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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22
AekI.x Comm eneement Plans.

Special to Times RepubIican.
Ackley, May 22.-Commencement ex-
ercises Of the Ackley high school will
open next Sunday at the Presbyterian
church. when Rev. Mr.. Schwalt, pastor
of the Evangelistic church of this city,
will deliver baccalaureate sermon to
the graduating class. Monday, May
81, the junior senior banquet will be
held. June / and 2 at the photoplay
house the senior class will stage the
play, "a College Town." Thursday,
June 8, DR.. Cooper, Of Upper Iowa Uni
versisy, will deliver the commencement
address, which will be followed by the
presentation of diplomas to the grad
uating class, which II one Of the largest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22
Gradua alton at West Side.

Special to Times Republican.
Denison, May 22.-The West Side
public schools close with commence
ment exercises on Friday. May IS. The
address will be made by Professor Van
Ness, Of the Denison normal school
The baccalaureate service will be held
Sunday evening and the address is to
be given by Rev. Mr.. Tourtellot, Of the
Denison Presbyterian church. The
graduates are Arle Moelier, jacob
Peters. Carl Eauth and Verne Voss On
"Wednesday sewening, May 26. all de-
partments OF the school will take part
lin exercises which are held in the opera
house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22

in recent years. Tho graduates are
Misses Lillian Meyer, Elizabeth Mein-
ger, Frances voss Dora Pence, Lucille
Bingen, Pearl Hembd, Luora Weber.
Grace Yenny, Mayme Penning, Marie
Dentel Irene Martin and Carol Frantz,
and Messrs. Paul jUlrich. Martin Ryken,
Oscar Peterson, John DeNui. John
Weaver, Lester Vannoy and Merle
Elliott, president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22
EAGLE GROVE COMMENCEMENT.
1hirty-Two to BE Graduated-Dean F.
c. Ensign to Give Address.


Eagle Grove, May ga class OF
thirty two will be graduated from the
Eagle Grove high school next Wednes-
day, May 26. Dean Forest c. Ensign,
Of the state university, will give the
address to the class. His topic will be
I'm the Market For Man."
The following will receive diplomas:
Paul Blue, Paul Kabitschek, Carlin
Henneberry. Louise Boustead, Helen
Farrell, Gertrude Fiala. Coda Larson.
Edith Olson, Sarah Sandven, Erna
Shurtz, Lena Watne, Iva Wilson, Will
lis Armbruster Percy Bailey, Phillip
Beal, Bernice Bonner, Clinton Cowan.
Bessie Derscheid, Vivian Eversz, Car
roll Gunderson, Ella Groth Paul Mid
dleton, Laura Pierce, Edward Pratt.
Lillian Rave, Esther Roseland. Russell
Smith, Ben Sorensen. George Sullivan,
Orvin Uhr, Alma White.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22

Sioux City.
The plumbers strike in this city was
settled by arbitration. The men de-
manded an advance in wages from
$3.50 to So, and were allowed IS, and
were allowed $4.75. Forty men affected
by the decision went to work Tuesday
in this city.
Monticello.
O.. H. Hughes, prominent resident
of Scotch Grove township, was in
jured while moving a building on his
farm. Mr.. Hughes was taken to Ana
mosa to the sanatorium Immediately
after the accident and is recovering.
vinton.
The Iowa Association Of the Blind
will hold its annual meeting at the
state college for the blind at Vinton.
The meeting this year will be in the
nature of grand reunion, to which
all former students of the college are
invited.
Fort Dodge.
Plans are under way for the state
June "a. Supreme court Justices dis
trict judges and prominent attorneys
Of the state to the number of 200 are
4
Senator Kenyon will deliver an ad-
dress.
Monticello.
Mrs. Raymond Slausen, Of this city.
| was taken with a. severe attack Of
bleeding from the nose Sunday morn
ing. Physicians were called in but the
hemorrhagesSco could not be stopped for
a number Of hotrs. Mrs. Slaussen was
in a precarious condition for some
time, owing to the great loss of blood
but she il now out Of danger. II
Fcsdan Rapids 4 = X & "a $s; Z. n n 3
I .Tw Cedar Rapids merchants were
taken III by the bogus check man. The
man. purchased q suit OF clothes at one
store for $25. giving q $40 check. re-
ceiving IN; cash and. at another store
The. paid for q SIS suit with a $40 draft
Both draftsswere worthless. And the
man: Will, the two suits Of clothes and
$50 in money has left the city.
!, Holland may get a second bank. &C
cording to report of Mr.. Schafer
from Chicago who has been in the
| county for few days working up in
terest in the new venture. Mr.. Schafer
the promoter who has authorized the
publication Of the following: That
there will be new bank organized in
Holland within the next few days is
now an established fact. The new
bank will be known as the German
Savings Bank and will be under the
supervision of Schafer & Son, Of Chi
cago.
Monticello.
The required amount Of stock in the
Franklin Manufacturing Company has
been sold and meeting was held
Tuesday evening, at which the direc-
| tors were elected. The board of direc-
| tors consists Of five members, namely
Messrs. Franklin and Tremper (the
ipromoters), H. M. Carpenter, g. r.
!Stuhler and v. L. Hanson. The COM
pany will capitalize at $4,000, $4,000
of which is preferred stock and owned
The company has rented the new
brick building recently erected by D
tHaeussler, and the machinery will be
installed Immediately. Mr.. Franklin
LEAVES this week for Chicago to buy
whatever is necessary.
Hollant.
Cedar Rapids.
! At 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon oc-
CURED the death of Jesse Pearcell
l15-year- old negro boy who was in
ljured shortly after o'clock Thurs
day morning when q train Of the
Miller Bros, 10l Ranch wild west
show ran over him in the railroad
yards near the Rock Island freight
mouse. The suffering and death OF
Jesse Pearcell not only has caused
considerable criticism Of the methods
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22
Roland commencement. plans.

Special to Times Republican,.
Roland, May 22.-Roland high school
will graduate class Of six on June 2.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. o, Ingvolstad. OF
Marshalltown, on May 30. and the class
play will be presented on May 81. ]. E.
Fosyer, sta e inspector Of high schools,
will deliver the commencement address
on June 2. The members of this years
class are Mamie Christian. Viola F.
Grinden, Anna s. Holland, Bernice
Michaelson, Ethel ]. Sandven and
sylvia E. E. Thompson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22

OF a baby girl. born Tuesday, May 10.
d. G. Gibbs returned from his, six
months soJousn In Ell PasO. Tex.
Thursday ana will spend the summer
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Ward returned
Thursday from their trip to Los
Ang eles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22
SHERIFF NAMES APPRAISERS.
Com missioners Selected to Assess Dam
ages For Condemned Site.

ages For Condemned Site.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, May 22.-Sheriff Gehrke
has named the commissioners to assess
the damages for the site recently con-
demned by the city council for use by
the new electric light plant to be built
here this year by Cedar Rapids men
The commissioners are: L. D. Bling
ham, X. C. Curtis, F. E. Bliss, E. w
Miller, Ira A Nichols and F. E. Fos-
ter. The date set for the appraisement
is May %. The property is located al
the mouth of Rock Run and belongs tc
the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22
Sheffield News Notes.

Special to Times-Republican.
Sheffield May 22.-Rev. A. b. Sonle
returned from Rochester, Mimi, Thurs
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22
||NSAN[ THIEF REPEATS
BREAKS OUT or STATE ASYLUM
IN ORDER TO ROE STORE
SECOND TIME. e.
WEBSTER CITY THIEF
CAUGHT, LOOT RECOVERED

John Luswitx, Patient at State Hespi-
tai in cIarinda, Esoapss, Makes Way
Long Distance and Robs Store Which
He Entered One Year Ago For Pur-
pose Of Stealing Clothing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-22
Brief New, Of creene.

Special to Times Republican.
Greene. May 22.--Wes Nolterieke has
accepted position in the grocery de-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25
IMPROVING THE TOBACCO
CROP BY SELECTION
Seed Should Be Selected From I'M
proved Type OF Plants In Grow
ers Own Fields.

One of the simplest and cheapest
methods of improving the value of the
average tobacco crop in Maryland IS
to select good seed plants, choosing
only those plants which conform to
definite type considered as the ideal.
Having fixed on definite type OF
plant as the ideal, it should be closely
followed year after year and no plant
should be used for seed which does
not conform to this type. In this way
the inferior strains in the mixed type
will be weeded out and the crop will
become more uniform from year to
year if the selection is done with
proper care. The field should be gone
over several times and large mum
Der of plants selected in the beginning,
BY further observation and study the
number of selected plants can be
gradually reduced till the right num-
Der for seed is reached.
The advantages of selecting good
seed plants, true to type, are lost II
crossing with other sorts is allowed
to occur. Some crop plants appear to
be benefited by free crossing between
plants but this is not the case with 10
bacco. 1t is true, nevertheless, that
under ordinary conditions crossing
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25
FATTENlN6 POULTRY.
ROY H. WAITE,
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

The principle of fattening poultry is
rather simple one, although its ap
plication may seem somewhat com
plicated. Naturally the thing desired
is to get the fowls to consume as large
amount of feed as possible. 1t would
seem that in order to do this, feed
should be kept before the birds at all
times so that they could help them
selves at any time. This does not
hold true. In order to get birds, or
most any animal, for that matter, to
consume a large amount of feed you
will have to keep their appetites on
edge. If you keep palatable food be-
fore them all the time they soon tire
Of it. They just eat and eat and eat
at first and finally the feed becomes
distasteful to them. Fed this way they
will eat lot for time, but in the
long ruiz will not eat nearly as much
as II they were fed more judiciously.
In feeding fattening poultry always
see that they are hungry for each
meal. This means that you will not
dt any llHle lScu lHciil lDOIe lHdIl IDGy
will clean up quickly.
In as much as poultry is usually fat
tened to sell as market birds we wish
to get them in condition with as little
expense as possible. We do not have
the problems to contend with in grow.
ing the chicks or feeding for egg pro-
duction, therefore we can feed much
simpler rations.
We do not have to supply much
protein to fattening birds, therefore
the cheapest feeds can be used. Corn
and its products are favorite fattening
foods. A simple and efficient ration is
as follows:
Corn meal and wheat middlings
mixed up with milk or butter milk
makes an almost ideal fattening
ration If milk is not available add
about pounds of meat scrap or meal
to 100 pounds Of corn meal and mid.
dlings and mix UP with water.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25
CLING TO OLD IDEAS
HOUSEWIVES SLOW TO ABANDON
ANTlQUATED METHODS.
But There Are Many New Ways Of
Cooking That Are Superior to
Those That Have Been Long in
Use-Here Are a Few.

Most of us believe what we are told
II you tell child lie, it will believe
1t as readily as the truth very often
II you tell anybody that tin pan on
an asbestos mat is very hot, he will be-
lieve you, very probably and be care
full not to touch the pan, although 1t
may be cold. So it is with the lore Of
cooking-most of us believe 1t, take it
for granted. 1t has descended to us,
1t has been told to us by others. And
few of US experiment for ourselves to
prove its truth.
So It is that we beat eggs with
fork, laboriously, when we wish to
have them especially light. We have
learned to believe, because we have
been told SO, that eggs beaten with
fork are lighter than eggs beaten
with Dover egg beaten They are
not. That is the decision Of very
careful cook, who has experimental
with both kinds of eggs. So why waste
arm muscle using fork, when an egg
beaten does the work in half the time
and less?
Another thing we have believed for
years is that gelatin, If boiled, would
not jelly. 1t will. Boiling does not
seem to affect it-again, according to
careful experimentation.
When jelly, made of fruit juice and
sugar, will not jelly, 1t sometimes
needs less sugar, rather than more
that is to say there is SO much sugar
that thick strip instead of a jelly
results and so more fruit juice must
be added to bring the right results.
Another bubble to prick-it is not
necessary to have cold oil and eggs,
bowls and spoon for making may
onnaise. What is necessary is uni
formity of temperature. If the oil has
been standing in the temperature of
the room, let the eggs and bowl stand
there until they are all approximately
Of the same temperature. If the oil has
been next to the ice, put the bowl, the
spoon or beaten and the egg there to
become equally cold.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25

few used special tonics during the
melting period. Only 80 per cent
reported the use of tobacco stems or
leaves, as against SO per cent among
the larger breeders.
The diseases most frequently men.
toned were canker going light, and
roup. The principal method of treat.
ment was prevention; by keeping
everything clean, using disinfectants
freely, and killing sick or diseased
pigeons. Remedies mentioned for pre-
venting sickness were the use of kero-
sene oil, permanganate OF potash,
lime, copper sulphate, carbolic acid,
sulpho.napthol, quassia chips, epson
salts, Venetian red, tincture of gentian,
or tonic in the drinking water. Dry
sulphur and diluted peroxide of hydro
gen were used in treating canker, and
kerosene oil for roup. A few allowed
diseased pigeons their freedom when
they had been kept confined. About
cne-fourth reported some loss from
rats, but most of the larger breeders
made their pens rat proof Losses
from hawks and cats were reported in
some cases where the pigeons were
allowed their freedom.
The average yearly profit from each
pair OF breeders varied from 20 cents
to $3.50. and averaged 1929. The
profit from breeders who sold stock
largely for breeding purposes varied
from $40 to $40 per pair. The average
yearly feed cost per pair varied from
40 cents to 81, and averaged $l.32.
Ftfty-five per cent sold squads for
market only, SO per cent both for mar
ket and as breeders, and II per cent
for breeders only. The number of
squads marketed from each pair of
breeders varied from to %, and av-
eraged 1873; the weight per dozen
squads varied from to 10 pounds,
and averaged 10.1 pounds. Squads
were marketed at from to weeks;
the average being AZ weeks. The av-
GRACE price for the year received per
dozen squads varied from 60 cents to
Sc and averaged 1901.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricuture)
A list of questions on profitable
pigeon raising was sent by the poultry
specialists of the United States de-
partment of agriculture to pigeon
breeders throughout the United States,
and, among others, replies were re-
ceived from % large breeders who
kept from 800 to 1900 pigeons and
produced squads for market. The rec
ords from these breeders are consid-
cred more applicable to the CONNER
cial production of squads than the re-
plies which were received from breed
ers keeping only a few pigeons for
home use or pleasure. These large
breeders reported keeping the Homer
and Carneaux varieties almost exclu-
sively for squad raising, with com.
paratively small number of the ORA
COON, Maltese hen, and White King
mentioned. All except one breeder
kept their pigeons confined. The birds
were mated at from five to seven
months old, the average mating age
being 81 months.
Wheat, corn, kafr corn, Canada
peas, millet, and hemp were the grains
most commonly fed, while number
of other grains including peanuts,
grass seed, oats, buckwheat. sunfiower
seed, rice, Egyptian corn, cowpeas,
and milo maize were also used. About
one-half of the breeders reported the
use of some kind Of green feed, in
Guiding wide range of such mate.
rial The use of rock salt was re-
ported by one-half Of the breeders,
loose table salt by one-fourth, and ia
BILE salt baked into hard lump by the
rest. About 16 per cent used some ex-
ira feed. such as millet or hemp seed,
during the melting period, while sew
eral who did not use any special feed
for assisting the mott supplied these
grains in their regular rations. One
third used hoppers in feeding the
pigeons.
About one-half supplied tobacco
stems as the entire or for part of the
nesting material and hay and straw
were commonly used, while others
used pine needles, cut pea vines, and
alfalfa stems. Onehalf reported free
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25

does occasionally take place between
tobacco plants in the same or neigh
boring fields. If crossing is to be pre-.
vented special precautions must be
taken Even crossing between select.
ed seed plants should be avoided, for
plants which seem to belong to eX.
actly the same type may be different
in their internal makeup and if allowed
to cross the farmer will really be
growing hybrids.
cheap and effective method of
preventing crossing is to cover the
flower head with a 12-pound manila
paper bag such as is used in grocery
stores. The bag should be placed over
the flower head at about the time
blooming begins. II any blossoms
have already opened it is important
that these be removed when applying
the bag. The suckers and small
leaves Just below the flower head
proper are removed and the mouth of
the bag securely tied to the stalk just
beneath the lower branches of the
flower head
After a week or ten days the bags
should be taken off temporarily, the
dead blossoms shaken out and the bags
readjusted to accommodate the growth
of the seed head. The seed heads
should be examined from time to time
and any bags which become torn
should be replaced with new ones. 1t
is we'll to leave the bags on the seed
heads till the seed are shelled out so
as to prevent loss or mixing OF seed.
Bulletin No. 1888, Maryland Agricul.
tural Experiment Station.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25
Homer Pigeon.

dom from all diseases and about one
fourth gave canker as common cause
Of sickness.
The average annual profit per pair
of breeders varied from 80 cents to
$500, and averaged $1.52; the feed
cost from 95 cents to $500, with an
average of $1.32. All sold squads for
market, while about one half sold both
as breeders and for market. The av.
erage price for the year received per
dozen squads ,aried from $500 to
$462 and averaged $3.43.
The number of squads marketed
from each pair of pigeons varied from
10 to 20, and averaged 1871; the weight
per dozen squads varied from 6 to IL
pounds, and averaged 9 pounds.
SQUADS were marketed at four weeks
except from two farms where the av-
erage age of marketing was given as
four and one-half weeks.
Data Secured From Small Breeders.
A large number of replies were re-
ceived from breeders who kept less
than 300 pigeons. Their answers in
general agreed with those from the
large pigeon breeders, although they
were more varied. Many farmers OBJ
jected to pigeons claiming that they
carried diseases and all kinds of YER
min among stock and fowls, dirted cis-
terms used for holding rain water, and
ate grain from the fields and barns.
A very few farmers stated that the
pigeons were beneficial to the farms
and ate many weed seeds. The num-
Der of pigeons in farm sections not
kept confined was reported to be d.
minisning greatly as the country be-
came more thickly settled.
Other varieties of pigeons men
toned, in addition to those reported
from the large nigepn farms, were the
Runt and the common pigeon. A few
breeders separated the sexes during
the melting period; that is, during late
summer and early fall. Slightly more
than one-half allowed their pigeons
free range. Barley, rye sorghum seed,
and prepared mixed pigeon feeds were
additional feeds mentioned. Most
farmers who did not keep their pi-
geons confined fed only grains which
they raised, such as corn, wheat, and
oats. Twelve per cent mixed fine salt
with grit and oyster she'll, and s per
cent fed the salt dissolved in the
drf IN aha1 nd or;f
were supplied by most breeders. A
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25
HANDLE THE BULL CAREFULLY
Anyone Usually One to Attack
Unsuspecting Attendants.

The bull should always be handled
kindly and firmly, and should under
stand that his attendant is his master.
1t is always advisable to train the bull
calf to lead, and ring should be
placed in his nose at an early date.
Never permit the bull to have his own
way about anything where you may
differ with him and insist upon prompt
obedience.
1t is very easy to spoil the dispo.
sition Of bull by permitting children,
old as we'll as young, to play with him
or tease him. The man who is al
ways prepared for trouble never has
any.
1t is the quiet bull that has never
horned anything that usually does the
damage. suddenly developing VI
cious spirit and attacking his unsus-
pecting attendants.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25
BREEDING FOR MILK SUPPLY
Breeds Improve the Thing for Which
They Are Selected-Germany
Makes Increase in Yield.

Cattle used to be bred chiefly for
work. Therefore the COWS did not
1--we much milk. Breeds improve the
hings for which they are selected. If
COWS we're used for stepladders we
should by this time have them seven
feet high.
In 1880 the work cows Of Germany
gave an average of pint and a half d
day. Interest in milk increased, and
by 1900 the average yield was quart
and half Breeding went on milk
ward, and in 1910 the German cows
averaged two quarts of milk each per
day. In 1920 three, in 1880 four-and
there the gain stopped for 80 years.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25
Splendid Type for Head Of Dairy Herd.

ON the underline in front Of the testi.
cles, distinctly traceable milk veins
and miniature teats of good size and
wide spacing. The performance Of the
ancestry of the bull should be exam
ined. The more good performers in
the upward line of ancestry the better
Good performance ON the part of an
cestral dams means the giving of large
quantities Of milk rich in quality and
persistence in milk giving for long
period.
The successive sires should be chos-
en- from the same breed. If chosen
from another breed disturbing factors
are inevitable. This may not be ap-
parent at the first, but 1t will later.
The antagonism likely to result cannot
be explained here. By adhering to
this line of breeding the improvement
should be rapid and continuous at
least for several generations, but the
improvement will be less noticeable
with each succeeding generation.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-25

But in 1860 the production had in
creased to six quarts, and by 1870 to
eight.
The breeders of the trotting horse
found it tremendously hard to make
their steeds go any faster after the
2:10 mark was reached, and il took
years and years to get below two min
utes-and at about the two-minute
mark in all probability the record will
always stand. So with the mich cows,
as the yield increased it grew more
difficult to breed record breakers, or to
better the average; but now the aver
age daily yield of all German COWS Is
said to be ten quarts.
A thousand per cent gain in cen.
fury and a quarter; that is what long
period breeding will do. 1t is such
work as this which alone will keep
the world big enough for its increas-
Ing numbers of people.