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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01

Davenport.
Police are trying to locate Harry
Neubar Of West Liberty, who has been
missing for the past week. He failed
to return to his homo after taking his
| engine to the shops at Silvis.
M anila.
A big home coming event is being
planned for Sept. s, Z and 8. which
| marks the twenty fifth anniversary II
the organization Of the city. Commit
tees have been appointed and it is the
intention to make the event one OF un-
| usual interest.
Fairfield.
Four petitions for papers Of natur-
alization have been filed for the Sep
tember term Of the district court The
petitioners are Erie and Enoc Aron-
son, subjects Of the king Of Sweden,
! August Vanlanschoot and Charles
GUM.
| Keokuk.
Edward Mcdowell. a 7-year-ol boy
| is said to have left the city in COM
pany with a peddler known as Miller
! a vender Of rugs and other articles. His
reason for leaving Is not known ex-
| cept that the man probably enticed
| him with stories Of travel They are
supposed to be en- route to Burlington
Iowa.
Denison.
The librarians convention Of the
Sixth district Of Iowa will be held al
Dcn.son Wednesday. May 8. The dis
| trict takes all territory from Ames
to Council Bluffs ana many counties
north and south. The convention comes
on the invitation Of the library board
and Miss Meyers. the librarian. The
best OF preparations have been made
for the entertainment of the associa-
ton members.
Dss Moinss.
Thursday was an eventful day in the
life Of Ethel Sherman, fifth grade pu-
pill Of Croker school. It was her elev-
enth birthday, and in the afternoon she
won the honor of the NTH grades o,
the city in the spelling meet at the
Lincoln school building. To encourage
her in her efforts to win the first place
l in the spelling meet her parents OF.
fered her a diamond ring. The rims
was won.
Dss Moinss.
Welker MOftons OF IWenly.eiGhtI
and Ingerscll avenue. travelling man
suffered the first gardening acciden
Of the spring. Mr.. Morton possessed
himself of new rake. pitch fork ans
sharp hoe and proceeded to lay out
\ his truck garden In his back yard. Al!
| went well w 81 ne inadvertantl,
stepped backwstfA: upon the sharp edge
of the hoe. 4 penetrated thru the
shoe, causi deep wound in the
deshy par, she left foot. It required
q number stitches to close the
wound.
| oss Moines.
| Leon CASTOR. French restaurantsf
| filed q petition In the federal court =
which he asks that he be adjud9ed (
/ bankrupt. CASTOR Ayers that Del
i1doines has not reached French res
l&aurant ste. In his petition no lists
his Iia6nities - q, sSb.7s and his ~.
sets o. nothing. CASTOR sets forth III
fact chat ne 0wee =. II Hubbell e7os
-: se:s -. ss.e old f5snnt lylut. hnild.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01
GEORGE CROKER DEAD.
We'll Known Old settler Of Central
Iowa Laid to Rest Sunday.

iowa LAID 20 hOSt sunday.
Special to Tines Republican.
Iowa Falls. May George A.
Crocker. a we'll known resident Of the
central part Of this county since 1866.
died at his home near Owasa, Friday,
and was buried at Berlin cemetery.
yesterday. Mr.. Croker was born in
Bangor. Me-. Oct. II. 1914. In lS4s. the
family came west and located in Illi-
nois. In 1853, they came to this county
and In the same year Mr.. Croker
was married to Miss Sarah Hise-
rote. a daughter OF DR.. A. J..
Hiserote. He is survived by his
wife and two sons. Clint Croker.
of Owasa, and Lee Croker, Of this
city. He was for many years a men,
Der OF the Masonic lodge in this city.
Two years ago, Mr.. Croker sustained
a stroke Of paralysis. but was ahls to
be up ana about until about week ago
when ne sustained a second stroke
from which ne never rallied.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01
THROW OUT THE LINE.
Give the kidneys Help and Many Pc
pIo Will he Happier.

pie Will Re Happier.
"Throw Out the Life Line
The kidneys need help.
They're overworked-cant get the
poinnn Uttered out Of the blood.
're getting worse every minute
Will you help them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have brought
thousands OF kidney sufferers back
from the verge OF despair.
Read this caset
r. s. Lockhart, Of Aure1ia, Iowa.
says. Il have found Deans Kidney
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CROSS the small Of my back that pre-
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01
BOY KILLED IN FIELD.
oeiwein Lad Thrown From Piow and
Under Wheels.

Oelwein. May Herman Klingfuss.
living six miles northwest OF Oelwein.
met a tragic death while blowing The
father. who was working quarter of
a mile away, saw the team stopping
longer than he thought was natural.
and investigated. He was mortified to
ind his son dead and his neck beneath
one Of the wheels OF the sulky pillow. II
Is supposed that the lad, who was II
years old, was thrown OF the seat in
front of the wheel when the plow
struck a. stone; that he was rendered
unconscious and the wheel pressed
against his throat. causing strangula.
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01
Saves E xpense and Lives
ms.Mads Cough Syrup.

Il g.. 4 3 b Il {.
An item like labeled cough syrup
costs the people several million doll
lars Q year. Every item the house,
vile can save on. II worth while, 20
that this homemade, reliable. laxative
cough and cold medicine will be well
como by Thousands. who have never
tried Il. Many hundreds right in this
community. already know its worth
according to q well known druggist
Buy at the drug store a 2h OF.
package Of Essence Nientho-Iaxene. a
concentrated fluid; empty 1t into q
pint bottle. Then make a syrup by
pouring q half pint Of boiling sugar.
into q pint Of granulated sugar.
stir. cool and full up the bottle with
syrup. Full directions and dosage are
contained in each package. A saving
Of ~ to - Is effected. and 1t cures any
curablo cough.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01
COOPERATIVE CREAMERY FAILS.
Lake City Mutual Concern Disposss Of
Property Holdings.

Special to TfmeS-RepubIfcan.
Lake City, May AT public auc-
ton, the building and equipment of
the Lake City Farmers Mutual CO.
operative Creamery Association was
disposed OF Saturday to c. w. Jewell.
the secretary OF the association. AZ
ter running internationally for years,
the directors concluded that there was
no profit In the concern. and suspended
operations a few months ago. The con-
sideration was about 500, the property
including the moderately sized brick
building, churns. steam equipment.
testing apparatus, etc. D. d. Ham
mond auctioneering the sale. The prop
erty was for sale at private disposal
for some time previous to the auction
yesterday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01
Senator cummin, to Rest.

Washington. May 1.-Senator Cum
Minis plans to go to Hot Springs. Va.
with Senator Bourne and spend q week
or ten days there playing golf and
resting up. He foresees q long and
hard struggle in the senate over tariff
this summer and plans to get in good
physical trim for it. Just now there is
a lull in senate affairs ana he can get
away.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01
Sheriff. officer Resigns.

Special to Times-Republican.
Forest City, May flames B. An
derson. who has been serving as deputy
sheriff for number Of years. has RS
signed his position and will go into the
insurance business. He has been n
very popular official. His place will be
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01

At the present time there is q con-
test on in nine of the largest cities fol
renewal Of contest They are cities To-
Gated in dry counties. Boone. Creston
Des Moines, Valley Junction. Ottumwa
.Oskaloosa, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and
Fort Dodge are all in litigation. In
these cities there are 2Sa saloons, three
breweries and ono distillery. It will
probably be and It Is expected that q
settlement will be reached upon some
legal questions which have annoyed
boards Of supervisors anu even district
court Judges.
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horse wagons. and In one Instance We
have a four-horse transportation wagon
or 'kid-clr'' as 1t is Callcd-which
hauls between forty-fve and dfty chill
dren TO school every day.
Most OF us agree that the problem wa
have not solved. but must solve Is how
TO make the country school ~ country
lie. only that schools fulEus it's mission
which reaches out and touches intelli-
gently, sympathctically, constantly. and
conSclentiousiy every social and economic
Interest that concerns its community.
And 50. when l speak Of the cOnsoli-
dated school IN Virginia. l mean
grouping at some central point, OF small
schools into a larger school for the pur-
pose Of working out this problem OF
making the school serve its community
by inculcating a purposeful education,
and a spirit OF civic service
The rural people need meeting places
for educational. economic. and social
prrposes. The consolidated school pro-
Vides a proper center for such meetings;
in other words. the deepest meaning Of
the consolidated school Is that IL tends
10 socillize community life; IL tends 10
break up unsocial and and-social ten
denotes.
We must get the idea burned into the
brains and hearts OF the farmers and
their wives that the schools should have.
and does have. deep and abiding in
terest i'm their everyday work and is
determined 10 help them and their chill
dren tc make the everyday life Of the
community economically profitable, IS
our purpose
At the conclusion of his address.
which was wonderfully comprehen.
sive. and had the added merit of he
ing a transcript from real life, rec
ord of ACTUAL experience Prot II. u.
Haneck, IN brief talk, called "a,
tention TO the fact that there was no
state from whom Kentucky would as
willingly learn as from "her mother
state, Virginia Prof Halleck also
was greeted with applause when he
heeiared II am glad that people
have come to acknowledge thai II
requires more brains TO make sue
cess IN the country than in the city
/ take OF my hat TO the man who
| wins success I'm the country I'm the
/ city life runs along In comparatively
wsll-oiled grooves-in the country
things are changing continually. New
problems confront you with each day
self-relianee is imperative. A maI
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minds prepared to taSr up Res hattlc1
Shpu thy make Hentuctv Greater or
more hmorcd Stoto. or arc thc- To he
hcmmcd in 10y Chinese wall o. dVll un-
pro- rcssiNcucss? / am sur" We desire 10
have This question answered aright ana
That your labogs will result IN thn bet
tprm,nt Of the primary and fua.iamental
schools.
Pref. Rhoadcs then moved mat the
temporary organization Of the Ken
tucky state Wide Rural School Con-
ference be made the permanent or
ganization Of the ensuing year. and
that the officers and executive COM
mit.cc have authority to call a meet
ing of the organization at any time
and place that they might see NJ TO
forward the work of the conference.
The motion was put to q vote by
Governor Wilson, and passed unaui-
mCIsly. the officers for 1871. there
fore being. President. superintendent
Ellsworth Regenstein. and Secretary.
A. 3. Lipscomb. both of whom had
been acting in the respective capaci-
ties for the temporary organization.
1 IOl lilOAlOll VI II. IL AAANAANs VI
Henderson. the chairman appointed a
committee of five to formulate the
purposes and resolutions Of the cen
ference as follows: J. NJ. Atherton.
chairman: Robert A. Cochran. Nc
Henry Rhoades. T. J. Coates. and
James Speed
While this committee was at work,
n brilliant address was delivered by
Prof. Eggleston. of Virginia. who
spoke on the twin problems of the
rural school - Consolidation and
Transportation.
Prof Eggleston said in part:
We have no ironclad rule. and should
not have one. because children and
population and community conditions do
not group themselves according TO iron
clad rules. We should take the conditions
"a we find them. and act accordingly.
! suppose the objections are the same
ever, where. that the people will not con-
sent To give mp their little schools: that
The distances are too great FOR IN" chill
| dren 10 reach the central schools with
out great hardship. that the roads ara
! too had to haul the children; that ut
children will freeze To death. or NJ le1"i
| b. frost bitten. while waiting for thf
/ wagons or while being transported: and
] that the cost Is too great
/ All Of these objections have been mt
| succc cssfully. declares Prof. Eggleston
! who continued:
During the fifth year OF our policy We
/ have over 200 wagons running in al
! sections Of the State. and uUder almost
! every possible condition. We have routes
as long as eight miles. and as short "a;
/ two and "a half miles We have wagons
| on good roads and bad roads. on lcve
! oads ana mountain roads, ON rocky
roads ud sand roads; on macadam roads
| and rcd-clay roads We have transpor-
| tation wagons on the latest and mos
mod, IN type. and we have ordinary farm
wagons Ruod up for the new and pree'
lors freight. We have one-hOrse and two
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be useless task. in view Of t., W.
ing appreciation of the import and
value of e,lUcation TO make a. sai-
m1rf nr s'ihTait 49,. .n
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BETTERMENT OF
RURAL SCHOOLS
Slate, Wide Conference Of Ken
lucky Educators.
NOTED SCHOOL WORKERS TALK

Unanimous Opiniea Of Those Present
That It Is the Duty Of the State to
Cause the Country School to En-
courage the Boy and Girl 10 Love
Country Lie and TO Give Them the
Ability and Desire TO Love 1t.
Because country life skillfully and
intelligently directed assuredly offers
more of health. of Independence
and even OF luxury. than is attain.
able in any city; and because it
is imperative that unless the prob
lem OF making the country school fit
country life be solved. there is every
indication that Kentucky. pre-emi
ncntly an agricultural state, will soon
find herself with a decreasing. in.
stead of an increasing, population, q
state wide rural school conference
was held in Louisville. Wednesday
March %, under the auspices of the
Louisville Commercial club.
1t was conference which may best
be designated as 'neighborly'-
conference which discussed the vital
and pressing problems OF Kentucky
rural schools. as man to man. as
neighbor to neighbor. each interested
in finding the proper way TO make
over the rural schools of Kentucky
so that schools which fulfill thcil
mission-schools which touch intelli
gently, sympathetically. constantly
and consciously every social anC
economic interest that concerns the
community-may take the place q
the present intolerable rural schoo
system OF the state.
The conference was called 10 ords
at 1890 O'Clock in the auditorium G
the Seelbach HCtel
While practically all the states o
the middle-wcst are experiencing :, a
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is rich in coal, iron timber, potter's clay,
etc, and the most inviting field in Ken-i
lucky forinvestment ofcapital and pluck
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will develop ali his talcn,s without
sending the children to school
- properly built. properly equip
red school house win make possible
the formation OF cooperative indus
tries for the women and for IN" men,
II will encourage the formation OF cit
liens leagues.
And it has been proven tnat
good roads follow good schools
These were but few OF the many
pertinent facts in connection with
better rural schools. which werc en-
phasized by the many speakers at tie
convention.
The opening address of Prof. ELS
worth Regonstein. afterward cho ell
as president of the permanent organ
ization. sounded tho keynote OF TIE
conference lie said in rart:
I'VE meet today As American citi-
zens. frankly declaring the Stars and
Stripes to be our only protection.
Our coming together is the result
of movement which has been begun
by the biS-heasted. patriotic men OF
the Louisville Commercial club. Dur
ing the month Of December that or
ganization sent out invitations to a
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GREENVuLE, KY, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1911.

rirst think quickly and clearly. The
educated farmer" concluded Prof.
Halleck is the real Lord of Crea-
ton"
Mr. A,hcrton's committee was
made. Mr.. Athertol read the report
and resolutions, which were as fol-
lows:
To the Tcople OF Kentucky
This conference OF many Of your fell
low citizens has had under consideration
The condition cf the rural schools
throughout the State and the ways and
means for their Improvement. We havc
met tO confer with each other In the
hope that We may find the quickest, most
effective ard most practic tbic methods
OF relief from the difficulties which lie
Immediately IN the way of improve
ueut.
InGiTcrruca duo to n failare 10 appre-
cistc the rcal value VI cduc1tion IS one
of the very rious ohst1c,es which has
confronted every moVemcuf towards
hi-hcr stand rl az cduc1tioloi work In
the last fcw ycl-s Er'ltcr Interest has
tccn eShihit 4 gcnerlliy ovrc tdc state,
inGicltinE IN a decided manar. that our
yeople were sinking of th1 lctharxy of
the past end werc aspiring 20 place the
state on a sound progressive educational
basis. Every citizen must rejoice over
this awakening and all sAOuli now unite
tn a continuous. earnest effort to atone
for the neglect OF the past. II would
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enough to give each pulil not less than
$50 cubic feet of fresh air; should be
proI crly lighted. veutillted and heated:
should he supplied with all necessary
toilet arrangements and should have
amy le Fairgrounds and pure water.
The people of cur state do not yet
sufficiently realize the imminent danger
to the health and lives of their children
from tho vast majority of the school
horses throughout the country districts
They 90 not realize the fact that much
OF the expense that results from sick
ness among children, to say nothing Of
the mental anxiety and suffering. could
be avoided ny building sanitary school
houses I'm truth. the school house is the
llace and the only place to meet and
Ces,ry tuberculosis ana many other IA
tai diseases.
HcY can -, coa@.ry people obtain
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and Money For the Betterment
OF Kentucky School Children.
movements to improve rural schools
are awakening to the necessity OF
providing such training as will per-
suade the country boy and girl to re-
main at home, rather than escape
from home at the first opportunity.
the question in Kentucky is possibly
more vital than in any ether state
because of the fact that Kentucky
counties now cannot tax themselves
TO erect school buildings. The dis
graceful condition of the little one
room schools, the lack of out-build-
ings. the overcrowding. the unhy-
genie conditions, the imPOssibility Of
safeguarding the health of the chill
dren under such awful conditions. in
spired the delegates TO the statewide
conference with a burning determine
tion TO set Kentucky right before the
world, and give "a square dear To
the boys and girls CT the state. This
decision embodied in the resolution.
adopted by the convention. which
says. Resolved. that we most earnest
ly ask and petition the next general
assembly OF cur beloved common
wealth to enact law authorizing the
counties to issue bonds Tor building
school houses" met with the most
profound and heartfelt appreciation
on the part of all who attended.
"The erection of sanitary. we'll
lighted sctool houses. properly heat
ed. will in addition enhance the re
spect Of tho community for the
school.
HIt will enable larger playground.
10 be provided, and healthy. interest
ing and properly directed games to bt
inauguratcd for the children OF The
community. It will make possible
the school garden and agriculture
plot and manual training and do
nestle science.
"It will make easier the study o
the economic interests of the com
munity by teaching the arithmetic
physics. chemistry, geography, bis
tory, language and composition tina
look TOWARD and not AWAY from
the farm ard country life.
at will Tlace the farmer boy OF
an eauality with the city boy.
1T will make possible an education
for the country boy and girl, whic,
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ing appreciation Of the import and
value of etication to make az sn-
maf or s'shTait u.s,x.ia,, @
ern male tor its advancement. tte men
Ia aad moral training OF the children
Of the state is the one af most 4tpr'me
importance. knowledge II po~.5. II
buil's up while ignorance pulls down II
l. great constructive force which NIL
become Irresistible n wisely developed
and properly directed,
Kentucky is an agricultural state. Tho
grect majority OF her people are en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits rhesa
peof le ere spread out over the country
l'Ving separate ard apart In their many
,.ones This condition Of lie presents
,ro5lems fissimllar In many ways from
hose to be considered by the cities ana
towns chief among these problems Is
the education OF the children. In pro-
vi1ing school houses and I'm sending the
ch.lren 10 these houses. the cities and
towns have "A much simpler task than the
counties The former enjoy the advan-
ta~es u more efficient aud comprehen-
sive co-operation. They act units
They move "a one BODY. They impose
taxes and distribute the revenue
throughout their corporate limits. I'm this
way and through this cooperation
s.hool houses are more readily con-
structed and maintained The children
have shorter distances 90 80 and gen.
orally have smooth roads and IL the
larger places street-cars.
TN se cue stions now come up for solu-
tion-how should school houses be con-
structcd To meet tho requirements cf
established sanitary laws IN order To
protect and promote the health OF the
chnCren. aud how can the money be
obtained for building these houses In
the various counties Of the State? This
Is not tho time or place TO go into de-
tailed description OF sanitary school
house Il Is sufficient now TO state that
every schoolroom should be large