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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
SETTLERS LEAVE SOUTH DAKOTA
Newspaper Writer Paints Gloomy Pic
ture Of Situation.

Sioux City. Aug John ]. Nc
Cleary. a feature writer for the Chi
cago Tribune, passed thru Sioux City
enrouie from western South Dakota,
where he has been gathering facts on
the labor and crop situation. He says
that in some Of the west parts OF the
state there Is not even green grass and
that homesteaders are getting out Of
the country before winter at any sac-i-
Ace. While mos. Of them are coming
east either by rail or wagon train. many
are in such desperate straits thai,
they are footing it. taking chances on
food en- route One lonely woman. who
had Jailed to find sustenance on claim
she was honesIea ding. offered 10 sell
her 5-year-old daughter TO get enough
TO pay he. transportation east, hut
there were no takers.
Crops are being used for cattle pas
ture, according TO Mr.. McCleary. and
lack OF water has caused the death OF
many animals that try 20 subsis, on
the scanty vegetation. The Iowa corn
crop looks like the one chance for la
borers 10 get work in the farm country,
ard even tina. can no, offer one-third
the necessary employment, for the great
army o. jobless men who are swarming
the western states, edging gradually
eastward, living honestly where they
can. and failing that, by crime or any
espe-ate outlet that promises food.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
JUSTICE WAS SWIFT.
Council Bluffs Forser Sentenced Five
DAYS After Crime.

Council Bluffs. Aug. S.-Ora Harri-
son, who only last Friday committed
the crime of forgery. was sentenced
to an inde,erninate sentence Of not
over fifteen years in the state peniten-
TRY a., Fort Madison by Judge Wheeler.
This is the first procedure under the
new law permitting the county at
torney 10 file infora2ations without
waiting for grand jury action. and less
than FIVE days elapsed between the
commission OF the crime and the sem
1ence imposed.
This time proved sufficient for the
detection of the offense. the investi-
CATION by the police. the arrest of Har-
rison. his preliminary examination in
superior court, the fling Of an inforna-
tion by the county attorney, his ar
-aignnlen-, the entering Of plea Of
guilty following the waving of coun-
Sc, ard the imposing of sentence.
Harrison was young man working
for George P. Fox. living few miles
from? the city on a farm. and he forged
the name OF Rox 70 a check. He was
charged il the information with ut
.ering forged instrument. The crime
was committed last Friday. July IS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
CAPTURE YOUTHFUL BANDITS.
Three Lads Under Arrest Held Up
Driver for Ride.
~Ga- Pants

Cada- Rapids. Aug. with lively
Imagination raar I'D them 20 think
taey we're pink siai-;sd hold-up men,
mate Dead Mans Gulch ou- % the
Fairfax -oad. deadly SIX shooter from
small twenty-five ca-be- -eFo-vs:
and q stage Coz. from? Livery stable
sy.r-sv. three Boys committed an act
early .asr evening which sends older
people 10 state prison for long ,eruls Q:
years. The boys. who we're arrested
and are row il charge o. me probation
Officer. are: Harold Haynes. Twenty
third avenue west: roland Nsigloor
>os L street. west, ard Stephen hu-
hackv. 262a South Ninth street west.
The vic,s-a OF the lold-up Is RAJ
.rltrd Wilson. son % q .ive-ynan at
Fairfax. VINO was returning home with
Z. team and surrey. When wilson
reached a lonely stretch Of .oa6 near
Twa.-v-thid Avenue ne three boys
stepped :rIo r:e road in t-,le hc,d-up
style ard ordered him 70 stop and let
hem in ,he sur-ay. The Wilson boy
refused. .sh@reupon the ToulG-be des-
r,=-adoes climbed into the carriage, ona
u -tI=-- -s.e,r wilson's cap il the gut-
-er and Young Neign3or showed tween
-v--yo ca!.oe- revolver .nto his face
am ordered him TO drive On"
TIE three boys finally jumped out o.
the carriage and ran back toward Co
da- Rapids, and Wilson drove % Fair
FAX ana reported he mat-e- 70 MS "a
her His ta.ner. ] F. wilson, i-ra-r eo!-
at=ly drove back 10 CEDAR EaI, as.
rounded up ing three boys and brought
then. 70 the station. When they were
searched :wo revosve-s sers taken
from Neigh5o-s and kubaciy. Tae!-
will De ar-aigned il juvenile cur.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Sc.
LEcrs TEACHERS FOR AMEs
AND NORMAL.
TREWlN AGAIN ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF BOARD
School for Blind At vnton Taken
ovs-Ne Action Taken as to Presi.
dent Of Ames celless-Frssi-
dent Bowman Attends Meeting
Other Iowa News.

Special to Times-Republican-
Iowa City, Aug. 3.-The Iowa state
board of education in biennial session
in Iowa City, last evening, elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
resident-Senator j. W. Trewin, &C.
dar Rapids.
Vice president-Hon. a, 3. Funk
Spirit Lake
Secretary-D. A. Emery. Des Moines.
President of finance committee-W
P. Boyd, Cedar Rapids.
III each instance this is reelection
Secretary W. j. McChesney. OF 5. Z
l.. with the added duties OF treasurer
succeeding Lowell Swisher. the Iowa
City banker. who had been treasurer
twenty one years, continues in office
at the university.
New Instructors Named.
The board made the following ap-
poinlments:
Iowa State Teachers College-Esthec
Houk, Cedar Falls, TO be instructor IN
vocal music. succeeding Frances
Dickey. resigned: Edna Allen. stats
normal school. Wisconsin, 10 be IN
slructrt il. mathematics, to succeed
Laura Seals, who goes 70 Co!um oia
University TO do post graduate WORK;
Bird Bundy. Cedar Falls, 10 be instruc-
tor in English. pro TEN.
Araes-L w Forrlan. instructor in
soils; H. c. Cosgriff. field super.nTen-
dent: William G. Gaessler, assistants
chemist: Leonard Maynard, graduate
assistant chemist: H. ". Wagner
Ames, assistant engineer "a the expert
nent station: William o. Ellis. Leoan-
on Valley College, instructor il. ZOO
iogy.
The new state inspector OF high
schools, Prof. P. f. McClenaAan, OF
Highland Park College, Des Moines,
met the board and was authorized to
represent all three institutions at the
state fair in Des Moines.
The board appropriated 500 10 aid
DR.. T. H. Mcbride in his work at the
Lake Okoboj: laboratory. to apply on
the expense account there.
Takes Over School for Blind.
President w. R. Boyd. Of the finance
committee reported that ne ana Sen
aior Lambert had checked up the books
at the state school for the blind az
Ninton. and had taken over the lnsH-
tuition In accordance with the late leg
is,iye act acting for The board.
Nothing was done as 20 the ne "
president for A-nes.
President John G. Bowman met Wit
the board last evening. He came 10
Iowa City OF the same train that bore
away President MacLean.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
PRAIRIE CHICKENS PLENTIFUL.
Past Season in North Dakota Favor
able for Matching.

Fargo Aug o.-The indications at
present are that prairie chickens win
be plentiful and that shooting will be
better than usual this fall. The season
opens Sept. =. ard some good hunting
is IN store for the sportsmen Of the
state.
One reason for the large supply Of
chickens is the favora bic weather con-
dit.ons. Hail storms do a great deal
Of damage some years in breaking up
the nests. but there have been few
hail storms this summer SO far. for
which everybody IS thankful
Then, too. there has been better en-
forcemert Of the game laws for the
past few years than was formerly the
case, and this helps TO a considerable
extent. There is also a most whole
some sentiment against illegal shoot
ing tina, is bearing good fruit. On ac-
count Of the early spring the young
chickens Matched early and are now
well grown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
WEST NEEDS RAIN.
Federal Weather Bureau Sees Benefit
In Low Tenn peratures.

Washington. Aug. Cool weather
and a lack OF rain characterized crop
growing conditions during the last
week. The national weekly bulletin q:
the weather bureau says:
abundance OF sunshine bug decided
IL cool. with a marked deficiency in
precipita,ion. were the principal feat
ures of the weather Of the week over
the districts east of the Rocky noun
tains. West Of the mountains more
nearly normal conditions prevailed.
over the corn growing states west
o the Mississippi favorable weather
continued over Kansas and Oklahoma,
and good rains relieved the severe
drouth in portions OF Missouri and
eastern Iowa. But over much OF cen
trail and western Iowa and large por-
tons OF Nebraska there was little or
no rain. and vegetation is suffering Sc
verely from the continued dry weather.
IN the principal corn growing states
cast of the Mississippi cool weather
continued, and there was general lack
Of rain, especially in Ohio, Kentucky.
West Virginia. the northern portions OF
Indiana and Illinois ard the southern
portions OF Michigan and Wisconsin.
The need of more rain is being felt over
much of this region. ai.ho the prevail
ing cool weather has prevented ex-
cessive evaporation.
I'm the spring wheat growing states
cool weather continued, and local
showers occurred over the northern
portions of Wisconsin. the greater part
of Minnesota, ana much of eastern
South Dakota In North Dakota, north
ern Minnesota, western South Dakota,
and portions Of Montana. there was
little or no rain and vegetation is SUI
fering.
I'm the cotton belt much needed sun
shine and drier weather prevailed III
the central states of the belt, and the
entire section east OF the Mississippi
was without any large amount Of rain
fall. It was practically rainless in por-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
Lin, Heads eu.n. Vista College.

Storm Lake. Aug 2-Rsv. ]. ?.
Linn. nor q Fort Dodge. vas elected
president IF Ruena Vista College TO
succeed Pew. Edward Campbell.
Rev. Mr. Linn formerly was paste.
% The Presbyterian churches At Ire:on,
Early ard cresto-. and is row engaged
in home mission work in the state Of
Iowa He is graduate Of Williams
and jefferson colleges ard ig coagid-
cred one Of the strongest men in the
Denomination in the state His election:
was unanimous, ard there vas large
representation Of the board of trustees
Of the college present al the meeting
II IL expected that ne will accept
and will be ready TO take up his work
before the opening Of the school year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
GALLOWAY TALKS.
Saws That Waterloo Does mot Sppreei-
ate His Bio Factory.

Special 10 Tin,es-Rep,fblican
Waterloo. Aug. 3.-Wil,tanl Galloway,
Of the William Galloway Company.
publishes a signed statement in the
Waterloo Reporter regarding the af-
fairs Of ne Maytag Mason Company
as follows:
Las, evening an item appeared in
the Times-Republican Of MarshalitoTn
dated Aug. ! and special 70 the Times
Republican from Waterloo with refer
ence u the Maytag Mason Automobile
Company and my connection with il.
stating that the Maytag company had
closed their plant, and interring that
had personally endorsed the COM
pany's pape. for q very large amount,
just how much could not be learned.
This is & ,ow down contemplate lie
that had endorsed this paper. con-
cocted by somebody in Waterloo evil
IDENTITY for purpose. have not signed
one dollars worth Of the May1ag-Ma-
son Auto Compahy's paper. nor never
have have nothing 20 90 Whatever
with the management oS this concern.
a year age ! nad an option and an
oppcrtGni:: 70 take over ne manage
,:.e.t cf i. bu- did not DO II. ard /
wish to ssv -t-l these columns that
from some observations / have mace
and som. FACTS l have gathered that
Waterloo still has some knockers that
never have done anything fo- the town
and never vii, bl. knock, create ana
concoct stoy!ee and false reports, but
ever knox y boost.
A similar s:o-y % this was started
year age ans got gu. in Cedar
Rapids pa per.
i is TO- tad tia. an institution like
ours does Z volume OF business and
puts a town. Ike Waterloo and state
like Iowa OF ne map 10 such an s1-
sent that so-oe of the people in Water
100 AMI soa5e Of the peop.e in our
neiznporinz cities can't stand to see the
prosperity Of our concern, but will con-
coo. every kind Of scheme and low
lived trick they can think OF to t-y
and DOWN Il.
As matter - fact have almost
come % ;le conclusion the thing 70: us
TO do is 70 move out of Waterloo and
move out Of the staie OF Iowa and
get into a city like Chicago or Kansas
City where they are used 10 doing
rn,n1s on t;Is sale Oh 2,htch we cpef.
ate
The only criticism I have to ofter
to some o. the people Of Waterloo ana
some Of the people in our neighboring
towns is that they don't appreciate the
fact that Te have made real sssase
values az Waterloo that never were
here before and that some OF our out
OF town neighpors like Ma-shalltown
and Cedar Rapids are Jealous because
we are putting Iowa on the map anu
making 1t an industrial state az wei
as an agricultural state. and the only
reason publish this statement Is 70
tell the people Who are interested the
true facts az they exist. because "
seems from the appearance OF this
article that our Nsrshalltown friends
have either jumped At conclusions or
there is some dog in thu rnanger at
Waterloo, who starts reports OF this
kind fer a purpose.
Neither my own personal signature
nor the William Galloway Company
name has ever been endorsed on any
Of the Maytag-Nason Motor Company
paper and with reference to that con.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
sHoPmEN NAY STRIKE.
Rock Island Employees at Valley June.
ton Have a Grievance.

Des Moinas, Aug. 2-The-e is
promise Of strike os the SHOP
men al Valley Junction unless me
Rock Island Company SHAH agree.
not later than -orno-row. - e1-
tend official recognition TO -hs tede--
a.sd unions II machinists. iooile-n Ak
ers. car men ard the helpers Of the two
former mentioned organizations. Il is
salt. me men had contemplated calling
out the shop forces last Friday, but
later decided to postpone it one week
The cause Of friction is refusal Of the
com pany to recognize the federal or
CARNATIONS. tho it had no objection 10
treating with each in rs individual ca
pacity. The G.e., however, insist that
they must be accepted In their consoli-
dated form. This demand the COM
pany has not complied with. Three OF
four conferences have been held in Chi
cago between the company and COM
.nittee OF the unions, but 10 common
ground Of agreement has been reached.
Upon return Of committee from Chi
cago last week it was decided 70 call
out the men in the shops last Friday,
but at the last minute it was post
poned for one week 10 give the man
agement time TO consider yielding 70
the insistence Of the employees. Yester-
day no intimation had been conveyed
by the company that it intended to ex-
tend the demand made. and it is quite
proba Bile the men will throw down their
tools tomorrow. The shopmen have
kept their own counsel SO effectively
as to keep Superintendent Abbott com
pletely in the dark. One Of the men
q
a precaution against information Of
their intent leaking out and percolating
TO the management, they had vested
supreme authority in a committee of
a limited number. The committee kept
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
Tinker's Paint Shop
AUTO, CARRIAGE AND eioN
PAINTING, TRIMMING AND UP.
HoLsTERING A SPECIALITY.
.13 and 11s East State 9erose.
oriainal Neties.

Original notice.
To Esther a. Cooper, Charles l. Coop
er, Ellen Cooper. Grenville e. Coop
or and Ollie Cooper.
You are hereby notified that there II
now on file in the Office OF the clerk Of
the district court OF Iowa. in and for
Marshall county. the petition Of Cyrus
Cooper. administrator Of the estate OF
Isaac n. Cooper, deceased, asking an
order of said court authorizing said
administrator to sell at public or pri-
waite sale for the purpose OF paying the
debts Of said estate, the following de-
scribed real estate. owned by said de-
cedent, to-wit:
The n. w. Y Of the s. E. Y and the
West five acres of the y. e. 4 Of the
S. z. u Of section 8. township 80,
range II. ives. Of 5th p. NJ, Iowa.
Now unless you appear and mako
defense thereto on or before noon Of the
End day of the next term Of said
court to be begun and held at Mar
shalltown, Iowa, on the 18th day OF
August. 1911, your default will be en-
tered and an order drawn authorizing
such sale as prayed for in said petit
ton.
Marshalltown. Iowa. July q, 1911.
Cyrus ]. Cooper.
Administrator.
BY B. L. Burritt,
His Attorney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03

its doings quiet; not even impartfnS
any condolences to those outside Its
membership. Because OF this air tight
agreement, a man struggled Into two OF
the meetings Of the committee was un-
able to get access to that which was
going on. However yesterday mem
Der OF the committee confded to an
acquaintance that a strike would be
called Friday. This man confided the
information to third man and thru
him it was waited to the ears Of rep
representative OF the press.
There are about 235 men involved In
the controversy. and if they walk out
the shops at Valley Junction will have
10 be shut down for time at least.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
IOWA.

Germ when 1 called up the management
this morning and asked about 1t they
did not know a thing about 1t and said
the factory was running as usual yes
terdav and today full blast with from
seventyfive to 100 men at work.
WILLIAM GALLOWAY"
The Courier "Wednesday evening
says: From the most reliable sources
it Is learned that the Maytag-Mason
company Is not insolvent and that
there is no intention Of closing the fac
tory. even temporarily. The factory is
running full time with a full force of
men and the usual number of cars are
being turned out and sold. The COM
pany has a very large sum of money
tied up in supplies and manufactured
product and this has made ready cash
scarce, but the financial condition of
the company has never been such as
to occasion alarm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
News Notes from Marble Rock.

Special to Tim Reepu ollcan.
Marble Rock. Aug. 3.-This locality
was blessed with fine rain on Mon
day evening. when an inch Of water
fell. II vas the first rain Of any con-
sequence since early in June. While it
will he graf help 10 the fall crops,
i: will be 100 late to help some fields
% potatoes and corn.
Mrs George Baldwin returned from
Mason City this week. where she m
Ge-went Z very successful! operation
for cancer 81 the breast
Prof Fred Miller and family Of os-
kaioosa. were visiting al the home ot
Rev. Nj TriE:ble here last Tuesday.
Prof Mayne Spaulding Only son o.
Ex-senator Spaulding % this city,
and Miss Be-nice Luel!a Diits. OF Ran
6olph were married al Randolph or
July - Professor Srau!Ging was born
and reared mere and has won for him
self the esteem Of all Some years ago
ne graduated from the State Teachers
College at Cedar Falls, and he also
graduated from the state university
.ss- week. Thsy will be az home in
Nora Springs early in September,
where the professor is 20 De superin-
tendent OF schools for the next year.
Yesterday evening Truman Mills Of
this place. and Miss Eliza beth Jacobs
Of Chicago, were married q the latter
place. and after q few weeks xiii be
1t home" IN mis- place. where the
groom has q comfortable residence.
Miss Jacobs lived hare formerly, and
is mighty spoken Of b.: those wao have
the pleasure of her acquaintance The
groom has always lived here. AID is
known as ar industrious. straightfor-
ward young man, who is held in high
esteem ~ al.
Me-rick Wards re- residence Is
rapidly assuming shape and viii De
a pleasant and commodious home in
ire near future
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
Item, From New Sharon.
pecial 20 Times-Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican.
New Sharon. Aug. S-Henry Grip
pen. who went after his daughter Tes-
sic who became i'll at Muskegan, Mich,
returned bringing her with him We'd
r.-sday. She is now greatly improved.
Miss 1nez Baker has returned from
her vacation trip which included Chi
cage, Detroit and several points.
D. E. WhitehuI, c. LeCocq. Bert Raj
fety and Dwight Whitehill are now en-
joying an automobile trip up into the
north par: Of the state. They are on a
prospecting and pleasure tour.
Mrs. c. P. Roe and son Charles. Jr.,
left Thursday for a visit to Maydeld.
N Y, where Mrs. Roe's mother resides.
They will be gone about one month.
Andrew s. Windahl, aged 81 years,
died at his home in south New Sharon
Tuesday at about noon. He has resided
IN this place for about forty-five years.
Funeral was held at the Friends church
today at 80 and burial was made at
the Friends cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
GREAT WESTERN ISSUES CIRcu.
LAR TO TEACH MEN TO SAVE
FOR ROAD.
SPIKES AND INK BOTTLES
SHOWN TO BE vALUARLE
List Issued Giving New, sscond. hi and
and Junk Values Of Various Articles
and Equipmsnt-one item Of Econ.
omy illustrated - Cooperation is
Urged.
Special to Ti,nes-Republican

Special to Ti,nes-Republican
Oelwein, Aug. 3-"Earn by saving
is a motto that is being impressed up
on ali employees Of the Chicago Great
Western Railroad Company thru the
medium of a circular issued by General
Manager Hiram j. Slifer.
The old maxim that "a penny saved
is a penny earned applies to individ-
uais and corporations alike, according
to Mr.. Slifer. Thousands of dollars
worth of property belonging to the
company is lying useless for want OF
a little care and trifing outlay for
repairs. he declares. and a widespread
conservation movement is imperative.
True economy is not parsimony,'
says the circular, land when each en-
ploye aids in picking up the COM
rany's money. as he would if he saw a
penny. a nickel, dime or a dollar in
his way, we are sure there Will be a
good showing OF dollars saved by
knowledge and practice OF the princi-
pies Of conservation.
Economy illustrated.
zone illustration will suffice Twelve
dozen hand lamps were collected which.
when sent to the general storekeeper's
department. We're found to need pos
sibly an average of 5 cents worth OF
repairs to make them as good as new.
It will rot be necessary to replace
them with new lamps. In ten days
four carloads OF surplus material were
reclaimed. Make it a personal matter
to make a systematic inspection OF ali
material on hand--tools. stationery,
forms. empty ink bottles. etc Any
thing that is OF no immediate use in
your department tag and send to the
general storekeeper or deliver to the
supply car when it reaches Your sta
ton. with the exception of ink bot
ties and stationery. which are to be
sent to the stationery storekeeper at
Chicago. Scrap should be picked up
and assembled at some central point.
where 1t can be conveniently and
cheaply loaded for disposal"
Money in Little Things.
In connection with the circular there
is furnished q long lis: c. articles nsel
In railway transportation and the new.
second hand and scrap value OF each is
given. The new value of boat spikes.
for instance is given at cents each.
the second hand value at 3 cents and
the scrap value at Is cents. a track
spike, It is pointed out, costs the COM
pany a cent. its secondhand value is
u cen. and It's scrap value .O25 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
News Brief. From pows.
Special to Times-Republican.

Speclai 10 lneS-hepuOilcau
BOWS, Aug 3.-Dows defeated Grun-
dy Center yesterday by score Of 4
to o. The feature Of the game was the
work OF Clemens, who was in the box
for the locals, and allowed but two
hits and struck out fifteen. Dows has
been beaten but one game and that
by Farmer Burns team.
H. G. Zimmerman. Of the Advocate,
has a fine new touring car.
II. S. Gunderson left Sunday night
for Chicago on business trip.
H. F. Graepler of the State Bank.
has returned from his vacation at
Manhattan Beash.
Rev. c. A. Brown, OF Cedar Rapids,
has accepted the call OF the Presby-
terrain church and will take charge
Aug. 20.
c. e. Motteson was called to Hot
Springs. 9. D., on account OF the seri-
GUS illness Of his daughter-in-law.