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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
INTENSIVE FARMING
STILL IN INFANCY
Future of CalifOrnia's Great
Agricultural Acres Can Not
Be Oyerestimated

There is no question but that the
proposition of scientific agriculture will
ultimately have a tremendous effect
upon the realty market of the state of
California, said ]. r. Howell of Bald
win & Howell. This state above all
others tempts the modern agriculturist,
for large acreage is no longer neces-
sary to produce a large income and
climate and real comforts of life. which
only California can give. now enter into
the calculat tions of the home seeking
graduate of the agricultural college.
They all want to come to California and
thousands of them will do so in the
next few years
Suburban car lines. automobiles and
rapid transit are entering into the
everyday life of the California farmer.
He is enjoying electric lights, tele-
phones and modern conveniences of
every description He is sending his
sons to college to study soils and crops
and phosphates so that they upon their
return can take 30 acres of the old
farm and reap greater revenue than the
old gentlemen derived from the quarter
section.
Time was. and not so long ago, when
these sons were expected to follow the
lead of their father. when all that was
considered necessary TO know about
soils was that they must be plowed.
planted and narrowed; when fruit rails
ing was limited to the family orchard
and when the products of the kitchen
garden represented the last word in
the growing of vegetables.
Lately great urban communities
have grown up and an insistent demand
for food has been clamoring TO be
capable of meeting requirements and
had to be fed. and we'll fed The ma
when they added the department of
consciously did more for California
than for any other state in the union.
The results will be shown during the
next five years in the occupation of
thousands of little home sites, sur
rounded by a few acres of intensively
productive land and the developments
made in other states will be insig-
nificant compared with those of Cal
ifornia.
Baldwin & Howell are making an
important feature of their farm land
department and report many inquiries
large areas suitable for 10 and 90 aore
subdivisions. The colonization plans of
some of these operating companies en-
tail the expenditure of millions of dol
lars, and. according to Howell, will be
tremendous factor in raising realty
values of every description throughout
the state.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
CITY PROPERTY SOLD
BY G. II. UMBSEN s. co.
Realty Dealers Report Some Re-
cent Transactions

G. H. Umbsen & Co wish to report
the following recent sales:
For E. Buckley. lot in the south line of Ellis
street. 1926 feet east of Polk. 21:6x12o; terms
For Abbie NJ. Gersghty. lot and improvements
in south line of McAllister street. 1896 feet
west of Fillmore. 2e:2x127 g; price 81 800
For Charles J. Mccarthy. lot 25X12o in west
line Of Fifth avenue. 80 feet south of street;
For Yetta Heimsn. lot 2211Oo. in the south
line Of Vallejo street. 1916 feet east of Hyde;
For Kate Landers. lot in west line of Nine
teenth avenue. 2lo;4 feet south Of Lake street,
2S:4xI20; 81, $50.
For Kate Lsnders lot and improvements in
the north line of Sntter street. 104 feet west of
For Elizabeth Staude estate. lot in north line
of Clipper street 1ol:s feet west of Church,
So. 500.
For c. c. Mckenzie lot in east line of Central
avenue. 100 feet north of Page street, 65x15o
irregular: $3.50.
street. 225 east of Fifth. 20xs0 S1,500
For Catherine Nielsen. lot in the south line of
Perry street, PAS feet east Of Fifth, 30xS0;
For I. y Rosekrans. lot and improvements at
5357-59 Twenty sixth street. and Serpentiue
For Iirgie q. Lowe. lot 25x1oo. east line of
Sanchez street. % feet south Of Dorlsnd; s.. $50
For Charles Kurrc estate lot and improve
ments s2:6xs2:6 feet, at northwest corner of
Beach and Broderick streets; $3,2T5.
For Siminon estate lot 6S.9xl3T &c, south line
Of 0'Farrell street 1876 feet west of Leaven-
worth; $3l. 500.
For ~ Fisher. improvements and lot 25x100,
east line OF Noe street 105 feet north OF Fif
teenth terms private.
For c. B. Williams company. lot in south line
OF Seventeenth street. 100 feet west of Church
100x1o0; also lot in west side Of Church street
100 feet south of Seventeenth, 15x105, and lot
in north side of Dorland street 10j feet west OF
Church. 35x9o' $4,000
For Charles J. u. koenig lot and improve
ments at southeast corner Of Sixteenth and De-
hon streets 35xSS: 500. 600
For John f. Parrotte. lot in north line Of
Broadway. 20 feet west Of Hyde street, ok
1870; s.. 600.
For Nevada w Meyer. lot and improvement
in south line Of Lake street. 1876 feet west Of
Sixteenth avenue 25xl20: S5.275.
For City realty company. lot in west line of
Sixth avenue. 200 feet north Of judah street, a5x
100: 81 $50
For Mrs. ]. J. Pieper TO James Crichton Buens
Vista apartment house. a substantial four story
and basement frame building at northeast corner
Of Hsight street aud Central avenue; terms
private
For B. olender. southwest corner of Baker and
McAllister streets. five fats. with lot 81 Ok
e6:10lz: terms private
For T. K Goldbach. lot in west limo of e,oet
tingen street, 100 feet south Of woolsey. 5oxI20;
$500.
For Charles T. L. Koenig lot and improve
In south line of Vallejo street. 131 4; feet
east Of Isrkin. 22:11xI3T:6: $500.
For Henry Naeeman. lat and improvements In
east line Of Mission street. - feet north Of
Twentieth. 46xa5 feet. with two stores and two
fats Of six rooms aud bath each; terms private.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
BUILDING PLANNED BY
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Struct ture Will Be Erected at
Cost of S7S,SSS

The plans for the knights of Pythias
building to be erected at Valencia and
Hermann streets. as prepared by Pan &
Baur. architects. provide for a four
story brick structure of class G. con-
struction, which will occupy "a lot S5
by 107 feet in dimensions Features of
the structure will be an auditorium on
the first floor and large drillroom-
On the Valencia street side there will
be four stores on the ground floor. The
front will be of pressed brick, trimmed
with terra Gotta. A vestibule of marble
will give fitting approach. The design
is classic The cost of construction will
be S7S,SSS.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
BRISK ACTIVITY IN
MISSION PROPERTY

D. Coffin & Co. 22s Mission street,
report unusual activity in Mission prop
erty. They report the following sales
closed during the last week:
They also report the sale of a large
tract of land near Hollister.
Lot in Hoffman avenue. 230 feet south of
Twenty fourth street 25x125. Z. ". wilkins TO
client private terms
Lot and Improvements In Fairmount street east
of Palmer for George T. Defining.
Southeast corner Of jefferson and Ellsworth
streets 10 Miss Ahearn.
Three flats IN capp street south of Seven
teenth for Kicker & Roberts. price $40. 600.
Lot In North avenue north of Eugenia, to
Paul Trefz.
Lot IN Howard street north Of Sixteenth. price
$4,000 for E. B. Powers. to Herman Pognaski.
Lot and improvements known as 1905 SANCHEZ
street. 10 =. Kelly for p. A. Mcdonald.
Lot and Improvements at 236 Nevada avenue.
for W. B. Floyd to Jacob Baginski.
Lot and improvements known 12S ShotweIl
street for Carrie r. Tarlor tu f, Merzeniell
They also report the sale of large tract Of
land near Hollister-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
BUILDING is LEASED
TO ENVELOPE COMPANY

Speck. PascheI & Co. report the leas-
ing of 10000 square feet of space in the
Fleischacker building in Mission street
to the United States envelope company
for term of years. The total rental of
the lease for the term is $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
Building Contracts

Odd Fellows hall association with Clarke &
Dickson--Painting. finishing and lnowall Tor
building ON Market and seventh Sw 10 by
Sc 140: for $1,000
George A. Hochbann & Co. with Golden Gate
structural and ornamental iron works IRON
structural steel. cast iron. bond iron. etc, for
. story and basement class building Tor
knights Pythias castle association ON Sc Va
lencia and Hermann, S 50 by 10f:1: for
50 661
GottIieb earle and wife to George Carle. Sc
Moscow. loo SW Brazil ave-, SW 100 by Sc
100 and two other pieces. SO.
Hugh Mctilynn company with Johnson q
Swanson All work except gas and electric FIX
tures. window shades and mantels for finishing
upper nat at S14 Clement: for 81 400
White Investment company with D. Ielinsky :
Painting for 10 story and basement class
brick. stone and steel building NE Califor-
mia and Battery. 1875 hy 81: for S2,1so-
g. Mascone with antonio Ferreecie-Ali work
except mantels. shades. electric fixtures for
building on S Geary 25s SW Twenty second
ave-, a6:S by 100: for 81. 600.
Leopold & Rose Afallath with Joseph e.
Stronlswold-To erect one story and basement
frame on ) Twenty fifth. Fountain 25 by
90; for $1,000
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
ATHLETIC c.

ATHLETIC CLUB DANCE-Au arrangements
now completed for the first grand ball of
the Irish American athletic club. which VIII
be held at the new Knights OF the Red Branch
halt 1133 Mission street. this evening FoI-
lowing y the committee Of arrangements in
charge Of the affair; +. J. Kelleher 1chair-
mani. NJ. O'ROurke (secretary). Captain
Thomas McNaboe, ]. Quinlan. I. P. O'D0wd
!. ]. Barry. D. Mcmahon. William Minehan
y. Barron, W. c. Judge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
TO DIG FOR BONES.
Money Raised to Prosecute Search TOR
Mammo Skeleton at Iraer.

Special TO Times Republican
Traer. Sept 1S.-While the city sewer
was being put in this spring the work
men came across two mammoth teeth
sixteen feet below the surface OF the
street. each tooth Weighing IN inc
neishborhood of seven or eight pounds,
They seem 10 haze been the milk tee'h
of some prehistoric animal since men
the matter of further eNcaNaunS IN
order to recover parts or perhaps all OF
the gigantic skeleton, has been quletN
agitated and subscription mas peeh
taken for that purpose
The city council NJ its regular meet
ing Monday night granted permission
for the necessary excavation and work
viii be begun at once. We Will watch
with interest the work, as the recov
erv of even part of 50 gigantic a
skeleton as 1t must have been 10 carry
teeth weighing seven and eight pounds
would prove of very great interest TO
the scientific world.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
Northern Io1Ua Items

his boyhood sweetheart. finally locating
her in Kansas. The groom has a 800
acre farm adjoining Hay Springs,
where he and his bride will make their
future home.
Clarion.
The Rev. NJ. B. Lyon will come to
Clarion for tabernacle campaign be-
ginning Oct. Z. The churches are maxi
ing preparations for this movement
which they plan to make the greatest
ever attempted in the city A large
tabernacle will be erected on Main
street south of the implement house
of c. L. Speight. The building will
be large enough to hold nearly 1900
people. The committee on the build
ing is at work on plans for the struc-
ture, which will be about 6Ox1OO feet
The committee consists Of DR.. E. E.
Best. chairman; +. ]. Tillinghast and
j. H. Ramsey. 1t is expected that work
on the building will be begun soon.
Sac City.
Announcement is made that the Rev.
III. w. Countermine of Sac City has
conditionally accepted call to be-
come pastor, of the Sixth Presbyterian
church at Des Moines, succeeding the
Rev. Thomas C Sykes, who resigned
early IN the summer to accept the pas
torate of a church in Detroit, Mich
The Rev. MIR. Countermine was in no
sense a candidate for the place and his
acceptance is based upon the willing
ness Of the church at Sac City to re-
lease him. The matter probably will
come before the presbytery of Sioux
City at it's regular meeting at Schal-
Ter this week. That body is the final
authority in such cases and if the Sac
City church people consent it is eX-
'pected that the resignation will be ac-
cepted at this meeting.
kamrar.
The movement for the launching of
a Farmers Cooperative Elevator
Company here is rapidly taking tan
gibe form. The committee of citizens
appointed at the preliminary meeting
of the farmers to solicit purchasers for
stock in the concern, reports that the
project will carry easily and that with
in comparatively short time all OF
the stock necessary will be sold 1t is
planned to capitalize the company at
$4,000. OF this amount, according to
the committee $1,000 worth of stock
has been taken and all of the farmers
in the territory contiguous to kamrar
have not been interviewed by any
means. The majority of those solicited
are heartily i'm favor of the project UNI
der considera ion, and take stock in
the company without much urging.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
IOWA MAN ARRESTED IN MINNIE
APoLls ON CHARGE OF KILL
ING COMPANION.
SUSPECTED OF CAUSING DEATH
OF ED HARTER ON TRAIN
Harter's Body Found a Few Days Ago
Near LeIand-Men Were Enroute to
Minneapolis State Fair Together
Harter's Home is Des Moines-Au-
gust Berger is Man Held For Crime.

Minneapolis, MINI. Sept 1S.-August
Berger. who has been selling novelties
on the state fair grounds. was arrested
on the fair grounds by chief of De-
tectives Edward Helm of the Mime
apolis & ST. Louis railroad. w. d
Sims, head of the Des Mo!nes detective
bureau. and c. w. Riddle. superintend-
ent of public safety in Des Moines.
His arrest follows the finding of the
lifeless body of Edward Harter. p
years old, of Des Moines. near the St
Louis tracks near Leland Iowa. Sat
urday morning. Harter's skull was
crushed and it is believed he was muir
dered.
Berger was arrested on information
given by Archie Harter 4 brother of
the dead man. who complained to the
Des Mofnes police ana the railroad de-
tective that his brother had left home
in company with Berger and that he
had s112 with him when he left. Au-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13

gust Berger was coming TO the state
fair. Berger was arrested. however
on the charge tina he had attempted
to induce two young girls to accom-
pany him to Milwaukee. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to thirty days
in the Ramsey county workhuse, pend
ing an Investigation of his connection
with the Harter case.
Berger was arrested at the Mime
apol,s gate. He was disputinS with Il
gateman and was recognized by Archie
Harter. who entered the grounds with
the three officers. Harter stepped up
10 Berger and held out his hand
Hello, Gus, where is Ed" he asked.
Berger hesitatcd and then SAID he
did not know.
Edward Harter lief, Des Molnes Fri
day afternoon He intended TO oper-
ate a novelty stand at the state iair
He was accom- panied by two men, one
of them Berger Leland, the town near
which his body Was found, is ninety
miles from Des Noines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Sept. 1S.-Jack Shearer.
arrested yesterday charged with the
murder of Henry Lucas, the 19-year-
old baker, says he will prove an alibi.
Just what evidence is in the pos
session of the state is not known, but
one Of the brilliant attorneys Of north
ern Iowa will compel the state to show
its hand in the preliminary hearing
which will come up before Justice
Kimball or Rankin Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
From the very start officers have
connected this murder and the holdup
of Jacob Nichooff, which occurred a
few evenings previous, as done by the
same party or parties. There was a
white horse figuring In the former and
it figures out that white horse ap-
pears in the latter and whether any
attempt will be made to connect the
two crimes will depend.
Shearer Closely Guarded.
Shearer is confined in the strongest
cell in the county jail and no chances
intimated that a special man would be
put on for a time to guard the Jail.
Shearer is a powerful man. standing
six feet and two inches in stocking feet,
wide shouldered and weighs 200
pounds. During the severe grlling
given him by the officers, his temper
was aroused and had it not been for
superior force there would have been
a desperate time in the office of the
sheriff.
Three officers made his arrest at the
American hotel. He accompanied them
to the jail without resistance and 1T
was several hours after the arrest was
made before they Informed him of
the nature of the crime of which he
is accused.
Cousin is States Witness.
The leading witness they have
against him is a cousin, the son Of
Al Parson, who for number of years
has been a resident of this city. 1t is
stated that he IS not very strong minded
Young man but he told the story OF
the murder just as 1t occurred, just
where it occurred and took the officers
to the very place where the body was
found. He went into the matter In
detail. AS soon as this was told ofh-
GERS went to the John Schrekengast
residence just east Of the city, where
shearer had been living. secured the
white horse and 1t is also stated that
some articles of clothing worn by
shearer the night of the murder were
sucured. These are covered with blood.
Shearer say that he is able to establish
an alibi and will prove by three witness
es that he was at the Schrekengast home
at the time the murder was committed.
The arrest of the possible murderer OF
Henry Lucas has thoroughly aroused
the entire community
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
schwab Anderson Nuptials.

Special to Times Republican.
Britt, Sept. 13.-At the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Anderson, residing near Britt on Sept.
Z, their daughter Clara was united in
marriage to Mr.. William Schwab. Rev.
c. S. Marsolf. of the Congregational
church. pronounced the words. The
ceremony and congratulations We're
followed by a wedding supper and an
informal reception. The bride is we'll
known, her parents being among the
early settlers of this part of Iowa. She
has been a popular and successful
teacher in the public schools for some
time. The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Schwab and is a prosper
ous and wealthy farmer residing near
StilSon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13

At cent an hour per each
horsepower, its cost of
maintenance is SO low that
it's not a questio n Of
whether you can afford to
install an l. II. c. Gasoline
Engine, but whether you
can possibly keep pace with
your neighbors without one.
You pay only for the energy
which pays you. When the
work stops the engine stops.
There are big l. HI. {.
engines which consume
more fuel, but which do
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
HoW's THIS?
We OTTER one hundred dol

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. f. J..
CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
r. J. Cheney for the last 10 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and finan-
cially able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm. Walding, kinnan
& Marvin, wholesale druggists, To-
ledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Tes-
timonials sent free Price Is cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
PUSH BALL CONTEST FRIDAY.
Sport Supplements Glass Scrap Among
Ames Students.

Special to Times Republican
Nevada Sept. 1S.-The annual push
ball contest. which has supplanted th'
class scrap between the sophinore ana
freshmen classes at Iowa state college
is to take place on the afternoon OIL
Friday Of this week. according [" az
official statement of president stanton
made this morning. The push pa!!
contest was tried for the first time sas1
wear and proved so popular that II was
adopted and no more Will the unuef
classmen battle royal for honors in the
old time class scrap.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
KILLED BY A FALL.
Arthur Walrath Strikes on His Head
and Dies Instantly.


harrisburg, Sept. 1S.-F'alling from a
second story window. striking upon
cement sidewalk head foremost Arthur
Walrath, aged 10, was instantly Killed
Saturday afternoon at harrisburg.
The child's father, who was working
in the building on the ground floor,
rushed outside when he heard the thud
made by the falling body, only to find
the lifeless body of his little son. Death
was instantaneous.
The victim was the accident was the
Oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Del Wal
rath, prominent residents of Blairs.
burg, and the entire community shares
the grief of the parents in the loss of
their child.
The child was playing, unknown to
the father upon the second floor of the
new harrisburg school house now I'M
der course Of construction. The father
was working on the first floor of the
building.
The funeral was held at the family
home yesterday afternoon at o'clock
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
DISAPPEARANCE OF MISS KRUGER
Youna Girl of Iowa City Lost on Way
To Milwaukee.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Iowa City. Sept 1S-Miss Margaret
Kruger. 15-year-old girl. left the
home of her sister, Mrs. Joseph Volt
schck. In Iowa City, and started for
Milwaukee, to visit her mother and
step father. presumably. Nothing has
been heard from her. and the Iowa
City relatives of the girl can not get
any information from Milwaukee as to
her arrival there. Police investigation
may be asked today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
Charged With Wife Desertion.

Special To Times Republican,
Clear Lake. Sept 13.-R. NJ Rother-
mel. who was on the pitching staff of
the Clear Lake team, and who pitched
the sensational game for Charles City
when they shut out the Humboldt
team, was under arrest at Clear Lake,
charged with wife deserton. He was
taken to Mason City and kept over
night and Monday was taken by Off
GERS to Clarion where he viii answer
to the charge. His wife resides there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13

enough more work to
make the cost of operation
finally the same. You can
choose from q number of
styles and sizes. If you have
any doubt as to the simplici-
ty of its operation or its value
to you-if you believe there
is any other gasoline engine
that can do as much work
and as economically, call
upon an I.H.C.agent and he
will gladly furnish proof as
well as catalogues. A dealer
everywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13

ped. He suffered with two severe
gashes in his scalp, which had to be
sewed up. Mrs. Lovejoy's collar bone
was broken and young Welker was
bruised up pretty badly. They were all
taken to Boyd Woods, and DR. Seiden-
burg brought to treat them.
Happy Colt, who was kicked in the
race by horse at Van Voris', is much
better
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
COOK STOVE EXPLODED.
Traer School Girl Severely Burned in
Peculiar Manner.

Special to Times-Republican.
Traer, Sept. 13.-Miss Eta wilmek,
who is attending school and staying
with Mrs. j. c. Henderson, met with
quite painful accident on Saturday
last. Upon removing the lid of the
cook stove in which was a soft coal
fire the contents of the stove exploded,
burning off a considerable portion of
her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes,
and quite badly blistering her face. The
services of a physician We're needed to
dress the injured face.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
Tho Gratitude of Elderly People

Goes out to whatever helps give them
ease, comfort and strength Foley
Kidney Pills cure kidney and bladder
diseases promptly, and give comfort
and relief to elderly people, Mcbride &
Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13
FIRE DESTROYS BARN.
struck BY Lightning and All the Con-
tents Burned

special to Times Republican.
IOWA CITY. Sept. 13.--Lightning
struck, and the resultant fire DESTROYED
great barn. owned by Secretary Tony
eIoetz, of the Pleasant Valley Telephone
company, and the fire also wiped out
the contents. owned by b. f. Lamarah,
tenant. Farm machinery. hay. grain.
.ehicles, etc. We're destroyed The loss
Is $4,000, and the insurance partial.