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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

Mesdames L.. ]. Jarrett. F. g. Stew
art, F. E. Northup and c. r. Brown
were hostesses at the jarrett home, 106
North Third avenue. Friday afternoon,
to the travel department Of the Wom-
ans Club. The regular study on travel
thru Italy, was continued. after which
the hostesses served a light lunch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

Emma Redel, Of Minneapolis, spent
Sunday in the city with relatives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

Miss Leila David left for Ottumwa
thia morning TO visit for about two
weeks with friends,
Save dollars on shoes by buying
them Of Larson & Clemens during
their sale which begins tomorrow
morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

The wimodausis Aid Society will
meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Du.
ane Bentley. 4O7 East Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

DR.. A. d. Roth II giving special at
tention to chronic diseases. nervous n
skin diseases. and diseases OF women
Office 11s West Main street. Phone 332.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

Mr.. Frank Woodbury.. Of Pasadena,
Cal. arrived in the city Saturday night
and will remain for about ten days
looking after business matters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

The Baptist Hill Bible Class Will
meet with Mrs. William Jennings. 800
West Boone street, Tuesday afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

Mrs. A. F.. pickett left for Hot
| Springs, Ark, Saturday night to spend
a few days with Mr.. Pickett. who has
| been there for two weeks taking treat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

The old MAIDS SOclAI given DS the
Ladies Of the Maccabees In Red Mems
hall Friday evening we'll. patron
ICED by lodge members and the public
in general, and. proved q great success
Before the serving of supper. q musical
program Of some length, cOnsisting OF
piano solos and plano and mandolin
duets, was enjoyed. On timetables were
menu cards, all this viands being under
assumed names pertaining TO the SO
called old maid peculiarties, and the
surprises and food combinations. in
which the orders given by patrons re-
suited. furnished q great deal OF
amusement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

w. F. 1nnes, registered optician. with
Joseph JeWelry Co. Appointments
made. no charge for consultation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

The Eastern Star Circle will meet
with Mrs. G. A. Smith, 4G3 East
Church street, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
A. p. Bratt will assist Mrs. Smith.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

The Beethoven Club will De enter
tanned Tuesday afternoon at 1880 o'clock
by Mrs. F. G. Stewart and Mrs. d. J.
Collins, at the Stewart home, liz North
Contor street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

The Stoddard cafe has arranged to
serve a special so cent dinner and sup
per. Books. twenty-one meals. 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

The regular business and social
meeting Of the Presbyterian Ladies
Aid Society was enjoyed Friday after.
noon at the S. NJ. Wilson home, 8 North
Sixth street. Assistant hostesses were
Mrs. Philip Vogt. and Mrs. George
Moehrl. Light refreshments were
served. There was. q good attendance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13

Mrs. w. w. Adams arrived in the
city Saturday night from st. Joseph,
Mo-, for q visit with relatives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13
The City In Brief

Saturday in the city shopping and vis-
iting with friends.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Col. Dave Ball at work.

While certain designing leaders o
the Democracy who do not want a mar
of Col. Balls spirit to get the Demo
cratic nomination for governor are try
ing to work up boom for Elliott w
Maor. Colonel Ball is at work to Sc
cure that nomination and his Pike
county friends cannot be persuaded
to endorse Major. The Democrats o
Pike county feel that their distinguish
ed candidate of 1908 was defrauded in
the primary election and they now de.
mand for him a square deal. Majo,
being a Pike county man the enemies
OF Ball are be eginning their fight by at
tempting to divide the Pike county
Democrats into two camps. Major
has no such hold on the Pike county
Democrats as Ball, who, in the race for
the gubernatorial nomination, will re-
present that spirit which has made his
county famous spirit of loyalty to
fellow citizen who has been denied
his rights. Every Democrat in Pike
county knows that Col. Ball was out
rageously treated by party leaders in
1908, and knows that he was sacrificed
by the Old Guard crowd in order to
give the gubernatorial nomination to
Cowherd, whose majority came from
wards and precincts in the cities always
manipulated by representatives of the
interests. And Pike county Demo
Gratis know that Col. Ball was the
choice of Democrats Of their kind all
over the state. They are not apt to
desert the Ball standard in 1911 to aid
the Old Guard leaders in pu ting up
another candidate agreeable with the
interests" They know that Major
cannot be nominated, and he could not
be elected if he were nominated; so
they know that his name is being used
in Pike county merely to divide the
Ball following.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Sedalians in Straw Crowns

Governor Hadley uaually wears a
good straw hat in the good old SUNNI
er time, but many of his visitors come
with hats like his own. Two of them
left his Office recently with a guber-
material hat like own, only a little bet
ter, perhaps two Sedalia friends.
John T. Stinson, Secretary of the State
Fair, Didn't notice any difference be-
tween the Governors hat and his own
till he arrived Sedalia, when he prompt
ly returned the Governors crown by
express. but Governor Hadley noticed
a difference and got out another
straw" to wear till he could get his
from Sedalia. Along came Col. Gent
ry, of the State Board of Agriculture,
who picked up the second hat of the
Governor, by mistake, and wore it home.
The express company made little pro-
fit on these mistakes of the Sedalia
gentlemen, but they would have cheer
fully paid more than express charges
to restore the Governor of the State
browns which fit his fine head better
than any others.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
interest in the Highway.

There is no law under which the
state may locate and build highway
or state road across the state or in any
direction, but there is no statute O,
hindrance in the way of the State
Board of Agriculture in its purpose to
officially select ce. tain public roads in
various counties and include them in a
stretch of connected highways to be
designated as State highway from St.
Louis to Kansas City. That done, the
counties may improve the roads thus
designated and in due time a perfect
State road will be recognized and the
legislature may make provision for its
perfection and for its permanency.
Once established such highway will
superinduce the improvement of all
local roads leading to it, and thus en-
courage good road building.
Citizens who do not live along or in
the vicinity of the routes inspected for
the highway cannot realize what an in
tense interest has been manifested in
the proposition to officially designate
its route. For weeks before the in
spection tour began there was lively
interest and when the inspecting part
les began their tour every town, village
and hamlet to be visited by them was
ready to receive and honor them.
There was really an outburst of enthus-
iasm. The inspection tours gave an
impetus to the good roads movement
that cannot be diminished by crafty
politicians.
Governor Hadley, aided by the
State Highway Engineer, Curtis Hill is
devoting much of his time to this great
enterprise. He so directed matters
as to assure any and all of the people
along the several proposed routes a
square deal. The jury to whom the
matter of determining route was SUBJ
mitted are disinterested and honorable
citizens.
This good roads movement has at
tanned such momentum that great good
is sure to result. There is nothing to
prevent any community from building,
if the people want to do it. The law
provides for the organization of eight
mile districts, which can issue bonds,
and with the money so obtained pro-
ceed with the work. This is being
done in many Of the counties Of the
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
9Th 7h

ion. The Democratic House may
dislike it sufficiently to disregard i.
altogether, and pass some measure on
different lines. Such measure would
meet the fate. which probably lying in
ambush for the bill which may emerge
from the present wrangle between the
two chambers. This will mean that
there will be no tariff legislation during
,he life OF the present ConSress excep,
the Canadian bill. Such an outcome
would be agreeable to the country
Tariff smashing is about the last thing
that the country wants for the
next year or two. If we retain our
Taliff Board We should give it more
time to make its investigation than is
permitted it under the high pressure
which is handed out by the Demo
cratic House and the Democratic in
surgent Senate. The board ought to
be to look over the entire line before
any action is taken by congress. The
sensible course is to postpone the
whole matter of tariff legislation until
after the presidential election. At
this short distance from the campaign
there would be too much politics in
any tariff measure which could be
framed. Let US give trade chance
to rally before the schedules are torn
up again.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Mrs. Pearl jackson.

Pearl Edwards was born near Kirby
vile, Mo. April 6, 1880, and died at
her home near Kissee Mills of con-
sumption June 81, 1911.
She was married June 81, 1900, to
Albert Jackson, who still survives her,
and to them were born four children,
three of whom are still living, one hav-
ing died in infancy. Those living are
Willow. aged 9, Steve z, and Alice 8
years. Little Willow being cripple,
having suffered stroke of paralysis at
the age of four years.
Beside her own immediate family,
Mrs. Jackson leaves three sisters and
four brothers along with host of friends
to mourn her loss. She was loved by
all who knew her and was loving wife
and mother and good neighbor.
She was laid to rest by her father in
the Edwards graveyard near Mildred.
She was prepared and was ready to go
when her savior called her home, She
talked Of death and said she did not
dread death, but hated to leave her
little children. She was conscious un-
fill the end.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Fire Insurance Rates

The Insurance Department is nov
busily engaged in adjusting fire insur
ance rates to the new law, (Senate bill
25) which provide for the regulation o
such rates by the Department and pro
hibits sany discrimination. Though
the law is a good one the legislature
parsimonious in its appropriations o
money to departments under Republi
can controll, did not allow money en-
ough for the extra work involved ir
such radical change in the method
of regulating rates. For many years
the fire insurance companies doing
business in the state have maintained
bureau which fixed schedules for
rates on all classes of insurable prop
erty throughout the state, its agents
going everywhere to examine and sur
vey property, to ascertain the risks in
volved in insuring it and to schedule
it so as to enable the companies to fix
their rates at minimum expense. The
insurance department cannot operate
such system, but the new law re-
quires each company to file its rates
with the Insurance Commissioner, and
he is empowered to reduce them when
in his judgement. they are too high.
1t will be necessary to re-rate the
whole state, so the commissioner may
be able to det ermine the reasonable
ness of rates chsrged by each comprny.
This will take time and involve many
changes in the system heretofore foil
owed by the companies, none of which
have yet filed schedule of rates un-
der the new law. This law was favor
ed by Hon. John Kennish, when he
was Insurance Commissioner and was
recommended to the Legislature by
Gov. Hadley. Senator Oliver intro
duced the bill in the Senate. A liber-
al appropriation ought to have been
made for putting it into operation.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Little Government Land in State

]. H. Duncan, receiver, and G. N.
Van Hosen, register of the United
States land office here, have reported
to the commissioner of the genera
land office at Washington, D. c., that
there were 1,43o acres of vacant gov
eminent land in Missouri July /, 1911.
It is located in the following counties;
Barry, Sc acres; Benton, S acres;
Douglas, 80 acres; Hickory, 80 acres;
Iron, 100 acres; Laclede, 80 acres;
Madison, 80 acres; Mcdonald, SO
acres; Ozark, 40 acres; Perry 30 acres;
Phelps, 40 acres; Pulaski, 1874 acres;
Reynolds, 40 acres, Oregon, 40 acres;
Shannon, 208 acres; Ste. Genevieve,
40 acres; Taney 100 acres; Texas &C
acres; Washington 40 acres; Webster,
5s acres; Wright 40 acres.
There is no vacant government
land in Vernon county, ss reported by
Secretary of State Cornelius Roach.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Helping the Unemployed

One of the chief benefits derived
by working people from the branches
of the State Labor Bureau in the three
big cities is aid in securing employ
ment. These branches were estab
lishee for the double purpose of pre-,
venting labor employment agencies
from imposing on persons seking en-
ployment and to find employment for
wage earners free of charge. Under
the management of Austin w. Biggs,
the new Commissioner of the Bureau
Of Labor and Satisfies, the branch al
St. Louis is becoming far more effect
i've than it has ever been. Col. Tom
L. Johnson is in charge of it and he is
making the labor agencies fear the
strong hand of the State in dealing
with helpless laboring people, while
he is finding employment for hundredg
Of applicants free OF charge. The
rooms formerly occupied have proven
inadequate and Commissioner Biggs
has secured and fitted up larger quart
ers at 1o4 North Tenth Street, where
the unemployed are afforded all posi-
BILE assistance in securing work. The
Department maintains a free employ
rnent bureau at the Waterworks Build
ing in Kansas City and one at lis
Felix Street in St. Joseph. Both of
these Bureaus are now active in secur-
ins employment for wage earners.
MIR. Biggs, coming himself from the
rnnks of wage earners, and being a
genuine Republican, is seeking to
give the heunemployed the, 4highessepos
ssible benifits of the provisions OF State
laws enacted in their behalf And in
doing this he is rendering useful serv-
ice to employers, who are enabled to
find employees through these state age
ncies.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Good Work of Prof. Evans.

Prof. VIM. P. Evans, State Superin-
tendent of scoools, is energetically dis
charging his duties the same as if he
were drawing his salary regularly and
no contest pending. He is putting
new life into the administration of
school affairs in the state. Hehas as
competent corps of energetic assistants
and every thing is moving toward a
betterment of the schools.
Largely through the influence of
the Department of Education a new
certiication measure was passed by the
Legislature raising the standard of quail
iications for teachers. It has the ap-
proval of the ablest teachers of the
State
Hereafter the state funds will be ap-
portioned on the basis of the total
number of days attendance by pupils
and the number of teachers employed.
This will do away with the practice
which has allowed certain places to E.
numerate more than one half of their
population as children of school age.
During the past five years one district
has drawn from the public funds over
two hundred thousand dollars to which
it was not entitled and at the expense
of other school districts of the state.
There is now also on the statutes
transportation measure which renders
practicable the consolidation of smaI
districts. This will eventually allow
the boy and girl of the country districts
to come into their own in the way of
school advantages.
The Superintendent is sending out
list of the large cities and towns of the
state showing the enumeration for
1910, and 1911, and the population
according to the census of 1910. In
a letter accompanying the list he says:
It will be observed that on the aver
age enumeration in 1910 was 80 s.
per cent of the population, zndin 1e11 4
% .1per cent. The decrease is due
to the fact that attention had been
called to gross irregularities in enum-
Grafton. You will readily see that
some places still have too large an e.
These towns have been
asked to explain or correct and they
will no doubt do so. This is called to
the attention of the public because,
after this year, the State Superinten-
dent will have no authority over enum-
erations as the State fund will be ap-
portioned another basis. The county
and township funds will continue to be
on the basis of enumer-
alton, however, and it will be well for
he local officials and highminded
citizens generally to see that enumer-
.tions are made, thereby insuring e.
luitable distribution of local funds to |
he districts of the county,"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Obituary.

At ten O'Clock on Wednesday night
July 20th 1911. James Madison
Leathers better known as Mat. nass-
ed to his eternal home in region
where joys are forever perfect and sick
ness is unknown. He was born near
Kifbyville Mo-, 1899, where he resid-
ed with his parents until three years
ago, when they all came to Oklahoma
to make their future home. He was
sick only short time, was working
near Velma, Okla, and became over
heated. His father, mother, two sis
tiers, Miss Allie and Mrs. Notlv Morris
and two brothers Bob" and John were
with him in his last hours and did all
that loving hands could do to comfort
him. He was young man of kind
sympathetic character and no sacrifice
was to great for him to make for q
friend or neighbor in time of sickness
or trouble. II he had an enemy no
one knew it. He has entered the
other side of life just as he left this.
He was not member of any church
but was prepared and willing to go
and said Oh! papa and mamma don't
grieve for me you'll all come soon, and
asked that all meet him in heaven, and
prayed for the Lord to take him away
before Allie" got there, as it would
grieve her so. He was lain to rest
near Velma, Okla. He leaves Faith
er and mother three sisters and three
brothers besides host of other rela-
tives and friends to mourn his loss.
Three. sisters and a brother having
gone on before who'll be waiting to
welcome him home. The grief strick-
en- family have the sympathy of the
entire community.
A precious one from US is gone
The voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in their home
That never can be filled.
Father mother sister brother
He has joined the Angel band
He is waiting for your coming
To- k1,ok ~; ,~I k,~~xx f.~l
There were loved ones there to meet
him
In that land so bright and fair
Where We all in time shall meet him
And there'll be no parting there.
Cheer up father, cheer up mother
Only wait few years more
When he'll be the first to meet you
When you pass to yon bright shore.
A friend.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Bessie Kissee.

Little Bessie Kissee died July IL,
at the age of 8 years, months and .
days. She was the oldest child OF the
late widow of Capt. A, G. Kissee. She
died of slow fever and suffered untold
agony until the end. She was sick
four weeks and three days and was
laid to rest in the home graveyard.
She was loving little girl and will be
missed by all, most especially the little
playmates.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03

State; and the people are coming to
realize that the whole matter is in
their hands, and that they are to blame
and no one else if they have bad roads.
They are also coming to realize that as
an economic question they cannot af-
ford to have bad roads when they have
it in their own power to have good
ones.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03

The Supreme court has ordered
Messrs. Cant, Timmonds and Gass to
show the Special Commissioner Of the
Court all they have in hand or can dig
up to prove their charges in the con-
test cases so he can have his report
and recommendations ready by the
tenth day of October. It will take
much more time than that for them to
prove any thing, however, except that
few legal technicalities exist on
which to hang threads of Democrt!c
doubt.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03

The Democratic editors who have
been trying to make the people be-
lieve that Governor Hadley is opposed
to the good roads movement will want
to find the most lonesome hog paths
in their counties when the wide-awake
Governor of Missouri finishes his ener-
getic work in behalf of good roads.
They will have to hide out.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Even Jess Tolerton Couldn't

The popularity and political s,gac sy
of Hon. Jesse Tolerton made him a
shining mark to shoot at and their shoot
ing has made him more famous and
popular. This is aptly illustrated by a
little story now going the round" of
Missouri papers. Some hunters were
trying to get tempting game on a
Taney county farm, guarded by the
owners half grown son, who command
ed them to get off the farm. you
can't hunt on this farm said the
youth. "Why not" enquired one of
the hunters How do you know but
that am Governor Hadley1" THAT
makes no difference" replied the boy
you couldn't hunt on this farm even
if you was Jess Tolerton.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03

It 10 strange coincidence that a
drouth and Democratic Congress struck
the country the same summer.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03

By-the-way what a clear vision OF
law and justice Judge John Kennish
possesses.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank those that were
with Us during the sickness and death
of our loved one, and extend our
thanks to the entire neighborhood for
their kindness.
AIha,f Ioekeon and fsh;idyen
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03

II Judge Graves will do itsome more,
a great deal in past politics may be
forgotten.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03

Albert Jackson and Children.