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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
Southern Iowa Items

maintenance, filed by his wife, Ann
! Robertson Leet. of Omaha. Neb., and
properties valued at more thar St5,ooo
have been attached to protect tAlri.
Let's interests on order of Judge T..
G. Albert, of Rockwell City. The Leets
have been living at a magnificent farm
near Manning, but acc rlinS' to Mrs.
Leet. Billy has absented himself from
the state since Oct. 10. &nd has re
fused to contribute to her support. She
claims in her petition that her husband
has during the last year INDUCED in
pfolc nged d~ebauches in Chicago anu
other cities, and alleges that there !,
another woman IN the case, one MaXia
Goodwin, Of Chicago. Mrs. Leet ana
her husband were married a year ago.
Their honeymoon was" an automobile
trip in Leet's big touring car, going to
the Pacific coast.
Council Bluffs. (,
Noah Tate, a negro With five fingers
and a thumb on each hand. was an OBJ
iect of interest in the police court
Wednesday. Tate is employed at the
Rock Island round house, M was
prosecuting another negro for taking
liberties with a $40, bill in his locker.
|On ope of Tate's hands the extra finger
is perfectly, shaped but the other is
slightly d%efornled.
Cttumwa.
A deed which is 80 years old, was
filed with the county recorder Thurs
day. 1t records the transfer of a lot in
this city and bears the date of Nov. 20,
1856. The acknowledgment was made
before A II. Hamilton, notary public.
and carried a 5O-cent revenue stamp
of the 1885 series. The deed is said to
have Deer in the Hughes household for
this half century but has never been
recorded.
Sigcurney.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Nesdham, Of this
place. celebrated their golden wedding
Wednesday,, and over $50 relatives and
friends attended the reception in Their
honor. All their seven children, who
live at a distance, were present. The
couple we're married in Oskaloosa and
resided there until 1878, when Mr..
Needham purchased the Sigourney
News, and they have resided here
since that time.
Davenport.
ENAASS ANNA ouiliiauPl q ! COS,
residing at 1890 Harrison street. Sat
urday evening reported to the police
the loss Of SAT, presumably stolen
while she was on a shopping expedition
Saturday evening. The money was In
two small pocketbooks in a large
handbag. While in the Woolworth es-
Establishment on West Second street, she
missed the small pocketbooks. and late
Saturday evening she reported the
theft to the police.
Mondamin.
Jesse Arbaugh purchased a barrel Of
salt from q local merchant and upon
taking Is home and chopning the COM
tents LOOSE he found embedded in the
middle of the same a stick of dyna-
mite. The barrel was not broken and
supposedly came from the refinery n.
mat mi 1t no doubt was being
handled by some crook and that WIS
the only way he could conceal his guilt.
II might be well for persons buying
barrel salt to use precaution in opening
same.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Feed, CT Hanp-
to, 20 Celebrate Anniversary.

SPECIAL to T.m-s-R publican,
Hampton, Dc. -. y Friday, De.
%, Mi. and MIS-. Charles Beed will eel
citrate Their gold;n wedding anniver-
sary at their home in THIS city. Mr.,
Beed was born at colyton. Dsvonsh.:,
County, Engisnd. in 1S43. and came
TO this country in 1851. Mrs. Beed was
born in Ohio in 1S4S and has been Il
resident of Hampton for the past fifty
two years. Thsy were married "a
Cedar Falls, on Dsc. 20, 1865. Mr.. Beeo
has been a resident of Iowa for the
past fifty-nine years, all OF which has
been in Franklin county and within
-four miles Of the place where he set
tieda-upon his arrival to this country.
In his earlier days he was quite a trap
per. and he has seen this county de-
vclopt from an apparently barren wild
crness, which was almost unstable, to
its present state of productiveness for
which almost any reasonable price can
be obtained.
For more than thirty years Mr.. Ree,i
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
CEREMONIES MAY BE TAKEN
FROM STATE HOUSE FoR
FIRST TINE IN YEARS.
PLAN TO HOLD EXERCISES
\, IN LARGER COLISEUM
House Chamber Too Small to Hold
Audience-Morcs People From Out o.
Town Expected Than Usual-Gover-
nor's Ball May BE Reinstatsd-ssn-
ate Getting Ready For Organization.
Special to Times Republican.

FpcSidi IL LINES 4Hf
Des Moines, Dec. 27,-For the frs.
time in many a the inauguration
ceremonies Of the governor may be
held outside the state house. There is
talk Of having the program at the
Coliseum. The date is Jan. IL.
For years the custom has been to
have these ceremonies in the house
chamber. When Senator Cummins was
elected governor for the second time
the inauguration vas held in Fosters
opera house. 1t was the general opin-
ien then, however, that it vas not a
fitting place. Senator Cummins, was
inaugurated in the main corridors of
the state house at his first Inaugural
ton.
The. principal argument advanced
for holding the ceremonies in the Coli
scum is that it will give more room.
The house chamber is too small to
hold much of an audience. If the Coli
scum is used a band can be provided
and the hall can be decorated and
everybody who wants to a get in.
1t is probable there will be more
out-of-town people at the Inaugural
ton next month than is usually the
case. Many Of Governor-elect Hard
ing's friends from Sioux City and from
northwest Iowa are expected as well
as from other parts OF the state. Thru
his political activities and speaking
campaigns the coming chief executive
has gained a wide acquaintance over
the state and it is doubtful If all of
the people who wish to attend the
ceremonies could get into the house
chamber.
Just what will be done about the
governors reception has not been de-
cided. The usual custom has been to
have it in the state house. The hold
ing OF a governors ball is being dis
cussed somewhat. This was given up
years ago because naturally a ball had
to be an invitation affair n only a
comparatively small portion Of the
people could be invited. A reception is
open to the public and everyone who
wishes a come.
Senate Ready to Organize.
In order that it may organize
promptly the senate of the coming
general assembly, by the correspond
ence method, has chosen a committee
of which Senator Addison NJ. Parker,
of Des Moines, is chairman to receive
applications for clerical positions in
the senate. The committee will meet
at 2 o'clock on the afternoon OF Thurs
day, Jan. 4, to go over the applications
and decide on It's recommendations.
Then when the senate meets on Mon
day, Jan. 5, the committees report can
me acted upon.
Tom Waters OF Des Moines, the
Young attorney who officiated at the
last session as secretary Of h senate,
is again an applicant for this position
and up to this time has no opposition.
Two applicants have filed with Sen
ator Parker for the assistant secre-
taryship as follows: z. T. Holt,
Osceola. and M. III. Francis. Wood
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
TREE FOR DENIsoN POOR.
Feature Of Christmas Observance i
Distribution Of Gifts to Needy.

Special to Times Republican.
Denison, Dec. 2T.-The great feature
of the Christmas celebration at Deni-
son was the annual distribution OF gifts
to the children of the needy and de-
serving poor by the ladies of the Cur
rent Events Club. The assembly room
II the basement Of the Carnegie library
was filled TO overflowing with children
eager and ~eXpectant. After a program
of music and the reading of a Christ"
mas story the distribution of gifts took
place. New underwear and outer cloth
ing were judiciously given out, and
then a toy for each. With a sack filed
with candy and apples and oranges the
children were dismissed happy and
contenred.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27

kcsxta.
Koszta is socn to have anoth.r store,
Chris Fiene is getting the mat rial on
the ground preparatory ia putting up
o building 26x40. Brick and tile are TO
be used in the construction II it VIII
be built In the early spring.
Burlington.
Luis B:oeker. IA farmer % yea S OF
age, investigated a leak in his out-0f-
doors gas lighting pant with a lantern
Friday night. two miles from var
mouth. There IA an explosion ana
Broeker was blown a distance of thir
ty-five feet against his house, fractur-
ing his skull and killing him instantly.
Washington.
The American Pearl Button Com
pany had a Christmas celebration at
the factory Sunday, r. b.. Hamme:,
manager for the company, gave out 100
baskets containing all sorts of good
eats. The employees remembered MI.
Hammer ard his assistant, Karl jung
.bluth with cigars, and other gifts We're
exchanged among the employees.
Washington.
II. l.. PARROT, local agent Of the
American Express Company, received
a Christmas present from his super
intendent, r. J. Workman. Of Des
Moines, of a months salary, to be
paid in tour instruments, the 1T Of
January, April, July and October. All
employees who receives less than $4,000
a year are to be given the same.
Des Moines.
Game Warden Il. C. Hinshaw, Of
Spirit Lake, has ISSUED his report for
the month of November. Out of a total
of 119 persons prosecuted for game law
violations, l13 were convicted aud the
total fines for the month"; amounted to
1926. SO. Furs to the number Of 1,22l
were seized and sold and 202 illegal de
vices. consisting of guns, nets and
traps were either destroyed or sold.
Burlington.
Edward o'Hare, a resident of Bur-
lington for fifty years, was found
dead at his home in this city Saturday
night. He was last seen alive on last
Wednesday and his sister, Mrs. Will
liam kelleher, began an investigation.
The house was locked from the nsine
and when the door was forced opensthe
body was found. He probably had
fallen i'll and froze to death.
Charlton.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
White and their -four children. Francis.
Donald, Guy and Hubert, who were
burned to death Sunday evening in a
hotel fire at Cheyenne, Wyo, were
brought to Charlton Saturday and
taken to the home of his mother, Mrs.
j. A. White, in English township,
where funeral services for the entire
family were held.
Manning.
Billy Leet. wealthy young sports
man Of Chicago, Omaha. Manning. and
the country at large, has some new
Leet. a member OF A
wealthy pioneer family Of Carrot
county. is 10 years old, and was the
winner of the American amateur auto
mobile speed championship at Chicago
last summer. driving his big Mercer.
racer at a speed Of eighty miles an
to grab the trophy. He ha been
made defendant In a suit for separate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27

price for their cattle and hogs. ana the
people yet their meats at q fair price.
1t only costs $1.25 In that slaughter
house TO Kill q beef.
Every important American town
should have one of these municipal
slaughter houses. 4
III there were 200 cities and towns
In the United States performing thta
very sensible service there WOULD be
no beef monopoly. The meat diSentOr-
ship would he at an end.--Dubu@NoG
Timcs-Journal. "a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
For Municipal Slaughter Houses.

There is a movement in congress to
establish a municipal packing house, in
which cattle will be killed for the lc-
cal market, This will make the far
mers for many miles around Washing
ton Independent Of the beef trust.
The same plan has been in oper-
alton III Paris, Tex, for years. In hat
little city t~hirty-tive beeves may be
killed a day. and all their b~y-products
utilized, just as in the big packing
houses. The farmers receive a fair
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
Whom You Have . cold.

It Is when You have q severe cold that
you appreciate the good qualities Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs.
Frank Crocker, Pana, I'LL, writes: Our
f~ive-year-old son Paul caught a severe
cold last winter that settled o.. his
lungs and he had terrible coughing
SPELLS. We were greatly worried about
him as the medicine we gave him did
not help him In the least. A neighbor
spoke SO highly Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy that | got a bottle. of it. The
first dose benefited him 80 much that /
continued giving 1t to him until he was
cured For sale by all dealers.-Ad-
tvertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
SUES COUNTY FOR $4,000
Arthur Van Houten, injured When
Traction Engine Drops Thru Bridge,
Asks Damases--lniured Man Loses
Use Of One Hand.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton.Dec, 27.-Arthur Van Hou-
ten. who was injured several months
ago when a traction engine on which
he vas riding went thru a bridge near
Hanseil, has instituted a suit for dam
age against Franklin county for
$4,000, Mr.. Van Houten will lose the
use of his right hand as a result of the
burns received from the boiler of the
engine, Several OF the fingers have
been amputated already and others
were burned so badly that they will be
practically useless,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
Simply Matter of Who Came First.

A deacon. who did not favor church
bazaars was going along n dark street
when II footpad suddenly appeared
and. pointing his pistol, began to re-
lieve his victim Of his money. The
thief, however, apparently suffered
some pangs Of ITS pretty
rough to be gone through like this,
amt 1t, sirY he inquired. ooh, that's
all right, my man." the "held-up' n
answered, Cheerfully. II was on my
way to a church bazaar. You're first,
and there's an end to it."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
~rransplantina Cocoa.

An interesting spectacle in the At
rican Gold Coast country is the trans
port Of cocoa, the bulk of the inland
produce being carried by porters to the
railway. Sometimes the roadways as
far as the eye can see are n long line
of cocoa bags on the heads of hundreds
of carriers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
FATAL AUTO
Anton Nelson, Of Near Jewell, Is Founc
Dead Under Overturned Car.

Anton NeISon, OF NeArJ level Is Found
Dead Under Overturned Car.
Special to Times Republican.
Jewell, Dec. 27.-Anton Nelson, a son
OF Steve Nelson. who lives west of this
town, was found dead under his over
turned car. one and one-half miles.
west of Jewell. by passing neighbors.
Monday evening. Apparently the yours
man had been dead for several hours
found. but the body showed
signs Of a struggle, giving color to the
belief that he met instant death. The
cause of the accident is not known.
MI Nelson was % years old, and was
a farmer. He was staying alone, his
hired man having left for the holidays.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
Hampton Resident succumbs.
,ecial to Times Republican

Hampton, Dec. 27.-J. c. Friend
passed away on Christmas day at his
home in this city. His death was due
to an injury received about two weeks
ago while blasting, the charge Of dyna-
mite Gripping him considerably. He
to mourn his loss a wife and Ave
children. He was 6s years old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
CHICAGO q NORTHWESTERN
E6sctive 1901 q. M. June L

GOING WEST
No. 11-Denvsr Special -. 1855 .. -
No. 7-Los Angeles LIMITED. 6:13 = a
No. 3 Soy China and Japan
Express ................. SIT a. m
No. 3e-Ames Passenger. ...11:2S u
No. 6-Des Noines PaSseu-
ser ..........-........... s:ss ,. N.
No. 11-Hawkeye Express. S:2S 5. -.
No. 17-Oregon and Wash
ington Special ....... A:l3 I. -
GOING EAST
No. l-Des Mofnes Passen.
scr s:3s Z =.
No. ~ Denver Special 49,. 1910 .. "a
No. IL Oregon and Wash.
h iDgtoA Special ........... ESQ I. a..
No. 3o--Clnton. Passenger. SIT p. a.
No. 6-Atlantic Express .... S:25 >. q.
No. 12-Chicago Special ....Il:5s b. n
No. l0-Eastern Express -. Csc q. a.
Nos 4, 8, %. 80, daily except Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
e | --T--e ------------- ? E,
MANSON HOTEL BURNED.
Some Of Contents on First Floor Save,
Loss Partially Covered.

Special to Times Republican.
Manson, Dec .27.-Tuesday morning
at about 4 o'clock Hotel Lozier, a brick
building, burned to the ground. The
fire started in the kitchen from the
stove. The fire whistle wouldn't blow
on account of the rain and sleet that
came Christmas night and the only
help that could be obtained was by
way of the telephone. The furnishings
on the first floor we're saved but moth
ing on the second floor. The furnish
ings had no insurance. They were
owned by Mrs. Lozier. The building,
owned by D. Kelleher, of Fort Dodge,
was insured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27

Dubuque, Dec. u. BY including
bowling alleys, %circuses, commission
merchants, theaters, banks, pawnbrok-
ers, not to mention tobacco, oleomar-
garine, income tax and corporation tax
and numerous other methods of inter-
nal revenue, the federal government IN
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1915. the
last report. obtained an aggregate of
$685., S59.OS from Iowa.
The official figures show that Iowa
manufacturers, importers or distrib-
utors Of opium, etc, were exceeded only
by New York, Pennsylvania and Ill-
nois dealers in opium axes.
Iowa makes no playing cards, which
by the last report are shown to be- tax
ed 2 cents a pack.
The last year before Iowa went dry
It paid federal internal revenues Of
$ 1,261.02 on distilled liquors and $500
1861 ON fermented liquors. The form
or included a special tax of $50 to re-
tail dealers on liquor totaling $21.Io1.ob,
and a special taxo of 500 for wholesale
liquor dealers totaling $1,1l6.66. fse-
tail and Wholesale dealers in malt liq-
uors had to pay an additional tax. OF
500 and $50 respectively.
All told. the federal government lost
more than s350.000 annually in Iowa
liquor revenues when the state Went
dry.
Iowa's tobacco tax annually is now
over S365.244.S0 which was the 1913
total. Smoking in the state is on the
increase, according to the indications.
The corporation income tax a
Iowa's largest single itemyin federal in
ternal revenue. $517.SST.96.
While the war taxes" on documents
and cosmetics brought in more than
the above, s791. 1913. 60, these taxes are
now somewhat smaller. as they have
been partly discontinued. The corpor-
alton tax, on the other hand, is in
%creasing.
Ole~omargarine. adulterated AMI
renovated butter in Iowa's tax list
brought the federal government more
than 100000. t,iF..
Bankers, who are taxed 81 for each
81, 900 capital, surplus ard undivided
profits, along with brokers. theaters,
bowling alleys and a few other classes,
paid the internal revenue collector In
Iowa during 1915 $209.66 10.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
TINE TABLE

CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
"Corn Belt Route"
GOING SOUTH
No. i-et. Joe and K G.
limited ....... sos .. m.
80. SIX. 9. NAL z express s:ls p. N.
No. EKansas City and Ct
Joseph ................... $3.50 !. q.
No. G6-Des Moines MALI. s:lE -. =
GOING NORTH
No. 1-Twin Cities Limited. 11:2s =, a.
No. lEChicaSo and 81. Paul W
Express s:ss !. q.
No. s. ..................... 7:5S .. q.
No. sEChicaso Filler .......1o:sS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS
y NORTH BOUND. ear.

.saa'aEL Las MI (daily).... s:l5 a N.
Assat1aIIsS1n city ~ lex. q 5:55 p. m.
WessWin City nited daily. 2:10 a. m.
3Locai Frefs Eek. SUM. $50 q. N
QSN 6GirIH BOUND.
time nd Kansas city
|show Z } " rily) ....... s:4s o. n.
shonbdNa press Eek un wv. s:l5 q. m,
az AA A0NqAnd Peoria Linn
slibscriA1 yg ....... 1901 =. "a,
peaf 0f SXggxht Tex. SUM- So. 100 q a
Jaltd 4ioRY cry BRANCH.
INK Arrive
E1MW s(ax.9 j. ..G:oG 3, -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
STATE PAYS TO GOVERNMENT
TWO AND oNE.AALF MILLIONS
in LAST FISCAL YEAR.
TOBACCO AND LIQUORS
CONTINUE TO LEAD
oiocmarsar:ns Contributes Large Sum
to Federal Treasury-Repors Shows
Opium Dealers Paid Taxes Second
on.y to New York, Pennsylvania and
Illinois.

Table showing receipts from each
general source OF internal revenue the
federal government received from the
state Of Iowa, except income tax, in
6.nal noar andnd Innn 90 1919.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-15
LAST REHEARSAL TO-DAY
FOR AMATEUR PRODUCTION
.Are You II Mnson." VIII lie OTcrcd
To-MOrrOw Night by Samis Cratic
nj Academy.

Full-drcss rehearsal OF tho company
Of Richmond amateurs who will pre-
sent Are You Mason?" at the
Academy OF Music tomorrow night
under the auspices Of SAINTS Gro,to
Realm, will be held in the Academy
to-day This Will be the final re-
henrsul.
The special scenery and costumes
brought from New York for this pcr-
formance already have been tested. but
the finishing polish will be given to
the production with to-day's rehearsal
The prophecy OF the Prophets augurs
for presentation OF the threc-act
farce that will surpass tho average
professional performance. Miss Jo-
scphinc 4. Figncrs portrayal OF Mrs.
BloodEood." the principal feminine
character, Is pronounced by competent
critics who viewed the speed trials'
Yesterday distinctly artistic comedy
characterization. Frank F. Coshy's
Mr. Bloodgood," Il droll character
strong.
Both the leading people in the cast
hay" had professional experience. Miss
Figncr as member OF the Graycc
Scott. the Mortimer and the Lucille
LA Verne stock Companies. and Mr.
Cosby as leading man In tho support
or Ezra Kendall and Edwin Eroom.
All OF the members of the east. how
ever are now nonprofcssionals and
residents OF Richmond
Other characters are In the hands of
Miss Ruth Moncure. Miss Linda Raj
ston. Miss Dora Childs. Mrs. lone Cut
Ter MAY, Captain Clyde c. Rogers. otto
Meistcr. Jr.. Billy Burke. w. a. Grant.
Luth1f Tilicr and Charles Mullins
captain George !. Hooper. monarch OF
the grotto. il chairman OF tho general
committee In charge of the produce
ton. with Frank T.. Cosby acting as
stage director
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-15
DIX. ROBERT T.. WILLIAMS.
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
John Edward iagland.

John Edward, Ragland, native OF
this city and we'll known In business
circles here for number Of years, died
suddenly of apoplexy at the Jefferson
Hotel yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Rag
land was sixty-three years old NJ
funeral arrangements had been made
last night. pending the arrival here
OF Mr.. Raglnnd's son from Washing
ton.
Mr.. Ragiand attended Richmond Col
lege and later held position with
the Richmond Transfer Company He
came TO this city from Washington
about two weeks ngo TO work I'm the
oiilcc OF the Commissioner of Revenue
This work was about completed and
Mr.. Ragland was preparing TO return
home when stricken.
He had been complaining for several
days ana his physician had visited him
yesterday morning. leaving the hotel
about forty-nve minutes before his
patient became worse. Mr.. Ragland
was in his room when stricken, ano
died before his physician could return.
Mr.. Raeland is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Ida Marvin Ragland; two sons.
Edward Ragland, of Washington. and
Stuart Ragland. OF this city and three
sisters Miss Rosa AMI Miss Rettie Rag
land and Mrs. +. G. Peasants, all Of
this city.