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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
HIS OWN FIGURES LIED.
Waterloo stootman Pays For Much
Pork He Didn't Get.


Pork He Didn't Get.
Waterloo, Dec. 23.--1f pigs is pigs"
how much should 1000 pounds of live
hogs that you never received cost you
at $3.50 per 100 pounds? That is the
question which James r. Rundles, a
live stock buyer OF GAINESVILLE, wants
the court Of Blackhawk county to de-
eide
Mr.. Rundles admits in petition
which he filed Wednesday that as a
mathematician he isn't always howl
ing success, but he objects to being
loser to the tune of $74.5O just because
he made little mistake in subtraction
or multiplication or some other of the
intricacies Of "figerin'."
He states that on Nov. II last, the
defendant, George Burkhart, sold and
delivered to him at GAINESVILLE a GER
tain number of hogs at price of $3.50
a hundred pounds and that the hogs
weighed an aggregate Of 10000 pounds
In computing the aggregate weight of
the hogs, he says, he made an error and
figured it as 1880 and paid the de-
PENDANT for that number of pounds.
Within a short time afterwards, he
affirms, he discovered that he had paid
the defendant for 1000 pounds of $3.50
hog meat which he had not received.
He informed the defendant, he says, Of
the error and admitted that he never
expected to pose as the champion fig
urer Of Iowa, but that the defendant
refused to refund the $3.50 which the
plaintiff claims he was overpaid and
that he still has the amount in his pos
session.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
EVERY 1908 GRADUATE OF AMEs
DAIRY SCHOOL NOW HOLDS
POSITION.
OTHER STATES CALL THEM
TO REMUNERATlvE WORK
Kansas, oklahoma, North Dakota and
Idaho Agricultural Schools Como to
Iowa For Observation-Disclosures EN-
ployed by large creameries or Fac.
tories.
oeoial to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Dec. 23.-All of the men who
graduated from the four years dairy
course at Ames last spring have Sc
cured good positions. Guy Lambert is
instructor in dairy at the Oklahoma
State College with salary of $1,000
per year. G. e. Frevert started work
in cheese factory in Kansas at 500
per month but was later given a posi-
ton as instructor in dairy at the Idaho
Agricultural College at $1,000 per year.
G. l.. Martin has been working with a
commercial butter and egg company
during the summer and fall but on
Jan. l will take up a position as pro-
lessor of dairying at the North Dakota
Agricultural College. H. C. Horneman
is with the Blue Valley Creamery Com
pany of Chicago, editing their dairy
paper which is known as the Blue VAL
ley Bulletin. Gilbert Guthrie has been
given a position as instructor in the
dairy department at Ames. The men
who graduated from the one years
course have all been able to get good
positions in creameries and cheese fac
tories. George Assink, one of these one
year men who has charge of cream
cry in Idaho, won first place on butter
at the Idaho state fair last fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
MILLS WITHOUT WATER POWER.
Waterloo Factories Compelled to Close
Down-Obstruction in River.

Waterloo Factories Compelled to Close
Down-Obstruction in River.
Waterloo, Dec. 23.-The mills of the
Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill
Company are facing a serious PROPOSE
ton here at the present time on ac-
count of the lack OF water power. The
east side mills were obliged to close
down Saturday and Tuesday the west
side mill was unable to secure sufficient
power to propel the machinery. The
only way out of the predicament is
the use of steam power, and only the
west side mill is equipped with this
facility. Tuesday the engine was fired
and the machinery is being run by thi.
means at an extra expense of $40 per
day. The handicap of the mills Is
brought about it is claimed by the
distractions left in the river after the
completion of the Fifth street bridge.
The water power at both the mills
lis affected by the obstruction to a
considerable extent by the shifting Of
the current from the main channel to
the west bank. When it flows over the
dam the force of the current Is check
ed between the two bridges to such an
extent that it acts as back water at the
east side mills and has not sufficient
power to operate the machinery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23


cident with this discovery has come
the more important revelation that -
the number Of children decreases the
size Of the individuals increases, thls
among the children Of the well to DO
as well as the poor.
Another result Of the investigation =
the development OF the fact that, while
removal from Europe to New York has
had beneficial effect upon the phy-
siQue OF east European Hebrews, tho
result has been the opposite upon the
SicilfAns. the conclusion being that th0
In New York are better
for the Jews than In their city homes
in the old world, while the cramped'
quarters which the Sicilians occupy In
New York are not SO desirable as thaif
rural surroundings In southern Italy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
GOVERNMENT PUTS OUT OF aus.
MESS A PICTURE CARD
AGENT.
lads" WERE SUGGESTIVE
iF GOODS WERE NOT
People Who Purchased Led to infer
From the Announcements That They
Were Getting Something Vulgar
Views "As Nature Made Them"
Were Of Stately Forest Trees.
Special to Times-Republtcan.

opeclal TO IaMeS.Republtcan.
Council Bluffs, Dec. 2s.-Harry B.
Wooddng, who came to Council Bluffs
from Stella, Neb., about three years
ago, has recently come in conflict with
the postoffice department. and was the
means Of the issuance of fraud orders
against companies which he represent
ed here and in Omaha, wooding in fact
beng the entire thing in the alleged
companies.
Wooding talked today about the
fraud order and of the causes which
brought it about, and atti1o he was
inclined to make light Of the business
Witch he Was engaged in at the time
the fraud order was issued, he adj
mitted that at present he was engaged
In a business of which he was more
proud than he was Of the manner in
which his talents were formerly en-
ployed.
Weddings experience with the pub
lie and incidentally with the postoffice
department, goes a long ways to ill.,
lustrate the gullibility of large ma
jority of the public. Wooding was a
patron of the newspapers and samples
of his advertisements follow:
Gas nature made them. Photos OF
beautiful forms sealed, rs cents"
For their money senders received
several photographs Of grove of trees
These photographs, Wooding says he
made in Hanscom park Omaha and In
the parks of Council Bluffs. "And," he
added, "they were well worth the
money No deception about it, either
Another advertisement Of Weddings
read: Might scenes in hotel. Sealed
20 cents" In answer to this advertise.
ment Wooding says that he sent photo
graphs showing man and a woman
arrayed in night gowns and engaged
in conversation. Nothing suggestive o,
bad about it, he says. Wooding says
that the original of this last photograph
he secured from picture post card
which he bought at Council Bluffs
drug store.
Wooding talked at length concerning
the business. When asked how much
money he made at the work, he replied
that he really could not tell other
you kept no account of the orders vol
received?" suggested the reporter.
NO. was too busy for that" laugh.
tngly replied Wooding.
Wooding admitted that his mail wa.
something enormous during the ST,
months that he conducted the 'ebusi.
ness" and it is understood that thu
postal department returned hundred.
OF letters to the senders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
Deafness Can Not Be Cured

by local applications, as they can not
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that Is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused by an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining
OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is infiamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
It is entirely closed, deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to
Its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of
ten are caused by Catarrh, which is
nothing but an infiamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that can not be cured by Halls
Catarrn Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, Is cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for constl-
nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
Southern Io1ua Items

dead and her mother seriously and
perhaps fatally ill. The floating ice
having filled the river for some time
past, the couple have not ventured
to this city since before Dec. 4, I'M
til Monday. when Mr.. Wills crossed
the Iowa chute on the ice and walked
into town.
Council Bluffs.
The action of Governor Carroll in
holding that it is illegal to exhibit
moving or other pictures of a prize
fight has caused a decided sensation
in sporting circles in Iowa. All of the
stock companies playing in the cities
nightly are appearing in acts which,
if actually committed, would subject
the participants to arrest and convic-
ton under the state laws.
Davenport.
Claiming that the sum of s129.4e an
acre was no sufficient price for the
farm Of the late Jacob Hose1ton two
! heirs have filed an objection to the re-
port of the referee which was to the
effect that he sold the farm to Harry
Parker for that amount. The Hoselton
property is near Eldridge and consists
OF farm of 205 acres. 1t was sold at
a referees sale a few days ago to
Harry Parker of Davenport. for $685.
500.
Davenport.
Monday evening as the bridge line
car was making it's trip from Daven-
port to Rock Island runaway team
came at full speed down Armstrong
avenue on the Arsenal island and in
their maddened fury smashed into the
car. The motorman was severely cut
by the flying glass as result of the
contact and one Of the horses had its
neck broken. The team belonged to
Alderman Bargholz, Of this city, and
was valued at 5000.
Des Moines.
| While j. w. McMican, a well known
travelling salesman. was riding on q.
Union Pacific train thru Kansas a
woman walked thru the car with a
child in her arms and when the car
gave a lurch the baby slipped from
/ ner arms anu fell on him, oausiirni <
serious internal injuries. Mr. McMican
says he holds an accident policy in
the Iowa State Travelling Mems Asso-
J citation and as a result of the injuries
he sustained when the baby fell on
him he asked for an indemnity. The
association refused, so he instituted
suit in the district court against it
asking the sum of $1,000.
Musoatine.
| j. q. Kranz, the well-known for
list, has certainly put California and
Florida off the map, when it comes
to growing lemons, and the good old
Iowa soil can still produce about the
best there is in the way of fruit, and
in fact. products of most any nature.
The above statement is impelled
thru the display of three immense
lemons. the smallest weighing one and
-quarter pounds and the largest a
pound and three-quarters, measuring
fifteen inches In circumference and
eighteen inches from the stem around
to the stem. The lemons are surely the
biggest ever seen in Muscatine. Mr..
Kranz planted the seeds about nine
years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
TRIBUTE TO LEOPOLD.
Senator Wines Says Beisiums Laes
King Was Greatly Misunderstood.

Senator Wines Says Beigiun,'h laeo
King Was Greatly Misundsrstood.
One of the most powerful men IN
Belgium. one who knew King Leopold
better than any other, is Senator Winner,
the kings trusted friend and confiden-
tial legal adviser. He assisted Leopold
in drawing up the Kongo project and
probably will handle the disposition Of
the kings fortune.
Senator Winer, speaking the other
night before his majesty's death. In
sisted that Leopold had been greatly
misunderstood by the world. He pic
tured the kings intense admiration for
was anxious to visit. but wns prevent
ed from doing SO by the Kongo criti-
cism. However, the king had prevailed
on Prince Albert to go. as he consid-
cred this most useful preparation for
the future ruler Of Belgium.
The king had marked respect for
Theodore Roosevelt He never liked
dent Roosevelt's autograph pictures In
his favorite Office In the Brussels pal
ace beside those Of Princess Clemen-
tine and Prince Albert Continuing,
the senator said:
THE king has been a slave to work
and business. 1t Is a fact that fifteen
minutes before the operation he die
tated documents relating to certain
negotiations and insisted before going
under chloroform upon correcting the
typewriter sheets. 1t WAS this mar
velous intellect and doggedness which
conceived the Kongo project. He lost
money at first, but emerged rich.
THE whole trouble In the Kongo
was that the system was bad--worsa
than the king thought. The eternal
cry was rubber and yet more rubber,
and 1t must be remembered that the
military commanders In the Kongo had
the double capacity OF soldier and mer.
chant They had to get rubber. New
ertheless many of the stories OF abuses
are absolutely untrue"
The senator championed King Leo.
pold as the great benefactor Of Bel.
GUM. He had developed cities and
erected monuments and public build.
ings at his own expense. He had sup
ported architecture and advanced the
prosperity of the people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
County Must Pay Damages.

Dubuque. Dec. 2s.-The jury in the
case OF Hannah f. Schmidt against
Dubuque county for damages for per-
sonal injuries, which has been on trial
at Manchester for the past ten days,
returned a verdict Tuesday morning in
Mrs. Schnnidt's favor for $500.
The case grew out of a runaway ac-
cident in which Mrs. Schmidt was in
jured June ~, 1904. The team took
fright from stone which had been
put into a hole in the Radford brige,
near Durango. and Mrs. Schmidt and
her daughter were thrown over the
embankment Of the bridge. Mrs.
Schmidt sustained fractured hip and
other injuries which it is claimed
have permanently incapacitated her.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23

'Des Moines.
Congressman J. A. T. Hull arrived
Tuesday and said congress will pass
a law this session to have military
prisoners in all parts Of the country
work upon the public highways.
keokuk.
concern, has filed a petition in bank
court. The total liabilities Of the COM
pany are given as $153,779.66.
Cedar Rapids.
There are prospects of red hot fight
between the city council and the Iowa
Telephone Company, which has a
monopoly Of the phone business here.
The council will probably declare the
companys franchise void. An attempt
to raise the rate started the trouble.
Muscatine.
Wholesale holiday frauds came to
light here by accident Monday. Inves-
tigation shows many merchants have
been mulcted by clever crooks who
ordered goods by telephone, giving
ulent addresses.
Davenport.
Mrs. Ida Schroeder, widow of the late
Henry Schroeder, a former harness
maker in Davenport, was found dead
by her bedside in her apartments Tues
day forenoon. The woman evidently
died Monday night probably while she
was about to retire for the night
Des Moines.
oil A IJN1,
suit for 100000 against the city of Des
Moines and the c. L. Gray Construction
Company for the death Of her hus-
band. John A. Holmquist, who was
killed when a mason, working on the
Coliseum, fell from the building and
struck him.
coIfax.
A terrible accident happened Tues
day afternoon at q crossing here when
Thomas tMcKeever, an old soldier and
settler Of Jasper county, was struck
by the Rock Island train on crossing
and mortally wounded. AT last reports
he was still alive but the doctors
stated that ne could not recover.
Iowa City.
The biggest Santa Claus in Iowa
Wlii pe an Elk tHlS year ana the To-
cal members of the brotherhood are
planning to make about 1000 chill
dren happy Christmas afternoon at the
new Elk home here. A Christmas tree,
Santa Claus. and appropriate moving
pictures will be a portion Of the pro-
gram for the children.
Des Moines.
| For the first time in several years
an American Arm was granted the
contract to furnish all the gun stock
timber for the Swedish army for next
year, when the Langston Gun Stock
Company, Of this city, was notified
that Its bid had been accepted. The
contract will necessitate the use of
over 100000 feet of lumber.
Museatine.
With letter awaiting them at the
Muscatine postoffice containing the
sad message, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wills have lived on Geneva island, is
ohted from the mainland. for several
weeks. unaware that at Pleasant VAL
ley, Iowa, Mrs. Wills stepfather was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Prominent Young Adams County
Farmer in Trouble Over Assianment

Prominent Young Adams County
Farmer in Trouble Over Assignment
Special to Times-Republican.
Creston, Dec. 23.-Over a year ago
Robert Watson, a prominent young
farmer living near Corning, made an
assignment and took advantage Of the
bankruptcy law. Yesterday he ap-
peared before Federal Commissioner
r. H. Hanna, of this city, to answer to
a charge of perjury, brought against
him by the First National Bank Of
Corning. represented by B. Newcomb,
its cashier.
1t seems that the officers Of the bank
have not been satisfied as to the
amount Of property that Watson de-
clared as his total assets and they
claim that he kept back sum amount
ing to about $500. Watson waived a
preliminary hearing till the March
term Of court and furnished bail. The
case is attracting considerable atten-
tions as the defendant is quite we'll
known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
Gordon's statu. at khartum.

Outside the palace gate. hundred
yards away. stands the statue. gazing
eagerly into the pitiless desert, full of
the dreams OF the dead soldier. 1t Is
q marvellous piece of work. and the
first sight of 1t. staring south. always
south, while about Its feet his aven-
gers and successors carry on his inter
rupted work. brings frightened feel
ing to the throat and an unwonted dry
ness to the mouth. And it is because
OF these things that you will under
stand why the city is built on the plan
of the union jack, of which Gordon's
statue is the center.-London Outlook.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
SHORT COURSE IN pAlRYlNe.
State College Planning For Strong De.
partment This Year.
Special to Times-Republican.


Ames, Dec. 23.-The dairy depart
ment at the Iowa State College is max
ing plans for a strong dairy short
course this winter. There will be a
course in farm dairying which will
take up the dairy problem. especially
from the farmers standpoint. The
animal husbandry department will CO.
operate in this course, giving series
Of lectures on dairy feeding and the
care of dairy cattle. This course was
we'll patronized last winter and with
the added interest which the lectures
by the animal husbandry men will give
it, it should be of even greater interest
this winter.
There will also be a technical course
for experienced butter makers. This
will take up some of the problems of
butter and cheese making together
with refrigeration. dairy machinery and
ice cream making.
A showing of dairy products will be
made in connection with the short
course and a number of valuable prizes
will be given to the men who do the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
THREE KINDS OF LIES.
Plain Lies, D-d Lies, and Then
There Arc Statistics.

Plain Lies, D-d Lies, and Then
There Arc Statistics.
There are three kinds Of lies--plain
lies, ID lies and statistics" said Cen.
sus Director Il. Dana Durand, address.
ing the census supervisors Of Ohio,
Kentucky and southern Indiana at tina
Sinton hotel, in Cincinnati. the other
day. Nov, we don't want the census
of 1910 to come In this classification.
We want the exact number OF people
In the United States and few facts
about each one. l want you to do your
best to get them, and get them
straight.
"These lies have spoken Of must be
dealt with in a peculiar manner The
plain lies can be seen. the ID lies are
bit harder to get after, but the sta
tistics ought not to have n single flaw"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
coLoRED THE oLEo.
Mason City Hotel Keeper Must Stand
Trial For Alleged Deception.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Dec. 23.-Because his
boarders objected to the serving of
oleomargarine instead of butter, James
NJ. Thompson, proprietor of the Ma
tional Hotel, Of this city, colored the
oleomargarine and appeased his pat
rons. But he will have to stand trial
IN the district court in January and be
liable to fine Of $500 or six months
in Jail, for Deputy State Dairy Com
missioner j. j. Ross has learned of his
deception and placed him under ar
rest.
Thompson is an old resident Of this
city and highly respected, being a
prominent member Of the First Bap-
fist church. He says he did not know
that he was breaking the law when
he colored the oleomargarine for use
on the tables Of his hosiery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23

best work in the darn dairy course.
Three OF the prizes are. one Guernsey
bull calf. given by Wilbur Marsh who
originated the Marsh test; a Holstein
bull calf given by Barney Il Young;
and Jersey bull calf given by Mr..
Lille of Northwood. There will be
six medals given as prizes in the but
ter makers course.
These courses begin Jan. 8, 1910, and
continue for two weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
piseoverx of .Mahonanx,

Discovery Of Mahogany.
In the year 1887 one Of Sir Walter
Raleigh's ships in an expedition against
the A1efes put In at Trinidad for re-
pairs. The workmen used the tirst
wood that came to hand, and It hap
ysned to BE- the now famous mahog-
any. BY this accident 1t was FIRST In
troduced into England, where it was
much admired, but 1t did not become
IN article Of commerce until q century
later.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
TRAYS USUAL LUCK.
Veteran 20" Engineer Escapes With
out Scratch in Wreck.

Special to Times-Republican.
Creston, Dec. -23.-Mike Tray, one Of
the Oldest engineers on the Burlington
road, left the rails with his locomo olive
Monday fnear Middleton, while pulling
No. IL, hset0 sfSs6trm train. The &C.
cident was oaussh rby a flange on one
OF the drive wheels breaking, presum-
ably affected tbytthe cold weather. Tray
bears Interpolation Of being one Of the
luckiest engineers on the division and.
according to custom, he escaped this
time without a. scratch ror bruise to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
A poIioeman's Testimony.

J. N. Laterson, night policeman OF
Iowa, writes: Last winter
had a bad cold on my lungs and tried
at least half q dozen advertised cough
medicines and had treatment from two
physicians without getting any benefit.
A friend recommended Foley's Honey
and Tar and two-thirds of bottle
cured me. I consider it the greatest
cough and lung medicine In the world
Mcbride & VIII Drug Company.