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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
What the Old Man Meant.

He-Has your father said anything
pbout me?
She-Yes. He said that you ought
to have been a big league manager.
Heidi he say why?
She-Yes. Because you are always
explaining why you aren't doing any
thing this, year and boasting about
what you are going to do next year.
Puck.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
The Gov Amateur.

"How is your daughter progressing
with her music?"
"First rate" replied Mr.. Cumrox.
''She's gettin' so now she dosn't have
to grab the first invitation. She can
take a chance on somebody saying,
Please do sing two and sometimes
even three times"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
Elevator Boy Protests.

'Did you ever stop to consider the
feelings of an elevator boy in an Of
flee building" asks Marjorie Benton
Cooke in American Magazine.
"'How'd you like to spend your
days in a cage, goin' up, comm
down. same bad air, same old shafts
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
Crucial Test.

Have you made any notes OF the
speech you intend TO deliver?" No"
replied Senator Sorghum. Il am 60
ing to speak extemporaneously. When
1 prepare a speech In advance I'm liza
BILE to read it over a few times and
then, being something of critic of
speeches. lose my nerve"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
Had 10 Kick About somethlno

whats the old hen kicking about
now7" asked the bakers clerk. as the
customer went out. ''She says" wrath
@lly responded the baker. "that the
holes in the doughnuts are not as large
as they used to be."-Judge.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
SUSPICIOUS.

"When Bill Simmons goes to church,
they always pass the contribution
box to him before anyone else"
"Why is that? Is he such a gener-
Gus giverP
mot he. By passing it to him first,
they don't stand a chance of losing
anything but the empty plate.''
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
How He Told.

The late Lord Kitchener collected
old china, and to a lady interviewer
he once said:
"You are evidently as ignorant Of
china as the miner volunteer was igno-
rant of the Australian farms.
"One miner soldier said to another
in the streets Of Cairo:
"That's a fine-lookin' chap, that
there Canadian over there
He amt no Canadian; he's an
Australian the other miner answered.
How can ye tell, man?
"eWhy, don't you see he's got kan
garoo feather in his hatT"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
She Had Her Doubts.

Mother asked Matte. sis this
house yours or father's?'
"Why, l guess your father owns it,
but he and are in partnership, you
know, so I guess it is mine as much as
his"
"Why, mother, 1 did not know you
were in partnership with father. WheI
did that happen?"
ooh" said mother, jocularly, sit be
gan before you were born"
"Well. mother" said the child
don't let father cheat you"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
WHAT EVERY WOMAN kNows

Every woman takes great pride in
having her home well kept, in having
the family wash done early in the
week. Good bluing is needed even
more than good soap. Be sure to use
Red Cross Ball Blue.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
Conditional Gratitude,

"Father." said the small boy, show
long is it till Thanksgiving?
"How do | know?" answered the
man who is worried about politics.
''It all depends on who's elected next
November"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
Love.

"They're still very much in love with
each other"
"SO7"
"Yes, when she's away she writes let
ters to hlp whether she needs money
or not."-Detroit Free Press.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
A Wise Omission.

Luckily the following places were
not included in General Pershing's
Itinerary:
Popocatepetl.
Tlaxiaco.
CoatzacoalcOs.
Tlahualila.
BOlOnchenticul.
Hecelchakan.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
When Woman In = Rors-

A woman without laugh in her
IL the greatest bore in existence
Thackerpv
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06
Optimistic Thought.

It is better to have an open enemy
.han an insincere friend.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06

Sunday piety will not make up fol
six days of depravity.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06

If man is too lazy to think for him.
self he should get married.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06

Parental Care.
did your brides father give her
away?
mo, he didn't. He left me to find
out few things about her for my
self"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-06

In the Art Gallery.
did you see the big bust Of our
newly rich friend?''
"Sure; was with him in the cor
ner saloon when he got it."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29
LIGHTNING PUTS PLANT. AT
COUNCIL BLUFFS COMPLETE
" OUT OF BUSINESS.
EXPLOSION SHOCKS
NElGHeoRHooD FOR BLOCKS
Machinery Wrecked and Loss Of
$4,000 Results From Electric CrasR,
Three Men 'Injured-EHort Being
Made to Repair Damage and Start

Special to Times
Council Bluffs, May 29.-Counci1
Bluffs may go to bed tonight without
its supper. Last night lightning hi
the gas house at the plant which sup
plies the city, causing an explosion OF
gas that shook the neighborhood for
blocks and started fire that caused
damage estimated at $4,000. The ma
chinery was wrecked.
Three men on the night shift were
blinded, stunned and unconscious fpl
a few minutes A large number "a
men are working with feverish haste
to try to repair damage and start the
flow Of gas again. The big retainer Is
located across the street from the gas
house.
One by one the fire under the limo
type machines in newspaper and print
ing offices died down. and went aut
but promises Of better gas pressure a;
noon We're expected to save the eve
ming editions from appearing in alb
breviated form. Householders and gas
users generally were warned about the
danger Of leaving jets open.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29

They are excellent soldiers" Gem
eral Lotchwasky said simply to the
Associated Press correspondent In re-
ply to compliments upon their Bearing
and appearance. ~ w.. |.. 1922
Many OF my men might be called
veterans, aItho you see that there are
very few who are not still young. They
have seen hard service ana are PEN
etrated thru and thru with the mill
tary spirit; what makes them particu-
larry happy is the opportunity to CONS
to fight for France against the COM
mon adversary on French SOIL"
These Russians appear impatient to
get to the front. They are mostly peas
ant boys, tall, muscular and with ev-
cry mark Of real sons of the soil, ~
simple as they are robust, and al frank
and outspoken AZ they arc vigorous.
Are we soon to march against thu
Germans asked one of the younl
subaltern officers, while all tho mer
gathered around him approved the In
quiry with a gesture Of the head.
A new contingent Of these men ar
rived on May and this same inquiry
was the first thing they had to sal
on reaching the camp. Discretion pre-
vents disclosing how many OF them
there are here and since they continue
to arrive 1t Is Impossible to conclude
as yet whether their presence is sim.
ply a sort OF piatonic expression OF
sympathy from the Russian army, Of
whether their force 10 expected to ado
a real element Of strength to the en-
tente allies on this front.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29

nathan society chose Lee and W..
Meek for the Hill prize contest. BY
A very impressive service was held
at the Congregational church yester-
day morning when President Henry G.
King, Of Oberlin College. in behalf OF
the American board OF commissioners
for foreign missions commissioned
four young people for the work in
China in the Grinnell- in China move
ment Of this city and college. Presi-
dent King preached a strong sermon
on the topic It's All in the Day" The
persons commissioned were Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul lMacEachron. Lyman ".
Cady, and Miss Muriel Poor, soon to
be Mrs 'Cady. Mr.. MaoEachron is to
supervise the religious educational
work around Techou. Mr.. Cady will
have chair in the theological depart
ment Of Shantung University, at Tsin-
anfu.
Prof. j. P. Ryan delivered the ad-
dress to the graduating class of the
Corwith high school on Friday evening
last.
Grinnell friends Of G. w. Garrard.
instructor in physics in the Grinnell
high school in 1928. have had his
announcement of his coming marriage
to Miss Mary Crane. of Laramie.
Wyo. on the 18th of June.
Russell George. son OF MT and Mrs
c. S. George, Of this city. is reported
to be doing we'll following his opera
ton for relief from appendicitis. on
Friday morning last.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29
Kenyon Tells of Sie-i,1ch
Rivers in Record Speech

Washington, May 25.-When the
history of the first session of the
sixty fourth session Of congress is
written. the long distance cross
country speech record will undoubt-
eddy go to the credit of the Junior
senator from Iowa, William S. Ken
yon, of Fort Dodge. Since May 9.
when the senate was ordered to pro-
coed with the consideration Of the
rivers and harbors bin commonly
known to the public as the pork bill
Senator Kenyon has occupied the floor
for more than five consecutive days.
has traversed in speech every creek
and river in the United States whose
depth did not exceed six inches and
then has retaken his seat after talk
| ing for more than twenty-four hours.
with only evening recesSes and few
sensational questions as Interruptions.
| 1t is a record that will probably re-
main unexcelled during the remainder
! Of the session. -
Recalls Burton's Exploit.
| Senator Kenyon's record breaking
| talk recalls two other notable fill
busters that have been carried on in
! the senate over the rivers and harbors
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29
Northern I01Da Items

I ton have shown their Gbilitys and 81
long ~ they continue TO do so they
shall keep their Jobs. The announce
ment caused something of sensation
because Of It's direct reversal Of cus-
tom here. City appointments have long
been regarded AZ proper political plums
to be distributed to friends Of success
full candidates..
Boone.
Capt. Ralph Patterson, who has just
taken command has received a. message
from Washington that the war depart
ment had ceased to recognize Company
Of Boone. oldest guard company in
Iowa, a. part OF the Iowa National
Guard, owing to present inefrtciency
and condition. Adj. Gen. Guy e. Logan
has announced another and final In
spect,on for the local company on
Monday. II Il passes satisfactory
examination Il will be retained In SER
vical II not Company will be trans-
ferred from Boone. Gen. James Rush
Lincoln Of Anes organized this COM
pany nearly half century ago. II was
first called the Lincoln Guards"
Sioux City. y
Morninssids. Sioux Cty's college
suburb IL torn asunder by the republic
w. L. Harding. Is a resident Of Morn
ingside and many Of his neighbors
think all partisanship should be forgot
ten in recognition Of distinguished
townsman. On the other hand the
Methodists, whose support largely
maintains Morningside College. object
bitterly to Harding's record on the tenn
perance question. Accordingly whenever
q Harding rally In summoned In the au-
| burb the opposition calls one also. The
opposition Is centering its effort on
Cosson and rival clubs have been Or
Eanized to keep things lively.
Cedar Rapids. =. ,a @g.. ].
Donald Morgan may. not be denied
the use OF his hands. Reports from ST.
L1kes hospital tell OF marked i'm
provement in the condition Of the man
who was 50 badly burned when the
barn of 3. r. Van Lehn was destroyed
by fire at Kenwood Park two weeks
ago. It was at first thought that ans
putation of the mans hands, or at least
several fingers. would be necessary,
but his rapid and. favorable recovery
leads attending physicians to believe
that his usefulness will not be Inn.
| paired after his discharge from the
hospital, Morgan Is now able to leave
his bed and be about the hospital and
will be ready for discharge as soon as
his burns are completely healed
Emmstsburo. r.. % {. 4. s5..
Attorney e. A. Morling Of Emmets.
burg arrived home from Los Angeles,
CAL, Tuesday evening, where he and
Attorney r. q. McDermott. Of Mason
City. spent seven weeks taking depo-
| sitions and securing evidence for the
trial Of q case against George Brett.
former mayor OF Mason City, for the
recovery OF title to property valued at
| 1900. 900. The holdings consist OF 5000
| acres Of valuable farm lands in Cerro
Gordo county, lands in Michigan, Wis
| consin, California and other securities
valued ct s25o,o0o. The trial of the
case. which will commence during the
| summer or fall, will attract wide
] spread interest on account OF the
prominence OF the defendant and ths
large amounts involved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29
!. NEW MARKS MADE IN lOWa
TRACK MEET OF HIGH SCHOOL
~ ATHLETES.
PACKERS TIME BEATEN
in 22o-YARD HURDLES
New Time Hung Up in Mile and Half
Mifs Reiays-Wsst pes Mones in
First Place, With Most OF Points
Divided Between Numerous Teams
Webster City Second.

Des Moines, May 2s.-New records
were established here Saturday at the
state high school track meet. when
was won by West High school OF Des
Des Noines with a total Of 1874. points
The old mark of 1856 20 for the
mile relay was lowered 10 3 8" % oH
East .Des Moines high. Hampton, OF
Ottumwa covered the eighty -elsht
ward run in minutes flat. compared
with the former record OF ~ %
Rogers. of Fort Dodge. won the go
yard hurdles in &c seconds, lowering
the record Is of a second.
Webster City came second with ID
points, East Des Moines finished Win
II 1-3, West Waterloo took l" points
For, Dodge, Hampton and Sioux City
each I.
10O-yard dash-Rausch, West Wa
terloo first; Haas, Adair. second
Mile run - Porter. Webster II!
first: Larsen. Sioux City. second
Time. 4:S5 As.
120-yard hurdles Packer. Mar
shalltown. first; Crawford, Hampton
second. Time, Is 3-5.
440-yard run-kelly, Newton. first:
Crane. Algona, second Time. 81 40.
o2O-yard hurdles Rogers, Fort
Dodge, first: Evans Hampton, second
Time. IS flat New record.
soe-yard run - Hampton, Ottumwa
first; Porter Webster city. second
Time, 2:o0.- New record.
ea0-yard dash-Rau>rh, West Wa
terioo, first: Haas, Adalr second
Time. %.
Mile relay-East Des MONIES. over
turf. Yarn. Dietz, NJ. BEers. hrst;
Yves, Des MONIES. Minor, Meigs. Med
bury. Organ. second. Time, 3:53 50
New record.
Half mile relay East Des MONIES
Spears, Yarn, Dietz, NJ Byers, first;
North Des MONIES, Walk rs. Brown
Conan. Drew. second. Time. 1856
Pole vauIt-koht. West Dies Moines
tied for second Holiday. Corydon
Elsasser, East Des Moines: Osborn
Iowa City. Height. 10 feet. liz inches
Discus throw - Greenwood Wehste,
City, first: Hall. Dexter. second. Dis
tanee, l13 feet 8 inches.
High jump-Pedersen, OF West De:
Moines and Mcconnell Of Mason City
tied for first: Boyd Of Charlton, Brig
ham Of Iowa City. Linn Of West De:
Moines and McCluen. of Perry, tied fol
third Height. feet 5h inches.
Shot put McKowan, Wes, De-
Moines, first: Kennedy North De;
Moines, second. Distance, ~ feet AZ
inches.
Broad jump - Howard, Of Vale,
Junction. tied with Gates of Slou:
City for hrst. Distance, 20 feet 1ls
inches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29
Sioux City

Sioux City. En- .f
Rev. John w. Lothian. one Of the
founders of Morningside College, died
here Tuesday. He was the oldest mem
! Der OF the Northwestern Iowa confer
ence of the M. II. church, having been
ordained forty-three years ago.
w aterloo.
Judge BEEN Of the police court has
no sympathy for brute who would beat
UP his aged father Monday he fined
William willard ;2b for the offenss-
The culprit will serve out his nns on
the rock pile. +
Sioux City.
Curtis strohm OF this city, was In
stantly killed Sunday morning when
his auto crasiled into horse and buggy
near Pearson. -Four others in the auto
with him received only minor in1ur-
les. = ,.. ~
Waterloo. ~. a'
President Cass reports the farmers
along the line Of the c.. A q N. rail-
way favor the proposal to electrify It.
According to Mr.. Cass tho prospect u
bright for the consolidation Of that linz
and the Waterloo. Cedar Falls q
Northern railway.
Waterloo.
The Rath Packing Company will
make one of the largest, shipments OF
lard ever made from northern Iowa to
a foreign port. The Belgian relief
commission has ordered 200 tierces, or
10. 900 pounds. The freight charges will
be s2,275.
Cedar Rapids.
A sea wall on the east side OF tho
Cedar viii be constructed by the river
front commission this summer. An ef-
fort was made by the city authorities
to prevent the improvement, but the
court enjoined an action looking to re-
seinding the construction.
Sioux City.
Mrs. Margaret McQuillan, a resident
Of Sioux City since 1857, died Sunday,
aged 81 years. Mrs. McQuiiian came to
Sioux City with her parents by boat.
Her husband was manager Of the old
Booze Packing Company at the time
Of his death twenty-six years ago.
Sioux City.
A profitable meat business has been
conducted thru collision between en-
ployes of the Hurin Packing Company
and J. Trazowich, grocer of Morning
SIDE Meat was stolen from tho pack
ing house and sold by the grocer. More
than $500 worth OF the product was
disposed OF before the conspiracy was
discovered Arrests Of the plotters
quickly followed this discovery. and
they are now awaiting trial.
Sioux City.
After running nearly two months
with most of the appointiye officers Of
| the city occupied by those who held
them under the defeated administra-
| ton. Mayor Andrews has announced
that the council does not believe the
efficiency OF the various departments
can be improved by removing them and
appointing others In their places.
What We seek is efficiency" Mayor
Andrews declared, and we purposely
delayed making new appointments until
We had satisfied ourselves that bet
ter results could be obtained by making
them. In nearly every case the ap-
pointees Of the preceding administra-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29
RUSSIAN FORCES AWAIT GALL.
Contingent insFranes Shows They Az
Trained and Fit Physically.

Camp de Mailly, quarters OF the
Russian forces in France. May 20
The Russian troops awaiting orders
here to Join their French comrades at
the front arc living an idle live In this
lower corner Of the old province or
Champagne: it is life that Is SO tuli
Of the picturesque that 1t constitutes
perhaps the greatest attraction that
has been witnessed in the department
OF the Aube.
Fraternizing with the French SOL
diers quartered in another part OF the
camp, these men show no need OF re-
pose after their seventy eight days OF
hard sea voyage. They appear as
supple as their French comrades altho
alongside OF them they look some-
thing like giants. The entire camp ex-
hales an atmosphere Of gaiety, conf
dence and discipline which Is quite as
striking as their individual appear
ance.
Tommy Atkins" can teach them
nothing in the way OF hygiene and
cleanliness Men, privates and suoal-
tern officers, take pride and care IN
looking after the barracks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29
Fashions.

There are fashions in medicine as
well as in millinery. The old time ca
thartic pills with their harsh drastic
effects have gone out. and it. is high
time that they had. In their place we
have the mild laXatives and gentle ca
thartics OF which Chamberlain's Tab
lets is one of the most popular. When
the proper dose is taken the effect Of
these tablets is so agreeable and so nat
ural that you do not realize that it has
been produced by medicine. Cham
berlain's Tablets also strengthen the
stomach and improve the digestion.
Obtainable everywhere. - Advertise
ment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29

More than so per cent of all the
graduates of the academic depart
ment of Oberin College are teachers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-04
NO STOMACH PAIN,
GAS, INDIGESTION
IN FIVE MINUTES
"Papes Diapepsin" Is the Only Real
Stomach Regulator
Known

'Really does put bad stomachs in or
really does" overcome indigestion,
dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and sourness
in five minntes-that-ju that-makes
Pape's Diapepsin the largest selling stom-
ach regulator in the world. If what you
eat ferments into stubborn humps You
belch gas and eructate sour. undigested
food and acid; head is dizzy and aches /;
breath foul; tongue coated; your insides
filed with bile and indigcstible waste.
remember the moment "Pape's Diapep-
sin comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes It's truly as
tonishing almost marvellous, and the
iov is its harmlessness
A large 50-oent case Of Pape's Diapep-
sin viii give you hundred dollars
worth Of satisfaction or your druggist
hands you your money back.
its worth it weight In gold 10 men
and women who can't get their stomachs
regulated Il belongs in your home
should always b. kept handy in case Of
4 sick. sour, upset stomach during the
day o. az night. lt's the quickest, surcst
and most harmless stomach regulator In
the world.-AdF.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-04
SOUTH RANDOLPH

Some members of nearly every family
in this place are i'll with the prevailing
distemper. Austin Marsh came to WIN
Camps to work about two weeks ago
and the next day came down with the
distemper. Since then the whole family
has been confined to their beds. Mrs.
L. p. Riford and children are under the
care OF physician, also Mrs. Archie
MePhetres.
The birthday parties met at win Gift
ford's Thursday.
C. +. Mephetres, who broke his arm
some time ago, is able to be about again,
with his arm in sling.
Arthur Smith and family, who have
been for weeks visit at Manchester,
N. H., returned Saturday night.
Andrew Camp, who has been visiting
friends at Bethel, Randolph and Brain
tree, has returned to his sons, VIII
Camp.
Lena Camp, who has been spending
her vacation at home. has gone back to
her school at South Royalton,
Miss Chambers from North Randolph
is at work at Earl Riford's.