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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29

motorman were on the front platform
at the time and both saw the man
as he was leaping from the car. The
box contained about SIS.
Des Moines.
Unofficered and unorganized, sixty
five men left behind at Camp Dodge
when the Iowa brigade left for Texas
because they had dependent families
are not discharged yet. They were
released by presidential order after
passing a physical examination. This
was two weeks ago but still no order
comes from the war department tc
send them home.
Shenandoah.
Miss Blanche Schweizer. who is tc
wed Walter Leonard, of Essex, Ameri-
can consul to Ceylon, was taken to the
Mercy hospital at Omaha Tuesday
where she was operated on. Miss
Schweizer has had pleuro- pneumonia
for more than week. Her fiance has
sailed for this country and it is hoped
that the message will reach him al
Honolulu. She has been teaching al
Helena, Mont.
Ottumwa.
The board of supervisors has ar
rived at a decision in the controversy
over the Ottumwa Chillicothe roaG
which has been under discussion FOL
the past two years. The petitioners
| for the road are authorized to build il
at their own expense paying damages
at the rate Of SIS per acre to two
property owners along the route who
object to the road. The work must be
done by Oct. l.
Fort M adison.
P. E. Black. arrested at La Plata, N
D., on the charge of incest, is lodged
in the Jail here awaiting the action Of
the grand jury in September. Blacl
eloped with his 16-year-old cousin
Hazel Black, from Belle Plaine. ant
| occupied rooms at hotel here a:
man and wife for two days. The cir
was taken home by her father, who /.
we'll too do farmer of Belle PLANE
The couple skipped out last Wednes
day and led officers looking for then
chase for three days before being
rounded up.
New Sharon.
A boy by the name Of Sarver, 1.
years old, who was working for Jane!
McDonough, ten miles southeast o
here, was the victim when load o
hay upset and both of his arms wer'
broken near the wrists. Morris Fleener
12-year- old son Of Mr.. and Mrs Bel
Fleener, of near Searsboro. fell off ;
| load of hay, sustaining a fractured
tarm below the elbow. While j. Z
Jones. of Union Mills, was going hom
from New Sharon with a load of pop
| his Ford upset, dumping out the con
tents. The damage to the trailer wa
soon mended and in the evening h.
was on the road again as good a
ever.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
WILL BUILD NEW LEVEES.
Muscatine and Louisa Counties Guars
Against Spring Freshets.

Muscatine and Louisa Counties Guars
Against Spring Freshets.
Special to Times Republican.
lMuscatine, July 29.-Mississippi river
high waters will not catch the resi-
dents of Muscatine and Louisa coun-
ties mapping during the spring freshet
Of 1917. Land owners of that section
of the state, made wise by the unpre-
cedented rise of last spring, have jus,
let contracts that will make a repeti-
ton of the disastrous floods of 1916
we'll nigh impossible.
Close to 100000 is involved and a
years work undertaken, according to
plans that have just been approved by
the drainage districts bordering the
river Contracts have been closed by
the drainage district officials whereby
the Elliott & Hartman Engineering
Company, of Peoria, ILL.,, will make
surveys and supervise the construction
necessitated in the rebuilding of four
teen miles Of levses on the Iowa side OF
the river At the same time the same
engineering firm will be engaged in
strengthening ten-mile stretch OF
levee on the Illinois side.
Most of the work on the Iowa side
Is to be directed toward strengthening
the Muscatine island levee. Part OF
the land in this drainage district was
first protected by levee in 1858. The
work was improved between 1888 and
1884, and the record breaking floods
of last spring when the barrier was
undermined in several places make
necessary the present reconstruction.
Preliminary surveys for the improve
ment are being made, and the work is
to begin at once.
Plans call for the completion OF the
Improvement in time to protect the
land from the high water OF next
Snrino
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29

possession of the child for her, but not
for long for she was again taken III
and on July IL she died.
This time the parents Of the mother
Mr.. and Mrs. John Utzig, Mr. Utzig
being carpenter in the employ Of the
Milwaukee railroad, had possession of
the child.
Now Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan, parents
of the father of the child, have brought
habeas corpus proceedings for possess
sion Of the orphan, claiming their
risi0s are prior thru having had first
possession, and that they are better
able to care for the child. The matter
will be taken up in Judge Kintzinger's
division Of the district court probably
early next week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
Iowa Falls News Items.

Special to TimeS-Republican.
Iowa Falls, July 29.-Dr and Mrs. l.
D. Carpenter left early this morning
by auto for Kansas City, where the
doctor will attend the annual conven-
ton Of the national osteopaths for a
week. They will return home by the
way Of Keokuk.
C. II. Burlingame, F. e. Bliss. Will
liam Weldon and E. G.. Simpson drove
to Webster City last evening to attend
the funeral Of former member OF st.
Elmo commandery X. T., Of this city.
Miss Hazel T. Fayant. Of this city,
and Mr.. Irwin Blocker, Of Ackley, were
married at the home Of the brides par
ents in this city Thursday evening by
Rev. G. William Bast, Of the Congre-
gatioral churh. The couple will make
a tour Of the Rocky mountain region
and return about Oct. 1. Mr.. BECKER
is engaged in the banking business at
Ackley. where they will make their
future home.
Editor s. B. Stonerook, Of the Sem
tinel. and his family return this eve
ming from Colfax where they have
been enjoying a vacation OF ten days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29

E1Cn SSPIOTaStoV HSSesNSS w =" SNSS-
cd Roll.
Shorty closed the door. trembling 50
that the latch ratified beneath his
touch. A strange new light had food
ed him. as If from n sudden whipping
Off Of many bandages. He felt himself
in the grip Of some sweet wild passion.
no inkling Of which had approached
him until now. Its intensity, it's vol
ume. swept his mind whirling into a
drunken tumult. delightful. distracting.
acutely painful. MARRY the girl" All,
marry her! Yet why not? Why
not? He loved her. for this must sure
ly be love, and what else matteredS
His great chest swelled to bursting.
He stretched his long, iron muscled
arms. He picked the blue page tender.
~ from the floor, and As he did 30 its
dying incense reached his nostriis.
Moreover, as he stopped he saw him
self-saw his distorted hgure-and at
the vision the frenzy in him died iciiy.
With a despairing cry he crushed tho
letter to him; then, a. II Jealous Of tho
light, he shattered tho lamp and. huri-
ing himself into his bunk, hid his hope
less face In his arms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
URGE CHURCH ATTENDANCE.
Electric Sign Erected by Iowa Falls
Business Men Is Standing Invitation.

Electric Sign Erected by Iowa Falls
Business Men Is Standing Invitation.
Special to Times Republican,.
Iowa Falls. July 29.-The business
men of Iowa Falls believe in going to
church and want the public at large to
do likewise. To this end, they have
Joined forces and erected sign on n
prominent corner in the business dis
trict which reads: THE Churches Of
Iowa Falls Welcome You" The sign
which is an attractive one, is to be n
Illuminated by electricity at night. The
donors of this sign, who are to main
tain it for three years, are: The First
National Bank. Hay Brothers. Peoples
Trust & Savings Bank. Syndicate
Clothing Company. Shipley -Minger
Company, Kennedy Gardner & Co.,
Latimer Bros, +. A. Westbury, Weldon
& Son, G. F. Wilbur & Son, Snodgress
Clothing Company. and the Iowa Falls
Electric Light Company. The sign
bears the quotation from Matthew:
What shall it profit a man if he gain
the whole world and lose his own
SoLl?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29

We no longer throw sway fortunes
as was once The case; todAy every
thing has tts use. Old bones 20 70
make soap and gsaakins; ars cut mp
into egg spoons, eoothpackA Dsnknife
handles and toothhrushea Scraps Of
paper make paper again, pauisr mache
trays and dolls heads. Solder y tax
en- from old tint, and broken glass b.
comes whole once more-via the melt
ing pot. A 1eweler always gets enough
for an old waistcoat to buy him . new
one. Gold dust 10 found in the old
garment. For this reason his old
apron is very valuable. Pastry cooks
now keep the whiteA OF eggs, selling
them to photographers. With which to
prepare their albumenized paper. For
many years coal-tar was pest: NO
body knew what to do with It.
seemed to have no atom Of use. Now
1t 10 converted into beautiful aniline
dyes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF
AMERICAN MACHINE PRODUCTS

.SOmFANIs
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned have incorporated them
selves under the laws of the State of
Iowa with charter issued under the
laws of said state.
The name of said corporation Is
American Machine Products Com
pany," and it's principal place of bust
ness is Marshalltown. Iowa.
The general nature Of the business
to be transacted Is the general manu-
featuring business, the manufacturing,
buying and selling of automobile parts,
accessories and supplies, and such 9TH
er business connected Herewith as the
Board of Directors may determine.
The capital stock authorized is one
hundred thousand ($100. 100000 dollars,
divided into shares of one hundred
($100.00) dollars each, all of which Is
to be paid for in cash when issued.
Each stakeholder shall be entitled to
one a. vote for each share of stock
held by him.
Said corporation commenced bust
ness July 18th, 1916, and shall continue
for twenty (20) years.
The affairs of the corporation are to
be conducted by board of five (5)
directors, who shall elect a president,
vice-president, secretary and treasurer,
and other officers, who shall be elected
by the stockholders at the annual
meeting, to be held on the second
Monday in January of each year. I'm
til the election in January, 1917, the
following persons shall be it's officers
and directors:
= President and treasurer, E. A. Fran
els.
Vice PRESIDENT, J. w. Hook.
Secretary, J. Sidney Johnson.
Directors, f. A. Francis, j. w. Hook.
II. j. Rodgers, Il. w. McCreery, j.
Sidney Johnson, all of MarshalltowI,,
Iowa.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which this corporation at any time
may subject itself is two-thirds (2-3)
of its paid up and outstanding capital
stock.
The private property of the corpora
ton shall be exempt from corporate
debts.
:Marshalltown, Iowa, July IA, 1916.
AMERICAN MACHINE PRODUCTS
= COMPANY.
e. "A. Francis, President.
]. Sidney Johnson, Secretary.
j. w. Hook.
H. J. Rodgers,
r. w. McCreery.
q. II. E. Z; Boa rlman. Attorney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
Southern Io1ua Items

Let's.
The town council has purchase
10000 gallons of road oil to be used on
the streets of Let's. The delay this
year in getting the streets oiled was
caused by the grading and culvert
work which had to be. done.
KilIduff.
A barn belonging to Louis Land
messer, near Killduff, was struck by
lightning last Thursday and burned
down. There were several tons Of
hay and about 1875 bushels of corn
burned He had 5000 insurance.
Bonaparte.
Mrs. Harry Fine died suddenly at
her home near New London. She be-
came i'll during the night, asked her
husband to go to the we'll and get her
drink of water and when he came
back she was dead.
Des Moines.
Percy w. Wall, secretary of the
Iowa Bankers Association, has ac-
copied a position as western repre-
sentative of the Mechanics and Metals
National Bank, of New York. The
offer was made thru John McHugh,
| formerly of Sioux City.
| Fort Madison.
Instead of flags to mark the street
| intersections for traffic rules in the
! business section, the city has ordered
| in eighteen to twenty-four inch thing,
| to be painted white so as to be visible
| day and night. The city beautiful
organization will utilize the tiles for
flower gardens.
Conahue.
When little Arnold Fahrenkrog, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Fahrenkrog,
was trying to stop dog fight Mon
day morning, he was bitten about the
eye quite severely by the neighbours
dog. He was taken to a doctor as
quickly as possible, and is reported as
doing nicely.
| Lisbon.
Chris Young. "a, an old settler of
Lisbon, died as a result of the heat
Tuesday afternoon. Young was a
cripple and had not been able to walk
for years. Members of his family car
ried him into the yard because of the
heat and an hour later when they re-
turned he was dead.
ottumwa.
Misuse Of public funds by officials
of the town Of Eddyville, near here is
charged in suit filed by J. w. Odem
of that town, in the district court here
Odem seeks to restrain the officials
from paying out Of the street improve
ment fund for the paving of Cemetery
hill. an outlying highway.
Burlington.
A rohher grabbed the fare box from
the rear platform Of street car al
the Grape park terminal Wednesday
night about II o'clock and made his
escape over the bluff in the direction
of the river. The conductor an6
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
FAIL TO REPORT CASES.
Effort M ade in Some Localities to Hids
Presence of lnfantiIe Paralysis.

Special to Times Republican.
DeS MoineS, July 29.-Officials of the
state board of health have suspicion
that cases of infantile paralysis in
some places in the state are not being
promptly reported to the state board.
Yesterday newspaper account told o.
case of a months-old child in
Muscatine, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Kaatz, witch had not been reported
to the state board. There seems to be
disposition in some communities, to
try to cover up the fact that such cases
exist. The state board may adopt
stringent measures to compel the re-
porting of all such cases. No new
cases were reported yesterday. TWEEN
ty-three have been reported thus far.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
QUARANTINE MAYORS HOME.

Smallpox Again Puts in Appearance a.
New Hampton.
Special to Times-Republcan.
New Hampton, July 29.-Mayor Grit
fins home is quarantined for smallpox
The mayors little daughter Maxine il
stricken with the disease. which fort
unately seems to be in a mild form
There We're several cases of smallpox
here short time ago, and as the
patients We're not very sick a physician
was not called until late in the case
hence it is probable that many persons
were exposed to the disease.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
His Backbone Conc

More men have kidney trouble than
are aware of 1t. Just how serious a
backache. sore muscles. aching joints,
rheumatism, swollen ankles. and blur
ring vision may be is sometimes real
lied only when man attempts to take
out life insurance and is refused on ac-
count of kidney trouble. Joseph G.
Wolf, 1874 So. Jackson St., Green Bay
Wis, writes: "Foiey Kidney Pills re-
lieyed me Of severe backache that had
bothered me for several months" Any
symptom of kidney trouble deserves at
.Antion. Mcbride g. Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
Bare Forced MIN roughly buck.

Bart forced him roughly buck.
"Shut up, or I'll slit your gullst!"
The other only bounced on his bed u
paroxysm Of abuse, his one intel.
ligible sentence running, II amt -
humpbackw
'.Tha boy did mo good tsrn ~ Nmip
grant Gap way Ones" said H. re-
agent "and I took him for Q partAeaa
When Jon dropped him the day Of ~
holdup ! sworc I'd kill you II Il teoo
twenty years. How'd you get to knoy1
his sisterT
At the lady's mention Shorty sps11
again, sullenly at first:
'That was her on the stage WITH ~
that day. When You stuck ~ up -
drive at both Of you. busted yo0e
Winchester lock an creased the ND !
throwed him in the wagon an dxUv9
On. When / found he was her bsotAsrs
Of course I couldn't give him ~. 9 I
told 'em at the Wire bridge that ~
was q passenger an had got shee =
the holdup."
For some time TIE euuaw Ssna1Dso
silent.
"why didn't you ten ~ that ~
nowr' said heA II came near killing
you"
Because amt no humpbackr
yelled the little man loudly, revertinG
to his unspeakable indignity. ~Ls'ms
up and fight like a man"
The other regarded him strangely. al.
most tn wonder. but no hint Of amuse-
ment lay In his eyes At last he apol-
ogized: II beg your pardon. Shorty. I
didn't mean It You sure amt hump
back. We've been too good enemies not
to be good friends. You saved that
boy, and I'd like to shake on It. I've
heard considerable about you. OF and
on"
He cut the lacings. and Shorty rolled
out, feeling his many bruises gingerly.
II never went back on a partner"
continued Bart, but you've done moro
for the boy than I ever could, and
when you need any help let me know.
I feel like owed it to you"
Shorty's mind acted quickly.
I'm take some right now. Ye notice
that letter says they're plumb busted
the girl an the old lady. Well, I've
tore this dat all up lookin' for gold.
I've wallered in work disgraceful to a
section gang till I've wore blisters on
every shovel handle around the place.
For results look at this an weep"
He displayed his tin can, with its
meager yellow contents. Nov, s'pose
you blow in with some Of that Ill got
ten wealth Of your'n."
BET I WILL" heartily replied the tain
man, and from each pocket he pro-
duced much currency, tossing 1t upon
the table until the watchers eyes grew
round and wondering. As each explo-
ration resulted in an added roll. the
dwarf remarked: "You remind mo Of
that passage In the good book about
the Wilder Cruse's oil-you never seem
to run out. Seems like your business
has its redeemin' features"
"Yes; there's easy money in It for
nervy men," said Bart II need . part
ner too"
Wouldn't wish any, thanks. !" quickly
replied the other.
well 7 guess you're wise" Tho
dark man sighed YEARLY. 1ts . fast
life. They'll get me some day. Don't
let the women know where mat money,
came from" He stepped outside. than
added shrewdly. "And, say. I hope 700
marry the GIRL"
The little man stood . moment
dumbly, then leaped savagety ct the
door.
Here, you But Bart had nelbs9
into the night, and therv came only
the echo of his laughter and rustic
across the carpet Of pine needle1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
HEIRS TO $4,000 ESTATE.

Former Iowa Falls Residents Sought
to Claim Fortune.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, July 29.-Search is being
made to locate some missing heirs to
a $4,000 estate in this county. 1t Is
stated that Eta Garon was formerly
engaged in the millinery business in
this city and with her brother, Ernest
Garon, is heir to a slice Of big es-
tate. Eta Garon Is said to have mar
ried a man named Hartwell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
For Summer Troubles.

Hay fever afflicts thousands and asth-
ma sufferers endure torture. Foley,s
Honey and Tar gives relief, for it al
lays inflammation and clears the air
passages. 1t eases the terrible, gasping
cough and soothes the membranes rasp-
ed by constant efforts to check irritat-
ing disturbances. This wholesome fam
lily remedy contains no opiates and a
bottle lasts a long time. Mcbride G.
Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
FIGHT FOR ORPHANED BABY.
GRANDPARENTS Go to Court to Obtain
Possession Of Child.

Possession Of Child.
Special to Times-Republican.
Dubuque, July 2s.-six months ago
Clarence and Catherine Utzig Sui Nan
were indeed happy young farmer folks
when a babe came to bless them. A
few weeks later Mr.. Sullivan became
III with pneumonia and died in the
course of few days. The young wife
and mother became III with the same
disease a short time later and the
child was taken by it's grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Sullivan. prom
inent farmers. to care for. The mother
partially recovered and asked for the
custody Of her child. but the Sullivans
asserted she was physically unable to
give it the proper care so refused to
surrender it. A habeas corpus action
hrc~st:. By the :sctAer secured the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
ASSUMES NEW DUTIES.
Prof. Leslie |. Reed to Become Asst.
ant to President SeerIy.

Prot. Leslie ]. Reed to Become Assist
ant to President SeerIy.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. July 29.-Prof. Leslie
I. Reed and family are moving this
week to Cedar Falls. where Mr. Reed
assumes his new work Aug. l as as
s,istant to President Seerly, at salary
of $2,4O0 per annum. He has been. one
of the inspectors of secondary educa-
ton employed by the state board OF
education. He will be adviser of men,
examiner Of the credentials of high
school graduates and assistant to the
president.
In February. 1914, Mr. Reed resigned
as superintendent of the Missouri Val
ley schools to accept the position witt
the state board of education.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
TAMA RELATIVES BENEFIclARIEs
Charles McElhinney, Of Waterloo, Be-
uueathed Money - Relatives.

Charles McEIhlnney, OF WaterToo, DE-
queathed Money - Relatives.
Waterloo July 29.-The will OF
Charles McElhinney. filed for probate
in the office Of the clerk Of courts here
disposes of an estate totalinS s65,OOO.
There are seventeen beneticiaries.
They include Christ Episcopal church,
$1,000, and the church's former rector,
Rev. George Hinkle. $500. Sums OF
$4,000 were given to Charles McEi-
Kinney, Tama; w, j. A. Irvine, rama
and Mrs. +. F.. MCKINNEY, Waterloo.
Several others were given s5,ooo ana
81 900 requests. Charles w. knoop, OF
the Black Hawk National Bank was
made trustee,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
Spartan Methods End Strike.
ecial To Times-RepIIblican

SpeClaI 20 I1rneS-RtpuDHVHH.
Iowa City, July 29.-The strike at
the Iowa City Light and Power Com
pany's plant has been settled by Spar
tan methods. The company fired" the
two ring leaders and the other men
returned to work today at the old
wages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
HORSES KICK KILLS GIRL.
johnson County Child succumbs to
Fracture of Skull

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, July 30. - Little Beulah
Votroubek aged 4. is dead as the result
of a horses kick, the siron- shod hoof
fracturing her skull. She died in hos
pital three days after the accident,
which occurred in pasture on the
farm Of her father, Jerry Votroubek,
near Swisher. Johnson county. The
child was chasing the fractions animal
which turned and kicked her in the
head