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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
HEAD OF WATERLOO FAMILY
MEETS DEATH ON RAILROAD
BRIDGE.
STRUCK BY TRAIN;
INSTANTLY KILLED
Last Journey From Home Was For
Purpose Of Mailing Letter Which
Proves Means Of Identification Later
Wife Waits Until Midnight Hour
For Return Of Her Husband.

Waterloo, Feb 1l.-In the modest
home at 1416 Tvalon avenue, the lights
burned brightly. Mr.. and Mrs. II. v.
Shafer and their six children han
finished their supper and formnu
happy family circle. Mr.. Shafer had
worked hard all day at the Headtord
Brothers Il Hitchins foundry where ne
had been employed for two years, ana
was tired When. therefore. he an
nounced that he had a business en-
easement downtown. wife and children
looked at him wonderingly. During ell
his fifty-two years, Mr.. Shafer had
been a great lover of his home and
scarcely II ever spent any portion or
his evenings away from his fireside.
why must you go to town. asked
Mrs. Shafer. You seem so weary and
tired"
1t is just IA little matter Of bust
ness" he replied. Il will hurry back.
/ will no; be gone long"
There is letter for Earl" said the
wife. You will not forge, to mail it?"
No" he replied. Il will mail it" He
took the letter. which was addressed
10 his sun-in-law. Earl -Aurand. at
Greene Iowa. and put it in his pocket
Goodbye" he said. smiling back
az wife and children. Il vii! not be
gone long"
He closed the door behind him and
started down the street The picture
Of his family circle and Cozy home
made him yearr TO complete his errand
and return. There was no street car
in sight ard SO he made his way along
the Rock Island railroad tracks. which
offered the shortest cut 10 town.
II was 5 o'clock when he reached the
bridge over Black Hawk creek. Ordln :
arily he would have listened for train
but he WAS anxious TO get back home.
so he walk,S on, out upon the bridge.
Suddenly th, headlight of a locomotive
flashed upon him. With q gasp he
realized that the north bound passen :
ger train on the Rock Island was near
ly upon him. He glanced down and
shuddered. He dare not jump. He
must hasten onward. must beat the
train TO the end OF the bridge, .1r. y
From the cab OF the locomotive En-
gineer John Sankott saw him. He
realized the mans danger and applied
the brakes but the reavy train sped
on.
One br!et moment elapsed and then
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11

have found a very successful nome
treatment for that terrible disease
called Pyorrhea or RIGGS disease Of the
purns Most dentists tell their pate nts
there is no cure for II; that there Is no
cure for loose teeth. bleeding, spongy.
shrinking gums and dropping out OF
teeth: but many who have used my
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PROVE IT.
NAV save every one OF them-nake
them good. firm. healthy. sound teeth
again, W.,
Hundreds OF patients say Or. VIII
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Could almost pull his teeth OUT with his
fingers, where the gums were soft and
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There is no pain. no fussing, no waste
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
GET II FIRST-NOT last

When a cold grips your system II IS
convincing proof thu. your condition is
weakened-remember that 1t is risky
indeed to simply trust your strength to
throw 4 of, because neglected colds
have brought more serious sickness
than any other one thing, while weak
eningcathartics and acknowledgements
are often depressing and dangerous.
The one best treatment for any cold
the one so often relied on when others
fail, isthe powerful blood-nourhhment
in SCOTS Emulsion, which feeds the
very sources of bodily strength to sup
press the present cold and generate
strength to ttwart further sickness.
Get SCOTS first. not last-and insist
on the genuine-always free from al.
cohol and injurious drugs.
scuvi q bowne. psoomssJd. MI. E-31
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
TIMES REPUBLICAN. mARsHA1LToWN FEBRUARY Il 1916

tho steel monster hurled the Dody On
Shafer high into the air.
After that the train stopped and tne
conductor sent In q call FOR the ponoe
and fremen to hurry with grappiins
hooks for man had been thrown ih'o
Black Hawk creek. Fire Chief Dun-
ham, and other firemen as well as po-
lice responded. They searched the
creek and dragged 1t for an hour ana
a half and then, a hook brought to the
surface the body of a man.
While the Wife Waited.
The body was removed to the un-
dertaking parlors of Okeefe & Iowne
but no one could be found to identity
1t. In pocket was the letter when
his wife had asked him to be sure 10
mail. I, was addressed to Earl Au-
rand at Greene.
BY this time 1t was after 10 o'clock.
In the home on Avalon avenue, the
children had gone to bed, but the wife
and mother was sitting by a window.
She was listening for the sound of a
familiar footstep, watching for the re-
turn of her husband who never was
wont to remain away from home like
this.
And while she was waiting the police
were talking over the telephone with
Mr.. Aurand at Greene. They told him
about the man who had been killed by
the train and of the letter they had
found in his pocket
He is my father in law" came back
over the wire. and thus the letter that
was destined to be mailed brought
about the identification of the victim
of the tragedy of the winter night.
In that home on Avalon avenue the
hours dragged. Harold. Thomas. Chit.
Nettie and Mildred. We're asleep. Only
the mother remained awake. waiting
waiting.
And presently an auto drove UP
to the door 1t was the police auto
and from it Police Lieutenant Gar
risou alighted. His knock was an
swered by ) the wife. weary from
watching burdened with premonitior
and fear,
Very softly. very tenderly, the of
!icer broke the news. Il was one o:
those heartoreakins tasks that some.
times fall to the lot of an officer of
the law. He told her.
Then he went away and the woman
sat down again by the window 20 think,
TO try to realize. Presently she arose
and walked to the bed where her
youngest child lay asleep. She sat OF
the edge or the bed leaned forward
put her arms about the childs neck
and wept quietly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
Davenport.

Davenport ...
Endorsement 6: tie Boy Scout move
nent was refused by the ministerial
association composed Of pastors Of all
protestant churches. Inc ministers
went on record on the ground that II
would take men away from the church
and there were too many other things
doing that now.
Princetn.
4 II. Schmaltz and Dave Holtz-
north of Princeton. while repairing Mr..
Schmalrz's auto in his garage. were ov-
ercome by gas. Mr. Holtz lay uncon-
scious for some time until resuscitated
by DR.. Skinner. Both are out of danger.
Mr.. Schmaltz Is township assessor.
Des Moines.
John L. Jordan, a pioneer resident OF
Polk county. died at the home OF his
sister in this city Sunday. Mr.. Jordan
came to Des Moines in ls41 with his
parents when year old and had lived
here all mis- life. One sister and six
brothers survive him. Mr.. jordan was
active In politics nearly all his life and
had always been a republican.
Des moines.
Women are entering upor nearly all
walks Of life in which men are engaged
TO make a living. in many cases crowd
ing the latter out but the bootlesgins
business is the latest essayed role
Katherine Leonard. Il years old, faced
the booze department of the police
cour, Monday on the charge. She was
held IN the grand Jury.
Soiois.
Nj and Mrs. Guy Reynolds S-years-
old daughter met with accident
which might have resulted very Sc
riously. when the water tank or the
kitchen range burst and one piece OF
the stove struck her arm with sucf
force Us 10 break IL above the elbo"
and another piece hit her on the fore
head. The family now reside at Spo-
kane. Wash, and were former residents
Of the Morton Mills community. ant
have friends who viii regret to hear o.
the accident
Des Moinss. s-
Another girl Is missing; she Is Mis-
LInuena L.ndblom, aged 16, daughter
Of A. T. LindnIom, a contractor. Tn
girls father reported her disappearance
to the police and believes that sh'
eIoped with a man with whom she hal
been keeping company and to whom n
objected. The girl left home with ;
friend of the family. She left him
Highland park and boarded stree
car, saying she would not return hom'
again. She was a student at Capita
City Commercial College.
Des Moines.
Shelby Kainfor. aged II, of Leaven
! worth, Kan. shot UP the Columbia poo
hall Tuesday night IN an argument owe
a game of pool. Two men were sc
| riously wounded and a score Of other
stampeded for the door. The Wounds
are. Roy Starke. shot thru arm
. Charles Natzkanz, bullet wound Il
right arm. Rainfort was arrafgned II
police court on charge Of attempte
murder and remanded TO Jail withou
trial. Rafnfort was overpowered b
/ Patroinan Frank HARRY and dis0rme
before he had emptied his revolver.
Peiis.
number OF changes In the curricu
| Ium and management OF Central UNI
yersfty here are planned by the tenn
porary board Of the Reformed churc
for next year. The tuition viii be re
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
Worth County institute.
to Times-Repuhlican

Special to Times Republican.
Northwood, Feb. 1.-THE Worth
County Farmers Institute will be held
this year at Kensett in Gray's hall.
two days. Monday and Tuesday. Fen,
y and -, and at the court house in
Norttsw God Wednesday and Thursday.
Feb % and -.
Presiden. f. H. Miller and Secre-
tary Oscar Rustad have already Sc
cured promises for some good speakers
and complete program will soon be
ready.
Among the speakers will be Profess
or Lloyd. OF the Aues college also a
man to talk on grain, and lady 10
speak on home economies, both from
the college Professor Meycrholtz. or
the state university at Iowa City, Wi!
have an educational topic, These
speakers will be heard a. both places.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11

charge of the institute work: Stock
work, Prof. w. A. Buchanan. with II.
Fl. Hopkins as assistant; agronomy
work. Prof. M. A. Mauser. with +. Z.
Fenton as assistant; home economics
work, Mrs. Louise III. Campbell, with
Clara Steen as assistant: Poultry
work. Prof. N. W. O'Donnell, agricul-
tural engineering work, Prof. NJ. II.
Hoffman; exhibit car man, J.. r,
Rogers; stockman, William Spence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
Southern Iowa Items

duced 10 ssG a semester IN sthe college
and TO SIS in the saca d 2 my yThe ciasst :
cal department w1ilebe built up and the
Dutch language added to the courses.
The board is arranging for "a 5000, 900
endowment campaign. President Bailey
has consented to stay with the college
another year. Arrangements for the
remainder of the faculty have not yet
been made.
Oes Moines.
Jacob Schmitt, Des Moines barber.
probably holds the Iowa record for
length OF service in that occupation.
He has been a barber for fifty-tw two
years, beginning in 1864 in Evansville.
Ind. at the age of Is. Schmitt has u
unique distinction. In the fifty-two
years he estimates he has shaved $780,
900 men, but a razor has never passed
over his own face. He consequently
wears a luxuriant beard Of which he
is very proud. Schmitt came to Des
Moines in 1874. His first shop was at
Third and Vine streets.
OskaIoosa.
President Wilson's recent prepared
ness trip was sharply raped by the
Rev. Il. II. Doan. pastor of the Friends
church at Lynnville. who spoke at
chapel exercises at Penn college,. THE
president has been going about from
place to place in the middle west telling
the people he Is scared but has failed
to tel them Of what he is scared" said
| the minister. He said there were three
, kinds Of people advocating prepared
! ness. First, those engaged in the army
and navy service: second. those en-
gagged in the manufacture OF munitions,
; land third, that body of citizens who get
scared by all the imaginary dangers
|! that seem to confront one on every
! hand.
! IndianoIa.
Indianoia Is planning a city beau
| tifuf' movement. II. F. Weirick. lands
| cape gardener Of Des Moines. was here
| last week and delivered lecture on
the subject. Following his talk COM
:ntttee. consisting Of George Speer.
WIN Lane and +. $. Burberry. was
! named to confer with the county board
1 OF supervisors and the city council re.
garding plans for carrying on the
[ movement. The Davenport plan OF
| city identifying will be studied for
ideas to be used here. Another n,lhiic
| meeting is planned for the near future
1t Is likely an attempt will be made
to include Simpson College within the
| city identifying plan and an arrange
ment of the college buildings in the
form of quadrangle has been sug-
] gested.
ottumwa.
Paul Peck, 11-year- old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. B. r. Peck, 1906 North Wa
pello street was painfully injured
tuesday evening about o'clock when
bob sled behind which he was skating
stopped suddenly. throwing the lad
against nail which entered his right
Knee cap. He was taken home where
medical aid was given and he IL re-
ported as doing nicely. The lad was or
skates and was holding to the end Of
the bob sled which was going north or
Court street. Near Park avenue thu
driver stopped his horses suddenly ane
the lad was thrown with great deal
OF force against the rear gate OF thu
wagon bed on the sled. laroe nal
protuded from the gate and 1t entered
the boys knee cap. 1t was first though
would be necessary to operate on TN
member but unless complications se
In the knee will heal rapidly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
GERMAN FARMER ENDS LIFE.
A. M. Miners. of Near Denison, Com
mits Suicide by Shooting.
eC!aI to TiIn eS-kepIlhlican.

Special TO Times-Republican.
Denison, Feb. ia. NJ. Miners. a
German farmer. living six miles south
west OF Denison was found dead in his
bed on Tuesday morning. He was a
bachelor living alone. Neighbors did
not see him about the premises and
he did not carry out his promises to
help haul hogs and so search was
made. He had shot himself while ly-
ing OH his bed. 4 note was found
written In the German language. The
contents were 10 no purpose. showing
the mans mind was deraHged He was
the son of well 10 do parents in Ger
many. and had no relatives in this
country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11

to two doctors, then my mother 6ot 4
bottle Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and q Nit. !, ! never hs6
any more trouble and got strong fe4t
Then l took it again before my Mde~
girl was born and 1t helped me good
deal and ! give the Compound the credit
for Il Then this spring ! felt very
badly again, but took the Compcund
and have been well all summer. cam
not be grateful enough for your medic.
cine" = Mrs. aHARoLD M. SIXTH, 40
Water Street, Clarksburg, w. w.
For forty years it has been making
women strong and well, and curing back
ache, nervousness, uterine and ovarian
inflammation, weakness, displacements,
trregularity and periodic pains.
nyou want special advice write
Lydia II. Pinkham Medicine Co.
toonn0enJiaI ], Lynn, 1Isss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
Glidden News Notes.

Special to Times-Repub1ican.
Glidden, Feb. 10. II. Andrews, Of
this place, while hauling a load of
straw to town from his farm, was
thrown from the wagon, as a result OF
the team being frightened, and suffered
the dfslocation of shoulder.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of
this week, in the Unique theater. a
home talent play was given. 1t was
entitled Mr.. Bob and was given to
raise funds for a pipe organ for the
presbyterian church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11

GIBSON Is NOT KNOWN.
Man Shot in Council Bluffs Depot Not
Resident Of Iowa Falls.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Fails. Feb III. B. Gibson,
VINO was shot and probably fatally In
Jured while the Northwestern passen-
ger station in Council Bluffs the fsrst
OF the week. may be resident OF this
city. as he claims. but efforts to iden-
t.fy such sperson have proven unsuc-
cessful. II he lives here and this Is
the home of his parents, ne may have
given an assumed name as no one ap-
pears to know anyone NY such n name
Reports from Council Bluffs state that
Gibson was shot in the intestines. wes
operated on and Is lowering between
life and death. ..-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
Why Colds Are 20 Be Dreaded.

II il 10. the cold itself hut the Sc
rious diseases /, so often leads 10 that
makes common cold by far the most
dangerous OF any OF the minor all
H,encs The cold prepares your system
fo- the reception and Development Of
the germs OF pneumonia. cons am ption.
diuhtheria and other germ disea ses.
The quicker YOU cure the cold the less
the darge- To accomplish this YOU
viii find Clanberlain's Cough Remedy
most, efrectual. ohtainable every
where-Adyertiseme
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
Hardin County Institute.
TO TiDes-ReuubIican,

Special TO Times-Republican.
Iowa FANS. Feb. 1.-THE forty-sev-
enth Hardin county teachers institute
of the town teachers division opened
at Eldora Yesterday and will continue
tussay. The institute is in charge of
County Superintendent Blanche Stod.
d4-d ~ 10 Is assisted hy II E Black
ma OF Ottunara. and Mrs. Anna l.
Bur5ick Of Dies Moines. both OF whom
were formerly superintendent of
schools Of this city. and by Edna e
Love % Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
TOY SELLS ALTA BANK.
A. r. Browne and Associates Acquire
Controlling Interest.

Special to Times-Repuplican.
Alta, Feb. 1.-THE First National
Bank of Alta has been sold by James
f. Toy. of Sioux CITY. to "A. r. Browne
and associates. of this place. This is
the second bank owned by Mr.. Toy,
and was started more than forty years
ago MIR Browne succeeds Mr.. Toy
as president, L. c. Anderson will be
vice president and Charles Holtz, Nils
Anderson. David Clarkson and the
executive officers OF the bank will be
directors. G. c. Childs, who has been
cashier and y A. Olson, who has been
assistant cashier, have resigned. and
Will so TO Sioux City to enter the en-
ploy of the Farmers Loan Trust
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11

AW0y0oOu0 "e A~
I hope my letter
may be the means
Of helping som 9
o t h er suffering
women. " b an +
was 16 years old !
caught cold andhad
suppression for two
months. ] gotfso
weak I could scafces
ly drag myself IN
the stairs. went
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. Lou,s

SohIa bOUND. Leaye
Twin Cities MALI toaily) - s:15 g. m.
Mason City Mall lex. SUM. 5:55 M
Twin City Limited daily. 2:lo m
Local Freight Tex. SUM- %. $50 a m
SOUTH BOUND.
q. Louis and Kansas City
Mail daily ............ 5:45 .. m
Oekaloosa Express Eek. Sum- 9:1s a. "a
Il Louis and Peoria Linn
stsd {daiiy1 ....-.-.... 4:oi a n
xocal Freight lex. SUM %. 7:oe q n
STORY CITI- BRANCH
Leave ArTivA
e:S5 q m. Stock Express
~ loR. SUM- S.os = -
s:ss >. n Mixed tex. sun.) sos p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
AT ALL STAGES
OF LIFE


Clarksburg, w. va--"1 am writing
TO tell you the good your medicine has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
MORE THAN HALF THE CORN
TESTED IN FRANKLIN COUN-
TY UNFIT TO PLANT.
ATTEMPT TO EFFECT
COUNTY ORGANIZATION
Ames Expert Again Warns Against
Use of INFESTED Seed-Twenty Five
Farmers With Good Seed-Resuit of
Floyd County Experiments.
special 10 Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,
Hampton, Feb, lL--One OF the most
i'm portani things brought out at the
short course that began here Monday.
was the result of test Of seed corn
that has been under way for seveT1,,
weeks. Sixty-ei-ht ten-ear sam pies
were used from which the seed was
taken All Of THESE Mere grown in
Franklin county in 1915, and repre-
srnIs the selections OF about slXty-tiNe
farmers The tests had been ade
WI;n the rag doll method, These were
brought 20 the Roener & Gibson build
ing WeGEeSd day morning and opened
+or re4GlnE. under the direction Of Mr.
Ben Walker, an instructor with the
snort course. Cpoa being IahulateG,
the figures show ed that 81 per cent OF
it Was un.!r for planting. one hundred
seventy eight q! the ears tested SIX
strong, perCer.I2Se o. 90. and l56 ears
tested i've strong OF the test that
showed SIX and I'VE strong. the per
Centace vas 49I per cent. Il figures
out. therefore that one-han OF the
seed IN this county is not good, and
tha- y would be suicidal 10 depend
upon it.
Urge County Organization.
This afternoon an effort - 10 De
made at tH- Short course meeting place
20 perfect an crSa 1!ZatioH within the
county fo~ ne purpose % supplying
t7e farmer whose corr i poor. from
the seed ot ms more fortunate neigh
Dor. ~ JnlS meeting. steps will be
taken 20 locate TIE good seed and TO
determine how rno>h IAN be spared for
sale .Arraugegne~:s viii probably be
II ade also for further tests
ThA work in The dom science
classes is progressing nicely wiki a
good an5 increasing interest. The en-
-ollment Is lose 10 ne 100 mark. These
DEMONSTRATIONS are being given az the
lecture -no~0 a. the CoDgr~ ga lonal
church. and are under The charge of
Miss Mar, Herl!ey. assisted by Miss
Maude DoDa zoe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11
Loose Teeth
Sore Gums

(PYORRHEA)
1 am a Dentist Of IS years Experience.
L Have Perfected a Most Sue cessfui
Home Treatm for Pyorrhca, the
n Terrible Tooth and Gum
/A Disease and all Ats synp-
4 z*k toms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-04
"CASCARETS"F0R
YOUR B0WELS|F
AEADACAY, SICK
For biliousness, bad breath,
colds, indigestion and
constipation.
Enjoy life! Liven your liver and
bowels tonight and
feel fine.

Your tongue is coated. Look inside
your watch cover and see! That's bad
business. What have you been eating?
What were you drinking? What kind
Of lazy chair did you take exercise
in? Now don't think it doesn't matter,
because, it's your bowels that talk
now every time you open your mouth.
That doesn't help your popularity, nor
your earning capacity. Besides. per-
son with bad bowels is. in bad way
and a coated tongue or bad breath
are sure signs Of bad bowels and poor
digestion.
Why don't you get 10-cent box of
Cascarets at any drug store and give
your liver and thirty feet of bowels the
incest, gentlest cleansing they ever
experienced. Take one or two Cas-.
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fine and fit. All Headache. Dizziness.
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wake up with your head clear.
tongue clean, stomach sweet. liver and
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plexion rosy.
Cascarets work while you sleep
never grippe or sicken. Cascarets act
so gently that you hardly realize you
have taken a thorough catharttc. They
don't bother, you all next day like salts.
pills, oil or acknowledgements being
perfectly harmless 10 best children's
laxAtive.-Adv.