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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
BOYS HAND MANeLEp.
Thirteen Year Old Lad Found uneon
scious on Right Of Way,

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Jan. Thirteen year-old Ar
tie Davis, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Davis, who reside in the Third ward.
was picked up yesterday afternoon on
the right-of-way of the Northwestern
on the south branch near town, in an
unconscious condition. He had his
right hand partially blown off by the
discharge of shotgun with which he
had been hunting.
1t is probable that he was climbing
thru wire fence with the gun and
the trigger caught. Physicians re-
moved all of the fingers on the hand,
but the thumb was saved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
Tho Iowa Rhode. Scholarship.

Special to mes-Republican.
Iowa City. Jan. 1.-The Iowa Rhodes
scholarship committee is called to meet
in this city Jan. 4. to select the state
representative to Oxford. Five young
men are eligible, as follows: Raymond
Price, Raymond Hartman, and William
A. Ziegler, Of Grinnell; John Hun and
Jacob Larson, Of Iowa. The commit
tee consists OF Presidents Mac Lean,
Bell Of Drake, Main Of Grinnell. Harlan
of Cornell, and Parsons OF Parsons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
sioux's Banking Record.

Sioux City, Jan. with the close
of business yesterday, bank clearings
for the year 1909 broke all records in
the history of Sioux City. Not only was
the high mark established for the year,
but the records were made for a sin
gle day, week and month. All of these
latter records were made in the month
of March. The clearings for that month
amounted to $13,936,25S.95. The biggest
day Of the year was on March 4, the
day of the Inauguration Of President
Taft, when the amount cleared was
1871, 5s2.16, and the week ending March
6 set another record with $3,745, $1,000.
The total clearings of the year,
amounting to s137.972,574.57, is mat
ter of greater satisfaction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
s11.2s2 Realized at Farm Sal,

Tabor. Jan. lone of the biggest
public sales, in point of money real
lied, held in this vicinity for some
years, was that of Lou Gibbons Thurs
day. The receipts appropriated SILL
2S2.
Six head of horses sold in pairs
brought s1.212, the highest price paid
for single team being s400, and a
single horse brought 1920. Three
thousand bushels of white old corn sold
for 591s cents and new white corn
brought SAY cents per bushel Oats
sold for 40 to SIX cents. Old sows
brought s27 to s36 each, and cattle sold
at highest prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
Rcd OAK po.tma.t.r Dad.

Red Oak, Jan. POSTMASTER G. G..
Platter, ex-representative and noted
cattle breeder, died at his home here
yesterday afternoon, aged n years. He
was veteran Of the civil war, having
served on the staff Of Gen. John A.
Logan. He had served the city as
postmaster for three terms. He had
been resident Of the city for forty
years and had been prominent On the
city in business and politics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
Belmond Briefs.

Special to Times-Republican.
Belmond. Jan. I-Sleighing is the
best that this section has had for years,
but cutters are not to be had
Our ice man is getting ready to har-
vest the years crop.
Mrs. Pete Berry, who has been suf-
fering from liver trouble and was
paralyzed in the limbs and unable to
walk. is Improving
Belmond is a healthy town to live
in. The sanitary conditions are good.
We will vote for sewerage and it will
carry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
Lake Park it.n,

Special to Times-Republican.
Lake Park, Jan. 1.-The new water
system installed here by the sDes
Moines Bridge and Iron Company was
completed short time ago and is now
in full operation.
Snow is plentiful in this country and
on account Of that good deal OF corn
is yet in the field
Land is still selling at very good
prices and hardly any is sold less than
s75 per acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01

tain. think the city should have GER;
tain powers to require purity Of Its
food supplies. I do not believe the
method adopted by Waterloo in hand
ling everything thru its board Of health
Is corrects In view of the circumstances.
/ should certainly feel that an appeal
ought to be taken from Judge Snyde
decision, altho some of the aiderm
are inclined to the view that the
cense matter was of not much impor
ance."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
MILLIONS FOR bitches.
Pocahontas County Spending Prodisi
Gus Sums For DRAINAGE,

Special to Times Republican.
Pocahontas, Jan. 1.-The supervisors
have just passed resolution to estab-
lish drainage district No. So This is
the ditch that is to go thru this town,
the cost of which is estimated at $751;
600 to $4,000 This will make the
aggregate cost in the county about
s2,50o,00o for bitches When we figure
about twice as much more for thing
the different farms we have a close
estimate Of what is being spent here
$500 ,OOo-a debt to be paid off in the
next ten years or sooner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
Death at Poeanhontas,

Special to Times-Republican.
Pocahontas, Jan. Mrs. William
Russell died Friday morning of cancer.
She was widely known in this county.
having taught school here for a NUM-
Der of years
Len Doyl is very sick with an attack
of typhoid fever.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
MILLION MARX At IOWA cIrx]

improvements During 1903 lneIuds,
University and Mercy Hospital, ]
Special to Times
Iowa City, Jan. 1.-Nearly $1,000, on
in Improvements will be Iowa City,
record in the year just closed. This In.
cludes about 100000 for the univer-
sity, and a wing to Mercy hospital
costing approximately the same
amount. The value of new residences
is estimated at $25O,OOO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
MEANS lNTERuRBAN FOR SURE.

Campaign 20 Raise 100000 in Iowa
City is Successful.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, Jan. 1.-The successful
termination of the campaign to raise
100000 for the Davenport-Iowa City
interurban in Iowa City, is believed to
insure the success Of the project. The
promoters claim they have the neces-
sary financial support. Davenport will
now proceed to raise 100000 or more.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01

Full particulars and cost Of treat
ment at institute or hoana Call write,
wire or phone for copy Of contract.
l(agreeing TO effect q pGfect cure In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01

DR.. Summers, the new secretary of
the state board of health, am need
some time ago that he would bring an
entire new force for his department
from Waterloo. But it appears that at
least some of the assistants in the Of
flee hold elective positions which are
not subject to change at the will Of
the secretary, and it is anticipated that
the entire new office force will find
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01

When Senator Cummins returns to
Washington one of the first things he
does will be to arrange for the program
for the placing of the Harlan statue
in the national capitol. The exercises
will be in the senate chamber and they
will probably be held about Feb. /.
The statue has been accepted by the
state and is now in CVhicako awaiting
orders
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01

three days) and free book. Nsal In
stituts, Des Moines Iowa, corner Fifth
and Center streets Everything strict-
Nv confidential.
The sun., 1910-01-09

country. the finest brought IS cents a
busheL Here Hiram always inserts the
fact that he paid 25 cents for three that
very morning. In inches along the cellar
wall were crooks of preserves and pickles,
and Mary says:
How pungently the smell OF that cellar
comes to me now. for one OF our punish
ments was to be sent to sit on the cellar
stairs in the dark and mediate on our
sins. Why mother ever trusted us with
those jars OF preserves I don't know
bait there was a legend OF rats in the
cellar that made it quite scary place
when the door was shut,
How mother used TO laugh over
Rebecca, who. after she was released
from her punishment on the cellar stairs.
was asked what happened to her there.
The little girl said a rat came and sat
on the lower step, looked up and asked
in a very saucy way, Becky. what did
You come down cellar for with your red
rocco shoes on?' and Becky tossed her
curls and answered haughtily. L come
down cause | did come down
In the matter Of meats the stories OF
Hiram and Mary sound like hero legends,
all are on such a magnificent scale of
profusion. In the first place the village
butcher sold all his steak at one price
For = cents you might have any cut you
chose, porterhouse, tender loin, sirioin OF
round but. mind you. this did not in
clude paper and string and free delivery
You fetched the meat home in basket
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though most folks were not particularly
fond OF it. Often IL was brought in by
hunters, hut pet bears were not unusual
and always bad to be sacrificed as they
grew older. One OF Hiram's stories is:
Il remember one of fathers men had n
bear cub which he kept in a pen out back
OF the shop. Father was easily the most
popular man i'm the village. for he had the
temper OF saint and a wonderful tenor
voice that could Sing the soul out Of your
body. His shop was sort of club where
most of the men in town would meet some
time during the day to discuss politics,
religion, philosophy and local doings.
Afterward they would relax by taking
turns ut putting on some heavy gloves
and boxing with the pet bear. But the
critter grew pretty cross after a while
and a day came when he nearly scalped
one Of the party. 40 he had to be killed.
The queerest thing about this eating
business, though, muses. Hiram, was that
when the railroad came through I was
about S, l guess; they used To bring win
ters little kegs OF frozen oysters from the
Atlantic coast. Well. you never knew
anything like tho way our folks would
pitch into those oysters.
You'd have thought they never had
had anything good TO eat in their lives
I've seen my father and mother sit down
with a keg between them and nearly
finish IL up at one sitting. l suppose
those oysters cost money. but commonly
all we needed money for was taxes and
postage. IL cost two shillings 10 send a
letter"
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in the oven. When they were trying out
the lard the children were always hanging
around with handful OF salt. TO eat the
scraps skinned from the kettle.
The scraps were crisp odds and ends,
not bit greasy and, as | remember them
now. perfectly delicious. l never shall
forget the time your Aunt Harriet and
got into sad mischief. They must have
been making candles at the same tin;o
that they were trying out the lard for
remember that the candle moulds were
hanging from q wooden bench and there
was a big kettle full Of lukewarm beef
tallow standing near the barrel Of pork
scraps.
We had been strictly forbidden to
grace the festive scene. but had sneaked
down with our handfuls of salt and were
having q splendid time when in cutting
and she plunged head first into the kettle
of tallow. | don't remember what hap
pened next, but l don't doubt it was
something ira gic.
when mother had the sewing circle
at our house there was q company tea.
and that meant cold ham and tongue,
or in the proper season sliced turkey
, or game. and, most delicious of all, sugar
cured dried beef smoked with corncobs
and shaved as thin as vanity Feathery
sour milk and soda biscuit, the most
genteel of pickles. cheese. honey and
preserved peaches in glass dishes, old
fashioned sponge cake, which was quito
different from the modern kind: Jelly
roll, pound cake and the richest Of fruit
cake, accompanied many cups of tea
( The way those usually digniied ladies
used to mbend at these sprightlv feasts
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was>a caution. They would tell stories.
sing. dance and act out popular songs
with infinite spirit and grace.
Hiram and Mary have never been able
to rid themselves OF the old feeling that
white sugar is still rs great lukury a. II
was long ago when it came in large loaves.
They are always poking about ia out
OF the way groceries trying to md some
of the grades OF brown sHgar' which in
the old days were in common use.
Maple sugar made by the Indians was
very cheap and was used freely, The
farmers brought in honey. and there were
all kinds OF Wild berries 10 be eaten fresh,
preserved and dried. AZ were peaches
aud apples. Apple butter was the stand
by for common use.
or course every villager had a garden
and a COW or two and the farmer grew
grain from the first ON those rich prairie
lands. so that whe and buckwheat
-four were in common use. Corn meal
was never very popular. About the
process of heating the brick oven
to do the substantial weekly baking
the housewife was very particular.
Ash wood free from knots, ont to three
foot lengths and split fine, was the fuel.
When the oven was sufficiently heated
The sun., 1910-01-09

CHASTITY 20 watch the pallor spresding G
underneath his dusky complexion, as II
the very integument was scorched and
shrivelled 10y terrific fires within.
What's the matter with you. young
man?' called Farling. following my gaze.
Are you stupid or daft?" Don't you
hear madame speakf Give me that
sal lad; I'll serve her myself
The young Greek turned defantly,
his white teeth agleam under his curling
crashing into the empty fireplace. Then
his knees shook; they let him down slowly,
completely. into q heap, covered. abased.
az with shame.
--Oh, my God!- came a tn hrilling voice;
what did come near doing?"
Farling. Who knows but Thames has
hired the Internal young rascal to poison
me with that dust?'
He sprang forward. but Mrs Farling
sweep, past him. uplifted by divine
| impulse. D.
1T is Eunics.- she orooned. -Oh, my
darling. my darling!- She lowered; she
bent low; she enfolded the shrinking
| figure in her tender arms.
And while those two vibrant voices
! so harmoniously alike were blending
| into ma ior chords OF rejoicing and into
, minor chords OF despair, and while Far
ling was striding up and down the room
wild to do something yet not knowing
what to do l went to the telephone. j
| called Mr.. Wallingood's room. and that
venerable old gentleman answered me
| himself
! Thames, Robert Thames. said sharply
and could fairly feel the wire quiveI
| from his amazed agitation. come down to
| Farling's room at once. Mrs. Farling
who was Miss Dorothy Graenne. has reoog-
nized her sister Eunice. her dear sister
Eunice. remember. whom she loves mors
than life, in the waiter you sent to his
room TO poison him. Come down al
once and bring those jewels you recov'
ered from a dead mans effects with you
II you don't. IL you don't. Ill arrest yoI
at once for having encompassed thai
man Drafford's death through poisoning
him with dust"
II was = bold shot. a chance shot. yet
an unerring shot. l had thought much
of the fragments 1 had learned; hao
concluded that this was the only way tC
make them fit
Az all events Il was one way. Whet
l had stepped out into the hall and hC
under the turn OF the stairs l saw Thane,
going to Farling's rooms. He was white
with fear. but he kept looking back a,
he hurried forward. as il before he couls
reach the evil he dreaded a greater evi
might overtake him.
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IN A GOLDEN, MONEYLESS AGE
LIFE IN THE CENTRE or THE
INVERSE SIXTY YEARS AGO.

uWasIn Southern MIchI gan. 10 he Exact.
and Luxurlea UnattainAbIe New
> were Plentiful-POstagO and Taxes
Alone called fOr Cash-GO0d Living.
4 boy named Hiram. who wore round
about jacket, and girl named Mary,
who wore a low .necked frock. found
themselves by some dreamlike process
which they cannot now remember wan
aering in SilSs Holbrook's orchard.
This earthly paradise was to be found
about sixty years ago on the main street
of the centre OF the universe, and in It
we're trees which bore every sort Of apple
known TO the civilized world.
There were JonathanB and Northern
Spies And Seek-no-F Furthers and Maiden
Blush and Snow apples and Gilliaowers
and Russsts and a mellow sweet apple
with yellow skin dotted with brown specs
tnd-oh. rapture - there were pound
,weetinEs as big as your head. and when
YOU bit through the green skin into the
delicate pulp tho sweet juice ran drip
ping down your throat and all over you.
What's become Of all the sweet apples
nowadays anyway?
This is one OF Hiram and Mary's favdG-
ite reminiscences OF the golden age. the
age OF plenty and chilblains. the money
less age OF sumptuous living. II appears
now that the centre Of the universe was
lccated at that time. only one short
generation removed from pioneer days.
ma village in southern Michigan. Mary
SAYS:
-Manys the time I've heard mother
tell how the cellar would be bursting
with provisions. the pantry shelves
lending under their load OF goodies,
aud yet not a shilling in the house; for
every one, mechanics. tradesmen, doc
tors. lawyers and ministers, was apt to
get his pay in kind"
Hiram 10 fond Of the story about the
10y who dashed into the village store with
rGimme a cents worth o. beeswax.
Here's y'r eggi7 and he likes to think
about the time when eggs were five
cents dozen and we're sometimes such
glut in the market that the storekeeper
would throw them into the river at night,
though he bought them. as usual, for
five cents a dozen traded out in cotton
cloth and 80 on rather than discour.
ige the farmer.
Free to all stood the barrel OF whiskey
in the village store, with a pint cup
hanging beside it, for it was many years
tefore the Temperance wave swept the
country and whiskey was worth only a
shilling a gallon. Butter sold for from
cents to a shilling. which in Michi-
gan meant l215 cents or less. In a fine
season potatoes brought about a shilling
~ bushel and the good provider filed his
cellar with vegetables and apples banked
against the cellar walls and trusted winter
weather to be just cold enough TO keep
everything in perfect condition.
Apples not being too plentiful in new
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yourself. or II you had forgotten your
basket and were In a hurry you walked
through the street with tho meat dan
Cling from wooden skewer.
Dressed chickens cost from II to 10
cents each, but the butcher seems to
have been only a summer. friend, for as
soon as cold weather set in the farmers
brought in great loads Of dressed beeves.
hogs. sheep and poultry, and every house
holder bought from a quarter TO a side
OF beef for from 2% to 5 cents a pound
the woOdshed. where they froze solid
Every day." said Hiram. father used
to go out with an axe. a saw and a big
knife and take on what was needed for the
table. This was always an interesting
event 20 the children"
Part of the beef was dried and corned.
The sun., 1910-01-09

and both Mary and Hiram look unutter-
able things when they mention home made
dried and corned beef
Most of the townsfolk kept a hog or
two, and after the killing time in NoVem-
ber such a smoking of hams and picking
of side meat. such a concocting Of salIsa ge
and head cheese. such a trying out of lard
and hanging of sparerbs in the shed as
there was. with only the tenderloins left to-
he eaten fresh! Hiram and Mary always
have a hankering look when they speak of
pork tenderloins
Why, OH, why don't folks have them
nowadays?" sighed Mary. Mother used
TO skewer three or four together with a
savory stuffinR between and roast them
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keeping warm ON ,he Prairie.
From 10 Kansaa Cilp Stor.

From IRE kdnsde Ctfb Sfor.
A st. Joseph patrolman who was formerly
an Indian tighter told how the soldiers usad
to keep their feet warm by pouring whisksY
10 their boots. We were escorting a wagon
train across the SNOW" said tho patroE-
man. when II was 70 degrees below zero
OF course. VIC We're hxed FOR IT, We had
tho NELSON A. Miles ovcrooats. which are
lined with pelt and button snugly under
the chin: warm gloves. and our boots wern
two sizes TOO big in order to allow us 10
wear heavy knit woollen SOCKS, The quar-
teTInnater issued us rattons lncudInQ 4
whlskey. before We started. f73 -
was astonlshed to see the lieutenank
in charge pull out mis- bootstrap and dunn
half bottle OF whisLey In one boot
and the repainder N the other. He eald
" kept hts feet warm, and ] tried o. The
other man on our Wagon drank his aud ~
started. That niShs my fees were psr(sctiy
his portion suffered frozen feet and ksd "a
be sent back 10 Fort Snelling before tka
winssr Tu.s: S:s t6er 70, t9Sn sss saEnsd Z
whiskey In their boots.
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CHILDREN RIDE TO SCHOOL
In Rural Districts OF Kansas In Closed
and Heated wagons.

Topeka correspoRdsnce KdHsds Ctr TiIRes.
In many sections OF Kansas the small boys
and girls living on the farms have had TO
tramp from one to three miles through the
mud and snow to school Now the plan OF
combining small country districts about
one graded school and providing comfort
able transportation for the kids is spread
ing rapidly.
The consolidated school is the dissolution
Of two or more districts and the formation
OF a large one with a graded school in the
centre. This makes the transportation
problem an important one. and In all con-
solidated school districts the tax levy is
made large enough to pay for hauling the
children TO school and back home. A
wagon is often purchased by the district
and contract given TO some farmer to do
the hauling.
Sometimes the farmer takes a long time
contract and buys his own wagon. II a
farmer desires to haul his own children to
school the district pays him certain
amount for doing &c or neighbors may club
together and turn over this money TO one
boy who drives the team each day and
takes care OF IL and sees that the children
get to school oil right and safely home.
Bai the most cOmmOnIplan is the use OF a
big covered and glass enclosed wagon with
an oil heater inside.
Figures compiled by the State Superin-
tendent OF Instruction show that the chill
dren do better work and in less time than
under the old methods. The statistics on
file in the otflce also show that even with
this great hauling expense the actual cost
to the taxpayers is less In consolidated
than in separate districts Better teachers
are employed and higher salaries paid, but
there IL larger reduction in fuel. repairs
ennd maintenance OF the larger building
than in several smaller structures.
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The fire was drawn. ashes brushed out,
the things needing the greatest heat put
in first and later those requiring slower
baking.
Nenison was very plentiful. and some
was always dried and smoked for summer
use. Wild turkeys and prairie chickens
might he had for the shooting, as might
squirrels and other game that could be
bronght down will rife. for powder
aud shot We're not cheap. Later, when
shot was easier TO get. pariridges and
quail found their way TO every table
Wild pigeons frequented that country
in prodigiOus fiocks and were netTed, and
o provision of fish was. IA II often is to
this day. a matter Of neighborly kindness.
Every one was familiar with bear meat.