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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
MARSHALL COUNTY SHORT COURSE.

The short course which has been ar
ranged for Marshall county should re-
ceive the attention and direct support
and attendance Of all Marshall county
people. There are several patent rea-
sons for this: The course Is most
valuable one and worth much more
than 1t costs to those who take advan-
take of it, Marshall county must pay
for It whether she takes 1t or not by
paving her proportion OF the apro-
nriation made for extension purposes.
It il then simply a matter of bringing
home something valuable which has
already been bought and paid for.
There isn't a farmer. farmers son
or g. farmers daughter who can not
well afford to come part way to the
agricultural college. For that Is what
1t means. The college has come more
than half way The short course Is the
AGRICULTURAL school in short session
with subjects selected to the best ad-
vantage the limited time permits. There
1SQ I a yOuuS Woiiioh "4AV S~>PSN ~
manage a home OF her own or a young
housewife who should not meet the
domestic science department half way.
It's worth while. One Of the best wives
and housekeepers in this city counts
her experience at a former domestic
science short course one OF the most
valuable weeks she ever spent She
added 10 much to her efficiency.
Moreover Marshall county wants the
short course regularly year after year.
The way to get it Is to ask for and ar
range for it. The way to keep it is to
patronize 1t and make it worth while
for the college to spend its energies
here. The way to lose it and to send
it elsewhere is to neglect opportunity
when It is offered.
This is Marshall couatT's short
course, county affair. Every farmer
and merchant and housewife in the
county should be interested in it and
Marshall county should see to it that
& becomes a permanent annual part
of the education Of the county. Many
OF US have regretted that I'VE hadn't
the chance to go to college like The
Young men Of today" Let's meet the
college at the front door when 1t comes
"a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
WHY NOT TRY1

An auto owner makes complaint o.
horse Drawn vehicles and their drivers.
He SAYS they give small attention to
the autos signal for right OF way.
what am to do" he asks, when the
horse vehicle keeps the center OF the
half street which is permitted me. when
autos are parked along the curb SIDE
and no opportunity offers for passing q
His idea is that no auto driver can
comply with the law no matter how
much he may desire to do SO.
There is plenty Of corroborative evil
dence that the complainant Is telling
.acts as regards the horse driver. A
geodqy number Of horse drivers seem to
enjoy annoying auto drivers by disre-
garding signals or obeying them 80
tardily as to amount to the same thing.
Sand haulers drive side by side along
certain streets enjoying sweet converse
Of their load. There are others who
refuse to admit that the automobile
has rights that must be respected. But
that is no reason or excuse for the
autoist dtsregarding the laws made OF
his government. The thing for the
automobile to DO Is to assert and insist
on its own rights. There is way to
get them.
The main trouble is that traffic regu-
latins are left to regulate themselves.
There Is not sufficient exercise Of
authority on the part Of those whose
duty 1t is to enforce traffic regulation
among motors and horse vehicles alike.
Perhaps there Is need Of further reg
ulation by way Of ordinances and law.
The horse drawn behicle should carry
light after shutdown for the protec-
ton of its own occupants and Of auto
drivers. Regulation should be as sharp
of horse vehicles as Of motors. And
both should be strictly attended to.
4 Most Of this talk that conformity
with the law is impossible and that at
IL impossible to enforce traffic regula-
tons Is mere bosh. It would sound
better after a real effort had been made
to enforce the regulations. Why not
Try?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
TIMES RErUB1lcAN MARsHAILTowN IOWA: DEC1lnER ins

0smecsaAD ct inte SpoWse 9 Doctor heta
the ol4lco. e was . ntting thing 20 -
Appoint IN unosrtaleeF to succeed HIN
AL this u given space In this column.
a. Illustrating the uncertainties Of life
political life. -
The T.-R. has many readers this
time Of year In California and the
southern states. Here's hoping they'll
read this. that nies are SO numerous
here on Dec. e-unless the blizzard
comes before this Is IN type-that Nv
cry men and farmers are seriously
thinking Of getting out tho ny nets
again. We had . little freeze In Octo-
Der. but IL didn't kill on these pests.
Also flower plants are growing again.
Dandelions are much in evidence.
Many people picked fresh pansies
Thanksgiving day. More had on the
table that day onions. radishes and
lettuce from our own garden" Note
to the editor. please set up this copy
as soon as received.
There has always been complaint in
many Iowa towns that the livery busi-
ness and hotel business In such towns
was an uphill business, because 80
many private individuals drove
strangers and travelling men and kept
dodgers and gave meals" Now the ga
rage man, the auto livery man enters
a protest. He says. any quantity Of
men and sons Of men that own ma
chimes Will take a man to the next
town for half what It's worth" Such
men want to ride for fun. and take
the travelling mans money to pay for
the gas. But that's not all Of the In
hctment. Travelling men owning auto
mobiles using them to make their reGr-
ular territory. mar, a regular practice
OF taking other travelling men to the
next town "for what they are willing 70
pay All Of which Is tough on the
livery men. the hotel proprietors and
garage owners. But this is like the
weather fer the past ten days. How
ore We going to change It?
40 n..,A.A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
Looker-On In Iona

New Sharon, Dec. 9-To postmas-
tiers and politicians the late deal In the
postoffice at this place - interesting.
DR.. Wallace was appointed postmaster
some two years ago on the recon-
mendation of Congressman Kendall
and was supposed to be q "progres-
sive' appointment. The doctor In his
statement agreed to serve the govern
ment five and one-half hours each day.
putting the figures low, intending TO
and has put In much more time than
his statement called for. No charges
of any kind have been made, aitho
the usual criticisms have been heard
on the streets. One was that the
deputies read the postal cards. And
the doctor did take checks contracy
to the rules and regulations. And he
Jailed to tack up a sign, Stamp books
for sale here" simply because the de-
partment failed to send printed sign.
And he failed to have a sign on the
building. "Postonice. New Sharon.
Iowa." only had 1t postofrice, in plain
letters. Inspectors came, called his at
tention to these delinquencies and ac-
cepted his explanations. President VIII
son and the postoflice department gave
CuI SIldI cil &OCA 1SpuHlASdh PNS1AhS
tiers would servo out their terms OF
Office. The doctor knew he was q gooo
one SO felt secure. slept nights and had
a good digestion. Well, it 50 happened
when the hide went with the carcass
a good democrat by the name Of Fitz-
patrick or Kirkpatrick-some Of the
New Sharon republicans forget which
was elected congressman. He's \
wise one. He didn't walt for trouble.
As soon as possible q democrat was
named for postmaster OF Oskaloosa and
Mr.. Osborne. Of this place. named for
postmaster here. This appointment
was very satisfactory to republicans
here "ss long as It had to be demo-
crat" Mr.. Osborne built q new brick
store building and reserved one room
for the postonice when -. But q
few weeks ago Postmaster Wallace re-
ceived letter from the postoffice de-
partment asking for his resignation,
"as his services were not satisfactory
to the department" Uncle Sam be-
lieves in union time, eight hours day,
that IL democratic Sam does. republi-
can Sam nve and one-haK hours or
more. DIR. Wallace resigned at once, and
PostmaSter-elect Osborne and hts
friends were AZ much astonished q the
stroke Of lightning - republicaaS and
all patrons Of the Office. Ono repubii-
can here 10 not surprised When the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
Topics of the Times

About the finest Christmas present q
childless home could make itself would
be one of those homeless little chill.
dren who are waiting at the Ottumwa
and Council Bluffs orphanages fol
some one to see them and want them
The other day in the big eastern con.
test waif won first prize for physica
and mental perfection. Perhaps such
a jewe, Is waiting FOR YOU.
Colorado Snowbound" says the
headlines. Read 1t and then look out
on the green fields and the sunshine OF
good old dependable Iowa, the finest
fall and winter resort on the face OF
the earth, where the air has a tana
and a tonic In it and the only thina
lacking is permanent highways.
There isn't. good sized town tina,
couldn't well afford to pay cash fol
dragging every principal road q
miles out of town this afternoon when
the holes softened about 3 o'clock
Coed roads in the Christmas season are
worth all they cost not matter wha,
they cost.
President Wilson's ideas Of presiden-
tial privilege and propriety seem to Diff
fer widely as between the suffrage and
currency questions. He informed the
women ths. the president should no,
attempt to drive congress to legislation
Perhaps he Is coaxing on the currency
question but 1t looks different to q
congressman up a tree.
The United States is q good tenant
Twenty-Five to so per cent Of the value
Of mail cars paid annually az rental
proves that.
80
Mexico seems to be about as far az
ever from Settled form Of govern
nent" which results in settled peace
and tho prospect Of popular govern
ment. Neither carranza nor villa up.
pear to be George Washingtons. Meth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09

one mans business to light them and
keep them trimmed and often. like the
foolish virgins. he had no oil for his
lamps. Then the gasolene arc lamps
were installed and they, too, suffered
from the neglect OF what was one
mans business. But now the lights
come ON at dusk and burn until day
light and they come all the way from
the huge power plant at Humboldt
over on the Des Moines river. on
slender wire to difuse their radiant
glow over the benighted pedestraians
vending their way homeward from
lodge and church and social gather
ings It Is Pomeroy's greatest step to-
wards progress and now she proudly
takes her place among the little cities
that enjoy the modern improvements
and furnish their citizens all the COM
forts Of city life with none OF the noise,
crowding, Inconvenience and tempta-
ton Of urban existence. Pomeroy has
done well. Her people have rallied to
the support OF modern improvements
like modern men and she IL q shining
example of what town can be when
1t Is peopled with men OF grit and
brains and neighborly instincts. Long
ago the voice OF the prairie birds was
stiiled within her environs: long ago
the staccato Of the muskrat's castanet
solo has ceased to be heard along her
borders: the boom Of the prairie chick
en-. the honk Of the wild goose. the
plaintive whistle Of the curlew. the
wild. ecstatic whoop Of the crane and
the mournful sob Of the thunderpump
are stflied about her forever. The pio-
neer days are gone and with them the
tallow dip, the kerosene lamp and the
gasolene torch. Behold her electric
lights! In the language Of the word
removed Hibernian poet. let US ex-
claim:
Here's to the town Of Pomeroy and her
electric lights.
Her people now may walk around
and do the town o. nights.
In spite Of all her darkness she's been
doing pretty well,
Altho for four and-forty years she
was as dark as-well.
Well drink peace and prosperity to
Pomeroy In our wine
And hope that thru eternity we'll see
her bright lights shine!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
WHEN poMERoY GOT LIGHTS

Manson Democrat
pomeroy celebrated the illumination
OF her precincts by el ectric lights last
week and the final grand functions OF
celebration were performed on Thanks
giving night. The business men OF
the town treated their friends from the
neighborinY towns to nice little
spread where good fellowship and good
cheer were dispensed until late hour,
and there was q fitting program In the
opera house to further commemorate
the occasion. Yours truly was honored
with an Invitation and. as ID usual
when there Is q chance to get good
feed and indulge our passion for
talkfest, we accepted. Until our dying
day we shall not cease to be grateful
for that invitation and for the good
time that we had. It was gathering
OF rood fellows and Pomsroy's praises
were sung and spoken In almost every
language, including the sign language.
Pomeroy deserves her electric lights,
for she has waited for over forty years
for them. All thru her pioneer days
she was lighted only by the flashes OF
the fire dies that herded In the swamps
that are now her boulewards and parks
and residence sites, and by the Ian
terms Of Alex Locke and Ike Morrill,.
the pioneer hotel men. when they went
across an arm Of He'll Slough to reach
the Illinois Central depot to welcome
the travelling men who came In on
the nieht train. Later on the kerosene
street lsmps were erected. but they
were IN an1iflersnt sseesss. - u was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
WE NEED AN EXPERT?


One hundred gallons Of small Ash
have been emptied into the Nishna
river at Hamburg They may do well.
and they may not. They may, be given
a fair measure Of protection and they
may be left to the mercy Of the fish
hogs. The dynamiter may kill of the
majority OF them. After all. nobody
knows whether those FISH will do well
in that river. even II they are given a
change. The state Of Iowa ought to
have an expert to study her FISH and
her streams and lakes. and to advise
where this or that variety will do
best.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09

Albany, N. Y.-Mrs. Charles Becker,
wife of the former New York city po-
lice lieutenant convicted OF consplring
to murder Herman Rosenthal. has been
active here in her husbands interests
and attended the sessions OF court o.
appeals during the argument Of Beck
ers appeal. The Becker attorney, Az
thur Palmer. Is confident G: getting q
new trial for the accused. who is now
in the death house at Sing Sing. Ar
guments have closed and final briefs
are to be submitted in the case Of the
people against Charles Becker. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09

within six weeks the court Of appeals
will hand down q decision. It will be
one Of these three: Affirmation Of
the lower courts action and fixing of
the new date for tho eiectroc,st!sn.
reversal with new trial orderea or 1s-
versal and acqu!ttal. Mrs Becker b,,s--
led herself taking notes at the hearings
Toy use by her husband Sine was gle.
en- g. chair inside the railing Hecker,s
brother John. police lieutenant. wss
with her. The photo was taken IN
Albany. showing Mrs. Be .ker and Law.
yer Pa ne. Eoing to court
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
Pleasures % the rabis.

Then commanded mifth, boeauDo
. man hath no better thing under the
sun than to eat, and 20 drink. ana 70
be morry."-Ecclesiast S:16. "An0
I will say 70 my soul. Soul. thou 49,
much goods laid up TOR many yeals:!
take thine ease, est, drink and -
merry."-Lake 1910. What aAvAn'
tagoth it me n the dead rise not? L.
% eat and drink. for tomorrow ~
dio."-I. Corinthians $3.50. "L0e -
eat and drink. for touhofrow W sh9O
die."-Isaiah, 11:13.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
THE CAUSE OF D1yoRcE

4faer Star Clipper.
Several divorce cases were begun in
the present term Of district court. We
looked over the papers Of some OF them
and in every case noticed the trouble
could be charged up to booze. II the
liquor curse could be wiped out d.
vorce cases would decrease at least
one half II not more There is nothing
that will mako a bigger fool of a man
or a greater brute than booze. And
what good does 1t do anybody!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
AN IOWA FARMER.

A few years ago Farmer William vos-
burg worked on a section Of the Rock
Island Railway. Afterwards he bought
land in Jackson township. near Waiver
sly Junction, ana ne commsncsd TO
build. improve, ana he made good
farm. He bought dairy. cows. be and
his family were industrious and they
had good judgment. They ~ hslysd,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
Build Thorn . Home.
TChicaRo Tribune.1

II our local officials will declare
themselves In favor Of an stablish.
ment for the comfort and sustenance
Of politicians we'll promise them such
protection from criticism as their
frankness will merit. We do not care
whether their decision IL TO pay pen
sions or. to build a. home where the
necessities and such comforts as drink
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
AT PRAIRIE GROVE.

Just hfty-one years ago today Cen
eral Frank J. Heron. an Iowa soldier.
led the union troops in the bloody bat
tie OF Prairie Grove. John w. Morton
OF Washington Iowa. a member Of the
Nineteenth Iowa, recalls that Of the
total Of 500 men OF that regiment who
answered to roll call that morning,
forty-seven We're killed and 147
wounded in the struggle-the hardest
OF the war in the southwest. Those
who advocate war with Mexico should
think back half century before they
commit themselves too definitely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
ANOTHER IOWA DEVELOPMENT
ICouncil Bluffs Nonpareil.1

It was only few years ago that the
owner Of tract Of land In neighbor-
ing county put out a few grape vines
on hillside on his farm. They pros
pered and he soon had all the grapes
that his family could use. Then he
sold the place. The new owner did not
care particularly for grapes. and al
lowed the young vinyard TO go back
and finally die for want Of care.
It was a peculiar fact-and this was
only few years aso-that neither the
man who liked grapes nor the new
owner of the farm who did not care for
them saw the slightest commercial pos
sib,lities in that vineyard. No grapes
were sold. nor was there the slightest
effort to do SO.
Today all is different, and the con-
vention now in progress iii this city
is Of the representatives OF one OF the
leading and most successful industries
OF this sectioni Of the middle west. But
II is still only on the threshold Of q
greater developments.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09

Alt,o the state Of New York exceed
| ed all former records by producing
more than s.s25, 100000 cubic feet Of
natural gas last year. 1t imported near
~ as much more from Pennsylvania to
supply Its demand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
A VERY EARLY sPR1Ne

MASON City Globe Gazette.l -.
Mrs. Smith furnished her family to-
day with young onions from her gar.
cen. This Is the first time for years
that ing onions have been taken
from the Smith garden as early in the
spring as Dec. :.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
origin q .n,es,sr!.

origin % SoOooSorS
It 10 generally believed that f1o
word ''Hoosier" 10 Of southern eeigt4
1T FIRST applied TO any uncouth psrsea
from the west. but It IVES 1nally 10.
Called for Indiana, where It xaA
adopted % Q badge Of distinctjon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
WHICH IS BEST EDUCATED?
Tyyyot orI1o rouNeoS

l
Which Is the setter educated, the
one who knows something about the
authors named and nothing about
Chaucer or the one who knows a
smattering o. chaucer and nothing
about the literature OF the century in
which he has been decreed to 1--we?
Let the youth who hungers and
thirsts for the ancient classics go to
college There the specializer can
get anything he wants and get 1t from
the ground up But as we become
more and more democratic. as we rec
ognize more and more clearly the Jus
tice of serving the many instead OF the
few, We shall find ourselves trying
harder than ever to make the high
school an end in itself instead Of a
stepping stone TO college which 80 per
cent Of its pupils never attend.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09

Why couldn't Cincinnati have a pop
ular primary and elect a manager for
the baseball team?-St. Lous Post Dis
patch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09

er do the Mexican people approximate
the colonists. That's . bum lot south
Of the Rio Gsande.
II you think IN English sufsraGstte II
savage just watch your gentle wife and
daughter at . bargain counter the day
before Christmas.
DR.. b. c. Keister would have the
manufacture and sale Of all drugs
containing opium so that physicians
could not subscribe them. We consume
100000 pounds Of the drug annually
and Is per cent Of this 10 manufactur-
ed into morphine. The physician
would even prohibit the use OF alco-
hol as drug. He alleges that % per
cent of the members Of the medical
profession are now addicted to the use
Of morphine. DR.. Keister talks as thou
he were one Of the % per cent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09

Mexico City. 1t might be possible to
do business with Huerta on some rea-
sonable basis, suggests the Boone
News Republican.
The Rainsbargers we're accused OF
everything that happened in their sec
ton Of the state, and now there does
not seem any reason why they should
not be paroied." says the Burlington
Hawk-Eye. Perhaps, however. it will
be aster for them to remain where they
are than to go out into the world and
attempt to do something for them
selves. after having been shut In SO
many years."
" The time Is drawing near when
there will be no open saloons In Iowa, v
says the Winterset Reporter. This is
Is big step toward morality, good cit
izenship and home happiness. but II
ia coming as sure as fate. We will
have the bootleggers for a time. it IS
true, as we have them now In localities.
but BY that time public opinion VII!
have advanced to the point that none
but men who will enforce the law can
be elected to Office"
The Waterloo I1meS-Trloune says:
"Muscatine is heard from. 1t says "Des
Moines can do without saloons as we'll
as Muscatine can" You bet. And
what Is more. she can get along with
out everything but the commission
plan and Ralph Bolton"
brewers and distiliers OF the United
States have good reason to be fright
ened at the outlook" says the Fair
field Ledger. There is a proba hility
that the United States will be all dry
territory within the next decade"
The Perry Chief says: The fruit ez-
hibit at Council Bluffs few days ago
resemb!ed much the meeting OF the
Iowa State Teachers association. 1t
contained a lot of pippins," explains
the Chief.
The Sioux City Journal assures
candidates for the Iowa legtsla-
ture that they are not to es-
cape a degree Of preplsxity. They
will not be called upon to pledge them
selves on the senatorship. nut It IS now
in the air that every mothers son OF
them will be asked by "the drys" to
define his attitude on the proposition
to repeal the nnulct law"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09
Iona Newspapers
40 N~1>A.'<>

A CALL FOR SQUIRRELS"
tOskaloosa Herald.l
TWO BARRIERS Of Abba have arranged
a shaving contest in an endeavor to
see VINO can shave the most men in
one day. Bring on your squirrels"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09

A new theatrical sketch Is called
Fixing Dad" and three weeks to
Christmas: everybody's playing it
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-09

II the Armor Trust has been selling
to foreigners for less than 1t demands
at home, IL will have some competition
forced upon it-Philadelphia Record.