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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
THE OLD QUERY.

l&alhICy " oSAu'J
Somewhere it is said, I'm the sweat
of thy brow shalt thou eat bread" The
sentiment makes no appeal to the clas-
steal nor does the man with pick and
shovel clad in his rough blue jeans
present a picture TOR emulation or re-
production. but it go happens that not
every man was born to exercise do
minion over other men or that his
bark will sail over the bosom of
placid waters. Over in the railroad yard
a few days ago several men were
crouching on their knees. engaged in
picking the ice from the tracks in or
der that string of freight cars might
be pushed in proper place to receive q
cargo of freight. We recall the Viii
lage Blacksmith, and the hopeful sem
timent breathed into that bit Of verse.
Is it circumstances that make day
laborer Of one man and zone Of the
kings anointed" Of another? And
does it not take brave heart to con-
tinue on in such humbleness when
smoother paths laid out in almost
every direction? We marvel at the
patience of men who feel they have
responsibilities SO commonplace. En-
ployment creates virtues that the idle
never know. ~ ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
Allow BROW CONSPIRACY?

The best of us have our weaknesses
Statesmen, however highbrcwed, feel
the pull Of pleasure and long for re-
Taxation. This universal tendency gives
advantage oftimes to those whose eff
fort is to deceive and betray. Thus
up state members of legislatures. OF
successful conspiracy against verdant
congressmen, engineered By the crafty
and unscrupulous. Lovely woman and
the natural gallantry Of congressional
representatives from the far interior,
shrewd Williams who can smile and
smile and be villains STILL lobbyists who
take on the appearance Of angels,
thousand pitfalls lie in the path Of
craftsmanship, the more dangerous to
those statesmen innocent of soul alb
stracted with high thoughts and noble
purposes, who seeing afar stumble into
the pits the lowbrowed and groveling
have digged for their feet
1t is thus comes explanation of the
story which arrives from Des Moines
where a legislator, and inspired with
high humanitarian purpose had intro
duced bill in support Of that ancient
axiom that a mans house is his castle
and not to be invaded except with his
free and full consent The bill was
seen askance by men who wished it i'll.
Conspiracy developed. And here is
where the universal tendency to re-
Taxation comes n. Decoyed by an al
legged friend-so the story goes-to the
theater to gaze upon the mimicry Of
life upon the stage, his absence was
was ruthlessly slaughtered. And piling
Ossa upon Pelion, adding as it were
insult to injury, the house roared into
Homeric laughter over the accomplish
ment of it's base purposes. 1t was con-
spiracy, no less, if the story is true.
The Catalines triumphing by cunning
over the Ciceros.
Still, however, remains every mans
house his castle. No conspiracy can
cancel that ancient right. The con
stitution of the United States preserves
the right Of every man to bear arms
and he may still defend his threshold
from the foot of the invader unless
the invading force carries a search
warrant He can not call upon the
militia but he may appeal to the sher-
if and the sheriff can appeal to the
governor and the governor can SEND
the heroic battalions of General Logan
armed cap a pie to protect the humbles1
hearth in the land. All is not lost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
Topics of the Times

Between cholera and the blockade
the American hog is having troubles OF
his own.
When a man is universally consid-
cred a genius it means that he has
hard work to find a job that he can
earn living at.
II Great Britain has right to block
ade the Atlantic ocean against our
products and Japan to blockade the
Pacific where does the little old United
States get off at?
II only some censor would think up
something different in "the latest news
from the war zone!
If the jitneys keep on multiplying
and the scorchers increase some in
ventiye person could make a fortune
with an individual fender to be worn
by people who have to walk. In the
| case of the ladies' however, the an
nouncement that hoopskirts are com
| ing back provides a touch of safety
first.
Hartford has consolidated five
churches into a community church. l,
is a good job of church pioneering
Now the big job is to come-the real
community work. If the community
church is to divide the cost of finer
choir and new carpets and the coal
bill that Is one thing. II it is to get
suuarely into the community problems
which are the problems of the church
| that is another and far greater.
The house merely put the DINNER
on the highway commission, the senate
will take it off.
| If every one of those Iowa expatri-
ates who are so disguised over Iowa:
| failure to build and display at the
Panama exposition will drop fifty
cent piece into the hat-one of those
half dollars they carried with then
from Iowa-there will be cash to re
lieve the Iowa subscribers to the build
ing fund and to spare. 1t is rathel
hard to see just where the man VIII
took his money and hustled out o
Iowa with it has much license to di
rect the expenditures of the state h
left.
The Caswell libel bill will get {
hearing in the senate. Bring it up AM
have the showdown. SO much at leas
seems due the newspapers OF tn
4 state.
The hurrahs over the big superdread
naught would be louder were it not TO
the way those sneaking little suDmar
ines have Of putting them out in on
round.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20

and richest In the state. It's capital,
Red Oak, has always been of the most
prosperous and cultured towns In
Iowa. The smaller towns Of the county
are good towns. The farming country,
situate in Nishua valley is equal to any
under the sun. The folks have worked
hard in that county and have been
successful. Now they are going to
take the time and lay hold of the
means to get thoroughly acquainted
with each other. And when folks arc
thoroughly acquainted we all know
what happens.
"Purely social the Monte Festo"
can not avoid being practical. 1t will
have it's effect upon the progress OF
the county. When the folks get to-
gether and talk things over they will
say more than small talk. 1t will have
rs political affect. not as politics is
connected with partisanship. but as
citizenship bears upon politics. 1t Will
boost good roads because as these
people get together they will come
closer together in opinion. They will
learn Of one another. It will trend
toward consolidated schools; better
understanding between the town and
the countryside for each will learn
that his interests are bound up with all
the interests Of the county and that
good public policy is for all instead OF
for the farmer or the merchant. 1t will
assist to the better selection of men
for county officials because they will
be better known and more talked over
and compared. And it will be fun alive
at the annual "fest" which may per-
haps be held at the county fair and
glorify that excellent institution into
a big family reunion.
Let Montgomery county "go to it."
1t is a fine plan. Any plan that gets
folks together on an equal plane and
brings each acquainted with the other
is by way of progress.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
THE MAIL CARRIERS ALSO.
IGrundY Democrat

Three of the four mail carriers did
not go out Friday owing to the storm
anu W night c: ..c:::: :e"entvf've far
mers had come to town after their mall
some driving as far as ten miles. One
farmer said he hauled sixty-fiv bushel
Of grain to town when he came in, but
he supposed the mail was heavier than
his grain.
The above squib appeared in the
anti-postoffice organ last week. The
party who wrote it no doubt thought
he was getting off something witty He
didn't know what he was writing about
because less than thirty farmers came
to town after their mail and with one
exception they all did 1t with good
grace. Our mail carriers have missed
but one day apiece all winter. That is
mighty good record when one con-
siders that the roads for two months
have hardly been fit to travel over. The
mail carriers could have stood it to have
made their trips the day they missed
and they would have made their trips
had they been willing to have put the
limit of abuse on their horses A mail
carrier drawing a salary of less than
$3.50 day can't afford to keep livery
barn full of horses to do their work
Three horses is all that their income
will stand and when twenty seven to
twenty eight miles have to be covered
every day in the mud, slush and snow
we have been having daily for two
months horses get the sap taken out OF
them and they are not in condition to
break roads thru the deep snow as are
farmers horses which are fresh.
No patron on any of the routes re-
grets more than the mail carrier not
to be able to make his trip. For every
day he does not cover his route he gets
no pay and the work Of putting up his
mail in the office and serving those pa
irons who come in he does for nothing.
If there is anyone who thinks That
the mail carrier has a snap let him
try the work for week in the winter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
TELLING ON EACH OTHER.
lManson Democrat

Defending George Humans right
to the Des Moines postofrice appoint
ment, the Knoxville Express declares
he was q Wilson man in Iowa when
that was a very unpopular thing.
That is admitted, but Mr.. Huffman
will not deny that he held the editor
Of this paper for over half an hour in
a blizzard on Walnut street in Des
Moines, one day in January, 1912, and
pleaded with him to forsake his de-
termination to support either Wilson
or Clark and come over to the sup
port Of Judson Harmon. Mr.. Huffman
pleaded, coaxed and catoled and finally
declared, Jack, you're a damned fool
if you don't support Harmon, now
mind what I tell you" We told him
fatty that we would not support Har-
mon even if he were nominated. be-
cause Of his antagonism to Bryan, but
even that did not make dent in
Georges determination to support Har
mon and we parted by shaking hands
in the snowstorm and declaring each
other hopeless, blithering IDIOTS. In
keeping history straight it is some
times necessary to tell the actual truth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20

imagine these lofty words 81 burning
aloquence were delivered IN the hushed
|assemblage Of the nations aolons. ~
la matter Of fact few beside the door
keepers and newly married couples In
the gallery heard It.
There II real need for an account
Of the things really said in congress-.
The newspapers probably under-esti-
mate the number Of people who would
like q better account Of the give and
take Of that body. A great many brill
liant and able things are said which
intelligent people would like to read
about.
II the Record could be cut down to
the limits Of an actual report, and ex-
tracts from books, newspapers and
political platforms cut out 1t would
not cost 80 much to distribute It. It
could be circulated far more widely,
and 1t would be very generally read.
Sometime the ruling powers ought to
have sense enough to make it q real
report, instead Of means Of hatter-
ing the vanity Of such congressman az
nae It for electioneerinR.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
TINES REPUBLICAN, mARsHA1LrowN. IOWA, MARCH 20 1915

derived from one or more Of the So
looms which will 90 out Of business on
Dec. 20, 1915.
Gambling IL now stopped in Iowa
City as the result of the efforts OF a
few determined citizens and the CO.
operation OF the attorney general OF
Iowa.
Even tho there have been those
who have opposed the efforts on the
part of citizens to stop gambling,
they will hardly object to the $1,40Q
which will reduce the taxes of the
county to that extent.
1t is to be regretted that our To-
cal officers have allowed matters to
run along and compelled private citi-
zens and the Attorney General to do
work which ought to have been done
quickly and effectively by our police
and local officers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
FUN ALIVE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Montgomery county people have
started something. An organization
called the Monte Festo" is being or
ganized for the purpose Of unifying
practically all the interests Of the
county. The list includes the civic,
social, agricultural, Industrial educa-
tional, literary, dramatic and musical
interests Of oMntgomery county. 1t is
"to provide for entertainment Of an in
teresting, entertaining and educational
Of the county into harmonious rela
tons; to make available all the talents
of the county by the giving of exhibit
tions and performances in every part
Of the county, of every sort; to con-
duct fetes, festivals, fairs and pageants,
and especially to perpetuate and make
permanent an annual fall festival fete
and pageant similar to the one Of last
September" The organization Is to
have semi secret society which is to
be purely social but it will conduct
iniative ceremonies and rites and fill a
certain want that seems to affect all
| humanity.
| Those Montgomery folks are plan
ming lot Of fun. They are doing much
more. No people are so thoroughly
unified as those who have their fun to-
gether. The Monte Festo" will go all
over the county in town and country
It will furnish tie, q community Of
Interest, a point Of contact. There Il
something about q ritual and pass
word and a grip" that brings the most
differently constituted persons into
harmony.
Montgomery county is one Of the best
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20

of the southeast quarter and lot six.
subdivision northeast quarter Of the
southeast quarter, and lot six sub
division northwest quarter of the
southeast quarter all in section thir-1
teen, township eighty-four. north
range eighteen. west fifth p. NJ. Mar
shall county, Iowa, and to all of the
unknown claimants to said property
above named and to all persons hav-
ing or claiming an interest therein,
whether known or unknown, sane or
insane, or otherwise incapacitated.
and all unknown claimants Of said
above described real estate, defend
ants.
To the above defendants, both those
named and those otherwise desig-
mated:
You and each Of you. are hereby mo-
titled that there is now on file in the
office Of the clerk Of the district court
Of Iowa in and for Marshall county,
the petition Of B. F. Heifner, g. III.
Heifner and Ethel Kruse as plaintiffs,
claiming that they are the owners in
fee simple OF the real estate described
in the caption of this notice, and that
they By themselves and the persons
under whom they claim have been in
uninterrupted, continuous. peaceable
and adverse possession of said real
estate and every part thereof, under
color Of title and claim Of right, viz:
Under deeds and conveyances from the
actual owners and occupants thereof
and under claim Of absolute ownership.
paying all taxes and assessments
thereon for more than ten years last
past, and that you, and each Of you,
both those named and those otherwise
DESIGNATED, are forever barred and
estopped from having, claiming or as
sorting any interest in, right to- or lien
upon said premises, or any part there
of, adverse to said plaintiffs, that
whatever right, title or interest you, or
either of you, may have had in and
to said premises Is now vested in these
plaintiffs and each and all Of you are
now estopped from asserting other
wise; that whatever interest in or right
to said premises you, or either Of you,
may have appears and arises only by
reason of mistakes and omissions in
deeds and other instruments Of con-
veyance affecting said premises. or
portions thereof, and by reason Of the
failure to properly record deeds duly
executed and by reason Of the failure
of certain grantors to execute proper
deeds upon the full payment Of the
purchase price and the surrender OF
possession, by reason Of the failure OF
the records Of Marshall county, Iowa,
to properly set forth matters relating
| to the sale of portions Of said premises
| for taxes and the execution of deeds
| therefor, and the failure Of such rec
ords to set forth certain matters in
| regard to che distributions and partition
OF portions OF said real estate which
in times past belonged to estates Of
decedents. and claiming that the names
and places OF residence and addresses
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the district court Of the state of
owa in and for Marshall county, Sep
ember term, A. D.. 1916.
3. F. Heifner G. H. Heifner and Ethel
Kruse, plaintiffs, VS.. K. Cleaver and
Rozina Cleaver his wife, Clark
Cleaver, Sarah e. Cleaver, ]. j..
Cleaver and Mary B. Cleaver his
wife, Rebecca b. leighton, S. A..
leighton and her husband j. H.
leighton, NJ. A. Evans and her hus-
band NJ. " B. Evans, Jesse H.
Cleaver, J. H. Cleaver, Elizabeth
Brown widow of Thomas S. Brown,
William 8. Brown and his wife Eliz-
abeth Brown, John w. Brown, Caleb
Brown and Louisa Brown his wife,
Thomas Brown and Frances M.
Brown his wife, Druzilla Messenger
and Wallace Messenger her husband,
e. F. Pegg guardian of Laura Du-
rocher of unsound mind and. w. N.
Durocher her husband, Priscilla Du-
rocher now Priscilla Nicholson and
w. f. Nicholson her husband, Pru-
ella Brown, Precilla Brown. Pricella
Brown, Dayton Brown and Jennie
Brown his wife, H. ". Williams,
James w Harvey, ]. w. Harvey,
Lorenzo D. Girdon, Mary Moon widow
of William Moon, James L. Moon
and Lydia Ann Moon his wife, George
w. Moon and Harriet G.. Moon his
wife, Emanuel F. Moon and Artie 0.
Moon his wife, John n. Moon and
Ann Eliza Moon his wife, Benjamin
H. Moon, William A. Moon and wife
Phebe Moon, Lydia p. Steward and
husband Amasa Steward, e. c. Evans
and l., x Ratcliff executors of the
estate Of George I. Evans deceased,
Abram Hickman, Abraham Hickman,
Susanna Hickman, Ephram Gingrich,
Ephraim Gingrich, Delos Arnold.
Hannah r. Arnold, ]. D. Hoes, job
D. Hoes, Calvin B. Straight attorney
in fact for Job D. Hoes, Lydia Jane
Straight, John F. Macrill, David w
Macrill and wife Florence E. Macrill,
Edwin L. Macrill, Mary A. Thomas
and husband John E. Thomas, Alva
T. Macrill, Addie NJ. Macrill, Emma
J. johnson and husband Jonas John
son, Fannie A. Smith and husband
E. C. Smith and all OF the known oi
unknown spouses, creditors. heirs
devisees, persons, minors, insane
persons or persons otherwise inca
FACILITATED, claiming title by, through
or under said persons above named
or either or any OF said persons
above named, and all persons inter
ested or concerned In the southeast
quarter and the southeast quarter
OF the northwest quarter, and the
south half Of the south half OF the
south half Of the northeast quarter
all In section seven, township eighty
four, range seventeen, and lots one
two, three, four, five, six. seven
eight, nine and ten, sub division o
the southeast quarter Of the south
east quarter, and lots one, two, three
four, five, six, seven. eight, nine ant
ten, SUBJ division southwest quartz
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
THE AGE OF CONSENT.
[Des Moines News.1

Why should the legislature have any
hesitation about putting the age Of
consent at IS years?
No man can be entrapped who is not
in the way Of violating the law of the
state.
Why in making one law should par
ticular consideration be given to the
possible entangienents of men who
are violating another law?
The age Of consent should be real
age Of consent. The law does not
recognize any other act of a girl under
ls as binding. Why should this one
act be recognized as binding in order
to protect men who are violating law
and shocking public morals at the same
time?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20

State Of Ohio. City Of Toledo. Lueas County, %.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he y senior
Ing business in the City OF Toledo. County and
state Aforesaid, and that said urn VII pay
each and every case OF Catarrn that cannot Do
cured BY the use Of Halls Catafrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY
sworn to before me and subscribed In ny
presence, this 9Th day Of December, 4. D., 1ss0
Seal. A. ". GLEASON.
Notary Public.
HAIRS Catarrh Cure 10 tahsa i11efnally and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send Tor testimonieW'
49, F. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. 0.
Sold ny all Druggists, 75c.
S'nks Halls Fsutly Pills FOR csssssssa ssessa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
s1.4oo PLUS.

johnson County independently
AS a result Of the movement to sup
press gambling the treasury OF John
son county is richer by 81, 400 or more.
This sum is the result of fines paid by
men who have been conducting gam
bling houses in Iowa City contrary to
law. This sum of money is small
alr,oun: os the money that has been
taken from unsuspecting men and boys
in Iowa City by these gamblers.
This sum of $1,400 will take the
place at least for one year Of revenue
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
REMARKABLY AGED TWINS

GBoone News-Republican.l
James Moreland, substantial farmer
of Pilot Mound Is our authority for the
following account Of twins, one of
whom lived many years in Boone
county:
Shade" Phipps, some over ten years
ago, removed to Oklahoma, where he
recently died at over SO years Of age.
His twin brother, John Phipps, at the
age of 104 years, is now living in Page
county, Iowa, and is wealthy and still
able to be about. At the death of the
former brother the twins were each
over 80 years old. Can you beat that?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
Iona Newspapers
BUT THE TOWN IS WET.
[Waterloo Courier.]

IWateTIOO COurler.J
At present the number of cases Of
contagious disease in Waterloo is not
large, but under the present system,
or rather lack of system, the city
health officer has experienced no little
difficulty in running down each case
as it may occur, altho cases coming
to the attention of practicing physi-
clans have been regularly reported.