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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-01
PERKINS BROS. SHOE DEPARTMENT.
Fit your feet here.


Ladies patent colonial pumps. turn soles. light
or dark buckles, Louis heels, also neat
Cuban heels, ali sizes, toes and width. $400,
$3.50, Observation-Disclosures. .S2.75
Ladies' or Misses plain pumps in all feathers.
turn or light weight soles. with without strap
heels TO suit all tastes priced at $3.50, S275,
$2.25 and .................... 81 80
Misses patent colonial pumps. cut steel buck
les, low heel, light soles, special values, S2.75
Misses Mary Jane pumps, the newest ankle
strap styles. made with new rounding toe, splen-
did line at $3.50 and ............... $500
THE PACKARD SHOES AND oxgoRDs FOR
MEN.
All Unpopular lasts shown in tan, gun metal,
vici, kangaroo and velours, $3.50 and S4.OO
SPRING SLIPPERS AND PUMPS.
Our shoe department is prepared to show you
the proper things spring footwear for all oc-
casions and to sell you perfect fitting shoes, OK
fords or pumps Of good quality.
Low shoes for men, women, boys and girls in
a great variety of novelties. as well as staple
styles. We sell all-leather Shoes.
Shoes that give you best wear. Try us for your
next pair.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-01
GLOVES.

WoNIEN's UNDERWEAR.
Muslin Gowns, high or slip over styles. SOC
Muslin Petticoats, lace or embroidery flounces,
various styles. each SOC
Muslin Drawers, lace trimmed, 25c. better
grade at S9c, soc and .......75c
Childrens tucked and hemstitched muslin
drawers ages 2 to 12, pair .....1Or
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-01
COTTON MATERIALS AND STAPLES.

COTTON MATERIALS AND STAPLES.
This month of May will afford you an oppor-
tunity to make your Spring purchases of Srap>
Cotton Goods at Perkins Bros at saving of
more than you can realize-Come and price
them.
72-inch unbleached sheeting for seamless
sheets only .................17 1-2c
4-4 yard wide bleaching ..........,...7 1-2c
LII 36-inch Brown Domestic, ............5G
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-01

BY far the greatest variety of styles in sep
arate skirts ever shown by this store is now on
display in racks and cases.
This will be the greatest skirt season for
years and we are prepared to meet every de-
mand for new. stylish and perfect fitting skirts
made of either noveltywoolens the fashion
able silks. Prices s3.45 UP to...... $16.5O
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-01

Your choice of beautiful assortment,
$5.95 to ..................." $3.50
Fine new models in Skirts of late novelty, light
weight woolens, all the new shades--new blue,
tango, brown, tan. navy fancy checks-new
ruffled effects; worth $5.95 and $3.50. at only
$4.s5 ana ''........''....'' 5000
Faille and Poplin in seasons newest models
They are the flounced and furbelowed. the bout
fant and slightly hustle effects; the tunic and
the TERED Skirts, as well as the elaborate drap-
ed If you want to get the best values obtain
able see these at $5.95. ss.45, $3.50 and $685.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-01
DRESS GOODS AND SILKS.

May Sales in Dress Goods--NIay Sales in New
Silks.
This month this store will offer some exception
ally choice bargains in a great line of feature
merchandise in fine Dress Goods. to meet the
great demand for the cheerful days of May.
Crepes and Poplins, 25c to ..........S1. so
NEW SPRING LAWNS.
In May, and this is the month for your new lawn
dresses.
Spring patterns in an endless line at only
per yard. 4c, &C. 10c and ...........121-2c
LACEs.
Bolt after bolt of fine valencennes Laces, at
only per yard ................... SO
ENIBRoDERIEs.
Yard after yard of new spring Embroideries at
sc, 1-2c and .................... 100
ALL-oVERs.
Laces. 25c to ........,........... $500
Embroideries, 19c to ST 90
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11
SCHOOL HOUSES AND JslLs.

One farmer with cheap automobile
has more invested in tina; one piece of
mechanism than the average rural
community as a whole has in its scnool
plant; and the owner of the auto fire.
ouently spends as much on the up
Keep Of his car as the community
spends for the total maintenance OF
the school, including the teachers sal
airy. This is one OF q number Of sig
niacant comparisons brought on, by
he Hon w. =. Feagin. state superin-
,sndent oe education for Alaba;na. in a
survey reported TO the uni5ed states
bureau Of education.
To illustrate further the plight e
the schools, Superintendent Feagin
shows d..ap.aatsd rura! school in
contrast Win ,ae handsomely con-
st-uc;ed jan IN the same county. cost
ing several thousand dollars. This
Jail" ne says. h.s sanitary drinking
fountains, shower ea,hs, clean d3ors,
plenty Of light, good ventilation. ard
Is Otherwise attractive Could ped
son sroa, The distric, in which this
school Is located be banned fer pre-
terring me 3ail?'
Naturally country schools make liz
lie appea, either to pupils OF teachers.
under existing conditions. Pupils drop
orr ana teachers move. OUT Of 5.42s
pupils entering tie arst grade IN me
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11
THE 1--WE STOCK QUARANTINE.

There is a growing discomfort with
the livestock quarantine VI Iowa cat
tie and fear that il will be extended
over period sufficiently long to cause
great embarrassment 70 feeders. a
nine or ten day quarantine could be
borne without serious results. II. how
ever. It should be continued thirty days
its effects would be severely felt by
the feeders. the banks and various
channels Of business.
The Wall Street Journal indicates
that this feeling is not confined to the
western and Guaranteed states. Quot
ing for DR.. Milton ]. Ros=nau. Of the
Harvard Medical school, il reprints the
following:
The press reports regarding the Sc
robustness Of this disease are greatly
over exaggerated. It's percentage Of
mortality is small. not over per cent,
and the danger to the public very
slight. The number Of animals it is
proposed 20 xii! is entirely unnecessary.
a the same results would be reached
by the segrega ton of the animals. I'm
der medical treatment, they would
subsequently, recover their health"
There Will be differences Of assertion
by experts and differences of opinion
as TO the manner in which the stu
alton should be handled. However II IS
reasonable to believe that the gov
eminent department which is in charge
IS doing the best it knows as rapidly
as it can and TO concede that the
veterinarians Of the department know
as much about it as anybody.
The best view to take IS that the
quarantine will be in force 10 longer
than is absolutely necessary and that
the feeder with a hundred cattle ready
to ship and free from disease will be
given access to the markets soon. 1t is
to be considered it will require some
few days to disinfect all The livestock
cars Of all the railroads in Iowa; that
it will not require great deal more
time for such infection as may exist to
for lack of symptoms to release the
herds from suspicion. And this having
taken place it is reasonable also To
assume that clean cattle, shipped in
clean cars, will be given right of way tc
market.
There is no occasion to get panicky
1t is nervous waiting period to be
borne as best it can. The authorities
are extremely busy caring for the stu
alton. Why borrow trouble to trouble
/ If the situation clears Itself within
a few days there will be nothing more
to be said Of 1t. 1t will be over II Il
does not 1t is most likely that some
modification Of the restrictions will b,
attempted that will permit healthy cat
tie to be shipped under precautionar.
regulations in order to avoid calami
tous loss In quarantined states an,
that the hungry east may be fed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11
Topics of the Times

The sooner that non partisan jude
tary law Is put under quarantine the
better. II il were to become epidemic
What would become OF US?
That presidential endorsement viii
be pleasant thing for Conno,ly's
grandchildren 10 read but it's ques-
ton whether II is worth the cost Of the
campaign.
OF course the foot AMI mouth dis.
ease is not necessarily fatal and ami
mails often recover under treatment
but imagine the profits in treating 100
head Of cattle fat and ready to ship
which VIII neither eat nor walk.
TIE way 20 treat foot and mouth dis
ease is to keep il out Of the cattle
yard.
This Harry Hull seems 20 be a rising
young man down in ire Second dis
trict
Mr. Roosevelt's throat seems to be IN
a condition which prevents any per
sonal analysis of the election regults.
Vice President Marshall has been
visiting E T. Meredith in Des Moines.
Now viii Louie Murphy and the board
Of democratic referees be good?
Pella. settled by the Dutch. has
raised $4,000 for the refugees in Hol-
land. Thus Peila sits into the game
across from Seha,ler. the little German
town whore inhabitants sent 80 cents
apiece to the Red Cross.
Notices of golden wedding celebra-
tons are plenty in the weekly papers
this fall. Can anybody imagine any
thing finer than to, have been happily
married and lived in Iowa fifty years?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11
\ LABOR PROBLEM.
IV.aliace's Farmer.l

Farmers complain for about three TO
six months in the year OF the great
difficulty OF securing labor. There are
six months In the year in which, as
farming is conducted now on most
farms, they can find 10 employment
for men even a; board wages. No man
can live in these days BY working six
months in the year and the farmer
should no; expect to ge, efficient help
for six months when he can not give
the man work for the other half OF the
year There is great demand for labor
ers during the haying and harvest sea-
sons but after the threshing Is over
the farmer is quite as anxious to get
rid Of extra labor as he was to get II
at the opening Of the season.
Manitestly. there is no way OF solv-
ing this problem except by reconstruct
ing our farming operations so that the
farmer who nee6s labor can employ 1t
the year around This Involves going
in the live stock business, or TO put 1t
in another way, the farmer should re-
gard himself as both producer and a
manufacturer. His business during the
summer should be producing raw ma
terial and in the winter manufacture
ing IL into such condensed products
as beef and pork. and butter or milk or
cream al the year around.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11

ter and hope and kindness And %
when he stands at the gate of the
great mystery men and women all over
the world who have felt the influence
Of his life sorrow when he turns to
say good by to the world that had used
him so well and that ne had helped
to make happier.
Burdette is a present Illustration OF
success, that finer success that has no
foundation in sordidness and is as far
removed from the acclaimed success
fulness that piles one million upon an
other and dominates and accomplishes
by driving force instead of leadership
and persuasion. Burdette laughed and
loved and wept with all who speak and
read the language of the Anglo Saxon.
II was given him to feel deeply and to
plumb the depths of human hearts.
such men are beloved where their in
huence reaches. whether the circle IS
wide or narrow. Burdette's sphere of
influence included continent. There
beings for themselves and realizing
their own weaknesses and their own
greatness and being warped by fears
ard lifted by hope utter the things
that strive within Is all FOR expression.
They may be preachers, poets hunor-
lists. or simple souls in liItle neiehbor-
hoods but other men and women rec
o9:ize and love them and mourn when
they depart,
kindness and hope and heiptulness
are, when the accounts are cast at the
closing Of the business of living, the
only true coin. Nobody weeps real
,ears over a grave unless il has closed
over one who has LETT better reason
Tor remembrance than stocks and
bonds and debeatures The true
riches o: life are its kindaesses Its
actual legacies the memories that re-
main of helpful and useful men who
believed in men and in God and who
added their mite 10 the sum OF human
happiness and progress He who leaves
a new hope N the world is greater
than he who taketh city or POUNDS
political or financial dynasty. For
kings and conauests pass. Hope lives
forever
Two things there be for which men
are better. laughter and tears. Be
tween them runs the gamut Of human
emotions. Deeper Than reason and
more absolute than the assertions we
call facts Is feeling From ii grows ali
the true charities Of earth In the last
analysis il owns and controls the world.
And upon this harp Of thousand
strings Burdette played with the hand
OF a master and all the music spoke
% better things and kindly deeds and
the larger hope.
Thus il is thai the English speak
ing peoples o: hemisphere walk a,
the bedside of Burde,,e regretting that
he must go and glad that ne has
been.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11
BILLY SUNDAY CLOSE By.
Ipes Moinee Capital.1


Those who misjudge Billy Sunday
had better 20 to hear him. He Is =
rover for good. He will do good &c
any man or woman who hears him. He
will win their confidence II they stay
a few minutes. He 10 moral force.
worthy of being received in any COM
munity In the spirit of heIpfulness. He
is an orator; a reader; q thinker. When
he makes historical references the
hearer can understand that he knows
what he is talking about: he does not
mix things up as II he had been care
less reader His manner 10 nervous,
but his 1.-THE form indicates strength.
He loves his fellow men. His warmest
side is toward the boys. He does not
want them to be lazy, nor dissipated.
He wants them to play Lall and to
have a good time. He rejoices when
they have plenty to eat and q good
place to sleep. His exaltation OF true
home life has never been surpassed,
as bit of fact or as burst OF elo-
quence. His strength is In his natural
ness and sincerity. He IS not Joke
nor a joker-yet he amuses. Every
thing seems to work in Just at the right
place. He has no intention OF giving
an entertainment--yet he does IT. He
Is a warm blooded American. patriotic
and good. People may talk about
dreading his coming. Every parent
ought to be on his knees thanking the
Creator that Billy lis here. Every par
emit is willing to be helped when his
boy is in trouble. Billy is here to help
before the boy gets into trouble. He
believes in strap orr when that Is
necessary. but he would rather not be
compelled to use 1t. It Is easy to un-
derstand why Billy Sunday is having
a wider field every year. He Is invited
to the big cities. The big newspapers
used TO scoff at him and to make fun
Of him. They are not doing that at
tnep resent time. lie IS out saving the
country In the only way II can be
saved. and that is by saving the peo-
pie His address last night sounded
like It might be his best, hut he has
others just as good. The state teach
ers' association ought to go in body
TO hear him-certainly on such theme
as he had last night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11
1LL.So1s WOMEN TEACHERS.
burlington Eawkeye.l

F.t
The male teacher has been absolute
~ eliminated in Grundy county. I'LL
nois. That county enjoys the rare
distinction OF being the only county IN
the state where the educational system
is conducted without the aid Of mere
man. No doubt. II is cheap, and that
is the main questions. with which
many school officers concern them
selves. They have an idea that the
schools are luxury and a fad and
ihey believe THAI they are honestly and
cDGsc!en;ious,y doing their duty by
these schools. when they keep the ex-
pense DOM 10 the lowest notch. II
these school officials ever had the
pleasure of meeting real women teach
they would get the Information
'iiat he -nanless sehco. ;s a very bad
thing for 2 community. The real wo-
man teacher stands UP Loyalty for her
sex, but she also understands her pro-
fsssion and therefore she realizes that
1t is an injury to schools to exclude
men from the management and from
the teaching force And by and by
even local school officers. who have
heretofore believed in cheapness only
will discover that the schools need men
real. write men just as every other pro-
fession and every other calling needs
them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11
love Newspapers
N MUscATISE COUNTY.
rNnscst.nn IAurnall

Despite the fact that the democratic
representative from this country sup
ported capitol extension, that issue was
emphasized in the democratic county
campaign almost 70 the exclusion of
every other issue, bct the only result
was the defeat Of Representative Black.
Mr. Blacks personal popularity. twice.
proven, could no, stern the tide OF the
republican landslide in Iowa. and he
also unquestionably suffered from his
embarrassing position Of having sup
ported what his party spokesman
seemed TO consider the chief OF all re-
publican impurities.
on the other hand Governor Clarke
upon whom All the blame for capitol
extension was placed carried Musca-
tine county this gear where two years
ago he ran "a her poor second to the
democratic can6 date
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11

then. walking up to the judges. he said;
I've voted for two candidates FOL
constable whose names are opposite
each other. II that all right"
There were two constables to De
elected. But the judges informed the
voter that he had spoiled his ballot
that he could not vote for the two
men whose names were opposite. So
he was given another ballot and voted
over again.
The judges Of election in this pre-
cinct gave wrong instructions. The
man voted correctly in the first In
stance. His ballot was not spoiled.
There were four candidates for two
offices. all running against each other.
and the voter was entitled 10 vote for
any two.
The query next arises, did these
judges throw out the. votes Of other
men who voted in the same way! II
they did. their wrong understanding of
the ballots may have governed the re-
suit
And any judges who would SO rule
en- Unstable. would naturally rule IN
the same manner on railroad commits
steiner and state representative, where
the same conditions are found. four
men running for two offices.
This situation does not prove that the
election judges are Incompetent
merely that they are uniformed.
Why would it not be feasible and
practical TO have meeting Of all cleo
ton officials with the county and city
ais.itors, who are competent to explain
the intricate points of the ballot! A
school of instruction might be made
obligatory. similar to the meeting of the
township assessors with the county
auditor
II elections are worth having, it is
worth while to have the ballots in
diligently handled and correctly re-
corded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11
THE HAMILTON HOUSE.

NaterlOO 1irGeS- lrlpuHe.J
The state has endorsed capitol ex-
tension. Let US hear no more about It..
but let US proceed with the work.
Governor Clarke stood pat on the is
sue. accepting 1t from the first. without
reserve. He might have been evasive:
he could have taken the position that
the state assembly made the law. not
he. and in that way shifted part of the
responsibility. But he chose to accept
it all himself: to carry the burden on
his own shoulders. 1t was the manly
thing 10 do and the governor is bigger
man Cor having done 1t as II must be
admitted when Hamilton started his
tax receipt campaign, 1t looked like the
governor had the hot end OF the poker.
The result establishes that a new
sni-i: eeSS::ss::.s Z. Ia-a. The TINT
economy is gone by. The people Of
Iowa are for a greater Iowa. The
Greater Iowa spirit is built upon a
solid foundation. The people of Iowa
are not so much interested in a dollar
or two addition to their lax receipts
as they are in making this a greater
state. They are willing to contribute
this money to a good cause so long as
are satisfied.
That's the spirit TO have. That's the
spirit OF the Gerater Iowa movement.
The Hamilton campaign was such a
campaign as used TO have telling effect,
in the old days. in the township and the
small town. Blu. today. submit tax
proposition to the voters in these COM
munities for Improvement work. and It
carries. We find this the case every
where The people vote taxes upon
themselves for road improvements. for
school houses, for court houses. for in
terurban railways. FOR parks. for
sewers. for water works, for street
lighting, for street paving-for every
thing where II can be shown that the
money Will be we'll invested. The
board OF control usually asks for a
million dollars more appropriation at
each session of the legislature that it
gets--but II the board were to go d.
rectly before the people setting out its
purpose - improve Ames College. the
State University. State Teachers Col
legc and other state institutions with
new buildings or new equipment that
would make the work more efficient
and make these institutions greater. we
have no doubt the people would vote
an extra million where the legislature
refuses to give it.
The democrats in the last assembly
supported capitol extension improve
ment. In fact they made the improve
ment possible. And they supported 1t
because they believed 1t was progress
s.ye legislation and aimed for q Greater
Iowa Candidates on the democratic
ticket, up for reelection to the state
legislature. most OF them. were much
embarrassed by the Hamilton cam
paign, and in a few cases candidates
were defeated for reelection because
OF the Hamilton campaign. But, 1t
should be remembered. the anti-capitol
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11

pull q the lever. or with one stroke
Of the pencil. impossible.
AZ our voting 70 being done In these
days that can not DO regarded % .
serious objection. Voters arc very gen
orally picking out their mon, and for
that purpose the Massachusetts ball
lot has many advantages.
II the coming legislature would give
Iowa the Massachusetts ballot and
then materially lessen the number Of
officials to be voted for. an Iowa cleo
ton would be much simplified and
come much nearer giving adequate ex-
preston to the public judgment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11

extension campaign was Hamnto0
campaign and that thu democratic or
sanitation In the state had nothing 90
do with It, It was an Individual cam.
paign issue and not one OF the demo-
cratic party-in fact. II reports are
true, Hamilton conducted his campaign
in a manner contrary to the wishes OF
the regular organization, the state
convention refusing to make capitol
extension an Issue.
The democracy of Iowa Is Tor
Greater Iowa and Is willing to make
an investment OF money to make Iowa
greater and richer: is willing to spend
some money that Iowa's greatness be
made known among men-it wants q
forward movement In Iowa, in all
lines.