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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
MISSING MAN A SUICIDE.
BODY of Jacob Lucht Found Hanging
From Tree Near Davenport.

Davenport, July 22.-The search for
Jacob Lucht, an aged gardener. which
began Friday. was ended Monday att
ernoon when mis- corpse was
found by John Federsen, swinging from,
a tree in a field west OF Davenport.
Lucht. who had been living with his
son. William, near Linwood, Went to
visit John Drumming on Telegraph road.
early in the week. Last Friday ne
started on his return. seemingly in the
best % health and spirit. When no
word had been heard concerning him by
evening % the same day, searching
party was organized. bu, TO clue OF his
Whereabouts was ascertained until Mr..
Fecersen, passerov. happened to no.
lice the body hanging from a tree.
Why he committed suicide is a mys-
terry 10 every one who knew him. He
was in good health and was always
noted among his friends for his cheer
fitness. The evidence SO strongly con-
firms a suicide that the coroners IN
quest has been deferred.
Mr.. Lucht was born in North Har-
stedt, Holsrein. Germany. in lsis Al
II years OF age he came 10 America,
direct 10 Scott county and has been
employed as gardener in this vicia-
ity ever since
He IS survived by his wife. Lena
Lucht. his daughter. Mrs. Minnie john
son, his son. William, and two brothers.
William, of Davenport, and Claus, re-
siding in South Dakota
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL FALL.
Convict Who Escapes From Ames
Camp Had Short lima 10 Serve

Special 70 Times Republican.
Des Moines. July 22-That the i'm
pulse for freedom from restraint is
simply overwhelming with certain
percentage Of conv!cts uas Illustrated
by the latest case Of running away.
Men viii take long chances for the
sake Of opportunity to 60 as they
please. The man Johnson. Who last
Sunday ran away from the convict
camp at work on the highways At
Anes. was an Omaha man sent up
from Shelby county for ten years for
attempted larceny. He had served
FIVE years. He would have been out
in about eighteen months. with his
good time earne. II he had remained
at the camp and made good MS sum
uler ne would undouht eddy have been
pa-oled at the end of the season but
he chose rather TO run away anl to
take the risk OF going back for full, FIVE
years for violation o. the parole rule
If he makes good and gets married
right away ne stands some Of getting
into the hero class. but even this does
rot seem TO do any good with Iowa
laws.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
CONTEMPT CHARGES FILED.
Underwood Men Said to Have Ignored
Injunction Against Selling Liquor.

Underwood Men Said to Have Ignored
injunction Against Selling Liquor.
Council Bluffs, July 22.-An infor-
nation IN contempt Of court was filed
Tuesday morning before Judge Wheel
er in district court against George
Wolff. one Of the Underwood men ar
rested Saturday on charge Of Illegal
selling Of liquor. The charges in the
Information, which is signed by former
Senator c. G. Saunders, are almost
identical with those in the like infor-
nation fled Monday against George
Wilimoe another Of the Underwood
men charged with selling booze" in
violation of the law.
Il is charged against Wolf that he
was enjo:ned permanently by the court
on June :. 1909 and that on July IS.
this year. and for some time before, ne
had been selling intoxicants in viola
ton OF the orders OF the Injunction. He
was arrested Tuesday morning by
officers from the local court and ar
ranged 20 give bond for his appearance
Saturday morning 10 answer TO the
charges against him
Wiilmot also IS cited 10 appear at
the same time and it IS said other
bench warrants may issue against
parties guilty Of like Violations Of the
terms OF the courts restraining order
made IN 1909
II is understood that the contempt
proceedings over the later charges
growing out OF Chief of Police Vien's
raid Saturday and may possibly en-
tiTely supersede the later charges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22

bad, the bacterial count running -
high as 1000 to the cubic centimeter.
Mr., GoebeI, submitted the following
report Of hla investigation OF the Ice 20
Mayor Roth: ~
Examinations OF the river Ice SHOWS
1t to contain an average OF 2'6to pac-
terra per cubic centimeter with forms
occasionally present which show con-
tamination from focal matter. Inc
bacterial content varied greatly IN the
different samples and inspection OF the
cakes showed some to have the largest
number where the cake was speckeu
with suspended matter while In others.
the greater numbers were in the clear
solid portion. The largest numoer oo~
tanned was 100 bacteria per CUBIC
centimeter and the smallest 100 per
cubic centimeter. The presence OF
bacillus coli communis was indicated
by fermentation tests IN seven OF
twenty-one samples. Positive tests Tor
these sewage forms proved them to De
very attentuated but their presence
must still be taken as proving the
liability of more serious pollution.
las the ice is taken from polluted
source and the natural publication has
the writer that the health of the city
will be generally improved If the ice
is not used directly in beverages.
Sydney Sinclair, Of the Sinclair
Packing Company. said it was true
that 10000 pounds OF their meat ana
meat products had been held up by the
government because Of the ice, he also
said the company was not using the Ice
where it came in contact with the
meat because the government had for
hidden its use.
The government insists. said Mr.
Sinclair. that dirty ice shall not De
used in chilling fats even tho the fats
are boiled for eight hours. The gov
eminent never tells US what II IS going
10 do until it does it. We have asked
il TO inform Us where in Cedar Rapids
we may obtain ice that meets with
its requirements. but so far we nave
received no reply TO our communica-
ton"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
MEATS HELD UP BECAUSE OF Al.
LEGGED IMPURE ICE USED
IN PACKING.
BACTERIAL COUNT
SAID TO RUN HIGH
Sinclair Packing Company Prohibited
From Using River Ice Until lnspec-
ton Is Complexities Taken From
Polluted Source and Publication Is
No. Complete.

Cedar Rapids, July 2e.-The federal
government has inspectors in Cedar
Rapids investigating the ice supply for
the purpose of ascertain:ns whether it
is fl to be used by the packing COM
panies in the production II meat and
meat productions. The result of the
investigation Will determine the course
the government will pursue in the fu-
ture and whether j, VII permit un-
clean river ice to De placed next TO
meats.
TIE Sinclair Packing Company has
been prohibited from using the ice un-
III the examination IS completed. The
inspectors will remain in the city sew
eral days
capt. ". P. Walsh and Dr.. J. NJ.
Price OF the bureau OF animal industry.
reached the city Tues6ay from Wash
ington and called or Mayor Roth and
the city commissioners, and together
they Went over the most recent ice re-
ports made by L. II. Goeoel. city chem
.st Later IN the day me inspectors
visited Mr.. Goebel at the plant OF the
city water works, where they ques-
toned him regarding the samples OF
river ice he had examined. Ny. Goebei
informed the inspectors tina: as the ice
is taken from & polluted source and
the natural publication mas not been
complete therefore the health of the
city Will be generally improved II the
ice IS not used directly in beverages
DR.. Price said he had examined at
Washington one sample OF ice sent
from Cedar Rapids and ne found it
high in bacterial count and unfit for
use He complained Of the dirt and
c.nde.s He said if the packing COM
panies were stiII using dirty ice in pre-
pairing meat products an order woulc
be issued prohi biting i.
DR.. Price said ABOUT twenty thou
sand pounds Of meat ana meat pro-
ducts had been held up in this city be-
cause of the ice used, and he was OF
the opinion tia. such ice IS not now
being used in the preparation OF sau
sage and fats.
Bacterial Count Runs High.
Nj Goeoei informed Tia .nyest:Sa-
TORS that some Of the ice examined was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
Northern Io1ua Items

OGorman. of Anthem, were not alarmed
when O'Gorulan dived deep. came to
the top and seemed to lose control OF
himself in the Little Sioux river near
Anthem. When they did realize that
O'Gorrnan was not shanming. but
really was sinking, they hurried to his
aid They were too late. O'Gorman
was drowned before they could assist
him Coroner J. E. Carver made an in
vestigatio ion of the drowning and stated
that O'Gornan probably was taken
with cramps Everything indicated a
case of accidental drowning. the cor
oner stated OGorman was the son OF
NJ OGorman, veterinary surgeon at
Anthem. and was known in that city as
an expert swimmer. He was the
leader OF the boys who watched him
drown while they thought him well able
TO care for himself. He was is years
old
Webster City.
w. J. Zittereil was seriously injured
Saturday at Sis p. m near Reynolds.
when he ran into a bridge and was
pinned beneath his auto. which had
been overturned. Injuries consisted of
a fractured collar bone and q fracture
of the left arm. Mr.. Zitterell was also
badly bruised about the body. Another
man who accompanied him In the car
was unhurt. The story Of the accident
that reached Fort Dodge, is that Mr..
Zitterell with another man was driving
a new car home from Des Moines. A
short distance from Reynolds Mr. Tit
terrell approached an intersection Of
roads. He saw a team coming along
another road. Both tried to make the
intersection first. When the Zitterell
car had almost reached the intersection,
it sWerved to the right and went over
an ernbankment. However the car re-
manned upright and Mr.. Zitterell turned
its nose square with the road The car
swerved again. and crashed into a
bridge, turning turtle as soon az 1t
struck. The Webster City man was
thrown beneath the car and his COM
panion was thrown to the side Of the
road. He was unhurt and helped take
Mr.. Zitterell from under the auto.
Sioux City.
Suffering from an illness and de-
spondent because her husband did not
return In time for supper. Mrs. Alice
Brooks. 416 Morgan street, age - years,
took carbolic acid at 7:15 o'clock Sun
day night She did not know that her
husband had been detained by q twen-
tythree inning baseball game. At the
Samaritan hospital at $3.50 o'clock Mon
day morning Mrs. Brooks smiled wanly
after the husband. Bert Brooks. a car
penter. had explained why he was late
to supper and said she hoped she would
recover. Physicians Say that the wo-
mans hope will be realized. Mrs
Brooks has been i'll for several months
with recurring malady, which con-
fines her to bed only part OF the time
Carbolic acid ~ one ingredient Of q
remedy to be externally applied was
prescribed by q physician, according tc
the husband. The bottle, emptied OF IT.
contents, was found beside Mrs.. Brooks
bedside. when Brooks returned home
at 1880 o'clock. The woman, herself
was lying unconscious on the bed
Neighbors came quickly in response t.
the husbands calls and an ambulance
was summoned. Hope Of saving he,
life was abandoned by physician whs
came with the ambulance, but nigh
70 draw the poison from her system me-
with success.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22

Boone.
/ At last the asphalt gang is at work
and it will not be long now until the
streets of the city viii De open to traffic
again Nearly all the concrete work is
done and that has been done long
enough to let the cement set SO that the
. rolling OF the asphaltic surface viii
proceed with prompuness. The gang
started today OF TaIna street and work
will proceed with promptness.
Dubuque.
On the petition Of the Visiting Nurse
Association. acting thru Superintendent
Harris. the board of education author
lied the establishment Of the rooms in
which those children of sub normal
health might be taught during the COM
ing year. The board agrees to provide
a room and teacher, while the Visit
ing Nurse Association will look after
certain other expenses that belong to
such room. II is the purpose IN this
plan to build up. thru life in the open
air. the health Of those children who
will be benefited by such method.
Fort Dodge.
Final preparations are now being
made for the annual Y. NJ. c. A. boys
camp. on the association grounds at
East Okojobi. w. NJ. Parsons, state
secretary, was in the city Saturday.
According to his report the camping
grounds which were given TO the asso-
cation last year are in readiness for
the camp. A cook shack and roomy
dining room pavilion has been erected
and a fine dock and diving platform
! constructed in the lake in front of the
camp. Several associations thruout the
state have already taken advantage of
the camp grounds this year.
Boone.
The work Of cleaning out the city
reservoir, water mains, pumps, etc, OF
the city water system has been com
pleted and the water Is now az good or
better than ever. For some time past
/ the people Of the city have detected
something in the water that indicated
/ that all was not we'll Then the pro-
| cess of cleaning out the mains. reser-
voirs, etc, was found 20 be in progress
and under the direction of City Health
! Officer DR.. Healy, was pushed to con-
clusion The water was roily and ap-
| parently not in good condition, but
when the cleaning process was COM
/ pleted the water assumed its normal
condition and DR.. Healy today said
that it could not now be better.
Mason City.
| Willie Myers, negro. took shot at
George Spriggs. another negro. about 9
o'clock Sunday morning. Spriggs put
his head in the door Of Schelrs barber
shop, where Myers is porter. He gave
the usual morning saIutation and 1t was
answered with q shot. The bullet
missed Spriggs and spent itself in the
air. The police came few minutes
later and found Myers still working in
the barber shop. When searched he
was found to be carrying six shooter
loaded. It was a 3s caliber with one
cartridge discharged. Myers admitted
that he shot at spriggs and said that
he shot to hit. Spnggs, it seems, asked
Myers for Is cents owed him. Myers
was under the influence Of liquor to
such an extent that he did not really
know whether he wanted to shoot
Spriggs or not SO he took chance and
fired.
Sioux City.
Because he was an expert swimmer
youths In q swimming park with Franz
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22

Senior Grand Warden A. w. McCallum.
Sibley: the corn By Junior Grand War
den p. r. Bence. Bloomfeld; the oil
by Deputy Grand Master George l.
Schonover, Anamosa, and the GRAFTON
win b delivered by Past Grand Master
William Hutchinson. The dedication
to virtue will be by Grand Master
Charles W. Walton. Dubuque; and the
dedication to universal benevolence by
him also. He will also make the an
nouncement, and the deputy grand
master will respond.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
goIEs WANTS HIS ovERcoAr.
Requisition Papers Issued For Return
Of Man Accused Of Theft

Special TO Times Republican.
Des Noines, July Ex-Governor Hor-
ace Boies didn't need mis- 800 fur over
coat while spending the winter In Cal
ifornia. Therein came trouble for a
Neoraskan. Claude Aubrey ReQuisiticn
was issued by the governor 70 the
sheriff Of Grundy county 70 bring Az
brey back from Auburn, Neb to stand
trial for stealing the ex-governor g
fine FUR overcoat which was present
to him and highly priced. The ex-
governor makes affidavit that the coat
vas worth over 800 and that Aubrey
seems 10 have been the one who broke
in and took II while the ex-governor
was spending the winter in California.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22

twenty-five cent box Of calocide is
said to be sufficient to cure the worst
feet. 1t works through the pores and
removes the cause of the trouble.
Don't waste time on uncertain RENEE
dies. Any druggist has calocide COM
pound in stock or he can get it in a
few hours from his wholesale house.
It IL not q patent medicine Calocide
prepared only by Medical Formula
OF DAYTON Ohio
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
USE OIL ON DIRT ROADS.
iowa Highway Commission to Try Ex
pertinent Near Ames.

iowa Highway Commission to Try Elk.
pertinent Near Ames.
Special to Times -Repu blican.
Ames. July pa car load If oil,
standing on the side tracks in Ames.
is soon to be spread over certain select
ed stretches OF gravel and dirt roads
in and about Ames. The oil has been
purchased by the state highway COM
mission for experimental purposes. The
method Of putting the oil on and It's
condition under actual country road
city street usage will be carefully
studied The use Of OIL as q binder for
gravel roads has been very successful
on a short stretch OF such road on the
college campus. Careful experiments
will be made along this line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
Sheffield News in Brief.
!, Times.Republican.

Special 10 IIlItS- IsePUUIICdIi.
Sheffield July Raymond Carhart
wife and little son and sister, Miss
Charlotte Carhart, Of Mexico City
Mexico, are here visiting their cousin
J.. g. Carhart and family.
Mis-. Margaret Bird has accepted
position in Mason City with T. r
Granville and sons.
Raymond Carhart gave very inter
esting talk in the NJ. E. church Sunday
morning on what Methodism is doing II
Mexico.
Mrs. Virgil Holden and little daugh.
ter, of Mason City. are spending
week visiting relatives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
FLOATING DOWN MISSISSIPPI.
Athlete Doing Survey Work
While on Pleasure Trip.

SpeciaI 10 1iIneS-RepuDli2aN.
Iowa City, July 22.-Earl G. Grissel
recently a member of the Iowa univer-
sity basketball team, Is floating down
the Mississippi river to New Orleans
doing geological survey ard collection
work en- route. Prof. ". e. TisdaIe, Of
Cedar Rapids. started with the young
athlete, but was compelled to abandon
the trip on account of Ill health. He
has returned to Iowa, and is here now
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
Return. to Iowa a. Instructor.

Special to es-Republican.
Iowa City, July 22-Dr. Walter Les
lie Schenck, OF Temple. Tex, former
Iowan, has beene elected a member Of
the faculty OF the college Of dentistry,
s. Z. I. He will begin his work here
in Septem Der. DR.. Schenck is an
alunnus of the college of dentistry, and
Is a former Burlington man. He has
practiced in Temple, Tex. since his
graduation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22

more like raspberries than strawber-
ries, but they are not as pleasant tast-
Ing rs either. They have . fiat taste
and are not very sweet.
Supervisor Hemmer states that they
are good for canning purposes, but can
hardly be considered success other
wise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
DEDICATE IOWA CITY TEMPLE.
Prominent Iowa Masons to Participate
In DedicatorY Program July o.

In Dedicatory Program July %.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 22-Impressive exer-
cises will mark the dedication oe the
new $4,000 Masonic temple at Iowa
City. Tuesday. July %. Eleven Of the
thirteen grand lodge members of the
order in Iowa will participate in the
program. and scores of other promi-
nent Masons will take part. Among the
speakers will be Past Grand Master
George W. Ball of Iowa City, who win
deliver the address OF welcome: Grand
High Priest Edward N. willard Till
respond and addresses win also be Civ
en- by Grand Commander p L. Sever:
Past Grand Master William F. Cleve-
land; Past Grand Master Frank B.
Whitaker and Grand Chaplain John
Dysart At the dedicatory program
proper, tbs wine will be presented by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
COUNTY TO BURY SALVATORE.
Relatives Of Italian Drowned at Ants'
Unable 70 Care For Body.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames. July 22-The body Of Ragan.
csc Salvatore. the Italian who was
drowned in the gravel pit at the coll
iege last Saturday evening is yet un-
claimed by his relatives and 1t Will be
be disposed Of by the county. The dead
man has a father living in Rochester. y.
Y. but word has been receive from him
that he is unable to meet the expense
of the funeral.
Employment has been found for the
youth who was wiz, the Italian at the
time of his death and who came ~ the
west with him about three weeks ago
from their home In New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22

THIS Tor 1UII n1teen mln-
utes, gently rubbing the
sore parts" The effect is
really wonderful. All
soreness goes instantly:
the feet feel so good you
could sing for Joy. Corns
and callouses can be
peeled right Off. 1t gives
immediate relief for sore
bunions, sweaty, smelly
and aching feet. A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
.Nerv0us Wrecks from
|. Sore Feet; Here Is Cure

The following is absolutely the surest
and quickest cure known to science for
all foot ailments: dissolve two table,
spoonfuls of calocide compound In a
basin of warm water. Soak the feet in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
How 70 .me-sy. Your Digestion.

TO" 20 !H!FfoSO T0VF Ot9SstIoh.
II you have any trouble with your d.
gestion take a few doses of Chamber.
lain's Tablets. They strengthen the
stomach and enable Il 70 perform it's
functions naturally. They are easy to
take and most agreeable In effect. For
sale by Al dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22

Ut. IVVoCI iii-ys IiIOo Ut t.---t .
tors that some OF the ice examined wa: