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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
SIOUX CITY CHILDREN CHARGE
LIQUOR DEALERS MADE FAITH.
Err UNFIT TO SUPPORT THEM.
JOINT DAMAGE CLAIM
AMOUNTS TO $4,000
Four Dealers in Booze Charged With
MAKING Sales TO John Hsenan, caus'
ina His, pelinqueney-suits Brought
Thru Mother For Minor Children
Father Had Taken Liquor Cure.

Sioux City, Aug. 21.-Three chill
dren yesterday brought suits in the
district court against the owners OF
three saloons, each asking for $4,000
damages, alleging the saloon men and
their employees sold their father IL
ouor and rendered him unfit to provide
for their support.
The youthful plaintiffs are James
Heenan. years old, Virginia Heenan,
years old. and John Heenan, years
old. The suits were brought thru
their mother, Mrs. Jennie Heenan. The
defendants are H. Galinsky. 500
Fourth street, I. Miller 1109 Fourth
street, and Sidney Weir and Harry
Houghton, owners of the Mile Track
saloon, 1115 Fourth street.
Each child asks $4,000 actual dam
ages from the four saloon men who
are named Jointly in the three suits
and $4,000 as exemplary damages.
Despite the fact that their father
Jack Heenan, had twice taken the IL
uuor cure and was "blacklisted," the
children allege, he entered the saloons
owned by the defendants and bought
I; liquor. BY drinking the liquor, the
children maintain, their father was
rendered unable to provide for the
support Of his wife and children anc
! was disqualified from attending to his
ordinary work. They further charge
that the saloon men by selling the IL
quor directly contributed to theil
| fathers delinquency.
| The petition states further that a.
the result of the excessive drinking OF
! the elder Heenan, thru the alleged I'M
lawful sales Of the defendants, thu
1 mother Of the three children wa!
forced TO obtain a divorce from hin
in the fore part of September, 1914.
Heenan is alleged to have boush
liquor in the saloons from the defend
ants and their employees between June
12 1913 and the fore part Of Septem-
Der, 1914.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
70 ENFORCE AUTO LAW.
Clinton County Attorney Warns
Owners to Be Equipped.

NuUS0n &oQuSy Axt0FV0y warns
Owners to Be Equipped.
Clinton, Aug. 21.-County Attorney
George Claussen has received word
that the office Of the secretary Of
state is now prepared to meet any de-
mand for automobile license numbers,
and has issued instructions to the po-
licemen of Clinton to arrest all oper-
ators OF any machines which do not
show the official license plates.
Since all license plates are to be
furnished practically on demand, says
Attorney Claussen, every. automobile
on the street must have one. Paste
board cards do not comply with the
law. hence are of no protection to the
operator. He adds further that the
law provides that dealers may secure
duplicate license number plates, in
such quantities as they see fit, and are
only required to pay 81 each for the
duplicates.
Every person buying car, he says,
should insist that the dealer furnish
the license number plate that the
operator may be protected at once.
In view of the above facts the county
attorney will see that the proper num-
Der plates are used. 1t matters not
whether the operator has just pur-
chased a car or has been operating it
for months, the regulations prescribed
by law must be met, and the instruc-
tons given to the policemen are to
arrest every person operating without
the proper number. The people have
been warned of this and it is probable
that fines will be imposed upon even
the very first violator. The only mo-
tor vehicles exempt from the rule re-
quiring license numbers are trucks
than can attain a speed of less than
ten miles an hour, running maximum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
HAS BABY GAINED IN HEALTH?
State Contest to Be Decided on New
Grounds.

Waterloo, Aug. Pinot the prettiest
and most physically perfect baby, but
the sckly baby who scored low last
specimen this year. will wrest the title
from last years champion at the baby
health contest this year at the state
fair
The managers of the baby health
contest will introduce a new compe-
tition department which will tighten
the hearts of many mothers this year.
There were many babies last year
that scored as low as Is per cent. not
in mentality, of course. but in health
and physical proportion measurements.
There were many tears shed by fond
mothers but the physicians gave en-
couragement and advice. These fond
mothers accepted the advice and fol-
lowed instructions in feeding and care
of their weddings. This year these
youngsters have a competition all their
own on Wednesday of fair week. Ply
sicians from Minneapolis and Chicago
will be present to make the eXamina-
tions. The best prizes will go to the
youngsters who have made the great
est healthy gains during the year. 1t
may be that the lowest scorer last
year will be the champion this year.
Examinations will begin at $50 Fri
ady morning, Aug 81. Medals will
be awarded at 2 o'clock Thursday
Sept 2. All entries viii! close at noon
Monday. Aug. 90. Mrs. r. B. Clark
of Red Oak is superintendent. Local
women physicians will be assisted by
women physicians thruout the entire
state DR.. Velura Powell of Red Oak
will make the mental tests.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
ATTEmPT TO BURN SCHOOL.
lnesndiary Tiles to Destroy Model
Building in kossuth County.

Building in kossuth County.
Algona, Aug. 21.-Incendiarism is
strongly suspected in the case Of the
fire that DANA ged the new $4,000 CEN
trail school building in Grant town
ship in Kossuth county, causing loss
estimated at about $1,000.
The school building was but re-
Gently completed and fortunately the
furniture had not vet been installed.
The fire was extinguished by force
Of about sixty men, who formed bucket
lines and fought the blaze for an
hour and half.
The smoke was first seen issuing
from the central building at 5 o'clock
by Ray Estell. who lives just west OF
1t. He sent in the alarm and in half
an hour more than fifty men had gath
cred to fight the fire. 1t was found
to have started in the basement di-
rectly over the boiler in which there
had been no fire for some time. 1t
was discovered also that the pressure
tank which had been filled Monday
evening had been drained before the
fire, which is considered another evil
dence of incendiarism.
The greatest damage is to the low
er floor where doors and woodwork
and floors were destroyed but there
was also much damage from water,
smoke and heat in the upper rooms.
The building was covered by $12,-
900 insurance. so the loss will be
slight, but the opening Of school In
September will be delayed.
Grant school was regarded as the
model rural consolidated school in
Iowa. State Superintendent Devoe re-
Gently so designated it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
Traer News Notes.
. - rJS;Nr D-,NrhlNo

Special to Times republican,.
Traer, Aug. 21.-Rev. ]. NJ. Hamilton,
for more than twenty years pastor OF
the Amity church, has moved from
Monmouth, H., to Des Moines. where
he will again take active charge of u
church.
Mr. and Mrs. John Spier of Grant
township. are rejoicing over the arrival
of a daughter at their home.
Miss Cora Bryson has returned to
California. She will teach English in
the public schools Of Santa Maria the
coming year.
The school directors of the inde-
pendent district Of Buckingham have
employed Hugh Stevenson as carrier or
children from the west district at s45
per month. Fred Finch gets the east
district at the same salary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Graves OF Gruyer.
visited at the c. Q. Hoff home this
week. Mrs Graves Is a daughter of
Mr.. Hoff.
A farewell party was given Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Adams. who are soon to move
to Riceville. at the F. H. Hoeppner
home on Friday evening. Eight tables
enjoyed auction bridge.
Miss Clara Witt. OF Chicago, ar
rived on Friday to spend two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. George Dougan.
William Stevenson has been at Calf
this week looking after crops on a farm
in which he has an interest.
Miss Elizabeth Hyde left Thursday
night for Rochester. MINI. She goes for
an operation for the removal OF a
goiter.
Gay Mowery, Thomas Kieth. Lyle
Heintzelman. Fred Tesmer and Glen
Johnson are spending the week at Clear
Lake
Mrs. Nan Ladd Boyer has located
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
AckIey News Notes.


Ackley, Aug. 21.--The youngest son
of James Scourick met with an un-
usual accident this week Barefooted
he stepped upon a needle, which pen
etrated entirely thru his foot. The
needle was extracted by a physician
and the boy does not seem to be in
convenienced the slightest by the
wound.
Henry Behrens, living north of this
city, received painful but not serious
injuries this week by being kicked by
a horse. The animal planted hoof
twice into Mr.. Behren's anatomy, once
in the face and once in the solar
n!exus and the attention of physi
clan was required.
Wednesday evening during the band
concert Ford car belonging to Peter
Ryken. who resides two miles south
of Ackley. was stolen from it's place
on Main street Mr.. Ryken made
dligent search for it until about 1880
a. m then walked the two miles to
his place Thursday morning the car
was found with its lights still burning
and front wheel over the curbing
near the Fred Trainer residence. The
same night box of groceries was
stolen from car on Main street. spe-
cial police protection will be engaged
to watch cars from this time on.
Frank Keninger. Jim Penny, Heike
Miller, Ralph Jansen, Robert Carroll
and Edmund Thornton recently went
to Des Moines and purchased a thresh-
ing outfit which they will use Jointly
during the threshing season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gerstings. ac-
companied by their nephew, Edmund
Irving, of Farmont. Mimi, are visit
ing at the C. A. Kramer home. They
made the trip from Minnesota by auto.
MIR. and Mrs. Chauncy krell have
been at Winterset the past week. Wis
iting Mrs. krell's sister.
A ten pound baby son arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Iounk-
err this week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
LANDS CORN CURE AGENT.
Buncoed Estherville Merchants and
Jumped Board Bills.

Special to Times Republcan.
Baskerville, Aug. 21.-Last June Els
therville was visited by one Of the j..
Rufus Wallingfords who infest the
country buncoing merchants and cit
liens In this instance the artist went
by the name Of Charles Myers and
was selling Dunlap's Corn Remedies.
He was a we'll dressed, prosperous
looking cuss and with the line of talk
he unloaded was able to make a ia
forable impression on his victims. He
approached the merchant with prop
osition whereby he received $12 for a
supply of the remedies.with the under
standing that he was to return the fol-
lowing morning and make a tanvass of
the town, guaranteeing to sell suf-
ficient quantity Of the dope to insure
the merchant breaking even. In adj
lition local physician was to be Sc
lected who was to watch the progress
of the cures by the corn cure and an
expensive display cabinet was to be
furnished the merchant. He had a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21

good proposition but failed to carry out
his end Of the bargain. in fact he left
town Immediately after securing his
money and even neglected to settle his
board bill or leave a lay-up In case
anxious friends should want to locate
him He was advertised far and wide
thru the merchants protective associa-
ton but nothing was heard OF him UNI
til Monday evening when small boy
at Graettinger recognized him at the
depot as the man whose description no
had seen on bills, Sheriff Nivison was
notified and he went to Graettinger by
auto arriving just In time to get Myers
before he left on freight train. At
first he denied that his name was
Myers or that he was selling corn
dope. Later. In the face OF proof, he
admitted that he might be twin
brother of the man the sheriff wanted
and offered to settle. He was brought
to Estherville and lodged In Jail over
night and yesterday afternoon taken
before Justice BANNER where he was
taken down the line to the tune OF
nearly $500.
He was fined 500 and the cost
amounted to s9.75. The hotel and To-
cal merchants had a drag of $3.50. 1t
cost him SAL to reinstate himself In the
good graces of the Ringsted bunch
$12 went to Ottosen and 81 to Bode and
he even loosened up with So for pic
lures which the sheriff had taken to
send to the different galleries over the
country. Myers was both flush and
game. He paid, and after County At
torney Coon finished giving him some
advice which he should have been fol-
lowing in the past he asked how far II
was to the state line and how quick he
! could get there by auto
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
Northern Io1ua Items

Allamakees county has paid out
$6,97O.20 for male teachers $60,93O for
female teachers. Receipts, teachers
fund, s9.21s.41: contingent fund, s29,-
923.72; total, $127,140.13.
Cedar Falls.
collision occurred at noon Thurs
day in which an auto owned by NJ E.
Hunter and operated by his young
son, collded with a wagon occupied by
James Jacobs and son, with the result.
that the wagon was badly demolished
while Mr.. Jacobs and son were thrown
violently to the paving sustained sew
eral bruises. A complaint was filed
by Jacobs alleging careless driving on
the part of the Hunter boy who it is
alleged is under IA years of age, and
also claim for damages to the wagon
and personal injuries received. The
case was called for Thursday afternoon
but it is understood that an effort will
be made to settle the difficulty out Of
court. The collision occurred at the
corner Of Ninth and Clay streets.
Grundy Center.
The board of supervisors met Nor
day to open the bridge bids for eleven
new bridges for Grundy county and
there were eight bidders on the job.
whichsis some different from the good
old days when the Clinton Bridge and
Iron Company built about all the
bridges in Grundy according to their
own set Of plans and specifications,
the one shining and brilliant example
Of the Clinton plans being the beautiful
sixteen-foot bird cage just north OF
Grundy Center on Bridge street. The
L-s
$4,000 the exact figures being $685.
793. The Miller-Hey Construction
Company. Of Waterloo gets four of the
bridges and the remainder 90 to the
Iowa Bridge Company, Of Des Moines.
Waterloo.
Harlow O'Blenis and his pet motor
cyle. Betsy, staged another one OF their
popular bouts Thursday and, as usual.
the deputy sheriff emerged from the
encounter second best. True to the
customary role governing such fiascos,
OBlenis only lasted one round and
then went down for the count. The
story OF the battle Is short one. The
popular deputy was cranking his two
wheeled gas buggy with the foot lever
Thursday noon, when suddenly the
crank kicked back" catching O'Blenis
in the ankle Just above the instep. The
injury proved exceptionally painful and
It is feared that one OF the small bones
is fractured. The ankle is badly
swollen and the custodian OF the law
has been forced to adorn a pronounced
limp. Thursdays encounter is the
'steenth accident which the deputy
sheriff has suffered as a result OF the
unruly disposition of his motorcycle.
There Is hardly a spot on his body,
which does not show some marks OF its
imprint.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
PAINTERS SELECT DUBUQUE.
Election Of Officers Closes Annual ses-
sion Of Master Painters.

Fort Dodge, Aug. 21.-The closing
session of the state association of
master painters and material men.
which met here for three days this
week, was held yesterday Dubuque
was selected as the meeting place for
1916 and the officers for the new year
elected
E. E. Bailey, of Audubon, was elected
president; NJ. CZizek, of Dubuque, vice
president and Paul T. Presley. Of Du-
buque, secretary and treasurer. The
executive board is composed OF Fred
Killen, Dubuque; j. P. Collins, Fort
Dodge; John Davis, Cedar Rapids: A.
c. Everist, Marshalltown and j. K.
Fawkes, Keokuk. The trustees elected
were w. E. Fox, Dubuque; ]. F. Pot
ter, Waterloo, and Charles Cameron,
Davenport. ]. P. Collins, Fort Dodge;
NJ. Chick, Dubuque: Osca Block. DAY.
export, and T. M. Buck, Dies Moines,
were elected delegates to the national
convention at Cincinnati.
At the meeting Oscar Block, Daven-
port, retiring president, was presented
with gold watch fob, purchased by
the association in Fort Dodge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
NATIVE IowAN on ARABIC.
Or. Francis Rowlsy in Europe to Sell
Artificial Limbs to Soldiers.

=
Artificial Limbs to Soldiers.
Chicago, Aug 21.-James Francis
Rowley, whose name appears on the
list Of passengers saved when the
Arabic was sunk by a German torpedo,
Is 4 Chicago manufacturer Of artificial
limbs. Mr.. Rowley resided at 640O
Kenwood avenue. He has been in Eu-
rope since last May negotiating con-
tracts for artificial limbs with the
French and British governments.
Mr. RoNvley Is q native of Des
Moines Iowa. He has lived in Chicago
eighteen years The Row1ey company
has factories in Pittsburgh. st. Louis,
Kansas City, Minneapolis, and Omaha.
e Many Of the large orders for arti-
ncial limbs from the nations involved
I N the war have been filled at the
Rowley factories.
The demand was so heavy that last
May Mr. Rowley went abroad to su-
perintend the manufacture OF limbs
there for the British and French gov
ernments. Several buildings were turn
ca over to him for factories In Lon
don and Paris, and he was made gen.
efal manager These factories were
more in the nature Of finishing plants.
and the bulk of the orders continued
10 be filled here On June % one or
der OF 100 artificial legs was shipped
from Chicago to London.
Mr.. Rowley is on his way back with
large contracts. according to H. w.
Tresch, assistant general manager OF
the company.
I'VE had no definite idea as to when
Nj. Rowlev would sail" said Mr..
Treoch, ''but from recent letters we
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21

Waukon.
From present indications the hand
some new $4,000 ST. Patrick's Catholic
church in this city will be dedicated
some time in September. The beauti-
full Munich stained glass windows have
not vet been received from Germany,
but they are expected to arrive here
any day.
New Hsmpton.
Vernon N. vierth, son Of Postmaster
Frank vierth, at Quasqueton, has
moved his plant to Sumner and will
publish a newspaper called 1.-THE Sumner
Herald The plant has been in oper-
alton at Fayette during the past year
in the publication of the Collegian, the
Upper Iowa University paper.
Grundy Center.
The cornerstone Of the new Lincoln
Center Christian Reformed church will
be laid next Monday. Aug. %, at p. M
Appropriate exercises will be held. The
pastor assisted by his brother. Rev. II.
c. Bode, of German Valley, ILL.,. will
speak. The band will play. A collec-
ton will be received for the new
church.
Cedar Rapids.
Judge Milo P. Smith came to Mar
ion Wednesday and accepted the pleas
Of guilty of two men who were ar
rested in Cedar Rapids for carrying
concealed weapons. One Of them, A.
Fl. Espondola, was 10 years Of age.
and was sent to Anamosa for not to
exceed two years, and the other,
Thomas Post, who was AZ years Of age,
was sent to Fort Madison for not to
exceed two years. Sheriff Taylor has
already taken Espondola to Anamosa.
Waterloo.
That America is indeed the land Of
opportunity and the place Of acquiring
quick wealth. even for unskilled for
eigners who do not speak the English
tongue, is amply shown by testimony
given by Dan Curubiga, a Serbian la
borer. at the preliminary hearing Of Ell
Petkovich. who is accused Of having
stolen $40, which Curubiga had kept
under mattress. The men occupied
the same room at a boarding house.
Curubiga, who has been In America but
two years. having coming almost d.
rectly to Waterloo and been employed
In the Illinois Central shops, says he
saved 5000 in twenty -four months.
Waukon,
According to the annual report OF
superintendent w. l.. Peck the schools
Of Allamakee county are 1873 in num-
Der, valued at $202.50S. Value Of ap-
paratus $12,2S3. Library books, 1896.
There are 5,542 pupils Of school age
between the ages of to Fl and 3,545 o!
school age between the ages Of to 16
The average daily attendance Is 2,598;
average cost Of tuition, $3.17. Average
compensation of male teachers. 1861:
females, $47.S3. During the past year
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21

the college under the direction OF
Superintendent Sloss. and 1t Is esti-
mated that this work will complete the
building wei within the sum allowed.
The committee was forced to reject
the bids submitted for the new science
building, since they exceeded the ap-
preparation. The plans will be gone
over again and revised that the board
may keep within the sum allowed. As
soon as the new plans are ready bids
will again be advertised.
Plans for the hospital were consid-
cred and changes ordered. The date
for letting the contract for this build
ing has not been set.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
Story County w. c. T. U. Meet.

Ames, Aug. o1.-Ames will entertain
the temperance forces Of the county
next Tuesday and Wednesday when the
w. C. T. u. of Story county meets here
in convention. The convention opens
Tuesday evening and lasts thru We'd
nesday afternoon. The sessions Will be
held in the Baptist church.
Local committees have been APP
pointed as follows: Arrangements ana
decorations Mrs. McQuillan and MRS.
Mcdonald; entertainment, Mrs. Wam-
beam, Mrs. Schauper, Mrs. Bates, Mrs.
Campbell and Mrs. F. p. Clark; ere
dentials, Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs.
Williams; courtesies, Mrs. Middleton
and Mrs Cave.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21

permanently in Cedar Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. C, L. Van Densen and
Frank Van Densen. OF Elsie. Mich, are
here for a fortnights stay with Mrs.
Van Densen's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harve Pratt.
Mrs. Oscar Speer. Of Geneseo. ar
rived Wednesday from st. Louis where
she has been several weeks with her
little daughter. who Is In a hospital
In that city. The child will remain
six weeks.
Henry Bemus Will go to Howard
county In the spring to take charge OF
his father's farm. He will be sue
ceeded OF, the Stevenson farm by Roy
Filloon, now living In Cedar Rapids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
New Sharon Items.

Special to Times Republican.
New Sharon, Aug. 21.--Mr. and Mrs.
Porter Winters, of Galesburg, Iowa,
visited at the ]. II. Taylor home the
first part OF the week.
Mrs. Emily Roberts and daughter
Margaret left Tuesday for Kallspell,
Mont, where Miss Roberts has ac-
cepted q position as principal OF 4
kindergarten.
Mrs. j. r. Knapp, of Cheney, Wash !.
arrived Wednesday to visit her sisters,
Mrs. A. Hardesty and Mrs. r. +. VIII
liams and Mrs. w. +. Williams.
c. c. Terrell and wife started Wed :
nesday in their roadster on 1900
mile trip. They will visit in Mime
sofa and Wisconsin.
Miss Sylvia Bartlett, Of Marshall
town. Is visiting her grandmother. Mrs.
Amos Bartlett.
Mrs. Mary Errett returned Tuesday
from Des Moines and Is again staying
at the Mrs. Louise McCaulley home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
wild Geese Going South.

dents, weather wise sages. predict
early frost. They claim all indications
point to an early fall, that all natures
signs forecast an early and severe win
ter.
Claims seem to be substantiated
from day to day. People on Skunk
river Wednesday afternoon, Aug. IS.
were surprised to see flock of wild
geese winding their way south. This.
in the memory of older residents Of the
locality, is the earliest date on which
geese have been seen moving south
ward in this latitude.