Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-02

come lax and their parental influence
to be wanting. before their offsprings
have attained to years of proper dis
erection. If girls are without regard for
their home folks and are wont to 60
off in questionabiy ways. there may be
an age at which thuy will do 80 IN
spite OF anything: but these girls had
nc: attained TO such age. They were
young things and they manifestly had
not been properly managed. They had
not been made to suffer childish pun
ishments for childish offences. and the
provero they illustrate is the very old
one about sparinE the rod and spelling
the child.
FRANK HAMMOND OF FREMONT.
Mason City Globe-Gazette.]
Frank Hammond, who visited Mason
City Saturday with two other members
Of the board Of public works OF FIRE.
mont. Neb.. was the first newspaper
boss of the Globe Gazette editor.
Hammond was born and feared at Lee
Grand. Iowa and was Of Quaker stock.
In 1884. after much persuasion ne
took on at Fremont, local reporter.
who had been principal of the Milan.
ILL.,. schools, and guaranteed him ten
week Hammond had sort of in
fatuation for news ink and went to
Fremont, Neb, few years earlier,
probably 1882. and with his brother
Ross L., started the Fremont Tribune.
Hammond had been at Cornell College
and II was there the acquaintance be-
gan which resulted In the job OF To-
cal reporter and the change OF avoca-
ton from a possible professorship to
the larger school Of journalism. 1t
was at Cornell College that Hammond.
Rev. r. F. Hurlburt, D. D., the editor
and three other freshmen got on to
flames eternal camping ground as the
Immortal six What they did was
very mortal. The literary societies were
hot foot after thief reshies-called
rushing and pledging these modern
times-and doubt hung like pail over
the two bidding societies. One night
when both societies had concluded their
rivals had the best bet, these six met
on the campus by fash Of bullseye
lantern. went to the old college build
ing removed their walkenfasts ike
good porch climbers. blew out all the
lights in the passage ways leading TO
the society halls. crept stealthily up
three fights OF stairs and knocked Tor
admission. CoaS-c:s:n2: Martin. OF
Dea dwood. S. D.. who was then jun
; Tor. opened the door and all but swal-
lowed his silver tongue in his amaze
ment. 1t was something novel in col
lege at that time and OF course it
had to be handed down to history in
some way and they were dubbed "the
I, immortal six" .
In the early days Hammond's good
h1f@ e. fcit
| occasionally. There was a bus driver
| for the Emo hotel, who was always a
little more cunring than his compel
itor. He studied human nature and
| humanity some and had way Of In
| gratiating himself into the good graces
| OF strangers. He cultivated the Gaelic
| brosue. learned q few Teutonic SEN
| fences. could say "howdye" and have
| a bus" in Scandinavian and IL he
| thought passenger to alight from the
Union Pacific overland was minister
| ne would brother" him with fine quail
/ ity OF intonation. One day Hammond
| told him his father was due and laugh
| ingly added BE careful Of your ex-
pletives, he is Quaker The driver
was on. He knew the Quakers use OF
the pronoun thee and proposed to make
a hit with Hammond. Sr. When he
arrived, with much occurrences he said
| wilt thee ride my friend to our tav-
! ern." It was sure winner till the
driver followed 1t up with Where Is
thee's baggage" and Hammond, Sr.
who enjoyed a humorous situation al
keenly as any OF his sons, very soberly
said: Thou seem'st knave or else
thy speech maketh an ass Of thee.