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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

supreme court a few days ago estab-
lished the rights OF minor stockholders
more clearly than they have ever been
set out beforc In this state The nigh
court. in an opinion written by JUS
tice Scott NJ Ladd. held that, the Of
ficers of a stock company are in duty
bound to discharge their duties in the
interest of the whole company and not
in the interest of a few stockholders.
CIR in other words, officers Of a cor
poration or company in buying stock
of minor stockholders have no right
to withhold from them information as
to the true value Of the stock and in
this way buy up the stock at a personal
advantage. This ruling will also apply
to the sale of stock to outsiders. The
officers of company have no right,
for instance, to withhold from the pur-
chaser informa ton as to the true con-
dition of the company. II the company
is in debt for instance. and the in
tending purchaser is not apprised or
this, he has cause for suit asainst
the company whose officers failed to
appriSe him of the true condition of the
company when he purchased his sock.
If the reverse were true, minor stock
holders would be at the mercy Of the
managers Of a stock company. They
have little means of knowing the eX-
act condition Of the company unless
they can get it from the officers who
transact the business for the company.
This is the first time such point
has been passed upon by the supreme
court of Iowa. In the states Of In
diana and New York the courts have
held that the officers manage the af-
fairs of a company for the benefit Of
the company as a whole and not for the
individual stocknolder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
Megdn. Hardin County
Stock,nan. Makes Big
Money Feeding Cattle

Thomas Megan. Of Eldora, who owns
sixteen quarter sections of land in
Harding county. Iowa, was on the
Chicago market on "Wednesday May
10, with seventeen car loads of cattle
and hogs, and Rappal Bros & Co,
live stock commission merchants,
commenting on the sale, says:
I "All thru the months of December
and January when cattle and hog
prices were very low we sent out
each week about 10000 printed letters
urging stock farmers and feeders to
buy at the low prices then prevailing
all the cattle and hogs they could pos
sibly carry and feed them for the May
and June markets. and Mr.. Thomas
Megan, acting in line with this advice.
bought about 400 head Of cattle from
$3.50 to $3.50 per cwt., and eleven car
loads of hogs costing from IS to IS per
cwt.. and put them in his feed lot, AT
the same time buying enough corn to
carry all this stock thru to the May
and June markets. His first shipment
from this purchase Of cattle and hogs.
fourteen cars of cattle and three cars
of hogs was on Wednesdays market.
May 10, the hogs selling at 1885, max
ing an average margin above first cost
as feeders four months ago of ~ per
hundred, in addition to their gains IN
weight. while the greater part OF the
cattle sold by Rappal Bros. Co. was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
slLso's PARTY VISITS AmEs.
Mississippi Governor Praises ie~a's
,-~ Agricultural College.

Special to Times Republican
Ames, May 1--we are visiting the
north TO study aggressive agriculture;
We are visiting schools Of the west to
study progressive agriculture: We are
visiting Ames because We hold Iowa
State College TO be the best agricul-
turaI college in the world. 1t stands
for agriculture, both progressive and
aggressive said Governor T. G..
(.sStorIny Petrero Biibo, OF Mississip-
pi., who. accompanied by the majority
Of the board of education Of that state.
arrived in Ames. Thursday. on an In
vestigation tour OF Iowa, State Col
legs.
The governor and his guests are on
an extended visit to the schools OF the
middle west and west on the lookout
for ideas, especially along the line Of
agriculture. that can be. transplanted
into the higher educational institutions
of Mississippi -. -,
my. visit to Ames has been the
high wafer mark of our trip stated
the governor. You have a wonderful
institution - in equipment. outlay,
campus. buildings and spirit, the best
/ have visited. will take many ideas
from Ames with me to the south"
The party made comprehensiVe
study, of the administrative system OF
The institution. You may get more
appropriations but we have you beat
en- when 1t comes to lowering the cost
per student for his college education.
Thru the system OF cooperative stu
dent dormitories our average cost per
student has been reduced to about $135
per year." said the governor At Iowa
State College it is something like 1850.
THE cooperative dormitory system
was the solution of meeting the needs
Of the many poor students in the
south. The students themselves con-
duct the entire system including a
CO. operative laundry" =.
The governors party has visited the
schools Of Oklahoma. Kansas and Mis-
souri,. Illinois, Wisconsin and Michi-
gan will also be visited before their
return south. H
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
TESTED CORN ALL SOLD.
Founr Hundred Fifty Farmers Helped
by Fort DODGE Club.

Ounr f1uhofSo EHtJ
by Fort Dodge Club. 80.
After serving Webster county 1ar-
mers directly in the number OF 45o.
and selling 5000 bushels OF tested
seed corn. the Fort Dodge Commercial
Club seed corn testing plant under the
direction of J. J. Ryan has been closed
The plant ran out OF corn this week
and late Tuesday sold the last bushei
of corn.
Mr. Ryan declared that all the seeo
corn sent out from the plant will grow
He reports that fields where the corn
was planted some time ago are snow
ing UP In good shape. Corn planted
a week ago is all right, but corn tnat
was planted Thursday or Friday OF
Fast week may be in danger, because
of the recent cold weather.
I'VE spent $500 advertising the dan
gers Of planting corn that had not
been tested" said Mr.. Ryan. We did
more good by bringing this fact to the
farmers than we did by testing corn,
altlo We sold 5000 bushels OF tested
seed corn. In addition we served 450
farmers. Then, too, there were al
least that number OF farmers VINO
either brought their corn to us for
testing, or whom we showed how TO
test corn at their homes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
TENANTS NEED CAPITAL.
Better Investment For Iowa rarm
Renters Than Paying interest.


II isn't land ownership that Iowa
farm renters need as much as more
operating capital Olive stock, machin-
cry feed, supplies), says o. G. LLOYD
of the farm management department.
at Iowa State College.
From the viewpoint Of productive
farming the renter can not anoro 10
pay 5A per cent which he does, for
money to buy land whsn ne can rehe
the same land for IN per cent. 1t -
more profitable for him 20 buy oper-
atlng capital from WHICH he gets at
least the rate OF interest ne mas ~
pay.
Data gathered on 52l rented farms
of Tarna, Grundy and Black Ha"n
counties show that the renters opeI
ating capital returned him nearly
per cent after all expenses had been
paid and the renter allowed $1,000 for
his labor and management. owners Oh
farms operating their own lana re-
ceived but per cent son operating
capital and 1898 for labor and man
agement Of the farm they were oper-
ating.
Most renters who are beginning lack
the $1,000 needed by the average farm
renter for operating capital. The STOCK
share lease is probably the best meth
cd of supplying this. Under this plan
the owner furnishes half the live
stock helps manage the farm and re-
ceives half the net receipts he Is
often willing to take the renters note
for operating capital in order that the
farm may be managed most probably
for both parties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
An Ideal Remedy
"a for Nursing Mothers
Compound of Simple Lasa-
tue Herbs Safe for Baby
and Mother.

Constipation Is condition that AZ
fects the old. young and niddle-aged.
and most people at one time or another
need help in regulating the, action OF
the bowels. Harsh cathartics and pur-
gatives should not be employed to re-
lieve constipation AZ their effect Is only
temporary while they shock the system
unnecessarily. ~ VI srf 5S Isl
o. A remedy that can be used with per-
feet ga fety for the tiniest babe and that
is equally effectivesf for the strongest
constitutions IL found In the combina-
ton 4of simple laxative herbs known AZ
DR.. sCaldwell's Syrup Pepsin and sold
in drug stores everywhere for. fifty
cents a bottle. This - an Ideal house,
hold remedy and should be In every
family medicine chest.
Mrs. r. I. Barsolow. Is Leslie St.
Holyoke, Mass. wrote to DR.. Caldwell
Syrup Pepsin certainly is fine. i gave
it to my baby, Evelyn, and also took 1t
myself It In the only medicine have
been able to take without affecting
Baby in the nursing. have used II for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
Proper Care Of Dairy
Coos Demonstrated BY
Roland Association,

That the proper methods in dairy
ing win win in the long run has been
demonstrated at Roland by the local
COW testing association. Walter Ras-
mussen. who is the official tester Of
the association. in his report for the
month of April gives the record made
by the cows under his charge. 4:
Right kind Of feed, better care and
regularity are the chief factors In
getting better results from the dairy
COW. It is the COW in which the owner
takes pride that will win in the end.
while the irregular ones are often q
direct loss to the owner.
BY better feeding during April ono
COW gave 28.S pounds OF butter fat,
compared to 1911 In March, with q
small increase IN the feed cost. An
other gave s17.4 in March and 2s.1 In
April, while the feed cost was actually
lowered.
1t has been found that the feed
cost for cows giving only 100 pounds
of butter fat per year, is about $50 per
year, while for the cows giving 800
pounds Of butter fat a year, costs only
sac a year. or only an increase Of
81 for 200 pounds of butter fat, which
proves that herd given better care
and food pays better than the small
fed herd. Many OF the so-called un-
profitable cows would return hand
some profit il given the right feed and
care, says Mr.. Rasmussen. All far
mers in the association are elated
over the results thus far obtained and
a steady increase Is looked for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
GRAIN Calves IN SUMMER.
Is "First Aid" Toward Profitable Daby
Beef Production.

Is "First Aid" Toward Profitable baby
Beef Production.
Calves growing toward baby beeves
should have grain the first summer Y
they are to develop rapidly, says enc
animal husbandry department. at IoWa
State College. One Of the chances q
loss in making baby beef IL slow
growth during the first summer when
gains are cheapest OF any time IN the
steers life. Unless grain is fed. some
of the milk fat will surely be lost
when pasture dries up and flies are
bad. ha..t 49, ts b ts5E u
Shelled corn and oats, half and han,
Is good mixture on which to start
calves Linseed meal can be substt-
tuted for oats, which Is usually very
high priced. Gradually increase tne
amount Of OIL meal and reduce the
oats feed until calves are getting
about seven parts corn to one OF on
meal The grain should be fed IN e
creep 81; st VIII VIII not i,s: y
get at such high priced feed. Place
the creep in shady spot where uns
stock collect during the day. Feed tn i
calves what they will clean up twi i !.
"a day and watch EN- grow to ur0At,s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
RICH, PURE,
:. WHOLESOME
''SPEAR HEAD =
The Famous Chew with the
Delicious, Fruity Flsvsr
That Lasts
MADE BY MODERN PROCESSES

You want to get ali the enjoyment
and benefit possible out OF tobacco.
Then chew Pig tobacco.
You want your chew to have the
wholesome appetizing richness Of ripe
fruit. Then chew Spear Head.
\ You want plug with a deliciously
sweet and mellow favor that lasts as
long as the chew lasts. Then chew
Spear Head. 81
One chew Of Spear Head viii con-
vince any man that there's no other to-
bacco on earth with such rich and
lasting favor. That's because all the
natural juices Of the choicest Burnley
Leaf are retained in Spear Head.
The making Of Spear Head IS con.
Quoted strictly according to purc-food
methods in great modern factory that
rs spic-and-span throughout.
The most expensive modern processes
keep Spear Head fresh, sweet and pure
at every stage.
The luscious plug Of Spear Head
from which you bite the fastest, whole
soonest Of cfews, represents the highest
form Of plug tobacco product ion.
Try Spear Health very best chew
HAT money can buy Sc and l0c cuts,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
ARTIFICIAL ICE PLANT.
Fort Dodge Company to Build at Cost
Of Approximately $4,000.

Special TO Times Republican.
Fort Dodge. May 19.-The Crystal
Ice Company will begin Immediately
the erection Of a $50, 900 artificial plant
al South Seventh street and the Illi
nois Central tracks The lot was pur-
chased today IL is located in the high
land west of Seventh street and ad-
joining the Illinois Central right OIL
way.
Plans for the building are still in
complete 1t will cost approximately
$4,000 and will when completed en-
plov about twenty five men regularly.
lis location will make il possible to
ship large quantities of ice and also
to pack refrigerator cars for the rail-
road E r Talbot could not say this
morning when the plant would be
COMPLETED
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
CAMP AT WEBSTER CITY.
Plans Made For Annual Eneampment
Of Second Iowa infantry.
Time s-RepubIican.

Special to Republican.
Webster City. May Is.-Col. \.
Hyatt. of this city. commanding the
Second Iowa infantry, today announced
that the regimental camp Of his COM
mand will be held in Webster City this
summer. The dates are Aug. 11-27.
The site for the camp has not yet been
selected There are thirteen companies
in the regiment including a machine
gun company.
Colonel Hyatt several days ago Of
fered to bring the regimental camp
here provided the commercial league
would furnish a site and other con-
cessions These requests the board Of
directors of the league have assured
Colonel Hyatt Will be granted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
STATE SHOOT At WATERLOO.
Annual Tournament of State Associa
ton to Be Held May 3o-June I.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo. May 1.-THE Iowa state
Sportsmen's annual shooting tourna-
ment will be held in this city. May 80
and 81, and June I. The Siefkin money
system for 100 shooters will be used
There will be fifty moneys. ranging
from $50 to SO. and thirty-three low
guns will receive SO. The entrance fee
will be IS a day.
The program will include $50
targets. 800 per day added to purse.
There will be special trophy events,
with four equal moneys
Everyone is welcome TO participate
in the tournament and Secretary Lou
Witty, Of the Waterloo Gun Club, an
ticipates large entry list
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

This string of cattle listed above
averaged 1874 pounds. and sold al an
average price OF 1922. showing an
average gain of better than IS per
cwt.. above their cost as feeders four
months ago. in addition to their gains
in weights Mr.. Megan still has eleven
car loads of cattle and nine car ioaos
of hogs in his feed lot to be marketed
within the next six weeks. ana IL Is
safe TO say that the entire teeolhs anu
marketing transaction when COM
pleted will show Mr. Megan a net
profit Of fully $4,000.
Mr.. Megan has not alone prospereo
+, lard and live stock but is the
proud father of nine healthy. hearty.
rosy-cheecked boys and girls. five OF
whom are now taking various grad
uate courses at different colleges ana
universities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
MUST COMPLY WITH LAW.

Commission Men Must Mark Weight
on Produce Sacks or Containers.
Special to Times-Repuolican.
hes Noines. May 19.-Commission
men over the state sent a committee
to the state food and dairy department
yesterday to confer on the matter OF
marking the weight of sacks OF po-
tatoes, apples and similar products on
the sacks or other container. Inc
board has been threatening the COM
mission men with prosecution unless
this is done as req uired by law. Com
missioner Barney yesterday reiterated
his position and said furthermore ne
would not issue any more warnings
about this but proceed to prosecute
from now on any violations OF this
law
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
Eighteen Cattle Bring 1888.
>er;ot IN n

SpECldI % I InISE-tSSpUUIICdlI.
GAINESVILLE, May 19.-One OF our
prosperous farmers and stock raisers.
Robert L. McGregor, recently sold to
Fred voss eighteen head Of Aberdeen
ANGUS cattle. at the top notch price OF
9 cents per pound, receiving for them
s1,6ss.90. or an average OF sS1 per head.
They were well bred stock. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
"A stimuIu,, z % ding.

Beef cattle. barring the top grades,
are selling at highest prices in his
tory. Here is a stimufus to cattle
breeding, and 1t is having strong
effect in inducing farmers to take noio
of pure blood animals, ~
Causes for the present record IN the
cattle market are plainly the faiiure OF
producers to keep pace with domes.ic
and foreign demand requirements. =
There is need for q considerable M
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
IOWA FARM NEWS AND NOTES
PLAN rRl.srATE CORN CONTEST.
Boys in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri En-
ter Unique Competition.

t6r UNIQUE OoRiPetISt0I. m
A tri-state contest between the boys
and girls OF the acre corn and canning
clubs Of Lee county, Iowa, Hancock
county. Illinois. and Clarke county,
Missouri, will be held this october At
the Keokuk fall festival.
There has. long been keen rivalry
among the young club workers OF
these three adjoining counties and the
contests as arranged will afford the
of determining who's who
among the youthful corn growers and
canning experts Of the three states.
Each county will send a picked team
to Keokuk to compete in the canning
and corn stringing con-
test there. Boys with highest corn
Yields will compose the boys teams.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
Nary thu Pasture.

''Knee-deep in blue grass" may be
all right for feed cattle, but it decided
ly is not for dairy COWS, according to
the department Of animal husbandry at
Ames. The milk COW must have a
varied pasture, preferably alsike, red
clover and bronze grass. OF course. she
will give milk If she has nothing but
blue grass, but the quality will not be
up to her best. ~ ,~e-.,g. Y . .-
The department also would not have
dairystock put on pasture. earlier than
May 10. This depends on the year. A
farmer would have been foolish TO feed
dry feed to COWS this year when the
grass was waiting in the pastures.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
DON'T MAKE FENCE posTs.
Are Ono Concrete Product Iayman
- Should Buy Ready Made.

Should Buy Ready Made.
Fence posts are one concrete PROD
uct that the farmer should not at
tempt to make on the farm. insists
r. w. Crum. concrete expert OF the
engineering division at Iowa State Col
lege. Making a fence post that viii
really last as long as a post should.
requires an expert knowledge Of mix
ing and curing that the average man
does not have. - - -
When ordering fence posts from the
manufacturer. Mr.. Crurn recommends
post with a steel reinforcing strong
enough to act as a post ITSELF 1t
should be at least z feet long.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS.
More Clearly Defined Than Ever B.
fore BY Iowa Supreme Court.

Special TO Times-Republican.
Des Moines. May 19.-In ruling on
the case brought by minority stock
holder e J. Dawson VS.. the National
Life Insurance Company Of the United
States. the Rawsons and others. the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

One hundred and thirty-fiyc million
tons OF coal are yearly required LOT
steam railroads In this country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

,crexse Iii production. NJ material ~ y
Ilressive factors can be injected In the;
situation. Cattle are high to remain
high. for the reason that demand for
beef Is bound to grow rather than les-
sen. 5,
Bearish sentiment has been lessened
greatly within the past few months.
Naturally there is bound to be re-;
adjustment Of prices In the market
spreading Of values to balance the
intrinsic values OF various grades oE
beef animals. but IL must be borne In
mind that q good beef bullock is
worth far moro than 1t was a few
years ago because demand Is greater
and supply Is less.
Cattle breeding must be on q broader
scale. The corn belt states must ina
crease their productions Farmers are
attempting this now, and the move-
ment win grow because of the profit
In the business which Is, obvious to
the practical breeder and FEEDER.
Drovers Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

all four children and II = fins: they
like 1t and ask for It" js i4f.
A trial bottle Of Dr. Caldvelrs Syrup
Pepsin can be obtained, free OF charge.
by writing to DR.. W. B. Caldwell, 454
washington St, Monticello. III.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
Epidemic Among Poultry.

An epidemic has been taking toll Of
many farmers fiocks Of poultry at
Scion this spring. Some farmers have
lost as high as 100 or more birds.
Joseph Miltner. whose chickens had
been dying rapidly, had some Of them
examined by Veterinarian. +. A. Ed
wards. at Iowa City. He pronounced
the disease as one caused by the
fowls eating mouldy Corn or the last
seasons crop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
Farm seIIe q $500 Per Acre. Z

Farm Sells AZ v3OO Yer Acre. Sfsysjs
Jasper county real estate still scars
in price. G. Il McCrea, who lives two
miles southwest OF Newton, has sold
his twenty-acre tract to Arthur,
Wright for the very handsome sum OF
$500 per acre. Possession will be
given March !, 1917, or before.
This tract OF land is q very valu-
able piece Of real estate. It is In q
high state Of cultivation and Mr.. Nc
Crea has always preserved its value.
He bought the land twenty years ago
for the low price Of $40 per acre--a
price which was considered much in
fiated at that time. His sale yester-
day represents raise In unearned in-
crement value Of S11.59 per acre per
year since Mt. McCrea has owned IL
In addition to having realized this
splendid profit Mr.. McCrea has made
money on the farm by, tilling It. NJ,