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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
CHURCH Of CHRIST
PLANS CAMPAIGN
FOuR.cOUNTY DISTRICT TO EN-.
PLOY AN EVANGELIST FOR
YEARS WORK.
REV. INV. SWORD, LANARk,
ILL. LIKELY TO BE CHOSEN
Meeting Held at Liscomb Tuesday
Night to Arrange Budget for Ex-
penss-Twelve Churches in the Four
Churches, But They Are Confined
Largely to Marshall and Hardin.

Members Of the executive board of
the evangelistic association Of the
Church Of Christ that comprises the
counties Of Hardin. Grundy, Tama, and
Marshall counties. held a meeting
Tuesday night at Liscomb. to arrange
for the employment of an evangelist to
work within the district during the
coming winter season. A committee
was appointed to have charge Of the
wor kof securing the guarantee fund
Of $4,000 to pay the salary and expenses
OF the evangelist.
Matthias Hauser, of Albion, is pres
ident Of the association, and Dr.. G. w.
Graham. Of this city, is secretary and
treasurer. These two men. with Rev.
T. F. Paris, Of Liscomb, form the execu-
tive committee. Senator c. H. Van
Law, Of this city, is q member Of the
advisory board representing the church
here. Aside from Messrs. Van Law
and Graham there were present from
this city at the meeting Tuesday night
Messrs r. S. Patten and Bernard
English Master James Van Law also
accompanied the party.
1t is believed as quite likely that Rev.
H. W. Sword, Of Lanark, Ill.,, will be
chosen as the evangelist to have charge
Of the work within the four counties
comprising the association. Mr.. Sword
spent last Sunday in this city, and
filled the pulpit Of Central church in
the evening.
The four counties comprising the
district contain twelve churches For
the most part these twelve churches
are in Marshall and Hardin counties.
Grundy has no church Of the denomin-
alton as yet. and there is but one
church in Tama county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
Laurel News Notes.

William Schultz has purchased the
Laurel meat market Of Jank1ns Bros
and is now in possession.
Mrs. c. Jacobs entered St. Thomas
hospital at Marshalltown the past
week, where she submitted to an oper-
alton for her eyes. Reports are that
she is making satisfactory progress
toward recovery.
Rev. and Mrs. w. N. Chaffee re-
turned Friday evening from three
weeks vacation spent with relatives at
Chicago. ILL.,, and at Cedar Rapids.
Rev. Mr.. ALDER, pastor Of the Evan
gelical church. is now on his vacation,
which he is spending among relatives
in the Sunflower state.
In honor Of Rev. and Mrs. Levitt.
Mrs. j. N. Hurto entertained several
Of their old friends at supper Thursday
evening Rev. Mr.. Levitt and wife left
on Friday for their home at Sioux City.
Mrs. c. Weisenburger is spending the
week In Des Moines. in attendance at
the Holiness camp meeting. Miss
Julia Raymond. Of Des Moines, is the
guest of her friend, Miss Elite Gift
ford.
Mrs. Clint Mann and sister, Miss
Zelna Halverson, left Tuesday for
Saskatchewan. Canada, for visit with
the families Of their brothers, John and
Henry Halverson.
The Saturday afternoon meetings OF
the Junior League Of the NJ. e. church
have been discontinued for an indefi-
mite time. as nearly the entire mem
bership is afflicted with the whooping
cough.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
Had 4 Good Reason.

An old darby with an old gray mule
hirched to a ramshackle wagon stood
on the incline Of Capitol hill, in Wash
ington, during one Of the worst sleet
storms in January.
The old man huddled in his rabbit
skin cap shivering. the mule was trem-
bling with the cold. Two congressman,
waiting for belated car. were at
tracted by the strange outfit and won
dered. as time went on and the darby
made no effort to depart. what allied
the old fellow.
One Of the congressman walked over
and said. why don't you move on,
uncle?"
The old darby pointed trembling
finger at his team" and replied:
Cause dis we're mule won't go les I
whistle at him. and it's so cold
cyarn't stle!"-Everybody Maya
zine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
Marsh hall Cos,,ty y
Small Grain Yisld

The biggest yield OF oats in Marshall
county learned by threshing reports 20
far this season. comes from the Will
tam Elliott farm, seven miles north Of
the city in Liscomb township. Thirty
two acres seeded to oats yielded q
trifle better than eighty-sevan bushels
to the acre.
Another fine Yield was secured on the
ogan farm, east Of town. tenanted BY
e. s. Newton, whose oats went little
ever sixty-th three bushels to the acre.
Charles Nelson. living on the old w.
II. Steward farm, two miles north OF
town on Third avenue, had q piece Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14

A. A. Moore, chairman Of the good
roads committee OF the Marshalltown
Club. Tuesday made an inspection Of
two leading highways out Of this city,
to determine what had been done in
the way of dragging following the rain
OF early Monday morning. Mr.. Moore
was not at all pleased with the condi-
ton in which he found the roads. His
principal comment was: "They are rot
ten"
Mr.. Moore went over the West Main
street and the Lamoille roads "On
West Main street the only good piece
found was a mile along Eli Packers
farm This had been we'll dragged. This
end OF the Lamoille road was poor, as
was also the west end, but there was
a stretch Of three miles that had been
dragged by Dan Hayne, and dragged
we'll.
criticizes Country Club.
Mr. Moore also criticized the Coun-
try Club for it's laxity in keeping up
the Marion street road to the club
grounds. 1.-The club made arrangements
with the city council to get the poll tax
money of members to use on this road.
the club believing that it could keep
the road in shane better than il left to
the city. From the looks Of the road 1t
would not appear that 1t had been
dragged for long time. It is rough
and ought to have been dragged Mon
day morning.
Mr. Moore was called to Chicago on
business Tuesday night, and before he
left secured volunteer offers from
George A. Howe A. c. Buchanan, and
B. F. Cummings to continue the work
of inspection.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
Baltimore and ohio Railroad.

Low fare round-trip thirty day
limit tickets via Washington, D. c., to
Atlantic City, Cape May and other
seashore resorts; Norfolk and Old
Point Comfort. Va, on sale until Sept.
30. Variable route sixty day limit
tickets to New York, Boston and New
England points. Choice OF routes. All
rail direct, or via Baltimore, Norfolk.
rail and steamer. Go one route-re-
turn another. Liberal stop-over privi-
leses. For particulars consult nearest
ticket agent or address w. A. Preston,
T. P. A., Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
ATTENTION.!

Fact That W. Arc Taking Over All
the Old Contracts Made BY Our
Predecessor, Mr.. William II. Sloppy.
All Of the old contracts made on this
crop will be taken care Of by us. To
explain further, SO you'll better under
stand conditions. we take this means
to say that the prices named on these
contracts by Mr.. Sloppy were directed
by us, as we understood at that time,
that the grain would be delivered after
we took possession. We also wish to
notify the feed and retail trade that we
will continue the retail business and
take care Of all orders with the utmost
Of our ability. We solicit your pa
tronage whenever you are In need Of
flour, grain, seeds, baled hay and
straw, all kinds of feed, bran. and
shorts, and poultry food Of all kinds
Phone US, 119.
BOWLES & BILLINGS,
Elevator, Market street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
LOCAL MARKETS.
Prices Paid to Farmers by Marsha''
town Merchants.

Prices Paid to Farmers by Marsha'''
town Merchants.
The following prices are quoted by
Marshalltown dealers for the different
varieties Of farmers provisions, grain,
produce, and hides, tallow, wool. pelts'
and skins.
S. p. Johnson quotes the FOL-
lowing prices in trade until further no
tice:
Butter-25.
Eggs-17.
Benedict Flour and Feed Company
will pay the following prices at their
place Of business in this city, subject,
however. to market changes.
Corn-64.
Oats-26.
HIDES, FUR AND WOOL.
II. Willard, Son & Co., quote the
following prices:
Green hides cents.
Horse hides, large-$25O o. 3.oo.
No / talloW-5 cents
Medium wool-20922.
Coarse wool-16 to II cents.
Fine wool-15 to Is cents.
Western and territory-14 to 16 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
Loe,, Weather Record.

Eighty-seven and Sc were the ex-
tremes Of temperature Tuesday. COM
pared with 80 and IS the extremes
Monday. At o'clock this morning the
was Ga, nine degrees cool
err than at the same hour Tuesday
morning. A year ago Tuesday the ex-
tremes were 80 and SO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
Nc Me,,y. rs Mar,iase.

"A fortune teller told me. that you
are going TO marry me" said the
young man with the prominent socks.
Ibid she also tell you that ron are
going to inherit very large fortunes''
inquired the girl with the matinee hair.
"ehe didn't ray anything about q
fortune 5t
h Then she II not much Of fortune
teller and you had better not place any
reliance in anything she says. Wash
ington Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
How Not to Sail . Car.

"Dhat's a fne-looking car" said he.
Tt certainly u.s." replied the salesman.
"and with her six cylinders she runs
like top: you'd hardly know she had
a motor In her. Do you drive carr"
mot at present" replied the inquirer.
but I'm rather interested in the skies
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
M. Belief.

''Pa, what did Damon and Pythias do
that made them 80 famous?"
az Ann't remember now. but think
they were a winning battery that some
manager found in one Of the bush
leagues"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
Different on Saturday.

Casey (watching the golfers)-Oi
don't see amy difference bechune thot
an work..
O'Brien-Yez don't, Ell? Well yez
would whin pay day KEN around.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
ROADS ARE NOT n
FIRST GLASS SHAPE.
20 GOOD ROADS COMMITTEE
FINDS IN INSPECTION OF
TWO HIGHWAYS.
MOORE SAYS COUNTRY
CLUB Is INACTIVE

Thinks Club, in Getting Poll Tax
Money to Use on Road to Grounds,
Is Not Making Use Of Fund-vol-
untesrs Offers to Carry on In.
speotion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14

READ rHE ~. WANT ADs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15
A NEWSPAPER FOR
NEGRO BUSINESS men

At the annual meeting of the Ala
bama State Business league at Tuske-
gee, Ala, the first number of the
Negro Business League Herald was IT,
sued. The paper is published month
ly by the National Negro Business
league. The editI.s are Emmett j.
Scott corresponding secretary OF the
National league and Charles H. Moore,
national organizer. In Its announce
ment, tho editors say: -
The Negro Business League Herald
Is published, as its name states. in
behalf Of the negro in business. It
does not regard itself as the oficial
organ Of the National Negro Bushes
league, or OF any Organization. It's
major interest is helping to advance
the business and economic condition
Of the negroes of the United States.
1t earnestly hopes. to begin with, that
It may hays the eager support Of
state negro business leagues and 10.
cal negro business leagues, as we'll as
all persons who are in any way con.
cerned with business enterprises
among the negro people. I.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15
BUTCHERuSIAG Ak ON NJ GRoES
UNKNOWN MURDERER SPREAD
ING TERROR IN LOUISIANA
AND TEXAS.

Beaumont, Tex.-Ethel Love, ne
gress, her son and two daughters.
were killed in their cabin near Beau
mont, the seventh Of series of SINH
lar crimes which have occurred with
in several months in southwestern
Louisiana and southeastern Texas and
in which the number of persons killed
now total 20.
In each instance the slayer. believed
to be the same person, battered the
heads of his victims with an ak: as
they slept. Invariably the weapon
used has been left near the bodies. but
no other evidence has been found
which might lead to an arrest. AS
rule the negroes killed are obscure
residents of small settlements and no
motive can be assigned.
The first occurrence was at Rayne,
Louisiana, when mother and four
children were killed. At Lafayette
the victims number four. Next came
Crowley, La, with family consisting
of father, mother and one child. La
Fayette was then next with another
family of four; then at Crowley a
woman and her three children were
killed on January IS. On January 81
a family Of five was murdered at Lake
Charles. The crime here was the sew
enth. Fa
As result. negro residents Of the
several cities are terror-stricken.
Lights are kept burning, prayer meet
ings are held and male members OF
the families take turns in keeping
watch at night.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15
DIDN'T TAKE TO THE GAME
That There was Good Football Mate
rial In Ole Was Not at First
Apparent.

No wonder Ole was sensation. ne
didn't look exactly like football mate
rial to M. I'll admit. He seemed more
especially designed for light derrick
work.
Bost went right 20 work on Ole IN
busine sslike manner. He tossed MIN
the football and said: Catch 1t /" ole
watched 1t sail past and then tore art
Or II like pup retrieving stick.
He got 1t In a few minutes ana
brought IT back to where Bost was
raving.
See here, you overgrown fox ter.
rier." he shouted, ''catch 1t on the
~. Her"!" He hurled II at him.
faye ent seen no Hy." said Ole. al
lowing the ball to pass on as he con-
versed.
"You cotton headed Scandinavian
cattle ship ballast, catch that ball IN
your arms when throw 1t to you.
and don't let 60 VI I'll" shrieked
Bost. shooting at him again"
ION right" said Ollie patiently. He
cornered the ball after a short
struggle and stood hugging It faith
fully.
Toss 1t back. toss 1t back!' howl
cd Bost, jumping up and down.
"Yu tai me to hold it" said Ole. re-
proachfully hugging 1t tighter than
ever.
Drop It. you Mammoth Cave OF ig,
noralce." yellerd Bost. III l had your
head I'd sell It for cordwood.
Drop til"
Ole dropped the ball placidly. "Das
ban fuie game" he smiled dazedly.
Aye ent care for it. Eny Teller got
Yewsharp?"Georg Fitch. AT Good
Old Siwash." a.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15

The report OF business progress
made by the race during the past IL
years, as shown by the statement Of
Professor Charles II. Moore. national
organizer of the National Negro Bust.
ness league, published In The Age.
should encourage the race every
where not only 10 support negro
business enterprises more and
more, but to add. to the $4,000
business places we now have as
openings appear. The 81 banks
with capitalization Of $1,700,000
which last year did 10000, 900 OF
business, and the 4 insurance con-
Germs, with $1,500,000 business last
year, will grow in number and capital
ization and money handled In the next
ten years more rapidly. than in the
past ten years, because the foundation
has been laid, because the people have
been taught now to doait. because the
people have before their eyes the ev-
idence of these things, seen. not
heard" Cover the south with negro
business enterprises, and edge in one
wherever there Is an opening in the
wherever there is an opening to do a
thing Is to do it, IF we do not make
business openings for our children,
whom we are educating every year
whoe will7' should be a questid4 ever
present on the negro's tongue. -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15
BLACKS BAPTIZED
IN ARCTIC WATER
WITH Thermometer NEAR zEho
81 NEGROES ARE IMMERSED
.... IN RIVER. -.

Pittsburg.-With the Thermometer
registering four degrees above zero
q colored men and women, recent
converts to the Mt. Zion African Meth
odist Episcopal church OF Browns
vile, near here, we're immersed IN tue
icy waters of the Monongahela river
TO-DAY. The dimensions we're VIII
messed by several thousand persons
who shivered on the river banks anu
huddled close to fi-es built by smah
boys. - r.
In order to get the ceremony unoer
way it was necessary to cut hole ID
the ice. Carriages were "a wal'ine
and as fast as the converts came ou'
OF the water they were wrapped ~
blankets and driven to their homes
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15
!. ---.s q a. - y 4 +.
There nsooner' easques.

The Norsemen are not the only peo-
pie credited with the discovery Of
America before Columbus. Francois
Michel, In lie Pays Basques." main
tains that the Basque sailors who
went north for whales and cod were
familiar with the coast of Newfound-
land for centuries before the birth Of
Columbus. and that 1t was probably
from one Of their countrymen that
the navigator learned Of the existence
Of another continent. There is also
mystery about the origin Of the
Basque people and the strange resem-
blance between their language and
North American dialects. Whitney,
the American philologist, declares:
No ether dialect in the old world SO
resembles the American language in
structure as the Basque Did the
Basques come from America to Eu-
rope.-London Chronicle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15

scheme II seemed TO me tremendous
II has succeeded, though;;-it 10 surely
doing a great work. The negro Is an
emotional man. especially In matters
OF religion. and illiterate preachers OF
their own race do them more harm
than good In teaching them the wrong
kind OF religion. What We want TO
teach them above everything else ID
=. actical religion and good citizenship.
We want to show them that they can
not become good business men or sue
coed in any branch Of life unless they
have the real kind OF religion
DR.. James Il. Shepard, founder and
president of this movement. accompa-
MED Judge Pritchard, who Is chair
man of the advisory board OF the
school, and spoke Of its needs and the
forthcoming ministers conference OF
his race at his Institution, which will
discuss and study the social problems
and the ways Of solving them. he
said that invitations have been extend
ed the ministers Of his race.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15
4 DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT.

q p {, , "F.sE . . rN
William Lawrence, bishop o.. Massa'
chusetts. delights in telling this stors'
~ "Once when there was q vacancy ~
the Massachusetts, bishopric. Philips
Brooks was the most likely candidate.
Twas walking with President Ehot
one day. and, in the course Of the OBJ
seryation, l said to him, Do Wv
think Brooks will be elected? :,
well, no. said DR.. Eliot, a seconu
or third rate man would do as wen.
Phillips Brooks was elected, an.
a short time afterwards DR.. Eliot anu
were walking again.,
Glad Brooks was elected, aren :
your asked. sYy sg. -.
al suppose SO, returned Dr.. hhos
but to- tell the truth, William yo'
were my man. Cosmopolitan.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15
pins and PIncushions.

In an interesting history Of pins
Just published under the title OF "Pins
and Pincushions." one learns that
there was actually no factory in Eng
land for the manufacture of pins until
1926. Up to that period supplies all
came from abroad. But having estab-
Hshed itself the industry has flourish.
ed and now the English pin is re-
garded as the best the world pro-
duces. Another interesting fact CLEAN
ed from this book Is that the fancy
box into which we now put pins can
boast Of more ancient lineage than
the pincushion. 81.
II was somewhere about Queen
EliEabeth's time that the pincushion
came into vogue Then 1t was posi-
tive thing Of beauty adorned with ex-
quisite needlework and painting. 1t
was In early Victorian days that the
pincushion cult reached its zenith. We
now prefer the fancy box as a recep..
tacle for our varied assortment. ~
pins.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15
JOHNSON MARRIES
DIVORCED WOMAN
FORMER WIFE OF cLAHenSE H.
puRYEA UNITED TO BLACK
CHAMPION.

Pittsburgh. Pa.--Alderman John A.
Fugeassi, after reading the papers,
made a Decline for the marriage IL
cense Office to file a return showing
that he performed the marriage serV-
ice which united Jack Johnson, the ne
gro champion heavyweight fighter, to
Eta H. Duryea, divorced wife Of car.
ence H. Duryea of Hampstead, L. L.
a white woman, in this city on Janu-
ary Is. 1911. The ceremony took place
At the negro hotel run by Frank suit
ton.
According to the law Fusgass'
should have made this return within
thirty days. After making his return
he declared he had made 1t year ago.
Johnson wanted the wedding kept a
secret at the time In order to avoid
"notoriety." Johnson in his affidavlt'
when he took out the license, gave his
age as thirty-two. and swore he had
never been married.
johnson in talking over, the long
distance wire from Chicago to Sutton
stated the trouble was all occasioned
by Sig" Hart, his former manager
trying to annoy him by making 1t ap-
pear that when he married Eta he
committed bigamy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15

According to the last count made by
the United States government $685.
294 negroes dwell In this country, and
1927 ,345 Of them live In the Is states
Of the south. J.
A few ySars ago i've southern states
had larger negro than white popula-
ton, but now, according to statistics
only two have more negroes than
whites. South Carolina and Missis-
sippi. Missisippi's total populate
white and negro, Ii 1,797.114. Of which
1905. 4s7 are negroes. South Carolina
has 4 total population OF 1.5l5.400. of
which s35,s43 are negroes. s.@,
The negro population Of this country
has not decreased. but thousands Of
negross who desired to remain in the
south, on account Of climate and 9TH
Or conditions. have been forced to
scatter themselves over the country In
search Of manhood rights. ID. !.
Many Of those who have remained
IN Virginia have much to be thankful
for. @ they have pfacticsd the indus
trial virtues. and instead Of being
tenants. @ they were few years ago,
many now are land owners, and can
sit down under their own vine and
dg tree" Tho negro II steadily ac-
curing valuable property. and We COM
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-15
POPULATION OF TEXAS.

On, the date Of the battle Of San ia.
cinto. April 81, 1885, the combined
population OF Texas, Indians included,
was approximately 10000. OF this
number not more than $4,000 were
whites. v.., ,,s5.... .a-. ~
BY 1850 the population had increased
nearly six-fold, or to 212.592. In 1850
1t was 694.251, an increase for the dec
ade Of 1874 per cent: in 1870. S1S,679.
an increase Of IS per cent; in 1880.
1851. 749, or - per cent; IN 1890.
2.235.523, or 40 per cent; in 1900.
3.04s,71O, or SO per cent; in 1910,
s.s96.542, or % per cent. "a I
5 A recent report Of the United States
census shows that In Texas the negro
race did not increase proportionately
as much az the white, and that the
negro population of the entire state
represented a smaller percentage In
1910 than in 1900. 81 -