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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
SMALL GRAIN SHOWS
FAIRLY GOOD YIELD
AND OATS ARE PROVING
GOOD CROPS.
TWENTY-FIVE BUSHELS
AVERAGE ON GREENE FARM
Fifty Out Of 100 Acres Of Western
Grocer Company Acreage Goes Thir-
1.-TWO eushels-oats That Yield
Forty Bushels to Acre Not uneom.
mon Around Minerva.

Reports from threshing operations in
different parts CT the county indicate
that. considering the extremely dry
weather following too. upon dry sea
son last year. the small grain outlook
in Marshall county is all that could be
asked.
On the Merritt Greene farm. in the
western part Of the city, which is leas-
ed by the Western Grocer Company
Mills, 100 acres in winter wheat have
threshed out an avera sc of twenty five
bushels to the acre. Fift.. ceres out
of the 100 averaged thirty two bushels.
While this is considered a good yield
in view OF the second dry season in
two years, il is the smallest Yield that
the land has made in wheat in twelve
years. Last year the average was
thirty five bushels, and that was the
lowest average for eleven years. due 10
the> drourh. In ten years preceding the
average on this farm was forty bushels
to the acre.
On the old Braddock farm in Mariet-
ia township August Larson's wheat
Went thirTy-seve bushels 70 the ac~,
W. H. c. Woodward, in the same town
ship. had an average yield Of twenty
five bushels and Lawrence Woodward
on the old Ken" Roberts farm. Sc
cured between eighteen and twenty
bushels to the acre. John Holmquist,
on the old Walter HiSson farm, got
twenty bushels to the acre.
Forty Bushels Oats Not Uncommon.
Oats appear to be a better crop than
was anticipated earlier N the season
John Holmqu!st's oats went forty
bushels. and are OF good quality. The
straw however, is light
In the Minerva neigh borhood Walter
Smelling reports forty bushels not at
all uncommon for oats yield. Mr.. Smell
ing told of some oats that were re-
ceived at the Minerva elevator Satur-
day which measured seventy two
bushels TO the acre, bat which weigh ed
out almost ninety bushels. Mr.. Smelling
says that the quality of the wheat in
his neighborhood is very good
James Johnson. two miles east Of
Albion. had an oats crop that yielded
him an average Of forty five bushels
10 the acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
No DRINKS; Police
Officer Not Needed

Because the closing of the saloons
for the saloons to do, one patrolman
Of the police force was laid OFF, liz
definitely by the city council this
morning.
Superintendent Herman, of the de-
partment of public safety, INTRODUCED
the resolution authorizing his depart
1nent to dispense with the services Of
Charles Hurd, the newest man on the
torce, for an indefinite period. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Herman's resolution the
action was taken for lack of funds.
Mayor Jones and Mr.. Herman voted
for the resolution, and Mr.. Lamb OPP
posed it. Mayor Jones favored the ac-
tion because, after the meeting, he said
that the police business had gone to
pieces since the saloons closed. He
has had only two cases for intoNication
since July l.
The mayor, however. does not look
upon Mr.. HernanS lack OF funds. ref
erence in his resolution with much seri
BUSINESS. The citys books show that
against the average appropriation of
$500 for the police department for the
first quarter. there was expended S.
S0e.13, but about 1,40o of this amount
was inherited from the prece ding adj
nilisrration. an was spent to pay for
the auto patrol
AS superin tendent of the department
OF streets and alleys Mr.. Herman re-
ported that he had laid off Workmen
in the street department tor an in
definite time, and ascribs d has action 20
a lack OF funds. The street sweeping
gang has been taken off now. and when
it is put back the grading gang VII.
quit work.
The city's books show that. out Of the
50, SEQ appropriated for the streets and
alley department for the first quarter
there has been expended the sum of
s2,695.20.
The council adjourned until Wednes-
Gay, July 26, the date set for hearing
the objections TO the Fourth. Fifth.
Park and jerome streets paving.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
Mesico's Rock of Bath Tubs.

On the great private estates in Mex
leo baths are in use today which were
hewn out OF the solid rock centuries
ago by slave labor They are located.
for the most part, in the vicinity OF
running water, and are fed by bamboo
pipes, but in many cases they have to
he filed ny the old fas hioned method
OF carrying a bucket to and from the
spring.
In the cities the so-called stone
baths are made of cement The resi-
dences Of all wellto- do people are pr o.
vidcd with them, and they are feat
ure of the native hotels. They are US
ually about ten feet long by four feet
deep-baby swimming tanks, in fact
The tropical custom is to fill the
baths late at night BY the following
morning the water Will have acquired
a limpid GOODNESS that acts like a tonic
upon the body. When one remembers
that near the equator It is almost as
warm in the morning q it is at noon.
ard that water taken direct from the
city mains is always tepid, the advaEt-
age of the stone or cement bath is evil
dent.-Montreal Standard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
INSTEAD OF TELE.
GRAPH WILL BE USED ON
IOWA DIVISION SOON.
PLAN NEW SERVICE az
FIRST OF SEPTEMBER
New Copper Wire Circuit and Latest
Of Telephone Appliances Will Be In
stalled For New Service-Has Been
Tried Out on Wisconsin Division and
Proved Satisfactory.

The Chicago {. Northwestern Rail.
way Company will, by the first of Sep
TENDER or shortly afterward. dispatch
all trains by telephone instead of tee-
graph.
Announcement to this effect is
learned unofflcially by arrangements
/ that are now being made TO equip the
division with neW copper wire cir
cult and erect telephone stations.
The latest eeIephonic appliances will
be installed. and instruments will be
placed at every station along the d.
vision. Operators will use the tele-
phone instruments in reporting move
ments Of trains TO dispatchers, and the
dispa,chers will issue their orders by
telephone.
Works Out Satisfactorily.
The installation of telephone service
for dispatchinS is no. new with the
Northwestern. as the telephone service
has been in vogue on the Wisconsin
division for some time. Here 1t was
given a thorough trial, and has been
pronounced satisfactory in every way.
Is Time Saver.
-Altho it would be hard to compute
anything faster than the telegraph, the
telephone service In dispatching is de-
clared to be a time saver. The time
is saved more noticeably in operating
trains at night, where there are no
operators on duty at the smaller sta
tons. Oftentimes an emergency will
delay some freight train that has
meeting orders with q passenger train
at some given point. At this point, per-
haps there Is no night operator. and
the emergency has arisen since the
conductor Of the freight received his
orders. The freight train. under these
conditions. does not have to lay out its
orders. and the conductor can talk
himself with the dispatcher and be adj
v.sed OF the movement OF the train
with which he may have had a meet
ing order. II the passenger train has
become late since the original order
was issued. the freight may be directed
to proceed to some other station, and
thus get over the line.
The telegraph instruments Will not
be removed from the different stations.
but will be held in reserve for use
should telephone connection at some
time be destroyed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
The Patient Waiter,

Prof W. Lawson Tall, apropos OF the
new serum cure for hay fever, said at
a medical banquet in Denver:
This cure is the result Of patience,
the result of much patient toll. In
deed. when 1 think Of the patient wait
ing involved in the perfecting Of this
cure, I am reminded of DIR. Bob Saw
yer's anteroom.
DR. Bob Sawyer stepped proudly In
TO his anteroom one day. There were
quite eight or nine persons there. AND
DR.. Bob looking from one face TO an
other with complaisance, said:
We'll. who comes first? Who's been
waiting the longest
Here, Doc-that's me- said Snip
the tailor, rising and flourishing his un-
paid bill. I've been waiting over eigh-
teen months" -Wsshington Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
The Faeetiou. eounderay

The real estate agent had been re-
hearsirg the virtues Of the summer
cottages.
The house is a stones throw from,
the trolley" he said, in conclusion.
That's good" said Bounderby. III
will give US something to do summer
evenings"
Il beg your pardon?" said the agent
somewhat nystified.
Il say it Will give us something t.
do summer evenings" said Bounderby.
I'VE can sit in the house and throw
stones al the trolley" Harper )
Weekly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
How tn. Irish Us. Pot.tos..

John Redmond, the Irish leader, was
annoyed, on his last visit to America
by the commiserating and ignorant re-
marks on Ireland made by a New YORK
woman.
rs it true, Mr.. Redmond" this wom-
an finally asked, that the Irish eat
notlainG but potatoes ?"
Mr.. Redmond laughed harshly.
.sThat is quite true, madam" he re-
piled. "and when we have eaten the po-
tatoes' insides we clothe ourselves with
thes kins."-Philadelphia Record
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24


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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
LOCAL MARKETS.
Prices Paid 70 Farmers by Marshall
town Dealers,

FFIce$ Falo 20 aFn1eFS py NtaFS01ls
town Dealers.
The following prices are quoted by
.Iarshalltown dealers CT the different
varieties OF farmers provisions, grain,
produce and poultry. also for hides.
talow, wool, pelts and skins.
Robert Bruster quotes the fol-
lowing prices in trade until further
notice:
Eggs-12
Butter-22
GRAINS.
E. e. Benedict & Co. will pay the
following prices at their place Of bust.
ness in this city:
Corn-57.
Oats-S5.
Timothy hay-15.Oo.
Oat straw-5.5o.
HIDES. FUR AND WOOL.
II. Willard. Son & Co. quote the fol.
lowing prices:
Horse hides-2.5o@3.00
No. tallow-5.
Rough fat.
Coarse wool-13@14.
Fine wool-12@14.
Medium wool-16c.
Western and territory-11413.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
GRAINS.
In the Police Court.

Lee DeVell, Charles Whitman, NJ.
Urtle. and Charles Williams, all
strangers, who were arrested by Con-
stable TAYLOR for vagrancy, were sent
TO jail for two days by Justice Peek
this morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
Licensed to Wed,

Albert D. Harlan, barber, aged "a.
and Mrs. May Brown, aged "A, both of
this city.
Frank F. Clindinin. merchant. aged
81, and Mildred E. James, aged %, both
of Grinnell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
Farm Name REGISTERED.

The following farm name has beer
regist by the owner in the office
of the county recorder:
F. E. Beetner, Sunflower Farm, Pick
eriuS
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-07
Government Files
Brief in Employers
Liability Schedule
Document Was Prepared by the Late
Solicitor General Bowers-Attor-
ney General Endorses II.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Con the logic of
the dead. tire Department OF fJustice viii
est It's case Of upholding the protection Of
he living. extended by the employers la
uiiity act OF congress.
The department today sent 10 the su-
preme court the brief OF the late Lloyd w.
Bowers. solicitor general in defense Of
this act OF congress. Tackled to the brief
was a tribute 20 Mr.. Bowers from Attor-
ney General wickersham. II read;
The foregoing brief was prepared by
the late solicitor general with his accus-
toned care and ability. In order that IL
may properly be before the court adopt
1t and ask its consideration.
The act which Mr.. Bowers defended was
passed In 1908 TO replace the employers
liability act just declared unconstitutional
~ the supreme court because II applied TO
intrHstate commerce as well as interstate
Mr.. Bowers argued that the present law
avoided this objection. He defended the
law as a legitimate extract OF congress
over interstate commerce
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-07
ROB HOTEL, KILL POLICEMAN
Boy Bandits at Duluth Murder Officer
Who Arrested Them.
LARGE POSSES ARE IN PURSUIT
YOuthfu Criminals who Were Being
Brought Rack on street Car Rob
Passenger AFTER killing
Il the OFFICER.
LARGE POSSES ARE IN PURSUIT


DULUTH. MINI Jan. 6-WHiiam Mnz-
Eary. aged 90 and Algot johnson, hsil boy
ana night porter respectvesy. OF the u 'tsl
Mckay. early today held up robbed. shot
at the night clerk and night porter, and
escaped with $50 belonging 10 the hotel
They were arrested and placed on a
street car after a chase through the In
terstate bridge district and while being
taken back 10 the city asked that they be
allowed to go inside the car. which re-
guest being granted one Of the men pulled
a revolver that had escaped the attention
Of Policeman Harry Chesmore, who had
made the arrest opened fire on that off
Ger and killed him.
The robbers then held up the passengers
ana crew Of the street car, and al $50
m. escaped over the Northern Pacific rail
road bridge. n r. believed Up to 10 a. IN.
the two bandits had evaded the police and
citizens. a large crowd ~ the latter having
Joined IN the man hunt.
Automobiles motor cycles and the en-
tire police force had been thrown into the
saw mill district. where the robbers may
be out on the ice Of ST Louis bay po-
ncemen have been stationed TO prevent an
escape into Wisconsin.
How Motel Was Robbed.
The two boys entered the hotel about
as this morning. Clarence stubsted the
night clerk and Charles Flroved. the night
porter. were standing beside the desk.
Hold up your hands" shouted one Of
the boys. pointing a revolver The clerk
and the porter thought the boys were Iok-
ing To show that they were in earnest.
one OF them fired a shot through the floor
near the desk and the clerk ana the porter
put up their hands.
The youths then marched them into the
dining room Rnd ordered them 70 stand up
against a large iron post in the middle OF
the room and tied their hands 70 the post
above their heads.
The boys returned 70 the desk and went
through the cash register, taking about So.
The two hotel men were later discovered
and gave the alarm.
il was expected the bandits would try 70
reach Superior and Chesmore was on the
watch for them He found the men just
before they reached Interstate bridge and
placed them under arrest ,As they were
coming up Garfield avenue on q street car
one of the boys complained OF being cold
rAn right. so IN and sit down" said the
officer
On Superior street the Officers Ettsn-
tion Was distracted by an intoxicated man
on the platform and while ne was looking
al him. Mozzary. II Is alleged. drew a re-
volver and began firing. The first shot
went wild. The second penetrated the Of
ficer's lung. The third and fourth weni
Wild and the fifth entered Chssnors'e eye
he dropped 10 the floor and the two rner
holding the revolver 10 the conductors
breast forced the gates OF the car opeI
and escaped
The two bandits are only ls year old.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-07
Two Members of
Black Hand Gang
Die in Electric Chair
Dominick Ferrers and Vincent Leon
srdo, Who Murdered Rent Col
leotor in Albany. Executed.

DAsSNERoRA. y. y. Jar --Dominick
Ferrera and Vincent Leonardo young
Italians from Albany who murdered q rent
collector az the behest Of the Black Hand.
went to the electric chair in Clinton prison
this morning. Just before ne was strapped
In the chair leonardo made confession.
which substanuated the evidence Of the
Italian detective who had himself placed
in q cell next 20 the accused men before
their trial.
Leonardo said he and Ferrera had been
selected by the Black Hand TO dispose Of
the rent collector. named Phelps. First
they aug q grave under the floor OF
a saloon and then, when he came to
collect the rent suddenly STACKED him
Leonardo declares that his companion did
the actual stRbbing with a Hharpened file,
which was sfterward found IN the room of
one OF the accused
Phelps staggered out TO the street He
died on October s. 1902 with half dozen
stab wounds IN his head and body
The executions occurred shortly after {
O'Clock. Ferrera went first. maintaining
his Innocence to the last. Both men were
calm.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-07
Inquest Into Killing
of London Anarchists
Police Say Soldiers Were Sent For Be
cause Men in Barricade Had
Higher Power Guns.

LONDON. Jan. s.-The inquest into the
death OF the two outlaws who were killed
while resisting the police In their sydney
street home Tuesday began today.
The testimony showed that soldiers were
summoned by the commissioner Of police
because the anarchists were 90 superior
10 the weapons OF the police and that less
than fifty police officers participated in
the Siege the remainder being required 20
deal with the crowds.
The examination of the surgeon who per
formed the autopsy developed that one Of
the men was shot by the police or soldiers,
while the other probably died from EuffO-
cation. One OF the bodies showed q bullet
hole through the skull. the bullet having
entered back Of the right ear. Il be
neve," said the witness, that this injury
&C used the mans death. ] DO not believe
the wound was self inflicted"
The surgeon thought the victim died be-
fore the flames reached him
The inquest Eas adjourned until Mon
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-07
Letter to Secretary Of Navy
Results in Court-Martial

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. b.-PrOoeedingE IN
the court martial trial Of Major Henry c.
Davis of the United states Marine corps,
N.ho is charged among other things win
Observation-Disclosures. were halted here today
after Major General George r. Elliott OF
the Marine corps retired, had given his
testimony.
A telegram Was sent 70 Secretary Aeyer
of the Navy department asking permission
40 adjourn the court indefnitsn. until II
could be learned when Mrs- AlVira Davis,
mother Of the accused officer. and other
witnesses could be here 20 testify.
The trial is Httracting attention from
naval and marine ofticers
out of . long-stancing unfriendlineas be
tWesn General Elliott ana Major Davis
grew the charges Which led 70 the court
martial Major Davis was accussd o. In
subordination beeauss he wrote letter 10
the secretary 81 the navy, IN which he
declared that General Elliott had slNars
been his enemy and hAd insuitsd him.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-07

A trumpeter on the Island Of Guam
Philippine Islands where Major Davis vas
commander Of marines blurred ms buEle
calls. Captain E, }. Dorm, a retired naval
officer, was governor Of Guam. he sus-
pended Lieutenant r. f. Ludlow because
Of the buEler's mistake
I1sutenant Ludlow wrote 20 the secre-
taEy Of the navy asking that his punish
ment be not held against his record Major
Davis concurred IN his request Genera
Elliott, as head Of the Marine CORPS. seizeo
upon the endorsement declaring thar n
showed the laxity Of marine discipline an
the island. He severely oondemned Major
Davis. The latter wrote a letter 10 the
secretary Of the navy In which. II is al
eyed he impugned the motives OF Genera
Elliott. His court-martial was then or
dered.
Although there are thirty counts in the
lndictmenr against Major Davis the main
point the court must decide is whether ths
letter Il insolsnt and inszbordinats IN tone
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-07
Peary's Friends Regard His
Walking Test as Vindication

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Ths official re-
pert OF Captain Robert =. PeAry's recent
walking test as prescribed by the Navy de-
partment, just made public, is in the opin-
ion Of his friends On the navy the strong
est possible refutAtion OF ths arguments
advanced by critics who have questioned
the time the eEplorer-captain made over
the ice on the return from the North pole
Captain Peary selected December R. IS
and % for the government tests. On the
firEt day ne walked twenty -fivs miles IN siK
hours and forty-five minutes; on the sec
ond cav twenty-five miles in seven hours
ana twsuty-EiK minutes and on tho third
day. i've miles IN one hour and twenty
eight minutes. In other words he walked
nfty-fiye miles IN nfteen hours ana thirty
nine minutes
Returning from the North pole % the
point 10 where he left Bartlett. captain
Peary covered ls8 miles IN three DAYS. an
average Of nfty miles day. The journey
northWard from Bartlett uequiFed nvs
dzyA an tvsEAEs q thirty miles = day.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-07
is in
Darkness Because
Of Big Explosion
Commercial Life Of City is Almost
ParalyEed by Destruction of Big
Electric Light Plant.

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. s-Minnespons
plunged into darkness and the commercial
life Of the city almost pRralyzed this morn
ing BY an explosion OF the '1S.OOO wire"
leading into the power plant OF the Mime
apohs General Electric company. Third
avenue. Southeast and Main street Eleven
men employed in the building made their
way 70 safety through the valley Of the
Mil Race, after the explosion.
The plant was wrecked and a tangled
mass OF wire. machinery and lumber was
thrown IN every direction by the force
Of the explosion.
Fire followed and completed the demoli-
tion Of the building. Two men were in
iured and the damage TO the property is
estineted NJ s500O00
Three separate explosions. accompanied
by vivid display OF the blue electric flame
occurred. The two men injured are re-
ported not seriously hurt.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-07
Last of Big Slide
in Culebra Cut
Seven and One Half Acres Of Clay De-
scena from Maintain Into
Canal Prism.

WASHINGTON. Jan s.-The canal work
ers on the ssthmus believe they see the
END Of the great eHrth slides IN the Cuiebra
cut. This slide began in April, 1905 and
with periods OF Quiesoence. has been gnlng
on ever since. December last there was
heavy SLIDE At Las Cascadhs. but much
larger break occurred on the 18th before
the material from the first break had been
removed. This last slide. which wiped
out the railroad tracks and half filled the
canal prism. increased the total amount
OF earth which has descended from the
heights IN the cut 10 seven and q half
acres. Most Of the stuff was pure clay,
though there was some rock. the whole
sliding on . rock foundation with a pitch
Of one nch in six feet one hundred and
fifty Thousand yards is expected TO be
added 10 this which viii complete the
alida.