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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

says the railroad man, making fol
! Nike
look QUIT There amt going to be
doors enough. in this car for your says
/ Mike. And, giving Balaam's halter
twist. he says, Hist, boy!
"Balaam h'isted He throwed down
his mouse cotored head. and the whole
back end of him come loose. He sure
severed his connections and cut his
home ties. His little hoofs hit the
brakeman in the stummick so that the
breath come out of him with a
'whoofP like the squawk of an auto
mobile horn. The gentleman riz up,
laid both hands upon Balaam's tracks
and sat down hard in the other cor
ner, then doubled up like he had only
one joint in his back, wrapped his
arms around himself three times and
began to kick like hen with its head
cut off, while he made little gasping
noises like wind leaking into an old
pump. Mike scratched BALKAN, and
the little Teller waggled his ears saga
cious, winking at me, meanwhile chew
ing the juice out of another batch Of
shavings that growed near by.
You sound like you was ripe
enough to pick said Mike to the rail
roader. L don't like 'em when they
go 'pank.
at seemed like the man couldn't
reach no amicable settlement with his
breath whatever, and 1t was ten min
utes before he'd arranged a satisfac-
tory working basis with it. Then he
crawled out, hiccoughing cuss words
and threats all hashed up like beef
stew. In mebbe half an hour he come
back with his pardner, but Mike was
intrenched behind Balaam. The men
had sticks and tried to storm him, but
that donkey's buttress was plump inn
pregnable. Compared to him Port Ar
thur was as easy Of access as a pOlit-
zeal meeting. and Gibraltar had signs
Of Welcome all over 1t. | never see
no real kicking before nor since. The
air growed congested and thick with
it, and there was enough hoof in the
atmosphere at any minute to run
glue factory for a year. Mike was
acting guuner's mate finding the
ranges and aiming him like a pivot
gun, while the little Teller hitch kicked,
drop kicked, place kicked, punted and
kicked goal from the field. He kicked
the sticks out of their hands, he kicked
the taste out of their mouths, and If
Mike had let him 90 he'd have kicked
them so high they'd have starved be-
fore they lit He kicked them togeth-
er into a pile. kicked them out the end
door and resumed his browsing.
Flows foot racing, Mike? says l,
crawling forth from my retreat.
why. hellor says he. shaking
hands. I've just been run out of a
little town up here without my hat.
Me and BALKAN is going east. II you're
broke. TOO. I'll let you ride on my
ticket. He's good fer a carload,
- De- eN
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
Horrible Blotches of Eczema

Quickly cured by DR.. Hobson's Ec-
zema Ointment. C. P. Caldwell of New
Orleans, Ia, states: "My doctor advis-
ed me to try Dr. Hobson's Eczema
Salve. l used three boxes of ointment
and three cakes of Dr. Hobson's Der
maizena, Soap. Today l have not
spot anywhere on my body and can
say | am cured" 1t will do the same
for you. It's soothing, healing, anti
septic action will rid you of all skin
humors, blackheads, pimples, eczema
blotches, red unsightly sores, and
leaves your skin clean and healthy.
Get a box today. Guaranteed. All
soc or by mail. Pfeiffer Co.,
Philadelphia and st. Louis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
Feel Miserable?

Out of sorts, depressed, pain in the
back-Electric Bitters renews your
health and strength. A guaranteed liv
er and kidney remedy. Money back ii
not satisfied. 1t completely cured Rob
ert Madsen of West Burlington, Iowa,
who suffered from virulent liver trou-
Bile for eight months. After four doc
tors gave him up he took Electric Bit
tiers and is now a well man. Get a bot
tie today; it will do the same for you:
Keep in the house for all liver and
kidney complaints. Perfectly safe and
dependable It's results will surprise
you. SOC and 81. H. E. Bucklen Il
Co., Philadelphia or st. Louis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
Methodist Minister Recommends
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

Rev. James A. Lewis, Milaca, Mimi,
writes: "Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy has been a needed and welcome
guest in our home for number of
years. / highly recommend it to my
fellows as being a medicine worthy
of trial in cases of colds, coughs and
Group" Give Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy trial and we are confident
YOU will find it very effectual and con-
tinue to use it as occasion requires
for years to come, as many others
have done. For sale by all dealers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

ooh, my boy, my boy. When | was
your age l had never seen the inside
of a theater and had never lost on a
bet of any kind" 81 know, dad.
Grandmother says you were the runt
of the family and always backward"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
t /! III 70
bly, Wild

err, because to make
|ere's nothing else
pms made-that any
|ifer.
town who use it
lair, and you'll come
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

cheese; also salad course or Balcony
sausage After I'd substituted my own
for the balcony skin feel better.
Having had the feast of reason,
crave the flow of soul ! hunger for
the poets. so | eat pound of French
mixed candies with verses on EN-
Are you the sport that lost the
$500 this afternoon: : asks the grocery
creature. full of prying indecencies,
"'No, sir: | am the isospondylous,
malacopterygian sucker who done so.
Why?
'''Well. nothing; only that's brace
game
"A brace? says l.
"'Sure. It's phony box
"'Um-mr says l. i might "a knowed
it from the way that tin horn parted
with this supper money. No square
sport will begretch grub stake TO his
victims. l begin to fear that my sys-
tenn amt had its ill of excitations as
yet-none whatever am going to
squander that money over again, ano
| promise TO enjoy it more the next
time
What do you meanP
"'Um-mr says l.
while | am looking about the store
1 spies some pea soup sticks. Ever
seen 'em? They are split peas ground
up like sawdust and wrapped in
creased paper. about eight inches long
by an inch in diameter They look jest
like cartridges of giant powder-same
size, some color and everything
They're mighty handy to pack on a
trip. All you do is break off piece
and boil it up. I've ct cords and oceans |
of it. I have 20 cents left, and | buy |
one soup cartridge; also about four
inches of fuse.
"'What time does No. 10. the east |
bound accommodation. pull out? in
quires of the man as | leaves.
Ten O'clock. says he.
"'Um-mr says l. AT 9:45 l STAN
pedes into the gambling joint, which
is filed like a spade flush. My hair
is mussed up. my collar open, and my
eyes sort of riled and locoed. | stand
around for few minutes acting
queer. twitching my muscles and lick
ing my lips. nervous, till l see that the
whole room has spotted my dishybilly.
Then | edges over to the galaxy at the
faro table. where my dyspeptic crook
is taking good money away from some
punchers.
"'Gimme a light says I to one of
'em. and when l have it continues to
the dealer:
"'Do you still hunger for excite
ment?
- smacks my lips over it, says he.
And his eye is on me. cold as rat
tier. while he slips his hand into the
gun drawer.
well, here It isr l yells, yanking
out the roll of pea soup, with the fuse
hanging to it. touches it off with
the blazing match, and it begins to
sizzle.
"'We'll all go up in a bunchp l
screams in the tones of a busted tug
giving a laugh like the raw
ings of John Mccullough, that l heard
in phonygraph once. However. the
dramatic polish of them merriments
goes unheeded, because the crowd is
moved by one uncommon impulse, and
the sound of their hoofs is like the
roar of thunder. Noise busted out of
them cowmen like they'd bowed off a
cylinder head. They didn't holler. but
horrid discord just pizened the air.
I'm a gun fight man can hide back
IF the bar or crawl under the stove or
INTO the neck of a beer bottle if he's
scared enough, but sech protective
is wholly vain agin dyna-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
Safe For Babies, Effective For Grown
Ups.

That's Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. 1t has the confidence of your
druggist. who knows it viii give you
satisfaction. w. w. Smith, States
boro. Ga, says, 81 have used Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound in my fam
ily and have sold it in my store and
IL never fails to cure" Refuse sub
stitute. B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

There is a crying need for noise
less celery. Take a half dozen people
at dinner and all eating crisp stalks
of celery and it sounds as though a
herd of town cattle were turned loose
and had found choice lot of blue
grass.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

''When l lose a dollar on some fool
habit" remarked Old Bill Hardshell,
II never fret half as much about it
as when l lose dime through hole
in nv pocket"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

There is a good deal of talk about
the independence of women. But we
have a notion that women will never
be Independent until they are able
to hook up their own clothes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

Use what brains you have. There
are q good many smart mIn that
never amount to anything.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
J ! 4
TAI

Is just what its n
beautiful. Just to md
gracefully into the way
1t leaves a delight
Will not change or dar
hair sticky or stringyl
brushing it. But first, |
The day book., 1914-09-25

This is conforming with suggestion
of the Interstate commerce. commits
sion in the eastern freight rate. cases.
George E. Foss spoke before Ro-
tary Club at Hotel La.SaIle last night.
Wants larger navy to insure peace.
Three of the four robbers who held
up Franklin Park state bank Monday
are believed captured. Men are lock-
ed up in Franklin Park jail. Six wit
nesses identified them. H. ..-.
Mrs. Annie Kstner, 1852 Ballou
St., burned to death Fire destroyed
frame building at that. address. 8
others hurt. .--s... -...a... ...-
The day book., 1914-09-25

Third annual opening reception OF
Walton School of AccOuntacy held III
class rooms in Peoples Gas Bldg.
Detective Serg't Charles Harring-
ton, who has not seen sister in 20
years, found her in California when
he went out to bring back fugitive
from justice.
Lots ofbogus cops floating around.
Chief Gleason says that 188 stars
and 68 shields belonging to police
men have been stolen lately.
Masonic A. C. in smoker in Hotel
Sherman yesterday decided to build
clubhouse in loop. Ready in l8
months.
William Larson, 916 Wells ST., held
to grand jury, and Edward Bohm,
9S6 Wells ST., turned over to Juve-
nile Court. Charged with attempting
to rob home of Mrs. Amelia Calhoun,
838 N. Clark st.
Inquest over body of DR.. P. J. Rob-
erts, 1922 N. Halsted ST., found dead
in vacant house at 938 Fullerton aV.,
again continued for police probe.
Louis SeItzer, S45 Loomis ST., ar
rested for selling Mrs. Sadie MOso-
witz, 1912 w. 14th ST., medicine pro-
hibited by law.
Captain HaIpin, detective bureau,
received word that Mrs. Nellie Clark,
Kankakee, identified two of men
who robbed her of $4,000 worth of
jewels.
- Mrs. Mary Butler, 304 Elm ST., and
James Allen, 1018 Byron ST., arrested
in front of Powers restaurant, Rush
st. and E. Grand aV. Miss Butler,
picketing restaurant, called Aliens
attention to it. Hot words.
Two little boys ran in front of auto
of DR.. John. M. Thorpe, 500 S.
Marshfield aV. Fabian Janicik, small
boy, 5426 S. Wood st., dead. DR..
Thorpe not held.
Mrs. Frank CiVaIier and year-oId-
baby was deserted by husband 5
The day book., 1914-09-25

New York.-A new Ophelia will
make her. bow to American audiences
when Sir Johnston Forbes-RObertson
introduces his new leading woman,
Miss Laurie Cowie, who is to support
him on his American tour this year
Although she has been on the stage
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
MRS. STANTON DEAD.
Mother Of Mrs. Lueina Adams Lacked
But Eioht Months Of Century Mark.

Mother Of Mrs. Iueina Adams Lacked
But Eight Months Of Century Mark.
Lacking but eight months and two
DAYS of having attained the century
mark, Mrs. Eliza Stanton, mother OF
Mrs. Lucina Adams, 500 North First
avenue, died at midnight Friday at her
daughters home. Senile gangrene was
the cause Of death, which followed
after an illness Of twelve days.
Mrs. Stanton was born Eliza Abbott
in Delaware county. Ohio, Nov. 80,
1914. a daughter Of Charles and Urana
Manville Abbott. Miss Abbott became
the wife of William Stanton at Sun
bury, O., in 1897, and later went to
Indiana to live. Mr.. Stanton died at
Columbus. Ind, in 1870, and since that
time Mrs. Stanton has made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Adams. Mrs.
Stanton was a member Of the Chris
tian church at Columbus.
In addition to her daughter here Mrs.
Stanton is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Elnora Pidgeon, Of Indianapolis;
six grandchildren, FIVE great srandchil-
dren, and two great great srandchii-
dren. .rp
Funeral services will be held from
the Adams home Monday afternoon at
8 o'clock, in charge Of Rev. A. F. Col
yer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28

hibiticns Of their exceptional abilities.
Practically everxgsocial club in the city
has 1T Course OF musicians End lectures
by noted talent from outside. Women
quite generally are syndicating their
private entertaining 80 as to bring Dso.
pie of exceptional talent before their
friends at afternoon and evening fetes.
The Searchlight Club among the men
and now the Marshalltown Club IL
doing the same thing for the beneft
and Information Of members. 1t is safe
to saw that Marshalltown entertatns
more outside celebrities at lectures and
recitals in a season. than any other city
in Iowa. It's the fad here and 1t 10
an institution of lasting heneflt.
Our paved streets are getting q be-
lated spring house cleaning and they
surely needed It. A few clouds Of pull
verified nth down ones throat on q
windy day turns everybody's wrath
toward the street cleaning department.
We ali want our streets taken care OF.
kept cleaned and smooth for travel and
nobody cares what II costs SO long as
money Is not spent foolishly.
And the time has arrived to clean
up at home too. People will take care
OF their front lawns without public re-
mindery but a spring cleaning is hard
w such in name If the debris ana NTH
is merely piled up in an alley Alleys
were never Intended for a public dump.
They are designed for convenient IN
gress and egress to property and the
man who uses his alley for a dump Is
a public nuisance just to the extent
that he maintains filthy or unsightly
place. Clean up. everybody.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
PREPARE FOR TRACK.
Hiqh School Athletes to Take Up Out
ioor Work When Weather Permits.

door work "heh WEATHER
Active work of the high school track
athletes will begin after the spring va
cation, if weather permits. The basket
ball season has closed and there is
nothing now in an athletic way to in.
terfere with the track and field work.
The school has the most promising
material it has had in many seasons,
including several veterans. With two
or three sure point winners In any
meet which the team may enter, and
with one Or two talented freshmen and
a large group Of men who showed fair
form last season, but who should be in
better shape as q result of their first
years experience, the coaches have
little to worry over in the making of a
team that will be credit to high school
athletics.
Among the veterans who are looked
upon as point winners this year are
Vogt. half miller and miller; Packer.
hurdler and high jumper: and Buch-
valid, sprinter. In addition there are
many good men who have not placed
in the big meets. but who are looked
upon as winners this year. In addition
the relay teams, which showed great
form year ago, are practically intact
| The schedule of meets for the local
school has not as yet been decided
upon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
MAY PLAY TWILIGHT BALL.
Members Of Amateur League Consider
Reoreanizatio For Coming Season.

There is a possibility that the Twi-
light baseball league will be reorgan-
lied for the coming season, altho 1t mad
been considered unlikely that the or
ganization would be continued an
other year, after Marshailtown was as
sured of professional ball this season
Members of the teams in the Twilight
last year have taken the matter UP
with officers of the league. with the
result that there seems to be strong
sentiment for the game.
The members Of the Twilight league
have practically no other opportunity
for participation in baseball, and II
affords excellent exercise and sport for
the members. The league was formed
solely for the benefit Of the members
in a physical way. and with no thought
Of monetary gain.
Former members have asked that a
meeting be called to reorganize, and
PHYSICAL Director E. E. Dawkins, OIL
the Y. NJ. c. A. secretary of the league
in 1913. is making an effort to deter
mine the sentiment of all the players
before anything definite is done
If the league is reorganized an EFFORT
will be made to secure the league
diamond for twilight games.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
MuscAT'NE c7'T'c's" OF SEIZED
ULE PROBABLY TO RESULT
IN ALTERATIONS.
WILL NOT AFFECT GAMES
OF LOCAL AGGREGATION
Justice Recommends Changes, Which
Will Affect Cedar Rapids, Clinton,
Ottumwa, and tho CompI aiming City
Twilight League May Reorsanize
For Season.

Owing to protest from the Musca-
tine Baseball Association, two slight
changes may be made in the Central
Association baseball schedule. The
proposed changes will not affect Mar
shalltown, but concern Muscatine, Co
! The Muscatine mana cement claims
that not enough home games We're
played during the latter part Of the
season of 1918 to hold the interest Of
the fans, and that their attendance was
greatly diminished in consequence and
that the schedule drafted for the com
ing season was faulty in that the same
defect appeared, causing Muscatine tC
play the greater part OF the last three
weeks Of the season away from home
President NJ. E. Justice took the mat
ter of the protest up with the schedule
maker. and the changes proposed By
the latter are expected to make every
thing right with the Muscatine fans
President Justice will submit the pro-
posed changes to the schedule commit
tee with the recommendation that they
be adopted The series in which Gin
| ton plays at Muscatine, on Aug. 10 II
! and - viii be postponed until Sept
/ 3, and 5, which vii make CORES
! ponding change in the Clinton home
schedule. Likewise the series in which
/ Cedar Rapids plays at OttumWa, or
! Aug. 10, II and II. will be postponed &c
! Sept. .. and 4, with corresponding
changes IN the Cedar Rapids home
| schedule.
| The directors of the local association
! found no fault in the schedule, the ar
rangement being very satisfactory &c
! the local management The schedule
j is far more satisfactory than any ar
ranged for the old Iowa league Wher
Narshalltown was member OF tnat
organization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
MISS SANFORD INTERESTS.
Professor Emeritus Of University OF
Minnesota Tells Of kiplins. y

Forty members Of the study class OIL
the Twentieth Century Club and
few guests enjoyed pleasant evening
Friday, at the home of Mr.. and MRS.
c. H. Van Law, 10 North Tenth street.
when Miss Maria L. Sanford OF Min
neapolis. professor emeritus of the
University of Minnesota, gave lee
ture on Rudyard kipling, whose works
the class has been studying the pres
ent calendar year. Miss Sanford's talk
was very interesting. She Illustrated
her different points in the lecture ps
reading from Kipling.
The study class committee, COM
posed of Mrs. H. J. Howe. chairman
and Mesdames E A. Francis. William
Barrie, and.C. H. Van Law. had charge
of the affair, and was assisted IN serV-
ing refreshments by Adeline Ihaser
and Ruth Van Law.
In the afternoon Professor SANFORD
addressed51he high school students IN
the study hall Miss Sanford urged
upon the young people the necessity OF
making theid own lives and quaiitlca-
tions their recommendations for future
employment rather than the tesu-
monials of other persons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
Deputy County Auditor Becomes Can
didata For Auditor.


A. w. Dobson. deputy county auditor
announces today his candidacy for the
nomination for county auditor on the
republican ticket. He feels that his
experience as deputy in the office of
the auditor and his familiarity with
the questions Of assessments, taxes and
the making Of levies for taxes. qualities
him to succeed County Auditor a. H.
Welker
Mr. Dobson has always been re-
publican, but he has never sought an
elective Office Of the party. In addition
to four years as deputy under Mr..
welker, he was deputy for about q year
under Erastus Cornell while that Of
ficer's deputy, who had been appoint
pointed, was preparing to qualify.
Some Of Mr.. Dobson's familiarity
with tax matters extends to the actuai
making Of the assessments OF property.
S. p. Knisely appointed Mr.. Dobson
assistant assessor in che city In 1919.
Mr.. Dobson worked with County Sur
veyors William Bremner. c. A. Baugn-
man and w. H. Steiner, successively'
but this employment was per diem Ia
Dor, and al small wages. more WORK
being done for individuals than Tor the
county. In each instance the county
surveyor hired Mr.. Dobson.
Mr.. Dobson is native OF the couh
~. He was born in Timber Creek
township forty years ago, but has lived
in this city since he was lad OF ~
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
RECEPTION FOR PASTOR.
New Green Mountain Minister and
Family Welcomed by Congregation.

Members of the congregation Of the
Congregational church at Green Noun
tain gave a reception Friday evening
complimentary to Rev. G. F. Barsalou,
the new pastor of the church his wife
and two daughters, Misses Viva and
Frances The affair was held in the
parlors Of the church, which were at
tractively decorated in green and
white and Rev. and Mrs. Barsalou
were assisted in receiving their guests
by the deacons Of the church and their
wives. During the evening short pro-
gram of music and readings was en-
joyed, and refrol 'hments were served
by committee from members Of the
aid society Of the church. One hun
dred members attended the affair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28

s..,e 81 Ohio city of Toledo. Lucas County, %:
Frank J. Cheney makes oath ch that ne CO. sen Do
Parter , Os IN the City Of Toledo. County and
State Aforesaid and that s.fd b n6% fcr
the SUN na evary case OF Catarrh that cannot %
e cured by the use Of Halls cstarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
evorn to before me and subscribed IN ,. ~
presence, this eth day Of December. a: " ie's
eeA1' Notary Public.
u.u. C.tarrh Cure Is taken internally and
act. directly upon the blood and mucous ~ 3s
faces Of the system. seno iof
ifes F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold ~ all Druggists. 75e.
-,a,e Halls Family Pills Tor consupstH.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
Three sians Of Spring.

The first robin: the geese flying
north: and the Bailey Boys big aut1
truck and pop wagons going to the
depots and the small towns loaded
with most sanitary and heaithy
beverage, pop.
This healthy and delightful drink is
made from pure sugar syrup, pure
navors. and put M with pure distilled
water Give the children all they can
drink. Get-the habit yourself. Order a
case today, and avoid the spring fever.
Every bottle absolutely sanitary.-Ad- :
Nertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
Local Weather Record.

Forty-four and SO were the extremes
of temperature Friday. compared with
Sc and SO. the maximum and minimum
Thursday. and 80 and 16, year ago
Friday The rainfall early this morn
ing was Is Of an inch. At o'clock
this morning the temperature was 50,
compared with 36 at the same hour
Friday morning