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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
HONOR TO OLD ENGlNEMEN
Ono Company Nance Its Locomotives
After Men Of Long and Faithful
Service.

The Erie Railroad company, in pur.
suance of its decision 70 honor engine
men Of long service with the company
by naming locomotives after them, has
thus far favored two Western New
York employees in this way. The first
engineman for whom locomotive was
named 10 William r. Benedict Of Buff
falo. The second man was Thomas G.
Clark Of Hornell. who draws train on
the Allegheny division and has worked
for the company for AZ years.
It is customary on some railroads
for engtnemen to use the same locomo-
tives regularly, while on other lines
the locomotives are used indiscrimin-
ately; on some lines. when a run is
made one day by ono man and the
next day by another. alternating regu.
larly, the locomotive makes both runs
and il used by only these two men.
EnSinemen generally prefer to have
the same locomotive every time, as
they thus become familiar with its
peculiarities and are able to get the
best work from it. The assertion is
made by enginemen that locomotives
used Unfortunately receive harsher
treatment than machine used by ono
or two men regularly.
BUTT IL not 90 much IN the inter.
ssts Of economical treatment Of loco.
motives that the Erie 10 naming some
Of them for employees, but rather. it is
understood. - . tribute to the faith
fulness Of the men thus honored.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Saved Child From EnoIne,

Standing on the pilot Of train that
was bearing rapidly down upon a lit
tie girl in the center of bridge
spanning the Scioto river. near Ken
ton, o.. ]. W. Smuck Of Carey, reached
out and lifted the child from the track
as the engine passed over the spot
where she had stood.
The child, about six years old, was
crossing the bridge when she saw the
train. which had been switching in the
yard, approaching. Screaming, she
crouched to leap to the river 40 feet
below. The scream attracted the at
tention Of the brakeman on the pilot.
Realizing that it was too late to stop
the engine, Smuck made his heroic
rescue. He collapsed after bearing
the child to safety. and the girl ran
away before her name could be
learned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
rail? Or did you over see motion
which might have been Q sign?

rail? Or did you over see . motion
which might have been Q sign?
For gatemen ut times communicate
with engineers in this way BY some in.
dividual code Of their own-known
only to the two parties concerned. It
may be, II they are friends. or to more,
II such an arrangement could be made
practically useful.
ONE form Of gateman's signal which
would be useful to any engineer on .
train regularly maintaining . high
speed is one which some railroad men
employ. It II q time signal. Min
utes mean everything when they begin
to mean miles. and an engineer on an
express run has always something bet
tor to do than pulling out his watch
to SOC what: time 1t 10 and whether he
is getting late or not. Here Is where
tho friendly. gatsman's time signal
comes in handy.
The gateman, equipped with an ex.
cellent watch Of his own, knows at
what time tho train 10 due at his
crossing, and 10 on the lookout for 1t.
keeping tab ON how late It 10, II he
finds that It il late. Then, when the
train comes. with the engineer hang
ing out Of its high window to nod him
the good day of fellowship, he holds
up his hand. extending clearly enough
fingers to indicate the minutes the en-
gineer has lost. The cab shoots by
and the opening throttle gathers speed
from the singing wheels. urging the
train faster and faster. There Is, OF
course, no occasion for the use OF
more than one hand under this sys-
tenn, because any experienced engineer
would know without knowing the
time, II he had lost over I'VE minutes.
It Is not an improvement over train
dispatching by telephone in the cab,
or even a very positive way OF rail
road communication at all, but to the
man above the big driving wheels
every little bit helps, and 1t Is always
good for him, as for anyone else, to
know that he has friend by the side
of the resd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

city by express from ono snake hunter
In the Kingsville country. the man
having made an unusual catch In one
week. From the dealer here, rattle
snakes are shipped to all parts OF the
country for exhibition purposes. and In
Il few Instances shipments have been
made to other parts OF the world. The
Texas RATHER is deadly venomous ana
has to be handled with care. so far as
is known. but one rattlesnake hunter
has ever died from the effects or bite
while capturing II snake. 1t is not an
uncommon thing in some of the wilder
parts of the country to capture snake
having twelve or more rattlers. show
ing that the reptile is l3 years. or more,
old. since the first rattler appears
when the snake is one year OF age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
British Locomotives.

Although British locomotives, limit
ed as they are by the narrower clear
ances of tunnels, bridges. ETC., have
never reached the size of locomotives
in America, there has been steady
growth in dimensions. and some Of the
latest engines are extremely powerful
Thus ten Of the Atlantic type, built for
che East Coast Scottish Express use
have total heating surface of 3,456
square feet, and a crate area Of q
square feet. The barrel Of the boil.
or is five feet six inches in diameter,
and fifteen feet ten and one-half inches
In length. The tank has a capacity of
4,125 gallons Of water and Ave tons of
coal. The total weight of the engine
alone Is nearly 80 tons.-Scientific
American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

feFent stops, backed at dag stations to
take on milk cars, and handily manip-
nl6ted from one end Of the limo to the
other. In tho railroad business. even
more than tn the profession Of symbol
ac dancing. every little movement has
. meaning all it, own. ..-
! Such signs as these. however, are
familiar to all who travel. II their
meaning is not exactly known. their
general purpose is universally recog-
mixed, so there 10 nothing Of mysteri-
Gus nature about them.
! But did you over see sign between
. crossing gateman and an engineer,
one standing at his post to guard the
Hfe ana limb Of people on the highway
and the, other clipping by at sixty
miles an hour, with a rush and q roar
and a bfllowing tidal wave of thick.
black smoke, and wake OF dust and
cinders and flying scraps of paper
and sleeper splIntsrs and sprinEtnz
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Where the Fire Was,

Sleeping during II sermon 10 Il
poor compliment to the preacher. but
1t II not often that the man in the
pulpit turns the occasion to such ef.
fective use as did John Wesley. The
apostle Of Methodism was preaching,
while many OF his hearers slept Sud.
denly he started them by loud
cry OF Fire! FIRE." There was a
momentary panic among the congre'
CATION. and a man cried out, where.
sir? Where!" IN hell" the preach
err replied. "for these who sleep un.
der the preaching OF the Word"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Borrowed Bridal Finery.

In Norway every parish house has
set of ornaments for tho temporary
use OF the bride. including . snowy
coronal and girdle. 10 that the poor
est women In the land appeared for ono
day In their life In . costume which
they PROBABLY thought equal to that
OF queen Tho museum OF nationd1
antiquities at Copenhagen coutaina .
number OF such sets OF bridal docora-
tons, which were at one time used
In Denmark.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

A girl nine years old at Bremen. Ger.
many. swallowed 40 pins and thus kill
ed herself For two weeks no one
could think OF any reason why she
should have done Il. and then soma
one said that 1t was because she had
attended a moving picture show. and
the proprietor OF the place was ar
rested and fined 326. II tho girls To-
.her had swallowed q fauron and died
they would probably have sent tho
mayor OF the city to Jail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Advertisers - The great state o

Advertisers The great state OF
North Dakota offers unlimited oppor-
tun!tics for business TO classified ad-
vertiscrs The recognized advertising
medium is the Fargo Daily and Sunday
Courier News. the only seven day pa
per in the state and the paper which
carries the largest amour. OF classified
advertising The Courier News covers
North Dakota like a blanket; reaching
all parts OF the state the day of publl-
cation: /. Is the paper to use In order
to ge, results: rates / cent per word
first insertion. one-half cent per word
succeeding insertion; so cents per lire
per month. Address Tho Courier
News. Fargo. n. y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Trains Queer Freak.

To jump from, and then regain the
metals was the queer prank Of the
engine Of the Brighton and South
Coast train lately. The train was en-
tering the station when the engine left
the rail. The train ran on for 10
yards, and then the engine remounted
the rails One hundred OF the chairs
upon which the sleepers rest we're
broken off, and considerable damage
was done to the permanent way, but
the engine was unchanged and none
Of the passengers were hurt-London
Mail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
FINEST ENGINES IN WORLD
lives and Those Used In Europe
10 Rather Startling.

The steel trust and the railroads
may be roundly abused for tho COM
|nn1ssion Of every sin, reasonable and
unreasonable, under the Sherman law.
but there IL one thing they must be
credited with, and that is putting forth
and operating the finest rolling stock
In the world. American visitors
abroad are quick to comment on tho
insignificant size and queer" type Of
locomotives used by English and con-
itinental trains. One explanation Is
that the-railroads of Europe have not
had the prohtgate liberty that those IN
America have enjoyed, that they have
sboon hindsred and circumscribed. even
10 the air space around the tracks.
Often in England. roads, on encounter
ing common, instead of blithely
building track right through 1t. have
been compelled to use tunnel or .
bridge, and consequently the engines
have to be kept as small and compact
~ possible.
In contrast to the locomotives Of
Europe Is Santa Fee engine No. 5000,
which has just rolled out Of the shops
at Topeka, Kas. 1t is Of the Mallet
type, and is the largest locomotive in
/ the world. It made it's first trip few
days ago between Topeka and En-
poria, but soon will be put to work
moro beftting its strength. No. 5000
Is one of afty of the Same type ordered
by tho Santa Fe. They will cost about
$50. 900 each. Blythe use Of the Mallet
articulated locomotives an ordinary
train may be hauled from Chicago to
the Pacific coast. or vice versa. with
out . change Of engines. They can
haul ordinary trains up steep noun
tain grades, where under other circum-
stances tho train would have to be
shortened or more locomotives sum-
fnoned. The Mallet, locomotive 10 real
" q double engine, with two boilers.
each with its own set OF driving
wheels. The result is that the engine
ID transferred into an articulated loco
motive OF double power without an in
crease in cost. No. 5000 Is nearly 122
aest long and weighs SIS TONS with its
tender. It has ten pairs OF driving
wheels in two sets Of hye pairs eech.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Threw Car. From Track.

The West Glare Qreland) railroad
line was the scene OF peculiar acct
dent lately. At q crossing a large
number of cattle coming into a fair
at Ennis were held up by the closing
of the gates while the morning train
from Ennis was passing. One Of the
beasts, becoming frightened, jumped
over a stile on the line. The driver of
the engine at once shut of steam
and the train slowed up, but not before
the bullock had been killed. The en-
CINE kept the rails, but two empty
cars were capszed and badly dam.
aged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
No Chance at All.

Donald (who is seeing his more
prosperous cousin of by the train
Ye micht like tae leave me a bob or
two tae drink We a safe journey,
Wullie.
Willie (feigning regret)--Man, I
Gamma. Amy spare shullins gle tae
my auld mither.
Donald-That's strange. Because
yer mither told me ye never gle her
onything.
Wullie-Well, II dinna gle my
auld mother onything. what sort O.
chance dae ye think you've got?-
Punch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

permit any railway company to make
use OF his device in the interests of
humanity. POSSIBLY some notifying
signal before the bars fall would be
an additional advantage to travellers
on the highways. Some bell with
characteristic sound, electrically oper-
ated from the rails by the approaching
trains. would seem to be greatly need.
ed at all level crossings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
ineeilfoo,1t .Doa.

Intelligent Dog.
A few days ago tho fireman on the
l. 4 N. train while crossing the trestle
between Dralcesboro aud Elk Valley,
saw q bird dog In front of the train on
the trestle. It was too far for the dog
to get to tho end of the trestle before
the train overlook it, and there was
no way Of getting OF without lsaping
TO tho ground. Most humans would
Aevs CHANGED the ground. but on q
trestle there Is considerable space be-
tween the engine and the ties, SO
crouching down in the middle Of the
track the dog waited for the train.
Tho train passed over him and the
dog got up and proceeded on his way
to the end of tho trestlo.-Queensbo
(Ky.) Inquirer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Building Gigantic Locomotive,

Building Gigantic Locomotive.
To mark the completion Of the Ave
thousandth engine constructed at the
London & Northwestern Crewe works,
q leviathRn locomotive is being built,
to be christened Coronation" It is
to cost over $4,000 to build, and its
horsepower will be about 1900. It is
expected that the engine will be ready
in June and will be used for the train
by which the king and queen are to
travel by the West Coast route on
their visit to Wales.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
How He Did Il.

AIRY: DJear 'ow done that swany
kipper down n bit Nv an argument up
the Crown7 Y'sse. q mos suckin' UP
for them dirty foreigners ideas o
fair. an Just as 'e's In the middle Nv
It shouts out. Look at yer beer."
Course. round goes is cad. then I
fctches I'm such u bin over the ear
ole. 'Eavens! ! could ear the blessed
barful fairly roarin' as 'opped round
tho corner-Tha Sketch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
An Old Maine Bear Trap.

r. b. F. Bates of Oakland has bear
trap made by Lubsc blacksmith in
1857 to catch bears. The present own.
or has also used 1t for this purpose.
The trap has two large springs. ono
On each side OF the jaws: on one OF
the jaws are Ave large teeth and on
the other side six. The jaws have an
opening of IL by IL inches.-Lewiston
Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

Southwest Iowa Is n fertile field for
the man with anything to sell that
has merit. 1t Is thickly populated and
prosperous. Seventy nve thousand peo-
pie In southwest Iowa read the daily
Nonpareil. It Is the great want az
medium OF this section. It Is known
far and wide as a producer Of results.
II you have land or anything else to
sell or trade. got in touch with south.
west Iowa thru the Nonpareii. Write
for our special offer. Nonparau. coun-
ell Bluffa, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Railroad Crossing safety Gate.

Railroad Crossing Safety Gates.
Plans of an interesting and ingeni.
GUS device 70 prevent loss of life at
level railroad crossings. have been for.
warded to us by the inventor and pat,
entee, Mr.. T. H. Cassidy. Cranbrcok.
B. c. The device consists of bar gates
of the ordinary variety operated by
means Of compressed air. supplied
from compression chamber. the pis-
ton Of which is set in motion by trip
trigger on the railway track. A great
deal Of thought and ingenuity has
::aan sAc.n IN persecties-the con-
trivance, which is extremely praise
worthy. The inventor IL willing to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
BUSINESS CHANCES.

Observation-Disclosures and solicitor for
"old line" Health and Accident Com
pany. Industrial commercial poliCies)
Splendid opportunity. liberal compen-
sation for capable. honest hustler. Ex-
perience not necessary. Write our
travelling representative, ]. Wyatt. gen.
cral delivery. Marshalltown. Iowa. stat
ing experience covering past I'VE years.
age address and references.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Not SO Bad as He Seemed.

A curious incident occurred at
matinee In Moscow theater
lately. The actor who played the VII
lain OF the piece was so distressed by
the horror with which tho little specta.
tors viewed him that. notwithstanding
the protests Of the manager. he pulled
off his wig and false beard. and
begged the audience to believe that he
was only pretending to be wicked.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Advance In Ten Years.

In ten years the number Of passen-
ger cars in the United States has in
creased from 1856 to 44.623. The
humber OF freight cars has risen from
1,24S,s26 to 2.180,110 an increase OF
over seventy per cent, but their ca,
pacity has increased over one hundred
and twenty per cent, from 100000
tons to II 900 900 tons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Loco In Railroad servlc.

The Saxon state railroads reward
workmen who have been In their serv-
ice twenty-five years and more with
small sums of money. and at the same
time distinguish them with marks OF
honor Recently on this small system
80 men had served for Is years. 22
for 80, II for IS and seven for 40
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

the Rock Island
lines that begin
ming With the cal.
endar year pre-
m I u m 8 will be
awarded to road
masters and sec.
ton foremen on
certain main line
districts aud Sec
lions In order to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

Called for Large Amount OF Wire.
Millions Of feet Of wire were used
for railroad signals for tho Pennsyl
vania terminal and tunnel in Nav
York
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

Chile Extending lie Lines.
The Chilean government has under
construction nearly 1900 ,oiles OF
railroad, the cost Of which will be
about seventy-dve million dollarS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

brakeman to tbs
engineer, freight
trains are broken
and shifted and
side-tfaoked AID
moved about at
pleasure. with
the same silent
teleEraphy pas
senger trains are
started at their diff
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

Has Much New York Real Estate,
The Pennsylvania railroad company
Is one of the largest holders Of real
estate In the city Of New York
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Cla SSified Advertisements
MINNESOTA LAND.

For Sale-loo-acre farm. tifty-tivs
acres under pillow. all fenced build
!ngs In fair condition. soil sandy loam
with clay subsoil two miles from store.
church. school and creamery. four
miles from new 500 line from Frederic
to Duluth. Price only $500. $500
cash Address owner. box lei. Frederic.
Wis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

For Sale-l20 acres Of we'll improved
land eight miles north of Marshall
town See me quick about this Room
/. Woodbury. building. G. f. Pearson.
For Sale or Exchange acres q.
fine Iowa land VIII take good trade
up to $4,000. Large new house of
eleven rooms. new barn 52X60. and all
kinds OF other out buildings. Well
rented. $4,000 mortgage. ten years. .
per cent: $50 acres of perfect land
Phone 1903 or Ills white. e. f. Pear
son, room l. Woodbury. building. Mar
shalltown.
For Sao-One eighty acre. two 100
acre farms in rcrro Gordo county,
Iowa We'll improved near good towns.
Prices from 3?5 per acre to $40.
Very good terms Address J-9. care
Times RepubllCan
SEQ acres good smooth improved
farm. five miles from this city. sos per
acre. 22O acres good smooth improv
ed farm one mile from town. $50 per
acre. Inter State Land & Loan Co,
Emmetsburg Iowa.
For SaIe-i60 acres five miles from
two towns. excellent buildings costing
$4,000: 40 acres or more OF the land Is
tillanlc. and is smooth. black soil: So
600 of the purchase price can remain
on the land Price s75 per acre, And
fifty other farms. Send for list. Spaul-
ding & O'Donnell. Elma, Iowa.
Iowa Improved Farms - Write for
our illustrated list with pictures OF
building. Positively the best list Of
bargains In Iowa. Emery & Slosson.
Earth Merchants. Northwood Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

Tons Of Hair Clippings.
The BARRIERS Of Europe collect n
crop Of 100000 pounds OF hair an.
nually
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
To Exhibit Old Leeemot,ve.

TO ExhIbIt Old locomotive.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail.
way company will place on permanent
EXHIBIT its old locomotive, the Rocket.
under the track elevation 1T Columbia
avenue in . few weeks. This engine
was built In London In 1888. and was
used by the Reading until about 1850
It is being restored to its original ap
pesrance,- Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
CUT RATE SHIPPING.

Gu, rates on household goods %
Pacilics coast ana other pointA On.
perioe service at reduced rates. The
Boyd Transfer Company. 0loaoapolis,
MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
WILL GIVE PREMIUMS
PLAN OF RAILRoAp0 70 IN.
cREAoE 1RFlclENcY.
o6ed Work by Roadmasters and Sec.
:, tlen Forenoon 10 20 20 Recognized
! BY System Of Financial
r., Rewards.

Announcement has been made from
tho second Independents ONCE Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
COLORADO LANDS.

l own Il splendid 1.l60 acre Colorado
ranch. largely fine farm land Also
2l,000 acres high class Nebraska graz
ing ranch. VIII sell one, Present
price great induccment Terms on
part Agents asked to cooperate. IN
tercsting information. John w. BauGh-
man. Liberal. Kansas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
lave THEIR OWN CODE
how ENGINEERS AND CROSSING
e. 0ATEMEN COMMUNICATE.
Latter frequently Tell the Former
How Many Minutes Late They
Are % the Traino ohoot
;'.' Nv. .r

with q mystic spell Of waving arms.
communicating messages from the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
NORTH DAKOTA LAND.

For Sale-Fine farms In the famous
wheat belt OF the Dakotas. ]. Nelson
Kelly. Grand Forks. n. d.
For Sale-2.000 to 5000 acres of No.
1 farming land. from one to Ave miles
from station, at prices which will make
1t attractive for colonization. Will also
=c,! 81 tracts Of is5 acres or moro,
State Bank of Stanley, Stanley. N. d.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

Marshaiitown Real Estate and EN-.
ploymcnt Agency. 1913 South Third av-
cuuc. Phone 33?. Marshalltown. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
WISCONSIN LANDS.

For Salc-Ouick. Fine eighty. ono
mile and half from Weyerhaussr. Rusk
county, Wisconsin. Hardwood land,
we'll timbered \ bargain at $1,000.
Easy terms Address owner. G. -.
Peck Barron. Wis.