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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-31


new york-there is a lawyer Teller
here what has a brand new devOrse
SCOT on his hands & there is all so a
man who knows he amt as smart as
he thought he was
This lad wanted the worst way to
get away & take a little run down to
a swell summer resort on the ocean
where a lot of purity girls do there
ananet kellerman stunts in 1-peace
scots
Then the man gets bizzy & buys
ticket for some hiCk town & when
he gets their he rites a duzzen postal
cards to his wife, with pitchers of
farm scenes on them & dates one
eVry day for weeks ahead & he slips
the. hotel keeper a 5 dollar wiIlium to
mail them for him after he is gone, 1
each day
he was having a jimdandy time, by
gOlly, & hated to brake away, but his
2 weeks was up & so he beets it back
to the home & wife
how are you dere, he tells his wife,
i have missed you every day, and i
neerly roasted out there in the hot
feeds, but took time evry mite to
walk to town and send you a post
card.
yes, his wife sayd to him, that was
very Mise of you, got all IA Of the
cards and you sined your name on
them nisely and got the rite dates
on them, but the next time you try
to slip something over on me, re
member that i wasent DOrneG yes
terdy & don't get no hick to mail
them, for the poor boob dropped the
hole IA in the letter box the next
day and got them all the End day
you was gone
maybe they can patch it up, the
lawyer Teller said, but if they do, that
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-31
The Pretty Boy

All, now; Isn't it cute, Timothy?
l don't know whether to tip my
hat or throw it a kiss.
You'd better not do either, Harold
there may be one of those women
cops around an pinch you for firt-
ing.
You know, Mike! This is one Of
those feather nobs, the pretty boy,
.who's.in love with himself The kind
that can't pass up a gum slot with
out looking in the mirror to see if
his tie is crooked or if his eyebrows
are mUssed up.
In other words, he's a mirror leach.
He has a stock of different poses that
he thinks are lady killers. He carries
a memorandum book stuffed full OF
trails names, addresses and tele-
phone numbers. Oh! he's some dog.
He thinks every girl he meets ought
to go daffy over him. They must be
if they do, huh, George?
When some bird smiles at him he's
so conceited he imagines it's quite
natural, but maybe the girl is doing
her best to keep from busting out
HAW! HAVING! at it, huh, Clarence.
Why are they just killing off the
sharks?
-O-O-
NEVER THAT WAC
Darling, do you love me stilI?"
you have never given me the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-31

NEVER THAT WAC
Darling, do you love me still?"
You have never given me the
chance to find out, my dear"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
TO BUY BANKRUPT STOCK.

Manager Of Jewelry Sales G. Piano
Company Back From East.
Neils Anderson, manager Of the
Jewelry Sales and Piano Company's
store, corner Of Main and First ave-
nue.. returned this morning from an
eastern business trip, taken in the in
terest of the firm. Mr.. Anderson ma s
been negotiating for bankrupt jewel
~ stock, which if purchased will be
brought to Marshalltown. Jewelry
Sales and Piano Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
SUPERVISORS AWARD THIRTY.
TWO TO INGERsoLL-sToUFER
ENGINEERING COMPANY.
LOWEST BID FOR
WORK WAS S21,774
Bridges Are For Townships in South
srn Half Of County-Third Letting.
Makes a Total Of III Permanent
Bridges Ordered Built This Year at
Cost of s97,95o.

The third contract of the season for
reinforced concrete bridges and cul-
verts was awarded by the board Of SUI
pervisors Monday afternoon to the In
gersoll- Stoufer Engineering Company,
of Nevada, for S21.774. There were
four bidders. The contract is for thir
ty-two bridges and culverts in the
southern half OF the county. The con-
tract provides that work is to be be-
gun in ten days and that it is to be
completed within ninety days.
The bidders and their bids We're: In
gersoll- Stoufer Engineering Company,
Nevada, $21,774; Morrison Construc-
ton Company. Des Moines, S22,75S; N.
NJ Stark & Co., Des Moines, S24,S1S;
Pickus Engineering Company, Sioux
City. s25,3TS.
The bids on other details of the con-
tract were: Concrete not placed,
Pickus Engineering Company. 81 per
cubic yard. All the other bids were
SIS per cubic yard.
Extra concrete, per cubic yard:
Pickus Engineering Company, SIS; n.
NJ. Stark & Co, 81; Ingersoll- Stoufer
Engineering Company, and Morrison
Construction Company, SIS.
County Engineer Hickok's estimate
on the work was s21,3&9,or $4@5 under
what the contract was let for.
Are Mostly cuIverts.
Most Of the jobs in the contract are
culverts or small bridges. There are
only three good sized bridges. All the
others are culverts ranging in size o.
openings from 2X3 feet 10 IONIC feet.
The largest of the bridges is for
Timber Creek township. II is a thirty
two foot span for across North Timber
creek, about two and one-haIf miles
north Of Haverhiu.
Another of the largest bridges is a
twenty-fou foot span for State Center
township, about three and one-ha.s
miles southwest of State Center
The third large bridge is a twenty
foot span for Marietta township, about
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15

three miles northwest OF Lamoille.
The following is the distribution OF
the bridges and culverts Of this letting
by townships: Eden, 1; Greencastle, A;
Jefferson, 8; LeGrand, 2; Marietta. l.;
State Center, Sc; Timber Creek, o.;
Washington, 3, and Logan. l.
Over 100 Bridges Ordered.
With 1T concrete bridges and cul-
yerts let by contract for total of 49,
$50, the board of supervisors will let no
more bridge contracts this year. II Will
depend on the fall weather whether
or not ali of the contracts will be COM
pleted before the weather stops WORK
The following are the number Of
bridges and the contract price for each
letting: Fifty seven, s47,276; twenty
eight, s2S900; thirty-two. S21,I14. Total
bridges, III; total of contracts, $91,95G.
To pay for these bridges K will prob
ably be necessary for the board TO is
sue bonds.
The III bridges let by contract are
scattered all over the county. There are
some for every township, and they are
the bridges that the engineer reported
should be rebuilt at once to avoid the
necessity of repairing them.
When the county engineers figures
are compiled for the year it will be
wooden bridges and culverts with per
manent structures has greatly lessened
the cost of repairing wooden bridges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15

property in the week was the sale by
Mrs. Emma F. Jay, of Waterloo, who
formerly lived in this city, to Mrs.
Ethel F. Miller. of the property at 3l1
North Seventh street. The property is
occupied by DR.. and Mrs. Miller. The
indicated consideration was $4,000.
Evidence of the modern idea Of pro-
viding ample play grounds for schools
is seen in the purchase of a site in
LeGrand for the new building of the
consolidated district, the contract for
which has just been let The CONSOLE
dated district has bought of Charles
O'Neal five acres for which $4,000 was
paid.
The value of the property transferred
of record in the week was s19,06
compared with s21,37O for the first
week of August, S3l,740 for the cor
responding week of July and s46,5S7
for the corresponding week of August,
1915
The real estate transfers:
Charles O'Neal to Consolidated In
dependent School District of LeGrand,
five acres in LeGrand for school site,
$4,000.
Edith L. Dodd to Delphia Doud, land
in south Marshall, 81.
Susanna ]. Brown, of Erie county,
New York, to A. L. Wood, of Hardin
county, lots Is, II and IS, block 10, s..
Anthony, 81.
Melvina NJ. Arson. of Pasade Cal,
to Catherine Peak, lot II, block Z.
Hartwelrs addition. s475.
Western Securities Company, of
Cedar Rapids, to Jessie f. McMahon,
land in south Marshall, $50.
Charles Carlson to Hilda Hanson. 10:
IL, Melrose Park, $3.50.
Emma F. Jay of Black Hawk coun-
~, to Ethel F. Miller, the west 100 feet
Of lot 3. block l, Gillespie & Towards
addition, 81.
Mrs. Alt Smith to Alice NJ Lacey. the
west 12O feet of lot u. block 8, Gill
lespie & Howards Sunnyside addi-
ton, sI25.
T. j. Shoemaker to P. B. and Cath
crime Byrnes, part Of lots s and 3,
block 23, $4,000.
Harry Gerhart, trustee, 20 Mrs. W.
NJ. Mater. lot POI, Melrose Park, 81.
r. A. Powers TO N. V. Horrocks, lot
IS. Melrose Park, $50
S. c. Bell to Eliza Styles Battin, lot
), block 2, Delano Park addition, 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
REALTY CONTINUES QUIET.
Volume Of Property Transferred i!
SmalI-Pubic Utilities Purchase.

o"dH-FlCilC OttltISS raISIoSS'
That a quiet tone continues to rule
the local real estate market was shown
by the volume OF business done in the
week ending Monday and also in the
class of property transferred. In both
the number of transactions and the
value of property the week was rather
below the average.
However. while on the face of the
transactions the market appears quiet,
yet there IS continued activity in
building that is of more local import
ance than the transfer OF property.
This activity is proof that on great
deal of the real estate that changed
hands earlier in the year residences
are being built. Additional activities
in the building line, such as the COM
mencement of projects as begun dur
ing the week by Nelson Lackey, at Sew
enth and Boone streets, and by James
Andrews al and South Ninth
street. are indicative OF a continual
ton Of the home building movement.
Altho not of record the purchase
by the Iowa Railway and Light Com
pany of the old barbed wire factory
building and real estate was the most
interesting transaction Of the week.
The property was acquired from the
Marshalltown Buggy Company for
$4,000. The tract is 200x240 feet. The
purchase is of more than passing i'm
portance because the property was &C
CURED not so much for the present
needs Of the public utilities as for its
needs in the future Judging by the
company's policy and growth It is I'M
doubtedly the intention 20 make this
city one of the most important power
centers of its system. To do this will
eventually require a much larger pow
er house than the present one.
Among the transfers Of residence
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
CURVE BALLS NEVER FOOL THIS
CATCHER WHO NEVER WEARS A MASK

Tho Miss Saidee, the seven-ton hip
popotamus who does her summer tour
ing in the Ringing Brothers menagerie
tent, knows nothing of the big leagues.
she never fails to show unusual inter-
est when her keeper calls Play ball."
For that means she is to have her sup
per.
Aside from hay and carrots, Miss
Saidee relishes a cereal now and then.
This dish is made by mixing fine flake
bran with sweetened water. Owing t,
her unwieldly jaws the giant river
horse has great difficulty in eating
n1ush from bowl So the keeper who
looks after Miss Saidee's spacious
apartment, rolls the moistened bran
into spheres about the size of apples.
Then, taking a position several yards
distant from his charge. he calls, Play
ball. At this signal the giantess opens
her cavernous mouth and the keeper
losses the bran balls inside. The ac-
companying picture shows the young
lady waiting for an in-curve.
In addition to wonderful main tent
program opening with the gorgeous
fairyland spectacle, cinderella. with
its brilliant ballet of the will-o'-the-
wisps," Ringing Brothers are this sea-
son exhibiting the most varied menag
erie of their career. There are forty
one elephants headed by the giant,
Big Bingo,'' more different species of
the monkey family than have ever
been shown before, baby offsprings OF
lions, tigers. ostriches and bears, an
entire family of CRATES and immense
aviaries containing hundreds of birds
of splendid plumage. The menagerie
tent, housing los dens, is in itself al
most as large as was the Ringing
main tent of former seasons, while the
main pavilion offers more arenic acts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
ALBION cHAUTAUoUA PROGRAM
Good Sized Audiences Attend in Spite
Of Rainy Weather.

In spite of the rainy weather Non
day two good sized audiences were IN
attendance at the Albion Chautauqua
Hoyt w. Garrett, who was on the pro
gram of both performances. was called
away on account of the death of his
son, and the Imperial Concert Com
panv composed of two ladies appeared
in his place. Their program consisted
Of songs sung in costume and two
piano numbers. Clark Nell E!chel-
berger, a boy orator from Illinois. gave
an interesting address on National
Idealism' in the afternoon. 1nGf the
evening Miss Elizabeth Cushman Hav-
en- gave a reading from Peg O My
Heart"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15

tice Peek's court Monday and the de-
PENDANT was found guilty and fined 50
and costs, a total of 1886, which she
promised to pay. The case was
transferred from Justice Burrltts
court and had been continued from
several weeks ago.
Pete Peterson. arrested by the po-
lice for being drunk, was released
from the mayors court this forenoon
after promising to pay the fine and
costs g..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15

In the Police Court.
The case of Della Baxter Wise.
charged with assault and battery by
Mrs. ETA Kelley. was heard in Jus
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
BUILDING NEW HOMES,
Two Being Erected in North Twelfth
Street, Near State.

Two new homes that will improve
the neighborhood of Twelfth and State
streets have been begun at and LOG
North Twelfth street.
On the lot at No. W. NJ. Clark
and A. NJ Treat have in the founda-
ton for two-story, six-room house
that will cost about $4,000. 1t is being
built for tenant.
Robert kemper. an architect has
under way a new home az 100 North
Twelfth street, that is 10 be a six
room. one and one-half story frame
house that will cost about $4,000. MI
and Mrs. kemper moved to the city
last spring and they are making their
home with Mr.. Kempers brother. B.
F. kemper until the house is finished
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
At the Hospitals.

Vera. the 4-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs q. F. Cantril. 203 West
Linn street, underwent an operation
for appendicitis at the Deaconess
Monday night Her condition is good.
Bessie Chmelik. Of Tama, and Musa
Mason. SOC North First street, city,
had their tonsils and adenoids removed
at the Deaconess Monday.
Hal Richards, 1il6 West Main street,
who underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at St. Thomas hospital
Saturday evening, is recovering nicely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
HELD FOR FORGERY.
c. Ward Morgan, M. & St. L. Locomo-
tive Fireman, is Arrested.

c. Ward Morgan, a locomotive fire.
man employed by the NJ. & st. l., was
arrested by Officer Campbell Monday
evening on instructions from Peoria
Ill Chief of Police w. w. Rhoads
of that city notified Chief of Police
Breckel to arrest and hold Morgan,
for whom the Peoria officer held a
warrant charging forgery. A tele-
gram from Peoria today said an officer
would come to take Morgan TO that
CITY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
Mcdonald Committed at Waterloo.

James Mcdonald, young man OF
this city, who was employed as
clerk here. has been committed to the
state hospital at Independence from
Waterloo. according to Eotice receiV-
ed by County Auditor W. E. NC
Leland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15

Okoboji for an outing. The boys went
by way of Nevada where they took
special sleeper from Des Moines, go
ing direct to the camp. Those who
We're in the party were Halsey and
John Smith. Lloyd and Glen Miller.
John Garwood, Walter McCreery Lee
land link and Charles Brennecke.
Lyle Koontz of I.amoille and Donald
Hanson of State Center, also joined
the nar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15

self down on the rug before the fire.
Come, Jack" said Tommy's father.
aren't you going to look!" mo fear!"
was the small boys calm retort. TIN
waiting till he niffs!"-Answers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
A Sure Thind.

Tommy had a cold in his head. which
confined him to the house, so he was
allowed TO invite his young friend, Jack.
to tea Afterward the two small boys
commenced playing hide and seek. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
Older Bows to Camp.

Eight of the older boys Of the city.
accompanied by Boys Secretary Paul
H. Mckee. of the Y. NJ. c. A. went
Monday night to Camp Foster at Lake
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15

Tommy rushed into the dining room
and asked his father to conceal him.
The father did. behind big armchair
Presently in came Jack. and. instead Of
beginning to search, calmly threw him
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
OLDEST CHRlSIAN BELl
Will RING In NEW YEAR.

OAKLAND, Calf. Dec. 23The
Oldest dated Christian bell in exist
ence Will ring out the old and ring.
in the new at Oakland's New Years
eve celebration this year The cere-
mony will be the finale Of the produc-
tion Of The Messiah by the Ala
media county chorus IN the $1,000
600 municipal auditorium.
Preceding the oratorio pilgrim
age will be made to the top Of Mount
Diab1o, where farewell Will be sung
to the last sunset OF 1916, and a
dance symbolic Of the birth OF the
new year will be given. Mount Di-
ablo. the highest peak in central
California, gained itssname from an
Indian chief called The Devil, who
routed the Spanish conquistadors in
the seventeenth century.
These two events are parts Of an
elaborate musical program for 1917
arranged under the direction or the
Oakland Chamber of Commerce.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
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To Be Visited by Scientists from
the Smithsonian Institu-
ton of Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23..-An expedi-
ton in the interests OF the Snlithson-
ian Institution VIII leave for the
French Congo and neighborfng parts Of
West Africa.
1t will be known as the Collins
Garner Congo expedition, in the In
terests of the Smithsonian institution
and will be headed by Alfred NJ. Col
Inns, OF Philadelphia, explorer and
sportsman, who has made several trips
to Africa and other regions in search
of big game.
Richard L. Garner, Of New York,
who has already made extensive inVes-
legations concerning the apes and mon
keys of Central Africa, is manager OF
the expedition.
The other members OF the party are
Prof. Charles w. Furlong, OF Boston.
scientist. artist and explorer, and
Charles r. w. Aschemeier, of Wash
#ington, who represents the Smithson-
ian as collector of natural history.
specimens for the United States
national museum.
The natural history collections Will
come to the United States national
museum.
1t is expected that Mr. Garner and
Mr.. Aschemeier will start for Bordeaux
as soon rs, outfit Is ready probably
some time this month, ard that Mr.,
Collins and Prof Furlong5 will follow
about March /, 1917.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
Bumper Crops and Prices
~ W. !. Snowaltcr,

l NASHINGTGS, Dec. o. That the
farmer receives less money for his.
bumper grain crops than he gets for
his lean ones. although the handling OF
the one involves Infinitely more labor
than the gathering and marketing Of
the other, is the somewhat startling
statement made ny William Joseph
Showalter. Washington economist. in.
a paper brought to the attention Of the
House OF Representative by Repre-
sentative Flood of Virginia, in con-
nection with the high cost of living
issue He shows how the farmers of
the world received a billion dollars
less for their bumper grain crop of
1912 than they got for the lean one Of
1911, how those OF The United States
received $172,OO0,0OO less for their
bumper corn crop@of 1912 than for
their lean one of 1871. and how the
wheat growers get $4,000, 900 less for
their bumper wheat crop of 1906 than
they did for their lean one OF 1907. In
his paper MI. Showalter says:
High Cost to Farmers.
While Congress is considering the
high cost Of living from the stand
point OF the city consumer. lit might
also consider the high cost of universal
bumper crops TO the farmers who pro
4dice them. a study of the statistics
lot the department of agriculture will
show that bumper crops. with all the
extra labor they involve, bring the
farmers shorter returns than the lean
ones. 4.s
For instance in 1911 The world had
a lean year as far as grain crops go.
Leaving out rice, the total grain yield
was 13,7S6,00o,000 bushels, enough tc
load a train five times around tho
earth at tho equator. IN 1919 there
was a bumper crop. the biggest yield
of grain that Mother Earth. in all her
history ever produced II reached
the enormous total Of 1915, 100000
bushels, practically ten bushels for
every mari woman and child upon the
face of the globe. Enough TO load a
string Of cars reaching more than six
times around the earth.
"And vet, based on the farm prices
per bushel prevailing in the United
States on December 4, of the two years,
Which is fairly representative OF world
prices, the farmer gotmore actual cash
/ Tor Ills lean crop OF 1911 than he got
for his fat one of 1912. The average
per bushel price OF the five great GER
! Gals was approximately seventy three
cents in 1911,as compared with fifty
!. five cents in 1912. So, If you will take
out Your pencil and figure il up YOU
| Will find that the worlds farmers re
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24

.celNcd approximately 2 Billion and a
quarter dollars less for the great
bumper crop of 1912 than they got for
the lean crop Of 1911.
Less for Bumper Crop. %
THE same conditions obtained in
1906 and 1907. Here the former year
was one Of those great rat ones when
the granaries Of the world were over
flowing. and the latter a very lean one.
dollars less for the great bumper crop.
Of 1906 than they received for their
lean crop ct 1907.
Taking our own country alone we
sec the same thing happens with the
American farmer in his fat and lean
years. For Instance, 1912 was a
bumper year in corn production. For
the first time in our history we reached
and passed the three billion bushsl
mark 3.12I,000.00O bushels was the
crop. On the other hand, 1913 was the
poorest corn year the American farmer
had encountered in decade, producing
only 2.4A6, 100000 bushels. And yet,
the department Of agriculture figures,
reduced 10 comparative totals, show
that the farm value OF the lean crop OF
1913 was $172, 100000 greater than that
ofthe big bumper crop OF 1912.
Lean Year for Wheat.
The same condition obtains in the
case OF wheat, The year 1906 was a
bump wheat year. For the first time
in our history the seven hundred mill
lion bushel mark was Sassed, showing
a crop OF 725, 900 900 bushels On the
other hand, 1907 5wns real, genuine
lean wheat year, with a production Of
only 634,000,00O bushels. And yet, all
though the 90T crop was a hundred
million bushels smaller than the
bumper crop of 1906. its value TO the
farmer was S64.000.0oO greater.
The same thing happened with the
bumper crop Of oats III 1906 as com
pared with the poor one Of 1907, rs
Well as in the case OF the bumper crop
OF 1910 as compared with the lean one
In 1911. 1T also happened in the case
of the bumper barley crop OF 1906 and
OF 1912. s5
E"All the world understands. 81
course, the law of supply and demand.
and knows that big crops mean lower
Isper tbushel prices. But to take both
Worldwide, nll-crop statistics, and
national single-crop statistics, and TO
Lind that without exception the bumper
crops bring less money IN the aggre-
gate to the farmer than the very lean
one, is to disclose a condition in the
economies Of food production that is
at once surprising and important"