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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
DEAF MurEs CELEBRATE.
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary F
unites Family.


Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Aug. 16.-More than
100 relatives and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Conrad Zorbaugh Of this city to-
day gathered at their home and Joined
with them in the celebration of their
golden wedding anniversary. A fam
lily dinner at noon was followed by a
picnic gathering In Paramount park,
followed by a reception in the evening
at the First Presbyterian church Es-
pecial interest attaches to the event
from the fact that both Of the prin-
cipals in the affair are deaf and dumb
They have resided here for many
years, coming to Council Bluffs from
Iowa City when the state school for
the deaf was removed here. They
were married at Iowa City by the first
superintendent Of the Iowa School for
the Deaf Rev. Benjamin Talbot, and
at that time both Mr.. and Mrs. Tor
baugh We're teachers In the institu-
ton. Neither was born deaf but both
lost their hearing at an early age
The family reunion which marked
the observance of this anniversary was
the most enjoyable feature of the day
as it brought several members from
afar. A son. Frank Zorbaugh, and
family reside here. Rev Charles Zor-
! baugh. the other son, lives at Cleve-
land, O., where he is pastor of large
church, and he was accompanied to
the city by his two sisters, Mrs. e. G.
Walbridge of Chicago, and Miss Grace
Zorbaugh, who has just arrived in the
United States from Paris, where she is
secretary of the British American Y.
w O. A. Mrs Zorbaughs three sis
ters, two from Fairfield. Iowa, and
one from Joplin, Mo-, are also in at
tendance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
WOMAN FINDS KIN.
Former Iowans Principals in Thrilling
Tale Told in West.

Mason City. Aug. 16.--The Portland
Oregonian prints long story Of the
experiences of Mrs. John Munhall who
is supposed to have lived in Mason
City for eighteen years and who has
been found by her family after a
search Of twenty-six years, in Long
Beach, Cal. According to the story the
girl was kidnapped by the Bender gang
when she was 10 years old and taken
to Oklahoma
There she ran away from the gang
and took refuge with ]. A. Westbrook' s
family, who year later brought her
to Mason City. She says her name
was Lulu Schott and she was married
to John Munhall in Mason City when
she was II years old.
The pictures of the man, woman
and their family are given with the
story. The pictures are those of Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Munhall and family,
formerly of Mason City and now of
Long Beach. Cal. The man is cousin
of Mrs A. A. Height and the girl who
did come from Wichita, Kan, was
given home by the Height family
when they lived in Hutchinson, Kan.
They are not familiar with the Bender
part of the story but do remember the
scar on the woman's hand referred to
as the way in which she was identi-
cd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16

20x26 on his lots in southwest Traec.
The contract for his brick residence
will be let soon.
A. Feakins. OF Chicago, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Holly Feakins, spent several
days under the parental roof. His
wife and daughter are spending the
summer with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Pratt.
A new plate glass front Is being
placed In the Boettcher store, with
prism glass at the top.
1t Is reported that Joe Kuzdus. OF
Hudson, Is to be associated with Omer
Green in taking over the w. J. Green
meat market.
Will Winters little son had the mis-
fortune to fall and break collar bone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taylor, east OF
buckingham. have a new daughter.
Herman Boldts little daughter fell
from a porch and broke one OF the
bones Of her leg.
A. T. Davis. the blacksmith who is
to run the Knowlton shop In Buck
ingham, will move his family to that
village in a few days.
Mrs Edna Stevenson Kahler. OF
Denison. Is here for a few weeks visit
with her parents, She has been Ill all
summer and hopes the change will
benefit her.
Henry Kolp. OF our city. received
word last week Of the death of his only
remaining brother, Peter Kolp, OF
Waterloo. where he has lived the past
ten years His death leaves Henry
Kolp the only surviving member OF a
family of seven. The funeral was held
from the home in Waterloo today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
The RlissfuI DAYS.

1t was the glorious summer, but II
was windy and dusty, and the dust
beat mercilessiy into their faces as
the young man and maiden turned the
corner OF the street.
did you get any in your eyes, dar-
ling?" he asked foudly, drawing her
closely to him.
Yes. sweetheart" sha murmnred
searching for her elusive handkerchief
(Which eye, beloved?" he pressed.
"The right one, love! Did you get
any in yours?"
Yes. dear heart" he responded
using the same corner Of the handker-
chief that she had used.
How sweet" she exclaimed. "An1
yours was in the right eye, too"
Yes, dearest"
"Ah!" she thrilled. do you suppose
it could have been part or the same
piece Of dust that got in our eyes,"
II hope it was," he exclaimed fer
vently. blinkinfi a pleasurable beam
with his good eve.
Wouldn't 1t be lovely. love?" She
cried.
ooh, love, wouldn't it?" he wriggled
And the wind howled as though II
pain, and from the house opposite 9
Votes for Women board fell with E
sickening crash upon the pavement
Philadelphia Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
STATE VETERINARY DEPART.
MENr ON LOOKOUT FOR
CATTLE DISEASE.
NOT ONE CASE IN
STATE At PRESENT TIME
New Outbreak in illinois Docs Not Ex-
tend Wsstward-Dr. Gibson Returns
From inspection Of Sections Where
Foot and Mouth Disease Existed
During Winter.
special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moiines, Aug. 16.-During the
latter part Of last week DR.. ]. l. Glib
son, state veterinarian, made. a
thorough inspection of those sections
Of the state where foot and mouth
disease existed during the winter and
found no traces whatever Of the dis
ease. The state appears to be free
from the scourge and the state author
tiles are going to use every possible
effort to keep it free. The department
gets reports on all shipments OF cattle
into the state and is watching closely
to see that none come from any area
which is infected or suspected.
The reports from Illinois are that
the disease is being closely watched
there. The new outbreak has been
traced to the use OF serum made last
October when the disease was more
or less prevalent in several states.
The Illinois authorities have man
stationed at every possible scene OF
an outbreak. Seven Illinois counties
are now under quarantine.
Last winters experience with this
disease was such as to cause the fed
eral and state authorities to redouble
their efforts now to control any out
break which may occur. It was stated
at the time that the foot and mouth
disease affected Iowa business inter-
ests far more than the war. 1t is be-
lieved this state will be able to escape
any outbreak, as the authorities are
watching the situation closely and that
Illinois also will soon be able to clean
up her infected area.
TIE cement factories Of Des Moines
are nov being run at nearly full ca
pacity, the managers reporting a very
material increase in the demand for
cement This is largely owing to the
increased use Of cement in making
concrete for building purposes In this
CITY the adaptat' on of concrete to
large buildings has enormously in
creased in recent years and hardly a
large business block is now construct
ed save with a large proportion OF
concrete. The use Of concrete in bridge
and culvert work also is largely re-
sponsib!e for the increased business of
the cement factories.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
KNOXVILLE WOMAN MISSING.
Disappearance 10 Cause Of Search and
lnvsstio alton.


lnvestio alton.
Knoxville, Aug. 16.--Knoxville has q
real sensation in the disappearance OF
Mrs. j. III. Tucker. The woods ana
ravines north and east Of town, in the
coal mine regions. were searched Fri
day by men and boys.
The woman was last seen in Knox
vile Aug. 4. When she left home,
where she had been living alone, she
left all the windows up and tub OF
clothes soaking in the back porch.
Women in the neighborhood became
much excited over the matter as early
as last Sunday, fearing that she was
dead in the house.
No official investigation was made
until Friday, when Constable McCoro
and his men searched the premises.
They found two or three letters ad-
dressed to various persons, including
one to her daughter, and in each 1T IS
said she limited very broadly at sui
eide, Poisoned chocolates We're found
in the bureau drawers. also a note
naming the person who should find
them to leave them alone. as they had
bene sprinkled with strychnine. A
chemical test proved the truth OF the
assertion.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Tucker were
formerly Free Methodists. She dressed
very plainly and often expressed the
belief that fashion devotees were
doomed to hell" The family had
trouble and Tucker left his wife about
a year ago. Soon afterward she be-
gan dressing in extreme style.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
MAKES MONEY ON WHEAT.
Ames Farmer Raises 1910 Bushels OF
Twenty. Nine Acres Of Land. =

Ames Farmer Raises 1910 Bushels on
Twenty Nine Acres Of Land.
Ames, Aug. 1s.-R. w. Workman, liv-
ing on the George Graham farm, three
miles northeast Of Ames, has the best
record so far reported in the state, on
his wheat crop. He has field OF
twenty mine acres and has just finished
threshing, the yield for the twenty
nine acres being 1910 bushels or an
average Of over forty-five bushels per
acre. When it is considered that twen-
ty bushels per acre is an average yield
and forty bushels an exceptional yield
for even a small field Of an acre OF
two, Mr.. Wortman's crop must GER
tainly bear the blue ribbon for this Sec
lion, The Central iowa. Grain Com
pany reports that no similar record has
been published in the state this season
Thew heat brought 81 and $1.05 per
bushel, a nice little income despite the
rains and adverse conditions. The yield
would undoubtedly have gone five
bushels more to the acre had 1t been
possible for Mr. Workman to harvest
the entire crop but it was impossible
to get it all on account Of weather
conditions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
Northern Io1ua Items

ture Of .pathos, seriousness and hui
NOR and was greatly appreciated by
the large audience. It was one Of the
best speeches ever delivered at Well
man. The people were anxious to see
and hear Mr.. Kopp on account of his
candidacy for the congressional nomi-
nation next year. He made many
friends and will be assured Of large
audience the next time he makes an
address at Wellman.
Mount Ayr.
The men and women over is years
Of age in this community have decided
to let the hitch racks remain around
the square, by a vote Of IT'S to 7. The
county board in session promised to re-
spect the vote of the people, and also
promised to pave eight feet of the
square. The board decided to remove
the iron fence around the square and
construct cinder drive thru the park.
The fence, which is for sale, cost
81. 400.
Muscatine.
Mrs J. P. Berry. so4 West Eighth
street, was in critical condition for
more than an hour Thursday evening
as result of taking an overdose Of a
patent medicine. Shortly after 6 o'clock
Mrs Berry states she was In the best
Of health altho she has been bothered
with stomach trouble. She took dose
of patent medicine and Immediately
after felt as if she was choking, and
became so serious that 1t was feared
for time that she would not survive
until a physician arrived.
West Liberty.
More than two years ago, J. D. Pot
ter, West Liberty coal merchant, lost
q valuable team Of horses, which were
stolen from his barn. Thomas Brown.
aged convicted horse thief, was sup
posed to have committed the theft. E.
j. Grimes, sheriff of Keokuk county,
now advises MI. Potter he believer the
stolen team was shipped to Pittsburgh.
basing this belief on correspondence
discovered III desk which had be-
longed to Brown. The proof offered
Is apparently conclusive but Mr.. Pot
ter declares he will make no attempt
to locate the lost horses, as the ex-
pense Of recovery would be too heavy.
West Liberty.
In the laboratory of the state board
Of health, clean bill has been given
the West Liberty water supply, sam
pies of which were submitted for
analysis. The large amount Of rain,
combined with the excavations which
have been In progress here for street
paving. led to fear that typhoid fever
might become prevalent, tho no cases
exist at this time. Absolutely no trace
Of bacteria was found in the samples
submitted from tap and storage reser-
voir, and the state chemist declares
the water absolutely harmless. In order
to minimize the danger Of contagion,
however. tho mayor has issued orders
against garbage In open vessels, and
the board Of health officials have ad-
vised against the Use Of well water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
EnaIand's First Scientist.

The first great English scientist was
Roger Bacon. who died 621 years ago.
The exact date of his birth is unknown.
but it is believed that this year marks
the 7O0th anniversary. He was perse-
cuted and condemned and much Of his
work destroyed, so that the extent OF
his discoveries can not be definitely
known. 1t is certain that he was CEN
turtles ahead of his ignorant and credu-
lous times in chemistry, mathematics
and mechanics. Branded as magi-
clan. he was thrown into prison. From
1877 until a short time before his death
Bacon was immured in filthy cell.
He is said to have invented the camera
obscura, the air pump and the diving
bell. and he was acquainted with the
uses of optical lenses and the nature
Of glnpowder, although the projectile
gunpowder appears not to have beer
discovered until the following cen
fury. 1t is said that during war
Bacon set fire to the chief buildings In
a town by using burning lenses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
UNFORTUNATE GIRL FINDS
FRIENDS At AMEs AND RE.
COVERS CUSTODY OF CHILD.
REFUSES TO GO BACK
HOME WITHOUT BABY
Friends Interesde With
Relatives and With Home Finding
Society and Infant Is to Be Restored
TO Youthful Mother and Both Sent
to Mountain Home in kentucky.

Ames, Aug. 16.-Rebecca Taulby, O.
little mountaineer girl from old Ken
lucky, left Ames recently, the happiest
girl in the world. Happy because she
has wonderful faith in the kindness
Of human nature, and the warmth Of
the hearts of Ames people. And be-
sides that. she Is going back to her
people in the country of blue grass and
rugged southern mountains, and is to
have her baby again.
When she landed in Ames Wednes-
day night on the Des Moines train, Re-
becca was wildly hysterical. 81 won't
go back there without my baby. Won't
some of you people make them give
him to me?" These ware the cries
that attracted the attention of the pas
sengers boarding the train at Des
Moines where the girl was raving
madly and fighting the policemen who
were putting her on the train to go
back to Kentucky.
March 10 Rebecca was sent with her
baby to ST. Monica's home in Des
Moines by Mrs. R. K. Massie, of Lex
ington. Her parents are dead, and the
father Of the child man named Tur-
ley, had deserted the young girl. She
could neither read or write. and knew
nothing Of the care of child, so was
glad of the opportunity to secure a
home.
Objects to Plans.
At the home, according to those In
charge she made little progress in any
way, and was at times violently incor-
rigible. At last it was decided to send
her back to Mrs. Massie, and to find
home for the child after the girl was
settled in her home state.
Wednesday when the sisters told her
of the plans, she became wild with
emotion, and almost succeeded in end
ing her life, with a knife. Officers were
called and she was taken to the police
station and kept until train time. At
the station there was another scene i'll
which Rebecca almost succeeded in
besting the officers in her fight to get
away. 1t was here, too, that she en-
listed the sympathies Of the pas
sengers.
Her pleas for aid on the train were
successful, for when she and John
Wells, man sent from the home to
take charge of her, arrived in Ames
number of men and few ladies in
sisted that the two be held until fur
Their investigation could be made. Of
f1cers Mccoy and Wiley were called
and the girl told her story clearly
enough. She did not object to goins
back to her old home, she said, but she
wanted her boy, and she wanted hel
brother and sister to know where she
was This she claimed had not been
done since she went to the home.
kilograms were sent to her cousin
Rob Caudill. Of CAMEL City, KY. and
to sister, Julia Taulby at Dayton, o.
Her sister replied that she wanted Re-
becca brought to her home. In the
meantime Officer Mccoy received as
surance from st. Monicas that the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
Traer News Brevities.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, Aug. 16.-Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert and little daughter, of Worthing-
ton, Mimi, are here for a visit with
the lady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Ames.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Beecher. in COM
pany with the latter's mother and
brother, Mrs. Aldrich and Lee Aldlich,
left by auto on Saturday for O'Brien
county for fortnight stay with rela-
tives.
A little daughter Of Ed Stoakes east
of town sat down on a crochet hook
so hard that a physician was needed
to extract it.
The little 10-year-old daughter OF
Charles Dangler. south Of town, has
typhoid feves.
John MCGOWAN Is erecting barn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16

Hancock.
Hancocks old settlers picnic last
Thursday was great success. Esti-
mates place the attendance at 1000.
People were present from all over Iowa
and many other states were repre-
sented.
Warsaw.
The dry goods store of J. H. Bott &
Co. was robbed Tuesday night The
thieves secured SO in cash, suit of
clothes and other wearing apparel. and
made their get away without leaving
Identification cards. Bloodhounds were
secured from Keokuk in hopes Of trail
ing the miscreants.
Keokuk.
The sentence of Charles Cavanaugh,
the man from Lee county who was sent
to prison fifty hours after he had COM
mitted rape, confessing to the crime,
has beer committed from a life term in
the penitentiary at Fort Madison. to
twenty years by the governor
Cavanaugh was sentenced in 1912.
West Branch.
A new armory building for Troop D.
First Iowa cavalry, Of this place, has
become a realty. The troop has pur-
chased a lot of Charles Stratton which
fronts on North Firsts treet and lies
lust north OF the NJ. E. church lot. The
lot Is 7Tx122 feet and the new build
ing will be about 77x120 feet when
completed.
Newton.
Billy Neal was indicted by the Polk
county grand jury Wednesday on the
charge Of breaking and entering the
depot at Mitchellville on July 4. The
arratenment was Wednesday and the
bond was first placed at $1,000, then
reduced to $3.50, which up to the pres
emit time has not been furnished, but It
may be later. The hearing will un-
doubtedly be in September
Mecausland.
Frank Cubela, ~ years old. farm
hand employed by Alfred Lage, Of Nc
Causland, was drowned IL the Waps!e
river two miles west OF McCausland,
about $3.50 o'clock Thursday after
noon. Cubela is thought to have COM
mitted suicide altho no cause is known
Why the man should take his life. The
body has not yet been recovered. The
water ON the spot where the drowning
took place IL about thirty feet deep and
the current is unusually swift.
WeIIman.
The annual old settlers picnic was
celebrated here Thursday. A tre-
mendous crowd was present, estimated
at $500. The exercises were held in
the afternoon at o'clock. Mr.. Harry
Moore was president Of the day. The
first speaker was Mrs. Max Mayer, Of
Iowa City. who gave brief but splen-
did address on Woman Suffrage" The
second speaker was Hon. Henry NJ.
Eichre. Of Washington, who gave q
short address which was warmly re-
ceived. The address Of the day was de-
livered by Hon. w. F. Kopp. Of Mount
Pleasant This address was mix
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
poo HALTs 4,ooo. NILE TRIP.
Family In Auto Van Turns Back 70 a.
Missinu Pet


When Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Sweeney
and their two children, Of SO Rose
street, New Rochelle, had driven near
ly to Peekskill on their way to San
Francisco in their automobile van they
discovered they had left their Boston
bull terrier, Reggie. behind.
They turned back for the dog and
found him lying exhausted in the road
near White Plains.
He had attempted to follow and had
chased the car eight miles. He was
taken aboard and expects to reach the
Pacific coast with the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney started early
in the morning with specially design
ed body on their car, containing four
hunks and a kitchenette, and they will
live in It on their trip.-New York
World.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
sMoTHERED IN TILE DITCH.
Two Employees Of Mason City Con-
tractor Killed in Minnesota.

Clear Lake, Aug. 1e.-Causht in the
cave-in in the ten foot trench In which
they were working near Paramount
Mimi, Nels Ritter and Hans Sorenson,
both Tiers employed by Anton Jeffer-
son. Of this city, were crushed to death
Wednesday afternoon, according to ad-
vices reaching here. The bodies OF
the unfortunate men are being re-
turned to Clear Lake for burial. but
time Of holding the double funeral has
not yet been decided upon.
The sides of the trench had been
shored up, and walled with boards to
guard against cave-in, but the nature
of the ground in which they were
working was such that the weight OF
the earth crushed in the sides. catch
ing both men before they had time to
escape, and crushing them almost In
stantly. 1t is Thought that they We're
rendered unconscious at once, and
thus spared most Of the agonies OF
death by suffocation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
HEIR FINDS HIS DREAM GIRL
Man Who Must Wed to Inherit For
tune in Fair Way to Claim Property.

Man Who Must Wed TO Inhert for-
tune in Fair Way to Claim Property.
Sioux City, Aug. 16. = Charles l.
Schluter, the Missouri Valley waiter.
who inherits $4,000 from the estate
of his uncle, provided he is married be-
fore Oct. 1, 1915, is engaged. In let
ter to a local newspaper Mr.. Schluter
makes the announcement, withhold
ing for the present the name of his
fiancee.
Just announce, if you will" Mr..
Schluter requests, that I don't care
to correspond with any other girls, as
have found a suitable girl for a
companion thru life"
Following the publication Of a story
concerning Mr. Schluter's need of
wife two weeks ago, he received hum
dreds of letters and photographs from
cities in all parts of the country 1t Is
reported that the young lady he has
chosen lives in Sioux City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHALLTowN IowA AUGUST IT, 1918

child would be sent within few days
to the sisters home.
This cleared things UP satisfactorily
Rebecca was willing to go to her sis
ter and had confidence in the promise
of the officers and the home that the
baby would be sent to her.
I'm the happiest girl in the world,
she said as she left, II tell you what,
there's nothing SO good as friends.
They're a lot better than money. or
anything else, and I'm going back to
OF kaintuck now"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
a Wis. Cat Wa. h..

Two suburban gardeners were
swearing vengeance on the cats.
st appears to me-" one said. that
they seem to pick out your choicest
plants to scratch out vi tiie ground.
There's a big yellow tomcat." the
other said, that fetches my plants out
and then sits and actually detles me"
why don't you hurl brick at
him?" asked the first speaker.
That's what makes me mad" was
the reply II can't He gets on top OF
my greenhouse to defy me."-Kansas
City Star.