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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17
FINISH FIGHT DECLARED AND
FIRST skiRMlsh SCHEDULED
FOR DALLAS COUNTY.
GOVERNMENT TO COOPERATE
WITH STATE AUTHORITIES
Federal Work Under $4,000 Appropri-
alton to Be Begun in iowa-state
Veterinarian Empowered to Enforce
Such Restrictive Regulations as Are
Deemed Necessary.
,nec,a, to Times-Republican.

Special to s-Republican.
Des Moines, June 17.-War on hog
cholera to the finish has been declared,
and first skirmish is to be in Dallas
county, Iowa, where all the power of
the United States government is to
Announcement of that fact was made
today by DR.. j. l. Gibson, state veteri-
marian and chairman of the animal
health commission.
Under special appropriation of
$4,000 made by congress for demon
strating the best method of preventing
and eradicating hog cholera" the
United States department of agricul-
ture has undertaken practical expert
ments in combating this disease. The
appropriation becomes. available July
l, and work will be begun first in Dali
las county, Iowa, and will be taken up
later in Indiana and one or two other
states. In Iowa the work will be done
in cooperation with the state veterl-
marian and the Iowa State College.
A few years ago the bureau of ami
NAL industry Of the department OF
agriculture, after years of expert
mentation, developed a serum which
has been demonstrated by repeated
tests to be very effective in prevent
ing hog cholera. In many states this
serum has been prepared and distrib-
uted to farmers with the result that
large sums Of money have been saved
to the farmers, but thus far no sys-
tematic effort has been made to era
dictate hog cholera. In the work which
is now begun the control and eradica-
ton of the disease will be the main OBJ
iect. the serum being used in connec-
ton with the necessary quarantine and
educational measures.
In the work in Dallas county repre-
d, sentatives of the state college and OF
the bureau of animal industry will
make a survey Of the county esttmat-
ing as closely as possible the losses
from hog cholera during the previous
years, and securing the names and ad-
dresses of the owners. Thru lectures
and demonstrations at farmers meet
i: ings and by personal interviews they
will also explain to the farmers the
object and nature Of the work.
Under State Control.
The state veterinarian will issue and
enforce such restrictive regulations as
may be deemed necessary, after con-
ference with federal officials, to pre-
vent the spread Of the disease. The
bureau Of animal industry will pre-
1 pare and apply the serum and will I'M
: dertake to- control each . outbreak o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17
We,tern L,aoue

At Des Moines--Des Moines ., Sioux
City Z Q1 innings).
At st. Joseph-St. Joseph .. Omaha
!.
At Lincoln-Denver (, Lincoln 2.
At Wichita-Wichita 2, Topeka \.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17
NExLv-vsGos WIN ~
EXCITING AUTO RAos !
Special 70 rimes-Repub,ican.

special 10 Times.
Iowa Fails. Juno 1.-THE uasmbseo
Of the local Bachelors Club nov -
preciate how It feels to BE- ~ @Wte0
outwitted." and thereby hangs tAle
that the members are not talking about
very Enthusiastically. gss
About = month ago. Mr.. Gluaoeo
Minger. well known merchant ofthis
city, secured license to wed Aise
Esska Belle Hibner. Of this city. 1T.
Mingcr il q member OF . bachelofsf
club here and at this move on the part
OF a fellow member 20 foresaxe hach-
elorhood and Join the benodicts. the
members scented treason and resolves
that Mr.. Minger's path to welded bliss
should not be q rosy one. Mr Atn9on
thought otherwise but held his counsel
The time for tho wedding arrived ana.
as It was q quiet homo affair. the cluO
members posted hero AMI AZ Ackldy.
Hubbard. Dows, Hampton and Other
points to intercept the bridal couple On
their honeymoon trip.
When tho knot was tied ana 9o09.
byes said, tho bride and groom fteppad
into the touring car OF the ortoeo
father. MI. John G.. Hibner. ana
headed for Eldora. The ptckets sAw
the start and quickly summoned An
auto to follow. But the bridal party had
a few miles the start and cpeedy car
10 that II was hard to overtaks the
fleeing bride and groom. Then. too.
gathering darkness aided the plans OF
Mr.. Hibner. who appreciated the iacs
that no was being followed. When
several miles out and hill shut ths
persuers from sight. he stopped tne
car and the bride and groom with tneE
suit cases sought the protection OF the
school house while the auto supposed
to contain the happy couple sped on
it's way 20 Eldora. A short distance
further on, Mr.. Hibner stopped his car
while Mrs. Hibner alighted and hasten
ed to the home OF Mr.. Ernest Wolfe.
who was informed OF the race. He
quickly caught the spirit OF the affair
and. taking his auto. waited until the
pursuers had passed his place. snn
then drove to the school house ana
picked up the waiting bride and groom.
They were soon on their way TO Wells
burg where they caught the ROCK -.
lands fast train to Chicago.
In the meantime, Mr.. Hibner was
hitting the road at forty mile CLIP
with tho bachelor contingent foliowinS
at top speed. When he stopped In FL
dora and the bachelors sought his auto
to abduct the groom. they found Mt,
Hibner sitting complacently at the
wheel as he informed his pursuers that
the bridal party were safely on their
way to Chicago.
During this race and It's maneuvers,
the outposts at the surrounding towna
were frantically using the long distance
telephone in a hopeless endeavor to -.
cate the bridal couple. .- ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17
Northern Io1ua Items

, ton here July 4. An auto trip. with
twenty machines. was made Thursday
afternoon, advertising the event and 1t
was big success. The following towns
were visited: Germantown, Paullina,
Granville, Alton and Remson. sec
ond trip will be made soon, this trip
to take in towns east and southeast OK
here. AS no other town In this section
is arranging for a celebration there Is
every prospect here Of an immense
crowd. Lieutenant Governor w. L..
Harding, of Sioux City, has been en-
gagged as orator Of the day.
Charles City.
George H. jackson, president of the
First National Bank at Floyd, and who
also heads the Corn Belt Land and
Inv estment Company here, does not
believe reports Of serious frost damage
to crops in northern Iowa. According
| to Mr. Jackson, the local weather bu-
reau recorded no frosts on the nights
| Of June or 10. "On the morning OF
June 10, I left by automobile and drove
thru Usage and other points In Nit
chell county," said Mr.. Jackson, land
as far north as Mower county. Min
nesota returning thru the west part of
! this county, and in no place in that en-
tire area did 1 see the least sign of
damage by frost, even to the most ten
der vegetation"
kensett.
| The power that has the managing of
| jinxes seemed to have started to work
a day early in honor Of the triple hoo
| doo-Friday, the 18th, '13-at the Hall
ings picnic held here Thursday. Nearly
q dozen accidents married the day. The
auto of Senator Doe, of Forest City,
was struck by train near Manly and
the machine wrecked. The occupants
escaped without serious injury. Ben
jamin Bakken, of Northwood, was run
I down by an auto and his head was cut.
Jennie Wiley, living near Fertile. may
lose an eye. which was hit by thrown
BALL 8. F. Lundberg was painfully
hurt when his auto turned turtle when
1t struck q patch of sand. Arthur Gar
ner was also hurt Miss Clara Groos-
land was struck by the pilot Of the en-
CINE of a Rock Island train at the Ken
sett station, knocked down and badly
bruised.
Logan.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Young, retired
farmers living on q six-acre tract ad-
Joining the town OF Logan. have made
Intensified" farming success. They
group the products Of the little farm,
for early and late crops. They plant
early varieties on one part OF the farm
and late varieties on another part
When the early varieties are ready for
market they clear the ground, plant
and raise a second crop on the same
piece of ground in the same season
They keep q horse, good COW, many
chickens and a sufficient number OF
hogs to consume products Of the farm
that would otherwise go to waste. They
grow apples. pears, raspberries. grapes
strawberries and flowers They are
not only able to make living on the
little farm, but they have steadily
created a bank surplus. They take
daily papers and farm journals and
keep up with the times. Attic both
are past 60 years Of age, they attend
ali public gatherings, baseball games
and plays and otherwise enjoy life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17

Clinton.
| Steamboat owners have been mott
fled upon order of Attorney General
Cosson that no more liquor can be sold
on boats entering Clinton. 1t is be-
iieved this will cripple excursion bust
ness in this locality. practically all
boats having bars.
Ida Grove.
| A. M. Worden, farmer living fol
some years between here an1 Battle
| Creek. left Friday in a wagon to drive
across country to Burns, Ore, where
he will locate. He goes to Grand Is
land, Neb., first, to visit week and
will then take up the long trip west
Worden plans to reach the end OF his
trip by fall.
Marcus.
Rebekah lodges at Washta, Cherokee
Larrabee, Aurelia, Cleghorn and Meri-
den will send delegates to Marcus or
Friday. June 20, the date of the annual
district convention, to be held here
/ About seventy-five delegates will DC
present and the outside VISITORS VII
include the president Of the state as
sembly, Mrs. Effie L. Butcher
Cedar Rapids.
Because he gave a welcome to the
Iowa Liquor Dealers Association
Mayor Louis Roth was grilled at
meeting Of the young peoples societies
when they met to discuss plans 1or the
state christian endeavor conventiof
here June 24-27. Some contended the
mavor should not be permitted to ad'
dress the Endeavorers, but vote OF
the question resulted in his favor.
Fort Dodge.
Preparations are Undertaking. rap
lidly for a unique event to celebrate TN
completion Of Fort Dodge's big 1000
900 gallon reservoir. On June ~,
BANQUET Is to be rendered the city OF
hcials and leading citizens In the Dis
concrete basin just before the water II
turned In from the four big TOWNS
wells which will supply tho city VIII
all it's water.
Cedar Falls.
with the advance guard already be-
ginning to arrive Cedar Falls 10 II
readiness for the Influx OF musician
expected this week when the Society o.
Music Teachers Of Iowa will meet. Th'
.e.aion will last three days and 1t 10 sx'
pected that there will be from 500 e
100 music ISACuCI0 USA0s
OF music instructors Of national AMI
international renown are billed To-
some Of tho programs.
Dubuque.
onicer Keefe. who for eight year.
has patrolled beat m the south ent
If town. no longer II q member OF tn
force. Two weeks ago the officer dis
covered young man asleep on
bench. It was after 10 o'clock and tn
4park rules provides all seats in the pari
shall be vacated at that hour. Aeefe
altho of duty, reused the sleeper, VIII
liam Hass, a lad of good habits. In tn
melee which followed the young man Y
claimed to have sustained a number o
wounds. Action before the police ant
fire commission against the officer wa
successful. A charge Of brutality wa
lodged.
Marcus.
The Marcus Commercial Club 4
making preparations Tor . big celsbgA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17

sround was baked. and viii b Of great
benodt 70 small grain and grass; corn
- small; frost this week did some
damage.
woodbury. (Correctionville) - Rain.
so; weather favorable for all crops;
first cutting Of alfalfa being harvested.
(Sioux City)-Rain, .09; week favor
able for farm work: all crops in good
condition.: soil working nicely; corn
clean Of weeds.
Carroll (Arcadia)-The week was
favorable for the destruction Of weeds.
but too cool for corn the first four
days: 90 per cent Of corn cultivated for
the first time: too dry for oats and
hay: cattle in pasture arc putting on
flesh.
Audubon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cold
weather latter part Of last week and
fore part Of this checked the growth
Of corn, but most Of it has been plowed
the first time; grass and small grain
doing well.
Shelby (Harlan)-Rain, trace: high
est temperature. SO: lowest. 40; q good
week for farm work. but too cool for
corn; ground is getting dry and hard
on the surface; all corn planted, but
will be planted to other crops; the first
cultivation Of corn is about completed
and alfalfa cutting is in progress; win
ter wheat and rye in head.
Central District.
Story (Ames)-Corn blowing is we'll
under way; winter wheat is practical
ly in full head with very heavy stand;
early oats are beginning to shoot; there
on - 81
age planted to corn; oats acreage Is
a little below the normal; the short
acreage of oats and corn will be
planted to cane and millet, possibly
some buckwheat.
Poweshiek (Grinnelr-Rain, 10; a
remarkable week of sunshine; this is
the eighth day without shadow from
Ia cloud; homegrown strawberries III
market on Saturday; quality good but
crop short, and will last but few
days; corn cultivation in full progress
with good stand. Eli
Jasper (Monroe)-A full week s
workl corn hurt some by frost. but
fields are mostly clean and the stand
Is good.
Dallas Ode Soto)-Another rainless
week; ground getting hard and needs
rain badly; corn fields are clean and
most small grain showing good color.
(Waukee)-No rain, has been good
week for corn blowing: fields usually
clean and corn even and stand good;
rye. barley and winter wheat heading
out; never saw pastures and meadows
in better condition; clover very heavy
(Perry) - Small grain doing well;
meadows above the average; gardens
in fine condition; light frost, but no
damage.
East Central District.
Dubuque( Dubuque)-Rain. .16; av-
erage daily deficiency of temperature.
LA degrees; fore part Of week much
too cool for corn; the Sth was one OF
| the coolest June days ever known
! here; weather at close Of week much
improved.
Delaware Oelaware) = Rain, .Ss;
frost reported on Sth. 9th and 10th in
low places; week closes warm with
thunder showers Saturday morning;
rain was needed. as soil was baked
and hard; strawberry harvest begun.
Blackhawk (Waterloo)-Light frost
early in week, but no damage done;
latter part of week Is much better
and all crops are looking extremely
we'll considering the lateness OF the
season.
| Jackson (Preston)-Except the frs
part the week has given ideal corr
growing weather; small grain IN poo
condition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17
SUMMER SCHOOL DRAWS.
Large Enrolment at Opening Of ses-
sion at State Teachers College.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Fails. June 1.-THE sixteenth
annual session of the summer school
of the Iowa State Teachers College
opened yesterday with an enrolment OF
over 1900 students.
Those from away who are assisting
on the faculty are Superintendent j.
Fl. Reveridge. head of the Council
Bluffs schools; Superintendent Macy
Campbell, of West Liberty; Miss Edith
Long, of Lincoln, Neb.; Prof. Robert
Dougherty of the Iowa Wesleyan Uni
versity; Miss Clara Cowgirl. head or
The Montgomery county school system;
superintendent 4cuce Francis, OF the
Cedar Falls schools; and Miss Mayme
Strasser, of the East Waterloo schools.
Fifteen teachers from the Ottumwa
schools enrolled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17

NatieNal leasus.
At pittsburgh -Bostoa = P1tts-
burgh s.
At chica 90 Chicago ~. Phiiadel-
phia 8.
At Cincinnati--New York I. cincin-
natl 2.
AT st. Louis-Brooklyn 10. st. Louis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17
cantrai AaaoclaAiaI

AT Waterl0o-KeWAne0 !, Waterloo
2.
At Burlington ~. Mus
catine Z.
At Cedar Rapids-cedar Rapids 5.
2.
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American Association.

American Association.
At Toledo-St. Paul II. Toledo Z.
At Louisville-Kansas City s. Louis.
willie s.
At Indianapolis-Aiinn s. In.
dianapolis 2.
At Columbus Z. Milwau-
kee 8.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17

Daily Thought
Let the honor Of thy frlend - -
dear unto thee ~ thy own.-Tho TAh
mud.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17
BASEBALL RESULTS MONDAY.
American League.

American League.
At Observation-Disclosures 4. Wash
ington /.
At Now York-Detroit 8. New York
3.
At Decentralization 3. st. Louis 2.
At philadelphia Philadelphia g..
Cleveland 2.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-04
PICK.UPs AROUND THE FARM
Some Excellent Suggestions That viii
eeautify and Make the Home
More Comic rtabie.
uBy r. II. swEET.)

tBy r. IL. SWEEI.)
Prune Towering shrubs as soon 40
they have finished Towering. The
secret of pruning shrubbery, in a nut
shell. is to study the habit OF growth
of each plant. and to strive to encour-
age It; not alter 1t to your views.
Make a note Of the yellow spots
in the lawn. II the grass is scanty,
tho trouble is probably sand or poor
soil. The best cure Is to dig out the
place. and put In some good loan.
To insure a thick privet hedge, cut
back three inches every time the
plants make six inches Of growth.
Always keep on the lookout for pos
sible mosquit to breeding places, rain
barrels, up-turned cans, low places in
roof cutters, and liquid manure tubs.
Drain off or apply Kerosene.
Make notes this year to guide you
in next years planting plans. IL you
see a shrub or flower that you admire.
find out the name a.a variety II pos
sible.
Replace rotten wood floors and posts
with concrete, and the work Is done
for all time.
Gravel roads and walks that refuse
to get solid, can be greatly improved
by the judicious use OF clay. Pull
verize the latter. and sprinkle evenly.
Too much clay will make sticky road
in wet weather, which Is far worse
than a soft.gravel road.
Keep all the fence corners cleaned
out. More vermin are harbored there
than anywhere else on the place.
BY ordering the various dutch bulbs
-hyacinths. tulips, crocuses, narcis-
sus, daffodils-early, and by enabling
your nurseryman to book his order,
you can usually get better prices and
quality.
Pinch of the seed-pods from azaleas
and rhododendrons to in. ure good
flower buds for next year.
Give Japanese iris plenty OF water
to insure good blooms.
Use lawn clippings as a mulch for
rose bushes.
With nearly all plants It is neces-
sary tp keep the flowers cut to pro
long the bearing season. This is
especially true Of sweet peas.
Most native wild flowers may be
transplanted safely to the home gar
den IL u square piece Of soil is cut
up with the plants, and the roots are
disturbed as little as possible.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-04
USEFULNESS OF THE LARKS
Birds Aid Farmer Greatly In the Con-
sumption Of Insects and Their
Larvae, Worms, Etc.

Larks are small, groundkeeping
birds OF the family Alaudidae. charac-
terized by small owllike beaks, long
shanks. and the fact that the claw of
the hind toe Is usually greatly length
ened: the wings are usually short, as
also is the tail. The normal coloration
is light brown, with darker Longitude
nal streaks, the under parts being
whitish. and the breast frequently spot
ted. There is frequently n crest, or
decided blackish marks, about the
head.
Larks dwell in open grassy places.
making their nests on the ground or
among rocks, sometimes deliberately,
and laying spotted eggs. They are
sociable, but hardly gregarious. Some
frequently perch on trees. and most Of
them soar while singing. as is well
known Of the skylark; and the song
Of many resembles that of this re-
nowned musician. The food consists
of insects and their larvae. worms,
small seeds. buds. berries, etc. The
flesh of all Is considered a dainty. and
great numbers are caught annually on
both sides OF the Mediterranean to be
sold In the market. The family in
cludes about 100 species, divided
among about a dozen genera, OF wh'c
only one. Otocorys, with probably but
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-04
Pit SilO Costs Little
In Money or Labor

kept perpendicular The ground
should be firm. For person desir-
ing to construct pit silo eight feet
in diameter, a perfect circle can be
marked off by driving a stake in the
center OF the ground to be occupied
by the silo To the top OF this stake
af1ix board fully four feet in length.
At the far end of the board. one large
nail should be driven, projecting
through the board, and then six
inches closer to the central stake
second nail should be driven. BY
revolving the stake two circles will
be described on the smooth surface
OF the ground.
Small Trench for Concrete
The space between the two circles
should be dug out to n depth of at
least eighteen inches. This branch.
six inches wide and eighteen inches
deep should be filed with concrete.
II sand and cement is used to fill the
trench. the mixture should be In the
proportion OF one part cement to four
parts OF sand. IL the sand contains
coarse gravel, one part OF cement and
five parts of sand should be used
This concrete curb should extend
above the ground n foot or two, TO
protect the silo from wash water.
When the concrete has settled for
twentyfour hours, excavation Of the
inside OF the pit can safely be com
menced
| The diameter OF the pit. including
the coating of cement. should be even
at every point with the inside Of the
curb, to permit an even settling OF
the silage. After the pit has been
dug to depth of five feet the walls
should be carefully trimmed and
given a coating ~ cement This coat
ing should be from three.fourths to
one inch in thickness. The advant-
age OF coating the walls with cement
Is TO make the pit alright and to pre-
ment molos and rats burrowing into
/ the pit. BY coating the walls Of the
pit as 1t is dug, no scaffolding will
be necessary.
The dirt from the pit. when It has
been dug to a depth which precludes
the use Of a shovel, can be removed
by the use OF an ordinary block and
tackle and bucket attached to der
rick. cement flooring is not an abb
solute necessity, but the pit probably
Will be more nearly alright II one
is laid. The cement flooring will In
addition to excluding the air, serve
to keep out seep water from the bot
tom OF the pit.