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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
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NEED OF HARD SURFACED ROADS
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NEED OF HARD SURFACED ROADS
Hogan Observer
One reason that we need hard sur
faced roads in this part of Iowa is
the tendency of drivers of cars as we'll
as those who propel the slower NOV
ing wagon or buggy is that every
blessed one follows the track made by
the first vehicle over the road after
it has been put in shape, by the grader
or the drag. Roads that are plenty
wide enough for two tracks and should
have them usually have but one be-
cause the first man over picks out
what he considers the best, the next
one follows his track and pretty soon
there is a path along the highway on
one side of the road formed for the
most part just as the COW paths of the
early day by one driver following an
other just as the COW tribe did: when
if all would keep to the right side Of
the road no matter which way he was
headed there would be two good tracks
and not anywhere near the danger Of
collisions.
After twenty or thirty automobiles
have passed over road there is a
pretty well defined rut or trench made
by the tires. this is deepened by sue
cessive cars until it is quite deep and
it is difficult for car to be turned
from this track to pass another. Then
the first heavy rain fills these ruts
with water which turns to mud mighty
shortly and there is a ditch where
there should be none. The drag fills
this trench or ditch with loose dirt
and the process is repeated. and the
roads continue to be trails instead Of
highways. With hard surfaced roads
it may be that the autoist will not fol-
low exactly the same patch and what
wear there may be Will be more evenly
distributed.
1t may ultimately be necessary to
patrol the roads to compel drivers to
keep to the right.
READING ALOUD IN SCHOOL
r1owa City Republican,
Some discussion is noted among
educational authorities as to the value
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
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SERVING Two Masters.

a. B. Storms, former president OF the
state college, Ames. Iowa, in his. lee
ture Are We Sane or Insane?' tells
the following incident in his discussion
of the mad rush Of American youth to
get positions-to get at something that
will bring them money:
My sister. who served as mis-
sionary. one. asked raw Norwegian
girl if she didn't want to serve the
Lord. Nope said the girl, Aye got
a yob.' Case and Comment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
4 Masonic Meetings.
. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge, No. 103, A. F. & A. NJ.
work in First degree. Friday. Sept. a. )
nMarshall Lodge, No. lQs' A r
NJ, work in First degree, TpesdaS'
Sept. Is, s o'clock. John W. Wells'
secretary: ". H. Steiner. w NJ
sIGNET CHAPTER, No IS. r. A. NJ
Regular Convocation Monday evening
Sept. 20. L. s. Kilborn. H. 2, Johh W.
Wells Rec.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 90. R. & S. NJ Monoas
Oct. 4. for work !. T, Forbes, re>oroeF'
George Gregory, T. l. NJ
REGULAR coNcLAvE. st. Adenlar
commandery No. 80. K. l.. Tresdaf'
Oct. 10, o'clock Regular business
NJ. S. Mcfarland. Rec; George Gregory
E. c.
SPECIAL MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. S.. Wednesday oct.
6, 8 D. m. Initiation. Anna Downing
secretary; Mary Black Collins. ". NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
Came to Her Rescue

From her hons Mountain Park Oklahoma Mrs. O.
pnus laboratories: .
m and Traxo all-stone II
good results II it had been that it
la am l can notsa To- nnuc
and
Fruitoa properties
bile bu|dtup
strengthen the weakened, VI
For the Of the public
Fuitoa
sha'town obtained Mcbride Will DrugCempany
Main Center Streets, 331 Third Avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
weak knesd politicians are eoing to b

weak knesd politicians are going to b
driven to cover.
There Is no objection to any view.
any candidate expresses, but the proc,
gressive element in Iowa's citizenship
which holds the balance OF power on
election day, II 1t does not actually con-
troll overwhelmingly. is not going to
allow the candidates to be on all sidex
of this question. Candidates who ex-
press views intended to deceive the
public are not going to get the conf
dence Of the men of Iowa who are en-
gagged in the work OF building up this
state and placing 1t where It belongs.
at the very head OF the progressive
states Of the union.
The time for the sidestepping politi-
clan. Of any party. to succeed in Iowa
is just about gone by.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
Topics of the Times

President Wilson has commission
working on how 10 avoid the flooding
OF this country with cheap European
products after the war is over Re-
publicans have always found the pro-
tective tariff entirely sufficient TO this
purpose Moreover, ii is likely that
Mr.. Wilson'S commission need not
republicans will attend TO that after
the next election.
The United States court of appeals
sitting at Denver confirmed peniten-
tiary sentences for bootleggers. The
bootiegger. wise in his generation, will
cut out the business and go into poll
tics or some other safer graft.
Des Moines' mayor believes that the
distillers are selling liquor below cost
TO embarass law enforcement in that
city Probably not below cost. Those
blends" Of prune juice and tobacco
, tncture and cheap alcohol peddled i'll
the alleys don't cost much. 1t recalls
{
town years ago who had been shut off
at the drug store and was complaining
over the ingratitude of the druggist.
Why" said he, I've paid him dollar
a pint for barrels of it and gone down
cellar and helped him make it at
that
DolL SliperyiSorS have con-
Guided 10 use county jail birds on the
/ roads doing grading and gravel ng tbs
| fall Other counties please note 10
| their own advantage. Perhaps were
| the inmates OF the Marshall county
| jail given ten hours daily with a pick
and shovel the rnusicales which drift
! into the windows Of the Marshalltown
| poned in favor of sleep to a rainy
| day.
/ The west side slaughterhouse in
Europe has started up and killing js in
progress again.
| The Nevada Representative is in
formed that the Times Republica 4
hasn't sized up Mr. Kuehnle either
right or wrong on the enforcement
question. II is anxious for Mr.
Kuehnle to do that. The T.-R. is still
"pausins for a reply from headquar-
tiers.
80
If there's any reason WY Iowa APP
pies shouldn't supply and control the
Iowa apple market-,except the dol
essness" OF Iowa-will some one please
present it for consideration?
The quietest democrat in the bunch
and the one who has had the most in
fuence in Iowa legislation and m gh,
be forgiven for talking lou is keeping
Iquietest-John T. Giarkson.
In politics the rule is that what is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
A GOOD JOB.

Webster City Freeman Tribune.1
A jury in a district court At Des
Moines few days ago awarded Guy
o. Daggy 1915 damages because OF
the death of his wife from an auto
mobile accident According to the
evidence Mr.. Daggy was driving near
Ankeny in company with his wife when
an automobile driven by Ira Miller
struck their buggy, overturned it ana
another automobile driven by Roy
Wagner ran over her killing her. The
evidence showed that Miller and
Wagner were racing At the time. The
jury did good job in sticking them,
but why wouldn't it be proper to give
them term in the penitentiary?
Goodbye is an abbreviation OF an
old English form Of parting. God be
:Ai>-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The only man who can be elected
governor of Iowa next year. on either
ticket, is a candidate who will declare
himself unequivocally in favor of en-
forcement of all laws, and particular
ly the liquor laws, or whose record of
past performance is such that no such
declaration is necessary" says the Ell
dora Ledger. There are in both OF
the principal political parties a few
prospective candidate of the latter
who have not yet made their declara-
the Issue
We are now talking about gravel
roads for Iowa just like they were
some new kind of a road. They could
hardly be older" says the Waterloo
Courier.
The Sioux City Journal has re-
marked that it is hard to be thor
oushly happy in war that entirely
pleases all the neighbors."
The nominee of the dominant party
in this country who could do no better
than carry only TWO states-yermont
and Utah-shouldn be taken serious
~ as a candidate next year says the
Webster City Fireman Tribune.
After Jan. /. there will be no wet
republicans, and those who have been
wet will be the dryest OF the whole
family" says the Mason City Globes
Gazette
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28

If there's any reason WY Iowa APP
pies shouldn't supply and control the
Iowa apple market..except the dol
essness" OF Iowa-will some one please
present it for consideration?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28

The quietest democra. in the bunch
and the one who has had the most in
fiuence in Iowa legislation and m ght
be forgiven for talking lou1 is keeping:
quietest-John T. Ciarkson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28

Europe has started up and killing is in
progress again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28

In politics the rule is that what is
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22

IL. IL. Clark has his real estate of
flee in Godwin's drug store in the
growing town Of Calipatria and re-
rorts business O. K. in his line. Mr..
Clark is one of the pioneers" in this
recently settled district He ap-
praised the lands for the townsite syn
dicate and assisted in disposing of
100000 worth Of property. At the
Rancho Pomelo, 3 miles west of Cali
patrla, he is farming 100 acres of fine
land, on which he has planted car
load of grapefruit trees, half car
load of olive trees, 1890 grape vines,
500 fig trees and other assorted fruit
bearing shrubs. He has erected one OF
modem houses in the Imperial Valley
and has a fine stock of poultry, en-
bracIng about 1,200 chickens and SOC
turkeys. Mr.. Clark is native of In
diana, but has been a resident of the
west for a period Of 40 years, the
greater portion Of which time has been
taken up in mining ventures all over
the western states, principally in
Montana and at Goldfield, New. Mr.
Clark figures he has found the ideal
country life in Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
EVAN Y. DAVIS
Artistic Photography, 622
Main Street, Ell Centre.

"A picture il a poem without words.
Photography has long ago ceased to
he regarded as an amusement or Il
luxury and now enters largely int
the commercial field Us an advortis.
ing medium, graphic representation
of conditions Impossible to presen.
otherwise, into the science Of every
day life.
The City of FL Centro is complcta
in all lines Of business industry and
or loyal business houses are of 4
class not eXcelled by any place of
similar size in the entire United
States. Few communities are 50
small as not 10 have their photo
graphcr's studio, and we have in r.
Centre am unusually thriving spcri-
men of thc kind in the handsomoIy-
equipped one q Nj Evan Y. Davis.
who does both portrait and CONNER.
clai work and is an artist in both
lines. Here we find a modern and
well equipped studio fitted up for the
production Of high class photo WORK
oi individuals Or family groups. con.
mercial work and outdoor scenes.
M Davis skill as portrait ar
fist has gained wide reputation among
"rr citizens and he doe a thriypl
business IN this department. He is u
graduate Of the Guerin College Of Pho
icgraphy IN ST Louis, Mo. Guerin
was one Of the finest artists IN Amer
Ira, For some yeats Mr Davis on.
Grated one OF san Diego leading stu
dos and WAS the creator Of most OF
the society photographs in that c.Lv.
I'm the lime of portraits one of Mr..
DAVIS especially fine products are
bis reproductions in natural coIor,.
This is ono of the most difficult
brauchc of the photographic art and
is not attempted ezcept * Il Gra.
class and well eqalpned cooresn. Th,
studio also undertakes cnlareire AT
reasonable rates, kodak developing an
and has a department dc.
voted to the framing of pictures. Mr..
Davis studio equipment is among the
fines. IN the state and guaranteed 10
eve Z, -, satisfaction.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
NILE RESTAURANT
526 Main Street; Jim Talsu-
kO. Proprietor.

Whatever other attractions city
may possess, its reputation with non
residents depends in a very large man
ner upon the class of accommodations
of its restaurants, Of the genera,
cleanliness and neatness of such places
and of the class of food they serve
FL Centre may justly boast of sev-
cral high class restaurants and cafes,
and among those which have gained
in popularity with out-of-town visi-
tors as well as the local public is the
Nile Restaurant, located at 526 Main
street. and owned and conducted by
Jim Talsuko. This establishment Is
complete in every detail from its neat
and scrupulously clean kitchens to its
cheerful dining room and tables, OF
which there are twelve The best or
steaks, chops and meats that the mar
kct affords is always served. cooked
i'm ure and wholesome manner. Per
feet sanitation is a pleasing feature
of ohis house, and prices are very
much lower than those asked at prices
where an inferior class of food is
served. Tray orders are made a spc-
cialty, and all such orders are very
daintily arranged before being sent out
from this establishment. Mr.. Talsuko
came here from San Diego couple
Of months ago, IS a man Of wide res
taurant experience and serves his pa
irons with the best there is obtainable.
Tables are reserved for ladies and fam
lily trade is especially solicited. The
Nile Restaurant serves the best 25-
cent table dhote meal in town and
fully deserves the popularity which
it has attained in the short time since
Mr.. Talsuko opened up at 526 Main
street, El Centre. Mrs. Talsuka and
Young America are the popular
cashiers at this restaurant.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
KING MUSIC COMPANY
533 Main Street, El Centre

A high class music emporium is one
of the most important adjuncts of any
enlightened community. Nothing on
earth is a more powerful educator or
capable of bringing out the finer
feelings of human nature to a more
pronounced extent than the sweet
strains emanating from an efficiently
played pianoforte or organ "Musc
hath charms to soothe the savage
breast" and in the home circle, where
the cultivation of music is encouraged
and in which both parents and chill
dren are heard mingling their voices
together in song, the spirit of peace
love and harmony is bound to prevail
and vice finds no abiding place. Hence
the invaluable Importance to the
world is music in the home.
The King Music Company, who
have recently moved into their hand
some new premises at 553 Main street,
deal exclusively in the Andrew Koh-
Ter, Kohler & Chase pianofortes, pipe
and reed organs, stringed and other
instruments. Mr.. w. f. King, the
manager of the concern, established
the business in this city last fall and,
being man with many years prac-
tical experience in the piano trade
must be looked upon as an important
factor in this line, and in consequence
although but recently located here, he
has already succeeded in working ~
an exceptionally large patronage in
pianos and organs throughout the val
ley and has made his presence felt il
the community by his energetic, con
scientious business principles. Mr.
King owns "a fine ranch of 124 acre.
6 miles east of CaleXico. He sold az
S0-acre farm near Heber, which he
owned. He is a lively Texas ranger
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22

men Is the firm of Knights Engineer
ing Company, with offices in the Ell
Centre National Bank building here
Mr.. P. w. Knight, the senior part
ner, Is graduate of Iowa State Uni
versity, who had gained a previous
years experience in Imperial Valley
irrigation projects as chief engineer
of the Holton Power Company in this
city. His brother, Mr.. c. H. Knights.
who constitutes the other member OF
the new firm, graduated from the
mining and engineering department
.ot the New Mexico State University.
Their line of business covers irrigation
work, surveying, mapping, blue print
ing, execution of machine designs, es-
tlmating on anything, and superintend-
ing construction work. They also in
stall electrical, gas and steam machin-
cry anywhere in the valley at any
time for reasonable fees. Messrs.
knights have been established in bus
mess for themselves over a period of
two years and have worked up an ex-
cellent clientele
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
GARREN HOUSE
MIR. and Mrs. James Garren, pro-

Mr.. and Mrs. James Garren, propri-
etors of the Galren House in FL Cen
tro, come in for prominent mention
in these columns as we note "Who's
Who" They located at this point in
the Imperial Valley eight years ago.
Mr. Garren-with the then foresight
of an ancient seer-erected the Gar
ren House, which in those pioneer
days of the valley was considered a
very spacious and awayahead-of the
times hosteIry. There are number
of rooms, and the hotel is beautifully
porticoed, with a large verandah sur
rounded by d grove of trees and flow
crs which keep the house cool and COM
Portable and make it very desirable
Elace for the stranger to sojourn at
while in Ell Centre. The rates, more
ever, it should be added, are always
reasonable, and Mr.. and Mrs. Garren
are the popular host and hostess Of
strangers and travellers from every
quarter of the globe. Mrs. Garren, il
should not be overlooked, is a popular
society lady and takes an active part
in various clubs and organizations of
the city, in number of them having
held the various offices and passed
through the different chairs. She has
Travelled extensively in various coun-
tries of the world at home and abroad.
Mr.. Garren was formerly a big stock
man in eastern Oregon near Baker
City, where he resided for AZ years,
Although nearing the threescore-and-
ten mark, he is as bright as dollaf
and jovial as schooboy. Mr.. and
Mrs. Garren both take lively interest
in The deeper problems of life and
the race for its progress. This edl-
ton would be incomplete without a
brief resume of their life labors and
career, as we note those who are add
ing lustre to the annals of Imperial
Valley history. We therefore take
pleasure in according them this gen
erous mention and award them hign
place here as We p2ss ~ review.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
THE WASHINGTON
Mrs. n. II. Norton. PrOpri-
etress. 532 Broadway. El
Centre.

The general opinion that the traV-
cling public forms of any community
is, as Il general rule, influenced in nc
small degree by the character and con
veniences of its hotels and roominl
houses, and in this respect Ell Centrc
is we'll represented by the Washing
ton. with Mrs. n. II. Norton as its
proprietor. When this lady took over
the house last October she had it com
pleteiy refurnished. Everything now
is delightfully."- new, with hot and colo
water laid on i'm each room, and Mrs
Norton is not only maintaining the
former high reputation of the house
but has also increased the patronage
thercat to an appreciable extent. The
rooms are handsomely furnished, airy
and well ventilated; the service is CN-
celent; the location of the house un-
surpassed, and its numerous patron
give it the name OF being the best
rooming house in town at similar
prices, which, by the way, are quite
reasonable, considering he splendid
accommodation scIuired. Mrs. Nor
ton personally supervises the estab-
lishment, and this means the man
agement of the Washington is first
class in every particular. The whole
house is kept as neat as a new pin and
the patron who once begins staying
there will not be likely to look else
where in town for satisfactory accom-
moddtons. Among Mrs. Ncrton'a reg
ular roomers are number Of ~ Cen
tro's Young business men, and to these
as with transient visitors, every COM
fort and convenience is extended 10
make their stay pleasant and home
like. Personally Mrs. Norton j. Il
very charming and accommodating
hostess, always seeking new ways TO
add to the comfort of her guests. Her
husband follows his occupation Of cal
penter contractor and the Nortons are
greatly respected and have made m9uv
friends in the community since cor.
ing to reside in FL Centre last fall.
The Washington is situated i'm a
position on Broadway
near Fifth street the phone number
being 257M
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
KNIGHTS ENGINEERING
COMPANY
Engineers and Surveyors.
81 Centre.

The handiworb of eminent survey
or and engineers is seen in these
modoru times all over the world-in
railway development, state road build
ing. canal, lake and reservoir under
takings, and in a multiplicity of other
schemes for the Improvement and wei
being alike of the land and the sci
tier No stronger case in point couri
be taken than our own Imperial Val
ley. where The greatest irrigation
work ever undertaken by man has
been successfully accomplished by
these patient and plodding, but new
crthelcss sure and steady, modern
day engineers. Everything in their
line is mcthodicaIly studied and
worked out with painstaking atten-
ton TO the mlnutcst detail, with the
result that final success in the project
il achieved to all intenis and pur-
poses even before the first pick and
shovel has got to work on the under
taking.
Composed Of two such enterpgisln :
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
JULIAN CASH
GROCERY COMPANY
Everything in Groceries,
Fruits and Vegetables
The Cash Beats Credit"
Store, Ell CentrO.

That commercial success is due for
the most part to an abiding faith in
the opportunity presented and the
mastery of a chosen calling, coupled
with a high standard of business eth
les, is made evident in the career of
the Julian Cash Grocery Company, es-
tablished in this city by Mr.. j. M
Julian three years ago. In this store,
centrally located on Main street, the
public has a supply depot, where
everything in staple and fancy gro.
ceries, fruits anu vegetables may be
secured, all strictly pure and fresh
goo gathered from the markets of
the entire world and handled under
the most sanitary conditions and in
strict compliance with the pure food
laws. This store carries nothing but
strictly first class goods, absolutely
nothing but brands of known quality
and reliability, selling for cash only
at the lowest possible prices and on a
strict money back principle. The in
terror of the store is a model of clean
illness and sanitation, goods are neatly
displayed, every customer is treated
courteously and all orders are filled
promptly and caerfully. An efficient
delivery SSyStem is maintained and a
telephoned order will appear at your
door with all promptitude and receive
the same careful attention that orders
given in person receive. Mr.. Julian
is a native of Georgia and has been
resident in the Imperial Valley for
nearly eight years, the present estab-
lishment having been running three
years and previously to that for two
and half years Mr.. Julian conduct
ed the Valley Hardware Store, now
owned and conducted by Mr.. Watkins,
in the city. As an enterprising man
of business he is well known all over
the valley, and personally has made
many friends on the social side during
his long sojourn here. 1t is therefore
with considerable pleasure we include
his name in this review of popular and
successful people.