Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-18
A. A. MOORE OFFERS $25 IN
PRIZES TO SCHOOL CHILDREN
or THE CITY.
TEN DOLLARS FIRST PRIZE
FOR THE GREATEST AMOUNT
Many Moth coeoons and Egg Masses
Yet Remain on Shade Trees Of City,
Ready to Destroy Them When Moths
Hatch In sprins-Hsrs 10 Chance
For Some "Easy Money" For Young
stsrs.

Ice cream was good, but gold and sill
yer are better. School children of the
city have tasted the first for their eff
forts in riding trees Of the Tussock-
moth pest; now they will have an op-
portunity to feel real coin Of the realm
IL they will finish up good job al
ready started.
A. A. Moore. president Of the Marshall
Telephone Company, whose communt-
cation to the Times Republican last
September first warned the people Of
Marshalltown that the Tussock- moth
was infesting the trees in caterpillar
and cocoon form, will give s25 in prizes
to the school children who gather the
greatest amounts Of the cocoons and
egg masses.
Superintendent Palmer, of the public
schools, enlisted the aid Of the children
in Kidding trees Of the pests. Much
fine work was accomplished. As a fur
Their incentive the Times Republican
offered an ice cream treat to the pu-
pills Of the school building gathering
the greatest amount Of weight within a
weeks time. This resulted In the Wood
bury school winning. Now Mr.. Moore
has come forward with an offer Of $25
in prizes. Mr.. Moore's idea Is to try
and get all of the shade trees in the
city ridden of the cocoons and egg
masses before cold weather sets in.
There are still great many Of the CO.
coons and eggs left on the trees. and
many Of them are high enough up so
that ladders will be required to remove
them. The older boys in school will
therefore have gooe opportunity to
enter the contest.
First Prize In Gold.
The first prize for the contest viii be
$40 in gold, for the largest amount by
weight OF the cocoons and egg masses.
II there are any caterpillars left they
may be included, but most Of them are
now in the cocoon state.
The second prize. for the second
greatest amount by weight, will be IS
in gold. The other prizes are 50 for
the third largest collection; 81 for the
fourth largest, 81 for the fifth, and eight
so cent prizes for the sixth to the thir-
teenth largest amounts, inclusive.
Contest Ends Nov. 10.
The contest begins at once. and will
close Friday, Nov. 10. It will not be
necessary for the pupils to bring their
collections to school each day. The
principals Of the different buildings will
designate five Weighing days, when, the
collections will be weighed, a record
kept Of each pupils work. and the pests
destroyed.
What Moths Did In Illinois.
Many people turnout the city do not
realize the danger from the Tussock-
moth pest. They have sat idly by with
out taking any apparent interest in the
work of Kidding the trees Of the cocoons
and egg masses They have appeared
to think that the campaign waged thru
the newspaper In an effort to get the
trees cleared of the insects was some
thing In the way Of unnecessary worry.
For the benefit of those who take no
interest, but who, when the work Of tree
destruction begins, will awaken too late
to the importance Of the campaign, a
news story from Warren, Ill.,, Is peril
nent as an illustration.
George Northam had fine grove of
five acres southeast Of Warren. Some
OF the trees were seventy-five feet in
height. They Afforded him fine wind
break for theN winter. as they sheltered
the large barn on the farm. A year ago
this last summer the trees became COW
cred with the Tussock- moth coeoons.
Northam paid no attention to ther>
During the summer just past the en-
tire grove was destroyed. The moths
Matched last spring and began feeding
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their breathing apparatus the trees
died.
This illustration ought to warn the