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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01
Johnathan Holeton, of Wood

Johnathan Holeton, of Wood
bine, one of the members of
the Board of Supervisors, with
Frank Zahner, was in town
today. They expected to go
out to the Wilson ditch with
the Board of Supervisors of
Pottawattamie county, but that
body of men got tangled up in
court at Harlan, and phoned
that they would be here tomur-
row morning.
X y Huntsjnger mas treated
his Barber Shop to a new coat
of wall paper, and it now looks
very neat.
Harry Levenson, of Omaha,
came up yesterday and is now
one of the handsome grocery
clerks for Louis Moskovitz
The Ideal bakery wagon was
nearly demolished this after
noon when the horse ran away
After getting loose from the
wagon the horse ran down Erie
St, at break neck speed and
crashed into another buggy,
but very little damage was
Miss Edna Brainard, uho
was operated on about two
weeks ago at Omaha, will
be at home this evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01
Elected Queen o! the Nav

Elected Queen o! the May
Miss Keitha Littler Of this
city has been elected Queen of
the May at Grinnell. This is
one of the highest honors which
can be bestowed ON a student
as all of the girls in the school
are eligible and all of the stud
ents have = vote. Gr;nnell is
noted for the pretty and ac-
complishsd girls who attend
school there and an honor such
as has just b.en bestowed on
Miss Littler is one sought ty
all of the young ladies. All the
classes in the school will take
part in the May festival and
the close will be the May pole
dance and the browning of the
queen. We congratulate Grin
nell on the excellent taste
shown in choosing of the queen.
L w. Brown, of j. D. Brown
& Sons, is in Des Moines this
week attending a Convention
of Eye Specialists.
Mrs. F. w. Myers entertain
ed at dinner today Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Edwards of Rag
Ian township.
DR.. DeVore made a trip to
Omaha yesterday where he was
called to examine a cancer pa
tient.
John Points, mail carrier out
of Honey Creek. purchased a
Ford of Mason & Seabury to-
day.
Mrs. Rogers returned to her
home in Blair today after
spending a few days here with
her daughter Mrs. Winnie Foote
Harry Way went to Magnolia
this morning on business.
ROPE MAKING MACHINE
Demonstration Saturday May 3
W. have a machine VIII CHI
will make rops from the siz. of
q clothes line to II inches and
any length Make your own
rope at small expense. A $50
foot hay rope made for 81 50
Come and see the. machine
work Saturday.
Lyle Stebbins & Co.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

O E. Evans, "Snort" Fitzs
gibbon and W. A Kemper went
to Omaha Yesterday and owing
to some mishap to their auto,
did not pet back until this
morning. You might ask any
one of them about it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

County Attorney McLaugh-
lin is in Council Bluffs today in
conference with Judge Wheeler
in regard to some affairs in
this county.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

Frank Purcell tried to set
fire to himself today while in
Harry Newton's flee, but as
Frank smelIed smoke he que SIS
ed where it came from and i'm
mediately got busy and got it
put out, before anyone had a
chance to call the fire depart
ment.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

The new fountain for the
Shafer Drug Company arrived
this morning and is being
placed in position this after
noon, and be ready for business
some time during the day, to
morrow. 1t is a very fine foun
tain and if looks count, it will
do a big business this summer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01
Every Day at
2:3O and 7:3O
A Pleasant Afternoon

Sunday April, 9th 1913
being MIR. and Mrs w. L Reels
twenty first wedding anniver-
sary, their friends conc'u1ed
they wouli give them sur
prise by driving in. after at
tending church services at
Loveland. They arrived 90 in
number, with we'll filled Dime r
baskets at 1890 was met at the
front gate by Mr.. and Mrs.
Reel who gave them hearty
welcome and invited them to
make themselves at home,
which they did and the ladies
at once proceeded to prepare
dinner and entertain. Mr. and
Mrs Rael and four children and
Mr.. L S Shelton, Mrs. R.el's
father. The ladies certainly
proved their ability as cooks by
the many good things they ser
we'd at one long table, while the
men folks, ou:did the ladies in
talking for once.
The afternoon was spent in
visiting and singing by the
older ones, while the young
folks enjoyed themselves by
play ing various games dear to
young people. At five o'clock
all left for their homes declar-
ing they had enjoyed them
selves very much as also did
MIR. and Mrs r eel and family.
Fred Brown says he is will.
ing to circulate a petition to
the council to make Fire Chief
I'll zslbbon replace the fire
team with his balky mules
when. he has the team out
blowing corn. MIR. Fitzgibbon
denies the allegation and sa. 8
he can lick the alligator.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01
Harry Way went up to Pts
pah this morning on business.

Col. VIM Bowers has bought
him a horse. buggy, harness,
robe and whip, and now each
morning about $50 o'clock
William can be see n out in the
tack ward cur.ying and scrap
j. 2 off that horse.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

Hon Geo. A. Kellogg and
wife returned from California
this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

Thos. Gilmore went to Oma
ha this morning on business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

Geo. Gaver is carrying his
hand in a sling now days on ac-
count of his inability to tell the
difference between it and a leg
of mutton. He was saving
merrily away Saturday night
when the saw jumped and cut
an ugly cash in his hand which
will lay him up for awhile.
Mrs. Ed Myers is home from
D.s Moines where she has been
in attendance on her sister-in-
law, Mrs. j. w. Myers, who is
very i'll and small hopes are
entertained for her recovery.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

Henry Fisher dropped a
heavy piece of timber on his
foot yesterday while at work
in the Carpenter shop at the
G.. & N. w. r R, shops, and it
il nut of commission for a few
days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

L w. Brown, of j. D. Brown
& Sons, is in Des Moines this
week attending a Convention
of Eye Specialists.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

The fire team was called this
morning about nine o'clock to
the C. & N. w. R R, round
house, but they were not need
ed as the fire was put out by
buckets of water thrown on it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-01

Mrs. F. w. Myers entertain
ed at dinner today Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Edwards of Rag
Ian township.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12

Fairfield. arrived for their spring stay
in Toledo on Tuesday and Will be the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Nicolas
key.
Mrs. W. c. Smith will go to Des
Moines Thursday for a few days visit
with relatives
A. G. Smith Is still confined to his
home with an afflicted back, Harry
Smith is assisting in the office dur
ing Mr.. Smiths enforced absence.
Mr.. Wickstein and family, Of Nc
Gregor, are located in their new home
which previously belonged to Mr.
Wendle.
Ed Hull, an aged man living in the
northwest part of town, passed away
at his home Monday evening.
Monday evening while walking to his
home George Young, an aged man. liv-
ing about a mile southwest of town
dropped dead while passing the resi-
dence of Mr.. Wolf. Mr.. Young was
over so years of age and often walked
to and from town. Altho for the past
few years his health has not been very
good he had not been i'll. He leaves a
wife besides four married children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12
Carroll News Notes,

Special to Times Republican.
Carroll, March 12.-Mr. and Mrs. w.
S. knepper have returned from Color
ado. They have no Carroll home now,
but expect to erect handsome bunga-
low on their lots on North Carroll.
Mrs. G. +. Williams lies at the hos
pital at the point of death. the result
of an operation which was performed
Monday.
The report has been current the past
few days of the reported sale of Lake
wood" on the north shore of Wall lake,
to the Wielands. of this city, now of
Chicago. This popular summer resort
formerly went by the name of Graves
Point, and is across the lake from the
town Of Lake View. Today the report
was confirmed by deposit in cash to
bind the option. the total amount to be
paid being $4,000. The Wielan6s will
arrive there by the first of April to make
the necessary improvement for the
season.
The Carroll Citizens Club will hold
its annual banquet at the armory on
Thursday evening. March %. Over 200
plates will be served, and will be under
the supervision of the Daughters of
Isabella. Governor Clarke will be the
guest of honor of the occasion. and the
committee has assurance that the gov
ernor will be accompanied by his wife.
The program will consist of speeches by
local talent. with plenty of music. etc.
and will be the most elaborate affair of
the season. The club membership now
reaches close to $50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12
PUBLIC AUCTION.

il fine 10. OF good household goods on
the premises, No. 2OS South Second
street. Marshalltown. Iowa, Saturday.
March Is, 1918, at 1870 p. m. Good up
right piano, four iron beds. springs
mattresses, mirrors, twelve leather seat
dining chairs, oak chairs, library table,
stands, leather rockers. oak rockers.
round extension dining table, dressers
commodes, leather davenport. buffet
eight large rugs. carpet. small rugs
kitchen tables, hard coal burner, heater
cook stove, good ~six-hole Ashland
range with reservoir, used six months
settee, refrigerator. jardiniers. bedding
dishes, cooking. utensils, washer. lad
ders. carpet sweeper, barn and garden
tools and many other articles too mum
erous to mention. Terms, cash. Nc
property shall be removed from prem
Uses until settlement for same has been
made. Don't overlook this sale as 1t is
a good lot OF furniture. You can see
these goods the morning OF the sale
Colonel Kendall, auctioneer; T. J
Shoemaker, clerk. John Fredland
owner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12
Toledo News Items.

Special to Times Republican.
Toledo, March 12.-Mrs. d. J. jerks
left for an extended visit with rela-
tives in Illinois and Wisconsin.
The funeral of Mrs. J. P. Fitzgerald
whose death occurred at Boone on last
Thursday, was held from the L. B
church on Saturday morning, con-
Quoted by Rev. 7. G. Breaw. Mrs
Fitzgerald was for a long time a resi-
dent of Toledo but since the death OF
her husband number of years ago
she has made her home with her sons.
They are Verne, whose home is in
Texas, and Wells, of Boone.
Mrs. l.. A Cole is enjoying a visit
from her son and family from Wyom-
ing, who arrived here Saturday morn
ing. Accompanied by Mrs. Cole they
left Monday morning for Beaman,
where Mr.. Cole will look for a place
TO locate.
Rev. V A Carlton and family moved
here from Rowan and are located on
the Wolcott place, east of town, which
Mr. Carlton purchased recently.
Mrs. S. E. Corson is critically III Of
appendicitis.
Mrs. c. w. Maplethorpe will visit the
latter part Of the week at the home of
her parents at Iowa City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ranes, Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12
"wAv / AN A BUM"
Chicago Church at . Breakfast 20
Tramps Gives Prize for Best Answer.

Chicago, March 11.-Immanuel Bap-
tist church here gives q daily breakfast
Of coffee and rolls to tramps and un-
employed men. Rev. Johnston Myers
pastor Of the church, wishing to get an
insight into the minds of the church S
guests and finding 1t difficult to do SO
because few of them stayed for the
brief services that followed the break
fast, offered a prize Of 81 yesterday for
the best answer in 100 words to the
question, why am I BUMP"
Louis Anderson, a clean cut educated
man, 30 years old. without residence or
job. won the dollar. These were his
reasons:
Unrestricted immigration. There are
not jobs enough to go around. Incom-
petence. both from birth and bad
habits. Employers want the best men.
We are not the best.
THE drink habit, a form of moral
insanity"
Jimmp Hodgson, 90 years old, who
had not had home for year, I'M
folded a dirty scrap of paper and read:
Back home in Vermont I've got som
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12
Southern Io1ua Items

Keckuk.
DR.. j. N. Shaffer. aged 50, and widely
known as an entomologist and scien-
fist. was stricken Saturday morning
with paralysis of the left side. His
condition is dangerous.
carrall.
Carroll will have new city hal! thi:
| summer. The city council passed Z
| resolution ordering a special election
for April 4, for the issuance of $4,000
| in bonds to pay the expenses.
Fort Madison.
Interest conferred here in the investi-
CATION of what looks like the disap-
pearance of a man thru the ice Of the
Mississippi river. Workmen saw Q man
in the center of the river, apparently
crossing to an island opposite the city
There had not been time for him to
reach either the island of the shore 81
the main land. and conclusion was
reached that the stranger had stepped
into an air hole.
Des Meines.
Sidney Daily, 60 years old, dropped
dead Friday afternoon while serving
as a pallbearer at the funeral Of John
Denberger at Mitchellville. Mr.. DALEY
had attended the services at the Den
berger home and was riding in car
rage with the other pailbearers wher
he was stricken. The attack came jus,
as the procession was passing his owr
home and he was carried inside, but
was dead before ne reached the door.
Des Moines.
Judge Lawrence De Graft of the dis.
trict court signed a decree Saturday
granting Onie Dunlap, Is years old. I
divorce from William Dunlap. She
charges her husband with beipS u big
amist. Her story was corrobora TED by
Lottie Dunlap. who says she is wife
No. Of the defendant. The grand
jury is investigating the case. Onie
Dunlap charged in her petition that
her husband deserted her tn r-y-flve
days after their marriage, leaving he.
in destitute circumstances.
Oska;ooss.
| Zeigler r. Veenstra employed witt
| the John D. Mickey shop, has beer
ustug his spare minutes on a delicate
piece Of work in the shape Of stanc
81, wcrked ont in uniQu" pattern witE
| Intricate oder Almost fifteen thoL'
sc1d little squares Of dack and isf'
CT cred woods were used ii the Work
| The work was built in sections ano
| it.e larger pieces put together ~ MAKE
| the whole. 1t is an artistic piece o,
| work and ore would imagine a severe
test of patience.
! Csntervile.
! The deepest shaft ever sunk IN lowe
| is down 522 feet and will be completed
when the gypsum level is struck al
| 5s7. 1t is expected that the work Wi!
| be completed next week and that soor
after work or organization for the
erection of a gypsum making plant vii
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12

= . f. 3 ! VS. ! v i
real nice folks. and they're fond q ms,
I came to Chicago . year ago. and the
folks were getting old and I should not
have run away. ! got In bad from the
start and drank, I'm ashamed to- let
the folks know. their boy II just .
bum and that's the reason am
homeless and lonely tonight"
An elderly man arose; he spoke his
piece,- having no materials to write.
I'm hungry!." he Dried in shrill
voice. "1'll you you why. It's because
I've lived .tQc long. I'm IS years old
and all my friends are dead. No one
wants an old man like me-"
August Otto Radz wrote: I'm hum
cry because I am foreigner. In the
place where live there are 500 men.
all foreigners. and we all distrust each
other &
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12
sPEciAL-ELDORA ELECTION.
Question Of Sewer and Water Main Elk
tension to Be Settled.

Speciap to Times Republican.
Eldora, March 1.-THE city council.
at an adjourned session Monday night,
fixed the time for the special election
to be held TO decide the question OF eX-
tending the sewers and water mains.
placing the date at Monday, April IA.
AT that time Eldora citizens will vote
upon extending the sewer system about
two miles and the water mains one
mile. If this election carries, it will
mean the placing Of $4,000 bonds Of
which $4,000 will be for the water
mains. To meet this expense levy
of miles will be made.
The judges and clerks for the cleo
ton will be. for the First and Fourth
wards, E. S. Thompson. W. r. Williams
and Lloyd Hamilton, judges; L. j.
Stout and H S. Hammond, clerks; for
the Second and Third wards. G. z.
Dietl, Allen Meader and W. 5. Nut
ting, judges, and NJ. w. NOR and c. D.
Clark, clerks. Voting machines Will be
at the court house for the First and
tFourth-wards, and al the water works
station FOR the Second and Third
wards.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12

begin. The shaft for about 100 feet has
followed the line Of an old crevice in
the rock into which much dirt and
stone had fallen. This has almost dis
appeared now. Heavy flows of water
have been struck too, some OF the worst
being in the past few feet. More than
200 barrels a day are taken out. One
man keeps busy bailing water .whie
two others work in the excavating.
#. Madison.
After being out little less than
twenty-four hours the jury in the case
of James Mitchell versus W. j. r.
Beck at 9:45 Saturday morning re-
turned a verdict in the district court
awarding to the plaintiff damages to
the sum Of s2,7So. The original claims
in the case We're $3.50. The case IS one
which has broken all records in civil
suits in the district court here. 1t went
on trial on Feb. s and was on trial
continuously until March :. On ac-
count Of its length all other jury cases
for the term have been continued.
centerviIIe.
Road Expert NJ. o. Eldridge Of the
office Of public roads, United States
department of agriculture, made the
first talk of series in the Eighth con-
Sressional district at Centerville
Thursday. An audience of 800. almost
all farmers, heard the lecture. Many
pictures of bad roads were shown, in
Guiding one said TO have taken a prize
twenty years ago as being represen-
tation Of the worst piece Of road IN the
United States. II was taken az Ottum
wa. Mr.. Elridge explained what the
national government is doing to put
good roads knowledge in the hands of
the people. saying it was ready to send
an expert TO any community that
wanted to construct a model mile of
any kind of permanent road.
Davenport.
While walking thru the railroad
Yards in the west end of Davenport,
John Marx, 25 years old, of Musca-
tine, was struck by switch engine
and instantly killed, about 9 o'clock
Saturday night. A companion of the
dead man, Frank ellison, also Of Mus
catine. was held by the Davenport po-
lice as the only eyewitness to the
tragedy. According to the story told by
Gibson the two men mad arrived in
Davenport a few minutes before the
fatal accident. They had alighted from,
passenger train in the west end
yards and were walking along the
tracks. Both men had been drinking.
Gibson was walking alongside the
tracks while his companion was walk
ing between the rails. Neither heard
the oncoming switch engine as it ap-
preached them from the rear. The
crew of the switch engine failed to see
the pedestrians and the locomotive die
not slacken it's speed until after II
struck Marx, hurting him to one side
of the track.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12
New. Not.. From Eldora.

Special 70 Times RepubIlcan.
Eldora. March 12.-Friends of Miss
Eva Jones, second daughter of DR.. l.
II. Jones, of this city. have received
the announcement that Miss Jones,
who is a student at the Highland Park
College at Des Moines. will graduate
frori :nat institution in June. A re-
cent issue of Des Moines paper con-
tanned fine two column picture of
Miss Jones and the paper says that
Miss Jones is one Of the ablest of the
musical students in Dss Moines. She
is orsanist at the Central Presbyterian
church. She is an accomplished must
clan in voice as we'll as on the piano.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12
WAITE Loo MAYOR AND POLICE
TO PUT, STOP TO STREET
LolTERlNG.
ORDINANCE WILL BE ENFORCED
WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOR
Men Who Congreeats on Street Corn
ers Become Niusance-Mayor Also
Orders Wrestling Matches to Cease,
Because Of Fakirs Who Are in Mat
Game.

Waterloo, March 12.-After puttins
proposes a few more excellent reforms
Chief Of Police E. A. Leighton an
.nounces that a crusade will be start
ed against street loiterers and here
after on Saturday and Sunday eve
nings. officers in plain clothes will be
stationed at various points turnout
1.-THE city. They will be under orders to
place all violate rs OF the ordinance I'M
der arrest.
There Is an ordinance prohibiting
the congrega ting on street corners.
in front Of business houses theaters
or public buildings, but the ordi-
nance has not been enforced. A num-
Der Of women have been subjected to
insults during the past few nights and
1.-THE chief has determined to stop the
!practice.
The street car waiting station has
tbeen one OF the most attractive points
for gatherings of this kind, but in the
future an officer will be stationed at
this corner and all violatorS of the
ordinance will be arraigned in police
court
Tho Ordinance.
The section of the ordinance regu-
Eating traffic is as follows:
ut shall be unlawful for any per
son, or persons to congregate about or
upon any stairway. doorway, Wlndo"
or in front Of any business house.
dwelling house, theater, lecture roona'
church, corner Of streets. OF elsewhere
in the city, and by so doing oostrucl
or interfere with persons enterlns'
passing out of, or occupying any sucH
buildings or premises. or by their IAN
guage, conversation, or conduct annoy
insult, or disturb persons passing along
the streets or alleys, or occupying, re-
siding. or doing business in any OF salo
, houses. places or premises. or passins
in or out of same; and any person
violating this section shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and snail We
punished accordingly.
Ban on Wrestling Bouts.
Notice Is hereby given that protes-
sional wrestling matches VIII not De
permitted in the city Of waterloo
during the remainder Of the present
season.
.sThts action Is taken, owing to the
fact that a great many fake or h3ea
matches have been staged. and the
patronizing public swindied.
ut is not our desire to interiors
With but rather to encourage. al
clean sports, but developments our
ing the past few weeks. We thihA'
Justify us in taking this stand.
"R. c. THOMPSON.
Mayor.
&c. A. LEIGHTON,
Chief Of Police"
The above order. issued from po-
lice headquarters today. has ended
the wrestling game for the present
season, at least. On last trloas
morning Chief Leighton stated that
he would no, permit any more bouts
az it was evident that the game was
not being conducted on the square.
No formal order was Issued until TO-
day. however. but the rumor that an
effort was being made to arrange an
other match brought forth the above
announcement. ....
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-12
TIMES REPUB1ICAN. IOWA.

Harry Polly. Of Kansas City. was In
Eldora yesterday. He was formerly
a resident of this, place, but ia now q
passenger engineer out OF
Kansas City to. Emnoria -on.the south
ern division of the Santa Fee.
The school board al its regular meet
ing elected Louis Goschke as janitor
Ernest Cunningham resigning. The
school house committee was also in
structed to look into, the matter o!
placing baths in one of the buildings
These baths would be for pupils who
are not cleanly in their habits.