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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08

fine q strip to drive over as pavement
itself. The city and the railway COM
pany are to be commended IN thus act
ing together in an effort to establish
permanent strip of road.
The program for bridge day in FL
dora, Aug. 10, has been issued and
there is going to be entertainment for
all. Governor G. w. Clarke will speak
in the afternoon at o'clock. There Is
to be a baseball game at the fair
grounds, Webster City VS.. Storm Lake.
The following program of water sports
is to be given. Anyone is eligible to
enter in any Of these contests.
Gold and silver medals will be award
ed to the winners of the events: Two
hundred yard swimming race, 100 YARD
swimming race, single paddle canoe
race, fancy high dive. fitting contest
novelty race. tub race. In the even
ing one of the grandest series OF fire.
works ever seen in this section OF Iowa
is to be given. Two brass bands will
furnish music during the entire day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08

it has now been six months since took
any medicine at all. l hope my little
note will assist you in helping other wo-
men. l now feel perfectly we'll and in
the best Of health. - Mrs. AUGUST
w. KoNDNER, 1852 Rollins Street, Bal
timore, Nd.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, and to-day holds the record OF
being the most successful remedy for
female Ills we know Of, and thousands
of voluntary testimonials on file in the
Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass. .
seem to prove this fact
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health of thousands Of women
who have been troubled with such nil.
ments a. displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, tumors, Irregularities, etc.
II you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham. Med.
icine Co, (confidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will bo opened.
read and answered bya woman
land held in strict confidence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
ROBINSON MACHINE IN FLIGHT.
GrinneII Altman Gives Demonstration
With New Air Craft.

Special to Times Republican
Grinnen Aug. S.-After a number OF
satisfactory ground tests Aviator WIZ
Robinson. of this city, in the presence
OF the stockholders Of the Grinnell
Aviation Company and his own tamll!'
made real fight or Thursday alter
noon. The machine, after push by
Mechanic Miles 1rmis, made run Oh
a couple of hundred yards and then
rose into the air as gracefully and as
true as q bird and turned and circleo
at the bidding of its maker. rising to a
height oil $50 feet and making turn OF
half a mile or more from the starting
point. All who witnessed the illsae
We're highly pleased and STOCK In the
company at once rose 10 par without
any stock offerings for sale. Mr.. Roa-
inson has never for moment doubted
the efficiency OF his machine but was
very naturally, much pleased 10 have
Il work so easily right from the start
After the first very brief fight he lett
the trial field and sped in his auto 10
the city 10 bring his family that they
might share in the pleasure OF the
first real fight in the machine OF his
own entire construction and, In part
invention
Inc naCE!Ce Is q lIlol!ofIaiie, t"ohe'
five feet long and with wings So feet
wide 1t weighs $50 pounds and is CAL
culated to carry load of 1000 pounds.
The engine develops 100 horse power
with 1900 revolutions per minute OF
the propeller. The trial trip was MADE
in a grain field just north Of the city
and west OF the Chester road. Aviator
Robinson took the machine 10 the Held
some daye ago for--A-work- OUT OF the
machinery by running the bird around
on the ground not intending TO make
a fiigh. quite. so soon assie was done.
Blu. he had calculated every part with
such nicely and the machine moved SO
smoothly from the start that he could
not resist the temptation TO let 1t go
and it went.
Arrangements are now in progress,
under the auspices of the Grinneii
Commercial Glib, f0r a public exhibi-
ton of the new flyer on the 18th in
slant. There will be plenty of other
attractions to draw the outside crowd
and the members of the club will en-
deavor to have things so planned and
carried out tina, Aviation day in
Grinnell will be long remembered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
Clarion Happenings.
Special to Times-Republican.

Clarion Aug. s-A very interesting
ball game took place at Eagle Grove
between that town and the team from
this place IN the FIRST and second in
Hings Eagle Grove got one score each
and Clarion failed to score at all dur
ing the game. .hchgh some favorable
opportunities were allowed TO pass I'M
r. eded
Sam Shannon has been selected by
the school oo1r.l as 5anitor of thu cid
school building ard Orville Hoyt viii
be transferred from the old school
building - the new building. School
will begin Monday. Aug. 81. Several
new teachers nave been added to the
force for the coming year. the last one
elected bain, =. S. Redfern, who will
have charge If the athletics ana Will
also teach science in the high school.
The other teachers are. G. H. Kellogg,
superintendent; Alice McCredie prin-
cipal and teacher of mathematics:
Ruth Beck, Latin and German; Hazel
Bemis, history: Wanda Sifford, Eng
fish: A. NJ. Cline science and manual
training: Lura Fogleman, home e.ono-
mics; Blanche Larsen, music. Grade
building: Rose Wallace, eighth grade:
Prudence Mcmahon, seventh grade;
Cord faufSCn, Skin grace ftu IN rogers
fifth grade; 1nez Fowler, fourth grade !;
Minnie Turner. third grade; Pearl
Wagner. second grade: Nan E. Craw-
ford. first grade; Ethel Fairbanks. sub
primary. The new high school build
irg is being pu. into shape and the
finishing touches viii be put on dur
ing the few remaining days. SO that it
Will be ready for occupancy.
IN oT ny In ,vt1 }ch
the local banl received TO play at the
| Tama- Toledo -hautaucua Aug 10. the
concert that week Will be given on
Friday evening, Aug 81 Quite mum
Der of people are planning to go down
and hear the enter, ailments. some by
train and rumber by auto.
The school census Cor this year has
been taken md 1t shows an increase
over that Of 1913. There are SIS pupils
enrolled in this city of school age. 29j
males and 800 females. Last year there
, were 61O-292 males and 31S females.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodman Jergensen
west Of this city, have their fourteenth
/ child.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
clarion Resident Dead,

Special to Times Repup llcan.
Clarion, Aug. s.-Mrs. Andrew Tes-
dahl, who lived northwest Of this city,
died atsher home, leaving family OF
eleven children, and husband. A few
weeks ago she underwent an operation
for cancer of the stomach. and it looked
for a time as if she would fully re-
cover She was born in Norway, Jan.
l. 1860, and was, therefore, "a years
old at the time of her death. She came
to this country when young girl and
lived in Story county, later moving
to Eagle Grove until twenty-three
years ago when they moved onto the
farm in Norway township. Twelve
children were born to the union, eleven
OF whom survive, and all were present
at the funeral which was held Friday
at the home, Rev II. P. Holm officiat-
ing. Interment took place in NORWAY
cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
Eldora News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. Aug. S.-Frank Stout. who
has been absent for a number OF
months. most of which time was spent
in Texas and Arkansas, has returned
TO ElGora for a visit with relatives and
friends. He expects TO spend the VIM
ter in the south.
Rev. Dr. Harry White. pastor OF the
Methodist church here, left Friday for
points in northern Missouri. expectin=;
to be gone several weeks visiting
among the people where he formerly
preached.
Mrs. L. B. Tucker and two sons. OF
kersey. Colo. are here for a visit with
relatives and friends. 1t is not improo
able that the Tucker family. who were
former residents of this county, may
again move back to this county, wheIe
there are many relatives and friends.
Mr. Tucker was at one time recorder OF
this county.
Allen Mccullough left Friday for
Galesburg. H.. where his home has
been for some time previous TO his
coming to this county.
c. w Crossan, a prosperous and
prominent east-side farmer, has pur-
chased a lot in the southeast portion.
OF this city and expects shortly 10 be-
gin the erection of a modern cottage
thereon. Eldora welcomes all such fam
lies TO become citizens.
R. 3. Lynx and family returned FRI
day by automobile from a visit OF sew
eral weeks at Lake Okoboji and in
southern Minnesota
Many Of the farmers in this section
who have threshed the oats crop OF
this year claim that the yield is not up
to expectations-the excessively hot
weather at time when the cereal was
heading" being detrimental TO the
full development OF the berry.
Howard Modlin's 7-year-old boy got
one of his fingers in the brake" OF ]
wagon in such manner Friday that
the member was badly mashed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
Northern Io1ua Items

sician was called Friday night and lat
er two physicians held consultation
over the case, being uncertain as to
the exact nature Of the aillnent. They
later were of the opinion that append
citis was the cause of her suffering
She was carefully cared for by th
people Of the army.
Manchester.
Sheriff NJ. P. Hennessey and a posse
Of farmers have been securing the
countryside in Hazel Green township
for a supposedly mentally derangec
man, who has been terroriZing the
neighborhood near the Hugh O'Leary
farm. south of Manchester. The mem
bers of the O'Leary family have seer
the night visitor several times during
the last few days, but were unable &c
get close enought to the man to iden
tify him, or even to get minute de
scription of him. The officers believe
that he is one Of the inmates which re-
Gently escaped from the asylum at In
dependence His actions are such a!
to arouse the neighborhood, many be
ing fearful that the demented man vii
do violence If he should be cornered
Sheriff Hennessey and the posse start
ed out yesterday afternoon to make ;
thorough search Of the corn fields II
the o'Leary neighborhaad and hope t
run down the object Of their search.
Waterloo. s
Albert Steiner, residing in the s0'
block on Ninth street west, has bark
ened to the call of Kaiser Wilhelm TO
volunteers to help exterminate tn
French, Belzians. Russians. British an
a few other nationaiities. Until las
Saturday. Steiner, q sausage maker II
the employ of A. J. Wittick on Fourth
street west. never dreamed OF war. Lik
a thunderboIt from . cloudless SIX.
came the announcement that the grea
powers OF Europe was closing In Oh
! the vaterland determined to chastis
the Teuton!c race and visit humiliation
! upon Emperor william. These devel
opments, coming in lightning-iike fash
! ion, made steiners blood boil. Coin
/ home, he interviewed his wife and sh
/ volunteered to accompany him back I
/ Germany. Their baby was placed j
! the hands OF local family, It is sale
/ and both left Sunday for Chicagt
J, Steiner's intention - to enlist as
soldier, while his wife will voiuntee
. her services ~ . Red Cross nurse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
Charles City.

Charles City.
The Hart Parr Company has cabled
it's representatives in Europe to return
to America as soon as possible, PROB
ably by way of Italy.
Charles City.
special election was held to vote
on a twenty-five year franchise for the
Charles City Lighting and Heating
Company. The vote cast was D to l in
favor of granting the franchise.
Fort Dodge.
a cablegram was received THURSDAY
from Misses Alice Wright and Anne
Mitchell saying that they had landed
safely at Cork, Ireland, and Woul0
continue their trip thru the British
Isles. They crossed the Atlantic on the
Dominion Of the American line and II
was thought that the boat might nave
been recalled.
Fort Dodge.
Arrival of a new era in Sunday
school picnics was noted here Thurs
day in the arrival Of ten auto loads o.
Unitarian Sunday school pupils from
Humboldt who enjoyed picnic at Ole
son park Incidentally they had tn
pleasure of a drive thru Fort Dodge!
| beautiful playground and ride baci
/ to Humboldt in the moonlight. A "kis
| band" accompanied them to furn1si
music while you eat"
| Garner.
The ninth annual baseball tourna
ment will be held at Garner on Aug. II
IL and 49, The competing teams ar
Mason City, Fort Dodge. Albert Lea
Mimi, and Austin, MINI. The purse
aggregate 500. Garner has held thi
tournament successfully for the las
nine years. always getting q the yer.
best semi professional teams obtainabt
and will have grandstand accommo
dations for 5000 persons.
Webster City.
A middle aged woman, stranger Il
/ the city, died suddenly at the saliva
ton Army rooms on Seneca street. Tn
woman's name was Mrs. Anna Brown
aged 81 years. She was taken Into tn
Salvation Army at Norfolk, Neb. las
t spring and sent to this city to assis
' in the work here the last week
: June After remaining in this plac
] about three weeks, she went aMay, {
81 return again last Friday when sh
> complained Of not feeling well. A ply
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
CITY MAY BUY PLANT.
Special Election at AekIey on Question
Of Purchase of Water Works,

Special to Times-Republican
Ackley, Aug. S.-A special election
has been called by the mayor of this
city to decide the question of the pur
chase of the local water works system
by the city of 4Ackley The system is
now owned by private corporation.
and thru lack of extension has not
proved a paying proposition. The city
water tank is in dilapidated condi-
ton and, as it is of wood construction,
liable 10 collapse at any time. Several
of the steel bands that encircle it re-
Gently broke and no one has been
found daring enough to replace them.
The water company has offered the
system to the town at big discount,
the total amount asked being s4.s6s.75
and there is little question that the
vote at the election, which is to be held
Aug 10, will be favorable to the pur-
chase. Ackley now owns the lighting
and heating systems in the city which
have been placed on basis where they
pay a revenue to the city and this will
complete the absorption of public util-
tiles
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
GRINNELL REPRESENTATIVE At
OXFORD LOSES LIFE IN
MOUNTAINS.
PAUL WILLIAMS PERlSHEs
IN WiLps OF SWITZERLAND
cabIesrams Rsesived Confirm Early
Report That Williams Had Been Lost
Al Last Report Body Had Not
Been Rseovsrsd-lowa College and
Grinnell Saddened-lowa News Notes

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. Aug. S.-Iowa College and
Grinnell are particularly saddened os
the news that has just come to Kew
II. w. futile, of this city, OF the deatn
of Paul Williams, the Rhodes scholar
ship man from this college, chosen a
year ago to represent Iowa and Iowa
College at Oxford. The letter came
from the father of the young man, rev
Mark Williams, pastor of the PresOs
terrain church at Wilmot, ). u, anu
told that two cablegrams had been re-
ceived telling that his son mad oeeI
lost in the mountains of switzerland
The first cablegram was dated July q
and the second one, confirming the hrst
on July 80. AT latest information the
body had not been discovered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
YesAeT@ s4.s

Iowa summary on occupations from tho
1910 census. It shows there were $685.
313 persons 10 years old and over in
Iowa in 1910 engaged in gainful occu-
paticns. This was 81 per cent Of the
population against 35.4 per cent in
1900. The male gainful workers num-
bered 1871 per cent Of all males 10
years old and over and the female
gainful workers 1876 per cent.
Iowa Patents granted: Alfred r.
ellsworth, Lone Rock. root digging
and gathering machine; George w.
HALEY. Nevada, wheel guard: Fred II.
Heise Manson, cupola; William Hop-
per, Jefferson, collapsible life boat; Carl
A. and c. s Leopold. Burlington, ped
estal typewriter stand, and Harry F.
Rex Des Moines, egg handling device.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
IOWA pYrHIANs TO MEET.
Fifteen Hundred Expected to At.en

Fifteen Hundred Expected TO Attend
Convention Of Lodge.
Cedar Rapids, Aug. S.-About 1900
members Of the knights of Pythias and
Pythian Sisters will come to Cedar
Rapids from all parts of Iowa. Aug.
% to 81, to attend the forty fifth an
nual convention Of the grand lodge OF
Iowa
The occasion also marks the TWEEN
ty-fourth annual session of the grand
temple of Pythian Sisters.
On the opening day. the grand lodge
will hold a school Of instruction and
will confer the grand lodge rank Later
in the day a ball game between two OF
the Pythian teams will be staged. II
the evening there will be reception
with an address Of welcome by H. G
Ring
Mrs. Minnie Raymer will welcome
the Pythian Sisters. Responses vii
be made by Glen F. Kimball OF Coun.
ell Bluffs, grand chancellor Of Iowa
and Mrs Carrie Hunter Of Newton
past grand chief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
IoWANS ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE
TO EUROPEAN AID FUND
THRU GOVERNOR.
MONEY 10 ASKED TO CARE
FOR SICK AND WOUNDED
Boone County Aftsr Third State lnsti-
tution-Sampson Invited to Address
National Association Of Prosecutors
Iowa Hogs to Argentina For Breed
ing Purposes.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des MONIES, Aug. S.-Appeal for Red
Cross funds is made thru Governor
George w. Clarke as follows:
The American Red Cross Society
has appealed to me as governor and
president of the Iowa Red Cross to
submit TO the people of the state the
question Of contributions - the Euro
pean Red Cross societies for the care
CT the sick and wounded soldiers of
the armies of the nations now engaged
in war in that country.
In behalf of the men who are to
fight the battles and endure the suf
fering and agony OF this terrible war
and in the name of our common hu-
mainly I appeal to the people of Iowa
for contributions.
If any donor desires that his con-
tribution be used for TIE aid OF
particular country he can so designate
and l have been assured il VIII GER
tainly be SO used.
contributions may be sent directly
to the American Red Cross, Washing
ton, D. c., or to ]. x. Dcming. Du-
buque. Iowa, who is treasurer of the
Iowa Red Cross state board"
The board of control has received
numerous offers of land for the pro-
posed women's refornatory for Iowa.
a fine offer Of land has been made
from near Ogden. But Boone county
has the epileptic colony and has an
offer for land for the custodial farm
and may not be able to corral every
thing.
Such is the general interest all over
the country in the plan of caring for
the losses to industry BY tax on all
industry thru workmen's compensate
laws. that the president of the ma
tional association of attorneys general
has invited Henry z. Sampson. special
counsel for Iowa, to read paper on
workmens compensation laws. before
the national convention of attorneys
general in Washington Oct. 11-l9. He
IS left free 10 treat the matter in his
own way. Mr.. Sampson has devoted
great deal of iii .e and hard stau,
to this subject in handling the legal
phases of the work for Commissioners
Garst.
a convention of the County Home
Stewards Association is to be held in
Cedar Rapids Aug. IS. William j.
SternAerg, Of Orange City, is president.
This is the sixth annual meeting.
A Marion county breeder. Mr.. Isaac
| Overton, of Knoxville, mas just sold
and shipped to T. H. Foley of Aver
leona, Argentina, two pigs to go on a
big ranch there. The representative
OF the South American ranch also
| bought Of E. c. Forrest, Of Miles, Iowa
hog which Overton sold to Forrest at
the state fair last year for 1880. pay
ing now $3.50 for the same The freight
charges for the forty-two days jour
ney to Argentina will be over $3.50.
This item has nothing to do with the
war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
poueHERTY DEFEATS AckLEY.
White Sox's Fielding Errors Costly and
Game Is Lost 4 to 2.

Special to Times-Rep blican.
Ackley. Aug S.-The Ackley White
SoX were defeated yesterday by the
Dougherty baseball team by score OF
to ., the game being played at Shelf
field The SoX played an exceedingly
ragged game behind Hanson. fielding
errors being responsible for the four
scores made by Dougherty. Beecher
pitched an excellent game for the lat
ter team. Aclley won one game from
Dougherty early in the season by a
score of 10 l. The two teams meet on
the local diamond Sunday and the
game promises to be a close and excit-
ing one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
Iowa at WASHINGTON.

Washington Aug. s.-Representa-
tive Haugen was named as one of the
committee on the part of the house 10
attend the funeral of Mrs. Wilson.
Senator Kenyon was named on COM
mitree to obtain floral tribute on be-
half of the senate.
The census bureau gave out the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
TWO hoaTlcvLTuRAL FaEAks.
AekIsy Residents Garden Interesting I.
Horticulturists.

Aekley hoososuS 0AToo0 suSOSDSS"O -
Horticuiturists.
Special to Times Republican.
Ackley, Aug. S.-H. ]. Smith Is the
possessor of two freaks in the horti-
cultural line. One.,is snow ball bush
which is now blooming for the second
time this season. the first blooms ap-
pearing at the regular time in the mid
die of May. There are many blossoms
on the bush. The other example Of un-
natural conditions in his shrubbery Is
the blossoming Of q bush Of bridal
wreath. the ordinary time for the
Towering of which is in early June
Horticulturists say that both of these
conditions are rare and are at loss
to explain the matter, which possibly is
to be attributed to some unusual con
dition Of the soil at the Smith home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
ch.utauou. At Belle PLANE,

Special to Times RepubIlcan.
Belle PLANE. Aug S.-The chautau-
qua of Ave days is with US and gave
their opening number on Friday aft
ernoon. A very nne program will be
given during the FIVE days
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
THIS W0MAN'S
SICKNESS
Quickly Yielded To Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Compound.
Baltimore, Md. -"I am more than
glad to tell what Lydia E. Pinkham's

V e& etoDl0 SOm-
pound did for me.
I suffered dreadful
pains and was very
irregular. 1 became
alarmed and sent FOL
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com.
pound. I took it reg.
ularly until / waa
without . cramp OF
pain and felt like
another person, and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
c. & N. W. AIDS GOOD ROADS.
HauIs Gravel Without Charge TO Sur
face Highway at EIdora.

SpHCIaf NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Eldora, Aug S--As an evidence that
all corporations are not wholly soul
less, the Northwestern railway is haul
ing into this city free of any cost SUI
ficient gravel and crushed rock to COW
er nicely the wagon road leading east
from its tracks In the city to the new
bridge across the Iowa river, dis
tancessof halt mile. When placed
upon the road and packed down thi.
stretch Of roadway y going to be a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Land Valued at $es, ZOO Changes Hand,
in Trade

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls. Aug s. William
Schmedika. one of the big land owners
of this county, figures in a big real
estate deal just closed In this city.
Mr.. Schmedika gets the $50 acre farm
of Fred Goreska. southeast Of this city,
and gives in exchange, as part pay
ment, $50 acre farm just west of
Buckeye at s155 per acre. The deal
aggregates s6s,200.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-08

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