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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-06
WEBSTER CITY A PIONEER.
fSio,ix CITY JournaI.1

ISlOuA CIty JUuTHdIJ
Webster City will have the distinc-
ton OF being the first city in Iowa to
try out the city manager plan. The
Thirty-sixth general assembly passed
a law empowering cities to substitute
the city manager plan for either the
old aldermanic plan lor the commits
sion plan OF municipal government,
and at special election on Monday,
by a vote Of two to one, Webster City
decided to employ city manager.
Under the new plan the council Is
to consist Of three members. who will
be chosen at an election to HELD III
the near future and who will serve
without pay. They will engage the
city manager, who will be the active
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-06
A SANE ROAD PLAN.


Somewhere between the radical pro-
posals of the enthusiastic good roads
men who see things only from the
standpoint of racing about the coun-
try with an auto and the supervisors
who oppose all advances in road max
ing, ought to be found plan Of &C
ton which would bring results. with
out overburdening the people. OF re-
tanning the system which has been
found inefficient and wasteful.
All legislation and all road work
should look eventually to extensive
hard roads surfaces. But it will take
time to bring results In every county
are several cities and towns which are
trading centers. Every community
away from a railroad has its shipping
point and improvement OF roads ought
to be in line with improving the roads
to such places. From these centers
roads radiate. and close In there 10
much travel on all roads. Why would
It not be q good plan first to get these
much used roads put into order!
They should be graded and drained as
beginning. and until they can be
paved with cement or other material.
they can be dragged and kept In fair
condition.
There might also be roads more
generally used. which could be put into
order so as to make travelling easier
from town to town. or across the state.
The Republican looks upon tho bond
ing Of the state for vast sums for
state roads as dangerous in the ex-
IRENE. The proposal to bond the state
for millions in order to construct 1000
miles Of permanent roads is wild
dream Of irrational enthusiasts. It
would require state levy larger than
the county road tax to pay the interest.
Would it not be better plan to have
couple Of mills state road tax, to be
used in connection with an extra coun-
ty levy Of like sum to be used In
building much used roads?
Possibly the state highway commits
sion has too much power in some
things, but there must be system and
uniformity in road making, and we do
not see how that Is to be attained
| without central body to have some
general supervision. The supervisors
appear to be opposed to the highway
| commission plan. and also to the engi-
neers to supervise county work. II
any supervisor was to undertake the
| building Of a house or barn, would he
not consult a builder? Road making,
| bridge building. and cement work Il
Just as much technical work o.
house or barn building, and we can
not understand why a man elected to
the board OF supervisors. II farmer
business man or professional man
should consider himself competent to
do all sorts OF things In which he has
had no experience. Many Of them Dc
not. but some do. Judging by tho ac-
ton taken by the state organisation OF
county supervisors.
| Iowa owes much to the efficiency OF
the men who manage county AFFAIRS
They have built court houses. county
homes. bridges and expended millions
in careful manner. with the result
] that few Iowa counties have debts OF
1 any kind. No other state, Il II said
by good authority, can mako such .
/ showing.
/ With clrbing Of the enthusiasts
and proper punching up of some OF
the supervisors, Iowa will get about
the right thing in road making.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-06

she struck mine such as the one
shown in the illustration. Many OF
these mines have been washed up IN
the war zones. The one pictured came
ashore on the beach of the Danish
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-06

With curbing Of the enthusiasts
and a proper punching up of some OF
the supervisors, Iowa Will get about
the right thing in road making
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-06

AS might be expected the British
are not yet ready to concede that the
time is ripe for peace talk. Some one
Of the big powers was due to prick
this peace bubble early.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-06

Wonder IL the Bull Moosers will be
able to round up enough members OF
that party in Iowa to fill the proposed
state ticket
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18
ANDREW MACK AT APOLLO IN
NEW PLAY, THE IRISH
DRAGON"
DRAGON"

Andrew Mack and his New York
Company are the attraction this Fri
day and Saturday and Saturday mat
inee at the Apollo, in his new produc-
ton, "The Irish Dragon"
In "The Irish Dragoon," which is
an ideal play for Mr.. Mack's talents,
he essays a dual role for the first
time in his career. He not only i'm
personates the splendid, dashing low
able impudent Captain O'Malley, but
makes his premiere in a feminine dis
guise the plot calls for in the charac-
~terization of Miss Judy Mccain, a
temperamental and unconventional
spinster.
In assuming this disguise, for the
brief moment in which Mr.. Mack is
seen as the witty and delightful Judy,
he does so on a wager in a daring es-
capade. 1t is the kiss of a pretty
Colleen and the laying of one humid
red pounds that Captain O'Malley
risks his very life. He ~ets the kiss
and wins the wager-and a wife.
No comedian or singer Of the Amer
lean stage has won more friends than
Andrew Mack, who has sung his life
and affections into the hearts and
souls of thousands of amusement
lovers through his own sweet, lifting
ballads. There eve was an Andrew
Mack performance without several of
these tuneful, tingling melodies that
Just crept into your heart and stay
there for many a pleasant hour there
after.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18
DO DREAMS COME TRUE?

The editor of The P~leasantville
Press had a wonderful dream the
other night, and now he is wondering
if it will come true. He hopes it
will.
his correspondence of the day, and
uppermost on the pile of letters was
n reading like this:
"Dear Mr.. Editor:-I cannot let
this Christmas go by without sending
you that dollar W. you on subscrip-
ton to your paper. Not only that,
but | am enclosing another dollar for
a year in advance. | am making sew
eral little presents to friends this
Christmas, but none of them gives
me as much genuine pleasure as does
the sending of this subscription mon
ey to you. I hope every other person
who owes you a penny will do the
same, and if they do we will all be
joining in the making of this a Merry
Christmas for you and yours"
Thinking that his family would be
assured of at least a chicken for their
Christmas dinner, the editor thank
fully pocketed the t~wo-dollar bill and
went on with his weary work.
But his spirits 500 rose, for there
were many other such letters, and
many bills, and expressions of Christ
mas cheer from his subscribers.
And then the Office door opened and
Farmer Jones came in with a bright
smile on his face and a new dollar bill
in his hand, and it, too, found its
way to the editors pocket.
The idea Of a chicken was discarded
and visions Of a real turkey doomed
large in the editorial mind.
And still the letters came, and the
good people streamed into the office,
and each one meant more subserip-
ton money for the editor and Christ
mas cheer for his family.
1t was a long and a pleasant dream,
and lasted clear up to the day before
Christmas, and when the last caller
left the books showed that every sub
scriber- had paid what he owed and
many of them had paid for a year or
two in advance, and each one had Civ
en- some word of appreciation and
cheer to the editor and his family.
1t was only a dream, after all; but
now the editor is wondering if pleas
ant dreams w do come truel
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18
o RHEUMATISM.

AS soon as an attack of Rheuma-
tism begins apply Sloan's Liniment.
Don't waste time and suffer u%nneces-
sary agony. A few drops of Sloan's
Liniment on the affected parts is all
you need. The pain goes at once.
A grateful sufferer writes:-"I was
suffering for three weeks with Chron-
ic Rheumatism and Stiff Neck, al
though | tried many medicines. they
failed. Fortunately I heard of Sloan's
Liniment and after using it three or
four days am uo and well. I am en-
ployed at the biggest department
store in S. F. where they employ from
six to eight hundred hands, and they
surely will hear all about Sloan's Lin
iment.-H. B. Smith, San Francisco,
Cal.-Jan. 1915. 25c at all Druggists.
adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18
YOU DON'T WANT TO
KILL PLEASANTVILLE!

If you want to kill the prosperity of
Pleasantville, if you want to make it
financially hard up, IF YOU WANT
TO BUST 1T, just keep right on
sending your money to outside firms
and especially to the mail order man.
ii n ~
If you want to make Christmas a
mockery in this town, if you want to
contribute your share toward pauper-
izing the business interests of this
community, just keep right on send
ing your money to other places and
you will succeed.
u u n
If you want to decrease the value
of your town property or of your
farm, if you want to make local condi-
lions such that no one would risk
buying your property, just keep
right on patronizing mail order men
and other foreign concerns and you
will wipe out your own ac~cumulations
Of years.
But if you don't want to do these
things-if you are in reality what you
profess to be, a good citizen-BUY
1T AT HOME THIS CHRISTMAS,
and KEEP PROSPERITY IN PLEAS
AWHILE.
u q u
Every day good citizens are telling
US they are convinced that it is to
their own interest to buy as much as
possible this Christmas from our own
merchants, because they realize that
the profits from the sales must be
kept at home. We think that at
heart you, too, are a good citizen, if
you will only stop to consider what
a blow you are giving your home
town when you send your money to
outside sources. Why don't you tell
us that YOU are going to BUY IT
AT HOME this Christmas if it is pos
sible to get it here?
u n n
Of course, if you must have some
thing that is not sold in P~leasantville
then you are e%xcusable if you buy it
elsewhere. But you can buy most
anything you want right here from
our own merchants, from people who
are your sincere friends and whose
heavy taxes on their business enter
prises make your taxes that much
lighter.
q q Y
We appeal to every citizen in this
communicative APPEAL TO YOU
to help keep prosperity in OUR
OWN town by buying your Christmas
goods from OUR OWN business men.
We are appealing to your better ma
ture-to your loyaity-to your own
interests-When we ask you to join
us in KEEPING PROSPERITY AT
HOME, where each and every one OF
Us may enjoy its blessings.
We are firm in the conviction that
you will do this, because we believe
you ARE a good citizen and are more
than willing to prove yourself one of
our BEST citizens by doing that
which you KNOW to be to the best
interest of the whole community as
well a to yourself, and especially
when it will not cost you an extra
cent.
Read the ads. in The Pleasantville
Press. You will find the BEST prop
ositions listed there each week.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18
Terse, Tart, Timely
Short and Snappy Sayings to Interest
Old and Young

Turkey! Yum, yum!
n n n
A Merry Christmas to you'll
Many more Merry Christmases, tool
~ n n
And may they be even more than
merry!
Important Query: Whv is a snore?
Many a little nose makes a big
noise.
Yes, congress is on the job again.
Poor old job!
Wonder what the new year will
have in store for Pleasantville?
n n n
We a make it a prosperous year
if we get together Aad pull together.
Let's get and let's pull.
n a a
No Henry Ford didn't take "a press
agent with him. He took fifty re
d q q
President Wilson insists that con-
gress must trim every ounce of pork"
from its bills this session. Lord,
what a bat between the eyesi
o. n n
And now the dear constituents will
receive sundry copies of fervid and
oratorical speeches which Congress
man So and So never delivered.
"a
If congress starts the eagle to
screaming u poor old national bird
will have a mighty sore throat before
that bunch gets through with it,
What a glorious thing it would be
if 1916 could find Pleasantville with
out a knocker, and with everyone a
booster. And it could, if you would.
n u n
We've said it SO many times it con-
fronts US in our dreams, but we are
hurting it at you again. "Do your
Christmas shopping now, and do it in
PleasantVille."
n u u
Young women in England today are
handing white feathers to the young
men who refuse to enlist. And such
an extravaganza waste of perfectly
good feathers!
u 4 a
Peruvians and Bolivians boast of
their ability to make boats out of
straw. Poohl We have coolies Of
men in this country who have made
fortunes out of wind and water.
n n u
If His Big Fordship and Their Little
F%ordships enter German territory and
all get pinched by the fire eating kai-
ser won't they set up a mighty howl
for Uncle Sammy to get them out of
the hole!
Men are mighty queen creatures, or
whatever else you choose to call 'em.
Some of 'em will raise merry hades
if the baby lets out a chirp and then
they'll turn right around and pile into
bed and snore all night like a buzz
saw in operation. And if you don't
believe it just ask your long suffering
wife.
n q u
Now that Ford is beyond earshot it
is time for some other millionaire
American to pull off a fool stunt and
render his country even more ridicu-
lous in the Eyes of the rest of the
world. Come right along. Rocks.
Barnum once said that "a fool was
horn every minute" and we believe
it.
q q %
Yes. we are feeling right smart.
thank you. The BOYS are coming
RIGHT in with those substitution dol
lars they are owing Us. and we have
strong hopes of tasting real turkey
for Christmas. There are still a few
more to hear from, thouoh, but we
feel confident they will show up with
the needful before the eventful day
arrives. We have a generous hearted
bunch of fellows on our list, after all.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18
WINTERBOTTOM NEXT


Freebooter Samuel Winterbottom, of
Egg Harbor City, is slated for next
Director of the Atlantic County Board
of Freeholders, to succeed John P.
Ashmead, of Pleasantville. and will,
according to present indications re-
ceive practically a unanimous vote at
the annual meeting for organization
to be held at the Court House on New
Years Day. Freebooter Winterbot-
tom is one of the best-known and
most influential members of the
Board and is exceptionally well quail
flied to preside at the sessions of the
County solons.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18
MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.

A sluggish liver can cause a person
an awful lot of misery. Spells of dir
%ziness. headaches, constipation and
biliousness are sure siqns that your
liver needs help. Take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills and see how they help
tone up the whole system. Fine for
the stomach, too. Aids digestion.
Purifies the blood and clears the com
.plexion. Only 25c. at your Druggist.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18

Mr.. Mack has specially written
three new songs for 1.-THE Irish ORA
goon," which he sings during the pro-
gress of the drama. They are Judy
Mccain" and Heart of Mine" and
"For Ireland and You" He also sings
a new version of his famous Minis
trel Boy"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18

And there would be far less
suffering from such troubles if
all parents would pay special
attention to the sight Of their
children from about 3 to 5 years
of age-the time they begin to
use their eyes for close work,
such as studying pictures, etc.
When taken in time, these
troubles can generally be. cor
rected by proper glasses.
When left to go unchecked,
an operation is usually neces-
sary to restore the eyes to their
normal position, which glasses
will be required to maintain.
If your child shows indica-
tions of trouble of this nature
take him to an Oculist at
once.
If glasses are prescribed, let
us fill the prescription. Not
only do we specialize in such
work, but we have unusual ia
cilities and every modern ap-
pliance necessary for doing per-
feet work.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18

1t is estimated that over two mil
lion of the eight and one-half mil
lion seals sent to the New Jersey
Anti-Tuberculosis League by the Am
erican Red Cross have been sold at
ONE CENT each; the proceeds of
the sale to be used in the fight
against tuberculosis. The demand
for these little. stickers seems to be
greater this year than ever and pros
poets are that between three and four
million will have been sold before
Christmas.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18
"SQUINT" EYES

HERE'S nothing that eff
fects ones appearance
and comfort more than
"squint' or "cross
eyes,"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-16
tennis TEAM WORKS
ON EARLHAM COURT

With the close of the spring vaca'
ton and the appearance Of warm wealth
er, the tennis courts at Earlham are
beginning to be popular place. Man
ager Edwards has arranged for an
elimination tournament next week.
The first meet is to be with Butler
college at Earlham, May /, so 1t will
be necessary for the men to do a lot
of practicing in the next three weeks.
After the meet with Butler here, comes
a meet with Wabash, and then Butler
again at Indianapolis. The last meet
will be with Hanover, which will be
held in connection with the /. G. A. L.
track meet, May q.
The school tournament, which is to
come off next week, is open to all stu
dents of the college, and should prove
to be very close on account of the large
number Of good players in school this
year. Among the most promising are
Edwards, Laning, Campbell, H. Cox,
l.. Winslow and Carey.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-16
ECONOMY

John Ellis CT Greensboro, was here
Thursday.
Mrs. Nettie Cole went to Parker
Wednesday.
Mrs. Julia Swallow and son, Charles
Melvin, were at Greensboro Wednes.
day.,
Ira Jacobs moved his family to New
Castle Wednesday.
Howard Stanley and Mrs. Elizabeth
Petty were at Hagerstown Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Eva Hite OF Kokomo, is here
visiting her mother, Mrs. Tilda Martin
Albert Atkinson was at Greensboro
Wednesday.
Elmer Parry is blowing with tract
or which does fine work.
Rev. Preston. Polhemus returned
from conference Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Peterson and Mrs
Herbert Dowdy and daughter Mildred
motored over to Dayton and back
Wednesday.
Mrs. Theodore Barnes Of Indianap
oils. arrived here Wednesday to lool
after property.
Mrs. Emma Hiatt returned from
Fountain City Wednesday.
Move From Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mort Harter will move
ison property.
Nick Gambler Of Greensboro, was
here Thursday
Charles Moor Of Modoc. was here
Wednesday.
Mrs Nancy Pierce returned from
Millville Tuesday evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-16
cMFRANk q. NEN IKE

softly as the occasion demands. And
there is not much chance for him to
figure out how he IL going to hit. His
decision and the action must follow
each other within fraction Of Sec
ond or he loses a point in the game.
Many sports have been pointed high
ly as health builders, but none IL bet
ter than tennis. The net game is an
ideal one for those who have grown
a bit bulky and want to lose some OF
the bulk. II constant playing doesn't
send a portly person back to normal
weight nothing can.
Tennis once was a game for only
the wealthy. Now it Is ever. ones
game. In other years there we're no
public tennis courts. Those who liked
the game had to belong to some club
that had courts. That meant sizeable
initiation fee and dues each month that
were too big for the ordinary person to
pay. But things are different now.
In every large city in the country
the municipal authorities have built
tennis courts in the parks. And they
will build more this summer and more
next, because the army Of tennis play
ers Is increasing amazingly, and the
cities can not accommodate half OF
those who want to play.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-16
PRINTERS TO ELECT
OFFICERS ON MAY rs

The typographical union has nomi
mated the following officers for elect
ion on May 20:
Delegate to I. T. u. convention. Zone
to elect), Erie Glidewell. Alonxo N
Grice; president, James O'Brien; vice
president, Lucius c. Harrison; secre
tary-treasurer.. C. W. Gem; for execu
tive committee. (three to elect, How
ard VanZant, c. O. Miller. F. G. Mailer
auditing committee. (three to elect)
L. H. Tucker, Mrs. L. H. Tucker
Charles Verrege; sergeant-at-arns
Zone to elect, J. r. Howell, c. c. Hub
bard, Roy VanZant; delegate to state
conference, three to elect), W.. r
Bloom, C. O. Miller, Howard VanZant
Roy VanZant.
President O'Brien appointed the fol
lowing to act as election board:
L. C. Harrison. union representative
August Mag and Ernest Ewing. tell
erS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-16

A physician says that In most cases
OF stomach trouble there 10 really no
disease Of the stomach at all. but just
too much acid. Excessive acid pre-
vents digestion. causes sour stomach.
fermentation of food. and this upsets
the liver and intestines and causes
great nervousness. weakness. sleep
lessness. and blues"
Quit drugging: simply take . tea
spoonful Of ordinary Bisurated Mag
nesia In q fourth Of . glass Of water
to neutralize the excessive acidity and
you will be all right.
1t works like magic, you can eat
what you want and sleep all night
no more walking the floor at three and
four o'clock In the morning and suf-
fering from extreme weakness and
nervousness all the next day. Bisu-
rated Magnesia 10 for sale by all drug
gists in powder or tablet form.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-16
Wits STATION
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Cline,
daughter. ~

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Cline, 4
daughter.
John McClain and Lee Boofer were
in Richmond Saturday
Jesse Berry is here from Crown City,
o. He will spend the summer in In
diana.
Mrs. Will Ramey and Mrs. Edward
Paddock spent Saturday in Richmond.
Fanny Page and Mary Parks were
weekend visitors in College corner.
Chloe and Elizabeth Parks were in
Richmond last week.
Mrs. Martha Wright of West Flor
ence and Lou Shelly Of Campbells'
town were in Richmond recently.
Mrs. Ross Witt was called to her
mothers home at Boston Wednesday.
John McClain and Thomas Collins
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ramey.
Mr., and Mrs. Joe Sheets were in
Richmond recently.
Russell Ecker of Slifton called on
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Elliott and Mr..
and Mrs. Will Ramey recently.
J. T. Deal shipped carload OF hogs
to Indianapolis this week.
Cincinnati, his usual shipping point,
is closed to him by the foot and mouth
disease restrictions. g..
Mr. and Mrs. John McClain and Miss
Zura Collins visited Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Collins near Concord recently.
Richmond recently.
Earl Stanley is home from Marys'
Vile, Tenn.
John Brattain and Henry Brandley
were in Richmond Saturday.