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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
at 1880 p. IN. sharp, all m
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Consisting OF iron beds .dressers,
somnodes, mattresses, springs, carpets,
rugs, curtain, two dining tables-12 and
3 feet. book case and writing desk, side
board-nsw, upright Valley Gem piano
dow one year ago (this is q good one;
come and see It any time before day Of
sale), library tables, stands, curtains.
lamps, washing machine and wringer.
hining room chairs, five upholstered
rockers, seven good oak and mahogany
rockers, all the kitchen furniture and
cooking utensils, 30-foot extension lad
Der, two step ladders, Pennsylvania
lawn n,dwer- good ono.
The above household goods IRE all
good and much of 1t new. It will pay
you 10 came 70 this sale and we want
you to come.
TERMS CASH OR Ire EQUIVALENT.
DON'T FORGET TIME AND PLACE.
1:so p. NJ, THURSDAY, APRIL s, 800
NORTH FOURTH STREET.
w. p. MAuLssY, Auetionssr. =
J. K. PARKS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
MaFshalltown Dress Club. phone sss.


See the new millinery ct Miss Md
dlekauff's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs M. H. Shelley and fam
lily left the city Monday night for their
new homo on q farm near Edmonton,
Canada.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

Rev. and Mrs. William Force. the
former until recently pastor of the
First United Evangelical church, and
Rev. and Mrs. F. J. Young were de-
lightfully surprised Monday evening at
the Frank Bingaman home, 500 South
Ninth avenue. by about 125 Of the
church members and neighbors and
other friends. Each couple was pre-
sented with beautiful chocolate set
by thee rowd. Mrs. Force was also
given two souvenir spoons, one by the
Young Ladies' Bible Glass. OF which
she has been teacher. and The other BY
the mission band. Mrs. Young was
presented with spoon from the Mar.
shalltown Sunday School Teachess'
Union. Tho presentations were all
INSIDE by Mr.. Clyde whitney. Light re-
freshments taken by the crowd, were
enjoyed. Rev. and Mrs. Young will
leave for their new home IA Russell
wednesday morning. Rev. and Mrs.
Force expect to leave next week for
s5sSSs 6;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

3. >----->-OS---
Plenty oe old papers. . large bundle
for couts 1t Times Republican Office.
Mr.. H. J. Benson, Of Union. was in
the city this morning while on his way
to Des Moines on business
Rowena Circle. B. Of "A. r. will meet
with Mrs. H. B. Miller, 1l0 North Fifth
street, Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Carol Kirk. physical director at
Simpson College. returned to Indianola
today after a few days visit in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Shelley and fam
lily left the city Monday night for their
new homo on farm near Edmonton,
Canada.
Mrs. w. L. Busby. OF Quincy. Ill, is
expected in the city this evening to
visit for a time with DR.. and Mrs. A. B.
Conway.
Mrs. Elijah Brown Jones, OF Cedar
Falls, arrived in the city Monday eve
| ming. and will be the guest of Mr.. and
| Mrs. A. Janney for few days.
The meeting of the Busy Bee Circle
OF the L. O. T. M, which was to have
been held Wednesday afternoon, has
been postponed for two weeks.
DR.. F. ]. Neiman. assistant state
veterinarian. Office and veterinary
hospital, LOT and 100 East State street.
Office phone 404. residence 372.
Mrs. U. s. eBntley returned home
Monday evening from Oskaloosa. where
| she was in attendance Sunday at the
funeral of her brother. L. l. Hull.
The Ladies' Cemetery Aid Society
noon by Mrs. Robert Shirk. and Mrs.
c. F. Schoenhut at the formers home.
70G West Linn street.
DR.. and Mrs. N. E. Mighell and fam
lily, and Miss Grace Arney, who have
been spending the past month In st.
Petersburg, Tampa and Jacksonville,
Fla. returned home Sunday morning.
Claude Quimby, who has been assoc
ciated with his brother-in-law Bliss
Anderson, In the management Of the
latter's business, has sold his interests
to Mr.. Anderson, and will return to
Mason City.
Mr. Harry Ulmer spent Sunday in
Waterloo with his wife, who has been
visiting relatives there and is quite
sick. Mrs. Ulmers condition is some
what improved but the attending ply
sician does not expect an entire re-
covery for several weeks.
Mrs. A. N. Parrett, of Minneapolis,
arrived in the city this morning to be
with her mother, Mrs. J. q. Trotter;
for about week. Mrs. Trotter and
Mrs. Parrett are at the M. 8. McFar-
L. H. to
ly to be here when the body Of Mr..
Trotters sister, Miss Anna M. Trotter.
who died in Boston. in January, reaches
this city. Accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Baldwin, of Boston, the latter an
adopted sister Of Mr.. Trotter. the body
will reach the city Thursday. and be
buried in the family lot at Riverside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

Lissneod - W..
Joseph Mcwhsrtsr. fAsmsr, - -
OF Collins. ana Myrtle =. Wca6s -
81, OF LAmoills.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

Of Chapter B. B.. Of p. e. o.. was held
Monday afternoon at the homo Of Mrs.
L. F. Kellogg. The subject was. ''rhe
Apostolic Conception Of the Disciple
in the world" A social hour followed.
and the hostess served refreshments.
Two more meetings Of the chapter will
be held before adjournment for the
summer, one in this month, at which
Rev. s. e. Ellis will give an address.
and later one. to hear the convention
reports.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

Mrs. w. L. Busby. OF Quincy. Ill, IL
expected in the city this evening to
visit for a time with DR.. and Mrs. A. B
Conway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

1 Mrs. Elijah Brown Jones, OF Cedar
Falls, arrived in the city Monday eve
ming, and will be the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Janney for few days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
I. Bullard, ostsopasA. Is west MAIL

futile, 3ewsler. nne watch repairing.
DR.. Graham, osteopAth, fremont block.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

Claude Quimby, who has been assoc
ciated with his brother-in-law Bliss
Anderson, in the management Of the
latter's business, has sold his interests
to Mr.. Anderson. and will return to
Mason CITY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

Mr.. Harry Ulmer spent Sunday In
Waterloo with his wife, who has been
visiting relatives there and is quite
| sick. Mrs. Ulmer's condition is some
| what improved, but the attending ply
sician does not expect an entire re-
| covery for several weeks.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-19
Redhot Canrcn Balls.

There is no doubt whatever about
the Confederates hrilg redhot shot
into Fort Sumter for the purpose Of
setting any inliammahie material there
on fire The COnfederateS so state
themselves. and the officers in Fort
Sumter would not have made the state
ment had it been othet than true. The
fire IN the barracks gradually swept
around toward the magazine. barrels
filed with powder were rolled out I'M
der fire. and the already hot door was
closed All the blankets of the soldiers
and everything else that conId serve
rhe purpose had already been wet and
laid over the loaded shells, which were
placed near the guns. 1t was decided
TO throw the uncovered powder over
board This was done, but the tide
was low, so the powder barrels rested
on the riprapping in front of the en-
braSure where they were cast out. The
ConfPderates promptly turned their
guns upon this pile of powder, causing
an explosion which blew the gun at
the embrasure out Of position. There
was still possibility that enough pow
der had Sifted through the cartridge
bags which had been carried about the
day before TO lead the fire into the
powder chamber. Realizing this dan
ger. Anderson called his men about
him on the parade and directed that q
shot be fired from the fort at the enc
my every five minutes, adding Incl
dentaliy that there was some danger
of the magazine exploding. Some of
the men dug a trench in front Of the
door of the ma gaZine and kept it FLIED
with water during the rest of the bat
tie. OF course this thrilling moment
Of open powder barrels lying around
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-19
The Closing Scene.

After all that followed in the wake
of that first gun of Sumter. the shot
heard round the world" it is scarcely
possible to realize the feelings of the
Confederates and AHderSon's men
when finally the flag of Sumter was
hauled down by the order of the high
est United States authority on the
spot. Major Anderson. 1t had been
arranged to salute the flag before
hauling it down with 100 guns, the
usual flag salute. but the fire in the
barracks was still raging. Fire and
sparks were all around the cannon.
and it was not easy to find safe place
for the deposit of the cartridges. AS
it was. flames of fire had entered the
muzzle of one of the guns. When the
cartridge was rammed in it exploded
prematurely. killing one soldier and
wounding FIVE of his comrades. in
view of this danger. the salute stopped
with fifty guns. Then Old Glory came
down. the first time the flag had been
struck before an American foe, the
! first time it had been humbled in the
dust by men reared under it's folds.
1t must be said that the spectacle
caused not only it's gallant defenders,
but Its equally gallant enemies, to shed
honest tears.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-19

BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES CHESTNUT, JR.,
G. s. A., WHO CARRIED SEVERAL FLAGS
OF TRUCE TO FORT SUMTER.
nous Star of the West. The curiosity
of the men was changed to a determi-
nation to get ready for battle. The
roll call was beaten. Sumter batteries
were manned almost before the men
of the hidden battery had fired a sec
ond shot The Star of the West came
abreast of Fort Moultrie. The third
shot was fired at the steamer. At
that the Star of the West put about
and started to sea. again receiving
still further fire from the hidden bat
terry IS it passed. That was the last
of the Star of the West in the much
talked of achievements to the gar
risOn pent up in Sumter.
1t was while the excitement over
the danger to the magazines from red
hot shells fired by the Confederates
April 13 was at it's height that Colo
mel Wigfall. eX-United States senator
from Texas. came into the fort. AS a
cannOneer approached the embrasure
to load his gun he discovered a man
looking in from the outside There
was a short but lively alteration be
tween the stranger and the cannOneer.
the former pleading that he be taken in
lest he should be killed by his own
shot and shell. He handed the can
IN ,;..L
tached d white handkerchief Once
inside he asked to be taken before
Major Anderson. TO him he said.
For Gods sake. major, let this thing
stop. There has been enough blood
shed already" Anderson replied Sc
riOuSiy. There must have been times
later when the ludicr0us side of this
episode caused him to smile Said he
'"There has been none on my side. and
besides, your batteries are still! firing
on me-"
Wigfal answered. "Tll soon stop
that" Reaching for the handkerchief
on his sword. he said to the cannon
eer. "Wave it out there!" The cannon.
eer handed the sword to its owner.
wing in substance. Wave it your
self. The colonel proposed to wave
il ont or he embrasure, but Ander-
yEon told him TIM would be useless it
would better be d0geSSn the parapet
1t ended in Anderson sGnding the flag
to the parapet TO be winged at the re-
quest of Colonel Wigfall. This was
about the middle of the afternoon or
the 18th. and when the flag appeared
the firing on both sides gradually ceas-
ed. This was in reality the end of the
whole matter. but it was so informal
that the tension of the nerves Of the
officers and men in Fort Sumter was
by no means relieved. The flag had
not been struck There had been no
orders to cease firing.
Beauregard's Dispatch Bearer.
There we're several missions sent gu,
by Beauregard to Major Anderson be-
fore and after the lowering of the flag
In all Of them one man was couspic
nous. That was Captain James Cbes
nut. afterward a Confederate general
CAPTAIN Chestnut was one of three
eids who went to the fort under
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-19
To Savings; Bank Depositors

The Lamoille County Savings Bank
& Trust Company of Hyde Park, Yer
mont, will receive your deposits on
the most favorable terms consistent
with safe and conservative banking.
Among the many reasons why you
may properly give this bank the pref
erence in choosing place for depos-.
iting your savings it suggests the fol-
lowing
FIRST-The Bank is Vermont N
stituuion. Aside from it's deposits in
reserve cities, it has never loaned a
dollar upon notes which were not Ell
Their secured upon Vermont property
or had strong Vermont guarantor.
SECOND-In its more than % years
of existence it has been SO painstak7
ing, conservative and careful in the
investment of funds placed within
it's keeping by a confiding public that
it has never lost single dollar by a
bad note.
THfRD-It pays four per cent inter-
est, compounds semi ANNUALLY with
outaction on the part of the depositor,
and pays all taxes on deposits, what
ever the amount of the deposit may
be.
FOURTH It's managers are men
known to the people of the state as
ultra conservative in matters of in
vestments-menw who never speculate
on Wall Street Or own speculative
stocks of any kind.
FIFTH--Absolute safety and not
those high rates of interest which can
be secured by taking chances, has ever
been the guiding principle of this
bank. 1t never owned note upon
which it received more than six per
cent interest.
SIXTH-It has now passed the Two
Million Dollar mark in assets, fact
which speaks louder than words of
the faith and confidence felt by the
people of Vermont in this strictly
home Savings Bank. No other Saw
ings Bank located in a small village
like Hyde Park, approaches the Hyde
Park Savings Bank in growth, a fact
which cannot ba explained upon any
other theory than that of absolute
confidence in the paiustaking watch
fumes So and sound judgment of the
! men who direct and govern in the in
vestment of the funds entrusted to
it's keeping by discriminating public.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-19
INCIDENTS
FORT SUMTER

white flag on April II to demand sur
render. The demand was refused
About / O'clock on the morning of the
10Th Captain Chestnut again appeared
at Sumter and remained there until
past 8 O'Clock. awaiting Major An
derson's reply. He had orders in his
pocket to the commander of the bat
teries on James island to open fire in
case Anderson remained firm in his
purpose to hold the fort. On leaving
he placed in Andersons hand written
notice that the hostile guns would open
in one hour. These trips were made
In an open rowboat, which was pulled
to Fort Johnson and reached there at
O'clock.
From Fort Johnson Captain Ches-
nut started by boat to report to Beaure
gard, in Charleston. He was rowed
out into the harbor between Forts
Johnson and Sumter and there lay to
until the signal shot was seen to burst
over the target
After delivering his report to Beaure-
gard the captain was again sent in his
open boat down the harbor. now alive
with shells from Sumter and all it's ad-
verSaries, including Fort MOultrie The
boat reached Morris island in safety.
passing under the guns which were fir
ing vigorously. Captain Chesnut's in
StructionS were to learn the condition
of the southern batteries exposed to
Sumter's shots and also that of Sum
ter His boat ran out in the harbOr
toward Sumter, and he saw that the
buildings in the fort were on fire
About that time the firing from Sumter
ceased. but the flag was still waving
|, Captain Chestnut determined TO make
one more demand for the evacuation
and was preparing to go out in the
boat when the United States flag sud
denly disappeared from the historic
walls. Word was brought from All
derson that he would evacuate, and
the captain fastened to the city with
the news
The next mission of Captain Chps-
nut was one Of mercy. The quarters
| in Fort Sumter had been set on fire
by hot shot from Moultrie. and the
! condition of its magazine was not
| known to those outside 1t was sup
| posed that there must be some wound
| ed needing care. fire engine and
! its company were loaded on board a
| steamer, and with surgeon and his
! staff of assistants the relief party bur
ried to the burning fort On nearing
the wharf the steamer was warned
away by an officer in the fort, who
| stated that it was in danger of blow
| ing up at any moment from the mines
! placed beneath the wall at that point
as a means of defense
Captain Chestnut entered the fort
through an embrasure and offered the
services of his firemen and surgeons
to Major Anderson. Only one man
had been wounded, and the fire had
| burned itself out. The lower maya
zine was under the burning ruins. but
was deemed safe. The upper one had
been emptied by casting the powder
barrels into the sea
Fighting on Their Own Hook
| Major Anderson gave orders that
I only the easement guns of Sumter
should be used in reply to the enemy.
| These were the guns fired through
enbrasures in the wall answering to
the ports of a battleship. The bar
bette guns on the parapet were the
only she'll guns in the fort, SO the
answering fire was of solid shot
against shell. Seeing the disadvan-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-19

INTERESTING
AT OLD

BY Captain GEORGE L. KILMER.

By Captain GEORGE L. KILMER
tCopyright by American Press Associa
ton. 1911
was moment of interest to the
little band in Fort Sumter when
IL at reveille on the 9th of January.
1861, the news reached them that
a large steamer flying the United
States flag was off the bar of the har-
Dor. two or three miles distant. Ev-
cry one was afraid the garrison was
to be taken away The men talked it
over at breakfast. but even while they
were talking the vessel was rapidly
steaming up the channel. Then every
man climbed to the ramparts. but
there was no excitement Suddenly
blue puff of smoke from a hidden bat
terry little more than mile from
Sumter showed plainly that the Con
federates in Charleston had their oplr-
ion of the strange steamer the ia
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-19
THRILLING SCENES
AT FORT SUMTER
Hero Who Saved the Powder
Magazines Hauling Down
the American Flag.
By Captain GEORGE L. KILMER.
copyright by American Press Associa
ton. 1911.

w yHEN the first gun was fired
Nn/ at Fort Sumter on the morn
W ing Of April r.. 1861. many
of the men in the fort stood
On the parapets or about the parade
and watched the course of the mortar
shell. which arose slowly in the air
until its momentum was. exhausted.
then dropped toward the target. 9th
err shells were fired. and these were
watched in turn. Though they were
known TO be the signals of fight that
was about TO open. the end of which
no man could foresee, the usual roll
call Of the soldiers took place on the
open parade ground just the same.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-19

BENERAL LOUIS T. wIGFALTi, O. 8. A.. WHO
ENTERED FORT SUMTER WITH WHITE
HANDKERCHIEF STUCK ON HIS SWORD.
tage. one of the gunners. named Car
mody. stole away to the ramparts and
coolly fired every barbette gun in po-
sition on the Moultrie side. Carmody
was unable to run the guns back sin
gle handed for loading and could nor
alone fight the whole Confederacy
with suitable weapons.
In another part of the fort there
was a ten inch columbiad in barbette.
which also came under Anderson's
prohibition. 1t was loaded and train
ed. and two sergeants. watching their
chances. stole into the gorge and fred
it. The shot barely missed smashing
the famous Confederate iron battery.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-19

GENERAL ABNER DOUBLEDAY, wHo FIRED
FROM FORT SUMTER THE FIRST SHOT AT
THE CONFEDERATES IN THE CIVIL WAR.
had to have it's hero. He was Private
Hart, a soldier who had distinguished
himself many times that day. Through
his activity the flames were kept from
spreading in dangerous quarters. and
to him was given the credit Of saving
the powder magazines
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
Business Disturbances 4"

The plea or "business dlsturbance"
is favorite Republican defense.
When the people ask for tariff reduc-
ton, the Republicans enter the plea
of business disturbance" When rec
lprocity with Canada is urged, they
enter the same plea. When a lower
rate of taxation is urged for the re-
lief of the people, the Republican
party urges the same plea. When GRIM
tnal prosecutions of trust magnates
are demanded. the plea of business
disturbance" is the first to be entered.
When the United States Steel Trust
absorbed the Tennessee company in
violation of law, even Roosevelt en-
tered the plea of business disturb
ance" and said Let it alone" This
has been the cry of the thief in all
ages. Let me alone. I am doing
Well" The other fellow. however, has
to do the work.-Gate City Herald.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
Initiative. Referendum and Recall

The initiative is simply the power
given TO the people to initiate legis-
lation, generally by petition on a bill
they want passed. The referendum is
the right to have their bill or any
other referred to them to vote on,
without leaving it to the members of
the Legislature. The recall is the
power given to the people to declare
on petition any specified office va
cant and call for a new election. The
official thus removed can be a can
didate for reelection. and If a ma
Jority want him he is reelected; if
not, another takes his place, but there
is no waiting for several years TO get
rid of Objectionable officials. 1t is a
remarkable fact that the recall is sell
dom used in those States that have
II. There is no occasion for il. With
the recall perpetually hanging over
them the representative really rep
resents" and the people are satisfied.
Bedford Bulletin.