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The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
Market For Corn Husks.

A market for corn husks, now con- sidered practically a waste product Tn Arkansas, has developed with the wil- lingness of cigarette manufacturers to undertake their use as cigarette wrap pers, according to John H. Page, conn missioners of mines, maHufactures and agriculture for Arkansas.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
Inheritance Tax Paid.

Inheritance tax amounting to $130.60 was collected at the office of the at torney general on the estate of the late Patrick Flynn of Lake Village. The estate was valued at $14,000. 1t is estimated the state will recover approximately $2OO,OOO in inheritance tax this year on the estates of pers ons who died last year.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
sa.ooo Taxes Paid.

About S3,000 insurance tax has been collected to date at the state treas. ury on business written in the state last year. Total insurance taxes and fees to be collected before March 1 are estimated at $140,000.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
tiodaes Is Enioined.

Earle w. Hodges, secretary of state. was permanently enjoined frcm revok- ing the charter of the Central Coal and Coke Company of Kansas City, by. Judge Frank A. Youmans in the Unit ed States District Court at Fort Smith.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
McLauqhIIn to Die March 8.

In a proclamation issued by Gov. ernor Hays March 8 was set as the date for the electrocution of Neal Mo Laughlin, young white man of Frank lin county, convicted on December 7, 1914, of assaulting a young girl. The date is the second fixed for McLaugh-| lin's execution.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
on Lonq Inspection Trip.

E. I. Mckinley, deputy state labor commissioner, has begun a statewide inspection of sawmills, mercantile establishments and laundries to ascer- tain the labor conditions and meth ods practiced in such establishments.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
Militia Goes to Wynne.

Governor Hays ordered 10 members of the Arkansas National Guard, sta- toned at Jonesboro, to Levesque, sev- en miles east of Wynne, and sent 24 tents from the arsenal at Little Rock to be used in sheltering residents of the lowlands
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
What She Hoped.

Evelyn-Why, I thought you were to sail for Europe yesterday
 Reginald-That was me-aw-inten- tion, doncher know, but I-aw-changed me mind at the lawst moment.
 Evelyn-Glad to hear it, and I hope you got better one in the change.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

Little Rock has been selected as one of 76 chief American cities which will be centers of activity in the nation wide campaign known as the Laymens Missionary Movement. At least 19 speakers will, visit Little Rock and participate in the convention, which will last we days, beginning March l. The convention will be held tt the First Methodist Church, Eighth and Center streets. An effort is being made to bring the registration of the Little Rock convention to 1,5O0 or more.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
Special JudQe Named.

Governor Hays appointed l.. H. Southmayd of Van Buren special coun. ty and probate judge in Crawford county to hear some special cases.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

A land patent, yellowed parchment dated September 5, 1861, and bearing the signature of Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States, was filed in the office of Circuit Clerk Led better of Conway. The document con veyed 40 acres of government land In what was then Conway county, to Edmon w. Sherrill. It was filed by F. L. Kelley, present owner of the land.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

The Rev. J. J. Menifee, pastor of the Methodist church of the Lacey circuit, suffered the loss of three mem bers of his family in nine days with la grippe. His wife died January IT, his seven-year-old grandson died Jan uary "A, and his daughter, Mrs. Berdie Rrel, mother of the boy, died. Jan uary 25.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
SHORT ARKANSAS ITEMS.

When apples were selling at 50 cents a pushel last October, R. M Fellows, manager of the ice plant at Harrison, induced orchardists to store the fruit at his plant. Six thousand bushels were put into the storage room and charge of five cents per bushel per month was made. Thus far 5000 bushels of the stored apples have been sold at $1.75 per busheI. The demand is good and the remaind- CT of the apples will be sold before spring.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

The last of the herd of elk which has been an attractioon for sightseers at Eureka Springs has been slaughter ed. It was found to be impossible to keep the big brutes behind barriers and farmers complained of frequent depredations by them. The flesh of the slaughtered animals has been sold in many cities. The teeth will be used in making emblems for members of the elk lodges.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
STATE HAPPENINGS.

The woods in the vicinity of Berry. vile are furnishing plenty of winter huckleberries this year.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

The Arkansas Battleship Silver Ser vice Commission, with Mayor Taylor, chairman, presiding, awarded the con tract for the service of 93 pieces to the Gorham Manufacturing Company of New York, represented in Arkansas by Charles s. Stifft of Little Rock.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

The Pekin Cooperage Company, which has just completed a new plant at Glenwood, will employ about 75 men, The company plans a five year continuous run Farmers are selling their timber to the concern at an average of $11 cord.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

William Sohm of Armada, Craw- ford county, is organizing the resi- dents of his neighborhood into a cor poration which will go into the goat raising business. He expects the com pany to operate the biggest goat rancn west of the Mississippi river.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

Hundreds of rabbits have been killed in the vicinity of Mulberry re- gently. The T he rabbits were driven to the high places by the high waters.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

Petitions have been filed with the Benton County Court asking that the funds to be paid for the purchase of the Runaely engines and road u&chin- cry De returned to the diStf50E and the gale called oy. % s|= $ s
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

Near Caddo Ford Mrs. James Cope land was drawing water from a we'll when the ground under her feet gave way and caved into the we'll. She grasped the rope and held herself sus- pended until help came, although the we'll curbing fell in on her.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

The Young Mems Business League has closed contract with Home and State,'' a prohibition paper at Dallas, Texas, TOT write-up of Texarhana's enterprises, resources and progress The contract calls for 35,000 copies of the issue of the paper containing the write-up, to be distributed in Texas and Arkansas.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

The committee appointed by the Business Mems League to secure the guarantee fund from Hot Springs to assure that all purses at the spring race meeting will be paid, was conf dent the total amount. would be se- cured.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

lilac tracery on the wall which once represented painting of De Soto's first view of the Mississippi.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

A test oil we'll will be bored at Port land soon.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

The Pine Ridge Mining Company, operating the Gibson mines near Black Rock, struck 15 feet of zinc ore in It's first drill hole. The drill cutting shows about 15 per cent zinc, which is usually good.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

Fire broke out in mail car on Rock Island passenger train at For rest City recently. Two bags of mail were consumed before the fire was extinguished It is thought the fire started from the heating pipes in the car.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

Rich zinc and lead ore have been discovered on the Ingram farm, four miles east of Garfield. The ore out crops along a face of rock for 200 feet. The find has aroused great in terest and leases are being taken GOV ering ali that locality.
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

Shade trees at Eureka Springs have suffered seriously from ice which formed on them during the recent cold spell Many trees were entirely ruined. The pines and naples suffer ed most
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11
Slave k7srt
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X you are a lover of the quaint, " the picturesque, the old, or you
 would not find yourself in the
The Pulaskian., 1916-02-11

What is said to be the largest hog in Arkansas is Duroc Jersey boar owned by Jerry Cockrell, who lives near Dardanelle. The boar now weighs 1,200 pounds and is growing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-08
Southern Ioua Items

las j. Kahn secured a position as autI
salesman for a motor company and go
| ing to Nicola, his special territory
! worked few days and cleaned up over
| $500 in unlawful deals and then dis
! appeared leaving two auto purchaser;
| to go to law over an eight-cyindel
| demonstrating car which Kahn lief
with one while he came to Council
Bluffs to get the new car he had sold
Des Moines.
| Albert Hyland broke one OF his rib:
several days ago. Thursday he had &
disagreement with his sweetheart. Fri.
day afternoon he tried to take his own
life When the physician arrived ir
response to a call from his sister-in
law the man was lying on his bed in ar
unconscious condition. A can of ether
was found on a chair a short distance
| from the bed. He had swallowed q
quantity Of the contents of the can
| Hyland is AZ years old and is employed
| by the Merchants Transfer Company
| keokuk.
| Police raids on four soft drink estab-
| lishments were made Thursday night.
| In all, eight half kegs of wet goods, all
but two of them labeled Temp Brew
or Presto, were secured at the four
places and carted to the police station.
Samples were taken from each of the
kegs and a chemical analysis will be
made Immediately of the contents.
Upon the result of this analysis will
depend whether informations will be
filed against the men whose places
were raided.
Fort Madison.
Orville Buck, a 15-year-old lad from
near Sawyer. few miles northwest of
the city, drowned in the waters of the
Mississippi in front of the city near
Renbow's ice houses, Friday afternoon.
He had frequented the city lately,
coming in during the afternoons pur-
posely to enjoy few hours in the wa
ter with the boys who gathered near
the ice houses every day. Between 2
and o'clock, after he had been pad
ding about for a short time, not being
able to swim, he ventured trifle fur
Their than he had before and went un-
der.
Washington.
Friday afternoon a Wayland lady re-
ported to local business firm that
there were fully fifty people in tho
Wayland community who had planned
to attend the Barnum & Bailey circus
here, but who gave up their plans be-
cause Of we'll circulated rumor that
there were over thirty cases Of infan-
tile paralysis in Washington. What
ever the source of the rumor may be,
the Wayland people may rest assured
that no such condition exists in this
city. There has not been case Of
thisecontagion reported in Washington
to any of the medical authorities and
thus far this city has been entirely
free from the much dreaded maiady.
Several times local rumors have sprung
up to the effect that case or two has
been discovered, but such reports have
always proved false
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-08
HELD FOR HElNous CRIME.
Crime Of Negro Asphalt Worker Causes
Talk Of Lynehing at Ida Grove.

Special to Times Republican.
Ida Grove. Aug. S.-One of the most
dastardly and revolving crimes ever
Committedin Ida county was accom-
plished by a negro by the name or
Weaver, Sunday afternoon. about )
o'clock and considerable talk of a
lynchins has been induised i'll since the
crime has become known.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stevens and
children have been residing in tent
where about 100 negroes working on
the street paving are located. Stevens
is head hostler for the National Roof
ing Company, the paving contractors.
and came here from Omaha. They
have several small children, the oldest
being a boy about III years old This
lad has been in the habit of play ing
along the creek bank which is near the
negro. camp and where his father has
his tent pitched Jim Weaver, d
shifty- eyed negro who has been work
ing on the asphalt gang. also has a
tent pitched along the creek banks. and
several hundred feet from the camp
he caught the Stevens boy in high
patch. of weeds, and after choking the
boy into insensibility, accomplished a
crime for which he will spend term
of years in the penitentiary. The
Stevens boy crawled out Of the weeds
and to an old well platform, where he
was discovered in daZed condition
and taken to local doctor, where the
terrible truth was discovered as to his
condition. Weaver was found in his
tent in an intoxicated condition by
Marshal Van Wagner and is now in
the county Jail and will be held until
the grand jury meets in October.
There is strong feeling about the
matter and a leader could assemble a
crowd in few minutes to do job of
lynching. This is the second negro to
be placed in the county Jail. another
negro having been bound over several
weeks ago for assaultinS one of the
Reed brothers, the paving contractors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-08
SHOOTING AFFRAY AMONG
SCHOOL YOUTHS APPEALED
FROM HANCOCK COUNTY,.
FATHER OF WOUNDED LAD
GETS SMALL DAMAGES
Appeals Case on Grounds That Verdict
Was insufficient - Played With
Loaded Gun Despite Warninss-ln-
fantiIe Paralysis Gases in Iowa
Widely Scattered.
Special to imes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. S.-A school boy
shooting affair has been appealed from
Britt il Hancock county .o the su-
preme court. The case is entitled
Clarence Stone against Verne Turner
The unfortunate affair occurred at
Eagle lake, not far from Britt, in Octo-
Der, 1913. Clarence Stone and Nern.
Turner were school boys who attended
the same school in Britt. One Satur-
day afternoon the boys arranged to 81
out to the lake where number OF
other boys from the same school were
expecting to go fishing and hunting
The other boys, however, dad not come
In their meanderlngs about the lakc
they came across an automobile with a
loaded gun in 1t which belonged to q
party who was fishing. The boys were
warned about playing with the gun
and the young Stone boy was shot III
the face. One Of his eyes was put GU!
and several Anot struck him in the
face.
Stones father brought suit for $4,000
damages. 1t was claimed In the testi-
mony that young Stone warned the
Turner boy not to point the gun at him
and ran around to the other side OF the
automobile to get away from the gun
but that the other boy pointed it al
him and shot. The jury in the tria:
awarded verdict of $500 to the plain
tiff and medical fees to the amount
Of $12S46 and the case has been APP
dc h.,r hk va
was insufficient.
Prison Congress Delegates.
Governor Clarke yesterday an
nounced honorary delegates to the an
nual congress OF the American Prison
Association to be held a Buffalo, n. T..
Oct to II, as follows: Hon. w. 5
Mithrow, Mount Pleasant; Hon. w. }
Dixon, Des Monies; Hon. c. c. Nc
Claughery, Anamosa; Hon. L. +
Francis, Spirit Lake; Hon. Joseph r.
Frailey, Fort Madison; Hon. I. j. g.
Robinson, Hampton; Hon. James NJ
Wilson, Centerville.
Paralysis Gases Scattered.
The state board Of health up to yes
terday afternoon had received reports
altogether of forty-six cases of infan-
tile paralysis in the state since the
first case was noticed late in June
Only five deaths have been reported
thus far. Three cases have been re-
ported as cured. Health officers 90
not always report the cases which are
cured so an accurate count on the
cured cases is not available.
The cases are scattered in various
parts of the state. The only place
where any considerable number o.
cases exists is at Mason City whlc:
has reported thirteen. One case was
reported Yesterday from Abba.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-08
HUXLEY GIRL, TO ORIENT.
Miss Belle Richardson to Enter Mis-
sionary Service in China.

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Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Aug. S.-Miss Belle Rich
ardson, Of this county, is to leave soon
on journey to the orient, having
qualified for missionary service In
Chichung: han, Honan, China. where
she will take up the work as matron at
The Unity Missionary school. Her work
there will be fol d period of sevep
years.
Miss Richardson was in the city last
week making application for her pass
ports. wl!ch are made to the United
States department. thru the clerk of the
courts. She expects to leave soon for
the Pacific coast and will sail on the
steamer Empress of Japan, from Van
couver, British Columbia, on Aug. "a.
Miss Richardson is a daughter of
Mrs. Gertie Richardson, Of Huxley. and
is a member OF the Eorw5 ss;af Luth
eran Synod church Of that place. She
is a native of the county and has al
ways lived at Huxley where she grad
uated from the schools. She will be ac-
cOmpanied as far as Vancouver by her
mother. She has been planning for
the work for some time and leaves foe
the east with a great deal of en-
thusiasm and pleasant anticipation OF
her coming novel experiences.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-08
STORM AI sioux CITY
NEAR TORNADO SWEEPS CITY,
CAUSING DAMAGE EsTl-
MATED At s1oo,cco.
WIND, RAIN AND FIRE
MARK TEMPEsTUouo NIGHT
Houses Unroofed, Plate Glass Windows
Shattered, Trees Blown Down and
Street Car Traffic Blocked-Autos on
Streets Carried Away in Torrents Of
Water.

Sioux City, Aug S.-Preceded by an
unsuspicious gathering of clouds and
few gusts of rain that brought ejacu-
lations of relief from parchcd thous-
ands, terrifying electric storm leaped
out Of the west at 8 o'clock y. M, un-
roofing numerous small houses, beat
ing in plate glass windows worth
thousands Of dollars, tearing up great
trees and tossing them across car
tracks, and sweeping away more than
a score Of small automobiles that stood
in the path of street torrents.
The total loss in the city may reach
100000, according to members Of the
fire and police departments. In some
sections, notably in parts Of Morning
Side, it was impossible to reach Sc
riously affected places in automobiles,
owing to great barriers of trees, poles
and wires which lay in tangles across
the streets.
Car Trapped by Tree.
Trolley service to many parts of the
city was blocked at the onset of the
storm. On the Pearl street line fall
ing pole struck moving car and
stopped it. An instant later a tree
wabbled from it's base in the parking
and collapsed directly behind the car.
From this double barricade the car
was rescued hours later.
Sunday throngs at Riverside and
Crystal lake were caught in the down.
pour From the Nebraska resort scores
70 iV,o
being put out of commission speedily.
Riverside cars disgorged hundreds at
downtown corners when the rain was
at it's height, and when streets were
full nearly to the walks with rushing
water.
The wind at Fourth and Nebraska
street plucked girl from her escort
and whirled her a quarter block east
before a masculine hand grasped her
and pulled her into doorway eddy.
At Sixth and Pierce street two young
women removed shoes and stockings,
and, daring the gaze of the many;
waded from sidewalk to sidewalk.
Barefoot women from Crystal lake
passed the police station at midnight.
Woman Stunned by Bolt.
AASuIuluS WHICH STUCK d tree IN lNo
rear Of the Oxford hotel stunned Mrs.
Morris Miller, 80 Sixth street, who
was standing in the DIOR OF her home.
She injured her knee in falling but
recovered in a short time. Occupants
Of the hotel, dazed by the charge and
the crash, scrambled from their beds.
Breaking Of store windows and the
consequent fear Of looting resulted in
the calling out Of all police reserves by
Roundsman w. H. Keane The busi-
ness district was heavily patroled after
the storm.
Men from nearly every fire station,
working under the direction of Assist
ant Chief Henry Pecaut, were busy the
greater part Of the night clipping live
wires and removing other distractions
from the streets A hot" wire at
Sixth and Pearl streets sputtered near
ly an hour burning black streak on
the concrete sidewalk. Another wire
was menace for time at Eighth
and Douglas streets. At Tenth and
Wall streets an electric light pole
caught fire, but was extinguished by
firemen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-08
RESTORE STOLEN GOODS.
Boys Accused Of Burglary Declare The
Wanted Guns to Fight Mexicans.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. Aug. S.-The Carr broth
ers, Stanley, aged 10, and Paul, aged 8,
who confessed to robbing Smith & Hi
att's hardware store, and restored all
of the cached revolvers, searchlights,
Knives etc, they had stolen, and all
other goods that they had not given
away, will be taken before Judge John
7. Moffit. of Upton, when the Cedar
county jurist comes here to hold court
in September-assuming that Major
r. P. Howell, the local judge, will not
be back from Texas The older brothet,
Donald, about IA, denies that he was
in the robbery, altho he was arrested
with the other two. The lads declare
they wanted to prepare to go to Mex
leo, to fight Mexicans. The boys are at
liberty. pending the coming of the
court, as the county attorney decided
not to prosecute them and the mer-
chants are not bitter. The lads de-
clare they did not steal anything at
Smith & Clicks. the other hardware
store, from whose skylight they re-
moved glass, in order to let down a
rope ladder. into the storeroom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-08
RIVER VICTIMS BURIED.
Will Watson Funeral at GrinnelI-Dou
BILE Funeral for Donnan Brothers.

Will Watson Funeral at GrinnelI-Dou
BILE Funeral for Donnan Brothers.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Aug. 8.-Funeral services
were held at the Catholic church in
Grinnell this morning at 10 o'clock, over
the body of Will Watson, who was
drowned in the Iowa river Sunday aft
ernoon, Rev. Father Harmon otficiat-
ing. A father and mother, four broth
ers, three sisters survive. Funeral serv-
ices over the bodies of the Donnan
brothers. Gordon and Edward. who
were drowned at the same time and
place, were held at the home of the par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James d. Donnan,
west of Ewart, at 2:30 this afternoon.
Edward Donnan leaves wife and little
son about 3 years old. He was about
80 years old. Gordon DOMAIN, the
brother, was % years old. This tragic
snuffing out so quickly of three strong,
young, promising olives has saddened
the entire community as all parties
most closely interested are as well
known in Grinnell as in their home
town of Ewart.