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Sos, and established Il famous com
munIStic settlement. There were mills
ana factories and all sorts of indus
tries.
Along in 1850 the railroad came
through and It missed Bethel hy about
titecn miles. 1t became one of tho
lost towns. II was remembered
ms 4 place whore there had been a
curious communists settlement where
everything was held in common. Also
on account of "A special .dIrt Of he
Governor eNemptirg the Brtheli,cs
IRON war service, because blood let
ing was against their creed.
Bethel Is now on a county seat high
way running north from S~helhyyllo
ami there is more travel through IL in
a day than formerly went by I'm a
month, II has a broad street of modern
stores and Is "A more important place
Than when Or Koil was-as the his
tory has Tits prophet, priest and
king" ~
IN the early part of the war College
Monhu was on a stage line running
from Glasgow ON the Missouri Ia p,s
MONIES, Iowa. II had n large prcshv-
''r'an college, attended by mann mon
II became famous, churches, hotels
ana all those things which made The
pioneer town important.
College Mound received n douhIe
sho'k' The railroads skipped II. and
the war coming on about that time
! the students dropped the pen ana took
| mp the sword.
college Mound is on the highest hin
IN Macon county, and To- gct {, IL Won
nave to climb over n succession Of
smaller hills that would delight an
army tghting on the defensive. These
NUS made a clay barrier. which kent
the town isolated during six months
IN IN" year, So College Mound joined
the host OF lost towns until n good
roads club was organized ana settled
mat clay hill problem. This put the
town within half an hour of twl trunk
mes of railroad ana it has after It's
long sleep developed amazingly.
The coming back of the lost towns
WI. add Millions To the States wealth
and pen ny "A big market for labor.
IN" situation Is not uulik" the settle
ment of "A new country. Where there
had been decay and staGnatiun il now
hustle and activity. Land values
around these towns have risen ran
idly. Nobody talks railroad, nor cares
about 1t. Rut all are tremendously in
tcrcstcd In 80 d public highways. They
realize that Is what has called them
back 10 life"
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River, established stores ana houses.
and prepared To widen, deepen and
straightcn the little stream near
town,
There was SO much talk about
Florida that Squire John VI. Clemens
Cut loose from his mountain settlement
In Tennessee and moved {, Florida,
nud in 1885 an enormous distinction
WIS conferred On the place through
the birth 80 a SOL who diterwdrd hc-
cam" best known as Mark Twain. Oid
Florida has rested IN that glory ever
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Heroic Bronze Figure to Be Unveiled Oct. Il Near
BLOODY Angle" Where, Leading Philadel phia Bri,
gade, He Turned the Scale Of Third Days Fighting

The active history of the erection
Of the monument to Gen. Webb began
in 1912, when the state Legislature
made an initial appropriation of $4,000
for the purpose. Invitations were i'm
mcdiatcly sent out 10y the New York
Monuments Commission To various
SCulpturs Of note for p~r"ltininrrN
sketch models SUES sting designs. TIC
model prepared by j. Massey Rim,
Of New York was selected by the COM
mission and was also approved iy
Nlcxandcr :. webb. son nj Cen. Webb.
Mr.. Rhind furnished a full size plast' +
model. ) feet high. for the portrait
statue. which was accepted 10y the
commission and 10y MIR. Webb. The
.pst was 81. 800.
The contract for Reproducing 'Gc
modcl i'm bronze was awarded 80 John
Williams. Inc. " NV York 20" $50.
The contract for the pcd,s'st 81
awarded 80 the WOrNou-IrgWtu'N
t'ump, ny ui Batavia. y. Y. Tor $lIia.
This ped stnl tx . foot HIGH nj Barr"
granite. The heroic lis No." OF Gen.
Webb in bronze is I' p . 'n,t. The
state Legislature in i:ii supplement Il
It's initial appropriation with arothcr
nr 5000 t. cumul,to nh monument
ana To meet the expense runn ctcd
with it's placiuE and d"l'c ton. Thu"
pedestal will bear the Inscription:
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where an Their s,cike had been
L. made after years Of death
Ike slumbar \ great many
Missouri settlements are awakening -
a new life. These towns We're killed
over a half century ago by unSympa-
thot.c railroads which passed them up.
Somr were Killed beyond all hope {
resurrection. In several instauC.s the
ignored municipality simply pulled M
stakes and rolled over l. III" rail-
road. when It wasn't ton far, leaving
the townsite To- /. turn to It's original
c.udit.on-corntold or meadow.
But those which maintained a 8 ri
of organization and held on to a few
scattered buildings have been re-
wardtd by the return of a greater
glory than they enjoyed before the
war,
For better than nifty years they were
finland" towns. and almost iurg ttcu,
even by the inhabitants { u%cighhpr-
ing counties. Now there are no inland
or bsckWuuds towns. Tho al'umoh!l.
and the well kept highway have mlde
the lost towns come back, even as a
second rich strike rcpcop!rs the de-
serted habitatiuns Of an old mining
| town.
When the first gasoloue wagons
whlzzrd through, the old inhabitants
of the backWoudS villages resented
them as they would s. netting un-
canny-an invasion Of their legal
rights to peace ana quiet, They saw
nothing but harm in them. They We're
noisy, had an evil udur and scared
horses.
The villagers thought the coming
of the auto would scar away what
little trade they had from the neigh
b ring farmers. They never dreamed
that within "A year or two the farmer
would invest in one of the things him
self.
Among the Missouri towns which
suffered from the Indifference of the
railroads built through the State atty
or sixty years ago were Philadelphia,
Marion e unity; Florida. Monroe
county; N"Whurg, Knox county;
Bethel and New York, Shelby county;
Nincvch, Atar county; DaiiSvill",
Randolph county Wuudville, Bloom
ington and 6 llcge Mound, Macon
county. There are "A hundred more.
most Of which are beyond the memory
of the present generation.
OF all these towns perhaps the one
founded with the greatest hope was
Florida, French and American set
tiers located there in the early '3Os
built mills on both forks OF Salt
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served under him during the lighting
period.
Immediately following his retire
mcnt from military life Gen. Webb
accepted the presidency Of the COL
lcge OF the city of New York. For
many years he continued AZ the head
OF this institution and It's pronounced
success and notable expansion in aC-
complishmcnt and influence were due
in "A great measure To his ability as
an energetic organizer and leader. He
hld served two years Immediately
after the war and before he assumed
command of the First Military Dis
trict as professor Of geography. his
tory and ethics al West Point, and
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monument.

the mon "f New York stood to their
guns a. Gvt'yShurg."
And this was the spot where Gen.
Webb commanded and where he d.
rcct"d the repulso So successfully car
RED ont. Daring the months that i'm
moilatcly fulluw.l he commanded "A
division of IN" Army OF the Potomac.
~ Hrisi"" station his horse was
KILLED under him, twu Of his staff
were wounded and tho mounted or
derby carrying the division flag was
shot dead NJ his side.
Gen. Webb commanded a brigade
in the Wilderness campaign. In Gen
liancock's strand charge al Spottsvl-
vania Webb was severely wounded in
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since. y railroad " uid have paid it
a great deal better.
Philadelphia was laid ont 10y william
Muldrow. who some say was col.
Sellers of The G.ldcl Age" Arvhuw
Muldrow set Philadelphia guirs right
10y culiStiug the art.y" interest and
cash Il many capitalists from 'h"
Quaker CRY. some said h' mad" III m
h..icVc the Missouri : wN would nj
strip It's uam,slke In PENNSYLVANIA
Col Mullrow ia his best TO make
good. There We're colleges, stores.
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runs between Philadelphia ana Hanni-
ht., and the service is as good as any
railroad could give. Lots of pcop'e
VII" ar" now hearing Of the Miss uri
Philadelphia for the first time. think
1t * a rev pwn the Marion county
people have started. Its old enough Ia
'r the grandmother of Scda,.a.
M"h'rIy, Kansas 'ity or Macon.
i"'h"l. IN north SI".hy county. was
settled by d"y"ut Germans who. under
the leadership of Dr. William Keil.
cm.s'atcd To Missouri along in the
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Webb died February IL, 1911.
That blood will tell would seem verb
fled again in the case of Gen. Webb's
ancestry. American history carries
the names of his forbears in note
worthy accomplishment. Samuel
Blatchley Webb, his grandfather. Of
Wethers1eld, Conn, was q First Lieu
tenant Of a Hartford company at the
age of % n fought at the battle OF
Bunker Hill, falling wounded at the
head of his men. In 177j he was APP
pointed aid to Gen. Putnam and in
1876 was named aid to Gen. Wash
ington with the rank Of Lieutenant
Colonel. While serving Washington
he was an actor in a side drama IT the
Revolution that has inc been de-
sCribed by scores Of historians.
ON July Ia, 1916, Col. Webb. with
Col. Read. went down New York bay
to meet "A Briti-h flag of truce. About
half way between Governors Island
and Staten Island they met Lieut..
Brown of the British Navy. who in
pursuance Of his mission rendered
Webb "A letter from Lord Howe ad-
dressed To mir. Washington" Webb
and his associate refused to accept the
letter because II did not prefix Wash
ingtun's rightful military title. on
July II, Webb and Read went down
the bay again and another letter was
proffered them addressed to George
Washington, Esq" This letter also
was refused 10y Webb. 4 day or so
later another trip was made and this
time the letter from Lord Howe to
washington was correctly addressed
10 Gen. George Washington Col.
Webb o art in the battles Of White
rams princeton and Trenton, where
he was wounded. Later he raised a
ompanN AT his " expense. He was
captured with Gen. Parsons expedi-
ton in III and was in prison three
years. He was male BriGadier-Gen-
eral on MS release and took command
or aaron Steuhen's brigade.
James watson Webb. the father OF
Zen "thp' was 50 eager To secure
an appointment To- h United states
h'itarE academy that' failing to gain
ms Gnu, ne ran away from nome
o"'"i,eu what ne sought through po-
HtIcai lnn'ehce "wherc lie entered
west io'ht III 1918 az the age OF II.
ASa uI'eu states oliIcer ne o part
~ 'ne inu'dh wars IN Minnesota n
StlN'N rsh' years WIN
,ivu., re N'Neu fort SheiIlnG ny
snow pa,tr,rc - "
,bo r,n,tnr am
You, yorL ci,, IT, aa ,,.
Hrazi, for Och, Years a,d d'ad ~ xm
York citv in 1854
Ar tho hat,,e ~ tho u,,,or,os. y,,
''
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pushed forward with his men through
the d~.sorganizcd mass of asstLlants
ana placing his hat on the point IL his
uplittcd sword sprang over the low
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\ EONtMENT pacing On the
WI famous battlefield Of Get
tysburg VIII again be
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IKE once deserted mining towns
where an Their s,cike had been
- made after years Of death
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-07
BLOW At BARREL
eTAvE, BOOZE ~
JUDGE LANDS.

Chicago, May Z. - BY decision OF
Judge Lands the government has just
broken up peculiar booze" industry
which has been in operation In CHI
cago and other parts Of the country
for several years and In which several
millions Of dollars were Invested. Fed
eraf tax laws put 1t down and out.
It was the business OF recovering
from empty barrels whisky soaked into
the barrel slaves. So long as the gov
eminent waived collection Of the inter-
nal revenue tax Of $1.10 q gallon 1t
was admittedly a highly profitable and
prosperous business.
h; The promoters Of the enterprise
grew affluent in an incredibly short
time. Corporations were formed, im-
proved methods were introduced for
extracting the "lost' whisky and COM
paries were started in Philadelphia,
New Orleans, and other cities for the
recovery Of the barrel stave booze.
In Chicago the business was con-
Quoted by the Western Extracting
Company, 100000 corporation, with
G. H. Schooley as president. This
company began squeezing whisky out
of empty barrels in September, 1904.
Each barrel yielded from one to
three gallons of whisky. The only
worry Of the barrel stave distillers
was how to maintain steady supply
Of we'll soaked barrels. There was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-07
Allison News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Allison. May THE May term of the
Butler county district court will open
next Monday Judge c. H. Kelley, of
Charles City. will preside.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Ray have arrived
home from their California visit.
Mothers day will be observed at the
Methodist church on next Sunday
morning.
The Butler county board of super
visors will meet on Wednesday. May II
at which time it is expected that con-
tracts for a number OF new bridges in
different parts of the county will be let.
The board has advertised for bids for
eight bridges, the largest OF which will
be the concrete structure to be erected
across the Shell Rock river in the town
of Shell Rock. This Is said to be the
largest bridge of the kind to be erected
this year in Iowa with one exception.
The bridge will have a total length OF
span Of 24D feet. with roadway width
Of rwenty-four feet. The estimated cost
is $4,000.
The Butler county Sunday school
convention will be held in Allison on
Thursday evening and Friday of next
week, May 10 and IA. A number Of
prominent Sunday school state work
ers will be present and give addresses
including Rev. Wilbur L. Clapp. Rev.
W. H. Beachler. Waterloo. president of
the Iowa association; W. D. Stein, state
general secretary: Rev. E. j. Starr.
state superintendent Of secondary de-
partment
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kssn comr4 eitions bstwSen bAsn I'D
the pickle kactoti1s. M W Il ri
This had the sksct Of rpising ~
price OF empty barrels. The quotation
on we'll soaked barrels ranged from
50 cents to 81 apiece. The dry variety
brought so cents.
When the barrel supply was GOOD
the company recovered from 1000 20
5000 gallons month. Nothing OF this
was ever sold to liquor dealers. ac-
cording to the officials Of tho company.
They insist the whisky WAS converted
into grain alcohol and sold for medi-
cinal purposes.
Tho government was suspicious.
During the Taft administration the
entire industry was Investigated and
officials OF the internal revenue bu-
reau announced that the barrel stave
distillers would have to pay the reg
ular tax on spirits OF $1.l0 gallon
"or take the consequences
OFFICIALS Of the company ana their
lawyers got busy. They argued with
the revenue officials. They took the
case to Franklin Macveagh, then sec
rotary Of the teasury, and finally ap-
pealed to President Taft.
The company claimed exemption
from the tax on the ground that the
barrels were empty when they bought
them and that the ,ax on the whisky
which had been in the barrel was paid.
The government allows distillers .
"soakage" of from one to thirteen and
a half gallons. depending on the length
OF time the barrel has been in storage.
1t will not permit the recovery OF the
exempted soakage and its sale tax
free.
To test the governments ruling tho
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-07
CORONER OF WEBSTER COUNTY
BELIEVES JAMES BURKE
WAS MURDERED.
WOUNDS INDICATE MAN
DID NOT KILL HIMSELF
severins Of Both Jusular Veins and
Windpips Almost impossible by Own
Hand-Jury Called 70 Hear Evidence
in Case and Determine II Murder
Was Consultative Of Webster County

Fort Dodge, May because Coroner
wildman found ghastly wounds. un-'
usual in q case Of suicide, he holds
that murder may be responsible for the
death Of James Burke Of Fort Dodge.
whose body was found Ave miles west
of the city Wednesday at 1885 p. m.
by William Paulin, Of Barnum.
When the coroner arrived on the
scene he found Burke lying in a pool
of blood, six feet from the side Of the
road. The mans throat had been
slashed with a razor, both jugular
veins having been severed and the
windpipe punctured. Death had over
come Burke some time before he was
found, but his body was still warm.
coroner's Statement.
The fact that such a deep and wide
wound was inflicted has led authori-
ties to believe that Burke was muir
dered and was not suicide.
This suspicion" said Coroner Wild
man, sis based merely on the fact that
the throat was cut from one side Of the
neck to the other Ordinarily, If a man
cimmits suicide by cutting his throat
he cuts up into the throat near the
center of it, or sewers one jugular. This
is the first case I have ever seen or
heard Of, where there is possibility
Of suicide. that both jugulars have
been severed and the Windpipe pune
tred. Until we have more conclusive
evidence Of suicide, I will hold to the
murder theory"
Did Not Seem Dependent
The coroner has found several men
who saw Burke Wednesday, Grant
Newsum saw him in a restaurant about
1880 a. m. Wednesday. Burke talked
with him and said he seemed to be in
good spirits and happy. Newsum de-
clared that he appeared to be unusual
ly laxative. Neither had Burke been
drinking.
George Handkerchief saw Burke at
$3.50 p. m. Wednesday and was the last
known man to have talked with Burke
before he left town. Burke talked
with Vandevender regarding where he
had worked. Vandevender says that
Burke did not seem to have been
drinking.
jury to Investigates.
A coroner's jury will convene Satur-
day to determine If possible how Burke
came to his death.
James Burke was single and A years
old. He was born and reared in Web
ster county and for the last seven years
has made Fort Dodge his home. Broth
ers are John Burke. of Pleasant VAL
ley, and p. J. Burke, OF this city.
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EsarpuB11cAN MAssHA1L1oyaN. IOWA: NAY y lis

mission Of tn cdtpcil to make such
Changes az Aght NE deemed neces-
ssary on the fOpr .Nfcks Of Eighth ave.
nue. from Park to First streets adj
jacent to the college grounds. to beau
tify the same. The matter was taken
under consideration.
The council called by the Congre-
gational church to formally sever the
bonds OF relationship Of Pastor P. F.
Marston to this church, met here yes
terday afternoon and considered all
the circumstances and advised such
severance for the good and sufficient
reason that the health Of Pastor Mar
ston is not such that he can perform
any ministerial duties. The sympathy
OF the council was expressed towards
the pastor and his family in this great
affliction and for the church In the
loss Of SO valuable and beloved pas
tor.
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Radcliffe News Notes.

Special to Times-Republican.
Radcliffe, May 7.-R. H. Bergfeld
and wife have gone to Britton, Okla,
to visit their daughter for few
weeks.
Decoration day will be observed here
Monday, May 81. good program will
be given and everyone made welcome.
Art Eller has bought what Is known
as the Henry Himmel farm just north
of town, at s206 an acre.
Our schools will close for the year
on May 81. A class of seven will be
graduated-five girls and two boys.
o. j. Heng. who has been visiting
relatives here, returned to his home
at Crookston, Mimi, Thursday.
K I. Larson has gone to Morgan,
Mimi, to visit relatives.
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Philadelphia.-At the wedding Of
Cordelia Drexel Biddle, the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Drexel Biddle, and
Angler Buchanan Duke in Holy Trinity
church 1t was declared that there
would be another wedding soon and
that the principals would be the sister
of the bridegroom and the brother Of
the bride. While Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin N. Duke refused to discuss
the engagement Of their daughter.
Miss Mary, to A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr.,
it was learned that the engagement
was a fact and that the date for the
wedding will shorty be announced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-07
Swine In Old London.

We hear much today Of the dangers
Of the London streets, but We are
spared some Of the perils Of an ear
Her age, says the London Chronicle.
The recently published Calendar OF
Coroners' Rolls for the City tells how
the many swine wandering about the
streets were once London's greatest
nuisances. In 1922 an inquest was
held on child who was attacked in
her cradle by q pig which had wan
dered In through the open door Of her
parents shop. And . little earlier
letters patent were issued to an infant
who lost an ear from the Same cause
The letters certified the cause Of tho
accident, lest later on the uncharitable
should say that the ear had been cut
OF in the pillory by the knife Of the
law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-07
Why Some Are Color Blind.

It 10 known that color blind people
cannot distinguish colors, but tho rea-
son for this Is not generally known.
They cannot distinguish many colors,
and most of them usually give the sp-
pearance OF being gray. The cause
Hes in the constitution Of the retina,
which microscoEcally consists Of rods
and cones. II = certain part Of the
comes IL wanting tho sensation they
arouse IL also wanting. A blind man
who does not see at all is not much
more deceived BY his sight than the
color blind man. Even the normal eye
has not cones fine enough to detset
ultra violet rays and eloctxio 1ays.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-07
PLAN HANDSOME BRIDGE.
Structure Near Tama to Be One OF
Finest on Lincoln Highway.

Special to Times Republican.
Tama. May THE plans have just
been received from the state highway
commission for the new cement bridge
to be built across Jackson creek at
the entrance of the Lincoln Highway
from the east. This will be the most
beautiful bridge in this part OF the
state. The Tama Commercial Club
will bear part of the expense in order
to have it meet their ideas of what a
welcoming to the town SHOULD be. The
grading has been completed on that
part Of the new Lincoln Highway lying
east of the city limits and as soon as
the bridge is ready for traffic this
grade. at least will be graveled. When
this new road is opened there will be
no cause for complaint on the condl-
ton of the Lincoln Highway in this
vicinity.
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board to issue it. The supreme court
will decide whether the board was all
powerful.
The Des Moines enumerators are
making quite an effort to boost the Des
Moines population to at least 10000,
and there are many names being added
to the lists already returned. Among
the more conservative it is believed
that there are not that many people in
the city. though it has now been estab-
lished there are over 100000. There
is no question about the steady growth
of the city.
The three bills not signed by the
he is taking time to consider what to
do with them. They are:
The Hilsinger limited quarantine
measure.
The Thompson loan shark bill.
A bill to affect school districts in
certain cases.
The state animal health commission
has formally protested to the governor
against singing the quarantine bill ana
there is very much pressure being
brought on him to veto it.
The candidates for the place on the
state board of education made vacant
by the resignation of Mr.. Cowles are
beginning to appear. On the theory
that Cedar Rapids is entitled to the
place anyway, two candidates. have
from that city-John 8. Ely
and William G. Dows, and both are
being urged. The appointment just
now would be for the unexpired por-
ton Of the Trewin term Mr. Cowles
had been appointed and was con-
firmed and was a member of the board
until he resigned some days ago.