezuma, Jan. 1.-THE district
court of this county convened for the
regular January term today. Hon K. F.
Wilcockson will preside this term. The
grand jury is summoned to be empan-
eled on the first day of the term, con-
trary to the usual custom, because of
the postponed time of holding court
The following men have been sum-
moned as the new grand jury for this
year:
w. j: Inman, 8. B. ormiston, Henry
Steinhelper, o. w. Black, Jay Coulter,
w. H. Fulton, John Bard, Martin
Benda, C. F. Randall, r. B. Light, I. L.
Farmer and j. w. Case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
VISIT COUNTY POOR FARM.

FO1eSnlek SUPERVISORS investigate
Complaints Of Inmates Treatment.
Special TO Times-Republican.
Montezuma, Jan. 1.-The board of
supervisors Saturday visited the coun-
ty poor farm, south Of Montezuma.
Recently complaints have been made as
to the treatment Of the inmates OF
the poor farm and insane department.
and of the rations that have been given
to those unfortunates. The grand jury
at its last session, reported that con-
ditions at tho county institution were
all right, at least they found no
grounds for any special finding as to
in the administration there.
1t is probable that those Investigations
will be continued In the future, and
the truth or falsity Of the charges
which have been made. will be ascer-
tanned. Friday. County Attorney Boyd
was in attendance at the meetings of
the board of supervisors.