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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-29
WALT MASON.

Inmates made of the cost of reclaim.
ing the swamp lands and their taxa
alton value over this cost when they
are reclaimed. The estimate putting
the price at only 500 per acre for 81
100000 acres was that it would add a
value of $1,53O,OOO,OOO to the farm
property. This was in the reclama-
ton of permanent swamp now entire.
ly worthless. This did not take into
account either the annual income in
farm products from this land. Putting
it at $50 an acre, this amounted to ST..
579, 100000.
The grazing lands and the periodi-
cally overlooked lands do not show
such dazzling figures as a reward for
their reclamation, but they would re-
present an increased annual income
of about $1OO,OOO,OOO.
Reclamation work has already been
undertaken in several of the states,
and the total amount that has al
ready been retrieved from the water
is about 100000.
Importance to Health.
The authorities who are fostering
the work point out that the effect on
the health of the communities is as
impol rant as the money value. Be-
fore swamp drainage work was COM
menced on an extensive scale in In
! diana, Illinois and Iowa the mortality
from malaria was so per 1000. Sine e
/ then it has fallen to 8 6 per 1000. On
the other hand, where drainage has
| not been extensively introduced, as
in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida,
the death rate from malaria has been
practically stationary. 1t is estimat-
ed by the department that there are
100000 acres of swamp land along
the Atlantic coast that need to be
reclaimed merely from a sanitary
standpoint, and that they can thus be
rendered not only habitable, but
healthful.
The Investigations that have beer
made of the swamp lands along the
Mississippi in the state of that name
and IN Louisiana indicate that if the
swamp lands there are reclaimed mo-
only will the health of the locality be
Unreasonable i improved but thert
will be much better chance of con
trolling the Mississippi river, wh'cl
now, in spite of the hundreds of mil
lions of dollars that have been spen
on it, is in almost as bad condition il
the delta country as when the work o
controlling the river was first CON
/ menced.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-29
Uncle Walt
The Poet Philosopher

sundy years he work around drug store clerk
The druggist said ON always claim that he's the worst clerk in
the game His head is made of wood and zinc; he
THE NO has brains with which to think" He got job
GOOD MAN baling hay and lasted just half day. he
job at pounding sand; he failed as, drummer in
he failed this failed that until employers hund
Scat when he place humble smile upon his
face "e will shucbs he couldn't dozen
bucks if he should live thousand years. folks said while smiling
through their then this and failures
bought Belgian haes and raised the critters for the mart and
his dark blue luck depart Full he rode in and
smoked Havana cigars and built house Easy street. and
silk slippers his At last he'd found the thing for which
he adapted and grew rich And thus it with many with
failure written the brow Some day. out by jolt and JAR
they'll find their prOpOus and hitch their wagons its
tail, and travel and to fail.
Copyright 1910 by Geo. Matthew Adams WALT MASON.
Springfield. 1t is the passy the that has
the legislature to become nest of corruption.
Something in the way of, improvement has been
plished already with comparatively little part
of the citizens They should put forth good effort
They should put forth the effort Good party nomna-
tons and enough of them will make the legislature
honest and capable In view of the infu
have dominated the states lawmakng body
to the great harm of the public surely citizens
should thought conditions respective legs
ave districts and should that honest
to represent them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-29

An exceedingly dangerous practice very prevalent Honolulu is
% &c rvne ru 1eels on sidewalks. The slippery ba
mana and mango upon smooth cement paths are
ft With nerl Pedestrians daily and nightly exposed TO the
f boip inned for life from Severe wrenches
70 shines in sudden keep from falling when the 1901 comes
mon one of these objects strewng the sidewalks probably rev
escaned There is law against the practice it believed ana e
noce made only arrest of offenders the nuisance
m botpd IF he Territorial against nuisances and the throw
mo of things upon highways adequate for suppshg w
particular public safety then sechc ordnance 10 meet
the evil should be passed possible
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-29

BY STATES
washington Starr

While the federal government is en-.
gagged in adding an erea twice as big
as the state of Virginia to the farming
land of the United States through the
reclamation of arid lands in the west,
the states themselves are tacklins
the problem of adding a very much
larger area to their farm lands
through draining swamps. The ac-
tual work of this drainage has been
intrusted by the government to in
dividuals ana private parties, as the
nature of the problems is very differ
ent from the reclamation of arid
lands, but the work of investigating
and finding what lands are susceptible
of this employment has been turned
over to the Department of Agricul-
ture.
The work was commenced by the
geological survey some years ago, tut
it has now been turned over to a spa-
cial bureau in the Department of Agri-
culture. Parties have been sent out
this year and will be in the field all
summer. The whole area to be in
vestigated is larger than the area sus.
ceptible of irrigation, and the cost
probably will be less. There is the
additional advantage that the lands,
! as a rule, are in the center of a mar
ket population and it does not require
a long move to bet settlers on the
land. The lands are very productive
when Gained and, while their va
lue as farm lands is raised from moth
ing to high figure, the health of the
community is improved at the same
time.
Area so,ooo,0oo Acres.
There are about 100000 acres OIL
!, swamp land in the several states
; This includes lands that are perma
nently swampy. those that are avail
allie for round grazing lands at Ger
tain seasons and those that are work
ed as farms except in times of higf
water. when they are always over
flowed. There is still another anC
, very much larger class that comes
t within the scope Of the drainage in
: vestigations. These are lands tina
are worked as farms at all seasons
l but whose production would be in
creased 20 per cent by efficient drain
age. ua9 B,
The lands that are to be drained ar
wholly in the hands of the states o
of private individuals. By a law pass
ed in 1850 the general governmer
made over to the states all lands tha
were known as swamp or overfowe
lands. Much of the swamp land wa
already in private ownership, so thu
the final reclamation will be largel
state and private work
It is not generally realized no
many acres of swamp land there ar
even in states that are not general
supposed to be swampy. Louisiana al
Florida are Of course known as swaI
py states and the first has over t.
million acres of swamp and the lt
% ter twenty millions. But Minneso
has nearly six million acres, just Il
same amount as Mississippi. IT
two Carolinas have over six million
between them, Wisconsin has $3.50
900 and Virginia has 100000 al
Maryland 10000.
Billion and a Half Value.
There have been tolc!4bly close
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-29
Good Display

Visit our store and note the elega-t
display of curios, novelties, drawn and
band embroidered work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
Lake City Miscellany.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Lake City. July Mrs David ID.
Fletcher passed away suddenly AT her
home I'm this city. She was one of the
old residents of the city. The funeral
was held Friday at o'clock from the
home.
While working on the pump a the
city waterworks plant Bert Taylor had
the tendons OF his foot sprained 10
such an extent that he will be confined
to his bed for several days. Three
physicians worked with him all OF
Thursday night and commissions al
most resulted from the injury, He is
improving at present.
The local Red Sox played Duncombe
at Duncombe Thursday. winning by
the score OF II 10 g. Barber pitched a
star game for the locals. They play
Clear Lake at Clear Lake Friday. Sat
urday and Sunday, and Mason City at
Mason City Monday and Tuesday.
Mayer J. NJ Toliver has issued a
proclamation providing for having all
dogs muzzled from the present until
Aug. 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
lMAPLEroN MAN MISSING.
Robert Musser Disappears After Start
ing on Fishing Trip.

Robert Musser Disappears After Start
ing on Fishing Trip.
Mapleton. July 9.-The Whereabouts
Of Robert Musser, a young farmer and
son-in law of Isidor Uhl. has caused no
end of trouble and anxiety among the
members of his family and friends dur
ing the days and nights intervening
since Sunday when he went to the river
to fish. Becoming alarmed at his pro-
longed absence his wife started for the
river at daylight, the next morning.
Arriving at the river bank she found
the horse had been unhitched from the
buggy and tied to tree. but had brok
en- loose and was grazing near by Two
fish poles were set along the bank and
a one place footmarks were plainly
noticeable where some one had appar-
emily slipped down the steep bank into
the water This. with other conditions.
aroused her suspicious and she at once
put in call for help. AL Stoolman
says he was the first man at the scene
and about the last one to leave. Along
with about seventyfive others. the
entire Fourth was spent in searching
the river, above. below and under
meath. Even dynamite was used in the
deeper places. but nothing was found
and late in the day everybody quit in
disgust There is very little evidence to
show that the young man went into the
river and the concensus Of opinion
was that he was abroad that day. hav
ing a far better time than any of those
who spent their celebration in the wat
err and along the banks of the Maple
looking for. his bones.
A rumor is ,circula ting around to the
effect that he was seen on Tuesday in
Sioux City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
MYSTERY IN Youhe,s DEATH.
Relatives Of Man Killed Near Ely Will
Investioate

Relatives Of Man Killed Near Ely Will
Investigate.
Cedar Rapids, July &C. w. Young,
of Clarinda, was in the city yesterday
en- route home from Williamsburg,
where he attended the funeral of his
nephew, James A. Young, who was
killed by train near Ely Wednesday
night.
Relatives of the dead man are not
at all satisfied to drop the matter of
the cause Of the death of Mr.. Young.
His wife and other relatives at Will
iamsburg assert that he had about S100
when he left Williamsburg Tuesday
afternoon. Young paid Mr.. Shaul. an
uncle Of Mr.. Young. 80. and Shaul says
he saw number of bills in Young
possession. 1t is said Young had three
twenties and four tens. When the
body was found there was but 1910 on
it. If. as appears, Young left home
with 500, what his relatives would like
to know is, where is that money now?
The relatives of the dead man say
that Young spoke of going to Ely to
look after a contract that was soon
to be let.
The. mystery, is being investigated
further. for, no one has vet been able
TO account for the loss Of the money
nor for Young's presence in the vicin-
iry of Ely. Whether the mystery will
ever be solved is question.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09

in this city next week. promises TO be
the greatest affair OF tho kind In the
state. Tho magnificent links of the
Cedar Rapids Country Chubby all
odds the best links in the state--havs
been placed In splendid condition. and
the handsome club house is at the
disposal Of the visitors
The attendance OF golfers Will be very
large. Des Moines VIII send the larg-
est delegation. about thirty. including
the Des Moines city cham pion. William
Sheahan. From Marshalltown Sioux
City. Ottumwa, and other points will
come large delegations and the contest
Will be strenuous one. one OF the
features OF the week Will be a banquet
TO the visitors at the Country Club
next Thursday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
GEORGE SMITH, WHO WENT FROM
MANCHESTER TO OREGON LAST
FALL MURDERED.
TROUBLE OCCURRED OVER
TREsPAss OF LIVESTOCK
Smith Was Operating Fathers Farm
Near Candy, ore.-curtis HeIvey
Owned Adjoining Farm-WhIe Smith
Was Driving Horses OF Premises
HeIvey Shot Him Thru Heart.

Special to Times Republican.
Smith and two children, who have been
making their home with the formers
parents since last April received word
Friday of the murder of the husband
and father George w. Smith. near
Candy, Ore, on the evening before,
Mr.. Smith was former resident of
Manchester. and only last September
removed with his family to Oregon,
where his father owned considerable
land.
Adjoining the fathers farm was land
owned by Curtis Helvey, and it was
with this man that George Smith and
his brother Charles. had had several
previous alterations on trivial mat
ters.
On the afternoon Of the tragedy the
two Smith brothers discovered several
of Helvey's horses in their pastures,
and at once prepared to chase the ami
mails from their fields. Helvey appear
ed from behind George Smith and DIRE W
revolver, firing three shots. the first
passing thru the mans heart and kill
ing him instantly.
The murderer was apprehended at
once and his trial is to take place next
week.
The body was deposited in the Oaks
Cemetery, near Candy. The murder
ed man was 2s years of age and is sur
vived by wife and children, his father
and a brother.
Mr.. Smith had intended to return to
Manchester and his family in the very
near future, but his wife and children
found it impossible to attend the fun
eral,in the west on account of the great
distance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
NEW FACTORY FOR ALBA.
Concern Secured to Manufacture Mine
Equipment.

Abba. July John T. Evans. the
coal king OF Monroe county. informed
the officials of the Abba Business Men s
Association that he had a valuable
prize to present to Abba IL his terms
We're acceptable
He said that he was In a position 70
bring factory TO Abba for the manu-
facture OF mine equipment consisting OF
coal cars drills. tools and other ma
chinery and that his company did not
want a bonus of money. but ii did want
the taxes RENTED for ten years and
free water for the same period and II
also wanted to be protected against
unreasonable annoyance that some
people would term nuisance. The
commercial association accepted tho
proposition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
Local Grist From Arlington.


Arlington. July 9.-Mrs. Bishop and
daughter. from Martin. y d., who have
been visiting with the formers par
ents y. Fl. Rentz and wife, for sever
al weeks. went to Chicago this week
where they Will visit short time be-
fore returning home.
Miss Addie Waudby has returned
from several weeks visit with rela-
tives at Beloit, Wis.
Jams De Buhr and sister returned
Wednesday from their visit with rela :
tives in Nebraska.
Mrs Burchard's brother, from st.
Paul. has been visiting with the family
several days.
Miss F'rieda Reintz has gone to Chi
cayo to spend the summer with her
sister.
Miss Hooker of Hampton. spent the
first Of the week with friends here.
Rev. Mr. Paul returned "Wednesday
from his visit at Martin. \. ID
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
Former Iowan Drowned.

Fort Madison, July 9.-The body of
Frederick knowlton, cashier of the
LMuskogee. Oklahoma, National bank.
who was drowned on the Fourth of
July, arrived here. The interment was
at Denmark. knowlton was born in
Polk county. thirty -one years ago. and
lived in Denmark in this county for
twelve years. Attorney James Knowl-
ton. Of Chicago, a brother, has charge
Of the funeral.
Frederick Knowlton lost his life in an
attempt to save the life of lady
friend. who had gone In bathing and
got beyond her depth. They were mem
bers Of a picnic party Both bodies
were recovered. The accident hap
pened fifteen miles from NIuskogee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
BOONE BUSINESS MEN IN NOVEL
MOVE FOR MUTUAL PRoTEc-
ZION.
MERCHANTS KEPT POOR
BY lNcEssANT BEGGING
Plan Evolved Whereby Every Individ-
ual or Society Asking Aid Must Have
Approval Of Committee Of Business
Mems Association-Agreem Cen
orally Entered Into.
Special to rimes-Republican n.

special to IlIneS- RepuDllcan.
Boone, July 9.---The Boone CONNER
cial Association has taken up the mat
ter Of worthy charities in this city
and in the future no charity can hope
to thrive in Boone without the sigma
ture of the charity committee OF
the association and OF Secretary Nc
Colgin. The merchants had to take this
matter before the board OF directors
of the association at their last meet
ing as a matter of self protection. The
town was overrun with people begging
for this or that, selling tickets, want
ing stores to close, and numerous other
things. The merchants found that by
patronizing all of them nothing would
be left to buy the winters supply of
fuel.
The board of directors then discussed
the situation and all We're OF the opin-
ion that some drastic action must be
taken. They had large placards print
ed which said that no charity could
expect to receive the patronage Of any
business man, which did not have the
O. K. OF the charity committee. In
the future every organization and the
like soliciting money or asking for
subscription or moral backing of the
merchants must go to the Commercial
Association and have the object sane
toned.
The directors are not opposed to the
giving Of money to church affairs.
when said church or religious organ
izations are local ones. But it is the
widespread and promiscnons charity
that is being tabooed by the Boone
business men. Every merchant in the
town has a large placard posted in a
prominent nook in the store calling at
1ention to the action of the board and
warning solicitors to have the associa-
tons O. X. before any money or as
sistance of any kind would be given.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
FIND STRANGE REPTILES.
Workmen Discover Two Huge Dead
Snakes of "heIlbinder" Species.

Special to Times Repu blican.
Mason City. July "a number of
worl<men were taking down a snow
fence near the big Northwestern depot
here yesterday morning and under the
lower tiers OF boards two huge, repul-
sive reptiles were found dead. They
belong to the waterdog or hellbinder
species. and had grown 10 very large
size one OF them measuring over four
feet in length. Along the backs were
the abbreviated fins and long. shiny
tails The reptiles were most repulsive
to those who saw them and gave tho
workmen a cold fright when they un-
covered them. Everyone Is at loss
to understand how they came to be
there. One had evidently been dead
longer than the other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
NEW EAGLES NEST.
Fl. Dodge Organizes With Membership
of 125-Ouped Year AGO.

FL. Dodge. July AT a meeting In
the T. o. O. r. hall Thursday evening.
officers in the local nest OF the Order
Of Owls were elected The nest has a
membership OF l25. among whom are
many of the prominent men of the city.
Over a year ago an organizer came
to Fort Dodge and after collecting
initiation fees, decamped and was never
heard OF again. Because Of this the
present nest was organized after "a
long effort on the part of the national
order j. II. Dorr OF Sioux City. organ
ICED the present nest. Many OF the
men who We're swindled Joined again.
John F. Pulitzer was elected past pres!-
dent. r. f. Conn president. Gust Vert
secretary and Lawrence Piergue treas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
SHOOTS HUBBY, SCARS WOMAN.
Former Drake University Girl Avsnges
Aor Wrono

Former Drake University Girl Avsnges
Her Wrong.
Abba, July 9.--Mrs. l. II. Hutchin-
son followed her husband to the home
Of Mrs. D. A. Reeves and shot him
thru the left breast Immediately there
after throwing carbolic acid over Mrs.
Reeves.
Hutchinson was taken to Des Moines
in a serious condition. Mrs. Reeves
probably will live, but is in critical
condition. She will lose the sight of
at least one eve.
Mrs. Hutchinson Is held, pending the
fling of charges based on the outcome
OF her husbands and the woman's
wounds.
Hutchinson and his wife ran drug
store pool hall and club house. Mrs.
Hutchinson is graduate of Drake I'm
iversity and the only woman druggist
in the state. Her husband has been
celebrating the recent Reno, New. event
all week
Mrs. Hutchinson used 3S-caliber
revolver on her husband.
She was accompanied to the Reeves
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
RECORDERS CONVENTION.
Ninth Annual Session TO Be Held at
Cedar Rapids July 1921.

Special to Illness RepubIlcan.
Iowa City. July 9.--Secretary- Treas
urer George w Dvorsky. OF the re-
corders' association OF Iowa, who Is
county recorder here. has issued the
program Tor the ninth annual conven-
ton OF that organization. 1t will be
held in Cedar Rapids. July 20 and Il.
Contributors to the program Will be
Charles II. Plummer. Waterloo: A. {.
Cole Abel: j. D. Reid. Upton: Lilly r.
White. jefferson: Louis Fessler Fort
Dodge: J. A. Murphy. Ida Grove; and
j. B. Truax, Independence.