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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-21

Miss Alma Binneboese leaves Mon
day for Colorado to spend the winter
in the interest of her health. She
will spend a few days in Chicago with
friends.
Miss Flora Franson of City Point is
in the city visiting at the home of Geo
Schroeder on Birch street.
The Citizens National Bank have
mailed out the Christmas checks to
the participants in the Xmas club.
Highway Commissioner Amund-
son attended the first banquet of the
Board of Commerce held at Marsh
field last evening. He reports a very
enthusiastic meeting. Ex-Governor
w. H. Upham and Ex-Lieut. Governor
w. D. Connor were in attendance and
took active part Speakers from the
University were also present.
Miss June Wakeman of Oshkosh
who has been keeping house for her
cousin Edward Pomainville. during the
past three weeks departed for Oshkosh
this afternoon called there by the i'll
ness of her mother? She will remain
until after the holidays.
The Knights of Columbus held an
interesting meeting last night. A
light lunch was served during the ev-
ening. A smoker and cards formed
The entertainment for the evening.
Joe Richard has returned home af-
ter spending a couple weeks in Ke-
nosha.
Alvin Rhode has resigned his posi-
ton as Day Clerk at the Dixon Hotel
and left last evening for Portage for
few days visit with his parents be-
fore going to Neenah where he has
accepted similar position.
The H. B. Ellis farm on the Pitts
vile road was sold at Sheriff's sale
today by Sheriff Cliff Bluett. VIM.
camp-map of Neillsville bid the farm
IN at the sale
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Smith of Chica-
go arrived in the city last evening to
spend few weeks at the Lewis Shy
manski home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-21
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George c. Hill who has been work
ing on a dredge in Grand Rapids, Min
nesota, arrived in the city this morn
ing for an extended stay.
Gust Kaye, the artistic carver, has
completed the order for 200 very ar
tistic oak seals for the mounting of
deer heads for Chicago firm
The Portage County Highway com
missioners have purchased q Jeffrey
two-ton auto truck at a cost of ss40O
to be used by the County Highway
commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornfeld and children
have gone to Chicago to spend the
holidays.
DR.. and Mrs. J. W. Bird have re
turned to their home at Stevens Point
after attending the funeral of Mrs.
Nellie Dickson, which took place yes
terday.
Mrs. Walter Dickson has returned
to her home at Rudolph after a visit
in town with Mrs. Hannah Akey
Mike Vincent, ex-sheriff of Wood
county recently lost $4,000 hard
ware store at Park Falls by fire
C. E. Nobel, formerly of this city
is at the head of movement at Ste
vens Point for a campaign for contri-
buttons for the poor for Christmas
Mrs. Kirk Muir will come home next
week from Milwaukee to spend the
holidays.
Mrs. Eric Newman returned today
from lola, where she has been spend
ing a few days with relatives and
friends.
Miss Laura Fordyce of Ripon arriv-
ed in town today for a visit with Mr..
and Mrs Chas. Natwick.
Fred Atwood is quarantined with
scarlet fever at his home on Ninth
street south.
Mrs. J. H. Williams of Stevens
Point visited at the Wallace E. Fair
banks home this week
Miss Pauline Wheir has resigned
her position as local telephone opera
tor, the same taking effect today.
A group missionary meeting, in
Guiding the Methodist church of this
vicinity and addressed by visiting
speakers, will be held in the local NJ.
E. church January and 5. A full
program will appear later.
The members of the German classes
of the High school participated in
Christmas party last evening at the
Witter building Dinner was served
at seven o'clock after which an i'm
promptu program was rendered and
dancing INDUCED in.
VIM. Berg, policeman arrested
James Murphy Friday afternoon, for
being intoxicated He was brought
before Judge Pomainville this morn
ing, plead guilty and was sentenced to
the county jail for ten days, not having
any money to pay his fine. Mr.. Muir
Ply has lost one leg and one arm.
Miss Beatrice Hewitt entertained
fourteen Of her young lady frien s II
honor of her birthday last evening. A
delightful evening was passed in play
ing games, music, etc. A delicious
luncheon was served.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-21


tonish you.
! Physician and surgeon p years in speci2
| Aospital and private practice.
Wautoma, John Youngman of Detroit,
Mich, and Frank Youngman of Chi
cago will arrive in the city the latter
part of the week to spend the holi-
days with Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Red
ford
Miss Ruby Huntington, an instructor
in the st. Francis Academy at Joliet,
Illinois, will arrive home Saturday to
spend the Christmas vacation.
Neil Nash will arrive in town on
Saturday from Washington, D. c.,
where he attends Georgetown Univer-
sity to spend the holidays.
Mrs Matt Kaudy who has been re-
touching the past two years for the
Mcneil studio will continue in that
capacity in her new home at Ripon
where the family recently moved.
Francis Daily has sold Edison Dia-
mond Disc Photographs to the follow
ing for Christmas: w. C. Weisel, Ward
Johnson, Ernest Anderson, C. T. Lem
ley, A. G. Koch, E. M. Coyle, Ed. Wit
tig, Laura Fritz.
Miss Bernice Gill who attends St.
Francis Academy at Joliet, Ill, will
arrive in town Thursday to spend the
holidays with her father, F. S. Gill.
Howard Mullen who attends George
town University at Washington, D. c..
is expected home Thursday to spend
the holidays.
The officers of the town of Rome,
Adams county, and the commissioners
of the Leola Drainage District held
business session this afternoon at
Judge Conway's office.
Emil Peterson who has been employ
ed on the Great Lakes as quartermas-
ter on the S. S. James H Reed is
home to spend the holidays.
Henry S. Knuth has resigned his po-
sition as driver for the Reiland Pack
ing Co.
VIM. Smith and C. H. Pratt and M
Walker of the Leola drainage district
of Plainfeld were in town today to
attend a meeting of their drainage
company
Chas Shearier, the we'll known dam
builder of this city leaves Tuesday
for Manistique, Mich, where he will
have charge of the concrete work for
two dams, large power house and q
pulp mill Recently a new company
has been formed at Manistique with
a million and a half dollar capital to
build two dams, a power plant with
eight generators and a so ton pulp
mill John c. Jacobson, formerly OF
this city now of Minneapolis, hydrau.
lie engineer, drew the plans and viii
superintend the construction work.
TUESDAY
From Consolidated News: = Kirk
Muir's safety stories are commanding
wide spread notice. His writings are
full of human interest and written ir
an attractive style. Kirk has the safe,
ty spirit as well as a thorough know
ledge of the dangers which confront
mill men, and his readers receive 8
valuable message in each story.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Arpin, Jr., Of
Bruce will spend the holidays in the
city.
Alex Muir is adding to his stocl
and the boys at Biron are helping hin
get rid of it. Muir's store is a cordia
place for men to meet and the jov
ial proprietor makes new friends ev
cry day.
) Zachary Lansdowne U. S. n. O.
= Cleveland, Ohio. is in town to spent
the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. F
t MacKinnon.
William Kellogg, Jr., who is employ
ed a. travelling representative for tn
Van Camps Co., is home to spend tn
halidays'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-21

DR.. Jurden is one OF
the best known, long
est established, abso-
lutely reliable and sue
cessful specialists in
the state; an expert in
the treatment of all
chronic diseases and
Will cure you, what
ever your ailment, in
a way that will as
tOniSh YOU.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-21
Consultation Free to
THE SICK

DR.. Jurden cures Nervous and
Chronic Diseases of Men, Women
and Children. and offers to all that
will call on that day, date and dur
ing the hours given above, consulta-
ton, examination, advice FREE OF
CHARGE.
He GIVES FREE consultation, for he posi-
lively refuses a compensation from an incur
able case.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-21

Physician and surgeon Is years in special
hospital and private practice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
T00K AWAY HIS BREATH.
When Dawson Heard Morgan Wanted
Him For 4 Partner.


Him For Partner.
M Morgan wants 10 see You in his
library NJ 8 o'olo,... w0a the message
received ono day hy the vice president
of Sew York bank.
lie hadn't the slight ST lea what the
veteran dnaAcier so.ill @ant With him.
He had met 5lr. Morgan. as most other
fnanciers hnd. during the parlous days
when the master mind OF them al was
trying 70 stem tire 1907 panic. but had
net seen anything Of Mr. Morgan until
the spring OF tie .oIlowing year when.
With Senator Allrich and other mem
hers Of t.o monetary commission. be
had sDcnt Sunday nj Mr. Morgan's
London home. Between then ana the
receipt OF the above message ia the fall
OF 1893 he had seldom spoken to Mr..
Morgan.
Promptly at 3 o'clock the young
banker wondering what the matter
could be. r@ng the bell Of tie famous
Morgan library On being usheied in
he almost collidel with Mr. Morgan al
the entrance 80 l,.' Private ro.;n.
Mr.. Morgan SHOOK hands ana babe
the pGz1lod visitor hc seated.
DO you realize 81 is pretty near the
lst Of january" re asked
The yomg banker. very much az sea.
agreed that Il was. THIS WAS about the
middle Of NoveIll2e
Are you ready asked Mr.. Morgan.
"Hoady for what" Queried tie aston
ished visitor
FOR WHAT" echoed Mir Morgan.
"You know l want yoa 20 GENE and
join my firm on The LIT of January"
You never said anything about it.
Mr.. Morgan"
Il Thought you knew By my express
sion what Thought Of you, said Mr..
Morgan.
MI Moraan. have You ever fallen
from an eighteen story bgilding:"
II was Mr. Morgans tun 10 be aston.
isncd.
NO, be replied scrutinizing his Wis
itor.
Wen. I never have before, ard il
will take me a minute or two to catch
my breath"
Mr.. Morgan laughed.
And that was how Henry +. Davi-
sen, then only forty, was notified Of hie
selection as partner IN the srcntcst
International banking FIRM Ia tie Unit
cd States.-B. G. Forbes IN Leslia's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30

Thomas Cray. author Of the Eiegy.
had weakness in the form Of nerv-
Gus dread OF fire. His chamber at 81
Peters college. Cambr,d-o. being on
the second floor. he ihorght IL likely
that in case Of fire his est by the
stairs might be cut OF lie therefore
caused an ircu lar to be tNcd by arms
projecting from the outside Of his WIN.
dow, designing by q rope citachel
thereto 10 descend in The cvoEt OF e.
fire occurring. This exec 'sive caution
lel 70 q practical Joke by his fellow
QUO midnight a party If students.
thpnGeied nj his door wi n ioua cries
OF Fire, fire. The nervous poet EeW
10 Us window and STA down the rope
% the ground. where he was lailcl
with shouts Of laughter. Gays deli
cate nature was 50 shocked By ihis
rough joke that he changed his lods-
ings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30

Every small town has It's prominent
citizen who appears before the city IA
Tiers and talks right out IN meetin'. 6
Not every town, however. has among
It's councillors member with sufficient
moral backbone to answer back, MS did
John Hammer Of n western town whose
name is OF 10 consequence. Concluding
his auaignment. the prominent citizen
hurled this thunderbolt at the Lcard.
I'd sooner put up as a candidate for a
lmnatic asylum than put up for the
town council
Wei. you'd stand 4 much better
chance Of getting h." dryly responde /
Mr.. Hammer Argonaut.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
SATURDAYS Football Games.

At Springfield, Colgate 27, Spring
field a.
At Cambridge, Harvard %, Cornell
@.
At Princeton, N. j., Princeton Z,
Dartmouth ).
AZ Ann Arbor, Mich, Michigan a.
Syracuse 10.
AT New Haven, Ct. Yale 81, Wash
ington and Jefferson IA.
At Middletown, Ct, Wesleyan 20.
Amherst T.
AT New York, Williams o, Columbia
C.
At Pittsburg, Pa. Pittsburg 20,
Penn o.
AT Providence, R. l., Brown 81, Rut-
gers 3.
At Amherst, "Aggies" 7, Worcester
Tech" o.
at Hartford, Ct, Boston college 2l,
Trinity T.
At Wateryille, Me, Colby 0, Maine
C.
AT Brunswick, Me, Bowdoin 10,
Bates 8.
At Annapolis, Md, Navy 81, Georgia
8.
At West Point, N. Y, Army SO, VII
laava 7.
At Georgetown, d. c, GEORGETOWN
So Albright, 0.
At Dover, N. H.. Vermont 10, New
Hampshire ..
At Mliddlebury, VT, Middlebury 81
At Middlebury, VT, Middlebury 81,
Rensselaer, 0.
Az Atlanta, Ga, Washington and
Lee, z, Georgia Tech Z.
At Schenectady. N. " New York
13. Union o.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
STOMEGN Upset?
Get at the Real Cause Take DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what Thousands CT stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead of
taking tonics, or trying to patch up a
poor digestion. ilscy are attacking the
real cause Of the nilmert-cloggcd liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Grouse
the liver in a soothing, healing way.
When the liver and bowels are per-
forming their natural functions. away
goes indigestion and stomach troubles.
Ii you have a bad taste in your
mouth tongue coated, appetite poor,
lazy, don't-carc feeling. no ambition or
energy, troubled with undiccsted foods,
you should take Olive Tablets the sub
stitute for calomc'
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil You viii know ticfn hy their
olive color. They 90 he work without
griping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for duck
relief, so you can eat what vow Ike
At 10c and 2sc per box. All druggists.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
The nnllness of ROUTING.

1t is remarkable how few events or
crises there are in our histories; how
little exercised we have been in our
minds; how few experiences we have
had. l would fain be assured that /
am growing apace and frankly, though
my very growth disturb this dun cqua-
nimity-though it be with struggle
through long. dark, muggy nights or
seasons Of gloom. it would he well
IL all our lives were a divine tragedy
instead Of this trivial comedy or farce.
when Mt rare intervals some thought
visits one. as pcrchance he is walking
on Il railroad. then indeed the cars 80
by without his hearing them. But
soon by some memorable law our life
goes by and the cars eturn.-Thoreau.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
TASTE AND MANNERS.
Sometimes They Are Linked and Are
Also Both Bad,

Also Both Bad.
What is the difference between taste
ana manners?
It may be bad manners TO knock n
man down, but it is not necessarily bad
taste.
y rich man in Philadelphia gave
reception ard issued invitation cards
upon which were engraved his picture.
This WAS not bad manners. It was GER
iainly bad taste.
\ large, handsome woman once broke
into meeting Of President Lincoln's
cabinet, intcrruptins the proceedings.
. The homely Lincoln arose and. ad-
dressing her, said:
madam, what do you wlsh?'
She replied:
y came in here TO fake look at you
Lincoln smiled.
Wen, madam" be replied. "in tng
matter o. looking ! have a distinct ad-
vantage Of you"
T'at was both bad taste and bad
ma lacfs on her rart, and en- the part
If Lincoln ii was good manners and
SpDu t'ste 20 felElln from throwing
her out Of the window. as in strict jus
t,ce he should have done,
Good taste Is largely Il matter Ct cS
pcricEcc united to natural abilities
To go up 10 YOUR fltheg-in-law al
yolr wedding breakfast with bottle
Of champagne in yonr hand and slap
ping him "a the back, calling him cold
sport. IS n@t only bad taste and had
manners, but wretched sense, especial
" II the old gentleman Is worth a mil
ion.
TO be told that your friend is too
oGsy 70 see you in his Office ana then to
call him up over TIE nccre telephone
Is not necessarily bad tasse. hut bad
manners. The two may 50 tocether.
but tins is not an myarible rule.-Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
KAFFlRS AND HEADGEAR.
How the Natives of South Africa First
Came to Wear Hats.

Il was IA Bocr, Andres de A'illiers by
name. who introduced head coverings
to the South African natives.
Andres was man OF ideas, and
when one morning many years ago he
saw in Port Elizabeth consignment
OF damaged hats offered for sale for
mere song he bought them on specula-
ton.
The hats were principally OF the
straw and derby variety. Andrics
loaded them into his wagon and started
for Kafrland, where hats were totally
unknown When he arrived in Tembu-
land he unloaded the stock, opened the
kegs Of liquor, without which no trade
could be done in those days, and start
Ell business
The natives ala not take kindly 10
the hoadroar They wanted blankets
and leads and looking giasses and
greg They refused to have anything
TO DO with hats and would not buy
them no matter how low the price
Then another of the bright ideas for
which he was famous occurred to An.
dies he refused to sell anything tn
less hat was purchased also.
When a katllr buys anything he Is
going to make use Of ii, and the unfor
tunaie Kaliirs therefore donned TIE
hoaGgcar and returned to their krals
Fashion rules the world II is the
same in Africa as elsewhere. ana wien
the stay nj homes saw the.r relatives
and friends wearing this strange GOV
ering their desire 10 do the same was
excited, and they paid Andries a visit
and he unloaded the remainder Of his
stock ON them at a price which brough.
him large profit on the original in
vetment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
DOC OR PRESCRIBED WaOL
To Restore Strength TO This Weak
Nervcpo Woman.


Many fair.minded doctors prescribe
Vinol because they know OF what it is
made, vz,-beef and cod liver pep
tones, iron and manganese pepto-
mates. and glycerophosphates, with q
mild tonic wine. They know these are
the Oldest and most famous tonics.
Read the result in Mrs. Mason's case.
81 keep house for my little family
of two, and got into a weak nervous
rundown condition. ! was tired and
weak and did not know what allied
me- Ny doctor prescribed Ninol. !
noticed an Improvement before | had
finished the first bottle. and | am now
feeling fine and doing all my hou.e-
work" Mrs, NJ. s. Mason, 203 Pcs
safe ST.. Tlenton, N. j.
Every weak, nervous, rundown
person, feeble old people and delicate
child in bennington should try Virol
On our ouer to return their money if
il fails to benefit VIM l.. Gokay
Druggist Bennington, also at the lead
ing drug store in all Vermont towns
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
Word Ernrn Fer MlIliannn.

Oars lots o troubles what You kin
Git round; an of YOU can't cit round
en- you Kin climb over; an ef YOU
can't climb over You Kin crawl under
ef Sou takes de right time. So. dar
you IS, an whar is you?-Atlanta Con-
stitntion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
Why Worry2

If you're afflicted with the worry
habit. consider this old Chinese PROV
CRIB: The legs Of the stork are long.
tie legs Of the duck are short: you
cannot make the legs OF the stors
short. neither can You make the legs
Of the duck long. Why worryT"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30

Clouds are nothing but fogs OF vary
ing deuSity at various heights f!c@ ID.
ground, and their character aud shape.
arc caused solely by the air currents
on high.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30

II Alaskas erratic coast lire were
stretched out in straight line il would
he longer than the entire coast line Of
the remainder Of the United states.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30

I.ne;acc- s.er.yetef eilc;aiingi-
TWO gross Gre b.ieAs Seeker writ
iug Two cgoss iifc bl~iS. Engineer
Storekeeper "Br-i-x" don't spell
bricks. Stoker-Well, wot do 1t spellf
London Punch
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30

How do Jack ana Jeanne ever man
age to scrape liyingg"
why. he makes the money FIRST. and
she makes il last"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
THOUSANDS DF CHI 0REh
HAVE WORMS

Their parents do not know it. Symp-
toms of worms in children are. De
ranged stomach, swollen upper lip,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30

\ man may be able 10 argue with a
woman but it never does any good. p
Atlanta Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30

NEST tSEI uhu NAiif '"iNN4t'"9
lids, itching OF the nose, itching OF the
rectum, short dry cough, grinding OF
the teeth, little red points sticking out
on tongue, tarting during sleep, slow
feve;.
Grown folks are subject to worms
also.
The one best remedy is Dr. Trues
Elixir, the Family Laxative and
Worm Expcler. Good for adults also.
Mrs. Curtis of Houston, Texas, be-
lieves this and writes that she will
be glad to tell her friends Of the bene-
fits she has received. Get bottle
today at your dealers 35c, soc and
S1.00. Advice free.
Write me today.
d. e
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30

sour stomach. offensive
breath. hard and full
belly with occasional
grlpines and pains about
he navel, pale face OF
leaden tint, eyes heavy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30

ARsgrn. kAlHs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-12

10 to this duty that all the American
volunteer aviators on this front are
assigned.
During the day only two German
aviators appeared, Selling favorable
moments to direct their machine guns
at French trench. The German
flyers consistently refused to fight
the French aviators who were con-
stantly engaged in chasing them back
to their own lines. Soldiers in the
first line trenches said that nothing
gave them greater feeling of secur-
ity during battle than the ability
to always look up and see French
sausages and aeroplanes lowering
protectingly above, undisputed mas
tiers OF the air.
AS we were returning to the rear.
toward dusk the Germans evidently
were getting ready fer the attack
made by the French the next day.
They launched a terrific barage fire
near Denicourt though the French
made no effort to attack during the
night and did not leave their trenches
until the following day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-12
oc,, Organization invites Men In
terested ii Good Roads From
Rural Districts e be
Guests.
NORRIS IS TO SPEAK
m.r.haIItown Editor viii be Here
and Will Have an
Interesting Al
dress.

The Keokuk Retailers league will
mid its regular meeting next Tuesday
evening. October II. D. w. Norris OF
Marshalltown, Iowa, q member OF
the state highway board will be a
ouest of the league. The Retailers ex-
tend cordial invitation to any OF
The men in the surrounding rural dis
tricts who will be interested in hear
Inc Mr.. Norris speak on good roads,
10 be present that evening. Dinner
will be served at seventy-five cents
per plate. They are invited to come
and have dinner or to come in after
the meal is over II they would rather.
The place of meeting for the league
has not been definitely decided on
yet but will be announced later.
There are two places in mind.
Besides the talk ON highways by
Mr.. Norris, there will be reports OF
the fall celebration. made by the
celebration committee.
M. Norris is q brilliant speaker
and his message to the retailers and
their guests will be OF interest and
mite timely. He Is editor Of the
Marshalltown Times Republican. It
Is hoped that there will be q big at
tendance OF both local men and those
nom the surrounding territory.