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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
CITY REALTY INACTIVE.
Transactions Fairly Numerous, But
Are Mostly Uninterestina.

Commonplace best describes the To-
cal real estate market for the week
ending Monday. 1t was uninteresting
both as to the volume Of business and
the quality of the property that
changed hands. Especially is the latter
statement true Of the city property
that was negotiated by purchase in the
week. Insofar as both number of
properties that changed hands and
their value were concerned the week
was a fairly average one, but there
was nothing about any of the deals
that attracted more than ordinary in
terest to them.
All Of the city property traded in was
low priced. Miss Eta Northup took
title to residence property at 9sWest
Boone street that she bought last fall.
The lot is improved by a flve-room
bungalow that was being built when
Miss Northup bought it. The price
has not been made public, but 50 worth
Of revenue stamps on the deed indi-
cate a price of about $4,000.
The only farm sales Of any moment
was the transfer of the quarter sec
tion in LeGrand township by Mundy
& Scott and others to Nels Peterson,
who owns adjoining farm land The
price he paid was $4,000, of which
$4,000 waESrepresented by sasmortgage
!. Property Of . value OF $43,474
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
City Dominates
Whole State On
Publicity Stamps

Business firms and individuals who
receive letters or packages from Mar
shalltown during the next month or
so will get the impression that this
city dominates the state OF Iowa pre-
eninently. The new poster stamps.
printed in five colors, which have Just
arrived. show this city as the princi-
pal centrally located city in the pros
porous state of Iowa. They should
serve as an excellent advertiser ent for
the town.
Seventy-five thousand Of these
stamps are on hand at the Marshall
town Club, $4,000 Of which have been
sold to merchants and large business
firms. Smaller amounts may be OBJ
tanned for 25 cents for 100, or Sits a
thousand.
The stamps have been changed
somewhat from the original plan. al
tho the size, 2x2h inches, remains the
same. In the center Of the stamp Is
a map of the state of Iowa, printed in
blue, with IMarshalitown in the CEN
ter. and the name Of the city printed
in large letters extending almost across
the state. Around the map is drawn
a red circle, called the "circle of good
business" including twelve important
cities Of the middle west. Marshall
town Is shown in direct connection
with all these cities, by the three rail-
roads. which are outlined in red, and
the Lincoln Highway and the auto
route to st. Louis, outlined in black.
At the bottom Of the circle are the
words six million prosperous people"
On either side of the background of
the map. which is printed in yellow,
are slogans. "Marshalltown. Iowa" APP
pears at the top. and distributing
Center of Middle West" at the bottom.
On one side are the words Intelligent
Labor, Cheap Power and Coal" and on
the other. Three Trunk Line Rail
roads, On the Lincoln Highway" The
cities which are shown on the map as
directly related to Marshalbtown are
st. Paul, Minneapolis. Sioux Falls,
Sioux City. Omaha, st. Joe, Kansas
City, st. Louis, Peoria, Dubuque. and
Milwaukee. All are within the "Circle
of Good Business"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15

brought suit in the district court for
that amount and refused to accept the
award. Since then the cash to pay
the award, and Others, has been on de-
post.
The jury awarded $4,000 as damages
to the property at the corner of
Market street and Third avenue. oc-
cupied by Ketchum & CASTOR. II
aw9rded $500 as damages to the
twenty-foot building south of the
corner building. which Is also occupied
by Ketchum & CASTOR. The Conover
estate is interested In that 1t retains
title to the corner property, which it
has sold under contract to Ketchum q
CASTOR.
Settlement of this claim would dis
pose Of the largest single claim grow
ing out Of the building Of the viaduct
OF total of $10.540, which the jury
awarded. $4,000 was awarded to
Ketchum & CASTOR.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
TIMES REPUBLICAN. MARsHALLTOWN iowa FEBRUARY

changed hands during the week, COM
pared with $17,450 for the preceding
week, $3S,485 for two weeks ago $751;
356 for the corresponding week of jan
uary, and $17O0s for the correspond
ing week Of December.
The transfers were:
Sarah NJ. West to Joshua B. West,
an undivided half interest in lot 4,
block 90, 81.
X. Scott to Eta Northup. the east
5b feet Of the west 100 feet Of lot 8,
block q, 81.
Harry A. M;nkler to A. Bedeser. lot
Is. block 2. Woods second addi-
ton, 81.
Mable A. Radcliffe to Lon Walker,
the west 45 feet OF lot 10 and the west
As feet of the north 10 feet of lot II,
block IL, Rices addition. 81.
Charles Weber to Phebe Jane Phelps,
lot 20, Melrose Park, $3.50.
Henry Merrill to, Frank Leiberum
tain. s214.
to Nels Peterson, $50 acres in LeGrand
township, $4,000.
John NJ. Olson to Charles NJ Olson,
land in south Marshall, 81.
John Markey to Ollie Lutteken, land
In Eden township, 81.
Julia w. Smith to William G. Delap.
lot and the north ~ feet of lot 4,
block 2, Anson's subdivision, $3.50.
Andrew Moore to c. B. Bingaman
g. acres in Timber Creek township, 81
g. w. Simcox, of Lyman county
South Dakota, to Arch Simcox, Of PEN
nington county, South Dakota, lot l.
block 3. Ferner's second addition, 800
Mary H. Thissen to Ettna NJ. Ben
ming, the east 40 feet Of the west 112
feet Of lot 9, block %, $1,750.
Consolidated Independent School Dis
trict. Of Ferguson, to w. B. williams,
one-acre school site in Jefferson town
ship, SO. @..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
sETTLEMENT OF kETcHuM 4
GAsToN CLAIM PRACTICALLY
AGREED 70.
WILL ACCEPT AWARD
MADE ~ THE JURY
City Agrees to Pay $4,000 Awarded by
Jury Without Attorney Fees or In
tsrsst on d-kstehum 4 Cas-
ton Claimed Damages in Sum Of
$4,000 When Award Was Made.

What amounts to practically an oral
agreement between members of the
city council and an attorney repre-
senting Ketchum & CASTOR and the
Conover estate has been reached re-
garding the damages to property
owned by Ketchum & CASTOR and the
Conover estate arising from the build
ing OF the Third avenue viaduct. The
claimants 1lave virtually agreed to ac-
'cept the award of $4,000, made by the
lsheriffs jury last January.
A difference Of about $50 keeps the
city and the claimants attorney apart
from an actual settlement, but it IS
Expected the claimants will waive the
difference.
Council Stands Pat.
Settlement OF this claim, which has
eoeen under way for several weeks, has
Ipeen delayed because the council has
refused to consider settlement for
larger sum than the jury's award. Eff
fort was made to persuade the coun-
|cil 10 settle for the award plus the
claimants attorneys fee, amounting to
something over 5000, but the council
refused the offer.
An effort has more lately been made
Ito induce the CITY to allow the claim
ANTS per cent on the award since It
was made. This Is the rate Of interest
the bank ,pays the city on the de-
Iposit ind 5rould amount to about $50.
But Nc council has refused to grant
this concession. and it understands
that the claimants will now waive it.
Award Far Below Claim.
Ketchum & CASTOR claimed damages
OF $4,000 at the time the award Of
$1,000 was made by the jury 1t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
TRY 70 PROVE SANITY.
Frank oviatt, County Hospital Pa
tisnt, Is Given Hearing.

Frank Oviatt, a former preacher OF
Liscomb, and patient at the county
hospital. aided by his attorney, was
given a chance to prove that the pa
tient was sane before Judge Cummings
in the district court Monday afternoon.
The hearing was on a writ OF habeas
corpus.
Armed with a bible. numerous let
ters manuscripts and pamphlets of his
writings, which filled a good-siz
case. Oviatt was brought into court.
His attorney had alleged in the appli-
cation that Oviatt was sane and should
be released. Oviatt was prepared to
prove it by the bible and his manu-
scripts, but is was not given much
chance. His insanity is alleged to
hinge on religion and religious sub
jects, and his attorney steered him
clear of them during the examination
One written statement of Oviatt that
was read into the record by the at
torney, was in substance that the ad-
vanced thinker whose mental process
es give his utterances expression to
thoughts in advance of the common
opinion on any given subject, is at
once accused of being insane.
One of the chief witnesses was Dr.
NJ. u. Chesire, a member OF the COM
missioners Of insanity, who has known
Oviatt and the family for years. DR..
Cheside, thought Oyiatt had probably
improved under treatment at the state
hospital, and that physically Oviatt
was better than when sent to Inde-
pendence. DR.. Chesire said he ragerd-
ed Oviatt as dangerous, especially to
his family, when laboring under relig-
ious Authorizations, and that Mrs.
Oviatt stood very much in fear OF
him. DR.. Chesire said he had recon-
mended the parole of Oviatt from the
state hospital into the care of Oviatt's
brother, who lives in the southern part
of the state. but that the parole could
not be arranged. He said he was still
in favor of such parole that would
take Oviatt to new environments, but
that he would not think it would be
wise to turn Oyiatt loose here.
Judge Cummings heard the evidence
then took the case under Amusement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
Alkali Makes Soap
Bad For Washing Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
mulsified cocoanut oil. for this is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap,
and beats the most expensive soaps or
anything else all to pieces. You can get
this at any drug store, and few ounces
will last the whole family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about teaspoonful is all
that Is required. 1t makes an album
lance of rich, creamy lather. cleanses
thorough'J, AMI rinses out easily. The
hair dries quit ky and evenly. and Is
soft. fnesh. look ng, bright. fluffy. wavy
and easy to handle, Besidesait loosens
and takes out every particle OF dust,
dj and dandruff is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
VAUDEVILLE AND BURLEsouE.
'Dariings Of Paris" Are Hereby
Farce Com Odies and Vaudeville

"Darlinss Of Paris Are Hsre-Two
Farce Comedies and Vaudeville.
The greatest hodge podge Of all that
is new and agreeaby entertaining
IS Taylor's "Darlings Of Paris" Not
only does it contain all that is sood in
burlesque. spectacular, musical and
sensational effects, but it also offers a
long bill of vaudeville. stars that would
do credit to the largest vaudeville the
alter in the country. Nothing has been
overlooked that will help make this
the most satisfying entertainment Of
all the so-called Broadway productions
Scenic grandeur, with elaborate light
ing effects, offer an enhancing hpan-
Drama OF beauty and color seldom seen.
The "Darlings of. Paris" comes to the
odeon theater tonight. A show more
Partisan than Paris. See the bathing
girls the original sensational novelty
This is a real old school burlesque
show in three parts-farce comedy,
vaudeville and burlesque, Odeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
TODAY'S BEAUTY HELP

You can keep your hair at its very
best by washing it with a teaspoonful
Of canthrox A1aDolved In q cup OF hot
water, aftesW1Fd rinsrng thoroly with
clear water. One finds that tho hair
dries quickly and evenly. is unstreaked.
bright. soft and very fluffy, so fluffy
in fact, that 1t looks more abundant
than 1t is. and so soft that arranging
10 becomes a pleasure. This simple, in
expensive shampoo cieanses the hair
and scalp thoroly Of all dandruff and
dirt. and leaves clean. wholesome
feeling. All scalp Irritation will disap-
Ipear,6and the hair will be brighter and
lglosSler than ever before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15

in this country and on preparedness
j. b. Classen, commander OF the post,
also gave short patriotic talk.
The program OF the evening was Civ
en- by the relief corps. The choir OF
the soldiers home and Miss Catherine
Lands sang. Several readings were
given by Misses Carol Houghton.
Jessie Rogers. Mabel Elliot, and Agnes
and Ray Negly.
An hour was spent informally at the
close OF the program and refreshments
were served
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER NOTICED.
Thousand Comment on Mesker Build
ing Window Display Of Apsar Studio.


Attracting wide attention and win
ming comment daily from Marshalltown
people and others who stop to look, Is
the window display in the Meeker
building. East Main street. Here are
shown many studies of the photogra-
piers art, which were made in the
Apgar studio this city.
The work Is far superior to the class
Of work expected in city OF this
size. even the framing is to be admired.
The poses the shades of the pictures,
the frame and many other details are
most noticeable. This class Of work
has placed the Apgar studio equal with
the larger photograph studios of Chi
cago and New York City.
The studio is located over Abbott's
hardware store, corner of Main and
Center streets. Apgars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
THEY ASK HARRY
When the Mon and Young Mon Of
Marshalltown and Vicinity Want to
Know What's What For Spring
They Go to Hopkins & Son.

Say. Harry, what are they going to
wear this spring." is now being asked
Of Harry Hopkins. most every day.
He replies: ''Ha. the tale is a long
one. but what is better just drop in
1T will he pleasure to show you the
new ones"
The newest and best going and what
is more, the price is made right.
There's special here for you.
Hopkins & Son, the popular tailors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
Funeral at liscomh.

Tho funeral Of Mrs. A. l.. Condor. of
Liscomb. was held at the Reformed
church at 1880 Monday afternoon. Rev.
J. B. aSwartz conducted the service. Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Worries and Mrs. E. J.
Dillon sang, and the pail bearers were
Ed Dillon. Daniel Bueghly. John
Small, Norman Boyd. Jacob Galloway,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
n. Burial was in the Al

and II. Ralston. Burial was in the Al
bion cemetery.
Those from distance who were at
the services We're Mr.. and Mrs. Il. L..
Parmenter, Mrs. Alfred Hnland and
daughter Mildred. and Thomas Me-
Grew, of Gilman: w. n. McCullock.
Mrs. o. Worcester and Mrs. Howard
Hyde. OF Grinnell: Mrs. George Lane.
Newburg: and Mrs. Roy Fuller and
Mrs. Emerson Powers. of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
Local Weather Record,

There was noticeable moderation
of the temperature Monday. From a
maximum Of ~ above zero the tenn
perature did notSdrop as as 4
above zero. the temperature at ?
o'clock in the morning. The range
Sunday was II abQve and zero. and
year. ago Monday.t sxtremes were 80
and % above zero. AZ Z o'clock this
morning the temperature was above
zero. ~ ..'.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
Another Lincoln proora m.

Judge B. F. Cummings gave the adj
dress in honor Of Lincoln's birthday
Monday evening ny the F. NJ. Thomas
post and w. r. c.. Over 125 members
and guests attended the affair which
was held in tfleseast coust room.
Judge Cummings gave Spiendid adj
dress spsaking along patriotic lines.
He spokSFbriefiy of Iincdsi, after
which hestAlked on present conditions
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
Part Of tn. Tr.atmsns.

Part Of the Treatment.
Patient Ito pretty nurseI: Will YOU
be my wife when recover?
Pretty Nurse: Certainly.
Patient: Then you will love me?
Pretty Nurse: oh. no: that's merely
part of the treatment. I must keep
my patients cheerful. promised this
morning to- run away with a married
man who has lost both Of his legs
Maritime Medical News s@
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Norton, OF Hol-
stein. left Monday evening for their
home after a visit here with Mr.. Nor
toms sister. Mrs. Thomas Nelson, and
family. NEE sA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
Gard Of Thanks.

We want to most sincerely thank the
many kind friends and neighbors who
have so kindly given to us OF their
sympathy. help and comfort during the
sorrow brought to us by the death Of
our wife and mother. We want, also,
to thank those who sent flowers or who
remembered us in our bereavement in
any way. A. L. Condor and family.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-29
The Mexican Situation. (New Haven Journal-Coureir.)

The Mexican and American com rissioners have reached an agree nent as to the relations of the two republics. It is understood that President Wilson has already ex- pressed to the American commission CTS his approval of their work which makes the acquiescence of General Carranza alone necessary. We are not yet prepared to share in the gloomy view taken of his probable action, for the responsibility of re- jecting an agreement which conserves the pride of both countries would be too heavy for even him to bear.
 General Carranza for some reason which it has been difficult to under stand, has never viewed in it's right light the attitude President Wilson has taken towards Mexico from the first. He appears to have been labor ing under suspicion on our motives and to almost justify the suspicion on our part that he has been ad- vised by parties solely interested in intervention. We are not wilfully oc- cupying Mexican territory with Amer ican soldiers. We are perfectly will ing to withdraw our troops under General Pershing if the provisional government will protect American towns on the border from bandit at- tacks. We must reserve the right to protect the border If the provisional government cannot or will not do so, and to pursue the marauding bandits into Mexico if that becomes neces- sary. This is what the joint com mission has agreed to and it is what General Carranza must accept or take the full consequences
 That he will accept we are strongly inclined to believe. The situation is not what it was before the election Mexico with all the rest of the world was watching to see whether the ad- 1ninistration in power was to be re- pudtated with all of it's policies, do- nesttc and international. Now that it has been endorsed by a very large popular plurality the world knows just what this country means.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-29
LEE HOUSE ONCE A PRISON.
James Shepard Calls Attention to an ! Interesting Incident in Early
Days of New Britain.

Days of New Britain.
 The notice of the old Lee house in the Herald of Nov. 25 under Town Topics,' reminds me of the following early military history of New Britain
 Stephen Lee, the first of that name in this place, was captain of a Farm ington train band. In 1740 a com pany was formed, mainly by New Britain men; Jonathan Lewis being captain and John Patterson, lieuten- ant. The latter was afterwards made captain and served in the French and Indian war at various times from 1755 to 1762. He was the father of General John Patterson of Revolu- tionary fame. General Patterson married a daughter of Captain Josiah Lee. She was a first cousin of Col. Isaac. Captain Josiah Lee was a son of Captain Stephen and an uncle of Isaac the owner of the Lee mansion. Jos1ah Lee commanded a company In the Sixth Regiment for service at Fort William Henry in 1757, in the French and Indian war and again command ed company from March to August in 1758. No doubt Col. Isaac Lee saw his uncle Josiah, and other New Britain men, depart from here for service in that war
 The Rev. John Sayre of Fairfield, a church of England missionary was a prisoner of war under conf1ne- ment for about seven months, at the house of Col. Isaac Lee He was sent here by the governor and coun- Gil as Tory In July 1777, the church wardens and others of Fair field, petitioned the general assem- bly, for his release and return under bonds for his good behavior. The petition was granted. After his re- lease he wrote as follows:
 'J was at length banished (upon the false and malicious pretense of my being an enemy to the good of my country), to place called New Britain, in Pennington, about 60 or 70 miles from Fairfield, where I was entirely unknown, except to one poor man, the inhabitants differing from me both in religion and political prin- ciples. However the family in which I lived showed me such marks of kindness as they could, and I was treated with civility by the neigh bOrs.'
New Britain herald., 1916-11-29
Mir. Ford as an Alcoholic.
(New York Evening Sun)


 Nobody would think of him in just that light, but if we discard the doc tors specialized use of this substan- tive and consider it simply as mean ing a. man devoted to the use of alco- hol, without imputing any personal saturation with the destroyer, we may fairly think of him as such.
 For MT. Ford declares that alcohol is soon to supplant gasolene on the farm and highways, indeed, it may he that it will displace love as we'll as gasO1ene and "rule the court, the camp the grove" There is not much which alcohol will not do to man, in the ancient usage, and nobody should have the hardihood to say it cannot do as much and more for man as a fuel as it has done to man merely as a species of kindling.
 Indeed. MT. Ford has no doubt. He has been studying the practica bility of using alcohol for farm tractors for the past eighteen months, and that is a long time for MT. Ford to devote ex- clusively to any single subject, even such an important one as a new fuel. He says that Sir Boverton Redwood, official petroleum adviser of the Brit ish government and leading expert, has gwen W WdI1lll1S II1dI II1e "olld D supply of petroleum will be exhausted l in twenty-five years. Long before l that time the price of gasolene will l have risen far out of reach as mo- 1 tor fuel Alcohol, says MT. Ford, l works better than gasolene, is clean CT and more powerful It can be manufactured very cheaply, some- l times for ten cents a gallon, and l there is an unlimited supply, because 1 it is producible from so many differ l ent forms of vegetation.
 The point about all this is that MT. Ford may be right; he has frequently been right in mechanics. He has been l very wrong in politics, but there is 1 no narticular reason why he should 1 moi he right in chemistry, if he stud 1 ies his subject.