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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28
Grocery Sneeials.

Seven bars Lenox soap, % cents.
Six bars Crystal White soap. % cents.
Seven bars Tar soap, % cents.
Bulk nlaccaroni. per pound, 6 cents.
good kerosene, per gallon, 10
cents.
Eight pounds bulk starch. % cents.
Four cans Lulu securing powder, IS
cents
Fancy mackerel. 10 cents apiece.
Golden Cream flour, s125.
We have a complete line of pickles
and olives in quart jars; also bulk
pickles. If YOU need anything in the
grocery line give us trial. Phone 112
Gettle Johnson e. Company, East
State street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28
A Witty Retort.

An American engineer from Mexico
City was talking about President Diaz
..Diaz has a dry humor," he said
Mexico, however, is not a dry land
They drink pulque there. drink made
from the cactus, which looks like milk
and tastes like vinegar.
mo, Mexico is not dry. One day a
Mexican statesman arrived at Presi-
dent Diaz's an hour late for luncheon
He apologized in a thick voice.
The fault he said, lies with my
automobile
but, friend said Diaz, don't you
know that an automobile is run by gas
oline, not by alcohol?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28
LOCAL MARKETS.
Prices Paid to Farmers by Marshall
town Dealers

Prices Paid to Farmers by Marshall
town Dealers.
The following prices are quoted by
Marshalltown dealers Of the different
varieties of farmers provisions, grain,
produce and poultry, also for hides,
talloW, wool, pelts and skins
Reynolds & Sheldon quote the fol-
lowing prices in trade until further 70
tice:
Eggs-15.
Butter-23
GRAINS.
E. E. Benedict 6, Co. will pav the
following prices at their place Of busi-
ness in this city:
Corn-43.
Oats-28
Timothy hay-13.oo.
Dat straw-5.50.
HIDES, FUR AND WOOL.
H. Willard. Son & Co, quote the fol-
| lowing prices:
Horse hides-2.5033.00
| No. l tallow-5.
Rough fat
Coarse Wool-13@14
Fine wool-12@14
Medium wool-14616
| Western and territory-1i 913.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28
How to Cure Corn. in Horses.

Corns are caused by bad shoeing or
from allowing the shoe to wear too
long without reshoeing, and also from
having too much of the foot taken off.
Ny remedy, by which I have never
failed to effect permanent cure, is a S
follows:
Have the shoes pulled off. the feet
pared and then poulticed until they are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28

Another alleged ir-eeu!arity in the
method Of conducting the election in
the First ward was sought 10 be proved
by W. E. Nicholson. He testified that
Fred Rubee, an election official Of the
First ward, handed MIN a ballot al
ready marked. He returned il. he said.
and called for another which was given
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28
SWIFT GETS $4,000.

Waterloo Newspaper Man Given Small
Verdict For Wreck injuries.
Paul Swift, the Waterloo newspaper
man who was one of the worst injured
in the Rock. Island wreck. near Green
Mountain on March 81 OF last year, re-
ceived a verdict for $4,000 by jury in
the Blackhawk district court at Water
loo. in the suit for $4,000 damag es for
personal injuries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28
Hospital Contract Let.
Special to Times

Clear Lake, April 2s.-The contract
has been let for the Phillips & Phil
lips hospital which - to beerected here.
The structure Is to be bulk Of white
sand mould brick and will have ground
dimensions Of 30x50 feet two stories
high with deep basement. The hos
pital will have modern equipment thru
out. George Peterson and L C. Soren-
gen secured the contract for the erec-
ton OF the building.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28

Opportunity Mlssod.
A small boy from town was spendina
few days In the country. One mofnr
ing he heard the grown folks con.
plaaning, Of having been kept awake
the night before by q skunk. WINE
burst into tears. why. WINS, what's
the mattsr7' the fond mother. inQuirea.
why didn't some one wake me- my :
he blubbered. II never smeiled ~
skunk In all my lief"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28
EIo1uenSe.

A recent novel has the following
passage: With one hand he held the
beautiful golden head above the buf-
feting waves, and with ths other called
loudly for assistance"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28

morning to load the animals and found
eight of them, averaging about 240
pounds, missing. The hogs were all
Poland ChinaS.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
VAN WICK

DR. Nogle made trip to Rose,
berry last week to remove the quar-.
antine from the Scott home.
George Hillman is home from the
logging camps near Meadows. He
reports the numbering industry flour
ishing in that part
Born, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Mathews, Jr., son.
The masquerade ball given at the
Van Wyck hall Friday night was en-.
joyed by all
Mr.. Eaton, brother-in-law af p,
Neff of Round valley is in Long
valley for his health, from Iowa,
County Commissioner Mr.. Cantral
from Round valley is visiting in Var
Wyck
Or. Burke of Van Wyc& is i'll at
the Hotel Roseberry,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
Jolly Della Pringie.

Jolly Della Pringle and her ex.
cellent company will open at Pleas,
ure Club hall Monday, February 81
for enc week, using as their open
ing play My Lord in Livery"
This play is an excellent comedy,
justly meriting the most favorable
comment from press and public alike
The plot is clean cut and never lost
sight of throughout the piece. 1t
tells of a young lieutenant who has
oeen wounded during a skirmish.
and, being well to do, has gone
abroad to spend his furlough. On
the boat returning to America he
sees and falls in love with a young
lady whom he is unable to meet Sub
sequent events are of an exciting
and romantic nature, but the play
ends happily in the marriage of the
girl.
1t is unnecessary to comment on
Miss Pringle's cleverness for she is
too well known already and her re-
putation for always having the best
Of support will be upheld so all may
look forward TO the coming of this
with pleasure.
n NJ. IL IN
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
DRY BUCK

Sam Houston and George Ross
are hauling wood and posts to their
ranches on Brownlee from this sec
ton.
Guy Francis bass sold his fine
team, wagon and harness to Simeon
Moore.
George Beemis of Brownlee was
trading here the other day. He
thinks our Dry Buck merchant is it.
George Smith left for Boise Mon
day to be absent several days on bus
mess.
Lon Phillips and wife were visiting
at the Hardy Phillips ranch last
Friday.
We still have about two and a
lalf feet Of snow, but the thawing
weather will soon be with us.
Oh, what fine sleighing.
Andrew Nelson came up to his
sawmill Friday and returned home
Saturday.
Elias Younkin has gone to Boise,
Emmett and Caldwell. on business,
The seveys have moved to the sec
ton near Ola, much to the regret of
some of us.
A masquerade ball took place at |
the James Hopes ranch last Sat
urday and all report splendid time
Some of the farmers are getting
he spring itch this early, but it is
likely to wear off
David Biggers, wife and two
children, of Brownlee, were visiting
at the Moore residence last Friday,
When returning home and in passing
another team going the opposite di-
rection, all were thrown out through
their sled upsetting. Mrs. Biggers
was Slightly injured. One of the
children kept on sleeping as though
nothing had happened.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23

.ious kinds and tripping the light
fantastic" were engaged in until a
-ate hour. After the usual refresh
ments were served, they wendell
their way home and all said, 1--WE
had good time"
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Warden planet
to have the members of the school
board and their wives and the teach
ers and wives at their home for
Inner on the 18th, but owing TO
the sickness Of Mr.. r. A. McCooI,
he and his wife were not able to be
present. All the rest were there
and had very pleasant time.
Mrs. Marion Wilson and Mrs. G. ,
Warden visited the school on Tues
day afternoon. Their visit was "a
inspiration to both teacher and pu-
pills. Such visits are conducive to
good to the school in general, and
hope that their visits may be more
frequent. They expressed their mos
hearty approval Of the work that
is being done.
The last number of the lecture
course which was given on the ev-
entng Of February IA, was a fitting
clos to the course. While speaking
of the lecture course it may not
be out Of place to speak of the
course as whole. One number of
The course the writer was not per-
mttted to attend On account of the
bad weather at the time, but the 9TH
er four numbers were of the order
that would do credit TO cities much
larger than Emmett. If it would
not be taken that the other num-
bers were not CT high order, it
might be said in our own humble |
opinion that the last two numbers /
we're the best of the course. The |
Brothers Quartet and the |
'eading of Opie Read were certain
y of a very high order. Such a
ecture course is elevating and up
fitting and every one should put a
houlder to the wheel and help
long with this good work, as the
haracter of the numbers depends
Ipon the patronage. The managers
f the course are deserving of spec
al commendation and praise for the
xcellent work they did.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23

ED be Jockey or clown
- or else a statesman OF renown,
put nothing long can give him Joy
lAfiIl that q. s=7zfzzHzsHr.44aa-H
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
SQUAW BUTTE

Adam Klingback was an Emmett
visitor Monday.
James Ward has moved his camp
and sheep from the Nelson ranch
to Mr.. Phillips lower ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Fowler spent
Saturday in Emmett and took Dime
with the formers mother.
Sam Philips is assisting John Mar
tin with his sour-dough biscuits
| this week
Mr.. Vandeusen was in our neigh
borhood Saturd y ooking a ter sheer
which are being wintered here.
Maggie Phillips was absent from
school Monday on account Of sick
ness.
Mr.. Patten of Emmett was look
ing after his affairs on this knoll
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. Hamilton, our county assessor
made the usual unpleasant visit in
this vicinity last Tuesday.
Our young people attended a
dance at Mr.. Yergensons Friday
night. Music was furnished by Sam
Philips and James Ward and a gen.
eral good time is reported.
Chas. Klingback had the misfor-
tune to have a colt severely cut in |
the wire last week
Raymond Fowler and Lawrence !
Mcdowell were up Saturday to get
a couple Of cows for the latter's
father.
Luther Phillips has the founda.
ton for his new house laid and will
begin on the framework on Wednes-
day.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
NEWSOF TWOCOUNT|ES.
The Weeks Contribution from In
dex Reporters and Other
Sources.
HANNA.

j. r. Field was looking after bus.
mess interests in this vicinity last
week.
j. J. Rogers and son Ben Rogers
spent couple OF days last week in
Boise.
Mr. and Mrs. c. L. spauldIng and
family spent sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. 4. Hawkins.
Miss Hull was a guest at the Har-
ris home Wednesday OF last week.
Mrs. Wayman and Mrs Guthrie also
spent the afternoon with Mrs, Har-
ris
Mrs. A. NJ. Howard and father
spent a few days last week at home,
but returned to New Plymouth sun
day.
J. /. Guthrie made an overland
trip to King hin last week, return
Ing home by rail on Tuesday.
On Friday night the Christian En-
deayor society viii give an oyster
supper at the Wayman schoolhouse
They hope for large attendance
and anticipate jolly good time.
We understand that w. f. Barteh |
has leased his ranch TO Ben Rogers
and plans to spend the summer else.
where.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
Enameled ware at THE FAIR.
Notice for Publication.


Department of the Iuteric:.
U. S. Land Office at Boise, Idaho
January 20, 1911.
Notice is herey given that Sidney
Walker Of Emmett, Idaho, who, on
November 81 1908, made homestead
entry No. O2023, for lots 2, and 4,
section IA, and SWA SWA, section
IL, township en-, range SW., Boise
Meridian, has filed notice of inten-
ton to make final communication proof
to establish claim to the land above
described, before U. S. Commission
er w. T. Crouch, at Emmett, Idaho,
on the 18th day of March, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George Newman, Elmer Newman,
David Tappan, Henry NJ. Lucht, all
of Emmett, Idaho.
WIN. BALDERTSON, Register.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23

birthday, number of her friends
were invited and a very pleasant af-
ternoon spent in honor of the day
Miss Juanita Epson spent few
days with Mrs. Ricketts, last week.
Henry Kreizenbeck is visiting a
few days with Green Riggs of En-
NETT
I Conrad Pape and family of En-
NETT spent Sunday with the Kreizen.
beck family.
II any one wishes to take in the
cheese factory Mr. Frint, one of the
main men in the company, win show
him through and explain the work
ing OF the machinery.
Ed Thompson has received word
from his wife that her mother is
improving. He expects his wife to
return by the first of March and
bring her mother with her.
James Barnard of Letha, Mr.. Coml
and Prof. French OF Caldwell, will
attend mass meeting at Fruitland
on the evening of the 21st to organ
lie an Ice cream factory at Fruit
land.
There was dance at the Letha
opera house last evening.
Mr. Perkins has moved his family
onto the old Reed place, which is
now owned by Riley Davis, recently |
Of Emmett.
Our old frienus Cash Nichols and !
wife. attended the sale at Letha last
week. They are going to quit the
lotel and come back to the valley
again soon.
Arthur Heep and Pal Johnson at
ended the opera given in the
theater at Weiser, Saturday
yening Pal returned in due time,
nut Arthur hasn't been seen yet.
lis people are getting a little bit
Worried about him, and there is some
ak of instituting a search, as he
J young and quite inexperienced in |
raveling.
Last Friday a number of young
eople from Letha surprised Frank d
arnard at his home in Emmett. y
here were several Emmett young
eople present also, numbering about
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
HORSESHOE BEND

C. d. Smidt wass visitor at tn,
dance at Pearl February IA.
Jacob Mann wass a Boise visitor
this week.
Mrs. Jacob Mann has been sick
with the tooth ache the last few
days.
John Jensen and George Tracy
are engaged in getting out mining
timbers and laggers for the Ken
tuck mine three miles below this
place.
Hans Oleson of this place is pre-
pairing the timber for his corral at
the livery stable.
Peter Jensen is at his new home
on Bachelor mountain.
lass smidt was chasing coyote
the other day and missed his break
fast
Frank Prout of this place was a
Boise visitor last week. Mr.. Prout
says the roads are pretty muddy.
c, A. Leggett of this place, who
is engaged in the hotel business,
says that there is pleasure in the
laundry business. He did a wash
ing today and he washed in waltz
time.
Mrs. l.. II. Fenton has been very
III the past two weeks, but is i'm
lrQying now.
lis wis'.-------..e IS president
I TED be a Jockey or clown
Or else statesman OF renown,
3ut nothing long can give him Joy
,fiIl de-. -.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
SOUTH SLOPE

Jewel How'd of the l. |. |. of Wei
his father, A. j. How'd, were at Mid
dleton ON Sunday Jewel returned
to Weiser on Monday evening.
About 60 of the young people of
the Slope met at the hospitable
nome of H. B. Baker and wife and
spent a very pleasant evening on
Thursday, the / 9Th. Games of va
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23

thirty in all. They spent very
pleasant evening, playing a variety
of popular parlor games. At about
II O'Clock very delicious lunch
was served.
Che depot is nearly completed.
There is a little inside work to be
done yet. The carpenters came
back Monday to finish it, and the
painters are to arrive as soon as the
weather will permit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
Tortured for Fifteen Years

by a cure-defying stomach trouble
that baffled doctors, and resisted all
remedys he tried, John W. Modders,
of Moddersville, Mich, seemed doom
ed. He had to sell his farm and
give up work. His neighbors said:
'he can't live much longer"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
Whatever ate distressed me, .

Whatever 1 ate distressed me-" he
wrote, till 1 tried Electric Bitter1
which worked such wonders for me
that can now eat things l could not
take for years. Its surely a grand
remedy for stomach trouble" Just
as good for the liver and kidneys.
Every bottle guaranteed. Only soc
at B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
LETHA

Messrs Epson and Crank were I'm
Emmett on business Saturday.
Sunday being Miss Mabie Crank's
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
Same Old Cana.

'How about this aeroplane gown
Merely another scheme to keep
husbands up in the air."
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
LORD eEREsfoRD's Wit.

The Emerald isle is proud of
Charlie Beresford, and Charlie is
proud of his native land and country
men. "Irishmen may have their
faults he says. but give me an Irish
mantle best fellow that ever was.
Could anybody tell more stories than
the Irish?'
One of the best stories he ever
heard was about a fellow who was
very fond of shooting. He said: THE
first bird l ever shot was a squirrel,
and the first time 1 hit him missed
him altogether, and the next time l
hit him l hit him in the same place,
and after that l took stone and
dropped him from the tree. and he
fell into the water and was shot, and
that was the first bird l ever shot"
And Lord Charles is never tired of
quoting the story of the Irish member
of the house of commons who com
pared certain whisky to torch
light procession trickling down his
throat. ."-Tit-Bits
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
ALMOST A DISTURBANCE.

The tall individual with the frayed
newspaper in his hand approached the
pudgy little man in the wilted collar
My friend. you look intelligent.
Tell me which is correct-fee or fy?'
The little man mopped off the pers-
piration and glared pitchforks. "Aw,
go on! What do you think l know
about fieas and flies? Go to some
natural history museum, beau"
Pardon me, but you do not under
stand. said flee or fly"
Il know what you said. Do you
think am an insect factory?"
mo, no, my friend! L"
Then what do you want to ask me
about feas and flies for?"
Il only thought that you could en-,
tighten me. You have an intelligent
face and"
"An intelligent face? And chats
the reason l look like I study bugs
eh? On your way before I bat you on
the beak.'
And then the pudgy little mar
mopped his collar and wondered
whether the tall chap was lunatic.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20

Getting engaged to a summer girl
is dangerous. She may want to take
1t seriously.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
A Mild Aroument.

Hubby, do you love me as much az
you did when we were first married p"
"Of course"
Seems to me you don't tell me so
as often as you did"
Yes. do. Seems to me you're
harder to convince"
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
The Qiaanoala.

II can't imagine what is the matter
with my daughter said the anxious
mother. "She mopes around all day.
and seems to be eating her heart
out"
Eating her heart out. eh?" inter.
rupted the doctor. "If that's the case,
she evidently has indigestion"
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
The Vanity of Man.

He wore a modest early straw,
His wife a bee hive brim;
They walked together. yet he thought
Folks turned to look at him.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
Force Of Habit,

II wonder why that publisher who
wanted to invest In real estate bought
the half dozen houses on the new
block?"
Possibly because he thought the,
had the six best cellars"
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
ErIendiv Verdict.

Say" queried the indignant artist
after he had gone over the entire art
exhibition, why didn't the committee
hang my canvas?"
Il believe" replied the man in
charge, they decided that hangih.
was too good for It."
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
His Preference.

"Jim's wife is just the kind of talk.
er l like"
"Talker! Why, man, she's dumb"
Il know she is. That's the kind l
live"
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
Took the Advice,

Johnny was told to "clmb the ladder"
When grown he followed the plan
And now he climbs ladder each night
He's q second story" man
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
A Sure Eljoht.

What did the rivals of that aero
naut do when they heard he flew ten
miles in an aeroplane?"
"They few in rage"
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
Sure to DO II.

"He is such a lazy man that hs
took to manufacturing fans as the cas-
lest way OF making a living"
"The easiest way?"
"Sure. Isn't 1t certain to raise the
wind?"
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20

Buy Kuhnley coal. Either at the
mine or delivered. Plenty of coal
at the mine. w. H. Faulkner. Colo
RADIO phone black 485.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-20
Hot and Gold.

Young man, you have no doubt observed
That-paradox not
A frigid bow from n charming maid
VIII make you boiling hot.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-08

Ryan until / read your letter. | was
glad to hear of his success as a farm
re, and that he is raising such fine
stock, but even at school Calvin sue
ceeded in whatever he attempted,
the class.
1 was just reading in the morning
papers of the success of our old
friend, Samuel Hamilton, and will
send you the clipping. l suppose you
have heard all about it, but you may
be interested in what the papers of
other states say of DR.. Hamilton:
New discovery to the world. Great
benefit to mankind. DR.. Samuel
Hamilton, of Leon, Iowa, has discov-
cred that laziness is caused bya germ
DR.. Samuel A. Hamilton, of Leon,
Iowa, has discovered that laziness
is caused by germ. DR.. Hamilton by
his experiments has proven to his
own satisfaction and in a few months
it will be proven to the world that
he has a "sure cure" for the dreaded
disease. 1t seems to be very contag-
ious, but DR.. Hamilton and assist
ants will soon have all cases COM
them proper treatment. Anyone
thinking they need this treatment
call on DR.. Samuel A. Hamilton,
south side of square, Leon, Iowa.
Ladies especially invited.
I had not heard what you write
about Helen Norton being a society
woman. She was always a society
girl and makes good society woman.
Are you ever invited to her after
noon parties, her luncheons or pink
teas?
If you see any of our old teach
ers tell them I send my regards and
best wishes.
Well, l guess l have written
enough, so will close. l will be home
sometime next month When you
write to me tell me about everyone I
know in Leon, for l enjoy to hear
from them. With love.
Your brother,
Ralph Edgington.