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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01

and ran down to the street with her
clothing still on sire. Prompt assist
ance extinguisheds It, but tho little ones
back was quite badly burned. Physi-
clans were summoned at once and
brother doctors gave the best Of care
to DR.. Presnell and family. The doctor
has suffered untold agony since. but IL
recovering. lfrs. Presnell sustained
tremendous shock and has required
watchful care ever since the accident.
The little girls injuries were painful
but not serious.
Council Bluffs! y
Mrs. George Foster. wife OF the man
who broke Jail Wednesday night at
Bedford. where he had been confined
for horse stealing, left Council Bluffs
Friday for her home in st. Louis. When
he started on the Journey which re-
suited in his arrest and Incarceration.
Foster left but meager means for the
support OF his wife and baby and they
were soon stranded. The bounty and
generosity Of neighbors has sustained
them since After bein convinced
that her husband was the man under
arrest at Bedford Mrs. Foster appealed
to Chief of Police Froom for aid to re-
turn to St. Louis where her mother
resides.
Davenport.
The price paid for 400 acres Of land
in Hickory Grove township, Scott coun
| ty, being the real estate belonging to
the late John Mollenbeck. is an evil
dence of the value placed on Scott
county land. This land was sold by
| Carroll brothers at a partition sale for
a division Of the property among the
| heirs of the late John Mollenbeck. The
| land consisting of three farms, two Of
| 100 acres, each with fair buildings, and
the third farm, an so acre tract. sold at
an average Of over $50 per acre. When
the prophecy is made that the price OF
good land in Scott county will reach
the sum of $500 per acre during the
next ten years it seems almost incredi-
table, and yet the rise Of such land
during the past ten years would indi-
cate that the above price would he
reached. This farm has been in the
Mollenbeck name for almost so years.
keokuk.
Lemuel j. Boyer is regretting the
loss of Sis in cash. At present he
does not know whether he dropped the
wad of greenbacks or whether it was
. latter theory in accounting for the
mysterious disappearance OF funds tina t
he had only a few hours before drawn
from the bank for specific purpose.
Boyer is bartender for the c. J. Hickey
saloon and was on duty about 1 O'clock
Thursday at which time he had the
/ roll in his possession. About this time
| three strangers entered the saloon One
Of them was waited upon and departed
/ The other two ordered drinks and were
served. Mr.. Boyer turning to the cash
register replaced dollar hiatt
| had been taken during the
morning and given to his little daugh-
ter He thinks he placed the paper
money in his purse and returned it to
! his left trousers pocket. but may have
merely restored II to the pocket. At
any rate the money Is gone and he
knows not how 1t got away from him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01

of the school who were greeted by q
we'll filled chapel. The program con-
sisted Of numbers by the band and or
chestra, as we'll as vocal tableaus.
comedy sketches and q demonstration
Of their regular school work. 1t was q
very credtable entertainment and was
supervised by the teacher, MIR. Mc1n-
tosh, who was highly complimented,
The business over, the guests were
asked to the superintendent cottage
where sumptuous repast had been
prepared by Mrs. Green. Mr.. b. F.
Green as toastmaster called for toasts
from the following subjects: 1.-THE
Musquakie as a Citizen" J. Hurst
owen; who is Uncle SAM" E. A.
Benson: big Bugs and Little Bugs.
Professor kenoyer: 1.-The Influence Of
the Mems Brotherhood Socially" Dean
H. w. Ward; The Postal Savings
Bank" w. A. Dexter; Pumpkins"
Rev Samuel r. SeeSe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
COUNTRY PREACHER CRITICIZED
College Men Say They Should Have
Agricultural 1raining.

College Men Say They Should Have
Agricultural Training.
Specia; to Times Republican.
Ames. Nov. AT recent meeting
Of the Iowa State College Grange the
country church formed one OF the chief
topics Of discussion. Dean Curtiss, IN
q talk on this subject. stated that the
preacher was not fulfilling his duty as
a leader in rural life. He needs to get
closer to the people. He needs to know
more about agriculture. As means to
this end. Dean Curtiss asuggested that
. year or two in an agricultural col
lege would not be bad training for a
young man expecting to take up tho
ministry in a rural community.
Dr.. HtbbArd stated that leading Y.
NJ. c. A. worker told him that in the
fifty counties in the United States IN
which the county Y. NJ. G. A. work Is
being carried on, the best work Is be-
ing done by the graduates from agr:-
cultural colleges. Speaking of church
consolidation DIR. Hubbard said that he
expected 1t to come along the lines or
the people in each community throw
ing aside their microscopic differences
and supporting the leading church
there. Thus while there may always
be as many denominations as at pres
ent, there will not be SO many IN one
community.
The matter OF having summer
school at the agricultural college Tor
country teachers and preachers was
discussed. and vote in favor OF the
proposition was taken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
DRAINAGE AccOMPLISHEs WON.
oERe ron ONE SECTION OF
FRANKLIN COUNTY,,
WONDERFUL TRANSFORMATION
WROUGHT IN FEW YEARS
Once Backward Community Now Dot
Ter BY Thrifty Appearing Homes and
jsss 60 os Best Acreage Average
Farmers We'll Up With Work.
Special to epublican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Nov about midway
between this town and Hampton Is the
thriving little village Of Bradford. 1t is
the center of what up to three or four
years ago was a farming district pos
sessing great possibilities but which
thru lack Of improvement and develop
ment was considerably below the
standard of the average community
of Franklin county. The transforms
ton that has been wrought here by the
tiler and the builder within the past
three years il remarkable. An up-to-
date little town surrounded by splendid
farms is the surprising spectacle that
presents itself to the observer who so
short time before saw there an I'M
drained, indifferently farmed region.
One Of the distinctive features OK
this locality is the small farm, a thing
that men have seen coming In Iowa for
a good many years but which thus far
has failed to materialize to any great
extent. 1t is true that the ten-acre
farm has increased wonderfully in pop
ularity lately, where situated near a
large town or In timbered section but
eighties, quarters and yet larger farms
usually surround the open prairie VII
lage Of Iowa and the would-be pur-
chaser OF the ten-acre tract usually
finds himself trying to deal with those
who would rather buy than sell.
For some reason, however conditions
at Bradford are different Several
young men have bought small places
there. are putting neat and substantial
buildings thereon and are preparing to
test the truth Of the recently oft-made
assertion that there is as much profit
in one acre rightly handled as three or
four not SO well farmed. It is the in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
PROFESSOR STORM, OF AMEs
COLLEGE. SAYS RURAL SCHOOLS
HAVE GONE BACKWARD.
NO poLLIvERs OR sAAWs
NOW WELDING THE BIRCH
Storm Declares Work 10 Not Lasting,
Because Teachers Are Less Com
potent Than Twenty or Thirty Years
Aoo-sees Better Things in Store for
Rural Schools.
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Ames, Nov. 1-"People often defend
orr present system OF a little white
school house every two miles by saying
that some of our greatest men came
out Of such schools says Prof A. V.
Storm, Of the Iowa State College ex-
tension department. But We lack one
thing nowadays that those old schools
possessed. Twenty or thirty years ago
the. country schools were taught for
the most part by men. Such men as
Shaw and Dolliver and great many
OF the other leading men Of today. were
at one time country school teachers.
They exercised great influence upon
the pupils. They were the angels who
put Goals OF fire upon the lips of the
young men, giving them the ambition
that made for future greatness
Arc Less Efficient
The country schools now are not as
good as they were twenty years ago.
The chief reason is that the teachers
are not as capable. There are few
professional teachers in the country
schools. The average teaching period
d
two years. Most OF the teachers are
high school girls, who begin teaching
as soon as they are 10. the legal age.
They are town educated and most of
them town reared They have little
sympathy with country life. They
come out to the school on Monday
morning and go back Friday night I'm
der such stances it is little Won
der that the country school does not
exert much influence on the commun-
ity.
A New Awakening.
"The one bright spot in the country
school conditions in Iowa is the course
of study. All over the state there are
schools that are adopting modern
courses of studies. They are pushing
the useless branches into the back
ground and are putting in home econ
omics and various phases of agricul-
tuare School life ought to grow out
Of individual experience. and 1t ought
to reflect the life Of the community.
In a few places it is beginning to do
this. In such schools the teachers do
not need to complain about parents not
visiting the schools. Parents are only
too willing to visit the schools when
there 10 anything to visit. Miss Fields.
Of Page county, and Superintendent
Benson, Of Wright county. are county
superintendent who did not wait for
the band wagon to start. They took
hold Of the tongue and started It. The
others are beginning to climb aboard.
The day is coming when the country
school will become leader Of life in
the country and the basis Of real pros
perity."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
FORT DODGE rHEA1ERLEss.
Opera House Management Will Convert
Building Into Skating Rink.


Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, Nov. AFTER next
week Fort Dodge will have no theater
outside her vaudeville houses. The
board of directors Of the armory have
notified Manager w. p Dermer, who
has been operating the place as a
theater, that after next week they will
no longer permit the operation Of the
building as such. 1t will be converted
into regular skating rink.
The action of the board of directors
Tor the armory is based upon
the fact that the operation of the
armory as a tl1eater was not O. paying
investment. A larger rental has been
offered for the building for roller
rink than the place can pay while OPP
!erated as a theater.
The closing Of the armory as an
opera house is a big disappointment to
the people Of Fort Dodge. A large list
Of very good attractions had been dated
for the winter season, which, of course,
have now been Cancelled and the town
will see nothing this winter in the line
Of legitimate theater attractions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
TO HAVE ELEcTRoL,ERs.
Commercial Club Of Iowa Falls Will
Install Twenty Four Tungsten liohts.

Special to Times epubllcan.
Iowa Falls Nov. 1.-The commercial
club of this city has just closed con-
tract with a Des Moines firm for
twenty-four electroliers to be placed
along the principal business street Of
the city. Over $500 has been sub
scribed BY business men and property
owners to install this Improvement.
Each electrolier will carry five Tung-
stem lights and will burn until 10: 80
each evening The work of installa-
ton has already commenced and will
be completed in few days. Each cleo
trolier complete will cost $6S.50. The
city will furnish the Juice and main
tenance. paying the light company
therefore $3.05 per post month. The
lights will begin at the west side OF
Main street on Washington avenue and
be placed about every fifty feet to the
east side Of Oak street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
First Musical Attraction.

I
Iowa Falls, Nov This city's first
really big musical attraction is SEIZED.
uled for Wednesday evening Of this
week, when President I. F. Meyer, Of
Ellsworth College, will offer to the
music lovers OF this par. ct the state a
splendid program by Madame Langen-
dorf and supporting company, consist
ing Of Mr.. Calfow, violinist, and Mr..
Wenieck, pianist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
BAPTIST CHURCH JUBILEE.
Denison People Celebrate Fifty Third
Anniversary Of Founding.

HnnIVeFSaTy OF Fouhd1no.
Special to Times-Republican.
Denison, Nov. 1.-The First Baptist
church is celebrating this week the an
niversary Of the founding OF the so
ciety in this place. The moving spirit
at the time of organization was ]. w
Denison, also founder of the town. who
was a Baptist minister. Sunday last
was the exact anniversary Of the day
The church building was handsomely
decorated with flags. flowers and
autumn leaves. Mr.. S. E. Wilcox, state
spoke both morning and
evening. On Thursday the member
ship will give reception in the main
room. with a program in which the
members will take part church history
having a prominent place. The present
pastor is Rev. C. E. LeReau.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01

tention. too. to quiet the call OF the
adjoining larger farmer who Is COM
planning that tho big wages he IL Of
fcring for help in his emergencies re-
suit in no response or at best with In
ferior service. 1t Is stated that other
men are preparing to buy small tracts
in the same locality and the progress
OF the experiment will be interesting
to observe.
Last week saw the beginning OF an
other corn husking season with prac-
ticaIly every farmer in this part OF the
country In his cornfield. The average
acre yield here will probably be the
best to date. An immense amount of
drainage work has been done in late
Years in this vicinity and thousands OF
spots with an area OF from quarter
acre up. that have heretofore pulled
down field averages have disappeared
and where reeds and rushes grew tn"
ears this season are large and abund-
ant: hence the average yield will sure
ly surpass that OF all former seasons
A comparison Of the situation on the
farm this year with the correspond
ing date one year ago shows 81 very de-
we'll up with his work, Almost all the
stubble ground is plowed and here
and there man has gone further and
turned over Il field from which he has
this year taken two crops OF corn. The
corn in the fields stands up well and
the ground is dry where last year the
stalks lay fiat and a team could hardly
pull load out Of the field after 1t was
gathered There will be plenty OF
roughage for stock this winter and no
body il complaining about anything on
the farm except the low price Of oats.
The old farmer stood by the buggy
talking to it's occupants about Moth
ing in particular. just talking. sudden
ly without raising his eyes to his lis
teners he began. II went 70 public
sale the other day and bought billy
goat. took strap and tied 1t around
his head and hind Teeth and laid him
across the buggy at my feet. and
started home. AS we went along he
got to wig8ling about and succeeded
in getting his back up over the dash
board. The horse looked around and
saw him and inside OF five minutes
that old buggy was a complete wreck.
the harness was strewn along the road
and the steed nowhere to be seen. A
man came along and got In with him
and after riding couple OF miles
found my horse standing between
tree and a barbed wire fence. The
goat? Oh. we've got him down home
he wasn't hurt much. Just one toe cut
off. He's about we'll as ever now
c. r. WILSON.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
CONRAD LOCAL BRIEFS.
Result Of Wrestling Match-More Pc
tatoss Than Last Year.

Special to Times Republican.
Conrad, Nov. Ivan Nice Won the
handicap wrestling match against Pea
GOV. Of Usage, Peacoy agreeing to
throw Van Nice twice in forty minutes.
and after forty minutes OF work. time
was called without fall.
Potatoes still continue to come to
town. and up to date the merchants
have shipped more cars OF potatoes
than they did last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
Wedding at Scranton.
"a r,,,pcs-Renublican.

Special to TImcs-Repubican.
Scranton. Nov. Miss Kittie Lewis
and Mr. Duher were married at this
nlace. and left Immediately for Mime
apolis, where they expect to make their
future home Both OF these young peo-
ple were brought up here and they
have large circle OF relatives and
friends here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
A hou.ehold Medicine

To be really valuable must show
equally good results from each member
Of the family using it. Foley's Honey
and Tar does this. Whether for chill
cren or grown persons ENc!ey's Honey
and Tar is best and safest for all
cougs and colds. Mcbride & VIII Drug
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01

Mr.. Otto Paul, Milwaukee. Wis, says
Foley's Honey and Tar is still more
than the best. He writes us. "All those
that bought it think 1t is the best for
coughs and colds they ever had and
think 1t is still more than the best. Our
baby had a bad cold and 1t cured him
in one day. Please accept thanks"
Mcbride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
MONEY IN SUGAR CANE.
Tama County Farmer Nets $50 Per
Acre From Crop.

Acre From Crop.
Special to Times Republican.
Traer. Nov. John Beckett had
much the best success with sorghum
cane that he has had In the several
years he has been growing 1t. He had
In about twenty acres and has 1t all
"made up" He reports 1872 gallons per
acres, about double the usual yield. Ne
estimates that after all expenses are
paid he will have a net profit OF $50
per acre
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
INDIANS IN ENTERTAINMENT.
Pupils Of Reservation School Rende
Novel Program.

Special to Times-Republican
Toledo, Nov. 1.-Superintendent and
Mrs. o. J. Greene Of the Indian school
entertained the executive committee OF
the Mems Brotherhood Of the United
Brethren church at their home last
Friday evening, this being the evening
for the regular program by the pupils
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-16
PASSENGERS OF OLYMPIA
ALL SAFE At VALDEZ

Valdez. Dec. 13.-The steamship
Olympia now lies on the rocks of Bligh
Island, apparently hopeless wreck
Inc nfty-nine passengers and seventy.
four members of the crew, except four
who were left to guard the vessel,
were taken OF Sunday night by the
government launch Lieutenant Don.
aldson and the steamer Juno. of this
port, and carried to Ellamar. They
were later brought to Valdez, where
they arrived at 2 o'clock this morn.
ing.
Only by the narrowest chance did
the vessel avoid quick sinking and the
consequent loss of a hundred and thir-
ty lives. The ship is firmly planted
on/a rock sloping to the starboard side.
It is within few feet of deep water.
Had it's weight been over the slope
and had it broken badly the people
would have been driven to lifeboats
and would have had as little chance
as a swimmer in Niagara cataract.
The good fortune which gave the
stranded vesesl safe bed made the
wreck almost commonplace. There
never was any real danger to life and
this fact was ascertained thirty min
utes after the vessel had struck. From
that time on there was nothing to do
but wait for assistance.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-16

be Immediately available, and ask au
thority for $19.546.S43 in all for this
fortification project. with a view Of
completion within three years. This
work will include sites, emplacements
guns. carriages. searchlights, camps
and posts.
The estimates also carry $4,000, 900,
Immediately available. for creation OF
q naval establishment in the canal
zone as necessary part Of the de.
lenses. The total appropriations
asked for the canal service reach $56..
928.S47.
For examinations, surveys and con-
tingencies Of rivers and harbors, for
which there may be no special appro.
priation. 100000 is asked. The total
rivers and harbors ESTIMATES for the
work In the next fiscal year aggregate
627.361, which is reduction Of
$1,76S.O00. by direction of Secretary
Dickinson, and as against $41,339, 11s
appropriated for the same purpose in
the current fiscal year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-16
FARM FOR A FIDDLE
WOMAN oIvEs LAND WORTH ~
600 FOR A - VIOLIN.
Mrs. llohtnsr o. Paris, Mo-, Dssraudea
BY Man Representing ssn a. Mu-
sIo House A0ent-Prlxe Hopf
Violin Proves Bogus. :

New York.-Carrying carefully
wrapped bundle In both arms and
mumbling excitedly to herself. i've got
t." . little old woman stepped nerv.
ously into the violin department OF
Lyon 4 Healy. this city.
Five minutes later she was carried
to . car. moaning Historically. What
she believed to be q genuine Hopf
violin. An almost priceless instrument.
proved to be fiddle not worth g.
She had been swindled, she said. out
OF her home q farm worth $4,000
bought with her LIES savings.
The woman was Mrs. J. M. Lightner
Of Paris, Mo-. she told a pathetic story
to the officers Of the piano house.
Early in July. she said. she was APP
preached by. a man giving the name Of
N. M. Ewing. representing himself al
an agent Of Lyon 4 Healy. He said
that he was searching for q rare Hopf
violin for which he asserted the COM
pany would pay $1,000. A confederate
giving the name Of Price then APP
peared in Monroe. Mo-. with the instru-
ment and Mrs. Lightner hunted him
up and bought the violin.
Il had to go twenty-four miles to
ind Mr.. Price," wrote Mrs. Lightner
in letter to Lyon & Heealy. He
had heard that the violin was very
valuable and l had to pay him $4,000
for it. l didn't have that much money
and decided over my farm to him."
Ewing never called at the Lightner
homo to buy the instrument. The
victim became suspicious and wrote
Lyon & Healy on August 81. making
inquiry about the agent and asking
what price would be given for the VIC
lin. A reply was sent stating that no
such person as N. M. Ewing was In
the employ Of the company. Then
Mrs. Lightner was also notified that
1t would be necessary to see the violin
before any price could be made.
After learning how she had been
swindled Mrs. Lghtner took the hrss
train for home.