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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
Primghar.

Primghar.
The work of excavating for the new
court house is completed and trenching
for the foundations is well along. Con-
tractor Lovejoy arrived from Des
Moines the first of the week and is get
ting things moving along at a good
rate. Several cars of machinery and
material for the work have arrived and
are being rnloaded.
Cedar Rapids.
The city council very likely will issue
bonds for $4,000 or $4,000, which sum
is necessary to pay the incidental ex-
penses connected with the building of
the dam at B avenue. City Solicitor
Dawley Friday morning rendered an
opinion that the council can issue the
bonds without a vote Of the people. AS
issuing the bonds means saving the
cost Of an election. the city commits
sioners intend to make the issue.
Aursiia.
One Of the large cotton wood trees
in front of L. E. Parker's door was
struck by lightning Tuesday night and
partially stripped off its bark. These
trees were planted by Mrs. N. s. Willis
about the year 1880 or 1881, and are
consequently about 80 years old. One
Of them measures nearly eleven feet
around the base and was SO feet IN
inches tall about four years ago. These
trees serve as conductors Of lightning
and no doubt are Of value as such.
Humboldt.
AS Joe Conner and daughter, of
Luverne, were passing thru Humboldt
Thursday morning, they started to
cross the track by the M. & st. L.
depot as freight train was switching
in the yards. Their auto was. caught
by a freight car. Connors and the
young lady jumped. the former falling
free, the latter falling beneath the car.
Tho severely bruised. she will prob
ably suffer no additional injury. The
auto was slightly damaged.
Greene.
The Crystal theater changed hands
again Wednesday, D. c. Prior has been
op rating it since December. and the
| new owner is Lloyd Gates, who will
take possession at once. Mr.. Gates has
lived in this vicinity most Of his life
having been engaged in farming west
Of town. Early last spring he bought
an interest In picture show in inde-
pendence, but disposed of his interest
there few weeks ago. He is youne
man and is well acquainted in this
vicinity.
Livermore.
Carl wiese, who lives east of Liver
more, narrowly averted an accident to
himself and auto by making high
dive last week. It was where the
! wagon road crosses the Rock Island
railroad just north of Barney Claus
place. It was early in the morning: he
was going east and started to cross the
railroad track just as the passenger
train going west came along. They
came nearer meeting than he will ever
want to again, and he saved himself by
diving of the road down a six foot bank
into the mud.
Maplston.
Early Saturday morning, when the
severe electrical storm was at it,
height Joe Patrick was knocked un-
conscious on his porch by the lightning
travelling down along the telephone wire
and over the door In which he wal
standing. Joe has several large spots
about the size Of q dollar on his face
that look like severe burns that he at
tributes to his connection With the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
lNp,ANoLA GIRL MADE VICTIM OF
MOCK CEREMONY At pEs
MONIES.
MET STRANGER At DEPOT;
LOVED WE'LL, NOT WISELY
New Husband Stayed With Bride at
Hotel, Borrowed Her Money and De.
serted Hsr-Fathsr Comes to Res
cue - Girl Goes Home = Husband
Left No Trace.

Des Moines, July 19.-Attracted by
the charms of stranger, lured away
from the depot, deceived by fake
marriage ceremony, relieved of her
money and deserted by the man she
believed to be her husband, was the
story told by an unsophisticated coun-
/ try maiden to Policewoman Ethyl
Fischer Saturday.
| Registered at the Iowa Hotel as
Mrs. BERTHE Johnson" pretty Rena
Hill, the 1s-year-old daughter Of a
farmer near Indianola, was discovered
after search of several hours by Miss
Fischer and her father shortly after
midnight.
! The girl had been missing from
home since Monday. Her eyes were
red from weeping as she related her
story.
! She came to Des Moines Monday en-
route to De Soto, where she has mu-
sic class. She was seated in the Rock
Island station waiting room between
trains. A we'll dressed young man oc-
cupied seat across the way. He
kept watching her intently. Finally
| the stranger stepped up to her, re-
moved his hat, bowed and introduced
himself as BERTHE johnson, the girl
says.
He acted we'll the part Of a gentle
man, and she took no offense at the
presumption Of former acquaintance
He proved to be an adept in the art OF
conversation. Thru clever questions
that failed to arouse the girls suspic-
ions, he learned what he desired to
know-that she lived in the country
that she was passing thru Des Moines
enroute to De Soto and that she pos
sessed some ready money
He finally suggested that they take
"a little ride to Riverview park" AT
! first she refused fearing she would
miss her train. The young man in
formed here there was later train
and urged that she wait for it. She
consented and they went to the amuse-
ment park. Here "Johnson"-the po-
| lice believe the name was borrowed
for the occasion-showed Rena good
time. He seemed very fond of her
On their way back to the city the man
became sentimental. She was carried
away by his love making and he plead
ed with her not to leave Des Moines
till the next day.
/ II want to marry you," he boldly
| declared
| Then she listened to lengthy dec
laration of undying devotion and love
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FINDS MANY
COUNTIES UNDER VALUE
FIXED IN 1918.
THosE UNDER STANDARD
ARE TO De INCREASED
pasj. q 1918 70 b Used Generally in
Fixing valuss-1axabIs Value Prob.
ably Will Ds Increased somsvvhat-
Not Much Reduction Likely in Public
Service Corporations.
sn.c;a, 10 r,mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 1S.-The executive
council has begun its task of equaliz-
ing land values, as reported by the
county auditors. This is being done
on the basis Of the adjusted valuation
made by the council two years ago,
and all those counties which reported
a lower valuation than the 1913 stand
ard are being raised. This means that
more than so per cent of the values
will have to be changed.
Some of the counties have gone as
low as 30 per cent under the value as
fixed by the council in 1913. The coun-
Gil made these adjustments only after
an extensive inquiry, and feels that
they are substantially correct and will
therefore make its assessments this
year on the 1913 basis.
Increase Taxable Value.
Last year the taxable value of the
property of the state was s932,00O,OOO.
This will probably be increased some
this year, as there is more livestock in
the state than a year ago, and personal
property has increased, so that the
total will probably be about $935.0OO,-
900. There was collected in taxes and
fees this year more than s6.0O0.000.
Condemn Capitol Extension Tract.
The council will probably go ahead
in its condemnation proceedings
against those pieces of property in the
capitol extension tract which it has
been unable to purchase at figure
the council considers reasonable. The
owners Of these properties were be-
fore the council the latter part Of last
week, but no agreement could be
reached with them. The papers have
already been filed with the attorney
general, and action will probably be
taken this week.
Few Utilities Corporations Changed.
The public service corporations have
finished their hearings before the coun-
Gil and while a number Of the big con-
Germs argued strenuously that their
assessments were too high it is doubt
full il any changes will be made by the
council as compared to the assessments
Of year ago.
The Iowa Telephone Company has
added about 100000 to its property
the past year. and Of course it's taxes
will be increased accordingly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
TEMPERATURE RESPONSIBLE.
Tendency Of Corn Due &c
Cool Weather Rather Than Rain.

Special to Times-Republlcan.
Logan. July 19.-Backward condition
of corn in Harrison county is not due
to abnormal amount of rainfall but
extreme low temperature, says w. L.
Stern, of the government weather sta
ton at Logan.
On May Is the temperature was 80,
then it fell and kept going down until
it reached 40 in June, and the tenn
perature remained down until the pres
ent warm wave. July the tempera-
ture was 40 degrees. on July 4, ~, ana
on the 5th A. True the rainfall has
been above normal, but not abnormal.
There were but eight clear days in the
two months past, hence the backward
tendency of corn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
BRANCHES TIED UP.
Big Rains Stop the "a" South Of
Creston.

Big Rains Stop the "a" South OF
Creston.
Creston, July 19.-Conditions on the
south branch of the Burlington railroad
remain about the same. Passenger
trains are still being run as far south
as Hopkins, Mo. 1t is thought that 1t
will be at least a week or more before
trains can be run over the entire
branch. The other branches and the
main line of the K. c.. south of Pacific
Junction are still having trouble.
According to the report of the
weather observer. .SS inches Of rain fell
during Thursday night. That made a
total of 6.42 inch of rain so far this
month, which Is 1865 inches more than
the average. The roads are reported to
be in fair shape in spite of the heavy
rain so far this month, which is 3.65
the mast week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
SERIOUS Defense CHARGED.
Young Man Held in Jail, Charged Witt
Breaking and Entering.

Special to Times Republican.
Logan, July ia stranger giving
the name of Roy Keith. aged p. was
arrested at Council Bluffs by Sheriff
NJ. D. Myers and lodged in Jail here to
await a preliminary hearing before
Justice John L. Skeleton at Missouri
Valley on July %, for the alleged Of
tense OF breaking and entering the Cliff
Rigg drug store at Modale and taking
SIS in money. The stranger asserts his
innocence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
soLoN FARMER INJURED.
sustains Fractured Leg When Knock
ed Down by Runaway Team.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 19.-Alonzo kessler.
a Scion farmer, was knocked down by
pillow, when the mule and horse ne
used as a team ran away. His lett leg
was fractured above the knee and
nearly torn off. His head and face
were also hurt He is in an Iowa CITY
hospital now.
Contractor ]. J. Holtz, a pioneer al
derman. now park commissioner. was
knocked down by a runaway horse. ana
run over. He was bruised and cut on
the pavement, but is not believed to De
internally injured. The horse ended
the dash oddly-turning a complete
sonersault in the shafts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
MUCH DAMAGE At sHAMeAueH.
A Section Of Burlington Track 1,7oo
Feet Long Out.-earn Burns.

Shambaugh, July 1s.-Seventeen
hundred feet Of track on the Burling-
ton road north Of Shamhaush was
washed out in the last heavy rain. The
water was up to several houses ana
the two rivers at. this place are very
high.
The large barn on Grover Johnson
farm in Harlan township was struck
by lightning and burned to the ground
Tuesday night. The loss is about 81
500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
mcEIh;,n.v suv. security SAVINGS,

Waterloo, July 19.-One Of the larg-
est transactions in banking circles
within recent years has just been con-
summated w. j. Peddicord. vice pres
ident Of the Security Savings Bank
has sold his large holdings in the in
stitution Of B. w. Mckinney. Mr..
Peddicord was one of the organizers
Of the bank and his connection with
the bank has given it added prestige.
The new owner of the stock is an ex-
perienced banker
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
Short Weight. and Measures.

Waterloo. July 19.-Seven small
spring scales used by hucksers and
produce men on the City Market Place
were seized by City Inspector E. P.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19
BANS THE "PlLL."
Sioux City Pressing enforcement o.
cinaretsordinances.

VI4dTSS VI s1'''e ~ 40
Sioux City, July NV. Cheser, IL
years old, Of 81 West Third street.
was arrested at the ball park for
smoking a cigaret. A city ordinance
prohibits minors to use tobacco John
Laber. a peddler, also was arrested
for violating a city ordinance He IS
said to have had no license when he
peddled.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-18

labor conditions favoring thor.
would be heavy extension this saa-
son In the sowing of spring wheat
of the approximately 24O.oon. 900
acres OF wheat in the world. betweeo
S5'0OO'OOO and 100000 are Of
this variety. Practically the entira
crop is the product Of three coun.
trles-Russia (including Asiatic)
the United States, and Canada Rms
STA, in the best years, sows about
oo'Voo'OOO acres, the United States
Izo,O0O,OOO acres Qast year l7.533-
oOO), and Canada 10000 900 acres
(9'S2O'OOO in 1910. Though the
next most important producing conn
tries are France and Germany their
combined acreage in average years is
less than million acres. In other
European countries than those men
TONED spring wheat culture Is ordi-
marty on such small scale as to be
almost negligible. The cultivation
/
OF this variety is not popular either
IN the states of central or western
Europe. Even in France and Ger
many increases above the normal
area are usually due to the failure
OF winter wheat in localities.
Though no definite figures upon
the extent sown in the different
countries this spring have yet been
published, present indications do not
point to the heavy increase in the
worlds acreage that was at one time
anticipated. Owing to the prolonged
closing of the Dardanelles and most
other routes Of export, the surplus
wheat still remaining in Russia from
the last harvest is believed to be
very heavy The depressing effect
of this unsupported surplus upon the
Russian markets, together with he
strained labor situation and other
abnormal economic conditions incl
dent to the war, seem to be having
a restraining Influence upon seeding
operations; late commercial reports
Suggest a probable reduction in the
Russian spring wheat area of 10 to
Is per cent. Should this expectation
be realized, it will go far toward
neutralizing the heavy increase in
sowings expected in all other spring
wheat countries combined, and leave
the worlds acreage little, if any
larger than that of last year.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-18
1IFPUTIES' SALARIES
BACK TO OLD MARK
County Commissioners Raise Salaries
Of Court House Deputies to
Former Scale

.s.ar the numerous court house
,onuties. whose salaries we're cut a
saw months ago, had appeared before
county commissioners during
,seir session Of last Monday, the
annty heads bowed to the request
:, tba deputy officers and raised the
s.,ories back TO the old mark. Com
I,os,oners Manchester and Thomp-
- voted in favor of the raise, with
commissioner Whitlow opposed. The
sa,ories hereafter will be as follows:
county auditor-Two deputies at
,,oo ner month each, one accountant
! 900. two copyists at $50 and a
uarrant clerk at $50.
County treasurer-Two deputies
At 500 each, one clerk at $50 and
one clerk at $40.
County assessor-Two deputies at
s,oO each. one deputy at $S5.
County clerk-One deputy at 500.
County OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dep
uty at 500.
County engineer-One deputy at
n25. one deputy at 500.
Upon the representation that there
ras dire need of bridges at different
uoints throughout the county, the
commissioners issued an order direct
Ing the county auditor to call for bids
ior the construction of concrete
bridges at Garfield, Pullman, Clin-
tan and Pennington. The bids will
he opened July 5, and the bridges are
tobe completed on or before October
\ lOl this year.
Il Al order was made which provid-
Al for the increasing of the county
treasurer's bond from $4,000 to
s25O0O0. This order was made for
the reason that at various times the
county treasurer has charge of funds
far in excess of the amount of the
original bond. The premium on the
present bond of the treasurer
amounts to $S0750 yearly, and the
increased bond will require a pre-
MUM amounting to approximately
$1400. The premiums on all bonds
supplied for county officials are paid
by the county.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-18
Order to Show Cause Why Decree
of Distribution Should Not BE
Made

In the Superior Court of Whitman
County, State of Washington.
In the Matter of the Estate of Theo-
dore II. Wiley, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition
of Hannah S. Wiley, administrators
| of the estate of Theodore H. Wiley,
deceased, setting forth that she has
| filed her final account of her admin
istration of the estate of said de-
ceased in this Court, and that the
same is now in a condition to be
closed, and the residue thereof dis
| tributed to the heirs and legatees
entitled thereto; that all the debts
and expenses of administration have
been duly paid, and that a portion
of said estate remains to be divided
among the persons entitled thereto,
and praying among other things for
an order of distribution of the resi-
due of said estate among the per-
sons entitled.
1t is ordered that all persons in
terested in the estate of Theodore H.
Wiley, deceased, be and appear be-
fore the Superior Court of Whit
man County, State of Washington,
at the court room of said Court, at
Colfax, in said County and State
aforesaid, on Thursday, the 8th day
of July, 1915, at 10 o'clock a. m,
then and there to show cause why
Ian order of distribution should not
be made of the residue of said es-
tate among the heirs and legatees OF
said deceased, according to law.
1t is further ordered that copy
of this order be published for four
successive weeks before the said Sth
day of July, 1915, in The Pullman
Herald. a newspaper printed and
published in Within an County, State
of Washington.
Dated May 29th, 1915.
r. L. McCROSKEY,
Superior Judge.
d. c.. Dow,
Attorney for the Estate,
Pullman, Wash.
State of Washington, County OF
Whitman, IS.
I, B. F. Manring, County Clerk
of the Superior Court of Whitman
lCounty, State of Washington do
hereby certify that the foregoing is
full, true and correct copy OF an
Iorder made and entered of record
upon the minutes of the said Super
Tor Court.
Witness my hand and official seal
affixed. this 18th day of May, 1915.
B. f. MANRING,
fsaan County Clerk.
BY NJ. P. Bellinger, Deputy
June4July2
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-18
CITY WILL NOT
LOSE $500 TAX
continued from first page)

De connected with each telephone Of
the latter company.
The question was the cause of a
general and somewhat lengthy dis
cussion, in which the feelings of
neither company were considered.
ana finally, in order to give the In
land officials an index as to the in
tentions of the council when the pro-
posed franchise ordinance is given
us third and final reading, a motion
was offered by Councilman Kruegel
to the effect that the council will
not waive its right to the $500 fran
chise tax, regardless of the move
ments of the two companies. With
Councilman Nye refusing to vote
and Councilman Watt absent, the
motion passed unanimously. With
this expression from the council il
Is probable that the Inland compa ~
VIII withdraw its petition for can-
collation. of the old franchise and
granting of a new, and operate under
us present franchise. which has ~
years to run without tax, at the same
time accepting an assignment of the
Bell franchise and paying the 5000
yearly tax stipulated therein
Under this arrangement it is not
improbable, according to the state
ment of the Inland officials, rha. the
state public utilities commission
will be petitioned to increase the
present rates of the Inland company,
which would require a public hear
ing.
In refuaing to waive the fran
chise tax, the councilmen but car
rled out the expressed desires of a
large majority of the people, who,
while anxious for an early and am
leable settlement of the long drawn
out telephone squabble and the re-
turn to a one-line system, are not
disposed to grant either company a
free franchise for the operation of
its system.
When asked by the council 10 ex-
press his personal opinion on the
natter, Attorney John w. Mathews,
acting city attorney in the absence
of NJ. S. lamar, advised strongly
against the acceptance of the pro-
posed free franchise, and branded
the Inland company as themselves
responsible for the dual system which
they claimed is costing the people
some $4,000 annually. He stated
that in his opinion there is at pres
ent but one legitimate system in the
field, that the Bell system, and that.
while a one-line system is greatly to
be desired, the tax should by no
means be waived in accomplishing
this end.
1t is probable that the action of
the council will not delay the merger
of the two companies, but that the
Inland company will accept an as
signment of the Bell franchise, ;hls
protecting itself against a return to
the field of the Bell company
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-18
THE WORLD WHEAT
ACREAGE IN 1918
By Charles Nj. Daugherty

Rapidly advancing prices, excited
markets, and enormous transactions
IN wheat during the past seven
months in most countries, vague ap-
prehensions of the eventual exhaus-
tion OF supplies in others, and a sub
conscious realization of the calamit-
GUS consequences that might result
from any material shortage in the
world crop in 1915 have, with other
causes, given great impetus to an
Almost universal movement to ex-
pano the acreage seeded for the ap-
preaching harvest. The effects of
mat impetus are now to some extent
apparent.
sowing of winter wheat in the
aor1nern hemisphere have, in so far
~ known, been pretty generally on
an extensive scale, excepting In some
Inc european countries involved
~ war. In the United States, Brit
lsn India, and Canada the area sown
iase autumn was increased by about
0'oVo'oO0 acres over that of the year
'elore; there was also some expan-
sicn In the neutral countries of
'Ou'n"estern Europe; but to what
sA'ent these increases may have
O'en counteracted, or annulled, by
Me contraction of autumn seedlings
- northern and eastern Europe, due
the scarcity of rural labor and
4ilual power and to the occupation
y larm land by military forces. is
aot yet determinable.
reduction In Countries at War
me aggregate acreage ordinarily
.o"n 70 winter wheat in the con-
'euu'ng countries of Europe is
aD0ut 55,O0O,00O acres. A reduc-
su IN that acreage of over Is per
u' would be necessary to offset
sle 100000 acres increase in the
ee'egate sowings of the three ex-
sof'ing countries mentioned above.
nat there has been a reduction is
ssaeraily admitted. Doubt arises
suv as to its extent. The area
auer wheat in the British Isles is
,a aclaiiy estimated as larger than in
ls' the Russian acreage is a little
e extensive than last year. Bel
s.um Is not an important wheat pro-
sa ser and Germany's acreage, usu-
s only about 100000 acres, is,
Is claimed. large one.
i. I is therefore apparent that what
er contraction there may have
zen In the winter-wheat acreage in
~ countries at war has occurred
" the most part in France, Austria
sary' and Serbia. Their aggre-
as'e winter-wheat area in time of
aeres. "Oou' @''0oV'VOO
spring-Wheat Acreage
n = View of these and other facts,
seems logical that, weather and