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Live Stock Market

Kansas City. February 17.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 11.0Oo; lower; bulk of sales, $6. .65@ s.S5; heavy, s6.650f6. 70; packers, S6. .650I6. .S5 Cattle: Receipts 2200 higher; prime steers, $7.75dS. 25; dressed beef steers S6 5s Q7-76 southern steers. s5. 75d7; cows. &. .25 @6.75; heifers, $5.5OG7.50; stockers $5 500 7.6O
 Sheep: Receipts, 12,OO0 steady: lambs, SSQS.45; yearlings $6.75@S; wethers, s6. .254 2: ewes, 5.75@6.6 50.
 Chicago. February 17.-Hogs: Receipts. 42.000; weak; bulk of sales, S6 55QI6 6o light. $6.40Q6.65; mixed, s6. 45Q6. .65; heavy. s6. .20Q6.6O; rough. SC. 20Q6 .S5 pigs, $5.25@ eco.
 Cattle: Receipts, 5000; strong; native steers. 5.20@S. 40; cows and heifers, s. 3Oal 7.50; calves, s6.5O0110.25.
 Sheep Receipts, 14000; weak; sheep, $e.Sofl7.2o yearlings, s7.25@7.s0; lambs, H.5@S.e5.
 St Louis,. February 17.-Hogs Receipts. sloO; steady; pigs and lights, $.50d6. 70; mixed, s6. 5OI6. .S5.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1s00 higher native peer steers. S7QS. 50: cows and heifers, S5Q S-2o; stockers. s. 25Qf7.25.
 Sheep Receipts. POGO: steady; native muttons, s5Q675; lambs. $saS. 70; yearlings, 97Q7.75
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Flour and Bveadsfuffs

s; Michigan flour. S8.s5: Idaho flour, s.2o; Indiana flour. ss.2o; spring wheat flour. S.45; hard winter wheat flour, S. 30; shorts. $Sa; pure wheat bran. $52: c. 8. meal. 71s per cent, $30; Cremo meal, per ton. $26; c. s. hulls, $11 ton: No. l timothy hay per ton. $25; mixed alfalfa and John son grass. per ton. $19; pea green alfalfa. western, $26; mixed feeds. per ton, S35; oats. per bushel 75c; corn. per bushel, sl.o5; corn meal. sl.s5 per s6 pounds.
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Cotton Seed O;l

New York. Feb. 17.-Cotton seed oil WA c lower under scattered liquidation, occa- stoned by the weakness in other commod- : ity markets and disturbing shipping news from abroad. Final prices were 3 to { points net lower.
 Spot 7.12G725c. February, 7.15@7. 23c: : March. 7.1sa7.2lc; April. 7.21@7. 2sc: May,
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l New Orleans, Feb. 17.-Cotton opened barely steady. March, s11c; May, s39c; July, S.59c; October SS3c; December, 1 S.9Sc asked.
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skins. o0G35c; kid skins. 10c; tallow, 5@c: skins. S0@S5c; kid skins. 10c: tallow, 5@6c: clean unwashed wool, a0Q23c; bury wool. 12q15c; ginseng, N05.
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Metal Market

New York, February 17.-Tin dull s93 5O1 56' Copper dull; electrolytic, IA. 620D14 .s7c; 1; casting. IA. 25@14.62c. Iron quiet and un- It changes. At London: Spot copper, a63 SHs Cd: futures. s63 12s Cd; spot tin, a176 Hutures. 9154.
 NJ New York, February 17.-Lead steady 8 .S2Q3.E. London, 919 3s Cd. Spelter tirm, $S.65dS.90 London e39 IFS 6d
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Creamery Products

creamery butter-a2QS QS61tc; process hut. ter, 3uc; oieomargarins. l6@1Sc,
 Full Cream Cheese-17c; imported sw,.. Ssc; Pimsnto. dos, 0.8.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, February 17-Spot cotton easier; good mddling, 5 29d; middlng, 4.e9d low middling, 4.5Sd. Sales, 5000; spec
 ulation and export 1O0O receipts. 17.S04; futures quiet. May and June 4.S61ad. July
 and Augusct, 4.95ihd; October and Novca l,
 Der, 5.071ad; January and February, 5.14iad.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, February 17.-Prime mer- camille paper, 31sGl4 per cent; sterling ex- change strong; 60-day bills, $4. .50; for cables, s4.S0. 75; for demand, $4. SC. 50. Bar silver, 4Sc. Mexican dollars, 371sc Gov ernment bonds heavy railroad bonds, easy; time loans steady; Go days, 2laQ2s4 per cent; 90 days, 224Q3 per cent: six months. 3AqS4 per cent; money on call steady; high 2M per cent; low, per cent: 1: ruling rate, per cent; last loan, 21. per cent; closing bid. per cent; offered at 2M per cent.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Shot Cotton
The Iron Market
Poultry and Eggs

Live turkeys, 1lc; dressed turkeys, 2oc. Ducks-l6c lb.
 Guineas-30c.
 Roosters-35c.
 Geese-75Q90c.
 Fresh country eggs-21c; graded carton eggs, 23c. VI
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New York Spot Cotton

New York. February 17.-Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands, S.55c.i Sales, 200 bales.
 New York February E.-Cotton fu- lures opened barely steady; March, S.459 S.72c; June, S.7Sc; July, S.90c; August, s 95c; September, 9.05c; Ostober. 9.14c; No- vember, 9.15c; December, 9.2Sc; January, 9.37c.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. February 17.-Cotton futures closed quiet at net decline of 6 to Il points.
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London, February 17.--Bar silver. .227sd per ounce; money, 1 per cent; discount rate, short and three months 11a per cent.
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Chicago. February i7.-Grain and pro visions:
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day. 1S5.700 Shares
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
TELL THEM 1.-THE sruFs,s OFF"

Inc Sioux City council, dealing with
the question of issuing permits to sa-
looms after Jan. /, decided to 2
against 1t. A number of leading liquor
dealers had raised the question pro-
posing if the council would issue the
permits, to carry on a contest against
the repeal law. Now it is stated that
no petitions for permits will be filed.
The three members of the Sioux
City council did a wise thing. Sioux
City as commercial center can
scarcely afford to set herself up in OPP
position to statute and that one we'll
approved thruout the state. AS cold
blooded commercial proposition sub
mission to the state law is the common
sense thing to do. The fact that the
mayor of Sioux City and two of the
councilmen refused to be handled by
saloon interests will make good friends
for that town. Its loss will be among
those who are never friends to any
town unless they can manipulate it
hAAA 40 SouNSA ~ luSf1 o"1
profits.
The Sioux City system is recon-
N ended to other cities where liquor
interests are trying to drive a peg to
hang litigation on. Mark this, the best
class of saloon men are accepting the
inevitable and getting ready to go out
~ tho h,,sinnSc irfn 18th
Those who are demanding permits are
the wholesale interests and that ele-
ment among saloonists that affords
cover and comfort 10 undesirab les The
city that takes up the cudgels for sa-
looms and against the legislative en-
actment will attract all undesirable
elements as refuge; it will repel de-
desirables
Moreover it will be up against a
stone wall There will be no backward
step in Iowa upon this matter. The
time is past when any city whether
under special charter or otherwise can
set itself up as the state of Dubuque
or Davenport or Anywhere" and get
away with it. The saloon is a gone
gosling. The sooner the better ele-
ments of cities take over the reins of
government and make this clear the
better it will be for their cities COM
mercially, morally and in every other
way.
The best thing to do is to tell the
desperate liquor element to forget it.
That there will be nothing doing SO
far as concerns their plight. 1t is over
and over for good.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
CROCODILE TEARS.

The Des Moines Tribune urges MI
Cosson to ignore Mr. ode. The Des
tMoines Register intimates that MI.
ode is a glutton for limelight. the
Marshalltown Times-Republican re-
grets the prominent place Mr.. ode Is
being given in the newspapers. These
three papers have been the busiest In
casting aspersions upon Lieut. GOV.
Harding. and imputing to him loose
notions about law enforcement ana
the general conduct of the Office OF
governor Criticism of Mr.. Odle would
come with better grace from other
sources.-Sioux City Journal.
Mr.. ode Is an annoyance merely.
Mr.. Harding is lieutenant governor OF
Iowa and candidate for the romina-
ton for governor.
The Times-Republican has not 'im-
puted' lax ideas of law enforcement
to Mr. Harding. 1t has quoted his
public utterances and pointed to his
record and called attention to his po-
litical friendships and his apparent de-
pendence upon the assistance OF the
liquor interests in his campaign for
the lieutenancy. There has been no
imputation but the testimony Of the
man himself and the circumstances OF
his political campaign.
When, after having condemned re-
strirtive legislation as foolish and
uncomfortable laws" Mr.. Harding's ad-
herements plead the baby act and
! make outcry Of abuse" because at
tention is called to the spoken words
and plain attitude Of their candidate
they succeed mainly in making the
candidacy ridiculous. Mr. Harding has
| said and done things. To lead him
forward weeping over the cruelty OF
"imputing" things said out of his own
mouth, a much abused and prosecuted
person seeking sympathy and the votes
of the tender hearted is rather a mirth
provoking proposition.
The Times Republican has not
abused Mr.. Harding. 1t does not in
tend to abuse him. He has perfect
right to run for governor and appeal
to the forces that favor his candidacy
and expect much from his success. 1t
has not and Is not imputing" things
| to him. 1t is taking Mr.. Harding s
| own word for it, coming to conclusions
from the campaign records and the at
titude of the candidate and the char
acter and probable purposes OF those
who are making themselves red in the
face boosting his candidacy.
Will the Journal explain how refer
ence to the records and the attitude O!
any candidate together with quotations
from interviews and speeches Of the
candidate are imputation and abuse"
Please wipe away the crocodile tears
and bring on the real evidence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
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sof s|1oes sfd ships md sealing Wax- q cabbaSes k
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rnE cARsuREToR.

The carburetor Is a small, malignant
attachment to an automobile which Is
used for demonstration purposes. after
which 1t Is removed and replaced by
suffering imitation Of q milk strainer
The purpose Of the carburetor Is to
take a swallow Of waterized gasolene
and pure, fresh air and mix them to-
gether In equal parts. A good carbure-
tor will do this without getting red in
the face. When the mixture is ready
for use It Is sprayed into the cylinders
thru the front teeth of the carburetor,
which then reaches back into the gas
olene tank and takes another swallow.
Once In q while the carburetor will
swallow too much and choke, causing
the engine to miss several Important
impulses and imparting an undulattng
motion to the car, like riding in an
elevator with the st. vitus' dance.
The carburetor always comes from
the factory adjusted to meet any
climate that it happens to run into.
Notwithstanding this fact, which is
plainly printed in short, crisp language
on a red card tied around its neck,
the first thing the new automobile
owner wants to do Is to adjust IT to
the temperature OF the county IN which
he lives. BY the time an inexperienced
but earnest citizen has adjusted new
needle-ya!pe carburetor so that VIII
cardb without flooding the drip pan and
the garage floor, he Will be ready to
crawl onto the sofa and take a we'll
earned rest. II carburetor manufac-
turers could persuade linguistic owners
to keep profane hands of their product
long enough to ascertain whether the
trouble il in the clutch Of the spark
plugs, there would be fewer high
priced service men In the madhouse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
Topics of the Times

How anybody with Abe Funk's abil-
ity as an editorial writer siIouid &C
cept a subordinate position is more
than we can understand.-cedar Falls
Record.
Perhaps Abe has forgotten how to
live on the salary OF an Iowa editorial
writer. You know he's been out in
California for some time.
The Sioux City Journal IS having
considerable fun over the Odletng in
Des Moines. Never mind, he's liable
to get up Sioux City way some sweet
day by and by.
"a remarkably bold robbery etc, II
line getting to be altogether too
common In Iowa newspapers. Let's
hear of some remarkably quick and
successful attempts to put those fel-
lows away for term OF years.
One of the things to stop falklns
about is that ..s.nationwide strike" A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
REPUBLICAN,. DECEMBER 49,

comedy. But in general an "expcrience
meeting" flowed along with references
to when l started in this life" when
forty years ago was converted" and
the quiet recital Of the goodness OF
God and a proclamation Of faith and
mistaken purpose.
Many neighborhoor rows were set
tied in class meeting."s The fuss over
the line fence, the row that nearly
brought on bloody noses over the hog
holes and the hogs and consequent
damage to cornfields. the bitterness
over school election, oftentimes was
banished in experience meeting. For
Old Father Shoeman was not back
ward in deprecating aloud the state
Of affairs between friends and neigh
bors and christians and pointing out
that such warfare was a device Of the
devil to discredit the church and re-
ligion. And then two little groups
gathered about the men and shortly
after there were handshakings and
reconcilations and Uncle John Blank
struck his tuning fork against the side
of his pew and started "Blest Be the
Tie That Binds" little too high and
all went merry as marriage bell.
Perhaps you recall another feature OF
the weekly class meeting. 1t was held
of evenings. Perhaps you sat thru the
long session with a seat near the door
on the mems side in order that you
might be early at the door on the
womens side when she came out look
ing demurely down and apparently un-
conscious If your proximity or even
existence. And maybe you lodged
quickly up and asked to see her home
while other youths stood by hoping
with all their hearts that shed give
you the mitten. Maybe so. Maybe
she did And then you went home
thoroughly dissatisfied with the world
and disguested with church and state.
Maybe she didn't and you crossed over
the pasture under the stars that
seemed to sing as they Hdo eighteen
hundred odd years before. And maybe
the boys and girls plagued you next
day and you made great show Of anger
while secretly you were delighted. And
SO on.
Thinking it all over how'd you Ike
to 90 to classmeeting again and cross
the pasture and-wel how'd you like
it?
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kind Of princtDlss which prevailed In
1912. Mr.. Cummins does not lack
nrmness or prinsiple NOR = he in any
sense q straddler, hut No can recog-
nize the rights Of those who differ
with him politically and while he will
not deviate one iOta from what he
deems to be the right he 10 conciliatory
enough not to ATTEMPT to ride rough
shod over those who have been his poll
tical opponents, and he Is fair enough
not to try to read any one out OF the
party. n fS ~ ", ,sf, .s x
Oregon Will make no mistake In
casting it, vote for Cummins In the
national republican convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16

greatest struggle for European su-
premacy. Again 1t behooves us to keep
the ship OF state In these days Is no
small AFFAIR Let every one do his
duty and help to promote that fellow
ship which Is essential to bring about
q state OF mind in the public that will
guarantee US internal as well as ex-
ternai peace.
Again thanking You for the CO.
operation In maintaining that true
American spirit which amalgamates
all nations under the glorious stars and
stripes as one people, one government,
am, G. r. Wrage.
Gladbrook, Dec. 1895.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16

nationwide strife would be almost -
disastrous AZ war and those who
counsel 1t should study patriotism bet
ter. 4Aa
We may be able to remove the hy-
phen from the printed page but 1t Will
stick in the hearts Of the new citizen.
And at that there is much more fuss
being made over it than 1t deserves. II
the Americanism comes first the rest
of 1t will not bother much.
The probabilities are that the next
legislature will study over the matter
considerably before changing the state
passenger fare rate to conform to the
interstate rate.
Iowa is coming to the front. An
Iowan licked Ad Wolgast. Let us hope
that this success will not kindle am
billions similar to those Of Frank Gotch
to be governor of the state. But he
might work in, well as a special agent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
WHEN THEY HELD CLASS MEETING.

Speaking Of changes and the pass
ing of men and customs what's become
of the old fashioned 'class meeting?"
OF course church folks have their
Thursday night prayer meeting, that
is some church folks do, and other
church gatherings and activities are
sufficiently in evidence. But the
ancient class meeting seems to have
gone on out with other extinct species.
Surely, If you were brought UP in
small town or the country-as most OF
US .were-long enough ago to have
judgment and gray hair and the hope
of grandchildren you remember the
class meeting. It counted its largest
attendance for the year during the
weeks Immediately following pro
tracted meeting where the steadfast
gained new strength and the back
sliders were warmed over and renewed
faith and allegiance. 1t was a session
of testimonies, that is the testifying
was the principal feature Of the meet
ing and most actively interesting.
Fathers in Israel and camp followers
of the cross each and alike spoke in
meetin."
There was old Father Shoeman who
prayed fifteen minutes by the clock
when he prayed and took as much or
more time to give in his testimony.
The old man meant all he said at that
and usually said things. His idea after
having recited the manner and reasons
for his conversion back at an Indiana
ca mpmeeting was to review the gen.
eraI sins and sinners Of the commun-
ity with embarrassing attention to de-
tail giving names and residence Of Of
tenders. Among the unresenerate 1t
was very much like standing under
the fire of q machine gun when Father
Shoeman spoke in meetin." Then
there was the fellow who always bore
down on the hardship Of being new
convert. He told how they pointed
the finger Of scorn at me-" how temp
tation assailed him on every hand, how
wicked associates and mischievous
schoolmates endeavored to lead him
astray." He grew excited over his
wrongs and emptations-mostly imag-
mary ~ tie wsy-snd reared until the
welkin rang and the kerosene lamps
on the wall hickered. There was saint
ly Mary Blank, whose life was spent
in the service of others, who put away
her own hopes and desires to live an
old maid with her lonely mother and
toll on the grubby little farm for a
subsistence for them. And all was very
quiet IN the church when Mary voiced
her undying faith In gentle assertion
that was louder with truth and "in-
huence' than pulpit thumpings or ex-
cited utterances from the pews. One
| by one they rose and gave their Eek
periences." There were tense moments
at times Sometimes there was touch
| Of tragedy when some one who had
suffered told the story or some one
who had sinned made open cenfes-
sion" Often there was a flavor OF
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a Masonic Meetings.
. STATED COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge No. los A. F. and a. NJ
Regular meeting, election of officers
Friday. Dec. II. 1880 p. m. john w.
Wells. secretary; w. H. Steiner, w. NJ
SiGNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. Nj.
Regular convocation Monday evening
Dec. 20, for election of officers. l.. ;.
Kilborn, H. P. John w. Wells, Rec.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. ., r. & S. NJ. THURSDAY
Dec. 10 Work in S. NJ; come l. J..
Forbes, recorder; George Gregory, l. M
STATED coNcLAvE, St. Aldemar
Comnandery No. 80. K. T.. Tuesday,
Dec. q, 1880 o'clock. Business ana
election of officers. NJ. S. Mcfariano
Rec: George Gregory, E. c.
SPECIAL MEETING Central Chap
ter No. e.. 0. Z. s., Saturday, Dec.
Is. 1880 .. m. Initiation. Anna Down
ing, secretary; Mary Black Collins
". NJ.
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cuMMINs IN OREGON.
boone NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Boone News-Republican.l
The News-Republican IL glad to
learn that oregon also IL getting into
the Cummins bang wagon. We are In
receipt Of a letter from H. l.. Canoe,
Of Portland, Ore, Formerly county At
torney Of Boone county. showing how
the land lies In his own city and ask
ing how the outlook seems to us here.
There are great many asking the
same question and 1t will be opportune
to answer 1t thru the paper:
Canoe, English & Canoe, attorneys
at law.
Portland, Ore, Dec. 8. 1915. Editor 8.
G. Goldwaithe, Boone Iowa. My Dear
Mr. Goldwaithe: You will probably be
interested in knowing that republicans
OF Oregon are now hooking toward
Iowa for the republican candidate for
president Of the United States in 1915.
We have started Cummins Republic
can Club here and the outlook is good.
We, who once lived In Iowa, know
Senator CUMMING record as states
man and feel that II the republicans
do, there would be no question but
what he would receive the nomination.
We, Of course, are anxious to learn
INV LTD pIOSRcStS ROOhS uOuI thS
Mississippi valley. How - the outlook
from your point OF view? Your truly,
II. L. Canoe.
There is now and always has been
but one argument against the candi-
dacy Of Cummins. and that Is that he
lives west OF the Mississippi river. This
argument is chimera pure and SIM
pie. No word Is said detrimental to
Cummins' record or casting any doub.
upon his ability to handle the office Of
vi esd g: Just that he comes from
Iowa and Iowa has never had the pres
idency. 7
The prospects in the Mississippi val
ley for the Clirnnins ca ndidacy are ex-
cellent. Every state west OF the Mis-
siss!ppi river is for CumTnins and there
is no doubt OF the political favor OF
Wisconsin. Michigan and Illinois, PRO-
viding favored sons are shown to have
no chance. Nor Is II fact that Cum
minis is strictly a western candidate.
He finds favor in New England and
the state Of New York. the latter par
ticularly as q second choice.
There are many things which can be
said in favor OF Senator Cummins, but
the main thing Is his availability. He
is the one candidate that viii please
or at least will not be aDtagonized by--
every faction of the party. He Is sure
of election II nominated, II we UNDER
stand the tenaner of the people, q great
majority OF them want return Of re-
publican administration of govern
ment. hut they want It without the
process Of examining down their
throats any kind OF methods and any
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
RESTORATION

howling Hun Some gifted genius will restore. The ruined
shrnes will rise again. cheer the pious BIZ:
but who'll restore the brave young who LETT their
happy homes die? Again the rich and fruitful vine
viii crow on Frances sunny hills where the lsthal
bullet requiem for the men II kills strons,
tient hands bring again the bloom to I'll the country
their girls farewell and ded7 For al The wreckase DO
not grieve-a few hence twill be dream; once
more the busy looms will weave, the miwhesl paddle
In the again the will take his psn and art
viii gain former stride; all will como backexcept
the men, kissed their mothers lips and died All
ruined things will be restore the sunsn ships will BE-
replaced; will be endless horde OF men IN
soldiers trappngs laced the bear win mu&er In It's den
the lion roar angry prde; but forever the
men, VINO ieit their roofs and died.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
"T1GHTwADs THEY ARE"
Waterloo Courier.1

D. W. Norris, chairman OF the good
roads commission, says that Iowa has
lot Of tightwads who have gone to
California because of better highway
system in that state. He is right.
Tightwads they are. Else they would
have loosened up and helped to build
good roads In Iowa instead of going
to California in search of them.