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Water Valley progress., 1915-05-15

ten picked men who were to accom-
pany Brown on his raid through Vir-
ginia: but. owing to the delay OF
nearly year In completing the plans
for his adventure. he left the expedi-
ton at Cleveland, O.. thus missing the
Harpers Ferry disaster by q few
weeks.
Parsons health ct eighty-four years
of age. Is robust. and he Is still able
to do as much work as the average
man. It was not until recent years
that he permitted himself to talk OF
the John Brown affair and his con-
nection with 1t. Now all Of his COM
patriots are dead, and he is the last
link connecting this tragic page IN
American history with the present.
Water Valley progress., 1915-05-15
UTILIZE A NATURAL POWER
Volcanic Steam Found Valuable In
Italy for Variety Of Use
fuI Purposes.

Clouds of sulphurous vapors fill the
air in the region about Lardarello, In
Northern Tuscany. Italy, and the odor
of hydrogen sulphide is plainly no
ticeable for miles around. Many hot
springs are also to be found In this
volcanic region and numerous jets Of
steam at pressures as high as three
and half atmospheres and with tenn
peratures up to $50 degrees F. flow
from assures and crevices In the
earth. The springs of the region and
this steam are strongly impregnated
with boric acid, which is extracted at
Lardarello in a plant which utilizes
the steam for generating power and
for supplying heat in the various proc
esses in which heat is required.
In the generation Of power at the
boric acid plant the steam is con-
Quoted into low-pressure cylinder en-
gines which drive the various kinds Of
machinery in use. A similar engine
Is used for driving dynamo which
generates electricity for lighting the
plant and the homes of the people
living in the vicinity. The natural
steam is also used by the people Of
Lardarello for heating and cooking
purposes. It is now believed that the
heat of the steam will soon prove to
be of greater value than the boric
acid produced. The Pathfinder.
Water Valley progress., 1915-05-15
The Way Out.

Uncle Zeke had confined In q pen
two pigs of the "razorback" variety.
One morning when he went out to
feed them they were not there.
Whats the matter. Uncle Ecker"
asked a neighbor. noticing the deep
detection with which the old darky
was looking down into the empty
pen.
my hawgs is done gone."
"Stolen?"
"No, sub! / dom see no signs dat
anybody stole EN-"
did they climb over the top?"
mo, sub. Dey couldn't do dat"
"How do you think they got away?"
"Well, sub, my 'pinion is dat dem
hawgs kind o. raised themselves ur
on aidge an crope through q crack"
Water Valley progress., 1915-05-15

Mcknight. except that l am a sur
prised father. We certainly did not
expect anything extraordinary"
Shasta county supervisors sent a
trained nurse to the Mcknight home
with instructions for her to call upon
the county for necessary financial aid.
Water Valley progress., 1915-05-15
cure HrInas trouble.

New York. Richard Johnson, parti-
ally asphyxiated by coal gas, got
plenty of whisky as cure, boxed his
sisters ears and later was fined So
Water Valley progress., 1915-05-15
$40 FOR KlIIlnq Robin.

Hackensask N. J.AhEcr shooting d
robin Rocco vacoroa was fined $40
and costs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09

night for the Rainsv River 1tGtfsat e.
Ontario, Canada for their future lo0os
They have rented An imprcve6 6nfm
and will try the country 1or ~ 49,
or two at least. n u
!. Hugh Calderwood n slowly inprovs
Ing. He was In very crtsica1 Oo0di-
ton for several days.
Mrs. Mary Mcbride who has 6een
In Paullina with her SON and family
.during the holidays, will remain dur-
ing part OF January assisting h the
caro- Of her daughtre-in-law. who has
been critically Ill for more :han year.
Miss Mary Klespie Is teaching during
Mrs. McBride's absence.
Miss Bell Taylor and Henry Whan-
nell were married Wednesday 1t the
home OF the brides father, NJ. T. Tayz
lor in north Traer. Both are VIGIL
and favorably known.
George Dougan and Miss Ida WHITE
were married In Chicago on Wednee-
day. The bride Is not known here. The
couple will carry on the DougAn farm
and for the present win make their
home with the groom's parents. They
are expected home next week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09

state Association Formuiatss Place
For Trade Mark and Standard Sys-
tenn Of Grading to Entitls IL Uss-
Officers Chosen at Ames Meeting.

81 * III
Special to Times Republican.
Ames. Jan. 9.-The plan to have an
iowa brand OF butter assumed defi-
mite form when 1t was unanimously
agreed at the closing session of the
Iowa buttermakers convention, held
here to accept uniform trade mark
and system Of grading for the market
ing Of the best quality Of butter that
the state produced.
Full authority to design trade mark
and draw up standards upon which all
butter to be sold under this brand will
be graded was placed in the hands OF
committee consisting of r. r.
Clemons, of Burt, president of the
buttermakers' association: w. B. Quar-
ton. of Algona. president of the state
dairy association w. b. Barney, state
dairy and food commissioner. and Dean
c. +. Curtis and Prof. NJ. Mortensen,
of Iowa State College.
This committee will prepare It's rules
Immediately and will present them
to the coming legislature for its ap-
prevail and assistance in advertising
the new brand. The prevention OF
misuse OF the brand will be placed In
the hands Of the state food and dairy
inspector.
r. F.. Clemens, of Burt. was re-
elected president of the association al
the closing session. Other officers
chosen were: Vice president. c. f.
Brandt Fairbank secretary. ]. {.
Joslin. Hartley; treasurer. G.. j. Gud-
knecht, Owasa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
STATES AVAILABLE APRRoPRiA-
rIoN MUCH LESS THAN
LAST YEAR.
UP TO LEGISLATURE TO
PRACTICE ECONOMY
Estimates Show Less Than 100000,
Smallest Amount Available in Years
Members Of Legislature Displeassd
at Action Of Polk County Delegation
3 in Attempt to Postpone inauguration.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 9-When the appro-
priations committees come to make up
the biennial budget Of appropriations
for the state of Iowa some time In the
next month, it will be found that some
where between 100000 and 100000
is ali that will be available for whilt
are called extraordinary appropria-
tions. on the basis of present and I'M
changed income of the state which does
not vary greatly from year to year.
The Thirty fifth general assembly
had about one million, two hundred
thousand dollars for this purpose
but it appropriated nearly two million
dollars.
The method Of arriving at a FAIR
estimate of the states finances is SIM
pie. The fixed appropriations, or con-
tinuing expenditures are known, and
record is kept in both the auditors Of
flee and the treasurer's office. The aud
itor has also reports from counties
showing the exact sums levied for all
purposes, which includes the states 2.9
mills tax levy, which is all that goes
into the general fund of the state and
is available for use. Computation IS
made of unexpended appropriations
and balances and a result is arrived at
which is fairly accurate. as to future
financial transactions of the state.
Long before the final budget is made
up 1t is the custom for the chairman
of the two appropriations committees
to personally go thru the states books
and see what money is available and
what income is in prospect. Some items
of the income are wholly speculative
such as the amount of the collateral in
heritance tax, the corporation fees, oil
inspection fees, etc. When the best
estimate possible is secured the COM
mittees make up the budget. 1t is be-
cause the legislature sometimes refuses
to conform to this budget and individ-
ual members have sufficient pull to
force passage of appropriation bills
despite the committees that the esti-
mates are almost always over-run.
But the fact remains that on the face
Of the states books there is less money
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
Northern Io1ua Items

to confer and advise with the officials
! of the association.
Monticello.
4 1t is said that another case of the
hoof and mouth disease in Jones
county, close to the Jackson county
line, is responsible for the maintaining
of the quarantine in this county.
Farmers who wish to hold sales are
unable to do so, sometime at great
loss to themselves. A number of COM
plants have been made, but to no
avail. News comes from Cascade that
no Jones county stock can be shipped
| from that point. To the farmers liv
ing in Washington and Richland town
ships this act is a great hardship. That
station is fully fifteen to twenty miles
from the infected districts.
Maquoketa.
Elmer Barker, who was operating
corn shelter on the H. C. Schmidt farm
near this city last Tuesday would have
undoubtedly met a terrible death had
/ 1t not been for number Of iron bolts
which he happened to be carrying in
his coat pocket. In working around the
machine, in some manner his coat be-
came caught in the cogs and he was
, rapidly being drawn into the machine,
when the pocket containing the iron
bolts reached the gears causing them
to break, thus freeing him from his
predicament The broken cogs stopped
the shelter. and 1t was found that be-
yond a few severe bruises he was little
hurt.
Cedar Rapids.
Announcement was made that the
Rev. B. A, Mcbride D. D., of >Leaven-
worth, Kan. who recently was called to
the pastorate of the First Presbyterian
church to fill the position left unoccu-
| pied by the resignation Of the Rev. E.
r. Burkhalter D. D. DR.. Mcbride ex-,
poets to come to Cedar Rapids to as
| sumo his new duties about Feb. 1. DR..
| Burkhalter retires with the title of
pastor-emeritus. Dr. Mcbride is recog-
nized thruout the middle west as a
strong church organizer and an elo-
quent speaker and will receive at cor
dial welcome from the people of Cedar
Rapids and it is safe to say that the
work Of the First Presbyterian church
and other Christian interests Of the
city will receive an added impetus.
Monticello.
Mrs. Harrison Lubben of this city
was the victim of a serious runaway
accident Tuesday evening. She is an
expert horsewoman and was driving
young horse hitched to a cutter, and
had started to go out about two miles
in the country, to call upon some
friends. The horse became frightened
and unmanagable, after going short
distance and started to run, overturn-
ing the cutter and throwing Mrs. Lub-
ben out, breaking her leg, and injuring
her severely. She dragged herself to
the nearest house, a distance OF several
rods, where she was made as comfort
able as possible, and physician sum-
moned, The break was a painful one
and will confine Mrs. Lubben to her
bed for some time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09

0I8nS ~ W N0VOSV0 " eRpAVpA ~
tions for new things-buildings. land
institutions. bonuses-than has been
before any legislature for several SEES
sionS.
Legislative Notes.
Some OF the members are not pleased
with the fact that the Polk county
members and some others appear TO
have decided upon postponing inaugur-
alton until Thursday, in distinct con-
tradiction to the law of the state,
which contemplates coupling up the
preliminaries so that bills may be In
troduced by Wednesday and by the be-
ginning of the following week the
committees can be engaged in actual
work on the bills. An effort has also
been made to cause it to appear that
the governor is DESTROYS OF delay. Quite
the contrary Is true. His biennial mes
sage, which can be received as soon as
the legislature meets. is printed and
ready. His inaugural address can be
ready on short order. The last legis-
lature passed bill which the governor
signed, fixing a short program for the
week. OF course Des Moines hotels
and business interests do not favor any
hustle Of business.
1t is probable the democratic house
caucus will be held Monday morning.
That is customary with the democrats.
They will name candidates for speak
err and some other positions, as COM
pliment; and they usually have the
right of selection of few of the help
ers about the legislature, and certain
number of committee clerks proper
tionate to their number. The senate
democrats may or may not hold eau
Gus.
The biennial message of the COVER
nor is said to be about the usual
length and would make nearly ten col
umns in a newspaper in ordinary type.
His inaugural address will be COM
paratively short and of different char.
acter.
Before the day is over the republic
cans expect to lave provided for most
of the places about the legislature thru
caucus action. There was little change
in the situation in the past few days.
The speakership has been all along
a personal contest. Yesterday big
organization was formed in behalf of
Atkinson and a large number of out
siders came in to boost for big Bill.
and this injected the first spice into
the game for speakership. A new can
didate got into the race for clerk Of the
house, in the person of f. L. Moore OF
Eldon. former member from Wapello.
The temperance forces are very ac-
tive in watching the corners. They are
prepared to insist upon the committees
being fixed up the way they want them
and they have many ardent supporters
among the members.
The members of the Greater Iowa
Association held a meeting and took
preliminary steps looking to some
slight changes in the road laws and
other matters.
There are rumblings of dissatisfac-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
MEET At MASON CITY.
Convention Of Iowa State Grain Deaf.
era, Association in February.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. Jan. 9.--The Iowa State
Grain Dealers Association Will meet In
this city on Feb. 16-17-18, Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday. State Sec.
rotary w. ]. Ray, OF Colo. 1s busy at
tending to preliminary arrangements.
He is being assisted by the former
secretary. Hon. Ed G. Dunn. OF this
city, who understands more Of the ins
and outs OF cooperative organisation,
such as this meeting represents. than
any man In the west. From 81 800 to
$4,000 win be In attendance ana Il 10
one Of the very largest assemblages
gathering in the state this year. From
present indication the Armory win be
completed so as to be used 40 the
gathering place for the convention. II
will be several days before the pro-
gram will be ready to announce. An
effort 10 now being made to secure
Ex-Governor Hadley OF Missouri. for
an address.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
News Of rraer.

Special to Times Republican
Traer. Jan. 9.-Traer is to lose Err
Franklin and family. After half life
time spent as a barber Mr.. Franklin
has decided to take up farming. The
Franklins have three sons and the
move is made for their benefit. Mrs.
Franklin owns an eighty-acre farm
near Parkersburg and relatives own
100 adjoining which he will rent.
Mrs Griffin received word of the
death of her aunt. Mrs. Life, of Nor
ristown, ia. DR.. and Mrs. Life were
early Traer residents, having run a
drug store here for several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell. who
were married last week, left Tuesday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
JOB FOR EXPERT ACCOUNTANT
Man Capable Of Going Thru Book. Of
Railroad Companies Is ia Request.


Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 9.-The right kind
of an accountant, capable of going thru
the books OF the railroad companies
and their reports, and getting at the
facts. with ability to present them
properly, could get Job with the Iowa
railroad commission right now. 1t is
difficult matter to secure high
grade accountant familiar with rail-
road matters to engage in the prelimi-
nary work for the western advance
rate case. Nebraska. Minnesota, and
other commissions have expertswho are
regularly in the employ of the commits
sions to take charge of their part of
the work, Iowa is expected to give aid.
But 1t has not been the custom in the
past for the Iowa commission to en-
ploy big experts by the year. Iowa
rate and accounting department has
been, at best, a temporizing affair
During the next few weeks great
deal Of work is to be done in prepara-
ton for the advance rate case. Most
of the work will be done for all the
state in Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
OLD-TlmE REMEDY
MAKES PURE BLOOD

Purify your blood by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. This medi-
cine has been and still is the people s
medicine because of its reliable
character and its wonderful success
in the treatment Of the common dis
eases and ailments-scrofula, ca
tarrh, rheumatism, dyspepsia, loss
Of appetite, that tired feeling,
general debility.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has been
tested forty years. Get it today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
ADOPT NEW SANITARY RULES.
State Makes Complete Change il
Method Of ELIMINATING Epidcnncs.

Method Of Eliminating Epidennics.
Special to Times Republican.
Dies Moines, Jan. "a complete
change in the method Of attacking the
problem Of now to eliminate the danger
of epidemics Is to be made by the
state board of health. Periodical or
sporadic and occasional analysis of
water Is a plan which goes to the dis
card
The only way as shown by ex-
perience. is to have proper sanitary
surveys of cities and towns.
If reliance is placed on a single
chemical or archaeological analysis OF
water, it will be found that the cause
may all have disappeared before the
analysis is made. Such examinations
would be useful only when made con
tinuous!y
Because OF we'll proven facts" says
the latest bulletin OF the board. de-
voted to pure water, "the Iowa state
board of health intends to abandon the
old method Of the requiring periodi-
cal examination of all water supplies
by our chemist and bacteriologist for
the more scientific method OF surveys
under the direction Of the civil and
sanitary engineer of the state board
Of health, who has been working along
this line since the reorganization OF
the state board Of health.
Proper sanitary surveys will elimi-
nate the cause OF epidemics II the
necessary precautions indicated by
such surveys are taken and necessary
sanitary regulations carried into effect
Under such surveys the analytical ex-
animation OF water will be made when
required for the purposes OF the sur
veys. Such surveys will always be
made in the investigation Of epidemics
and will largely determine the charac-
ter and extent of analytical examina-
lions necessary to locate the immediate
cause of such epidemics."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
Montour Personals.

Special to Times Republican.
Montour. Jan. 9.-Mrs. j. n. South
wick, of Marshalltown came Friday to
see the new granddaughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith, of Clinton,
visited Thursday at the L. LaVake
home.
Mrs. ]. stayskal is shut-in because
of sprained foot.
A reunion Of the Ross family took
place at r. f. Austin's recently. There
was present Mrs. Fred Ross and son
Billy, and Mrs. Margaret Ashbach, of
Duluth. Mimi. and Mrs. ]. III. Ross and
Mr. and Mrs II. G.. Ross, of Toledo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
had threatened to XIII his mother and
father. 5000 s5 ~
Governor Z Pleased

Governor % Pleased.
When informed Of Sierks' confession
Governor West said: III this Is true
just criticism was forced to bear Had
can leave office a happy man. be-
cause it justifies the fight / made u,
abolish capital punishment and will
make it easy for me TO forget the UNI
1t not been for my stand against capt.
tai punishment an innocent man would
have been murdered by the law
The case against Fender was worked
up largely by private detectives. He
had been a neighbor Of Mrs. Wenrman.
and lived alone. A chief link in the
evidence against him was that he had
taken mail to the cabin where Mrs.
Wehrman and her child were known
to be alone on the day preceding the
murder.
Many Relatives in Iowa.
Mrs. Wehrman, the murdered wom-
an, had a great many relatives in Iowa.
She was a native Of Searsboro, and
was reared in this city. where her
mother. Mrs. Carrie Lund, now resides.
Two brothers Of Mrs. Wehrman are
also living here, In the persons Of ]. A.
and A. T. Lund. Two sisters reside in
Marshalltown-Mrs. L. L. Gregson 7O2
East State street, and Mrs. C. w. Ham
lei. 602 South Second street. Another
sister, Mrs. Robert Gowdy, lives at
Melbourne, in Marshall county. Mrs
Wehrman lived in Waterloo folowins
her marriage to Frank Wehrman. and
went from Waterloo to Scappoose a
few years before the murder. Wehrman
Is now living in Portland, where he is
employed as baker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09

ton over what is expected In the way
Of senate committees. The story Ii be-
ing freely circulated that few of the
senators have met with the presiding
officers and farmed out the committee
places. Those who anticipate that they
have been left out are threatening to
carry fight to the floor OF the senate
If announcement of the senate COM
mittees discloses that there has been
jugglery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
cep,,,na Mother.

: did your playmate enjoy her visit Z"
said . mother to her small daughter.
who had Just hidden adieu TO . little
friend. why. yes. mother: think
she did" replied the child. Il called
her my dear very often in that dressy
tone you use when you have COM
nany.--Youth.s Companion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
Not the RIGHT Reputation.

Magazine Editor-"No, we cannot
accept this story" Agent-'eBut the
author is . man who has acquired a
great reputation" M. Eyes, but
only In literature Boston Tran.
script.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09

her head right behind the
ear. 10 was Just very small
when ArDt noticed and kept
spreading until It got way
- above h~ c.. 7 had &c
ksep her nom school at
TUNES II got 90 sore. Il
caused her pain for It itched
and burned % badly that
Isho scratched and kritated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09

In sight to 30 devoted to appropria-
tons for new things-buildings. land
Institutions. bonuses-than has been
before any legislature for several SEES
eionS.