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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
Northern I01pu Items

the interior furnishings therein and
take lease on the same and opera te
it. He made a favorable impression
and the committee will complete their
work as soon possible in order to
get building operations under way
The wreckins of the Hotel Ferguson is
under way
Ida Grove.
Some passenger on the Sioux City
and Des Moines eastbound passenger
train took Conductor Parker's ticket
box and after an investigation Of the
contents. left 1t on baggage truck on
the depot platform, where 1t was
found by BagRageman Krick. Who
ever took the box thought It contained
money or tickets that could be disposed
of, but finding this idea a mistake left
the box and its contents intact on the
platform
Cedar Falls.
Following the advice of C.. G.. Otto
son. deputy pure food commissioner
who spent one day in the city. the sew
'eral grocery firms have signed the fol :
lowing agreement. I'VE. the under
signed merchants Of Cedar Falls here
by agree that all eggs purchased by
us after May 10 will be purchased on
the Gambling basis rejecting all bad
eggs" The above agreement would
seem to be IA guarantee to the patrons
that they would be given good fresh
eggs during the summer months.
Anamosa.
AnamCsa is going to have a great
white way. Electroliers will be in
stalled in the business section from the
depots to the city park. Fifty clusters
of Ave lights each will make the main
thoroughfare glare OF light The
standards Will he OF iron placed ap-
proximately eighty feet apart giving
about four to each block Of either side
of the street. The standards will he
thirteen feet high and they will be
placed on the sidewalks at the gutter
edge. The current will be conducted
thru cable warranted to be water and
weather proof that will be laid under
meath the brick The cost OF lnstalla :
ton will be approximately $4,000.
Dubuque.
More than 1000 men are out Of en-
ployment along the Mississippi river
between St Paul and st. Louis at this
time because the rivers and harbors
appropriation bill is hanging fire and
has not been passed by congress. Crews
OF government boats, who have been
laid off because their services will not
be required until funds are at hand
which will permit OF improvement work
along the river. men who operated
dredges, quarrymen and laborers in
brush camps comprise the 1000 or more
men who are affected. Between st.
Paul and st. Louis not single gov
eminent Aeet is at work. Everything
is practically at standstill and will
be until thu aQpropriatiop bill Is +nassed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
SIOUX CITY SECURE BRANCH.
One Of Five Reserve Banks in Chicago
District

Washington, May 13.-Machinery for
one Of the final steps inGthe esta ollsh-
ment Of the ma tons new banking sys-
tenn was set in motion. when the re-
serve bank Organization committee
named five banks In each of the twelve
districts to execute organization GER
tificates for. the federal reserve banks.
When this shall have been COM
pleted and boards of directors organ
lied IN each district. the comptroller
of currency will issue 81 charter auth
orizng the banks to begin business.
The cornmittee3an4ounced that every
effort was being made TO expedite the
organization so that the system be
inaugurated by Aug. l.
The banks named to execute the or
ganization certificates We're:
District No. I. Federal Reserve
Bank Of Chicago: Illinois. Continental
and Commercial National Bank, Chi
cago: Indiana. National City Bank of
Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Iowa. First
National Bank. Sioux city: Michigan.
First and Old Detroit National Bank.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
Eldora News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Eidora. May lS.---John H. Taley, OF
Providence township. has filed a petit
ton in the office of the clerk OF the
district court asking that he he granted
a decree of divorce from the bonds OF
matrtmony with his wife, Percie Taliey,
alleging adultery and desertion. The
couple was married in North Carolina
in 1910.
Hon J II. Wylle, chairman Of the
progressive state central committee and
also mayor of the city of Sigourney
keokuk county. was an Eldora visitor
Tuesday. endeavorinx to work up en-
thusia.sm in the cause of n progressive
state ticket in Iowa this fall. He went
from here to Clarion.
Mrs. Della Walker has filed petit
ton in the district court of Hardin
county asking that the court appoint a
guardian for her husband JOHN
Walker alleging that the defendant +
possessed OF a considerable sum OF
money and ALSO that he il an habitual
drunkard
AS evidence that the price of Hardin
county land is not on the decline was
apparent recently when Henry Him
mel of Radcliffe. sold so acres of
land In Sherman township to NJ. l..
HatleStad. OF the same town, for $50
400. or $3.50 per acre, Land men here
are of the opinion that Mr.. Hatlestad
made a profitable deal in purchasing
the farm.
Mrs. George Starr and son left Tues
day for DeS Moines for visit with
relatives and friends.
Mrs Dale Wilcox is home from a Wis
it with relatives and friends in Des
Moines
on the Afternoon of June 5 the Eldora
high school baseball team is to play
game of ball with a team composed
Of the alumni OF the school. The
game is scheduled for the hour OF ;
o'clock and Is to take place on the
fair ground. The attraction is destined
to be one of interest and is expected
to draw a large crowd
Albert Wilson, who recently moved
here from MarshalltoHn and who is
employed at the Fl. II. \aZett garage
suffered the misfortune Tuesday fore
noon to badly larcerate the two middle
fingers OF ;he right hand The accident
happened While Mr.. Wilson was en-
deavoring to crank an automobile
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
RETAIL MERCHANTS CONFER.
First Annual Meeting Of Organization
10 Held at Iowa City.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, May 13.-The first annual
conference of Iowa retail merchants
opened here Tuesday under the aus
pices Of the university Of Iowa ex-
tension division. Among the contribu-
tors to the program, yesterday were
the following: Miss Ruth Wardal.
professor of home economics at Iowa
university; DR.. Benjamin F. sham
baugh s. U. l.: D. w. Norris, Marshall
town Times Republican: DR.. 7. H.
MacBride. president of S. U. l.: w. j.
Pilkington, Merchants Trade Journal.
Des Moines: Instructor Karl Loos. s. L.
l.: Dr. G. H. Weller. s. U. l., president
Of the Iowa Federated Ad Clubs. a
smoker was given last might insthe
commercial club room 8, inshoAaro of men
guests. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
Written News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Written, May l3.-Will'am Day, who
has been seriously i'll The past week.
is slowly improving.
c. r. Long is building 2ox26 cement
block addition to his drug store, to be
used as an ice cream parlcr.
The wind Sunday night unr"ofcd the
east porch of the hotel building, doing
about 500 damage.
In spite OF the cold weather the
farmers are busily finishing the plant
ing Of their corn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
IOWA WOMEN SEEK AN HONOR.
Want Gsnsral Federation TO Elect Mrs.
1erryhiii Vice President.

Des Aoines. May l2-The Iowa Fed
GRAFTON Of Women's Clubs has one
special request to make of the general
federation when 1t convenes in bien-
NAL session in Chicago in June. This
is the election OF Mrs, James G.. Berry
hill Of Des Moines. as honorary vice
president of the General Federation of
Womens Clubs.
The members oft the board of the
Iowa Federation Of Women's Clubs
has voted unanimously to urge the
election OF Mrs. Berryhill.
When the biennial convened in San
Francisco two years ago the Iowa
delegation was most DESTROYS Of hay
ing this honor conferred upon Mrs. Ber
ryhill. but the delegation was told that
they had not set to work quite soon
enough as there We're a number Of
names ahead
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
DITCH CONTRACTS LET.
Hardin County Plans Expenditure o.
$4,000 on Five Drains.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. May 13.--The Hardin county
board Of supervisors at the session
Tuesday afternoon let FIVE ditch con-
tracts. the labor and material for
which aggregate in round numbers
$3S.959. There were five separate ditch
contract lettings. going thru the town
ships of Ellis. jackson. Alden and
Buckeye Ole Johnson was; awarded
the contract for the most of the labor
on the five drainage bitches. while the
Eldora Pipe and Tile Company, the
Des Moines Pipe and Tile Company.
and the Hawkeye Construction Com
pany of Webster City. secured the ma
terial to be furnished on the. several
bitches When completed these bitches
will reclaim hundreds Of acres Of now
practically waste land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
Manson News Items.

Special to Times Republican,
Manson. May l3..-Ehicken thieves
have been very active here the past
month. Those who have lost heavily
are r. A. Horton. +. r. Schracder, T
y. Long. Rev. Case. and ID. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hakes made n
business trip to Des Moincs the first
of the week.
Bruce Tallman, county secretary OF
the Y. NJ. G. a.. has accepted po-
sition as superintendent of the schools
of Hampton for the coming year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
Herring Denied New Trial.


Iowa City. May 13.-Justice Of the
Peace John H. Herring. was justly and
lawfully elected from office for intox
ication. under the Cosson law, ruled
Judge r. p. Howell in refusing to
grant the formal Official a, new trial
The case may be taken to the supreme
court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
Graham, Mufffns

I cup graham, -four; cup pastry
flour; & level tsdspoonfi1ls K c Baking
Ponder; to leveltablespoonfIls sugar;
I: I tedspoonfM salt; egg; II cups milk or
water; g to 5 tablespoonfuls melted but
Ter; n,iz and bake as One-Egg Mullins.
Graham batter should always be quite soft
70 insure light and moist mullins. :
To get So other recipes as good as these,
send US the certificate packed in every IS
cent can of X C Baking. Powder, and we will
send you s'The Cooks Book by Mrs.
Janet Mckenzie Hill. Handsomely illus.
1ra,ed. Jaques Mfg. Co., Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
whv He Does Il.

Many . man remains a bachelor DO
cause BY the time he gets over feeling
he IL too young to marry he begins to
feel he's too old.-Cleveland PAM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13

Detroit: Wisconsin, Wisconsin Ma
tionai Bank, Milwaukee.
District No. 5. Federal Reserve
Bank Of St Louis Arkansas. German
National Bank, Little Rock; Illinois.
Ayers National Bank. Jacksonv Tile:
Indiana, Second National Bank, New
Albany. Ind. Tennessee. First Ma
tional Bank, Memphis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13

manner in which 1t was submitted to
the voters. All the lawyers agree to
get quick action in the higher court
that the decision may be had In time
not to affect the tax question.
The makers of ice cream may now
expect that they will have to observe
the rule as to the standard prescribed
by the Iowa legislature and see to 1t
that at least II per cent of butter fat
is in the product. Commissioner Bar
ney and his assistants are jubilant over
the decision of the supreme court up
holding the law at every point
No supreme court had ever before
passed On the question of what ought
to constitute ice cream and there were
no presidents. 1t was a new field, but
the right of the Iowa legislature to
fix standard was fully recognized.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
Mullins

BY Mrs. Janet Mckenzie Hill, Editor Of
the Boston Cooking School Magazine.
When mullins are on the breakfast table.
nobody cares for meat or eggs and they
would be served more often If this meal
were not prepared 50 hurriedly that there
Is no time to make them. If X c, the
,double.raise baking powder Is used. the
batter may be stirred up the night before,
put in the pan ready for baking and moth.
Ing to do in the morning but bake them.
One-ESg Muffins
cups -four; e slightly rounded tea
,spoonixls K c Baking Po,oder; i tea
tspoontill salt; / cup sugar; / cup melted
butter or lard; I egg; I cup mater or milk.
Sift dry ingredients together three times.
Add to this the unbeaten egg, melted
shortening and water or milk. Then beat
all together until perfectly smooth. Oil
muffin or gem pans and have oven slow
until the mullins come to the top of the pan,
then increase the heat to bake mSsES5A
and brown the mullins. This - ss1Assd
recipe makes IL large mullins. Z
Raisins or currants may be
added If desired. |<y5,,l
Ia e.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
: want to attract
veternn ComplnIns Of Tare.

% FstIIIUT TIC IIIIIUS-
Sir,-Our attention was called to your
report of to-day, upon resolution or
Mr., Toney, asking for committee to
of the Soldiers Home. No charges of
any kind were made against the board
of managers Mr.. Toney's resolution
was carried by n vote of 81 to Sc.
The opponents to the resolution in
cluded two members from Richmond
Messrs Montague and Myers. They
went so far as to ridicule the unfortu-
nate inmates of the home. They said
many of us were receiving better fare
here than they had at home, etc. There
are about 800 inmates here and we are
thankful for what we got. Nearly all
of us arc old and infirm. We are fed
on badly cooked food and clad. In shod-
dy clothes, unfit to wear on the streets
OF your city to church. These two city
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
Voice Of the eople


To The EDITOR OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir The Hon. Il. l. Brewer. chair
preparations. has a bill to reduce the
state tax rate from 30 cents TO 80 cents
ON the 500
That is good and tho idea is in line
with real tax reform-that is, to have
high tax assessments 600 per cent
Of actual value) and a corresponding
low rate on the $10o that is assessed
II this Is accomplished by the present
Legislature. and also a new state orIi-
Ger created, the tax commissioner, that
is about all that can be expected of
the present Legisla turc, though |
omitted the new law which reduces
the tax on bank deposits
Practically all legislation is com
promise between what ought to be and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13

delegates rush in 10 defend the board
OF managers, who are our best friends
ana against whom no charges are made
fifty- three years ago most OF us vol
unteercd 10 defend our State from in
Vasion and 10 nght FOR our coustitu-
tional liberty We barred our breasts
TO the bullets OF the enemy. We stood
on the front lines and fought AicClel-
Ian. Grant and Butler. for years de-
Tending Richmond The thanks we get
comes from your Delegates. in our
House of Representatives. tn such lam
guagc rs to call for rcproof. 40 we
do not get better fare here than We
got ~ our country homes In our coun-
try homes we had good bread and but
ter. milk. eggs and meats properly
cooked. We do not get such fare here.
lf the gentlemen named would come
here and eat breakfast with us at our
mess hall they would sec behring's and
homlny, and Tor dinner they would got
badly cooked bread. cold. tough beef
cold potatoes. etc. We think thcy would
rctraSt what they said IN their speeches
last Tuesday.
OLD VET or '6i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
THE sPoTsYIvANIA NATIONAL.
BAJtTS

our friend the fredericksburg Jour
nal accents our prefer of assistance
In having The historic bottlodolds Of
Spotsylvania consecratcd rs pe,mn
rent national park, We stand ready
to make good our pledge In any way
we can. and We are sure that thous-
ands OF virrinans Will gladly unite
with the people Of fredericksburg in
the same splendid undertaking.
What IS the exact status of tho pro-
posal? Has the bill been introduced i'm
Congress. and If So by whom is il he
Ing urged? If our contemporary vii,
Five us the facts, we shall try 10 be-
stir our friends in support of tho
measure
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
THE OBJECT or THE LITEHACy
TEST.

The immigration bill passed by tn,
| House OF Representatives. seems I,
have found few friends. Its many goot
and important features apparently
| have been lost sight of I'm tho conccn.
trated attack made upon the provision
for applying the lltcracy test to those
| seeking admission to this country. This
| provision Inns had few outside the
halls of Congress to speak for It, and
after noting the apparent unanimity OF
the opposition to 1t one may be par
doncd for wondering how 1t happened
Congress could have favored n plan
which no one else appears to regard
as possessing any merit whatever
TO our mind, the answer lies In tho
fact that the critics of the bill have
been led astray by missing the right
point OF view. 1t seems absurd to at
tempt to separate the criminal from
the potentially good immigrants 10y a
litoracy test, but is this the purpose Of
the test? Is not that end sought hy
the literacy ~ use designed to scpar-
ate groups 7; Ter than tho individuals?
Certain y ,les of Europe make bot
tor American citizens than others.
Certain peoples Of other continents are
Of our race. and others are of races
that do not assimilatc we'll with ours.
1t SO happens that the most desirable
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
The Rappahannock
Rhapsodist
nnllndc of the HACKS OF Country

Rnllpdc of the HACKS OF Country Towns.
Drawn mp I'm miscellaneous row,
Outside the station door, they wait
These vehicles Of long ago.
Prayed, curious and out Of date
wonder what has been their fate
] think their history ahounds
In ancient pride and high estate,
The quaint old hacks OF country towns.
In them some ante-bellum beau
Rode 10 his tryst with heart elate,
And some fair dame with cheek aglow
Went to meet Romance at the gate.
I pity them their fall so great
Now doomed to dun and prosv rounds:
Moth-eaten, moldy, dcsolatc
The quaint old hacks of country towns.
Behind their spawned atccds they 20.
At Gathering, weak and palsied gait
The auto boots its scorn to show,
And scurrics 10y nj furious rate,
And when some CALLED and broken
skate"
Perks up and gives some futile bounds
Their carry doors fly open straight.
These quaint old hacks OF country
towns.
L'ENVOI.
Nh me, feel compassionate
OF their pathetic looks and sounds
Their age is so articulatc.
These quaint old hacks OF country
towns.
THOMAS LoMAN HUNTER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
Snientfnc's.
Please tell me thc origin az Valen-
tines Day and who Valentine was

Please ten me TIM origin of valen-
MRS. j p. T.
some attempt has been made to asso-
! ciate the origin OF our Valentine oh
seryances Ono. the bishop Of Rome.
ClaudiaH prosecutions, HIS remains be-
Ing preserved in the Church or ST.
nraTedcs NJ Rome where n eatc-now
ne Por'a del popolo-used 10 he known
as Valentines Gate" The other was
celebrated mainly for the miraculous
cure or revivng OF n son OF Grafton,
SouCht--in Italy and Germany--for the
cure OF epilepsy. The main reason for
associating either OF these persons
appears TO lie In the fact that the
day OF the former was February a.
We are not able to discover what day
was set aside for the latter, as there
is no mention OF him In our calendar
of Saints Days. But neither OF the
personages seems to have had any love
| lovers. and the connection OF either
with tho modern Valentine is as UNI
clear sn now, after many Years Of attempt
one distinction in the lists OF love
yIns either may claim is. in tho
Like unto thee. assurcdly, there is no
mftred father in the calendar: not Je-
rome, nor Ambrose nor Cyril nor tho
torments; Austin. whom ali mothers
hate; nor he who hated ali mothers
0riGen: nor Bishop Bull, nor Archbishop
Parker, nor, Whitgift. Thou CONTEST
attended with thousands and ten thou
sands little loves and the air is
Brush't with the hiss of rustiing
Singing Cupids are thy choristers and
thy prccentors, and instead of tho
fore thee
Etymology is somewhat moro lucky
man history in the connection Of Val
entine's name with lovers vows. v
as witness the gallant and valiant"
both from the Latin valens. Tho Nor
man. galantin, lover Of the ladies.
"valantin," and from this G fact the
bishop got name which would prob
ably have surprised him. Among the
roman festal customs was one prac-
ticed In February. in honor OF Juno
women in box whence they were
drawn by men as chance might direct
Butler. in the Lives of the Saints" ex-
plains that. the early clergy OF tho
Christian Church took this ceremony
much as they took other heather rites.
and turned il to uses OF the church. set
sntine's pay3 for It, and placing the
drawers might for. the ensuing year
emulate tho special virtues OF the
In In the, religious houses, the younger
folks derived n sort of return to the
original and substituted the names of
maids and bachelors. each man draw
Tor man, and the pairs were val
entines" for tho next twelve months
There is Valentine learning to be got
pages of this paper, and 1t is no small
pleasure to us that your question goes
not further into the theme.
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Views Of the
Virginia Editors
A Hope Widely Shared.

Every believer in real reform i'm yir-
ginia may we'll share the hope OF tho
Lynchhurg News, that Governor Stuart
may find that it COMFORTS with his
general line OF progressive policy" TO
urge favorable action upon the bill pro-
vidins for the Torrens system of land
registration. Not single argument
that Will stand even superficial analv-
sis can be brought against the system.
while the arguments demanding its
adoption arc as coEcnt as they are nu-
merous.'--Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
ANY TIME LEFT.

They are proposing to-day to teach
bookkeeping in the common schools.
Yesterday the plan was 10 add sex
hygiene TO the curriculum. a few
weeks ago they We're suggesting the
advisability Of instructinr the chill
drcn in natures study, manual arts,
agriculture and mechanics, Let the
good work go on, Include In the brief
session Of our schools course In pub
lie speaking. in lovcmakng and in
cugenics. Then, sin the few moments
LET, each day, let us teach little read
ing, writing and arithmetic.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
Agricultural Instructor for King WI
liam.

We are pleased TO learn that n move
mcnt Is on foot to secure. with the as
sistance of the national government.
the location at West Point of an agri-
cultural expert, whose services will be
at the disposal OF the farmers of King
William County. IL Is understood that
this man VIII also teach agricultural
chemistry and the science of farming
in tho high school
We are to be congratulated upon
haytng county supervisors and q school
board so alive TO the peoples interests
that they nrc willing to undertake the
expense of such an cntcrpris;ng inno-
vation.--The West Point News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
Courtesy In Church.

To The Editor OF The TImcs- Dispatch:
Sir,--I have just read In your paper
of the eth letter headed Cold Re-
ception at n Church." Now ] wish
to give my experience. l have at
tended the State Fair for two years.
Baptist Church, both to Sunday school
and preaching. and l never in my life
received warmer welcome from the
ushers and members who gave n
hearty handskake and words OF well
come. After the service IL was the
same thing, and an invitation to como
again. Being perfect stranger to all,
the welcome accorded me will always
make me want to go again when In
your city The same welcome was
extended to me at the Grove Avenue
Baptist Church. OLD CONFED. 4
Stevensburg, Va.