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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
FLOOD SITUATION SERIOUS.
Swollen Mississippi eBeomes Menae'ns
At Muscatine.

! At Muscatine.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, May 4.--"The people OF
Muscatine were considerably worried
! over the food conditions wi en- VISITED
there Tuesday" said Adjutant General
, Guy e Logan, on his return from the
river city. THE Mississippi is three
miles wide there now, whereas, nor
mally, it is about three-fourths or
mile in width. The levees on the lil-
/ nois side of the river had given way
and people were being moved out IN
boats. Many miles of farm lands on
the Illinois side are under water.
ON the island there at Muscatine
men were working day and night TO
! strengthen the levee to keep 1t from
going down. Weather reports ny the
governmant predicted that the water
would be eighteen and half feet at
the island by the end Of the week. II
it goes to twenty feet 1t will inundate
the pumping plant maintained by the
Muscat tine city water system
"On Tuesday, when was there. water
was backing up thru. sewers into the
Easements of the business blocks. Some
of the low lands about the city were
under water but no serious flood dam
age had been done to the city up to
that time.
Heavy rains up in Minnesota and
the north country are said to be re-
sponsible for the high water"
The adjutant general visited Musea-
tine to see what could be done with
reference to preserving the national
guard company there. He found the
citizens had taken hold of the ques-
ton and were going to provide eleven
acres Of land and an armory for the
company, thus solving it's difficulties.
The company will not be mustered out
as had been feared would be the case.
The old national guard company at
Muscatine has been reorganized into
a battery Of field artillery. This re-
quires some acreage and a different
type Of an armory from the one al
ready in use. The present armory had
been built by popular subscription and
the members Of the company did not
feel like asking the citizens to build
another one. However. when 1t was
found that the company considered
giving up, the citizens rallied to the
support of the company and are now
making provision not only for new
armory but for eleven acres Of land
to be used in connection with It. ,n5g
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD
DANGER INCREASING
RIVER At HIGHEST STAGE IN
NINETEEN YEARS AT DAv-
EXPORT.
TRAIN FLOWS THRU
II SEVEN INCHES OF WATER
Situation at Museatine Is Menacins
,nd 1000 Volunteers Are Called to
If Farm Land Inundated Near Port
Louisa.

Davenport. May 4.-Wlth a section
man wading thru seven inches of wa
ter i'll front of the engine pilot No. g.,
west-hound freight train on the Mil
waukee, plowed thru a half mile Of
racing current two miles east Of Shaft
ton to reach Davenport Wednesday
morning.
With the passing Of every hour this
stretch of track becomes more unsafe
and it is but a question Of a few hours
until the steam trains between Daven-
port and Clinton will cease to run. 1t is
the first time since the D., r. l. & y.
w. road was built over sixteen years
ago that railroad traffic here will be
abandoned for this reason
Factories in Danger.
Not only is the flood stage in the
Mississippi river which rose to a
tenth of a foot over the danger mark,
menacing- the railroads but it is also
beginning to play havoc with the fac
tory district in West Davenport
4 A section of the Rock Island tracks
between Myrtle and Harris streets is
under water several inches and cuts
off switching service to eight OF DaV-
exports largest factories, Switch
tracks of the Milwaukee in the west
end are also under water. The last
freight cars for these eight factories
were sent in Tuesday noon and none
can be switched for these plants un-
til the water drops below the present
stage.
Pile Beds on Roof.
Fl, Suuatters along the river bank in
West Davenport are in a deplorable
condition. Driven by the flood from
their humble little houseboat homes
they have carried their few posses
sions to higher ground and are stand
ing guard, weeping and hopeless, over
their goods. Some of the squatters.
believing that the flood might recede
at any time, refused to move. Their
beds and cook stoves are now on the
roofs Of their little homes and their
entire possessions may be swept away
at any minute.
-, Highest in Nineteen Years.
Not in nineteen years has the river
been as high as It is at the present
time The stage was Isl feet yester-
day and rising steadily. By this after
noon it will be half foot higher, &C
eording to the prediction of Forecaster
b. Al. Sherier of the, local weather bu-
rsAu. @ssr-s
Zone must read back in the govern
tsaNnt records to 1897 to find the river
as high as it was Wednesday. In that
!, year a. stage of Isl feet was reached
The Mississippi is over that stage to-
day. The highest mark on record was
\ twenty four years ago when the river
4 rose to .,19.4 fzet. on Feb. OF THIS
year the stage was an even fifteen.
~ +. All Factories Warned.
Had It not been for the flood warn
iDgs which F'orecaster Sherier sent out
| several days ago the damage wrought
81 at Davenport by the flood would have
been immense. AS it is d consider bic
= money loss has already been caused
) and this will be increased with every
inch rise from now on. As the river
is expected to rise a foot over yester-
day mornings mark it can be seen that
the flood here is serious menace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
New Principal at Iowa City.

SpeClaI 10 1lH1es@fttpuDlIcdH. ~ r
Iowa City, May 4.-Prof. p. 8. Kings
bury, Of the Ogden. Utah, schools. has
been elected principal of the Iowa City
high school, to succeed Prof. L. F..
Meade, who had served in the dual ca
pacity, during the past two years. Pro-
lessor Meade will retain the superin-
tendency. The new principal is an
alumnus Of Ohio Wesleyan university,
and won his Masters degree at the
University Of Chicago. He formerly
taught in the Oak Park. Chicago, high
| az hool tr-g.r. ,..r. HEtG... .E..sr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
WOMAN SHOOTS WOMAN.
Resident Of centerviile Held on Charge
of Murder

Centerville, May AT the prelim-
mary hearing before Justice Lane,
Mrs. Effie Robinson, or Mills, as she
prefers to be called. who shot and
killed Mrs. Susie Williams in a fit of
jealousy. entered a plea OF mot guilty
to the charge of murder lodged against
her. Her hearing was set for Monday
May 8.
The defendant was calm and collect
ed during the preliminary and did not
seem to be disturbed by thoughts Of
the deed she had committed Her
friend, Logan Mcdaniel. the man in the
case wanted her to plead guilty" but
she refused and entered the opposite
plea. She claimed that she was fully
justified in shooting Mrs. Williams.
She will be kept in the local Jail until
the time for trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
Grinnefi and Vicinity.

Special to Times-Republican. =
Grinnell, May 4.-The board Of coun-
ty supervisors has decided upon remod-
cling parts Of the county home a mile
south of Montezuma and Of making an
addition to the same and Auditor Nc
Kee has advertfsed for bids for the
work andtmaterlAls needed June36 Is
the ,datesor examining The bids.
L. W. Satchell is at his home here
again after a long trip by auto thru
the northern parts Of the state where
he found the muddy roads far from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
REUNlTES HER FAMILY.
Girl kidnaps Brothers and Sisters and
Gives Them to Father.


Des Moines, May 4.-Fifteen year
old Ella Cooper won for her father his
four younger children and a divorce in
District Judge Utterback's court.
Cooper and his wife separated in 1913,
the wife going to Manville, Wyo., and
taking the five children with her.
The mother. however, found the chill
dren too great a burden and gave Ella
away The little girl thereupon wired
her father that she was coming home
and was bringing the other children
with her. She virtually kidnapped her
two little brothers and sisters and. came
back to Des Moines, rejoining her
father.
Today in court Ella told the story OF
how her mother gave her away. The
judge thereupon granted Cooper a d.
vorce and gave him the custody Of his
five children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
FLOOD DANGER CRITICAL.
Gall Issued For 1000 Men to Hold
- &. Ievee at Muscatine.

|.Musca tine, May 4. = Every ab1e-
bodied man on Muscatine Island, ire
spective of what he may be engaged
in at present, is needed in the fight
being waged to keep the Muscatine Is
land levee intact and prevent a pos
sipIe catastrophe which will wipe out
property holdings and result in terrific
losses from the flood waters.
This was the emphatic statement
made by J D. Buser, chairman Of the
Eoard Of supervisors, who made an
other tour Of the threatened district in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
To,norro,D's Menu.

l+g M Z
"a solid man Of Boston, comfort
able man with dividends. and the firs
salmon and the first green peas"
Longfellow.
BREAKFAST.
@ pruneS VIZ
Cereal and Cream
q Salt Mackerel Fried Potatoes
Rolls Coffee
LUNCHEON OR SUPPER.
Clam Fritters "A
Brown Bread Sandwiches
.5 Cocoa Drop Cakes
DINNER.
Tapioca Soup
Baked Salmon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04

When the war began Gen De Castel.
nau, the French commander. had eight
sons in the army. He has five left, the
others having been killed in action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04

Tapioca soup: Add two tablespoons !.
full OF tapioca to three cupsful or bean
stock. Cook until the, tapioca il soft
or for about half an hour. Season WITH
salt and pepper and . little chopped
parsley. s,s ..sls 35 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
MAsoNs TO OPEN HOTEL.
Will Have Charge Of Dedication
Sheldon -lMunn Houae at Aneee.

Sheldon -IMunn House at Anees.
Ames, May 4.-The new hotel at
Ames, the Sheldon Mum, will be
opened June 1 with banquet and
dance in charge of the Scottish Rite
Masons Of that city. There Is a live
and active club of Scottish Rite Masons
at Ames and they are announcing that
the affair will be most elaborate. 1t Is
expected that a number of Scottish
Rite Masons from Des Moines will at.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04

The Australians are the greatest
n, eat aatara In the world. K 5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04

quite familiar as It ID the same - the
original laying OF II with the immense
roller ready 70 give the pressure. The;
work on new paving u going on stead
lily. ai3 MI. Js s8& ss 'fS ,55 IN III NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
Boiled Potatoes In Parsley
Peas APPARATUS salad \
StxAwrASry Ghortcaks 4,

y Prunes: soak ths prunes ! overnight
In enough water to cover. Drain. strain
the water, add the rind OF lemon
shredded and half q Eteaspoonful Of
cinnamon. Return the prunes to thu
liquid. ana simmer for half an hour.
Clam fritters: Use only half the li-s
quor from twenty oalms. Add pepper
and cook the CLAIMS slowly IN the II.
qlor for twenty minutes. Drain and
mince and stir into u fritter batter.
Fry In hot deep lat.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-16

They tell me in the studios the mil
itary primness that marks so many
of new street suits is due to femin-
inity's interesting experience in
khaki.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-16

BY BETTY BROWN j
Girl rockies" playing soldier in
military training camps are not only
setting examples in patriotism, but
are setting styles, too.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
SALE
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville:
Court of Common Pleas.

w. F. Manner, Plaintiff,
against
North Carter. Anderson Real Estate
and Investment Co., and others,
Defendants.
By authority of a Decree Of Sale
nv the Court of Common Pleas Q
Abbeville County, in said State, mace
in the above stated case, / will offer
for sale. at Public Cutlery. at A6be-
vile. C. H., S. c., on Salesday In FEB,
ruarv, A. D., 1916. within the Legal
hours of sale the following described
land. to wit: All that tract or par
eel of land situate. lying and 6elng
in Abbeville County, in the State
aforesaid, containing Seventy-one
~ Acres, more or less, and bound
ed by lands of w. w. Bullock, Moses
Wideman, VIM. Ravenel, and thers
Also all that other tract OF land IN
Abbeville County, State aforesaid
containing Eleven and 21-1OO o.
III Acres, being same tract of land
conveyed to North Carter by the An
derson Real Estate and investment
Co., and known as lot No. l on plat
made by W. H. Newell and recorded
in Book page IN Clerh ol-
flee at Abbeville, S. c.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH- Pur-
chaser to pay for papers and stamps.
R. E. HILL,
Master A. c., S. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Anderson Phosphate and Oil Co.,
against
C. ]. Britt,
EXECUTION.

By virtue of an execution to me d.
rected, in the above stated case, l
will sell to the highest bidder, at
public acution, within the legal hours
of sale, at Abbeville on Saturday the
18th day of January A. D., 1916, all
the right title and interest of c: J;
Britt in the following described
property, to-wit: One mare mule
name "Rody;" one horse mule name
"Bil;" one horse mule name Fox
one mare mule name Kate" one
horse mule name "Joe;" one mare
mule name LULA" one mare mule
name dolly" One Maxwell runa-
bout automobile. Six head cattle.
Levied on and to be sold as the
property of C. J.. Britt to satisfy the
aforesaid execution and costs.
Terms-Cash. R. NJ. BURTS,
Sheriff Abbeville Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
BURNING LOGS AND BRUSH.

&How Best to Pile the Timbers to As
sure Complete Consumption.
Tin the burning Of logs and brush
FARMERS of northern Wisconsin would
do we'll to follow the method OF the
railway section foreman. This con-
q; sists in piling the timcers In such a
, way that, as the fire burns down. the
wood settles in parallel tiers and so is
thoroughly consumed.
Logs thrown together in heller skcl-
ter fashion cannot be expected to burn
readily or completely. According to
Carl Livingstone of the department or
agricultural engineering, University or
Wisconsin, in burning waste wood see
that stumps are clean and not coated
with thick layers Of mud and earth.
. which act as a check to the flames.
Make the piles high and narrow. as
, cone shaped as possible. and never
broad and rolling in form. Fill all
spaces with small stumps or splinters
..of wood to make the pile compact.
When burning windfalls saw off the
stump close to the roots and burn each
part separately.
When burning brush 1t is best to
trim off the main branches Of small
trees and saplings before putting them
on the pile.
No material injury to the humus In
the soil will result from burning
,stumps or logs if they are piled ON wet
ground.
Do not fire a large pile Of stumps or
dogs during a high wind. A more mod
crate rate of burning is better.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
SALE
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.
Martha Scotland, Plaintiff,
against
Eli HaGdon, ct al, Defendants.

By authority of a Decree of Sale
bv the Court of Common Pleas Tor
Abbeville County, in said State: made
in the above stated case, l will offer
for sale, 1T Public Outcrv, at Able
Vile, C. H., S. c., on Salesday In
February, A. D., 1916, Wlthln tne ie-
cal hours of sale the following de-
seribed land, to wit: All that tract or
parcel of land situate, lying and be-
inc in Abbeville County, in the State
aforesaid, containing One Hundred
and Eighty-two 1922 Acres, more
or less and bounded by lands of
Henry Clinkscales, G; o. MeLa IN
R. M. Pratt, Fl. P. McGhee, Jno; W.
Callahan, and known as the w. H.
MsAdams homestead.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH- Pur-
chaser to pay for papers and stamps.
R. E. HILL,
Master A. c., S. G.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
MASTERS SALE
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville,
Court of Common Pleas.
Lizzie Walker, j. F. Edmunds: and
Savannah Edmunds, Plalntlfs'
against
lanes Henderson and others,
Defendants.

By authority of a Decree OF oale
bv the Court of Common Pleas LOT
Abbeville County, in said STATE
made in the above stated case, L
will offer for sale, at Public Outcry'
at Abbeville, C. H., S. C., on SAFES
day in February, A. D., 1915 Wltn-
in the legal hours of sale the f0li9wt
ing described land, to-wit: An tnat
tract or parcel of land situate, lyihg
and being in the town of McCormlck'
in Abbeville County, in the State
aforesaid, and described as follows:
Viz-Lots Nos. 3, a., II and II IN
Block No. 9 in the town OF McCor-
mick. having a frontage OF nun
dred feet on Pine street and a ron
zoe of one hundred (10o) feet on
Oak street, as shown by a map OF n
town of Accommodating the same
lots conveyed to ]. M. Edmqnds by
the Mccormick Land and LUMBER
Co. on the 7th day of Nov. 1872.
To be sold as one lot.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. FUR
chasers to pay for papers and stamps
Master, A. c., S. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
10 PROTECT STRAWBERRIES.
The Patches Should Be Covered With
a Mulch In Winter.

In ali except the extreme southern
and western districts the autumn or
early winter is the season in which
the strawberry patches should be COW
cred with q mulch. partly to protect
the plants from the continual freezing
and thawing which occurs in many
sections, partly to conserve moisture
and keep down weeds during the fol-
lowing spring and during the iiruiting
season. and partly to keep the berries
from contact with the soil when they
ripen. This mulch may consist of
some kind of straw or hay or OF sta
bic manure containing a large proper
tion Of straw. but it should be free
from weed seed. Wheat. rye. oAt and
buckwEeat straw. long leaf pine nee.
dies. prairie hay. marsh hay. salt
marsh hay and other materi1s.S are fire.
auently used for this mul use. The
mulch should he piaceG'Jn the berry
field after the ground freezes and be-
fore it is covered with snow. If a
rain follows the spreading Of the
mulch, less trouble will he experienced
from scattering by the wind. The
mulch should be spread evenly over
the whole field. If available. sufi-
cfent material to make the depth OF
the mulch when it settles from two
10 three inches should he used.
Stable manure. though frequently
used, is not always satisfactory. In
some sections it causes a vigorous leaf
growth the following spring and ac-
tually lessons the yield Of berries. If
either the stable manure or the straw
contains weed seed it may infest the
berry field with weeds to an extent
(which decreases the yield and causes
much expense in cleaning. When sta
BILE manure is applied the solid por.
tons as far as possible should be put
between the rows and that part con-
tanning more straw placed over the
row. In the spring before the plants
start growth sufficient straw should be
removed from the rows to allow the
plants to grow through the mulch.
This straw may be thrown into the
space between the rows. Where the
ground is weedy it will often be nee
essary to rake the mulch upon the
rows Of plants and cultivate the field.
The mulch is then returrS.l to the
middles between the row ~. plants to
ne left until after the picking season.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12

chat they will lap at an upright. Knee
braces are placed in the corners of the
door. as ShuYn.
The sketch at the left shows the way
Jn which the sheets are placed on the
framework. They are to be cut one
foot longer than the door is high and
bent around the top and bottom, as
shown. The sheets are to.be fastened
50 the framework with large sized gal
raniZed tacks. TO hang this door the
{: standard hangers are used. The 2 by 4
piece at the top forms an ample sup
port for the hangers, which should be
fastened to the door with bolts. The
result is Il door which weighs very
much less than the wooden doors and
one which costs no more to make and
IN some cases less. especially on large
sized doors.-Rural New Yorker.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
MASTERS SALE
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville,
Court of Common Pleas.
Sallie Baldwin, ct al, Plaintiffs,
against
Alice Craig, ct al, Defendants.

BY authority of a Decree Of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleas, for
Abbeville County, in said State, made
in the above stated case, l will offer
for sale, at Public Cutlery, at Able
vile, C. H., S. c., on Salesday in
February, A. D., 1916, within the le-
gal hours of sale, the following de-
scribed land, to wit: All that tract
or parcel of land situate, lying and
being in Abbeville County, in the
State aforesaid, containing Two Hun
bred and Seventeen (217) Acres,
more or less land bounded by Eugene
Barmore, w. R. Dunn, Will Single
ton and Miss Margaret Dodson.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur-
chasers to pay for papers.
R. E. HILL,
Master, A. c., S. G.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES. FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRIC OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SON
In the Matter of J. Walter Clamp,
Ban krupt.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
Pursuant to an order of the Court
made in the above stated matter, /
will sell at Public Auction to the
highest bidder for cash. in front of
the Court House at Abbeville, S. c.,
on Salesday in February 1916, dur
ing the legal hours of sale, the fol-
lowing described real estate. to wit:
G) All that tract or plantation OF
land. situate, lying and being in Abb
beville County, in the Stat eof South
Carolina, containing ninety-three and
1-2 (93 1-2) acres, more or less, and
bounded by lands of j. E. Branyon,
on the North and j. V. Pruitt on the
East; Mrs. B. E. Pruitt on the South;
!. R. Pruitt and w. D. Thomas on the
West: being the place where j. Wal
ter Clamp resides.
2. Also all that tract or parcel OF
land, situate. lying and being in the
County of Abbeville and Sttae Of
Carolina, containing seven hundred
and one-eighth acres, mroe or less,
and lying on the Robinson Bridge
Road. on the East side of said road,
and being in front of the house of
J. Walter Clamp, and being bounded
by lands of J. Walter Clamp on all
sides except the East and being
bounded on the East by lands OF j.
L. Branyon, and being a part OF the
S. l.. Callahan place. =.
Said tracts of land will be sold
separately and for the purpose OF sat
isfying the mortgages now against
TENN.
Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser
to pay for the papers and stamps.
c.. C. CLINKSCALES,
Trustee in Bankruptcy in the above
entitle matter.
Jan. II, 1916.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
MASTERS SALE
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville,
Court of Common Pleas.
Amanda Wharton, Plaintiff
against
Parthima Walker, Defendant.

BY authority of a Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Alb
beville County, in said State, made in
the above state case, l will offer for
sale, at Public Cutlery, at Abbevillle
C.. H., S. c., on Salesday in Febru-
airy, A. D., 1916, within the legal
hours of sale, the following described
land, to wit: All that tract or parcel
of land situate, lyin gand being in
Abbeville County, in the State afore-
said, containing Fifty One (51)
Acres, more or less, and bounded now
or formerly by lands of William
Klugh, Joe LomaX,, Hinton and 9TH
ers-and by the Cokesbury road.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH- Pur-
chaser to pay for papers.
R. E. HILL,
Master A. c., S. G.