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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28

March, 1867, when he was given the
then important position as engine dis
patcher's assistant In the local yards
of the company.
In spite OF half a century OF railroad
ing Mr.. Blaine Is still vigorous and
looks with little content on his retire
ment next week, though he confesses
that he sometimes feels ready for a
rest. The work Of the early years
with few means Of labor saving, was
much worse than since the improved
train service has been installed.
Snow blockades were frequent In the
early days and Mr.. Blaine relates that
once he spent nine days getting his
train from Woodbine to Carroll, and IN
front OF the engine 225 men were
shoveling snow.
No short article can list all the runs
which have been held by Mr.. Blaine,
since he has been so intimately asso-
ciated with the entire development OF
the Nor hwestern system in Iowa and
to say that he served as has been
stated. and on the Sioux City run. on
the main line, hack on the branches
and again on the main line covers
period Of perhaps twenty years OF
steady labor. In 1910 he was on a
main line run and in June of 1911 he
went on the Carroll run, from which ne
will retire next Monday.
In recognition Of his long and honor
able service with the road. and also OF
his completion of more than forty
years as member in good standing
of the brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers, the membership of division SIX
Spnrot0rv r. C.
Wheeler. of Boone. has made applica-
ton to the national organiza ion for a
m ambership in the grand international
division for Mr.. Blaine. an honorary
division in which prerequisite for
membership is at les;t forty years
membership in good standing in the
brotherhood.
Gold Medal For Long Service.
This grand division membership also
carries splendid gold medal showing
the membership and Mr. Wheeler on
Christmas day visited Mr.. Blaine. with
a delegation of engineers and bestowed
the medal with appropriate but simple
ceremony.
On account of the time limit required
for membership in this grand division
it's memberships and will always be
L.
limited and it is considered among the
engineers the highest honor to be eli
gible. With the medal came letter
from Warren S. Stone, grand cher
engineer of the order. warmly COM
mending the record of the veteran
member and his advancement to the
international division.
In his years of service Mr.. Blaine has
h of minor
railroad accidents but never had bad
wreck, never was injured and never
had a passenger on his train injured
Once, many years ago. he, with the
other members of the train crew. bull,
a temporary bridge across a washout
three miles from Council Bluffs in
order that they might not have to wa II
day or more for a wrecking train
They did the work in about six hours
and their train crossed in safety and
ran into the Bluffs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28

The federal commission on industrial
relations. OF which Frank p. Walsh Of
Kansas City, is chairman. has deter
mined upon sweeping investigation
of the great benevolent organizations
known as foundations. The investiga-
ton viii open in New York City on
Jan. II. 1915 The commission VIII in :
quire into the affairs Of the Russell
Sage foundation, the Baron de Hirsch
fund, all the Carnegie benevolences.
the Cleveland foundation and seek the
reason for the Rockefeller contribu-
tons to charitable. philanthropic and
educational institutions. which now
amounted to SS5, 000, 900 in addition to
the fund contributed to the Rockefeller
foundation. 1t was announced by Chair
man Walsh that these organizations
would he investigated to ascertain if
they were a menace to the republic s
future. More than score of the great
est financiers, educators and econom :
lists of the country. 1t was asserted,
would be called as witnesses In the
list are Andrew Carnegie. the two
Rockefellers. J. p. Morgan. r. T,
Stotesbury Francis l.. Hlne president
of the New York Clearing House AS
ISOLATION; Jacob II. Schiff. f. III. Gary,
r. ?. Shonts, Theodore n. Vail DIR,
Charles w Eliot. DR. Arthur T. Had
ley OF Yale Seth Low and others
equally well known.
The commission will investigate the
attitude of high finance toward indus
trial questions-what organizations
such as the Rockefeller foundation are
doing to relieve Industrial unrest how
The policies OF these organizations are
shaped and by whom: what part the
source OF their income plays in deter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
the $4,000 allowed now annually for
consolidated schools 10 not sufficient
and this should be increased to $685.
600 annually.
! COURT SCORES LITIeANTs.
Judge Weaver Objects to Persistency
Of Mon Enqaa in Petty Lawsuit.

Judge Weaver Objects to Persistency
of Men Engaged in Petty Lawsuit.
Fort Dodge, Dec. 2S.-Justice Weaver
of the supreme court in writing the
opinion in the case of T. T. Digger VS..
e. G. Kelley, appellant, from Webster
county, severely scores both sides to
the controversy for carrying the case
to the supreme court three times and
making court costs several times
greater than the sum involved.
The sum involved was $176.66.
Dugger and Kelley were farmers hav-
ing adjoining farms. Digger said he
agreed with Kelley to put in a drain,
Kelley to pay his share Of the cost
when the Improvement was completed.
Kelley declined to pay and the case
! was carried into the courts where
! Dugger got judgment for $l46.35. The
case was twice reversed by the SUI
preme court on errors. The third time
it was affirmed.
Judge Weaver says:
The case has been contested with
herceness and pertinacity out of all
proportion to the sum in controversy.
1t has been three times rried in the
district court with the result that the
accumulated costs, to say nothing of
counsel fees, are several times as
!: great as the amount of recovery. Sure
~ fourth trial should not be ordered
unless the record discioses scme error,
but for which we may conceive that
different result might well he
reached. No such error appears. Had
these parties been endowed with wis
dom to devote the. money they had
thus expended or for which they have
become liable, to the. betterment and
extension of the common Improvement
already constructed, both farms would
doubtless now be drained to the limit
of perfection, but as it is, unless the
courts find way to put an end to their
litigations. both plaintiff and defend
ant, are liable in due time to find
themselves thoroughly drained of ev-
erything but their fighting spirit"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
ENGINEER JAMES D. BLAINE WITH
NORTHWESTERN NEARLY
HALF CENTURY.
WENT WEST WITH LINE
ss WHEN STEEL WAS FIRST LAID
Worked on All Divisions From Clinton
to copneiI Bluff. as Road Was Ex.
tended Across state-Retires on Pen
sion With Gold MedaI-Never Had
Serious Mishap.

Council Bluffs, Dec. 2S.-"Its been a
long journey"
These five words epitomize the life
history of busy man, one of Council
Bluffs pioneer citizens and railroad
men, James b. Blaine, 1925 Avenue u
who is completing forty-s seven and
one-half yesls continuous service as
an engineer on the Chicago & North
western railroad, and fifty years con-
tinuously in the employ of the road
And he celebrated his seven; ietn birth
day Christmas day.
Mr.. Blaine, who will automatically
retire Jan. l, has bsen resident OF
Council Bluffs since 1867 and in addi-
ton 10 his long experience as rail-
road man from pioneer days he mas
seen Council Bluffs grow from a strag
Cling frontier village of about 5000 un
stable settlers to its present place IN
the sun"
When he leaves his throttle with the
close of this year Mr. Blaine will have
Travelled, as an engineer for the North
western, 1,943,50O miles, and counting
his mileage as a fireman in the first
two and half years of service, he has
run. always in the state of Iowa, some
thing over 100000 miles.
Mr.. Blaine entered the employ of the
Northwestern railroad at Dewitt. Iowa
April %, 1865, as fireman running to
Boone which then was called Mon
tana, and as the road was extended
west stopping at Belle PLANE, Mar
shalltown and Nevada. This was al
the period when the Northwestern was
building west across Iowa and his eX-
periences from the time he entered the
service of the road. for two and a halt
years, form history of the extension
of the line toward the Missouri.
Came to Council Bluffs in Cos.
1t was about the first of January
1857, that he was sent by the officials
of the road to fire on a run west from
Boone, or Montana, and he arrived in
Council Bluffs for the first time in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
MiIitsrism IN America.

In ordinary times we look 20 peaco
officers to assert this thing that we
call law and order. Martial law haS
It's roots In an entirely different soil
We have scarcely begun 70 rec0gnlse
what It means to apply. ~ Colorado
has done. its strange and extraordtn-
airy powers. bred Of war. to the AFFAIRS
OF life and labor
We get a glimpse OF what # means
when we stop and consider tho di6sgs
ence between soldier and police o.
ficer To the soldier. tho man he Jpeto
out to control Is his enemy: the
quicker he can put him out OF business
the better, The policeman Is supp0se0-
ly the friend OF all Corners: and II any
offend. his task Is to bring him with
the least hurt and greatest expedition
before the impartial tribunal which
away from the scene of conflict. will
deal with him.
BY one OF the Interpretations of life,
we find federal troops in Colorado be-
having like policemen; and peace-offi-'
GERS, like enemies. But this does noS
amend the fact that martial law a.
carried out by that state In Its great
industrial struggles, involves imprison>
ment without trial at the hands OF I'M
dividuals relieved from responsibility
to the civil courts.
We have In such martial law an In
strument OF war, bone of the bone Of
that armed conflict which is wracking
Europe. In this period of war we
shall do well to have a heart search
ing al to this recrudescence OF mill
tarism, not In Berlin. or Petrograd. but
here among ourselves. as to how tar
we can afford to apply this strange
thing In our civil life. instead OF
strengthening the civil institutions
hemselves.-The Survey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
REVENUE STAMP SUIT.
Poweshiek County Recorder and At.
torney Clash Over Law.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell Dec. Pa matter to be
settled by the courts has recently come
up in connection with the county re-
corder's office in Montezuma. A couple
of deeds made last spring in one case
and last fall in the other, were brought
in for recording. In accordance with
previous instructions received by the
recorder, Mrs. Ethel Jones, she de-
manded that Stamps be affixed for in
ternal revenue. The necessary stamps
will cost some $50. The attorney pre-
senting the deeds for record claims that
the deeds having been made and ac-
cepted and the entire transaction be-
ing in good faith and completed long
before this internal revenue law went
into effect. the revenue stamps are not
legally in demand. He therefore caused
an action to begin in the courts against
the recorder asking that the court COM
pei her as recorder to place these deeds
on record without the stamps.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
MUNICIPAL SKATING RINK.
Mason City Flood. Four Acres Q
Ground For Winter Pleasure.

0CouN0 F0r winner PLEASURE.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. Dec. 2S.-Mason City
has established a municipal skating
rink. There being no ponds of ice on
which the young people of the city
could skate caused an appeal 10 be
made recently to the city commits
sioners TO establish the rink. About
four acres of ground in the Parker
addition, north of the city, was donated
and Saturday the city cleared the
ground of snow and used the snow in
making dams around the rink This
was covered with water and allowed to
freeze. Today the city water depart
ment is flooding the ground.
A protest was made by the minister
ial association of the city, when the
plan was suggested, against skating on
Sunday. But Commissioner w. E.
Miller. of the department of parks, UNI
der whose supervision the rink comes,
stated he could see no more objection to
Sunday skating than Sunday auto rid
ing and ruled the rink would be open
seven days in the week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
WEALTHY I0WAN is DEAD
N. A. Hoyt, Sr.. Reputed to Be Wealth.
lest Resident Of Carroll County,
Passes Away-Resident Of Iowa For
Seventy Ono Years-Passcs Away on
Seventy Second Birthday Anniver.
sary.

Special TO Times Republican.
Carroll, Dec. 2S.-The death of NJ. A.
Hoyt. ST.. occurred early Sunday morn
ing as u result of pneumonia, follow
ing a long period OF sickness from
anemia. Mr. Hoyt was reputed to be
the wealthiest man in Carroll county.
his holdings being nearly all In real
estate. The funeral will be held from
the residence at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon under the direction of the
Masonic order of which he was men,
Der. Prayer will be offered by Rev.
| Mr.. Lewis of the Methodist church.
Mr.. Hoyt came to Iowa in an early
day locating in Dubuque county with
his parents in 1S43 At the breaking
out of the civil war he joined his
country's cause. returning to Marion.
! Iowa, at the close OF hostilities and
entered the law office Of Colonel Byan.
From here he removed to Panora to
take charge of the county recorders
office. later teaching school in Bates
county. Missouri, and Panora. He was
admitted to the bar in 1867 and was
married in 1874 to susanna A. Bowman.
Two children were born, Allen, Jr.. and
Mrs. Beryl Spinney. He located in
Carroll in 1858, engaging in the hard
ware business with George p. Weth
GRILL now of Spokane. Wash, later
forming law partnership with NJ. W.
Beach.
He is survived by his wife and two
children, before named. He was born
in Essex county New York, and died
on his seventy second birthday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
Retired.

Among the Monday morning culprits
hailed before Baltimore police magis-
trate was a darkey with no visible
means of support.
What occupation have you here In
BALTIMORE" said his honor"
well. jedse," said the darkey. amt
dom much at present-just circulatin'
round. suh.'
His honor turned to the clerk Of the
court and said:
Please enter the fact that this gem
tleman mas been retired! FROM. circnlA~
ton for sixty days"--Green Bag.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
TRANSFER STATION.
John Deere Piow Company to Open
Depot at Mason City Soon.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Dec. 2S.-A deal was
completed here Saturday wherein the
John Deere Plow Company, OF Mo-
line, Ill. will establish transfer sta
ton in Mason City soon. The plow
company has rented the warehouse of
the Mason City Transfer Company,
which is now occupied by the Inter-
national Harvester Company as stor-
age depot The International Har-
vester Company is completing a new
building here and as soon as they
move into it the pillow company will
take up the quarters vacated. Already
several car loads Of implements have
been started to Mason City to be placed
in the new storage house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
BUSINESS HOUSES BURNED.
Three Buildings and Contents De-
stroyed at SchIeswig With Heavy Loss

Special to Times Republican.
Denison, Dec. 2S.-Three O. the lead
ing business buildings Of Schleswig
We're burned to the ground on Christ
mas night. The fire was discovered at
o'clock in the morning. Owing to
intense cold the water mains were
frozen and. thus, unavailable. The
buildings were at the north end of the
town, including property owned by Mr..
Schroeder and the general mercflan-
disc stock of Albert Stoltenberg, which
was a total loss. The total damage
was some $4,000
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28

mining what these policies shall -
whether self perpetuating organiees
tions such as the Rockefeller founda~s
ton are a menace to the futufV poI1es
ical and economic welfare Of the ~
tlon, what figure they cut In politicns
the labor policy Of "big businss6' -
general.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
CANVASS SALOON PETITION.
Crawford County Board Of Supervisor
Hear Arguments Of Attorneys.

11eSt HTSo"eueo " Hee0Tu0ySs
Special to Times Republican.
Denison. Dec. 2S.-The Crawford
county board of supervisors, having
completed canvass of the names on
the mulct- law saloon petition, which
was presented, convened today for the
purpose of hearing arguments from the
attorneys of the wet and dry sides and
determining action. The drys have alb
solute confidence that, while the board
made up of majority of men favor
able to the continuance of the saloon,
it may decide to give that side the
benefit of doubt, and that the district
court and supreme court will decide
that the petition is faulty in many
ways. With the failure Of the present
petition the saloons have one year yet
to run under their old permit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
TAMA COUNTY FREED.
Quarantine Lifted Entirely in Four
Counties of Iowa.

Counties Of Iowa.
Des Moines, Dec. 2S.-Orders were
issued Saturday releasing absolutely
quarantine for the foot and mouth dis
ease in cattle the following countless:
Louisa, Tama, Black Hawk and Blu
chanan. Shipments from Clinton and
johnson counties may be made on in
spection: jackson. Jones, Cedar and
Iowa counties still have restricted
areas.
Government orders will permit the
sale of hog cholera virus manufactured
latter Dec. 25.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
Woman pies on Weddins pay.

Council Bluffs, Dec. 28.-Mrs. Mar
garet Warden, whose clothing was en-
tirely burned from her body one week
ago as a result Of an explosion, died
Saturday. This was to have been her
Wedding day and Tony Lobig, Of St.
Louis, who was to have been her hus-
band, had been constant attendant
at the hospital for several days. The
woman's last days were such as to ex-
cite the sympathy Of all about the
hnsnitAl ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
collins Msrchant Weds.

SpeC10I 20 T1neS.ESepUUHCan.
Maxwell, Dec. 2S.-Oscar Serbein,
who has been with the g. w. Baldwin
q Co. store several years. and who il
now manager. was married to Miss
Shearer,. Of Collins, Christmas day
They took the evening train for, Dea
Moines and other places on their
honeymoon.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-01-02
n -----'----- u q ~ -
P0CAHONTAS GIRL
WfDS MfMPH HAN

Miss Kate Roberts Of Pocahontas
and Mr.. Q. S. Wilson, Of Memphis,
Tenn, we're married At the Gayoso
hotel in memphis, last Sunday eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock.
The history of the young couples
courtship is q romantic one. Since
leaving here some months ago,
MISS Kate has been a nurse IN a
Memphis hospital. Here she met
Mr.. Wilson short time ago, who
was an invalid for time under Der
care at the hospital. There acquain-
tance soon ripened into the love that
binds, and came to an end in the
proper manner.
Mss Kate visited homefolks dur
ing the holidays. She left Sunday,
and was met at Hoxie By the groom,
and together they returned to Mem.
rhis. She was accompanied as far
as Hoxie by her father, r. A. Rob
erts, her sisters, Misses Lillian and
Mabel, Mrs. w. T. Campbell and
two daughters, Misses Arlene and
Reland, Miss Maize Bennett aud
Messrs G. X. Jones and Charley
Brown.
On Monday morning the newly
weds left for Summerville. Tenn.
After spending a few days there,
they will goto Chattanooga, where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. Wilson has a host Of friends
here, and the Star Herald joins
them in wishing the Young couple
a life Of JOY and happiness.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-01-02
tnly kel1IerC Company

Pocahonias theatre goers arc en-.
joying the attractions at the opera
house tins week offered by the Dol
ly Keizlef Dramatic. Company.
The show started off Monday
night win "Mabei Heath" which
was enjoyed by good SIZED audi
cnce. The play was a good one,
and we sympathized with poor
Mabel in her troubles, and were
charmed with the delightfully."- sim
pie and loving 'simpkins," al
though he was a ''nmp." Yet he
proved himself stauuch\ supporter
Of the unfortunate Mabel.
OF the three plays given so far
this week, "The benpecked hus-
band" given Tuesday night, gets
c-ed't Cor having more fun than
both the others. 1t was a scream
ing farce from start 10 finish. And
the Dolly Keizler Company Is sure
there with the goods when il comes
to vaudeville specialties. They
sure can put an end 10 the worst
case OF the "dumps."
"Pa'd IN fnll," was a drama dra
ma given Wednesday evening
This Company has good strong
cast for every feature, and arr
every one good actors. "1he tran
Of the lonesome pine" is their fea
ture bill, and ID TO be given TIM
evening (Thursday.) Judging from
the three previous entertainments
this one Will prove to be an enter
timing play.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-01-02
Maynard Pastor Wcds

Rev. Ira Miller, the new Mehs-
dist pastor # the Maynard esra5,-
has lately become ''benedici, = tIss-
happy BRIDE being Miss Jennr-
Greerss Of Rlack Oak, Ark.
The wedding took place al B5pr-
cite IN the presence OF only > srp
intimate friends Of the couple. Ti<s
pastor OF the Met.odist c,,upes,
there, Rev. j. II. Tarehms, pr
formed the ceremony that made sl,e
young couple man and wife fze
wedding took place on Chr~ssnss
Day, and the couple left immsszsoz
ly for Ravenien Springs. Asse-
spending Tow days with she
groom'e family, they went on ~
Maynard where they wall make ibeis
home. The Star Herald joins sbeig
friends in congratulations, ar6
trusts that their HIVES may be fnll 81
happiness.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-01-02

Mrs Will Forester Of Little
Rock il visiting ber parents, Mr.
ard Mrs. X N. Lucas.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-01-02
NDARY CODRT
Vfynf FOR JURY

The lollsvlagis is she llss Of sraud
and uelIl jurors for the comng term
Of court. Tie df,l day Of which is
The third Mouda'' The le'h.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-01-02
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. levl<


One Of the most pleasant remips-~
that has happened Lately. oee=nsa
At the pretty home Of the zlp-4
parties on Christmas eve when ta.rf
arrived, Mr.. and Mrs }. r. Ier.>
and daughter, Mis. Katie. of L',,>.
Rock Mrs. l.. j. Long. Mrs. Pa
ni' Han, Mrs. Annie cfep1tsv-
Hernsn Green. wife and h,tle fon-
Robert Dal, and little lIaden ~
Carly OF Spotlsville, Ky.
J.T. Long is father Of Mrs. Esv<'
aud Mrs. Herman Green and Ntt
Katie Long are her sisters and sle
Others are her close relatives
Il was quite jolly crowd e ~
'tors, including a. We have be-p ~
liabl, informyd, some OF ,he i-.s
mes'c's'y sf'tte country
/. ,If. 81. ana ,s,t have re...,.-
70 'heu 5sna IL -ine'.'ssA.1- z
Mr.. Gfden and family ard th.' o.l.<>-
will yirit IN Little Rock and itrs
Springs before their re,am hog e.