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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
Up TO THE SALARY PAYER.


Every one Of the twenty one stu
dents registered in the Iowa state COL
lege dairy course obtained positions
and left before the end Of the college
year. That is surely an encouraging
state Of affairs. And yet it seems as
If there ought to be some sort Of a
limit perhaps some sort OF an exam
ination, and the student ought to be
compelled to show that he is compe-
tent before he is permitted to go out
1t seems as II the student should be
required to finish the course Even
then. no doubt many will still have
much to learn. A young man who
takes up any other calling. must get a
diploma before he can be considered
competent to take up the actual work
OF the profession for which he has
been preparing himself No doubt, the
students would profit in the end and
the college would profit II there were
certain amount of post Graduate
work done, before they accept a posi-
ton anywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

by the people Without minimizing the
Importance Of enacting the eight-hour
day by union edict directly, or indi-
rectly thru the union card group in our
state and federal legislatures, it mag
be said that the supremacy Of law is
the biggest question there is or can
be. The president is the president
neither Of the railways nor of the
unions, nor of any class, nor even OF
all cIasses-New York Times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
TAKE A TRIP.
TPOca hOntas Democrat.1

IfVVd-IJHlds DENlOCraCI
To those who are anxious to de-
capitate the state highway commission
and return TO the old system OF doping
up their ills, that Of wasting road
funds every year and never gaining
any headway. we would suggest trip
over some of those roads which have
not even been repaired the last ten
years. Barney might take the jour
ney in his ox-cart. then follow 1t ul
with a journey Of fifty or thousand
miles in an auto on some Of our mod
ern state highways There is no argu-
ment against the improved method, moi
even from the alleged standpoint q!
economy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
BONDS AGAIN,

Huntington Hawkeye.l
BY a vote Of lilo to s22 the citizens
Of Iowa City have approved the prop
osition that bond issue Of $4,000 be
made for the purchase of constructing
five new grade school buildings. No
doubt. some people were of the opinion
that 1t would be wise to put up those
buildings one at time. say one a year.
The board wisely concluded that some
saving might be effected by doing the
whole bunch at once. And that Will no
doubt be the case
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

According to recent adyices the cap
ture of Gorilla and territory to the
south Of that place prepared the way
for an advance by the Italians against
the very important city and port Of
Trieste. 1t is the principal seaport
of the gulf of Venice. Trieste is 36T
It may be said nearly to monopoliZe
1t may be said nearly TO monoqolize
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

! to beef, instead Of brains, within the head. We
talk of Addison and Steele, and grow excited Ger
modern scribes are false alarms The other day,
distraught and tired took Joe Addison, his book,
and, hoping that I'd be inspired, read it, in the
inglenook. Oh, yes, he has graceful style-as
Goldsmith had, and all that bunch--but you must
read about mile before you come across punch.
And Josephs morals were o. K, the output of a
thoughtful dome; but he would preach for half
day, to drive one little lesson home If should
make my screeds so long, you'd close your eyes
and gently snore, or else, impelled by sense of
believe that he or Steele, or any other old time
le stuff they used to reel today, and get five cents
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

harbor was blockaded by an Italian
feet from May until August, 1s4S.
At the head of It's Industrial establish
ments are two shipbuilding yards, the
largest Of their kind in America, en-
ploying more than 5000 workmen.
1t also has petroleum refineries, iron
foundries and chemical soap, silk
spinning and machine factories.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

the trade of the Adriatic and has long
eclipsed Its ancient rival, Venice,
which lies scarcely more than seventy
miles across the gulf. II had popu-
lation of 229.475 in 1910. Trieste was
made the center OF large emigration
from Austria to America by the in
Of direct emigrant ser
vice to New York in 1904. The town
was captured by Venice in 1908 The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
GOOD NIGHT COLLARS.

Notice the men you meet on the
street these dog days and you will find
a majority of them with naked necks.
relatively cool and wholly unashamed.
The superfuous collar in midsummer
is fighting rear guard action. but its
doom is sealed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
EVANGELIST HARprNa.

Washington, Iowa, Democrat.l
And Humphrey says Harding talked
like an evangelist at Clay And we
commend this to the Register and
Leader which paper says 1t is not
for him and never was for him.
Harding boosted for churches and
for schools, and generally, stood for
the uplift We said we do not know
what he said, except as our neighbor
informs us, and we believe he gives
US the news right. Harding, then, Of
whom It Is said he is q wet, can work
the other side Of the street also.
From his speech Humphrey ayers
that nobody would have known
whether Harding was running for
governor on the republican ticket,
or for. pastor OF the Covenanter
church at Rubio, where there amt
no church of that kind. a.n
All OF which goes fto@ahow that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
Cure for stammerino.

There are cases of stammering
which simply cannot be cured what
ever means are tried. But nine peo.
ple out of ten can cure themselves If
they Will only think they are going to
stutfer, and II they will learn for a
dine to speak slowly and distinctly.
Al exrelleat help. too. is to read aloud
- easss6.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
Iona Newspapers
WANT AID.
Cedar RAPIDS Republican I

Cedar Rapids Republican,
What has become OF the wild plums
and the wild cherries that used to grow
in Iowa? Here and there clumps o;
them are left and scraggly trees. but
not many. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

Nc hsipsd Jefferson write the Dseiar.
atisn Of Independence, correcting some
Of the spelling and inserting . number
Of commas therein.
his native state and tried to forget
what had happened. dying on the
Fourth Of July. 1926, on which day his
great rival. Thomts Jefferson. also
passed beyond.
Mr.. Adams was one Of the baldess
men who ever held the presidential
office and when angered or embar-
raised lambient flames played over
his dome. People who did not like
his curt maner and prickly vocabu-
larry had to admit that he was gem
uine American, patriotic to the core.
and when he died his badness and
other faults were forgotten and for
given.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

"A system which makes It necessary
for few hundred thousand men to
disiocate the life of whole nation TO
win better living conditions for them
selves" reminds the Water Courier "ot
the Chinaman in Charles Lambs story
who burned down his house in order to
roast a pig
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

The mulct tax ought 10 have been
retained to apply on the near beer
places. complains the Burlingt on
Eawkeye
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"a good many men who are not puri-
tanical or strict in any way in theil
religious ideas are nevertheless quite
sure in their own minds that preach
ers Of the various faiths are better
moral guides than the Liquor Dealers
Associations" says the Knoxville Elk
pdeSs. -s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

AS matter Of fact" declares the
Davenport Times. the managers and
the trainmen see red light ahead II
they fail 10 agree"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

The Waterloo Tribune alleges that
"a lot of republican editors don't know
any issue but the tarff-and don't
know much about that"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
THE DEAD ONES

We have grown up in the belief that all the genius'
living writers run to beef instead of brains within
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
JOHN ADAMS.
IND Sedh8 uN- d cabba2es.p Nn

politicians did not like him, AZ he
was liable to appoint somebody post
master on sheer merit alone. After
completing his term he returned to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
ayard.

could sell the stuff they used reel today and get five cents
a ward.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10
Club Women Furnish Topics for Mems
Cluh.


Gallantry, no doubt, prompted the
Mems Club of the Congregational
church to tender an invitation to the
City Federation of Women's Clubs to
meet with them on Thursday evening
and furnish the needs of our city as
topics for discussion.
The church parlors were filled when
President Pearson took charge of the
program, which was introduced with
violin solo by Miss Leona Post. Mrs.
j. A. Henderson read paper on .The
City Beautiful in which she urged
that every home should have its gar
den to bring the child next to nature.
Flowers, she said, caused the love of
the beautiful, and shrubbery ought to
be planted along the border lines. The
banks of our creek through town might
be improved by planting the laurel
leafed willow The idea of city park
was advanced with the suggestion that
the Shannon homestead would be an
ideal place. Miss Jessica North re-
cited laughable little sketch in four
acts. Mrs. A. c. Anderson gave an
interesting paper on movie censorship
which she said was attracting national
wide movement. According to statis-
tics motion pictures ranked second in
the industries in 1916, and patronized
to the extent of IA cents per week for
every inhabitant of the country. The
time has come to improve the moral
and educational features of the films,
for Edison says the time is coming
when children are to be taught by films
instead of books. So we ought to de-
mand something better in films. She
advised the exclusion of children under
IL years from most shows.
Mrs. R. E. Hopkins presented an ex-
cellent talk on the Boy Problem who
was followed by Rev. Brandt who said
that amusement was the natural func-
ton of the young and the human prob
lem was to know what is best to do for
the boys during their leisure hours, and
suggested community building under
proper direction. He was followed by
short talks by Revs. Hooton, Linnevold
and Schoenfeld and Prof. Holt. Mr..
L. J. Dickinson favored the audience
with tenor solo. DR.. F. G.. Meyer,
D. c.. Gle and E. M. Ladd were hosts
of the evening, serving light refresh
ments. The attendance was the larg
est of the year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10
Obituary.
ALFRED J. ABBOTT.

ALFhED ADDOI1s
Relatives and friends in this vicinity
learn with regret of the death of Al
fred J. Abbott of Bon Homme, S. D.,
which took place at the home of his
brother-in-law, DR.. G. E. Bussey, in
Chicago on Feb. 7th. The deceased
was born in England in 1874, coming to
America with his parents when he was
four years old, settling on Albion Prai-
RE where his early life was spent. At
the age of 20 with his brother William
he went to South Dakota and located a
claim in Charles Mix county which has
since proven the most productive por-
ton of that state On March %, 1876,
he was united in marriage in Albion to
Susanna Bussey, to whom six children
were born, three of which, VIM. E.,
Mrs. Emma Madole and Hazel Belle,
are living.
Mr.. Abbott represented his district
in the first territorial Legislature of Da-
kota in 1868 and afterwards was elect
ed county treasurer. In common with
the pioneers of new country he had
many hardships to endure, such as
prairie fires, grasshopper plague, etc.,
but eventually won material prosperity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10
. COL. PARDON HOLDEN SWIFT.


P. H. Swift, son of one of the first
merchants in Edgerton, died suddenly
at the home of his granddaughter in
Madison on Thursday, March End, of
heart failure.
Colonel Swift published for many
years the Rice Lake paper. Later he
took charge of the Watertown Leader
which he conducted until some few
years ago when he retired. He was IA
years of age and leaves two sons. Ward
L. at Eau Claire and D. B. at Winona,
Mimi, his wife having died less than
two years ago. During the admins
tration of Governor w. H. Upham he
was clerk in the state land office. He
went to Madison to visit his grand
daughter about a month ago. He al
ways enjoyed going to Madison and
visiting with G. A. R. comrades.
Colonel Swift was wounded during
the civil war and he had suffered more
or less from weak heart ever since.
Colonel Swift enlisted in Company G,
Eleventh Wisconsin, August 26, 1861.
He was made sergeant and later was
promoted to captain of Company E,
Thirty third Wisconsin infantry. Be-
fore the close of the war he was made
major.
Funeral services were held at Water
town on Sunday last.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10

| Mr.. Nichols was born in Dane county,
Dec. A, 1857, SO years ago, later with
his parents went upon farm in the
| town of Porter. On Feb. 81, 1889, he
was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Leary and for "a years conducted a
farm near the home of his parents in
Porter, which three years ago was sold
when the family came to Edgerton to
live, engaging in the meat business.
The widow. nine children, six sisters
and two brothers survive. The chill
dren are Kathryn, Mae, Mona, Alice,
Frances, Genevieve and Gertrude, and
George and John Nichols. Two sons,
Joseph and Lawrence, died in infancy.
His sisters are Mrs. w. Barrett, city, the
Misses Josephine and Gertrude Nichols
of Stoughton, and Mrs. Patrick Riley,
Mrs. Frank Lawler and Mrs. Tony
Bruggermann, all Of hardwood, Iowa.
One brother, Mark Nichols, resides at
Stoughton, and another, Andrew Mich
OILS, near Footville.
Mr.. Nichols was charter member
of the Edgerton Total Abstinence &
Benevolent Society, and at the time of
the organization of the temperance
society extended every effort to make
it success. He has served several
terms as officers of the body. He was
also member of the Edgerton lodge
of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin.
While resident of Porter he also
held different Offices of the town for
several years. A man of genial dis
position, he readily made friends with
everyone and few men in the commun-
ity were better known or more highly
respected.
Funeral services, held from St. JOS
eph's church Monday morning, were
more largely attended than any similar
service in that edifce. High requiem
mass was given by Rev. ]. E. Harlin,
the casket being banked with a wealth
of flowers tender tributes from wide
circle of friends. The pail bearers
were d. P. Devine, w. Flarity, R.
Curran, w. Bradley, D. A. Mccarthy, F.
Boss. The members Of the T. A. & B.
society and Catholic Knights attended
the services in body, and the business
places of the city were closed during
the hour of the funeral as mark of
respect to their associate. The inter
ment took place in the Catholic GENE
terry.
Among relatives from out of town
present were Mrs. Bruggermann and B.
Riley Of hardwood, Iowa.. Andrew
Nichols and family of Footville, the
Roherty family of Center and Misses
Josephine and Gertrude and Mark Mich
OILS, Mrs. Will Nichols, Of Stoughton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10
Twenty-Five Years Ago.

A. S. Flagg was summoned to Lam
caster, Wis, by the death of his father.
Geo. w Halls circus has been quar-
antined in Texas for several weeks be-
cause of smallpox.
Following snow storm on Saturday
came a few days of the only good
sleighing of the winter.
NJ. Teetshorn of Johnstown fell from
load of hay, striking on his head and
sustained injuries from which he died.
The closing ales of the 1890 tobacco
crop are about the highestzof the year.
Every warehouse in the state is busy
handling the cop.
Capt. VIM. NJ Saunders died at his
home in Albion on the 18th, aged 68
years. Mrs. Dan Mckinley in the town
of Porter, aged 26 years.
Friday, March IL, 1891
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10
SOME SPARKS FROM THE FIRE.

Robt. Wilson showed the right spirit
by appearing with hot coffee and sand
wiches
Gus Young and Chubby Thomas will
have no need of their Saturday night
bath this week as they both received a
hot water shower in the attic over
Leary's store.
When Fire Chief Klein of GAINESVILLE
and his three ordinates arrived at $50
their services were not needed but it
was a comforting idea when the fire
was at tie worst to think that profess
sional fire fighters were on their way.
If one of the Ringing Brothers could
have been present they would certainly
have signed up Bill Bardeen as the ex-
hibition he gave when he tried to shut
off one of the nozzles was worthy of
any circus.
Fire is always misfortune but none
can say but that new two or three
story building on that corner will GER
tainly improve the appearance Of our
main street.
All the insurance agents concerned
were on hand checking up their losses.
Augie Maves nearly got drowned
when the hose got away from Borgnis
and played on him
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10
Death of Geo. w. Nichols.

Edgerton loses another of its bust
ness men in the death of Geo. w. Mich
OILS which occurred at Mercy hospital in
GAINESVILLE, Saturday morning, March
4th, where the week previous he had
submitted to an operation for dis
eased kidney. While he rallied after
the trying ordeal, his condition was all
the time serious but there was still
hope for an ultimate recovery until
Friday when unfavorable symptoms ap-
peared, his strength failed aud he
calmly passed away at 9:45 Saturday
morning.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10
EDGERTON rs VISITED BY Sis, 900
FIRE.
Five Stores on Fulton Street Damaged
by Fire and Water.

Five Stores on Fulton Street Damaged
by Fire and Water.
One of the most stubborn fires in the
last twenty years our department has
had to contend with started in the Pol
lard estate block at an early hour Tues
day morning and caused damage from
fire and water to the extent of about
$751; 900. Flames were discovered at
2:15 o'clock by Night Waterman Camp
bell in making his rounds in the Par
sons news stand where small blaze
was seen about the stove, who turned
in the alarm. Before the department
could get on the scene with hose the
fire had worked up the side and into a
vacant room over Hitchcock's jewelry
store which was a roaring furnace, and
from there it soon spread to the upper
story of Titus drug store. Famed by
twenty mile an hour gale, it looked
for time as if the whole block would
have to go, but by directing four lines
of hose at vantage points the firemen
finally got the blaze under control and
many left the scene thinking all was
over. Later, however, fire broke out
in rooms over Leary's cigar store, used
by Mrs. Gertrude Mccarthy as hotel,
as also those occupied over the Dallman
drug store and D. D. Browns saloon,
all being part of the old U. S. Hotel,
were soon mass of flames that threat
ened the entire block as the fire was
creeping along the overhanging cornice
and working under the roofs. When
the later blaze was at its height hur-~
ry up call was sent to GAINESVILLE for
help and Chief Klein and three men of
that department arrived on special at
$50, but at that time the local COM
pany had it well under control.
The water damage from drenching
the stores below will greatly exceed
the fire loss, though the Bon Ton hotel
and restaurant of Mrs. Mccarthy was
pretty well Quilted. All the property
endangered seems to be amply covered
by insurance, but the exact amount of
the loss cannot be determined until the
losses are adjusted. Some extrava-
giant figures have been sent out to the
daily press that would lead one to be-
lieve the whole town was wiped out.
The Edgerton fremen worked man.
fully and distinguished themselves by
the manner in which they handled the
fire, and the good pressure that was
maintained during the four hours they
were fighting the flames, sometimes
with as many as seven leads of hose,
gives assurance that our city is fairly
we'll prepared to meet any emergency.
The chief losers by the fire are the
two drug stores, M. E. Titus and Dali
man Drug Co., C. H. Hitchcock, jew
eler, Parsons news stand, the Pollard
Est, owners of the buildings, Edger-
ton Cigar Co., D. D. Brown, saloon,
and Mrs. Gertrude Mccarthy, restau-
rant and hotel, with slight water dam
age to Shumway's barber shop and
Ratzlaff Bros. dry goods.
Already C. H. Hitchcock has sought
a new place of business in the Ash
store and NJ E. Titus IN a portion of
the Ellingson hardware store. Work
of rebuilding and repairing the fire
damage will start Immediately.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10
Congregational Church Notes.
MARVIN R. BRANDT, MINISTER.


Church school at 10 o'clock
Morning worship at II. Sermon: "a
Mans True Life.
Evening worship at 7:30. Sermon:
1.-THE Modern Mans Attitude Toward
Ged."
The young people will meet with the
Epworth League at the Methodist
church at 6:45 O'Clock.
The men of the church will serve
their annual chicken-pie supper next
Wednesday evening, March Is, in the
church parlors.
The minister would like to organize
class of all those members of the
church school or congregation who may
be thinking of uniting with the church,
to meet weekly during the Lenten sea-
son.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10
Another Win For EdgertOn.

Edgerton's crack basketball team
won a one-sided game from the Fort
Atkinson team at the latter city Friday
night, 44-18. The score at the end of
the first half was 25-5 and so the subs
were ran in to finish the game. McIn-
tosh scored the most points for Edger-
ton with six baskets. With this con-
linued winning streak we bid fair to
gather in the southern championship.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10

-Alvan Hutson of Ambrose, N. D.,
arrived here Saturday for visit to his
parents and his brother, Lawrence
Hutson. He was accompanied by his
friend, Robert Hare
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10

Mrs. Nels Johnson and Mrs. Ed
Haugen will entertain the Ladies Aid
of the Norwegian church in the church
parlors, March 9, 1916
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-10
Tobacco Notes


Will Mcintosh was Chicago visitor
Tuesday.
H. S. McGifin, of Sparta, was in
town Wednesday,.
Robert Taggart, of Dayton, Ohio,
is in the state for few days.
Mcintosh Bros. have opened second
sorting room in the Conway warehouse.
Geo. w. Spitzner, New York leaf
merchant, is in this state foy few
days.
John Soulman of GAINESVILLE and Fred
Greene of Watertown, were visitors in
this market Wednesday.
The tobacco seed advertisement of
w. T. Pomeroy & Co. appears on an
other page of this paper. They are one
of the oldest and most reliable tobacco
seed distributors, and if in need of seed
it will pay to read their ad.