Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-18

farmers boy TO register. deIFisOn va
in town or time but perhaps he had Z
slight advantage, In that he 10 attending
high school. and was coming IN any
way. Harrison was at the club door
eager as a mouser at a rat hole, h
the key turned in h lock this morning
Another Early Bird.
In the matter of early to rise" Ben
jamin Franklin has nothing on the man
driving a mule team to register first
! Neither has the lark, that early bird
and other notable early rises. Il was
on the spot early" he said. Several
others came later. but l held the fort.
So the mule team of Theodore Packer,
four miles west on Main street, brought
81 worth of Leader coffee from the Sin
clair Tea and Coffee Company to the
Packer farm.
Heaviest Woman. 2ss.
The heaviest woman dropped in to
register about 10 O'Clock, in, the per-
son of Mrs. William Bale, of Haver-
hill. Lack of Weighing facilities at the
club embarrassed the committee. but
adjournment was taken to Arney's i'm
plement house, where competent scales
and an expert weighmaster were
secured. $3.50. ;
As Mrs. Bale prepared to step on
the scales she asked the young man,
"How much will it be"
Well" he replied, I've got two 100
| pound weights on" put on another
! calmly replied Mrs. Bale as she
| stepped aboard. and the scale. beam
| changed against the stirrup. The wo-
man touched the beam at sSS and wins
| the So framed picture offered ny the
| Nickel Furniture Company.
Riooest Family Wins Three Prizes.
The biggest family present won three
! prizes. and registered early, in the per-
! sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hoing.
| of Marion township. This remarkable
! family. contains eleven members. n
| afforded a sight thai would have dee
lighted. a certain former president of
| the United States h still mas
! hopes" The oldest child was IA, and
| the Youngest Az months. The latter
| was responsible for one of the prizes
a 81 savings account In the FIRST
| Trust and Savings Bank. The prizes
for the biggest family are So worth OF
| dental work by the Hynds Denta! Par
lors. and a pair of wooden blanket by
E. r. Lay.
Question on Distance Prize.
1t may be necessary bfore the prize
is awarded, for a surveyo to pc en-
ployed in order to establish the a
distance two families travelled in an
auto. G.. F. Howard. of Liberty town
ship, avs claim to % miles. and w. u.
Hix, of Rhodes, claims mileage to FL
miles. They reported excellent roads
until they struck the corporate limits
of M~arshalltown. The prize for this
event is a ~five-gallon a of French
auto oil. given by the Marshall Oh
Company.
tsSTanG Woman First to Register.
Mrs. Rose Beebout, of LIE Grand. was
the first woman to register from any
town In the county outside Of Marshall-
town. and wins the prize given bs J. D.
Palmer, a SO hand bag.
"vstsr Get in on Game.
, The Oldest old soldier to register up
10 II o'clock was J. E. Wells. 112 west
Main street. He was born July 16,
| 1885. and served in the First Kentucky
cavalry. He wins twenty-four Jars OF
Dickinson's maple syrup butter. 90
mated by the Narshalltown Syrup and
Sugar Company. The youngest old SOL
der Is A. B. strauss, 3o5 South Center
street, born In 1s4s. He wins Twelve
lars OF Easter Star maple butter, gwen
by the M~arshalltoWn Syrup a sugar
Company.
Neck to Neck For Height.
A meek and neck" contest for the
tallest man came about when Frank b..
Willard and James Burke were meas
ured by the committee. members OF
which climbed the perilous heights on
chairs. It was a close finish, Burke
winning by a hair, with six feet, seven
and one-haif inches total ~elongation,
against WIZARDS six feet, seven. Burke
wins a $3.50 tourists toilet case from
the Old Reliable Drug Company.
Other Prize Winners.
R. H. Hudson, Ave miles southwest
of the city, wins the $3.50 umbrella for
the best driving team exhibited.
Mrs. Kate johnson, nine miles south
on Center street, is the winner OF the
$3.50 crumb tray and scraper offered
by the Joseph Jewelry Company. for
son boasts Of six feet
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Xix, Of Rhodes,
registered as the first lady from any
town twelve miles or more distant
from Ma~rshalltown. and wins a 50
bottle of ~perfumery given by A. T.
Elder.
Mrs. Lee Harrah, Of Toledo, wins the
rug offered by the D. c. Wilbur store
to the farmers wife coming the great
est distance by team. Distance. four
teen miles.
W. F. vogel, OF Malcolm. the first
merchant from any town outside Of
! Marshalltown, wins the Sunlight hat
donated by the Sunlight Hat Com
pany.
A. L. ~Falkenburg. of Malcolm, driv-