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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Proceedings Of the Board Of euPsrv's-
ors, juno Meeting, 1918.


Marsballtown, Iowa, June 2, 1913.
BOARD met at 10 a. m. All members
present. according to notice given the
board proceeded TO take up the county
road matters, and give a hearing to
netitions for changes Ten petitions in
all were presented after the hearing OF
these petitions, the board postpoheo
the final decision until Thursday, June
II, 1913.
Board adjourned to Tuesday. June 3,
1913
Tuesday, June 3, 1913.
Board Of supervisors met At q. M
All members present the day was spent
in examining claims against the county.
Board adjourned to Wednesday, June l.
Wednesday, June 4, 1913. :
Board met at q. m. All members
present the board finished checking
claims against the county.
The following was moved by Nichols
seconded by Maytag and carried:
Whereas, 1t appears that the mort
gage given by Christopher Ford to Jo-
seph NJ. Ferguson, school fund commits
sioner. the same recorded in Book b.
page 1876, records of recorders ONCE
Marshall county, Iowa. has been i'm
! perfectly released and, whereas, 1t ap'
pears the same has been paid. be ID re-
solved by the board Of supervisors thai
the county auditor, A. H. Weiker, bt
and he is hereby authorized and direct
ed to release the same on the margin
Of the record.
The otac!a! bends Of W. b. Beesol
and W. B. Kimberly are approved bl
the board; Beeson and Kimberly latel.
appointed as members Of the soldiers
relief COMMITTEES.
BY voie ts.e g: g y 81 snnefV 0or,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
In the Police Court,

James Young. aged 10 years. son OF
r. II. Young, 521 North First street
was summoned into Justice Burritt's
court Wednesday evening to answer g
charge of assault and battery filed by
Mrs. Grace Maloney. 519 North First
street Mrs. Maloney charged that the
boy knocked down her daughter Grace
aged 10 years. It was claimed wheI
tho charge was filed that the Young
boy was 16 years of age. Because of hi.
youth, Justice Burritt lectured the boy
and then discharged him.
The boys father declares that Mrs
Maloney's action against the boy was
the outgrowth of spite work owing t.
other neighborhood difficulties IL
which the two families were con
cerned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
ABBOTT IS DELEGATE.
Local Man Chosen to Represent Distrie
at HiahIandsrs Grand Lodge.

Edward B. Abbott. of this city, was
chosen the delegate of Representative
castle No II, to the quadrennial grand
lodge session of the Royal Highlanders
by delegates to the district organiza-
ton that met in this city Wednesday
afternoon. A dozen delegates. repre-
senting the lodges Of the district, which
comprises eastern Iowa. Kentucky. H.
linois, and the District of Columbia
made up the representation that chose
Mr.. Abbott. The district instructed the
delegate to vote for the present grand
officers. The grand lodge meets in
Denver beginning Sept. II. District
President w. E. Sharp. of Lincoln
Neb.. and G.: w. Booth, state manager
of Chicago. attended the meeting
which ended with a supper and socia
gathering in the evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
Twilight League.
atandinas 81 th.sc luha.


BY the score Of 13 to 4 the Central
Church, OF Christ easily won . post
poned game from the Canoes at the
fair grounds Wednesday, evening.
Swim sley. who was released by the
Canoes, was signed by the church team
and sent into the box against his
former teammates. Turning on them
Swingley held the Canoes to four hits
in five innings. while the churchmen
whaled Richards for total OF seven
hits, including. a three dagger Alexan-
der cut loose in the first inning when
the bases were full.
With that start of four runs the Cen
trail Church team had not much diff
Guilty keeping in the lead. The poor
support Richards received was prin-
cipally responsible for the result. The
score was:
r. H. e.
Central Church ...... a 0 2 A 3-1s Z
Canoes 2 1 o 0 80
Batteries-Central Church Of Christ,
Swingley and Knudson; Canoes, Rich
| ards and Hockridge. Umpire. Shaffner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
LOCAL MIakETs.
Prices Paid TO Farmers by Marshall.
town Merchants.

Prices Paid 70 Farmers by Marshall.
town Merchants.
The Model Grocery quotes the fol-
lowing prices in trade for country but
ter and eggs:
Butter-23.
Eggs-16.
GRAINS.
Benedict Flour and Feed Company
will pay the following prices at their
place Of business in this cry. subject
however. to market changea
COrn-50.
Oats-33.
The following prices are quoted BY
Narshalltown dealers for the different
varieties of farmers provisions. grain
produce. and hides. tallow. woci. pelts
and skins.
HIDES. FUR AND WOOL.
H. Willard. Son & Co.. quote the
| following prices:
| Green hides-10 cents.
| Horse hides. .arse-s:.es.
| No. tallow-5 cents.
| Medium wolol-1501k
| Coarse wool-13@14.
Fine wooi-12 ola.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12

part he had taken in the historic event.
prevailed upon Welliver to tell his
story. In Mellivers own words the
story of the execution follows:
Il was lieutenant in command of the
company at the prison where they were
executed. I was ordered to take my
company down there to do garrison
DUTY About an hour before they took
them into the execution chamber l had
to guard Mrs. Surratt while her
daughter Annie, girl of about Is then,
took leave of her mother. 1t was the
most affecting scene ever saw. MY
orders were to watch Annie closely 10
see that she didn't pass anything 10
her mother It was feared that Mrs
Surratt might attempt suicide. Inere
were three men hung at the same tune
from the same scaffold
Mrs. Surratt was Catholic. Inc
priest came just after Annie went OUT
to perform the duty of the church.
Mrs. Surratt was very, very cam. She
was not a particle excited. she seeIneu
willing and ready to meet death. Alte'
the priest had finished she was TAKEN
into the death chamber and was sea'eN
on the platform erected for the hans
ing. Black caps were slipped over
their heads and a rope was 1asteheo
about the neck Of each. The last Woros
were said by the priest.
THE captain. VINO mad charge Q! .ne
execution, had sergeant Stationed
across the room and rope stretclieu
from the scaffold across to Where 'he
sergeant stood. When the time arriNeu
for the execution the captain loon oue
his handkerchief and wiped his mouth
! with it. That was the signal. AS ne
/ did so the sergeant cut the rope. tnas
| sprung the trap, with harchet. All
! four were soon dead:
/ Served Two Enlistments.
| John c. Welliver. altho native OF
{, Watwallopem, Pa, served In an liinols
! regiment under his first enlistment
and re-enlisted as veteran volunteer.
/ Welliver was born Aug. "a. 1897, pu'
| has spent most of his life in Illinois
| and Iowa
/ He was a resident Of Aledo, H.
/ when the war broke out, and enilsteo
! at Monmouth in Company j, Seven
| reenth Illinois infantry. May 10. 1871
He was discharged May 1t, 1904, a.
Cairo. on Feb. 4. 1865, at quincy, NE
! welliyer re-enlisted as first sersean'
in Company H, Second Veterans Vol
unteers of the First army corps, anc
was finally discharged March 3, 1866
las second lieutenant. 1t was durlns
his second enlistment that he parttcl'
pated in the historic event at Wash
ington.
Former LeMars Business Man.
Soon after the war was over WeAi'
yer came to Iowa. He lived at LeMar'
from 1870 until Feb 81, 1905. when M
entered the home from Struble Durlns
his residence there he was in the rea
estate business and claimed the DIS
tinction of having sold more land "
Plymouth county than any other on
man. For several years ne was ageh
for the Iowa Railroad Land Company
which handled the land grant >o1 TN
Iowa rails s, Sioux City railroad late
absorbed and made part OF the low
Central
Mr.. Welliver was widower. he ma
son. Scott Weniver living in siou:
City, and a daughter, Mrs. Wliiian
Everett who lives In Ireton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
4 kENT FlitlSttE : .QAAeg!':.
pitches at lnninSS y Hsps,sss sat
tle, Against IS ittsbutsh 4,


Maurice Kent made his seasons de-
but with the Brooklyn National league
team wednesday. when he was sent In
to finish game with the Pittsburgh
Pirates after the battle had been hope.
lessly lost. stack and ,Yingling had
preceded Kent on the mound. when
he was called to try out against the
Pittsburgh sluggers in the. seventh In
ming. Considering the nature Of tho
early innings. when Stack and YinglinE
were hit to all sides OF the lot, kents
showing was not discredit to him. He
allowed four hits in two innings and
gave one pass. The. final score was
ii to 3. O'Toolc slowing down in tho
final rounds, permitting Brooklyn to
get all their scores in the last two
frames. Pittsburgh secured eighteen
hits from the delivery of the three
Brooklyn pitchers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
MARRIED.
MiIIer.cameron.

The marriage Of Fred ]. Miller and
Miss Ina Cameron. both of Portland,
Ore. was solemnized Wednesday ev
ening! at 1880 o'clock in the Methodist
parsonage. Rev. r. L. Hurlburt offici-
ating.. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller left the
same evening for Atlantic City, N. j.,
where they will spend their honey
moon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12

The funeral of Mrs. Alpha McGrew,
who died May 81, will be held from the
Friends church at LeGrand Friday az
ternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Hanson
assisted by Joseph Bean, Will have
charge Of the service. Burial will be IN
the church burying ground. The body
has been held awaiting the arrival OF
relatives from whom word has just
been received that they can not come
for the funeral
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
THE SUMNER HEALTH DRINK

Horsford's Acid Phosphate
A healthful, invigorating and de-
licious tonic Heterogeneous cooling
and refreshing than lemonade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS.

MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS.
NORTH BOUND Leave
Twin Cities Mail (dafiy)... s:f5 a. m.
Mason City Nail lex. SUM. $50 D. m.
Twin, Cities Limited daily 1882 a. m.
Local Freight lex SUM- :. 700 q. m.
SOUTH BOUND.
St. Louis and Kansas City
Mail daily ............. $50 .. m
Peoria Express (ex. SUM-. 9:05 a N.
ST. Louis and Peoria Limited
daily ...... .....-..... 5:32 a n.
Local Freight lex. Sum- -. e:45 a. m
STORY CITY BRANCH.
Leave. Arrive
S:l6 T. m. Stock Express
Eek. SUM ......-........ e:lb a. m
$40 D. N. Mixed (ex. SUM-. <:45 .. N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12

Local Weather Record.
SEVENTH nine and 10 were the eH-
tremes of temperature Wednesday.
compared with 70 and IS the maximum
and minimum Tuesday, and SO and 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12

the extremes OF year n9p Wednesday.
AZ s7o'clock this morning the tempesA-
rurc was 81: sec::.: ae.syesa warmer than
at the same hour Wednesday morn-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Royal Program.

The program at the Royal theatre
for the last half of the week inciud-
ing Friday. Saturday and Sunday
includes an excellent musical mum
Der given by Fox and Harrison.
The two players handle the banjo,
mandolin and other stringed in
strumeuts in manner that defie>
criticism and their rendering of
well-known pieces is we'll worth
hearing. The Ritters also put on a
singing and dancing act during
the last halt
Beginning Monday for three
nights, George and Vestweno will
give comedy. singing and talking
act. and the Marcony brothers will
givelan exhibition of just what can
be done with an ACCORDION when it
comes 10 music.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Entertainment Al Roosevelt.

Grant and Thornburg's famous
Herald Square entertainers will
give performance at the Roose.
welt Auditorium on Friday, April
18th.
The features of the even,rg will
include vocal and instrumental
numbers, approximations an d
humorous sketches. The ma f
quartette of the company ia con.
sidered one of the best and the
musical numbers will all be we'll
worth hearing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
FAILED 70 eIvE NOTICE o.
INTENT 70 Buy BONDS
Bolgsf, nosssl : Wllliaal Evillltly De-
eide Thy % Not Want Virginia Bonds
It PAT, llllex Bids viii Have
. 10 Be Called.


Contrary to general expectation
the bond buying firm of Boleer,
Mosser & Whitman, Chicago, who
bid par on the issue of $4,000 of
light and water bonds of the city,
less $3.50 bonus allegedly claimed
as due the firm for attorney fees
and for the printing of the bonds,
failed to take advan,a&. of the order
of the court to take the bonds at
par within ten days, the time pre-
scribed being up at midnight last
night.
= This tact makes the injunction
against the sale OF tine bonds under
the bid submitted by this firm per.
manent, aud will necessitate the
calling of new bids tor this issue.
The original bid was accepted
upon advice of Bert Fesler, special
city attorney, whose affidavit and
whose bill of expense for the tax.
payers of the city to foot, were given
publication in our issue of Friday
last, his total bill for work perform.
ed on the light and water purchase
proposition being upwards of 81 800
and as we asked at that time "What
did the city get for it,"
1t would appear the tax payers OF
the city got it where the chicken
got the axe, and were due to ge,
again and again before the PROPOSE.
ton ia finally settled-unless the
council obtains the service of an
attorney who knows of what he
speaks to handle the issue; and W,
do not believe it will be necessary
to pick up either high or low priced
Duluth attorneys to get Moses to
lead them out of the wilderness
We have lawyers in Virginia who
can do the work at far lesser price
and who will not bump the city IA
against a stone wall in return for
the compensation received.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
THE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

virginia, MIMI, April 8th, 1913.
the city of Virginia. Minnesota. -
Moved ana supported that Alderman
McGhee preside over the council tempo
Carried:
Roll call.
T. Present. Pres t,c Aldermen Harvey. Lundstrom,
Keller hc McGhee. Corey
Mattson. Mr.: President.
Reading of minutes of previous meet
. Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as read.
Aldermen Mattson and NOLAN take
their seats in the council.
of the president and Alderman McGhee
taxes ms seat in the council.
o Ed; Finch Finch at No. +o2 Chestnut street,
and Fred johnson at No. 416 Chestnut
street applied for renewal of liquor IL
c &c sss and each presented surety bonds
Moved and supported that the licenses
be granted, the bonds accepted and or
dered filed after being approved by the
arate resolutions be drawn covering the
transactions.
Carried.
10 on fbc tsn in signed
nended that Virginia avenue from the
west Side of the steel bridge to the cor
ner OF First street and First avenue
Central avenue to Lake Boulevard and
Aem !51o street from Virginia avenue to
suitable material the coming summer.
Moved and supported that the recon-
mendatlon OF the committee on streets
oe accepted and ordered filed.
The city engineer submitted to the
council an approximate estimate of cost
OF paving ano curbing of streets and
ordered filed. -. :. -
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for pro-
nnes recommended to be paved and inn
proved the coming summer by the street
committee and according to plans and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18


And BY the way with the return
Of spring and mud, what has be-
come of the idea of bonding St.
Louis county for $40, 1000 or so
for good roads, that the hardy
settler may have conragement in
his work Of making of this sec
ton an agricultural district. We
have soil, the climate, the settler
but what's the use of man break
ing his back clearing Land and rails
ing vegetables that must be fed to
the stock or left to rot i'm the
ground Through lack of noads to
market?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
PARCEL POST PACKAGES
MAY BE SENT COLLECT

Beginning July the COLLECTION
delivery" feature will be added to
the parcel post department of the
Potsal service. Under the approx
I'd regulations a parcel bearing the
required amount of parcel post
stamps may be Sent anywhere in
the country and the amount due
from the purchaser collected and
RENTED by the post office depart
ment. The regulations provide
that the parcels must bear the
amount due from the address and
the collection will be made if the
amount is not in excess of $500.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
PRESENTED WITH DIAMOND RING

Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Houst, n lift
Monday for Superior, where they
will make their future, home. Mr..
Houston was for some months sup
"rlntcn* cent of the Duluth, Winnipeg
* PaIfic railway, with headquarters
at this point and as a token of
the esteem in which he was held
by the boys under his direction he
was presented with a handsome iii
mOnd ring at the time of his leaving
the company's employ.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Chandler will Forward $4,000 Tons.

A meeting Of the stork- holders d
the Chandler Mining Co., the ma
jorNy stock in which corporation is
held i'm Virginia, met here om Sat
urday to consider various matters
OF special interest, ONE being the
change Of date for the annual meet.
ing from january to the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
June. The Chandler made good
shipment last season and expects to
forward approximately 5000 tons
this year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Coaterring Third Degree.

On Saturday evening, April 10TH
Virginia Lodge No. 264, A. +. and
A. NJ, will confer the Third degree
on a class of candidates, following
which a banquet will be served
All sojourning Masons are cordial
Iy invited to be present.
r. P. HickOx, secretary.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Commence Stripping the laRue and Quinn

Butler Bros, who stripped the
Silver and have had much work I'm
the Buhl district, have a contract
for removing the oVerbulden from
the l.aRue and Quinn properties in
the Nashwauk district, commencing
operations this week. Drills have
been at work ON these properties
throughout the winter, proving the
extent Of the ore bodies, and it is
stated the management of the La
Rue have purchased the output of
The Quinn, which is high grade ore,
for mixture. The stripping con-
tract will mean active work on the
properties for some three years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Ao Knew 1eae-ee.

"A small boy dropped into 4 store
on the North Side on bis way t.
school to get some candy" *says the
Holton Signal. while he WAS look
Ing over the assortment displayed in
the case the salesman called his at
tentton to some fresh lemon drops
'NaW.' the boy said, Gimme some Jelly
beans. l want something the teacher
cant hear me eat Teacher can hear
teller eat lemon drops clear across
the room. "-Kansas City Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

Frank Chance gets $4,000 for
managing the New York Americans
HID he only dug the Panama canal,
like Col. Goethels, he would have
received but 900, and had he
followed line which would have
placed him at the head of a COL
lege this SUM would have been
cut to a third of the latter figure.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
See
AMARTN MEL SON
For Prices on City Real
Estate Before Buyinx

The foe will be ten cents, to be af-
fixed by the sender in parcel post
stamps. This also will insure the
parcel to an amount not to exceed
$50. This feature was not provid-
ed when the parcel post system W; !
put into operation because it was
desired to simplify the work Of
postmasters as much as possible,
the first days Of the service.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

The new mortgage egistry tax
bill provides for reduction of
IS CENTS on each 500 on mortgage
running less than five years, and
- cents on each 500 for mortgage
running longer period than five
years. Which will be appreciated
by the borrower for despite the
larI .tiH't the original law was
all'S"'ly made with a view to, the
mdear"" paying the tax the man
who has been forced to- borrow
kncvs full we'll it is the mortgago1'
who pays-or he gets no coin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

Another attempt has been made
to kill King Alfonos of Spain. This
being king business has it's draw
backs; far better be a country edi-
tor whose worst punishment is to
have some "reputablr" man refer
to him as a CRATER.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

The Tribbune-H Herald, Chisholm,
Of late date, publishes the decision
Of the United States supreme court
regarding the liability of sub
scribcrs to a newspaper. A de-
cision regarding the reliability
would be more to the point in
many cases.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

The biennial cry that IAN avalanc
Of bills will die in the legislature"
i, abroad in the state. Just as we I
perhaps; the citizens Of Minnesota
have habit of doing about as they
please in most things-law or no law
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

The fly season and the ice man
will SOON be with us. And the
only thing TO dO is to swat the fly
and pay The ice man-proNited the
coal man has left you the whore
with.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

First United States Stocking Factory.
The first United States stocking
factory was set up at Cohoes. New
York, in 1852. The machine for knit.
ting was the invention of Lee, an
Engltshman. who took out q patent
In 1889. The Lee machine was intro
duced In the Colonies during the Rev
olut1on. Lut a sharp Yankee improved
on 1t, and set up the iirst factory 1T
Cohoes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Mloht cet Even With Mo.ouito.

An observer In India has found 4
small fly OF the nudge class with It's
proboscis inserted In the abdomen OF
4 mosquito, engaged in sucking tie
mosquitoes blood. There is comfort,
II not benefit. in this bit of news.
Why can't We import this nudge? The
mosquitoes would know how it 10
themselves then, perhaps.-Farm and
Preside.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

The trout season opened last
Tuesday and the bas4.. bali season
opens next "Wednesday. Tell you,
when man is both a fan and Il
fisherman he has Little time h*f.
for other business.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Admiral Hawkes. Ambition

When Admiral Hawke was q boy.
ABOUT to 90 to sea for the first time.
Ms father gave him much good ad-
vice. ending up with the words. Il
nope to live to see you 4 captain" "A
captain answered the boy; III did
not think should one day be an nd.
mlral would not 60 to sea ut ALL"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

Naturalization as stenovraph-
er by young lady; twenty years old.
two years experience Best of ref.
erences. In answering, please state
salary that will be paid. Address
"Stenographer" care Virginia En-
terprise.