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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
Southern Iowa Items

keokuk.
A sIeet storm at keokuk caused two
street cars to collide. Nobody was in
jured. Sleet and high winds impaired
traffic and wire service at keokuk and
vicinity.
Monroe.
by Goyd & Hargan late Thursday aft
ernoon. The loss is estimated at $780,
900. The garage contained twenty-five
cars many of them new.
Soion
Winter has arrived, II seems and
with it the usual amount of hurry and
inconvenience in getting ready for it.
Farmers here We're so late in finishing
their corn husking that they have not
yet finished their pre-winter jobs.
Arion.
Henry White mad the misfortune &c
lose nine head of cattle. While he was
in Omaha they got onto the railroad
tracks. where five were killed on the
Illinois Central and the balance on the
Northwestern.
Des Moines.
Julius Schoen. former saloon
noon by the police on charge of own
ing and keeping liquor for sale. Shoen
is the second saloon keeper to be ac-
cused of selling at his home, Oswald
kurtz having been arrested several
weeks ago on similar CHI e.
lndiaroia.
Farmers of Warren county are plan
ming to hold their annual county insti-
tute Dec. 21-22. This year they have
added a department: OF domestic science.
An aggregate sum of over $500 will be
given away in cash prizes to farmers
producing the best corn, potatoes.
wheat and oats.
Museatine.
Capt. H. F. LANCE. commander of
Battalion c OF the Iowa national guard,
has sent in his resignation to Adjutant
General Logan, which will take effect
January /. An election will be held
to fill the place vacated. LANCE IL
lieutenant colonel on the governors
staff and will retain that position.
Earring.
Wednesday evening. as John Feser
ST., was going down to the postoffice
70 get his mail, he IeII on the icy side
walk, striking his head, and was rem
dered unconscious for some time. DR.
F. E. Peters was summoned at once t.
care for him. Immediately he wal
taken home from the Doctors in q
buggy. He is very low at this time.
cIarinda.
! Clarinda will hold its first municipal
Christmas celebration on Christina;
eve. A big and brilliantly lighted tret
will be placed in the center Of tn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
MOVEMENT STARTED FOR I'M
PROVED HIGHWAYS IN
hardin COUNTY.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AT1sUckEYE MEETING
Calls For Entire County Road System
Being Put to Grade and Surfaced
With Gravel, the Work to Be Com
pIsted Within Three Ysars-county
Organization to Be Held at Eldera.
,ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls. Dec. 20.-The good roads
boosters of Buckeye township started
a movement Saturday. that will mean
a system of county roads put TO per-
manent grade and graveled in Hardin
county. If the balance of the county
endorses the matter as II is believed it
will At a mass meeting of citizens Of
that township. at Buckeye, there was
rouslng sentiment in favor Of putting
this county in the front rank regard
ing permanent good roads and the en-
thuSiasm of the occasion has already
spread to other parts Of the county.
Besides the citizens of Buckeye town
ship there were some from Alden and
Ellis at the meeting. c. H. Gilbert. of
Ellis township, was secretary of the
meeting, at which the following resolu
ton was adopted:
Resolved that it Is the sense of this
meeting that the county shall put to
permanent grade the entire county
road system and surface the same with
gravel, and 81 9c $50
BE Il further resolved that the
above work be completed within a
period not to exceed three years from
Jan. l, 1916" . .''.
County to Organize.
This meeting is to be followed by
mass meetings to be held in each town
ship in the county at which two dele
gates will be selected from each town
ship to meet at Eidora on Jan. 5. and
perfect a county organization TO ger
back of and further this movement
along the good roads line.
II is stated the present board Of
supervisors is in favor of such an i'm
provement If the people want IL and 1t
is thought that by calling mass meet
inss in each township and appointing
delegates TO rc@resent the people that
a good estimate can be made of the
public's attitude on the question.
No Increase in Taxes.
This movement Is in line with the
recomme n dalton of the better roads
commission appointed by Governor
Clarke and which reeeieiy1reported on
the proper procedure for the counties
OF the state in furthering permanent
road systems. /: is proposed by some.
however, to overdraw the county road
fund in making these improvements
and then issue refunding bonds to take
up the Indebtedness. II is estimated
that this work can be done without any
increase in the present taxes and that
after the permanent roadsI are estab-
lished the tax levies for. road improve.
ments can be lowered as, the per-
manent Improvements will do away
with the heavy expenditure now en-
tailed in keeping poor roads in repair.
This action on the partfof the Buck
eye good roads enthusiasts Is believed
to have started the ball rolling and that
the public will join in the movement
and that Hardin county will be one OF
the first counties of the state to lead
in the matter Of county system Of
permanent roads put TO grade and
graveled. T., y 7
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
CARE FOR c,rv's NEEDY.
Christmas Cheer Carried to Poor q
Toledo in Quiet Manner.


Special TO Times-Repubiican.
Toledo, Dec. 20.-While Toledo will
not nave a ec=s:.ni.v or municipal
Christmas tree no- any large sum OF
money contributed to the commercial
club or some charitable organization
ffoT distribution TO its needing poor. yet
the Christmas spirit is here and doing
Its acts of benefcance and good cheer.
There are not so many dependent
families within this vicinity as some
towns have. and ii is likely that no
needy ones will fail TO receive some
token of good cheer from the hands OF
Toledo's many kind hearted people.
<. All the Sunday schools are exercis-
Ing unusual activity to learn of the
unfortunate ones and have plans to
give such merry Christmas. Besides,
many individuals. whose good Samari-
tan acts in times past are known. are
now alert to their neighbours needs.
which they generously supply without
sounding trumpet about it. Such
people retain the Christmas spirit thru
the year. and ere this. with the COM
ing Of cold weather, many an appre-
ciated donation has been given.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
Alden News itsns.
% Tf~ASp>n

Special to Times Republican. XII
y Alden. Dec. pa child not yet 3
years old was taken to the hospital ut.
Iowa Falls Saturday to be operated on
for appendicitis He u q son OF Mr..
and Mrs. G. C. Baker. Of Williams.
Mr.. Campbell. Of Barron. Wis. has
been visiting the past week with p. "A.
Satterlee.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. n. Knudson, Of Du-s
Iuth, MINI. arrived Saturday evening
to spend the holidays with Mrs. Knud-
sons parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. u,
Cousin.
Mr. Granzon is considered to be dam
gerously sick. as also 10 Mr.. George
DefrieZe. 4 Al &
Mayor Stringer and wife and Ed
Smith started for Pasadena. Cal. ghn-5
day to spend the balance Of the winter.
George Mensing shipped 40 head Of
hogs over the Rock Island railway Sat-
urday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
SO seif-Liahtina DuIhs.
CORN coNTEsT ron WOMEN.
Prizes Valued At $500 Awarded BY
Cedar Fatls Bank.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Cedar Falls. Dsc. 2o~-Because they
helped their husbands and sons 10
grow good corn. IFS wives of Black
Hawk couGfy- farmers were given more
than $1,000 in prizes in . special wom-
ems corn contest conducted by the
Cedar Fails National Bank: The con-
test was concluded with q three day
corn show ending Saturday, when the
prizes. consisting of~a handAome silveE
trophy for sweepstakes. several 100
piece HayiIand china dinner sets,
kitchen utensils and fancy china. were
awarded. Every woman not winning
one OF the seventy-five prizes offered
Were presented with q piece Of hand
painted china.
The bank kept open house all day
Saturday. An orchestra discoursed
music while women visitors muncned
bon bons. Every woman visiting the
bank was presented with box Of
candy and every man was given q good
smoke"
The corn show drew an immense
crowd on the closing day and the bank
was filled to overlooking all day long.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20

courtyard and will contain presents for
all the youngsters in town. A parade
of children. headed by Santa Claus and
the Iowa. Third infantry band. will be
one Of the features. Choruses of school
children and church choirs will furnish
music for the celebration.
Upton.
About o'clock Wednesday evening,
Mrs II. H. Peters had the misfortune
to fall on the sidewalk in front of the
Grassfield shoe store. Passersby car
ried her into the store, and went for her
husband, DR.. Peters. when she was
taken home. 1t was at first feared that
the hip bone was broken. but a careful
investigation proved that the limb was
only fractured. AS it is she will be
helpless for long time.
Des Moines.
Chickasaw and Lyon counties prob.
ably viii not receive Sl.510 state aid for
their 1915 county fairs, altho the pay
ment has been ordered by the state
board of agriculture. F. s.. Shaw, audi
tor Of state. declares that he will ask
the attorney general whether the sale
of a lead pencil for rs cents and throw
ling in chance of more costly article
at the two fairs in question. The fairs
cannot draw state aid II gambling is
permitted. -sy
Knoxville.
Tommie Cavel, aged 16. son Of John
Cavel, colored miner at No. 8, was
very seriously injured while working
| as miner with his father Tuesday
forenoon. The boy was caught under
a heavy fall Of slate in such manner
that his skull was fractured across the
forehead, one shoulder dislocated. his
back badly bruised and one knee cap
probably displaced. The slab of slate
that caught the boy probably weighed
anyw nere from 500 to 500 pounds. some
say half q ton. At least we are relia-
bly, informed that II took the combined
strength of four strong miners TO lift
the weight from his body.
ksokuIe.
| A strong boost for Iowa printing es-
Establishments was given by the Irwin
Phillips Company Of this city, which
has adopted the custom OF having it's
printing work done at home. The conf
pany, when 1t let the local contract
i admired is petsintismE hnt
doubted Its judgment" to use the words
| oS The management. THE results. how
ever. have shown that Iowa, as well AZ
leading in the production Of corn and
hogs, can also do fine work in the line
|of printing" says the company.s state
ment. It IL also declared In the state
ment that considerable printing is beina
sent cut Of the state under the mis-
taken idea that the work can be GotteE
out better"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
SECURE CANADIAN EXPERT.
Hon. Duncan Marshall to Speak at
Winter Short Course.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Dec. Colon. Duncan Mar
SHALL minister of agriculture, Alberta,
Canada, one of the biggest men in
agriculture and the best speaker in
Canada" as Dean c. F. Curtiss styles
him. will be present at Iowa State Col
lege, Feb. i and ?. to speak TO the far
mers a, the winter short course. Jan.
81 to Feb. 5. His addresses will prob
ably be the feature talks of the week.
Marshall has for years been closely
connected with the development of
agriculture and especially farmers or
carnations in Canada Thru his ef-
forts, largely, agriculture in Canada
has come to the high stage of de-
velopment that II has. He will address
the farmers at a general evening as
sembly Feb. and will speak again at
the big ALI Iowa banquet, on the
evening of Feb. 2.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
Montour Itsns.

Special to Times Republican.
: Montour, Dec. 20-Harley Wilson
has secured q position as extra man in
the railway mail service and made his
first run Friday morning, passing thru
here from Chicago to Council Bluffs
= Mr.. and Mrs John Miiiigan, OF Cedar
Rapids, who have been visiting with
the formers sister. Mrs. Frank Sturtz,
south of town, and brother, Owen Milf
gan, for q few days, left for home.
They report Mrs. J. s. Kellogg, Mrs.
MiIligan's mother, who has been in a
Cedar Rapids hospital for several
weeks, as much improved, but she will
remain with her daughter thru the
winter.
At. the regular meeting Of the
Masonic Lodge Friday evening, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: N. r.
Cronk, w. NJ: r. e. Austin, .. w; H.
L. smith, J. W.; Nels Twedt, treasurer
.Cleon Willard. secretary. .ss &c fay-
Mrs. E. /. Wilcox was called to Gill
man Saturday evening on account Of
the sudden illness % NJ Wilcox. who
is at. the house Of his daughter Mrs,
Fred Graves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
FRANK CURTIS At 80.
Father Of Dean Of Ames College ceIe
brates Birthday.

Special TO Times Republican.
Nevada. Dec. 2o.-Hon. Frank Curtis,
the venerable father of Dean Charles
F. Curtis, Of Iowa State College, cele-
brated his eightieth birthday at the
family home on Court avenue Dec. 4.
by attending to his usual duties about
the house and going out to one of his
farms 10 look after affairs Mr. Curtis
is we'll and seldom fails day Of being
about his work and driving out to one
of his farms. Mrs. Curtis, who was
injured in fall some years ago. is not
able TO get around SO we'll but she is
still in fairly good health. The Curtis
family is among the pioneers of Story
county and Dean Curtis was reared on
a farm northwest Of this city, in Mil
ford township.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
sera ntsn News Briefs.

Special to Times RepUDIIcnn.@ 80 -
Scranton. Dec. 2O.-Samuei Eason Is
i'll. threatened with q severe case Of
Brights disease. Ndr. EAson Is one Of
the pioneers OF Greene county and q
well known veterinary surgeon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moyle. Of Platte-
VILE, Wis, are here to spend the hOli y
day season with Mrs, Moyle's parents.
Mrs. Moyle was formerly Miss VIZ
Dyer, for a number Of years assistant
postmaster. &
Clyndon Wilett is very sick with
quinsy and pneumonia. A change for
the better was noticed and the hopes
OF his many friends are that he will be
around again enjoying his usual health.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20

church, where mass viii be celebrated
at Z q. m. on Christmas day.
There Is a probability that the re-
ward for the captnre of Simpson. who
killed Mr.. Brandeau. of Dysart, q few
weeks ago, will be increased from 800
to- 81 900. The small reward does not
seem to bring results and II Is said the
senior Brandeau ID willing to make the
increase.
Henry Schlicting., Jr.. whose hand
was badly lacera&ed In = corn elevator
last week. returned from q Cedar Rap
Ids hospital the latter part Of the week.
There seems q fair prospect Of saving
the hand.
David Gait and daughter Jean Will
close their Traer home for the winter.
Mr. Calf will 20 to Albany, Ga. to.
spend the winter with his son Archie.
ana family. Miss Jean viii 60 on al,
extended western trip, TO California
and north to Seattle, where she viii
remain until spring with her sister
Flora
There is new son at John Yukrs
on the Brewster place
The death angel has been busy
among TrAer people the past week.
Fred Van vliete passed away Saturday
evening in Waterloo hospital. The
body was brought 10 Trser. where
the funeral was held on Tuesday from
the Methodist church. Mrs.. peter
Whannel, who has been in falling
health fer several years, passed away,
Wednesday morning, presumably from
heart failure. The funeral will be held
from the U. p. church on Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Untiedt Of southeast Crys-
tai. died suddenly Tuesday evening.
She had been . victim Of asthma. She
was not thought TO be worse than
usual but her heart failed The fun.
eral was from the home on Friday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
NEW TOWN 10 FOUNDED.

New Station on Burlington Line, Near
S0lsnwood, TO ee KNOWN n Robbins.
Special to Times Republiean.
Council Bluffs. Dec. 29.-Consider-
able wonder has been aroused over
the founding OF new town In Iowa
and on the old established Burlington
railroad line; the idea that the state
had q place not already served. Rob-
bins Is to be the name OF the new
town It Is about five miles s:c..,
Hastings and near Greenwood. in Mills
county. J. D. Robbins. a wealthy
farmer of that secSon. has been work
ing for twenty years to secure the sta
ton. He and other farmers donated
the land, graded the tracks and elevat-
tor and stock yards grounds. The To-
cation is In one Of the prettiest spots
in the Botna valley and is in the CEN
ter Of a rich grain growing and stock
raising community.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
LIGHTS FOR coRWITh.
Hancock County Town Closes Contract
For Electricity.

Special 70 Times RepuH!iCan.
Corwith. Dec. 20.-The town council
OF CCrwith has placed a contract with
a Sioux City firm for electric current
during the coming year. and when the
work of installation is completed peo-
pie of this place will, for the first time,
have the modern convenience Of cleo
tricity in their homes
The contract made provides Tor al!
poles, wiring. and arc lamps for streets.
1t is probable, however, that on the
main business street electrolers will
be erected by the business men. The
town pays sS,27963 for the installa-
ton and current for one year. The
current will be borught into Corwith
with Luverne.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
PROFESSOR sRoWM USES soLEN-
,uM CRYSTALS IN WAR
DEVICE.
GOVERNMENT INrEREsTEp
IN loWAN's olscovERY
Refreshing Troops Could Lay Mines
Which Would Be Exploded by
shadow of Pursuing Trsops Falling
on Crystals, Laid In Wake Of Fleeing
Feress-Psrfsets sslf- Lighting Bulb.
Special to Times-Republican. !.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, Dec. 20.-Another great
success has been achieved In the scien-
tific field by Prof. f. C. Brown, Of the
state university, according to an an
nouncement made today by the depart
ment of physics. DR.. Brown has. with
the use Of solenium crystals. perfected
a machine which viii explode mines
used in warfare when the shadow OF
the enemy troops falls over the spot
where the mine Is laid. War depart
ment officials are investigating the new
invention.
Several months ago. DR.. Brown per-
fected machine by which blind per-
sons can read ordinary print. Soien-
ium crystals. extremely sensitive to
light, are so arranged as to increase
electric currents running thru them.
With this fundamental principal the
Mechanical Eye was perfected and
so Is the new warfare device,
Operation Of milne ExpIodsr."
Illustrated the mine exploder
would do this: A body Of retreating
American troops could lay these mines
The soienium trrssss::SS!SS iss upon the
surface. A storage battery concealed
would furnish the electricity. When
the advancing troops passed over the
PiaCe where the mine was concealed.
the shadows falling on the solenium
would increase the electricity sosthat
q spring would be loosened and the
mine exploded.
Many devices have been used to ex-
plode mines but none has ever been
found that was satisfactory. No clock
work apparatus is needed and no men
are required to tend the mine. The
only condition as to the success OF the
new invention is the fact that it can
only be used in daylight, for with on
coming darkness, the mines would be
exploded.
invsnts SsH-Lishtins Bulbs.
Tests have proved that the device
works without fail under stated con-
ditions. Professor Brown has carried
on numerous experiments and has
found that Solenium responds to light
and shadows In q manner that is GER
tain and consistent. -
DR.. Brown has Just completed an
other invention; based upon the action
of solcnNm. That b the lighting OF
electric bulbs. systematically with the
approach OF might, very cloudy days
or An sanAkA Slopded buildings. In big
depaft5ne3 stoees, a. In whole city
the ltkhtg can sbe turned on when the
darkness gets Ito q certain pitch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
TMEsREPuBucAN MARsHAILrowN IOWA: DECEMBER 20 1918

last week 10 protest against the
changes made by the postonice by TAX
ing away the only rural route leading
out of Kamrar. The route was changed
so that the people Formerly served out
of Kamrar are now receiving their
mail from Jewell. The farmers APP
pointed committee of Ave TO, go to
Fort Dodge and place the matter be-
fore a .postOffice inspector at that
place
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
ORGANIZE BOONE TRAIL.
Boosters to Attend Meeting
d ut Fort OodaS.

Special to Times Republican.
: Fort Dodge, Dec. Adjournment men
are due here Tuesday for the meeting
to organize the Daniel Boone Trail
from Duluth and the Twin Cities to St.
Louis. via Fort Dodge. Boone and Des
Moines John H. Hohmann. OF Man
kato. president Of the Minnesota State
Highway Association, and A. J. Vogel
president of the Mankato Commercial
Club. have announced their intention OF
being here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
Feed Swine Soft Corn.

special to Times RepubliIa1. = ~
Glidden. Dec. 20.-In response 10 an
inquiry made by a farmer OF this vi
cinity as to what to feed his hogs now
that the corn was all immature, the
Iowa State Agricultural college at
Ames, recommended feeding the hogs
as much soft corn as they wanted. Soft
corn is a good feed for all kinds Of
swine. says the college. Feed the corn
with a protein supplement and all the
pigs TO have 4 little salt with the corn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
HumbeIds Fair oHfiesrs Elected.

Special to Times Republican.
Humboldt, Dec. 20.-Onicers were
elected and annual reports were read.
showing a prosperous year, at the an
nuals meeting of the Humboldt County
Agricultural Society. The officers
elected were: President, Willard Ed
wards; vice president. John n. Oleson'
treasurer, 2 A. Ayers, and secretary,
Q. II, Dsareete-
During 1915 a Si,2ee horse barn Was
erected and other improvements were
made. - -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
Odd Fellows Home csmins.
ofay ~ Tfvnou. n nnn h1ioan

Special to Tines Republican.
Woodbine. Dec.2 10. - isc::ce coming
will be the chief feature OF the meet
ing Of theI o. o. F. lodge here next
"wednesday evening. The local lodge
has q large membership, ranking sew
enteenth In the state. and very nat
urally a large attendance 10 expected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
Tires Of Life; Kills sslf..

Special to Times-Repubican.
Livermore, Dec. 20--Tired OF life.
Severt Ostrnm. shot and killed himself.
He was addicted to the drink habit.
He had made threats before his wife
that he would XIII himself and when
she i h.enf he fired three shots
into his body.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
Do You Have Sour Stomach?

If you are troubled with sour stomach
you should eat slowly and masticate
your food thoroughly, then take one Of
Chamberlain. Tablets Immediately
after supper. Obtainable everywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
More Rural Route Protests.

special TO Times RepuhIseaE. y q
Kamrar Dee 2o,--Eitizens OF this
place held an indignation meeting
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20

Toiedo Wins and iose:.
Special to Times Republican
Toledo. Dec. 2n-The high school
basketball team made trip for two
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20

Altho the state board of agriculture
ruled that the charges Of gambling on
the Chickasaw county fair grounds
and also at the Lyons county fair
We're not sustained and that the fairs
were entitled - their state aid, Audi
tor Frank S. Shaw is stIll Withholding
the payment of the warrants. He de-
clares he will not decide definitely as
to whether or not they should be paid
until he gets an opinion from the Of
fee of the attorney general.