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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-09
Joseph Grala. Nov. %.

Having sold his farm, 4 miles south
of Alma, Mr. Grala will offer for sale
large list of personal property in
cluding horses, cattle, hay, farm inn
plements and household goods. Read
the advertisement in this issue OF the
Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-09

The Record will make dates for
you with any auctioneer you may
desire Simply call telephone number
13 and we will do the rest.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-09

On mOtlOn OF Nd. PuTfrey, sup
ported by Aid. Cook. the Council adj
journed.
d. w. ADAMS,
City Clerk.
]. M. MONTIGEL, Mayor.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-19

It's Big Ben's business to get
people up in the world-it's 5 Big
Ben'S business to get them up on
time.
He does it Loyalty, steadily and
promptly y there's a true ring to
his morning greeting that makes
early riserS sit up and take notice.
And every morn, America over,
Biz Ben awakcnS men who are
getting up in the world-men who
are setting the pace for the rest of
the feld-mcn who strike their
stride at the fash of the gun.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-19

Five minutes early sometimes
ten, it raises salaries says Big Ben.
BIG Ben is thin, beautiful and
punctual sleepmeter. He is easy to
read, easy to wind and pleasing to
hear. He calls you every day at
any time you say.
Big Ben is sold by jewelers. only.
His price is 81. So anywhere.
If you cannot find him at your
ieweler, a money order sent to
Wnnbx, La Sale, Minoi5, will
bring him to you express charges
prepaid.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-19

'tN.- - '-'--N- 80
could be arranged alter all Sld MS EXCEL
Iency; IN tact, 1t would be Dctter lor thG
peace OF the country II my Prince stepped
out and the younger brother stepped IN, for
both his III health and his unpopularity had
been exaggerated.
But my brother IN law was not satlshcd.
The Archbishop must be seen, ana certain
papers must be signed IN MS presence ana
IN the presence OF the Chlei Counselor oil the
Italian court and these the Ambassador
must witness.
And all tins was done, my cnild, nellheI
OF us caring anything about lnc dcldlIS 50 we
were brought together and Kept togethcr
1t was all carried out, and 1t took some
months, during which we two IlVed III cream
land. My father came on, ana our Weddlng
Rome and Genoa present.
"Mytathcr bought usa villa up IN the mis-
where the shooting Na5 good and the ar me
and healthy; AMI tnerc we spent our money
moon and the three irsj years OF our married
life, shut out from the world hNing ior cacH
other, ana knowing nolnlng' caring hC'.ilS
OF what went on outside our beloved nils
THEN came the Revolution which YOU
have heard OF so often, with all ITS ter
TOIS ana ucoCHclI dId lIIH4CI9' l.cI'tI9
from my husband nome began 10 arrive: 10
none Of which dld ne pay any attenton
some he dld not even open one informed
HIM that the younger DrolheT was ABOUT 70
mount the throne, ana Una, li!la meant rum
TO the country ana great suffering among inc
people, already Sroaning under lhe burdens
Of hunger ana cruelty, ms last ne an
swcrcd, refusing TO leave me ana MS noun
tain home, no matter what happened; say
ing that he had retired with the iuH consent
OF ms i"thcr' ms DIolAeI' ana CHe SouIO %,
HciaS "H" "' ,a' y'.I'' Ial ol1u ms
accession against his own, ana mat thgly
must adhere 10 their agreement as long as nc
adhered 70 his, and that he would never set
foot ON his native soil again except as
private C'HcH'
49,.
ONE morning "hen we were PIeaKldS'lil9
under our grape arDor ID IhG 8drDeI
noticed carriage dIlylh& MAJ 'le Io"cI S".o'
and from IL stepped inc AinDassador an ana l"o wv,
o'LCeIS Hl Iu" "lollI' o'lJ " .''''i' 49,! y" lg,,
and the other a gray haired man OF seventy;
They walked slIashl 10 "n(Ie We 5"l' alit i..
drawing themselves up 10 thcir iuil hci8hJy
made q salute ih4l Is gwen o1I{ 10 IoyIl iy.t
perSChaS'' W I-oS''''II My ',,,'-' AZ;
ana INTRODUCED 'I'''- w. I'I0' DI'O "',' I''
New-York tribune., 1911-11-19

AND now, ny chlll, came tRc TcgInnIng
n Of thccnd. Every influence was brought
to bear, both by the Italian and the Austrian
Governments, and a compromise was made
by which my husband was To- spend a year
without me- and then / was % Join HIM. ] ms
we consented 10 under promise that a special
act would be sanctioned by which was still
to hold my position as his lawful wife.
a cannot gointo al that followed. Villainy
Of every kind was brought % bear 10 declare
our marriage invalid. So transparent was
New-York tribune., 1911-11-19
THE MYSTERY AT THE GABLES

Continued from page 8
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Lone Star Ridge.

T. M. Akers and children were
Decatur callers Saturday.
Miss Calista Martin is on the sick
list at this writing.
Frank henderson, spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. Eliza Clark, pd
family.
Those that spent Thursday even
ing at Mr.. Freestone's reported a
jolly time.
Mr.. Cotterill was a Decatur visit
or Tuesday.
Miss Sylvia Muse came over from
Leon Thursday to visit few days
with her parents.
Miss Isabel Freestone called on
Miss Garland Phipps Friday.
| Mrs. Palmer and son, Walter, had
business in Decatur Friday.
| Miss Ora Muse went to Leon Tues
day to visit few days with her sis
ter, Miss Sylvia.
Miss Bessie Bright was visiting
Sunday with leila Mapes.
| Mr.. Marion Palmer was out call
ing Thursday evening. Boys you
had better look out for Marion.
Jim Phipp's baby is improving
nicely since the operation.
Wiley Akers spent Sunday with
home folks.
DR.. McNay, the veterinary, of Gar
den Grove, was called to John Muses.
Thursday and performed an oper-
alton on one Of his horses.
| Grandma Phipps is visiting at
her sons this week.
| Fred Gammill, of Lineville called
on his friend, Johnnie Baker, Sun
day.
| Miss Georgia Hull had business
in Leon Saturday.
| There was quite a crowd of young
people, of this vicinity, attended the
concert in Leon Saturday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25

ure and employment, one that they
will look back to in after life as the
pleasantest rememb rance of happy
childhood. The times they spent
with father and mother during the
school vacation.
Roe Reed, the twelve year old son
of DR.. G. P. Reed, had narrow es-
cape from drowning last Saturday.
He had gone fishing in the river.
and from that to playing in the river.
and got caught in the current
and was carried beyond his depth.
Fortunately Charley Robertson was
on the bank of the river and jumped
in and caught Roe just as he was
sinking for the third time. But Roe
says it was all right and he did not
come any nearer dying than his
papa who was making drive the
same day and during the storm a big
tree was struck by lightning along
side the road just as he was passing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Decatur II. F.. ID. No. 2.

Mrs. Clara Turpin, of Davis City,
called on Mrs. Malinda Odell, Mon
day.
Orville Butcher and family Wis
tied Sunday with Willie Orfield and
wife.
Alfred Brown called at the Dell
Wiley home Sunday evening.
Misses Edith Norman and Anna
Carroll and w. A. Carroll spent Sun
day afternoon with Miss Cleve Ellars.
Isaac Norman and sisters, Birdie.
and Esther, were Lamont visitors
Saturday.
Those attending the party at M1lt-
on Williams Saturday night report
ed a nice time.
Miss Mary Green spent Sunday
with her sister, Annie Green.
Halle Rauch spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives in Lamont.
Miss Eva Ellars and brother visit
ed Monday with their sister, Msss
Perry Reynolds, of near Leon.
Isaac Norman and family were
Leon callers Saturday.
Chas. P. Shaffner called on S. H.
Covington's Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Eta Ellars visited Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. George Or
field. '~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Good Hope.

Mr. and Mrs. F. e. Wise and son,
Lyle, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Barger
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Wise and family.
Mr.. Reed came from Ohio Satur-
day for a few weeks visit with his
son, L. e. Reed and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Downey visited
with the formers mother, near d.
Wis City, Tuesday.
Roscoe and Harry Smith were Leon
callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Harsh and
children called on George Bigger and
family Sunday afternoon.
Miss Dale Wise spent Friday night
with her friend Bessie Upheld.
Mrs. Frank Smith and two daugh-
tiers and Mrs. Alfred Smith spent
Friday with Mrs. N. G. Rasmussen
and daughter.
Ivah Thompson visited from Sat-
urday until Monday with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Fierce,
of Van Vert.
Arthur nichey and wife went to
Indianola on business Saturday.
Miss Grace Wise returned to her
home Friday after two weeks WIS.,
it with her brother, Grant and fam
lily, of near Decatur. .--.@
DR.. McNay, of Garden Grove, had
business at Bruff Thompson's Thurs
day. 4
George Redmanl and family were
business callers at the county seat
Friday. II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
FUTILITY OF SOME LAWS.
Statutes OF Two Years Ago Sadly
Neglected.

The futility of the enactment of
laws has been shown In the enact
ment of a road law two years ago to
which little or NO attention has been
paid. Supervisors have known that
the law on the statute books of Iowa
is 4 compulsory drag law. That is
law that makes it the duty of all
main travelled roads and all mail
routes to be dragged regularly after
each rain storm preferably while the
ground is still in pliable condition.
There are no IFS and alds about
this law. 1t is compulsory. The
INV says that this must be done and
that those who are trustees for the
public must see that it is done. 1t
also provides that not less than 40
per cent of the moneys collected for
roads shall be expended i'm this pro-
cess of dragging.
Here We are all talking about good
roads and about more laws for that
purpose and we have been paying no
attention to the laws that we already
have on the statute books. We are a
great people in America when it
comes to enacting laws that we al
ready have on the statute books We
are great people when it comes to
enactfng laws and then. paying no
attention to them. If the road SUPER
visors had enforced 1T, there would
be good Tnads all over Iowa at the
present time. When a aUad HAS been
graded and dragged and drained it
is a good road nine-tenths of the
time. Before we talk about more
laws, let us apply what we have-+
Cedar Rapids Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Bethel

Fred Elston, of Van Vert, came
down Saturday and visited with the
Dobson boys over Sunday.
An 8 pound son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. George Warner last Satur-
day. All doing well.
Mrs. Lee Elston, of Van Vert,
came down last Saturday to visit
with her daughter, Mrs. G. Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dobson visited
with their son, Frank and family,
southwest of Decatur City, last Sun
day.
The neighbors and friends of
grandpa Hemelrich went in with
their teams last Thursday and broke
up about IA acres and narrowed it
and planted it the same day and
got through about five O'Clock.
Grandpa Hemelrich having lost one
of his horses, besides he is old and
feeble and not able to do much.
Lew Dobson visited with his
brother, Bert, last Saturday.
Bert Dobson and wife visited his
parents, last Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Miss Mabel Briggaman visited
with Mrs. Jake Piper one day last
week.
Mrs. Manchester and son, Isaac,
and Mrs. Board were business visit
ors at Davis City last Saturday.
Joe Dobson and wife were Davis
City callers last Saturday.
George Warner had business at
Van Vert last Friday.
Glen Warner, that lived on the
| John Vale farm, sold his interest
in the crop to Jim Miller, of Davis
City. Mr.. Warner intends to move
with his family to Nebraska in a
couple of weeks.
Miss Iva Briggaman came down
last Monday to visit few days with
her sister, Miss Mabel.
Elva Baker and sister, Miss Ethel,
went up to Walter Bakers, north OF
Leon, for a short visit.
w. M. Fulton is hauling corn
from Frank Stoneburner's this week.
Mrs. Fletcher Honn and family
were visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dow Parker, last Sunday.
Mrs. John McNelly visited with
grandma Hemelrich last Thursday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Garden Grove.

Ralph Baker, @f Delta, Colorado,
former resident of this county, was
buried here last Sunday. His two
brothers, of Tiffn, Ohio, r. w. and
IG. w. were here attending the funeg-
IAl.
The heavy windstorm last Friday
|afternoon did some damage here ITO
Itrees and some hail fell.
Miss Elsie Zidhy returned Monday
lfrom Ames where she had been to
visit friends.
DR.. Lyon was at Des Moines last
meeting.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Zook last Friday, a girl.
The infant daughter of Mrs. Man
chester, of Johnston, Colorado, who
was buried here recently, was also
buried here last week.
A man, from Kansas City, is here
laying the stone foundation for the
Spellerberg and Wilson residences.
John Trauple is having q large
barn built on his farm south of town.
Harvey Norfhrup has the residence
! he is building .on his farm south of
4 town, nearly completed.
1 Mrs. Pugh, df Leon, was here Sun
day attending the Ralph Baker fu-
\ neral.
Senator Brown, of Leon, was here
Sunday attending the funeral of R.
Baker and visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Fred Wooley is now the possessor
.of an auto, which he got last week
from Mr.. BOwFher, of Leon.
| Miss Anna Vaught, of DeSota,
Kas., came last week to stay at the
home of her grandfather, J. Jones.
| Andy Brown, of Davis City, was a
visitor here over Sunday at the home
0f his daughter. Mrs. Will Barbour.
| Miss Anna HDadley was at Hum
eeston the latter part of last week
Visiting with her friend, Miss Ford.
R. C. Hoadley made a business
trip to Creston the latter part of
last week.
Rev. Wilson has bought the resi-
dence property known as the .Eohn
D. Burns place, north of the school
|hOuNe,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Fairview.

, J. A. Adair and w. M. Lowrance
were Lineville callers Saturday.
Harley Johnson spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. John Davis and fam
lily. .-
/ G. M. Larkin has very sore foot.
W.T.. Mitchell is working for Willis
Dillon. ss $751;
Jim Ely called on. J. B. Hollinger
Sunday evening".
John Johnston spent Sunday at
Pat Kelley's. zs@t # -.e
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Moore spent one
day last week at the home of her
parents, Pete Bright and family.
Mrs. w. Mitchell spent one day
last week at the home Of Jim Ely.
Edward Bright and wife spent
Saturday night and Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Slower. $50, M
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Bradley WdsSon Go. Store Remodeled.
New Goods Arriving This Week.


Bradley WATSON Co. have this week moved their
Ready wear department from their basement to the
main floor Of cr store room thus enabling customers
these garments without descending the stairs In order
make this change the store has been romodeed
and goods arriving has kept them busy this week.
The management announces that customers who
call can many goods and some exceptionally
low prices in all lines
Saturdays. Specials.
10 inches wide Stephens crash toweling for lOc
Bio lot Standard oil cloth in colors. white and
wine only. :...................... l4c
Regular Toe Lawns. Observation-Disclosures. &c
Regular $3.50 Skirt Values only. .$4.95
l5c Towels for only........ ...................9c
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Kingston

Mrs. Charlie Imhoff, of Leon, Wis.
Tied last week with relatives.
George Redman and family ami
Bert Redman were Leon visitors Fri
day.
Most of the corn in this vicinity
lis planted.
Alice Rtchey spent Thursday with
her sister, Mrs. George Redman.
Ralph Rumley spent Sunday at
home.
Ralph and Otis 4Birming spent
Sunday night in Leon with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Cox.
Quite storm visited this section
Friday evening.
Bert Redman and family visited
at Jim Smiths Sunday afternoon.
,aim Dobson shipped "a car of hogs
to Ottumwa Tuesday and Ben Red
man car to Chicago. Kingston is
quite a shipping point, there having
been ten car load of cattle, horses
and hogs shipped from there in the
past month.
The carpenters came out from
Leon Monday to finish Mr.. Binning's
new house, when finished Mr.. Bin
ming will have the most complete
farm house in this section of the
country, being modern in every way,
including electric Light.
Bessie Upheld is helping Mrs. G.
Smith with her house work.
John Norton, the horse buyer, was
In this neighborhood Saturday.
Lew Thompson had the misfortune
TO lose fine horse last week.
Mr.. Nelson, of near Des Monies,
has been visiting his brothers here
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, and
Mrs Matte Imhof visited at Arthur
Richey's Friday. =,
Jim Downey and wife were Leon
visitors Tuesday.
Word was received here of the
birth OF a son to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Redman, former residents. of this
neighborhood, but now of MagdA-
lene. s. D.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Lived 1872 Years.

VIM. Parr, England's Oldest man,
married the third time at 120, work
ed in the fields until 1872 and lived 20
years longer. People should be
youthful at 80. James Wright, of
Spurlock, KY, shows how to remain
young. II feel just like a 16-year-
old boy" he writes, latter taking six
bottles of Electric Bitters. For thir-
ty years kidney trouble made life a
burden, but the first bottle of this
wonderful medicine convinced me I
had found the greatest cure on
earth They're godsend to weak,
sick1y, rundown or old people. Try
them, soc. at Van Werden's &
KOpp's. 4sl,.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Decatur.

The Misses Mollie and Susie Eu-
rift and Mrs. w. E. Brewer were
Leon visitors Friday.
w. S. Bear and family visited over
Sunday with relatives in Elston.
Quite a number of young folks
attended the band concert at Leon
Saturday evening.
Fay Eaton and Miss Wynne Cash
we're guests at c. R. Riley's Sunday
afternoon and evening.
Clarence Smith, wife and Charley
Shell were Leon visitors Saturday.
Hazel Riddle and Ressie Creal
were Leon visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Akers are re-
joicing over the arrival of IL pound
girl since Saturday.
Leroy and Ralph Shelton were
passengers for Grand River Monday
morning.
Misses Kate and Bess Porter re-
turned Monday from Alton, where
they had been visiting their aunt,
AIRS. Charley Daniels.
Harry Boak is constructing a &C.
ment sidewalk along his property in
the east part of town.
Mrs. w. e. Brewer is moving to
Leon this week, where she will con-
duct a boarding house.
Mrs. Harry Fisher and children,
of Van Vert, visited over Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hammer.
Miss Vesta Andrew was visiting
Sunday with Miss Marea Tullis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Caldwell, from
Dakota, are visiting Mrs. Caldwell's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Mill
sap.
Mrs. w. H. Golfer and daughter,
Nora, were Leon visitors Tuesday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Merryville.

Esther Jones called at George
Woodmansee's Monday.
Ora Fletcher, wife and sons, Earl
and John were Leon callers Wednes-
day.
bell Euritt and Ira Bennett were
hauling corn from the Mclaughlin
farm to Decatur this week.
Gull Euritt, form Decatur, was Wis
iting with his sister, Mrs. John Han
ner, Thursday.
Mrs. Samuel Millsap and son,
Horace, had business in town Fri
day.
Mamie Hammer visited Centennial
school Friday, it being the last day
Of school. The teachers and scholars
enjoyed picnic in the woods.
Rev. Vannata and several of the
boys were fishing near Grand River
bridge Wednesday.
Reuben Negley spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. George Buckingham.
Mrs. Harry Fisher and children
from Van Vert, came Saturday for
few days visit at the home of her
parents, John Hammer and wife.
David Millsap and sisters visited
Sunday in town.
P. shambo and wife were calling
in Decatur Saturday.
Rev. Scott Jones preached at High
Point Sunday.
Charley Porter, Ralph Tenny,
Horace Millsap and Warren Tonney
attended church at Decatur Sunday
night.
:. Vesta Andrew and cousin, Myrtle
Andrew, from near Grand River,
passed through Merryville Sunday
enroute for Decatur.
l. F. Fitzwater was a Decatur Wis
itor Saturday.
Henry Phillips and John Joy, two
two loads of tubeing from Decatur
Saturday to repair the roads. We
believe in good roads.
Marion Woodland and others from
Leon, were camping on the river
Saturday and Sunday.
l. F. Fitzwater is improving his
farm by painting his barn, sheds
and silo.
A fine rain visited these parts Fri
day evening, which was greatly need
ed.
David Millsap was repairing the
telephone line Saturday, which was
very much needed.
Miss Blanche Hammer closed an
eight months term of school at Cen
tennial, district, No. 3, Grand River
township, Friday.
David and Robert Millsap and Ora
Fletcher delivered hogs to Decatur
Monday morning.
Julian Harris, of the marble
works at Leon, passed through here
one day last week going to the west
em part of the county to transact
business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
The Graduates.

First there is the girl graduate
with parents who are loving and able
to and willing to spend considerable
sum to help make the occasion
memorable. They have watched the
growth and development of the little
girl from the cradle up to the pres
ent time. And many are the heart
aches and silent little cries mother
has had all by herself as she has
silently made preparations for the
coming event. Father hasn't said
much about it; he hasn't had time
Occasionally he and mother have been
alone and she has mentioned the
subject and he has felt strange
lump in his throat but he has chok-
ed it down and given his assent to
mothers plan. He will sign his name
to the checks and let mother put In
the figures. Nothing is too good for
the girl. They know that this gradu-
alton is but another step toward the
inevitable day when the old home
will be just as still all the time as it
is when the children are all in school.
But other fathers and mothers
have Nude a hard struggle to keep
their little girl in school and clothe
her in a decent and comfortable way.
Sometimes mother has denied her
self perhaps the necessary food, II al
ways of clothes. in order that her
daughter might not be made asham-
ed before her mates. There Is the
same sentiment of love in the hearts
of these parents as in the other case.
Father could write his name to a
check for any amount-if he had the
bank account. But he hasn't the &C
count. No matter why he does not
have tit is not a theory but a con-
dition that confronts him and moth
er. With the light and the ,opportun-
ity which they have had, they have
probably done the best they could.
To these the struggle to keep
Mary in school has been harder. Now
comes the graduation with its de-
mands for expensive dresses and 9TH
er incidentals, which if she is to keep
up with the pace, she must have.
There will be girls in the class
whose graduation paraphernalia will
cost more than the entire value of
the household effects of Mary's par
ents. What is to be done in this case?
In some cases Mary will be provided
with the best possible and she will
60 through the class accepting such
humiliation as she meets and living
on the hopes of seeing better days.
Not infrequently Mary tells the
superintendent that she has con-
Guided not to graduate. Pressed for
reasons she will give every one save
the right one.
These graduating embarrasments
ought to be avoided: they can be
avoided just as well as not. Wealthy
people or those with means do not
spend their money on their children
at these times purpose1y to embar-
rass others-not many of them.
They do it because they love their
children and without thinking OF
how they may be hurting otherS.
School boards ought to suggest a
uniform for the graduates-just .
neat inexpensive gown. If the board
requested it, none would disregard.
There would be no rivalry and no
anguish of hearts in the homes or
among the graduates. Parents who
chose to do so could spend all the
money they desire on their children
in other ways. Graduation day ought
to be happy one for all concerned.
-Marshalltown Times-Republican.