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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29
THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER.

Boone with much assumption and
consi deraaie variation from fact has
called attention 10 herself as the geo.
graphical center of Iowa" while Bur
liRgton with even more of cocky as
sumptiyeness has adopted as a slogan
Burlington, the Heart of the Middle
West
Boone, good little town that she is.
lacks much of being in the Geographic
cal center Of the state. She is good
fellow but not the hub. The geograph-
ical center of the great state of Iowa
lies approximately by and contributory
10 Mars halltown-which is as it ought
to be. MarshaIltown is the vortex Of
things 1owan.
Iowa is the heart of the middle west
and Burlington is inside Iowa, Just in
side. Speaking automatically Bur-
linston, by location and to carry the
comparison no further, is not the heart
OF Iowa but a capillary If Marshall
town were to be called into the COM
parison then her location is found to be
q little to the left and below the Iowa
oreastbone and We all know what i'm
pOrtant organ is thus located
And speaking OF slogans: Slogans too
often smack OF braggadocio and over
assurance. Thus one town may assure
the visitor in electric sign language
that he will like Blanktown'' thus
loreclosing upon any good Judgment
the visitor may imagine he possesses.
Another proclaims itself the heart OF
the universe thus making promises at
the front entrance that fail to follow
the visitor out at the side door: an.
other sign proclaims "Spotless Town
statement successfully denied by the
a vs. and streets. And SO on until YOU
come to city the name of which is
modestly suppressed here but which
olazes welcominsly above the depot
district in shining light at the open
front door and smilingly ushers in the
visitor And when he goes the uptown
side OF that sign invites him Come
again He does. He keeps coming He
brings his family. They settle here.
They like the town. Nobody insisted
they would. They found 1t out them :
selves.
Modesty is an angel virtue. Like
honesty 1t is also corking good policy
Those who do more than they prom :
Use make firm friends and establish
trustworthy repute. The circus band
attracts but everybody goes home when
| the performance Is over. A circus band
Is merely diversion. 1t isn't Rock
OF Ages by a long shot. 1t amuses bu,
1t does not deliver much besides ar
amusing moment. Folks go to the cir.
Gus. They don't stay there. They know
the tinsel and understand the show
| They go back to the modest farms ant
! the. busy market places and SO on. Ant
there, they demand not catchy music o,
giittering seneralities but eighty bush.
els Of corn to- the acre and a big dol.
lars worth for common dollar. Ant
where they get these they Com,
Again
| AS stated. mddesty is splendid yir'
I! tue. Boone and Burlington paper.
please note.
~ /. & = & . 81 = { L
1 II statistics are to be believed tn
birth rate in the United States, /
Great Britain and in most other civ
4 ii'zed lands Is being steadily, tn
: slawly. lowered each year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29

province Of Ontario, Canada, connect
ing Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario
with Port Colborne on Lake Erie. Its
chief Importance to Canada lies in the
fact that wheat and hides may be
shipped direct to Europe from middle
western Canada by way OF the st.
Lawrence river. Before the war the
annual tonnage thru the canal was ap-
proximately 100000 tons.
Its size has been increased three
times since 1t was opened. in 1914, 1862
and 1885. the last excavation increas-
ing the depth Of the water on the stills
to fourteen feet, 1t IN estimated that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29

Accused Of conspiring to blow up the
Welland canal. one Of the most inn
portant artificial waterways, r. e.
Leyendecker and Paul Koenig Cleft and
campaigning picture), were held in
heavy bail in New York. Thru the
Welland canal passes much OF the
grain and other commodities shipped
from the west OF Canada to the east.
Construction of the Welland canal was
begun in 1924, and II was first opened
TO small vessels in 1888. 1t extends for
distance of twenty-seyen miles in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29

rest without being able to balance his
books. This shows what the coincidence
can do when It ia not sand -bagged and
laid away in some vacant corner Ia the
attic. The government now hasSo hand
a large amount OF conscience money
contributed by people who were over.
taken by remorse at time Of lie
when remorse had about .aband0ne0
hope Of catching up. IL
Conscience IL q great aid to making
restitution, but after all the best time
to restitute is before Il becomes neces-
an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29
Masonic Meetings.
spEcIAl COMMUNICATIONS

iarshau Lodge No. los a. F. and 4. VI.
Fork in first degree, Wednesday, Dec
4 1880 p. m. John w. Wells secEe
Try; W. H. Steiner, w. NJ.
.sIGNET CHAPTER, No. IS, R. A. M
Bsgular convocation Monday evening
&c. 90, for election of officers. l. .
silborn, H. P, John w. Wells Rec,
Especial ASSEMBLY, King solomon
puncil No. 20, r. & S. NJ. Friday
ec. 81, for work: $50 dinner, Not'le
IT. Forbes, recorder; George Gregory
I'M.
4sTATED coNcLAVE, St. Aldemar
lommandery No. 80 x t. TUESDAY.
&c. II, 1880 o'clock. Business ana
ection of officers. NJ. S. Mcta
&C.; George Gregory. Z. Z.
ESPECIAL MEETING Central Chap
T. No. 81, o. E. s., Jan. Z. 1850 p m
ssta,,ation of officers. Anna Do"h-
Is, secretary; Mary Black CoIi'hS'
h. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.


opposition will deter many democratic
congressman from supporting the adj
ministration and encourage republic
cans to assist in defeating administra-
ton measures there seems little rea-
son TO doubt"
The Clinton Advertiser gives the
years cost OF booze In Clinton by
saying In the past ten years the local
police have caused the arrest of l1,l55
persons for various offenses-crimes
and misdemeanors. There were 1,3Sl
arrests in 1914. and so far this year
there have been about l.22o. The ten
year average is l.1l5 year. There Is
every reason to believe, inasmuch as a
large majority OF these transgressors
have been arrested on charges of in
toxicat ton. that the police record OF
1916 will be materially reduced"
Why this distrustful anxiety about
Carranza In this country" inquiries the
Coon Rapids Enterprise saying
Hasn't the old general shown ample
ability to handle Mexican affairs? He
has shown a great deal OF statesman
ship. And by now his people have
surely learned to trust flin as an intel
ligent and honest leader
The Parkersbarg Eclipse reminds us
that Some people complain that the
south is getting better mail service
than the north. Remember that the
south Is in the saddle and a southern
postmaster general Is at the head OF
the mail service. This combination Is
one hard for the northerner to buck"
The Manchester Press suggests that
John Dennison Is William Jennings
Bryan's closest political! pal in Iowa,
which inspires the base suspicion that
John has been hearing from William
and scents a battle in the contiguous
future. Johns motives are pure, but
mis- language Is severe"
The GrinneIl Herald notes that "The
farmers institute. Of Warren county
went on record as favoring a law that
will permit counties to issue bonds to
build good roads" and the; Herald con-
cIudes that Such law is all right
and will doubtless be enacted by the
next general assembly" .s . s-.#
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29

the total cost of the canal has been
about s27,000,0o0. The annual tolls are
about 100000. The canal In 100 feet
wide. 1t has twenty-six locks making
a rise Of more than 325 feet between
the two lakes. The canal is we'll
guarded by the Dominion of Canada
military authorities. No. shows a
squad OF cavalry accompanying q
steamboat (shown in the picture) thru
tine canal. No. is the hoidup OF a
man seeking to approach the canal and
the production Of military pass By
him. *
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29
Iona Newspapers
LAND BARGAIN LOADED.
F9',a, papi5S Epfernrjgp

There is talk Of Canada forcing
Americans into military duty. Maybe
this can't be done, but nevertheless
number of American settlers in Can
ada are frightened and are selling out
their farms and returning to the
states. Those who are coming back to
Iowa say that the Canadian papers
publish SO very little war news that
Canadians DO nc. know what is going
on. - 49,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29

One peculiar thing about the cons,
science is that II will lie around for
several years in u dormant state. and
then suddenly arise and compel the
owner to restore S1.s5 which he took
from an employer who had. entered into
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29
The Heart Lived in,

Z Fiber has said. "A mans heart gets
,s55iaid II NO does not keep it warm by
living IN IL Love TO others is not a
after OF mere oatAowing impulse. 1t
MT be purposefuI ana steadfast If
efs II to De real warmth in in IT, It Only
- heart that lis lived in and used
sjE1Ws others cinse tn its hearth tire.
ectsl z 5''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29
SIMPSON ON THE MAP.
IIndianola Herald

n
1T costs so much is common e3-
preston which we have heard the past
few days regarding the expense OF the
college endowment campaign, which
has just closed. But the reports con-
corning the expense have been grossly
exaggerated in most instances. And
then look at the widespread publicity
the college has received. Many who
never knew there was Simpson Col
lege have learned what the institution
is and what 1t Is doing, while many
others have learned more Of Simpson
by this campaign than they could by
any other manner. We believe the ex-
pense money was carefully and jude
iously expended, and the advertising
alone well worth what the entire CAM
paign cost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29
REAcrIoNuARIES RETURN.
Nevada Representatiye.l 8

One political scrap that ID develop
Ing among the republican,. at Waeh-
:sSt.es has q tendency. that we do not
particularly like, unless It shall come
e... right This ie hetHeen Cnngsasx-4
man Wood, Of Iowa, and Congressman
Mckinley OF Illinois, for the chairmAH-
ship OF the republican congressional
committee. Mckinley was one OF the
old guard managers. and he even went
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29
PAY UP.

pMonticello Express.]
They are now talking OF pay-up
week. That is good, but such cam
paign should not be necessary Every
body should pay all OF their running
accounts. be they big or little. at the
close of the year. The little debts take
precedence over Christmas remem-
brances. Do not stand of Jan. bill
collector. Get ready Tor him. II you
have not the money In hand to meet
al, Of your floating bills borrow OF
some one who wants to loan, and thus
concentrate your Indebtedness. BY do
ing SO you will not require those to
wait who need the money. or who may
be depending upon 1t to meet their own
obligations. We will not preach what
we are unwilling TO practice. and
therefore the bill collector will be well
coined at this office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29
Rippl;n$ Rhy!!. g
slysalhAf zswe't. h e Ss
INT ) ALL LIVES

said disn
plusse With bunch
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29

If statistics are to be believed the
birth rate in the United States, In
Great Britain and in most other civ
ii'zed lands Is being steadily, tho
slaWly. lowered each year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29

Those who are enthusiastic for the
sraveled road should boost Tor tfae
bond plan ser q good and durable
graveied road viii cost $1,000 per mile
out Of one years tax money under
present methods. whereas IL would cost
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16
TRY THIS, Mr.. AND MRS.
Citizen

When you open the door of
your store or home tomorrow
morning and have things started
for the day, forget for once that
you are merchant, step outside
of your store and look at the sur
roundings you are working in as
if you were a man who wanted
to locate in that town. Then ap-
proach your store-and go through
it and see if the service you are
giving is the kind of service that
a good live stranger would well
come enough. to want to live near
you. a So &
Look over the street your store
and home is on and see if it is the
kind Of a street that stranger
would like to find himself on every
day and by night and especially the
town life during those many hours
and see if the spirit of your town
expressing itself in the towns do
ings, is the kind of town spirit
that would make you want to live
there.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16
DESTROY the nEsslAN FLY

Many inquiries are being re-
ceived at the North Dakota Ex-
pertinent Station concerning the
wheat that has been bent over a.
bove the second JOINT.
Professor G. b. Waldron states
that this is caused by the Hes
ian fly. He describes it as q
small insect resembling mosqu-
ito only much smaller. In late
April or May it lays its eggs on
the wheat plant. This egg de-
velopes into flax seed like body
which lives over till next April or
May and then developes into the
Hessian fly which lives three or
four days, but lays 200 to $50
eggs in that time. The wheat
plants on which the eggs are laid
bend over at the second joint at
harvest time.
The way to find them now is
to strip the leaf from a bent over
stubble and just above the second
joint will be found the flax seed
like body. The way to destroy
the Hessian fly is to fall pillow,
pillow in the spring or burn the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16
CROP HELPS RAILROAD
Business on the Great Northern
Shows Big improvement
and Getting Better

Ten new train crews put t.
work on the Breckenridge division
of the Great Northern in the past
two weeks and the grain hardly
starting to be shipped yet. That
is the way business is picking
up" after one of the slackest sea-
sons for several years.
Beginning last Monday a daily
local feight service was put i'll
operation between here and Cas-
selton each way and also hetwee.n
Casselton and Minot via the Sur
rey line.
The movement Of grain will be
the big item from now until
spring although the usual amount
Of stock and fruit is expected
some 80 cars a day Of grain is be-
ing loaded on this division but
this will be more like 800 or 400
when at its height. Added to this
will be the Montana crops and
some from Canada little later.
In the opinion of the local otiic-
ais the crop movement will con-
tinue through the winter.
A record breaking tonnage for
a local freigh was handled into
this station one day last week by
Engineer Wilson and Conductor
Walter Johns. There were 1913
cars in the train, all but seven of
them loads. The tonnage was g.
800. Another record figure was
made by the crew of the local
yards when they switched 90i
cars in a ten hour period.
An idea of the transformation
in the local business may be
gained from the fact that the car
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16

early in this year and were kept
continually employed until the
middle of May. The five states
named greed to each contribute
SIS. 100000 toward joint fund Of
S75,000.O0 o help pay the ex-
penses of the Investigation. The
Minnesota Legislature appropri-
ated this amount.
Hearings began in Chicago OH
March lth and continued each day
until May 10th. Commissioner
Elmquist, Attorney General Smith
and Assistant Attorney General
EdgGrton represented Minnesota
at those hearings. Arguments
We're made before the Interstate
Commerce CiInmission in June.
Mr.. Edgerton presented an argu-
ment there IN The question of the
valuation of the railroads in these
northern states.
This is The first time in the
history of the country when the
states have united in an effort
to makee a thorough investiga-
ton of a proposed increase in
freight rates. as we'll as into the
financial history of many of the
large railroad systems.
Had the railroads been allowed
to make the increase in rates as
ed for, millions Of dollars would
have to be paid out by the pro-
ducers of the Northern states.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16
repairing crew which only a short
time ago numbered Is, now rea-
ches the 40 figure.
GRAIN HERE Better
THAN MOST PLACES
Grain Men Say Good Color and
Free from Wild Peas and
Smut Is Not General

Grain experts who are travelling
drought the northwest this fall
tell us that the farmers Of this
locality are fortunate in having
their wheat free of the wild peas.
These peas are to be found in most
places this year and bring down
the grade considerably. The
choicest wheat often goes as re-
jected if it contains many of the
peas. This is because the peas
are the same size and weight as
the kernels Of wheat and it is
therefore practically impossible
to get them out.
Another point about the grain
in this vicinity is that in spite
of its being wet year, the grain
has not bleached to any extent.
The marquis variety especially
has a rich auburn color. This
marquis variety of wheat although
new, is becoming very popular "a
mong the farmers, on account of
its giving heavy yield and at
the same time brining the best
price. Some have trouble in
getting out the chatf and claim
that it is hard to thresh but if
thoroughly dry it is found that
til ordinary machine will handle
it nicly.
Most localities are troubled
with smut this year but it is not
true in Richland county. There
is only once in awhile a trace of
it in the grain, the elevator men
say.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16
stubble. Late spring blowing,
summer fallow or stubbling in al
lows the Hessian fly to live.
LILAC BUSH I BLOOM
IN MILNoR THIS WEEK

August Nelson was told some
time ago that if he would relieve
his lilac bushes of their leaves "a
long about the first of August thick
would bloom again in September
Mr.. Nelson was just a little skept-
ical about the matter, but deter
minded Ire would try it with just
one of the bushes. The lilac
skeleton has graced his yard for
over a month and was watched
anxiously by himself and the
family. Curiously enough, the
other morning.. Mr.. Nelson dis
covered that the experiment was
working out a complete demon
stration and today he has a lilac
bush in full bloom. Nature per-
forms some very peculiar pranks
when she is properly groomed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16
A GREAT VICTORY FOR
the PRODUCERS
Decision Of Interstate Commerce
Denies I Cent Increase
for Railroads

A review of the decision Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
in the Western Advance rate cases
shows that the Farmers and
Producers won large victory.
Minnesota was largely interested
in the proposed advance of one
cent per hundred pounds on grain
and grain increase of about seven
dollars per car; the increase Of
one cent per hundred pounds on
live stock and packing house
products, representing an aver
age increase of about $3.50 per
car; the increase of one per cent
per hundred pounds on hay and
straw, representing about $500
per car. Under the decision, the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16

railroads are not permitted to
make increases upon grain and
products, live stock OF packing
house products. On hay and
straw they may not exceed the
Glass C rate.
AS far as the northern states
were concerned, the fight revolv-
ed around these proposed increas
es because they largely affected
the producers of the Northwest.
Forty-one railroads operating
in the territory between the Indi-
ana-lllinois state line and the
Pacific Coast. Joined in an effort
to increase freight rates. Tariff
is We're filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission to become
effective December lst 1914.
Members of the Commissions re-
presenting sixteen of the Western
states, met at Washington, ID. C.
to consider these proposed in
creases. Members of the Mime
apolis Railroad and Warehouse
Commissions and commissioners
from other states appearing be-
fore the Interstate Commerce
Commission and asked to have the
rates suspended pending an i'll
ve>tigation. This request was
granted. Therefore. working
committee consisting of one CON
missioner from Minnesota, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska and South Da-
kota was appointed to represent
the states in the. investigation
The committee met at Kansas
City on December 18th to arrange
for the work: engaged statistici-
ans and experst to make the in
vestigation into the financial his
tory 70 the railroads going back
a period of twenty-four years and
also to investigate the direct cost
of handling grain. live stock and
packing house products in car
load lots.
These men were put to work
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN
CHURCH NOTES

Services at the Bethany Church
next Sunday at 1890.
English services at the St.
Johns Church next Sunday az
tcrnoon at 800.
The Young Peoples Society Of
the Wild Rice Church will meet
next Sunday evening at 500.
w. b. DAHL, Pastor
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16
AID m SELECTING SEED CORN

Circular No. 8 entitled Home
Grown Seed Corn has just been
issued by the N. D. Experiment
Station to give information on
how to select and cure the seed
corn in year like this. Many
cuts are used to illustrate differ
ent methods that can be used to
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-16
good advantage.

Seed corn will be scarse next
spring. Most of the corn in North
ern two-thirds of the state has
been frozen. tt will pay to make
an extra effort to save seed. 1T
will be high priced and hard to
get.