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AZ The Playground.

Wednesday morning at o'clock there will be story telling hour for children. All children are invited.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16
ONE COMMUNITY HAS FOUND
SPHERE OF USEFULNESS FOR
COUNTRY COMMUNITY,
BETHEL GROVE CHURCH
STUDIES ON MANY LINES
Center Of Region Of Splendid Farms
and Good citixsnship- Ciseem6's
Early Narrow Gauge Rai!road-c. e.
Wilson's Rural Observations.

Special 10 Times Republican.
know that an organized effort is being
made at the present time in hebalf OF
the rural church as an established in
sti,ution Of the land. Those who trav-
ell more or less thru the country and
..a:ice the rural church buildings that
have been erected in former days in
considerable numbers, very many of
them evidently going into a state Of
decay and few of those not already in
that condition presenting the appear
ance OF any great degree of prosperity,
are inclined to the belief that the rural
church promoter has a task before him
that will keep him busy for awhile to
accomplish. The closer relationship
between town and rural inha bitants.
brought about by modern changed con-
ditions. better means OF transportation.
superiority Of equipment of the town
or city church building and several
other apparent advantages in favor OF
the town church have led many to the
conclusion that the rural church IS an
institution has had Its day. Rules have
their exceptions however, and one
very marked is that of the Bethel Grove
Christian church. which has its meet
ing place at point about half way
between the towns of Albion and Lis
comb.
With territory which does not eS-
coed three miles square in extent 10
draw from this church claims mem :
hership of $40. Not more than twenty
men. women and children living With
in that territory are not members. X
is said that every unmarried hired
man in the community belongs I" the
church. and right here II might ne
added tina. hired mems wages average
about ss6 -er month in this locality and
ma. their services are spoken for
sometimes a year in advance OF the
beginning of their work The average
SUNDAY attendance at Bethel church -
estimated at ninety. The pastor h'ss
in L,scomb and conducts services at
his rural church each alternate sunday
IN his absence some OF the members
conduct the meetings. considerable
percentage Of the membership being
equal to the task. The EndeaVor so
cietv numbers about sixty. Tnere Is
p ten piece orchestra in the MEMBER
ship and its services are IN demand
at outside points as well as al nome.
Five Of these ten musicians own auto
mobiles. so there Is no difficulty IN
the matter OF reaching distant places
on time for the performance"
1--WE are training ot,r young men IN
other than religious lines. too. said
one of the older members. public
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16
Scranton News in Brief.

Special TO Tim s. Republican.
Scranton, April 1s.-Mr. Guy Davis
has the contractors at work on his new
house and they will have it enclosed in
a few days.
The county officials have put gang
Of men to work on some Of the county
bridges that were damaged by the high
water.
Mr.. n E. Christian is building fine
new residence on his farm just south
OF town. No expense would be spared
to make this one of the best farm resi-
dences in this part Of Greene county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Pitcher and Mr..
H 0. Brown and son Herbert. attended
the funeral OF Richard Lintleman at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16

being finished: but little timothy will
De sown-no seed.
Pocahontas (Pocahontas) - Rain
30; after a very severe and cold win
ter, April has 50 far been favorable;
there being plenty Of rough feed. stock
wintered well: stock now in pasture;
oats seeding began generally on the
Sth. (Plover)-Except on one day seed
ing progressed rapidly all Of this week;
ground in fair condition. but high
winds have been frequent; hay ID
scarce
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley) = Rain IA; the
winter. of 1911-12 began Dec. 81 with
four inches of snow, and from that
time to March 25, the ground was COW
cred with two to twelve inches OF
snow: the small supply of rough feed
has been consumed; grass 10 well
started and stock will be in pasture BY
May I.
Sioux (Alton)-Rain SO: hard, cold
winter and deep snow: stock show re-
suit of short feed; seeding progressing
rapidly: grass green in pastures. and
stock getting some food from II: gar
dens made this week. which is about as
early as the average Of past years.
Cherokee darrabee) - Rain Al:
winter unusually long and severe with
q large amount of snow up to March
%: no fall seeding in this section
grass starting nicely: ground in me
condition To start crops: first seedins
done about April $.
Central District.
Grundy (Grundy CenteIo - Ram
trace: seeding well begun: stock Win
tered in good shape: no rain needed &c
settle ground
Poweshiek tGrnnelD - Rain SO
oats seeding general during the week
ground in good working condition ane
weather quite favorable: seed potatoes
high in price. which will restrict acre
age. supply Of hay and other stock feec
very short: farm work as far advanced
as usual at this time: severe winter
weather changed quite suddenly ts
ideal spring days.
JASPER (Monroe) - Rain 80: fai
whea, looks we'll: one third of spring
seeding done stock thin; hay anc
rough feed scarce: pastures beginning
10 look green: seed corn scarce; price
Of horses very high
Dallas (Waukee)-Rain So: one OF
the coolest winters: only one Gay from
Dec 10 to March so with the minimum
above freezing: winter
wh@a, ana rye in fine condition: spring
seeding began April and much has
been done: ground in fair condition :;
nastures. meadows and lawns are nice
and green: box elder and soft maple in
bloom: early trees and shrubs are be-
ginning to leaf out.
Guthrie Guthrie Center) = Rain
IS: Very severe winter with two excep-
tionally bad snowstorms which We're
hard OF unprotected stock: hay and
rough feed scarce and high in price:
hay has sold for $50 per ton and hard
to get at that some seeding done this
week: fall grain is looking we'll.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16
JOHN oosrAL DEAD.
Former Prominent Resident Of Iowa
City Passes Away in Denver.

Special TO Times Republican.
Iowa City. April 16.-John P Dostal.
one OF Iowa City's foremost citizens
for many years. died suddenly in Den
yer. Colo, after an operation for can
Ger OF the stomach, says telegram
from that. city. He was improving
seemingly. after the use of the knife.
when the sudden turn for the worse
came He would have been 70 had he
lived to May l. Surviving are his
widow. three daughters and two sons
Mrs. G. s. Hohenschah. Iowa City: Mrs.
c. NJ McCaddon, Denver: Mrs Jennie
Killingson. Denver: and John NJ. Dos
tai, Bucsrus. O.. and George A. Dostal.
grand opera star at Milan, Italy. Mr.
Dostal built the Iowa brewery, and
breweries in Aurora, ILL.,. and Denver
In bygone years he owned more prop
ertv in Iowa City than any other one
man. having erected dozens OF resi-
dences.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16
Bcd.Wettine Cured In
Ten Days
URI-STOP WILL CURE
Don't Wait For Children to outseo~
the Troublesome Them Taking
Uri- Stop Today.

Bed wetting Is disease and should
be given prompt attention. The Won
derful success realized by Uri-Stop
seems little short of marvellous and
many cures have been effected in Mar :
shalltown. Bed wetting is not Local
trouble alone. but IL a disease emorac-
ing the entire urinary system as we'll
as the bladder and kidneys. Url-Stop
is put up in tablet form. pure ana
harmless. No irritation or harmful ac-
ton. The affected parts are toned up.
invigorated and restored to their nor
NAL condition. Can be taken by the
most delicate child. Mail orders Sc
licited. Price 81.
The Boettger Chem. Co. Peoria. Ill.,
are so confident Of the curative proper
ties Of Uri-Stop that they have author
ICED their agent. B. A. Morgan. drug
gist. to refund your money If you are
not benefited after a careful trial
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16

Iowa City.
Henry ". Dunn has definitely ac-
! cepted the position Of dean in the Iowa
law college. He practically accepted
it while here. bust postponed final ac-
ceptance until he had interviewed his
wife Word came later that Dunn
! ould be here next year.
Fort Madison.
Declaring he did not believe in TIT
bible. and that christianity is fad. {
tall. dark faced man walked up thu
aisle of the Methodist church here ant
confronted Evangelist Miller. who II
conducting revival services in tina
church The unknown demanded to bt
heard, and acted SO strangely that
number Of men in the congregation
arose and persuaded him to leave the
building.
! Glenwood.
practically every available auto anc
other conveyance was pressed INTO ser
,.ice Friday morning to convey every
bodv tina, would volunteer to help, e
mo western border of Mills county Z
assist in holding the levee that was
,.oo,.ed dangerously near the break
,ne no;nt The Missouri river is higf
.,d ,ie,nx. Three hundred acres O
land was reported inundated. h'
western bottoms will be covered II cue
| levee does not hold.
creston. ..,-,
Charles Tellars. Of P1easanton, IOWA
| recently brought here for hearing De
fore Commissioner Hanna, OF the ied
eral court charged with boouegg1ns
came prenared to make hard 1ish.
,,~i,einp h,s attorney from Leon Win
him However. the investigation re-
.,,ted in his being bound over to the
rand fury. at the November term 1t
i. said Tellars had recently been tried
and convicted in the district court al
I,eon for the same offense.
| Atlantic.
Joe wheatley. who lives with his "a
Their about ten mile. northwest OF town
was taken violently i'll Wednesday
evening with commissions AZ the result
OF having stepped on small shingie
nail last Monday DR.. Campbell, OF this
City, and Dr. Thompson. Of Marne
/ were called and a nurse was taken OUT
from the local hospital. For time
Mr.. Wheatley's condition was very Sc
! rious and he was thought to be dying
/ but the doctors were able to give him
! some relief. Tetanus is feared.
Council Bluffs.
| It is not believed that the deal FOL
| the purchase Of the Atlantic. Northern
and Southern railroad by the Leslie NJ
Shaw syndicate Will ever be carriet
out, as many extensions Of time have
been granted the promoters for thu
payment Of the $500 900. the purchase
price Another request has Just beer
made for another extension OF tel
days. a telegram from Mr.. Shaw beinl
exhibited to Judge Arthur to back tn
request The promoters claim SOM
unknown enemy baked their Frencl
loan and that they are now trying I,
make loan In New York.
Farrasut.
Il samuel McAi1ister, . prosperou
young farmer Of this place, had . sefi
GUS runaway mere THURSDAY ioTeao0I
Mr.. McAllister was driving two mule
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16

speaking, parliamentary rules, businesa
training and q lot Of things that Will
be found convenient all thru life"
Whether 1t - the character Of the
neighborhood that makes this success
full rural church organization pos
sibility or the church making the COM
munity what 1t Is, is not to be dis
cussed here, but the church is there,
SO Is the community and region OF
better cultivated farms and more pros
porous, ccntented and law abiding peo-
ple would hardly be found in this part
of the country, a section noted toT gooo
farms and good people.
Liscomb is one of the few towns IN
Iowa that has fewer railroads tnan IL
had forty or fifty years ago. rag
ments of an old grade are to Sbe noticed
here and there in that vicinity ina.
furnish unmistakable evidence OF
former activities that a few old timers
living IN the town remember. Accord
lug to one d these narrow gauge
road with wonden rails was operated
for a time from the town of Beaman
l.; . saw mill 1eaI Liscomb. distance
OF about twelve miles. 1t is said that
vas a dwarf a. compared with the aV-
erage sized traction engine in use
nowadays to furnish power for thresh-
ing machines and corn shelters. After
:, time the engine was discarded ana
horses substituted three of these being
drive. :..-.lo.-l fashion to draw the
small, flat cars that We're used on the
road. Then the Northwestern branch
line was built to the north and corn
and oats began to grow where the
grade had been on the wooden rail line.
OF course the project impoverished the
promoter of the plan, said to have been
a one time heavy land owner who lived
in Lisconb during his railroad days.
farmer near Albion has had an
unusual experience with a crop he
, planted last fall. Late in The season
he sowed tract to rye and disced 1t
in. \ freeze came before he finished
and the disc hardly cut thru the frozen
ground III places. OF course the crop
failed tc make any start in growth last
fall and tie field was given no further
attention until a few days ago the
owned. noticed that his rye was coming
up. Today there is good stand and
the man who sowed it is wondering
wether il will stool as it would if ii had
grown in the regular manner, and ma
! ture crop despite the six months
delay in getting started
About in. best Illustration Of farm
. being run on the factory plan is TO be
seen at the Henry Leise place near
Liscomb. There are no less than i've
gasolcne engines kept on the farm and
most ui them are in operation nearly
every day Threshing and grinding
grain. Smelling corn. saving lum Der and
wood. shearing sheep, clipping horses.
pumping water and washing clothes ar.
all done with the engines. Plenty of OPP
portunity for the use of machinery on
the modern farm.
c. E. WILSON.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16
Southern Io1ua Items

.nd +,-o horses on a disc when they
became frightened and ran away. one
mule. valued at 5000. was injured SO II
had 20 be killed McAllister was not
injured a great deal. but received cut
on the upper lip and numerous bruises
on his body Frank Palm. with foul
horses on a disc was just ahead OF NC
Aliister and but for McAllister's nerve
IN staring with his team long enough
to steer them clear OF Palm and h,s
teams there would have been terrible
accident
Silver City.
team and buggy belonging to Liv-
ervuan Jackson and driven by II.
P;ckrel and Mr. Bloom, of Des Molnes'
was damaged by falling nearly TWEEN
tv-fiye feet when high grade caVed
In with them about two miles west OF
Silver City Friday afternoon. The men
were leading the horses over culvert
on high grade when the ground gave
wav beneath the horses feet. The
men jumped back and escaped, but the
horses and buggy fell nearly twenty
five feet, demoiisfiny the rig and IN
turing the horses. II is not known how
badly the horses were injured. The
road had been undermined by the RICH
water and only shell Of earth re-
manned.
elakssbur9.
cement fence post to which wire
fencing, boards or iron rods can be
nailed as II it were wooden Is the in
Eenious invention of Jacob Huber.
young contractor Of Blakesburg, Iowa.
He has Just recently secured a patent
on his invention. Running perpendicu-
lar thru the center of the cement post
il a strip Of sheet iron. almost the
width of the post. The construction
Of this strip not only greatly enforces
the post, but affords the means of
driving staples and nails into 1t. A
small slot running the entire length
Of the post. branches into ~ shaped
construction Of the sheet IRON. x nail
or staple driven into 1t causes the ends
Of the nail or staple to enter these two
prongs Of the "Y," thus bending 1t In
to clinch and giving II the strength
Of clinched nail or staple.
Knoxville.
Francis Marion Conrey one Of the
very first settlers In Knoxville town
ship, died at his home south Of Knox
vile Saturday. Mr.. Conrey came TO
Marion county with his parents. John
and Nancy Lowery Conrey, In the
spring OF 1914 and had been q continu-
GUS resident Of this vicinity for the
past sixty-eight years. He was born
In Washington county. Iowa territory.
Oct. IL. 1910, and was probably the
very oldest native 1owan In this section
of the state. During the rebellion he
served as a private in Company K,
Fifteenth Iowa infantry, his term OF
service covering period Of three years
| and nine months. He was honorably
discharged ut the close Of hostilitjea
and returned to his home on April ~
| 1866, just forty-seven years before ,hia
! death. His wife. Louisa NcKern, to
whom he was united in marriage when
home on furlough In 1863. still SUR
wives. He 1as the father Of twelve
children, seven Of whom still survive
\ Cine VI tie children Alta s. ...es I've
OF j Sammonas Of De8y &oit6e6gsxsssxss55ss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16

Lake City Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Lintleman was . cousin OF Mrs. Pitches
and was sick only . few days With
pneumonia. He was q pioneer settler
of Calhoun county and q prominent
man at Lake City.
Mr.. Clyde Epperly, Of Carroll. who
has been representing the Churchill
Drug Company on the road. has pur-
chased a drug store at Lake View and
will take possession the LIST of June.
Mr. Epperly Is an experienced pharma-
CiSt ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16

Henry Ferris. Hadar, Neb, Is an old
friend Of F'oley's Honey and Tar Com
pound He writes. II have used Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound for more
than twenty, years and can honestly
recommend 1t to any one needing q
good cough medicine I think Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound is without
an equal" Mcbride & Will Drug Com
,,,,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16

P. L. Baker. Waterloo. Iowa. says.
Several months ago I had severe
attack of kidney trouble. ] had intense
pains across my back and the kidney
action was painful and very irregular
I took Foley Kidney Pills and IN
short time the pains left my back and
my kidneys became normal. Foley
Kidney Pills cured me and VIII cure
others" Mcbride & VIII Drug Com
many
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16
Skin on Fire?

Just the mildI simple wash. the vel
known d. D. d. Prescription for &c,
zema. and the itch 10 gone.
A Is cent bottle, will prove lt.
We have sold other remedies foa
skin trouble but none that We could
guarantee an we can the ID. d. d. rem.
edy. II the hrst regular size 31.00 bot.
tie does not do exactly As we say. 4
will not cost you cent. @
Mcbride & VIII Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16

New Use for cottenwoed Tres.
The cottonwood tree 10 rich. with
Gas and experiments are being con.
Quoted with the view Of extracting 1t
and burning it from = holder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16

Des Moines, April 1.-THE first crop
bulletin for the season was issued to-
day by Director George NJ. Chapel.
The bulletin saws:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
s d11d>0G0 Qt00 56> q Q dd1044

numbered suit, by the Honorable L.
{ Blanchard, judge of the City
Court, Shreveport, La, | have seized
and will sell at public auction, at the
Texas street front door of the court
house Of Caddo Parish, La, between
the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, JUNE %, 1912.
Lot No. IL, block "A" Robinson Sub
n-Ylsion, City Of Shreveport, Fourth
N;rd OF Cajdo Parish, La. Said
property seized as belonging to de
II ndant and to be sold to pay and
satisfy the debt specified in said
writ, say the sum of $500, with in
selest at 8 per cent per annum from
June 30, 1910, and 10 per cent attor.
neys fees and all cost of suit. Terms
OF sale cash, with benefit of an
praisement.
G. F. GERALD,
May @o' 19iz. City Marshal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
TOO LATE.

That day he had buried his wife.
She had been a good wife to him
He had loved her-yes. Of course. Why
raise such a question?
He began on the evening of this day
10 know how sweetly thoughtful she
had always been. how quietly she had
filled the measure Of wife and mother
and housekeeper.
Had he taken it too much for grant
ed that she found her joy in sacrifice:
Had he been worthy of her: Had he
been the husband he should have been
Had ne appreciated her as be ought?
He looked around him.
Where was she: Doubtless in the
next room or with the children. No
Out in the dark night under the rain
Desolate lonely. terrified. he asked
himself: Would he always be looking
for herr Was she really gone away
forever aud everi
His wife gonef
Why. be had dimly recognized that
such awful things came to some pep.
| pie. But to him: In uncomfortable mis-
Try he realized yes. to him
There were the big leather chair she
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Discovering the Kangaroo.

In the year ITO Captain Cook sailed
into Botany bay in his ship. the En-
deavor. A foraging or exploring party
brought back to him the news Of the
discovery Of new and strangely
formed animal. Il was described as
mouse colored in hue and Of the size
of greyhound. But that which struck
Cooks men Is most singular was Its
movements. ut sprang or leaped with
great swiftness by the aid Of its long
hind limbs" while the possession of a
strong tail was also noted. On July ID
q Mr.. Gore. one Of Cooks party. shot
a kangaroo. the name by which the an
imal was known to the natives. Al
their dinner on Sunday. July Is. ITO,
they dined off kangaroo joint and pro
nounced the meat to be excellent eat.
ing. AS early as I'LL. however.
Dutch traveller in Australia of the
name of De Bruins had captured a
Kangaroo. which he took to Batavia
alive, so that Cook practically rediscov
cred the family.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09

No. 16,0iG-1n the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
Martin kirsch vs.. Margaret Hun
ter
By virtue of a writ Of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Hon
orable First Judicial District Court
of CadGto Parish, Louisiana, i'm the
above numbered and entitled suit, |
have seized and wills offer for sale
at public auction, for cash and with
out the benefit of appraisement, at
the principal front door Of the court
house of Caddo Parish, La during
the Legal hours Of sales, on
SATURDAY, JUNE %. 1912,
That part of lots seven and eight
of ten-acre lot three of the City OF
Shreveport, Louisiana, as described
in conveyance book 81, page $50, of
the records of Caddo Parish, La,
with the buildings and improve
ments thereon, said property seized
as belonging to the above defendant
and to be sold to pay and satisfy the
debt as specified in said writ, say in
the following sums: First to pay the
sum of $4,000 with eight per cent
per annum interest from March A.
1908, and second, the sum of $4,000
with eight per cent per annum in
terest thereon from April %, 1908
until paid, and all costs of this suit
as we'll as ten per cent on said prin
cipal and interest as attorneys fees
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer
Caucasian, May %, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09

hrfohtanS III. and tive chi'Grpr tel fun.
nv stories 0t tie d.. = ,!u.:!.., I2v auh
5v Il cnln.e ryi. - uvt.1. H., ~,rIlr o..
y0ur dreams i-nr AL, 1.r:p j. :, ,.t
Of GOOD in The world Lie i WDrjn
The living
Now
Pertains Won could not have helped
your gloomy mood. Certainly IN the
reaction rolne$ rhp cheerful view Yor
are built Ii:at way
HoI.e
1t always was in the word troH
the earliest ages men alternatrd he
tween nope and fear A:(d always tie
fear has grown less and til" Eope lar
ger.
II Is TIE .,t..;; ,;.r
Despite the cI,,.G< and darkness. for
ever do iurn ~; re HuI ~tIu2-I>e t.
ward t..t n"ln est h.. etlr III tIe&DIir.
Z NAN lives in huI;p The urge Of be;
ter things viii not rpi ism rest.
Willingly OF unw;IIn@iy. there is
something In all Of us that prompts -
20 the light for the right and Il better
world to live in
1t is the undying hoIe
Desrite all our fears and all our tears
we feel somehow the world must slope