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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
LAND DEAL OF sie4.ooo.
Mills County Property CHANCES Hands
Colorado Land Included.

Glenwood. Sept Gone of the big
gest land deals ever recorded in NILS
county was reported last week when
C. c. Randall parted with his large
holdings in Lyons township taking as
part payment 5000 acres near Denver
Colo.
Nj Randall puts his land in ar s2oo
an acre. and as he had go acres the
consideration amounts to $4,000, The
Colorado land was put in at sa5 per
acre, amounting TO $4,000 and thus
leaving a balance Of 100000 coming to
Mr.. Randall He paid around $50 an
acre for the land some FIVE years ago,
SO his deal leaves him something more
than the Colorado land as clear proht.
II is a fne body of land 1t includes
the old John Wright farm. the \. r.
Wright land and the Paul Haynie
place. In addition he has had good
crops from the land during this time,
but we understand that some OF MS
feeding operations have not paid MIN
50 well. HIS home IS at Riverton, and
he has never really occupied the land
himself. but has let Il TO tenants.
They also were from his neiehporheoo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
ASK REFUND OF ENGINEER.
Aeooun.ar. For Tex Payers Reports
County Official Overcrew Salary.

Special 10 Times Republican,
Nevada. sep; -s--Boone county has
an organization. known as the Boone
County TAX Payers Alliance and an
expert accountant State Examiner c.
{. Hunt has beer. secured 70 80 over
tbs books @: the different Offices Of
the county. the of:ce of the county en-
s.,,ee- HAVING already gone over and
i.1e report submitted.
According 20 the report q The eX-
srrsnsr. MIR r. \ Chambers, who has
served as county eZagmee- since Nov,
5 .s.- nas collected more than IS one
llllr and Inc alliance. thru rs prss.-
.oert. Justin r Darazl, has submitted
the report - The board o. supervisors
.,- action According 70 The figures q
Mr.. HUM tae county mas been ever
-hrsAd On salary s5-@+6-s5 and on ex-
pense SS2- He also makes ne sus-
ges-.on -ha: Mt Chambers has been
charging ina county i cents ps- mile
for The use u his automobile which the
usual charge n sycn tasss : cents
per nile. The engineer VIII BE asked
10 refund Il the treasurer q The
COUNT. ne sun. y s33-s-5 The other
Offices u the county VIII ~ examined
and the work VIII he watched closely
by the TAX payers alliance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29

asked TO furnish data as to the dura'
bility and approximate cost per mile
of gravel bituminous macadam. con-
crete and brick roads In various parts
OF the state. together with the prob
able cost to maintain them under lows
conditions Of traffic.
Work 10 Specialized.
The commission decided to specialize
its work of inquiry among its mem
bers. assigning to Messrs. Meredith
Brockway and Cameron, the farmer
members, the work of ascertainins
what effec, improved roads have had
upon farm land values and what oene-
fits they have conferred upon farmers
in reducing the cost of hauling and
increasing the convenience OF uninter-
rupted travel.
To Mr.. Davis. the lawyer. was as
signed the special duty of compiling
the road statutes of various states,
particularly as 10 bonding and >pte:a.
assssSrnen t districts for com parisou by
the commission,
Mr. Foster. the banker. will INQUIRE
as to the type Of bond which viii sell
70 the best aGvan;ase in the bond
markets and the probable rate of in
teres, during the next ten years
Mr.. Rose vill make special inquiry
as 10 the benefits from improved mar
ket roads 20 the commercial interests
IF me cities and towns which are often
!relads6 in special assessment dis
trfctS ana assist in paving for the
building Of har6 surfaced roads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
EAST sTILL REAcTIohARv.
Nomination Of cummins Dependent On
Efforts Of Central States.
Snacial To Timer. Renuhlican

special 10
Mason City. Sept 2s.-'Tf Senator
A. B. Cummins is nominated for pres
ident it must be thru the efforts Of
the central states" This is the state
ment made by Judge A. H. Cummins.
who has just returned from a trip thru
the eastern states. Il wish 1t were
otherwise, but four-fi OF the people
you meet in the east are standpatters OF
the rankest growth. Old Vermont was
one of the lonesome states of the un-
ion to give its vote for Taft Tor presi-
dent. The political sentiment has not
changed in the least. Talk progress
sion and you will be politically cst,a :
cized. They do not want to hear it,
and they will not hear it.
The old tenents OF the republican
party placed them where they are on
joying a whole lot of the comforts Of
the land and they raise the question
why should we change They stlll
adhere to the old doctrine let good
enough alone 1t is hard for them to
understand that while thing may be
good there is a possibility of it being
made better. They like their automo-
biles and they like their telephones. but
they can not or will not understand
how politically the country might De
better off should some changes be
made. You talk Cummins or even
Roosevelt in some of the localities and
you meet with no response.
IF you speak of Root you get little
ascent but 1t is not very enthusiastic
But when you speak of Senator Bur-
ton or Senator Lodge then you nave
them coming. This is not alone in YER
mont but in New York there is a
marked sentiment of this kind. Occa-
sionallv YOU will run across a man who
believes that Senator Cummins should
be nominated for president. but they
are SO few and so quiet about it that
Int little progress is being made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
Northern, Io1va Items

courteous treatment OF the jury while
1t was making an Investigation OF con-
ditions in the county jail. The report
stated MacDouGal invited the jurymen
to leave in no uncertain terms long
before their investigation was COM
pleted.
Cedar Rapids.
Harry Groats. sic South Third street
wet, employed az q crossing fiagman
At Twelfth avenue and Fourth street,
was knocked down and robbed of
about SO in cash as re was leaving
his crossing ehanty at I a. m Satur-
day. but as he did not see his assail-
ant he was unable Is give any descrip-
ton Of the robber. Groats stated that
just as he stepped from the door Of
HIS shanty someone struck him on the
head, the blow rendering him suncon-
scious. When he regained his. senses
his assailant had fled and Greats. dis
covered that his money was gone
vinten.
Some six or seven years ago Mr..
Murphy, editor Of the vinton Eagle,
secured an option on $50 acres of land
Just west OF town for the board of
control. The option was s125 per
acre. Mr.. Cownie, a member Of the
board and the owner OF theSand could
not agree as to the price. Mr.. Cownie
thought It was too high. He expected
the owner to give him lower price.
Within q month OF two the Iowa Cam
ming Company stepped In with an Of
fer of s1sS per acre and got the land.
This company spent about $4,000 on
the land Last week they were offered
$3.50 per acre for the land and turned
c., x1H. &oxn hA. e
per acre besides the use of the land.
Sioux City.
There was holdup and robbery in
the city Jail Sunday night. perpetrat-
ed. it is alleged by the same man who
few days ago was arrested for boot
logging in the "bulIpen." The victim
OF the affair was Mack Manhoel. who.
with Mike Taliet. was arrested at
Fourth and Lafayette streets about 8
o'clock for disturbing the peace. Man
hoel and Taliet spent about half an
hour in the "bullpen." When they
were released on Bonds Manhoel re-
ported the robbery. He said that a
cripple and a ''big man." after he had
entered the "bullpen." led him down
an aisle between the cells and the
wall. The big man said he was the
chief OF police. according to Manhoel.
and the cripple was the Judge
Vinton.
Miss Schloeman. county superin-
tendent. Is giving special attention to
the teaching OF agriculture in the
rural schools. Miss Margaret Mahood.
teacher Of the Fairview school in dis
trict No. Z. Bruce township. is one Of
her apt pupils. In the spring she set
aside a part Of the school acre for a
garden spot and started practical
course in agriculture. At the end OF
the spring term they had enough
vegetables from the garden to feed the
crowd Of about sixty people who at
tended the picnic. This fall they have
gathered q half bushel of fine onions.
a peck OF pop corn besides lot OF
minor garden truck. Miss Mahood and
her pupils are very proud Of their gar
den work and their success. No doubt
this viii be an inspiration to other
schools to do likewise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
MENTIONS HOMECOMING.
spIend:d Program Arranged For Four
Days Next Week.

be set aside for homecoming week in
Newton and Jasper counties. Prospects
arc that Newton will be flooded with
visitors and former residents OF the
city and surrounding country.
The peopIe who are coming will come
to 2 real .vlsity' Homecoming time In
case If bad weather all churches and
fraternal organization will keep open
house for the accommodation and
comfort of all.
Among the features will be two
monster parades. with floats from
nearly every business house and some
private people of the city. The con-
tract has been let to an out OF town
Arm to deco rate all the streets and the
business houses and public buildings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
RAILROAD COMMISSION SCORES
FINANCIAL MANIPULATION
OF ATLANTIC SOUTHERN.
HOLDS FARMERS HAVE
HEAVY FINANCIAL INTEREST
In Ordering Owners Of Road to oper-
ate Portion Of Line Commission
Finds 9a.-en. Hav. More Than
$500. 900 lnvested-osners Probably
viii Resist Order Of Commission.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept. as.-When De Roo
Weber, Of 81. Louis, vice president OF
the Atlantic Southern Railroad Com
pany was told few days ago that the
railroad commission would probably
order the operation OF trains on the
south portion OF the defunct road he
declared that the company would fight
the order Of the commission to the very
las. court Now that the commission
has Officially ordered tina, trains be
operated between Lyman and Nillisca
/, : probable that the owners OF the
road Will test out the authority of the
commission TO make such an order.
The railroad commission points out
thai n cases where citizens have vote d
taxes and other help 10 railroad COM
pa..3ss there IS an ohlisation on the
par. Of the company 70 keep trains in
operation II cites rulings on cases in
which this point Was involved ana IN
which the supreme court held the ohli-
cation 10 operate obtained on those
roads which had received aid from the
public even tho the road did not pay.
Have financial Interest.
IN reviewing the case the commits
s;o- shows mat the farmers and resi-
dents along the line Of the railroad in
question have put into the property,
), : claimed. more than 100000 in the
shape q taxes labor. materials. sup
plies ard subscriptions for stocks and
bonds -to- wrtch they Tow haze ::e:h-
ing - show except some receipts
/. ,n@- goes i-sto the record Of high
financing whszh came 70 light q; th-
;!r,2e 81 ne hearing held before the
commission last JULY.
"F-o- an investment Of sl-2 N00. Mr.
AasleS received, q; the time OF the or
gat..zat:on Q: this company. stoA. o9o o.
the stocks ard bonds OF the rev com
parry and drained complete control OF
the entire property. declares the conn
mission in reviewing the case.
when the Atlantic Southern Rail
road Company was orsanize6. the books
show that Mr. .Abeles gave the new
con- pary MS personal check for 5000
COS. II return for whjch an equivalent
amount Of stock al its par value was
issued 10 NJ Aneles. The books fur
Their show that Mr. Aosles then trans
ter-eC 70 the new company his title 10
the railroad proper,E involved in those
proceedings. IN return FOR this trans
Ter. NJ. Abeies received 100000 in
bonds Of the new conl pany and s-0o,-
9oa in cash, or 100000 in money and
bonds
Dissipation Of Resources.
"M- .aheles AZ that time and PRIOR
thereto he'd publicly expressed mis-
willingness 10 transfer this pyopert! 10
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
Grinnell and Vicinity.
%o r;n -Repub


Grinner. Sept. 2s.-Last spring the
Ladies ucational Society established
an honor scholarship to be given each
year to the woman student of Grinnell
College whose record for scholarship
Is the highest az well and who holds
the position of leadership among the
other women students. This scholar
shin has Just recently been awarded
to Jennie Brody. 16.
The news comes to Grinnell friends
of the sudden death of Henry Weber,
Grinnell. 'o5. on last Saturday, after
an illness of only a few hours. MT.
Weber was at his home in Villisca
Under the management OF II. r.
Krackerweiser, who is at the head OF
the experimental department OF the
pope Manufacturing Company. race
day is being planned for Grinneii some
time early in October This will INCLUDE
auto. motorcycle and horse races.
There will be union meeting OF all
the churches Of this city Sunday eve
ming. to be held in the Congregational
church. W. c. Barber. superintendent
of the Iowa Anti-Saloon League. Will
give the address.
Helen Stewart. Grinnell. rs. has
! gone to Boston to study domestic
science in the Y w. c. A.
Director Huff and Track Captain
Hoys have completed the ARRANGEMENTS
for the annual fall track meet and
! cross country run to come OF Friday.
P; Oct. Is.
Mrs A. B. Gage, Of Nashua. \. H..
who has been visiting at the Fred
| Abel home. has gone TO aHto"n
| for a weeks visit. She will return to
Grinnell for a longer stay before re-
turning to her home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Evans are IN
/ iMarshaIltown visiting relatives and
| friends.
| Mrs. J. He'll. who has been visiting
AZ the DR.. Bliss home. has returned
to her home in Easton, Neb.
| Word has been received from Rev
E. W. Cross, Of Livingston. Mont,
/ that he accepts the call as pastor Of
| the Conversational church Of this cit5
and that hi. resignation at Livingston
| will take effect Nov. 10.
In spite OF the rains and cold weatn,
er which have so depleted and DELAYED
the corn crop. the Grinneii cahn.ss
factory hopes to complete It's expectet
mack OF $4,000 cases. Over 5000 q
this are already packed aaa :.
thought that another week will finish
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
RURAL ROUTES CHANGED.
MiIage to Be Served by Two Alder
Carriers ls increased.

Carriers 10 increased.
Special TO Times Republican.
Alden. Sept. 2s.-Two of our rural
routes have been changed by recent
order received by Postmaster Cousins
Route No. has about six miles adoed
and Route No has about four miles
added Both of these additions are 10
cover territory now covered by Iowa
Falls routes. The territory heretofore
covered nv No. j thru Burdette Is now
to be left without carrier until New
ton school is reached. thence a mile
north thence east mile. thence north
mile. thence west on the route now
covered. The first change on NO. !
will be at Roberts corner Here tne
route will turn east half mile instead
of west. thence north one-half miie
thence west one and one-hali miies
north one mile. east one-haif mlle
north one-haIf mile east one mile
,or.h one and one-hah miles, west one
milo north one mile to Lee Center
cbrrch. thence west one and one nan
niles to aforesaid Newton school. Inc
total length of Route No. as amenaeo
10 twenty-nine and one-fourth miles
.he longest route out OF Alden. The
Ienrth of route No. as anenueo =.
twenty-nine miles. the next ionses'
route. The carriers now serving THESE
routes are J. Edwin Fox. NO. l, ano
oliver Collins. No. 5. None OF the
o.ha- routes have been disturbed at
cot This order becomes effective Oct
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29

any persoa, Who would pay s172.ooo
therefor Here was transfer OF prop
erty which had just previously cost
Mr.. Abeles $4,000. including all MS
own claims and those he assumed.
Here is property which he was free-
~ and publicly offering TO anybody VINO
would take 1t for $4,000. Mr.. Aoeles
causes the company he controls to take
100000 out of its treasury and pay
him that sum for this property. Here
is a clear case of dissipation OF re-
sources. Mr.. Abeles should return
5000 in cash to this defendant COM
pany. 1t does not relieve the situa-
ton because Mr.. Abeles owned prac-
tically all the securities of the COM
pany. That very fact makes it all the
more Important that the transaction
must be bona fide in all respects. A
court or commission should look with
grave caution on transactions where
party purchases from himself, es-
pecially where the rights of other par
ties or the public generally are in
volved.
Direct Order Issued.
'Tn addition TO the $4,000 excessive
cash payment. 100000 in bonds were
issued to Mr.. Abeles without consider
alton and should be cancelled: or II
these constituted the real consideration
paid for the property, then Mr. Abeles
should return the entire 100000 in
cash, which he received at the same
time the bonds were issued to him.
In summarizing its findings the
commission says: In view of all the
facts established of record, this COM
mission concludes that there is q pubic
demand and necessity for the contin-
ued operation OF the line OF railroad
involved in these proceedings from Ly-
man 10 Villisca and that the same
should be operated. The defendant
railway company. its assigns. lessees
and successors. their officers and agents
and each of them are hereby ordered
and objected 10 place in proper repair
and good working order the said line
between Lyman and Eillisca, both
towns inclusive: 20 continue the oper-
alton of one mixed train in each d.
rectior daily except Sunday. for the
transportation OF passengers. freight.
mail and express and ii is further
ordered that the operation OF said train
must he resumed on or before Nov. !.
1915. While such service may not be
as great rs that ordinarily deserted.
yet il is ali that the circumstances.
here proved will Justify
c.he. Commission Rulings.
The railroad commission has ruled
IN ;he case of the Chicago Great West
ern railroad VS., the citizens Of Church
vile and Conger. in which the railroad
wants to abandon its station at Con-
ger and take away its agent al Church,
VILE that 'the commission would not
he warranted III coasentins that
ChurchTiiie be a non agent station
The commission rules against the re-
quest of the citizens of Lake Mills
who we-a asking that the Northwest
ern and The NJ. & 81 L. be compelled
70 put in a switching track and switch
ca IN others cars as che amount in
VOWED IS no, of sufficient importance
10 require the railroad 10 build the
track connection as petitioned." The
commission also refuses 10 require the
Great Western 10 pas in station at
Easton Boulevard, Des Moines
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
Sioux City.

Sioux City.
Mrs. Clarissa Wright. IS. . pioneer
woman Of this city, died Saturday at
| the home Of her daughter, Mrs. w. II.
| Roberts. The body will be taken t.
Niles, Mich, for interment.
Sioux City.
Banners advertising high school
football games may not be swung
across the main business streets. the
city council decided in rejecting Pc
| tition signed by r. E. Grange, faculty
manager OF the high school football
team.
Waterloo.
DR.. Guthrie Mcconnell, OF st. Louis.
author Of text books. an instructor in
medical colleges and . man who has
won distinction in his proscs=!en. has
been engaged by the Waterloo Medi-
cal society to take charge Of its patho-
logical and ARCHAEOLOGICAL laboratory.
Waterloo.
H. W. Rosene. arrested here on a
charge OF obtaining SIS from Walter
Clark, a real estate man. by false pre-
lenses. was taken to Ottawa, ILL.,, by
deputy sheriff Miscke. Rosene is
wanted there on a charge of forgery.
The Waterloo accusation has been dis.
missed.
Cedar Rapids.
c W. Beatty. farmer living near
Atkins. has reported to the police that
one OF his horses was stolen on the
nigh, of Sept. aS. and is believed to
have been brought to Cedar Rapids.
The horse is bay gelding, weighs
about 1900 pounds, and has wire
mark on one hind foot.
Waterloo.
Charles Evans. Jr., the western golf
champion. covered the course at
Rvrnes park here Saturday in 81 two
strokes under par, establishing
course record. with Burr Lichty, the
star of the Prospect Golf Club. Evans
defeated Walter Clark, Omaha pro-
fessional, and Carl Devel Of the River
side club of Chicago by a margin OF
two.
vinton.
Rev. Felix Pickworth, who has been
visiting his son, F. F. Pickworth. OF
yinton. for a few weeks, left SUNDAY
night for Davenport. where he Will
take up the duties Of chaplain at St
Catherine school, one Of the ieaoins
Episcopal schools of the state. He
served many years as chaplain at the
penitentiary and reformatory at Ana
,nosa. Last winter the legislature
pa ssed law doing away with a regu-
lar chaplain and he retired.
Sioux City. ;,
Sioux City was a veritable hot bed
of crime. during the past summer II
the report Of the grand jury, just filed.
is any indication One hundred
three indictments were returned. more
than half of them for bootiessing
Prostitution and keeping house II Ill
fame came in FOR considerable atten-
ton. There were three murder fndict-
ments Charles Ford. hotel keeper.
and Paddy" Driscoll. were indicted
for the murder of Roy Morley follow
ing the robbery OF the Farmers &
Merchants bank. and John Newman
was indicted for the murder OF Arnes
swensky. The grand jury. in spe-
c!al report asked the court to censure
Jailer Hugh MacDougal for his dis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
NEW BOARD PLANS CAMPAIGN
LOOKING TOWARD BETTER
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
LOCAL OPTION ROADS BY
COUNTIES Or DISTRICTS
Plan Formulated by Whieh People
Would Be Permitted to Vote Bonds
For Improving Highways, as Dis.
tinsuishea From State Trunk Lines
Facts anc Figures 10 Be Compiled.
to Times Republican.

special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept 29,-Loc2l oP..9a
roads Or roads walsa Nj! be deter
mined ~ vote Ok the people in eeaE-
Ties, townships or special districts IS
distinguished from trunk ltne roads
ordered BY some state authority u
bs the kind OF road auildins winch ne
better roads commission VII sees 70
bring about in Iowa That IS tae
policy which will govern IL jrvest.-
meeting held at Nj Mece61tEs office
city Tuesday D ". Norris. Of Mar
]. NJ. Brockway Of Let's. secretary
The commission spent q full day ~
conference deciding 70 proceed sys-
tematically 70 gather data necessary
10 outline Improvement u tha entire
county and township road system OF
the state with sgc.. Kinds ana types
Of construction as will Re adaptable 70
the various localities and waich can
he financed without. our5enSol1e IN
crease in taxation.
SeIIlhS * @s-'7s
II vas voted 70 call u70n the state
auditor -! = statement Of ne present
road. bridge and auto license revenues
listed by counties ana 5or -aSa5le
valuations TOR this wear 1873 ard tor
1855. so as 70 furnish basis ny coTa-
parisor upor1 which 80 estimate the
probable increase in property subject
10 taxation for twenty and thirty
year period
Il Was voted n request u the state
geological survey ara If the state
highway com 1s isstor detailed irfornla-
ton as 10 the location ana extent q
deposits Of road building material
This information vili ae char,ed for
the benefit Of county and township Of
ficers.
The state highway commission,
which has at rs disposal -he road en-
sineer,ng department ri the STATE, WI
be requested to furnish an estimate
BY counties % the probable cost 70
COMPLETELY bridge each county Win
approved types OF construction ard
also IN estimate Of ths cost ana tine
necessary to reduce the county rad
system To an established grade Witr
-his information the -ew commission
hopes To ne able @ inform me next
Legislature how MANY roads are rA26y
for some kind Of surfac!r- ari zo-
far bridge revenues can be made 10
go II bonded
TIE state engineers Viii ,nen ne