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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
Good Roads Aid to
Consolidated Schools

c. c. Coykendall and ]. 8. Dods, en-
gineers for the state highway commits
sion, returned to Ames Thursday eve-
ming after doing some work In Mar
shall county on the relation that the
county highways pear to the console
dated schools. The counties Of Mar
shall. Buena Vista, Woodbury., and
Dickinson are especially noted for their
excellent consolidated schools. The
highway commission, after investigat-
ing has found that where good roads
are built in the country families are
more willing to send their children to
the consolidated schools, even tho such
schools are. as a rule. a good deal far
Their from farm houses than the ordi-
nary rural school house.
Other counties In the state are con-
sidering the establishment of CONSOLE
dated schools. and the highway com-
mission has sent men to counties where
the schools are already In operation.
In all cases it has been found that the
good roads bear the most important
relation to the consolidated school of
any one thing.
Messrs. Cykendall and Dods will re-
port on the result of their investiga-
ton. and the highway commission will
send bulletins out to all other counties
in the state announcing the facts con-
corning good roads and their relation
to the schools.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
MAY HOLD DISTRICT COURT CON.
TlNuousLY FROM JANUARY
UNTIL JUNE
PROPOSES PLAN TO
DISPOSE OF BUSINESS
Judges Cummings and WiIIett Take
Under Consideration Means Of Catch
ing up With Work Of Docket-Eaeh
Proposes to Hold Court Here When
Not Busy Elsewhere in District.

What would amount to continuous
term Of the district court for five or SIX
months is being planned by Judges B.
F.. Cummings and James w. Willett.
Judge Willett was in the city Thursday
afternoon to confer with Judge Cum
mings about arranging the work for
local district court and if the plan the
judges have prepared can be success.
fully carried out there Will be scarcely
a break in the district court from early
in January until in June.
The judges are not yet prepared to
say that they will be able to carry out
the plan, but they see no serious diff
Guilty that should prevent it.
Would Be Continuous Term.
Judge Cummings opens the January
term of the dirtrict court Jan. 4. The
term will very probably last until late
in February, but 1t is probable that the
judges will exchange work for week,
Judge Cummings going to Toledo and
Judge Willett coming here.
According to the plan the judges had
discussed by the time Judge Cum
mings must close the January term
Judge Willett will have finished his
terms at Vinton and Toledo. He would
then continue the January term here
until it ran into the March term. which
is Judge Willett's term. This term
would be continued by Judge Willett
up into April, and in the meantime
Judge Cummings would have complet-
ed the spring terms at Toledo and Vim
tor and would be free to come here for
the summer term which would run on
into June.
Last winter Judges Nichols and
Cummings discussed a plan to have
both Judges hold sessions Of court at
the same time in this city during the
late winter months. The plan was not
adopted chiefly because attorneys OBJ
jected and also because it was found
difficult to arrange assignments of
cases for both courts simultaneously.
By the plan that the present Judges
have under consideration the objec-
moved Only one court would be in
session but 1t would continue for long
time. It is thought that additional as
signments OF jury cases could be tried
by having special venires Of jurors
drawn.
Both Judges recognize the need OF
holding additional terms of court here
in order to dispose Of a great deal of
the accumulated business. With the
usual terms of court business accum-
ulates about as fast as the judges can
dispose Of it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
Law Library For Sale.

have for sale the entire law library
Of the late William E. Smelling. consist
ing of Iowa reports; Michigan reports;
American and English encyclopedia Of
law (second editions), encyclopedias Of
pleading and practice; full set of the
Northwestern Reporter with digest, to-
gether with a large list Of text books.
The books will be shown or list fur
nished upon application to T. Binford.
attorney for the executrix, Marshall-
town, observation-disclosures
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
CLERKS TO HAVE CHRISTMAS.
Merchants to Close Stores at O'clock
Christmas Eve.

Merchants OF the city have un-
animously agreed that their places of
business will be closed at 6 o'clock
Christmas eve, in order to provide their
clerks with a Christmas eve at home.
Beginning Monday night of next
week, and continuing thru Tuesday and
Wednesday, the stores will all be open
after supper. Belated shoppers, how
ever, will have to finish their buying
on these three evenings rather than on
Christmas eve. as the closing at that
evening will be general.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
POSTMASTER OUT: IS GLAD.

Dr.. NJ. N. Evans Finally to Be Re.
leased From LeGrand Office.
No one was probably more glad over
the announcement Of the appointment
OF Arthur A. Richards to be postmaster
at LeGrand than the present postmas-
ter, DR.. M. M. Evans, of this city. DR..
Evans resigned Dec. "a, 1913, and while
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
Local Weather Record.

The cold wave was broken again
Thursday. and late in the day the
temperature rose rapidly. The max
imum was below. the temperature
at o'clock in the morning. The tenn
perature did not drop much below the
freezing point in the night. At o'clock
this morning 1t was % above. She
extremes Wednesday were above and
IL below, and year ago Thursday the
extremes were Al and 20 above. A
trace Of snow fell Thursday afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
.9TAR OF BErhLEhEM" SHINES
FORTH FROM POINT NINETY
FIVE FEET in MiD-AiR.
% CONTRIBUTION or
CHURCHES - DECORATIONS
North First Avenue Added - lighted
Oistriet-Japaness Fireworks Mon
day Follows Saturdays "Horn" Day
Moro Prizes Arc claimsd-Re-
arrangement Of Next Weeks Prizes.

The GROWING touch to the already
gorgeous electrical display arranged
for the Marshalltown Christmas festi-
val, was placed in mid-air Thursday
night, when the ''star Of Bethlehem"
shone. forth from above the Christmas
arch, beckoning its Christmas cheer to
passersby ninety-flve feet below.
The addition to the Christmas dec.
orations was made by the churches Of
the city. upon the suggestion Of Secre-
AIRY w. p. Galloway, Of the Marshall
own Club. The star, which contains
sixty-two electric lamps, is swung on
wire reaching from the court house
spire to the Forney building. It has the
appearance Of a gigantic star launched
in space. and is almost directly over
the star that surmounts the arch.
The lighting Of another block, North
First avenue will be completed in
readiness for this evening.
People Marvel at Beauty.
Hundreds Of people, late shoppers,
visitors in the city, and persons on
their their way home from work, mar
veled at the beauty of the scene pre-
scented on Main street Thursday even
ing. The Christmas decorations were
beautiful last year, but Chairman
Rubee. of the decorations committee.
and his assistants, have outdone them
selves this year in presenting Christi
mas scene for business street that is
probably unrivaled in beauty in the
state.
Japanese Fireworks Monday.
With a promise Of milder weather
for next week, the second Monday of
the Christmas festival week promises
to be one Of the biggest days yet. Next
Monday will be characterized by
huge display Of japanese day fire.
works. to begin at 1880 in the after
noon. and last until all the pieces have
been used. The fireworks are to be
dred from mortars and upright guns.
and will be shot from an altitude, dis
playing various figures and fancy ef-
fccts. The elaborate display will in
clude dragons. animals, birds, and
ferocious monsters which the japanese
have devised. The soldiers home drum
corps will again be on hand to furnish
music.
Horn day" announced for Saturday,
will be carried out according to sched-
ule, and at least 1000 school children
from the city and country are expected
to be on hand with flags to receive
their horns at 1880 in the court house
square. A parade will follow, with the
soldiers home drum corps as an added
attraction. The band played several
selections during the afternoon today
in the business section.
Moro Prizes Awarded.
Interest in the prize contest has been
picking up during the latter part Of the
week, and three prizes were awarded
Thursday to farmers and their wives
registering at the Marshalltown Club.
p. 8. Forrey, who won the prize offered
Tuesday for the shortest man. proved
his versatility by coming back Thurs
day and winning the prize for the tall
est man. Mr.. Forrey was one Of two
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
BOYS TAKE LAMPS FROM TREES.
Police Have Eye Out For Thoushtless
Youngsters.

Youngsters who, either thru thought
lessness or righteousness, have been
taking the colored electric lamps from
the Christmas trees along Main street,
are to be watched by the police, with
result that. if found purloining the
lamps, the lads will be arrested. There
is scarcely tree in Main street but
what has one or more lamps missing,
and the effect of the Christmas light
ing will soon be spoiled if the practice
of removing the lamps is continued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18

he has not yet been released he IL
hopeful that no will be soon.
Mr.. Richards, the appointee. Is
mayor OF LsGrand. and barber OF
that place. The office pays about $3.50
q year. Richards was one Of several
applicants who took the examination
for the appointment almost a year ago,
and received the highest grade.
Harry =. McBroom was also ap-
pointed postmaster at Laurel Thurs
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18

Inmechanical design this 1915 Chalmers
(''Master Six is an improvement. without
radical change over the Master ST" of
last year. The automobile industry has
produced no near rival millions Of miles Of
road tests in owners hands have proved it's
principle of construction absolutely right.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
SENT 70 KNOXVILLE.


A. w. Hedstrom, living over ~
West Main street, was arfa!gned be-
fore Judge Cummins this forenoon on
charge OF inebriacy. Hedstrom was
ordered committed to the state hospi-
tai for inebriates for year unless
sooner discharged. George Hedstrom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
Licensed to Wed.

Harvey E. Mcconnell, farmer, aged
25. and A. Hazel Keoppel, aged 81, both
of ST. Anthony.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18

H. w. ENEMY, of Eldora, was in the
city Thursday.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26
The virQlnlao''

The story of THE Nirginian,
dramatized version of Owen WIS
ter's remarkable novel, which will
be seen here on Wednesday, Oct. rs,
at the Auditorium, is a tale of love,
hate, sacrifice and romance. Inc
Virginian is a young cowboy OF eX-
ceptional gifts, and wild primitive
passions. and modern civilized con-
ventions, which are continually at
war within him, until he meets and
falls in love with a pretty vermont
school teacher, of superior education
and refinement than his own. He has
never before been thrown in contact
with such women, and his rescue OF
her from perilous predicament,
which is their first meeting, has
awakened in him strain OF native
finess that has hitherto had no
chance of development. She is at
tracted by his virility and at the
same time repealed by his rough
ness. Quite against her intentions,
she is won by him, but not until he
has shown himself to be her master
in some surprising ways, which,wlth
some displays of amazing courage
and sacrifices he convinces her of
his undying love. The action is fast
and filled with surprising and thrill
ing situations, and is replete with
humorous comedy, making bril-
liant as well as entertaining evening
at the theatre.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26
MORTGAGE Sale Of Real Estate.

BY virtue of power of sale in a
mortgage made by w. Walter Hack
ett and May e. Hackett, his wife, now
Of record in Liber W L r. n No 6a !; folio
ter county, the undersigned will sell
at public sale. at the Court House
door, in the town of Cambridge, Mary
land, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1914
between the hours of 2 and o'clock
D. m, all that house and lot of ground,
situate, lying and being on the South
side of Pleasant street, in the town OF
Cambridge, in said county, said lot
Of ground fronting on said street 81
feet, and running back with even wild
tn so feet, being the same property that
James E. Thomas and wife t,o conveyed nas ID
ing date of the Srd day of June, 1912.
and now of record among the land
is improved by a good two-story
dwelling and outhouses, all in good
condition.
TERMS: Cash on day of sale; deed
at expense of purchaser.
JAMES w. WADDELL,
Attorney Named in Mortgage.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26

TOR SALE-Bateau A. c. Marshall capacity
~ 200 bushels; fully equipped for dredging.
Can be seen at Cambridge Mfg. Co.'S railway.
26-6t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26

me- You may scott at my church.
You may ridicule Christianity, but I,
warn you tonight not to trifie with
the Spirit of God. l entreat you not
to cross the dead line of Gods grace,
beyond which there lies no hope"
Next Sunday night Mr.. Froom will
speak on Gods Warning to Mod
ern Christians" or What God
Thinks of the Churches"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26

you living up to the knowledge God
has given you? Is your conscience
void of offence? Are you walking
in the light? Are you fulfilling all
the promises you made to God, or
are you keeping back part of the
price?
God demands honestly, but you
are not strictly honest if you know
what God requires, and deliberately
choose to do differently from that
which He has expressly commanded.
God does not say one thing and mean
another.
What a fearful thing to trif1e
with the Spirit of God! What an
awful thing to drive out the Spirit
of God forever! You may laugh at
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

TOR SALE-Runabout, good as new, cost $40.
price S35. Simmons Blacksmith Shop. 26-6t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26
Notice to The Public.

My business has been taken over
by the United Stores Company,where
may be found, and where l shall
be in a better position to furnish
butter, eggs, and chickens than L
have been heretofore. 1 thank the
public for its liberal patronage in
the past, and trust to continue to be
favored with a large portion of bust
ness in the future.-Smith, the Egg
Man.-Adv. 10-22-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26
New Garage And Machine Shop.

New Garage And Machine Shop.
l have opened up a first-class
auto garage and machine shop in
the North-Drennen Building, the
stand formerly used by the Dor
chester Auto Co., and now used as
salesroom by ]. Airey Brannock. 1
have secured a high-grade, expert
enced automobile machinist and can
take care of all kinds of work. Rea-
sonable rates for storage and re-
pair work.-Henry Bennett & Son.
ADV. 9-24-tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26
Street and Dog Tax Notice.

Street and Dog Taxes for the levy
of 1914 are now due and may be
paid to Special Collector George w.
Moore, who is authorized to accept
and receipt for same. VIM. E.Hearn,
Town Clerk and Treas.-Adv. 1920
tn. thurs.-3w.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26
Cord Mood For Sale.

Cord Wood For Sale.
Pine, SIS; oak, $3.50, sawed into
stove lengths. Apply to Rudolph
Oswald, R. F. D. No. 3.-Adv. IT.
6t.-e.o.d
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-17
catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LCCALsAPPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrb is a blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surface. Halls Catarrh Cure is
not a quack medicine. It was pre-
|scribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years and is a reg
ular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best tonics known, combined WITH
the best blood purifiers, acting direct
ly on the mucous surfaces. The per
feet combination of the two ingre-
dents is what produces such wonder
full results in curing catarrh. Send
for testimonials, free.
|F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-17
WEARS NAPoLEoNs GIFT

Anamosa, Ia, Dec. 17-Mrs- G. j
Cash, wife Of prominent attorney
here, is the proud possessor of a
priceless heirloom 1t is only a
French coin, hung on a chain, and it
is worth less than 20 cents intrinsic
ally, but the little disc came from the
hands Of Empress Josephine herself.
Corporal Shaffer, grandfather Of Mrs
Cash, distinguished himself on the
field and in loyalty to the "Little Man
from Corsica" The emperor granted
many medals of honor. but few came
from his spouse, who decorated Cor
poral Shaffer with the high token OF
faithfulness,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-17

of state assessors resolved to follow
as closely as practical the assessment
schedule for 1914, unless the legisla-
ture acts in time to enable the assess
ment of 1915 to be made under new
revenue law. A legislative committee
consists Of Assessors Herbert, Wal
Ter, Sanchez, Baca and Heyn. A re-
duction Of $3.50 from SO a head on
goats was agreed upon.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-17
Copyright, 1914, BY Louis Joseph Vance
CHAPTER XIV.
The Masked Voice.

For a matter Of twelve hours the
fog, leaden, dank, viscous, as dnexor-
able as the dominion of evil, had
wrapped the world in an embrace as
foul and noxious as the coils of some
great, gray, Shiny serpent.
Through Its sluggish folds the pom
derous, power-impelled lifeboat crept
at snail's pace. its stem parting and
rolling back from either flank heavy
hearted sea of gray.
In the bows young woman rested
In state Of eemi-exhaustion, her eyes
closed. he head pillowed on a cork
belt life-preserver, her sodden gar
ments modelled closely to the slender
body that was ever and again shaken
from head to feet with the strength
of long, shuddering respiration.
Seated on the nearest thwart, Alan
Law, chin in hand, watched over the
rest Of this woman whom he loved
with a grimly hopeless solicltude. He
was in no happier case than she, SO
far as physical comfort went--he was
in worse, since he might not rest.
Premonition Of misfortune darkened
mis- heart with It's impenetrable.
shadow.
In the stern Tom Barcus presided
morosely over the steering gear; and
Law was no more jealously heedful Of
his sweetheart than Barcus of the
heavy.duty motor that chugged away
so purposefully at its business of driv-
ing the boat heaven -knew-where.
Lacking at once compass, all no
sion whatsoever Of the suns bearings,
and any immediate hope OF the fog
lifting or chance bringing them either
10 land or to rescue by some larger
aud less comfortless craft, Barcus
steered mainly through force of habit
THE saltwater mans instructive feel
ing that no boat under way should
ever In any conceivable circumstance
be without hand at the helm. It had
seemed impossible that it could long
escape repetition Of the disaster, but
somehow, it always did escape, and
that by q wide margin; never once
had it passed near enough to another
vessel TO see IT.
And now for more than an hour the
silence had been uncannily constant,
broken only by the rumble of the mo-
tor, the muted lisp Of water slipping
down the side, the suck and gurgle Of
the wake.
Forebodings no less portentous than
Law's crawled in the mind of Barcus.
4 was as likely as not that the life
boat was travelling straight out to sea.
And gasoline tanks can aud oftentimes
do become as empty as an official
weather prophets promise Of fair
weather for holiday.
More than this. Mr.. Barcua was q
confirmed sleptic in respect Of ma
rine motors: on terms Of long and
intimate experience with the ways oi
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-17


the demon of perversity that tenants
them one and all, he knew that the
present sweet-tempered performance
of the exhibit under consideration
was no earnest whatsoever of future
good behavior, that when such a com
plicated contraption was concerned
there was never any telling
In view of all Of which considera-
tions he presently threw open the bat
terry switch.
And the aching void created in the
silence by the cessation Of that uni
form drone was startling enough to
rouse even Rose Trine from her state
of semi-somnoIence.
With a look OF panic she sat up,
thrust damp hair back from her eyes,
and nervously inquired:
What's the matter?"
Nothing" Barcus told her. 81 shut
the engine off--that's ALL"
Tempers were short in that hour,
and Alan was annoyed to think that
the rest of his beloved should need
Iessly have been disturbed.
What did you do that for?" he de.
manded sharply.
Because / jolly we'll wanted to-
Rarcus returned in tone as brusque.
"Oh, you did--eh?"
"Tes, l did--eh! l happen to be
bossing this end Of the boat and to
have sense enough to realize there's
no sense at all in our wasting fuel the
way we are cruising nowhere!"
Well" Law eontended, struck by
the fairness Of this argument. but un-
able to calm his uneasiness--"iu just the
same, we might"
Yes; Of course, we might" BaroTs
enanned. I'VE might & whole lot. We
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-17
Checks Group instantly

You know Group is dangerous. Ano
you ought to know too, the sense Of
security that comes from having Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar Compound in the
house. 1t cuts the thick mucus and
clears away the phlegm, stops the
strangling cough and gives easy
and quiet sleep. Every us
er is a friend. o. G. schaefer and
Red Cross Drug store-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-17
THE MILITARY INSTITUTE

Santa Fe, Lee. 17.---The biennial re
port Of the New Mexico Military In
stitute to Governor Mcdonald received
today shows a balance on hand Of
$27, ,365.9S, rather remarkable condi-
tion Of affairs. The balance on De
cember /, 1912, was $SS,46O62, since
when $s1. .784.17 were received for tut
tion, $500 from the sale Of material
and s5O,642.ss from the state, making
total Of $176,5S712. For salaries and
supplies $11S,S62.S6 were expended for
building, furniture, libarry, $S4,718.5S.