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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

Feet are long, eager attachments TO
the human body. which have about the
same wheelbase as a cyclecar, but cost
less TO keep in repair. In fact, the
maintenance charges on pair OF ro-
bust, flesh-colered feet are almost
nothing, being confined largely to the
resilient half sole and the non blister
ing corn cure.
Feet were given to people In place
of rudder. and can be pointed in
any direction but straight up withc ut
danger By long practice some men
secure wonderful control OF their feet.
and can walk along the wishbone Of an
eleven story building without holding
onto anything but their hat. The slack
wire walker is equipped with feet OF
the prehensle variety, much on the or
der Of the common house fly. which
makes it easy for him to wrap one foot
around a half-inch cable and dangle
over the Niagara gorge in stove pipe
hat. On the other hand, there are men
with a sound, unblemished set Of feet
who aim them carefully at the middle
Of the sidewalk and then have to APP
ply the emergency brake In order TO
avoid running into a picket fence. This
strange phenomenon Is observed In ev-
cry town where the blind pig Is in good
working order.
AS soon as the feet become Of suf-
fcient size to create comment, they
are taken to shoe shop and damned
into a pair Of shoes which were in
| tended for somebody who could wear
a double A last without fainting on
the way home. This treatment causes
the feet to rebel and sprout that ac-
cursed malformation known to science
as the soft corn. II persisted in. the
owner of the feet Will soon be dec
Grated with a large acreage OF corns
! which can not be stepped upon by
! some outside party without calling
forth shrek OF agony and a desire &c
murder the stepee. Some feet run less
to corns and more to the hump
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
THE LAST OF THE CORPS COMMANDERS.

Gen. Grenv3lIe NJ. Dodge, noted SOL
der and engineer, is dead at his home
IN Council Bluffs.
Genera! Dodge was the last Of Iowa $
great soldiers and the last survivor OF
the general officers who commanded
corps in the civil war. He had lived
beyond the men Of his day and gem
Grafton. And so he passed a men pass
and as men shall pass when the years
have been counted. Men will say that
Iowa has suffered q great loss. l..
would be better put that when a long
and actively useful life has been spent
the world mas counted great gain.
Dodge's army record was great but
the achiev ement which will link his
name with the history Of the state
longest was the building Of the Union
Pacific railroad. The story of the dis
covery Of the pass, the dream of a
transcontinental railway and finally
the accomplishment of the vision is
an epic in the development OF the con-
tinent; and il can not be told without
Dodge.
General Dodge's history is that of a
capable man, one who lacked fear and
bent himself and circumstances to his
purposes and who always held a pur-
pose. His story is that of hundreds of
| other successful Americans. begins on
grocery wagon and ends in great
| welcomed responsibility and asked
only for opportunity to stake himself
agains, circumstance. Such men win
Dodge won. He lived long and filed
the years with activity as soldier
builder, engineer. worker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

county IL a neighborhood. And We
ought to be good neighbors.
That is what the Emmett county
farmers are doing, being good neigh"
bors. That was the idea Of the com'
mercial club. neighborliness and cons
mon interest. They are getting ac-
quainted, rubbing elbows. changing
work. coming together and to vast mu-
tual benefit. s,a
And what is true in Emmett is true
In every Iowa county. The way to
prosper is to get together and help
each other
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
Topics of the Times

One evidence that the prize Nighttime
game is dying out is that everybody
reads the baseball news and looks over
the Advertisements before he turns TO
the turbid account of what some night
promoter said about another the
gamblers have killed that game as
they did horse racing.
The Germans may have their Hin
denbergs and France her Jofrs and
England her Kitchener but the y. ;.
will be satisfied with good old Generai
Prosperity. At the showdown he's the
finest class OF all. He doesn't make
widows and orphans. He saves them
from the poor house
And strange as il may seem no Nau-
dev!Ile company has made an effort TO
secure the ode nousetrap for exhibit
ton purposes.
Council Bluffs will have place IN
history because it was the home OF
great soldier and engineer There Is
rraDeriy no history but biography.
History is relation of accomplish
ment and the men who accomplished
When Mr.. Ford saw the big waves
and got a gliyn pse Of Europe he con-
cluded that there are some elevations
that a Ford can not CLIMB and certain
things that money can not buy. ASIDE
from anything else the lesson was
worth the money TO the man who pald
for the experience.
II an Inwan goes to the supreme
c17irr az the United States and another
TO the white house, Iowa VIII De rea-
sonaDiy represented ii government
And next thing you know there VIII
be a January thaw in the guoe'ha-
torial situation and the bitches VIII run
full of oratory and muddy politics.
The innocent bystandes who gets
hr,ckba- on the shin never receives
much sympathy and the American VINO
insists on sailing here and there on
any old ship in war time isn't gen
eral object of sympathy judging from
general remark
OF course Theodore has grown to be
pretty much OF a scold but he is no
common scold. He will go as far as
he talks. That's what makes Theodore
dangerous and respected. He is as
willing to fight as TO talk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
ELECTION ORGANIZATION.

Notice IL hereby given that there
will be . special election held in the
Incorporated town Of Albion. Iowa, on
the list day OF February, 1916. for the
purpose Of submitting to the electors
Of said town the question Of the pas
sage and adoption or rejection OF the
ordinance hereinafter set out in this
notice.
The form Of the ballot Will be as
follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
CSOTICE TO VOTERS: For an az
firmative vote upon any question sub
mitted on this ballot, make q cross (x)
mark In the square after the word
YES" For a negative vote, make a
cross (x) mark in the square agter the
word MOI
Shall Iowa Railway and Light Com
pany, It's successors or assigns, be
authorized to construct, reconstruct,
maintain end operate a power plant
for the generation OF electricity, sys-
TENS for the transmission, distribution
and use OF electricity within the In
corporated town Of Albion. Iowa, and
to furnish electric energy to the town
and its Inhabitants for all purposes:
all upon the terms and conditions sci
out In the following ordinance?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

BGlton's SCOTS Shakespeares grinding done In
Costly binding and dismal and forbiddng, that
Won would cry, Jaw. quit your kidding" II some one
ID "it down and read EN-, to browse around have
AN freedom~ They stand In rows all unmoested un-
800 endangered undigested, when housemad
come. 10 clean them, and from the dust and ccbwebs
c,ean them The plute exhibits them to callers. and
.av. sThey cost ten thousand dollars: hired man
ho knows good writersthat Shakespeare dub and kim
dred hlshters-and said to him. Now: off you capeF
"a ,,,y books match this paperi the hray'a
ae,e 81 % ana trim IT with Standard Works. and
crowd the limit" In my cheap shack the books are
scattered tins floor ali Stained battered
bou have mn decl<le-edged arnbitiOnHtheyre mostly
nifty cent editions every hour and day need them
AM: iii me neigflbors and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge No. 10s A. F. and A. ~
Work In third degree Saturday jan
S, 1886 D. N. John w. Wells, secre-
tary; w. II. Steiner. w. NJ.
siGNET CHAPTER. No. 50, r. A NJ
Special convocation Monday eveHlhS'
Jan. 3. 1915. for work in Mark Master
degree. L. S, Kilborn, II. p, John W.
Wells, Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20, r. & 5. NJ. Monday
Jan. II. regular business. l. I. foroes'
recorder: George Gregory, l. NJ,
STATED coNcLAVE, St. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80. X T" Tuesday
Dec. q, 1870 O'Clock Business ana
election of officers. NJ. S. MCFARLAND
Rec; George Gregory, E. c.
SPECIAL MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, Q. E. s, Jan. Z, $50 p IL
installation of officers. Anna Down
ing, secretary. Mary Black Collins
W VI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
Iowa Newspapers
CONFIDENCE IN COUNCIL BLUFFS

CONFIDENCE IN COUNCIL BLUFFS
Council Bluffs Nonparel.]
There is no occasion to worry over
the elaborate preparations to supply
Council! Bluffs citizens with booze
from across the river. Glaring signs
and attractive prices and other In
ducements will send brigade OF Iowa
men into Nebraska next fall to assist
in putting that state into the dry col
umn. It should be kept in mind that
liquor drinking is harmful Sentiment
against it is growing. Every effort to
boost the business is in fact knock
for it excites and energies opposition.
The need of the hour Is simple cour-
age, persistence and patience in well
doing. It is only the short sighted fell
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
SOME OLD LETTERS.
TDes Moines Register.I


rha New York American is gettihs
considerable pleasure out OF revivIns
tha letter the president wrote In isos
:, --A..s -. Expressed the wish Z" see
Rrvan knocked into a cooked nat, ana
with Il the letter recently brought OUT
IN the Mellen Investigation written py
Secretary McAdoo in the same year,
IN which he proved that his mino anu
,ba presidents were even then running
in the same channels -,
The wilson letter Of that time Will
bear re-reading:
"Hy Dear Mr.. Joline: Thank you
very much for sending me your ad-
dress at Parsons, Kan, before the
hoard Of directors of the Missouri.
Kansas e. Texas Railway Company. 1
have read 1t with relish and entire
agreement. Would that We could DO
something at once dignified ana et-
fac,,pa RI knock Mr.. Bryan once Tor
all into q cooked hat.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson.
And here is the McAdoo letter:
June IA. 1907.
.Daar nv Mellen: You have no
douht read the Sun OF today. but Tor
fear it may have escaped you, IN
close 1t. This is too good for you 70
miss
II am afraid that there Is more truth
than poetry in the Suns brfitfant
satire. but there are, am glad 10
say, n few signs Of returning sanity
on the part OF public officials. as for
instance. Governor Hughes veto OK
the 2-cent per mile railroad fare bill.
IT am enough Of an optimist to be-
lieve that the country viii. sooner or
later-aItho fear later than sooner
realize that the leadership OF the
Pharisees, who have been in control
for some time, is not the unmixed
blessing that so many now believe it
to be. ..a.
4 congratulate you oTI the progress
you are making toward the acquisition
of the Boston G. Maine and hope that
your plans may be realized. do not
see how any broad gagged and pro-
gressive man can take any other view
than that II will be beneficial to New
England. I recall our conversation on
this subject a few months ago.
with best regards, believe me.
sincerely yours, W. G. McAdoo"
1t IL easy to see how little bond
Of union there was between Bryan
and Wilson or Bryan and McAaoo at
any time, and the wonder Ia that there
was a pretence OF bond Of union as
long as there was.
The president and his son-in-law
secretary OF the treasury are getting
right back where they have always be-
lopged
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

There are apprehensions that Mr..
BRYAN will yet bob up as a political in
nuence in the next democratic conven-
ton" remarks the Dubuque Times
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
NO STATE OF DUBUQUE"
rD,,l,Y,,,a sralavra nh Heral5 |

iplnulEs lSiSsThpii- t1c' ANU
Iowa for two years at least will be
dry. During these two years there VIII
he opportunity 10 make test OF pro-
hibition under conditions radically Diff
rerent from those that have prevailed
in the past. The prohib!tory law here
tofure was ignored in all river cities.
There is reason for believing that 1t
now win he enforced. At least we may
be sure IL will not be openly and pub
licly violated and II repeal comes 1t
will be in response - a realization Of a
condition In which prohibition falls to
prohibit and n recognition of the right
Of communities to control matters Of
n sumptuary nature. The law was an
utter failure in the past Conditions
may be such as to make enforcement
fairly successful today. In any event
the remedy for whatever evils develop
lies in the hands of the people thru the
ballot. -.-
Here in Dubuque where 1t Is esti-
mated one million dollars was invested
IN the various phases of the brewery
and saloon business and where 5000
people were dependent directly or in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

To the Davenport Democrat II
seems like old times. with Davenpor,
the center OF a fight in which the
whole state Is Interested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

The Burlington Hawkeye says:
There is one thing certain. II Mr.
Allen Is nominated and elected. A. B.
Cummins Will no longer have the title
Of the handsomest Governor Iowa ever
had"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
TINES REPUBLICAN. MARsHAILrowN IowA JANUARY 1915

directly upon the traffic for their live
lihood. there u apparent no dispo-
sition 70 take Issue with the verddct q
the legislature.
II test cases are in contemplation rne
fact has not been revealed
There viii be vacant buildings a.
least for 4 time. and general reau-
tustment IN labor and commercial AZ
fairs must follow. But rigid law en-
forcAment should be the order. Inc
public may then judge OF the oesira-
bility OF continuing the system
with what grace Is possipie'
buoue. bordering two wet states au
one OF the hardest hit commercially y
all Iowa cities, accepts the situa..o Ion
We may be sure the state OF u
buaue" is but a memory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

exchange them for fresh pair. II the
girls in the department stores could
change feet with some OF their Gus
toners, who never exercise them ex-
cept by climbing In and out OF a
limousine. there would be less need for
reclining chairs and smelling salts be-
hind the counter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

Very likely the liquor forces VIII
furnish George Cosson stairway with
which he viii be able to reach the gov
ernorship during the next few months
reflects the Council Bluffs Nonpareii
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

lows who will seize bits OF evidences
with which to prove that this move
ment IL failure. No movement
which Is based on sound business.
scientific and religious principles VIII
fail. Jehovah fights on the side o.
right.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
RA y |;]2s5| y Is REELS s
or shoes and ships <nd sealing waX d cabba6es = k
ct,

backed bunion, which will not At into
anything but a crocheted bed slipper.
The most durable brand of feet now
in use are those worn by saIeswomen
and floorwalkers, who would be glad TO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

The Upton advertiser says that
about the most contemplate thing
young man can do is to marry and ex-
pect his wife's folks to keep him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

ORDINANCE NO. So ~
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
IOWA RAILWAY AND LIGHT
4INlAsp Aysy SIyri1sIn4aCsrss; On On
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The saloons being out or the way
there ought to be more bread and
fewer buns" for inhabitants OF TINS
state" suggests the Des Moines Reg
lister.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
THE FLUTES LIBRARY

standing
furniture ceiling! Popes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
THE LESSON OF sHEvLIN.

IDavenport DeHocIHt'I "
Does football mean longer or shorter
life? This question win be raised by
the death Of Thomas Lee Shevlin, ana
by the fact that he was the fourth Ok
great Yale scrimmagers who have won
their ~ since 1900 and who have died
on the threshold Of business career.
Shevlin must have appeared a ght-
edge risk to the insurance companies
which placed s1.5ooooo policies on his
life. but he was only a few months
from the end when he placed the last
million. 1t is a fine argument for be-
ing well insured. and we will leave to
others the debate as to whether foot
ball had anything to do with bic NM
timely death
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
CAR SCRAPERS.

dubuque Telegraph Herald.]
Reckless driving does not always
consist in fast driving. A man may
drive a car forty miles an hour and
not drive recklessly. while another may
drive four miles an hour in the most
reckless fashion. Car scrapers" are
the reckless drivers who make autos
anathema among sober pedestrians
and who give automobiling a bad
name. They are as cordially despised
by fellow auto drivers as they are by
those a-foot or driving horses.
Dubuque is literally afflicted with
"car scrapers" and such a campaign as
Des Moines has begun is just about
ripe for Dubuque. Undoubtedly the
Union Electric Company's employees
would be glad to cooperate with the
city authorities in securing conyic-
tons, and these men are exceilently
situated TO secure evidence. A motor
man whose car is scraped, because he
can follow the offender, Is always able
10 get the number of the car while. IL
the auto happens TO be going in the
opposite direction, he can pass the
word to his conductor quickly enough
to catch the number from that end.
Such campaign would certainly have
the support of the Dubuque Autono-
bile Club and every good citizen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

OF course Theodore has grown TO De
pretty much OF scold but he is no
common scold. He will go as Tar as
he talks. That's what makes Theodore
DANGEROUS and respected. He Is as
willing to fight as 10 talk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

section 7Nssave. Sst4
The rights, powers and prIvileges
granted by this ordinance are hereby
granted to, conferred upon and vested
In the grantee herein for . period q
twenty-five years from and after the
acceptance OF this ordinance.
The grantee hereby agrees to hle -
acceptance Of this ordinance within
ninety days from and after ~ passage
and adoption BY the voters Of the said
town, and upon It's failure 80 to do this
ordinance shall be void and Of NO
effect. 5
Passed this Goth day Of December.
w. G. VAN I5oFsN. &
Mayor.
Attest: II. l.. ROIHTUN.
Town Clerk.
The polling place will be the town
hall In said town, and the polls VIA
be opened from s o'clock .. m. until s
o'clock D. m. OF said day.
w. C. VAIN HORN,
Mayor OF the incorporated town 81 AZ
bion. Iowa.
Attest: II. Il. FCLGTON,
Town Clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

tial transmission lines. n
section Ssvsn.
The electricity to be supplied. dis
tributed and sold under the provisions
Of this ordinance shall be alternating
current OF such cycle and voltage az
the service demands, and said service
shall be maintained for twenty four
consecutive hours daily. except when
making repairs on the high potential
transmission line serving said town be-
tween o'clock q. m. and o'clock
q. m. OF the same day, or when pre-
vented by accidents OF causes beyond
| the control OF the grantee.
section Eight.
The grantee IL hereby authorized TO
charge and cnliec. xoy electric ene:SSS;'
furnished to each consumer for light
! ing purposes, consumed In any calen-
dar month, MT to exceed the following
| rates:
/ For the nrst ten kflowatt hours, II
cents per k13Owatt hour.
/ For all n excess Of ten kiiowatt
honn and up 70 twenty kilowatt hours
| 10 cents per Nii1owatt hour.
For all in excess OF twenty kilowati
hours, . cents Per kilowatt hour.
/ II the bill for service Ii paid before
the tenth day Of the month following
the month during which service Ii
rendered, siich customer shall be en-
titled to discount on the foregoing
rates OF cent per kilowatt hour.
The grantee 8. & se:ehy; authorized e
charge and collect 70. current fur
nished during any one month 81 cents
~ !. : e -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-05
RY. EQUIPMENT CO.
GETS LOCAL CONTRACT

A. r. Burkdoll of Chicago, field rep
resentative of the Chicago Railway
Equipment company, has been in the
city for the past week going over the
proposed Wisconsin and Illinois rail
road scheme. At the latter company's
organization meeting held December
"a Mr.. Burdoll submitted a PROPOSE
ton from his house to build and equip
the road. This was accepted by the
local company. The entire matter is
still in a tentative condition as the
construction and equipment depend
entirely upon the financing which will
have to be done to a certain extent
at least, by local people.
Another meeting of the new organi-
cation will be held in the very near
future when the entire matter will be
gone over.
The officers of the company as elect
ed at the last meeting are
President-W F. Mccormick, FL
lenboro
Vice President-Alex Robertson.
Patch Grove.
Secretary-F. p. Barnett, Lancaster.
Treasurer-Dr. G. S. Moore, Lancas-
ter.
Engineer. c. Scott, Galena.
General Counsel-R. A. Watkins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-05
BLOOMINGTON VILLAGE
DEVELOPS HAWKSHAW
Local Auto Man Catches Naugh-
ty Automobile Thieves.
Car Stolen at Richland Thursday
Night-BOgUs Numbers Give
CIew-Quick Work.

About z o'clock last Friday evening
two young men driving a Ford car
came into Bloomington and put up at
the Knapp garage, asking for lit
tie repairing. The proprietors gave
the machine "the once over" and
found a second set of auto numbers
inside the car. Laverne Mullins OF
Glen Haven who was present, also
noticed that the numbers were sim
liar to those on his Imperial car, and
the boys looked up the records at the
office of the village clerk. The inVes-
tigation disclosed that the numbers be-
lOnged to Rev. Ingham, Richland
Center minister.
Rev. Ingham was called up at once.
He stated that his car had been stol-
en- the night before and that he had
'rSt found it out as he was called to
telephone This put the Bloom
gtOn boys in on the theft before the
,wner knew of it. Mr.. Ingham noti-
fed the sheriff, George w. Miller, who
sent word to hold the culprits until
he came on the scene. Sunday the
sheriff and Mr.. Ingham's son arrived
and took the machine and robbers
back to Richland. The Bloomington
garage men are live wires and deserve
credit for the prompt and sensible
manner in which they acted. The
sheriff obtained all the evidence nee
essary for a prompt conviction. That
the two thieves made good use of the
machine the little while it was in their
possession is shown by their route.
They were in Madison, Darlington,
bod Vile and Platteville, before
to Bloomington. The bpys
he names of Harvey Booth and
N DOty. They live at Richland
Center and are under q years of age.