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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-12
Northern Io,ua Items

I best pulp to feed from 80 10 ~ -
Of cattle during the greater part a. -
year In addition to the pulp. eov.S
eral thousand tons OF hay and f010ogS
viii 10 fcd during the next six moat11.s
0eAe.
A serious accident va Narrowly
averted ON the Rock lsiaud mos1Ang
passenger near Bode The rOd conn1ct-
ing the large drive wheels on the RIGHT
side OF the engine broke In the middle
and one end OF tho rod whiried asoun4s
puncturinE = hole In tho steam chest.
Engineer Frank Haller stopped the
train a. soon an possible but befose -
| and his assistant. Fireman A. A. Stone.
could leave tho engine. the escaping
! steam had severely burned them. Mr..
| Halter quickly recovered from his In
juries. but Mr.. Stone has been confined
| TO his bed since the accident with e.
| vereiy scsIdcd face ana hands.
vinten.
| Mr. and Mr.. d X Mcouilken. who
| reside on q splendid farm In Beaten
county. have recently completed o3e.-
900 residsnce which probably II one OF
the best farm homes In tho state. It II
brick building with tile roof contain
ing twenty -onc rooms and II thorough
~ modern In every respect The house
Is lighted by gas from \ system In the
| basement and tho house Ia wired for
electric light. Water Is furnished 70 al
parts Of the house by the compressed
air system. A vacuum cleaning system
IL inetalled and the work can be dcne
by power In the basement The inside
finishing II mahogany. osk and Yellow
pine and the sioors are OF oak and yell
low pine.
Independence.
Members OF the Ladder Literary Club.
Of Independence have originated =
scholarship plan which In meeting with
favor not only among the club women
| but also among non club Women In the
state. Members OF the third district
convention OF womsn's clubs have tn-
dorsed the plan by which the district
will give at least 81 900 toward supply
/, Ing y permanent fund 20 be loaned to
worthy Young women I'm aiding them
to ge. AN education nj the Iowa STATE
TeacherH' College Tho local club II
to donate 81 per member and other
clubs OF the district have signifed their
Willingness TO aid the cause In tho
| mo manner.
0lsdbroek.
A company of farmers from here
have organized company and invest
ed In $500 acres OF range land In 6NI-
inKs county. y. D.. on the Montana line.
They will stock II with horses and cat
tie Henry Reimers II president. Theo-
dorc r. Rehder secretary ana George
| Roster vice president. There are nine
directors: Henry Reiiners. George
Koster. q. Csrevs. John ClemAnn. Thoo-
dor. +. Render. Ed Render. Ed Mar
tens and w Ii. King. Mr.. Martens IN
TO be manager OF the ranch and will
| move out there In March. w. II. King
and Ed Render also contemplate NOV
ing out there and engaging in businaso.
probably in Dickinson. The comp4Ay
will purchase a Few hundred head Of
cattle and some horses next spring to
start. The land cost tho company oeSo
per acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-12
II. G. CURRY DEAD.
Dickinson County Supervisor Passes
Away at Hot Springs.

Special to Times Republican.
Spirit Lake, Dec. ~. Word was re-
ceived here Of the death of H. c. Cur
ry. Of Lake Park. at Hot Springs. Ark.
where he and Mrs. Curry had gone in
hopes Of improving his health. Mr..
Curry was a member OF the board OF
supervisors OF Dickinson county and
was reelected at the last election for
another term. He has been ailing for
some time and his physician at Hot
Springs gave him great deal Of en-
couragement for regaining his health
and letters from them stated that he
was on the mend.
He was soldier in the civil war
having enlisted In Wisconsin. He was
a member Of the Methodist church al
Lake Park. where he will be greatly
missed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-12
FOR VARSITY APPROPRIATIONS.
Womsn's Dormitory, Mons porrnitory
and College Commons Are Desired.

Special 20 TlmeS-Republcan.
Iowa City, Dec 12.-Visits Of MEM
bers Of the state board Of control to
Iowa City within the past two weeks
have given rise to rumons that at the
next meeting Of the state legislature
appropriations will be asked for three
new buildings at Iowa City. A women's
dormitory. a mems dormitory and a
college commons or eating house are
the three 1t is stated will be asked for.
The first appropriation is practically
assured, but some doubt is expressed
for the success Of the last two at this
session Of the legislature. altho 1t is
confidently asserted that eventually ap-
preparations for these buildings will be
made
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-12
Lake City Miscellany.

Special to Times-Republican.
Lake City. Dec. l2.-william Benson
carried away all local records last
week. so the stockmen say. by putting
on the market a porker that tipped
the scales at practically 900 pounds.
A telegram has been received by
Postmaster J. w. Colvig announcing
the death of James Doty At Basin.
Jefferson county. Montana. Mr.. Doty
conducted business hero Twenty-Five
wears ago, and In we'll known to poo
Pile OF this vicinity.
Mrs. William Clark passed away
Friday At her home on farm near
hera, after short iliness. Tho funeral
was held Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-12
MAY LOSE ,MrEavasAn,
ksota and Wsllman Likely 70 Dc Ex
ciude Thru Default.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. Dec. l2.-According 20 the
statement Of Frank Tanner. OF Iowa
city, who IL organising and nanax Ing
the proposed Iowa CITY To Ottumwa In
terurban proposition, the route OF the
proposed line may be changed 40 as e
exclude keota and Wcllman, these
towns not having placed the required
number of shares OF stock to enjoy the
privileges OF the road.
The route IL changed will pass thru
Kinross. South English. Sigourney
Hedrick. Russell. Highland. RutledEt
and the Amish settlements. instead OF
the country adjacent to keota and
Wellnan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-12
Dayton Pythi.n Sisters.

Special to Times-Republican.
Dayton, Dec. 12.-At the last regular
meeting OF Dayton Temple No 1875.
Pythian Sisters the following officers
were elected: p. c.. Miss Esther john
son: NJ F.. c., Mrs. Anna Peterson; r..
s.. Mrs. Emma Shold: T.. j.. Mrs.
Sophia Nixon: manager. Mrs. Hilma
Swanstrom: NJ. Of r.. and c.. Mrs. Jen-
ME Bass: NJ. OF F.. Mrs. Anna Cole,na n T:
protector, Mrs, Emelia Berg: guard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-12

county. New York.. Oct. Is. 1910. Mrs.
Stafford 10 a member OF we'll known
Shelby county family and all are prom
linen, and we'll known In western Iowa
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

the gang has been long ago exploded
by able medical men. Its appearance
among the insane and paupers at Dun.
ming looks suspicious to say the least.
Charles b. Pavlicek, the able and
popular attorney for the West Park
Board, would make splendid Judge
Of the Superior Court.
~6A
The death strip must 60.
~6A
The Chicago Eagle believes In stand.
Ing up for the taxpayers and in call.
Ing attention to the tax dodgers.
1t objects to any prostitution Of our
jury system either grant or petit.
It believes that corporations and mil.
lionaires have as much right to obey
the laws as poor men.
1t Is opposed to rich grafters and It
has the people with 1t In Its opposi'
ton.
1t believes that Fred A. Busse has
given Chicago good administration,
far better than any of his predecessors
for years.
And 1t believes that Fred A. Busse
has the confidence OF the ccnLmon
people.
%6A
Who Is furnishing the county sup.
niles for Dunning? The appearance Of
pellagra out there would indicate that
they are not very wholesome. Is there
anything to this?
Many people favor tag for
princes" A free country Is no place
for mobiles" to be running at large
any more than 1t Is for other dan.
gerous animals that are untagged.
Democratic primaries for Alderman
will be held on Monday, March Sd, one
day before the Republican.
%eSA
One tariff, Cne country, one, trust
Is the motto OF the Harvester Trust
1t pays about per cent of the taxes
1t ought to pay in Chicago. The other
so per cent is usufruct.
~6
Harvester Trust politics won't do
The basic principle of the trust Il
| for the good of some of some of the
| people at the expense of all of the pe0
pie.
Make all princes" pay license Of
$4,000 a year II they want to live In
this country. AS most of them are
penniless this means trip back tC
their old job in Europe.
Bill boards benefit few and offend
many. They must go.
~eA
People who are bowling for an In
come tax will change their tune Il
| they get one. The rich will escape
as usual. by perjury, while the pool
will have to pay.
~6A
Col W. II. Baldwin, the popular Chi
cago manager for the Indian Refinin.
Company, Is to be congratulated upol
the splendid success the big concern
he represents is making here.
~GHA
True reform in municipal or othel
governmental affairs should not consis
of making scape goats out OF few
who have neither official connection Of
responsibility.
~
John Callan OLaughlin In the Chi
cago Tribune Of October IA, 1909:
There are many things the Mayo
has done for which he will receive tn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

thanks Of posterity. He was RESPONSE.
BILE for the commission which investi.
gated and reported upon harbor con.
ditions. He was responsible for the
commission which Investigated and re.
ported upon the plans for a subway.
He has given practical advice In the
movement for the Identification Of the
city.
Altogether, the administration Of
Mayor Busse must be commended for
real advance In good government and
civic development"
~9A
Who Is behind the paving gangs
that have been getting of the good
things?
The appearance OF that dreadful dis.
ease. pellagra, at the Peoria insane
ASYLUM. would seem to indicate gen
eral dis. egard for the health Of the
roor inmates. The authorities say
that It was caused by feeding "mouldy
corn" to the insane. Both this, and
the outbreak Of the same disease at
Dunning. is a blight on our civiliza-
ton. Yet nothing Is done towards
furnishing the guilty parties.
People want honest juries.
Why should elections for Municipal
Judges be held in the fall? All NUM-.
cipal officers should be elected In the
spring.
Loop platforms are too short.
What does Mr.. Weston get 1000
Ger year for hts traction work for the
city. Since when did engineers become
so valuable?
~3A
Lengthen the loop platforms.
%S
Mayor Busse is the hardest working
chief executive that Chicago has ever
had. and is the most accessible to the
people.
The Harvester Trust Is In the same
boat as the Standard OIL Company,
The same decision hits them both.
~6aA
The Merriam yawp Is over.
~SA
A stringent State law Is needed tC
regulate the establishment Of banks.
There are too many wildcat fnancla
schemes now In existence In Chicago.
Not wishing to compete with the biz
banks, irresponsible people are start nl
up small banks In the outlying districts
of Chicago, from time to time. This
practice has had disastrous results
upon the business ana financial inter
ests of the entire city. Many hundred
small business men ana traders have
been ruined by this class of lnstitu
| lions.
This nefarious practice should bt
stopped and the only way to stop 1t l,
by municipal Legislation.
A provision ought to be made In the
city charter authorizing the city under
Its police power to regulate the estab
lishment of banks and creating IN
pursuance Of this work board fol
the examination Of all proposed new
banking concerns. Such board
should be given ample power to exam
Inc into the financial standing % thu
promoters Of these institutions, ant
none should be allowed to be licensed
unless such as could show assets ampl,
for the carrying on of their business
sufficient to cover the amount of theil
deposits, and sound and substantial
enough to thoroughly protect thell
depOsitOrs.
There can be no question as to tn,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

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Mr.. Fowler. land as soon as It is de-
livered 1t will be put into service"
Mr.. Fowler said that as soon as
possible additional cars would be put
into service, and that within the near
future he hopes to have practically all
of the garbage hauled by cars.
Under the present system, which re.
quires long hauls, in many instances
of from five to six miles, the cost Of
hauling the citys garbage and street
refuse increased last year about $780,.
900. Mr.. Fowler believes that under
the new system the city will save at
least that much.
Under the traction ordinance" said
Mr.. Fowler, "the companies are re.
quired to furnish this service for rea.
sonable compensation. We have one
loading station at Fifteenth and
Loomls streets completed now, and we
will have more when we get the cars"
~eSA
The drys are liable to get wet.
~leqA
The Sanitary District wants to build
Chicago's new outer harbor. Anything
to handle the coin.
~CSA
Homer r. Tinsman. the well known
attorney and former Alderman, would
make fine Superior Court Judge. and
his nomination for the position by the
Republicans will be popular one.
~A
The overhanging electric signs didn't
look any worse on Madison and State
streets than they do on the other
streets. Tear them all down.
The more we see OF "reformers" the
more we think Of sneaks.
<SA
Longer elevated platforms means
longer trains. Longer trains means
better service and less crowding.
~
A shoddy arlstocracy Is bad enough,
but we have too many princes" lying
around loose.
~6A
Every two years the people OF the
Third District hear Of their Congress.
man. Election time. OF course.
Illinois Is at all times proud to
point to former United States Senator
Albert j. Hopkins as one Of her ablest
and most highly esteemed men.
~6
How much can City Comptroller Wal.
ter II. Wilson tell about the Central
Electric Light Company?
&c~
Reform In Chicago means a move.
ment to screen the rich and powerful
and punish the poor and struggling.
Harvester Trust stock rose from A
when the tariff bill was reported to
the house to 112 when the tariff bill
was signed by the President.
&eA
The small taxpayers OF Chicago for
years have been forced to assume the
principal care and cost of government,
while the rich tax dodgers enjoyed the
pleasure of shouting for reform"
~GSA
Take the police force out of Civil
Service.
Pellagra Is not tropical malady"
as claimed. 1t is bad food and filth
disease, and shows a lack of proper
nutrition. This outbreak at Cunning
should be investigated.
The voters will cloud up and rain
on the drys.
What does w. w. Wilson ever do
/ in Congress? Is a question that the
voters of the Third District are com
menclng to ask each other.
Every Prince in Chicago should be
made to pay a license of $4,000 a year
or leave town. This is no place for
princes.
Merriam has shown himself to be
a thorough college professor-in poll
tics.
~GA
Pellagra Is a disease caused by poor
food, filthy surroundings and lack OF
nutrition. The theory that 1t Is caused
by corn or rice as claimed by some OF
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

them. and that when we improve en-
vironment we improve the Individual,
society. and the race.
~e1A
A professor OF English literature ad-
vises every one who wishes to get as
much as possible out of his reading to
read as II he intended to interest some
other person by an account OF what
he has read. This Is good advice, not,
only for the student. but also for the
casual reader. II supplemented by the
practice Of actually telling others what
one reads. 1t would In time make
charming companions of persons who
are frequently at loss for entertain
ing topics Of conversation.
%GA
Many college students hope to enter
the service Of the United States gov.
eminent next spring as census emu.
merators. Those who are fortunate
enough to secure appointments will
benefit In ways quite as important as
the money they will earn. They will
be brought into personal contact with
all classes and conditions of people.
and will acquire first.hand knowledge
OF wages. nationalities. population,
and scores of other matters never 30
well learned from books. II the emu.
merators are carefully selected. the
government also will benefit.
~
In the battle of Manila Admiral
Dewey's fleet was under fire for seven
hours. and only six men were wound.
ed and none killed. In the naval bat
tie of Santiago the American loss was
one man killed and a half dozen
wounded. In football In the United
States, during the season now closed,
the casualty list stood as follows:
Thirty deaths, 216 players injured. ~
broken collar bones. s broken noses, 12
broken legs, 10 broken ribs. 8 broken
arms, 10 broken ankles. 10 broken
shoulders, 8 broken wrists. 8 broken
fingers, 6 broken hands. and 8 broken
Jaws. Football would. therefore, seem
more dangerous to life and limb than
real war.
40
Six hundred dollars year for the
rest of his life Ia offered by the Cana.
dian government to every citizen who
will pay to 1t $50 year from the age
Of 20 to the age of 60; that ia. an in.
vestment of $4,000 will yield per
cent interest on $4,000 from the time
q man reaches 60 till he dies. This
offer, as we'll as many others of small.
or amounts, Is made In accordance
with the new government annuity law
passed last year. The plan has been
In force only few months. but the
superintendent of annuities IL quoted
as we'll pleased with the prospect for
business. This is form OF govern.
ment insurance which appeals more to
the self.respecting workman than the
old,age pension plan which the mother
country has adopted.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19
Nine STRONG DEMOCRATS TALKED OF FOR MAYOR:
MgR John emMn Lockwood M@4 Fred N@M
THE GREAT BATTLE OF 1910.

which nextf
Democrat. Circuit and Superior S So~ Judges
John j. Coburn Clyde A Morrison
John T Murray Julius F. smetanka
John p McGoorty Charles e Crukshank
Adams A. Goodrich Piny
George M Stevens Ernest Saunders
ard O. Brown Frank Schmitt
Charles CT A. Mcdonald BENJAMIN F. Richolson
Nicholas R. Finn James $ Hopkins
Charles pavicek
w. D. Munhan Thomas Taylor, Jr
R. Clifford Robert s. lies
Frank R. Cain Warren Pease
william Burke.
j. v. oDonnel. Edwin A. olson
Richard E. Waterman,
william Doyle.
John c. RichSes
Robert Rsdasld, i.l
James C. Mcshane
n,m,,.,,. County Treasurer; y.sr;,,.,.
Joseph E. Flanagan George X Schmidt
Oscar F. Mayer
Peter Peter F ss,'ss.s ,,
George Duddleston
Tom N Donnely
Democrats. '"'''" Republicans
john john g. S Se"%si.er s sns ca Ds~e'
William H. George Harding
Herman Bauler
Democrats. County e'f Republican
Ross IS c. Hail iIiS''' ''''''
President County Board.
Democrats. Republican.
Donnersberger T..
| Charles +. Gunher
Democrats. Judges "1"'e's s:.s SsSss
| John r..
| +.
John X. Prindivie Irwin
James G. Martin Henry Upael
Daniel G. Ramsay Warwick A. Shaw
Theodore G. @.
Francis j Sullivan Robert r. Jampos,
Richard Finn r.. McCabe,
| G.. D0oey,
Louis
Bernard j. Mahony
Thos +. Sculy,
County Judge.
Democrat Republican.
Cyril r. Jandus Lewis Rinaker
Probate Judge. 49,
Republican.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19
~

Frank r. Fowler. Chicago's new
superintendent of streets, announced
Tuesday that within month special
street cars will be employed in remoy'
Ing street dirt and garbage.
We have one car being completed
now in the shops at Cincinnati" said
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

railway wrecks and causes travellers
to perish miserably In snowdrifts Is
healthful.
The farmers Of the country raised
nearly nine billion dollars worth Of
crops during the year. But they had
to work hard. They cou.d not Lave
accomplished such q grand result by
sitting in the shade and talking poll.
tics.
Closer relations between the church.
es and the workingmen are the OBJ
ject Of resolution presented to the
American Federation Of Labor at its
recent convention In Toronto. The
resolution calls attention to the grow.
ing interest taken by the church and
Its ministers In labor problems. and
asks that the first Sunday In Sep
TENDER be set apart as Labor Sunday.
The ministers are to be requested to
present some phase Of the labor prob.
lem. and the unions urged to cooper.
ed, would make an excellent intro.
ate by attendance. The plan. II adopt.
duction to Labor Day.
%SA
Almost two million dollars day Is
destroyed by men In the employ of
the Treasury Department at Washing.
ton. This comes about by the redemp.
ton of WORKOUT paper money. The
government encourages the tendency
of people to demand crisp and clean
bills for those soiled and torn, and
the average life Of one-dollar bill Is
now about fourteen months, where 1t
used to be three or four years. The
larger bills. for obvious reasons, have
much longer lease of life. The large
increase of late In the volume of bills
of all kinds sent In for redemption is
taken as a reliable indication OF brisk.
err business and better times.
| The ridicule excited among iii.
nois teachers by the Illinois law re-
curing them to devote thirty minutes
OF each school day to moral and hui
name instruction Is not altogether sur.
prising. Under the good old system
school teachers were supposed to per.
form their whole duty II they kept or.
der In the schoolroom and impaired
the necessary book rarnin'" to their
pupils. the inculcation of morality and
humanity being reserved primarily for
the family fireside.
~
1t is a sign of the irony that rules
the progress of human knowledge that
the heredity theory should come sharp.
ly to the front just when the theory
OF environment has begun to shape
practical life SO extensively. Social
welfare Ia nowadays science and an
art; and the sole working hypothesis
that underlies II is that men are very
largely what their surroundings make
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

believe that o winter which brings
epidemics Of disease. coal famines and
railway wrecks and causes travellers
to perish miserably In snowdrifts Is
healthful.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

The farmers Of the country raised
nearly nine billion dollars worth Of
crops during the year. But they had
to work hard. They cou.d not Lave
accomplished such grand result by
sitting In the shade and talking poll
tics.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19
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Corporation Counsel Brundage, in
an opinion rendered 10 Chief OF Police
Steward declared that the offering Of
prizes by business houses to be won
through a rafile Is lottery and that
the police have power to force the dis
continuance of the practice. Under
the opinion of the corporation counsel
suit clubs and other raffies probably
Will be stOpped.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

More than one ward is in need of
a live alderman this spring, and a
cleaning out OF the dead ones at the
coming election will help all con-
cerned
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

Four applicants for the position Of
Assistant Commissioner OF Health were
examined at the rooms OF the Civil
Service Commission, Wednesday, They
We're: c. b. Ball, chief sanitary in
spector; DR.. Lyman Cohen, chief OF
the dlslniecting bureau; DR.. Gottfried
Koehler, chief food inspector, and Or.
George c. Hunt, chief OF the hospital
ambulance corps, The examination Is
a promotional ons and the position
carries a salary OF $4,000 per year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

The brewers paid two-thlrds of the
internal revenue taxes in Illinois last
year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

One of the scientists thinks he has
discovered the cause OF the aurora
borealis, but nobody has az yet found
out why certain people continue to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

them. and that when we improve en-
vironment we improve the individual,
society, and the race.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

Following the of prominently for tn
named which will be filled fall:
Circuit and SUPERIOR Court Judges
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

John Callan OLaughlin In the Chi.
cago Tribune Of October IA, 1909:
There are many things the Mayor
has done for which he will receive the