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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
Alta News Briefs.
Special to T!mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republ1can.
Alta, Dec. 2S-J. A Johnson. one of
the pioneers of this place, died Christ
mas day at the age of 10 years. He
was a native Of Sweden but came to
this country when youth. He served
in the civil war, having enlisted at Ell
gin, Ill.
B. B. Fiscus has sold his furniture
and undertaking business here to Pat
rick Morrissey and will go to Storm
Lake to manage a similar business
which he recently bought
The L. j. Button elevator at Sioux
Rapids has burned TO the ground and
with it about 1900 bushels Of oats and
1.50o bushels of corn. 1t was partly
covered by insurance.
4 petition Is being circulated for
the establishment of rural CONSOLE
dated school district northeast Of Alta,
taking in territory from four town
ships, a district was established last
summer but was dissolved by court or
der because of illegalities in the or
ganizatiorI. The district is supported
by all adjacent land owners and ten
ant farmers and will embrace about
twenty sections of land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
STOLEN GIFTS ARE FOUND.
Unused Lime Kiln, Rendezvous o.
Thieves, Has Look of Christmas.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Dec. es.-What looked
as tho it might have been the rem
devious OF Santa Claus was unearthed
by Detective Casey o: the local police
department yesterday in an old lime
kiln north of the ". * St L. depot, In
going thru the wards he happened into
the lime kiln, which has been unused
for the past two years. Here ne found
scattered over the floor Christmas
packages OF all descriptions, tied up in
holly paper and marked TO father.
ITO mother" etc Further investi=a-
ton brought forth men and women $
clothes and in one corner was trunk,
which had been broken open.
The scattered contents We're gath
cred up and placed in the trunk whie h
was taken 10 the Station. Inquiry a;
the depot showed Mr. and Mrs. j. ".
Rush. of this city. LETT al clock
Wednesday morning for Macon, Mo.
They could not find their trunk st the
depot and supposed i. had been over
looked in the Christmas rush. The
drayman stated today he left the trunk
in the baggage room on Tuesday al
,ernoon. The trunk was shipped TO
Macon today. where its owner can as
certain what has been taken.
Government detectives are also look
ing for the TWO mail pouches which
we're taken from the truck al the de-
pot about FIVE minutes before the de-
parture Of the train on which Mr.. and
Mrs Rush left the city. II is believed
there NAV be some connection between
the stealing OF the mail pouches and
the stealing OF the trunk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP BOOSTED.
One Result Of Evangelist Sunday Meet.
ings Apparent Sunday.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Dec 2S-The aftermath
Of tine Sunday revival meetings was
gathered as a crop in the Des Moines
churches yesterday. Many hundreds OF
the people who hit the sawdust trail"
at the tabernacle associated themselves
with the city churches and thus there
has been a great enlargement of the
active church mem bersnip OF the city.
It is quite probable that never before
has the church membership of the city
been as large as at the present time.
In churches and Sunday schools there
has been a great impetus TO religious
work
When the enumeration is made next
month by the assessors for the state
census report it will show up fine for
DeS Moines as a city of large church
membership
Another good result anticipated is
that there will be enlargement of the
charity work OF the city, which is
greatly needed. since it is accepted
there is entirely too much dire distress
among the city's poor
There is anticipa ton, also, that the
direct result of the Sunday meetings
will be to finally close the Dies Moines
| saloons. 1t is certain that greal
many men of the city who have in the
past for business reasons, favored the
saloons. would not now openly APP
prove Of them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
PLAN TO MAKE FILMS FOR ExHl-
BITloN At FRISCO Ex-
POSITION.
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
BE ASKED OF LEGISLATURE
Pictures Will Include Views Of Pro-
aressive Farms and Of Commercial
and Industrial lnstitutions-Pian In
cIudes Copies to Be Shown in Pic
turs Theaters in Iowa.

Clinton Dec. 2S.-In the event the
Iowa legislature makes an appropria-
ton for the participation of Iowa in
the Panama Pacific International eX-
position at San Francisco next year,
the Iowa commission plans to spend
about s., $50 in taking moving pictures,
showing the scenic beauty OF Iowa, as
we'll as its commercial and Industrial
development. The pictures Will be
taken of the most progressive farms
and the commission has l.anS nv
which it expects 10 get several hum
bred feet Of films donated by indus
tries. railroads. municipalities, and so
forth Il is the purpose of the commits
sion after the films have been DIS
PLAYED al San Francisco. 70 have copies
of them made and distributed TO the
moving picture theaters 81 Iowa Inc
plan which the commission is consider
ing at present is TO ask for BIDS from
the moving picture theaters IN the va
rious cities and towns OF Iowa anu
The picture house Offering the highest
bid VIII get the pictures for that par
ticularly town or city. Then with the
CO. operation of the local commercial
club or Improvement association or
women's cluu an effort Will be made TO
gather together representative audi
ences to see the pictures.
In The even, the income from the
pictures is not sufficient to pay the
expense the chances are The Greater
Iowa Association will meet the deficit.
Will Show Iowa Exhibits.
The films will include pictures of the
Iowa building at San Francisco and
of the various Iowa exhibits in the d.f-
ferent buildings. An effort will be made
also TO get moving pictures OF the
members of the various Iowa societies
on the Pacific coast. When the Bay
Cities Iowa Society has its picnic in
the summer time a photographer will
De sent over there to get picture. And
when the Iowa society at Los Angeles
gets together-some $4,000 former
Iowans-the movie man viii be down
there with his camera. These pictures
ought to be very interesting to lowans.
But unless the coming general as
sembly makes an appropriation it Will
be impossible to carry out this idea.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
SENATOR SAYS HE WOULD &C.
cEpT REPUBLICAN PREsiDEN.
TiAL NOMINATION..
FRIENDS BECOMING ACTIVE
IN PROMOTING HIS CHANCES
Senator Declares Before Departing For
Washington Tender Of Honor Would
NJ. q. Declined-Prediets Much
Trouble For Wilson Administration
purino Next Two Years.

Des Moines, Dec. 2s-Aloert B. Cum
MINIS, senior Iowa senator, is 'recep-
tive candidate" for the republican pres
,den,ial nomination two years hence.
Senator Cummins admitted for the
srst time In an interview Saturday night
shortly before ne boarded train for
mis- return to Washington. that he was
willing to make the race If the nominal
ton was rendered him.
The senator denied that he was
an active candidate tor the present
despite the fact that it is known that
his friends have been personally so!ic-
itous in his behalf in various political
stron gholds OF the state since the No
yeuber election. Cummins declared
that he had no present intentions Of
announcing his candidacy and that he
was hopeful that the republican, ma
tfona convention would select Its LEAD
er without severe struggle.
The name of Senator Cummins has
been prominently mentioned in import
ant political conferences in Washing
ton, New York and Chicago in con-
nection with the presidential no1lina-
ton. Every list OF possible candidates
published in eastern papers includes the
senator's name. Cummins looms Up
with Governor Elect Whitman OF New
York. and Minority Leader Mann of II
linois. as the strongest possibilities
He Is regarded as the logical represen-
tatiye Of the progressive republicans
with sufficient power to unite all fac
lions of the party.
Friends Securing Pledges.
That the approach Of the presidential
campaign viii result in Cunlmins Tor
nal announcement Of his candidacy. Is
the general belief locally. Already his
friends are obtaining pledges Tor his
support. His decisive victory IN the
last senatorial campaign against Pres
!dent Wilson's favoriIe, Maurice Con-
molly. and the progressive candidate
on q platform denounc!ng the admin
istration, has caused his stock TO ma
tertally soar. His admission shat he
Is a receptive candidate only confirms
reports Of a boom to be formally
launched by his Iowa friends in tne
near future
Senator Cummins returned home
from Washington Thursday night tt
spend the Christmas holiday with hi:
family. He predicted trouble for th'
Wilson administration during the mex
two years and that Wilson would b.
confronted with great difficulties ever
in his own party.
Cummins severely criticised Wilson
Mexican policy which he pronounced
failure. He pointed to present condi
lions 10 the Mexican country but sail
he did not believe that the Unite'
States would be forced to intervene
He added that the hope was father t
the thought"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28

the father went to the civil war and
returning home with honor died more
than forty years ago. The other MEM
bers of the family later returned ia
the old home in Delaware,
But billie" Gere, at the age OF II
following the advice Of Horace Greedy
went west to grow up with the coun-
try" He visited almost every mining
camp in the western states, was In the
Black Hills at the time of the gold
rush, and during the Indian troubles
in dozen other places. but never
wrote home
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28

Bonewell not far from this city. on
Wednesday evening at o'clock, Rev.
E. NJ. Gregson, an uncle OF the bride,
performing the ceremony The ring
ceremony was used. the white and yell
low basket containing the ring being
carried by two little boys dressed in
white, Donald Holt, cousin OF the
bride. and Elmer Duffus, a nephew OF
the groom. Miss Fannie Buchanan, OF
this city played "Barcarole' and fol-
lowed 1t by the Wedding March.
There was a large assemb,age of
friends and relatives, those from a
distance being as follows: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Mcneil, of Montezuma;
Mrs. f. NJ Gregson; Mr.. Edward Holt
and family, of New Sharon; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Nowak, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Ebert Nutting,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Palmer and son
Arlo, all from Malcolm; and Mr.. c. S.
Bonewell. of Adel A three-course
supper followed the ceremony and the
newly welded pair started on an early
morning train on a short wedding trip
among relatives at Abel and Ankeny
Their future home will probably be on
a farm near GrinneN.
DR.. L. G. Lemley. who Is just moving
L into his new residence at the corner
of Broad street and Ninth avenue. has
rented the dwelling he formerly oc-
lcupied and now vacates to Mrs. Halsey
who will soon move into 1t.
c. C. Hunt, former county treasurer
and deputy for many years but who re-
,cently bought residence property in
Grinnell and moved here. has just solo
his Montezuma residence to w. w
Gwinn, who leaves the superintendency
of the poor house on the first of jan
uary to become deputy sheriff under
the new sheriff. e. D. Lamb.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
FORMER IowANs INCORPORATE,
Southern California Hawkeyes Fill
Articles-175,o 600 Of Them.

! Southern California Hawkeyes File
t Articles-t75,oo0 Of Them.
I The Iowa Association Of Southern
California the largest organization of
the kind in the world, representing at
least $4,000 former residents of Iowa,
has been Incorporated under the laws
! of California according to recent is
sue of the Los Angeles Times.
/ The incorporators and directors are
among the best known Iowans in
southern California and have been
leading workers in the organization in
the past. They include Col. J. j. Stead
man formerly OF Council Bluffs, as a
director
The officers just elected by the board
of directors are:
President. Judge Curtis D. Wilbur.
First vice president. Judge Fred h.
Tat
Second Weep resident, c. c. Caves, OF
Pomona.
Treasurer. Frank II. Nichols.
Secretary, {. II. Parsons.
The other directors ar Judge Frank
R. Willis. County Assessor ed w. Hop
kins. Col. John ]. Steadman. A. L..
Hamilton of Pasadena. Col. E. s.
Orinshy. secretary OF the Fifty Asso-
Long Beach Iowans: Col. A. B. Shaw.
secretary and manager Of the School
of Osteopa thy;' j. y, Rominger. presi-
dent of the Long Beach board OF
trade; Col H NJ. Bigelow, superinten-
dent of Bulloek's and W. n. Williams
of the Williams Land and Loan Com
pany.
The first eventp tanned by the assoc
citation will be the annual admission
day dinner, celebrating the sixty
eight annual anniversary IF Iowa to
the union. This will oe held at Chris
tophers on the 18th inst. The dinner
vii! be served at o'clock but there
will be oscial hour from 20 Z, which
all are urged TO enjoy.
There will be fine program, a
couple IF brief addresses, an original
poem. followed by q jolly talkfest for
sil. Judge Wilbur will be the presiding
officer and POSTMASTER
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
LvnnviIIe News Items.

Special to TimeS-hepupilcdn.
Lynnville, Dec. 2s.-Mr. Louis Bonma
and Miss Grace Chambers were mar
ried in Newton last Wednesday. They
will make their home in Suliy, where
Mr. Donna is engaged in the livery
business.
Theron Harris. who Is now teaching
in Colorado. and D. J. Kelly. who Is
attending Monmouth College, Ill, both
former principals here, spent part OF
their vacations in Lynnville.
Roscoe Macy is home from Harvard
College for the holidays.
Walter Norman 10 visiting his
mother in Indiana.
as-s. Lon Shahsn and two daughters
are visiting relatives here during va
cation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28

the train slowed, the brakeman leaped
OF and rushed to tho aid OF the boys,
hauling them out Of the water In IN
unconscious condition.
A passing automobile driven BY
Frank Lester, OF SIS Tennessee street.
was hailed, and the. half-drowned
youngsters placed In 1t. Lester rushed
them to Potrero hospital, and the
brakeman went back to his train. At
thu hospital II took nearly an hour I'd
revive the boys. Griffin being all bus
dead. Both were able to go home boz
fore eveninE.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
Fire Near zearino,

Special to Times Republican.
Gearing, Dec. 2S.--On Friday evening
about $50 the house on the farm
where Fern Schuler resides was burned
10 the ground. Mr.. and Mrs. Schiller
had gone to Marshalltown to spend
Christmas and left Mr.. Schuler's
brother 10 do the chores. While he
was at the barn he noticed flames
coming thru the roof. Calling help,
over the telephone he succeeded in
saving some Of the furniture and teie-
phone The fire is thought 10 have
been caused from a defective flue.
There was $500 insurance on the
house
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
STOP TRAIN TO SAVE LIVES.
Brakeman Gets Glimpse Of Drowning
Bow Just in tho Nick Of Time.

Two boys were rescued from drown
ing yesterday afternoon by a modest
Santa Fe brakeman, who boarded
train afterward and left no name be-
hind. The rescued boys are John Grit
fin, II years old, 1850 Stevenson street.
and William Cunningham, aged IL. OF
$40 Hayes street.
They were playing on board raft
at Army and Kentucky streets, where
there Is pond. when Griffin slipped
into the water. His companions shouts
for aid were drowned by a passing
train. and young Griffin was In bad
way. Altho Cunningham is not good
swimmer. he leaped In after the
drowning boy and made game fight
to save him.
The train was almost past when the
brakeman say the struggle for life IN
the pond and pulled the stop cord. AS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
crinnslI and Vicinity.

Special to Times -RepubIlcan.
GrinneIl. Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Edna PHIL
pot left the parental L. q. c. PIERCE
home on Thursday night for Chicago.
where she will remain with relatives
until Feb. 1.
]. c. Olson, the father Of Mr.. q. B.
McGuin, has come to spend the winter
at the daughters homo here.
Mrs. Addie c. Walker. S27 High
street, is having the great p4easure Of
a holiday visit from her brother and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles n
ChaYee and tfree children. who como
from their distant home in Billings
Mont. They plan % 60 TO Chicago To-
q VISIT this week.
Miss Ora Bonewell and M. Lou1i
Duffus were married 1t the home Of TIN
tbfid1s paseaABI NJ. and 1sUs q. =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
Eidora News

Special TO Times- Republican.
Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, Dec. %. - Ellis d. Robb.
of Cedar Rapids. national bank
examiner for this district, joined
his family Wednesday to spend
Christmas with relatives and friends.
Mr.. o. r. Artz, who for the past
thirty days has been acting as operator
at the NJ & ST. l.. depot, has taken
position as brakeman with one of the
train crews, and C. E. Smith, of Alden.
has been installed in his place as
operator.
The four live churches in this city
had Christmas trees and entertain
men;s Christmas eve with real Santa
Claus who travelled in an airship. and
communicated by wireless telephone
with his base of supplies and with the
little ones
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
NEW PUBLICATION AT COLO.
Colo Citizen, Edited by G. w. Woods, t.
Make Its Appearance Jan. ~.

Colo Citizen, Edited by G. w. Woods, to
Make Its Appearance Jan. IA.
Special to Times Republican.
Colo, Dec. 28.-The first issue of the
Colo Citizen, a new weekly publica-
lion, will come from the press Jan. "A,
1915. G. W. Woods, an experienced
newspaper man. IS back of the enter
prise.
Mt. Woods has been identified with
newspaper work for thirty years, and
in earlier days received valuable train
ing under Dan Fitchthorn, of the Bre-
mer County Independent and Bob"
Mcbride, ON the Eldora Ledger Mr..
Woods has owned and edited papers at
Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek.
Colo; in Decatur and Colby counties,
Kansas, and in Ida, Carroll and Dallas
counties, Iowa
Mr.. Woods Is thoroughly qualified to
give the residents Of Colo and vicinity
. hrN class and newsy weekly paper
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
SEES MOTHER AFTER a. YEARS.
Wandering Boy" Pays Visit to Pa-en.
After lonq Ahsence.

Dubuque, Dec. 2s-William Gere has
just returned from a three weeks visit
thru the east most OF the time being
spent with his aged mother and other
relatives at his birthplace at Lincoln
City Del.
Sfr. Ceres vi.i, WAS quite on. OF the
ordinary, first because 1t was the first
time in .forty-threc years that he'd seen
any Of his relatives, second because
they did not hear from him for thirty
six years. until about seven years ago
and third because he had been de-
ciarsd legally deal some yeare-aso.
In the nfties Mr.. GeYe's parents
emigSatsa 20 1innasofa. From thssl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
I. q. r. NJ. A. Safe Robbed.

Des Moines, Dec. 2s.-Tha safe in the
office Of the Iowa State Travelling
Mems Association was opened by
craftsmen for a Christmas night Job
and about 800 worth OF stuff taken.
chiefly in stamps. There have Nbeen
three or four other similar robberies in
tho city lately and 1t 10 regarded GER
tain all are By the same parties. The
thieves appear to have been secreted
in the office and worked the combina-
ton 30 that neither the door to the
Office nor TO fho AA1e WAS harmed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
Duly Grateful.

In a Sunday school in q northern
town there was one little negro girl IN
the class. The teacher asked each girl
to think of something that she should
be thankful for.
Each girl told Of some special blese-
ing that was here. When she came TO
the little negro she said:
Now, Sadie, what Is your special
blessing?"
pat my face is black an I don't
have to wash 1t but once week. was
the repIy.-Houston Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28

German warships surprised the world
and shocked England by boldly cross
ing the North sea. evading British
battleships and mines, and Smelling the
cities of Scarborough, Whitby and
Hartlepool on the North sea coast of
England just opposite Helgo'and. which
naval base England sold to Germany
ten years ago. This Is the key to the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
0rinnsiI Sunday School institute.
DreetaJ m Tfnes- Republican,.

UpeciAI 70 Observation-Disclosures.
Grinnell, Dec. 28.-All the plans are
now nearly perfected for the launch
ina e Sunday school institute in this
city for the study OF the best methods
q g1ving instruction In the bible and
for the especial training along all lines.
q the teachers, actual and prospective,
IN the Sunday schools Of the various
churches here or In the surrounding
county. It II entirely undenominA
donal. Rev. d.. Herbert Evans, Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
oEs MONIES BANKER DEAD.
Jeptha Q. Whise nand, Prominent Citi

~S''' FIsk'F'' O' NPVP'9Ny'
Dies Moines. Dec 2S.-Jeptha D.
Whisenand. vice president of the Cen
tral State Bank and one OF the leading
bankers and business men of Des
Moines and Iowa, died Very suddenly
at his home on Greenwood drive AT
go o'clock Sunday morning. His
death came as a terrible shock to his
family as wellTas to his many friends
turnout the city. While he had been in
Ill health for some months he seemed
much improved during the last few
weeks
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28

numbers on the accompanying map.
which is combined with view OF
Scarborough, the greatest English
watering places: The first English
casualty, No. :, was the sinking OF the
Amphion off the English coast on Aug.
6. Then came the loss Of the Path
finder on Sept. 10. No. 2; the HoEue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28

cressy and Aboukir on Sept. 20. No. 5;
the Hawke on Oct. Is. No. 4: the
Hermes on Oct. 81, No. s: the Niger on
Deal, near Dover, on Nov. s. and the
Audacious. No. Z. On Dec. 16 four Ger
man cruisers shelled Scarborough
whitby and Hartlepool. No. s. ana were
later engaged by the English warshtps.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
DEEP RIVER HOME BURNED.
Residence of w. r. AIiely Destroyed by
Fire, Caused by Defective Fiue.

Special to Times Republican.
Deep River. Dec. 2s.-W. f. Alley IS
out of house and home today as re-
suit of fire which consumed his
home. Mr.. Alley lives about mile
northwest OF town. Fire was discov-
cred in the attit about noon Saturday.
Quick work of the neighbors helped 10
save most all of the household goods.
The fire is supposed to be the result OF
a defective chimney
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28

it is, If correct. is Insignificant COM
pared with the enormous total OF Rus
sian men under arms.